Episode 288. Last Chance (2)
Xian and Belcarion sit across from each other with the Four Swords still emitting deadly magical energy.
Belkarion looked at Sian’s face with suspicious eyes.
“Is that you?”
Xian probably didn’t feel it was worth answering, so he let out a laugh.
“Well, looking at those familiar yet gloomy eyes of yours, it seems to be roughly right. Do you know how surprised I was? I don’t know if she’s my older sister or something, but suddenly, in the midst of a fight, some strange woman appears… … .”
“It won’t show up again, so you can rest assured.”
“I’m relieved and everything, but it doesn’t matter anymore, so let’s put that aside. We have to finish what we couldn’t do, right? “The fact that you humans came over to my land and committed massacre will not go away even if you and I stop the fighting.”
Sian also had no intention of denying that fact.
“But if you look at it rationally, the people who committed that massacre didn’t have anything to do with you, right? Rather, there is testimony that those girls tried to evacuate the demons and prevent the massacre. “I guess there’s no reason for me to use force on you.”
There would be no problem if it ended there, but Xian didn’t know that it could never happen.
“So, Eshel Wert. Just hand him over to me.”
“… … .”
“No further cooperation is needed. “I will take care of the rats hiding here, so you can stop living on my land and get the hell out of here.”
“What if you don’t like it?”
“Don’t reject my best judgment. “I won’t make any more concessions here either.”
Belkarion’s eyes suddenly filled with fierce venom.
It was also his strong will to judge Eshel Bettere, the culprit of this situation, with his own hands.
To this, Xian did not show his expression, but spoke calmly with his arms crossed.
“There are two reasons why we can’t pass up that guy.”
“say it. “I’ll listen to it first.”
“first. I still don’t know where he is. He can’t help a guy who doesn’t even know where he is. And second… … .”
Cyan slowly stuck his head out and narrowed the distance between him and Belkarion.
“Echel Wert is like my reason for living.”
Belcarion, who did not understand those words, narrowed his eyes.
“I was born into this world to kill that bastard, and I have lived my life with the goal of causing him the worst pain that could ever exist in this world. If you’re going to tell me to hand that guy over to you now… … .”
Xian’s eyes immediately turned to the four swords stuck on the ground.
“Better pull out this sword again and kill me. Until then, I have no intention of handing it over to you.”
Even if God, not the devil, tells you to hand it over, it is no use.
Sian had already promised himself several times that as long as he existed in this world with his eyes open, he would definitely kill Eshel Wert with his own hands.
“Did you tell me to pull out this sword again?”
As if he had accepted those words, Belcarion immediately grabbed the hilt of the Four Swords.
“This guy has been yelling since a while ago. Don’t think the same thing, just kill them all. Honestly, I don’t have to think about it that way and it’s more convenient.”
Belcarion proved by showing off his energy that it was not something he couldn’t do.
“But, you say that’s what that guy named Eshel wants? “There’s no reason for me to do something good for him, right?”
And then he smiled as if he had never done that before.
“Since you said you don’t know where he is, let’s just kill whoever finds him first. “You are the only one left, and send your entire group back to Human World.”
“I accept it.”
Xian nodded and agreed.
They decide to chase the same prey, but whoever finds it first becomes the owner.
If both sides discover their prey at the same time… … .
At that time, it was safe to say that the situation from before would happen again.
“Oh, I guess I’ll have to wake up first then. I’ll say it again, I’m giving up on him too. Please let me… … .”
-Sooook
Belcarion got up and retrieved the Four Swords at the same time.
“I hope I never wield this sword against you again.”
Sian just looked at him with indifferent eyes without answering.
The moment the negotiations were over and Belcarion was about to leave,
“The humans who fought you before I came… … .”
Xian opened his mouth again.
“What happened to everything?”
“The humans before you came? why? “Was there anyone related to you?”
Sian didn’t answer.
“Do you really need to hear the answer? “Aren’t you already expecting it too?”
“So you killed them all. i get it.”
With those words, Xian stood up and turned around.
Belkarion looked at Xian, who was moving further and further away, with a strange gaze.
‘My name is Willius Wert! As a guardian of the continent, I will put my honor on the line and deal with you, the Demon King!’
“Willius Wert. And Sian Wert… … .”
When Belkarion was consumed by his normal nature, he could not remember what he had done before.
However, this time, the name that he proudly shouted to himself did not leave his mind and kept lingering in his head.
“How on earth do you live your life thinking rationally?”
At the same time, it was Belkarion who was looking at Xian with incredulous eyes.
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[Will you please open your mouth?]
“what?”
[Can’t you hear this? My insides are boiling like lava right now! How did you come back when you told me to eat it with pleasure?]
“Isn’t it because you didn’t dispose of my soul properly?”
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[What does this make of me? Do you think this is my first time doing this? Even if it wasn’t you, in the past… … .]
Kayram gritted his teeth without continuing to speak.
[I didn’t make any mistakes! He cut your soul into tiny pieces and took over your body completely! Do you know how upset I was when my shattered soul was put back together again? I don’t know how you did it, but if you had such a last resort, you should have told me in advance… … !]
“I didn’t do it.”
[what?]
“I didn’t do it. “My final move was to just hand everything over to you.”
Kayram shot me a puzzled look.
[So who brought you back? god?]
“god… … I guess you could say that. “I’ll have to find out about that from now on.”
I thought maybe it was above that.
Well, there’s no need to think too complicatedly in the current situation.
Even if you don’t need to know, you will naturally know everything as you do your job.
First of all, I want to deal with what happened right away.
I walked away and headed back to where the girls were waiting for me.
“… … .”
I ran into Princess Arin somewhere in the middle.
Seeing that no one else was visible, it seemed like he was waiting for me alone.
“Why are you alone?”
“Lunav is resting, and Nana is asleep. “I guess you must have been very tired while picking me up from Belias and coming to the Demon World.”
As she answered, she stretched out her arm and handed me something familiar.
“I think I should return this to you.”
The only true sword of the guardian in this world.
It was my father’s sword.
“There was nothing else I could find. Sorry.”
There were traces of blood and dust being hastily wiped away everywhere.
I asked, glaring at her without answering.
“It is the sword of a criminal who betrayed the imperial family. “Why are you giving this back to me?”
“It may be hard to believe, but when the Demon King threatened us while you were away, Duke Bert gave us time to evacuate.”
“What do you mean?”
My two eyes suddenly sparkled.
“Although he was under the power of deception, he did not seem to have changed his mind about being loyal to the imperial family and protecting the empire and the continent. The Duke Berthe, or rather the Duke, whom I saw at that time, showed me the look in the eyes of a guardian whom I respected. As the princess, I gave you an order that you should not die, but live and repent for all the sins you have committed… … .”
Princess Arin couldn’t bear to continue talking.
But I already know.
Duke Berthe, or rather her father, failed to carry out Princess Arin’s orders.
The sword she is holding out now is probably the last trace of her father left in this world.
After thinking for a moment, I stretched out my hand and accepted my father’s sword.
“… … !”
At that time, my mind suddenly felt blank,
‘I ask you to do what my poor father could not do.’
My father’s voice, unknown where it came from, rang out clearly.
‘Please create the world you want… … !’
What is this? Is it an auditory hallucination?
As if under a petrification spell, his body instantly became rigid and his thoughts hardly moved.
“What’s wrong, Sian?”
“Rice, it’s no big deal.”
It wasn’t until I heard Princess Arin’s call that it broke like a lie.
Maybe it’s because I’m not in the right condition yet, but I can’t hear anything.
“Isn’t it sad?”
“What do you mean?”
“But he’s your father, right? Your father suffered such an unfortunate incident, and no matter how much you feel uncomfortable… … .”
“Why is that unfortunate?”
Embarrassed, she hesitated.
“uh?”
“If what the princess said is true, my father died an honorable death befitting his title of guardian. Even at the moment of his death, he would never regret it. “There is no reason for me to mourn my father, who chose to die without regret.”
“Sincerity… … “Is it you?”
“There is no reason to lie to the princess.”
Because I know very well that my father is that foolish.
But now,
I think I can understand my father’s foolishness a little.
Once I make up my mind to protect someone, don’t I also experience a shivering feeling right now that I will have to protect them no matter what happens to my body?
This is why bloodlines seem to be unavoidable.
“When Nana wakes up, return to Human World with Lunav. “I will handle the rest myself.”
“what? but!”
“What should I do if Nana follows me alone even though I’m leaving in the first place? “I didn’t even ask for support, did I?”
“I know it well without you pointing it out. Still, it’s not like it wasn’t very helpful, right? Nana and I both worked desperately to help you. Well, in the end, Lunav helped me the most… … .”
So, who asked for help?
If they flew in on their own and said they came to help me, did they think I would be so grateful that they wouldn’t know what to do?
If I had to point this out, it would only make me tired.
Now all I have to do is send it all back.
“If you really want to help me, please return as soon as possible. “I made it clear.”
I turned that way.
“wait for a sec! “I have one more thing to tell you!”
I was thinking about just leaving, but reluctantly turned my head.
“What else?”
“I don’t know if you knew, but there was actually another reason why I was able to come with Nana.”
Now that I think about it, I had forgotten that fact.
Nana must have been in the imperial castle, but when did she come to Belias and come into contact with the princess?
Someone brought it… … .
At that moment, a thought suddenly crossed my mind.
“How much do you know about Emily?”
(Continued in the next part)
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