202 – Siriel(1)
Unlike the battle that took as long as two months. It took only a few days to clean up the mess.
Didn’t they say that creating something is much more difficult than destroying it?
Using the reverse principle, Siron and his party returned the collapsed Colosseum to dirt, and cut off the branches of the trees that were uprooted when the ground was overturned and collected them in one corner of the site.
The reason the trees were processed into lumber rather than replanted was because of Hugo’s mansion.
“Use…”
Siron stared with a bitter expression at the mansion that had boasted of its beautiful appearance.
cracked stone wall,
A window that disappeared without a trace.
Perhaps because Eldrina came first, there was no broken glass left on the window frame, but the pieces of glass that could not be collected were strewn on the dirt floor.
“Do I need to repair the window as well?”
“I don’t know. You told me to remove the barrier.”
Even Seira, who played a very important role in the restoration work, raised her white flag as if she thought this was too much. There was magic to create crystal-clear ice, but the magic to create glass to use as windows did not yet exist.
Seira could have quickly created a magic that creates crystals out of thin air, but it is a miracle that the mansion withstood the impact of being expected to collapse. The mansion had thousands of windows, so it would not have been efficient for Seira to restore that many windows on her own.
“No one told me to ask you. First, just roughly remove the glass pieces. I need to quickly call the craftsmen and have them repair it.”
“Shouldn’t we do it today? I can sense a tremendous amount of anger coming from the top floor…”
Lucia did not look inside the mansion, but was convinced that the true identity of her anger was Eldrina, and she was completely cowed in fear that her anger might go mad.
Of course, Eldrina didn’t have the power to make Lucia tremble in fear, but since she had been living in the annex for many years and had been blessed by Eldrina, she half-sincerely, not nominally, thought that she should do the duty of a child to Eldrina. did.
“What’s wrong with everyone? It’s a trivial thing that happened to save the world, aren’t you too scared? Be a little more proud and bleed your shoulders.”
“Is that so?”
“Because it is.”
Siron patted the wrinkled shoulders of Seira and Lucia and continued speaking with a calm expression.
“And, Eldrina, would you be that narrow-minded?”
“I didn’t say that much, well…”
“Anyway, when it comes to matters related to my uncle, he doesn’t seem to be a bit excessive. Even if he were, I don’t think he would say anything. Besides, I have loot, so what are you worried about?”
booty.
It was a word referring to the armor and hammer left behind by Corax.
The tiger died and left behind its skin, and Corax died and left behind a huge golden armor. The size alone was 3 meters long, and even the hammer he used hadn’t disappeared, so if he disposed of it at the right price, it was enough to repair the mansion and pay off Shiron’s debts.
‘…I should have left the golden giant.’
Unlike the byproducts left behind by Corax, the corpse of the fifth golden giant vanished without leaving a speck of dust behind. If it had remained intact, a palace would have been built instead of a new mansion. As a poetic theory, it was just a shame.
An ordinary person would faint just by being near it, so it would have taken dozens of priests for several days to sell it, but it was not a big problem for Siron, whose divine power was gushing out like fire.
“By the way. Shouldn’t Lucia get ready for school? Siriel is about to graduate, but I’m not sure if attendance will be okay.”
Siron thought of Siriel, who had been called by Hugo early in the morning. No matter how much Siriel declared that she would help Siron, Siron also had her own things to do and was busy, so Siron sent Siriel to Hugo.
“…It will be fine.”
A resigned answer. Lucia sighed and lowered her head.
“And you can just complete the course without graduating. It’s not like you’re going to get a job at a government office. What’s the use of a degree?”
“Are you really okay? You said you want to go to graduate school.”
“No, I’m not going. I’ve lost all affection after this incident.”
“affection?”
“Yeah… Just like you said, I think swinging a sword is better for me.”
While clearing up the ruined land, Lucia was able to have time to think a lot.
The reason she got involved in this case was the accident of Professor Reynold, who made a good suggestion to her, but as if there was such a thing as a fate that could not be escaped, Sado, the devil’s liaison, ended up getting involved.
The image of Varian turning into dust and scattering as soon as Corax dies. His identity was not a living creature, but a being similar to an alter ego created by an apostle.
It wasn’t that I didn’t know. At first glance, Lucia felt uncomfortable with him, but since he was an elf with a broken spirit, she didn’t feel the need to dig into him any further.
‘My eight arms are so fierce, what kind of degree do I have for my eight arms?’
Lucia, who felt an unfortunate fate, sighed deeply. I didn’t want to hold the holy sword because I was afraid of something like this, but there’s no way that the effects of holding the holy sword 500 years ago would still be felt to this day. It was strange.
‘…Could it be because of the theory?’
-With great power comes great responsibility. If you don’t take up the sword, you might go to hell!
While I was looking at the poem with sad eyes, an old memory suddenly came to mind.
once upon a time. A time when Yura and I were traveling alone. At that time, Kylie was a mentally complete child, so she would sometimes complain to Yura, but every time, Yura would tell her a funny story before going to sleep like a mother.
– Oh, hell?
-okay! That’s not all. People will be torn apart by waves of demons and beasts, and there will be many war orphans like you.
-Well, that’s my fault…
-Even if it’s not your fault, people will blame you in hell? Why didn’t you hold the holy sword?! I died because of you! Wow! hehehehe!
-Kyaaang!
‘…Is this the fate of those with great power?’
Even while she was thinking deeply, Lucia was constantly sweeping up pieces of glass.
*
That night.
Seira and Lucia laid their exhausted bodies on the bed, but Siron had to move his body at Eldrina’s call. For your information, Latera was also instructed in advance to keep an eye on Lucia, as she could clearly predict what Eldrina would say.
Luckily, my prediction came true.
‘…Have I ever been this handsome?’
Siron looked at the size of his clothes in the large mirror.
‘I thought makeup was something gay people did, but it’s pretty cool.’
Instead of the tunic and casual pants he usually wears, he was wearing a stylish tuxedo and makeup, which, even to his own credit, had improved his appearance to a surprising degree. Although he looked exactly like his previous life, it was just amazing. Moreover, even though he didn’t personally go to a fabric store to have it tailored, he didn’t feel any discomfort as if he had found his own owner. Siron continued to express exclamations even though he knew it was an unsophisticated response.
It wasn’t just Shiron who thought it was okay to look dressed up.
“Your spirit is clear.”
Eldrina was not pretentious but praised Siron sincerely. The mansion’s employees were crowded around her, all of whom had been struggling to decorate Shiron for hours.
“When did you prepare all this again?”
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“…I needed a place to turn my eyes for a while. If I don’t get buried in things like this, it’s hard to stay sane even when I see the mansion being destroyed right in front of me.”
“Um… I offer my sincere condolences.”
Shiron glanced sideways at the open window. The cold wind blew in from the moment I changed my clothes, so it was hard to do without noticing.
Aware that the wrinkles around her mouth had settled in the past few days, Eldrina covered her mouth with a fan and tried to keep her composure.
“Now, is it really over?”
“of course.”
Siron answered immediately without hesitation. The strange clouds in the sky had disappeared, but Eldrina’s hand holding the fan was still trembling slightly as if she was anxious.
“Have you finished tidying up?”
“of course.”
“So, just to confirm, have you cleaned out that ugly amphitheater?”
“yes.”
“Have you re-established the land that was turned over and in disarray?”
“sure.”
“My flower garden. Can you return the flower garden that I have carefully cared for over the years?”
A confident answer follows. Eldrina’s face became brighter, but Siron could not give her the answer she wanted to the last question.
“…Sacrifices are required to save the world.”
Pop!
What does this mean? It wasn’t the sound of Eldrina’s nerve cords being cut. Eldrina tossed back the fan that had broken in two in her hand.
“…It’s a relief that there are no dead people. The mansion almost collapsed… but whatever.”
“This is also a virtue that Eldrina-nim allowed us to fight in the mansion.”
“so?”
“That’s right. Thanks to Eldrina-sama’s ocean-like generosity, humanity has been able to maintain peace.”
Shiron nodded and gave all the credit to Eldrina.
Hasn’t it been said since ancient times that praise can make even a whale dance? If Eldrina’s anger could be quelled just by talking a little, Siron could talk for hours. As if Siron’s spinning the ball had worked, Eldrina waved her hand in place of a fan.
“Hmm… You can’t save everyone… Hmm… You’re not even a god.”
“Thank you for your understanding, Eldrina.”
“Yes, looking back, it’s funny that we’re so obsessed with just cutting grass.”
Eldrina’s generosity did not end with just words as she smiled. Eldrina walked towards Siron, who bowed her head, and gently hugged him.
“I’m so glad my son-in-law is safe.”
“…Eldrina?”
“What is Eldrina? I should call her mother-in-law. Mother is fine too.”
“…Can’t I use Eldrina-sama?”
“Oh my, are you shy?”
Eldrina felt a nostalgic feeling at the sight of the youthful youth. Her father-in-law, Hugo, was also clumsy when it came to dealing with women and showed a youthful appearance like Siron, but Eldrina looked very similar to Siron’s youthful enemy.
“It’s okay. We’re going to get engaged, so what’s the problem? Let’s just say we’re rehearsing in advance. Right, honey?”
Eldrina turned her head and looked at the middle-aged man sitting cross-legged in a corner.
“…no.”
Hugo closed his eyes tightly and answered. Eldrina was not the only one waiting for Siron at the mansion.
“I… am against marriage.”
“Hey, there you go again.”
“I came here because I heard there was a surprise, but if I had known it would be like this, I would have gone on an expedition with Siriel.”
Hugo sat on the floor and glared at the two traitors without moving.
Hugo thought this was such a childish thing to do as he got older, but Hugo was only frustrated because he didn’t have enough time to mentally prepare. If you had just informed me in advance, this ugly situation wouldn’t have happened, so what is all this about?
“Honey, don’t be so harsh.”
Siron’s whole body was shivering as he avoided the glare, but Eldrina walked towards Hugo at a brisk pace as if nothing had happened.
“It’s not a marriage, it’s an engagement. Siriel doesn’t go far.”
“…It doesn’t matter at all, ma’am. I feel very betrayed right now. How can you make a decision without telling me?”
“I was going to tell my uncle too, but as you know, the apostle…”
“Chiron.”
Hugo released his lotus position and stood up. Whiiing – the wind blew outside the window. As my forehead widened, red strands of hair began to spread all the way to the top of my head.
“I think you are the one who will lead Changcheon. Why don’t you come visit the magic world with me? Glenn will probably want to see you too.”
“It’s my prophecy, Siriel is the one who will lead the Changcheon.”
“Shiron…”
“And, it seems I am destined to marry Siriel.”
Siron jumped out of the window leaving only those words. I was wondering what the hell was going on wearing a tuxedo, but I couldn’t help it because Hugo was blocking the door.