Eleanor hunted monsters as if drawing a spiral from the center of the empire. Even with such striking regularity, there was no problem.
Even if you notice it anyway, you’ll forget it after a day.
-This is amazing.
“… … .”
Eleanor, who was dealing with a monster hiding among humans, turned her head at the sudden call.
The monster he had just cut down was talking to him in a grotesque voice.
She was aware of this phenomenon.
The person controlling the monster from behind spoke up.
-Eleanor von Chrysos, are you really the person I used to know?
“What do you want to say?”
– Do you really need to express it in words? Would you even know it yourself? The fact that your expression is different from before.
“… … .”
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Instead of answering, Eleanor cut the monster’s neck neatly.
A different expression? Sounds obvious.
When I dug up the truth, what was inside was the figure of a bystander who pretended to be a victim.
How can you be proud when your foundation has collapsed?
There was a mission to rebuild the kingdom. There was a purpose to restore the family’s honor that had been lost.
But that mission was not something he dared to embrace.
She was not proud enough to say that she was fighting for someone’s honor.
What she is doing right now is neither a mission nor a goal.
A natural duty for a bystander who pretended to be a victim.
That is, it was a punishment.
“… … I have to go next.”
You have to kill all the monsters that have invaded this world. That’s the least she can atone for.
But you will not be forgiven.
All the people she had to ask forgiveness for were dead.
Everyone died as a result of her turning a blind eye to the obvious threat.
Even the servants in the castle who worked hard day and night for her.
Even the passers-by on the street who greeted her with a bright smile.
Even the knights who risked their lives to protect her.
All died as a result of her consequences.
died without knowing anything.
Yes, because of her bystander who was clearly seeing everything.
Even in front of his own death, he died without knowing why.
“Passer List… … I need to check.”
Eleanor headed for the gate with unsteady steps.
We have to deal with more monsters in the future. In order to do that, you need to figure out the movement of the suspicious person.
It’s not difficult.
You just have to get close and check the contents.
The guards wouldn’t even be aware of it anyway, even if she was openly checking the document.
“hahahaha… … .”
Eleanor burst into laughter at the sight of herself isolated from the world, like a foreign body.
I wanted to get everyone’s attention. That’s how I wanted to confirm my existence. But now it’s different.
I’d rather have disappeared.
I wanted the character Eleanor von Chrysos to disappear,
“Should I move?”
Eleanor muttered to herself and continued on her way.
Even when she stumbles through the crowd, no one recognizes her.
The same goes for staggering from excessive fatigue and collapsing on the floor. no one cares about her
that’s the right thing to do
Eleanor struggled to think that way.
That was when I left the village and was completely alone again.
“Ohhh, I finally found it.”
A person who shouldn’t be here appeared in front of her.
Golden blonde hair and sapphire blue eyes.
[SSR Golden Champion]
Justitia Heros
[Hero] Justitia walked as if taking a walk with her hands behind her back and smiled brightly at Eleanor.
“… … how?”
How the hell did you find yourself? How did I not forget?
Eleanor did not know.
Oz has a ribbon that he always wears on his body.
So if you see that ribbon, you can recognize yourself.
But Justitia didn’t have anything that could trigger that.
Then it was right that I kept forgetting and not remembering.
“Wouldn’t it be a hero to show up to help a crying child?”
“then… … .”
I don’t want to hear a pun.
Eleanor tried to say that, but was speechless and unable to answer.
“I wasn’t crying.”
As if instead, Eleanor insisted on denying Justitia’s words.
she wasn’t crying
The tears had already been shed enough. No more playing the victim and pretending to be hurt.
“So, this is not the place where you should be.”
Yes, the hero Justitia shouldn’t try to save herself.
Unlike herself, she is the one who did not turn a blind eye to despair and eventually saved countless people.
You deserve to be happy.
Hanging out with a coward like herself is a flaw for her.
“yes? You didn’t cry. yeah, that’s great I am proud of you. If it were me, I would have cried right away.”
Warm words that tickle the heart.
Eleanor just shook her head as if she was rather sad at those words, which would normally have made her happy.
“I am not great.”
“why?”
“If I had been really great, I wouldn’t have run away then.”
“You are regretting it.”
“Yeah.”
Justitia closed her eyes and nodded as she listened to Eleanor’s self-reproach, then quietly opened her eyes.
There was a feeling of compassion in those eyes. No, it would be exactly the same feeling.
“You have a warrior disease.”
“… … .”
“Can I tell you something cruel?”
Justitia said with a different stern expression than usual while holding the handle of the sword at her waist.
“No one would have expected that from you.”
“But I… … .”
“It’s strange that people who lived like dolls until recently wanted that kind of thing.”
“I am… … !”
Eleanor trembled as she grabbed his shoulder. Justitia’s stern words made her want to lean on her while digging into her heart.
she was young Not too long ago, there was no self-control.
such excuses.
“I am royalty. He is a man of power with a duty.”
“Eleanor. Royalty does not mean self-sacrificing beings. You are an existence that has to shoulder the sacrifices of others.”
Justitia frowned at Eleanor’s self-sacrificing side.
No, it cannot be seen as self-sacrificing. She just wants to give up and is looking for a reason.
“Then, instead of blaming yourself for that death, you should make it meaningless.”
sigh-
Justitia took a step further.
In response, Eleanor withdrew as if she wanted to distance herself.
distance between hearts
And how to narrow that distance was the key to the future.
“It’s impossible to save everyone in this world.”
Justitia smiled bitterly and confessed her failure.
Yes, that was impossible even for himself, who was called the hero.
Eleanor has the same disease as her in the past. With her who heard words of resentment for not being able to save everyone.
That is the weight of the title of hero.
The one-sided criticism stemming from that weight ate away at her from the inside, but it was soon discovered.
“How many people do you think I couldn’t save because of my lack of skill, by mistake, by laziness and complacency? If you regret it every time and blame yourself, do you think something will change?”
The delay in her rescue does not make her responsible.
Because she did her best.
Still, not being able to save everyone is inevitable. I’ve probably told Oz before.
“You can’t give up just because you made a mistake. The important thing is to be able to act differently the next time the same situation arises.”
“… … It is a word that resonates in my heart.”
Eleanor’s pupils shake.
Perhaps what Justitia said was what she most wanted to hear.
I’m sure she’s right.
“But I can’t either.”
However, Eleanor rejected Justitia’s offer. She is right. it’s right to do that
However, Eleanor herself could not understand that.
promise the next one?
Numerous lives lost ‘next’ due to a momentary mistake, but only you can see the next?
Eleanor hated that.
It would have been more comfortable if I had given her the blame, the punishment.
This is already a matter of the heart.
“My sister and I are different. If my sister failed while practicing good deeds, I failed because I neglected my duty. Did you say sacrifice?”
Eleanor chewed the word over and over again and then burst into laughter.
“I have never sacrificed. Others have sacrificed for me.”
If so, isn’t it time to pay the price for that sacrifice?
“I will kill all the monsters, and after killing Lesis, I will erase all traces of the royal family that existed in Chrysos.”
As long as she herself can’t be proud, even if she tried to destroy the monsters and rebuild the kingdom with everyone’s help, it would only feel empty.
That’s why you should no longer accept sacrifices in the name of help.
at least this time.
He must take this damn tragedy to an end with his own hands.
“Get out of the way, sister. I am busy on my way.”
Eleanor drew her sword towards Justitia.
“yes? is that your job? Then there is only one thing I must do.”
seureung-
Looking at Eleanor like that, Justitia had no choice but to take out the sword she had been fiddling with.
“It’s about taking home my runaway sister.”
Even if I had to suppress it by force, I would take her now.
Justitia took a breath and straightened her posture.
Eleanor is not like the time she had to teach.
No, the thought of doing it roughly in the first place is something you shouldn’t do now.
What we need to do now is a unilateral rescue act without asking for the consent of the other party.
Two people of the same temperament. An atrocious environment that made me make the exact opposite choice.
And a choice to solve it.
“Be prepared, Eleanor.”
The hero raised his sword for the girl who called himself a sinner.
* * *
Swords and swords collided several times and sparks flew. In front of the power of the key that pierced the opponent’s defense itself, Justitia countered with [Sever].
Both are possessors of unparalleled absolute ability in attack.
That’s why each other couldn’t break through each other’s territory.
but… … .
‘As expected, the original is different.’
Unlike ‘cutting’, which reduces the effect by half as the opponent’s strength increases, the power of ‘harmony’ and ‘severance’ that Eleanor embraces boasts an absolute compatibility that is unrelated to the opponent’s strength.
The power of harmony, which dyes the power of the opponent into one’s own and uses it against it, and the power of severance, which temporarily cuts off the contacted part itself from the world.
At the point when she started using both, Eleanor could boast of absolute compatibility with everyone.
“This is the power of the key… … .”
If you put more power on the sword than necessary, the opponent’s power will become stronger as well.
Even so, if you don’t hate strength and fight with a focus on technique, the weapon itself will disappear due to the power of severance.
The fatigue from the battle itself was incomparable to other times.
Each one is a lethal blow.
Not to mention blocking, if you don’t even watch out for sword to sword contact, you won’t be able to withstand Eleanor’s onslaught.
“What?!”
Moreover, unlike before, Eleanor does not hesitate to attack in the dark now.
If Justitia spreads even a little distance to avoid the huge sword, the memorization will fly straight away.
Wanting a spectacular fight, she now fights for victory.
Memorization to do so flies in with the power of harmony or disconnection.
‘You’re annoying… … .’
The power of harmony is enough to just cut with a sword, but the power of severance has no other way than to hit or evade with an attack covered with mana.
However, if the memorization struck with a mana-enhanced sword has the power of harmony, the story is different.
The blade, which was just flying in, is piercing through the defenses on this side with absurd power.
The biggest problem is that there is no distinction between the two.
“then!”
As long as her goal is suppression, there is no need to insist on weapons.
And the goal of suppression is the same for Eleanor.
If so, Justitia’s possible responses were also narrowed down to one.
“It may seem a bit cowardly, but I trust you will understand! Eleanor.”
Justitia swung her sword vigorously at the flying memorabilia.
The brilliant golden sword engulfs the memorized words.
A part of the sword energy disappears due to the power of severance, and the power of harmony increases the power even more while swallowing the sword energy.
But it doesn’t matter.
Because the weapon is small, it can only contain a small amount of power.
Justitia, who blocked Eleanor’s view in such an inefficient yet rational way, charged.
Eleanor, whose power of ‘harmony’ holding Justitia’s sword was dyed into a short greatsword, immediately changed that power into the power of ‘severance’ to block Justitia’s sword.
“… … !”
But right after that, Eleanor noticed Justitia’s ulterior motive.
Just a moment ago, Justitia had prepared her posture by retreating when Eleanor used the power of severance.
Of course, it would be difficult if the weapon itself to fight with disappeared.
But the current Justitia was different. She swung her sword as if she had no intention of retreating.
‘fake? No, but… … !’
Justitia’s sword is not an ordinary item. That’s the sword a warrior uses.
It deserves to be called a holy sword.
But there were more problems than that.
“Are you insane?!”
Justitia’s sword is the only mark she can remember of her family.
The Heros family disappeared with the destruction of Chrysos.
All of her family members are dead, and the only evidence left is the sword she received when she left home.
If their weapons collided like this, her sword would be shattered.
“then! You’re insane!”
Of course, with the power of severance, the opponent’s weapon itself can be temporarily erased from this world.
However, if it is in such a powerful state, it cannot be completely erased.
In that case, only a portion will be contained, and the rest will be severed.
Even if the erased part returns, the part that has already been cut off does not come back.
It is the power to do so in the first place.
He must have shown it in advance and made Justitia aware of it.
“Ugh?!”
“late.”
Eleanor quickly tried to dispel the power of severance.
If you return it with the power of harmony, it will be a great counter.
However, Justitia accelerated even more and slammed her sword into Eleanor’s greatsword.
“ah… … ?”
Eleanor’s eyes widened.
From the point of contact, the symbol of the hero is broken and scattered into the air.
In the meantime, the broken Holy Sword was scattered in the air.
Justitia threw away the handle and part of the sword and dug deep into Eleanor’s arms.
“A rare treasure? The only thing your family left behind? that’s not worth it But even if it’s precious, there’s no way that a mere thing is more precious than you.”
Just like that, Justitia’s fist was lodged in Eleanor’s abdomen.