The Grand Mage who transcends by returning Chapter 275 What is this,
you bastard?
That was the first thought that came to my mind the moment I heard the word ‘unemployment’.
No, wasn’t he diligently carrying out his duties as a paladin after he had been rehabilitated?
Why are you suddenly unemployed?
‘There is no reason to be kicked out?’
It is true that Siegfried was a man with a screw missing one way or another.
In fact, he became a warrior before returning and paid for it.
However, that was only Siegfried as a ‘hero’.
Looking at Siegfried himself, he deserved to be called a competent paladin.
He has a sense of faith, and his aptitude for divine power and his talent for swordsmanship are within the reach of his fingers.
however.
“What the hell did you do to get kicked out of the Order of the Holy Knights?”
Immediately, he thought of the ‘felony’ that Siegfried could commit.
If it was to the point of being expelled from the Order of the Holy Knights, it would mean that he had committed a very serious crime, but a typical example would be heresy.
However, it never occurred to me that a guy like Siegfried would do heresy.
But if it were a felony other than heresy, it would have been something like killing an innocent unilaterally… ….
‘It can’t be like that again.’
Yes, if you die while trembling with useless hypocrisy, you will die, but at least you are not the one who will kill the ‘innocent’.
“that is….”
Siegfried stared blankly into the air and said to me.
“…There was a difference of opinion with the captain.”
“hmm?”
leader? No, thinking like that is rather strange.
“When you say captain, you mean Sir Richard, the commander of the Holy Knights.”
“Yes, that’s right.”
“…Did he kick you out? That Sir Richard?”
Doesn’t it make sense for that person to throw away talent like this?
If there is any ability, the one who wants to use it somehow is Sir Richard, the head of the Holy Knights of the Church.
‘It’s probably not because the punishment for what happened in the church was already over at that time.’
Does a difference of opinion mean that something has happened that is difficult for both parties to compromise on?
Sir Richard must have been a person who had nothing to criticize in terms of personality or ability.
Unless it’s a problem involving demons or Saihan powers… ….
“…ah.”
At that moment, I realized that I was questioning the obvious more than I thought.
Sir Richard is the commander of the Holy Knights.
Of course, it means a person who has to exclude ‘things that are not natural’.
And all of these people have had their lives twisted by the devil.
I know.
Because they saw the ‘future’ that they fought against the devil to the end.
But what about Sir Richard’s point of view?
Even if he didn’t want to, how would Chepes with ‘immortality’ look on this land?
Thinking that far, I called him.
“Siegfried.”
“You say yes.”
“Good job.”
“…yes?”
At my words, Siegfried’s eyes widened.
With an expression that he didn’t expect me to praise.
“uh…Um, what are you talking about?”
“It was just good.”
I said that and looked around. When I first came here, I didn’t care… ….
‘There are scratches all over the castle wall.’
Even if not actively, it is a clear trace of ‘hostility’ anyway.
Three lines were engraved on the wall, as if a gigantic beast had clawed it.
“Anyway, that’s why, after a confrontation with Sir Richard over a ‘difference of opinion’, he gave up his knighthood and returned to farming?”
“…It is said that sacred grass and trees grow well in the soil where crops grow well here.”
I saw Siegfried saying that.
Before returning, I hoped that he would let go of that damn sword dozens of hundreds of times.
But this is really… ….
‘Again, since he doesn’t have a sword, something feels empty.’
It’s ironic.
It’s only now that I think that a sword and armor suit this guy… ….
…Whatever.
“So, has the situation been resolved?”
“yes?”
“Is it over? I’m saying it because I don’t think the ‘circumstance’ you mentioned would end with you taking off your clothes.”
At my words, Siegfried’s expression immediately darkened.
I don’t know what ‘exact circumstances’ are.
But one thing is clear: even after Siegfried was kicked out, there was a reason why he was here.
And in all likelihood, that ‘reason’ includes Sir Richard.
At my words, Siegfried quietly looked over the castle wall… ….
“…That’s not it.”
He shook his head bitterly.
I roughly understood.
I don’t know the exact circumstances, but this is something I have to solve first.
Anything related to this estate has nothing to do with me.
“Follow me, Siegfried.”
“I’m sorry, but the rules of the Order of the Holy Knights say that a knight expelled dishonorably must never pick up a sword again….”
“Stop bullshit.”
After saying that, I grabbed Siegfried by the back of his neck.
“I’ll go straight to Lord Cepes.”
I don’t know if you didn’t know
If you know, you should solve it quickly.
* * *
An old man was looking down with his greatsword in the ground.
under the cliff.
The land surrounded by massive walls was large, but quite dreary.
“…Draculion.”
There was a momentary ripple in the old man’s eyes. It was because my teeth gnashed when I recalled the memory of that time.
A wicked lord who sacrificed the lives of innocent territories for the purpose of immortality.
I still vividly remember the greed and obscenity reflected in those eyes.
It was none other than the old man who sealed that Draculion.
Richard Kroll, the leader of the Holy Knights of the Holy Kingdom.
A ‘great’ knight who was recognized for his faith and chivalry at the same time as the one and only master of the kingdom.
Of course, since the hero returned, he couldn’t become the perfect commander of the Holy Knights, but he was still called the leader.
It was because he had been the leader for such a long time and had such qualifications.
Then what is qualification?
The belief to hate evil and to destroy evil.
He never compromised.
Even if something wrong is not necessarily evil, if it has the potential to become evil, erase it.
Especially if that ‘possibility’ is the terrible power of immortality.
“…I don’t understand, I really don’t understand. Why did the one chosen by the gods leave the immortal monster as it is?”
His clenched fists trembled.
he remembers
How much tragedy and blood was shed on this land by the immortal monster called ‘Draculion’… ….
okay.
Draculion is gone.
But the seeds he left behind still exist.
A fact that I only learned about recently.
The news that followed was even more horrifying.
It is said that the seed is attracting people similar to him under the connivance of the hero.
It shouldn’t be.
Don’t you know the warrior
Even if they do it with good intentions, in the end, they are beings that cannot become good.
Hunting demons does not hide the ominous energy mixed with them.
“Blind…Wash it, please.”
The old man contorted his face as he recalled the old memories.
It’s a long memory that the light must have faded, but why is it so clear to yourself?
“Dad, I want to live! sick! uh black… …please please… …!”
“Honey please please…!」
The terrible memory that will never be healed burned fiercely in the depths of my heart.
Yes, there was a past like that.
The precious half I had to protect… ….
no i lost everything
I was desperate and hated.
But after that day, what he chose was neither to follow such hatred nor to ruthless revenge.
Not letting others go through the same thing as you.
It is a belief that can be sublime.
And what comes to mind after such a terrible memory is a little embarrassing memory.
“Should we treat those who are unwillingly driven to evil with evil?”
The answer without hesitation.
Even those words came from the mouth of a young man who was receiving attention as a divinity.
evil is evil
In particular, anything related to the devil can turn into a big disaster if you hesitate even a little.
himself was like that too.
That moment of hesitation led to catastrophe. Anyone can be guided by emotions and make mistakes.
But the moment that ‘mistake’ becomes a belief, it really becomes irreversible.
so that.
“…Conclusion is also the duty of a knight.”
Cut it off before that happens.
Believing that this was his conviction, the commander of the Holy Knights gripped his sword.
* * *
As soon as we arrived at the office, what we saw was Chepes, buried in a pile of papers.
I honestly thought it was a corpse.
Chepesch’s hand, which was busy moving with his nose buried in a pile of paperwork, stopped for a moment.
“…uhhhhh.”
With wide eyes, he raised his head. It was in such a state that it made me think that if it had not been immortality, I would have died from overwork right away.
Wow, it was almost a big deal.
If I took over here, that doesn’t mean that’s who I am. I almost got killed.
At that time, Chepes, who confirmed that we were entering, lifted his head.
“…person?”
For those who are overworked, there is no inspiration from a visit from a warrior.
“Ugh…a person… …work work… …let’s do it together….”
Aaaah, it’s a business ghost!
Like a ghost, I grabbed the hem of my clothes and took off Chepesch, who wouldn’t let go, and took a step backwards.
Even if you look at cancer, it’s not human eyes. The eyes of a ghost looking for someone to die of overwork with!
Chepesch dragged me around for a long time and clung to me like that.
“…hmm? Warrior?”
I came to my senses after a few minutes.
I let out a small sigh and spoke to Chepesch.
“Yes, that’s right. Lord Chepes.”
“Are you finally here to help me with my work? this is really good… ….”
“No.”
“Isn’t it…What a disappointment… ….”
How the hell did this guy come to this? How could such a healthy young man become so tired of work?
[You made it happen.]
Ah, that’s really pitiful.
Whatever.
“I just stopped by casually, but I heard there’s been some trouble lately.”
“…ah.”
“I heard from Siegfried here. I heard that there is a problem with the head of the Holy Knights of the Church.”
At those words, the expression on Chepesch’s face hardened for an instant.
He looked at the pile of papers with tired eyes, then looked at Siegfried behind me… ….
“Looks like you barely noticed. Honestly, I didn’t want to tell the hero, but… ….”
“Is it because it’s the church’s business?”
“What is it? In particular, Sir Richard, who has a high status in the Church, is involved in this matter. Even if the hero is hostile, nothing good will come of it. so….”
Is it because he judged that as a hero, there should be no conflict with the knight commander of the religious kingdom?
But that’s what Chepes said without knowing what’s important.
“well. You are not worthless enough to weigh the feud with the commander of the Holy Knights… ….”
“…!”
“Besides, giving up without doing anything is kind of funny.”
There doesn’t seem to be time to talk about anything else anyway, so let’s get straight to the point.
“So what exactly happened here?”
“That is….”
Chepesch seemed to hesitate for a moment, then closed his eyes tightly and opened his mouth.
“…First of all, there is something I need to say to explain the situation.”
“Tell me.”
“You must know that Sir Richard, the commander of the Holy Knights, was the first to seal my father.”
“Yeah, that’s what….”
Richard, the leader of the Order of the Holy Knights, was the first to discover Draculion’s abnormal symptoms and succeed in sealing him.
I know that.
But now he probably isn’t trying to explain such a simple thing.
“This is a fact I only learned recently, but it wasn’t just Yeong Ji-min that my father sacrificed.”
The fact that Draculion sacrificed several more innocent people besides Young Ji-min.
That was information I had never heard of.
Somehow, I felt like I knew what I was going to say next.
“no way….”
“yes.”
Tzepesch grimaced and spoke slowly and with difficulty.
“Among the victims…Sir Richard’s family was also there.”
