Chapter 448
a few days ago.
After breakfast, Harriet, taken to Liana’s room, couldn’t help but hear a shocking story.
“Reinhardt… … . no?”
“uh.”
The Demon King’s Raziern attack where Duke Grantz died.
It wasn’t because of the demon king’s attack, so Liana knew that it wasn’t something Reinhardt planned.
“I also found out a while ago. No matter how much I think about it, it’s so strange that my mom keeps recognizing it.”
“I see… … . then… … . What happened?”
“It was the Empire that killed my dad.”
“… … what?”
Liana’s mother, Duchess Jelena de Granz, was not on good terms with her husband. But she couldn’t be free from the shock she received from her husband’s death.
Why did the demon king have to do that?
Why did her husband have to die in that place?
Duchess Grantz had no choice but to know her husband’s disposition better than anyone else.
After a long and lengthy search of her own, she found out.
What has your husband been up to?
Who, where, and what did you die of?
That’s why, I found out that the demon king had no reason to do such a thing.
Why is the Empire so unenthusiastic in investigating the case?
Through such circumstances, Duchess Yelena de Granz learned that this was an imperial play.
Then, he spoke to his daughter, who was mad with revenge against the demon lord.
The real enemy is not the demon king, but the empire.
The empire, not enough to have killed Duke Grantz, blamed it on the demon king.
There was nothing Liana could do.
The Demon King is an opaque and powerful enemy, but the Empire is a clear and overwhelming enemy.
The prince and the princess were classmates, and she could lay a hand on them, but Liana didn’t want to be satisfied with that.
I want to destroy the empire.
I wanted to kill my father and peel off the thick face of the empire who attended the funeral with a calm face.
First, you need to increase your strength.
His own strength is also a strength, but he thought that he should ride on the strong power that could destroy the empire.
And, I learned that Reinhardt was the Demon King.
Aside from being a shocking fact, Riana sees potential.
If you work with the Demon King, you might be able to destroy the empire.
Reinhardt dies soon after.
“I have to save Reinhardt at all costs.”
When the demon king dies, the possibility of empire collapse also disappears.
So, rather than being shocked by the facts at hand, Liana focused on the first thing she had to do to get revenge.
“Harriet, what are you going to do?”
Harriet was speechless at Lianna’s words.
It was the most incomprehensible and very sad thing among the demon king’s actions.
The death of Duke Grantz due to the Lazierne raid.
Even if there was a reason, why did he have to kill Riana’s father? Even if it’s a good reason, can I understand that?
Harriet thought so.
But that was the Empire’s own play. I don’t know what happened to the demonic cult’s attack after that, but I can be sure of at least one thing.
Reinhardt has nothing to do with the death of Liana’s father, Duke Grantz.
Rather, it is a false statement.
I didn’t have much time.
It is unknown when Reinhardt will be killed by the Empire.
I wanted to believe in Reinhardt.
If you want to believe, you don’t need too much evidence to be convinced.
“I don’t know what to do… … .”
I believe because I want to believe.
I don’t know how to do it, or if it’s possible.
With only the two of them, they don’t know what to do, and if they fail, they die.
“I will try it too.”
Despite knowing that it was an irreversible decision, Harriet decided to save Reinhardt.
* * *
And now.
The time given to Harriet and Liana was short, but they both had their own plans.
However, as meteors started pouring from the sky and the cries of an unknown monster came from outside the temple, the two had no choice but to know that something serious was happening.
I had to choose.
Is this happening because Reinhardt is a really evil demon lord?
Should I trust Reinhardt even though this is happening?
Liana chose the latter for revenge, while Harriet still believed that Reinhardt was innocent.
All plans collapsed, but somehow Reinhardt escaped and joined Liana with Olivia Ranze.
From now on, when all plans collapsed, I had to deal with every situation with improvisation.
– Wow!
The meteor that hit the barrier above Temple sent out an enormous shockwave and shook the ground.
The pursuers are knocked down by Liana’s electric shock, but they are not killed.
He was still twitching and trying to get up somehow.
When Harriet stretched out her hand, the ground began to lift as if it had been ripped off, and it rained down on the knights of Chanapell.
-Kurrureurreung!
As if covered in rocky mountains, the knights were buried in the sand in an instant.
After running out of the alley, Harriet ran to Reinhardt, who didn’t understand the situation in which Liana and Herriot suddenly jumped out, and grabbed his hand.
“I don’t know how things work… … . I don’t know… … .”
Harriet was weeping because the situation had gotten out of hand, and because of this living hell unfolding.
I believe in Reinhardt.
And, from this moment on, I have to say goodbye to everyone except those who are here at this moment.
father too.
mother too.
brothers too.
Even classmates.
She gave up all her status as the Grand Duchess of Saint-Ouan.
He gave up everything he had, should have, and everything he knew.
I bet everything on just one thing: believing in Reinhardt.
“I am… … . I will believe you… … .”
Harriet didn’t know if it was worth it or if it was okay.
“Because you tried to save everyone. This kind of thing… … . It’s not what you meant to do… … . I’ll believe it… … .”
I decided to believe Reinhardt’s words that he wanted to save everyone.
So at this moment when countless people turned away from Reinhardt, Harriet decided to stand by Reinhardt’s side, hoping that she could become Reinhardt’s strength.
“Let’s go, Reinhardt.”
Olivia takes the lead.
The sound of Shanapell’s Sword Masters, who were buried in a pile of stones, came out as they broke the stones.
The real monsters are rather humans.
Even in such a gate crisis that the world deserves to perish, humans finally conquer the monsters and build civilization again.
Aren’t such people worthy of being called monsters?
-thud! cooong!
Humans are strong.
more than anything in this world.
than any other race.
Humans are the most feared, and humans are the strongest.
* * *
Temple was just fine.
“Hey, but you! what happened to this! We also had an idea, but since the situation is like this, what the hell is it… … !”
Liana looked at the meteor pouring sky and asked me in a daze.
“Later, talk later!”
But there was no such thing as time to talk now.
Meteors rained down, but the temple’s barriers blocked most of it, and students screamed and ran away, but there were no monsters running rampant like outside the temple.
The knights of Chanafell were chasing us again.
“sister! Pick me up!”
“Aye! okay!”
Since Liana had the most stamina, Olivia ran with Liana on her back while getting nervous.
-bang! Kwakang!
The Imperial Magicians’ offensive magic was aimed at us, but Harriet was coping with it.
If you run away, where?
where to go and what to do
Even though I’m a demon
Olivia, Liana, and Harriet would never be able to return to the world of humans.
Even though it was not the time to think about the future, I had no choice but to think about it.
How should I be responsible for them?
Fortunately, all troops capable of fighting were outside the temple.
We couldn’t climb over the collapsed building, so we were busy running around the blockage in real time, trying to evade the chase, with Liana blocking the Sword Masters’ pursuit and Harriet putting up a barrier again.
“omg… … . Heo-eok… … .”
Harriet eventually had a limit on her physical ability, so it seemed that her body was starting to take a load.
All you have to do is cross the temple gate.
Beyond that, you have to teleport somewhere to escape.
If you meet any of the council’s Lord Vampires outside the temple, you will be able to escape the ecliptic with a mass teleport.
Can Sarkegar, Lucinil, Royard, and Epinhauser be safe?
Obviously, this gate crisis could only have been caused by Elerith.
Will Elerys be okay?
What were your thoughts when you started Akasa, and how do you feel now?
Just thinking about things that made me miserable ran through my head.
And the front gate of the temple, somehow thwarting the chase.
All you have to do is break through that door.
I could see Ellen in front of him, holding a cloak of flame and a black sword.
“… … .”
Ellen Artorius was blocking the four of us.
As if he were trying to become a gatekeeper.
Ellen was blocking our way.
I don’t know which way they got ahead of us.
However, Ellen was blocking our way.
Above all, that sword.
It seemed to be a rament, but the sword with a completely different appearance from before gave off an unusual feeling.
“Move. To be a stumbling block until the end?”
Olivia grits her teeth and glares at Ellen.
Liana was looking at Ellen, biting her lip.
In this moment, we all felt it.
No matter what the four of us do, we can’t get past Ellen Artorius.
It was almost a visceral intuition.
The strengthening of magical powers surrounding Ellen’s body gave a completely different feeling.
Did Ellen become a sword master? When? how?
But it seemed clear that none of us would be able to deal with Ellen if she tried to stop us, holding a rament that had turned black.
Ellen’s sword is stronger than Olivia’s.
The sun god’s cloak will block Liana’s electric shock.
Even Harriet’s magic wouldn’t be able to pierce Ellen’s defense.
Since Ellen has supernatural resistance, my command won’t work either.
Ellen, with a calm expression, looks at me quietly.
Ellen, holding the cloak of the sun god and the sword of darkness that looks like she stole a strand of the night, asks me while looking at me.
“Reinhardt. Just give me one answer.”
“… … say.”
Ellen takes a deep breath and looks at me.
“Why didn’t you get it?”
At those words, I felt a shudder run down my spine.
“You should have.”
The other three don’t know what they’re talking about.
only i know
Sun god’s cloak, Rapelt.
why didn’t you get it
“You should have. clearly.”
If you are the Demon King and have been using me until now.
Shouldn’t I have missed the opportunity to have three holy relics?
It seemed to Ellen the last question.
In this Hell, where my subordinates are trying to destroy the world to save me, and a meteor falls on the temple.
In a situation where I’m sure it was my men who caused it.
Ellen seemed to be trying to trust me for the last time.
The four of us must leave the temple.
probably won’t come back
I see a changed lament.
A sword with the meaning of being forged with tears.
In his sorrow, Rament came to possess an unknown power.
It is a sword that holds the spirit as if it could cut through anything.
If sadness strengthens Ellen.
If that’s how you can survive this hell, this disaster that happened too soon.
Isn’t Ellen supposed to be sad all the time?
No, beyond that sadness.
Shouldn’t he have a heart that hates me so that he can use the true power of the sun god’s cloak that is manifested by hatred?
then.
Shouldn’t I deliberately lie to Ellen?
“I am… … .”
“no.”
Let me try to say something. Ellen shook her head.
“I just won’t listen.”
Ellen sees me.
“Again, I think you are trying to lie.”
Ellen shook her head as if she wouldn’t listen if it was painful to hear.
“If that’s the case, I won’t listen.”
Ellen sees me.
No, his gaze was a little farther than that.
I looked behind me and saw the sword masters of Shanafell approaching me.
“Go, Reinhardt.”
An inflection point in history.
What was the inflection point in history that occurred when I didn’t receive rappelt. I can see clearly now.
I should have died now.
If you received rappel from Ellen.
I would have died by Ellen’s hand now.
My failure to receive rappelt remained the last doubt in Ellen’s mind.
It remained something of a last hope.
That now, instead of killing me, made Ellen make a different choice.
In a situation where it is certain that my subordinates caused the catastrophe that the world collapsed, I made the choice to save myself rather than kill me, the source.
Ellen passes me and blocks the chasing knights of Chanafell.
“you… … . what to do… … .”
“are you okay.”
Ellen blocks the knights and grabs her sword.
“I won’t kill you. nobody.”
Ellen tells the swordmasters of Shanafell that they will not die, but that they will not.
To that extent, Ellen seemed to believe that she could subdue them all.
“So, go.”
can we meet again
is that possible
if we meet again
Could it be the same as before?
“From start to finish. It’s all my fault.”
do you regret
If you had believed me, if only we had talked a little earlier, or before everything turned out like this.
Do you think that this would not have happened?
“I’m sorry for not trusting you.”
Just like I think if I hadn’t done anything the gate debacle wouldn’t have happened.
Ellen said that if she hadn’t done anything, this wouldn’t have happened, if she had trusted me, this wouldn’t have happened.
He seemed to have the same kind of thoughts as me.
Ellen looks back at me one last time.
Not just me, but also Olivia, Liana, and Harriet.
look at everyone at once
Even in this situation, looking at the people who believe in me and try to follow me.
Looking at other people who did what they couldn’t do before themselves.
“I am… … . You don’t deserve to like me.”
I couldn’t believe it when it mattered most.
So things turned out this way.
So Ellen seemed to have made up her mind not to allow me to even have feelings for her.
Leaving those words behind, Ellen runs towards the chasing Knights of Chanapell.
we are about to leave
Ellen remains here and tries to stop the pursuit of me.
have to live
you and me too
When, at what moment, and under what circumstances we will meet again. I don’t know what the situation would be like.
Even if the future where we point swords at each other is the only future left to us.
Until then, hoping that each other won’t die.
I ran towards the entrance of the temple.
