Chapter 240 – 240. In Fact, Nobody Wanted to Lose (5)
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Ardena was briefly separated from Yushin, who hurriedly left to save Allen, who was opposing Vortigan.
It was because of Master’s request.
Believe in yourself one more time… Unable to refuse that earnest request, Ardena calmed her nervous mind by holding back her anxiety.
The place Ardena arrived with El was at the center of the World Tree.
As if the installation tree had been pierced,
There was an open hole in the center of the huge world tree.
The hole, which looked like a crypt, was connected to the heart of the World Tree like a tunnel.
“I am trying to regain my power and authority stored in the World Tree.”
Said El.
At those words, Ardena’s face brightened.
“If Master stands in the apex realm again, the group following the beast of lust will flee… !”
The reason why the beast of lust raised an army is because of the power vacuum created when Master gave up all his powers and powers.
If Master returns again,
Grid thought it would be clear that he would retreat the monster army while giving up his ambition.
But at Ardena’s words, El shook her head and stepped into the tunnel leading to the heart of the World Tree.
“Even if I regain my original strength, I will only return to the realm of the oath in the end. In the end, being interfered with by the oath is still the same.”
Recovering the powers and powers entrusted to the World Tree for a while is not a feat.
Ardena made an expression of her anxiety.
It was because I was afraid that Master would resume the ritual of sacrifice.
But soon, she shook her head to shake off the ominous thoughts.
Master obviously apologized to me.
He said he was sorry for forcing me to make a sacrifice, he was sorry for getting me caught up in my stupidity.
Ardena shook her head once again, saying that there was no way she would resume the sacrificial ceremony, recalling Master’s sincere apology.
“Then Master… , How do you plan to solve the problem?”
“You do not have to worry. I will never say goodbye to you. And nothing will make you sad either. I already tell you… , I have committed an irreparable mistake.”
El took a step forward.
Ardena diligently followed her in response to El’s actions, which gradually increased her pace.
How far does it lead?
Ardena had doubts about the structure of the cave, which led to a deeper interior as she went deeper.
By now Yushin should be joining Allen and fighting a huge enemy. He wanted to help Yushin by joining himself as soon as possible. And Allen too…. She still hated her, but it was true that she owed her, so she couldn’t hate her.
“Are you very worried?”
El asked with a smile.
At that, Ardena showed her hesitation and nodded her head.
“… Yes.”
“Ardena, I am going to give you the strength to stand up to the tyranny of Vulcan.”
As soon as El’s words finished, the girls reached a dead end where further roads were blocked.
At the end of a long, long cave,
Finally, they arrived at the heart of the World Tree, which supplies vitality to the whole of the Liberia Peninsula.
It was difficult to breathe because of the vitality that overflowed from all directions.
And in that space
Pound, pound, pound, pound.
Heartbeats began to beat all over the space surrounded by dark green vitality. Ardena’s eyes widened at that amazing phenomenon. Elle, on the other hand, let out a sigh of her self-deprecation while putting on her bitter expression.
“… I’m back, sister.”
As if you’re about to cry,
El said in a weeping voice with longing and sadness in her eyes.
‘Sister… ?’
Ardena made a surprised expression.
Did Master have an older sister?
It was a secret that no one knew except Reinhilder and Yushin, so Ardena only now found out that Master had an older sister.
She did and she got to witness.
I saw the woman nicknamed Lorelai, El Cid’s sister and Reinhilder’s wife.
‘Light purple hair like Master’s….’
An elf woman was attached to the wall of the space corresponding to the heart of the World Tree, a wall made up of the internal structure of the World Tree, as if united.
An elf woman with light purple hair.
With all the limbs connected to the internal organs,
Her eyes were closed as if she had fallen asleep for a long time.
“Ann. Anne Sid. She is my older sister.”
After spitting out words mixed with crying,
El, who reunited with his blood relatives after a long time, shed tears.
Since her sister sacrificed herself,
It was the first time she met her older sister who had dedicated herself to the World Tree since that day, tinged with regret, as she had never been to her altar before.
Dump.
Elle sat down on her knees.
With her eyes closed, holding onto the hem of her sister’s clothes who fell into her eternal sleep, she vomited her tears as if she were wailing loudly.
“I miss you…. Sister, sister… ! I missed you, finally…. Now, only now… ! I’m here to see her sister!Hehe… ! Aaaaa!!”
Master has been like a child to this extent,
Have you ever seen her weeping while shedding tears while forgetting about her face and her body for a moment?
Seeing that, Ardena herself felt tears welling up in her eyes.
A reunion after 800 years.
Sacrificing herself to the World Tree, she met her older sister, who was left with only her empty skin. She already had her sister dead… She sacrificed herself, and she kept an unchanging appearance that hadn’t changed a bit from that time.
That made her even more sad.
Waves of her sorrow surged like a tide.
As if she continued to drink seawater, she was thirsty and thirsty for hundreds of years.
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Could it be that Ardena, who is worried about her restoration, understands her feelings?
Maybe 10 minutes have passed
Elle tried to calm herself down, wiping her tear-stained face with the sleeve of her dress.
But she hiccups, probably because she erupted her suppressed emotions too violently. Whoops, whoops. She let out a hiccup as her shoulders moved. El’s hiccup with her eyes swollen had a cute side to her that was different from her usual solemn appearance.
“I’m sorry. Show ugly….”
“No. It’s okay.”
“I couldn’t control my emotions for a moment. It seems that I am still lacking in mental training.”
Big. Big hum.
Perhaps ashamed of sobbing in front of her pupil, El cleared her throat and calmed her flushed face.
A reunion spanning over 800 years.
And separation from sadness, loneliness, and guilt.
El was able to get rid of the big lump in her heart as she reunited with the body of her sister who had left her, leaving her in the past that she had been ignoring and suppressing until now.
“I never think that Master has shown an ugly side. While being sad and hurting, sometimes being forced… , I learned that growing up like that is life.”
Lessons learned from Allen.
Ardena comforted her mentor as she recounted the lessons she had learned.
He grew even more through trials and suffering. El was proud of Ardena.
“You have grown a lot, Ardena. Having you as a disciple, I am the happiest teacher in the world.”
“Go, thank you….”
To her master’s affection and her youthful praise, Ardena responded as if she didn’t know what to do with herself.
Her heart skipped a beat at her sincere praise.
Her cheek muscles twitched as her face relaxed.
“My sister, Anne Sid, sacrificed her own life to plant the present World Tree. And the World Tree, which contained her sister’s life, took root in what is now called the Sanctuary… , Because of the war with the demon king’s army, it has been able to supplement the lack of intelligence throughout the Liberia Peninsula, which has been devastated beyond regeneration.”
Until now, countless elves have been able to enjoy peace and comfort because of the sacrifice of El Cid’s sister, Ann Cid.
If she hadn’t made her sacrifice,
If the world tree had not taken root,
The elves who crossed the continent and arrived in the Liberia Peninsula would have had no choice but to die in droves holding on to the devastated land, only taking enormous damage in the war with the demon king’s army, and a country of elves alone would never come true.
‘Thank you, Anne Sid. Thanks to your noble sacrifice, my compatriots and I were able to live our lives today.’
After hearing all of her stories from El,
Ardena bowed her head with her hand on her chest, bowing her reverently to her manners.
Self-sacrifice for fellow countrymen. She felt a deep sense of significance that the peace and prosperity enjoyed by all of her compatriots came from the sacrifice of one elf.
“Thank you for telling me everything even though you must be in a lot of pain, Master.”
“I still can’t stand her grief over the loss of her sister in the end… , It may have been that he was trying to make an extreme choice. In the same way as her sister, rationalizing herself as an excuse for you and your fellow countrymen, she hoped that she would die like her sister in the end.”
Normal people can never understand
It was a story that could never be accepted unless it was a person who had lost a loved one.
I want to go to a place where my precious people are. Because this world without him is so cold and lonely.
El, who had sunk to the bottom where she couldn’t bear to get out of her cold sleep, was able to come out again through her Yushin’s help and Ardena’s confession. Even though she is in a world without precious people, she is determined to walk forward for the sake of those who sincerely care about her.
“Mr. Gilead must be fighting to the death with Vortigan by now. Ardena, do you want to help him?”
“Yes, of course!”
At her teacher’s question, Ardena opened her mouth without hesitation.
Straight answer without the slightest hesitation.
I felt a feeling that reminded me of a sharp and sharp sword.
Sincere love for a loved one.
El, who recalled her past self through Ardena’s answer, nodded her head with a look of determination. As if she had finally made up her mind, she revealed the reason why she led Ardena this far.
“Ardena, with the sword I gave you… Stab her in the chest.”
Using the holy sword of the blue jewel,
Pierce the heart located deep in the chest.
Then, with all the power and authority of El Cid sealed in the World Tree released,
It will fill this narrow space like a flooded river.
