185. For you (8)
– Your body should be recovering by now. …I didn’t do it, so don’t look at it that way. Even if you hadn’t met me, things would have progressed.
Then why did I meet you? Didn’t you say you stayed to save me?
The warrior naturally answered the question of whether emotions and thoughts could be revealed honestly in the inner world.
– I respect your will. As someone who has observed your life and past, I cannot dare to force your life, so even if your life is in danger in the future, I will not step forward. So, since I have become useless, I would like to use this awakening of the warrior as an opportunity to disappear. By providing a little help with the handover.
…Taking over?
– You originally had a weak constitution. Even though the world has been remodeled to become more accepting of the Force over a long period of time, it is still a bit lacking. If things continue like this, you can receive the full power, but the process will be quite painful.
According to what he said, I should be in pain by now, but I don’t feel anything. Is it because of the inner world?
– When you wake up, you will probably feel like your body is being crushed alive. Since he became a hero, he won’t die of shock… but
since he even died of shock, there’s nothing more to hear. Please take care of the handover.
This time, the hero must have guessed what I was thinking, but instead of laughing out loud, he smiled steadily. The lips, which rose in a nice curve, began to give kind explanations.
In the first place, handovers between warriors made no sense. Because the power of a warrior cannot be passed on to a target.
However, by coincidence, the target the hero attempted to transfer power to and the target chosen by the world overlapped. Moreover, the hero’s power had already passed through him once and left a small trace, making it easier for him to intervene.
– I will disappear now for the last time, but I still want to leave a few words for your life. As someone who once wanted to save you, I can do this.
The warrior took a step closer. Reach out to me and breathe in a faint light.
– You are loved more than you thought.
No way.
– There was someone here who wanted you to live even after death. And there are people who want you to be happy even after death.
The outstretched hand went down a little and brushed the border of the neck above the collarbone. I knew it right away because it was a place the devil often touched. This is where the stigma lies.
– Free, not tied down by something, not oppressed. There are people out there who want you to live the life they want you to have.
…Are you referring to the hero himself? Yes, that is possible because he is a hero. If you look at the reality right now, there are countless people who want me dead.
Thanks to you, I realize it again. Warriors are selfless. At least that was the case with the hero in front of me.
A person like the epitome of a warrior who willingly sacrifices himself for others. He was my last companion who came all the way to the Demon King’s Castle, and he did everything for me even in death.
I can’t believe I’ll become a hero after someone like that. Would someone like me dare to live like that?
As if he had read these thoughts, the warrior smiled bitterly.
– Don’t try to be a warrior like me. I told you so. ‘Unbound, unoppressed, free.’ I even forgot my name, but I hope you haven’t.
Ah, the name.
– …Cassius.
I opened my mouth and called his name.
I heard his name called at a funeral. Even though we had been together for quite some time, it was an unfamiliar name I had heard for the first time in my life. At first, I was dumbfounded for a moment, not realizing who the name referred to.
How many people will remember his name mentioned in passing?
As long as the Demon King is alive, another hero will appear, and the world will cheer for the new hero and erase the previous hero from memory.
Still, as someone who saw his last days and collected his body, I wanted to remember his name. Of course, I had no idea it would be called that.
Cassius, who is not a hero, opens his eyes wide as if he is surprised.
For a moment, he smiled as if he was melting.
– Yes, I did. My name was Cassius. He was the son of a village blacksmith.
– ….
– I didn’t know you would remember. thank you
As if he had breathed all the light into him, he withdraws his hand and steps back. A gentle smile lit up the dark space, as if to say it was the last time.
– The short words I added probably didn’t have any effect on you.
…It’s unfortunate, but it’s natural. It would have been the same even if it had been someone other than me.
Because someone’s mindset based on strong shocks or a long past is not easily shaken by just a few words from others. If people had changed so easily, the world would have been boring, simple, standardized, without crime or individuality, instead of what it is now.
– Poor guy.
gibberish.
Before he could refute anything, Cassius’ body became blurred.
Still, I thought it would be better to finish off the beauty of Yujong at the end, so I quietly watched the scene, and before he disappeared completely, he said.
– Oh, I almost forgot the most important thing. The day you were kicked out of your nightmare, I was asked to convey the message to someone.
At first glance, a soft smile appeared in my field of vision.
– A man with black hair and green eyes asked me to say hello.
-…!
What did you just say…!
Light burst out.
***
The poor man carrying the bomb clung to it and an explosion occurred.
The moment Dan froze at the fact that he had been hit directly, a strong light burst out from Deonhardt.
That alone was shocking, but a pillar of light fell from the sky centered on him. The light was strong enough to brighten up the entire continent, but strangely, there was no damage to eyesight.
A gentle light that feels wonderful and divine. A tattered Deon Hart is recovering inside.
Judging the situation was quick.
‘The hero awakens!’
I am distraught because a series of shocking incidents occurred without warning, but I know one thing for sure.
‘You’re completely crazy to choose someone who was at the forefront of the Demon King’s army as your hero.’
But that’s not important right now.
Rather than that, the priority is to deal with those who attack with bombs. The poor people suddenly appear inside the mansion, where there was clearly no sign of them.
‘…It looks like the duke used magic.’
Is it because I found out that the Duke was a contractor for the Demon King before coming here? That’s the only way that comes to mind that can neatly hide the clumsy presence of poor people.
“Anyway, I really can’t understand those crazy about religion. “You’re out of your mind.”
The Duke who created such a religion is also insane.
Dan decapitated the guy who was running from the front, kicked his chest, sent it to another guy, and quickly approached Deon. Boom from behind! I heard the sound of someone’s life being extinguished.
First, they snatched the communication device that might still be connected, threw it out the window, and roughly picked up the body lying nearby. His appearance was terrible, as if he were a corpse wearing a bomb, but Dan just looked at Deon without even looking at him. Besides the wounds that were healing smoothly, there was something else that caught my attention.
‘The stigma…’
The black stigma that was clearly visible through the tattered collar is disappearing.
In the empire, the brand was known as the Demon King’s Curse and was carved by the Demon King himself.
***
The moment the pillar of light connecting heaven and earth appeared, the Demon King suddenly raised his head. Surprisingly, he received not one, but two pieces of information.
One is that the archenemy, the hero, has finally been born. And the other one is….
‘The location tracking brand on Deonhardt has been erased.’
It was carved with great care. Even if he becomes a ‘hero’, it won’t be erased.
But it’s different if you’re a warrior. Because the hero’s body has its own immunity to the devil’s magic. Since it can withstand a certain amount of killing magic, small magic engraved on its body will not leave a trace.
Coincidentally, the magic engraved on Deonhart was erased at the moment the hero was born? This is obvious even without looking at it.
‘Deonhardt has become a warrior.’
He quietly raised his hand and covered his mouth. The inside of the station went crazy, and then the sound of stifled laughter filled the room.
“Oh how.”
Why do they only choose pretty things?
I guess I picked up a fortune. Even without that, I felt like I was going crazy because I was so happy every day after meeting him, but he revealed something even more!
Without erasing the smile from his face, he reached out and grabbed the communication seat.
“Notify the entire demon world.”
Being happy is being happy and doing what you have to do.
Now that a warrior has been born, it is time to withdraw unnecessary orders.
“From now on, we will lift the ban on magic.”
An order that seemed like it would last forever has been lifted. Even the demons will soon find out. Those who are astute would have already noticed.
How would they react if they found out that the commander of Corps 0 had become a warrior?
Perhaps you will be happy in a different way than yourself. Because the Demon King and the Hero have become one side. They say that their power has increased significantly, so they will be happy and think that it is their world now.
‘Is that really the case?’
…Well, I’m happy because I’m the same way.
Let’s just enjoy this happiness. The Demon King smiled and put down the communication seat.
***
Doctor Ben escaped from the Demon King’s Castle and was running toward where Deonhardt was.
The reason was simple. Because I received a signal for hemoptysis. In addition, abnormal signals were occasionally transmitted from various parts of the body, as if he was not sparing his body, so how could he, as the attending physician, remain silent?
With the intention of using this opportunity to cure them all, I left the Demon King’s Castle and entered the human world. I’m working hard to chase after the fast-moving location…
‘How can it be so fast…!?’
The distance shows no signs of narrowing and keeps getting further away!
What straw is the gate of the human world made of? Will it open if I just touch it?
It would be normal if there was a delay in the battle, but there was no sign of that. Despite moving with the thought that they would catch up quickly as they would be tied up in the siege, the troops led by Deon were moving forward diligently without staying in one place for too long.
‘Should I say it’s Deon? Should I be happy about this or not?’
If this continues, it will be difficult to catch up.
While resting for a while in Paras territory, I was contemplating whether to just give up and go back, but at some point, Deon’s travel route changed.
A movement that perfectly retraces the path you came from! Ben cheered.
‘We can meet!’
I don’t know why he suddenly returns, but it is possible to meet him!
As time goes by, the signal gets weaker and minor wounds cannot be detected, so you should check them carefully when you encounter them. In particular, I will definitely check to see if the burns on my thighs have increased.
So Ben went out to meet Deonhardt in the direction he was returning from.
“Master Deon, Master Deon! for a moment…! “Is that Ben…!”
Doo doo doo doo!!
Dust rose. Ben looked vainly at the group passing by him.
‘I was ignored…’
It seemed like he wasn’t even aware of my existence. I was completely ignored.
‘But I am a doctor who never gives up.’
You can move more as long as it is for the health of the patient in charge.
I lifted the magic stone necklace and checked Deon’s location.
They’re moving away at a fast pace, but…
‘Still, the distance isn’t as wide as it was before.’
This is worth doing. Ben set out on his journey again and managed to come close to the Illuster territory.
The problem was next.
A huge pillar of light. A signal that rang seriously on a simple topic and then suddenly cut off.
Ben looked blankly at the magic stone necklace and the pillar of light, which had lost signal.
I know what that pillar of light means. There is probably no one in both the human world and the demon world who does not know this.
‘The birth of a hero…’
Then, the reason why the signal was cut off…
I realized it instinctively before I could even think about it with my head.
“Daeon… you have become a warrior.”
