Chapter 343 – #342 Sorting Out the Last Remaining Past

“Uhm…!”

After spending some time together, Choi Yu-jeong looked at the old book I brought.

A bundle of paper containing records of warriors.

She looked at it in silence for a while, then let out a short breath and looked at me.

“Hmm. I think there’s something slightly wrong.”

“Really?”

“Yes. First, the records here say that you will have the power to defeat a demigod in 2–3 years… But that is wrong.”

I had hope for a moment when I heard that it was wrong, but soon an answer that was different from what I expected came out.

“Three months would be enough to grow into a sword master? It would probably take less than two years to kill a demigod. I’m like this because I’m trapped by my physical limitations, but that’s according to what I heard before falling to this world.”

… The problem is more serious than I thought.

The warrior’s potential was beyond imagination.

How on earth are we supposed to deal with such a monster?

But unlike the serious me, Choi Yoo-jung was smiling brightly while looking at me.

She came close to me and whispered very softly in my ear.

“But even such a hero has one weakness.”

“Huh? Weakness?”

“Yes. Even dragons, which are considered the strongest race, do you know what they are like when they are babies? They are very cute. Like kittens.”

Ah?

“It’s the same with the warrior. When you just come over here, you’re a complete mess. You can just wipe it out before it gets bigger.”

– Oh?

It was very realistic and helpful advice.

Let’s deal with it before it gets bigger, right?

I immediately called in the Naiad.

[What’s going on?]

“Is it possible to have a conversation while avoiding Eos’ gaze?”

[Huh. Wait a minute.]

I gave a secret command to my sister-in-law through the Naiad.

Currently in Argentina, a hero party is being formed.

So, I told my sister-in-law to dispatch an elf there and support the hero party.

“But Yoo-jeong. Will this method really work?”

“Mister, don’t worry. For generations, an elf archer is a must for a hero party. You must pick one.”

“But I think Eos might be suspicious…”

Cielin, the queen of the elves, is my sister-in-law and sex slave.

She couldn’t avoid reasonable doubt.

“You just have to make him crazy. I heard you’re on the same side as Mr. Karta? I ask you not to turn your attention to this side.”

Fortunately, Carta readily accepted the offer.

I don’t know why, but she seemed to be bothered by everything, but she was especially passionate about getting into trouble with Eos.

‘Good. Now, if the elf successfully joins the hero’s party, it will be possible to spy on the hero’s growth rate and where he or she is active.’

Then, just take the opportunity and take care of it.

Let’s aim for the moment to escape from Argentina’s protection.

I ordered everything secretly, avoiding Eos’ gaze, and formed the Reaper Corps for the last time.

Although it was a formality, I was thinking of sending a peace agreement to the Argentine Empire.

‘If the negotiations go well, it’s good, but if they don’t, there’s nothing we can do.’

However, after Dalpo, the refusal returned as expected.

They said that the God of Light was on their side in this war, and they were very anxious because they could not fight.

So I left the imperial castle and ran to the battlefield.

***

The war between Argentina and Kshanberg lasted for a very long time.

There was a war going on in my previous life, so it must have been at least 80 years.

As a result of the two forces’ greed colliding, the ground was soaked in blood and wet, and the air was always filled with the smell of blood.

Wherever you went, if you dug a little bit of ground, human corpses or bones would pop out.

Of course, this is a story from my past life.

Perhaps the number of corpses has increased recently, so finding a place to bury them will not be difficult.

I quietly stepped into the graves of the blood-soaked dead.

We returned to the battlefield, but it was more dark and damp than before, so it was difficult to adapt.

– Oh… 5 Wouldn’t it be great if I brought the kids from the Demon World here? Oh, the smell of blood. It’s really harsh.

‘Have you never been here?’

– Yes? I’ve been trapped in the academy for a thousand years!

‘Right. Now that I think about it, it was like that.’

I rode a horse and entered Habotan, a castle located on the front line of Kshanberg.

It is the largest castle in the area and is a strategically important location, so even though many people live there, the city inside the castle was extremely miserable.

There were hardly any buildings in good condition, and the sky was roughly covered with tents, and the soldiers were using them as barracks.

It made me wonder if I could live in a place like this without any hygiene issues.

Then a group of men came towards us on horseback.

Tap-dag-dag-

It was a familiar face.

Even decades after leaving the front, there were only a few familiar faces here.

“Your Majesty, are you here?”

“Viscount Roneo, it’s been a while.”

He was the person who carried out the mission with me to suppress the rebels in Haran.

Among the nobles, he was one of the few loyal subjects that I liked.

“I should have heard the news earlier, but I came back a little while ago, so I was late to come out. I’m sorry.”

“No. Rather, I feel sorry for having a busy person come to meet me. Is the person in charge here the Viscount?”

“Yes. Until a month ago, Duke Pellermil was in charge, but since he was older… I took over temporarily.”

Right. It’s finally time to do the feller mill today and tomorrow.

“Where is Fellermill now?”

“Follow me this way. I will guide you right away.”

As we live our lives, important beings who influence each other often arise.

They provide enlightenment, determine the direction of life, and sometimes give a completely different direction to life.

That was the relationship between me and Fellermill.

I was in the battlefield and took part in the extermination of cultists as a condition for discharge, and I was the only one to return from there alive.

Therefore, the previous emperor appointed me as a professor at the academy, which meant that I and Fellermill… It was the beginning of a bad relationship.

-Did you hear? A man named Aslan defeated the evil wizard.

-Didn’t you just run away?

-Anyway. It’s true that you fought and won, right?

Isley, the cult leader who became known by word of mouth as the greatest wizard on the continent.

And I defeated him and entered the academy.

How could people see me like that?

-Your magic skills are amazing.

-You’ve never formally learned magic?

-Isn’t this how you become the next dean?

-Well, isn’t it low blood? That won’t happen.

-But you still don’t know. I heard he’s more skilled than Duke Hadrence. Have you read this paper?

-Ah. I saw it. It wasn’t normal. Maybe it wasn’t just luck that brought down the cult.

-The next dean position may be quite competitive.

From Fellermill’s point of view, I would have continued to be a nuisance. Because he always threatened his power and position.

As a result, the Emperor’s attendance at the Academy arose.

Fellermill looked at me next to the emperor and shouted.

-Zerendiya Aslan. You really can’t admit your mistakes! Intercourse with students, social gatherings with unknown purposes, bribery, and internal affairs with enemy countries. What you have done has been revealed so clearly… !

They falsely accused me and sent me to death.

At the time, he was angry at the unfair treatment and even lashed out at the emperor, but now he has no feelings at all.

It’s just a bit disappointing.

It’s not about swearing, it’s about trying to blow magic on the emperor’s face.

Inside the old building.

On the shabby bed, Feller Mill looked up at me and took a deep breath.
Even the imperial tiger that controlled the imperial family and the academy had no way to avoid death in the face of time.

“It’s been a long time.”

“I couldn’t wake up… I’m sorry, Your Majesty…”

He stood up hesitantly and then bowed down to me on the bed.

I raised my hand to stop him. Then he has bitten everyone around him.

“There was something I really wanted to ask you.”

“Please come to Xiamen.”

“Zerendiya Aslan. Why did you frame him?”

Fellermil opened his eyes wide. He just looked at me.

“Why are you curious about that… May I ask…”

“It’s no big deal. Since I come from a commoner background, people always compare me to him. Isn’t it true that everyone knows that he was framed? So I was curious and asked why he did that at the time.”

Fellermill lowered his head for a moment.

Have you ever said that people who face death become somewhat honest?

“It was because of fear.”

“Fear…?”

“Yes. I was afraid that he would grow further. He would push me out and become Dean, the Hadrens family would lose power, the Second Empress would lose power… And then he would lose in the battle for the throne… I did it because I was afraid of losing. .”

“It was just something people said. A commoner would never become a dean. Even if the dean position was taken away, the Hadrens family is a family that boasts a thousand-year history. There is no way they could ever fail. Were you still afraid?”

“Yes. Still, I was afraid. What he would do… What he would accomplish… And I was afraid of his existence. Because he was by no means an ordinary wizard. I felt like Magellon who was jealous of Archmage Kairos…”〈 Br〉

Magellon Hadrence.

He was the first head of the Hadrens family and lived in the same era as Kairos.

Although he was an outstanding wizard, he could not help but be overshadowed by the genius Kairos born of the times.

Even though he did many great things, he was always suffering from a sense of inferiority.

It seems that his deep veins are still present even after a thousand years have passed.

“When I think about it now, it was truly a pathetic act. To have driven another person to death because of one’s own weakness… I plan to sincerely apologize when we meet again in the afterlife…”

His deep regrets flowed in like a flood.

The sincerity…

“Is there anyone else you want to apologize to?”

“There are many. Academy students who suffered because of me… Lorna, Valentine, ouch…”

Many names were mentioned.

I was a little surprised that I remembered them all.

A very familiar name popped up in the middle, so I couldn’t help but ask.

“And Aria, who was a reagent professor at the Academy…”

“If it’s Aria, then Aria Plainble?”

“Yes. I really committed an irreparable crime against her. I promised to rebuild that family… But I just kept taking advantage of her. And then in the end, I took her life. As for that child… I should never do that to her. It worked…”

I glanced down at my feet and asked him.

“What would you do if you could meet her again?”

“She would like to offer a sincere apology. If she wanted to, she would give up her life.”

“… I heard that’s true?”

The black cat who was listening to the story next to my feet began to swell. It soon grew into a woman wearing a black dress.

Fellermil’s eyes opened wide.

“Well, so… Aria, is she alive?”

“Yes. My master brought me here after being abandoned.”

“… I see. It was like that.”

“And now it’s not Arya Plainble, it’s Count Arya Proudbane.”

Fellermill’s face was startled, but then a bitter smile appeared.

Feelings of regret, shame, and relief flowed from him.

Arya pulled her dagger from her arms. She held it and then opened it and repeated.

“Yes. If it’s you… It’s not a waste to give up my life. Aria… Come.”

“…”

In the past, I promised Aria that I would help her kill Fellermil.

This place was for her

Even if Feller Mill dies here, there will be no problem if we treat him as if he died during the war.
But Aria hid her drawn dagger in her arms again.

“?!”

“Aria. Revenge?”

“… I won’t. I’ve long since thrown away all the old things. For now, just enjoying happiness by Kayle’s side is enough.”

“Are you sure it’s okay?”

She said after looking at Fellermill for a moment.

“Yes. Please send him back to the castle and let him be with Bella.”

Aria was the one who performed the surgery to implant the Philosopher’s Stone in Bella’s eyes under the orders of the previous head of the family.

She apologized several times for what happened, and Bella said it was okay and that she shouldn’t worry about it… Can a person do that?

A long time. She must have had that thing as a burden on her mind.

But this will pay off.

Because Bella and Pellermill are quite close.

Feller Mill loved her Bella more than any of her children. If she could spend the rest of her life with her, her aria, her own pain would be relieved a little.

“Yes. I understand. Hello. Send Duke Pellermil to the Imperial Castle. The Second Empress’s residence immediately.”

“With this… The debt has been paid in full, Hadrens family.”

Feller Mill looked at Aria and lowered her head.
He couldn’t raise his head until we left.

– Come to think of it, Aslan. Don’t you take revenge? You’ve been accumulating it for quite some time, right?

‘It’s okay. I got pregnant with the former 2nd Empress, Bella, and all the women in that family, but I don’t think there’s any need to do that now.’

– But. That’s right.

Just like that, Fellermill left the front line, and I climbed up the castle with Viscount Roneo.

Now that I’ve sorted out everything from the past, I wanted to get a report on the situation at the front.

At that time, a fierce gust of wind suddenly blew from the sky.

“Your Majesty. Then, I will report the current situation… Hmm?!”

The fierce wind caused the soldiers to lie flat on the ground. Those who fell down late fell backwards along with their weapons.

“Aaaaah!”

“W-what?!”

It was an artificial wind, but it was not mixed with magical power. The spirit’s energy was not lacking.

But such a strong wind?

As soon as the wind calmed down, I raised my head.

“Huh?”

– Huh?

There was a huge ship lying overhead.

It was Jordan, the ancient weapon of the elves.

I don’t know why Jordan, which should be in the south, is in the middle of the continent, but when I looked again, it was Jordan.

While I was dumbfounded, someone jumped down and shouted.

“Brother-in-law!”

– Ah. He’s back again.

A small elf, who could be thought of as a girl, jumped down from the sky and landed right in my arms.

Wow. Isn’t this a skill you’ve only tried jumping once or twice?

If my hands were free, I would have applauded.

“What’s going on here, sister-in-law?”

“Brother-in-law! I brought you a gift!”

“Huh? A sudden gift? What kind of gift?”

When my sister-in-law gave a signal to the sky, three ropes came down.

There were three women tied up tightly.

“What are you…?”

“I listened to my brother-in-law and went to the Argentine Empire to visit the hero party, but nothing much happened yet? So I quickly packed it up!”

“Huh?”

– Huh?

Therefore… Now these are the hero and his companions… ?