23. Dalian. (2)

Swords and swords mix and dance.

There was no glamorous or glamorous swordsmanship there.

What followed was a series of heavy sword attacks.

Kagagak!

As for physical strength, of course Dagnes had the overwhelming advantage.

Inducing a power struggle with simple swordsmanship was clearly a mistake.

Even if he was a genius, he still couldn’t catch up with him in simple sword proficiency.

Rather, if he had used the ever-changing swordsmanship like before, he would have had a better chance of winning——.

That’s what he thought for a while.

Dagnes couldn’t help but feel like he was possessed by a ghost.

His smooth, continuous sword strikes were literally close to perfection.

Above all, what Cale’s sword is expressing right now.

A swordsmanship that is heavy, but not dull, and possesses strong destructive power, yet does not shed even a single point of that destructive power.

A heavy sword that can be swung without spilling even a single point of power.

At first, he thought that he could not use the ever-changing swordsmanship like before because his body was stiff from sparring.

The more the swords collided, the more I had no choice but to let go of those thoughts.

Rather, I was astonished.

Not just great.

‘… It seems to show the path I have to walk in advance.’

that.

It was the chivalry that Dagnes pursued, and at the same time, it was the direction for his sword to develop.

“What is it, Dagnes? Aren’t you good at acting?”

“therefore.”

Watching Dagnes and Cale’s swords mix.

One of the knights recited that.

‘… … Could it be that it is invisible to your eyes?’

A sword as heavy as that mountain.

Even with insufficient strength, the swordsmanship that reached the extreme of a sword that unfolded to near perfection.

… … The operation of that refined magical power.

Pingrrr!

Soon, Dagnes’ sword swung upward from the bottom, and flew helplessly.

Only then did the small ridicule heard among the knights cease.

That the knight misses the sword.

Because that was never possible through acting. Especially if it was Dagnes, who was sober.

what that fact reveals.

“… … lost.”

Practically speaking, the second strongest swordsman next to the sword masters, the captain and sub-captain.

Dagnes.

because he lost

Cale, who drew the sword, said in a small voice.

“great job. so… … how about Were you satisfied with the end of the road you were going to walk on?”

The question seemed to pierce Dagnes.

also.

In a way, it was an arrogant statement, as if affirming that one’s swordsmanship had reached its end.

It was a situation where the person who was walking behind him had overtaken him by far.

Hence the sense of inferiority. He deserved to feel a sense of defeat afterwards.

“… … yes. It was perfect.”

There was not even the slightest bit of such emotion.

A distant object of awe that could not even be regarded as a competitor in the first place.

Originally, there was no one in the world who competed for God.

The moment Dagnes nodded after thinking that for a moment.

From behind, I felt a presence that I hadn’t even felt before.

“… … hahahaha. I didn’t know my son had grown up to this extent.”

The energy was so intense that it was almost a question of why I felt it only now.

Sword Master.

It was Aion de Reinhardt, the head of the Reinhardt family and the lord whom Dagnes served.

“… … ! I see you, my lord!”

“Meet my lord!”

The members of the Knights who faced him belatedly knelt on one knee and took a posture of awe.

“Ahh. It’s such a façade. than that… … Dagnes. It seems that your swordsmanship is quite mature.”

“thank you!”

Dagnes, who lowered his head, shouted in exasperation.

“and… … Kale. You should follow me to the office after dinner. I have a favor to ask of you.”

“… … yes? Ah, yes.”

Lord’s request.

For the knights, it was nothing short of an honor in itself.

Seeing Aion’s expression, Cale made a very displeased face.

‘… … That’s his expression before he did something bothersome.’

He said that he stood out because he did sparring for no reason.

I grumbled thinking so.

The voice was so low that no one heard it.

* * *

“Evan, Beatus.”

A name that makes disgust welling up just by saying it.

It spewed out of his mouth as if he were regurgitating.

And he aimed at the blade that had been pierced with hatred.

That alone.

As if nature, the army of spirits had turned their backs on Evan, they spewed out deadly blood.

“Ahahahaha, too. I knew it. Was it right that you came back to your senses? Couldn’t even the holy relic interfere with the spirits who contracted with high-level spirits?”

Having said that, the crown prince, Beatus, stroked my necklace.

An ancient artifact.

Relic of the false god, Mencadium.

Seeing this, Elena widened her eyes.

It threw her life into the mud.

Because he was the one who made fun of and destroyed his memory.

“Still, that’s a pity. If you had touched your body in four years, your anger would have been more severe. It’s a pity that I couldn’t taste it because I was controlling the f*cking spirits.”

“Shut that mouth.”

up

Something flowed from Elena’s eyes as she looked at Evan as if her eyes were going to be bloody.

Blood red, the scent of blood spreads.

bloody tears.

Along with that, a thick life flowed from her.

Anger at having been deprived of life and purpose in life.

It was so thick that even the average article swallowed dry saliva.

Surrounding her were the imperial knights, who were nowhere else.

It wasn’t a place that was easy enough to stop at just living.

Also, it seemed like he wouldn’t even care about that.

Facing Elena’s murderous expression, Evan smiled in joy.

“… … Yes, I wanted to see that expression! That look of despair when you realize you killed your lover with your own hands! It must have been a deeper relationship than I thought, right?”

what is reflected in those eyes.

A grotesquely twisted desire and an ecstatic pleasure that you can’t control your body.

disgustingly.

He felt pleasure from the current situation——from the bottom of his heart.

“Shut up, I would have said.”

“Whoa, this is this… … be scared Well, I’m sorry. Aside from fulfilling my personal desires, I had to get rid of that guy, Cale, because he might have a bad influence on the ‘great cause’.”

Evan’s mouth said that, no matter how you look at it, it wasn’t like he was saying anything regrettable.

The corners of his mouth were horribly raised.

remembered

When I betrayed Kale.

When I did something trashy to Cale that I shouldn’t have done.

the expression he had.

his last minute.

Seeing himself as if he had given up on everything while driving his own sword into his own heart.

remember all of that

Accidents that were hazy as if there was fog.

Memories that didn’t show even an inch of the past, as if they were completely covered.

It’s because I’ve been digging into the heart like cutting out the skin by revealing the true nature of each one.

What the people around me were saying didn’t reach me.

The spirit’s words did not reach me.

However, I didn’t notice.

because i was stupid

The memory of the person who had always been with me was gradually erased and changed.

Emotions manipulated.

I didn’t feel what I felt and I forgot what I knew.

However, I also didn’t notice.

just. Because I was stupid.

everything is my fault

That was the objective truth, a distinct reality.

Was there really no chance for me to escape just because I was brainwashed?

If you doubted even for a moment.

No, this thought has no meaning now.

i abandoned him

He does not remain in the world.

Now only that fact remains.

It cut through Elena’s body more brutally and sharper than any knife.

“Are you going to fight? Obviously, high-level spirits are great. You must know that it is impossible to deal with the imperial knights with just one high-ranking spirit.”

Having said that, the prince smiled confidently.

Because it’s the same On the contrary, the self-hatred only grew stronger.

──Why me? Do you think he only signed a contract with one high-ranking spirit?

To a guy like that who can’t even grasp the subject.

Why me.

To just such an insignificant guy.

Have you lost the world

“… … Ifrit.”

The imperial palace was in flames.

The spirit of the karmic fire that is enough to burn the world and destroy it.

The flames filled the imperial palace.

The imperial palace knights collapse in the flames without even screaming.

Soon, right before the flames even engulfed the crown prince——.

woke up

A body covered in cold sweat.

As if she was used to it now, Elena, who had been trembling for a while, got up from her seat without a word.

after inheriting the memory.

It was a familiar thing that happens every night.

Getting used to it and adapting to it are two different things.

Recognize that what happened just now was a dream.

After waking up, I realize that the cruel reality of the present is real.

Engagement with Cale. I realized that the meeting went wrong from the first button.

– Didn’t you talk about it earlier? Turning back time is not a very versatile story.

Some say fate is a series of inevitability.

At least, in the opinion of Chrono, the spirit of time, fate was not like that.

From nob le mt l. co m

Just a short twist.

The future changes with just one petal falling in an undetermined direction.

Those who should be bonded cannot be connected and live their whole lives.

That was a regression.

to be responsible for it.

I turn back time because I’m obsessed with a relationship from the past, but the person of the time I went back to was not someone I already knew.

Because I can’t remember the memories we shared.

“… … I know. It’s a story I’ve heard many times.”

Even though I think I haven’t taken anything.

The void that comes from recalling memories of the future makes the present different from the past.

Even if you perfectly reproduce the past and act as it is.

In the end, fate is twisted little by little.

that is.

It’s called causation.

Because it’s been said several times.

It was good to say that it was terribly selfish.

Still, I wanted to receive his love again, I wanted to whisper love to him, and I wanted to talk about the future.

It was okay if it wasn’t the Cale she knew.

therefore.

so.

you wait on the spot

… … Because in this lifetime, I will come closer.

Thinking so, Elena suddenly blushed and shed tears.

Even thinking so. Even knowing that your heart won’t change.

The fact that he was alone at this moment came to her very miserably.

A night that could be considered short for some.

──For Elena, it was too long.

That thing is so terrifying.

so much… … It was long.

When Elena made up her mind to visit Duke Reinhardt again.

I heard that he had already vacated the mansion for some reason… … It was a few days later.

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