There Was a Porter Who Would One Day Be Called a Prophet

33 – Hwangmyeongilse

“..What do you mean now?”

The words that came out of his mouth were completely unexpected.

‘Not only the emperor, but the entire empire committed a crime against the hero?’

The emperor, with the face of a guilt-ridden old man, began to tell me everything as if he were going to confession.

“The first time I saw Durandal was when he was 9 years old… He was a child growing up in an orphanage in the Empire.”

The Emperor seems to recall the distant past. He followed the air with his eyes and continued.

“On Durandal’s birthday, it was the day the director took the child to visit the former hero’s memorial hall. He said he really liked the hero.”

That’s right. I don’t forget to bring children’s books with me.

“And the hero who awakened the holy sword was born that day, and at the same time, the child named Durandal disappeared…”

This is what I know so far. What the hell happened after that?

“The birth of a hero is a sign of the devil. After hearing the news, I rushed to check it out and saw a 9-year-old child crying. I couldn’t believe it. How could such a child become a hero?”

You cried?

If it was the hero I knew, he would have liked it rather…

That moment. As he spoke, the expression on the Emperor’s face became even more distorted.

“Then the director of the orphanage, who was holding the child, knelt down in front of me and begged me. Please wait until the child grows up to some extent.”

“…”

When the text I read in the game became a reality, the feeling of weight was completely different. I couldn’t say anything, I just listened in silence.

“But, of course, there were a lot of visitors to the memorial hall that day. It couldn’t have been because there were only one or two people who watched the hero’s birth.”

The emperor stopped talking for a moment, reached for the glass next to him, took a sip of water, and was able to continue the conversation.

“It wasn’t something to talk about in a place where everyone else could see it, so I moved and talked to the director in a space where there were only three of us, and I found out that the child was a girl.”

The emperor’s voice trembled so much that it was hard to believe that he was someone who had just laughed.

“She had never been a hero at the age of 9, much less had a woman ever been a hero. After discussing it with the director, we decided to hide the child’s gender.

For me, the hero is not to be looked down upon. As the director, he was worried that the child would end up in a bad way. I still keep in touch with the director, but I regret the same thing we did that day.”

Is that why? Why was the hero dressed as a man?

“I appointed a child chosen by her holy sword as a champion with my own hands. Shamefully, the safety of her empire and the child’s life were weighed on the scales.”

The Emperor clenched his fists and muttered as if he could not forgive himself.

“It was I who put the responsibility of being a hero on the shoulders of that young one…”

He only appeared as a warrior when he was enthroned as emperor. No one could have made a different choice in that situation, but has he ever felt guilty?

The emperor did not stop there and began to vomit more pain.

“Is it only her fault? In the end, the child’s hands are stained with blood. Yes. In the name of serving her world, adults step forward and dirty the child’s hands on behalf of the empire.”

“Your Majesty…”

“Do you know why the warrior party roams the world?”

Although the emperor sent resentful glances toward me, I could vaguely sense that the emperor he was looking at was not me, but the emperor himself reflected in my eyes.

“When the child grew up and the blood on his hands became impossible to wash away. There was a movement to expand the empire’s position by putting warriors at the forefront. Even an emperor could not be oppressed without justification for the opinion that he was for the empire. No. The method was wrong, but it wasn’t wrong that they were also serving the empire. I also had a record of appointing them as warriors, so what can I say?

“That’s…”

“But I couldn’t possibly drag a child who had ruined his life with my own hands into politics.”

The emperor, with his head down and his hand over his face, confesses a fact that no one has been able to know until now.

“Remembering that there was a system called a warrior party in the records of previous generations of warriors, they formed a warrior party with the support of talented people from each country. There was a lot of opposition. Why did the empire have to stand shoulder to shoulder with them?

The Holy Kingdom and the Mage Tower. And as a condition of being supported by the powerful elves, I promised them an equal relationship. But at the time, it was the best I could do for him. “

That’s how the warrior’s party came about.

“That’s true. He said he did it for the child, but in reality he drove it out of the empire.”

After talking alone for a long time, the emperor looked up at me and asked.

“Still, does he know what the boy said to me the day he left on his first journey?”

“..What did you say..?”

“As the sword of the empire, he said he would do my bidding for the empire.”

The emperor’s face was filled with deep sorrow.

-You don’t need anything like yourself. For me, cutting means protecting the empire.

At that time, the emperor’s face looked painful for a moment, was it because he remembered that day?

-..Be aware of the fact that you are the sword of the empire. Also keep in mind that nothing can be cut with a dull knife.

He couldn’t even imagine how painful he must have felt when he said that himself.

“I realized what I’ve been doing to a child who grew up without knowing how to say no… It was only after seeing that that I realized that I, like them, am just an ugly person hiding behind the title of emperor.”

“…”

“Please tell me. Will that child ever be freed from the fate of being a hero?”

He is the emperor of the empire. The emperor asks me desperately, what should I say?

I’m just an ordinary person who played a game once.

“Your Majesty.”

I couldn’t bear to lie.

“Do you believe in fate?”

“Don’t you know that better? You who see the future will be able to see it up close.”

“It’s true that the line of fate is fixed. But there’s no law that tells it to flow as it is.”

“That.. What do you mean..?”

“As your Majesty has seen, what appears in the report is clearly the result of defying fate. People can overcome even fate if they wish.”

I can’t bear to lie, but…

“In Your Majesty’s eyes, it may seem that you have been swept away by the fate of being a hero.”

It’s okay to say what you’ve seen from the side.

“In my eyes, it looked like he had accepted his destiny as a champion and was riding on top of it.”

I added another word for the emperor who had been staring blankly at my words for a moment.

“You’re doing great, so don’t worry too much.”

“Ha ha ha ha!”

I was a little serious and came up with an answer, but she suddenly laughed and was startled.

“To throw up in front of Jim. You’re saying that you’re also in a warrior’s party.”

The appearance of the emperor who woke up after brushing himself off as if he had never done that. Is that enough to be an emperor?

“It’s fortunate that what was in front of me was a burden. If it was another kingdom, there wouldn’t have been a head left.”

“It’s because of His Majesty…”

“You still haven’t come to your senses.”

“…”

“It’s just a joke.”

Arya just took out the emperor and put it on.

“Yeah. It was like that. Blurring must have been a burden. Thank you for saying that. There was a reason the party members cared so much about you.”

The emperor regained his former form again. Certainly this is better than the dying voice.

“Actually, somewhere in my heart I have been resentful of the Goddess-sama. She said that she put a burden on such a child that she couldn’t handle. Maybe she was mean to say that to the saintess. She will apologize to that child, so don’t worry. Don’t.”

Yes. What you said to the hero isn’t too harsh.

“No matter how much you keep it in your heart… You’ve gone too far.”

“Hmm.. Well, how about that..”

“Your Majesty?”

“That’s not Jim’s point.”

The emperor, who was making strange noises, looked at me with his serious eyes and opened his mouth.

“But you weren’t just indifferent. He sent you away like this.”

…?

It was touching, but what are you talking about all of a sudden.

“Me, Your Majesty? You sent me… What do you mean?”

“The report said you were a porter. Was Jim misinformed?”

“No, that’s right, but…”

“A porter who can see the future. Couldn’t that be a simple porter?”

He’s a f*cking fast porter, but that’s really all. Rather, it’s half a penny that I can’t carry a load properly because I don’t have enough strength.

“The goddess must have sent you to carry the child’s burden instead. A porter. I couldn’t be more suitable than that.”

What is this man talking about?

I am anxious. It’s the same feeling I felt before shaking hands with Arya.

“From the time he was 9 years old until now, he’s just grown up to be a warrior. He’s grown up, but he’s the same inside. So you’ll have to watch over him.”

The side? Did you just say that it was not the empire, but the side?

“..What will happen if I refuse.”

“The Empire’s proud knights will be after you. What are you asking for such an obvious thing?”

“hahahaha. That’s definitely a joke that anyone but your majesty wouldn’t be able to do”.

“I’m not kidding.”

“…”

Unexpectedly, words that could not be found to be playful came out of his mouth, who had returned as an emperor.

“I will appoint you as the emperor of the empire. You will be a member of the warrior party from now on.”

We were good until just now. Why are you doing this to me?

It’s as if all your worries and worries have been cast away. The emperor with a clear face ordered me.

“Hwangmyeongilse.”