Episode 1492. Are you ready to go back?
Count Gerald Logan once roamed the Kingdom of Baylem but has not left his territory for nearly twenty years.
The nobles made noises about him saying ‘He did it because he was trying to protect himself from the bloody secret struggles of the princes’ or ‘He went into seclusion because he was sick of political strife.’
The exact reason is unknown but the nickname he got was ‘old horse’.
Even Count Logan was moving very quickly today.
This is because Count Lagoa the savior of the continent and the Grand Master came to the Kingdom of Baylem.
On the other hand it is also to confirm the recently surfaced ‘honeymoon theory between Count Herman and Count Omar’.
Meeting Count Omar was extremely uncomfortable due to the lack of communication for the past four years.
Still it was necessary to attend in order to ‘see’ or ‘block’ greater dangers – that may be encountered in the future.
However when I actually participated the results were the opposite of what I feared.
The savior of the continent cornered Count Aximus a member of Count Herman’s side like catching a rat.
I also enjoyed the sparring between Count Lagoa and Count Rade as if they were watching a fire across the river.
Count Lagoa was obviously hostile to the great nobles on Count Herman’s side.
Naturally his eyes toward Count Omar softened.
He certainly was like that until just now.
However Count Lagoa who was popular suddenly called me and said
“In my opinion you are the most cowardly person.”
“….”
The old Count Gerald Logan was startled when a spark suddenly flew at him.
So far Count Lagoa has been suppressing the side of his political opponent Count Herman.
When I saw that I laughed to myself and said ‘You are the most cowardly person!’
His face burned especially hearing such words in front of Count Herman the leader of his opponent.
“yes?”
Count Logan looked at Count Lagoa with an expression of resentment.
It is true that he responded passively to Count Herman’s attacks but he did not deserve to be called ‘the most cowardly person’.
He said it as if Elio was asserting it or not.
“Even if I heard the rumors about Count Omar even though I am not from the Kingdom of Baylem I knew they were lies. Count Omar is killing your descendants and recruiting nobles to take your place? Isn’t it funny? Because of those rumors you stayed away from Count Omar and Count Omar became isolated. There’s no way you don’t know that Count Omar is completely isolated. Are you saying that Count Omar is trying to recruit someone to take your place? You would have known that the rumors were all lies. “Why did you keep your distance even though you knew?”
“You misunderstand.”
“It sounds like a misunderstanding. Shall I tell you why? You felt burdened having Count Omar who became a sword master by your side. I’m afraid that if you keep Count Omar around your associates will turn to him. Then you thought that your position would be taken over by Count Omar as rumored. So knowing that Count Aximus was targeting Count Omar he kept his distance. I gave it to you to do whatever you want with it. say it. Did you know the rumor was false? “Didn’t you know?”
“I had no idea Your Excellency. As the black sun rose the world descended into chaos. In an age where people betray even their own relatives… there wasn’t a single good thing to say about Count Omar. I and all the nobles around me were afraid of Count Omar. “There were days when he could only sleep with a sword by his bedside.”
Elio looked at Count Logan with a puzzled look.
He could tell without having to use the language.
That what he said was true.
The cause was very different but the result was the same so it was less embarrassing.
“For whatever reason it is true that Sir Omar was given to Count Aximus. “When Count Aximus brought in Count Rade the sword master he didn’t know who he was dealing with!”
“….”
Count Logan who could not bear to refute those words slowly lowered his eyes.
There was no one who did not know who Count Jürgen Rade was targeting.
Anyway I hoped that they would both die or be seriously injured and go into hiding.
It would have definitely ended that way if Count Lagoa had not intervened.
“Count Logan you betrayed Count Omar. That’s because the other person is better than you. You are a person who can only embrace nobles inferior to you. “It’s worth knowing the level of you and your entourage.”
Count Logan gritted his teeth at Count Lagoa’s harsh words.
Considering the results he was right so it was difficult to protest no matter how frustrating it was.
Eventually Elio spoke in a slightly calm voice.
“You also heard what Count Omar’s wishes were right? Don’t involve Count Omar in your affairs anymore. Do you understand? Count Logan?”
“…yes.”
To be honest Count Logan felt a little unfair.
This is because he did not attract Count Omar but Count Omar came to him.
However she could not reveal the past in front of the grumpy Count Lagoa.
After a while the nobles of Baelum Kingdom left one by one.
Yeongju Castle once crowded with nobles regained its former leisure.
When he and Count Omar were left alone Elio said with an embarrassed expression.
“I don’t know if I am taking too much into Lord Omar’s business?”
“no. Thanks to you my wish came true. “If it weren’t for Lord Lagoa I would have been tormented by Count Herman and Count Logan for the rest of my life.”
“By the way Count Rade.”
“yes.”
“He seemed like a person who was tired of fighting. “Your pride must have been greatly hurt by what happened today… I might challenge Sir Omar once the treatment is over.”
“Hehe it’s okay. Thanks to Lord Lagoa I was able to renew my mindset. And looking at his sparring with Lord Lagoa it wasn’t at a level that I could have suffered.”
“haha. “Then I’m glad.”
Elio laughed lightly at Count Omar’s confident attitude.
It was truly a remarkable change compared to yesterday when I didn’t even have the will to fight.
“Lord Lagoa what do you plan to do now?”
“I plan to stop by Jedo and then go home.”
“May I accompany you?”
Count Omar who had suffered for several years looked at Count Lagoa with expectant eyes.
However Elio refused without her words.
“no. “I appreciate what she said but this time I must go alone.”
The reason he goes to the islands is to transfer to his hometown.
I didn’t want anyone else to know that.
“Oh I see.”
Count Omar was very disappointed but he gave up completely.
Elio continued chatting with Count Omar until late that evening.
In fact in both her lower and upper worlds there were few people who could communicate well with Elio like Count Omar.
Elio greatly admired Count Omar’s words – full of insight and experience in life.
Count Omar was a wise man who reminded him of Namgung Yeon.
As it was close to midnight Elio suddenly spoke.
“Now that I think about it I have never met Sir Omar’s wife.”
“He died thirty years ago.”
“Oh I see. sorry.”
“it’s okay. I should have told you first… but it’s been so long that I’ve completely forgotten about it. “Hehe.”
“Are you still alone after that?”
“It just so happened that it happened that way.”
“Is it because you can’t forget her wife?”
“It would be more accurate to say that I didn’t feel the need. 1 Because I was busy serving as the sword of the prince’s camp I didn’t even have time to take care of her family.”
“ah….”
A regretful exclamation flowed from Elio’s mouth.
At first she felt like she was in the same class but when she heard it she realized that she was very different from herself.
“I guess Lord Ah hasn’t forgotten her wife yet?”
Elio who hesitated for a while in response to Count Omar’s question asked back.
“Sir Omar do you think there is eternal love in the world?”
“I haven’t experienced it but… isn’t it somewhere out there?”
Then Elio smiled and said.
“Hehehe if Sir Omar misses his wife before he dies it means he loved her that much.”
“Is that so? I thought it was someone else’s story but that’s not true. I thought eternal love was difficult. “Hehehe.”
“It is a difficult task for me.”
Count Omar tilted his head but thought it was a joke and did not pry.
After finishing their conversation at dawn the two returned to their respective lodgings.
The dawn before dawn.
A clump of white clouds rose above the pitch-black sky of Yeongju Castle.
Elio left the castle for Tornubis (the art of fortune-telling).
He rode the clouds down to the south.
As I thought it was the last time the familiar northern scenery felt new.
***
Early April.
Londinium Empire.
Petropolis North District.
A young man looked up at the Great Temple of Manaptras from a street where flower petals were fluttering.
Daesinjeon was as prestigious as it was five years ago.
Citizens did not dare to approach the main shrine and wandered around from afar.
The transformation is so incredible that even the inside of the main shrine was filled with trash.
Elio walked hurriedly to the main shrine.
As expected!
When he reached the main temple unfamiliar temple knights rushed out and blocked his path.
Still it seems he didn’t forget his promise.
‘I decided to meet with Apostle Anna Ramakrish’ so the temple knights took him inside.
After going a while behind the main shrine a small and neat monastery appeared.
As I was standing in front of the monastery with the temple knights Apostle Anna came out to meet me.
The temple knights returned the way they came and Elio followed Apostle Anna into the monastery.
“This is where I stay. “It’s a place called a sanctuary.”
Elio looked around the monastery with a slightly surprised face.
This is because the sanctuary was known as the most secret place in the Manaptras Church.
Apostle Anna who was walking quickly stopped in front of a huge stone monument in the center of the monastery.
Elio’s eyes widened when he saw the stone monument measuring 4 meters across and 12 meters high.
‘Is this a mana stone?’
Only then did Elio vaguely understand why he had to wait nine months.
Like this they were waiting for the large mana stone to be recharged.
Apostle Anna took a step back and retreated out of the area of the stone monument.
As she moved out of the way a soft voice came from her sky as if she had been waiting.
―Elio Lagoa. Are you ready to go back?
“yes.”
-No one in the world you belong to will remember you anymore. Do you still want to go back?
“yes.”
―The world you left is different from the world you knew. Do you still want to go back?
“yes.”
Elio didn’t hesitate at all.
The reason he is going to his hometown is because he has something to confirm with Gucheonhyeonnyeo.
As always the world was out of his interest.
―Thelema Immortal power! By promise I will guide you to the place where you left me. good.