Episode 62. Fireworks on an early summer night (2)
The quest appeared.
two too.
[Quest: Convince Edengart Trier von dem Schulzenberg that his father is dead.]
[Difficulty: ★★★★☆]
[Reward: 6 Shop Coins]
[Quest: Escape the Wrist Forest before dawn.]
[Difficulty: ★★★★★]
[Reward: 10 Shop Coins]
As soon as I saw them both, I felt like I was out of breath.
But isn’t the difficulty of the two reversed?
Even if I told Trier about my father’s passing right now, I’d never accept it, except that I’d have a seizure.
Still, I decided to give it a try.
I haven’t figured out how to escape the forest yet, so I have no choice but to try the first quest first.
therefore-
“I do not know the limits of magic, but I do know the truth of the world. The dead cannot be brought back to life.”
“What are you talking about-“
“Tree. Your father is dead.”
I came to this situation.
To be honest, I just wanted to say it.
This isn’t an obituary, it’s a pad rip.
I thought I should have considered the context a little more, but…
what happened Anyway, the tree must have had a similar reaction no matter how it was conveyed.
“You. You just made a mistake. I’ll give you a chance to pick it up.”
“It’s not a mistake.”
“Did you really mean it?”
“okay.”
“It was sincere….”
One day, I had goosebumps.
The figure of the tree was obscured by the bushes, and there was an illusion as if he could see a venomous gaze.
If it wasn’t for the situation where all sides were surrounded by landmines, the tree would have run to me right away and punched me.
“What you’re saying is contradictory, Schlus. You said you wanted me to be your partner, but now you’re arousing my anger?”
“I didn’t mean to provoke anger. To save your time.”
No matter how much you learn magic, Father Gawain will never come back alive.
Because that man was pierced by a damn Hurtlocker’s dagger.
If he attains the status of an Archmage, it may be possible to talk to Gawain’s soul for a while, but beyond that, he cannot be revived.
Because that’s the truth of this world that I set out while writing the novel.
The dead cannot come back to life.
So I was told to give up on magic and pick up the sword again…
For some reason, it wasn’t quite as cheap as I could hear.
As Trier said, it turned into an irritating hornet.
“Ha. Save time? Do you think learning magic seemed like a waste of time to you?”
“············”.
“Did you see that!”
“Yes.”
“Don’t be ridiculous! What are you saying that my father is dead! Are you saying you know who my father is?”
“I know. Gawain von Schulzenberg.”
can’t know
Anyone who lives in the Empire.
“Yeah! Gawain von Schulzenberg! The most powerful magic knight in the history of the Empire! My father even defeated hundreds of elite kingdom forces alone! How could such a person die!”
“············”.
That’s right. Normally.
Gawain’s swordsmanship pierces anything, and the barrier that covers his body is not pierced by high-ranking magic.
However, there are some things that Gawain cannot overcome as long as he is a human.
cold and hunger.
If he starves in isolation in the snowy mountains for a long time, Gawain has no choice but to become infinitely weak.
Of course, even when weakened, the Hurt Locker was strong enough to struggle.
Still, he couldn’t tell his daughter the tragic story that he met a kingdom military assassin and was killed in a cold and hungry situation.
“Everyone dies, tree.”
“I know! But my father couldn’t have died yet!”
“When you meet a more powerful enemy. Your father can die enough.”
“············”.
The screaming from beyond the bushes ceased.
I tried to express myself as much as possible.
For some reason, the tree seemed to have received some kind of shock.
I don’t know which part shocked me because I said a lot of nonsense.
“…Prove it.”
Trier gritted his teeth and said.
It was a voice full of poison.
If he touched the planting here again, he was ignoring landmines and everything else and had a momentum to run at me.
“I saw the sword of the deceased, the Day of Judgment.”
“What? Where?”
“In the Underground Warehouse of the Imperial Palace.”
“··········································································?!”
it was fake
However, it is true that Judgment Day is located in the basement of the Imperial Palace.
Perhaps because I was afraid I wouldn’t see it, the emperor had bandaged it beforehand so that I couldn’t recognize that it was Judgment Day.
If you don’t know anything else, the country will be turned upside down if caught.
So, I was giving Trie information that could shake up the entire empire.
“Hey, what does that mean. Why is Judgment Day in the Imperial Palace?”
“After the search, the imperial family must have recovered it alone.”
“It can’t be! If you recovered it, you wouldn’t have given it to me!”
“Then, shouldn’t you tell us about your father’s death? The imperial family decided to make Gawain a living legend. A legend that was lost in a majestic battle. Because that’s what inspires the people more.”
“Oh, no. It can’t be….”
“Besides, it must have helped to get the Schulzenberg family to follow the imperial family. You guys are spending a huge amount of money every year on a search to find Gawain. There’s no reason to stop the mercenary family from weakening their power on their own. If Gawain’s passing is officially announced, Gawain’s former aides will lose power, and you, the only daughter, will take over the real power of the family. As the imperial family, you will want to maintain the current government that speaks well.”
“iced coffee······.”
I think I explained it logically and rationally in my own way.
However, it was a different matter whether all of this would fully reach Trier’s thought circuit.
Because when you’re excited, you only hear what you want to hear.
So, I had no choice but to pray for the tree to be as healthy as possible.
Now, seeing that he’s only making noises over and over again, it seems like he’s already wrong.
“Lie! Lie! Where are you from? Wiegenstein? Liechtenburg? You’re trying to get me out of magic! You’re trying to keep the Sword House Schulzenberg from reaching out to magic! I know! “
“Tree….”
“It seemed so! But I’m not deceived! You, if you get out of here, I’ll report you to the imperial family as well.
“············”.
The quest was exploding in real time.
Along with him, the favorability of Tree is also very low.
Although we had become close friends for a long time, it was only for a moment that we were destroyed.
If I give up here, I’ll be no stranger to Trie.
For the crime of seeing what should not be seen, it is an added bonus to be subject to the imperial check in the future.
To prevent that from happening, I had to put a wedge in it.
So far, it has only been circumstantial.
There was only evidence that could be made up with words, so now it was time to show evidence that could not be subtracted or beaten.
“Why the hell are you doing this? Why are you here now! Why! I thought you were friends! I believed you! Schlus, I thought you would be different from other dirty nobles!”
“On the tree.”
“Don’t call my name! It’s creepy!”
“Gawain’s-“
“My dad’s name too! You’re not the one you dare say!”
“Sword of the deceased. I know the ornament on the end of the handle on Judgment Day.”
“That’s why!”
“It’s called a magic stone. A gem that absorbs the user’s magic and shines.”
“How do you know that…?”
“The jewel. It had already lost its color.”
“under······?!”
There was the sound of a squawk and squat.
When the magic stone has lost its light, it means that the user has lost the ability to produce magic.
It is virtually impossible to destroy a danjeon without taking a life, so it is safe to say that it means death.
Besides, few people know that the end of the handle on Judgment Day is a magic stone.
Gawain himself, the maker of the sword, and Trie. only three
So, you will have no choice but to believe what I say that you saw the judgment day yourself.
I think the fact that Gawain is dead has already been communicated to Trier enough.
All that’s left is whether or not Trier accepts that fact.
That was it.
“Really… is it really…?”
“It really is.”
“Swear to me.”
“I swear.”
“To the sky! Dear Aegis! No! I may be a heretic, so I swear by your conscience! What you just said is true!”
Trier’s voice trembled.
He seemed to cry a little.
“I swear to the heavens, Aegis. I swear that what I just said is true, with all my conscience and everything as a wizard.”
I just said it, I didn’t mean everything I said.
It was a lie to see Judgment Day, but it was true that Gawain was dead, so I could swear without hesitation.
Of course, if it were all lies, I wouldn’t hesitate.
“Why…why…why…why are you able to swear?”
“············”.
“Uhhhh!”
Tree could not stand it anymore and burst into tears.
“Why darling!”
A cry like a scream echoed through the forest.
The emotion contained in that desperate cry was resentment.
I don’t know if he’s resenting me, the imperial family, or if he’s not resenting his father.
what do you understand
Because now you want to blame whoever it is.
“Uhhhh….”
I must have cried for about 5 minutes.
Suddenly the crying stopped, and Tree was sniffing and holding her breath.
“I told you it was all true…”
“okay.”
“I’ll check again. Are you sure your father is dead?”
“Certainly. But it’s too late for what I should have said.”
“What?”
“I am so sorry, Trier. Your father, Gawain von Schulzenberg, was a hero of the Empire.
“············”.
The crying had stopped, but it was not that Trier’s voice had returned to normal.
It sounded like a forced cry.
Even without looking at his face, he knew it clearly.
“Go, thank you. For letting me know… Really…
“On the tree.”
“············”.
“You can cry a little more.”
“Uhhhh black…”
A bitter sobbing followed.
It was such a cry that I wanted to run and hug him right away.
I used to say such unfortunate things that all humans die, but even I am a coward who weeps and laughs at the death of each person.
Even after the death of an unknown man, Marie, I was not able to premiere.
What if it was Trier, who had firmly believed that his father would be alive for many years.
Tree deserved a little more weeping.
He was unbearable enough to get rid of his wrath.
“Actually… it’s true…” . . .”
“············”.
“So… the atmosphere in the house was this, let’s find a corpse… Ughhhh I can’t believe it’s acknowledging the death of…
I think it must have been some kind of reactionary psychology.
No one in Schulzenberg would have believed that Gawain was truly alive.
It would have been impossible to put all of the family’s wealth into Gawain’s search.
Someone had to organize and make a decision.
A decision to get rid of the regrets about the past and move on to the future.
However, to Trier, that figure may have been reflected as if he was throwing away his father.
As a reaction against him, Trier believed that his father was still alive, strangely strong.
Come to think of it, the tree had a setting that he hated the elders of the house very much.
I didn’t know that the settings I put in without thinking about the reason would fit so tightly in this way.
“I also made up my mind…
“On the tree.”
“You don’t have to worry either. Because I already knew that. I can’t act like a child anymore. Because I don’t have a father who will accept my foolishness anymore…”
“············”.
I was bitter.
Hearing you speak like an adult in a young voice.
It was more painful than I could have imagined to see them grow spiritually using the death of their parents as a stepping stone.
The guilt and pressure from the fact that I had done so has weighed heavily on me.
Still, it turned out well.
It led to the result of Trier acknowledging reality.
Instead of being buried in the past, it created the result of moving into the future.
In the original story, it was like bringing an incident that would have happened several years later.
“You may cry a little more, Trie.”
“Oh really. I won’t cry anymore.”
“It’s better to cry when others hear it than to cry alone…”
“I’m fine now! Really!”
What did you say.
I’m still whimpering.
“More than that, did I ask you to be my partner earlier? Okay. To be honest, I was a little skeptical, but now I understand. Schlus, I can trust you.
“How come it doesn’t sound like a compliment?”
“That’s right! That’s how much you can be trusted. If it’s you, I can trust you and follow you. You’re different from the selfish nobles who only care about my own interests.”
“············”.
it was a little hot
I was planning on using Trier as my shield melee dealer in the future.
While taking care of the rough terrain that is difficult to access using the tree.
It was fortunate that the expression on his face was not visible.
If it were now, I wouldn’t have been able to maintain my poker face and I would have been ripped off.
“But, I wish I had not heard of the imperial family.”
“What? Why?”
“It must be quite embarrassing, but you should also avoid turning the imperial family into an enemy.”
“ah······.”
They are the ones who have deliberately covered up their father’s death for years.
I think it’s hard to forgive easily.
“Well, I see.”
no really?
So easy?
“Shulus, I don’t want you to be in trouble. Let’s postpone dealing with the imperial family until later.”
“··········································································?!”
I had goosebumps all over my body.
Then, after breaking up with me, it sounded like I was going to have a fight with the imperial family.
I wondered what kind of idiot’s idea was so cruel.
It would not seem strange at all if, for some reason, sooner or later a civil war broke out in Edengart and not in the southern colonies.
Did you just tell me about the imperial family?
“So, are you going to pick up your sword again?”
“Of course. It’s just that I put it aside for a while to focus on black magic. Yeah. It’s in return for giving me such valuable news.”
“···········?”
“I will be your sword, Schlus Heinkel.”
It was something that made my heart race.
I didn’t expect to hear this.
“Originally, this is what a knight is saying to his lord… But that doesn’t mean he’s completely loyal to you! It means that he’ll trust you and follow you! Don’t get me wrong! Having the right to give orders to me Because no!”
“Huh. I see. Now the magic is…”
“Oh, that’s right! It’s been a while since I’ve taught you magic? The midterm exam is coming soon!”
“What? Wasn’t magic stopped?”
“What are you talking about. Why did you stop doing magic? At most, I went to Imperial University. There is also a great magic teacher nearby.”
“············”.
I almost grabbed the back of my neck at Trier’s calm voice.
You don’t want to give up magic…?
Do you want to keep learning magic with your overwhelming sword talent?
Suddenly, my blood pressure soared.