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The light that started from Stella covered the whole of Nouvelle City as well as the nearby forest.
Not only the Allied soldiers who were fighting frantically, but also the rebel soldiers were blinded by the light and stopped moving.
“Ugh!”
“What is this?”
From a distance, it seemed as if time had stopped.
A very long time has passed since then.
The situation on the battlefield, swept away by the majestic light, changed in an instant.
“The wound… Are you all right?”
“Those who fell down have risen again!”
“How the hell did this happen?”
Paladins who had fallen due to their vitality being deprived of the demon king opened their eyes again, and the wounded soldiers who had suffered serious injuries while defending the fortress walls disappeared without a trace.
The soldiers were stunned and looked at me.
That was then.
“for a moment. All the rebels… … !”
Someone pointed over the wall.
The soldiers followed the finger and looked out of the castle.
The rebel soldiers and knights were all unconscious and collapsed.
And the leader of the rebel army and the saint candidates who were engaged in a superhuman battle had disappeared.
“what? war… Is it over?”
“Where did Priest Ethan go?”
“There are other priests, but why is only Priest Ethan gone?”
The soldiers looked at each other in embarrassment.
Then, a soldier found a soldier still leaning against the wall and asked.
“Hey, are you okay?”
The soldier with his head bowed silently nodded.
However, blood was dripping from one arm of the soldier.
“It’s okay! You hurt your arm!”
Even with that said, the soldier was puzzled.
‘It’s strange. The others have healed even the smallest wounds, so why didn’t this guy’s arm heal?’
The soldier looked suspiciously at the soldier who had injured his arm.
‘Isn’t this guy a loser of the rebel army?’
The soldier who had injured his arm gently lifted the helmet he wore.
It was as if he had noticed his suspicions.
And the moment our eyes met the soldier who had injured his arm, the soldier took a breath.
“Eh, Ethan Sa… … !”
“Shh.”
The soldier who put down the helmet brought his index finger to his mouth.
The soldier kept his mouth shut.
“I don’t want other people to know that I’m hurt. Please be quiet.”
“Oh, I see.”
Meanwhile, Stella’s voice came from outside the castle.
“Are you all okay?”
“yes. Are you okay, Priest? Are there any injuries?”
“I am fine. but… … .”
Even while taking care of the soldiers, Stella looked around with an anxious face.
“Ethan? Ethan! Where are you?!”
At the voice calling out to him, Ethan drew closer to the wall.
The soldier who saw it said to Ethan as if it was strange.
“Are you looking for a priest?”
Ethan shook his head violently in a cold sweat.
“Oh, you didn’t want to tell me that you were hurt?”
Ethan nodded his head to just match the beat.
However, the soldier was strangely moved and held back tears.
“You really are a great priest. Are you worried about causing worries around you?”
The soldier wiped away the tears with his clenched fist.
And when he looked ahead again, Ethan wasn’t there.
“uh? Priest?”
* * *
“Whoa. This should be enough.”
Far away from the battlefield, Ethan turned around.
As the commotion subsided, the gates of the outer city of Nouvel City opened, and the soldiers pulled out their carts.
It was because of the posthumous recovery of the battlefield.
‘Because he seems like a good-looking guy.’
Ethan looked at his arm, remembering the soldier he had encountered on the wall.
His arm was covered in blood from a serious injury.
“It is a wound that cannot be healed even by the miracles caused by the saint… … .”
Ethan clicked his tongue low.
It was a terrible wound left behind by the extinct demon king.
A bitter resentment was felt in the form of the wound.
Even so, Ethan was able to sense it as he was swept away by the miracle Stella had caused.
That this miracle is different from the miracles we have experienced so far.
It was a miracle based on divine magic.
So the Demon King would have sensed it too.
“You must have thought that it would not be safe this time.”
So, he left a wound with a bitter grudge against Ethan who killed his newly acquired body.
It was a part that was difficult to explain with reason alone.
But Ethan instinctively realized.
This incident did not simply stop the resurrection of the Demon King.
Stella’s miracle must have inflicted a serious blow to the demon king’s soul.
“Is it over right this time?”
It was a long revenge that spanned two lives.
I felt a strange feeling, as if I had lost my goal.
A strange feeling surged up, and Ethan looked away for a moment.
“Well?”
From where I looked, I saw two familiar silhouettes.
It was Sophia and Riley.
The two looked at Ethan as if to say goodbye, then turned back and disappeared.
‘The Dark Followers will also disappear from this.’
Now all that’s left is a bunch of idiots, so there’s nothing to worry about.
That was then.
“… only! Ethan!”
From a distance, Stella was looking for Ethan.
Ethan broke out in a cold sweat.
‘First, I have to float from here.’
Ethan remembered the moment Stella saw the jet-black eyes.
My spine shuddered.
I’d like to ask you to explain it to me, but I didn’t want to get caught up in troublesome things.
“Because I don’t have to be a priest anymore.”
Ethan turned back and left New Zealand without any regrets.
Now he was free.
* * *
It was late, but the night in New York was shining brilliantly.
Colorful lanterns were hung all over the street.
And at the night market, they sold rare items that you would not normally see.
People were drinking beer, enjoying delicious food and enjoying the festival.
A play was in full swing on a special stage in the center of the square.
It was a play about the war that took place in New Zealand just one year ago.
And now the final scene of the war was unfolding.
As the light swept over the stage, the actor who took on the role of the Demon King left with a scream.
“It’s solid! It’s just that a priest can’t stop me from resurrecting!”
The actor who played the role of a saint candidate who was left alone on the stage gave a monologue with a reverent face.
“It was to prevent the resurrection of the Demon King, but since he committed murder with a priestly body, there is no way to see Pars-sama! Master, forgive this disciple. I can’t stay at Nouvel anymore!”
Then, the pure white priest’s uniform stained with red blood fluttered and disappeared.
“Wow!”
Clap clap clap!
The spectators all clapped or whistled at the spectacular sight.
A woman watching the play murmured lowly.
“It’s been a year already.”
The face revealed under the hood was the princess, Cynthia.
The escort knight Ben next to him nodded.
The war that took place a year ago was called the ‘Blood War’.
“Time goes by so fast. right?”
As if recalling that time, Cynthia’s words became slower.
From the first time I came to Nouvel, to the last time I fought a war here.
So many things have happened in the past.
Seeing Cynthia engulfed in emotion, Ben nagged.
“Your Majesty, the days before you ascend to the throne are short. If you become emperor, you will not be able to go to another country recklessly, so you have to get rid of the past.”
“Nagging again.”
Cynthia replied with a sullen face.
“I know, me too. Still, you’re still a princess, aren’t you? Until then, close your eyes.”
“He is very worried.”
“… … .”
Cynthia just smiled bitterly without saying a word.
Ben sighed.
“For a man who was once even called a saint, he seems very ferocious.”
After the war that day, Ethan’s whereabouts were unknown.
The hero who led the war to victory is gone.
Naturally, there was an uproar in the Allied Forces, including the State of Nouvel.
Including the Holy Knights of Nouvel, even knights from different countries were mobilized, and a large number of people went around to inquire about Ethan’s whereabouts.
But no one could find Ethan.
That is why the victory ceremony was held only now, a year after the war ended.
“It seems that we have not yet found him in New Zealand.”
“If I had known this would happen, I would have sent an envoy. I thought I might get some clues.”
The reason why Cynthia, who was busy with public affairs, had to attend the victory ceremony was because of Ethan.
However, the main character did not appear at the victory celebration banquet.
This time it was bullshit.
Cynthia, frustrated by it, had just come out in the middle of the banquet.
“majesty.”
At that time, a maid hurried to visit Cynthia.
As the maid whispered something in her ear, Cynthia’s eyes widened.
“what?”
* * *
The atmosphere in the tavern was lively.
All the guests were swept away by the festive atmosphere celebrating the first anniversary of the victory, pouring liquor down their throats.
“Ha ha ha ha ha! Now I have one more excuse to drink.”
“Yes, yes. Isn’t it a glorious day when our new city government won?”
“Everyone, let’s drink while thanking Priest Ethan!”
However, at one table in the corner, the atmosphere was gloomy.
bang!
The man with a gloomy impression put down his beer mug roughly.
“No one knows the whereabouts of a close friend. This is impossible!”
widely!
The young priest also slammed the glass of water roughly against the table.
“Isn’t Ethan the hero who led the war to victory? He deserves a seat of honor. But why is nobody looking for him? What the hell are the Paladins doing?!”
“I think so. What are you guys doing when your name is Paladin?”
“For some reason, you, a mercenary, agree with me this time.”
Blake pointed and the Knicks hit back.
bruise!
Fenrir, who was eating a fine snack under the table, also barked.
When the sparks went off in the wrong place, Jacob protested in resentment.
“No, why are you doing this to me? I mean, I’ve been running around so hard that my soles of my feet are sweating. In fact, the Holy Father doesn’t even practice training, but I am.”
Jacob grabbed the glass of beer in front of me and drenched his scorching throat.
That was then.
bruise?
Fenrir abruptly got up from his seat and ran out of the tavern.
After Ethan disappeared, he looked full of vitality, unlike the way he had always been dead.
“no way?”
Nyx noticed something and got up from his seat.
“It’s also Fenrir-sama!”
Nyx followed Fenrir without a word from the two of them.
“Why is Shinsu suddenly… Huh, maybe?”
Jacob also hurriedly left the tavern.
“No, that knight yangban?! What would you do if you left your alcohol like this?”
Blake also poured all the remaining alcohol into his mouth and followed the two of them.
It was an unexpected chase.
* * *
Meanwhile, at the victory celebration banquet, Vivian ran into two unexpected people.
“No, what are you two doing now?”
To be precise, he had witnessed those who tried to jump over the terrace railing.
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Vivian was astonished.‘They are the twins of the Romon family, aren’t they?’
Chloe and Charlotte, who were trying to escape, made eye contact with Vivian and smiled sheepishly.
“Ahaha, hello.”
“What a night.”
“Ah yes. Good night, but… Why are you doing this?”
At Vivian’s question, Chloe and Charlotte looked at each other.
I heard that the regent’s daughter also had a relationship with Edan.
“This is a secret. We actually came to the banquet because we wanted Priest Ethan to come here.”
“Oh my, that money!”
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Vivian jumped at the joy of meeting her comrade.“yes. But you didn’t show up at the banquet. So, just in case, I used the search magic, well… … .”
“… … ?”
The twins continued with a mischievous smile.
“It’s been a long time since a trace of Priest Ethan appeared, in this new city.”
“Really?!”
“yes. So I was trying to get out of the banquet.”
“Would you like to come with us?”
As Charlotte reached out, Vivian grabbed it without hesitation.
“Absolutely!”
“Good! Now Miss Vivian and us are on the same boat. Do you have to prevent us from scolding you later?”
“yes? Are you uncle?”
“Ahaha, there is something like that. After all, the magic is done, all you have to do is jump down.”
“yes? Ha, but… … .”
This is the third floor terrace?!
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Vivian looked down with wide-eyed eyes.There was nothing under the terrace!
“it’s okay. Just trust us!”
“One, two, three!”
“No, wait! aah!”
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Vivian was led by Charlotte’s hand and fell off the terrace.* * *
A man was walking down the alley with the sound of footsteps silenced.
The man with the hood pressed down deeply let out a deep sigh.
“ha. I came all the way here because I was chased.”
He would never turn his head toward Nouvel again.
However, for some reason, he had to come to Nouvel again.
‘It’s like persistent humans.’
The United Kingdom had stopped tracking the man.
However, the Knights of the Empire and the New Zealand State were still in pursuit of his whereabouts.
In addition to that, Stella, who is a saint.
When the three groups approached, the man unintentionally hid in the new city.
There is a saying that if you want to hide a tree, hide it in the forest.
I thought that now was the perfect time to hide in the crowds for the Victory Celebration Festival.
That was then.
widely!
In the dark, an In-young appeared opposite the man.
The man was nervous.
In-young and the man met briefly in a narrow alley.
In-young’s hair was red when she met him up close.
“You have already been caught.”
In a playful tone, the man suddenly raised his head.
However, the suspicious Inyoung had already disappeared.
The man groaned, sweating profusely.
“Scarlett… … .”
I couldn’t figure out why he gave me a clue.
But, as she said, the man shouldn’t be staying here any longer.
‘okay. Surely the old man, Eustia, used the sewers to connect with the Dark Followers?’
The sewer could have been used to sneak out of the city.
The man smiled meaningfully.
That was then.
A great cheer was heard from the square.
“The saint has appeared in the square!”
“What? Didn’t I say that I always drift around the continent?”
“That’s it, I don’t know. Anyway, if not at this time, when will I see St. Let’s go!”
The man, no, Ethan’s face became contemplative in the conversation of the people around him.
* * *
Tap!
Ethan was exiting Nouvel through the sewer.
‘shit! No matter what happens, you must not be caught by her.’
Saint Stella.
She saw Ethan’s jet-black eyes in the final moments of the Blood War.
Having succeeded to the position of a saint, he must have known well what jet-black eyes were.
So it was difficult for Ethan to meet Stella.
Besides, there was something that bothered me.
-Why are you here?!
The Demon King mistook Stella for Saint Eileen.
Stella said this too.
– Master said this. That I look very much like Saint Eileen.
So Ethan thought.
Gilbert, who provided the body to the Demon King, had never seen Stella, so the Demon Lord had mistaken Stella for Eileen.
But here a contradiction arises.
– Have we ever met again?
-Dear my henchman… … .
This is because the demon king who descended on the earth recognized Edan immediately.
Ethan just realized.
That the Demon King did not make any misunderstandings at all.
‘okay. Since I was reincarnated, it wouldn’t be strange if that woman was also reincarnated. Shit!’
Ethan clenched his teeth.
Fortunately, Stella seemed to have lost all her memories of her previous life, but for Ethan, he was a very shy opponent.
After running, Ethan came to the end of the sewer.
A dazzling light pierced his eyes.
Ethan frowned and tried to get out of the sewer.
But.
‘What, what?’
A shadow was seen.
It wasn’t just one or two.
There was even a shadow of a giant wolf.
All of them were silhouettes that seemed to have been seen everywhere.
One of the shadows called him.
“It’s been a long time.”
It was a friendly tone, but for some reason Ethan’s spine shivered.
“How have you been?”
Ethan swallowed dry saliva at the next question.
It seemed like he couldn’t get over it this time.
I had such a feeling.
(complete)