NOVEL NEXT chapter 131
131. Fleeting sympathy
What is the purpose of the light coming down from the sky?
The light that seemed like it would never reach is coming down like an outstretched hand.
The light that used to shine brightly on the ground was now coming down to the ground.
‘Mistel, I will entrust all my magical power to you.’
Where the light was headed, there was a poor girl.
A girl who wanted to walk the same path as herself in the past.
A girl who believed that only what they told her was right, becoming a slave to fate and putting a leash on herself.
In the end, I fell into a hole I couldn’t get out of.
A poor girl who fell into the deep sea where not even a ray of light could reach.
This was sympathy for the girl, and also mercy.
“…Is that the light of the holy sword? It goes beyond what I investigated. If there was something like that, even that devil bastard wouldn’t have been able to withstand it. “I heard there was a real monster.”
Alfred looked at the light from afar.
That light was not meant to defeat the enemy.
It is not a light that exists to overthrow someone or eliminate someone.
That is the only blessing given to this world by a being called God.
It is also a milestone that God, who had no choice but to watch, used all his strength to weave together.
The light of salvation created to bring liberation to a world suffering from the disaster of fate.
That light shines brighter than ever at this moment.
“Morian…!”
Arsel called the girl’s name.
Time seems to stop.
The moment the light exploded was only a moment, but that single moment seemed to last forever.
There, Arcel saw a girl who looked like him.
As light reached the darkness, the body that had been swallowed by the shadows slowly returned.
“…”
The girl didn’t say anything.
He just smiled slightly.
And then the girl walked into the light and disappeared.
I didn’t know where I had gone or where I was going.
However, that smile seemed to convey gratitude.
“…I’m sorry.”
Eternity began to flow again and Arcel opened his eyes.
There was nothing at the tip of the holy sword.
Light transformed into blue particles is falling like snow from the sky.
When the light reaches the elf trees, the destroyed land is healed and the forests that had been turned into ruins begin to regenerate.
Arsel saw the dawn passing by in the sky.
After the dream ended, morning came.
Unfortunately, the bird sound that began to be heard was not a skylark, but a crow, but it seemed to her to be more familiar to Arcel.
“You’re a better warrior than I thought.”
Clen took out a parasol and approached Arcel.
“I think it’s fortunate that that’s the case… Honestly, I was worried about what would happen if I tried my best and it wasn’t enough.”
Arsel sat down on the floor, probably exhausted.
She controlled and poured out not only the magical power she had, but also the magical power in the sky, all at once.
Not only are my muscles torn by the reaction, but my bones are cracked and I just want to scream.
But, relieved that everything ended safely, I forgot the pain and smiled weakly.
“You underestimate yourself so much. Anyway, hero, you are the hero who defeated the worst demon king.”
“…I feel a little strange hearing that I am a hero for defeating the demon lord. No, I’m used to it.”
Anyway, that was something Alfred often said.
Now that I think about it, what is Alfred doing right now?
Arsel looked at the sky and waited for Alfred to come.
†††
Light comes down warmly and quietly.
This is not the light of magic, but the light of life.
A light like salvation coming down to this land where life has been destroyed.
“You succeeded in the end. These are the things that make you a true hero, even if you know them, you don’t. “For someone who was chosen by that unlucky god, isn’t this surprisingly normal?”
Zion smiled and looked at the sky.
It’s the first warmth I’ve felt in a long time.
“Of course, if it were a different hero, I would have asked for a refill with another hero from the moment I first saw him.”
“My grandson doesn’t shy away from making creepy noises even in moments like these. How about teasing that mouth nicely sometimes? “What if the baby gets sick of it and leaves?”
“You don’t have to worry. Even though he was a warrior who would get sick of me and leave, he applied for a refill when we first met. And if he was going to leave, he would have left long ago. “If you see what’s still left, you’re either already used to it or you’ve adapted to it.”
“You, my dear, have had such a strange fate that you happened to become involved with my grandson.”
“Isn’t it a blessed fate?”
“Do you really think that?”
Alfred is so shameless that he has a thick face.
Shion shook his head and leaned back against the wall, saying he was tired.
Keeping the magic stone safe from exploding and suppressing the current remnants of the Demon King within the magic stone takes more effort than expected.
“Hey, can’t you just stay still?”
“I’m standing still?”
“Not you. “I’m talking to this poor person here.”
“Aha, who is the devil? He is making a fuss even after he dies.”
It was said that it was able to hold on because it was the highest level magic stone in existence, but the remnants of the Demon King were still struggling to break the seal and escape.
The power was greater than expected, so just maintaining the seal consumed quite a bit of stamina.
“Yes, it’s exactly the same as when I was a child. “Even after getting older and becoming a demon lord, my nature didn’t change.”
“…Are you spherical with the old lady devil? “And that too when he was a hero before he became the Demon King?”
“Didn’t I tell you? Long ago, when I left my hometown to explore the human world, I happened to travel with the hero of the time, albeit briefly. “I left after seeing a pale-faced child proposing.”
“That’s a bit mischievous.”
“If it were normal, I would have just refused, but didn’t he do that before he went to defeat the Demon King?”
Shion frowned and turned her head.
“Aha, that’s because the Demon King asked us to commit suicide together.”
Alfred took out a black flag with a picture of a skull on it from his pocket.
It is said that it was taken from humans who were arguing while tinkering in the sea.
“Anyway, that’s all in the past… Don’t you need to go see your baby?”
“I’m already on my way. Of course, I will go soon too. But will grandma be okay? That’s why she can’t fly or use other magic. “Do you want me to take you home?”
Currently, Sion was concentrating all his efforts on suppressing the remnants of the Demon King.
If there was even the slightest gap, the seal would be broken, so there seemed to be no time to use any other magic.
“No, it’s okay. Just walk slowly in the forest. The plan is to go to the land of the old elves, bury it at the location of the World Tree, and seal it forever. I probably won’t be able to go out into the world anymore. Instead, the power remaining in the remnants will be converted into pure life force, allowing life to grow again on the land.”
“Okay, that’s enough.”
Still, Zion is also an elf.
Even if you encounter a monster while walking in the forest, it is foolish to chase an elf in the forest.
“Umm, anyway, how do I do this…”
“Is there any need to care? “I could just leave it here and go.”
Before Alfred left for Arcel, he saw a magic stone that was no longer red but blue.
The remnants of the Demon King have been removed and the magic power has been overloaded, so it is no longer as large as before and does not contain a huge amount of magic power. It is just an ordinary magic stone.
“Still, it contains the magic power of a hero. Besides, the other holy swords around here are also problematic. “It’s a holy sword, so I can’t hold it. Should I at least call the warrior and ask him to move it somewhere?”
But other than that, there were quite a few dangerous items in this basement.
First of all, the holy sword.
Right now, the five holy swords that were around this magic stone, and probably a total of six holy swords including the one used by Morian on the ground, will remain in Hermod.
If you can use the Holy Sword, each one turns into a powerful weapon of destruction.
It’s a bit hard to just leave it alone.
“Isn’t there only one person who can use the holy sword right now? “We can handle it slowly later.”
“That’s true, but… hmm, it’s okay to leave this magic stone alone. “I need to do a little work.”
The Holy Sword was left alone as there was no suitable way to dispose of it, and Alfred placed his hand on the Magic Stone again.
Sparkle!
So, the magic stone shrunk in size along with the bright light.
Afterwards, it changed to the size of a finger and turned into a ring with a blue magic stone.
The magic stone decorated with white platinum looks like a beautiful blue gem.
“Oh, your skills are quite good. When did you learn alchemy?”
“When you try to make an awl grow on the devil’s chair?”
“That’s just like you.”
Shion didn’t need to ask any more questions.
This is because I roughly knew that Alfred’s hatred of the Demon Lord was greater than that of anyone else in the world.
Even so, I was curious as to why the Demon King had Alfred by his side.
Sometimes, I receive letters from the Demon King telling me to come to the Demon King’s castle if I want to retrieve my grandson, but I don’t know the reason because I ignore them all because it’s annoying.
In the first place, the Demon King had no memories of the past.
“How are you?”
“Yes, I think the baby will like it. Then, please go quickly. He probably used a lot of force. “It’s going to be hard to stand properly, so shouldn’t you help me?”
“Okay, then I’ll just leave.”
Alfred smiled lightly, turned into a crow, and escaped underground.
“When I was young, I said I wanted to be a delivery man…”
I could have just flown there anyway, but if I saw it turn into a crow, I guess I liked it more than I thought.
“…Does it matter?”
Shion, who was left alone, decided to take a moment to catch his breath.
Looking around, I could see that a lot of effort and effort had gone into this basement.
‘Amazing, even though he is a member of the royal family, he has a workshop this size hidden underground.’
Even from the perspective of Sion, an elf, this place was made up of magic that was beyond the level of humans.
Just looking at the fact that it was supplying that much magical power to Morian from a long distance, it was an incredible magic.
Of course, this also has its limitations, and it appears that magic power was not properly supplied in other worlds, specifically the land of the elves, a space clearly different from the world of humans.
There was a barrier to the World Tree, and the world itself was different in the first place, so it was something that could not be helped.
If he had been supplied with magical power, Morian alone would have been able to deal with the ghosts remaining in the land.
‘Furthermore, creating a clone of a hero who can use the holy sword… If it were an ordinary clone, it would be close to impossible to create a clone with a strong ego like a hero.’
Alfred immediately tried to use the hero’s clone to stab the Demon King, but the difficulty was so high that Arcel waited for the Demon King to defeat him.
However, the Kingdom of Hermod successfully created a clone, even though it contacted the warrior several years earlier.
Even if the elves had attempted such an attempt, would they have succeeded like Hermod’s queen?
‘It must be difficult, it took the stem elders several decades to create a vessel to hold the god right away, and they could barely come up with a theory.’
It’s truly amazing.
Is this really an achievement that humans can achieve?
If not, was there someone’s involvement in all of this?
“It doesn’t really matter what happens…”
Shion thought deeply for a moment, but soon realized it was useless and stopped.
Because it was all over anyway.
It was thought that the remnants of the Demon King that the warrior could not fully dispose of were sealed again, and the crazy plot plotted by Hermod’s Queen was also completely prevented.
Because all of the hero’s clones disappeared with this.
Hermod’s people and subjects will also know the truth if Arsel explains well what has happened.
They probably took refuge in a village far from the capital.
Anyway, among the people, there were those who did not care what happened as long as they could live warmly and not hungry, and there were also those who felt uncomfortable with the imperfect peace.
The remaining finishing touches were not that difficult.
Compared to the journey the warrior has gone on so far.
“Whew, should I at least exercise lightly sometimes? “Maybe it’s because I’m getting older, but I can barely breathe like this.”
Shion lightly stretched while holding the magic stone in his arms.
It was quite difficult to suppress the remnants.
Still, I decided to go back with a light heart, thinking that this was all over.
Although there is no guarantee that everything going forward will go smoothly, I had faith that those two children would get through it safely.
“…”
So I feel sorry.
“…?”
I wish I could at least warn them to be careful, but even now all I can do is watch.
“What, maybe I left something out-“
Shion suddenly felt like she was popular and turned around.
I guess she thought Alfred had come back.
But unfortunately, it wasn’t Alfred.
Phew!