Chapter 47 – Promise

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“Are you dying?”

“Yes.”

It was a sudden notice.

Abandoning the promised kingdom’s position as a hero who destroyed the empire.

It wasn’t a line that a guy who came down to the countryside and opened a small adventurer’s guild would utter.

More than anything.

That the person who said it was the world’s strongest hero, Lesia.

It was downright nonsense.

“What is it? Are you sick?”

At Talchek’s question, Lesia shook her head with a small smile.

“No. It’s so brisk.”

“It looks like it.”

Although the age difference between the two was close to 30.

Even so, as a friend and colleague who can talk lightly with each other.

It was natural to accept a certain amount of pranks.

Lesia’s words were not something that could be laughed at even as a joke.

“What? So who’s going to kill you?”

“Um… I guess I was half right and half wrong.”

Lecia smiled wryly as if she was in trouble, but Talchek’s face frowned upon hearing the story.

“I don’t think the hero who subdued both the demonic sword emperor and the dragon will be killed by anyone.”

“It was because of everyone’s help.”

When Talchek heard that, he chuckled and clicked his tongue.

Of course this guy would say that.

However, the humans who fought together on the spot.

No matter who asked, the opinion would be the same.

It is not a fight between a group of warriors and the enemy of the world.

It was a battle between the hero and the enemy of the world.

The power of the holy sword. Overwhelming power. Swordsmanship close to divine.

Running on the ground and flying in the sky.

She is the one who fights the battle that cuts the mountains and splits the seas.

The only thing the other party could do was try desperately not to fall behind.

“I am going to commit suicide.”

“What?”

At those words, Talcheq’s face crumpled in an instant.

This time, it was a laughable joke.

However, Lesia herself is somewhat pure, and has a face that seems to have realized everything.

Talchek couldn’t move any further.

“My power destroys the balance of the world just by existing. If this happens, another battle will surely arise.”

“Are you going to run away from that fight?”

Lecia nodded her head.

Tal Chek reaches out to her and grabs the much shorter girl by the collar.

If Lesia was sincere, she would have been able to shake off her right away, or avoid it before then.

She didn’t

“Talcheck. Is it so wrong to run away from a fight?”

“What… ? You are the hero who saved the world. Why does such a guy need to run away!”

When Talchek said that, Lesia replied with a wry smile.

“But that way no one has to cut.”

“…”

Hero Lesia was the sword of the world.

He cut down the emperor of the demonic sword who was cruel and tyrannical.

He slashed the dragon that was being controlled by the emperor.

Was that the end of the hero Lecia’s role?

He slashed countless soldiers in the fight against the remnants of the Empire.

He cut down the humans who staged a massacre in the village of the Dark Demon clan.

And that’s not all.

How many lives did he take during his travels?

Being a warrior is

He is just a gardener pruning twigs that are a threat to the world.

If it had not been for the Church of the Protection of the Saint

There is no difference in the fact that both the hero and the magic swordsman are humans with dangerous swords.

During the adventure with Lesia, Talcheck felt that too.

Even the brilliant blonde hair has turned to a slightly faded platinum color.

She is the one who doesn’t take off her armor even in normal times.

The fact that Lesia’s humanity was slowly wearing away was transmitted.

That’s why Talchek accepted her words to help her build her guild and school.

He had lived his whole life with a sword and lived like a beast.

Although he hates children and hates being held captive.

For Lecia’s sake, she could hang out with her for a few years.

But if the answer is this.

Talchek’s anger was justified.

“You…Then what are you going to do with that little boy and Luti Sions?”

“I’m thinking of cleaning it up as much as possible before it’s over. I just heard reliable news about Cleon.”

Lesia talks while being grabbed by the collar.

Apparently, among the nobles who have recently expanded their influence in the capital, there is a human who has a girl presumed to be from the dark horse family as an attendant.

If she talks to him, she tells him that Cleon also has survivors from another clan.

“Are you an idiot…! Those guys are you…!”

However, upon hearing such a story, Talcheck could not calm down his anger.

He is insensitive to human emotions, a fact that even he himself could know.

This guy was so broken that he didn’t realize it himself.

“Sorry, but I’ve already decided.”
“Kuh…”

Such a subject has as much power left.

Talchek let go of Lecia, spitting out curses without letting go of his anger.

“The other guys… Do you know?”

“No. We haven’t talked about it yet.”

Talcheck’s eyebrows twitched at the unexpected answer.

Did you speak to yourself before the two people you’ve known since you’ve been traveling longer than you?

“How are you standing?”

“To keep my promise.”

To Talchek’s question, Lecia answered like that.

The light in her eyes seemed to twinkle with the slightest bit of light remaining.

“Promise?”

“Yes. After defeating the emperor, we decided to fight swords again.”

Tal Chek opened her eyes wide at Lesiae’s words.

Exactly. I remember making that promise.

`I won’t lose next time. I will definitely defeat you with my sword’

…The lines of an obvious loser.

Had Lecia nodded her head then?

“Is that part of the cleanup?”

“Yeah. That side will be safe even if you uncheck it.”

Be safe

What can you rest assured about?

Even though he’s broken

Is it the fact that it is not the world that destroys but oneself?

Or even before

Should I be relieved by the anticipation of being able to compete with swords for the last time?

“Okay… But I might kill you there.”

Talchek’s murderous spirit instantly attacked Lesia.

If it were a normal human, he might lose all his body strength and pass out on the spot.

However, Lesia did not change her expression and smiled.

“It could be.”

Saying so, Talchek had no choice but to let Lesia go back without catching her behind her.

On that day, he drank a lot and ate a lot of meat to relieve his anger.

The next day, he was somehow able to observe Cleon’s training as usual.

She has not fully accepted the fact that Lesia must die.

If so, I beat her guy in a fight with her.

Because she cut off her arm or her leg.

It is to prevent suicide.

Talcheck thought so.

I never imagined that even such an opportunity would be taken away.

The hero Lesia was banished.

Through the gap in the second dimension.

001

A fight between the magic swordsmen and the swordsman.

Cleon was confident that he had caught up to the level of unchecking to some extent.

Rubera is also an assassination sword acquired as an escort for nobles.

It might be difficult in a head-to-head match, but if Cleon made a gap, a man of such a large size.

Climb on his head and slit his throat, and that would be the end.

I was making very hopeful observations.

“Something… Is that monster really human?”

Although the sword he was wielding was the holy sword Chevalier.

He wasn’t using magic to swing his sword.

Every time the sword was swung with only skillful strength and quickness over several decades.

It was to the point of worrying that their necks would fall off.

It is only when the two of them have the physical abilities they have strengthened through magical powers.

To the fact that you can barely follow the end.

Cleon and Lubera were also breaking out in a cold sweat.

I’m trying to escape the attack somehow.

There were already cut marks here and there on both of their bodies.

Fortunately, it wasn’t cut or attacked.

As it is-.

“Once again, I will create a gap with magic. In the meantime.”

“All right.”

When Cleon raises his mana through the imprint, elements of flame gather on his back.

Ruba stood between Talchek and Cleon to protect Cleon until his chant was completed.

“Are you imitating me again?”

Talchek sees Cleon and provokes him, but Cleon ignores him and starts chanting quietly.

“You, the majesty of the gods robbed from the heavens…”

“Cleon!”

Louvera’s cry that suddenly cut off the accident.

When I suddenly raise my head at the spirit felt right above me.

There, Talchek jumped at him with a Chevalier.

“Kuh…!”

He hastily cancels the chant and extends his hand.

A blow in the air.

It is an attack that I have experienced in the previous battle with Alvein.

“Mana Shock!”

Black lightning extending out.

For humans who cannot move in the air, it is a natural procedure for them to hit the ground and fall to the ground.

“Haha…”

However, Talchek handled the holy sword more skillfully than Alvein.

In an instant, Chevalier shone, and the explosion of divine magic generated from the sword body created momentum.

Talchek’s body descends much faster than Cleon expected.

Thanks to this, Talchek’s trajectory is greatly distorted and Cleon’s magic cuts through the air.

Thanks to that, Talchek’s sword doesn’t directly touch Cleon.

Talchek landed safely on the ground and approached Cleon faster than an arrow.

“Murguman. Kendo, magic.”

Talchek’s sword cuts from top to bottom.

Cleon hurriedly picks up Galatea and tries to block it.

Slow-!

With a futile sound, the entire body splits in two there.

“Cleon!”

“Chit…”

Seeing Cleon like that, Ruba raises her voice and rushes at him.

After Talchek blew Rubera away with a round kick.

I quickly look up at the sky.

There, the Veil and Illusion were dismantled and the chanting was finished.

I saw Cleon’s figure.

“Prometheus Gate!”

The spear of flame becomes a rain and falls on one Talcheck.

No matter how de-checked it is, there is no way to receive magic that there is no chance to avoid and be safe.

Although it cuts through the spears with the power of the holy sword.

Flames pass through the body and take damage.

Like the Flare Spike, its perfection was lower than that of Layla.

She held that Talcheck in place and dealt damage.

The moment after the rush of spears.

Her Talcheck staggered on her one knee and nearly fell,

Rubera charged at Talchek once more.

“Wind Pond…!”

A sword made of real demonic swords and magical powers

Swinging at the same time like scissors

He is about to dismember Talchek’s body.

“Cheuk…! Correct me. Isn’t that pretty! Cleon!”

But next moment.

When Talchek pierced the holy sword into the ground, the impact caused the surrounding ground to bulge out.

Stones flew not only to Ruba, who was running at high speed, but also to Cleon, who was floating in the air.

Cleon quickly twisted his body to avoid it.

Talchek stepped on the ground and rushed in, swinging his leg and knocking Cleon down and kicking him.

“Keah!”

Cleon utters a voice of pain.

He fell to the ground and vomited blood.

Actually, Tal Chek, who suffered burns on his body.

His body was being restored with the power of divine magic that spread from the holy sword.

Lubera quickly runs to raise Cleon and looks at Talchek, who lands on the ground.

“It’s troublesome. Unchecking, of course, but that holy sword… Iona Chevalier too.”

“Yes. A monstrous guy even uses the power of the holy sword…”

Cleon narrowed his eyes as he wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth.

“But without the power of the holy sword… Talcheck is definitely accumulating damage and fatigue.”

“Is that so?”

“Yes. I can feel that my body is slower than before. Age… No, is it a disease?”

Rubera frowns at Cleon’s words.

Is that the body of a sick person?

He was in his prime…

“What’s wrong? Are you tired of playing with this old man?”

As if Talcheck was fun, I smiled and relaxed his shoulders.

The two somehow get up and prepare to fight again.

And right before they collide again.

“What, what is this… !?”

Everyone’s eyes turned to it when a bewildered voice was heard.

“Yu, Eustes…?”

Cleon calls his name as if embarrassed.

Even more surprising was Ruba.

The fact that the coward had come all the way here with a plain longsword in her light armor.

She couldn’t believe it.

“Oh, are you here, Eustes?

“Uncheck! And… Rubera!?”

No matter how you look at it, Eustes seemed surprised to see the two fighting.

Then, looking at Cleon next to Ruba, she narrowed her eyes, but eventually moved her gaze to Talchek.

“Where are Dad and Maxwell?”

“Your father is dead. The woman over there cut him.”

“What…”

Eustes’s gaze was directed to the large corpse strewn beside the crack in the barrier.

There, the head and body of her father, the Marquis Hughes, were separated.

“…”

Ruba quietly put her hand on her own sword.

If Eustes attacked him, he intended to cut his throat right away.

“Kuh… For now, about that… We’ll talk about it later. The important thing is Maxwell…!”

“…!”

Upon hearing that, Cleon and Ruba also opened their eyes wide.

Although there was fear in Eustes’ eyes, he did not appear to turn away from the truth.

Talchek laughs and points his finger at the gap he has opened.

“Maxwell is inside the barrier.”

Eustes glered at him for a moment, then ran to the gap in the barrier.

Ruba and Cleon only follow him with their eyes.

For a moment, Lubera and Eustes’ eyes met.

Eustes just entered the gap as if he was running away from Lubera’s gaze.

“While we block, are we letting that fool go?”

Rubera asked Talchek.

“Yeah. Fighting with that guy doesn’t seem like fun… There’s nothing I can do if I go inside.”

“Do you really think so?”

Cleon caught his breath and straightened his sword.

“Iona and Eustes too. Stronger than you think.”

“The one who can’t do anything and is quietly used as a sword. The one who got scared and ran recklessly?”

Cleon nodded and smiled.

“Yeah. At least, more than the guy who’s out of his mind to forget his old comrades and wants to mess with the world.”

“Haha…”

At Cleon’s words, Talchek let out a dry laugh.

And when Talchek’s murderous spirit spread, Rubera and Cleon’s bodies became heavy.

“A useless provocation. Thank you very much.”

Ruba clicked her tongue and told Cleon.

“I’m sorry. Hang out with me a little longer.”

“I might die. That gorilla, I will come with all my heart.”

Cleon quietly smiled at Rubera’s words.

“It’s not that there isn’t a countermeasure. I just shook Talcheck a little for that countermeasure.”

“What else? You’re going to die for the bad plans in your head.”

When Cleon aimed Galatea at Talchek, the black magical light rushed from the tip of the sword.

“Before, Io had exchanged her magical energy between me and my body. It was weak at that time, but she also created a connection between her and her body.”

“…”

Upon hearing those words, Rubera’s face became complicated and subtle.

“…I’ll tell you, they didn’t mix their bodies.”

“Who said what?”

Upon Rubera’s answer, Cleon continued her explanation of her.

“As long as Talchek kept his composure his, there was no gap in his holy sword his… “

“Now there is a gap.”

Cleon nodded.

You can communicate your intentions telepathically to a target connected by magic.

However, inside the holy sword Chevalier, who lost his will and was completely moving according to Talchek’s intentions.

In order for Iona to awaken her self-consciousness, a deeper communication was needed.

“So, from now on, I’m going to send my consciousness to that holy sword.”

“Then your body will be defenseless.”

“Yes. Please take good care of me.”

At Cleon’s words, Ruba took a deep breath and let out a sigh.

“Really, it’s a losing trade.”

Then, he picks up Barisada and stands in front of him to protect Cleon.

“I promise to protect you. Come back, Cleon.”

002

After Cleon felt his consciousness her leave his body her.

As if being sucked in, the mind moved into Chevalier’s sword.

The scenery inside is a little different from what Cleon had imagined.

It was inside a bleak room.

Sitting alone in it was a white-haired girl.

She might be about 5 years old.

Red eyes, slightly pointed ears

She was revealing her identity of her.

“Iona.”

Calling her name her softly.

But she didn’t react.

She just stared at the book she was holding in her hand in silence.

The name of the book is ‘Family’.

The cover is painted black.

A man’s face, looking ferocious as if drawn over it,

It was drawn by a child’s hand.

“…Chevalier.”

“Yes.”

She wasn’t until then that she was a responsive girl.

Cleon sighs and approaches her.

“Let’s get out of here.”

To save her, to stop her ride check.

It was necessary to return to being a girl, not a holy sword.