Originally, she would not have sacrificed or devoted herself for others.
I thought I would never give up on myself for someone else.
He has lived his whole life self-righteously, but it seems that he was also a human being.
No matter how much we turn away and push away, humans are interactive animals.
‘You look like me.’
Reinhardt.
he resembles himself
While hating the world, there is hope in one side of the heart.
Is that why? Maybe that’s why I wanted to watch more.
Even though it was sealed for a thousand years and could not be called a human form, even though its mind had already worn out and could no longer be said to be alive…
‘I went back in time, but there was nothing to apologize for and no one to apologize for. There was nothing I could do but push myself.’
It was just like him.
He returned to the north after becoming stronger while wandering around the world of demons, but all those who abandoned him and his mother were already dead.
In response, he ruled the north like a tyrant, but when he came to his senses, too many people were dead due to his whim.
Since he couldn’t apologize to the dead or to those who disappeared, Garp began to hate himself extremely.
It would be the same for Reinhardt.
That’s why you can’t look around anymore.
Because you hate yourself, you think no one will love you.
If you don’t break that illusion, your whole life will be miserable.
You can’t cross the real wall.
Everyone has no choice but to face an unhappy ending.
But that illusion can never be broken by one’s own power.
You may realize and regret it when you reach the end, but what’s the point if you die?
‘Do not deny the present you.’
So, Garp risked his life to break the seal of the Heavenly Demon.
to show off.
He wanted to see Reinhardt, who was very similar to him, take a different path from him.
“Gap.”
When I turned my head, she was there.
The clear eyes that looked at themselves in the pouring snow.
“······ mother.”
“Isn’t it beautiful, Garp?”
Garp doesn’t know what beauty is.
What is more beautiful in the north, where there is only her and this eye that abandoned him?
Garp slowly raised his gaze.
and looked at her
“······ Is beautiful. very.”
Because the countless falling snow is like flower petals.
*
The peace treaty team has successfully brought peace with the North!
Rumors spread quickly.
At the center was Prince Launel.
However, even after signing the agreement, he did not return to the Empire.
‘It’s thanks to Reinhardt that the agreement went ahead in an instant. I didn’t do anything.’
If Reinhardt hadn’t given him the potion, he would have had trouble at work. He wouldn’t have been able to easily accomplish what the world’s Archduke Carlos was sluggish.
If he returned to the Empire satisfied with this, he would prove himself incompetent.
‘At least the proof that Archduke Carlos is related to the Devil Church…’
However, if we can find evidence, we can punish Archduke Carlos.
Of course, if he can’t find it, Archduke Carlos will eventually escape the net of the law.
What happened after that was catastrophic. It wouldn’t be strange if a civil war broke out.
‘Reinhardt bought me time. So, I have to do it.’
Launel was searching through the lich’s dungeon.
The place where he and the Phoenix Knights were imprisoned together.
‘After being trapped here, the one who saved me and fought the lich was the Holy Lord.’
I thought it was a dream. I thought that even reality was an illusion.
However, upon entering this dungeon, memories of that time began to spring up again.
It was supposed to be the holy lord who fought the lich. After that, it was also the divine monarch who brought him to the empire on the Bone Dragon.
But why
‘Reinhardt. Why do I still see you?’
Stumble.
“Mmm.”
“Are you okay, my dear?”
“Okay.”
Launel shook his head at the worried eyes of the knights.
It’s because I got dizzy for a while and couldn’t control my body properly.
Launel looked at the traces of battle everywhere.
Launel pointed to one of them and said.
“Look at this. Doesn’t one of the sword statues scratched on the wall look similar to the spirit sword Caliburn?”
“The size of the stab wounds seems to be similar, but there is no way there are traces of Caliburn left here, right?”
The knight’s reaction was natural.
Caliburn was in the Empire when she was kidnapped by the Lich in the first place.
However, the cuts and traces of Caliburn’s sword were very similar.
If Reinhardt had wielded Caliburn here, it would have left a mark like this.
Of course, there are many swords with similar shapes, but Caliburn is a weapon from a thousand years ago. It was thick and blunt, but the shape protruding like a protrusion in connection with the handle of the sword was unique to Caliburn.
Why do traces of it remain here?
‘Reinhardt came here.’
Perhaps, the picture drawn in one’s head may not be a dream or an illusion.
Reinhardt fought a lich here.
If so, Reinhardt is the Holy Lord.
But is that a reasonable thing to do?
‘If Reinhardt is the holy lord…the reaction of the north is understandable.’
What is even more incomprehensible is the reaction of northerners.
With just one potion, the protracted peace agreement was concluded.
As if it had been promised in advance.
The time when the divine lord appeared and the time when Reinhardt came to the north also coincided.
‘It was Reinhardt who delayed the army of Archduke Carlos. It’s because Reinhardt burned all the drugs that were to be given to the soldiers.’
We have secured testimony that Archduke Carlos used prohibited drugs.
But there was no conclusive evidence.
However, one or two other testimonies that Reinhardt was deeply involved in this matter were being secured.
How should I accept this?
What if… if Reinhardt was really the holy lord?
‘Reinhardt. What do you want to do?’
I can’t get a feel for it. Reinhardt’s thoughts. the direction he is walking.
He gave up even the title of emperor and became a divine monarch at best.
Although the position that unified the north couldn’t be compared to the emperor who ruled the empire.
But what is certain is that Reinhardt hid himself as the Holy Lord.
I guessed why.
‘If it became known that the crown prince was the god of the northern barbarians, he would have been attacked by the anti-imperial faction. If the purpose is to capture Archduke Carlos, it is right to hide it for now.’
Launel rubbed his chin.
It seems clear that Reinhardt was trying to capture Archduke Carlos.
If he could do this, he would have won the position of emperor.
However, he passed the ball to himself. He made a peace treaty, captured Archduke Carlos, and conceded the way to become emperor.
why?
If I stayed still, I would have walked the road to the tantan road.
In the process, he would encounter opposition from himself, Kazan, or most of the imperial family, including the empress, but it would be enough if he pushed on.
By that time, there will be no cause for objection.
‘······ older brother.’
… But, I didn’t push through.
Instead of pushing, he pulled.
The only reward for conceding all the credit is calling him ‘hyung’.
Is it only
Even though there was a possibility that his identity as the divine lord might be discovered, he saved himself.
Heading to the center of the empire, he cured himself.
What would have happened if Reinhardt had not yielded?
What if you didn’t realize these facts?
‘I must have become a disabled man.’
would have been ruined
It is not just a simple physical breakdown. My mind is also broken, so I don’t know what I did. In the worst case, there is a possibility of civil war.
However, Reinhardt’s movement is not limited to himself.
Reinhardt cured 2nd Prince Kazan.
Fixed 3rd Prince Carmon’s rampage.
‘Even when the monsters invaded, I saved Leone alone.’
And he saved 4th Prince Rion from the Witchbeast.
This meant one thing.
······· I protected my brothers and my family.
‘Family… family?’
Launel shuddered.
The road Reinhardt wants to walk.
Is that the way to save the family in the end?
‘Why didn’t I realize it?’
Reinhardt’s behavior was consistent.
From the moment he thought he had changed, he was only moving for his family.
For the sake of the Emperor and his brothers with the same blood.
why didn’t i know that
To make an excuse, it was because Reinhardt didn’t show off.
It is because the original body acted indifferently.
It was the effect of quietly acting like a shadow while hiding everything.
But you should have known anyway.
I should have known
“hahahaha!”
“······ Lowering?”
Laughter came out of nowhere.
Family is what Reinhardt values the most!
If you think of moving with protecting your family as your top priority, everything fits right in front and back.
He was moving to keep.
But no one knows the truth.
Only then did Launel realize.
There is no one, not even a single one, to protect him.
“You are really stupid. You don’t know the truth because of that prejudice.”
“What is that? Who can call degrading Launel stupid?”
“Sir Howson. If I am in danger of dying, will you save me?”
“Yes. All of the Phoenix Knights, including me, will risk their lives to protect Lowe Launel.”
said Lord Hawthorne with a hard expression on his face.
Seriously. All of the Phoenix Knights were ready to give up their lives for one Launel.
Knowing the sincerity, Launel can complain.
You can draw tomorrow.
“What if the crown prince is in danger of dying?”
“Yes······?”
“Will you save him?”
“Ummm… I’ll do my best, but…”
“Then who will be able to save the crown prince?”
“The Yellow Dragon Knights… won’t you save it?”
Is it really so?
Risking one’s life requires that kind of bond.
Will they save Reinhardt with all their heart?
That’s something Lord Alging Hosson isn’t sure about.
but.
“I will save you. Even risking my life.”
“Your Majesty…?”
“Prince Reinhardt. No, now… I guess I should call you big brother.”
“·······?!”
Lord Howson’s face and eyes were full of astonishment.
Could it be that you just called Crown Prince Reinhardt your older brother?
It was clear that he had heard something wrong, but Launel drove the wedge with determination.
“I should have recognized my brother’s sincerity. I realized it even if it was belatedly… I can’t let regret build up anymore.”
Launel said as if he was determined.
It was only in front of him that I had ever called him older brother.
But not anymore.
Now that I have barely glimpsed his sincerity, I have no choice but to admit it.
You have to quit before more regrets accumulate. His sincerity must not be distorted any longer.
That he is not a madman, and that he cares for his family more than anyone else.
However, it will not be easy to break the prejudice.
Knowing that, you have to change yourself first.
To improve the perception of Reinhardt.
Launel bit his lip.
“Sir Howson. I am not the emperor’s timber.”
“…!”
“The real emperor’s lumber is…”
“It’s a huge snowfall! We have to get out of there before it piles up!”
It was then.
Hearing the voice from outside, Launel left the dungeon with his fists clenched.
then it appeared
A maddening blizzard.
It’s the snow I’ve seen all the time I’ve been in the north.
It’s a sight that will make anyone’s eyebrows furrow.
‘It’s beautiful.’
Those eyes were now more beautiful than anything else in the world.
*
‘ah······!’
Allel felt his heart throb.
sick. But it was not a common pain.
‘sadness.’
are sad Reinhardt. Arel had no choice but to tighten his chest at the intense emotion he had never felt before.
Arel immediately moved.
After he climbed the mountain, he and Reinhardt were on separate trips.
She was by Arel’s side, protecting him.
However, as long as I felt this turbulence, I couldn’t stay still forever.
‘I can feel where you are.’
Allel immediately left the room.
I ran like crazy towards where Reinhardt was.
“This is a place that only the Demon King of Heavenly Mountain can enter.”
“If you step in, I will kill you.”
In front of the huge door, demons stopped her.
Arell immediately raised his sword. Galatine. Galatin de Debaron. Now, even without memorizing the boots, the sword has opened its full power to the world.
Whoa!
Particles of light pouring wildly.
“Holy Sword…?”
“It’s a holy sword!”
In an instant, demons gathered.
countless numbers. Each one of them is incredibly powerful.
If you hit it, you will die. Even if she was a Valkyria, it would be impossible to deal with such a number of demons.
But it’s heartbreaking. The sadness continued to grow.
must be kept
I couldn’t let him cry.
Because she was a knight of Reinhardt.
I don’t know why I’m sad, but I can’t let you continue to be sad.
“Stop.”
It was then.
The door opened and the demon king appeared.
“Kyo, you arrogance!”
“Meet Pride!”
Delbaran of Pride.
He opened the door and glanced at Arel and me.
“It must be one of the guys brought by ‘Gluttony’. But, a holy sword user.”
holy sword.
A sword containing holy power.
It’s not fake fake, it’s real.
The swords containing the power of the Twelve Lords are mere imitations.
However, there were very few weapons in the world that changed like ‘sacred relics’.
It is a kind of ‘singular point’ that has finally reached a turning point after building and building ranks.
That sword was just that.
Prideful Delbaran chuckled.
“Did you come running because you were worried about your master? Are you prepared to die?”
“…”
Allel did not answer.
feeling of it from him.
I felt it when I first saw it, but it is strong.
If you fight, you can’t win.
If he blocks you, you won’t be able to enter.
Even so, Arell just raised the sword.
Then Delbaran of Pride stood aside.
“Then go in. I can’t bear to touch it.”
Even the delbaran of pride can’t be touched?
What is the situation?
he continued.
“However, if you go in, you will die. Will you still go in?”
Poof!
It was an instant.
Before Delbaran could finish his words, Arel threw herself inside.
‘That’s the Heavenly Demon Sacred Art. under!’
Delbaran shook his head in disgust.
＜ Demon King (8) ＞ End