128 – Things that shouldn’t be here
A huge amount of magic power collected from almost the entire continent.
The magic power was forged like a sharp blade using complex techniques and catalysts.
It was like a legendary hero cutting a sword into the devil king’s heart.
For the Demon King, who had already suffered a significant blow and was weakened, it was truly a fatal blow.
“aaa!!”
The Demon King collapsed on the spot, letting out a tearing scream that had never been made before.
“It hurts… It hurts… It hurts!! Ahhh!!”
A terrible scream heard beyond the Demon King’s throne room and even to the soldiers waiting outside the castle.
The Demon King screamed in fear and the pain of death he had never felt before.
“I hate it…! I hate it!! Disappearing like this…!! Ahhh!!”
The Demon King’s body became black demonic energy and began to disperse.
Like water leaking out of a holey bowl, demonic energy leaks out and scatters into the sky.
Cheney sat down after seeing that the devil’s body was gradually falling apart starting from the tips of his feet.
“hahahaha…”
“aaah!! You bastards!!”
The demon king burst into anger as he looked around at Chey, smiling as if she had accomplished it, at Chey, who had launched an attack that destroyed her self, and at her smiling warriors who were holding on to her until the end.
“Forgive… I can’t forgive!! Never!! Must… Definitely someday…!”
“…There will be no one day for you. This is the end.”
“aaah!!”
After seeing the Demon King’s body crumble to its last pieces, Chaney lost her mind with the thought that she had done it.
When Cheney came to his senses, the soldiers had entered the Demon King’s Castle and were rescuing them.
The soldiers, who had confirmed that the demon king had fallen and the barrier blocking the soldiers had disappeared, rushed to check the situation.
It was confirmed that the Demon King had been defeated as the demonic energy covering the sky above the Demon King Castle had disappeared, but what caught the eyes of the soldiers who rushed in to check the safety of the assault team was the sight of the invasion team, all of whom had collapsed with serious injuries.
Thanks to the immediate rescue operation, everyone’s condition was serious, but their lives were saved.
Even Olivia, who was in the most serious condition, had no problems with rehabilitation treatment.
Heroes who were carried by soldiers and quickly headed south.
Of course, all the races on the continent cheered as they saw the sky, which had been filled with demonic energy, become clear again.
In front of the monsters fleeing back to the Demon Continent, the soldiers who were fighting the monsters let out a shout.
I won.
The devil has fallen.
Many people gathered in the Marcos Empire and the Imperial Capital.
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The heads of numerous countries on the continent, the lords of the magic tower, the Pope, and numerous famous people were all in the imperial capital.
As the color of the sky changed, many citizens of the empire who were afraid and noticed the change were also out on the streets.
The heroes who defeated the devil and prevented disaster were waiting.
With the news of their arrival, the gates of the ecliptic were opened.
The eyes of the people of the empire opened wide.
It was very different from the image of a hero that the people of the empire had imagined.
At least, the witch Chaney, who fainted from exhaustion of her energy, was able to walk on her own feet.
But the three people who threw their whole bodies into stopping the Demon King were literally in tatters.
They were brought in with serious injuries all over their bodies, and although they were treated, they had not yet regained consciousness.
There was no cheering.
Instead, everyone knelt down and showed respect.
Of course, it is different from being polite to the emperor.
The emperor, the king, the nobles, the magic tower lord, and the pope all showed respect to the hero who saved the continent.
It was the return of a hero.
The devil was defeated, but everything was not over yet.
Numerous monsters created by the Demon King still remained and were sporadically attacking the continent.
Especially in the northern region, the area bordering the Demon Continent, there was literally no rest due to the fight against monsters.
Fortunately, they had strong soldiers as they pioneered the north and fought against monsters.
In addition, there was also the fact that in the north, a huge dragon called the guardian dragon was helping the northern army to block monsters.
So, first of all, the monsters remaining on the continent.
And even though the Demon King is dead, the leaders of the Demons remain and want to attack the continent after him.
Each country worked in solidarity to solve that problem first.
It took several years for all problems within the continent to be resolved.
And peace came to the continent.
As the continent became peaceful, something greatly changed.
First of all, they are small countries that distrusted the empire, started a civil war, and almost made it big.
The leaders of that small country regretted their actions and stepped down.
Some people were imprisoned or exiled to distant places.
Some people committed suicide, regretting their foolish actions.
Most of them had taken the position of leader at a young age due to the past war, so many of them had no successors.
And, there was someone who brought all the small countries together.
Olivia Die Palaginia.
Originally from a noble family of a fallen country, one of the heroes who defeated the Demon King.
She gathered together small nations that had lost their leaders, founded a kingdom, and took the position of the first queen.
By her side, there was her knight guarding her, and those who saw her outstanding skills and military power praised her as her warrior.
In that way, the Kingdom of Palaginia was established.
Saint Velia returned to the Church of the World Tree.
She continued to live in the church, worshiping the world tree, Yggdrasil.
Later, her church tried to give her the position of Pope, but she refused it and left her church.
No one knew where she went, but everyone believed that she must have gone to the side of Yggdrasil, the world tree.
Warrior Leos, Witch Chaney.
They left with Leivinia, a high elf who had regained consciousness after receiving treatment at the imperial palace, and went to a village where beastmen lived.
After staying there for a while, Leos went to the elf colony, saying he had a promise to keep, and Chainy went to the White Magic Tower to train the next generation.
And one day, as if they had promised, both of them suddenly disappeared somewhere.
After that, no one could know anything about them.
After listening to Mr. Cheney’s story, I thought about various things.
It was true that she was from the same world as me, but it was her story about her saint, Velia.
In fact, if you only listen to the past, Saint Velia was rather a good person, except for the fact that she was a bit fanatical.
Hell, she can’t even guess what happened to her.
“Hey…Can I ask you something?”
“Huh? What is it?”
To Riel, who raised her hand and asked a question, Mage Tower Lord Chaney nodded her head.
“…Well, what happened to Chaney and Leos in the end?”
Indeed. Clearly, in Mr. Chaney’s story, the story of the two people is over.
Honestly, I was a little worried too.
“I don’t know.”
“…Yes?”
“Rather than the real Chainy in the first place, I am a kind of thought form created by ‘Witch Chainy’s lingering affection for the Magic Tower’. So I don’t know about that part.”
“…Really?”
At those words, Mr. Leelu raised his head and looked at Mr. Chaney.
Did he notice that gaze? Mr. Chaney also looked at Mr. Leeloo.
“Lilu?”
“Chaney, is it okay if I ask you a question?”
Mr. Chaney nodded his head at Mr. Leelu’s serious voice.
“Yeah, what is it?”
“…Chaney, don’t you want to see Master again?”
At those words, Mr. Cheney closed his mouth.
After a moment of silence, Mr. Cheney smiled faintly.
“I miss you.”
Mr. Chaney shook his head, though his voice was a little weak.
“But I believe we will meet again someday. So it’s okay.”
“…I see.”
“And, thanks to this turn of events, I was surprised when I met Lilu again recently. I thought that that troublemaking and shy girl had matured so much.”
“…Ugh, that’s…”
Mr. Leelu’s face turned bright red.
Of course, Mr. Leelu in Mr. Cheney’s story…Is definitely different compared to now.
It seems amazing that 400 years have passed.
“So, has your curiosity about Velia been answered?”
Mr. Cheney’s eyes turned to me.
At her words, he shook his head to the side.
Velia, a woman who killed Yggdrasil, the world tree, took away its power, and drove Riel and her surroundings into hell in her jealousy and obsession.
But she doesn’t really match the woman in Mr. Chaney’s story.
Of course, Mr. Chaney commented on Velia as a ‘woman with a dark inside,’ but is she only so black on the inside that she can commit this level of evil?
Maybe there is something a little more.
When I was thinking about that for a while, I suddenly heard a loud voice.
“Ah!!”
Hearing that voice, everyone’s eyes turned to Sir, who had made the voice.
“It moved!! Dad! The egg moved!!”
Just as Sir said, the egg was shaking slightly and shaking.
Blaig, the guardian dragon that was consumed by demonic energy.
Was the work of purifying demon energy properly completed? Although there were some uneasy aspects…
“Put it down here.”
Ms. Cheyney snapped her fingers, and a fluffy cushion flew through the air and landed on the table.
When Sir placed the egg there, it rattled even more and visibly shook.
With the sound of something hard breaking, something white broke the egg and popped out.
When I looked closely, I could see that it was a foot.
Afterwards, it broke in another place and the head popped out.
“Kwak?!”
The small head, which had not even opened its eyes properly, opened its mouth and let out a crying sound.
Everyone looked at that scene in amazement.
Well, if it is natural, it may be natural.
It is difficult to even see the dragon itself in the first place, but you are seeing the moment it is born.
“Wow!!”
Sir was looking at that figure, his eyes twinkling.
Well, the egg that I always carried around like a treasure is being resurrected.
Soon, the arms and legs that had not yet come out appeared, and the hard eggshell cracked, completely revealing the young dragon.
Phyllis came over and wiped off the sticky, wet liquid with a towel, clearly showing the figure covered in white and light scales.
“Cute!!”
At what Sir said, I nodded my head without realizing it.
Of course, even those fearsome and large dragons are cute when they are young.
“…Seeing as I can’t feel any demonic energy, it seems like the purification work has been completed. Lily did a great job.”
Mr. Cheyney’s guarantee also fell.
It was clear that the guardian dragon Bligh had been completely purified.
Freyton, a port city south of the royal capital.
It is bordered by rugged mountain ranges with the kingdom, so it was a place where merchants mainly settled in order to trade with other countries where trade was not easy.
And there was a person getting off a boat that had just arrived there.
“Well, this trade was successful! I can give a good report to my father!!”
She smiled, taking off her hat and letting her brown hair fall back inside her.
Aria Owen worked hard as a merchant under her father, a merchant.
Instead of her father, who was busy with other things, she boarded a ship and set out to trade with other countries.
And after successfully completing the trade, he returned to the kingdom with a large profit.
“After giving bonuses to the members of the merchant from the profits obtained from this trade… My share to send to my father… And my share…”
Aria diligently checked her ledger and carefully calculated the reward she would receive.
A big smile spread across her face.
This was because, even excluding her salary, bonuses, and the amount to be sent to her father, she had a huge portion to return to herself.
A happy time to think about how to spend the money you earn.
Aria always enjoyed this time.
“…I decided to at least give Ferris a new sword…Oh, by the way, I think I heard that Riel is getting married soon…”
I remembered the contents of the letter I received from Riel before leaving for her trade.
A letter from Riel saying that she will likely get married in the near future.
When she got home, she wondered if there would be a wedding invitation.
Well, even if that’s not the case, there is a high possibility that the Owen family, which is doing business with the Wenthos family, will be invited…
“Ha, it’s a wedding… Riel is doing it very quickly.”
Well, most nobles often get married as soon as they graduate from the academy, but among Aria’s friends, Riel was the first to do so.
Ferris is a knight, but she often spends time with women, so we rarely hear about it, and the same goes for Iris-senpai.
As for Emilia… I guess it would be similar since the last letter she received didn’t contain any special content?
“…I’ll do it someday, right?”
Arya thought about her own future.
As for Aria, she is not a noble, she is the daughter of a merchant.
Even if she gets married, it is highly likely that she is marrying of convenience for the benefit of the upper class since Aria has decided to take over her upper class.
Well, she once dreamed of love marriage.
Although this is a story from when she was attending the academy, she didn’t even think about becoming a merchant at that time…
“…Let’s quit.”
Aria shook her head.
When she thought about dating, the face of a man she once liked came to mind.
Of course, it didn’t matter now that she had witnessed his true nature and her feelings had cooled down.
Even so, he was exiled from the kingdom for committing a crime.
“Let’s go get the Ferris sword, and get a wedding gift for Riel…”
Saying that, Aria looked around her to check the positions of her upper circles.
Her head just stopped.
Her eyes were fixed on one place.
…I saw a man who should not be here.
Of course, the appearance has changed significantly.
Like the scar on her face or the loss of one arm.
She was wearing a tattered cloak, so she couldn’t tell, but the face she saw at a glance was definitely him.
‘Uh…Why in a place like this…’
Aria witnessed his appearance.
Of course, there is a possibility that she saw it wrongly, but this is the man she once loved.
Aria instinctively thought he was right.
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…But he shouldn’t be here.
‘… I need to contact… Contact Ferris first…’
Muttering to herself, Aria hurriedly took her steps.