Episode 58
– It’s futile, really.
With her battered body, she murmured helplessly.
Despite the thick armor, the inside was horribly crushed.
1 minute ahead?
Intuitively, I realized that no matter how much potion I poured, I couldn’t save her.
She muttered to herself blankly, with a resigned expression, as if she herself knew the truth.
– Can’t save anyone.
can’t even keep
– In this way, meaninglessly.
Tears of blood flowed from both of her eyes.
I muttered the last words quietly and closed her eyes as she stopped breathing.
It wasn’t a bad relationship.
Although she sharpened her teeth and argued occasionally… ….
Ironically, I understood her.
Suffering her loss.
so that.
– May you be at peace.
As always, I wanted her to rest in peace.
I hope the heaven beyond is not this fucking world… ….
After that.
It wasn’t long before we learned what exactly she was and why she was on the battlefield.
* * *
“Take off your helmet.”
I said to Helen with my arms crossed.
Up until now, she had never taken off her helmet in front of other people.
Even if I needed to wash it, I took off my helmet and washed it thoroughly in an empty place.
I thought so at first.
As time passed, I felt something out of place.
Should I say that I have seen someone with a similar atmosphere somewhere?
“…Why all of a sudden?”
“I decided to help you as well as Cassandra. For that, of course, you need the trust you deserve.”
I said looking at her.
“For that trust, I need to know who you are, right?”
“Uh um…”
Helen groaned and averted my eyes.
Even if you say that, you’re trying to avoid it.
If it was okay to be exposed like that in the first place, he wouldn’t have covered his face so morbidly.
It was somewhat expected.
But this time, I have no intention of going smoothly.
I said as if passing by.
“I saw an article called Siegfried at a meeting with the former Pope. They say he has the qualifications of a hero like me.”
“…!”
“It’s not very well known outside the Kyokuguk, but it’s probably a talent that the Kyokuguk fostered as a hero in the first place.”
Her body trembled at my words.
But I didn’t bother pointing out her reaction.
That was enough.
Why am I suddenly bringing up Siegfried’s story here?
The reason is simple.
“…Why are you talking to me like that now?”
“I told you. I need trust.”
Before returning, I met a lot of people.
Since the time is the time, most of them were people who would not be lacking even if they were called heroes.
Among them.
There was one female knight.
Like everyone else, they ended up falling apart on the battlefield in a disastrous manner, but it was a very strong bond anyway.
He closed his eyes directly.
“The reason why you dared to take Cassandra out of the kingdom and accompany her. I don’t think it was because I completely followed her.”
It’s a guess.
But, of course, this is still speculation.
But maybe it’s true.
“Why am I suddenly saying this? not simple It’s because I felt the same energy from you as Siegfried earlier.”
“…!”
This time, he was so agitated that even people who didn’t know what was happening couldn’t help but notice.
I was sure.
that what I thought was true.
Thinking like that clears up many of the questions I had before returning.
Then there is nothing to delay any longer.
“So let’s ask.”
Now there’s no need to tremble for nothing. He looked straight at her and said.
“What’s your relationship with Siegfried, your candidate for bravery?”
hardened expression.
I waited patiently for an answer.
An uncomfortable silence ensued between the two of us.
Cassandra said cautiously.
“Mikhail-sama, it seems Sir Helen has no time…”
Then Helen stopped her.
“There’s no need for that, Casa.”
“…Sir Helen?”
“Prince Mikhail is right. It’s not going to be solved by continuing to hide it, now that we’ve come this far… …”
Helen looked at me quietly and put her hand on the helmet.
“…I should definitely do it. There is no need to doubt you.”
With that, she took off her helmet.
Bright blonde hair, like Siegfried’s, cascaded down from under the helmet.
Long hair that goes down to the waist.
There, the golden eyes that had glimpsed through the helmet shone brightly.
Would it be like this if Siegfried was made into a woman?
Unlike him, his eyes were quite sharp and had a cool light, but… ….
“I will properly introduce myself.”
She said to me, putting her helmet on the table next to her.
“My name is Edda Niberun.”
– In this way, meaninglessly.
Memories from before returning came to mind together and overlapped.
yes it was
After seeing it like this, it definitely reminds me of the memory of that time.
Edda Niberun.
A vengeful demon called the princess of fresh blood against the army commanders under the demon god and defeated countless demons.
at the same time.
“She is the younger sister of Siegfried, the candidate for the Hero of the Kingdom.”
Blood and blood of the hero Siegfried.
That was Edda Niberun.
* * *
“My brother and I were originally orphans abandoned in a back alley when we were young.”
After revealing something about herself, she started talking about herself and Siegfried.
“There was nothing. As you know, small children in the dark alleys are no different from consumables. It never ends well.”
“I guess so.”
The dark side of the back alley.
It’s a very harsh world for young children.
Children who lack the strength, experience, and knowledge are simply taken advantage of or, at worst, even trampled upon.
Just like the rat did right away.
“Originally, our siblings would have been like that too. However, it was discovered by a priest who was walking around by accident.”
“That priest…“
He was a high-ranking priest who followed Archbishop Killian. Now that I think about it, it’s strange that he hasn’t been discovered, so my brother’s divine power was unusual. …That was it.”
It was good so far, she said in a bitter voice.
Since then, the siblings’ lives have changed.
The clean, holy temple became the brother and sister’s home, and they no longer had to rummage through garbage cans for food.
I no longer had to worry about being exploited by adults.
It was not strange since Archbishop Killian saw the potential of a hero in Siegfried.
but.
“It got weird at the same time.”
She had a dark expression.
“My brother was a good man…think. Because he was a person who did not hesitate to help others even in that gutter.”
“Hmm.”
I doubted her words for a moment, but didn’t bother to think further.
It was because it seemed that it wouldn’t be too late to think about the details after hearing everything.
“But at some point, I started to show a self-righteous side, and then I stopped listening to others.”
“I can understand it roughly.”
I was the one who was swayed by that ‘self-righteous aspect’, so I could sympathize with her words more than anyone else.
“So why are you against Archbishop Killian?”
“I was going to tell you from now on.”
She let out a small sigh and continued.
“My older brother, who gradually strayed from me, was called a candidate for the hero at some point. And the first thing my brother did as the candidate was… …”
Her gaze turned to Cassandra.
There were very complex emotions in his gaze.
“…It was to cut off the hands and feet of the prophet Casa.”
“As for the hands and feet…Does that mean she cuts off those around her?”
“Yes.”
She nodded and spoke again.
“prophecy. You heard it too.”
Is that so?
I knew right away.
A lion and an inverted warrior.
Either way, it’s a perfect prophecy to be identified as Siegfried.
Even if it wasn’t him, Archbishop Killian would have regarded the prophecy as a thorn in his eye.
Together.
“Huh, that Siegfried led it?”
no anyway.
The reason I don’t like him is because he’s ahead of his will on a topic that doesn’t turn his head.
Anyway, that level of cleverness for him at this point… ….
“To be precise, the archbishop blinded my brother’s eyes and ears. The Archbishop took advantage of the prophecy’s weakness. The prophecies are ambiguous and open to many interpretations.”
“ah.”
I realized in that moment.
“…Did you show those who were ruined by the prophecy? There must be quite a few people who blindly believed in them and perished.”
“Yes, it’s like using my brother’s sense of justice. …That stupid brother didn’t even know he was being used.”
His blind sense of justice.
If that view of justice, which I even thought was ‘intolerant’, and the archbishop’s cleverness were combined… ….
‘Certainly, he must have believed that what he was doing was justice.’
she spoke again.
“My brother thought about what would happen if a false prophecy ruled humans. At that point, no matter what I said, they wouldn’t listen.”
Throwing the prophet out of the church.
“Even though my brother stopped the archbishop from doing something more sinister…In any case, it is clear that my brother also sympathized with the expulsion of Casa.”
“Hmm.”
“From his point of view, a prophet would look like an impostor. I’m sure it still is.”
This is a story I didn’t know.
The same thing would have happened in the past.
in other words.
‘It sounds like the guy before the return had something to do with Cassandra’s disappearance.’
Of course, that doesn’t mean he’s the cause of everything.
In the first place, looking at it even now, he was swayed by the archbishop’s words, and he didn’t put on a big head.
…He must have sympathized with the archbishop because he thought it was just.
“Now that Cassandra is back, he won’t be idle either.”
“It is very likely.”
Helen Anieda said with a sullen expression.
I stared at her silently and fell into trouble.
how will we do it.
I won’t change the plan itself to become a hero.
but.
‘The survival of Siegfried’s sister and the prophet… …The number of cards that can be used has increased a lot.’
Especially if what she said is true, it’s like I’ve caught Siegfried’s most important weakness.
I thought Archbishop Killian was involved in Cassandra’s disappearance, but I never thought he was directly involved.
haha.
Because it’s not really funny.
An archbishop and a candidate for a hero who rejected the prophecy made by Hekau.
Could it be that the problem Hekau was talking about had nothing to do with these things?
‘It’s something I’ll know if I check it.’
For some reason, I thought it might have something to do with it.
then.
“good.”
I looked at Edda and asked.
“So, why did you come back to Kyoguk?”
“…Anyway, he’s my older brother. Blood. If there is a chance to fix it at least once, I just want to fix it. Like I said, I don’t think it’s evil at all.”
“Hmm.”
Well, no matter what she thought, she had no intention of looking after Siegfried… ….
‘I hope I can use it.’
Siegfried took the authority of Archbishop Killian and expelled the prophet from the church.
It was by no means trivial.
In order to create a future that is different from before the return, Cassandra’s location will also need to change.
‘good.’
Let’s try it.
“Cassandra. Aren’t you tired of being treated like this?”
“It is true. But the reason I was kicked out was because Archbishop Killian’s influence was so great in the Church.”
Cassandra continued with a dark expression.
“To be honest, it won’t mean anything if the truth is revealed. You know about my nickname, right?”
“know.”
Prophet of disbelief.
In other words, as a ‘prophet’ in the first place, she is not greatly trusted.
Even if the truth is spread, if the Archbishop moves quickly, there is a possibility that it will be distorted to the extent of Siegfried’s beautiful story.
“But it doesn’t matter.”
what do you mean
“When did the hero notice?”
candidate or whatever.
It’s not time for the hero to look at those archbishops.
If not, I will make it that way.
furthermore.
“The reason why Siegfried is getting so much attention is probably because of the image he has built up in the church.”
“It is.”
“It’s a facade, it’s enough to break it.”
I am the one who knows him better than anyone else, not anyone else.
It means that it is not difficult to take off the mask.
Great mage who transcends by regression
