242 – If I had stayed in that village
When will people realize that they are truly powerful?
I once dreamed of flying high in the sky,
When you realize that it was all just a fantasy?
What I had hoped for and prayed for from the beginning,
What if you face the fact that it was actually a dream from the beginning?
Or when his two wings broke and he fell from that high place?
Maybe a person can survive at least one of these.
It may have been possible to survive the dark future by relying on the brilliant past.
“The Demon Empire has been recognized as an official country by the Catholic Church.”
However, that ‘past’ was denied.
Everything I have tried so far has been in vain.
“The empire did not protest. “I even sent an envoy to Harmael.”
Personal greed and mission as a warrior.
When one is frustrated and the other realizes that it was meaningless from the start,
The hero was already empty. Even if the broken holy sword returns, she will never be the same again.
“Isn’t it funny? I guess this is something between countries. “We have become useless people anymore.”
It is so mentally and realistically. Although she was not particularly subjected to torture, the dark martial energy that still occupied her entire body did not disappear.
I felt stuffy as if the pores all over my body were clogged. This is why she, who was originally supposed to be able to recover her magic power with her own magnetism, can now not use her magic power unless she drinks her magic potion.
“…I’m sorry.”
In front of her, Parnell, who had a somewhat relieved expression, tilted her head as if wondering.
“Are you sorry? What?”
“It’s all my fault. In fact, you and Lucia could have achieved great success even if you hadn’t been with me. “I dragged you in for no reason and made you fall with me.”
Ha.
Parnell sighed and looked at her warrior who lowered her head.
It appears that the psychological impact was significant. The warrior Yunelle she knew was not a woman who would say things like that even with her sword at her throat.
It wasn’t just her, Lucia was also in a bad state. The reason she is most sane is because this is not the first time she has experienced something like this.
She was once the princess of the Citadel Kingdom, but escaped with only her life when her kingdom was transformed into a republic. It wasn’t easy for her to accept that she was no longer royalty or a princess.
She eventually accomplished that difficult task.
Forgetting her noble status and her royal power, she adapted to the life of an apprentice wizard in a magic tower. As she stood out again through her efforts and talent, the shock this time was big, but not so much that she couldn’t bear it.
Anyway, her life survived,
She is not particularly crippled.
If that’s the case, I’m glad.
Even when I was younger than I am now, and even when I was more immature than I am now, I somehow endured it.
“…Yurinel. You have always been our leader. Sometimes Lucia and I had different opinions, but the reason I always left the decisions up to you was because you were a good leader. Well, the results weren’t that good.”
“Parnell.”
“But I don’t blame you. Following you was my will, and I take responsibility for that. Did you fool us? Have you betrayed me? It’s not like that. “Something that no one could have predicted just happened in a slightly unfortunate way.”
Pain makes people suffer, but it also makes them stronger if they can endure it.
Anyway, people either become more mature or become broken as they go through difficult times. The mage hoped Yurinel and Lucia would not be ruined like that.
“Cheer up, warrior. You are still our leader. I didn’t follow you because of that holy sword or because of the hero’s power. Well, it started like that, but… I told you. “You were a better leader than I thought.”
“…Thank you.”
“A thousand words.”
Anyway, they are still young and their abilities remain limited. I dream of great success like before. Even though it may be difficult, will I ever fall to a level where I can’t take care of myself?
If your heart does not break,
Even in the most difficult circumstances, you will never run out of bread and salt.
“And this… No, I will tell you this when we are all together when you come to your senses. For now, take some rest. “I will go visit Lucia.”
Even when all she knew was palace etiquette and the most basic knowledge of magic, she was still able to survive, even after losing her family to the thieves.
Conditions are much better now than then. She planned to persuade Lucia by saying these words. Of course, it won’t be easy.
Unlike Yunelle, who seems to have some room for recovery, Lucia has locked her door and been crying out loud since she was rescued. In fact, she was already broken before she was taken prisoner.
It is not easy to turn a person standing at a crossroads in one direction, and pulling a person out of a quagmire is truly impossible. But you have to do it.
Because,
Because that’s what a colleague is.
“…If you come to your senses, this debt will be expensive.”
Looking at Parnell’s back as he left, grumbling in a low voice, the warrior stood up from the floor hesitantly. I couldn’t deny that her words really helped me a lot.
People are not as strong as they think. When this situation occurred, she was unable to come to her senses due to her depression and despair.
A person struggling in the water cannot see anything. I just wave my hands wildly, hoping that someone will hold me.
The scary thing about depression is that if you approach someone like that with the hope of rescuing them, you too will fall into the trap and end up struggling along with them. These kinds of negative emotions are contagious.
If only one person could lower a rope from a distance without falling into the quagmire together, it would really be of great help. With Parnell’s encouragement, the warrior was able to gain the strength to stand up again.
Before Parnell, there was one person who did that. A person who was able to stand up again despite failure, and thus was able to help others stand up as well.
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“Have they returned to that village by now?”
Even though her work turned out like this, she could not bring herself to say the name ‘Pumpkin Vine Village’. She has never liked that old-fashioned name.
She argued several times that she would rather change the name to something like ‘Pumpkin Village’ or ‘Deepleaf Vine Village’. Her argument was that in the former case, sweet pumpkins could be promoted as a village specialty, and in the latter case, adventurers would think there was a dungeon nearby and come visit and spend money.
She was unable to succeed because the elders in her village protested and frothed at her mouth, asking how she could change the name that had been handed down to her by her ancestors, but in any case, she still could not proudly say where her hometown was. When anyone asked, she simply answered that it was the countryside.
She hated the old-fashioned town with its name, so when she saw the Holy Knights who came to visit her, she quickly followed them out of the town, but at this point, she can’t help but think about it.
If she had rejected the Paladins’ offer and stayed in Pumpkin Vine Village, telling them to look for other warrior candidates, what kind of life would she have been living by now?
At first glance, I thought that life might not have been that bad, but
It’s all in the past now.
“Maybe it’s best to just live in peace.”
It makes me think that the people of Pumpkin Vine Village, who live leisurely lives and are buried in the mountains behind the village, may be enjoying a first-class life.
Now she can’t go back there. Because she found out. Why did Harmael let her go without cutting off a single finger of hers?
“You may have already heard about the arrival of the Four Gods, but the Church is currently in a state of absolute lack of power. “The army of reapers began to appear in all directions, carrying that ominous darkness.”
Aridel, the saintess of Nemi.
Saint of Elysia, Arceria.
And Sestine, the saint of Helai.
Except for Aridel, who became the youngest of the three, the other two saints briefly visited the hero.
“What makes the Shinigami fearful is not simply their strength, but their contagious power that endlessly spreads pollution. “Unless they are soldiers baptized by priests, ordinary troops fight against the darkness of the Reaper and are eaten by the darkness and become their army.”
“Watchtowers and walls cannot block the forces of the Four Gods unless they are consecrated. “The castle itself has become so polluted that it has become the territory of the Four Gods, where no one can live.”
The two had different appearances and personalities, but both looked extremely tired and worn out. This is because the saints themselves had to step forward and solve the tasks that were originally supposed to be done by the Holy Knights.
“The hero Yurinel. “Won’t you please lend a hand in this fight?”
Even though he knew that Yuri Nel was no longer the same as before, he had no choice but to extend his hand. The Allies needed more hands now. Anyone who can withstand being invaded by the power of the Shinigami and repel that army.