Episode 231
âI will leave Carpe.â
Stomping rumble!!
A thunderbolt struck in the Queenâs head.
His eyes, which pretended to be resolute, wavered aimlessly, and his limbs trembled like aspen trees.
âWhat did I⊠do wrong?â
âno.â
âThen then whyâŠâ
âThe reason I am in Carpe is because Carpe is dangerous.â
âWhat do you mean? Please explain so I can understand.â
âI bought the Balaurâs grudge. Corruption also pursues me. God is watching me too.â
At this level, being in Carpe was a sin.
I had thought about it for a long time, but I couldnât do it because Carpe was in my heart.
But now itâs a little different.
The remnants in his hands became his strength, and even the strength of the demigod rose.
Even if the dragon and the depravity god rushed into it in earnest, they had somehow reached a point where they could handle it.
âYou mean to go to another country⊠to an empire? Or a new countryâŠâ
âNo. You know best that I am not interested in such things.â
ââŠYou are Carpeâs enemy. I canât leave without doing anything like this.â
âSince I have become Carpeâs enemy, I will complete my duty and leave.â
âIf itâs the right mission.â
âI will come after slashing the principality. That would make everyone understand.â
this is the best he can do.
âCarpe is my hometown. Even if we leave, we will always be there for Carpe, so please think of it as going on a long trip.â
âbut!â
âI have been deprived of Godâs grace. I canât even call him Zervan anymore. The god of Balterus no longer exists for me.â
The four nobles were those who received grace from Balterus.
The moment he denied Balterus, he could no longer enjoy the position of the four great nobles.
âEmily, what about Emily?â
âThe Countess will be inherited from Emily. I am not qualified.â
âno! The Count deserves more than anyone! There will be no aristocrat more qualified than you anywhere in the world.â
But Colliers was silent.
It seemed that he had already made up his mind.
Tears welled up in the queenâs eyes.
âWhy are you trying to leave me? Is it because I forced you to marry? I wonât. I wonâtâŠâ
He grabs onto Coliusâ sleeve.
He knew without looking what the queenâs face would look like as she lowered her head and spoke.
So he knelt down.
âKeep your body tight, Your Majesty.â
Since the power of the empire has grown.
Carpe couldnât confidently use the word majesty.
Nobles also did not sing very well.
I was always told to tell.
As long as you donât break the empire.
It was because of the qualifications that he did not deserve to be called that.
But at this moment.
Colius called her his majesty.
The queenâs big eyes shook.
body pain.
The solemnity to be observed as a queen.
even at this moment.
Even at the moment when one of the only trustworthy people in this castle with few people to trust is about to leave.
She had to keep her dignity as a queen.
Again.
Tears ran down my cheeks.
âIs there any change in your heart?â
âyes. I am probably destined to be a pilgrim, wandering all my life.â
âI have heard that too. They say the Count still hasnât made a scabbard.â
âItâs because I couldnât find the right sword.â
âAlthough I canât even make a sword now.â
Callius swallowed his words inwardly, waiting for the queenâs permission.
how long has it been like that
The Queen opened her mouth.
âCan I call you something now? You, who are not counts, enemies, and people of Carpe.â
âPlease call me Callius.â
âThen you too. You call me too.â
ââŠâ
âClara. Please call me.â
hesitate for a moment
It was done as intended.
âClara.â
A bright smile like a flower bloomed on the weeping queenâs lips.
Callius unconsciously put his hand to her cheek.
âItâs cold here. Itâs underground and itâs a prison where you canât feel the warmth.â
âyes.â
âI might catch a cold at this rate. Everyone would laugh at the queen if she came to prison and caught a cold.â
âyes.â
âso.â
so as not to catch a cold.
âPlease hug me.â
âyes.â
The hand that used to touch Claraâs cheek now embraces her.
When I hold him in his arms, I feel warm and cozy as if my whole body is about to melt.
Clara, who was digging deeper into her arms, hugged him tightly, hiding her tears.
âCallius.â
âyes.â
âDonât die before I die. If I die, come find me.â
ââŠyes.â
May your endless pilgrimage end with my death.
Clara was talking.
If so. if you can do that Turn yourself into a sword to end the pilgrimage.
âIf your lonely and solitary destiny does not end, if your destiny can complete the pilgrimage because of me, I will gladly give it up.â
âYes, I will.â
and for a while
For a long time, Clara couldnât stop crying in his arms.
* * *
A few days later.
âAre you really leaving? sibling.â
Cedric asked with a worried face to Callius, who was sitting in the mansionâs office. The last time I saw him in Lumpad, I hadnât been able to say hello, so Colleas greeted him with a welcome heart.
âItâs embarrassing that youâre the one who put us here, but youâre leaving so suddenly. I havenât even paid off my debt yet.â
âYou can pay that debt to Carpe. Cedric and you and Beatrice.â
Cedric couldnât say anything more at the attitude of Colius, who seemed to have already made up his mind. Beatrice glared at her with a pouty face for a while before opening her mouth.
âIt wasnât entirely because of me that I was stuck in that closet and did research. Itâs not even for carpe.â
âI am always grateful for your hard work. I spoke to His Majesty. It doesnât matter if you bring the followers of the whip to Carpe.â
There are many territories left in the west and south.
Among the Followers of Gauntlets and Whips, those with fairly strong powers should be given titles and territories to restore the broken land.
It would be nice for them to be able to receive titles and territories, and Carpe would be nice to be able to easily restore war-torn lands.
âIâm not saying that.â
âKnow. Beatrice. I have always been grateful to you. This time, the study of the Sword Master went faster than I thought.â
It was said that Beatriceâs goldsmithing was improving day by day.
Sooner or later, youâll probably have skills comparable to Sullivanâs reputation.
âCedric said youâre going to subdue the remnants left in Carpe with Bran.â
âAh, since the dragon you gave me, Beati, is with me, there was no problem. Bran especially cared for Beatty.â
âis it.â
Beatty is the first ironclad dragon created by Colius.
I was going to collect it, but I have to leave it as a gift for Carpe.
There are plenty of dragons.
âEven if you leave, it doesnât mean you wonât come back at all. The North is my hometown and it is where I must return.â
âAre we going to the north first?â
âokay.â
I also left Bibi in the North.
The shield will also be there, so itâs good to take one last look and leave.
Elverton and Bernard.
And there is also the Great Fairy Tell.
You donât know when it will come back, so itâs right to see it while you can.
âYour daughterâŠâ
âHmm.â
I felt sorry for Emily.
âIâll be back soon, so you have to wait.â
To protect Emily, the elves of the Gray Legion were attached as escorts.
I could feel them getting closer, so I knew they were coming soon.
I was waiting for my daughter, so for some reason, many people came up to say hello.
Knights and nobles who followed him.
He has achieved great success by many people, including the Paladins of the Heretic Inquisition, who he had been with for a while.
Still, he thought, it seemed that he had not lived in vain all this time.
If he was just an idiot, he wouldnât have come here to find himself with nothing.
âWhat are you going to say to Emily?â
âI must tell you the truth.â
Iâm sorry if you understand.
Iâm sorry if you donât understand.
Callius always had no choice but to feel sorry for Emily.
and that night.
bang!
The door of the mansion was thrown wide open.
A large number of people gathered in front of Colius while he was refining his sword in the office.
Emily Esther.
Serena Aldufilo and the Pilgrims.
âYou said you were leaving.â
âokay.â
âThe Queen asked me to receive a title ceremony.â
âI asked you to do that.â
The granting of a title to Jervan is outside the kingâs authority, but he insisted on doing so.
Because it was necessary to announce that Zervanâs owner had changed.
âShould I leave?â
âYou have to leave.â
âI want to go too.â
âLetâs go together until the north.â
âAfter that?â
âI will go alone.â
âwhy?â
âBecause I am a pilgrim.â
I donât even worship God anymore.
But he had to go on a pilgrimage.
I became a demigod, but nothing was certain.
I donât know why I came to this world.
Not sure what to do.
So he must find it.
own purpose.
And the pilgrimage to find the sword.
Also, you donât need a companion on the pilgrimage.
He doesnât want Emily involved in her fate.
Itâs not that I havenât thought about it.
Wouldnât it be better to be together?
If youâre by my side, if youâre in a visible place, Iâll be able to protect you anytime.
But I soon lost my mind.
If you think about the people you will meet in the future, you wonât be able to afford that.
As always, there are many strong people in the world, and life is always at stake.
âPlease take care of Estherâs daughter.â
âAm I too angry?â
âPlease.â
As soon as I looked around, there were some unfamiliar faces and some familiar faces.
âIs it Chris?â
âDo you remember me?â
Pretty embarrassed face.
Come to think of it, he seems to be unable to remember Coliusâ face properly.
âNice to meet you in the North.â
Be polite and say hello.
âYou are the pilgrim who helped me. He said he helped Grandpa Bernard in the North too.â
âYou tried.â
âAnd they say they are looking for the pilgrim who saved them.â
It seemed like he was talking about things in the empire.
Callius smiled and patted him on the shoulder for a moment.
The moment you want to say something soon.
âlong time no see. Mr. Colliers.â
Another pilgrim stepped forward one by one and pretended to know him.
I saw someone
âDo you remember me?â
His impression changed a bit, but it was certain.
âTorretro. LeonĂ© de Torrett.â
It seems that the boy who used to be the lord of a small territory that he saw when he was performing the mercy of a knight who died on the battlefield is now a young man and a pilgrim.
âThen I heard that the Church had taken over Torret after I left.â
âYes, unfortunately at that time, Torret was taken away, and I somehow became a pilgrim.â
Fate is so bizarre.
ââŠmy fault. You suffered some harm because of me.â
At that time, Colius was powerless and was in a position to be chased by the Church.
What happened to Torret after that had long since disappeared from his mind.
Because after Torret, he always stood at the crossroads of life and death.
When he had some time to spare, he had already moved for Carpe instead of worrying about the small territory of Torretra.
âno. A powerless lord is bound to lose his territory at any time.â
Leone said it wasnât his fault and was just happy.
Thanks to that, I felt even more sorry.
âI will help you recover the manor.â
Callius promised Esther to get Torret back.
It wouldnât be too difficult if you told the queen that it was your request.
Esther nodded happily.
âFirst of all, itâs fate that we got together like this. Have a meal.â
Callius treated them to a meal, and afterwards Esther and Esther met alone.
âCallius.â
âTell me.â
âAre you not willing to accept the offer I made last time?â
âYou mean to go find the holy sword?â
âyes.â
holy sword.
When I said it before, I refused because there was a lot of work to do and it was meaningless.
But then and now are different.
âI can no longer perform the miracle of Balterus.â
The connection with him was severed, and it became a body that could not make a corpse.
The only thing that can be made into the dead now is the main armor from the first armor obtained in Lumpad.
âIf I dye the holy sword with mine.â
You will also get the lost swordsmanship.
You need to get the Holy Sword.
As long as you dye it your own color, you donât even need to wear it.
Not a bad proposition.
and.
âIt must be difficult for her now.â
The location of the holy sword is stuck in the âdangerous forestâ, also called the Devilâs View.
âArenât you afraid? The dangerous forest isâŠâ
âBecause itâs a place where you donât know what time youâll meet?â
Esther chuckled and laughed.
A dangerous forest is a place where time and space are at stake.
Itâs a strange place where you donât know what time of day youâll meet a human or something non-human.
A dangerous place that is said to be a place that even gods cannot control.
It is a place full of possibilities.
Even corruption and dragons are reluctant to approach there.
âI rather hope. Because Sullivian also went there in the past.â
Esther had a strange longing.
The Sullivan of the past. He must be thinking that he might be able to meet him again there.
âIâm leaving in a month.â
âWhy?â
Callius slowly rose from his chair.
âFirst of all, I have business to do in the principality.â