chapter 25
25 – 25 – Reason.
” Ed.. Has he calmed down..”
” Yes, Your Highness, you are sleeping right now. “
” Haha.. You can leave, just keep an eye on Ed’s condition. “
” Yes, Your Highness. “
The councilor who reported Edward’s condition to Camilla stepped down from his position to stay by his side again.
Those who are here after the congressman has stepped down.
Emperor Elizabeth, Princess Charlotte.
Grand Duke Camilla, Princess Liris.
And then there was Grace, the escort knight, and Emma, the exclusive maid.
” The reason Ed became like that was because of the hero, so we should just leave him like this! “
First, Charlotte got angry loudly.
This is because there were many complaints about the previous warrior’s disposition.
” That’s right, Ed got scared when he saw the warrior bitch going crazy and lost his mind again! Why did you just send it back? Grace should have finished it! “
Liris, who knew the situation, also got very angry and shouted.
” It’s hard to tell you to calm down anymore, Archduke. “
” Yes, Your Majesty, I think you need to explain the reason to the children right now. “
Now the Emperor and the Grand Duke have given up on yelling at them or trying to appease them.
“Okay, let me explain. “
The emperor opened his mouth first to explain.
“You probably know that the only being who can kill the Demon King is a hero..”
” Wasn’t it just a legend? “I don’t know how strong the Demon King will be, but if the Imperial Family and Frigid join forces, he will be able to be defeated!”
Before Elizabeth could finish speaking, Charlotte cut her off and became angry.
Even though they are mother and daughter, it may be seen as excessive to cut off the Emperor Elisabeth’s words at any given time.
However, Elizabeth, who knew that Charlotte was not the type of person who could not distinguish between public and private matters, knew that this situation was that serious, so she did not take issue with it.
Her own daughter loses her mind only when something related to Edward occurs.
Elizabeth decided to explain slowly again.
” Charlotte, I think I said something wrong. To be exact, I meant ‘annihilation.’ “
” What do you mean… In the legend, no matter how many times you kill the Demon King, he will be resurrected? This actually happened? “
” Yes, many people think that it is simply a fairy tale and that it never really happened, but everything in the legend is true. “
” Then, the real reason dragons became extinct..”
People living today think of dragons, which they only heard about in the distant past, as legends and fairy tales, like stories of heroes.
But Elisabeth was telling us that the legend was not a fairy tale and was true.
” Grace, a descendant of dragons, would know well. “
To support this, Elizabeth said while looking at Grace.
” … We half-dragons knew about the legend, but we were told that it was just fiction and that our ancestors, the dragons, ascended to heaven. “
However, even Grace did not seem to believe that the real reason her ancestors were exterminated was because of the Demon King.
” Hmm.. If you are a descendant of dragons with high pride, it might be difficult to admit that they were destroyed by a single demon lord. “
” … “
“ I am absolutely not trying to belittle your ancestors or tribe, so I hope there is no misunderstanding. ”
” …No. “
Her emperor spoke, understanding why she did not know her truth.
As Grace remained silent, the Emperor let her know that she had no bad intentions, and she did not show any signs of displeasure.
” Even if we subdue the demon lord.. “
” It will be resurrected again and again. “
In the past, many guardians of Isania, including dragons, did their best to subdue the Demon King.
But in the end, they were all defeated by the Demon King, who resurrected and reappeared again and again.
” I think it would be more accurate to say that the being who can destroy the Demon King forever is not a hero, but rather a stranger from another world..”
“But you are saying that the only humans who come to Isania from other worlds are warriors summoned by the goddess..”
” Yes, that is why the hero cannot be executed even for his atrocities. “There is no choice but to resolve it as best as possible.”
In fact, even though the emperor did not tell us, everyone probably vaguely expected it.
The fact that a hero is indispensable in order to defeat the devil.
But there was no way they could easily tolerate this.
” Your Majesty! In that case, as the princess said, we can subdue it again as many times as we want! There is no need for a hero! “
This time, Lilith came out shouting.
The only being who can destroy the Demon King forever is a hero from another world.
But it is unacceptable to leave the hero alone for that reason.
I don’t know how strong the Demon King is, but the people here were by no means weak.
Although guardians like dragons suffered, they were confident that they would defeat the demon lord again and again to protect their loved ones, so they could not allow the hero to be left alone.
No, exactly, it cannot be saved.
” Rather, it is better to continue dealing with the resurrected Demon King. That warrior is not normal! I ask you to execute me! “
Therefore, Lilith strongly requested the execution of the hero, and Charlotte next to her nodded her head in agreement, and Grace and Emma also seemed to have the same opinion.
” Lilith… I feel the same way as you and everyone here feels the same way… But, don’t you know that it’s not easy… And there’s another reason. “
“Is there any other reason? “
” Yes.. “
Instead of the Emperor, Camilla decided to tell Lilith her reasons.
” It is problematic that a person from Isania directly harms someone who has received the goddess’ protection. “
” What is that? “
” From here on, I have to tell you something that was not covered in the legend..”
I’m not sure about the case of Emperor Elisabeth, but…
In the case of Camilla, I definitely have the same thoughts as the four including Lilith.
She wants to kill the hero who brought her son to this point.
In fact, it makes me want to cut her down with my own hands right now.
But I had to endure the killing.
In fact, when Tenesa mentioned her Holy Spirit, she almost pulled out her sword right away.
But, because there was a really unavoidable reason…
As her mother, she had no choice but to endure it.
” In the past, there was not just one hero summoned to subdue the Demon King. “
” Not just one person? “
“ Lilith.. Do you think everyone would welcome a hero from another world? ”
” Of course, unless he’s a crazy bitch like the hero summoned this time, won’t everyone welcome him because he’s the one who came to defeat the Demon King? “
” Don’t you know that when there are people who are better than you, there are people who are jealous or try to take advantage of you? “
This is a type that can be found anywhere in a group.
However, the people at that time did not end up simply being jealous of the warrior or trying to take advantage of him.
” It is said that there were many people who took extreme actions such as trying to kill the hero rather than just being jealous or taking advantage of him. “
” You are a warrior summoned to save the world from crisis, right? “
It was difficult for Lilith to understand.
No matter how bad a person he was, it was hard to believe that there were many people who tried to kill the savior when the world they lived in could be destroyed.
” Didn’t you do something crazy like the hero did this time? “
Perhaps he is a crazy bitch like the hero summoned this time.
” No, it is said that the warriors chosen and summoned by the goddess in the past, unlike the warriors of today, were so strong and just that the people in the empire could not do anything rashly. “
” You were strong and just from the beginning? And the warrior ‘Deul’? “
However, Camilla’s answer on her return was the opposite of what she expected, and she could not help but question the words ‘warriors’.
” In order to somehow subdue the strong demon king who destroyed even the dragon, the goddess summoned many righteous strongmen from another world at once. “
” Wait a minute! Then why did the goddess not summon such a warrior this time, but a crazy bitch? “
” I don’t know for sure, but it’s probably because of the price. “
” A master? “
“It is difficult to tell you in detail about this because the Pope is not there, but I will explain it first.”
Summoning a being from another world was not an easy task, no matter how much of a goddess she was, so she had no choice but to pay the price.
The price is things like worldly wealth, animals, livestock, and human life.
But the benevolent goddess sacrificed herself, she said, and she first performed her summons at her own cost.
However, the only person who knows exactly what price the goddess paid is the Pope of the Church.
But perhaps the price paid was so important that the church did not share this information with the imperial family and Frigid.
It is said that as her heroes continued to be sacrificed, the goddess had no money left to pay herself, so she put all her effort into selecting her heroes in order to achieve high efficiency at a low cost.
As a result, it is said that the hero with outstanding potential who had been summoned for a small price in the past fortunately defeated the Demon King and returned to his own world.
It’s the same this time too.
She had to summon a warrior with high potential at a small price.
” Then, the current hero is…”
” Yes, the price is small… It seems like the hero was summoned only because of his potential to become stronger in the future. “
Unfortunately, unlike the warriors summoned in the past, he was a person who completely lacked character or morality.
” If you look at the potential to become stronger, there is probably no one like me.”
She is a warrior who was summoned by the goddess only because of her potential.
” Okay, since I haven’t told you the reason yet… I’ll just keep telling you. The people of this world are not enough to support the heroes who were summoned in the past with great difficulty in subduing the Demon King. There are cases where they use them, slander them, and even harm them. “
However, it would not have been easy because they were strong people summoned from another world.
To harm those warriors.
The humans of Isania.
All kinds of dirty techniques were used, including slander, sacrifice, and love.
No matter how strong they are, they are only a small number of people and would not be able to deal with all the people in the world.
” In this way… All the heroes were sacrificed before or during the time they could defeat the Demon King.. “
” No, did people at that time just intend to perish? Wouldn’t you at least do something after defeating the demon lord? “
Shouldn’t we at least extinguish the urgent fire?
It was impossible to understand the thoughts of people in the past.
” It is said that a goddess stone containing the goddess’s protection is embedded in the heart of a warrior from another world. “
” Yes? I’m sure you’re aiming for that…”
” Yes, its appearance was of course beautiful, and it contained enormous mana and various blessings. There was not just one hero who was summoned, but many, and the goddess was angry, but in the end, she kept summoning them, so everyone was targeting the warriors. “
” No, how could you think like that? Are you crazy? “
” At that time, humans foolishly thought that no matter how much the Demon King messed up the world, the benevolent goddess would somehow take care of them so that the world would not be destroyed in the end..”
The people in the room couldn’t help but be dumbfounded when they heard Camilla’s story.
I think the goddess who summoned the crazy girl called Hero is just as crazy as him, but people in the past were even more crazy.
Leaving them behind, Camilla continued her story.
” Anyway, the sacrificed warriors hated Isania of this world… And the goddess. “
I have no choice but to hate.
I was summoned from another world, to an unfamiliar world.
Although there may have been a deal with the goddess.
They wanted to save Isania.
These are people who left their hometown and came to another world.
Even if we provide generous support, it will not be enough.
They just use them and even make them lose their lives?
No matter how good a person you are, you will inevitably hold a grudge.
The moment the warriors who were summoned to Isania and lost their lives after being betrayed die.
No one was left out and resented and cursed this world, Isania.
And finally…
The final direction of all their ill feelings had no choice but to be directed towards the goddess.
This is because the subject who summoned herself was a goddess.
At her request, to comply with her deal according to the terms she said.
Because it all started.
The goddess who received this curse was very distressed.
But the goddess.
When her warrior was first sacrificed, she loved Isania, whom she ruled, so the goddess benevolently let him go, and she gave her oracle to prevent the same thing from happening again.
However, even though she gave countless oracles, there were still warriors who were sacrificed.
The goddess, who had been enduring this, became very angry.
She eventually gave her final oracle.
Even I don’t care for you anymore.
I hesitate to invite guests from other worlds anymore.
I am very disappointed in you.
If the guests I invited become victims at your hands in the future.
Not the devil, but giving up everything…
I will destroy and rebuild the world myself.
I will not interfere in a fight with a hero from another world.
Killing a warrior is absolutely prohibited.
Even if the hero is sacrificed by the hand of the devil.
It may seem stupid, but… I have no choice…
I can find another hero for you, my loved ones.
However, do not try to take advantage of this.
The act of sacrificing a hero using evil techniques using the devil.
I will never tolerate this.
Finally, I’ll say it again.
It is absolutely forbidden to kill a hero with your own hands.
I will always watch over the warrior.
And now I…
I will love and cherish the warrior more than you, who are disappointing.
Only the imperial family, the Frigids, and the heads of the church know the contents of this oracle.
Because it was difficult to believe that it was an oracle given by Labinus, known as the goddess of love and peace.
If the contents of this oracle were known, it was clear that the people who worshiped her goddess would serve her as an object of fear, and the potential for her confusion was so great that only a very small number of people could understand it. It was decided to know.
” … Then, if Grace had killed the hero then…”
” The goddess must have destroyed the world before the Demon King even stepped forward. “
This was the most important reason for overlooking all the atrocities of the warrior.
No matter how angry you are or how unacceptable it is, if you kill a hero, the world itself will disappear.
‘ If I had succeeded in taking off the hero’s head… The world that you and I live in… But that bitch!… ‘
‘ Was I careless? But if things continue like this, the owner is in danger. Ugh… What on earth should I do? ‘
After hearing the story, Emma and Grace internally felt regret and agony.
” So, what should we do? Anyone can see that if the hero grows even a little more here, he will become an opponent we can’t do anything about, right? “
” That’s right, just like the princess said, it’s clear that she will become a threat too big for us to do anything about, and the most important thing is that she will come after Ed! If you look at Ed now, he’s so sick of that bitch that he’s even passed out! “
” That’s right! No matter how much the world is destroyed and the goddess is angry, I can’t give Ed to a crazy bitch called a hero! “
Charlotte and Lilith knew the reason, but they couldn’t ignore it.
The man they love is in despair.
Not only the two of them, but also Grace and Emma.
I can’t forget his crying face.
The smiling face they always wanted to see.
Because it was a very sad smile.
They weren’t the only ones who had this thought.
Quaaang!!
“ Of course I can’t give my son to a warrior or to that crazy bitch!!! ”
Camilla, who was listening to the story, slammed down on her table and screamed.
” Camilla? “
Elizabeth, who was next to her, called her name in surprise and looked at her expression.
Like everyone else, when Camilla, who was always quiet and calm, got angry, she was embarrassed.
” Your Majesty, you asked me earlier when I was with Tenesa. “
” Hmm.. I know what you’re trying to say. But I never said I had to give it to you, so relax your face. “
Elizabeth calmed Camilla down because she was ready to rebel if she agreed to marry Edward and the warrior.
“ Of course, I believed you would say that. Anyway, from now on, no matter how finite Tennessa is, she won’t sit still. ”
” Hehe.. I guess I didn’t believe it, but.. For now.. Yes, the Pope wouldn’t stay silent either. “
That’s right.
No matter how gentle and chosen Tennessa is, if the situation reaches this point, her attitude towards the warrior will change.
But.
” There is no way that Miss Pope can manage it properly! “
” The princess is right! The Pope is as crazy as a warrior! “
Their daughters did not trust Tenesa.
” Haha.. The goddess took into consideration that the warrior could have a negative impact on the world, so Tenesa will now use the holy relics without hesitation.”
The emperor, who understood the daughters’ position, sighed and continued the story.
” So you don’t have to worry. Until the warrior calms down and is educated, we will issue an order to prevent him from taking a single step outside the church. “
The answer they want to hear the most.
The warrior went outside the church and told Edward that he could not be approached.
” Of course, looking at the warrior’s condition, it seems like it will be a difficult task…”
” Yes, as the children say, it will take a long time because the hero does not seem to be normal. “
” I have to believe that Tenesa, not the Pope, will be good to me. Let’s finish here for now. “
First of all…
Why you should not kill a hero, what to do after the hero’s death, etc.
The complicated story has come to an end.
However, the four people who listened to the story of the Emperor and the Grand Duke did not think that the warrior would be easily reformed.
‘ That crazy bitch can’t give up Ed.. It’s better than Pink.. No, you can’t give Ed to anyone! ‘
‘ A hero targeting Ed.. Bracon Liris looks fine..’
‘ Master.. Master.. What should I do! ‘
‘ There is nothing I can do to protect my master. I have no choice but to become stronger and overcome my limitations..’
Four women who love one man.
To protect him, to prepare for future threats.
Everyone left the room with deep thoughts.