Chapter 290 – 289. Healing, Recovery, Confession (2)

The heated battle(?) With my father-in-law is over.

It may be natural, but is that how parents with daughters feel?

…Well.

When I think about how I feel about Evey, I don’t know who it is, but if she was a son-in-law and the one who brought her was a vain idiot, I probably would have taken out a double-barreled shotgun instead of her father’s great sword.

It’s a shotgun.

The one I made for Hector was also made, and it was made to fly far away for anti-aircraft purposes, but in fact, if the Shagun spreads like that, its power becomes very low.

I thought about it for a moment, but that’s not important anyway.

“…”

This sword.

It seems that Riz inherited it from her father-in-law to have a real sword driven into her handle like this.

I touch it gently and pull to pull it out.

Hmm.

You can pull it, but it will break right in the middle.

Power is possible, but I think there is a philosophy needed to put it in like this and pull it out again.

Anyway, it seems there is a separate technology for driving this accurately into the ground.

Of course, that doesn’t mean I want to learn, and the sword should be sheathed, so why are you putting it into the ground like this?

Anyway, I put these thoughts aside, and after a bout with my father-in-law, a wheelchair approached me.

Elizarote riding on it, and even Liz.

A smile on his face.

Liz is looking at me with that characteristic annoyed expression on the verge of bursting into laughter.

It seems like it’s been a while since I last saw you.

He’s probably just barely holding back his laughter as he sees me being tormented by my father-in-law.

In the past, I would have burst out laughing right away… Right?

Probably.

“Good job Clark. Your father is polar, isn’t he?”

“…It looks like it was cherished. Changed…”

“I’m not the Margrave, Mr. Clark.”

“…”

Someone came in and blocked me like this in case it wasn’t Liz’s sister.

Of course, he is injured, and the Margrave is meaningless right now.

Eliza Lotte was talking to me, looking at me with those scary eyes that were just like Liz’s, breaking my intention to keep my distance, even though I knew it.

“So please don’t call me that.”

…

You don’t have any luck.

Of course, looking back, you are doing well, my little brother! I can see Liz cheering while doing this.

When their eyes met, she pointed to Eliza Lotte and told her to focus on her own sister.

Now I don’t even avoid eye contact and come out shamelessly.

…

Should I scold you later?

Even though I thought that, she recovered her stamina quickly and got up and attacked me like a real dog.

Anyway, Liz’s younger sister spoke to me as if she was upset about me. She took a deep breath and spoke directly to her in my own way.

“I don’t like talking back, so just say it. Elizarote, if you want to follow me, follow me.”

“…That’s surprising. I thought you’d reject me more than once.”

“I don’t think I’ll give up just because I refuse.”

And Liz expressed her doubts with a puzzled look at my words, but since Liz is stuck here anyway, there is only one thing she has to say to me, and there is only one thing she asks me to do and present.

Elizarote joins.

And to get them to join and follow me.

And in this respect, the sisters really have the same personality as a pair.

You can understand the reason, and the reason is very clear, especially when you see that Cassandra and Polixene are often conscious of them.

It’s a fight between women, but…

I wonder if it has any meaning in the first place.

They won’t listen even if you say it anyway, so there’s no need to persuade or anything, just prepare.

“Even if you tell me not to come, I will follow you anyway. Sisters have similar personalities.”

“What is it? It sounds like I’m stubborn.”

Do you want to say no?

“She has a strong opinion. It’s obvious that it’s dangerous, but she foolishly blocks the road thinking she’s the right person and ends up on the verge of death. She’s someone’s Margrave Elizabeth Pantalone.”

“…It all ended well in the end, right?”

It all ended well.

…

“Clarke?”

At all.

Not at all.

“Those times, the times you spent thinking about it after you fell, were never like that.”

“…”

“After you collapsed like that, when everything collapsed and you survived. The time I was thinking about it was never good. Never.”

I promised myself that I would not let anyone die.

I thought that she might die, that I might not be able to save her, and that the person who once again showed her family dying like that in front of my eyes must really be a bastard.

Now, what are you going to do? I gained strength, so what changed for you?

It’s the same as not being able to save someone who is dying right in front of your eyes.

You idiot.

Like this.

That made me angry, so I pushed the elves away mercilessly, with no intention of looking at them anymore.

Many people died, and with the intention of completely drying up the seed, they killed everyone except those who became dark elves after being eroded by their sister’s magic and dried up the seed.

There should be more of these to serve as a threat to the newly founded nation.

And after hearing how I felt at that time, Liz apologized to me with a face that looked like she was about to cry.

“…I’m sorry, Clark. I didn’t even know that.”

“…Forget it, it’s just my selfishness. Even if you gain the power to no longer be called human, and the species itself is changed, and you have the power to beat up and stomp two or more gods-level people, saving someone’s life is not worth it. It’s still difficult. I know that it’s not right to try to distance yourself just because you don’t like it or the pain.”

“…”

“…Even people who had nothing to do with you almost died like this, just because you were bystanders. Are you okay?”

I don’t know if he doesn’t feel fear because his life is too precious or because some part of his brain is paralyzed, but I don’t understand why he still shows kindness towards me despite such a scary experience.

To give Liz the daily life she was promised.

The same went for her sister.

To die on a battlefield like that.

If you die like that, who will know?

It only briefly boosts the soldiers’ morale or commemorates their sacrifice, but in the end, they are all buried in everyday life and forgotten.

What good is the fame gained after death?

In the end, it only comes back to the sadness and wounds of those who remain.

I hated it and didn’t want to experience it anymore.

There were harsh punishments against me after that, but I was hurt even more because they were the first people I became friends with after leaving Magia.

And Eliza Lotte shakes her head in denial.

“…Well, that’s not a bad thing. It can’t be selfish to not want to see your loved ones die in front of your eyes.”

“That-“

“…And that’s right, brother-in-law. Everyone has something they want to protect. Not for fame, but for what they want to do. [Love]Because I want to become a woman who is not embarrassed by people.”

“What good is it if you die?”

“… It is a pride that cannot be compromised. Even your brother-in-law did not give up until the end to save her sister, right?”

“That’s different. You said that if I had come out a little later, I would have died.”

It was none other than God himself and tried to kill him.

Things like this will continue to happen in the future, and we have given proper education to those that still come, but we don’t know how many more will come.

“But you saved me in the end, right?”

“Hey.”

“…I want to become a strong person like you. And, like you, someone that someone can trust and rely on.”

“I want you to be strong for yourself, Elizarote. Not for anyone else, but for yourself.”

“…Yes, what I want to do. What I want to protect, to do as my heart desires.”

…

“…Yes, following my sister, I also said to my brother-in-law, [YouBecause I fell in love with you.”

To be honest, these sisters don’t listen to what they say and eat away at them.

Plus, really.

…

What is this Geumtaeyang so good about?

Two sisters falling in love with the same man.

When I think about it, I wonder if it makes sense, but at the same time, I also think I understand my father-in-law’s difficulties.

He must have thought that he didn’t like my silence, so he lowered his head with a slightly timid look on his face and clenched my hands.

If you are angry at your own weakness and don’t like it, please reconsider.

She, Elizarote, is a woman as courageous and strong as anyone I have ever seen.

Since she had her own battlefield, I just didn’t want to drag her into my dangerous battlefield.

I understand that feeling, but we must also face reality.

If you want her to be strong, you must also know your weaknesses.

It forces us to face her weakness, that [The current] Elizarote is weak.

“Of course I know. Compared to my sister, I am weak, much weaker, and cannot even reach my toes. From what I heard, my sister was not pushed back even when she faced Thor, the god of Urs and the god of thunder, and she defeated [Balor], One of the [Demon Gods]. Rather than overwhelming the opponent…”

“Does she know how much your sister fought to get there?”

“…”

“It was a battlefield where every single one of you would lose your head if you let your guard down, and the reason you survived was because that Kampf bitch took the time to humiliate you after thoroughly trampling you, so I was able to freeze you and live. … Your survival can never be guaranteed.”

That’s why I don’t want to take Elizarote. And-

“To be serious, you are much weaker than my student.”

“…I know.”

“Why are you killing my baby Clark?”

Liz is making a fuss, but that doesn’t stop me from saying anything.

That’s also for Elizarote.

“It’s better than giving empty praise and blowing the air. If you want her to be strong, she must know her weaknesses and make a plan.It’s moving forward.”

“Yes, that’s right. Master, are you saying this in a very purified way?”

…

“…Lorraine Lionheart. I’m talking to your teacher. Please [Get out]Would you please give it to me?”

…

Lorraine why are you jumping out of my shadow?

Why is this guy Ji Ji-bae sticking out from other people’s shadows?

Lorraine is popping her head out from under my shadow, and then Liz, looking at Lorraine who has barged in, visibly shows her displeasure and tells Lorraine to fuck off.

I didn’t call him in the first place, so when did he come in?

“Master, I-“

“I know what you want to say, but we’ll talk later. There’s a passenger who arrived first right now.”

“Now this margrave is a disciple who has done something he couldn’t do-”

A noticeable soggy feeling comes flooding back.

I know why.

But does that mean you can use it if you cross the line?

…

Now you’re throwing up, little boy.

To rummage a lot.

Compliments, yes.

It’s a trivial tactic to get compliments and show off yourself.

“It seems like you have such a big head that what your teacher says after beating up the idiot Galvo Goddess clone sounds like shit. Do you want to leave in an unsightly manner, or do you want to meekly walk away on all fours?”

“…”

“You’d better think carefully before you speak. If you’re here to satisfy your petty vanity… You’ll have to face my wrath for the first time in a long time.”

“Master.”

In fact, he himself was the victim of that gaslighting.

“I would have told you what I hate the most. Did you forget it during the seven years I was gone, or did you deliberately pretend not to know and come here?”

I feel a soggy feeling that makes me forget about it.

…

I’m really going to be amazed.

“…”

“If it’s the latter, you better be prepared. You can only say shitty words in front of shitty bastards. If you say shitty words in front of someone who risked their life to fight, you can be prepared for what happens next.”

“…I’m…Sorry, Margrave.”

The reason I beat Praya was to beat her, and I know well the desire to show off and the desire to keep her in check.

Yes, my relationship with Liz is not that good, and it may be annoying in many ways.

And to receive praise from me and to keep me in check.

That’s what the human mind is like.

However, if you came here to openly gaslight a person’s life-threatening decision, I will never let it go.

One act of gaslighting can change your life.

I want to see human potential and the stories a person can tell, not despair and frustration.

That’s right, because the thing that bothered me the most when I was young was gaslighting, and since I started attacking it openly, I was able to pioneer my life.

Lorraine stepped into the shadows again, and I bowed my head and apologized for the rudeness this poor student was about to try.

“I’m sorry. It looks like that stupid student tried to do something stupid, but forget it.”

“…What on earth was happening just now?”

“…I was just doing what I was supposed to do as a teacher. And, you’re not going to listen to what he’s trying to say.”

“…”

It seems that Elizarote finally realized what he was trying to say.

And only then does anger appear on Elizarote’s face.

Honestly, I feel sorry for this as a teacher.

And, after a while, you will have to catch the disciple and scold him.

…

You’ve already forgotten about her past and are trying to engage in low-level tea bagging.

It won’t work if you just say yes or no.

You have to be clear about what you did wrong.

And it burns like a beam pouring out of Elizarote’s eyes.

…

It caught fire properly.

“…I’ve decided.”

“What?”

“3 months.”

“…”

“In three months, I will break that obscenely high arrogance.”

?

What about that?

“…Uh, I guess that’s a bit impossible?”

“I thought it wouldn’t work, but I stopped it all by myself, right?”

Lorraine’s personal combat power, to be honest, I also used Lorraine’s duplicate enchantment to steal the power of Zeus from Yad Tartag, who was on the same level as me (self-proclaimed), and with that, I was screwed in many ways, and Lorraine’s aptitude was a strength that transcended enchantment.

I know how hard my student Lorraine worked for that.

The confidence comes from the durability of the technique, and its composition and sturdiness.

She’s as confident as she’s ever been.

So, I’m trying to do this kind of stupid tea bagging.

I’m like this and you’re going to follow me?

Nature is not bad.

Considering that he also took care of children in Camelot, and was captured because of that.

It’s just jealousy.

And it’s time for me to direct traffic.

“You almost lost that one.”

“The important thing is that you did it in the end. I was in a situation where all I had to do was protect myself, and since their goal was to kill me and annihilate the expedition team, there are a lot of things to worry about.”

With sad eyes, Liz makes a loud noise and releases her hands and body.

“If that damned bitch wasn’t your student, I would have killed number 10.”

“…”

You must be quite upset.

Of course, I don’t know what kind of brazenness Lorraine did just a moment ago, but if you want her to live a long time in the future, you need to break that arrogance once and for all.

Well, I make a sword that seals Lorraine’s power itself.

Wooden sword.

And that wooden sword is intended only for Lorraine.

Cuts through magic and has absolute durability against magic.

He creates a wooden sword that knocks Lorraine unconscious when it hits her head accurately and hands it to Liz.

“What is that?”

“A wooden sword that has a magic effect that makes you faint when you hit Lorraine’s earthen pot.”

The time has come when even disciples have to be beaten for being naughty.

I was healed right away with the Hound of Tindalos by my side, but he is not my disciple.

“…Is it possible to specify a target for that?”

“Who is the person in front of you?”

“The man I love.”

Well, I really don’t have a clue.

“And the greatest wizard.”

“…Okay, well, anyway- this sword is enchanted to make Lorraine faint if it hits her head just once. If you want to beat Lorraine, use this. I’ll talk to Lorraine too.”

They’ll all be listening to it from the side anyway.

I can almost feel him lingering around me. But what difference does knowing make?

And, if you’re going to commit sabotage just because of that, I really won’t let you go.

“First of all, if you want to be by my side, try to regain the concept of being my poor student. Because you have an excellent teacher by your side.”

“…Okay, Liza, I will help you until you give that doggy bitch a true education.”

“…Yes, please, sister.”

And Liz and Elizarote, what these two have in common.

…

It means that you can’t live with what happened.

Disciple, since you pulled out the nose hairs of a lion, you need to receive some real education.

Since I have never bowed down to anyone other than myself, my teacher, I should have the experience of being beaten for letting my guard down.

It’s for the growth of the disciple, and as a bonus-

Likewise, sparks of new possibility began to appear in Elizarote.

However…

Lorraine, there’s no way he doesn’t know how to giggle, why is he doing this?

…

Meanwhile, elsewhere.

“Is it okay to do this?”

“Of course, good job.”

“I don’t want to be hated, but you have to keep your promise.”

“Of course… Lorraine.”

A woman’s giggling laughter is heard.

“Elizabeth, you seem to have some brains, but you shouldn’t try to monopolize it on your own, right?”

If Kim Hae-jin were there, he would probably say this.

In most cases of chaos around Clark, it is said that the mummy is the correct answer.