chapter 24
24 – Reunion
Woong, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
A portal created by Erde.
Leaving Erde behind, I crossed the portal with a heavy heart.
I pledge to one day find a way to unseal the woman trapped within the Holy Sword and meet her again in order to save our children.
And the sight I saw after going through the portal was….
Kwaang
A space filled with smoke.
What is it? Where are you?
“Chokkolok. Glass? “Where am I?”
Thick smoke and dust blew out, causing me to cough.
Pieces of glass being stepped on around the area.
Where on earth did they come from?
Erde said that 10 years had passed while I was unconscious.
Of course, if 10 years have passed, it would not be strange if something happened outside….
In the smoke, I strengthened my body with the power of the holy sword and strengthened my eyesight to understand my surroundings.
When I looked through the smoke and looked around, I saw a devil…… A woman who feels somewhat familiar.
“Huh? Ecclesia?”
Unlike the girl in my memories, she was an adult… Since 10 years have passed, is it worth it for things to have changed like that?
The smoke gradually cleared and she began to be clearly visible.
Her entire body is bound by restraints.
It is also a restraint ball imbued with the energy of the devil.
Probably that devil over there did it.
“Tongue… Hyun Woo?”
My original name that only Erde and Ecclesia know…… The name I used on Earth.
Knowing her name Hyunwoo means that she is Ecclesia.
So, did Ecclesia grow like that while I lost consciousness in the Holy Sword, was treated by Erde, and had her body reorganized?
But then isn’t she 16?
She is too… to be 16 years old…. You look mature?
I heard that Westerners age quickly, is that true?
“Uh, how…?” . “Am I hallucinating?”
Her voice was shaking as if she couldn’t believe she was looking at me.
Since I was inside the holy sword all this time, did you think I was dead?
Oh, now that I think about it, I look like I did in my past life.
In Ecclesia, it may be quite confusing since it is not the reincarnated Arwen but the hero Hyunwoo from her previous life who appears.
“It’s been a while, Ecclesia.”
Tak
I got off at the same place as the glass shelf I was standing on.
And then he approached Ecclesia.
The closer I got, the more I noticed the scars on her body.
Is this the devil too?
I can’t believe that Ecclesia suffered like this.
Actually, the power I feel from him is not that strong….
Or rather, this is the body of a 16-year-old girl?
No matter how you look at it, you’re an adult.
Erde, aren’t you confused about the flow of time?
Surely, if you are a god who spends eternity inside the Holy Sword, the 10-year time frame would be confusing, right?
“Hyeonwoo…. Uh, how… ! Are you all reincarnated?”
Her voice was so trembling and crying that it was unthinkable for her to be the person she was before.
I’m not sure if it’s been 10 years or longer, but am I thrilled to see you after such a long time?
Actually, I’ve been losing my mind so much that it feels like yesterday that I defeated Beerze with Ecclesia.
“No, that’s not reincarnation… hmm…… “It’s complicated to explain something.”
What should I say?
The Holy Sword was a god?
My body was shattered, but the Holy Sword regenerated it again?
I don’t know what to say to explain.
“This is a human? How! …… No. There’s something about being human…….”
At that time, a panicked devil’s voice came from next to me.
“Rather than that…… “Did you develop a hobby like this after not seeing anything?”
“This… urg! No it’s not! “They say they’re doing it after 15 years!”
“hahahaha! Sorry, I was kidding.”
Ecclesia gets angry.
I see. You mean it’s been 15 years?
“Holy sword. Summons.”
Chaeng
He grabbed her holy sword and swung it, cutting off all of her restraints that were holding her.
“I’m taking a break. “I think the conversation will be long, so I’ll put that away and come back.”
It is a devil worthy of the Ecclesia.
Is there something?
Even so, there is no need to worry as you have regained your previous life body.
“Tongue, Hyunwoo! This guy has the ability to seal magical power… ! Ah. “I guess it doesn’t matter to you.”
It is the ability to seal magical power…….
It’s not a dispel magic, it’s some kind of ridiculous ability…… ?
I could understand why the powerful Ecclesia suffered like that.
The magic power has been sealed… In that case, her magic was her main means of combat, and even her physical abilities were enhanced by her magic, so she would have been like a natural enemy.
It won’t be any problem for me.
“…… That? Cleaning up? …… Under. You ignore me like this. Dare!”
A devil who appears to be very angry at my words.
Even so, the power felt from him was not that strong.
Sword Expert top level?
It’s a level that is no match for me.
And the power of the holy sword Erde can still be felt within the body.
No, I felt a stronger force inside me than before.
It’s not simply because I regained my previous life body….
Because the body was created by Erde, it feels more compatible with her divinity.
I straightened the holy sword.
I came outside, even making Erde cry.
The devils who caused me to go outside.
Remove everything.
This kind of devil.
We should defeat it easily.
“Go. Erde.”
-Go, Hyunwoo!
…… Huh?
I feel like I just heard Erde’s voice….
Is this an auditory hallucination?
Have you come to miss her so much that you can already hallucinate her?
-Why, why are you like this, Hyunwoo! What’s the matter.!
At that time, Erde, floating like a spirit in front of me and looking at me with a worried expression, caught my eye.
“Eh, Erde?”
Is it fantasy? What!
-Eh? Hyun Woo? Can you see me?
Erde asked again as if embarrassed.
“Uh… Can you see it? No, what happened to her?
Erde is in front of me?
Did it come out?
No, I could feel her energy in her holy sword.
Her true body must be inside the holy sword.
Then what about Erde in front of me?
She said, “When she first appeared, I had no idea what she was….”
Wow
“I guess he seems to be a slightly mentally unstable person. How dare you talk to yourself in front of this body and ignore it!”
A demon who looks even more angry than before.
I could see magical power overflowing from him for a moment.
Is this a manifestation of magic?
Sereung Sereung Sereung
Dozens of portals opened in all directions around me.
“How dare you! Demon Chain!”
From each portal, chains emitting evil demonic energy came out and bound my arms and legs.
The same thing that was restraining Ecclesia.
“I’m sorry, Erde. “Let’s talk later.”
-Yes! Okay! Hyunwoo can hear my voice and see me!
Erde looks excited.
Her seal has not been broken… Could it be that I was able to recognize Erde, who was tied to her holy sword, after previously not seeing or hearing her presence?
If so.
A good feeling, like flying.
I also felt excited.
Then Erde no longer has to be sad.
As long as I have the Holy Sword, I will be with Erde.
Kwasik
By exerting the energy of the holy sword, or rather Erde, on my entire body, I cut off all the devil’s chains that were binding my body.
“No way! “It would have sealed all the magic that exists in this space!”
I could see the devil looking astonished at that sight.
“Poetry, divine power? No. It is a chain that seals divine power. There is no way it could be destroyed by human power!”
A devil screaming with an expression of disbelief.
“It is a power that is neither divine power nor magical power! Oh, no way…… “Divinity?”
I can’t believe I recognized it right away.
He was a devil with excellent situational judgment.
“That’s ridiculous. What the hell are you… What on earth is it? How… How can humans…… !”
But there is no reason for me to tell him.
Taat
I kicked the ground and narrowed the distance between me and the guy.
“Chain! Chain! Cheeein!”
The guy hurriedly retreated and continued to summon his chains, using them as a shield to protect himself.
Kwaang
Kwaang
Kwaaang
I destroyed everything and reached in front of him.
“Oh, no!”
Chiing
Then he swung the holy sword wide and cut the guy’s body vertically.
“Kwaaak!”
A demon that turns into ashes and disappears.
After confirming the disappearance of the demon, I turned back and saw Ecclesia and Erde looking at me.
“”Hyeonwoo!””
Two women calling me at the same time.
Uh…… What should I do now?