Episode 54
I hate warriors.
no no There is something wrong with the expression that he hates warriors.
To be precise, it would be more accurate to say that he hated the hero Siegfried.
Dreams and hopes and courage.
In terms of things like that, Siegfried could certainly be called a ‘hero’.
I always lived with those words in my mouth and tried to act like that in reality.
How about looking at it realistically?
It is close to impossible to solve the reality where countless people die and their thoughts collide with only more than that.
And that guy… ….
-we win
I didn’t even think of the slightest practicality.
It was thoroughly excluded as if it was not a warrior’s job.
At first, I thought it would work.
Because you are a warrior.
Aren’t they representatives of goodness?
If a hero doesn’t have ideals, who else in the world will have them?
But as time goes by.
blood flows
Bodies pile up.
A lot has changed in the process of seeing precious opportunities crumble with each of his choices.
Ideals are necessary, but ideals alone cannot solve anything.
…Only then did I realize
A warrior had to be ready to bear everything.
The sacrifices of countless people and even their resentment and curses.
Even if you don’t want to carry it, you have to.
Not everyone can be bright and happy.
So the night before the last battle.
A tantrum rose up and I asked the guy.
“Siegfried. Didn’t you have the confidence to handle it?”
Didn’t even want to
Didn’t he turn away from all of that because he wanted to remain a clean warrior?
I waited for his reply.
Whether it was a selfish answer or the usual answer he gave.
I felt like I could make up my mind if I listened to anything.
but the guy
“It’s okay, Mikhail. Nothing is over yet.”
He was still living only in meaningless hope.
Confidence made up of groundless ideals with no reality whatsoever.
The guy asked me to trust him.
Because he is a warrior.
What pisses me off the most is that I believed that guy’s words.
yes you are a warrior
So you should have answered.
In anticipation of our trust.
really anything
개새끼야.
* * *
“Welcome, Michael.”
As soon as I entered, the pope’s voice rang in my ears.
Originally, his gaze would have been directed to him first.
Keep your head down.
I must have politely revealed my name and confessed my aspirations as a warrior.
However.
‘under.’
why are you coming out here
Blood flowed between his clenched fists.
I squeezed so hard that my fingernails pierced my flesh, but I couldn’t even feel the pain… ….
yes anger.
i’m angry right now
I made an effort to stop the emotions rising from the depths of my heart and put a smile on my lips.
I’m used to being patient.
The one who became a warrior before returning to
‘Siegfried’ .
The leader of the Expedition Corps Argo and the owner of the Great Holy Sword.
But at the same time… ….
‘The culprit who dropped everyone into the pit of ruin.’
Hey, this is a baby! The words rose to his throat.
The words we were supposed to say when we first met are endless.
you are not a warrior
you shouldn’t be
What do you think a guy who is not even prepared to endure evil will become a hero?
but suppressed
Blonde hair with a brighter light than mine, golden eyes like the sun.
That smile filled with divine power and confidence that filled the whole body.
“Mikhail?”
Then the pope’s voice was heard.
He seemed to be concerned about me staring at Siegfried.
…And that wasn’t all.
“Are you okay?”
Siegfried was also looking at me.
At that moment, the heat that had risen to the top of his head quickly cooled.
‘Be patient.’
Be patient. Be patient.
I thought to myself over and over again.
Aside from not liking him, I’m the only one who loses if I try to reflect my heart as it is here.
[Is Mikhail all right?]
Set asked anxiously.
I nodded slightly so that only she would know, then lifted my head.
And he gave an example.
Place your right hand on your chest and place it horizontally as if you were holding a book.
“It’s okay, Your Holiness.”
Then he said to the pope.
“It is an honor to see the eyes of Hekau, who is the lowest and wisest in the kingdom.”
“Oh, you know the etiquette well. It is very natural.”
“Because etiquette is quite widespread outside the church, too.”
After receiving the pope’s words, I looked at Siegfried for a moment.
Then he asked with an expression as if he didn’t know anything.
“But if you’ll excuse me, can you tell me what kind of person this driver is?”
“Ah, this is Sir Siegfried, a promising member of the Golden Lion Knights.”
Saying that, the pope looked at Siegfried for a moment.
“Sir Siegfried, like Michael, has the qualifications of a warrior. To put it bluntly… …It has to be a competitor.”
My eyes met Siegfried’s.
My stomach twists every time I see it.
“Currently, there are only two candidates for the hero. Perhaps one of these will be chosen as the ‘hero’.”
What you know.
Although the times and circumstances were different, before the return, Siegfried and I had stood before the Pope on similar occasions.
“Nice to meet you, Mikhail.”
Siegfried held out his hand towards me.
To be honest, I have no intention of shaking hands.
“Yes yes, nice to meet you.”
There’s nothing else you can’t do.
He grinned while holding Siegfried’s hand.
But then.
flinch.
The divine power that came out of Siegfried’s hand began to sting me.
‘Hey, look at this bastard?’
Let’s re-evaluate the level of the same candidates.
[What are you going to do?]
What are you doing?
I rushed from the other side first, but there is nothing I can’t get along with.
I slowly focused the storm on my fingertips.
In the first place, what I am learning is ‘autonomous circulation’.
As much as it circulates multiple mana inside its body, its control power is beyond imagination.
At least at the present time, you can’t get a dumb to me.
The storm itself is a divine power.
It is qualitatively different from receiving it several times through prayer.
[It’s not bad.]
Set, who confirmed Siegfried’s divine power, said as if he was surprised.
[The divine power itself is very pure compared to what humans have accumulated. It must be the nature of being loved quite a bit.]
That’s right.
Before returning, the people around him didn’t just pick him as a hero because he was an idiot.
Except for the fact that he had no thoughts, Siegfried was definitely a warrior.
Even that wasn’t revealed until he rose to the position of a warrior.
I couldn’t help but be deceived.
[By the way, it looks like you didn’t like that article from a while ago. Is there a reason?]
There are many reasons.
There are so many things that cannot be expressed in words.
Of course, I had no intention of telling her that.
Either way, the winner was clear.
No matter how deep and pure Siegfried’s divine power is, it cannot be compared to a divine object.
It’s not simple, especially if it’s a sacred object of an old god that’s integrated with my soul.
“Keugh…?!”
Was it because the divine power, which had been shown to be a check for a while, was suppressed in reverse?
Siegfried immediately tried to withdraw his hand, unable to hide his bewilderment.
but.
‘It’s free when you come in, but not when you go out.’
I didn’t let go of my hand.
The storm began to oppress Siegfried furiously.
It doesn’t show on the outside, but it’s probably the taste of death.
As time passed, Siegfried’s complexion turned white.
“Mikhail-sama, what the hell…!”
“As you can see, hot emotions are colliding between the candidates for the hero, His Holiness.”
“Cow hands…let go… …”
“You say not to let go of my hand. this is true Is it because of the sense of kinship that each other has as the same candidate for the hero?”
“….”
“It’s real. really.”
The pope’s gaze took on a strange light.
Well, even if I think about it, it must be a bizarre sight… ….
“Cow hands…a little…”
To be honest, I don’t want to let go.
[Mikhail is dead,]
said Set, patting his cheek on top of his shoulder.
Well, the opportunity to temper this guy is not the only one.
There is still plenty of time.
Wouldn’t it be too wasteful if it ended here?
I let go of Siegfried’s hand, which was now almost at the level of a withered tree.
Then Siegfried breathed urgently and took a step back.
“Heh, heh, heh, heh!”
Ha I should have done more.
It’s a bit disappointing to see him looking better than I thought.
I turned my head away from the guy who was staring at me with a lost expression.
The Pope was staring at me with his eyes wide open.
[…] …Anyway, I don’t know if it’s okay to do this in front of the Pope.]
It’s okay.
Anyone who would feel this uncomfortable wouldn’t even try it.
Apart from the hostility towards Siegfried, my head is already cold.
It wasn’t something thoughtlessly done.
furthermore.
‘The Pope would have already felt it.’
How pure and powerful is the divine power I possess.
That was what he was aiming for.
If Siegfried hadn’t provoked me at the right time, I wouldn’t have done this.
“…You have a pretty pure divine power. In terms of chastity, it seems to be more chaste than mine.”
Apart from the total amount of divine power.
its own purity.
It is not strange that the ‘Hero’ has more divine power than the Pope.
Would you be a warrior for nothing?
Conversely, having divine power superior to that of the Pope means that he is faithful to his qualifications as a warrior.
“Have you ever received a revelation?”
“Yes, I did.”
I lied without spitting on my mouth.
The pope’s eyes flickered slightly at my answer.
[How can you lie so calmly….]
Did I give the wrong child something sick?
Set muttered something like that.
But it’s okay.
Mistakes can be resolved later through prayer and conversation with God.
After all, I know very well that God does not answer the Pope’s prayers at this point.
It was then.
“Impossible!”
Siegfried, who had been quietly listening to me, shouted.
“Since the War of Prophecy, the Hekau have given up their revelations to humans! How can I receive a revelation that even His Holiness did not receive… …!”
“under.”
At Siegfried’s words, I involuntarily laughed.
His Holiness ‘even’?
what the hell are you talking about
‘Well, it’s an era where the authority of the hero has also fallen… …’
At least at this point, ‘hero’ is treated as if it were nothing more and nothing less than a symbolic honorary position.
His words now are similar.
but.
“Even if you’re not yet a hero, that’s not something a person with qualifications would say. Sir Siegfried.”
“What is that…!”
“A warrior is a special being in itself. A hero is not a being who received the will of the pope. It is a wise Hekau with a warrior.”
“…!”
“The words of wonder just now did not simply slap the value of a hero. It’s as if you’ve relegated the hekau you serve to the mortal realm.”
In fact, what Siegfried said can be ignored, but it can be determined and pushed forward.
He opened his mouth as if he was trying to contradict my words, but he soon lowered his head.
“A misunderstanding…It was.”
“It is not an apology to me. It is better to blame yourself for your beliefs.”
I said that coldly and looked at the Pope.
“Anyway, I understood what His Holiness was trying to say. Doesn’t that mean that Sir Siegfried also has the qualifications to be a hero and is my rival?”
“It is. but…”
The Pope’s coy smile.
“I want to be clear about revelation.”
“Oh what is that?”
Of course this will come out.
Even if it’s not the sophistry I just talked about, isn’t ‘revelation’ important to the current religious state?
“great. Let me tell you. The revelation I received… …”
It was the time when I tried to moderately cover things about ‘revelation’ like that.
moment.
[Ah]
I saw it. Next to the Pope.
A girl crouched quietly watching me.
In a natural way, as if it had been there from the beginning.
‘…when?’
I was not aware
Clearly, this girl wasn’t here until just before that.
But now, her existence is definitely not a lie.
how?
The moment their eyes met with that question, the girl’s eyes drew an arc.
and….
“You,”
said the girl.
“Can you see me?”
A great mage who transcends by regression
