Chapter 188 – Chapter 188 – About the Hero of Death
He said that it was impossible to destroy this space right away. I can go out freely, but I was worried that I would go out by force, so Seira and I designed it so that it would not be easy to go out. It’s a complex structure to understand, so I don’t know exactly. Still, it’s been a while since I’ve been solving it for a few days, so there’s not much left before I go out.
And, before leaving, we had many conversations. The conversation of the body was also a conversation, but it was a more constructive topic. It was an in-depth story such as the warrior of death and the invasion of the demon king. In particular, I also brought up old stories. It was enough to make her obsessed with me and fulfill her request, but I also wanted to gain trust from Stella. Only then will you believe in me and open the door, and will continue to add strength to the Demon King’s resistance.
“Son-in-law… You have suffered.”
“Daron… I heard a little of it the other day, but it’s sad to hear it again.”
Her mother and daughter had her tears flowing. It was natural for Seira to cry, but I didn’t expect Stella to wet her eyes like that. No matter how much he was called a dragon, he didn’t dismiss his experience of rolling like a dog like me as something insignificant. A life of being framed, getting hurt, and being ignored by anyone, male or female. However, he participated in the war to the end… In the end, as I tried to kill the Demon King, I came back to the past.
Besides, what I said had to be true. I had worn a magic tool called the Servant of Truth to prove my injustice in front of Stella before. This time, it was like proving the truth of my words with the same magic tool.
“Daron. Do you know about the goddess of death, the saintess and the hero?”
“I don’t know. As I said before, that bitch called the saint of death forcibly gave me the protection of a hero while saying that I was the right person.”
“The warrior’s protection. You probably know this. The power that the goddess Gaia bestows on those who will protect humans.”
That is Hero Charlotte.
“As the son-in-law knows about the protection of the hero, she transfers to the best creature that can withstand that protection. You know That a new hero appeared right after the former hero died.”
“I know. That four year old was my old friend.”
“And there is a saintess to help that hero.”
Unlike the hero, the saint did not unconditionally exist in every period. There are many cases of a saintess appearing. However, there was only one reason why a saintess named Ray appeared this time. It must be because of the demon king.
So, even in the empire, they noticed that the demon king’s movements were unusual and were preparing for war.
“By the way, did she know that originally she was the goddess of life to Gaia?”
Life.
She thought there was only one goddess, so she just called her a goddess.
“You mean the goddess of death, Ceres, is in the opposite position to Gaia-sama?”
Ceres.
Odelia, the saint of death, must have called it that way in the past.
“That’s right.”
“Why is it unknown?”
“First of all, she didn’t bother telling humans because she wanted her name to be forgotten. She said in the first place that she almost lost her powers a long time ago…”
It seems he wanted to be forgotten.
“Do you know about the former warrior of death?”
“I don’t know. Could it be that the warrior of death also has that divine protection?”
“No. The conditions for being a warrior of death are quite demanding.”
It seems that it is not a form that can be moved around comfortably like Charlotte’s protection of the warrior.
“Remember? The condition of having to sacrifice countless deaths.”
“Yes. The Saint of Death said that at that time.”
“And… Maybe you noticed too. Those who have experienced “Death”. You know this doesn’t mean you kill or watch someone, right?”
“The moment of return… Are you saying he died?”
“That’s right.”
I can’t remember exactly. At that time, I was only conscious of dealing with the demon king somehow, so at the end, the moment the jewel I was holding shone, I returned to the past.
… You have to die once to qualify to become a warrior of death. At first glance, it made no sense. It’s not just barely coming back to life just before death, and I’ve never heard of a case of someone coming back to life after going through a complete death.
“So, originally, all ten warriors of death were undead.”
“Ah. Yes.”
If you go through death and come back to life as an undead, you meet the conditions. According to Stella, the undead were qualified to become the warriors of death.
“However, the undead are usually weaker than when they were alive. Even though your body is dead, do you think that if you obtain the protection of a hero, you will be stronger than the true hero you knew?”
When you become undead, your organs and muscles will all rot first. Eventually the bones will remain. Of course, if you receive the protection of a hero, you will be strong, but you can’t beat a hero like Charlotte.
“So I think I found a shortcut.”
“So, originally, I died at the end, but I came back to life by returning with the jewel… Are you saying that the fact of death itself remains the same?”
“Yes.”
And.
I expected it, but it’s a little creepy to hear it properly like this.
“Is it a plan… Or maybe it’s just a coincidence, I don’t know…”
Accident.
Plan?
I went through so many wars in the past, and in the end, surviving and giving the final blow to the demon king is the plan of the goddess of death?
It wasn’t impossible, but it didn’t make sense either.
“If.”
I have one assumption.
“What if the demon king was a candidate to become that hero of death? That hero, in the first place, is just a decoration, isn’t it? In other words… What if the candidate to become the deputy of the Goddess of Death was the Demon King?”
“… It’s not a story that makes no sense.”
Stella also agreed with my hypothesis. Gathering death energy is simple. To start a war In addition, what if you cheated on the condition that you must die once using her jewels in order to receive power from the goddess of death?
“However… If that’s right… Wouldn’t it have been quicker for the demon king to commit suicide?”
Stella’s point. It’s a bit of a plausible opinion, but it quickly loses its validity.
“… What if the demon king didn’t know?”
“Hmm?”
“I didn’t know that until I woke up as a hero. After returning… If I were the goddess of death or the saint of death… You should have approached earlier. And he must have seduced you to give me strength.”
“So you mean that you had an intention to forcibly make the Demon King your servant, just like you did?”
“Yes. But suddenly I robbed the jewel and returned instead… You must care about me now.”
In other words, I ended up intercepting the power of the demon king in the middle.
“Son-in-law.”
“Yes.”
“According to the son-in-law… It could be worse than you think.”
“Yes… Joe.”
“If you don’t get eaten by that power, it’s fortunate, but if you do get corrupted, there might be no one to stop you. Did you say Charlotte? That hero? Anyway, originally, the hero of death cannot defeat the hero of life.”
I heard that because they are undead, they lack physical abilities.
“But at the same time that you are fully alive, you have become a champion of death. It’s unprecedented. That’s why I won’t be pushed back by the hero of life… Ha.”
“Do not worry. I will never be consumed by this power. It’s a fucking world, but I promised to try to save it.”
Lucia comes to mind. She is reunited after a long time, and the night she mixed her body is not forgotten.
Ah.
For a moment.
“Mother in law. Are there any more cases where you have memories from before regression? Like me.”
“You and your son-in-law, the person who returned… Like a goddess? Not only Gaia, the goddess of life, but probably the goddess of death also has memories before returning.”
“However… A normal human other than me… Would you believe me if there were cases where you had memories of the past?”
“A normal human being?”
In the case of Odelia, she would have known of my regression because she had heard directly from the goddess of death. And, of course, the god Gaia she met before was aware of my return. Even they understand. However, Lucia’s case was a bit suspicious. It was so nice that the feelings we shared before were still the same, but this was an issue that needed to be addressed. At least I should have known the cause.
“I honestly don’t know.”
Stella couldn’t answer my question.
“In addition to you and the Goddess, who made the regression, you bring back memories from before the regression as well? To put it bluntly, the demon lord who originally had the jewel of return did that—I can understand it even if forced. But doesn’t it make sense that normal people have memories?”
“Are you saying it’s impossible?”
“In the first place, a case like the son-in-law is the first. I haven’t even looked at the gem of regression myself, so for now it’s all guesswork. Since the Goddess is a transcendental being, assume that she retains her memories. But there is no reason for humans to do that. So, what kind of person is that person?”
“Ugh. He is the person I love.”
“… Are you a female?”
Talking about another woman in front of the dragon mother-in-law was a breath. But since my dick had already been corrupted, Stella couldn’t be angry about anything.
“Aside from being in love, are there any other specialties? I wonder if that has anything to do with it.”
“If there is… That she was the only lover who loved me before returning.”
“If it’s you before the regression…”
Stella had just heard how fucking hard I was. If she loved me like that, I would fully understand how much affection I have for her.
“Did I keep my memories because I loved you? Umm… In a way, it’s also impressive…”
“You’re saying that, realistically, that’s not likely to be the case, right?”
“Ah… I don’t know. Was it because she was the only female he ever loved? That human woman must be trustworthy, right?”
“Yes. It’s all thanks to her that I didn’t fall in the first place. Perhaps without her, she would have been consumed by her death aura and become a disaster, as you feared.”
I wonder if the woman who made me who I am today is plotting something… It can’t be. She is the only woman I can pluck and give my heart to. The same goes for Lucia. Because she loves and trusts each other as much as she does, she has nothing to doubt about Lucia’s identity.
“Then I’ll see you later. Introduce me.”
“Yes.”
Still, it is important to know the reason, so Stella, the dragon, needs to take a look.
