The Great Mage Transcends by Returning Chapter 329 Oath
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The moment he heard that from the hero, Cyrus involuntarily recalled the past.
I recalled two things from the past.
The oath of that day, when we swore to die at noon even if we died after sharing a glass for the first time… ….
– Isn’t Kyung the link between the promises we made?
– Yes, that’s right. If you’re going to live, you should live rather than us.
A last-minute bright red sight.
It was a terrible sight, destroying everything that he and the two kings had tried to protect that day.
Everyone’s soul is scattered.
– My body… …!
– Oh, uh… …!
The weak couldn’t stand it and their flesh melted away, turning into a pitiful slime mixed with blood and melted flesh.
Although the strong endured.
– It’s a demon!
– Buy and save… …Wow!
I couldn’t stand the countless monsters pouring down from the sky… ….
‘ah.’
In the end, it turned into prey.
He was helpless.
The ‘Knight of the Bridgehead’, who was supposed to protect everyone, had to watch them blankly.
‘iced coffee.’
The sky is falling.
Death seeps everywhere.
An overwhelming sight that no human could dare to deal with filled his field of vision.
I realized in that moment.
Humans can’t do this
If the opponent was a foreign country.
Or, if it was a cult that worshiped a powerful devil, he would have a vengeance.
But what can I do in front of an overwhelming existence that evaporates two kingdoms in an instant?
Hatred and resentment are always held against those who can do so.
If it is a probabilistically impossible existence… ….
‘Ah ah ah ah!’
have no choice but to bend
I managed to somehow survive at the expense of my two close friends… ….
All he had left was an indescribable sense of hopelessness and helplessness.
‘What’s the use of an oath?’
He couldn’t stop his body from trembling. The feeling of powerlessness overtook him again.
I want to tell the warrior
that it doesn’t mean anything
Even if you try so hard, you can’t beat the ‘god’ you saw that day.
Aren’t they just creatures?
No creature dares to defeat God.
So, out of desperation, I decided to keep the oath I made that day.
If you can’t get revenge.
I would rather end this pitiful life by keeping the ‘promise’ of that day.
It must have meant just that.
however.
‘A different meaning?’
he questioned.
Could there be some other ‘meaning’ in the oath that he and the two lords made as close friends that day?
I do not know.
There’s no way you know that.
He thought so and looked at the hero. He was about to say that he knew nothing.
But at that moment he saw.
The look on the warrior’s face.
‘why.’
It’s belief in yourself.
Even in the face of this overwhelmingly hopeless scene, there was a firm belief that it would never be broken.
That belief that you don’t have… ….
‘Why do you… ….’
How could he maintain such a mind in the face of such a sight?
With indescribable emotion, he closed his eyes tightly.
* * *
“…sorry.”
Cyrus said, ‘I don’t know’.
They said that the pact they had made was merely a symbolic act to confirm each other’s resolve.
For that, they just borrowed the power of ‘superstition’ that is floating around in the world.
“There was a certain superstition. The great sea, the starting point of life, has the power to fulfill a longing, and if three people with upright convictions make an oath in front of it… ….”
He continued with his hand on the necklace hanging around his neck.
“…It will happen.”
“Hmm.”
Such superstitions are surprisingly common.
Intellectuals don’t always think rationally, don’t they?
The ‘superstition’ that Cyrus just mentioned is one of them.
“Unfortunately, after the agreement was signed, the damage in the border area decreased. It’s just that we didn’t make an oath in the magical sense… ….”
“You mean you didn’t attach much importance to it at the time.”
“…That’s right.”
At the time, it would have been simply an oath made to confirm each other’s resolve.
However, he must have borrowed the power of superstition to make it his own symbol.
“still…It was good. Whatever the reason, I got the peace I longed for.”
“….”
“In the past, when others laughed at me for being a bat, I didn’t take it too seriously. Because I had my own beliefs… ….”
Cyrus followed his convictions as a knight.
And in recognition of that consistent belief, he was respected with the title of a knight of the bridgehead.
Definitely worthy of respect.
“however.”
However, his eyes, which had been shining straight with conviction, slowly began to sink darkly.
It is a return to the harsh reality from the glorious past.
“Are you too vain….”
He shook his hands and spoke.
“like that…I worked so hard to calm down and resolve the conflict, but all of that in an instant… ….”
“….”
“That moment…I realized.”
As he said that, his face was completely stained with despair.
“There is a despair that humans can’t help…Dare to dare to realize that there exists an overwhelming existence that creations cannot control… ….”
He growled helplessly.
Then, he covered his face with a deep sense of shame with both hands.
“Perhaps, as the hero said, the conflict between the two kingdoms disappeared because of the ‘oath’. It may not have been a mere superstition. but….”
He raised his head and looked at me.
“It doesn’t make any sense anymore.”
“….”
“There is no kingdom for me to defend. There is no lord, and even the peace obtained through that oath… …It became nothing. And the power to take revenge on the person who stole it all… …doesn’t exist.”
When he said that, he let out a deep, self-defeating laugh.
The attitude that there is no longer any hope or reason to live, like a pile of burnt ashes.
It’s an unnecessarily familiar look.
The moment I realized that fact, what came out of my mouth was nothing like warm encouragement.
“under.”
deep cynicism.
It’s too similar.
Before the regression, I saw countless endings with people like that.
and that’s why i know
‘Understanding’ him here would rather work as poison.
That’s why I mocked and provoked him.
“So is it all over?”
“There is nothing to protect. All that remains is the pact between the two close friends. If you can’t avenge your enemies, keep the oath… ….”
He said so with a despondent expression, and his words were slurred. Even he is like those who despaired that day.
Before the return, I don’t know exactly what kind of life Cyrus lived.
However, not hearing any information about a person of this level would mean that it never ended well.
can understand
People sometimes break down in the face of great despair. Unless you are a perfect iron man, it is impossible to have no emotional agitation.
but.
“Is that the best?”
“…yes?”
“Was the oath of that ‘knight of the bridgehead’ so light?”
“…!”
He raised his head hastily.
“It’s light…?”
Red bloodshot eyes glared at me, but I didn’t care.
understanding? You can do it inside.
But right now, I mustn’t show that thought outwardly.
In a situation like this, there is no more surefire ticket to ruin than one-sided kindness.
“Do you think you are doing this because you want to be me! all of me… …!”
“Are you left?”
I stopped talking and looked straight at him.
It doesn’t matter if it feels cold. Because I know that kindness won’t help at all in a situation like this.
I said, pointing to the middle of his chest that I had just pressed.
“I have wonders.”
“…!”
“The ‘oath’ in it remained. Is that all? There is also a God who took everything from you.”
I roughly understand.
He must have wanted to keep his oath at the last moment.
Wouldn’t it have shared the content of saying, “Even if I die, I will die at one o’clock?”
Or, at the place where the survivors made an oath, honor the spirits of their friends who had gone before them.
maybe it’s romance
But what do you mean?
What is needed in the current situation is not to hang on to such an oath while shedding my flesh.
“If you truly felt responsible, you would have something else to do.”
“that….”
“If you kept your promise, what were you planning to do after that? I don’t think there was much I could do in this dead land.”
“….”
he didn’t answer
But of course I know what he’s thinking.
“If you do not intend to answer, I will. I must have thought of following in the footsteps of my close friends.”
“I made a promise….”
“Did there be a martyr in the oath? Probably not. There is no way that monarchs who voluntarily sought to reconcile the two countries by ending the long-standing conflict would have made such a harsh oath to my knight.”
“….”
He didn’t answer my words.
I had no intention of giving him time to organize his thoughts.
“Are you afraid? You wouldn’t dare to stand up to the gods, would you even honor the souls of your friends who were easy?”
“Oh no! what are you saying…! How do you know my heart now! like me… ….”
“I know.”
At that moment, his eyes twinkled. I hope you didn’t know I would answer like this.
“Mikhail….”
On that day, Ariandel looked at me with pity.
But he did not turn his head towards her.
Because this is what matters.
“If I didn’t know, I wouldn’t have said this in the first place.”
I have no intention of bragging about who is more unfortunate. But I never understand Cyrus.
Rather, it is to understand.
“You will resent yourself and hate this reality. But it is not enough to avenge the enemy.”
“….”
“Even that fact is terrifying. Kyung is resentful and hateful about everything. The moment you wake up and greet the morning, the guilt must have entangled your heart like a snake.”
I’ve been through it all.
really fucking right In the end, it is time to solve this problem, but it is painful to wait and it is never ‘perfectly’ healed.
like me now
But what do you mean?
“Damn it, I know. You can also understand the sutra.”
“Then why….”
“It’s obvious that he volunteered to walk in on his limbs. Do I have to help him with that?”
“….”
Cyrus did not answer me for a moment.
It may sound stupid. Certainly, what I am saying now is nothing more than a one-sided and self-righteous statement that does not understand his circumstances.
But what?
The victim of the tragedy just wants to hang himself without anything, but we have to stop it.
leave this alone?
[Ha but Mikhail…Even if that article says that, I don’t think I’ll change my mind… ….]
‘It’s okay. Leave it to me.’
I have all my thoughts.
Currently, Cyrus values the oath more than his own life. That is, he cannot die until he keeps his oath.
Then the answer is simple.
– Well, without fail, I started to feel the energy of the dog.
Weiss said something behind her back, but I didn’t really know.
“First < hold >.”
“Eh?!”
First of all, by restraining Cyrus, he blocks the possibility of doing useless nonsense.
“…what what?!”
“We needed a porter just in time, but we have good staff here. congratulations. You got a job.”
“Oh no, what are you talking about! I promise… …!”
“Well, you agree too.”
I nodded and held the staff high in the air.
“then Let’s go!”
“Now wait, my consent….”
“ah! And, just in case, I’d like to ask… …No matter how shitty the reality is, you have no intention of ending your life before you keep that oath, right?”
there won’t be
I sat down with a benevolent smile and eye level with him.
The corners of his mouth trembled at my words.
“Do do, what the hell….”
“So, I’m telling you in advance, if you run away without my permission….”
I quietly thrust the staff right in front of his nose.
“…I can’t promise what the staff here will do with Sir’s hair?”
“…!”
Cyrus opened his mouth.
You must admire my excellent proposal. It’s a bit of a reasonable suggestion, I think.
“So what if you don’t want to die? You must not leave my side for once.”
“Oh, that’s forcible! How could this warrior be like this… …Lady Seo! Please stop this madness!”
Cyrus looked at Ariandel with a desperate face and shouted, and she looked at me with a stern expression.
“Mikhail, this is not it!”
“Yeah, saintess, you are dealing with common sense…!”
Ariandel shouted, leaving Cyrus’ eager eyes behind him.
“Because the head belongs to me!”
“…?!”
Cyrus stiffened with a desperate expression.
Then, with his mouth open, he looked alternately between me and Ariandel… ….
“Oh the devil….”
I muttered that with an expression of disbelief.
