251. return (1)
“Hold the line of defense!”
“majesty! The eastern defenses have been breached! We need to send reinforcements!”
“Dozens of trolls are breaking down the south gate and advancing!”
Bad news continued to come to the command post where Odelia was holding out.
“sh*t… … !”
The kingdom army and academy cadet union did their best to fight, but it was not enough to stop all the monster army pouring in without knowing the end.
At first, low-level monsters like goblins and orcs came in, then oak warriors and wyverns, and eventually even higher-level entities like trolls joined in.
In addition to that, the Demons, who each had the skills of an academy professor, launched a large-scale offensive, so it was unavoidable.
Although it was said that the heroes of the reversal had gathered, it was a fight that did not materialize in terms of scale.
Rather, it was a great achievement to have endured so far.
All they could do was to risk Aeonia’s life and death and endure until the party of warriors defeated the Demon King.
“It can’t be helped.”
Odelia’s golden eyes quickly scanned the battlefield. The world seen through the eyes of the wise is different from others, and helps you make the right choice at this moment.
‘The more I endure here, the greater the damage.’
Minimize the damage somehow and fight until Aren defeats the demon lord. That’s the only way to win.
Odelia made up her mind quickly and made a decision right away.
“Everyone retreat to the last line of defense! We will fight until the end there!”
“All right!”
“Blow the trumpet!”
―――!
A trumpet announcing a retreat echoed across the chaotic battlefield.
The Royal Army and the cadets immediately began retreating according to the sound. The monster army immediately chased after them.
“Goooh!”
The goal of the monsters is only to kill. There is nothing to be seen as an acknowledgment. The moment the orc threw a spear at the fleeing kingdom army.
visor-!
The shining sword split the spearhead in half.
“Protect the retreating soldiers! We’re buying time!”
Odelia held on to the sword of the first king, Gaitarner, and stopped the Orcs from pursuing her.
“Protect Your Highness! You slugs!”
“Surround Your Highness!”
After that, Deckard assisted.
Although she did not know how to fight well, she was Odelia who went out of her way to protect the people. The Royal Knights were inspired by that appearance and burned their fighting spirit.
“We also buy time by stepping back slowly. Our goal is to minimize the damage. Got it!”
“I understand, Your Highness!”
Deckard had already told him several times that he was dangerous, but the young king’s stubbornness could not be broken.
Now, in Deckard’s eyes, Odelia doesn’t look like a tender princess, but a suitable owner of the dragon slashing sword Gaitharner.
“come! Ready!”
“Wrap around the sword!”
It was the moment when the Orcs changed their target and tried to attack.
coo coo… … .
As if an earthquake had occurred in the sky, a cataclysm occurred.
The hole in the sky, the gate, began to tear even bigger than before.
A sea of clouds flowed, and dark clouds were everywhere. And the screams that come from within.
―――――!
It was the monster’s roar that was overwhelming enough to freeze the hearts of everyone on the battlefield.
the air freezes It’s not because of the mood. Frost forms on the outer walls of the building, and exhaled breath spreads white.
Everyone stops fighting and raises their heads.
The dark cloud split in two like the parting of the Red Sea. And, Bingryong finally reveals his great figure.
As the wings cover the sky, a shadow covers the entire academy.
‘Ah, Aren-kun. hurry… … .’
Before Odelia’s earnest prayer was over.
With another roar, magic beyond imagination condensed from Bingryong’s throat.
Everyone froze on the spot at the overwhelming phenomenon. Even the thought of running away was erased from my mind.
Bingryong had no goal. It just freezes and destroys everything in the world.
――――――!
The dragon’s breath fell on the Warriors like a scourge.
* * *
“What did you do… … ?”
spilled everything
The Demon King was obviously mortally wounded.
However, all of my colleagues also suffered.
Ackerman had his heart pierced, and Cain fell trying to defend me. The demon king didn’t stop there, and even Hoya, Siana, and Bell, who were behind him, were beaten.
The demon king’s instantaneous output was far more overwhelming than I knew.
An attack beyond the realm of calculation.
‘What is this… … .’
Anger rose. But you have to stay calm. No one has died yet. I was just stunned for a moment.
Ackerman, who had his heart pierced, still has the phoenix egg. No need to worry.
It can be rectified. I’m doing my job
“The intruders have finally fallen.”
The Demon King staggered and walked towards me.
“Stop getting your work done. Full of strength.”
“strength?”
The demon king, unable to stand upright, slowly stretched out his hand.
OK–
“What are you doing!!!”
Spirits began to drain from the fallen comrades. He was even consuming soul energy.
He jumped out in an instant and thrust his sword into the demon king’s heart.
“Kuh… … . what… … !”
“You, please. Did you open the gate to collect soul energy!?”
Right after his comrades were defeated, he used his remaining strength to widen the gate even further. It was probably made big enough for Bingryong to pass through.
When Bingryong appeared, no matter how hard the Kingdom Army and Academy struggled, it was useless. Only annihilation awaits them.
One by one, the hypotheses that I kept thinking about came true. I am convinced that he is extracting soul energy.
The Demon King opened the gate and gathered a large amount of power. That was the only purpose from the beginning.
Dark red blood poured out of the demon king’s mouth.
“In the world, why can’t you remember like this?”
“What?”
“Now, if you kill me… … .”
The demon king’s eyes were looking straight at me. It was a look of concern, with no enemy to be found. It was confusing.
“What are you talking about, you?”
“Hey… … . It’s all gone already… … .”
I can’t stand it any longer.
The Demon King was clearly different from what I knew. This is definitely something wrong.
As expected, it was clear that there was system intervention.
[Story damage rate 99%]
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Killed the devil He had no choice but to save his comrades.
However, I was still alive. My comrades were also seriously injured, but not killed.
This was clearly a finish that defied the prophecy.
As a result.
[Forced reset if the story damage rate is over 95%]
[With story damage rate less than 95%, ‘Character No. 6666’ Destroy Destiny]
The clear condition, which was discovered due to a system error, was not met.
[Start Force Initialization]
Initialization started as expected.
If you think about it now, ‘initialization’ means that this world will be erased along with all the memories I’ve been through so far.
Memories of friends, life at the academy, members of the Blackfire Mansion family, and adversities overcame. Everything beautiful and ugly.
When I looked back, the bodies of my friends who had fallen were beginning to fragment. Like a game, broken bodies scatter and disappear.
It wasn’t my reality. But I couldn’t bear to see this place, which had now become my reality, disappear.
So you have to be more chill.
I can’t just watch my precious people live like this.
The time has come to do what I’ve been thinking about since I first saw that damn phrase.
A hypothesis that was confirmed by the demon king’s last act.
The final chapter of Necrotula.
“return.”
I asked while looking at the dying Demon King.
“Is the reason you open the gate and slaughter people is to collect soul energy and bring me back?”
“… … .”
There was no answer.
His mouth was full of blood. Eyes stained with emptiness are just staring at me.
“Here, a letter has just appeared in the return part. It must have been an arrangement for this moment.”
I opened the table of contents of [Necrotula II] and pushed it in front of my body. The page of return, which was a blank page, was filled with letters.
Seeing that, the demon king smiled faintly. would mean positively.
In the first place, I am a person possessed by this world.
I don’t know what the purpose was, but it probably didn’t come into this world for no reason.
I’m sure there must be a reason and someone who sent me.
I possessed a character I had never seen before in the original game.
Aren Blackfire.
Everything about this character was a labyrinth, and there were not a few suspicious things.
I ignored it for the time being in order to survive, but I couldn’t shake my doubts.
Descendant of the sword castle, the family of the worshipers of the demons. These shiny titles didn’t matter.
The core is Necrotula, the beginning of everything.
It was a strange black magic book that actually existed. In particular, Necrotula Volume 2 was so heterogeneous that I had no choice but to doubt it.
Here, when I saw the elf’s prophecy, which was a mystery in the original work, I confirmed the error in the system, and in Necrotula volume 2, return, possession, reincarnation, and return were written.
No matter how much I think about it, all of these things are unknown devices prepared for ‘me’.
The conclusion boils down to one.
Irregular in this world.
existence that shouldn’t exist.
After safely clearing the ending, Aren Blackfire will die and return.
That is the destiny of I, Aren Blackfire.
When everything is over, I, the possessor, was scheduled to return from the beginning.
“Am I right?”
I conveyed my hypothesis to the Demon King. At this point, the demon king is not the demon king.
It’s just a device prepared for me by the system. The words I said to the Demon King were the words I said to the unknown being who sent me here.
… … .
The demon king lost his vitality. it’s out of breath
His body slowly began to crumble like dust. Everything in the world was disappearing.
The world turns into achromatic colors. Like the screen with the bed ending.
[Initialization progress 13%]
“under… … . In the end, this is how it turned out.”
the devil is dead
Fortunately, none of the co-workers died.
The thing is, I’m alive.
As long as I live, this world will disappear. Unchangeable destiny. If I don’t return, it’s an unchangeable ending.
All the moments and memories with precious people will disappear like a dream.
No matter how hard you try, it must be a foolish struggle to grab hold of flowing water that you can’t catch even if you try.
“As expected, it was only this way.”
No matter how much I thought about it, no other number came to mind.
The gears of the world were woven together as if they wouldn’t turn unless I died.
I pulled the purifier out of the demon king’s heart and held it in reverse.
“If you so wish.”
I’ll get you back.
[Stop initialization]
[Story damage rate recovery]
[Clear completed within the error range]
[Return operation started]
* * *
“Oh, no… … .”
“… … !”
A chilling wind brushes Cain’s cheeks.
Belle Yirushi froze on the spot.
“what.”
I saw what I shouldn’t have seen.
The man they loved was lying on the floor with his heart stabbed.
Ackerman stood up clutching his heart. Resurrected with a phoenix egg, he belatedly figured out the situation.
“Aren… … ?”
Everyone fainted, then got up.
When I opened my eyes, Aren was down with the demon king.
Guessing the situation, Aren defended everyone at the last moment and sacrificed himself to defeat the Demon King.
His pale face was drained of all blood. I couldn’t feel any warmth in my body.
“Aren—–!”
Cain, who had not collapsed even for a moment, cried out and embraced Aren’s body.
Bell was devastated and dropped to her knees. I was so shocked that I couldn’t even afford to seek out God.
“Aren, wake up! You don’t play around!”
Tears fell nonstop from Cain’s jewel-like eyes. Tears flowed down Aren’s face, but Aren didn’t budge.
“no. no… … . No way. I’m still with you… … .ぅ. Shut up.”
the words don’t come out A surge of emotion stuck in his throat and made it impossible to breathe.
“Stop, saintess. Uh, try something!”
Hoya grabbed the bell and shook it.
Bell was stunned. Not even tears flowed. Her eyes were out of focus.
Belle’s heart is shattered.
“no. how… … .”
Ackerman was speechless.
The phoenix egg that saved his life kept coming to mind.
“My, I should have died instead.”
Ackerman sincerely thought so. A good heart is unwavering.
Acheron was silent. Aren’s death was completely unexpected. I watched everything to the end.
A conversation between the demon king and Aren. Aren’s own death.
Acheron just trusted Aren and was silent.
“Eww, why, Aren. I’m still with you… … .”
I have something left to say
Cain couldn’t speak to the end. He claimed to be a guardian, but in the end, he felt resentful of himself for not being able to protect the one he loved the most.
No matter how much I touched it, Aren’s heart didn’t beat.
Aren is dead. This was reality.
“Move.”
At that moment, someone pushed Cain away.
“Siana… … .”
Siana looked as if she had already shed a lot of tears. With her eyes red, Cyanna dragged Aren into her arms.
“It’s still too early to give up.”
A drop of falling tear.
From that point on, magic began to swirl around Cyana.
As Cyana stretched out her right hand into the air, magical energy gathered and a staff was summoned.
It was an ordinary-looking staff made of spirit wood and studded with a magic stone.
“Siana, what, do it… … ?”
Cain asked, wiping his tears. Ciana didn’t answer and focused on the chant.
Chijijijik!
Magical power spurts out.
The magic that bloomed from the staff began to twist the providence of the world.