Episode 1394. Can I open the heavenly gate now?
The butler of the Royal Palace of Notos guided Elio to the guest-only quarters.
The guest-only accommodation was located inside the palace but it was small at first glance.
After bowing in front of the lodgings the head deacon quietly returned the way he came.
As Elio went inside Count Larva Omar and Howard Crea stopped what they were doing under the dim oil lantern and came rushing in.
“…I have been following the Southern Kingdom Army headquarters ever since. As of yet nothing strange has occurred that I would like to report to Lord Lagoa. So why did you suddenly come here?”
Count Omar looked at Count Lagoa with a puzzled look.
Then Elio told the story of what had happened in a calm tone.
“…and we found and dealt with Ushas Undra a little while ago. Now you no longer have to investigate the Southern Kingdom.”
Count Omar and Howard Crea seemed surprised and were speechless for a while.
The first person to come to his senses was Count Omar.
“So that’s what happened in the end. This is a very good thing for our continent of Rodina and Lord Lagoa. “So now all that’s left is for you to return to your hometown?”
“Yes I have come to say goodbye. Even when I return to my hometown I will not forget the help you have given me in both material and spiritual ways. Both Howard Crea have had a hard time. “If you ever decide to settle down in the north go see Fabian.”
Then Howard and Crea said something each time.
“Yes even so I have finished talking with Brother Fabian.”
“We also want to settle down now.”
“Good. I don’t think I’ll be able to attend their wedding. Congratulate yourself in advance and take this.”
Elio took out all of her worldly money and gave it to Howard.
“Why are you giving it all to me?”
“Because I won’t have anything else to write about. It’s a burden to have. “Think of it as a wedding gift.”
“….”
Howard quietly saved the money.
Belatedly I realized Count Lagoa’s words ‘I came to say goodbye.’
As the atmosphere became awkward Elio slowly changed the topic.
“But in the Kingdom of Adriatic we stayed in a villa but here it’s a guest quarters? Are there many great nobles from the Southern Kingdom?”
It was thought that there would be many dukes and marquises in the southern kingdom’s allied forces.
Then Howard answered with a shocked look on his face.
“Even when I was in the Adriatic Kingdom there were many great nobles from the southern kingdom. “The atmosphere is very different now than then.”
“Is the atmosphere different?”
“At that time the Southern Kingdom was losing the war but now it is pushing back the imperial army. “We are doing well on our own without the help of Count Lagoa and Count Omar. The atmosphere is such that the reception is a bit harsh.”
“ah….”
Elio didn’t ask any more questions.
Come to think of it she realized that the only person who welcomed her was the owner of the palace house.
Count Larva Omar who was examining Count Lagoa’s complexion smiled bitterly and said.
“There are some reasons but there are other reasons as well.”
“Any other reasons?”
“After the Northern Kingdom joined the war people are saying ‘Why don’t you join the war?’”
Elio just nodded her head and she didn’t say anything.
Now that she had dealt with Ushas Undra it was time for everyone to get back to their places.
“There are some great nobles who even criticize Ushas Undra for calling him ‘the vanguard of chaos.’ It seems that there are more people serving Ushas Undra in the Southern Kingdom than I thought. For one reason or another Lord Lagoa and I have become the only strange people. ha ha ha.”
Everyone became solemn at Count Larva Omar’s self-mocking laughter.
After a while Elio opened her mouth.
“I’m planning to leave for the North tomorrow morning. I’m going to meet Fabian and then go home. “If you want to go north I will take you with me.”
“I have to go. There is no reason for me to remain in the South when Lord Lagoa’s work is over. Please take me with you. “I also plan to join the Northern Kingdom army.”
Then Howard made eye contact with Crea and spoke.
“We will also go north.”
At that moment Elio looked back at Howard with her puzzled eyes.
“In the North? Fabian hasn’t inherited the territory yet so you won’t be able to help him settle down?”
First he had to adopt Fabian and after that his disappearance had to be confirmed for the territory to be hereditary.
So it was clear that if I went to the north now I would not be able to avoid being a wanderer.
“Even if I have to work as a mercenary I plan to do it in the north. “I have to live in the north anyway so I need to adapt in advance.”
“Um okay. “I made it clear that it would be difficult for Fabian to help?”
“it’s okay. “As long as Crea and I have swordsmanship skills we are welcome wherever we go.”
“okay. “Then let’s go together tomorrow morning.”
“Is that okay?”
“what?”
“Couldn’t you only take one person with you?”
This was said with the fact that he was taking Fabian with him.
“don’t worry. “I just need to take each person with me.”
“It seems like the consumption of spiritual energy is enormous… but I’m not sure if I’m causing trouble for no reason.”
“It doesn’t even show that level of spiritual energy. “If you float a bucket of water in the sea will you see the sea water decrease?”
“Ah… I respect you.”
Howard scratched the back of his head as if he was embarrassed by what he said.
Crea who was watching with a smile said something.
“Count Lagoa since this has come to an end let’s all have a farewell party in the north. What do you think Count Omar?”
Count Larva Omar smiled and nodded his head.
Even so the thought of breaking up with Count Ah made him feel sad.
“Good idea. No matter how much of a war you are in you have to make time for a farewell gathering. “It’s about letting go of no one else but Lord Lagoa who saved this world.”
Count Omar truly believed that Count Lagoa had saved his world.
It was natural for him to do so since he killed Ushas Undra the ‘spearhead of chaos’.
“Oh right. Thank you Count Lagoa. Now that the ‘spearhead of chaos’ is dead peace will come soon right? It’s all thanks to Count Lagoa. If southerners knew that they would stop criticizing….”
“I know. Everyone knows Ushas Undra only as the god of dreams and illusions. “Ugh!”
Howard patted his chest in frustration.
But Elio said nothing as Ushas Undra’s last words hung like a thorn in her neck.
– Hehe take a close look at what happened here. Apocalypse will soon come to this world.
I didn’t even want to think about that miserable scene in Jung-gu where the Tabula Magic Tower was located.
It may be the wish of the dying Ushas Undra but it is still true that it feels uneasy.
That is why Ushas Undra’s last words were not told to anyone.
The next day.
After breakfast Elio used the Nine Dragon Gods to transport Count Larva Omar and Howard Crea one by one to the Northern Kingdom of Severin.
It was 5 PM in the Northern Kingdom of Severin and there was not an inch ahead.
Still it was not time to go to bed yet so Elio and the others decided to go straight to the Escatos Kingdom army camp.
Unlike the South Elio’s popularity in the North is still sky high.
Thanks to this Elio and his party were able to find the Escatos Kingdom army camp without difficulty with the guidance of the soldiers they met on the street.
Urs Company.
Baron Fabian Cloud who was resting in the company commander’s barracks frowned when he saw the rider who suddenly jumped in.
“What are you making such a fuss about?”
“Company commander! He has come!”
“Are you saying the battalion commander is here?”
“No His Excellency Count Lagoa has come. “He is with the battalion commander now.”
“okay?”
Just as the startled Fabian got up from his seat the voice of the battalion staff was heard from outside the barracks.
“This is Company Commander Urs’ barracks.”
As soon as he finished speaking Count Elio Omar Howard Crea entered the barracks.
Howard was the first to acknowledge Fabian who hesitated.
“Brother it’s been a while? “Can I just leave without saying a word?”
The rider surprised by the VIPs’ visit quietly slipped away.
Fabian did not respond to Howard’s words but looked blankly at Count Lagoa.
“Was the magic engineer of the Tabula Magic Tower really… the ‘vanguard of chaos’?”
“uh. “It’s all over.”
“okay. “So are you going to your hometown now?”
Fabian who was quick-witted realized – even though no one had told him – that Count Omar and Howard Crea had come here to send Count Lagoa away.
“Yes that’s right. “I have some things to organize before I go.”
Elio was planning to adopt Fabian at this time.
This is because he can inherit his territory after his disappearance is confirmed.
After a while Elio and Count Omar sat down on the chairs and Fabian and Howard Crea also pulled up the bed and sat down on it.
The five people laughed and talked until dawn and then fell asleep.
When day dawned Count Omar left the Urs Company.
Elio along with Fabian visited the Escatos Palace as a messenger from the Nine Dragons.
After going through the procedures for Fabian’s adoption at the Noble Administration he brought him back to the Urs Company in the Kingdom of Severin.
Elio who had said goodbye in front of the company commander’s barracks had just turned around.
“Count Lagoa.”
“why?”
Elio looked back with a sad face.
Fabian said with a puzzled look on his face.
“Can I call you father?”
“Crazy guy. Why am I your father? “I have never had a son like you.”
“On paper the Count is my father. “My name was changed to Fabian Lagoa a little while ago right?”
“If you talk nonsense I will cancel your adoption registration.”
Fabian who was surprised by that quickly changed his mind.
“If I go now I’ll never see you again right?”
“What are we going to do when we see each other again?”
“Can’t I see the men again?”
“Stop talking nonsense and be nice to Sir Sarah. “People like that are rare.”
“I’m going to do my best to figure it out. Are you really nagging me like a father?”
“I’m going.”
Elio quickly turned around walked a few steps kicked off the ground and soared upward.
Soon after Elio who had soared into the sky with his magical power disappeared.
Fabian stared for a long time at the empty sky that Count Lagoa had left.
Elio who had been flying for a while came into sight of the temple building and slowly went down.
The stone statue erected in the temple yard was Sagartha the goddess of the earth.
As Elio was about to enter the temple a young female monk approached him.
“Welcome. I am Sandra Sagartha’s servant. “What brought you here?”
“I’m going to say a little prayer.”
“Oh I see. “It seems like this is my first time meeting you. Have you been here before?”
“It’s my first time here. “Can I come in?”
“Oh yeah….”
Sandra sneaked out of the way so the young knight could go inside.
Elio passed her Sandra and she entered the temple without hesitation.
Of course she did not come to offer her prayers to Lord Sagartha.
I just needed a quiet place to summon Manaptras.
In front of the huge mural depicting Sagartha Elio muttered softly.
“Mana Prass. I have accomplished everything I promised. “Can we now open the heavenly gate and go?”
Then a cool wind suddenly blew and swept through the inside of the temple.
Soon puffy clouds covered the front of the mural with white.