Episode 80
“That was a good speech!”
The warrior selection ceremony ended successfully.
After the selection ceremony, the pope approached me with a smile on his face.
“Your Holiness seems to be in a very good mood.”
“Heh, of course not! Thanks to this, the old ills of the church were resolved, and he also answered our prayers.”
The pope was very moved.
Well, since it was directly related to God, it must have felt more special to him.
“As I said at the selection ceremony, we will fully support the warrior no matter what. Even if it goes against other kingdoms or empires.”
“I know what I can do.”
“If the hero acted drastically, it must mean that there was a reason for that.”
The pope replied emphatically.
“That is what being chosen by God means. For generations, warriors have been like that.”
“Hmm, the responsibility is heavy.”
“Heh heh, you’ll be fine.”
be sincere
Obviously, he will not spare all kinds of support like before returning.
The pope is never a man of empty talk. Especially about this stuff.
“Do whatever you want. We will always firmly support the hero’s back.”
“Then let’s use it.”
“Yes, you can.”
said the Pope.
He seemed to see the traces of God standing in me.
With eyes that do not waver at all.
“Because the warrior is with him.”
* * *
“One thing solved.”
Ryan nodded and said with satisfaction.
“You became a hero, and as a bonus, the demons of the kingdom are also annihilated. Isn’t that enough successful?”
“What is it?”
At my words, Lian tilted her head.
It’s like you don’t understand my reaction.
“I’m asking this just in case, but it’s not like you’re not showing your joy for nothing because of your pride, right?”
“What bullshit.”
“No, it’s nothing else, because you became that ‘hero’ for now?”
“It did.”
“Then shouldn’t you be happy? why are you so calm If anyone sees you, you’ll know where you fell from the selection of heroes.”
“I’m just happy for now.”
I’m a human too, but I’m glad I got to the first button. To be honest, I was quite moved.
but.
“It’s because there are so many left.”
“What are you talking about again?”
“It is said that becoming a hero is only the starting point. The great devil who planned the fall of the church still exists somewhere, and the world is still in danger.”
Literally the starting point.
It’s just standing at the starting point.
It’s been going smoothly so far, but no one’s sure if it’s going to be this good in the future.
“The fact that Lian’s hero was selected means that such a disaster will eventually come.”
“that…“
There are so many things to prepare. If you solve all of them, then you can be happy with peace of mind, but… …”
Unfortunately.
“That is not now.”
“you…“
It seemed like this was the only way to be a hero chosen by God.”
Of course, it’s not just because I’m a warrior, but whatever.
“So the important thing is the next plan. Now where to go and what to do… …something like that.”
“What have you been thinking about?”
“there is. There is no need to delay, so I intend to leave tomorrow.”
Lian nodded.
“Right. Can I go get ready? What are you going to prepare?”
“doesn’t exist. You just need to go.”
“good. Then I go to bed.”
Lian, who grasps the main point of my words faster than anyone else and leaves.
It’s a boyish reaction.
Edda looked at Lian like that and muttered in amazement.
“Why are you so quick to judge?”
“He’s a guy like that.”
I turned my head and asked Edda.
“So you?”
“If I am talking about whether to follow you or stay in the church, I am the latter. I think I need to keep an eye on that goddamn brother.”
“Right.”
In a way, it’s a reasonable decision.
It was quite welcome for me too.
Siegfried still needed to be watched a little more.
“If you see anything suspicious, call me right away. I will beat you behind.”
“Call me right away.”
This time I looked towards Cassandra.
As soon as I looked at her, she smiled slightly and asked.
“What shall I do?”
“You should stay here too. you know.”
At my words, she said with a smile as if she expected it.
“The reason is…Is it because I’m a prophet? Unfortunately, my prophecy is limited, so it will be difficult to become a great force right away.”
“There is no reason for that. But more importantly… …”
I remembered something about her.
this time now.
The most decisive difference from before the return was the survival of the ‘prophet’ and the crushing of Meiril’s conspiracy.
‘There are many possibilities for Cassandra now.’
With Hecau’s protection, few will disbelieve her prophecies anymore.
Prophet of disbelief.
That insulting nickname will no longer be used.
“This is the most important time for you.”
“An important time…”
Cassandra muttered, then looked up to the sky for a moment.
“That’s my foresight. Are you saying there is room for further development?”
“yes. And it’s not just the foresight. Your position within the kingdom is also important.”
“As for the location…”
“I don’t want a prophet to be disrespected. So far, compared to the symbol of a person who communicates with God, I have been treated excessively.”
At my words, Cassandra’s eyes shook slightly.
This should have given you a rough idea of what I wanted to say.
admit.
Wasn’t it the value she was thirsting for more than anything else?
In fact, all prophets were like that.
He wanted his prophecy to be affirmed and hoped that many things would change with that prophecy.
Of course, it was never easy.
“Prophecy is, after all, following fate. In fact, people subconsciously rejected the prophecy because of that.”
“Not all of them.”
Prophecy tells what will happen in the future.
You may feel like you are being held captive by something, for better or for worse.
one.
“That’s why the prophecy is ambiguous. Prophecies only give clues to things that weren’t decided in the first place.”
“…what do you say?”
“I don’t want to give it too negative meaning. After all, it is our role to interpret and prepare for the prophecy.”
and.
“It’s your role too.”
At my words, Cassandra was silent for a moment.
But his eyes were as bright as they were.
“great.”
She smiled at me.
“I will try.”
That was a pretty good sign.
* * *
After finishing the story, I went outside.
The moon was very beautiful.
[It’s a pretty sweet excuse.]
Then Set sneaked out and said that.
“You are kind.”
[From the beginning. There are so many people in the world who want prophecies for their desires. In a way, it’s not natural Because future information is a precious thing that cannot be obtained even with a thousand gold.]
“I guess so.”
[I know you had a chance. You could have made that child dependent on you in the first meeting.]
Set’s words were dark.
I would say that unlike her usual, she seems a little shaded.
[But I didn’t.]
“Because there was no need for that.”
[That’s right, you didn’t have to.]
I didn’t… ….
[There’s nothing as difficult as keeping the obvious.]
“Are you talking about experiences?”
[no way. I’m just trying to say that it happened.]
Set shrugged and said nothing more.
[thank you. You trusted that child, but you didn’t go further from there. I made you decide for yourself. That child will be able to choose his own path brilliantly.]
Then it is welcome.
The more talents there are, the stronger the power to deal with the Demon God.
[Yes, I guess.]
Set laughed.
Then.
[I’m really glad you came to me.]
“Ha.”
[…] …well it’s just that It’s nothing.]
After saying that, Set kicked me in the shoulder as if he was ashamed of himself, and soon went into a bad mood.
Do you just go in and say what you have to say?
“…Whatever.”
I’m alone again
As before, I passed the time blankly looking at the moon.
Sometimes, shouldn’t there be time to be a little blank like this?
Looking at the surrounding area, it must have been a day that was exceptionally blessed by the moonlight.
“Moonlight…“
The moon has a pretty deep connection with me.
It’s nothing special, it’s because the moon was the symbol of the school he had received from his teacher.
twilight.
It was at dusk that the moonlight was so bright that he learned magic in earnest from his master before returning.
By the time I was lost in thought for a while, searching for old memories like that.
“What are you doing?”
I heard the butler’s voice.
I turned around and found him right behind me with his hands behind his back.
“What are you doing? I had nothing to do, so I was just looking at the moon.”
“It’s the moon. Well, there aren’t many days when the moon is so clear.”
The butler laughed and patted his waist.
“Were you satisfied with your vacation?”
“To some extent. It was fun.”
The butler laughed.
Dark blue eyes shed a soft light under the moonlight.
“I saw and thought a lot. That was enough time to make a decision.”
I looked at the butler for a moment.
It seems that the incident in the church this time triggered something for him.
It was because he had intended that in the first place and left the butler unattended.
“So you made a decision?”
“Yes, of course.”
The butler said with a smile.
Tuk-tuk, he tapped the wrist with his index finger. He used to do this when he had a lot on his mind.
“Sometimes. They say that there are beings who are born with overwhelming talent.”
“Oh, that would be nice.”
“Yes, it is good. It takes only a few years to reach a level that ordinary people would have to endure for dozens or hundreds of years.”
The butler smiled bitterly.
“In the past, there was a magical faction that used the moon as a symbol. They saw humans themselves as a container for mana and a source of mana.”
“It’s a presumptuous idea.”
“It wasn’t artificial. sometimes… …So, once every few hundred years, monsters with bodies that are not normally available appear.”
The butler pointed all over the body.
“It causes multiple mana cycles ‘innately’ in several places. It’s like something made for magic. all together… …He left his name in history.”
“That is great.”
“Yes, and the faction I just mentioned was artificially trying to be that way.”
The butler chuckled and laughed.
“Forcibly twisting and breaking the body, then restoring it. They do that over and over again.”
“It’s crazy.”
“Yeah, crazy. Generation after generation of such things almost dried up the seeds at some point.”
said the butler.
That group was foolish.
Some notable wizards were born, but they could not overcome the aftereffects and were short-lived.
“young master.”
“Tell me because I’m listening.”
“What if the last lunatic of the group had seen that genius with his own two eyes?”
“….”
At that, I turned my head.
The butler was looking at me.
Complex and subtle eyes.
Know. These are the eyes that a lunatic madman could have.
“The result that I couldn’t get my hands on even though I broke and destroyed my body from generation to generation…If someone is lucky enough to have it innately.”
“….”
“What do you think you will do?”
the butler asked.
no not a butler
This is a madman’s question. The last madman of that insane group.
question he asks.
“Should I answer?”
“You said earlier that you would compensate me for my ‘vacation’. I will write it here. Please answer me.”
What will the madman do?
to be jealous
Or will you just accept… ….
How would you like to answer?
I didn’t answer.
“Ask the other way around.”
Instead, he asked the lunatic back.
“If I had a way to make that result, what would I do?”
“…!”
At those words, the butler’s eyes widened.
Great mage who transcends by regression
