# 446
Helmut
Episode 446
Helmut accepted the fate before him. Those who have power come with obligations.
Especially when there is darkness at the foundation of that power.
That was his original sin.
It is an innate sin that one cannot help but feel, whether one wants it or not.
Even though he is ostracized by the world, Helmut will have to fight on the front lines to protect the world that abandoned him.
Just because it’s strong.
However, even though the world abandoned him, there were those who held his hand and lifted him up.
If the world is in danger the moment Pahe’s Forest is released from its seal, then those in that world are also in danger.
That was why Helmut had to fight.
And he had colleagues to be with. The most reassuring thing is, of course, this area.
“I wonder what the story will be like in the Empire. “Depending on the results there, we will also have to start as an empire.”
Helmut was not sure whether the Archduke could talk well, but in Helmut’s opinion, the Archduke was too rigid to be called a negotiator.
But he answered hopefully.
“As a temple, you might want to lend a helping hand to a cat.”
They will also want to bring in Rinosa, who has proven his strength by defeating them.
There is no choice but to look forward to the temple that will become desperate in front of the word devil.
Helmut stared at Area.
It was a look with an unknown light in it.
“why?”
“…Wouldn’t I need Rosetta’s roots too?”
Helmut thought, knowing that it had an awakening effect on monsters.
He said that he might need it because the same phenomenon as Ygrel might happen to him.
It is not to doubt Area’s magic, but to be wary of the Demon King’s control.
Area also knew that her magic could not completely seal the sprout of darkness.
That magic was originally created without considering the absolute being called the Demon King.
Area answered casually.
“There’s nothing wrong with having it. I already packed it. “I’ll make it into a pill and give it to you.”
“I’ve already… run away in the Forest of Pahe.”
Helmut spoke calmly. It was a fact that Area had already heard of.
“No matter how strong a person is, it is not easy to endure betrayal. Besides, you trusted me even though you knew that if you were betrayed, you would die.”
That faith was built on affection.
The sand castle of faith collapsed and his affection was scattered and left as a thing of the past, but the scars left by affection were deeply engraved within him.
A deep-seated wound cannot be erased. It just blurs.
If the Demon King revives those faded wounds vividly and explicitly in his heart.
If only we could remind the Dark Sprout how it once ruled Helmut.
Even if an opponent is not going to lose in a physical fight, it is a different matter if he attacks from within.
“The problem is that I broke down even once.”
The Helmut of then and the Helmut of now are different.
But then and now, he was human. Having collapsed once, it is natural to keep in mind the possibility that it could happen again.
Area responded in a soft tone.
“If I could take you down, it would be me. But I won’t betray you.”
“I never thought you would betray me. But what if you get hurt?”
The loss of something precious is just as damaging as betrayal.
Although Area had little combat experience, she was a wizard who was skilled in fighting.
However, dealing with the monsters of the Forest of Pahe would not be easy even for an archmage.
Also to Helmut.
It is an ironic situation that even after reaching the level of a swordsman, there is no guarantee that he is strong enough to protect someone.
Even a war to save the world would be meaningless if it was won without her.
Area focused her gaze on Helmut. Purple eyes with a mysterious look.
“Do you want me to be in a safe place?”
“okay.”
“That’s a coincidence. “I am like that too.”
Area smiled brightly.
“Like you said, you might run amok, so I want to lock you up in a safe place and fight alone. “Someone will have to fight, and I am strong enough to fight.”
Even though it was a crisis, it felt like an opportunity to her.
A rare opportunity to pour out all the magical results you have accumulated so far.
She was the one taking this situation most lightly.
“Area.”
“But I can’t do whatever I want either. so.”
Area said firmly.
“Let’s fight together. I won’t die, you won’t die, and we will win.”
A wizard does not have the instincts of a monster or the sixth sense of a swordsman.
There are only results generated from countless variables.
There was only one answer that Area knew.
And Helmut seemed to be like that too.
“I was wrong.”
“what?”
Helmut confessed obediently.
“I guess I was subconsciously thinking that I was someone who had to protect you.”
It was like that in the past. In that battle against the temple’s forces, we confirmed our feelings for each other.
Area was helplessly unconscious, and Helmut fought despite the risk of revealing his identity.
“That’s a coincidence too.”
Area laughed out loud.
“I was thinking that too.”
She added that she felt like a warrior who saved a princess who had been betrayed and was trapped in the Forest of Pahe.
Helmut’s expression became subtle.
“I am a prince.”
Considering that he is the son of the Grand Duke, it is true.
Area looked at him as if he was puzzled.
“Did you say that was a joke?”
“It’s no joke.”
To him who spoke confidently, Area gave him a reprimand without hesitation.
“It would have been better if it was a joke.”
“….”
“We will protect each other. “You just have to not think that one side is protecting you.”
Both are proactive and take pride in their own strength.
Since we have been responsible for ourselves all our lives, we naturally try to put others behind our backs.
But it wasn’t necessary. Because there is a way to fight side by side.
“Is it good or bad?”
Helmut muttered.
In fact, he preferred protecting rather than standing side by side. In that sense, it was macho.
But what can you do? That Area is next to him.
That, too, was a fate he had to accept.
And soon after, a message from the Grand Duke arrived.
It was a call to the empire.
* * *
“How is Grand Duke Rinosa here?”
High Priest Romlo recalled his anger.
Considering the damage the temple suffered, I wanted to tear it down right away.
“They are the ones who have succumbed to the forces of darkness! “It makes no sense to even discuss this situation together.”
“High priest, please refrain from speaking. “Isn’t it time to put down your tail like a loser?”
Charlotte scolded coldly, placing her hand on the sword at her waist.
She was becoming more ambitious with each passing day.
Asuka, seeing her from afar, flinched without realizing it.
The crown prince also flinched, but he led the meeting calmly.
“Although each person requested a meeting, we decided to listen together as we believed the situation was urgent and no one could postpone it. “Aren’t both sides here to tell similar stories?”
“A similar story?”
High Priest Levina asked.
She, too, was at a loss as she lost Agato, the high priest who had been her trusted companion for many years, and faced those who murdered him.
I want to attack them right now.
But this is an empire, and the empire leans towards Linosa.
Because of the crisis at hand, I had to endure it for now. Because we had to seek the cooperation of the empire.
‘Also, their help…’
Levina bit her lip in the humiliating reality.
The crown prince continued.
“Rinosa also said that they would like to discuss the incident that occurred in the Sacred Barrier.”
“I also know that the temple was negligent and didn’t know about this until recently.”
Grand Duke Rinosa’s words softly struck the temple side.
Everyone in the temple trembled in shame. It was an undeniable fact.
But Levina shouted with anger on her face.
“Your so-called successor caused the collapse of the sacred barrier. Because of this, the human world is in danger. “If we were negligent, you are the culprit!”
“The main culprit is probably the one who used a trick on Basor and sent the Sword Saint to the Forest of Pahe. If the Sword Saint had not taught Helmut the sword, he would not have been able to leave the Forest of Pahe.”
Charlotte pointed out coldly.
It was unusual for her, who was always polite and polite, to be so aggressive.
The crown prince intervened before the argument became heated.
“Now is not the time to judge right or wrong. It’s time to prepare. “Isn’t this what we gathered to discuss?”
High Priest Levina barely suppressed her anger.
The people of the temple live with the sense that they are the chosen ones.
Moreover, as a high priest, this was the first time she had faced criticism like this while living as a representative of the noble Lumen.
She gritted her teeth and opened her mouth.
“I’ve already heard it from the other side, so I’ll just get to the point. The sacred barrier will collapse within two months. Then, at the very least, all the monsters that exist in Pahe Forest will pour out towards the human world.”
The crown prince questioned.
“What do you mean by minimum?”
“It would be nice if it stopped there, but if the Demon King is resurrected.”
Levina paused for a moment to clear her voice and continued.
“Each of the monsters are like wild beasts, so they usually don’t stick together, but there are exceptions. When you are under the control of a powerful monster with demonic properties. The Demon King’s rule is more powerful than that. “Even their instincts are suppressed, and the monsters obey the Demon Lord like puppets faithfully until the moment their bodies are shattered and their last breath is lost.”
The influence of the Demon King on all beings with demonic energy was no less than that of Lumen on his followers.
“If they are ruled by the devil, they will unite and form an army. Just as it was a thousand years ago. If that happens, we will be fighting monsters that use human strategies.”
Charlotte asked.
“Why is the Demon King not human?”
“Because the devil is a being with an intelligence and a devilish nature that learns and learns. Because I have already fought against humans. “It was like that a thousand years ago.”
Levina exhaled heavily. The emotion that could not be hidden in her eyes was a feeling of helplessness bordering on despair.
It was also fear. Because we are facing a very strong enemy.
“This is the memory of the Demon War a thousand years ago that the temple keeps.”
She took out a crystal ball from her bosom and held it up.
She had already looked at it in detail.
The crown prince spoke in an atmosphere that became infinitely heavier.
“Please show it to us too.”
And the memories from a thousand years ago recorded in the crystal sphere were pulled up and unfolded.
