I Picked Up the Abandoned Hero

51 – 51. Even in despair

[You are…]

“You almost caught a strict person for no reason, didn’t you?”

Clenn’s reaction was unexpected when he saw Alfred.

I expected it to appear, but I didn’t notice that it had penetrated inside because it was not enough to ignore the barrier that protected the territory.

Although the watchful eye has decreased a lot, it was normal for people to be able to figure out that they had entered the barrier.

“Once I got rid of this big weapon, I thought my wrist would go out.”

Besides, it was even more unexpected that he had just blocked that attack so easily.

If it was magic, I might have been able to block it easily.

No matter how great magic was, in the end, if only magic, the source of magic, was dealt with, then any magic could theoretically be blocked.

“Anyway, are you okay? Let’s see, ribs 6 through 11 are fractured, internal organs are ruptured, muscles are torn… It’s amazing, how are you still alive?”

But not just now.

It was a simple mass attack.

A blade weighing from tens to hundreds of tons can cause tremendous destructive power just by swinging it.

Alfred took it with his own hand and stopped it.

It was made to lose all kinetic energy just by touching the blade without even the slightest movement.

[Are you Alfred trying to disturb me too!]

Maybe that’s why I got a little grumpy.

Even the warriors who defeated the demon lord were restrained from moving by the dying corpse, and even though they revealed their real faces, they were stopped by Alfred.

Clen tried to cut the two of them apart with the opposite blade.

However.

“I’m sorry, but could you wait a little longer? This is more urgent than Grandma Clen’s.”

[…!]

Reaps the attack with a chilling sensation that wraps the whole body.

Alfred just spoke while holding Arcel, but the momentary look in his eyes was very creepy.

Originally, Alfred had a gruesome and eerie feeling, but just now he felt empty.

The problem was that the empty space was so large that if I kept looking at it, I felt like I would be sucked in and never come back.

“Wait a minute, let’s do a simple first aid for now and go back and fix it later.”

“Ah…”

Alfred put his hand on Arcel’s chest.

Magical energy leaked from his hand above his chest and slowly melted into Arcel’s body.

The pain from screaming disappears, and the curse that oppresses the body stops in an instant.

However, the strength of the whole body was also lost.

Arsel sat down feeling drowsy.

I was able to barely stand still, but even sharing a small glass of wine seems difficult.

“What happened to this…?”

“You won’t be able to move properly for a while, I’ve cut off the magic power flowing through your body, leaving only a minimum. If you leave it as it is, the curse will spread further because of the magical power.”

The lack of power seems to be the result of completely blocking the mana.

As for the measures Alfred had taken before, if Arcel didn’t bother to use his magic, a certain amount of magic was circulating all over his body.

“And the broken bones were forcibly inserted and glued together, so rest for a while… I applied ointment to the internal organs, but it will take a bit of hard work to get better.”

“…Are you getting better at the level of suffering?”

Arcel exhaled a hot breath and grabbed his holy sword.

“Take this away. You’re attacking this side by grabbing Granny Clen for no reason.”

“Wait, Alfred?!”

However, Alfred grabs Arcel’s hand and forces him to release his holy sword.

“Grandma Clen will not like this kind of leash due to her personality, and if so, she will recommend a more refined and luxurious leather leash.”

Geureuk!

Kung-!

She even snapped the chains extending from her holy sword holding Clen with her fingers and cut them off.

“What the hell are you up to?!”

Thanks to Clen, he was set free.

All the chains that restrained the body are broken and disappear.

Alfred smiled casually and let go of what Arcel had been holding onto even though he was prepared to die.

[…What is your intention really?]

Not only did Arcel fail to understand Alfred, but Clen, who was released as well.

“There is no ulterior motive, why were you holding on to it in the first place? Even though he’s so bulky, his intelligence remains the same. You don’t have to worry about going crazy.”

“Ah.”

And then Arsel realized.

Alfred is unaware that the Clen are trying to erase humans from the land.

In the first place, there was no way Alfred, who had just arrived, would know.

Arsel staggered as he rubbed his forehead.

“Anyway, holding on for an hour or two won’t change anything. Of course, you can rewrite the will a few times, but the result won’t change.”

“Isn’t this a problem like that…”

But Alfred said that there is no need to worry and read Arcel, and once again looks at Clen.

I flew high into the sky and headed for the observation deck of the castle.

From here, where the stars shine, you can look down all over the territory, so it didn’t take long for Alfred to grasp the situation here.

“…At this level, I think I can roughly understand why Grandma Clen is making such a fuss.”

“Is there another way? Or her at least convincing her…”

“I should try it first.”

The good news is that Alfred appears and the rain that started to fall is putting out the flames.

The rain that fell from the sky contained the power of a nymph.

They must have sensed a familiar fire and acted in advance.

“So? Because of this, are you trying to leave the territory, revealing the true face that you hate so much? What are you trying to destroy humans for?”

Clen turned away as if she wasn’t even worthy of an answer.

Now that the chains that held her back are gone, she moves to see her end without delay.

“The story isn’t over yet, is it? Are you going to break up already?”

[Get out of the way.]

Alfred stands in the way of Clen.

It was really shocking from Clen’s point of view to see her carefully embracing Arcel.

[Humans dared to deceive me and did unforgivable things in my territory. The price for that would be the extinction of the species.]

“That’s a thought that a demon king would have, but I can’t really argue against it on this side either. Why don’t you just let it go? Would that be the easiest and fastest way?”

“What are you talking about?!”

“Think about it, from Clen’s grandmother’s point of view, humans suddenly appear, steal multi-million-pound holy swords, kill people, set fires, and terrorize. And if someone from a foreign government does that, it’s like a war.”

“What is that… Isn’t this just the personal work of the Assassins?”

Alfred points a finger at one of the refugees on the surface.

Right after that, a thin, thin red light shot out.

The person hit by the light flies toward Alfred, wriggling as if he was caught by the scruff of his neck.

“Aww!”

“I don’t really like scrounging men, but here it is. Do you understand this roughly? In the first place, there’s no way the organization behind the scenes could have done something like this alone.”

Alfred rummages over the struggling man’s body.

Then he grabbed something and pulled it out.

“This time…?”

“Yes, here it is again. It wasn’t enough to mount a gun and hunt elves, and now even declare war. Is this queen quite belligerent? Is it because you suffered a lot?”

What Alfred took out was a small letter engraved with the pattern of a certain royal family.

It belonged to Hermod Kingdom, as was natural for the pattern of the royal family.

It has the greatest power among the existing human kingdoms, and it is a kingdom that has been managing and nurturing warriors on a large scale.

It was also Arcel’s hometown.

Is that why?

Arsel couldn’t hide his disturbed heart.

“I am just reporting the results! It wasn’t me who made it this far, it’s them! Please save-”

Pu-wook!

The man could not finish his speech.

The spines shot out from the upper of the giant scorpion and dug into the man’s body.

The thorns dug in expand and proliferate inside, showing the man tearing from the inside.

[…It’s the kingdom of Hermod, if you trample on it thoroughly, other humans will realize their sins.]

As a result, Clen’s anger only increased.

Clenn ignores Alfred and turns to go somewhere else.

It’s a bonus that she’s set more specific goals than her own.

“Well, if you do this, only the kingdom of Hermod will disappear, not all of humanity. Of course, that would be about 40% of all humans. Are you done now? Grandma Clen is too old, and it would be troublesome to annihilate all humans by herself.”

As Alfred said, Clen is moving toward the capital of Hermod Kingdom.

With every step you take, the ground around you melts and flows, and the nearby forest dies.

It was a sight she could tell how thick the miasma she exhaled was.

“…Uh, if I go like that, I will get caught up in 5% more and die.”

“Alfred!”

“Why? Isn’t this resolved now? It’s far better than the destruction of the entire human race.”

“That can’t be! It’s definitely their fault this time. However, even those who are not at fault… Is there no reason to get involved…”

Arsel said, enduring the contradiction.

She couldn’t come up with any other objection to Clen’s behavior in her head, but she said in a trembling voice that rationally she wasn’t right.

Alfred’s words were that all humans in Hermod’s kingdom would die just because they lived there.

Simply that he was born there.

Living on the land was their cause of death.

“Of course not, but unfortunately I can’t help it. Because that’s what the guilt-by-association system is. As you said, even an innocent one-year-old who would have just been born today will die. Just because I was born in the kingdom of Hermod.”

Alfred said with a nod of his head.

Alfred knew better than anyone else that Clen would never go into such detail.

“If you want to blame, you have to curse at the parents who gave birth to you in the kingdom of Hermod or the high-ranking people in the kingdom, what should I do?”

“Even so, she has to stop her somehow…”

Said Arcel, lowering her head to the floor.

“I can’t stop it. There is no living entity that can stop Clen her grandmother now. You lost your power and the demon king died, right?”

“But if it were you-“

“Will you be me? Look at the weight class difference. At the level of a small ant and a human. Besides, Grandma Clen’s uppers won’t be scratched even if a meteorite the size of her falls from the sky.”

It was truly a monster.

As a test, I threw a soldier’s spear on the floor at Clen, but the spear melted away before I could get close.

Alfred shook his head, saying it was impossible.

“Besides, that’s still inside your territory, so you haven’t fully unlocked your powers. If you completely reveal yourself, this land won’t remain.”

He even said that it wasn’t perfect yet.

It is said that it is nothing more than a harbinger of light to bring fear and despair to humans by destroying sealing magic with force.

In the end, there was no one among those currently alive who could stop Clen.

In the first place, even getting closer was an act of suicide.

That was the power of the demon tribe, which had managed a large-scale land for a long time without interference from anyone except the demon king.

“So, she can’t stop her?”

“However, Clen’s grandmother has no interest in her except for her own domain, so she does not conquer the world like her demon lord.”

Alfred said to be optimistic about the situation.

Clen has already left her territory and approached the barrier.

Originally, the barrier is lifted and the army, which would have started to wipe out the demons in earnest, begins to sit on the ground when they see the giant monster approaching them.

“Besides, there is no pain, just come close to it and you will melt from head to toe.”

“…”

Arsel looked at the sight in vain.

It was because she couldn’t say anything anymore and realized that there was nothing she could do about it anymore.

“Isn’t it so merciful? Even though his lords burned and died painfully, he said he would let the humans go without suffering. I guess I’ll have to correct Grandma Clen’s evaluation.”

As if he liked Arcel, who seemed bewildered, Alfred approached and whispered.

Moreover, it spins around like it’s a little excited.

Clen is about to break through the barrier and go outside.

Even the soldiers who had already fled, some of them melted away, leaving no trace of their presence there.

At the time I thought everything was over.

“Would you stop Grandma Clen from destroying her kingdom?”

“What is…?”

Alfred smiled and whispered to Arcel.

Arsel looked at Alfred with a surprised face.

Just when it seemed that there was no turning back, a really unexpected story came to me.

“Is that possible? But you just said it was impossible-“

Alfred was the one who said it was impossible to stop Clen with his own mouth.

Alfred smiled and stared at the giant scorpion monster.

“Of course, it’s impossible for me to block it myself, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t any ways to block it. I can stop it as long as you ask me.”

Only a gentle smile remains behind that innocent laugh.

“…Instead of that, of course there will be a price for blocking it.”

Behind the smile, only Alfred’s selfishness remained.