Episode 250. Reunion.
Thor de Rothschild, leader of the 1st Papal Knights.
He handed Lois the two swords he brought with him after receiving a blessing directly from the Pope.
“This is a sword made by the Emperor for the two new suns rising in Strange. Please accept this item as it has been consecrated by the Pope himself… .”
Lois looked down at him kneeling on one knee with a cold expression, and then answered by holding two swords at the same time with one hand.
“Tell this to the emperor and pope. “I will make sure that the blessings that came down to my Strange can reach others as well.”
Thor responded, pulling the hand that held the sword behind his back.
“Anyway, I thought it would be nice if we shared a meal and left. “Why are you leaving so quickly?”
“We also wanted to enjoy the honor of having dinner at Strange, but we were ordered to return quickly… .”
“Is this an order from the Pope?”
“No, this is a call from Archbishop Judah, a priest of the Legion.”
“Archbishop of Judah?”
“Yes, Glaser’s delegation said they were attacking civilians and asked for help.”
Lois chuckled and nodded her head loudly in response.
“Okay.”
“If I had the chance, I would like to go and see my children. “I will come back when the time comes.”
Thor raised his sword to match Strange’s rite.
“Strange’s intentions will reach His Majesty the Emperor and the Pope as soon as possible.”
“Okay, then I’ll see you again when I get a chance.”
“It is an honour.”
According to orders from superiors, the scheduled dinner was canceled. Thor, the leader of the Holy Knights of the Pope, was disappointed, but took a step back.
‘I wanted to go back just to see his face.’
As Thor got on his horse and was about to leave the castle gate, someone cried loudly behind him.
Thor unconsciously turned his head.
At the same time, I saw Verdandi standing next to Lois and the face of the child in her arms.
Thor smiled brightly without realizing it, but soon returned to a stern expression and bit his lip.
“… let’s go.”
He let out a quiet word.
A person who appeared to be an adjutant pulled the reins of the horse.
So Thor and the Holy Knights left Castle Strange. Verdandi and Vergin in her arms looked at those leaving and waved.
“Jin, is this enough?”
“… “Mites.”
Five years have passed since Dean and Jin were born.
This is the age when a ceremony is held to select a talent capable of becoming the next head of the family in Strange, a renowned swordsmanship family.
“Jin, you can’t even reach my toes anyway, so if you don’t want to be followed, just watch from behind.”
Verdin spoke as he twisted his waist to stretch, with the wooden sword slung over his shoulder.
“Shut up Dean, you might be stronger right now. “There will come a day when I surpass you.”
Berzin responded by swinging the same wooden sword and cutting through the air.
Boom, boom, boom.
In the training hall of Castle Strange, there, unlike the confident two, I saw children of the same age as direct and collateral who were intimidated.
Perhaps, if Dean and Jin had been here in the past, they would have had a big fight over Bae Hu-ryeong, Siegfried.
This time was different.
Now, in a world where Bae Hu-ryeong has disappeared along with Top, the way they must compete for Strange’s consciousness has changed.
As the shouts of the guardian knights filled the training hall, a middle-aged man with blond hair and a stylish beard appeared at the end of the hallway.
At his appearance, everyone lowered their heads and swallowed dry saliva.
The strongest swordsman on the continent and the owner of the Strange family.
‘Lois de Strange’
Dean and Jin swallowed their saliva as they looked at him, then held their wooden swords tightly with excited expressions.
“Do not disturb.”
“You are.”
At the same time they finished their conversation, Lois spoke to the Guardian Knight Commander in a whisper.
Lois’ voice spread throughout the training ground as if it were falling on the ground.
The Guardian Knight Commander answered at the same time.
Then, a woman in a white dress played a large drum.
The children gathered in the training hall began to fight with wooden swords. They continued to fight for a set amount of time.
Only those who survive to the end pass the ritual. Strange’s new identity in this life. In some ways, it could be said that the method was even more cruel than in my previous life.
“Hey, Jin!”
“Let’s finish with the brothers Tony, Johnny, and Ronnie who are running around over there. “Those guys will quickly climb up if you leave them alone.”
Strange’s three direct brothers who caught Dean’s eye. In his previous life he was older than them, but this time he is the same age as them.
‘In other words, this ceremony is an opportunity to rightfully avenge their misdeeds in the past.’
The corners of Jin’s mouth wiggled as he looked at the three brothers.
“Tojoro?”
“Yes, Tojoro.”
“Okay, I’ll break Ronnie’s head.”
“Then I’m Tony.”
“Johnny?”
While the two were hesitating, someone jumped out from behind and swung a wooden sword.
“I’ll punish you Johnny!”
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A woman with quick movements and a sharp voice that pierces your ears.
Dean and Jin turned their heads at the same time and shouted at her.
“Okay, Cynthia!”
More than 10 years have passed since the ceremony ended.
The year Dean and Jin turned 15, two priests from the Vatican visited Castle Strange.
The name of the first person to arrive was Joanna Arc, and she was a woman so popular that she was called a saint by the people.
“nice to see you. Strange’s matriarch, Sir Lois.”
Lois lifted the back of her hand reverently and brought it to her lips.
“I meet the saint.”
Maria Theresa, another priest who followed behind her, smiled brightly at the two.
“Oh, hello. It’s my first time meeting you too… . Sir Royce.”
Lois glanced at Theresia and placed her lips on the back of her hand, just like Joanna Arc.
“I meet the saint. “I can’t believe that the two people who are called the Path of Light came this long way together.”
Joanna Arc answered with her hands folded with a benevolent expression.
“Thanks to Strange ending the war, many people’s lives were saved, so of course we should visit this place in person.”
“Father’s will will be with Strange forever.”
Their conversation wasn’t long.
The two saints only came for a formal conversation and to express their gratitude to Strange for ending the long war through which the people suffered.
But their meeting was not a coincidence. A relationship that had been promised for a very long time.
While Joanna Arc was talking to Lois, someone came up to Maria Theresa and spoke to her.
Maria Theresa turned her head and looked at the young man standing next to her.
“Oh, hello?”
“My name is Verdin.”
“Verdin? Ah, I’ve heard of it. He said he personally asked Sir Royce to end this war… .”
“Yes, someone’s prayers reached me. “The will of someone with a beautiful dream who wants a peaceful day without war to come.”
“Who is that?”
Verdin looked blankly into Theresia’s eyes and then smiled brightly and answered.
“Anyway, saintess, can you see me?”
“of course.”
“thank god. “Then from now on, you won’t forget my face.”
“I think we’ll see each other often in the future, so remember that. My name is Verdin, and I will soon become the strongest swordsman on this continent.”
Theresia tilted her head with an absurd expression, and then lowered her head to suppress laughter as if her answer was funny.
“You decided to be with me.”
“together? No, when did I say that-”
“I did.”
“sure! He definitely did it to me. He said he would go on adventures with me for the rest of his life. “I swear to God, I’m not lying.”
“No way… .”
“There is.”
“If what I say is false, I will be cursed by God.”
“Well, don’t say such scary things.”
“It’s not scary because it’s the truth.”
Verdin smiled at her, then looked deeply into her face and said.
“Do you hate me?”
“… no.”
“Then you will be with me this time too.”
“This time too?”
“Yes, this time too.”
Five more years have passed since Dean and Jin turned 15. They had already reached adulthood, formed different parties, and made a name for themselves by becoming outstanding swordsmen on the continent.
‘Dean and Jin, who are said to be the strongest of Strange, who is stronger?’
The answer to this could not be known until someone died first. No, to be precise, I know, but I did not give an answer.
Because brothers did not kill each other to learn the superiority of strength.
This is the story until today. When they turned 20, they climbed the World Tree as if they had made a promise.
Of course, the two countries that the tower created to keep the dragons in check, Midgard and Ragnarok, were not there.
There is only a path made of the roots of the World Tree that extends from the bottom of Yggdrasil to the top.
Dean and Jin reached the top and met the person they had been waiting for.
Some called it the Lord of Calamity, while others called it the Red Dragon.
The owner of the World Tree has changed names throughout history. And Dean and Jin, who have now reached the summit, called the continent’s strongest creature this way.
“Howl, it’s been a while.”
Howl, who took the form of a red-haired woman, smiled back at them.
“It’s been a while, I missed you quickly, but why are you so late?”
The moment Dean and Jin heard her question, they thought the same thing.
Bae Hu-ryeong, a special power created by Bor, the owner of the tower, to fight against beings with alien powers.
In order to fight against dragons in a world without them, a higher level of swordsmanship was needed than in the previous life.
So the two waited until they turned twenty.
To surpass the person with incredible power who is now standing in front of him.
“Jin, I come first.”
When Dean drew his sword and stepped forward, Jin responded by stepping back as if it was natural.
“Okay, Dean.”
Dean wrapped his entire body in aura and approached Howl.
“Howl, let’s see the end this time.”
Howl looked at him, shook his butt, got up, and transformed into a red dragon.
“Okay, I won’t regret it even if you die instead.”
“Is there any way to regret it when you’re dead?”
“ah? That’s right!”
“… Let’s begin.”
Who is the strongest in this world?
‘Now let’s put an end to it.’
This is a story from so long ago, long before Dean and Jin were even born, that there is no record of it in human recorded history.
“The weather is nice, Brunhild.”
Siegfried chuckles as he looks down at Strange Castle from the top of the Blade’s Edge Mountains.
Brunhild answered him with a sober expression, adjusting her dress.
“So, why is the weather so nice… . “I miss you.”
“That’s right. “I miss you too.”
“you also?”
“Uh, I asked you to show me your panties just once yesterday, but you didn’t show me, right?”
Brunhild hit Siegfried on the head for a while, then walked away as if he was exhausted and said:
“There’s still a lot left before he’s born, so if you’re bored, go outside the continent.”
“Outside the continent?”
“Yes, the home of Bor. “You will probably find your enemy there.”
“I will wait for him.”
“Why that idiot? “Let’s leave him alone and go across the continent with me.”
Brunhild rested his chin and looked at the ring on his finger, then smiled brightly as if something occurred to him.
“The day we meet again should be a really nice day.”
-The second coming of the sword god in legend-
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