Part 2 Episode 121
Eastern
Mephisto must have noticed the change in Elric right away, as his unpleasant emotions were clearly visible in his eyes.
“… .”
Looking at him, Elric could feel a strange feeling.
Because I was able to find out the ‘true’ identity of Mephisto, who I had been with until now.
If you ask me.
Can’t Mephisto also be considered an axis of Mervinger?
Of course, if I said that, people would go on a rampage saying it was absolutely different.
‘… Part of the Demon God. It’s a fragment of a demon god.’
Why is Mephisto so strong among the four Great Demon Lords?
It was clear that he was more than capable of handling the power of other great demon kings alone.
『Tell me. What on earth happened in the arrangement?』
He seems to want to hear the full story of the incident right now.
Elric also had a lot of things he wanted to say.
[Later.]
There was one problem that needed urgent attention right now.
Elric turned his head.
There, a golden lion with messy hair was glaring at us.
Although Mirka said that nothing would happen.
Still, her blow seemed to have done quite a bit of damage to him.
There were deep dark circles under both eyes.
Because of his devastated face, he looked at least ten years older than usual.
His face showed an indescribable hostility.
The good news is that
‘I’m not in a state to fight right now.’
Thanks to you, I felt like we could have a conversation for the first time.
Because there were many things I was curious about about the golden lion.
Elric slowly approached him.
And when there is a reasonable distance left.
Elric asked with a serious expression.
A question I’ve wanted to ask for a long time.
“What is it with you that you have such a deep grudge against me or Mervinger?”
* * *
The Golden Lion not only led to the downfall of the Mervinger family, but also studied the family’s secrets with the Inspection Bureau to extort the Mervinger’s power.
Furthermore, those whom his grandfather, Ousden Mervinger, protected.
They massacred the beastmen and the evil clan and even used them as test subjects.
‘I even dug up Summer’s grave.’
When you look at it like this.
The Golden Lion’s purpose was very simple.
-Complete annihilation of the Mervinger family
But according to Mirka, he was also Mervinger.
From Elric’s perspective, I couldn’t understand why he was acting like this.
‘It must be from the same family.’
However, it did not seem like he had completely entered the path of the devil.
If that were the case, he would have fought on the side of the demons in the Great Demon War that broke out 30 years ago.
Rather, he was on the side of defeating demons.
‘Plus, I always maintained a close distance from the imperial family.’
So, the same question as before comes up.
Did he have some kind of grudge against his family, or rather our family?
Otherwise, there would be no way for the Golden Lion to show such blatantly hostile behavior.
but.
“… .”
The golden lion just glared at Elric without moving a muscle.
Then he slowly opened his mouth in a cracked voice.
“It’s a grudge.”
“… .”
Elric frowned at the golden lion’s voice.
Because it was so different from the voice he remembered.
Instead of a powerful and dignified voice, only a dull and rough voice came out.
surely.
It was not in good condition.
Looking at it again, the focus doesn’t seem to be that clear either.
The prestige of the continent’s strongest man, which he showed by simply existing or simply speaking, was nowhere to be seen.
A warrior who wouldn’t be surprised if he died right away.
That was Elric’s current feeling when he saw the Golden Lion.
‘no. This… Because I have become that much stronger.’
On the other hand, I also had that thought.
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If he had been himself before going through the arrangement, he might have felt fear of the wounded golden lion.
But that wasn’t the case now.
Equal.
I came to have a similar eye level to him.
“Even if I explain, do you think you will be able to understand how I feel?”
“If you don’t at least say it, you won’t know how I feel, right?”
“That’s not even funny. “If it had been an understandable issue, it wouldn’t have come to this.”
Cluck, cluck!
The golden lion coughed dryly repeatedly.
There was even a small trace of blood on the hand covering his mouth.
The person who was called the strongest man showed weakness.
It was also unfamiliar.
but.
Soon, the Golden Lion glared at Elric again, lightly wiping the corner of his mouth as if he didn’t want to show weakness.
Are you recovering little by little?
His eyes became somewhat brighter.
“Don’t be cocky just because you’ve become a little stronger, kid.”
Coo coo coo coo-
In an instant, the energy flowing from him spread out in all directions.
A huge earthquake.
But none of the pressure did Elric any harm.
chuck!
The golden lion took one step forward.
“How dare you look at me with pity?”
Kwasik!
“Don’t have eyes like that. “You Mervingers.”
Kwasik!
Before I knew it, the two were within arm’s reach of touching each other.
Whoa!
Elric lightly lifted his index finger.
Several seals glowed together on Elric’s body, ready to explode at any moment.
but.
“There is no good reason for that.”
Pop!
The golden lion’s steps stopped.
“… .”
“… .”
He glared at Elric as if he were going to kill him for a while again, then kicked the ground and disappeared from the crater.
“Whoa… !”
Elric sighed in relief.
‘No matter how severe the injury, a lion is still a lion.’
Elric glanced down at his right hand.
I could see my fingertips trembling slightly.
No matter how much he thought it was worth a try, he was still exhausted from the long arrangement.
I had no idea how the game would have turned out if they had faced each other like that.
So Elric did not chase after the golden lion.
Because he also wanted to rest.
In the end, Elric turned his back and left.
* * *
“Elric!”
“Elric!”
When Elric returned to the carriage with the dragons, Sean and Tasha jumped out of the carriage to greet him.
“Hey, are you okay? “Are you hurt anywhere?”
“Are you okay? “The noise coming from the volcano all day was unusual.”
The two people’s faces looked tired, as if they had suffered a lot while waiting.
From their perspective, it was a situation they had no choice but to worry about.
Even though it is quite far away from where the battle takes place.
This was because the explosion sound and vibration coming from the volcano could be vividly felt.
Moreover, the vibration of the magic power that filled the world was enough to send shivers down my spine.
It was almost as if I was afraid that all the volcanoes in the mountain range would explode at any moment.
No matter how Elric you are, you will inevitably be helpless in front of the power of nature.
Of course, the explosion was Elric’s intention, but there was no way they would have known that.
As Elric said, we have no choice but to keep our distance and wait calmly.
“Of course it’s okay.”
Elric smiled while looking at Sean and Tasha.
Because I didn’t want to worry you for no reason.
“Nothing special happened while you were here, right?”
“It must have been there. “It seemed like you were handling Sajagongga on your own.”
Sean said harshly.
“The situation was so urgent that I listened to you, but please don’t do that next time.”
Looking at Sean’s face, he seemed quite worried.
“Are the dragons okay?”
It was then that Tasha asked.
It has been confirmed that Elric is also safe.
He wanted to check out the dragons that were with him.
Since it was a large-scale battle, there could have been damage to the dragons as well.
But before Elric could call them.
Kiyuyuyu!
Kiyuyu!
As soon as the dragons saw Tasha, they flew in front of her and started joking around.
Tasha seemed relieved to see that there was nothing wrong with them.
“So, did you finish your business well?”
“Of course, who am I?”
Elric said, tapping Sean on the shoulder.
“I’m glad. So where are you going now? To my house?”
“first… .”
ping-
That was when Elric was about to say something.
Suddenly, the world turned upside down as if it were all coming together, and everything I could see began to blur.
“uh… ?”
“Eh, Elric! Hey, why are you acting like this all of a sudden?”
“Elric!”
I couldn’t even hear the surrounding sounds properly.
A voice that sounds muffled, as if you are underwater.
Sean and Tasha waited only for one day.
After completing the arrangements, Elric could not rest properly for several months.
Because of this, the fatigue that had accumulated over the years hit him all at once.
Two people looked surprised and hurriedly tried to help him.
but.
thud!
Before he could do that, Elric fell unconscious.
* * *
Rattling, rattling!
Elric slowly opened his eyes.
The inside of the carriage came into view first.
Perhaps thanks to the seal of the spring season, much of the fatigue from my body had subsided.
Elric stretched and stood up.
Sean and Tasha were fast asleep, probably exhausted from their travels.
‘Fortunately, thanks to the spring seal, a lot of my fatigue disappeared.’
Elric was surprised at the efficacy of Ig and laughed lightly before briefly looking out the window.
‘however… ‘Where are we going?’
A question suddenly occurred to me.
Elric carefully shook Sean awake so as not to wake Tasha.
“what? “Are you awake?”
Still feeling tired, Sean let out a long yawn and rubbed his eyes.
“Are you feeling okay?”
“so so. “But where are you going now?”
Originally, I was planning to go back to Neresta.
Because I tried to prepare for future events through conversations with Guy there.
But looking at the direction, it didn’t seem like that was the case.
“Where are you going? I don’t know what will happen to you. “I’m on my way home.”
“… huh?”
“He’s heading east.”
“no way… ?”
Elric unconsciously opened his eyes.
In the East, to your own home?
Wizard who swallowed talent
