I Was in Charge of Scouting for the Hero’s Party chapter 60

59. The sea never gets wet with rain

I can feel my strength draining from my body. The limbs, hardened white with wax, did not budge even with all their might.

And the foolish… No, the foolish Galan, only then realizes.

“Ah…”

I thought it was over.

I knew better than anyone else that I couldn’t keep up the battle in my current physical state, because I consumed all my blood while maintaining a berserker state. At most, the extent of regenerating the wounds received now to the extent that they do not die.

But, but.

“Ugh… Ugh…!”

The red bloody tears that had been burning with anger and hatred stopped, and the clear, sincere tears that I had been holding back ran down my cheeks, covering the scars of red tears. Transparent and clear tears like glass beads, filled with aspirations for his wife, daughter, and loving parents, flow.

“I, I…”

With what kind of feeling, I did this.

With a certain feeling, I escaped the Mage Tower as if I were running away.

With some kind of feeling, I vowed revenge.

With what kind of feeling, I gave up being a human and entered the Demon King’s Army.

However, the words I pressed and pressed couldn’t come out of my mouth.

I’ve been working so hard, researching blood magic while cutting down on my sleeping time, running non-stop and finally gaining strength to get to this point, and the result is such a pitiful ending.

“Seo, senior… We…”

“I won!!!”

At the sudden joyous voice, I twisted my head to the side. The opponents who are overjoyed at the fact that they defeated them, the former opponents, come into view.

I’m lying down like this. Even if I lost everything, even if I fell into the abyss, I fell all the way down to the bottom of the abyss.

Are they really that happy that I was defeated?

“hehehe…”

I wasn’t angry. There was only a laugh out of it.

I was defeated. I poured all my energy into the battle, prepared to die together in this place, but it was I who lay on the ground, not them.

I don’t want to think about anything anymore. I have no face to see the faces of my wife and daughter. Just, just like this…

I turned my head to the other side and looked at the wheel that was hardened with wax in my right hand.

The wheel, which was made by cutting and attaching bloodstone, was gradually losing its light, like a fire burning fiercely. As if Galan’s life, which had been burning hotly, was gradually fading away.

That moment when I was about to slowly close my eyes.

“Hey~! It’s Sir Austin too! You are so amazing!”

The disgusting voices of these people pierced Galan’s ears.

* * *

“Thank you very much! Also! The hero’s party members are different no matter what! Ha ha ha!”

…What is it? What about these pups?

This was my impression of two skinny old men and a pot-bellied old man who popped out of nowhere after the battle.

As I stared at them both, the fat man who had been walking out in front gave one flap of his tight robe and pointed his finger at Galan, thump —! It started making pig-picking noises.

“Kuhmm… By the way, Galan! Yes man! With so much blood on his hands, he did this! These are the flaws of the lofty Mage Tower!”

“Cancer! By the way! For a person like this to be in charge of the master of the mage tower… The end of the world! How dare you, a lowly person without a mana core…”

“…?”

Galan, who was pointed at by fat and visil, made his face look like a goblin at once.

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No. By the way, they’re really the children of someone’s family, so they’re not so mean, right? It is the first time I have seen pups who live and live without such a case.

Is that something you would say in front of someone without a mana core?

“Who are you b*tches…”

“Umm. Excuse me, but who are you two?”

I was furious at the moment, and when the six-headed character was about to appear, Princess Alexis quickly interrupted my words and interrupted her.

“Hmm? That one…”

The fat and the vicious glanced at Princess Alexis, and in that brief moment glanced at Princess Alexis’ body as if licking it with her f*cking eyes. I’ve seen it all

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No, these crazy b*tches…

“…?”

…Why am I angry? Princess Alexis isn’t even my wife… Anyway.

After looking at Princess Alexis for a while, they cautiously opened their mouths.

“Excuse me, but which family are you from?”

“I am Oren Alexis, the eldest daughter of Duke Alexis.”

“Ah, ahahahaha…! It must have been Princess Alexis! Uhm… The introduction is late. We are the gate managers of the Central Mage Tower, Neil and Lawson.”

Central… Central Magic Tower… Gate Management…

“…Ah.”

Well, it’s unlikely that both Galan and Huntly came this far on foot, and most likely one of them opened the gate and came over. The Central Mage Tower must have sensed this and sent personnel to deal with it.

By the way, look at them?

Why are you grinning like this because you’ve only crawled out from what you’ve been doing?

“…Excuse me. By the way, why did you crawl out only when the work was over?”

I asked in a crooked manner, and Neil and Lawson looked at me in bewilderment and said,

“Hey, crawling out! That…”

“From the looks of it, it doesn’t look like you’ve just arrived… And we’re fighting… No, can we talk about it? Weren’t you just watching us fight?”

When I came out strong, Princess Alexis quietly backed away with her wry smile. Perhaps, Princess Alexis, deep down, the two of them were unworthy.

“That, that’s not…”

“No, what… Otherwise. Would a thief say he is a thief with his own mouth?”

“Keugh…!”

After hearing my sarcasm, Neil and Lawson bit their lips and glared at me, but what? What to do The status of being a f*cking warrior party member is invincible.

“What’s wrong with your expression? Do you pick it?”

“Oh no! hahahaha… It’s not like that… I… mmm! Anyway!”

The two of them, who were sweating profusely while receiving my thirst, pointed at Galan while clearing their coughs.

“You have defeated Galan! You were so wonderful! Although, I still have a breather… We’ll finish that up, so don’t worry too much!”

With that said, even though I hadn’t given my permission yet, Neil and Lawson pulled out their wands and approached Galan.

“No, senior. Who are the two of them who act like they want to kill me like that?”

“Austin. Can I kill you?”

“…No, guys. Calm down.”

Robin and Luna blinked and grabbed their weapons, but I stopped them and watched Neil and Lawson.

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Neil and Lawson got close to Galan, who was lying on the floor immobilized, and immediately began tapping Gallan with their staffs without killing him.

“Khehehe… You stupid bastard. Was the magic tower that funny?”

“A half-poon without a mana core dares to take over the position of the master of the mage tower? You need to know the subject! hehehehe…”

“Awesome…!”

Despite their ridicule, Galan only glared at the two with his teeth clenched, as if he had lost the energy to get angry.

Apparently not liking Galan’s attitude, Neil, who was touching Galan’s body, lifted his foot and started to trample Galan’s head.

“This is how a bug like you behaves presumptuously.”

“Keugh…!”

As his overweight body stomped on it, Galan too began to groan in agony.

Even so, Galan didn’t lower his eyes as they glared at them.

Eyes filled with anger. Her eyes, which had been fading just a moment ago, were burning with anger again.

“Hey. Turn it off.”

“Yes? Ah, um… Then…”

I pushed Neil and Lawson away from their seats and crouched down in front of Galan.

“…Galan. Do you know those skinny bastards?”

“…Austin.”

Galan stopped talking for a moment, then looked up at me with a sorrowful face and continued.

“I want to kill those two… With my own hands. It’s my last wish. Please… please please.”

“…As expected, we know each other.”

“The wizards who agreed to bring me down from the position of the owner of the tower and kill my wife and daughter… Please… Please…!”

From Galan’s eyes begging me, transparent tears were flowing, not tears of blood.

“As long as you listen to this, it doesn’t matter if you kill me…! You can hang it in the square and throw stones at it! So, please…!”

“How are you going to kill those bastards right now?”

“Ah…”

As if he finally realized the situation he was in, Galan shut his mouth and looked down at the ground.

On the dry stone floor, Gahlran’s tears fell in torrents.

…I am.

“…Galan. I don’t want any more blood on your hands.”

I slowly took out the short sword I had put in the scabbard and raised myself up.

“You said. You have been fighting to protect, but I have been fighting to kill.”

Could there be another word more accurate than this? Okay. I’ve been fighting to kill a lifetime.

“Leave this to the man who fought to kill you.”

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“Kreukreukreuk…! Oh… Sir Austin…!”

“Kuhhh…! Why…!”

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Neil and Lawson, who were cut down by Austin’s knife, grabbed their necks for a moment and then collapsed.

Looking at them like that, Galan closed his eyes.

…Refreshing?

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No. There was no exhilarating feeling anywhere.

Like that time, when he skinned and killed the ringleaders who betrayed Galan, his heart filled with vengeance is just empty.

‘…Galan. I don’t want blood on your hands anymore.’

Gallan knew the intention behind Austin’s words.

I’ll be seeing her wife and daughter soon, so as for the last bit, don’t get your hands dirty with nasty things… A little consideration.

The end was approaching. It’s time to end this damned life, an excruciatingly long one.

Maybe my heart will be pierced like this.

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No matter what anyone says, I’m the commander of the damn Demon King’s army.

“Whoa… Galan.”

Gearko, the man who was checking and killing the corpses approached.

Austin. A person who has the power to protect precious things around him, despite being in the same situation as himself without a mana core.

For some reason, Austin, who had called for Galan, only looked down at him with those clear, blue eyes.

Austin, who had been eyeing each other for a while, opened his mouth again.

“Hey, Galan.”

“……”

“Galan.”

“…Why are you calling?”

“Are you excited now?”

“…No. Just…”

At Austin, Galan smiled helplessly through tears.

“Now… I want to put everything down…”

Just now, those two were the last mages to betray Galan. There were no regrets in life anymore.

“…Austin. You know what?”

“…What is it?”

But why do tears keep flowing? I’m sure there will be no regrets.

I keep getting angry, angry at the absurdity of this world, angry at the death of her wife and daughter… So…

“I didn’t want to be like this either.”

I didn’t want to be like this, but I got angry at what happened.

“Me, me too… I wanted to be the father of an ordinary family…! What should I have done, Austin…! Answer me!”

Tears flowed endlessly. Riding on the cheeks, riding on the scars of bloody tears. Without hesitation.

“I miss my wife and daughter… Now it’s all over…! I killed them all…! Even so, there are still lingering feelings in life…! It’s going crazy, Austin! What the hell! You have lived a different life than me, so you should know!”

“…Galan. I am…”

“Is it because of that ridiculous mission that I shouted at you guys! I… I didn’t want to…! I… Why don’t I want to die…! Now I can meet my wife and daughter…!”

In front of Galan’s blurred vision, the blurred Austin remained silent for a moment, then opened his mouth.

“…Galan. There is a story I heard when I was traveling here and there with the hero.”

Austin continued his words, carefully wiping the dirty bloody shortsword.

“In the world of heroes, there is a saying. The sea is not wet by rain.”

“The sea… In the rain…”

“Yes. What the heck does that mean… I’ve been thinking about it for years. I think I know now.”

Austin’s story was somehow lifting Galan’s burden one by one.

“The sea doesn’t get wet by rain… Maybe the small doesn’t affect the big. It must be such a clichéd meaning. But…”

And Galan suddenly realized the meaning of those words.

“Galan. I want you to be calm about trivial things, like the sea. Of course, what you’ve been through isn’t trivial, but now… For now.”

Already, Austin’s eyes were moist.

“For the last time… Just wide and deep enough to hold your wife and daughter… Just be the sea… Wouldn’t it?”

“Ah… Ah…”

Sea.

It is wide and deep, no matter how much it rains, even if there are stormy waves and rough waves, the depth is still. That…

Let’s keep our precious ones there. No matter how stormy it may be, the calm…

Galan was finally ready to meet his wife and daughter.

“…Now, I want to rest. Austin.”

“…Okay.”

After staring at Galan for a while, Austin quietly wiped away his tears and raised his sword high.

Pu-wook—

Austen’s cold, jade-colored sword pierced Galan’s heart.

“Ah, ah…”

Lisa. I have a lot to say to you. Linda. Dad, soon…

“Bah… Da…”

The last thing that lingered in Galan’s slowly closing eyes was the image of his wife and daughter playing on the beach.

The man who was always stormy became the sea.

Deep in the sea, in a calm place no matter how bad the weather, with the ones you love in your arms. Like that, without hesitation.

It was just an endless hug.