Chapter 196 – 196. Drinking Party of Heroes (1)
“Hey, brother! He came back to life and even got married! I don’t know how it is in English, but congratulations!”
Gently pouring a drink into Eun-hyeon’s glass, Gerard congratulates them.
“… Gerard.”
Eunhyeon’s expression as she looked at Gerard with her eyes narrowed instead of immediately responding to the congratulations mixed with goodwill was not very grateful.
“Yes?”
“I heard you were courting Erin?”
“That, it is… !”
Gerard’s complexion turned pale and he stammered when his mistake, desperately asking for silence, was exposed.
“… To my brother?”
Slippery
“Hey, hey. Bro! I didn’t know that the child was my brother’s disciple or that he was a minor!”
Seeing the shadows menacingly gathering towards him, Gerard expressed disapproval and desperately made an excuse.
“Alvin. Stop. Gerard wasn’t malicious either, and he apologized to Erin. Don’t create a threatening atmosphere at a pleasant drinking party.”
“… Follow my word.”
As he withdrew his hostility towards Gerard at Eunhyeon’s scolding, the shadows around him calmed down and disappeared.
“Whew.”
Gerard let out a sigh of relief at being able to get out of the crisis without having to resist.
He had his own faults, and as Eun-hyeon said, he didn’t want to make the atmosphere harsh at a drinking party with colleagues he hadn’t seen in a while.
“Well, Erin has a tendency to avoid you a little, but she doesn’t hate it that much. She won’t say much… Does she want to get married like that?”
“I want to. Of course!”
In response to Eunhyeon’s question, Gerard nodded enthusiastically.
It was conveyed through his expression that he had a very strong longing for the word ‘marriage’.
“Do you know how long I’ve been chasing him? It’s almost 3 years. Do you know how much of a beggar my life has been, chasing after his tracks, moving from place to place without being able to settle down in one place?”
“Uh, um… Okay. It must have been a lot of trouble.”
It couldn’t have been easy to track down the remnants of the empire who were secretly operating in the shadows to fulfill their long-cherished wish of summoning demons.
“I travel alone and there is no one to talk to by my side, and when I see couples and children raising a family in the village, my side is cold for no reason…”
“No, it’s not that I don’t know…”
Eun-hyun, who has lived a near-immortal life for hundreds of years, met many ties, and let go of those ties, living a wandering life, can’t help but know Gerard’s feelings.
“Do you brothers know how much I have endured the desire to settle down in one place after meeting a beautiful woman?”
‘You were going to throw away everything and settle down here while courting Erin, chasing down the remnants of demon summoning. I heard everything from Erin. Bastard.’
She glanced at Leo de’s face as they were drinking together.
She shakes her head and makes a face that tells her to just listen.
Eun-hyeon held back her urge to say something and silently listened to Gerard’s complaint.
“Huh… Really, the news of Leo de’s marriage was also shocking, but Shin-hyeon, who died and came back to life, even married her brother… Why only me…”
“That’s probably because of your current situation, where you couldn’t settle down in one place.”
Hearing the lament mixed with resentment and bitterness, Rio de opened her mouth.
“But did Eunhyeon say you killed the warlock you were chasing?”
“Uh. It did.”
“Under… It’s also really disappointing. He was the one I’ve been chasing for three years… How did you do it in such a short period of time…”
“That’s what happened, thanks to a lot of luck.”
Finding Randall’s hideout through detection was purely Eunhyeon’s ability, but it was thanks to Illyana’s teleport that he was able to access the ruined imperial territory where the hideout, the secret mansion, was located.
In addition, it could be said that Gerard’s virtue in knocking down Randel’s mimicry was great so that Randall’s consciousness could abandon the mimicry and return to the main body.
Without Gerard, Eun-hyeon would have continued to wait for a long time with no promise until Randel’s consciousness returned to the main body in his secret mansion.
“What… Even though it turned out this way, it’s a positive thing that the guy I’ve been chasing for so long is completely out of breath. In fact, at that time, even though he killed the mimic, he felt uncomfortable at the thought that he would still be alive somewhere. It’s as if you’ve cleaned your butt after doing some errands, but the filth is still there. Even if I wipe it, I feel like it doesn’t get cleaned…”
“I drink, but I still have a habit of talking about it without hesitation.”
“Oh, sorry. Stop without knowing Hehe.”
Seeing Liod’s slightly frowning face, Gerard smiled awkwardly and apologized.
“… Is this a hero?”
Seeing the frivolous Gerard talking nonsense without a break, Alvin put on a complicated expression.
“Well, even with this attitude, he’s not a bad guy. He is also good at it.”
“… I know that.”
As he tore her air open, Alvin reminded her of the tremendous electric shock that had been contained in the dagger he stabbed without hesitation to kill himself.
Just by facing the electric current contained in the dagger, the mana of the spirits that made up her spiritual body trembled and warned Alvin about her.
If she gets hit by that attack, it is certain that her spirit body, which became her spirit, will also disappear, which is close to her survival instinct sent by the mana that formed her body.
“Anyway, he’s the guy who single-handedly pursued the remnants of the empire who were trying to destroy the current peace for us.”
After the war between the Empire and the Continent Alliance ended, the heroes who personally killed the emperor and brought peace to the continent disbanded and everyone left to walk their own path.
Riod returned to the kingdom of Pernias, where his family is located, and became a monk in recognition of his merits.
Illyana lost all motivation in her work due to the death of Eunhyun, whom she had in her heart, and spent her life in despair. At the request of the kingdom of Pernias, she stayed in Pernin and Became the director of the magic library to build magic knowledge.
Agies returned to the sacred kingdom of Erenia and was given the position and role of Archbishop of Vesta, the state religion.
Alice chose her secluded life, saying that she would go to the bosom of nature in order to fellowship with her spirits.
Raynan has not been heard from since the end of the war, and her whereabouts are unknown.
Gerard did not feel optimistic that the empire’s long-cherished dream of summoning demons would end just because the empire was destroyed and the war was over.
It’s not just Gerard, it’s the others too.
Rio de and Agies went back to their respective countries and strengthened their position, and under the system of a kingdom or a holy state, they had been taking actions to protect people in their own way.
That is the title of knight commander and archbishop.
Gerard couldn’t ask for help from them as they started to go their separate ways.
Especially in the case of Illyana, whose heart was broken by Eunhyun’s death, at that time she was in a state where she could not continue the journey any longer.
In addition, Gerard, who had no talent for leading someone and giving instructions like Eun-hyeon, eventually decided to track down and deal with the remnants of the demon summoning by himself.
“Hmm…”
Even after her death, Eun-hyeon thought briefly when she saw Gerard, who continued to fight lonely and worked for the continent.
“Do you have any plans for the future, Gerard?”
“Yes? Well. To be honest, I lost my purpose thanks to my older brother’s handling of the trash that was suddenly my target, but I guess I’ll continue chasing the remnants of the Demon Summoning Empire?”
Eunhyeon and Riod smiled at the fact that they always said that they wanted to drop everything and settle down and get married.
“Ok? Why are you laughing Brothers?”
Gerard, unable to understand why the two of them were laughing, put on a puzzled expression.
Even so, he is showing a frivolous attitude, but he is not aware that he is showing a very sincere appearance.
“No. Nothing. Then that’s it Aren’t you thinking of settling down in the kingdom?”
“… What does that mean?”
“Actually, it is. I’ve been gathering information about summoning demons and remnants of the empire since recently.”
Eun-hyeon then explained that she was using the Heilangdan to collect information and her plans for the future.
“Yeah. Also, your brother is great. I gave orders to someone or something like that, so I just ran around with my feet because I was a young man. .”
In addition, it is not easy to pay for a lot of people.
In the case of Eunhyeon, since she is in a position to hold the lifeline of Heilangdan, being able to use them efficiently and cheaply is very useful.
“Now I don’t have to struggle alone. I will put together the information and ask you for help if there is anything I need help with.”
“Ah…”
“I have been through a lot during this time. Let me rest for a while I will do your part.”
“Older brother…”
At Eun-hyeon’s words, Gerard rushes into Eun-hyeon’s arms with a thrilled expression on his face.
“Older brother! I will follow you for the rest of my life!”
“Hey… Away…”
Eunhyun, who received an intense hug full of respect, frowned and tried to force Gerard away.
No matter how grateful she is, she has various emotions, but Eun-hyeon felt a subtle feeling when a man who drank alcohol hugged her with a lot of affection.
The way he hugged her with his strong arms showing how good he was.
At that sight, Leo smiled.
“Good. If you do well, can’t you find a bride here?”
“Haha! How happy I would be if that were the case!”
As his mood improved, Gerard raised his glass high with a grimace on his face, probably starting to get a little drunk.
“It feels good! I had some travel expenses left over, but I just shake them all off here! I will buy you a drink today. Brothers!”
“Okay. Okay.”
Eunhyeon and Riod broke Gerard’s high spirits, so they laughed and drank to his tune.
“How is it. What does the food you eat as a spirit taste like?”
“It’s subtle. To think that human senses can exist even after becoming non-human…”
“The spirits can manifest here in exchange for the magical power of the spirit sorcerer, but food is only their preference. Eating and resting won’t restore your mana, so know that.”
“Right.”
“And… Prepare your mind for the future too. Perhaps a series of difficult battles await.”
“… Know. From the moment I made a promise to you, I was already prepared.”
“I am not talking about you. You are natural I was talking about Erin.”
“…”
Alvin’s face, which had been nodding at her, began to harden at once.
