Episode 216. The Last Teaching (3)
The moment the knife pierced Leila’s chest, something was transmitted through her whole body.
It wasn’t particularly painful.
It wasn’t even a fear.
I knew from the beginning that such things were useless on a body that was already dead.
The guy named Talema, who had been resurrected along with her, was excited to be back, but Leila felt completely different.
This was similar to the feeling I had back then.
`It’s vain.`
Even though I’m alive, it’s meaningless.
Even though I was dying like this, I didn’t feel any relief.
What kind of life did I live while I was alive?
It was only now that Leila, now a corpse, could realize it.
-I will pass on all my powers only to the surviving child among you.
A voice suddenly appears in my head.
That instinctively familiar voice was the one he recognized as his adoptive father.
But it wasn’t a person.
Plus, I didn’t feel any affection.
-Congratulations, Leila. You are perfectly qualified to carry on my bloodline.
Blood Dragon Muzak.
The worst dragon that terrorized the continent long ago.
After being defeated by the great sage Dantia and his lifespan shortened, he began gathering abandoned children.
To leave behind his precious strength to the world.
He finally produced a suitable person and praised the child, saying:
-Why do you have the corpses of those bugs?
Although it was Muzak who took her in when she had nowhere to go, Leila could not forgive him.
The reason he called them bugs was because they were brothers and sisters who had been together since birth.
Muzak made the children fight each other to determine who would be truly suitable.
What Leila saw unfold before her eyes was a spectacle worthy of being seen in an underground gladiator’s arena… or worse.
Because of the barrier, I couldn’t escape.
That day, Leila had to kill the family she grew up with with her own hands.
-That’s it.
And the moment he received the power, he killed his father.
Leila ripped off his scales and removed all of his organs.
But even at the moment of his death, he was smiling.
With a face that would have made anyone look like a sleeping saint, Muzak met his death at the hands of his daughter.
I got my revenge. But it wasn’t satisfying.
‘I feel like I’ve become a devil.’
It was my father’s goal to create such a demon from the beginning.
However, the result was not welcomed by the people.
-I sense a very ominous aura coming from you. I will kill you here and now before you become a greater evil!
I just sat there quietly.
But the man who called himself an apostle of justice held out a sword to him.
-Tongue, the power of the Blood Dragon. You! Are you perhaps one of Muzak’s subordinates?
I just defeated the monsters running rampant in the village with the power of blood.
However, the soldier who saw it was frightened by his own strength.
-You are a monster raised by the Blood Dragon. I will defeat you here and avenge our ancestors.
The world did not leave Leila alone simply because she grew up under the blood dragon.
It was a time when private sanctions were in vogue, so there was no place for Leila to stand.
Even though there were nine unnecessary reasons, he was tried in a people’s court for only one reason.
‘The bloodline of the blood dragon.’
‘Successor of the Blood Dragon.’
‘Queen of Blood.’
‘Queen of Blood.’
It was a curse.
A curse that follows you from birth for the rest of your life.
In the end, he was unable to live among humans.
She was wandering through the forest and almost dying of hunger, but was rescued by a foreigner.
They were a race with horns on their heads called the ‘Yoin Tribe’.
-Aren’t you afraid of me?
The people of Ja-won were puzzled by the question, wondering what it meant.
The only answer was, “They’re just people, what’s there to be afraid of?”
It was a novel answer for Leila, who had been treated as a monster her entire life.
-Even so, you are not human.
By the standards of the factor tribe, it would be human. Since there are no humans here.
But that was a mistake.
He wasn’t the only person in this village who was indebted to him.
-Hi! My name is Semiya! And this little guy here is Tailley. Let’s get along!
-Who said it was a little bit! Oh, I’m Tailly Ludsiel. Did you also get help from the residents here?
There was a boy and girl of the same age who looked quite cheerful.
and…
-I’m Gerard Chainsilver. I’ve heard rumors about you.
A blue-haired boy shows interest in her.
However, the rumors about him are likely to be only ominous.
-That was really awesome! Can you show me that just once?
It was the first time in my life I heard something like that.
For her, who had been despised as having an ominous blood power her entire life, this sound could not help but resonate with her heart.
Leila was able to realize this too late.
That is to say, the people of the world do not swing their swords as soon as they see you.
I also shed tears of joy for the first time that day.
-Can we learn that technique too?
The chieftain comes and asks a favor.
He taught his skills to some of the tribe members as a favor to them for saving him from starvation.
Among his disciples, there was a girl who respected him and followed him well.
-What’s your name?
-Jerry.
Because of her great affection, Leila treated Jerry like a disciple.
As the girl stayed by his side, the sadness that had been stuck to his heart like a sticky stick seemed to disappear.
It was an unforgettable memory for Leila, who was experiencing such a feeling for the first time in her life.
It was a very precious memory.
After completing her training, Leila left the village.
The moment I came out into the world, a change occurred.
It was the first time that the world that had felt dark began to look bright.
There were still people who considered him a devil, but he no longer cared.
Leila was able to enjoy inner peace for a while.
-The Demon Tribe suddenly mutated! I need your support!
The Demon Clan War occurred like a bolt from the blue.
The worst situation occurred when the Demon King woke up and all the demons went berserk and attacked people.
Anyone with power was unconditionally called to the front line.
-Leila Bloodia! Please help us!
It was no exception for him either.
It seems like only yesterday that they were despising the bloodline of the Blood Dragon, but now that they are in danger, they change their stance.
If it were my old self, I would have torn them all to pieces, but I don’t feel like doing that now.
instead…
-I’ll help you.
-Really?
-What are you going to do for me?
The condition for joining the front line is to clear oneself of all accusations.
However, the emperor recommended that he participate in a competition to prove his strength.
A magical banquet held in Alighieri.
Among them, the concluding event is the meeting.
`What a beautiful school.`
As it was an event where the empire’s powerful people gathered, I had high expectations.
But the result was too mediocre.
`It’s too weak?`
No one was able to open their mouths at the sight of Leila taking first place so easily.
The only thing that is memorable is the face of the contestant named Talema, who was struggling ugly at the end.
Thanks to this, her self-contempt disappeared, and Leila joined the front lines for the citizens.
Anyway, this will be over once we deal with the mutant demons.
Leila swung her sword with a light heart.
But she could realize the horrors of the battlefield.
-Jerry?
Among the mutated demons, there stood a disciple who was incomparable.
In addition to Jerry, there were many other people who had been with him.
Jerry loses his mind and swings his sword at himself.
Leila screamed for him to stop, but her voice fell on deaf ears.
It was the moment when Jerry tried to kill the civilians who had not been able to evacuate in time.
Push!-
It was just a moment.
Leila’s knife had already cut off Jerry’s windpipe.
The demons that had been rushing in in droves were also beheaded at the same time.
1 to 1 thousand.
He won an overwhelming victory by a single shot, but there was no cheering.
Instead, it was clear that a loud noise was heard, loud enough to tear my throat.
It was the voice of the girl who was hugging her disciple’s corpse.
‘It’s such a vain memory.’
After that war, Leila went into hiding again.
After that, I had many nightmares and had numerous memories of vomiting in front of the river.
Even though she heard the news that the Demon King had been defeated, her eyes were still dead.
It was a time when I felt like life was meaningless.
-I’ve been looking for it for a long time.
Gerard Chain Silver.
If he hadn’t come.
For some reason, I never had nightmares when he was around.
Even the past of the brothers fighting each other after killing Jerry comes back to mind.
Following his brothers, even Jerry died by his own hands.
Who will I hurt next? I am so scared that I can no longer hold the sword.
The Blood Queen. Leila Bloodia disappeared that day.
Leila Chain was reborn as silver.
‘I don’t want to hurt anyone anymore.’
Now I just wanted to live a normal life.
An ordinary mother, not much different from others, with a slightly flashy past.
Yes, she is just an old woman now.
Instead… if there is something you can do even if you don’t have the will to fight.
If I can be a stepping stone for my children to pave their own path forward…
`A life that shines like a decision…`
But it was a dream that could not be realized.
Because while fighting to protect her daughter, her legs froze to the ground and her heart was pierced by a monster’s claws.
The memory of death before death that eventually came to mind.
A silence fell over Leila’s heart when she saw that.
* * * * *
Push!-
I finally managed to stab him.
With this, Leila, who has consumed all of her motive power, will disappear.
After a life-threatening fight, she finally took him down. But Jenny wasn’t happy at all.
‘sorry…’
He killed his mother twice, once after the other.
My mother died because of a mistake she made while she was alive.
Surely her soul must be resenting in heaven.
Whenever I think of my mother, I feel that way and my heart trembles.
“Coolook!”
Blood spurts from his mouth and he becomes mentally unstable.
I thought I would die just from being hit by a huge bloody slash, but it was a natural result as I was then beaten in various ways.
Despite her injuries, Jenny didn’t complain.
When I think about the mistakes I made in the past, I feel like I deserve to get hit even harder.
“I’m so sorry…”
Jenny was unable to continue speaking and her body staggered.
Eventually, his upper body began to lean forward and he began to fall.
I think of my mother who left that day without even hearing her will.
If you were there, what would you have said?
It was at this moment that Jenny’s consciousness began to fade away, wondering about that.
Snap-
Suddenly, a soft sensation was felt on my face.
Someone supported him with their whole body as he was falling.
There was only one person up front who could do that.
Jenny suddenly came to her senses and slowly raised her head.
“mom…?”
His mother was looking down at him while holding him in her arms.
It was not the expression of a corpse that had turned against him, but the familiar face he had seen as a child.
Now that I think about it, I remembered something.
I heard from the Spirit King that corpses resurrected by RE-Union regain their memories of their previous lives just before they die.
It’s the same as the guards we faced back then.
That means the person who is embracing you now is your real mother.
“I’m sorry. It’s because of me….”
As soon as I realized that, an apology came out of my mouth.
Tears and sighs flowed naturally as I unconsciously felt guilty.
The tears were as thick as the blood flowing from his body.
I’m sure you’re feeling resentful.
Just as the guards that had been defeated at that time screamed in despair at the memory of their deaths.
It would be normal for her to scream and curse Jenny too.
“are you okay.”
Leila opened her mouth with a smile.
Contrary to Jenny’s concerns that he would blame her, her face was very kind.
It’s exactly the same as the usual look I always saw when I was young.
“I don’t care anymore. And I never resented you.”
At that sound, Jenny squeezed out all her remaining strength and hugged her mother tightly.
I couldn’t control my strength because of the guilt and resistance I had been harboring in my heart.
And Leila continued:
“Real parents never say ‘because of you’ to their children.”
She screamed but did not curse.
Even though his memories of death returned clearly, his face was not distorted at all.
There is only the happiness of being able to hug my daughter one last time.
That’s why Jenny wanted to hug him for the rest of her life.
But the more she exerted her strength, the more cracks began to appear in Leila’s body.
“You still have this.”
Suddenly, I saw the necklace hanging around Jenny’s neck.
The blue pendant that he had given to Jenny for her birthday while he was still alive.
I couldn’t help but laugh at the sight of her continuing to wear it.
“I, like Mom said, have made a lot of friends. There’s one friend in particular that I want to introduce to you the most…”
From her legs to her torso, Leila’s body was already like a broken statue.
The will of the dead can no longer exist in this world.
The dead were calling out as if time had run out.
When Jenny realized that, her hands began to tremble and she lost all strength.
“jenny…”
Leila, whose face was eventually cracked, stroked Jenny’s head one last time.
“Thank you for being alive.”
And then his entire body became grains of light and fluttered in the cold wind.
As the snowstorm died down, it became just regular snow.
A gentle snowfall fell on the ice rink made of red crystals.
Leila disappeared into the sky without touching the ground.
It was the warmest snowfall on a midsummer night.
* * * * *
“Is it over?”
We could see that Jenny had defeated Leila Chainsilver.
I wanted to somehow stop Jenny from taking me down, but that was a foolish idea.
Jenny overcame the nightmares of her past.
He never ran away and preserved human dignity.
Now her spirit will shine more beautifully than any diamond.
The sight was visible even from here far away.
In the form of ice flowers blooming on Mount Purgatory.
“There must be someone on the mountainside. Bring them here quickly and have them treated.”
“You want me to treat you? Are you an ally?”
“Don’t talk back.”
“Yes, yes!”
The school members complied with my orders without any objection.
As expected, they were nothing more than a rabble in front of Envyel, the object of their deification.
Currently Ruska is undergoing treatment and the first half is almost over.
Now it’s time to start showing the highlights.
“Okay, everyone, pay attention here!”
I floated a giant screen over the town through some kind of crystal ball.
My voice imitating Envyel spread throughout the town.
Everyone stopped fighting and focused their attention on the screen.
-Excuse me, what is that?
-Are my eyes weird?
-… .
Everyone was collectively shocked and silent.
The atmosphere became even colder as snow began to fall in the middle of summer.
At that moment, silence fell across the town of Alighieri and the entire empire.
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