Chapter 104 – Lennon Reichhart
A funeral was held after Ranel died.
Hoping that his beautiful appearance would last forever, the wizards cast a spell on his body to prevent it from decaying.
Ranel, trapped in a glass coffin, was placed in a small castle.
“Aw, ah…!”
“Please take care of me today as well.”
“I understand.”
I left Rania in the care of a servant and slowly headed towards the castle.
To where Ranel is.
I drank alcohol while looking at Ranel every day.
In order not to forget him, or rather, not to have his memories stolen from the devil called forgetfulness.
I drank alcohol every day and recalled memories of the past in my dazed mind.
Our first meeting at the party where we first met and the memories we had together as escort drivers. And the days when he came close to me and tempted me.
Thinking about all these things made my eyes water.
It felt like there was a hole in his chest from a knife.
It hurts and is difficult.
“Lanelle…”
The Ranel in front of me right now is so fine… Everything is the same except for the warmth, so why can’t I move?
I put my hand on the glass tube.
A weak glass tube that breaks if you hit it even a little too hard.
No, it might be Ranel that breaks easily.
I drank alone again today, looking at Ranel, who left first.
“It’s so damn bitter…”
The alcohol is too bitter today.
-Rat!
“You were here.”
“Oh?”
Suddenly, a door opened behind me and a woman with black hair began to come in.
Hair as black as the night sky and an incredibly large conical hat.
To put it simply, she was a witch herself.
“Who are you?”
“Have you forgotten me?”
“This is the prince’s palace. Please leave quickly.”
I started to slowly approach her to get her out.
Maybe it was because it was a dark night, or maybe it was just the nature of the building with no light coming in. As I got closer, more and more familiar faces began to appear.
“Ah… Adelia?”
“It’s been a while, Lennon. “You’ve grown more than you thought?”
In the past, I was a child when I couldn’t even properly hold a sword.
At that time, the warrior party had so little learning and experience that they were unable to properly go on an adventure.
That’s why I came to receive teachings from my mother, who was considered a promising person in the kingdom.
The hero party members I saw at that time were noble and beautiful in my eyes.
Of course, the hero became the Demon King and the kingdom was devastated… But the reason I’m talking about this now is that the person right in front of me was a member of that hero’s party.
Adelia… Is the mage of the hero’s party and, according to rumors, she has reached the realm of great mage.
“Why are you…”
“Have you not forgotten her husband yet?”
I couldn’t forget it.
How can I forget? I sadly lost the first person I loved.
A loved one has died. If she had been by her side, she could have protected herself well…
“Well, are you planning on telling me to forget about it and move on?”
“Well… If you think realistically, it would be right to do it, but I think a little differently.”
You think differently? Does this mean that you should not forget Ranel and continue to think of him and regret it?
Originally, wizards followed practical principles and only made cold-blooded and realistic choices.
I’m not saying that a person like that should forget the past and move forward, but rather stay panting in the past?
“Do not misunderstand. “I’m here to give you a chance.”
“Opportunity? What, you mean you can bring back even dead people?”
“Yes, you can save your life. You can save your precious person.”
When I heard Adelia’s words, I felt nothing, as if her head had been broken.
‘You can save Ranel?’
In fact, I could have sacrificed my heart if I could save him.
No, I was thinking of putting everything on the line for him and even defeating the devil.
I made a resolution every night. I would give everything I have if I could save him…
If there is a devil, make a contract. If there is a god, kill that god until you gain divine status.
“Really, you can save me…?”
“Yes, it can really be saved. You can save your precious person. However, there are some restrictions.”
I don’t know what the restrictions are, but if I can save Ranel…
“I don’t know what the restrictions are, but I will take them all… Please save him.”
“Then please gather all the ingredients I want.”
“Yes…”
After that, I went to the battlefield like crazy.
Every day, they poured blood all over their bodies and massacred the battlefield.
I cut down all the demons in front of me.
There was not a single demon on the battlefield that Lennon passed through.
Her body disappeared from sight on the battlefield, and as she swung her sword every day without letting the blood dry, her soldiers gave her one nickname when they saw her. 〉
Berserker.
She was called by many names, including the Mad Lion and the Black Lion, and she terrified her demons.
After repeating this for about a year, her skills improved day by day until she reached the level of being a sword master.
And it was exactly 1 year and 6 months ago.
“Ha, ha… I gathered all the ingredients.”
“You really got that much material in just one year?”
“It’s for Ranel.”
“Okay… If you can take it all, you should do it.”
Adelia also looked at me in vain, as if she had not expected me to gather so many ingredients so quickly.
I handed her red shining beads.
The true identity of the bead is that it contains the soul.
There was an enormous amount of souls, 32,000, contained within it.
Every day, I went to the battlefield, killed demons, and placed their souls in this bead.
Sometimes I got dizzy and saw Ranel in my dreams, but I persevered and moved forward.
Even when he earned the title of Sword Master, he continued to kill demons without stopping.
Guilty? Why do I feel that way?
Why should I feel guilty about the people who killed my husband? Rather, I was happy because as I killed the demons, I felt that Ranel was gradually approaching me.
We can meet in 1 year and 6 months.
I can see his smile again…
“I commissioned you because I thought you would give up your soul to mod, but I didn’t expect you to actually collect it.”
“If I can save Ranel, I can do anything.”
Adelia looked at me and sighed, then placed Ranel’s body and her beads on the magic circle she had drawn from long ago.
“I told you this last time, but you remember, right?”
“Yes, we can’t bring you back to life exactly as you died, but you can return us to your childhood.”
“Yes, when I come back to life, I will read all my memories.”
“But it’s okay.”
I wasn’t driven by the desire to have Ranel back.
I just wanted to see him wake up again and smile happily.
‘I’m okay just seeing you happy.’
“Are you sure you’ll be okay? Even seeing him grow up, marry another woman, and have children.”
“It’s really okay.”
My heart aches just thinking about him meeting and marrying another woman.
It’s okay though. I want you to be happy.
As long as Ranel is happy, I’m fine…
“Then let’s begin.”
“Yes.”
Adelia began to cast magic to revive the dead by memorizing magic sentences that were considered taboo.
The red bead broke along the way, and the souls created a door, creating a space connected to the underworld.
And there… Ranel’s pure white soul slowly began to escape and enter his body.
Little by little, warmth began to return to the cold corpse, and the body began to gradually become smaller.
According to Adelia, when the body of the dead becomes too old, it cannot be used again, so the soul creates a new body.
32,000 souls gradually permeated his body and began to restore a new body.
It’s not a baby, but it has the body of a small boy estimated to be around 3 or 4 years old.
“Probably, it will happen by tomorrow.”
“Thank you… I really appreciate it.”
I hugged Ranel tightly and felt his warmth.
Although he was still young, his face as a prince was visible little by little.
It means he came back alive.
“Then, from now on, I will manipulate your memories. “With the memory of being born as your daughter from the beginning and that Rania is his younger sister.”
“Yes…”
I, who was once his wife, became his mother.
I get to raise the husband I loved. Until another woman takes her…
“I love you, Ranel… No, Ranel Ryhart, I will do my best as your mother.”
He is my son now.
A son who is lovely and always looks pretty.
‘If there’s anything you want to do, I’ll do it all.’
I will do everything in this life that I couldn’t do for him when he was alive.
Instead, meet her as later as possible… Because I think I’m going crazy.
I promised as I kissed his forehead.
The only person who can take Ranel away is a woman stronger than me.
Damn is it an incest at this point 😳