Chapter 55 – Legacy

000

In the city, the demolition of the remains of the buildings destroyed in the previous night’s battle and the demolition work.

In the meantime, to treat those who were injured, as well as the temple from the morning.

Even the clinic, which is not normally used, was crowded with people.

Among the adventurers in the city, there were definitely some fatally wounded.

Still, it was close to a miracle that not a single death occurred.

Many priests, including Quon, went to the front line and used healing spells.

It was fortunate that most of the veteran adventurers remained in the city that day.

Ruti commanded the city’s residents in the absence of the guild master.

I wanted to hurry up and finish the work here and go back to the mansion.

If I stayed here, I would end up taking on an absurd amount of paperwork.

There was such a fear.

To say the conclusion first, the Beast Beast Shradsel has disappeared.

A magician who transcended human limitations used by Lyla Flamewatch.

Not to mention in the nearby city of Ellesia.

Some distance away from towns and cities, even from the capital of the kingdom.

Pillars of flame were observed rising towards the sky.

As a result, the kingdom sent additional investigators to figure out the details of the incident.

Since the masterminds of the affair were all dead, the issue of responsibility fell to the House of the Marquess of Woodnocker.

After that, Eustes was brought to the city by someone and treated.

I told the details to the kingdom inspectors at the mansion.

Fathers who committed crimes, the work of regressors.

Maybe for Iona Chevalier, but she kept her mouth shut about unchecking.

Other than that, after she conveyed all the truth she knew.

She decided to await her own punishment.

There was only a silver holy sword that quietly glowed beside him.

And the lodging that Iona and Talchek used to stay in the city.

Thanks to the consideration of the investigators who respected Talchek, Iona returned to organize her personal affairs.

Helping it was Cleon, who returned to the city while still hiding his identity.

It was necessary to carry the luggage, so this time it was not the figure of a child, but the figure of Leona.

“Thank you for your help.”

“Even if I stay in the mansion, everyone is sleeping, so there’s nothing I can do.”

To Iona’s words, Cleon replied as if nothing was wrong.

After the showdown. Cleon returns to the mansion with Lila, who is exhausted, and Sasha, who has collapsed in the forest.

Layla is unable to get up for a while due to her magical exhaustion.

Sasha, too, is in a state of fainting with a change in her body as a side effect of unlocking the seal.

Lubera’s body adjusts after awakening, just like Cleon’s previous awakening.

He had fallen asleep like a rat for him.

Rooty and Quon are helping people in the city.

Perdia, too, was enjoying success for the first time in her life when the guests suddenly flocked.

So, while waiting for them to wake up, Cleon, who was free of time, was helping Iona.

“Talcheck feels so burdenless.”

“That’s right. A keg for a sword. And a whetstone for sharpening the sword. This is standard equipment.”

Nodding at Cleon’s words, Iona held up Talchek’s worn-out bag.

And when you open it up, sure.

Only the keg and whetstone are visible.

Was it that Talchek didn’t have much value besides swords and alcohol?

But if Cleon puts his hand in that bag.

I felt the floor protruding a little unnaturally.

A bag with a double bottom.

Once Cleon lifts that floor.

There was an old book there.

“This…”

Seeing the book Cleon pulled out, Iona widened her eyes.

[Imperial Dragon Lutios and the Hero]

It was a book with the same title as the one Iona and Cleon had bought at the store near the school before.

Of course, it was even more old than that, and it was a tattered book with burnt hands.

“Actually, this is the book I read the most in my childhood.”

“Wasn’t it the first time I saw you that day?”

Iona nodded at Cleon’s words.

“Yes. The story of the hero Lesia and her colleagues is like a fairy tale… There were also many stories about my father.”

Iona closes her eyes for a moment.

It seemed to bring back childhood memories.

In the laboratory, Iona was not treated like a human child, and Iona was not able to enjoy any kind of entertainment.

After entering Talchek’s cares, he read any book he could because of his voracious curiosity.

And what I liked the most was this book about Talchek who saved him and a hero like his father.

I’ve read it several times, but still can’t put it down.

After all, let’s hold on to the book even when it’s mealtime.

A worse Talcheck had stolen the book from her.

For the first time, I cried and clung to my father.

Talcheck is to break the dependence on books even more while watching Iona.

From the next day, I started teaching her the sword.

Obviously, I thought it was abandoned.

I kept it a secret even from my daughter, and always carried it with me.

Like him who is not honest and finds it difficult to take care of children.

I must have missed the timing to return it.

“…”

Iona quietly held the book in her arms.

And the tears I had been holding back flowed down my cheeks.

Cleon didn’t say anything.

Take the barrel and whetstone left by the master.

The cask will be offered to his tomb in the forest.

The red sword of Talchek hanging from his waist was evident.

It was because he felt the need for this sharpening stone.

The loss of their father and mentor is definitely deep in their souls.

They left footprints of memories and sorrow.

However, what was handed over and what was confirmed.

The footprints were clearly showing the way forward.

Cleon made his promise to the hero Lesia.

Iona had a clear link to the fact that Sword Saint Talchek regarded her as his daughter.

It was something to keep quietly in my heart.

001

Clearing the bag didn’t take that long.

Most of Iona’s luggage was only the local products sold in the city.

Some of them were bought from previous trips with Cleon.

“All that’s left is…”

Saying that, Cleon turned his head to the drawer of the inn.

Although the drawer that can be locked with a key was basically placed in the accommodation.

Iona said that Talcheck kept the ‘Memoria Cube’ in this drawer.

If Iona inserts the key she received from Talchek into the hole and turns it.

The lock unlocks with a clicking sound.

Then, with a gurgling sound, the drawer opens.

Then in it

Like an ordinary stone, rolling around without any protection.

“Memoria Cube”

There was a letter that seemed to have been written by Talchek.

“Gu, I’m just trying to find an artifact that can be obtained using the national budget…”

Iona looked at the memory cube first and handed it over to Cleon.

Cleon quietly accepted it, stored it in a small box used to protect magic tools, and put it in his arms.

And the side of the letter.

“This is your father’s will.”

“I thought so, but.”

At Iona’s words, Cleon nodded.

Although Cleon could not read the contents due to Talchek’s poor handwriting.

Iona naturally reads it and confirms Talchek’s last will.

1. If Iona Chevalier is alive, make her his successor.

2. Give half of your legacy to Iona and the remaining half as a restoration cost for the city ‘Elesia’.

3. If Iona wants to quit the investigative agency, she demands that she agree.

4. Regressors are a subdivision of the Church, so I’ve gathered evidence, so use it well [Deliver to the Kingdom] (Double line erased).

“…Though the three above are mediocre.”

“You left a ridiculous bomb behind.”

Iona swallowed as she checked the other documents in the envelope containing the will.

It was a detailed description of various evidence linking the cult and the regressors.

If this is delivered to the kingdom as Talchek wrote at the beginning.

Even the royal family cannot overlook the fact that the church is running a terrorist organization.

This incident could spark a fire and cause conflict between the church and the royal family to explode.

Talcheq had also taken that into consideration, so he revised his will.

“What are you going to do?”

At Cleon’s question, Iona closes her eyes for a moment.

Obviously, the existence of regressors is unacceptable.

“Right now. The situation in the kingdom is shaking the balance of peace little by little due to the conflict between the three organizations.”

When Iona said that, Cleon quietly waited for the next one.

“The first is the royal family. Because they have a clear track record of defeating the empire, they are receiving unprecedented support from the people.”

Iona spreads the first finger.

The previous king fought at the forefront of the war against the Empire.

The son also had the title of knight, and fought on the frontlines following in his father’s footsteps.

After losing his father in the attack of the Demonic Sword Emperor, he inherited the throne and has been ruling the kingdom until now.

“Then, the ‘Church of Protection of the Holy Spirit’. This side also advocates salvation through the hero, the holy sword, and the holy woman, and many people have converted to the doctrine.”

In particular, there was a dazzling performance of the hero Lesia in destroying the demonic sword emperor and the empire.

Naturally, those who support her also trust the church.

“And the academy. This side has a shorter history than the royal family or church. Through numerous knowledge and research, it has the best technology on the continent.”

The Academy is a huge educational institution that RYLA belongs to.

Cleon also knew that the power of the academy was beyond his imagination, and that he was committing various evil acts behind it.

In particular, it seems that there is a link with nobles other than the royal family.

It is said that all children of aristocratic families who are slightly wealthy become students at the academy.

There was no way there was no power.

“These three forces are holding hands on the outside, but in reality, you can think of them as keeping the balance by keeping them in check.”

“…Then. When this information is revealed to the world.”

Iona nodded at Cleon’s words.

“The balance of the three groups will collapse. In addition, the regressors are the group that pretended to be with the academy. I want to attack the church at this time.”

Although the wounds of the war with the Empire have largely disappeared.

There were still many problems on the continent that occurred even when humans did not fight among themselves.

It was a story that made Cleon’s face frown.

“But you can’t do something that didn’t exist. This… First of all, I have it as one of my trump cards.”

Cleon also agrees with Iona’s words.

I lifted the rest of the load.

“Then. Let’s go to the mansion.”

002

On their way back to the mansion through the quiet living forest.

The scars left by the jeolgyesu were clearly left.

The path the beast had walked was completely devastated, including the unexplored territory.

In the aftermath of Lyla’s magic, a huge crater remained.

As a bonus, there was still concern about the contamination of the 2D magic that remained around it.

Later, the clergy said that a large-scale cleanup would be carried out.

“It can’t be helped. They will come around Count Gortian’s mansion.”

“Ah. I see.”

At Cleon’s words, Iona nodded her head.

It was a mansion far from the center of the incident.

With careful consideration, it was necessary to purify the entire forest.

“Should I leave the mansion then?”

“That’s how it will be. Although I was thinking of leaving from the beginning.”

Iona and Talcheck came and it was only pushed back.

Preparations to leave were progressing little by little.

Eventually, when you return to the mansion.

It didn’t seem like anything had happened yet.

It’s only been about 12 hours since the incident ended.

It will take some more time to wake up.

“I’ll come back to see Lyla’s condition in a moment.”

“Then I will take Sasha and Ruba.”

Since the two of them have scars on their bodies, it would be better for Iona, who has divine magic, to see them.

I quietly open the door and enter the room she is staying in.

The smell of her various herbs and herbs stung her nose.

The entire room is colored red.

Although the room was still untidy.

Among them, the figure of Layla sleeping quietly with her eyes closed and making the sound of a leak.

Not a genius girl, not the head of the academy.

She was an ordinary girl for her age.

If you check her physical condition with magic poetry.

Little by little, I could see her magical powers recovering.

Although the probability that the magic organ was damaged due to the use of magic beyond its original limits was not low.

Fortunately, there seemed to be no side effects of that kind left.

“Whoa…”

Cleon sighs and sits down on the chair next to Lila’s bed.

He took out the box containing the memory cube from his pocket and put it on the table.

And make sure she doesn’t open her eyes.

He quietly opened his mouth.

“Thank you, Lila. Without you, many people would have lost their lives.”

The number of cut-off shrad cells was outside the standard.

If it hadn’t been for Lila, who was lucky enough to be good at fire magic, to stay here.

If only he hadn’t listened to Quon and killed her.

Certainly. Great people would have died.

He couldn’t fully forgive Layla for what he had done to him.

But wouldn’t it be okay to be a little kinder to her?

Thinking so, Cleon stood up and turned around.

“…Cleon.”

A voice calling out to Cleon.

‘I wonder if he was awake,’ Cleon turns around.

There, Laila was looking at herself with her eyes open.

“Will you stay by my side for a little longer?”

Layla speaks with her body still without a change in expression.

Cleon looked into those eyes for a moment, then sat down again.

Silence falls between Layla and Cleon.

“With this, I guess it’s a little bit of atonement.”

It was Lila who broke the silence.

It was as if a heavy burden had been lifted off.

Magic research was not in vain, so I was able to protect Kuon and other important people.

“…No, that’s not for me to judge. It’s for Cleon, Quon, and Sasha to decide.”

Self-help Layla.

Cleon looked at her without saying anything.

Layla then looks into Cleon’s eyes and talks.

“Cleon. I have something I want to check.”

“…What?”

Lyla raised her upper body and quietly took Cleon’s hand.

“What I think of Cleon. And what Cleon thinks of me. I want to make that clear.”

“…I.”

To Layla’s words, Cleon tries to answer something.

Lila’s voice, which is sincere and kind like never before, makes her end a bit blurry.

“If Cleon hasn’t forgiven me yet, I want to be forgiven.”

“…”

“And if it becomes clear that I love Cleon. I, too, like Cuon, Sasha, and Perdia. I want to be loved by you.”

Lila quietly begins to undress herself.

Cleon stayed quiet as if thinking about something without stopping Layla.

“…This is an experiment to prove. Does Lyla Flamewatch deserve to be loved by others?”

Before long, he put Cleon’s hand near his heart.

Warm and soft touch.

Still, because her body temperature her is slightly higher than that of normal people, a pleasant warmth rises in her palms her.

“Cooperate. Cleon.”

And she quietly pulls his hand her. It was to fall on the bed.