Chapter 478 – 16. Leriel, the Last Survivor of the Black Moon Clan Who Inherited Her Husband’s Legacy -Complete-
“Welcome, welcome Leriel… !”
Leriel cried, her eyes turning blurry, and she turned her head without realizing it.
After falling unconscious for a moment, she woke up to the sight of a collapsed building, shouts and evil voices, and hurriedly ran to where she could feel the presence.
Wearing a cloak and taking a small dagger lying on the floor, she arrived at the scene of the fight and was astonished.
Cassano is fighting hard and bleeding with Haren, who can no longer be seen as human.
It is self-evident that if she were her original self, she would have been by Haren’s side and helped him, but she had already learned a lot through Q&A with Cassano.
Without him, he couldn’t live anymore…
Excluding all things like Cassano’s malicious actions and dark thoughts, Leriel was already unable to imagine life without him.
She couldn’t betray him anymore than she did.
Like it or not, Leriel is already on the same team as Cassano. She has already left everything to him.
In a split second, while he was thinking for a moment, a thunderous sword strike was aimed at Cassano’s neck.
Energy flowing through my arms and legs. She intuitively realized that Medea’s choker was no longer functioning properly, so she ran as fast as she could and easily parried her former lover’s sword strike with one hand.
“Leriel, the direction is wrong. “You’re not stopping me, right?”
Haren approaches with his swords clashing with each other, dropping rotten flesh with a thud, thud. Leriel, who ended up shedding a single tear at the sight of such a miserable sight, just kept calling his name repeatedly.
“Haren, ha, Haren… “
“I came to save you, I love you, Leriel, yes, thank you, me too, yes, you are mine, right, okay? No? “How dare you say something like that?”
Ask alone and answer alone. The monster, who has already lost his senses, only recognizes that the woman in front of him is Leriel.
Leriel pushed Cassano away, shedding tears like jewels, and went to confront Haren on her own.
“Hey, come to your senses. “You are so strange now.”
“A former slave who doesn’t even know the topic, do you think you’re in a position to choose someone? No, you should only look at me. That’s it! “You said you love me!!!”
“Huh, huh, Haren… “
“Okay, wow!”
Ugh, the sword that was facing the dagger stuck in the ground and the helmet covering Haren’s head disappeared. Haren poured out her wriggling tentacles on the floor with a splat, splat, and vomit sound, and screamed, shedding bloody tears.
“No, I didn’t mean what I just said – it’s okay, yes, just the two of us, yes, yes, me too, I love you, Leriel.”
“Sorry… Haren, I’m really sorry for not knowing… “
‘There is no more Haren of the past.’
When I see things like that, I can’t even have hope.
I have lost my sense of humor and there is no longer any trace of the affectionate past. A poor human being who answers his auditory hallucinations and longs for love even though his body is falling apart.
‘This is a ghost I created.’
A man who was already dead walked this far with obsession for just one person. If only I had answered, if I hadn’t said anything to continue his legacy.
Every choice from the past came to mind, and every time it happened, Leriel shed tears and despaired.
But… All my choices were already filled with regrets, but that shouldn’t be the case in the future. Because it was the path I chose, even the choice to abandon him was my choice – Leriel apologized to him, rubbing the corners of her eyes.
“I’m really sorry, it happened because of me. I’m really sorry… But I can no longer regret my choice. Haren- I will help you.”
From the time I was a slave, to escaping from there – to marrying you, carrying on your legacy, and now choosing to be by Cassano’s side.
Although she made choices at every moment and had many regrets, Leriel resolved not to follow in the footsteps of the past.
“Haren, I loved you.”
Haren was twisting his whole body while making an indecipherable sound, and Leriel, who was standing tall in front of him who had already reached the point where he could not maintain his body, looked down at him, holding a sharply forged dagger with both hands.
“I am… In the end, all I can say is that she was this kind of woman. I believe you will be truly disgusted and resentful.”
“… “
“Even though I regretted my choice after meeting you, I have never regretted meeting you. I guess I was just too bad and weak. But I promise I will never forget the experiences and memories I had with you.”
“Lel, Larry, L… “
“The day you died like the emperor, my world fell apart. So I decided. Let me not forget you and follow your will… Let’s join you.”
“Leriel… “
“It’s still the same now. Even though I chose to be with someone new… I feel like I also knew this kind of life after meeting you. It must be abominable, but still… “I really loved you.”
“Leriel… !”
“You come back to life… I was happy, but I was actually worried at the same time. “I’m afraid that I won’t be able to love even those memories for no reason, adding to the tattered feelings that you already have in my good memories.”
“… “Don’t say that.”
“Haren… “
Haren’s voice became a little calmer. Leriel, who was moved to tears just by hearing it, tried to control her emotions and spoke.
“I loved you. I hope you go to a good place. “Forget about ugly women like me, and please find a new life.”
“Lerieeeeell… !”
At the words telling me to forget myself, strength returns to my red eyes.
Kaang, twisting her wrist to block Haren’s sword strike, Leriel tore off her choker and wrapped her fully open power around her entire body.
“And… “
Clash between sword master and sword master.
Cassano was astonished to see Leriel removing the choker on her own. Has she already gotten her powers back? A dizzying memory flashed through her mind for a moment, but now she had to watch the ending of the two, so she opened her eyes wide and began to analyze the state of her seniors.
The blade draws a graceful curve and cuts into Leriel’s gaps. Every time that happened, Leriel defended herself by adjusting the length of the sword holder around her dagger, and any attacks that did not reach her dagger’s range were blocked by surrounding her body with mana.
Leriel leads the fight by only receiving Haren’s attacks without attacking.
Every time a large sword was swung, rotten flesh and broken tentacles fell from Haren’s body, and his body lost its overwhelming majesty and began to collapse little by little.
Every time equal force hits, leaves fall and trees shake.
Cassano, who was caught up in the aftermath, watched the fight with the wind blowing through his sword.
“Huh, Leriel, Leriel, Leri, Eel… “
The fight, which had been equal, gradually began to lean in Leriel’s favor.
As the fight rushes towards the end, in contrast to Haren, who is collapsing and losing strength, Leriel gradually begins to regain the vitality she had lost.
The shine lingering on her brown skin, the fighting spirit burning in her dull eyes, and her steps became infinitely lighter.
-Kaang!
Haren’s body shaking greatly, the moment her posture collapsed, and her arms shook, Leriel shot like lightning with her sword, which began to become one with her blade-sword, cutting off her arm and even slashing that arm several times. I cut it down and made it into powder.
-Phew!
“Kaaaaah!!!”
Haren, who had lost her weapon, took the opportunity to scream and plunged the dagger into her empty eyelid, pinning Haren’s body to the ground.
Both legs had already collapsed, lost their form, and the arms that remained only bones were fading away, turning into ash and disappearing.
Haren was subdued after losing her limbs and having a dagger stuck in her skull.
“Why, why did you betray me, I came all this way for you, I can’t do this, come with me, it’s not too late… !”
Haren comes to persuade her, rattling her jaw as her flesh melts away, leaving her bare bones. Leriel, who shed tears as she looked at his white-skinned body, answered while wiping the tears from Haren’s cheeks.
“I’m sorry, I’m so sorry. I loved you, Haren. It’s true.”
“It’s not too late, even now! Why is it that guy? Why can’t I do it and that bastard can!”
Haren gave up, Cassano stubbornly did not give up.
But she couldn’t say it out loud. Because of the special nature of the situation, Leriel swallowed the words she could not say and told Haren all the thoughts she had had about him.
“It was all because I wasn’t good enough. Because I hid it from you.”
“What on earth… !”
“My nature, my heart. Even though I ignored my heart because it was disgusting, that man said that he even loved that heart. Because Cassano told me what I wanted you to hear. I should have told you everything and hoped you would understand… I was in a hurry to run away. Furthermore, I handed over my burden to you, thinking that someday you will understand, someday you will realize. And you… That’s how I died.”
“Ah… “
In some ways, Leriel’s confession was only an excuse.
However, just before her death, he regained her sparkling intelligence and understood her heart through tears of blood.
Because it was the same for Haren.
“I did… I see… “
Someday, Leriel will understand, if she loves me – I could have approached her again, but I couldn’t. Because she didn’t have the courage to be rejected.
When she faced her death and was revived, Haren displayed the courage she had not shown when she was still alive, but only after she became a dead person full of regrets.
Leriel tried to take over her life by erasing her memories and returning her to the person she loved.
With the pierced words of love.
“That’s right, we ended up with each other… “
Bass, Haren’s chin, having realized something, crumbles and disappears into dust. Haren regretted it. She hasn’t even said her final goodbye properly yet.
I should have greeted her like this a long time ago and blessed her future.
Her dead man’s stubbornness only brought her great pain. She is already dead. How arrogant and foolish it is for him to try to get involved in her life.
If you truly loved her… I had to push Leriel’s hesitating back and hope that she would always remember her.
“In my arms… There is… “
“Pum… ?”
Haren chose a gift instead of a greeting.
Leriel rummaged in Haren’s arms upon hearing his urgent voice. She was a bundle of tentacles and flesh, but there was no trace of discomfort on her face.
“This is… “
Something hard that sticks to the tip of your finger. Leriel quietly took out her things, and then she was startled.
A ring shared with a promise of love. The items that had long since disappeared from Leriel were still kept in Haren’s arms.
“Jewels… Take it out… “
An ugly jewel that emits dark red light. It was originally an ordinary gem, but the crown prince’s mana had seeped into it, fully embracing that ominous mana.
“The ring… Bury with me. Gems might help a little… “
“Haren… “
“Lastly, it’s a gift.”
The half-collapsed face crumbles to ashes and scatters. His miserable words left no proper remains. These ashes were the remains of Haren, who burned everything in his life.
“Because you’re an ugly guy, me… “
“Wait a minute!!!”
Suddenly, a pure white pigeon flies, rolling on the ground. Medea, who instantly turned into a human, raised her staff and unleashed a tracking spell, but Haren was completely reduced to ashes and met her death.
The ominous Mana, who was already wandering the forest, has long since disappeared. Medea was furious that she had missed the trace again, but Leriel understood the meaning of his gift.
‘I have to reveal everything.’
If you are with him, he will definitely protect you from the prince’s evil hands. That must have been Haren’s meaning as well.
Although it was impossible to fully understand the thoughts of the man who had already died, Leriel believed that he would. His bright eyes that returned at the end…
Because they were the eyes of the man she loved.
Leriel, clutching the ring, kicked the ground and approached the indignant Medea.
“Damn it! I miss it again, I’m making this same mistake again, and I just can’t forgive myself. Once again-!”
“Here, will this help?”
“Oh, this? How? “I’m sure everything would have disappeared.”
“They said it was a gift. “I hope this will help you track down the crown prince.”
“… As expected, the whole behind you, or rather the series behind it, was all the work of the crown prince.”
“… I’ll tell you everything I know. I have no reason to hide it anymore, nor do I have the desire to hide it. “Would you please give me some time today?”
Medea, who couldn’t be harsh with Leriel as she showed respect for her status as an archmage, frowned and nodded with a sigh.
“… It won’t be safe here either. I’ll call someone, so move with them. I have something to look for in the rubble, so… “
“I will help you.”
“Cassano?”
Cassano placed his hand on her small shoulder and spoke while looking into Leriel’s deep eyes.
Leriel, whose ears were shaking and the tip of her nose was wrinkled by his kind eyes, tried to avoid her gaze and spoke to him.
“I-I’m fine… “
“I’m getting my mind together well. I’ll be back soon after I finish cleaning up. “I hope you can finish tidying up too.”
“Ah… “
Cassano and Medea leave for their final deaths.
Leriel looked blankly at Cassano, who was following Medea with a limping step.
He is a shameless, unlucky, pervert and extremely vicious man… He understood my heart better than anyone else.
Maybe even more than he himself.
Leriel, sweating profusely, dug into the hard ground with a dagger.
Although he regained the Sword Master’s body, his mind and body were too tired to withstand the force after such a long time. She tucks her wet hair behind her ears, flaps her ears, wiggles them, and gets out of her hole.
“Haren… “
He puts the ashes in the tattered cloak he usually wears. And the old ring that I kept until the end. After stacking them up and putting them together, Leriel placed them gently in her hole and covered them with dirt, creating her grave.
“Please… “
A jet black sword that remained even after Haren disappeared. Leriel stuck it into the ground as a pillar, tore off the end of his cloak, made a string, and tied it with the dagger he was holding, making it into the shape of a cross.
Leriel, who felt sorry for his so shabby appearance, rubbed the tip of his sore nose and decided to build a more proper tomb later, and to commemorate his death with regret.
I decided not to take the ring with me. If you don’t ask with Haren… It was a choice I made with the thought that I would be with my regrets, not with my memories.
He might regret it again, but Reliel decided not to regret it right now, so he folded his hands and closed his eyes.
“Thank you, Haren… Thanks to you, I was able to be where I am today. I really loved you. In the future… “I will never forget you.”
A widow with no regrets. Leriel, who had even made her heart partake of the procession of her memory and her love for Haren, recalled her memories of him with her prayers.
“I’m so sorry again. Lying to yourself and yourself and not showing your true feelings. Even if you blame me, I think there is nothing I can do. Please… Please don’t forgive me there. I’m serious.”
Suddenly, a leaf that had fallen in the breeze was placed on the top of Leriel’s head as she bowed her head.
The leaves fluttered in the wind as if caressing his head, and Leriel smiled at the tickling sensation. Then, she smiled a little when she saw the leaves that had fallen from his head and covered the grave.
“Haha… “
The tears that flow down my cheeks drip, drip, and wet the grave.
Leriel had promised not to regret anything, but when she raised her head, it seemed like she would definitely regret it.
I have to turn around and leave… A body that does not move easily.
As her slender shoulders trembled in her sadness, something strong wrapped around her shoulders.
“Ah… !”
Leriel’s pensive eyes were filled with vitality. The tips of her ears perk up and her shaking hands slowly begin to calm down.
The man who hugged her shoulders pulled her to his chest without her saying a word and held her face tightly.
Firm breasts with the smell of fishy blood and sweat. Seeing Cassano vividly feeling the bloody battle with Haren, Lerriel quietly stretched out her arms and wrapped them around his waist.
“I’m going to forget about it now.”
“Keep the memories, there is nothing you can do about love that has already left.”
“I love you for having such love and memories.”
“It would be rude, it could be disgusting. But I have never stopped loving you.”
“The moment I met you in the black market with just your eyes open, I was fascinated.”
“I started loving you from then on.”
They want me.
They crave me.
Subjugate me… A man who desires more than anyone else.
“Yet… “I have to forget.”
“… Yes.”
Lerriel regained her freedom.
Even though her freedom is one in which a lot of blood is shed, love is torn apart, and it is stained with regret and filled with tears.
The path she walked was not wrong.
If you are with me, this choice will definitely become one with the path that Leriel has walked.
Cassano gently embraced the now widowed Leriel and stuffed her urgent report from Oberon into her pocket.
16. Leri El, the last survivor of the Black Moon Clan who inherited her husband’s legacy –
