chapter 411
411 – Scene 411# Future
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“Miss Bella! Are you safe?”
“I’m fine.”
The knights of the Isaachel family came out to meet Bella. The sun was setting when Bella came out of paradise. She came in early in the morning, so she had been fighting in paradise for over half a day.
After Tristan disappeared into the ceiling of paradise, the Valkyries disappeared all at once. As if their goal was to prevent Tristan’s invasion, as soon as they lost Tristan, they gave up protecting paradise and disappeared. Mikaela and Lucaella confirmed that the Valkyries were neutralized, so it will be certain.
Michaela became a pair and cleaned up the messed up paradise, while Lucaella returned to Hell with her demons. The remaining four women… I wanted to wait until Tristan came out, but that wasn’t the situation.
“Miss Bella… From now on, listen carefully to what I say. War… It has begun.”
The news delivered by the knights of the Isaachel family was shocking. Tens of thousands of warriors appeared through pillars of light. And their surprise invasion. Emperor Lucy Meikahel declared that he would mobilize all the might of the empire to fight against them.
Less than a day later, war began in this country. It was an all-out war that risked the survival of the nation.
The seven-star family, the Duke of Isaachel, is also in a situation where they must move immediately to respond to the summons. It was not a situation worth staying in paradise and waiting for Tristan.
“Well… Ugh…”
Wendy cried as she continued to look towards paradise, as if she couldn’t bear to lose her footing.
Although she didn’t show it on the outside, Bella felt similar to Wendy. This situation, in which she had no choice but to turn away without knowing whether the man she loved was alive or dead, was bitter and resentful. But Bella couldn’t lose her dignity even in this situation. As a proud noblewoman of the Isaac Hel family, she must not be seen as shaken as the companion of Tristan, Count Ruel Bertha.
Bella tightened her grip on her reins.
“Do not cry. “Wendy.”
“But… Bae, the Count… The Count…”
“The Count will be fine.”
It was Helga, riding her horse with Wendy, who said that.
“The Count made a promise to me. He said he would definitely come back. So no matter what happens, I will definitely come back.”
“Well… Helga… Ugh…”
“Wendy. If you keep crying, the Count will be disappointed if he sees you. “When did you see the Count lie?”
Wendy wiped her tears and shook her head.
“Even though it’s mischievous to the Count… Hi… You kept your promise…”
“Yes? Since the Count made a promise, we can trust that he will keep it this time, right?”
“Yes… I believe you… I trust the Count, but… Still, it’s so scary… What if something happens to the Count? ? What should I do… Black…”
Wendy couldn’t forget Tristan’s last appearance.
-I will definitely come back to you.
The word ‘must’ is used for emphasis. I understand the weight contained in those words. I understand how Tristan felt when he said those words to encourage them. He must have been confident that he would definitely return to them… Ironically, strong confidence can also seem like strong denial. Why did I say it was a must… This probably means that Tristan has set off on a path from which there will be no return. That’s why Wendy couldn’t shake off her anxiety.
“…”
And that was the same for Bella and Helga, who were trying hard to pretend to be calm.
The assurance that Tristan said that he would definitely come back wasn’t just what they needed. Tristan, maybe he needed some convincing himself. She is certain that she will come back to them.
Bella bit her lip and Helga lowered her head. Her heart was frustrated.
Her heart was heavy.
Although he is arrogant and acts like he only cares about himself, Tristan is a man who values his people more than anyone else. For that, he is a man willing to carry all that burden alone. It may be in the same context that he did not accompany them until the end this time.
Because they were more precious than anything else.
‘What a selfish man…’
Bella remembered. When her her Tristan her she came into her her dreams her her her to save her her her her, Tristan, who was hanging on the cliff, let go of Bella’s pleas her her and fell into hell. Because she wanted Bella to live. She gave up her life because she was precious.
It is purely self-satisfaction. If she really cared about Bella, she shouldn’t have done that. If Tristan never came back, Bella would have missed him for the rest of her life. Because he would have lived his whole life in sorrow. A selfish and self-indulgent man… But Bella was drawn to Tristan’s selfishness. Even that selfishness was ending.
She fell in love.
Therefore, she had no choice but to let Tristan go this time. The only thing I could do was see him off as far as I could. There’s nothing Bella or the other women can do anymore…
“… “The Count often does reckless things.”
A low voice was heard. The main character of that voice was Blanche, who had been silent the whole time.
“Anyone can see that it is a dangerous and almost impossible task, but the Count always manages to do it and surprise many people…”
“Blanchet…”
“It’s just my opinion… I think the Count is a very meticulous and calculating person. Although he may make mistakes, the Count has never failed in anything he does.”
Tristan was very cautious. In other words, he didn’t even try to do things that seemed impossible to him.
“The Count only does what he judges possible. I think the fact that he never failed is proof of that. So, he probably thought it was best for the Count to leave alone.”
Blanche looked at Bella, Helga, and Wendy with her straight eyes.
“I trust the Count’s choice. I believe in the Count’s best. If we wait just a little longer, I believe the Count will do something to make him proud and come back to us.”
“…”
What was in those eyes was faith and trust. She is Blanche, who has been quietly watching Tristan from behind for a long time. It was something she could say because she was like that.
It was then.
“Push…”
“?”
Helga burst out laughing at Blanche’s serious words.
“This this…” “I was just mesmerized and then I got hit.”
“Yes? What do you mean, one room?”
“I didn’t know you felt that way about our Count. “I thought you were the one keeping your distance from the Count among us, but I guess you were watching him properly?”
“That…”
She realizes that Bella, whom she has had for a long time, has equally adored the man she adores, and Blanche, a position she once tried to kill him with. Even at this point, when it was confirmed that she would marry Tristan, she still found it difficult to approach him like other women. With a past like that, it was best for Blanchet to watch Tristan from a distance. Of course, she couldn’t reveal that fact.
“Ah, the Count would be nice. There are a lot of women who worry like this. “I should have attacked it long ago and made it a fait accompli.”
“Gijeong… After… Don’t be mistaken. Helga. “Isn’t he your only Count now?”
“Yes. Because he is also your Count.”
“Tsk…”
Only then did Blanche turn her head, ashamed of what she had said.
Certainly, hearing Blanchet, who was usually quiet and cool-headed, talk like that, her heavy mood eased. Helga, who had been particularly depressed about losing her Tristan before her eyes, returned to her usual self.
“What? Now I see that you too are a woman.”
“What does that mean? I too have decided to become the Count’s wife. To this extent…”
“I’m embarrassed.”
“Boo, I’m not ashamed!”
“Yes yes. I guess so. If you say no with an embarrassed expression, it’s not true~.”
“Yes… “Why did I only find out about this now?”
“Oh, lady?”
Even Bella thought she was listening to Helga, but when she looked back, she saw that Bella’s expression of hers was quite serious.
“Blanchet is right. Tristan is a meticulous man.”
“Yes?”
“He is a perfectionist who will not let go unless he is prepared for anything. So, instead of settling for the present, he has always prepared for what will happen in the future. Even when others criticize me for being excessive and reckless, I never listen. Because it’s natural for him. Of course he had no doubt that something like that would happen in the future.”
Even after the northern expedition ended, Tristan insisted that soldiers be stationed throughout the empire, saying that we must be on guard against the Demon King. Everyone opposed his claim, saying it was too much of a worry. Nevertheless, Tristan traveled throughout the empire to persuade them. He was very strange. If it were a normal Tristan, he wouldn’t have gone out of his way to persuade others, but he persistently insisted that we must be wary of the devil.
In the end, his wish was granted as Emperor Lucy supported Tristan. However, in the end, since it was revealed that the devil was Tristan himself, his claim became false. If his purpose wasn’t to guard against the devil, what was it?
The answer was simple. What Tristan was aiming for was to prepare for the large-scale invasion of warriors that took place today. At that thought, Bella felt goosebumps rising all over her body.
“After all, Tristan knew everything that happened in paradise today and that war would break out in this country…”
“That means…”
“Are you saying the Count knew the future? That’s yeah…”
She was about to say what she said was a prophecy, but Wendy silenced her. As someone who had learned her magic from the sage Myoha Il, she knew how ridiculous the prophecy was. Prophecy was a forbidden area that even Myoha-il, who had lived for over a thousand years, could not tamper with.
But Bella did not deny her Wendy’s words her her her.
“Yes. It’s a prophecy. But if you think that Tristan knew what was going to happen today, his reckless actions so far are understandable. Of course, that doesn’t mean I think Tristan was a prophet. If Tristan had known how to predict everything, he would have been a very different person now. But didn’t he at least know about what happened today?”
“… It certainly makes sense.”
“Hmm. That means… “Everything the Count has done so far has been anticipating and preparing for today’s events, right?”
“Oh my god…”
Wendy covered her mouth and swallowed her breath. She was no longer at the level of being meticulous. Since when did she become like that? Since when did she know and prepare for this? How many things did he prepare on his own to save this country, to save this world?
Everyone had the same thought.
“… She thought she knew something about the Count, but it was really… Maybe she was a part of him…”
“No. But that doesn’t change his essence. Blanche. Think about why he prepared for this day alone.”
“That… Isn’t it to save this country?”
“Why would Tristan want to save this country? You know what kind of man he is. “He is not a man who would blink even if this country were destroyed.”
“Then…”
“It’s only natural that you want to be with us.”
It was Helga who said that.
“The Count is someone who values us more than anything else. So he has been fighting alone for us until now. Saving this country? That’s just a bonus.”
Helga was trembling as she understood the big picture that Tristan had drawn.
“I knew it would be like this. Foolish people who did not know the Count’s great intentions disparaged him and interfered with him at every turn… Under! Everyone says fuck it! Without knowing anything… How dare you talk about a subject that the Count knows nothing about…”
“Helga…”
“Ah… Oh my god… I miss you already… Count… Miss you so much… I want to touch… I want it…”
Helga touched the left eye that Tristan had given her and muttered softly, and then she held the horse’s reins again as if nothing had happened.
“After… In my heart, I want to destroy the faces of those who disparaged the Count, one by one, but I feel like I will be scolded by the Count if I do so… Instead, if you kill all those self -proclaimed heroes, the Count will be happy, right?”
“Helga. Calm down. According to the news, it seems like they can be resurrected even if they die.”
“How many times?”
“?”
“How many times have you tried to kill someone?”
“Yes?”
“If you kill it once and it doesn’t work, you can kill it twice and if it comes back to life, you can kill it a third time. If they respawn even if they die, just keep killing them. All you have to do is kill and kill again to make living more painful.”
Helga smiled, raising the corners of her mouth. I may not know if someone else says it, but if she says it, it seems like it would be true. No, really, that will still happen. Because Helga is that kind of woman.
“… That’s really your idea. Helga.”
“Not much to say.”
“I understand the feeling of wanting to run wild. But don’t be reckless. “If something happens to you, Tristan will be sad.”
Bella shrugged her shoulders and looked into the distance. For her, the light continued to flash across the already dark mountain. She is proof that large-scale magic is exploding. They must be fighting desperately against the invasion of warriors. It felt like war was right in front of my eyes.
“No matter what, we are a place for him to come back to.”
Bella stepped forward, holding the reins with a dignified look as if she had never done so.
Towards a future where we can laugh together with Tristan.