Sword Emperor Reincarnated as a Sword Master Chapter 295

Geomje reincarnated as a swordsmith (295)

It was then.

Wow.

The ground absorbs all the blood and flesh scattered everywhere, erasing the stench. The ground that had eaten away the dirt soon sprouted asphodel plants, which grew at a rapid pace and burst into gray flower buds, creating an unseasonable atmosphere.

It was the power of [Hades].

It wasn’t written to clean up corpses. It is the work of collecting the bodies and souls of the dead and accepting them into the underworld. Only after going through that process do the dead regain their original bodies.

“Ha, if I had held on a little longer, I would have come back alive.”

“I can’t help it. “You did your best.”

“But they said they would let you eat well and live well in the afterlife, so there shouldn’t be any problem. “I don’t have any family left behind anyway.”

“You guys survived thanks to me, so come visit often!”

Those who die just before the end of the battle, those who regret but accept the result, those who have no regrets about their lives and are looking forward to life after death, those who show off to their surviving comrades, etc.

The living and the dead mingle with each other, crying and laughing loudly.

Leonard felt a little disappointed as he watched that.

“… “Is it impossible to revive a lion?”

-It’s too much.

[Hades] recognized his feelings and spoke firmly.

―If the God-King, who is supposed to preside over the laws of the world, goes against the law of cause and effect, the repercussions will grow to an enormous level. It is not impossible to revise the law itself, but I can’t imagine how many trials and errors will occur in the process.

“It was an inevitable sacrifice, but they are warriors who saved the world. “I will take care of their afterlife, so treat them well.”

-of course. I treat you so generously that even if you could go back to earth, you wouldn’t go. A considerable amount of labor was already needed to rebuild the underworld. You could say it’s mutual aid.

Thanks to Leonard, he has returned to the Underworld, but it will take at least 100 years to restore not only his godhood but even the Underworld.

Since they had to build Tartarus and squeeze out the power of [Ken Cruerch] at the same time, there was a mountain of work for [Hades] to do to keep up with Leonard.

If we help with the restoration work with the elite troops of the death squad, it will be possible to shorten the work by several decades.

“Leonard!”

“You really did it!”

The demigods, exhausted from the battle with [Balor] and unable to move until the Restoration Act was applied, approached.

They took a few steps and hesitated without realizing it, because they felt so intimidated by Leonard, who was completely in the realm of God.

Unlike the general mythology, the status of Leonard, who sat on the throne of a god, went beyond that of a minor god and was closer to that of a great minister.

Still, the demigods only hesitated for a moment.

“Thank you for your hard work, everyone.”

Defeating [Ken Cruerhy] may have been entirely Leonard’s feat, but it was the demigods’ feat that stopped [Balor], who tried to interfere with their life-or-death fate, and suppressed the entire battlefield.

If there had been interference before he had adapted to his fighting style as a god, his chances of victory would have been even more uncertain.

“Should we leave the fallen in the underworld and go back first?”

“yes. “I have a lot to report to Your Majesty first.”

The casualties of the death squad could not be said to be low.

As if convening the best of humanity wasn’t enough, they even conducted three years of special training, but nearly 70% of them were killed in action. Strategically, the death toll was no different from annihilation.

It was a shame because almost all of those who were in a near-dead state recovered thanks to Leonard’s healing. Otherwise, the proportion of those killed in battle might have been closer to 80 or 90 percent.

The damage suffered by the knights who fought more valiantly than anyone else, and the damage suffered by the magic corps due to the enemies flocking to the front and rear regardless, were very great. If we compare the military power of humanity before the final battle with that of humanity today, the difference is more than double.

but.

“Now Arcadia can lay down its mission to protect the world. “All of the national power that was endlessly consumed in fighting against Elyos, Demons, Spriggans, and foreign powers can be invested in productive work.”

As the vacuum in the throne was filled, the world law itself became stable, and the existence of enemies that could threaten all of humanity was completely wiped out.

There is no need to focus on the present in order to survive, and we have regained the right to look into the distant future.

At those words, the faces of the demigods became hazy as they remembered something they had never thought of before. Both Cardenas and Wickline have fought tirelessly for nearly a thousand years to protect the world. The sentiments that emerged from the spiral of struggle were indeed complex.

“Let’s go back. “There will be a lot of work to do starting tomorrow.”

Leonard smiled as if he had peered into their thoughts, and opened a dimensional passage to return to Middle Earth.

[The Gates of Hell], or rather the [Gates of the Underworld], have become a law that can only be controlled by Leonard and [Hades] from now on. It has become possible to open and close it anywhere.

Leonard gave a quick greeting to the demigods and shouted.

“We will begin our retreat from now on! Let’s go back to Arcadia, to the Middle Earth we protected! Sing Gaegae (凱歌)!”

The death-defying army’s retreat began with unprecedented reports of victory.

* * *

“It’s ridiculous that you’re being held up as the sun of the empire and all, and that you can’t even come down from the sky as you wish.”

After sending out a death squad from Garrison No. 7, Laila, who remained in front of the dimensional passage, grumbled with an expression that could not hide her nervousness.

In normal times, he could not leave the imperial palace to protect the empire, and in the final battle, he could not be of much help, so he could not accompany the members of the death squad. Even though I was considered ‘a person loved by the world’, I felt like my freedom of movement was being restricted.

The only thing she was allowed to do was wait.

The subjects who have followed Arcadia for a thousand years, the warriors who gave their lives in the fight to save humanity.

It feels like my sense of time is paralyzed.

Sometimes it was extremely long, and sometimes it was as short as a thunderbolt.

“… … hmm?”

I didn’t know how long I had been waiting, but just as I was looking at the dimensional passage, the surface that had been shimmering like a haze vibrated once.

It was an unusual phenomenon for anyone to see.

In order not to offend Laila, the gazes of the ministers lined up around her naturally became tense. If the thing coming from the dimensional passage was a monster rather than a human, the end would have been declared with the defeat of the death squad.

and.

Pot.

The [Hell Gate], which was said to have existed before the founding of the Arcadia Empire, suddenly disappeared.

Rather than feeling like it was forcibly closed or broken, it gave the impression that it was closed by the decision of someone in control.

“her?”

The ministers also opened their mouths as if sympathizing with Emperor Laila’s feelings.

“Disappeared? why? As humanity won, the connection with the demon world was lost… No, there is no reason for the dimensional passage to close regardless of victory or defeat. Did you touch the door as the aftermath of the battle expanded so much?”

Although I was not a demigod, I tried to analyze it using all the knowledge I had as an archmage, but I could not come up with a clear answer.

This was because magic and knowledge related to the dimension were too difficult and not everything was revealed. As Lila stood with her eyes wide open and looked around her,

Faaah!

In the place where the [Hell Gate] disappeared, a five-colored flash flashed, and a long dimensional passage was formed again, like a vertical knife mark.

Lila’s eyes sparkled with hope when she saw that.

Unlike before, there is no sense of foreboding or instability. It was a proper ‘door’ that was clearly stable from the outside.

What if you say yes?

Jeez.

I saw someone walking out of the dimensional passage.

The face and body shape could not be distinguished due to the radiance swirling behind him, but Lila soon noticed something strange.

Ordinary people may not know this, but she, who is also a powerhouse of the Transcendence, can’t see it? Above all else, she had an intuition that beyond not being able to observe the other person, she should not look into them carelessly.

‘It can’t even be compared to a demigod level… ! A divine being?!’

Laila quickly responded, stood up from the throne, and walked towards the being approaching her.

The subjects, frozen by an unidentified presence, were unable to stop the action, so they had no choice but to watch the back of the emperor, who was about to face the opponent before them.

Afterwards, the gap between the Emperor of Arcadia and that being shrank to less than 10 meters.

Even in a situation where her life experience as an emperor with a great empire on her back was of little help, and where her instincts as a living being commanded her to submit, she faced her opponent with dignity.

and.

“Leonard of Cardenas meets His Majesty the Emperor of the Empire.”

As soon as the other person, wrapped in five-colored brilliance, bent one knee, the facial features that had been hidden by the halo were revealed.

Leonard.

Not only was it not enough for the swordsman Declan to appoint him as his successor, but he was also designated as the final victor of the death squad. The only person qualified to sit on an empty throne.

“… “It was you.”

Only then did Lila realize why she couldn’t look the other person in the eye. If she was ‘the one loved by the world,’ Leonard was now ‘the one who rules the world.’ A person who can actively rule the world, unlike himself, who is just one-sidedly favored.

There was an obvious hierarchical relationship.

Therefore, Lila realized that her position could no longer be higher than that, and she slowly lowered herself to Leonard as a human being before God.

No, to be exact, I was planning on doing that.

“Forgive my rudeness.”

If Leonard had not suddenly stepped in front of her and gently grabbed both of her shoulders, preventing her from falling down.

The transcendental person who reappeared in this era spoke politely in the same manner as before.

“your majesty. “From the position you have risen to with the blood and sacrifice of Arcadia, please do not dare to insult the imperial family.”

Lila suddenly questioned those words with a face as if she had been hit by a slingshot. The world had to pay homage to him just by standing on the Mythological Mirror, but even though he was sitting on the throne, he still intended to remain a subject of the empire.

“You are a god now, aren’t you? “Are you going to uphold the rites of the Lord?”

“Didn’t the progenitor do the same?”

“Hehe, you put it simply. “There is nothing left to say.”

When the story of the founding emperor and founder Cárdenas was brought up, Laila couldn’t be more puzzled.

However, if the story was brought up, there was at least something to joke about.

“Hmm? If you mentioned the story of the founding nation and the founder, have you even thought about starting a family with me? “You’re so proactive that you start courting her as soon as you sit down on the throne?”

“your majesty… .”

“You have ascended to a position higher than anyone else, but your attitude remains the same. “You can’t do it if you don’t do it with a proper smile?”

Laila, who gave her a word of advice regarding her attitude as a monarch, soon looked at the death squad that had begun to appear from beyond.

Dozens, hundreds, thousands.

I can’t even hide my sadness over the reduced number of people compared to when I went, so I put on a stern face again and wear it like a mask, afraid that they, who are all talented people, will notice my expression.

It was a triumphal ceremony for those who came to save the world. Comforting the souls of the fallen was enough.

“The biggest worry has been relieved, but there will be a lot of work to do in the future.”

The world they would see from now on would be completely different from before, and its direction would feel foreign.

The times when it was enough to fight against external enemies or just focus on surviving are long gone.

“Well, let’s just laugh without worries for today. A thousand years have passed, and a new thousand years will begin. It is time for the mission and the empire to be reborn. “If it’s labor pains, just endure it as much as you can.”

Facing the death squad returning from the dimensional passage, Lila spread her arms wide and showed a triumphant face.

Elyos who tried to trample them from the sky.

Demons who wanted to invade them from beneath the earth.

A spriggan who forgot his past and went crazy.

Foreign media trying to conquer the world from outside the dimension.

Those who are secretly trying to restore the glory of the past.

Now there is no need to worry about them. Because the god who has descended in a new form and has no one to oppose will protect humanity.

“I still don’t know where to go, but it’s no problem if I get a little lost. In the end, you will reach a better place, the right place.”

“… Why do you think that?”

When Leonard asked, curious about her strong faith, Lila smiled confidently as always.

I was able to answer that question clearly.

“Because that’s us, the human race!”

Emperor Lyla and Sword God Leonard.

As the two people moved in the same direction, their shadows intertwined and then separated. A human walking with God. Instead of a relationship of simply dominating and being dominated like in the old days, footprints left behind were made by walking as companions.

It was the moment when we began with the War of Destruction, passed through the Age of Dragons, and finally entered the Age of Humans.

In a real sense, that era began today.

fantasy,