Episode 75
Siegfried was saved by Archbishop Killian when he was very young.
At least I thought so.
Because it was the archbishop who rescued the brother and sister from the back alley that was no different than a gutter.
So he did not want to disappoint the archbishop.
So I worked tirelessly.
As a result, I was recognized and even heard that I had the qualifications of a warrior.
Years passed like that.
It was enough time to solidify my convictions.
but.
Mikhail Walpurgis.
With his appearance, that belief was easily shattered.
…yeah really simple.
‘I have to admit it now.’
Siegfried raised his head and looked at Mikhail.
He was looking at himself with an unknown expression.
But one thing was clear.
that look.
never a favor
It’s a subtle feeling that isn’t malicious.
But rather, that’s why I decided to ask him for help.
All this time he’s been locked up.
Fairy tale warrior.
A hero I saw in a fairy tale book I picked up in the garbage when I was young.
For a long time, he was confined to the fence called ‘Hero’.
However, Mikhail was different.
Paradoxically, his behavior, which was considered uncharacteristic of a hero, was actually the most heroic.
I could admit it now.
“I thought about whether it would change if I acted like you. But I quickly realized that it was impossible. It’s not a matter of attitude.”
there was something different
The difference between Mikhail and himself that he himself could not imitate.
“…Tsk.”
Mikhail frowned a little, as if he didn’t like his appearance.
“It’s not a question of attitude…Then he sighed and opened his mouth
.
“What do you want me to do? Honestly, no matter what I say, I don’t expect you to change.”
“That is…!”
Mikhail’s words pierced his heart like a dagger.
Because I couldn’t deny it.
At least it would have been if it had been him until now.
but.
“…It’s okay if you don’t believe me.”
“Huh, just want some advice?”
“It doesn’t matter if you describe it as an enemy ship. just…I’m doing this because I think it will be clear only when I hear it myself.”
“If it’s advice, I think I gave it pretty persistently from the beginning.”
“I remember. I said I was self-righteous.”
“okay. Isn’t that enough?”
“…haha.”
At those words, Siegfried let out a wry smile.
It was a worry that I thought I was tired of alone.
and conclusions drawn.
“no. My self-righteousness… …It came from a warrior. It was a mistake that started when I arbitrarily defined a hero.”
“Is it different now?”
“exactly.”
Even answering that, he couldn’t help but hesitate for a moment.
Wouldn’t Mikhail be laughing at what he was saying now?
He opened his mouth slowly in fear.
“now…I want it back.”
I pondered over and over again for several days.
And the conclusion I came to was that I wasted too much on meaningless self-righteous beliefs.
For example, your younger brother.
I lost the last remaining line of blood in this world.
If the belief he pursued was correct, he might not have regrets.
but wasn’t it
…There was nothing left. nothing.
“But I don’t know how to get it back…You really don’t know anything.”
He said that with an anguished expression on his face.
Mikhail quietly listened to him.
And after a while… ….
“haha.”
he opened his mouth slowly.
“…This bastard really makes the shovel bigger until the very end.”
“…yes?”
At the sudden words, Siegfried looked at Mikhail with his eyes wide open.
Did you say something else?
Mikhail said then.
“You really can’t remember what the first thing you need to do to get them back?”
“What is that…“
I don’t know.
Why the hell is this person getting angry all of a sudden and what else do you want me to think of… ….
However, as if he was more angry at Siegfried’s attitude, Mikhail scratched his head nervously.
“lets think. Admitting that I was wrong and wanting to change something came to me. You get paid.”
Fuck!
“Keep haha…?!”
At that moment, without realizing it, the completed magic pierced Siegfried’s stomach.
I didn’t even realize it.
However, the first thing that filled his head before the pain was why he was right.
“Why the hell…!”
“Yeah, well done. Why the hell?”
Mikhail replied coldly.
“Why don’t bastards always think of the option of apologizing to the person they hit?”
“…!”
“If you tried to change, you bastard.”
not me
Quaang!
“Heuk!”
The second time Siegfried was hit in the stomach and flew through the air.
Mikhail said to him.
“You should have found someone else.”
It’s like this nerd.
* * *
Selection of warriors.
A special ceremony, more than anything else, began in Kyoguk.
The selection of warriors is also important, but due to the nature of the church, it was very rare for all the archbishops to gather together like this.
Is that why? Archbishops gathered in groups of threes and fives from all over the place and were busy talking.
“Hehe, I never thought I would be participating in the selection of warriors in my lifetime.”
“The birth of a Kkeung hero is something I wish for, but I don’t know if I should call it a good thing…“
Some archbishop was worried about what would happen after the hero was selected.
“Come to think of it, the devil was found in the Holy Knights this time, right?”
“I heard that too, huh…Others
also talked about unpleasant things that had recently happened inside the church.
But among the many stories, there was one topic that attracted the most attention.
“Mikhail Walpurgisra…“
If he is selected as a hero, it will be the first time that a wizard becomes a hero.”
“Oh, what a careless word! I don’t know! In a situation where there is a theory that the first hero was a wizard… ….”
“Isn’t that a conspiracy?”
Talk about Mikhail was busy going back and forth among the archbishops.
In a way, it was natural.
Mikhail could be said to be the most heterogeneous among all the warrior candidates.
It was then.
“Heh heh, there is no law saying that a wizard cannot become a hero. God has never placed a limit on a warrior’s qualifications.”
Among the archbishops in dispute, someone raised a voice.
“Isn’t that Archbishop Alley!”
The other archbishops, who were in the middle of the argument, exclaimed happily.
“Hehe, it’s hard to see someone like this…“
It’s a matter of selecting a warrior, and of course you have to participate.”
Archbishop Alley said in a gentle voice with his hands behind his back.
The person in charge of the central shrine in the imperial capital and the first to recognize Mikhail Walpurgis’ qualifications and decide to support him.
“I heard that Candidate Mikhail subdued the Great Devil that appeared in the capital… …”
“Yes, it is true. Fortunately, the hero candidate was passing by, so it was resolved.”
“Huh.”
Archbishop Alley began talking to the other archbishops.
The fact that he hadn’t even discovered the existence of the Great Devil could have seemed disgraceful, but he didn’t really care.
At the end of the story, the archbishops were amazed.
“So, candidate Mikhail said that the archevil was annihilated so easily?”
“Didn’t the capital suffer a major blow even after the Great Demon’s extinction? Such a miraculous thing really… …“
Yes, really.”
Archbishop Alley nodded with a smile.
It’s already past the time to care about things like face and things like that.
He had no doubt in the slightest that Mikhail had the right qualifications as a warrior.
‘As long as His Holiness supports Mikhail-nim, there’s no reason to live.’
In addition, thanks to Mikhail, many of the conflicts between the church governments, which did not like to look at them, were resolved.
Rather, I was very happy.
‘It would be great if everything went on like this… …’
With that thought in mind, Archbishop Alley’s gaze stopped in one place.
and hardened
An old archbishop was laughing and conversing with those around him with his hands behind his back.
“…Archbishop Killian.”
The one who wielded the most powerful authority in the church state until recently.
Recently, with the appearance of Mikhail, his authority has been considerably lost, but he still could not be taken lightly.
‘There’s less movement than I thought.’
I thought it was sure to cause some big trouble with this gun call, but it’s really strangely quiet.
at that time.
“ah.”
Archbishop Killian turned his head and approached him as if he had spotted him.
“Hehe, isn’t it Archbishop Alley? How many years has this been… …It’s really nice to see you.”
“Yes, nice to meet you too.”
An indescribable awkwardness flowed between the two.
The two are never good friends.
For Archbishop Arley, the existence of Archbishop Killian is the main culprit of the evils and faults of the Church.
Of course, the feelings are not good either.
just not complaining
But that was then.
‘…hmm?’
Archbishop Alley tilted his head.
I can’t put it into words, but something is unclear.
If you concentrate a little, you might be able to understand something… ….
But I couldn’t think long.
“But Archbishop Alley.”
It was because Archbishop Killian’s voice came in as if to cut off his thoughts.
“You say yes.”
“Do you really think God is pleased with this flow? Isn’t the current Kyoguk going in the wrong direction?”
A sudden word.
However, since he thought he had been too quiet up until now, Aleigh answered firmly.
“I do not know. That is not for us to judge.”
“Huh.”
“We serve God. In any way, the situation we are facing right now is His will. If it is wrong, He will judge.”
“then.”
At that, Archbishop Killian grinned.
“Isn’t it possible to say that if his will is clear, the judgment can be changed?”
“What is that…”
I felt something ominous.
Archbishop Alley opened his mouth to answer him.
one.
“…uh?”
Before he knew it, Archbishop Killian’s figure had disappeared without a trace before his eyes.
‘What is this… …’
Archbishop Alley looked around with his eyes wide open.
Then he pondered over the discomfort he had just felt.
“Please don’t… …“
I am breaking out in a cold sweat.
It didn’t take long for her face to turn blue.
‘Mikhail!’
I realized intuitively.
I had to find him.
* * *
The place where the selection of warriors was held was the temple where the pope resided.
“Uh uh….”
Behind me, Siegfried groaned and was being dragged by my hand.
“It’s my fault… …Ha, but did you have to hit me so badly that I couldn’t even apologize?”
“Yeah, I should have.”
This guy should be thankful that he got hit less.
If Cassandra hadn’t rushed in and stopped her in the middle, she would have killed her halfway.
‘Oh, it’s such a pity.’
When he clicked his tongue, Siegfried, who had been dragged behind him, trembled.
As a result… ….
Cassandra found Siegfried, who was beaten by me, and stopped him in the middle.
Siegfried apologized somehow, smacking his forehead on the ground with a swollen face.
I don’t know how great the truth was or what. It was enough to see it once.
Of course, I had no intention of handing over the hero, and decided to put off killing half of them.
“What did you just think?”
“What bullshit?”
“It felt like I was reminded of something unusual that I had just felt a stab in the back of my neck.”
That’s why things feel good… ….
He clicked his tongue inside and dragged him along.
It was then.
“Sir Mikhail.”
said Siegfried.
“Did I fall short as a warrior?”
“Oh, it wasn’t enough.”
long time too.
At my words, Siegfried muttered with a wry smile.
“…Really unforgiving.”
“Then what kind words should I write? Damn it, it wasn’t enough for a long time.”
“Right.”
Siegfried nodded.
Then he was speechless for a while.
A whimper was heard.
“Hey are you crying?”
“I didn’t cry…I
thought about giving myself another blow to the head for that unsightly look, but I held it in.
how long has it been like that
when I almost arrived.
“Mikhail, you are here!”
“…Archbishop Alley?”
Archbishop Alley ran toward me with a pale face.
“What is it? Why is it so complexion…? …”
“There is a problem!”
“hmm?”
I frowned at his urgent voice and expression.
Great mage who transcends by regression
