A Warrior Freed From Petrification After 15 Days 51

Chapter 51 – The Youth in the Prophecy – 3

“That young man…That young man defeated the monster.”
Okay. I defeated the monster

“Oh my God. It’s a miracle. It’s a miracle.”

No. This is not a miracle no miracle at all

“The goddess has finally given us a miracle. Finally!”

The incompetent woman did nothing. She always has been, and she always will be.

“Damn it, get out of the way you assholes! Get out of the way!”

“What… Are you, that revolutionary priest?”

She’s not like a revolutionary priest. She’s just a poor woman who lost everything.

“Revolution… What? Fuck. You gave it a fucking name. Okay, so help me! Come on!”

“Ah… I see, priest. What are you doing! Everyone move!”

“Yes! Help the warrior! This person is our hope!”

No.

I’m not a warrior

Just. Just a young man who wanted to save the girl in my arms.

To be a hero, you have to save someone to be a hero.

So I am not a warrior.

I just…

…

…

…

“Brother. Get up.”

A small hand vigorously shook my body to wake me up. It was a familiar situation by now, but somehow it was awkward. She didn’t scream loudly on top of my chest or call me a killer. He just gently shook my shoulder.

“Wake up. It’s already morning.”

…

It’s morning.

“…How long do I sleep?”

I asked the question out of fear. Then Kate smiled and answered.

“I only slept for one day. So wake up. The priest said to make sure he’s fine and then send him out.”

“I’m fine.”

“Then get up quickly, oppa. Open your eyes.”

“…”

I just opened my eyes Unlike yesterday, two eyes simultaneously illuminated the familiar ceiling. I remember that there was a knife blade stuck in one side. Kate looked into those eyes and tilted her head.

“Does it look good?”

“Yes. It looks good.”

Is it an illusion I continued to turn my head, but the two eyes reflected the surrounding scenery without any problems. I didn’t feel any abnormality or discomfort. I continued to look around, frowning, and suddenly found a mirror and looked at myself.

Then, I met eyes with eyes that glowed blue to the extent of being bizarre.

…

That’s what…

“That’s good… Oh, you can’t move yet!”

Kate came over to try to stop me from getting out of bed. But I pushed away the hand and strode toward the door, pushing it open with all my might.

Thud.

“Ah. It’s a surprise.”

As her doorknob made a rough sound against the wall, the woman with her back turned, who was fiddling with something hard on her, gave her shoulder a flinch and a startled sound. As she sighed on her crutches, her back looked thinner than before.

“Vanessa.”

“You must have woken up, Mr. Luca.”

Vanessa slowly turned her head to me. Her neatly cropped ears and wildly plucked cheeks. Then, after the crudely drawn eye drawings passed one after another, the face on the other side of her finally came into view. She tilted her head as she stared into my staring gaze.

“Why? What’s wrong?”

“…No, just.”

Vanessa was still looking at me with her one remaining eye twinkling. Looking at the eyes shining blue even in the gloomy space, I finally realized whose one of my remaining eyes belonged.

“…Nothing.”

“It doesn’t seem like nothing, but it’s okay.”

She slumped back in her chair, stretching her tense muscles. Then, as if waiting for my question, she stared at me. But I couldn’t bear to open my mouth and stood in the seat.

A not-so-short silence passed. Eventually, he opened his mouth first.

“Rachel is fine, Luca-san.”

“Okay.”

“I’m waiting outside right now. I got a coachman who said he has a family in the capital. You can just ride it.”

“Thank you. I’ll make sure to pay you back later.”

“You don’t have to. I told you. I owe you too much.”

Didn’t answer. Vanessa fiddled with her fingers and then she opened her mouth again.

“Bobby was taken away by thugs. Anyway, they say that a deal is a deal, so it belongs to them. They say they will use it diligently as predicted. I don’t know how many guests will come in this disaster.”

“Good.”

“And the saintess…”

She dragged on a little. And after a while she opened her mouth again.

“Actually, I’m sleeping right now because I just finished my surgery. But I’ll wake up soon. Would you like to meet me?”

“No.”

I answered immediately. And moved on

“I’m leaving right now.”

“Then he told me to tell him.”

She held me with her voice, not her hands. And she slowly conveyed Sarah’s words.

“He said he knew he wouldn’t take him. So he said there was no other way to follow him.”

I slowly brought my hand to my eye. There were blue shining eyes. Suddenly, I remembered a joke that didn’t even sound like a joke about my childhood dream coming true. Not even a laugh came out.

“…”

I stopped in front of the door and pushed the door down a little with my hand. The rough wood surface rubbed against my fingers, and a few splinters pricked my skin. In the midst of the faint pain, I barely opened my mouth.

“Bella…”

“…”

“Bella…How did it go?”

“It’s him.”

Vanessa opened her mouth in an annoying tone. But her voice was trembling a little. I immediately shook my head, regretting asking the question. I felt like I wanted to cover my ears.

“I’m alive.”

It was a word that deserved reassurance, but it was a somewhat vague answer.

“And?”

“And…”

She was very hesitant. It was as if he was wondering if he could say such a thing. But the truth could not be hidden. Eventually, Vanessa collapsed and spewed out her truth.

“But… It won’t come back like it used to.”

“What do you mean?”

“You won’t be able to see anymore.”

That word hit her shoulders heavily. But her words continued without stopping.

“You won’t be able to hear. You won’t be able to talk properly. And, probably, you’ll be asleep for quite some time. Yes, but you’re alive, Mr. Luca. That’s what’s important.”

“…”

I didn’t answer. Instead, I closed my eyes. It felt like a familiar darkness descended like a veil from above and spread all the way down to my feet.

I’m alive…

…

I eventually can’t change anything

I am…

“Um…That’s not it, priest.”

Then, Kate’s voice awakened her mind. When I opened her eyes, she saw the child smiling and holding onto the hem of my dress. When Kate saw me open her eyes, she turned her eyes back to Vanessa.

“Because, Bella will be able to see in front of her.”

“What the…Ah. Damn it. Kate.”

“Why? The priest already gave Bella her eyes once. Is there anything I can’t do?”

“You…You can’t, Kate.”

“Why not? You can receive that blessing. And I’m closer to Bella than the priest. Don’t pretend to think of Bella by yourself when you’re always scolding me.”

It was a sharp tone, but in her voice, beyond bright, I could feel excitement. Kate smiled and turned her gaze to me.

“Even so, when I was playing pirate, I was annoyed that I was trying to monopolize the role of captain. Now, when we both wear eye patches, we won’t be able to insist on our appearance anymore.”

“Kate…”

“Brother.”

Kate suddenly grabbed my hand. Incredibly hot heat came from her little hands.

“Thank you for rescuing her Bella.”

“I am…”

“I don’t care what you think. Anyway, you brought back my dearest friend.”

“You didn’t restore it intact.”

“It’s as if you’ve restored it intact.”

Kate took my hand in hers and put her on her back. I had no choice but to bow my head to her, guided by that weak but clear power.

“As long as we’re alive, we can eventually be happy together someday.”

Kate’s face lit up. The child, who was only half as big as me, grabbed my face with both of her hands.

“Thank you. Warrior brother.”

And she lightly kissed her lips on the forehead.

She had once been kissed on the forehead. But she didn’t feel any deja vu. That day, the woman who kissed my stone-hard forehead gave me despair, but she didn’t feel any of her despair now. Rather, bright energy like the summer sun spread across his forehead.

“…Haha. Shit. I don’t know.”

Then Vanessa shook her head and sighed. Then, putting her hand in her arms, he called out to her Kate.

“Kate. Come over here.”

“Why?”

“Give this to Luca-san.”

A small pendant engraved with the pattern of the Church of Ennesic was pulled out from her hand. However, strangely strong magic power emanated from that small object.

“What is it?”

“Porin from the cathedral… No, I brought it. It’s in the Archbishop’s room. It’s one of the most important holy relics in the church. It’s one of the things the Goddess gave me when she descended. It’s not effective on its own, but I’m I’ve written down a few talismans that might help.”

“Uh…That’s…”

“Why. What dude Kate.”

“It’s nothing.”

Vanessa looked suspiciously at Kate as she hurriedly slurred her words, then shrugged her shoulders and handed her the pendant.

“Originally, I was going to give it to the kids. I’ll just give it to Luca. You need more of this.”

“You don’t have to.”

“Please. Please accept it as a thank you in return. This is the only thing I can do for you.”

She tried to decline, but Kate had already forced her pendant into her inside pocket. Eventually, I resigned myself and lowered her head, and suddenly Kate whispered in my ear.

“Uh…Actually, I thought this was for my brother and put a letter inside.

“What are you talking about again, Kate?”

“It’s nothing!”

Kate hurriedly stepped back, speaking in a deliberately loud voice. And she said with a mischievous smile.

“And she be nice to the detective sister. Did I tell you? She says she likes her older brother.”

“Because it’s not like that.”

“I know. I know, please be kind to me. Yes?”

“…I get it.”

I couldn’t help but nod and cast my gaze at Vanessa. I didn’t know what to say, so I finally gave a short answer and turned my back.

“Sure. Let’s go.”

“Goodbye! Warrior brother!”

“Yes. Thank you.”

Kate’s energetic greeting was followed by Vanessa’s incredibly soft voice. And, she added a word the moment I opened the door.

“Blessed be the hero of the prophecy.”

I pretended not to hear and opened the door. I could feel the weight of the amulet in my inner pocket. I stepped outside, shaking off the shadows clinging to my heels.

“…Mr. Luca. Hello.”

As soon as I left the door, Rachel was standing with the carriage. I said as I headed towards the carriage without stopping.

“You look fine.”

“Yes. That’s right.”

Normally, a joke or two would have been added, but Rachel just nodded her head and she didn’t say much. I climbed into the carriage and slumped in the seat as if collapsing.

“Luca-san looks fine too.”

“Okay.”

“…Is it so.”

Again she nodded her head in silence, then suddenly looked at her land. I looked at her and turned my gaze to her.

“If you don’t want to go with me, it’s okay not to go.”

“It’s not like that.”

“Then why?”

“That…”

…

She hesitated greatly and scratched the ground with her foot. Then at some point she raised her head and carefully opened her mouth.

“Luka.”

“Why.”

“Aren’t you supposed to go back?”

“Where.”

“… Over there.”

Her fingers pointed in one direction. But that wasn’t the capital side.

It was exactly the opposite.

My gaze was fixed on it for a long time. At the Devil’s Castle, the thoughts I had in front of the wall I destroyed yesterday flowed from Rachel’s lips.

When such a story came out of the mouth of other people, I could immediately deny it. But when Rachel said that, I couldn’t say anything. And the sights I saw yesterday crawled back into my head. The world collapsed like a sandcastle in just a few minutes. The remnants of the horribly destroyed Capital Knights and the people crying among them.

The world without me was so fragile.

…

But…

“Did I say something too stupid?”

Rachel spoke in a low voice as many thoughts swirled in her head. Before I could answer, she shook her head and jumped into her carriage with her usual cheery voice.

“Eh. Let’s go. Stop talking nonsense.”

“Okay.”

I signaled the coachman. Then, with a rattling sound, the carriage started to move.

As I left the castle, I never once looked out the window. I just leaned my head against the wall, leaving my body in the swaying carriage, fearing that the passing scenery would bring fate to me once again.

“Hey, Luca.”

After such a long time, Rachel opened her mouth first.

“Don’t pay attention to what I said earlier.”

“What are you saying?”

“You know. Never mind. I just wanted to say… Thank you.”

She looked at me, but she couldn’t help but stare at my shoulder. And she said in a low voice.

“I was so proud of myself. In the end, if it wasn’t for Luca-san’s help, I almost died. This time, I was really dizzy. I really thought I was going to die.”

“You don’t have to thank me. You helped me a lot too.”

“It’s a different weight than that. Luka-san came to help me while consuming precious time. I can’t express my gratitude with any words… But I want to say thank you. Put away all the heroes and everything. , Just. Thank you for saving me as a person.”

“…”

“I’m serious. Really…Thank you Luca-san. Really. Really…”

I felt like my voice was locked somewhere. I tried to make eye contact with her, but Rachel kept avoiding my eyes. I finally looked at the ground and exhaled deeply.

“…”

“…”

“Rachel.”

“Yes?”

“…”

Rattle.

The wagon rocked violently. Dust fluttered and rose into the air. I looked at it and pulled out an answer to an age-old question Rachel had asked on the wagon a long time ago.

“I’m from Laurenheim.”

“…”

She looked at me without saying a word, then bit her lip as if she realized something, and looked at the ground with me. My story continued between the eyes that didn’t meet.

“Originally, I was just an ordinary country boy. A simple country boy who was bored with where I lived and longed for a city I didn’t know. There was only one reason I didn’t leave there until I was 20. My world was there.”

“Are you talking about that…Girl?”

“Yes. Ellie. Ellie was my whole world.”

Suddenly, the finger on which the ring was attached felt very numb. I touched the smooth surface of the ring and opened my mouth again.

“…But as you know, I left with the ridiculous title of a warrior on my back to defeat the demon lord. And a lot of blood was stained on my hands. The knights who died because of us, the demons who died innocently. Even…Even Eli’s blood.”

“It’s not because of you.”

“Maybe so. Maybe it’s just…All of that was their destiny. And, as people say, becoming a hero might really be my destiny. I’ve tried to deny it, but yesterday I felt it. A world without me…Like it’s about to break He said he was weak.”

I then cast my gaze toward the window. The sun was setting, and darkness fell over the world. Even if it’s a small firefly, if the light doesn’t come, it’s like being locked in darkness forever.

“Yes. Maybe it wouldn’t be possible without me. If I don’t protect the world, everything might be ruined by the demons. But, Rachel…”

“Yes.”

“…I miss her so much.”

It felt like my lips were drying out. I swallowed hard and lowered my head.

“My world without her is too fragile.”

“Luka.”

“Yeah. Maybe someday I’ll have to give myself up for the world. Maybe it will when it’s all over. But it’s good just once before that… I miss Ellie.”

“Luka.”

“Once…Just once is fine. Just…Just looking at it doesn’t matter. That’s why I miss Ellie…So much…”

“All right.”

Rachel’s hand landed lightly on my head. I closed my eyes and buried her face in my hands.

“I’ll see you soon.”

“It’s okay if you don’t comfort me.”

“No. I’m sure we’ll see each other soon. So let’s go to the capital quickly.”

Rachel’s words echoed calmly in the darkness. She said while stroking my hair a little.

“Let’s go and meet her, her.”