51. Bad Omens
Once upon a time, before the demon lord began to act in earnest, a long time ago.
When the West Continent was entirely the territory of mortals, humans blossomed their own brilliant civilization with the manifestation of magic and divine power that developed day by day.
The kingdom of humans, named the Kingdom of Callia, prospered greatly with the support of a wise king who inherited dragon blood and three families that protected the noble lineage of the royal family.
The three families worked together to drive out the monsters that threatened the kingdom, and finally succeeded in paving the way for humans to live.
The House of the Sun, the Terraser family, used the power of the blazing sun to burn the enemies who fought against the kingdom, and gave the people the warmth of sunlight to cheer them up.
The Moon family, the Runite family, quietly returned those who challenged the royal authority to the arms of the Moon Goddess with the power of the soft and quiet moonlight.
And the family of stars, the Starchild family.
They worked hard to keep the world in balance, for humans.
The Sun Family became the strong shield of the Sun and protected the kingdom, while the Moon Family protected the royal family from the enemies who were threatening the royal family.
The sun and the moon could only exist as one to protect the kingdom, but the stars were different.
They didn’t bother to defend the royal family.
Moreover, humans, dwarves, elves, and beastmen, as well as the entire human race, strived to protect the balance that maintained the world.
Knowingly or unknowingly, they began to do everything in their power to keep the world from dying in the flames of destruction.
Time passed by, and the power of the royal family gradually faded away.
The descendants of the wise king mingled and mingled with common human blood, and the blood of the noble dragon lost its luster and became cloudy, and the power of the kingdom weakened day by day.
Three families thought. It’s time to grind the turbid dragon’s blood.
They have been searching for pure dragon blood for ages, and have finally found a legitimate lineage to succeed the kingdom.
The man with dragon blood, with the surname Myers, accepted the request of the three families, and with the consent of the Kalea royal family, a peaceful royal family replacement was accomplished without a drop of blood spilled.
Myers I was wise. He changed the name of the country to the Kingdom of Maetel in order to eliminate traces of Callia, and sent an envoy to the neighboring countries to inform them that they succeeded to the Kingdom of Callia through due process, and their legitimacy was recognized.
Under the reign of Myers I, humans had no doubt that they would be able to spend a peaceful golden age.
However, misfortune came unexpectedly and knocked on the door of the kingdom.
The power of the three families gradually faded. The sun’s light lost its power and became feeble, and the moonlight was no longer bright enough to light up the dark night.
Among them, the star family was even more serious.
The stars began to go out quickly one by one, and in the end, only one Starchild family lineage remained.
I asked for help from the royal family to find out the cause, but the old King Myers I, who saw it as an opportunity to escape from the people who were losing their power, unfortunately did not listen to her words.
Even those who supported the family left the family one by one, and in the end, only two remained in the Starchild family’s castle.
Izel Starchild, the only lineage of the Starchild family, and one knight who follows and assists her.
Izel Star Child was saddened by the gradual decline of her family. Also, I was afraid when even her star would go out.
Her star lost its light and faded day by day.
Her Knight, who had been in love with her, fell into her sorrow and started wandering all over her continent to find a way to save her.
She recklessly set foot in the mountains of the elves, and sneaked into the dwarves’ underground city and infiltrated the library.
However, he had no choice but to return empty-handed without finding any solution.
In the end, the knight wanted to stay by the side of his lord and beloved woman who lay helpless in bed.
There is really no way anymore, so the knight who shed tears every night and fell into the swamp of grief received an order from his haggard master.
– …My servant Lanbert. I command you.
– Blue Knight Lanbert. Please name it.
Easel looked up at the last remaining star in the sky and said.
– Could you… Bring that shining star to me?
The knight nodded his head.
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Nothing. Anytime you want.
– …I will serve you.
If she wants, the knight will go into the fire.
Even if this world is engulfed in the flames of hell, if she wishes it.
A knight will gladly burn with the world.
– Lanbert, my faithful servant. My love.
The knight listened to her words silently, shedding tears.
– Bring that shining star into my hands. From this moment on, that will be your new mission.
It didn’t matter if it was possible or impossible.
She commanded her knight, and her knight, who gave her heart to her, could only be obeyed.
– Until the day my heart stops.
The knight raised her head.
You commanded me to follow the stars.
If that’s what you really want… If that’s my mission.
– If you need it, I will bring it to you.
Even if you search the whole world.
A knight who has not yet embraced a star has traveled all over the world in pursuit of a star.
For her, her beloved, her.
* * *
“The story ends here! As for the journey of the Star Knight that follows, I don’t know too well.”
I clap my hands—! When we finished our conversation, we saw that not only Robin, Sylvia, and Princess Alexis, but also the passers-by who had stopped to listen to my story were shedding tears.
“Whisper… Really, it’s a touching story… Whip!…”
“Heung…! Uh, did that happen… It’s such a beautiful story… hehehe!…”
“Seo… Seo Bae-im… I… I can’t stop crying… Heh… It’s a story that makes me cry every time I hear it… Gup!…”
Seeing that everyone burst into tears, he shrugged her shoulders and took out a handkerchief from her arms to wipe away their tears.
“Right. Joy! Do. Cool. hehehe!”
“Kheuheu!!!”
“Right, right. Oh well done Drop now!”
As I patted my back, I felt a little strange when I saw Princess Alexis weeping as she burrowed into my arms.
This is a really big kid. Baby.
Princess Alexis, who had been blowing her nose for a long time, lifted her head towards me, sniffing at her red, swollen nose.
“Whispering… So, so… What happened to that Starchild lady…?”
“…How are you doing, mister?”
“Umm… That, that’s…”
As the Knight of the Stars drool as if in trouble, Robin and Sylvia also looked at him with their eyes wide open as if they remembered something.
“Ah… Come to think of it…! Sniff! The main character of the story was right in front of you!”
“Is that story true? What happened to the other families? No, more than that, Miss Easel?!”
Sylvia and Robin, who had been weeping and sneezing until recently, rushed at the knight next to me with their eyes shining as if they hadn’t cried before.
Seeing the old man stretching out his hand as if in trouble and keeping a distance from them, I let out a sigh and intervened.
“Listen to the back story later. More than… mister.”
“Well, Austin.”
“Long time no see. Are you looking for me?”
“Yes. It’s been a long time since I wanted to see my disciple’s face. I have something to tell you.”
I only studied for a year, but it didn’t feel bad to see that he was a disciple and treated me like that.
By the way, what do you mean?
“So, what do you have to say?”
I asked cautiously, and he opened his mouth in a serious tone while stroking the pommel of the sword hanging from his waist.
“Since you’re also a member of the hero’s party, I thought you should know.”
“No, I am now a warrior party…”
“Kalas has disappeared. No, to be precise, I annihilated it.”
Calas.
Agato’s teacher in charge of the demon lord’s dimensional gates, Callas who rips the 2nd corps commander’s dimension.
That bastard is dead?
“…A nobleman who had been living in the Songgot Mountains and was just watching, what kind of wind did he kill a guy worth a corps commander?”
“That guy broke the law of cause and effect. In order to maintain the balance of the world, he was killed with my own hands.”
“Balance is, damn it…”
Certainly, the recent behavior of the Demon King’s army was unusual.
There were rumors that he was trying to attract a monster from another dimension, so he must have done something.
“So, since this guy who used to be my student belongs to the hero’s party, I thought I should tell you this information.”
“No, that…”
“Hmm?”
What should I say about this?
“I’m not a member of the warrior party anymore.”
“…What?”
It’s the first time I’ve ever seen this guy make a stupid noise.
To the man who asked what the hell had happened, I explained everything that had happened so far.
The old man, listening to my story, lowered his head gradually, and when I finished, he was already staring at the ground and unable to raise his head.
“…That’s my negligence. I didn’t mean to raise Gracie too much.”
“Uh… Well, you did nothing wrong, so raise your head. Than that…”
Although he told me about Galan, I honestly don’t know if this guy will help us.
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No matter how Galran you are, you can’t fight the star knight and all of us alone.
It would be great if this ignorant old man could help us… But this man would never get involved in a business like this.
“Yeah, um… Did you say Galan?”
“Yes. Huntly resurrected the dead corps commanders, and it got into trouble.”
“Looks like you didn’t cut out the soul to the end. Hasn’t the hero raised his strength to that level yet?”
“The soul… What?”
The story that came out of the uncle’s mouth was a shocking story that made my bones tingle.
“So, you’re saying that the hero, that worm b*tch, didn’t finish it right, so we’re having this hard time?”
“Umm… I don’t mean that, but…”
“After…”
The warrior b*tch. I can’t see how to finish everything properly.
“Anyway, mister. If you are free, please help us.”
“Asking for help…”
“You know what? Galan will be here. Frankly, there’s no clear evidence that he’ll ever come here, but he probably has nowhere else to go.”
“…We must obtain permission from the lord.”
“Ah. This boring old man please.”
This nobleman was ignorant of his strength, but when he answered in such a vague way that he had to get permission from his lord to do anything, he felt like he was about to explode.
“I just want you to cut off his head, right? No, I’m not asking for anything difficult.”
“Umm… But…”
“I don’t know how terrifying a man called Mr. Master is, but what can you say for having listened to a request for a disciple?”
“…No. The lord does not want to add strength to the kingdom. He didn’t like the annihilation of Callas this time either.”
“Oh no. Don’t do it if it doesn’t work out. We’ll just figure it out on our own.”
A further conversation seemed pointless. I got up from my seat and took Robin, Sylvia, and Princess Alexis with their eyes swollen red and started walking.
Royman said he would return to the inn after the service, so he should probably be at the inn with Luna by now.
“Senior. Where are you eating dinner tonight?”
“Let’s have a rough meal at the inn tonight. The other day, because I was shaking at the gambling hall, I had an unexpected expense…”
“Huh…”
Tonight, I don’t have to go out to find a restaurant.
“…But, why are you following me?”
I naturally turned to the star knight following us.
“Hmm? Can’t I follow you?”
“No, didn’t we just ask each other how we were doing and go on our way? Gracie is probably near Cologne with the hero, so if you go there…”
“Hmm? What are you talking about?”
He listened to me and asked with a tilt of his head.
“I came here because I saw the hero heading here.”
“…What?”
A hero… Is coming here…?
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No, why?
“What kind of f*cking sh*t is that…”
The moment I tried to argue with the Knight of the Stars, I heard a roaring sound from somewhere.
– Kwaaang!!!
“The monster appeared again yesterday!”
“What is that!”
“Garrison! Call the garrison!!!”
…I think I saw this somewhere.
My body, trained through years of battle, was sounding the alarm that I was caught up in another f*cking thing.
An unidentified monster with a head covered in thorns and bones that came up through the manhole of the underground waterway, glared at us with strangely shining red eyes.
“Mother, f*ck you.”
The sky started to turn red.
* * *
“You are almost there.”
Grabbing the reins, Gracie focused her eyes on the huge city in front of her.
Harman, a commercial city that looks beautiful in harmony with the sky that is dyed in vermilion.
“What, have you arrived?”
“We are almost there. Warrior.”
“Good work, Gracie.”
Soon we will see Austin again…!
The hero calmed down his pounding heart and looked at the beautiful scenery of Harman soaked in the sunset.
Thinking of meeting Austin there, the hero’s eyes were covered with bean pods and looked like the most beautiful city in the world.
A glowing red sunset, a sky that is softly colored as if paint had been released, and flames soaring here and there…
“… Huh?”
The city that seemed the most beautiful in the world just a moment ago was engulfed in hot flames and burning roaring.