Chapter 56 – The Witch’s Past and the Hero
“Right? “It’s strange that I only have no memories of the warriors of the previous era.”
[Why… Is this what happened?]
Normally, if you were a Uni, you would only send a message to the person you wanted to talk to, but this time, perhaps because it was an important story, the words were flowing out with the sword flashing instead of a message.
“Well, this story is a bit long, but everyone, please sit back and relax.”
“Ah… Yes.”
I brought a chair around or sat on a comfortable-looking sofa in the room and waited quietly to listen to Adelia.
As expected, because what happened in the past was not a good thing, I put the stick in my mouth once more, took a deep breath, and then blew out it.
When I smelled this, it seemed like it was not smoked with tobacco leaves, which are bad for the body, but rather with magic candles that stabilize the body’s mana.
“Where should I start explaining? During the subjugation of the Demon King? Or the process by which a hero becomes a demon lord?”
“Please explain from the time of the subjugation of the Demon King.”
“Okay, it might be a bit boring, but I hope you’ll listen carefully.”
Adelia, with a dark and bitter expression, slowly began to tell the story of her past.
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“Hey! Are you okay? “Can you go further?”
“Calm down Serin, just getting healed is enough.”
She reached the Demon King’s Castle as she burned her own life in her mission to be the hope of humanity.
It was a place where it would not be strange to die at any time, so they got hurt and almost lost their lives a few times, but they kept moving forward, burning their lives in the thought that they could make their descendants and other people live in peace without fear.
Our party is the warrior Serin,
Lina, the elf in charge of scouting,
Line, who always treats injured allies and is the only male in the warrior party,
And here is I, Adelia Amnesia, who has a very, very promising future as a wizard.
Perhaps because the stronger enemies appeared in the center of the Demon King’s Castle, he often received injuries, but thanks to the recovery of Rein, the archpriest of the Frey Church, he quickly recovered and moved forward.
In the end, we gathered together for the last time in front of the large door that looked like it could contain the devil, strengthening each other’s resolve and strengthening our resolve.
“Line!”
“Why are you doing that? Serin?”
“Can you meet me briefly after this battle?”
“Why, why are you doing that?”
Looking at Serin’s reaction, I guess she liked the line.
At first, I liked Rhine because of his appearance and personality, but I quickly got tired of the closed personality and strict appearance of the people of the Frey Church.
But I think Serin was lovely even that way.
Well, I hope the two of you do well.
I would be happy if I could see my colleagues happy, with whom I built friendships while overcoming hardships together.
“Well, I just wanted to tell you something…”
“All right…”
Looking at Line’s reaction, it seems like he doesn’t particularly dislike Line.
Seeing the love between the two after subjugating the demon king makes me sick to my stomach, but I still wanted them to be happy.
Before the final battle, they made one last joke or enjoyed a moment of leisure.
Up until this point, I had envisioned the future, believing that everything would go well.
Of course, until the Demon King kills his colleague.
“Line!!!”
“Okay… Serin, please move forward.”
When the demon lord attacked Serin, who was caught off guard for a moment, Serin, who was unable to avoid it, tried to hold on, but her line pushed her away and hit her instead.
The high-power, mana-filled laser passed through Line’s stomach, and his internal organs were burned in an instant, causing him to stop breathing.
All colleagues who saw this became angry and rushed at the devil.
Among them, Serin attacked the Demon King with the determination to die, shedding tears of blood.
The Demon King was also taken aback by the sudden, crazy rush of the warrior party and was pushed back for a moment, but he used magic to attack the defenseless Serin who jumped into the air.
Serin blocked the magic with his sword, saying he would hold on, but lost the sword in the air, but caught the spinning sword with his bare hands and slashed it at the demon king.
The Demon King, who was mortally wounded in an instant, tried to run back, but we did not miss the opportunity and poured all the mana in his body to deliver the final blow.
“Experion!”
“Fire Punishment”
“Tempest!”
Flames rose from below and attacked the Demon King, and in front, a mass of arrows and light, the storm itself, attacked the Demon King.
Perhaps because he received enormous damage in an instant, the Demon King’s half body was in a state where it could have been torn off, making it impossible for the battle to continue.
The moment Serin raised her sword to finish off the fallen Demon King, a strange phenomenon was occurring.
Black mana began to flow from the Demon King’s body.
Sensing something dangerous, Serin jumped behind her and avoided it for a moment, but strangely, her black mana did not disappear and remained in place.
“What on earth is that?”
“It looks dangerous, so I think it’s best not to get close.”
For now, I thought it would be best not to approach it until I knew what it was.
Just in case, Serin tried using the light of the holy sword to attack, but there was no response, and after stuttering a few times, she became quiet.
We had more important things to do than that.
Line.
“Line!”
“Hey, warrior?”
Even though his stomach was pierced, he was still holding on with his mental strength, perhaps because he had reached the realm of superhumanity.
She may have been trying to heal herself, but her green light illuminated the surroundings, but I could feel that her black remnants were gradually eating away at the wounds of her line and dying little by little.
All we could do was be by his side so that he could go comfortably and with peace of mind. You were the best.
Otherwise, all I could do was watch over him and praise him for doing everything he had to do until the end, saying that he was able to come this far because of you.
But Serin just shed her tears and cried while holding Line in her arms.
“Serin… “Don’t cry.”
“But the line…”
Perhaps feeling sorry for Serin, who was also crying, she finally pulled Serin’s head and brought her lips to hers.
It is a truly pathetic and sad love.
One is a warrior who saved the world but failed to save his precious person.
The other is a priest who worries about the hero until the end and conveys his love at the end.
If you look closely at the comedy of defeating the devil, you will see the tragedy of love that cannot come true.
As if Line’s life-light was slowly going out, the light in her pupils gradually disappeared, and soon her whole body became limp, as if she had lost strength.
“La, line!!! Me… I wanted to be with you. Love you…”
The warrior, crying in despair, was holding the still warm corpse in his arms, shedding tears and expressing his sorrow.
I love you.
I loved you.
I had to convey my feelings quickly.
I may have touched his heart in the end, but the moment our hearts connected was too brief.
Strangely enough, the black mana from before slowly began to surround the sad warrior’s body.
“Serin!! Look around!”
But it seemed like it was already too late when we called her.
As if possessed by something, he started muttering to himself and making strange noises.
“Really, is that possible?”
“Serine?”
“Serin?”
Suddenly, the hero, who seemed to be having a conversation with something invisible, stood up as if possessed by something and headed toward the corpse of the Demon King.
No, it’s not a corpse, but a place where black mana is concentrated.
I rushed out to stop the hero’s sudden strange behavior, but it was already too late.
Suddenly, black mana began to seep into her holy sword, Uni, and in an instant, it began to engulf Serin’s body and change little by little.
“If it’s really like this, then the line…” .”
I tried to get closer to stop Serin, who was already half-conscious, but as soon as I got closer, the dark-like mana suffocated me and I couldn’t move forward any further.
Even her body was not in a normal state due to the aftermath of the final battle.
As she approached her already deadline, she began to pour in her own mana.
The black mana that had been eating away at Line’s body began to slowly restore Line’s body, and she soon restored it to a healthy state, and life began to return to Line’s cold, dead body.
Brings people back to life.
Magic that touches the border of death at will is called curse magic.
Why?
This is because saving a person requires a lot of mana and money.
For example, someone who wanted to save their child ends up never being able to have children again.
The person who wanted to save her dead lover was robbed of her feelings so that she could not love him.
Serin, who used such dangerous magic, would definitely have paid the price like they did.
Horns begin to grow on her head and a heart-shaped tail grows near her hips, looking like…
It was like the devil.
“Se, Serin?”
“Line! “You came to your senses.”
“Ugh… Ugh Serin? “Why is it like that?”
Line, who was able to fully survive because she had not been dead for a long time, saw Serin as soon as she woke up because she was in a state like the devil she hated so much.
“I’m okay, so we’re happy now…” .”
“No… “I liked Serin, but I didn’t like the Demon King.”
With tears of sadness in her eyes, Rhine struggled to escape from Serin’s arms.
The more she did, the more excited Serin was, forcing her into his arms and preventing her from running away.
“Where are you running away from? “Don’t get out of my arms anymore.”
Before my eyes, the human Serin had already disappeared and there was only a demon king who had gone crazy with her love.
Serin’s sword, Uni, also became dull due to contamination by black mana, and the situation was getting worse.