63 – The Truth Revealed
Magrian, the current king of the United Kingdom of Dwarves.
As the name suggests, he was Dagran’s older brother.
He was also the older brother who loved his younger brother very much, and their friendship was deeper than that of any other brothers.
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That is why he was very hesitant about inviting Edgar Fix to this exhibition.
Not only was the catastrophe 40 years ago caused by the empire’s reckless territorial expansion, but the decisive reason why his younger brother ended his life was because of the shock of his younger brother’s wife going crazy and slaughtering her own people.
Of course, there were many parts there that I did not understand.
Even if it was true that Raina suffered from mania after being attacked by a monster, that doesn’t mean her younger brother would end his life so easily.
This is nonsense.
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But the dead are silent.
No matter how much one questioned it, there was no way to know the truth as the only witnesses were the human knights.
‘Even though I traveled around the world, I couldn’t find an answer.’
Magrian even traveled the world to find the truth.
It was his younger brother’s dream to travel around the world, and he wanted to know the truth about his younger brother’s death.
But no matter how much he traveled around the world and even made elf friends to ask for advice, he couldn’t find the answer.
I had to leave it as a suspicion forever and bury it beyond my memory.
“The next contestant is Edgar Fix. Please come up to the podium.”
While she was thinking about her brother, it was Ed’s turn.
Magrian looked at Ed coming up to the stage with cold eyes.
He was thinking this as he looked at Ed’s submitted work covered in a black tent.
If you can just copy that technology, that’s it.
‘Humans are not a trustworthy people.’
The Magrians actually define the Empire as their enemy.
So, it was not in good faith that he invited Ed here.
It’s just an intention to copy the skills of a guy who is rumored to be great.
‘We must not lose our technological capabilities to the empire.’
In short, the reason I invited Ed was because I felt a crisis.
The technological prowess of the dwarves, which was thought to never be overtaken even after 100 years, has completely turned the tables with the appearance of one human.
So, I had to do whatever it took to find out his skills.
In order to copy this guy’s skills, I could match this assortment as much as I want.
If necessary, awards could be given, titles could be given, and enormous amounts of gold and silver treasures could be given.
It was Magrian who invited Ed with the idea that he would do anything as long as he could not fall behind in terms of technology to the empire that was ahead of everything else.
“Nice to meet you. “Edgar Fix.”
At that time, Ed’s presentation finally began.
Dwarves who focus on political tactics like Magrian focused their attention on Ed to analyze his skills, while blacksmiths who purely wanted to determine their technological superiority looked at Ed with eyes full of expectations.
“hehehe. “This must be a new feeling.”
And the Croto trio sitting in the front row were looking at the podium with expectant faces.
This is because we heard in advance from Ed that a video commemorating their achievements would be shown at this exhibition.
“Well, the dwarves owe me a lot.”
40 Years.
The past 40 years were enough time for them to forget the sins they had committed.
No, rather, Croto and his group, who were over 60 years old, were glorifying their past.
In any case, their mean ways made the family prosper.
It’s not that they weren’t, they were the sons of a wealthy count family in the current empire.
They were promoted to three brave men who protected the dwarven border area against the monster wave, and were able to accumulate enormous wealth and honor by earning the respect of the imperial knights.
As a result, when you look back on your life, you mistakenly believe that you have lived a proud and wonderful life.
Because they have always lived a life that matches the process with the result.
It was a time when the Croto trio were praising themselves and glorifying the past.
“First, I would like to ask for your understanding before making the presentation.”
Ed suddenly uttered a question-filled comment.
Before revealing the item, he expressed his request for understanding.
What on earth is this item that I am asking for your understanding?
“The weapons I will show you from now on are not actually made by me. “It’s just a repair of a weapon made by someone else.”
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·····You repaired something someone else made?
···There was silence.
After that, there was a stir.
The distinguished guests sitting in the audience each said something and voiced their criticism of Ed’s remarks.
Because it is absurd.
At this sacred Iron Hammer awards ceremony, you brought someone else’s belongings up.
Standing there shamelessly, confidently declaring that it was only a little bit of work.
“After all, humans are humans! We have to take it down!”
In response, some radical dwarves argued that Ed should be brought down, saying that they could not ruin the sacred exhibition.
However, King Magrian of the Dwarf United Kingdom waited for Ed’s next line with a stiff face.
This is because I thought that the human boy, who was famous for being wise, would not do something stupid like blow himself up.
As expected, Ed’s next words were enough to put this ripple to rest.
“But I am not ashamed. Rather, it was an honor to be able to restore this weapon to its original form. Because the weapon I restored is the holy sword ‘Emotion Guide.'”
Ed said that and pulled up the black tent.
The brilliant holy sword displayed in a brilliant glass tube appeared in front of everyone.
The first sword to use emotions as an energy source, it is the sword that cut down the old nightmare Bayater!
The masterpiece created by Dagran 40 years ago has finally returned to the arms of the dwarves.
-Jump up!
At this, King Magrian suddenly stood up.
At the same time, most of the dwarves who knew about the holy sword also stood up.
As if he had seen them all in vain, he rubbed his eyes or narrowed his eyes to check again whether what he was seeing was reality.
An object that no one expected appeared at such an unexpected moment that all the dwarves had no choice but to react this way.
It was then that Ed opened his mouth again.
“The Holy Sword ‘Guide of Emotions’. I named this holy sword ‘Returned Honor’ and submitted it to this exhibition. Because this sword is the sword that contains the truth about lost honor.”
The truth about lost honor.
Everyone knew who it meant without having to explain.
Dagran and Rayna.
A story about two people who met death 40 years ago in an incomprehensible form.
“····Damn. “It’s different from what you said, right?”
And that was the same for the Croto trio.
The evil deeds they committed 40 years ago.
The memory came back again and again, and I started to break into a cold sweat.
“Now, just for a moment…”
I had to leave this place as quickly as possible.
As they have been accumulating wealth through all sorts of dirty methods, their ability to detect crises is excellent.
The Croto trio quickly got up from their seats and tried to escape from this place.
“Where are you going?”
But then.
A strong force pressed down on them and their bodies sat down on their own.
Elena’s telekinetic powers weighed them down.
“Huh! “Keuuu!”
“This is the stage prepared for you. Please watch till the end.”
A powerful force that cannot be resisted no matter how much mana is raised.
The eyes of an archmage who looks down on him with a cold look.
‘f*cked…’
The Croto trio had a premonition.
Even if it gets caught this time, it’s definitely a mistake.
From the beginning, all of this was designed to punish them.
Soon, Ed looked at the confused audience and continued his explanation.
“It must be confusing. This holy sword has been corrupted into the demon sword Obsidian, and no matter what we do, it would not have been able to be restored.”
Ed said that and walked slowly.
Everyone’s eyes followed Ed.
“But I was able to do it with the help of Archmage Sir Elena. “With the help of the wizard with the greatest skill interpretation skills in the world.”
And the audience at the scene was able to infer what Ed said next.
The reason why the Holy Sword was corrupted into a Demonic Sword was that ‘magic techniques’ were deeply involved.
That’s because even the Grand Wizard Elena came forward.
“Yes. As you may have guessed, the reason the holy sword was corrupted into a demonic sword was because of a magic trick. “It’s a ‘thought’ technique that carries memories of intense resentment and hatred.”
Thought technique.
A spell containing a thought body that combines emotions and memories.
When Ed mentioned ‘thought art’, the dwarves could easily tell whose memories and emotions were imbued in the holy sword.
Reina.
Reina, a beautiful female knight who was Dagran’s wife and the owner of the holy sword.
Her memories and emotions resided in the holy sword, causing it to become corrupted into a demonic sword.
Then why on earth?
Ed began to explain why.
“Everyone probably has a lot of questions running through their minds. What on earth happened to make the owner of the sword have such a strong grudge? To find out why, we have to go back 40 years. Through the memories contained in these thoughts, we must see the ‘truth’ of that day. So, I prepared it for you.”
Ed said that and gave a signal.
Then, James, who was waiting at the back of the stage, played the projection device, and Enya and Clarisse began to infuse mana and perform a certain magic.
Then, the ‘illusion’ and ‘extra sense’ techniques that Elena had drawn up in advance were activated, and the space itself was completely changed.
Reina’s memories themselves began to regenerate.
“All you have to do is follow the memories of a human female knight who loved a dwarf. Let’s begin.”
Ed said that and she went backstage.
Then a video started playing on the huge screen in front.
It was Raina’s memory.
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