119 – The Collapse of the Heroes
It has been almost three years since I fell into this world and participated in the war.
During the war, we must have seen many deaths.
But it was also difficult to get them used to the idea of human death.
Even more so if they are adults who came to this unfamiliar world and guided and protected them.
A monster they thought they had already defeated suddenly stands up and attacks them.
Ogma was the one who surrounded them as they were embarrassed by that fact and were unable to move.
“Ogma uncle!!”
In the land of monsters, a tragedy brought about by a huge mistake of being careless.
Chae-eun screamed as she looked at the mortally wounded Oghma that had surrounded them and collapsed.
“Never mind! Kill him!”
Chae-eun’s eyes widened and she moved on the spot when she heard Ogma’s words to prioritize her enemies over herself, even though she must have been in pain.
“Mister! I’ll be back soon!”
Oghma grins at his own words.
Chae-eun asked Leivinia for Oghma and looked back at Si-hyeon and Eri.
“What are you doing?! Let’s go quickly!!”
“Yeah…But Uncle Ogma…”
“If we don’t move, there will be more victims!!”
Perhaps they came to their senses after hearing those words, Sihyeon and Eri nodded.
…The monster was not that strong.
To put it bluntly, if they had not let their guard down, they would have been able to deal with it sufficiently and defeat it with ease.
This time, after making sure they were finished, they returned to Ogma.
“Mister!!”
Oghma is out of breath with a pale blue complexion.
The party looked at Leivinia in a situation where her condition looked serious at first glance.
Leivinia said with a sad expression.
“I finished first aid treatment. But this…”
“…I think…It’s poison.”
Oghma opened his mouth with difficulty and spoke.
“…It’s an unknown poison. It’s probably unique to that monster…”
“You can’t decipher it?!”
Leivinia shook her head.
“It takes time to create an antidote to a poison you haven’t seen before. Even if you go back to base camp now and start making it…”
“Eri! There’s nothing you can do with your power?!”
“I tried! But the poison was too strong…!”
In response to Eri’s gloomy voice, Oghma smiled slightly.
“…Stop it, I know my body better.”
At Ogma’s words, Sihyeon hit the floor.
“Damn it!! I…I wish I hadn’t let my guard down!!”
“This often happens when you encounter an unknown enemy… Don’t blame yourself too much.”
Oghma slowly looked at the three people.
Si-hyeon bursts out in anger as she repeatedly defeats the floor.
Eri sheds tears with a gloomy expression.
Chae-eun lowers her head and wipes away her tears.
The children, who had never known anything about fighting, became strong enough to surpass themselves in just three years.
Certainly, the saying that he was a blessed warrior from another world was not a lie.
“As for the next day… I’ll ask you guys to do it.”
“Mister…”
Chae-eun looked at Ogma’s words.
“I’ve been watching you for three years. I think you can do it. …But make sure you always put survival first.”
Ogma slightly raised her gaze and looked at Leivinia, who was nursing her.
Although he had only known her for a short time, Oghmar knew how much experience and knowledge she had and how much she cared for her children.
“Leivinia… Please take care of those kids. I…I think that’s it for me.”
“…Yes, really…Thank you for your hard work.”
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With a face whose complexion was gradually becoming lighter, Ogma slowly turned his gaze.
Soon, the gaze turned to Chae-eun.
No, more precisely, it was pointed at the hairpin that Chae-eun was wearing in her hair.
…When was it?
After experiencing the battlefield several times, it was when Ogma called them.
Oghma gave a gift to those who performed great feats that day and came back unscathed.
A sword belt for Sihyeon, and an ankh necklace produced in small numbers by the World Tree Church for Eri.
Ogma, who had been thinking for a while about what to give Chae-eun as a gift, gave Chae-eun this hairpin as a gift.
Although it was a little old and plain, it was a hairpin that Chae-eun liked because of its elaborate workmanship and pretty patterns.
Ogma smiled as he looked at that hairpin.
“…Seline, Yuuna, Riina…I’m sorry I’m a little…Late.”
As they looked at Ogma, whose life was gradually draining from his body, the three cried for the first time in a long time since coming to this world.
Ogma’s body was taken to the Empire by some of the few soldiers who followed them.
It was volunteered by soldiers who respected him as he led the warriors on the battlefield.
Later, I heard that the emperor personally paid respects to his body and buried it in the land where his hometown was located.
…Anyway, they had no choice but to move on.
Ogma’s death was very sad and left great scars, but he could not turn back from this.
Go beyond this land of monsters, slay the demon lord and save this world.
Thinking that this was an offering she could make to Ogma, Chae-eun continued onward.
Another half year passed.
As we advanced through the wide land of monsters, we came to a point where we could see the Demon King’s home base in the distance.
…On their way here, half of the soldiers who followed them lost their lives.
‘Hero, please take care of the rest.’
‘Please defeat the devil and help my family living in my hometown.’
As each of the soldiers lost their lives, they entrusted their hopes to themselves.
Now, it was okay to simply make a deal with the emperor.
Mr. Oghma took upon himself the hopes of many soldiers.
I had to defeat the devil with that determination in my heart.
…But, on one side of their hearts, they were also slowly falling apart.
In particular, the most serious one was Eri.
“I don’t like it anymore!!”
The night of another battle, Eri’s hysteria was starting again.
“Eri, calm down…”
“Really?! Another person died today!”
Another victim has emerged.
After Ogma’s death, Eri began to mentally complain of her suffering every time someone died.
Leivinia tried to encourage her and comfort her, but it was no use.
… To be honest, it could be said that Ray Vinia worked hard just to make her survive for half a year after that.
“Home…I want to go home…!!”
Because her parents were rich, Eri grew up like a princess without needing anything.
She followed her childhood friend to this place, but from the very beginning, this world was a very painful place for her.
“……”
She didn’t show it, but her vision showed that her mental state was a mess.
When the battle begins, she mercilessly punishes the monsters, and other than that, she always appears helpless.
She wasn’t the only one.
This also happened.
One night, Chae-eun, who was still a warrior and had been given a personal tent out of consideration for women, was falling asleep.
Even if she had set up a barrier, there was a possibility that she could be attacked by a monster while she was sleeping, so Chae-eun was on her toes to some extent.
She felt a presence and opened her eyes.
In her eyes, a human silhouette appeared.
Chae-eun, who almost screamed, suppressed it and looked closely at the figure that had broken into her own tent.
“Yoo Si-hyeon…? What are you doing here?”
“…Chae Eun-ah.”
It was her vision that brought her into her own tent.
When Chae-eun relaxed her guard a little after checking on her partner, Si-hyeon approached Chae-eun.
“Yoo Si-hyeon, what’s going on at night? You come in like this on your own…”
“Chae Eun…”
“Wow?!”
Chae-eun was startled by Si-hyeon who suddenly attacked her and pushed her down, causing her to scream.
“Hey! What are you doing?”
“W…You’re my girlfriend, so it’s okay…?”
Girlfriend… I won.
But that was also a story before coming to this world.
To be honest, in the three years since I came to this world and through the war, I haven’t even had time to do things like a girlfriend or boyfriend.
Rather than a natural relationship, a relationship that felt like comrades in arms was formed.
“Is this crazy in the middle of a battlefield!”
After desperate resistance, Chae-eun succeeds in pushing away her vision.
Chae-eun took her breath away after removing her vision.
“…There are things you can do and things you cannot do.”
“Yeah…But it’s so hard…”
At those words, Chae-eun let out her sigh.
Okay, I understand.
In fact, while traveling around various battlefields, I also saw soldiers coming in and out of Changgwan after finishing the fight.
Perhaps it is to relieve the stress and anxiety caused by war.
But even so, she was not a prostitute working in a brothel.
“…I understand. But you never know when a monster might attack. I won’t tell anyone what happened today, so please leave quickly.”
“……”
As if she knew she had done wrong, Sihyeon bowed her head, apologized, and walked out of the tent.
…That day, Chae-eun could not fall asleep easily.
When E-ri and Si-hyeon’s hearts were being broken, Chae-eun was fine, but she wasn’t.
Her insomnia was a common problem, and her anxiety always fueled her magic.
If you raise her magical power, her stamina will be consumed accordingly.
Maybe that’s why Chae-eun gets tired more easily than others.
“If you raise your magic like that, you’ll collapse again soon.”
“Ah, Ms. Leivinia…”
It was Leivinia who always cared for Chae-eun.
With Leivinia’s words, Chae-eun was able to calm down her rising magic power.
“Now, drink this.”
“Thank you.”
Chae-eun took the cup that Lavinia held out to her and drank it.
With the fragrant scent of tea, I felt her tension melt away and her mind relax.
“…It’s delicious.”
“hehehe, this is herbal tea that I mixed myself.”
“That’s awesome.”
“I’ll teach you sometime. It’s quite fun.”
As Leivinia smiled while saying that, Chae-eun also smiled.
The two sat down, holding teacups in their hands.
Chae-eun, who was drinking her herbal tea, spoke first.
“Leivinia… Why did she participate here?”
She travels across the land of monsters and defeats the devil lord.
Of course, it is very dangerous and difficult work.
In fact, everyone who participates in this journey has written a will under the assumption that they will die.
It is true that Leivinia’s knowledge was of great help on this journey, but she was not originally obligated to participate.
But she came forward voluntarily. Even though I knew it was dangerous.
“…I see. Is it because they want to end this war quickly…?”
“Is that so?”
“Yes. It might be more correct to say it is for the family.”
Family, now that I think about it, I’ve never heard of Leivinia’s family.
“…Now that I think about it, you said you have children, right?”
“Yes. I have a son and a daughter…The son is the same age as Miss Cheney.”
“Really?”
It was my first time hearing that story.
Looking at Leivinia’s appearance in front of her, she only looks like an older sister who is a few years older than her, but she has a son the same age as herself…
“She is a very cute child. It feels very good to stroke her head.”
“Are you leaving her in her hometown?”
“……”
Lavy Nia smiles bitterly at Chae-eun’s words.
Chae-eun’s heart skipped a little.
“That…That…”
“Ah!! That’s not it. It’s just… I thought she was fighting somewhere with that kid…”
“Are you fighting…Are you fighting?”
She’s the same age as you?
Even so, they have the power of warriors.
“Yes. He’s a warrior. He’s always been fighting since he was young… And it’s no different now.”
“…It’s amazing.”
Is it something like elf culture?
It was difficult for Chae-eun, who spent her childhood in peace, to understand.
“So… I thought that if I could defeat the Demon King, it would be for the sake of my son who is fighting him.”
“So that’s it.”
Ravinia’s deep smile.
Perhaps it is the smile of a mother as she thinks of her son.
Chae-eun thought so and drank her slightly cooled herbal tea again.
“…What did you just say?”
Some time later, Chae-eun and Si-hyeon were acting separately from the soldiers and Ms. Leivinia.
Chae-eun was looking at Si-hyeon with a cold expression.
“Yoo Si-hyeon, tell me again. What did you just say?”
Chae-eun’s voice was cold.
Si-hyeon was a little intimidated, but spoke again in a calm and dry voice.
“I said let’s run away. You, me, and Eri.”