Chapter 219 – Guardian(1)
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The continent’s most famous treasure. As famous as it is, there is a treasure that no one could have.
The treasure was the holy sword, the sole possession of the warrior.
A cheat key that the warrior party hasn’t used yet.
As of now, it is the most powerful hand to defeat Asmodeus.
“Lina-sama, how about it? If you have a holy sword, it will definitely be of great help.”
“…”
“Other things can be left to the brothers and Titania. But we are the only ones who can get the holy sword.”
Lina once said something like this. For some reason, I can’t have a holy sword.
She said that because of that, she must get a spirit sword to replace the holy sword.
‘Perhaps the reason why I needed the spirit sword was because I could use the awakening of the divine power temporarily.’
If I get the Holy Sword, will that temporary limitation disappear?
But she still didn’t know why Lina couldn’t get the Holy Sword.
Even now, Lina is listening to the story with a rather serious expression.
Judging by the atmosphere, it doesn’t seem like he’s too keen on it.
“It’s difficult to get the holy sword. Kerry-sama.”
“Why?”
“Seobang-nim is right. Lina-sama! Doesn’t Lina-sama become stronger with the holy sword?
Then there’s nothing to be afraid of, that Asmodeus or something.”
“Natasha. Wait and see. Lina must have a reason.”
When the story of the warrior and the holy sword came out, Arwen stood next to her and her eyes twinkled.
Lina then opened her mouth with difficulty.
“There was a prophecy. Not Elena’s prophecy…The prophecy of a real seer.”
“…”
Lina began to tell the story.
The most important of these was the old woman’s prophecy to young Lina.
[You want to stop the blood, but it’s an unfortunate fate that invites blood. Poor thing…Really pitiful thing…]
[I will raise my sword to protect it, but because of that, the continent will be stained with blood.]
The group fell silent.
This is why things called prophecies are pissed off.
Even if you want to refute something, doesn’t it just make you shut up as a prophecy?
Even if it was a fake prophecy, it exerted powerful power at times. Just like the ruler of mana suffered.
‘Is the old woman’s prophecy still valid?’
Isn’t Lina a regressor?
Can a mere human prophesy the power of a god that reverses time?
Kerry asked Lina.
“Lina-sama. When did you hear that prophecy?”
“…It was when I was still the princess of Astria.”
What. It’s been a while.
I’m guessing Lina’s time of her regression is very close to when she saved Natasha.
Otherwise, she would have saved not only Natasha, but her tribe her as well.
Lina didn’t have time to save Natasha’s tribe.
A lot has changed because of Lina’s return her.
It may be a prophecy after the return, but the prophecy before the return may not be meaningful.
“Lina-sama. Think carefully. If Elena’s prophecy was true, shouldn’t I already be dead?”
“That’s Elena…”
“Yes. I don’t know if it’s a special case… But it might not be good to unconditionally support it as a prophecy.”
I know that’s not very convincing. I just wanted Lina to think of me.
That there is a possibility that the prophecies before the return may be meaningless.
‘Lina is too scared about the prophecy.’
Probably because I personally experienced the fulfillment of that prophecy in my previous life.
Lina was still hesitant and unable to make a decision.
No matter what anyone says, the leader of the hero’s party is Lina.
If Lina can’t decide, she can’t force Kerry either. No. She could force it, but that’s not very good.
Kerry looked at Lina eagerly.
‘Lina. Be brave!’
Lina also looked into Kerry’s eyes in her. Lina makes her eyes sparkle. Are you noticing my meaning now?
Okay. You are a regressor
Isn’t it an existence that has the possibility of destroying the prophecies before the return?
As long as Lina loses her power her anyway, her chances of winning against Asmodeus are slim.
Kerry continued to stare at Lina.
She said while cheering Lina inside her.
It was then.
Lina opened her mouth.
“…I’ll do it.”
You finally understand what I mean!
“If it’s something Kerry-sama wants to do together… I’ll do anything.”
“…”
Lina said, blushing.
Her figure her was lovely, but it was a little embarrassing, not what she intended.
Well, is it because the results are good?
Natasha widens her eyes at Kerry and Lina’s suspicious mood. She is not only Natasha.
Neither the Black Witch nor Arwen seemed happy.
“I’m the only one who can do anything with Mr. Seo.”
“Hero. I will not tolerate flirting with my love.”
“I can do anything that Kerry wants me to do!”
It was an instant that the seat became noisy.
In the meantime, Victoria looks at her party with a smile, happy about what’s good. What is so good
Even the saintess felt ashamed of whether she wanted to engage in conversation, she said.
“If I am Kerry too… I can… Do anything… Together… Together… “
She was a saint whose face was blushing with shame. She told her not to force herself if she was that shy.
Anyway, it was decided to find the Holy Sword.
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The emperor is wearing a robe in front of a mirror.
Several ladies-in-waiting rushed to put on a single robe. An old knight approached him.
“…You’ve been through a lot. Sir William.”
“No. Your Majesty.”
William told the emperor what had happened with the warriors.
It’s not too late
Now, in front of the platform in the imperial palace, tens of thousands of subjects were gathering and chanting the emperor.
‘A man that Sir William would recognize as trustworthy after only a few days of meeting…’
It was William who was not pushed anywhere to be strict.
The emperor wanted to meet Kerry.
He wanted to ask the secret of how he roasted and boiled William. But I knew very well that it was too much.
“Do it in moderation. How long are you going to be touching your clothes?”
When the emperor spoke bluntly, his maids only then separated from the emperor. The emperor’s ceremonial robes were stylish.
It was when the Noh knight tried to address him with a bitter expression.
A shadow appeared.
“Emperor. Looks like you’re ready.”
‘I never thought the shadow would even come to me directly. Did you notice something?’
The emperor stared straight into the shadow and said.
“Yeah. But is it a big deal? You even came to check on yourself.”
“…I came to warn you not to do anything useless.”
The shadows were annoying.
The emperor’s eyes.
The eyes that can only be seen by those who are determined are annoying.
The shadow had lived for a long time, so I could clearly distinguish the eyes.
Confirmed everything related to the declaration of war.
However, looking at the emperor’s determined gaze, he kept getting anxious.
“There are two main things to do in this speech.
A declaration of war on Astria, and a public announcement of the warriors as the cause of the war. Don’t forget Emperor.”
“I know. I also showed you the text of the speech.”
Okay. Checked all
The shadow was only rarely uneasy. I kept getting a bad feeling.
“I’m sure you won’t do anything stupid.”
The emperor simply nodded his head.
After that, the emperor went out to the platform outside the palace, escorted by old knights and knights.
As soon as I went out there, I saw the Empire’s subjects filled with enough to fill my eyesight.
“”Long live the Emperor!””
“”Long live the Imperial Sun!””
The subjects repeatedly hurrayed three cheers. The Emperor smiled. You are the emperor of this taste.
The emperor was popular.
In the Empire, where Elenaism was the number one religion, she stood shoulder to shoulder with the saintess.
He did not even know that it was natural, as it is difficult to find an emperor in history who sincerely practices politics, not for self-interest.
The emperor loved his subjects, and the subjects worshiped him.
The emperor steps up to the podium.
Each step is heavy. It was a seemingly splendid path to power, but the Emperor felt as if he were advancing to the place of execution, and his feet felt heavy.
The emperor raised his hand to the subjects who cheered three times.
Only then does the cheering cease.
The emperor spoke in a voice raised with the help of magic.
“My beloved subjects of the Empire.”
At the same time as the voice resounded, a thunderous shout erupted.
The shouting stopped, and the emperor continued his speech.
In the emperor’s hand was the text of the speech. It is the text of the speech that has been inspected by the shadows.
The emperor’s speech was crumpled. And he looked straight ahead and said.
“I know what you fear. I know what you came here to hear.”
Tranquil silence flows over the plaza.
Only the voice amplified by the emperor’s magic rang.
“It’s probably because of the unsettling rumors.
I know that you stay awake at the rumor that there will soon be a war with Astria.”
“Long live the Emperor!”
“The history of our empire is a history of bloody wars. However, it was all for the sake of winning ‘peace and freedom’.”
“”Wow!””
“We are by no means warmongers.
There will be no mother who wants to leave her beloved son or beloved husband.
No one wants to enjoy watching it.”
The citizens gathered in the plaza embraced each other and shed tears.
The flow of this speech was clear.
The emperor is trying to say that there is no war.
It was only for a while that the subjects enjoyed being liberated from the horrors of war.
The emperor whispered in a melancholy voice, like an undertaker whispering to his bereaved family.
That voice, amplified by magic, deeply penetrated the subject’s ears.
“But there is malice in the world. It is malice that is deeper and uglier than the bottomless pit.
And now that malice hangs over the Empire.”
The subjects grew. As much as I was full of hope, the fear approached me.
“The evil name is a legendary man called Asmodeus.”
“”Your majesty! Save the Empire from evil!”
“May the Sun of the Empire protect the Empire!”
The emperor shook his head.
“It is not me who saves the empire. It’s embarrassing, but I don’t have that much power.”
They shout that they are not citizens.
To the subjects, the emperor of the empire was no different from an absolute being with unrestricted power.
“But I know someone who will save the empire. They are people you know well.”
The Emperor shouts along with the hum of his subjects.
“The people who will become our saviors are a group of warriors! These are the warriors who helped you while wandering the empire.
They knew all of that from the beginning and fought against the malice towards the Empire!”
“Hero Lina Knightley! And… ‘Guardian of Light’ Kerry!
They are our only hope to fight against the evil that hangs over the Empire!”
“A proud subject of the Empire should never forget those names.”
The emperor’s speech follows. He reassured his subjects that there would be no war with Astria.
He focused on succeeding in the support and trust of his subjects to the most important warriors and Kerry.
It’s not for nothing that Kerry was framed as a ‘Guardian of Light’.
It was all part of a plan to make the subjects support the warriors.
Fortunately, the things Lina and the others had been doing while wandering around the empire had spread throughout the empire.
The trust of the people who exchanged the story was gradually strengthened.
The emperor came down from the podium after his speech.
Loud cheers erupt that are incomparable to those at the beginning.
“…This is the last one too.”
The emperor smiled bitterly and returned to the palace. He did his job He fulfilled his responsibilities as an emperor.
It’s just that, but his heart is so relieved.
When the emperor returned to the palace, as expected, a shadow awaited him.
“…Did you mean this from the beginning. Emperor?”
“Yes. The empire is not yours. It’s not a country you can mess with.”
“…”
From the shadows, a strong life blooms.
The shadow, which boasted a presence that took your breath away just by looking at it, seemed to blow away your consciousness just by looking at it.
“Are you going to kill me…Shadow? No. Asmodeus.”
“…”
“We’ve been together for so long, and now I know your name. It’s fun.Hehe.”
“If you wanted to commit suicide, there must have been a more convenient way, Emperor.”
“Killing me would be difficult.”
I said it with a ray of hope, but there was no hope.
“There are many ways to replace you.”
The shadow laughs sullenly.
It was the first time the emperor felt that laughter could seem so terrifying to him.
It was then.
“This guy!”
Suddenly, William appeared like a thunderbolt and thrust his sword into the shadow’s back.
