< Chapter 121 - The Calm Before the Storm #2 >
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Once the policy was set, people started to move.
Elune’s adjutant made no attempt to summarize these astonishing facts. He relayed them as they were told by Uther to the elven patriarch Vincenzo Lombardi, who suspected that Elune’s adjutant was mad, but soon accepted his story.
“Anyway, the countdown has begun.”
There are about 21 days left.
After that time, something more absurd than repeated destruction and piecing together – namely, the attempted descent of the Archangel by the followers of the devil – becomes a reality.
Vincenzo glanced at the telegrams from the Empress Dowager and the report from Elune’s adjutant, then covered his wrinkled face with both hands.
Without realizing it, a weak word came out.
“I’ve lived too long.”
Elves with wrinkles on their faces were rare.
The Rebellion of Elio Lombardi.
The absurd reason he attempted treason.
And a series of events followed.
‘Is this it?’
Vincenzo felt that way without thinking.
A grand operation that would determine the fate of the world had begun, but Vincenzo himself had little to do.
And that fact made the old leader who had led the elves for a long time feel the passage of time once again.
‘But I have to do what I have to do.’
The usual Vincenzo would have chosen to take a step back here.
Because we had to prepare for the case where Juder Bayer’s plan failed.
It was Vincenzo-like to stockpile as much supplies and power as possible in preparation for that time.
But Vincenzo didn’t do that.
Instead of stepping back and saving energy, he decided to take out all the treasures the elves of the Shadow Forest had.
Although he couldn’t remember clearly, he couldn’t tell if it was because of the vague memories of his past life, or if it was the manifestation of the unique investment sense that allowed the elves to amass great wealth.
Maybe it was both reasons.
“Is it the end of the world?”
Vincenzo, with a hollow smile, called his subordinates.
Instead of preparing for the aftermath of destruction, he gave several orders to prevent destruction itself.
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Kirara asked with wide eyes.
“You two are going alone?”
The large eyes looking up were cute yet pitiful enough, but Cordelia nodded with a face full of apology.
“Sorry. I don’t have much time, so I have to hurry. But I’ll be back as soon as I can.”
As Cordelia spoke, Kirara nodded with a gloomy expression. Her drooping tail was very pitiful, but there was nothing she could do.
‘I’m sorry! I’m really sorry!’
In fact, it wasn’t that I didn’t have time, but this was the last chance to travel with Yuder.
Of course, as I said at the beginning, there was no time.
There was no time to do anything else while traveling.
But still, this time, I wanted to be alone with Yuder.
If Auriel’s descent could not be stopped – and if the Great Summoning could not be stopped – then all that remained was the promised destruction.
“Master, then, take care of yourself and come back safely.”
Kirara, who had been speaking gloomily, suddenly hugged Cordelia’s waist, and Cordelia patted Kirara’s back and head, burying her face in her chest.
“Yeah, yeah, I’ll be back. Stay healthy, Kirara.”
It was a trip that would only take a few days at most, but Cordelia spoke as kindly as she could.
It was because of her nature in the first place, but it was also because I was concerned about the fact that Kirara was also recovering memories from her past life.
‘You’re being abandoned again. So betray me.’
Kira frowned at the voice in her head, but didn’t say anything in response.
Because now I knew the identity of the voice in my head.
Memories of a past life.
Kirara’s own memories of betrayal after betrayal.
It wasn’t like anyone with an ego was really talking.
Kirara herself only thought so.
Because in her repeated past lives, Kirara herself was always a traitor who was abandoned, suspected, and hated.
‘But this time it’s different.’
Because I met the master.
Because the master gave me faith before it was ruined.
Kirara knew herself well.
Although I recalled quite a bit of my past life’s memories, they wouldn’t be of much help in raiding the system.
There was a high possibility that I wouldn’t even be able to join that final expedition.
‘But still······.’
There had to be something we could do.
Uther and Cordelia – What we can do for our beloved masters.
“I really, really like you, Master.”
“I really like it too.”
Cordelia’s answer was sweet, soft, and warm.
It was nothing special, but sincerity was there, Kirara’s eyes reddened as she awakened her memories of her past life. However, instead of crying, she let Cordelia go.
“I will do my best even if I am Kira.”
“Yeah, let’s work hard together.”
Kirara no longer had a sad expression on her face at Cordelia’s bright smile. She smiled brightly.
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Red Wind frowned as he watched Kirara keep getting tangled up with Cordelia.
That thieving cat-like bitch keeps getting tangled up with someone.
It had only been a few hours since Red Wind saw Kirara, but if you include her past life, it was a different story.
I’ve been killed and killed by Kirara many times.
Most of the memories of my past life that came to mind one after another were vague, as if they were beyond the fog, but some of them were quite clear.
Kirara approached him, saying that she was from the same wild land, and then betrayed him.
Kirara, who was stabbing herself in the back with a knife.
Of course, it was something from a past life.
It wasn’t something that happened in this life.
But as Uther said, what happened to the Pleiades was not a regression.
All the events of the past actually happened.
“This time for sure······.”
The red wind spoke softly, humming.
Instead of seeing that damn Kirara, I saw Cordelia and Uther, and I was deeply grateful.
In the past, which has been repeated many times, the wild land has always been destroyed.
Not only were they destroyed, but they were also deprived of their freedom and will and became slaves to demons.
This was the first time that the wild lands had been saved.
And it was Uther and Cordelia who brought about that salvation.
“I have to admit it. Those two are the saviors and guardians of the wild lands.”
At the words of the rough avalanche, Red Wind found himself laughing.
“Then you didn’t admit it until now?”
At Red Wind’s words, the rough snowball groaned and then answered with excitement.
“Oh, anyway!”
“Anyway, you admitted it?”
“Oh, yeah! I admitted it! But I admitted it again!”
Red Wind laughed again at what Baby Bear said as he stood up, and Rough Snow Avalanche grumbled and continued to speak.
“Anyway, it is an amazing story, and our wild lands cannot remain silent. We must tell the Golden Dragon King about it and consider whether there is any way we can help further.”
About a thousand years ago.
When the earth groaned under the tyranny of the overlords of Hell, the wild gods did not interfere in the fight.
This is because at that time, there were no proper wild gods.
But this time it was different.
The Wild Gods intended to join the effort to protect the world as part of the Pleiades.
“There must be something we can do.”
The rough avalanche, with its cub-bear face and solemn words, looked westward toward the wild lands.
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While everyone was working to prevent the coming destruction, Lucas felt troubled.
Scarlett and Kaisa.
Lovers from a past life.
Now the memory comes back quite clearly.
Aside from Uther and Cordelia, Lucas himself was probably the one who recovered the most memories.
‘The next one is like Scarlett and Kaisa.’
So there was a problem.
Memories of a past life so vivid.
Scarlett was a lover, and Kaisa was a lover.
Memories and emotions of the two people and their respective love were coming back to me at the same time and coexisting.
And the same was true for Scarlett and Kaisa.
The only difference was that in both of their past lives, Lucas himself was their only lover.
Scarlett and Kaisa glaring at each other.
The two, who were sometimes enemies and sometimes friends, exchanged truly complicated glances. Occasionally, they would look at Lucas.
“So who are you in the end?”
In the end, it was Caesar, who had the most impatient personality, who spoke first.
The significance of her question was clear.
I’m Scarlett.
Who is your lover?
Caesar looked at Lucas with a mixture of passion, anger, and longing.
And at that gaze, Lucas recalled memories of his past life when he had been passionately in love with Kaisha.
She was a woman who was cheerful and cheerful, but in fact, she had a very delicate heart.
“Lucas?”
Scarlett also looked at Lucas.
There was a hint of venom and sadness in her gaze.
Lucas recalled his memories with Scarlett again.
Elegant rose.
Although she covered herself with sharp thorns, she was never cruel. She was a woman with a kinder and warmer heart than anyone else.
The night I spent with them.
The times we spent together.
‘Eugh······.’
I couldn’t quite say who it was.
They both loved equally.
Well, is it even possible to measure the degree of love in the first place?
It was a crappy thought, but I wanted to be lovers with both of them again if possible.
‘Ugh… I’m trash.’
So I couldn’t bring myself to say those words.
Of course, it was impossible to choose one of the two.
There is nothing that cannot be chosen, but what on earth should the remaining one do?
As Lucas continued to groan and not respond properly, both Kai’sa and Scarlett’s expressions began to worsen.
But both of them understood Lucas’ situation to some extent.
Because I also had memories of when I met Lucas as an enemy.
Scarlett knew how much Lucas and Kaisha loved each other.
Caesar also knew that Lucas was willing to give his life for Scarlett.
That’s how the complex, intricate whirlpool of emotions is created.
‘Uuuu······.’
Lucas was genuinely distressed.
I tried hard to recall Builtwein’s quotes, but it didn’t help much.
Because, like a model hero, Builtwein loved only his destined partner throughout his life.
‘Still… I guess that’s a blessing.’
One comforting fact was that both Scarlett and Kaisa held onto their memories of being lovers more than their memories of being enemies.
Of course, if you think about it a little, it’s obvious.
It wasn’t my will that Scarlett and Kaisa became my enemies in my past life.
They only became enemies when they were captured and forcibly corrupted into mines or when they lost their sense of self due to being controlled by the demon sword, so it was natural for them to prioritize their memories as lovers now that they were sane.
“That··· uh··· ah!”
Lucas, who had been thinking hard, suddenly raised his head and clapped his hands loudly and said.
“First of all! How about we focus on securing Clausolas?”
First of all, it was important to stop Auriel’s descent.
To be frank, it was a lukewarm opinion to put off traffic control for now, but Scarlett nodded.
“Yes, we have to prevent destruction first.”
Now that I have recovered my memories of my past life, I can understand.
Excluding Uther and Cordelia, the strongest member of the group was Lucas.
Lucas’s power had to be strengthened by Clausolas, as he was sure to participate in the upcoming institutional training.
Lucas let out a sigh of relief when Scarlett agreed, and seeing that, Kaisha nodded with a reluctant expression.
“Yeah, I can’t help it.”
Because we had to prevent destruction first.
Lucas felt relieved again. He even smiled a little, but happily.
But that only lasted for a moment.
“But it’s not right to be so ignorant. So, let’s think about it carefully while we’re on our way to the capital. Then, we can come to a conclusion.”
“Caesar?”
At Lucas’ call, Kaiser bit her lip once, then blushed and spoke.
“But it might fail.”
“yes?”
“We might perish again this time!”
As Count Bayer said, it was the best of circumstances.
It was clear that not only Uther and Cordelia, but everyone on Earth would do their best to prevent destruction.
But still, it was something I didn’t know.
If we fail to stop it this time, destruction will come.
“Two days··· no, even just one day······.”
I want to share love.
I don’t want to have any regrets.
Because it was a fateful meeting.
Because it was a situation where the next thing could not be expected.
“indeed.”
Scarlett said.
She understood how Kaiser felt. In fact, Scarlett felt the same way.
“I feel like I’m being controlled by memories from my past life… but that’s me, and it’s me now. This feeling is definitely mine.”
Scarlett, mumbling softly as if talking to herself, said with a faint smile.
“Let’s go to the royal road first. We can talk as we go… and let’s think it over together. The Lucas I know may not be the right answer, but at least he’ll give us a proper… honest answer to himself.”
Instead of making an embarrassed expression at Scarlett’s words, Lucas nodded with a determined expression.
It might have been funny to have such a grim resolve for something like this, but it was also very Lucas-like.
Lucas always does his best.
A pure and honest boy.
Both Scarlett and Kaisa knew.
If it had been anyone else, it would have clearly been ruined by Yuder.
He must have rotted away because he couldn’t overcome his inferiority complex and jealousy.
But Lucas never did that.
Instead of collapsing under feelings of inferiority and jealousy, he always moved forward one step at a time.
Something that not just anyone can do.
Something that only Lucas could do.
“Okay, then let’s go. There’s no point in staying here any longer, so let’s head straight to the royal capital.”
As Caesar spoke cheerfully, Scarlett nodded as well. She said, secretly taking Lucas’ hand.
“Let’s go, Lucas.”
“Yes, Scarlett.”
Lucas, who answered seriously, smiled broadly instead of blushing, and Scarlett and Kaisa looked at each other. They shared a look and smile that had a slightly different meaning than before, but were equally complicated.
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Five heroes, led by Landius, begin their journey towards erotica.
The Holy Cross Guardians, assembled by the five heroes, began to move south to join the royal army.
Uther and Cordelia unfolded the map.
Based on the information we’ve collected so far, we’ve decided on a destination and are ready to depart.
The prime minister also began to move.
Archbishop Manuela encountered the Archangel’s delegate coming down from the north.
The mines also moved.
The leader of the Hand of the Devil spread Asmodeus’ orders to the minions and formulated some plan.
It was necessary to protect the system under which the ceremony was being held.
When everyone is moving so busily.
There was one who rose up in the North.
He barely recovered any memories of his previous life.
But he realized that something was wrong, that his beloved disciple had lost his will and was subservient to someone.
The wound was severe.
Whether it was luck or the disciple’s remaining will despite being subjugated, he survived, but he was not in a position to move properly.
But still, I got up.
Instinctively, I moved towards the south.
The disciple has clearly become stronger.
But it wasn’t because we had gone a little further toward the horizon.
Strengthening the body, strengthening the mind, and various divine objects wrapped around the body.
“Maximilian······.”
The man called Geomsin took a step forward.
And another day.
There were now twenty days left until the descent of the Archangel.
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