The great mage who transcends by regression, episode 171,
I just don’t like everything.
It’s something I’ve felt before, but if I could just change everything, I would have done it right away.
There are many ‘radical methods’.
Shall we try?
no patience
The Walpurgis in me.
It’s just that I’m struggling with that kind of thinking circuit.
Of course, that doesn’t mean you’ll be patient.
“What now…speak?”
“I told you not to be a jerk, folks. To be honest, weren’t you the one who misunderstood the progenitor and agreed with the king’s opinion just a moment ago?”
At my words, the Dark Elves fell silent and lowered their heads.
It seemed there was nothing else to say.
because it was true
It was clear that the Dark King was a damn bastard, but weren’t they also indiscriminately instigated by that damn bastard?
Of course, it is true that it is difficult not to get caught up in agitation.
But the problem is that there is an indiscriminate hatred towards the outside behind the instigation.
As long as that feeling is rooted, where is the guarantee that something like this won’t happen again?
My thoughts were broken by someone’s cry.
“Is it a sin for us to sympathize with the king? No, we didn’t have a choice, hero! You, who don’t know the circumstances, can talk carelessly… …!”
“That ‘no option’ almost ruined the outside world.”
“That is…!”
The dark elf averted his eyes when he met my eyes.
Aether did not interfere.
He just watched me speak with a calm gaze.
You might be on the side of the Dark Elves.
However, he did not stand by my side and openly defend me.
But that’s enough.
I have no intention of punishing all the dark elves here.
The king and the elders are enough for me to punish in this place.
Just what I’m trying to do now… ….
“Your ancestors have returned. It will be good. From your point of view, you might want to rely on the judgment of the wise progenitor.”
In a way, it is natural.
To them, Aether, the founder, is greater than anyone else.
You can’t even compare to the king.
but.
“It shouldn’t be like that though. If you blindly follow someone else’s words one-sidedly like this time, nothing will happen.”
“…what do we… …You want it.”
“I want the obvious. To act with one’s own will and to take responsibility for one’s actions.”
“It’s your responsibility… ….”
“Let’s be frank. You just don’t want to take responsibility, so you just mindlessly depend on someone else’s decision. That’s not respect. It’s just passing it on.”
All I want is for each of the dark elves here to be responsible for themselves.
If that happens, the forest will surely be a little better.
yes that’s enough
After saying that, I turned my gaze toward Aether.
Slowly, the time given to Aether was running out.
She slowly came down to where I was.
Then one of the Dark Elves who was kneeling asked with a desperate expression.
“Mom, what should we do from now on?”
“Didn’t the warrior tell you? You guys have to decide for yourself. Even me, whom you value, cannot be the same as in the past.”
“Ahhh….”
“It is not a sudden change. Give me strength from time to time.”
Aether’s existence could only come out very briefly.
It won’t be as strong as in its heyday, and the frequency will be very small, but… ….
Still, until Mia fully accepts her memories, she will be able to help them.
However, Aether cannot handle everything.
Now that’s not even the case.
At that time, the Dark King who was held by me shouted as if in a fit of fuss.
“It is we, the Dark King, who have kept the order of this forest for so many years! Do you think you can handle it if the royal family suddenly disappears like this!”
“Well, at least I think it will be much better than now.”
If what they needed right now was peace or stability, I wouldn’t be like this either.
but.
The Dark Elves had to change and had no choice but to change.
I spoke to the Dark Elves while suppressing the desperate Dark King.
“Look. everyone. This is the result of blindly following without thinking.”
“….”
“The king denied even the progenitor and tried to satisfy my ambition. You tacitly agreed with the king and empowered him.”
No one could answer my words.
Because there was nothing wrong with it.
To put it bluntly, not a single one of those down here could be free from that word.
Silence ensued.
I didn’t say more there.
It’s ironic.
The reason I was able to prepare this board was because there was an existence called Aether, but on the contrary, now I am telling you to get away from that illusion.
But it had to be.
Only then can we win a better future.
“Aither-sama.”
“Okay.”
She heard the voice of grief.
The madness that started with herself.
As she herself tried to retrieve it all, the curses of the forest set in motion.
saaaaaa
like a pitch black fog.
The overcast sky became clear, and life returned to the gloomy grass and trees.
“Oh, no…! That curse!”
The Dark King struggled under me, but it was just a meaningless struggle.
The curse went back to its original owner and became a part of her again.
The Dark Elves stared blankly at the sight and put their hands together.
A new tomorrow will come.
A tomorrow different from before.
And so.
The curse of a certain forest has come to an end.
* * *
A few days later,
Hedos, Ruina, and Mia gathered in front of me.
After Aether absorbed all the curses of the forest, I didn’t leave the forest right away.
No matter how much, it was because I thought it was right to take care of it and go, and it was because there were things to discuss separately.
“Why did you call me over there?”
All three looked pretty tired.
In particular, Ruina’s fatigue, which had just been released from her duties as a shaman, seemed indescribably thick.
“It’s nothing.”
“Ah yes….”
“First of all, you two, Hedos and Mia, belong to our family. An information guild under his command. yes?”
“…That’s right.”
Heddos nodded with a puzzled expression.
He is the head of an information guild under our family.
No matter how much our family is, if he suddenly leaves, it can’t help but suffer a lot of losses.
“It’s difficult for me in many ways to suddenly fall in.”
“That’s right, but….”
He bowed his head with an expression of disdain.
“The problem is that the forest is not stable yet. really…Because so many things have changed. You never know how many years it might take.”
“Do I need you for that?”
“Actually, I am not alone.”
Hedos said that while glancing at Mia… ….
“The daughter….”
“Sister-in-law!”
“Uh uh….”
Hedos broke out in sweat.
He glanced in Louisa’s direction and quickly turned his gaze.
She was silently staring at him, putting pressure on her… ….
“That’s right. sister-in-law….”
In an instant, my daughter became my sister-in-law.
There is no dog genealogy like this.
Hedos sighed and went back to the main topic.
“…Anyway, yes. As you know, we are able to change thanks to the heroic change. The dark royal family has collapsed and the elders have also been disbanded.”
“It did.”
But that’s not necessarily a good thing.
Along with that much chaos, it also meant that many had to roll to take their place and move on.
Of course I want that too.
“In the future, we need to find a way to bring everyone together as well as to deal with the chaos in the forest. really…It starts at the bottom.”
“So I don’t think it will be easy to take over as guild leader?”
“…Yes that’s right.”
Hedos apologized with the momentum of putting his head on the floor.
But how could I have called these three here without understanding a single thing like that?
“Then how about something like this?”
“…which?”
I said with a smile.
“It is to make this forest itself into one huge guild. If you don’t want to stick with the old way, I don’t think it’s bad either.”
“Guild…You mean?”
He tilted his head.
“So, the hero’s words are to make this place a new ‘Talia’, just like it did under the Marquis family… ….”
“okay.”
The importance of information cannot be stressed at all times.
In particular, it’s a shame to give up a high-class manpower like Talia.
Isn’t the forest a chaotic time just in time?
You need a ‘goal’ to hold everything together.
Dark elves are basically friendly to the dark and specialize in moving stealthily.
In the first place, the race itself is specialized in information warfare or assassination.
Even if assassination is out of the question, the advantage of information cannot be ignored.
Heddos cautiously raised an objection.
“No, but even if you suddenly turn the forest itself into a guild. After all, this is also a money fight. If you don’t have money… ….”
“are you okay. What remains of our family is money. I’ll lend it to you, so pay it back step by step.”
“Um, so debt….”
“You have to pay it back on the premise that things will go well. to our family.”
I grinned.
Not only Hedos, but also Mia and Ruina trembled at my laughter.
I looked at Louisa and said.
“Repayment…You will receive it.”
“Yo warrior. The expression is a bit… ….”
“What’s your expression?”
Why.
I am making this offer out of pure goodwill and good will.
“The one who sees us as an investment target….”
“I am pure, Lady Louisa.”
“…Ah yes.”
Louisa slightly avoided my gaze and nodded.
It’s unfortunate.
Why the hell can’t so many people accept my favor with sincerity?
Whatever.
“Investing is not difficult. The Dark Elves are a valuable resource, and it’s good for me to keep them alive.”
“Certainly, with Walpurgis’ support, things would look pretty good, but I wonder if the other Dark Elves will welcome that fact… ….”
“It doesn’t matter. There is nothing wrong with not revealing it.”
I said something grandiose about receiving reimbursement, but first of all, my purpose is to rehabilitate the Dark Elf race itself.
And preparing for the future by winning their favor.
If the race itself had the power to deal with the demons in the form of a mighty ‘guild’, it would certainly be of great help.
“then….”
Hedos nodded with a serious expression and said.
“Let’s talk to everyone. After all, all of them now are daughters… ….”
“Sister-in-law.”
“…Because I respect the opinion of my sister-in-law. The hero didn’t want to blindly follow the symbol, but he still had to influence it to some extent.”
“know.”
I understand that to a degree.
I never thought that everything would change in a short period of time.
It’s not like it’s going to be done forcefully.
It was time to roughly finish the story about the guild.
“Oh that…I decided to make a new grave, hero.”
Suddenly Mia looked at me with a shy expression and said.
“…hmm?”
“me…Anyway, there is a place where Aether met its end.”
When I nodded, she immediately spoke.
“It’s a bit strange to be in such a lump, so it’s a little… …I decided to make it plausible.”
Mia laughed bashfully.
A face that has been burdened with a lot of things, but at the same time is quite shaken off.
“What if I decided to make it look plausible?”
“A grave for my brother.”
“…hmm.”
“The hero might not like it very much, but personally, I just thought it would be good to end like that.”
Mia’s smile when she said that looked somewhat complicated.
“Why are you telling me that?”
“What should I say? It’s just a gut feeling, hero… …You didn’t like Hemera that much, did you? But thanks to the hero’s help, the child was saved.”
“….”
be salvation
Many people suffered from Hemera before returning.
There must have been the option of not giving her a chance to reunite with my sister and letting her die a cruel end.
…okay.
There would have been such an option.
but.
“Hero?”
“…no nothing The grave doesn’t matter. If you want to honor your brother, that’s enough.”
there is no future
You should not cling to the future that has already passed and be swayed by it.
that it all passed.
That’s why I wanted to have a slightly different ending from them.
Yes, the story of ‘now’.
That is a story that Mia, Aether, and Hemera themselves have to solve.
Instead, he asked Mia.
“Are you satisfied?”
Mia’s eyes widened at my words.
She tilted her head as if thinking for a moment.
“huh!”
He replied with a bright smile.
