Chapter 62 – 62. A True Warrior Who Repays the Favor.

“If you’re going to kill me, kill me.”

Death is equal for all.
No matter how trained he is, he cannot fake his final feelings.

Since you were born, the fear you will feel someday.
Whoever it is, you will regret it in front of death.

‘It’s a crazy bitch.’

Ash, for the first time, had a different opinion.
There was a completely different being in front of him than he had ever seen.

‘Same as me.’

It was a strange species that I encountered while searching for Chloe, a black magician.

He’s a black magician, but he’s a black magician who didn’t even peep his nose in war.
A woman who doesn’t smell of a ghost at all.

“… It’s appropriate.”

Ash took the holy sword.
She decided to learn her black magic from her.

It was at this point that she gradually felt her limits when she learned by herself.

“What?”
“It is suitable for my teacher.”

Chloe was defeated in battle with the hero Ash.

Ash, who had awakened her Elyos blood, had no existence that could defeat her.
Even the brave Luke, who is said to be the strongest in existence, was impossible.

The hostility Ash had been oozing with her was gone.
At the atmosphere that changed in an instant, Chloe frowned.

Ash, the hero who didn’t kill the warlock, dragged Chloe around.
She skipped information while asking about black magic.

Chloe also began to adjust to Ash’s attitude.
She realized that Ash was a woman different from the normal hero.

“You’re not even married, but you learned black magic because of your boyfriend who died in the war? A warrior?”
“Yes.”
“Awesome.”

Around the time we went together for about half a year.
Ash and Chloe shared a past.
She hadn’t known her for a while, but it was difficult for Ash himself to understand.

‘My heart goes strangely.’

It wasn’t until she confided in her heart that she found out why.
The reason Chloe always felt friendly.

“Unnie, did she keep looking for her alone? How can I bring my husband and child back to life?”
“Well, yes.”

Ash looked at Chloe and found comfort in her.
The fact that she had an opponent who was in the same situation made her feel less lonely.
It’s a selfish thought, but it’s a bigger comfort than I thought.

Losing a loved one and being alone…

Someone who knows how great the pain of loss is.
And in order to get it back, a woman who is ready to offer up the peace she has barely achieved.

I now have a partner with whom I can share a tiny bit of guilt.
That alone gave me strength.

Ash wished sincerely.
I want Chloe to see her husband and her child again.

A year has passed.
Chloe got everything she needed for her resurrection.

From that day on, she vowed to bring her dead husband and her child back to life…
I remembered this moment.

“Honey, honey… !”

The purple magic circle spits out demonic energy.
What was sacrificed to go against the providence was not the peace of the continent, but the blood and flesh of the Elyos.

“Kang A-jin…”

Her own wrist, Ash very lightly offered her as a sacrifice.
Her wrist was nothing to put an end to her long, long pain.

Bodies engulfed in black flames and burning.
The black flame changed to a brilliant light and raised the corpses to their feet.

“…”

Inside, Ajin Kang’s corpse was completely burned to ashes.
Never came back from the dead

“Why, why… ?”

Chloe questioned even as she hugged her child.
While her husband survived, only Ash’s lover didn’t know why he couldn’t be revived.

Is the spell wrong?
It wasn’t.
If they were wrong, their husbands and children would never have returned.

The ceremony was perfect.
However, Kang Ah-jin did not survive.
If so, why is it different for him…

Haha.”

Ash gave up everything.
It didn’t make any sense anymore.

“… If even a god is killed, will you give it back then?”

* * *

City Demer was a nature-friendly city.
To put it in a good way, the actual impression was different.

‘It has fallen behind a lot.’

Compared to Uteron, the scene was shabby.
The housekeeping and atmosphere itself were similar, but the building and road conditions were not zero.

We walked to Chloe’s house.
I put the head of Grape, the black magician who will extract the magic, into my backpack and walked away.

Chloe’s house was located on the outskirts, far from the center of the city, near the outer gates.
It was not a slum.

A well-maintained stone house, Chloe had been living in.
He seemed to be living a pretty prosperous life.

“Sister!”

Ash opened the door and entered the house.
Permission was not required in the process.

He acted confidently as if he had been told beforehand.

“… Excuse me.”

I also followed Ash.
It was a meaningless greeting because Ash had already entered as if he had declared war.

“Hello… ?”
“… Yes, yes…”

Inside the house, a woman who appeared to be Chloe stood hugging her swollen belly.
Chloe, a woman with long brown hair, was pregnant with a baby in her belly.

Even walking didn’t seem easy.

She nodded at me.
Even so, she shed ash.

“… I am the hero’s sister… ?”

Chloe asked.
He looked a little frightened.

The warrior I saw for the first time today approached me in a friendly way.
Even if it were me, it seemed that I would have been vigilant.

‘If it wasn’t for the Holy Sword, it’d be just like a robber.’

Thanks to the holy sword, identity verification became easy.
Even so, it was difficult to achieve the level of trust that each individual could feel.

Ash’s unreserved attitude was inexplicable.

Besides, there seemed to be no husband in the house.
The sun is setting, but it seems like there is work going on.

A group of strange warriors came to the house where the pregnant woman was alone?
If I were the husband, it would be a situation where the back bone would be pulled.

Whether he knows it or not, Ash giggles.
Excited to himself, he poured out his words.

“Chloe-sister, didn’t I speak for a long time before?”
“Yes Yes… You suddenly left…”
“I was so surprised to see you. I also had to kill the warlock nearby, anyway.”

It felt like talking to a friend I hadn’t seen in a long time.
Ash alone.

‘Since they’re both girls, are they ball friends and not womb friends?’

Fortunately, it didn’t come out of her mouth.
I instinctively noticed that it was a rotten drip myself and was vigilant.

Chloe had a hard time with Ash.

“Tea, I’ll bring you some tea.”

Chloe brought tea with her swollen stomach.
At least it will be a tea brewed with good quality tea leaves.

Since the opponent was a hero, Chloe tried to treat her the best.
Ash, of course, had no idea.

I drank some tea and asked Chloe.

“Sister, what about your husband?”
“… I am on duty. The gate guard right in front…”
“Aha!”

There was a reason to live near the castle gate.
Because he was a city guard, he had to find a house here.

“I should have done this with my husband.”

I haven’t taken out the head of the grape yet.
Ash was careful in his own way.

To the general public, it’s just one of those shocking scenes.

Ash trying to do something.
At the words she spat out as if flowing, Chloe was startled.

“Why is my husband… ?”
“No, I have to touch the belly of a pregnant woman, but I thought it would be better to have a husband.”
“… Did the warrior take my boat?”

Chloe hugged and protected her swollen belly.
I didn’t know anything about her pregnancy, but I did know that Chloe’s condition was not serious.
The feeling that childbirth will happen in a month.

‘I was lucky.’

Will my child grow up healthy?
I can’t be sure that far.

The first may die, but the second will grow up healthy.
If Chloe’s womb is purified, from her second…

‘What should I do with the baby in my stomach?’

Due to her magi, she spent close to a year in her womb, which was ruined.
It is highly likely that demonic energy has accumulated in the child’s body.

‘The damage related to the body can be purified with holy magic, but the damage to the soul…’

Does a fetus born in a magi-encumbered womb have physical problems?
Or is she born with a mental problem or a defect in her soul?

It was information that was unknown to the original source.
Giving birth is a scene that only appears in the epilogue.
Before the epilogue came up, I only read the scene where the demon king’s head was cut off in the final battle.

“Well, try everything you can. If not, there is nothing you can do.”

Ash said calmly.
Even if the child dies, she admits that it is an area she can’t control.

The head raises its hand to Ash’s opinion, but the heart wants a twist somehow.

“Chloe, Chloe!”

Someone slammed the door and came in.
It was a man wearing chain mail like a soldier.

I could tell just by looking at him that he was my husband.

“Why is the hero at my house…”
“Delik, you look a lot better before you get sick. Not more than a puppy.”
“Yes? How did the warrior say my name… ?”

Delic glanced at Chloe standing behind Ash.
Chloe shook her head gently.

I never told you, but I know.
On the surface, he was just a stalker.

“Come on, we have to finish quickly and go to Alfheim. Don’t make me talk twice, then don’t leave even unnie alone.”

Saving Chloe’s baby was very important as part of repaying her kindness, but it was more important that she immediately receive the seed in her womb.
The Chloe couple are accepting with shy faces.

“From now on, I’m going to touch Chloe’s sister’s belly, is that okay?”
“Yes?”
“Don’t keep asking again, listen straight up when I tell you once.”
“Yes… !”

Ash glared at Delic.
There was a clear difference between the rapport I had with Chloe and the rapport I had with Delic.

‘Delic seems almost like a stranger… ?’

Ash rummaged through her backpack.
She grabbed the warlock’s hair and held it.

“Hero, warrior! What the fuck, how did you do the gain!”
“Gain? A black magician without one eye?”
“The characteristics of crabs and crabs… What the hell is gain… Did you kill him?”
“I killed him.”

From the neck down, the missing head of the grape was revealed.
And I just started talking to myself.

“Chloe!”

Chloe, who witnessed the scene, passed out.
Delic moved quickly to help Chloe.

I looked at Ash as if reproaching him, and Ash smiled awkwardly when he felt my gaze.
I carefully set down the grape head.

“I have to go to Alfheim…”
“… You can’t even leave today anyway.”
“That’s right.”

Chatting with each other, I waited for Chloe to wake up.
Ash seemed to be having fun with the situation itself.
The giggles didn’t stop.