What awaits you at the end of your ideals?

After the hero defeats the Demon King, everyone in the world will live a happy and happy life, and they will be carefree from now on.

That's what is said in fairy tales, but the reality is not.

Those who gaze into the abyss need to remember that the abyss is also staring at you, and those who fight dragons will one day become dragons themselves.

Since ancient times.

It's always been the case.

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"Good morning, Hymirin. ”

When consciousness returned, and he was able to regain control of himself, he was already in the midst of civilization.

His senses, which had become more acute than before, were gathering information quickly—judging from the perspective of the sun's rays, it was about 8 or 9 o'clock in the morning. The noise of the crowd came from below, and it turned out that this was the upper floor of a building, about 3 floors, because the higher the downstairs would be less noisy.

Hearing followed by smell, he twitched his nose and swallowed unconsciously.

The aroma that fills the nose is the smell of fried salmon fillets, which is typical of the lower classes in areas where the ban is in effect. Bacon and sausages were only occasionally served, and deer hunting was a common source of protein only for the nobles to eat when they went out with the lords, so only the salmon that could be found everywhere in the river and the beans in the fields were common sources of protein.

He is very familiar with this food, and although it is simple, a good cook can cook it very well.

It was the most prominent scent, but he was still able to get past its cover to smell the older scents of the environment.

The smell of humidity that is common in the rainy season is not excellent because it is made of cheap wood. After a long time, it will give off the smell of this unique old house.

- In the southern part of the empire, at the turn of spring and summer, it rains heavily. There is a 3rd floor of a cheap inn in the old era, which is about the hotel located in the market, so there is a lot of people below.

And for breakfast - no, how can there be no cooking in the south of the empire without tomatoes. It was clearly not provided by the inn - he looked at the man sitting in the corner of the room, and was once again surprised by the change in his body.

The silver-haired druid was in the corner of the room, and he couldn't see her in the dark because of the contrast in the sunlight. But those eyes quickly adapted to the change in light, and he could even see her eyelashes and the icy texture of the pupils formed by the magical light circulating in those eyes.

"Do you notice?" said Erica, who came over with a wooden plate of coarse bread and fragrant pieces of fried salmon, and a wooden bowl of soup with burlap and raspberry leaves beside it.

“...... This is、What's going on?。 Getting up from the bed, Hymiring only felt that the surroundings of her temples were swollen and painful, and she felt like she was tingling and itching after sitting for a long time.

"I don't recommend that you get out of bed right away, because you've been lying down for two months. Erica spoke, but it was too late.

"Uh-" "Step-" He staggered like a newborn fawn and struggled to control his steps, and before he could take two steps he landed on top of the wall. Then because of the loss of balance, he almost fell, and subconsciously grabbed the cabinet next to the bed, but he directly removed the corner of the solid wood cabinet with a "bang-" sound.

“......”

He looked at the only person in the room outside of himself, and apparently the only one who could explain it to him.

"Let's listen while eating. Erica handed over the food. Hamilning took it, then nodded.

"You still remember what you were taught before about how to use this constitution in you effectively. Erica wrapped the raspberry leaf in burlap and twisted it into a small cloth bag. Then press firmly to squeeze out the juice and pour it over the salmon meat that has begun to cool down as a seasoning.

"Because the magic is in a state of dissipation, it cannot be condensed. Therefore, when you draw a magic circle on each part of your body, you can achieve a whole body strengthening when you activate the magic power. Run faster, have more strength, and recover faster. Right. Hamirinen took the bread she had handed her, took a big bite, and said.

"Yes. This is a form of magic that humans have not yet mastered, as the average human mage can only use point-to-point transmission. Deliberately allowing one's magic to flow throughout the body will lead to overload and pressure on the heart, causing myocardial infarction and death. So basically, from the perspective of physiological structure, it is destined to be unusable. ”

"It's not an exaggeration to say that it's your unique way of using your magic. ”

"I'll just get straight to the point. Erica shrugged, "Your current state is equal to." ”

"This full-body enhancement magic is completely solidified, and it's on top of that. Not only has his strength, speed, and recovery improved, but his five senses and mind have also become sharper. She continued: "When you have full control of this power, there will be a lot of things that can be done." ”

"Even if you punch through this wall, it won't be a problem. Of course, the strength of your body itself is still at the level of a human, so the fracture will still be broken. She shrugged her shoulders again.

"At what cost?" Hamirin, who had quickly settled the breakfast, looked up, and he keenly noticed the problem.

"That's a good question. Erica smiled, "Yes, such magic can't be without expenditure. ”

"How much do you remember before you passed out?"

"Just remember that I shouldn't have lived. Hymiring lowered her head to look at her body, the wounds on her left shoulder and right abdomen had long since healed, leaving only a scar of astonishing proportions.

"Hmm......" Erica muttered for a moment, "how do I explain it?" ”

"You know the concept of energy, don't you?" she said, and Hymirnine nodded.

"The heat emitted by the fire can heat the food, and the person who eats the food and absorbs the nutrients has the strength to continue the action. If you are injured, you need to eat nutritious food, so that the body will recover slowly and the wound will heal naturally. ”

"The thing that drives all these things, that makes everything move, is the energy. ”

"And this is the essence of what humans call 'magic', which is the primordial force, acting on all things, existing in all things. "Smack-" Erica snapped her fingers, and then a fire flickered on her fingertips, "As long as you use the right method, you can reproduce physical phenomena at the cost of your own magic power." ”

"It's called magic. Of course, it's as simple as it is said, but it's hard to do. She waved her finger to make the flames disappear, and then continued, "Your current state is actually in a state of eternal magic output and magic activation. ”

"It's ...... Did she do it?" Hamirnin was silent for a moment, then spoke.

"Hmm. Erica nodded: "Even I can't fully understand the whole picture of the situation of witchification, you can just think of it as a whole person and become another existence." Not only the structure and ability of the body, but also the thinking and knowledge will change. ”

And in the end, she overcame everything with her own will. It's basically the same as one person stopping the tsunami, but she does, and with the knowledge she learns afterward, prevents your death. ”

"The method is actually quite simple and crude, which is to make the original druid body enhancement magic on your body perpetuate and always be on. And in order to sustain all this, there is now circulation in your body. ”

Erica said.

"It's her magic. ”

"Magical power unimaginable to humans. If you compare the magic you consume every day to maintain this enhanced magic to this bowl of soup—" Erika pointed to Hymirin's unfinished soup, "Then all the magic in your body now is the Moby Gas Inland Sea." ”

"That's what the vast majority of newly drawn runes on your body are for—to suppress the magic that is too strong for humans to tear you apart. That was of course what she did, but we also made some minor modifications while you were unconscious. After all, it was a hasty move, and there were still many imperfections. Erica pointed to the main part of Hymirin's body, which had dimmed and looked like tattoos.

"And then in addition to the existing enhancement runes, I also added cognitive interference to you. She continued, "Match the Suppression Circle." ”

"......." Hamirning frowned, noticing the difference in Erica's name. Earlier she said "we", but here she becomes a personal self-proclaim.

"Explain it to you briefly. She noticed his expression, but only continued, "You will be shocked to see a dragon walking by on the street." But when you see a passer-by with an ordinary appearance, unless you are wearing conspicuous clothing, you will forget what he looks like after a few minutes. ”

"This kind of magic circle is to turn you from a dragon to a passerby. ”

"It's a suggestion spell that makes people feel like, 'This guy isn't a big deal.'" Even if a few of the more strong-willed people are able to overcome its influence, they are often not trusted because no one else notices. Eventually, these things became just folk legends. ”

"So that's what you're built on. Hymirinen spoke, and Erica nodded, "Yes, the Druid Organisation is not invincible. It's all low-key, and that's why I'm stabbing this for you - you noticed, I know. ”

"Ugh—" she sighed, and sat down on the bed.

"They don't want to let you go. Erica's expression became a little helpless: "In this respect, druids are no different from humans. ”

"I know, after all, there are so many things I know. Hamirnine nodded.

"Yes. Moreover, the huge magical power in your body is said to be worried about what kind of disasters will be caused by the human beings who have mastered such a huge power and destroy human society. In the final analysis, in fact, it is also the old immortals above who are afraid that they will be implicated. ”

"Fear is something that drives people to do terrible things that they couldn't have done in the first place. Erica paused: "So it's my discretion to add cognitive interference to you." ”

"Will those who fight dragons one day become dragons themselves who are feared? Hermenin shook her head with a self-deforeing laugh.

"At least with this, you can also have your own options. She looked back at Hymirinen and said, "Joining the druids, of course, is the opinion of the people above. But to be honest, most of the time you will only feel unfree when you enter this organization, after all, your status is special. ”

"It's okay to choose to be incognito, forget all this, where to live in seclusion and live an ordinary life, this huge magic will give you not only physical fitness, but also your lifespan. Where you can live the rest of your life in peace if you want. ”

"It's up to you. Erica shook her feet and jumped to the floor, then moved her neck.

"Thank you. Hamirinen looked at her earnestly and spoke.

Escorting him alone to this secluded southern town, with the addition of such magic. Her thoughts were self-evident, she didn't want him to be bound by the druid organization to which she belonged and be able to make his own choices.

"Just think you owe me this favor, you can pay it back anytime in this life. It may be a long life, but when I need to find it, don't be reckless. Erica smiled and walked over to the bed, picking up the spear leaning against the corner.

"Sania .......," Hamilning said before stopping.

"Nothing left. She shook her head: "It was like a burst of light, and it disappeared like that." ”

"You...... When he is unconscious, he occasionally talks in his dreams...... No, nothing. Erica shook her head: "Comforting people are such words, I don't think it's suitable for me to say." ”

She laughed self-deprecatingly, and Hamirinen shrugged her shoulders and smiled, "yes, it's not like you. ”

The sound of "stomping" sounded outside the door, more than one person, and it was clearly coming this way.

"It's your buddies. They tried to stop you when the druids turned you away after you were unconscious, but later they knew they couldn't control the situation and gave in. I'll let them know when you're about to wake up when you're stable. Erica said, "Then I'm supposed to go." ”

"You and Sanya. Hamirinen spoke, her steps stopped.

"No, you ....... with the witch"

"That's it. Erica retracted, then turned her head.

"If you have the chance, tell me the story. She smiled.

In the sunlight outside the window, the smile was pure and clean.

"Goodbye. ”

"My friend—"

Shining with silver, she leapt to her feet, stepped on the plank of the inn's balcony, and quickly disappeared into the distance.

A "squeak-" sounded, and the door was opened, and in enter, Gedo, with a stubble on his face, who looked more like a patient than Hamirin, but whose tired face finally relaxed when he saw the young man, let out a sigh of relief.

"Welcome back, Captain. The Great Swordsmen entered the room and gathered around him.

But I'm not sure if that's the right thing to say in today's world. Gedo shook his head and sighed, while Hamirinen set the dishes aside, sat down again, and began to listen to him at length.

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What awaits you at the end of your ideals?

When you overcome everything and deny what you think is wrong, can what you get really be called good?

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The East Coast is completely in turmoil.

During the two months that Hamiling was in a coma, the entire East Coast was turned upside down.

The only person in the square who did not lose his temper at the time, Archbishop Lyon of Suomir, was elected pope. But what he did seemed to be Hymirin's mistrust.

In the case of internal and external troubles and the erosion of the Ideal Sect, the Padrosi Empire is already a candle in the wind. The Great Swordsman and the Druid Organization went to solve the Ideal Sect in order to stop all this, but the people behind them were not idle.

Just because you have a different idea on an event doesn't mean you're always a companion. Leon's true thoughts were unknown to Hymirin, but after ascending to the Pope's throne, his approach began to diverge from those of the Great Swordsmen.

After a few quarrels, Leon, like a shaking scale, inevitably shifted to the side of the Suomir nobles.

Suomir was divided.

The empire, a kingdom that was incomparably united at the time of the presence of powerful foreign enemies, was divided into a tripartite force of nobles, the church, and the great swordsmen.

This kind of thing has not been uncommon throughout the ages.

The predecessor of the Great Swordsman was the Silver Guard Knights, a defected Imperial Knights, who had no roots in Suomir. Although he became the representative of Suomir's top armed forces with several victories led by Hemirin, and the reputation of Marshal Heinzsworm in Suomir once overshadowed the orthodox royal family and nobles, it is not surprising that they have become famous and popular, and now they have ended up being demolished by crossing the river.

"The royal family and the people of the church intend to send troops south. With Gedo's words, Hamirinen can guess a rough idea.

Most of their ideas are to kill two birds with one stone.

On the one hand, the nobles wanted to erase his achievements, and on the other hand, the expansion of Suomir's territory to the south was also a long-standing ambition.

The aristocracy is the aristocracy in the end, and they pay attention to blood, and they who play with power may swallow their anger at the rootless weeds of the Great Swordsman in wartime. But when the crisis is over, they will do everything they can to weaken their influence, not to mention getting rid of it.

The royal family and the aristocracy are very easy to understand, and Leon, who ascended to the throne of the pope, discovered the huge faith gap in the south after the extermination of the Ideal Sect.

He was slightly better than the nobles, and still tried to draw the Great Swordsmen into the camp of the south. But what he said, who had never experienced a bloody battle, said: "Although those who were distorted by demons in the Ideal Sect have disappeared, the suffering in the world has not diminished. This is a good time for the Great Yatina Sect, as the orthodox White Church, to come to the throne and bring hope to the people!" and other righteous words did not make the Great Swordsmen buy it.

"You shouldn't go south. Gedo said, and sure enough, at that meeting people began to attack him in his past capacity.

"Are you wary of the damage to your true interests of the motherland? Don't worry, we won't be like the Imperials. The righteous Suomir will treat all good citizens equally. ”

"It's not about the Empire, it's just that Suomir shouldn't be involved in this mess of waters!" Gedo retorted as best he could, but only to get more ridicule.

"Do you want us to turn a blind eye and lock the country to the toiling masses of fellow believers, and run away with our tails between our legs, like your great commander, the invincible Marshal Suomir?" said one of Suomir's high-ranking nobles, and then a slight smug smile hung on his face in the echo of "yes-" and "yes-".

"The country is finished. Gedo shook his head and dropped the words, and then left Suomir again with the Great Swordsmen who did not agree with this behavior.

He was a prophecy.

Only five days after their departure, Suomir, who had been able to clean himself up after blockading the border, lost the correct judgment of the situation of the commander-in-chief and the senior great swordsmen as a guide. In the midst of a series of incendiary speeches led by the royal family and the pope, the whole country was in a frenzy.

"For the Church, for tomorrow, for the King!"

"Long live Suomir! Long live Suomir!" shouted such slogans, in the name of "continuing the holy war".

They plunged headlong into the muddy waters.

It's ridiculous, it's ridiculous, it's ridiculous. Because for almost a year without being affected by the chaotic situation of the empire, the self-confidence of the people has swelled to a considerable extent.

But how can they be, and how can they change the situation on the entire East Coast with a small country alone?

When everything is already in chaos like a hodgepodge, rushing into the mud of war with a sword held high and shouting long live will never be the answer.

So as a matter of course.

Suomir also fell into disarray.

At first, they did have the idea of bringing peace to the local area with missionary and supportive support, and the battle was fought only against bandits and outrageous imperial nobles. With this method of buying people's hearts, he quietly occupied the territory of many empires. It is true that the prestige of the Yettinazong and the sphere of influence of Suomir began to bear fruit, but the quagmire was not so easy to mix.

When the people of the occupied territories needed more than the small northern country could give, discontent began to build. The transfer of supplies from the rear and the use of young and middle-aged laborers to the front line have also made the people in the country resist.

Eventually, it all went from spiritual disgust to action.

The trigger was the revelation of a Suomir peasant hiding his supplies and refusing to support the front, and the captain of the soldiers, who thought that they were "so unpatriotic", beat the peasants to death in a frenzy of patriotism.

A fight between the military and civilians ensued.

The royal family and the aristocracy, as well as Leon, who had been promoted to pope, suddenly found themselves in the middle of unfavorable public opinion. And the soldiers under their command began to wonder what they were fighting for.

They became no different from the rest of the East Coast, and they lived in fear.

"The royal family and the church have lost their credibility. I really can't believe that things could get so bad so quickly, what the hell are we fighting for? ”

"We need you to come back and guide the people. Gedo said to Hamirin.

And he was silent for a long time, and finally nodded.

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What awaits you at the end of the ideal?

If what you believe is wrong, what you think must be destroyed is the only spiritual sustenance for others.

So can you still not hesitate?

Even after that, do you still believe that you are doing the right thing?

You can still.

Unstoppable?

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"Give it back! Give it back!"

"Give me back my son, my son, my son—" The ragged woman knelt on the side of the road and wept as she knelt on the side of the road, holding the child's clothes, which had been robbed in tatters by others. Most people were surprised by this, and just passed by in silence.

"That's my only son......"

"You-" "Don't come closer. "A young girl who seems to have a good life is trying to care, but is stopped.

"That's the remnant of the Ideal Sect. He spoke, with a palpable disdain on his face. And the girl also had a little frightened look because of this, and nodded again and again to distance herself.

The sound of horses' hooves sounded.

"Wow-" The people looked up, and the woman, who had at first hung her head and wept, looked up at the group of people with the great sword behind her cloak, her eyes suddenly widened and then filled with bloodshots.

"Ahh

“....... Stop it. Hamirinen pulled the reins, and everyone stopped. He sat on his horse and looked down at the woman.

"Get out of here!" the woman got up from the ground like a mad wild dog, approached with a body of mud, scooped up a ball of dirt, and threw it over.

"Uhh

"Don't, stop her, stop her!" the screaming other civilians quickly stopped her, and several stout men who were scrambled didn't think she was dirty and smelly, so they hugged the limb to prevent the mad woman from continuing to approach Hermilin.

There is usually only one reason for such a spontaneous reaction.

"Great swordsman swordsman, this is just a crazy woman, please don't mind, please don't mind!" Hamirnin looked at with those steady gray-blue eyes, his extraordinary eyesight could detect the slightest change in expression, the corners of these people's eyes twitched, and their eyebrows and ears drooped.

It's like it.

A dog shivering in fear.

This is a sin that must be borne, and the two hundred great swordsmen are all silent. None of them opened their mouths to defend themselves, and although the people in the Ideal Sect had been infected by witches, ordinary people didn't care about them.

In their eyes, they are cruel butchers.

"It doesn't matter. Hamirinen shook her head, then pulled the reins again.

"that stupid woman!" there was a beating behind him, and the townspeople hurriedly dragged the woman into the alley.

He didn't stop it, because that would only make things worse.

What has been done is the water that has been spilled, and there is no way to get it back.

"Keep walking—" Gaido nodded behind him, and the Great Swordsmen followed him.

God must have been a Lamanite.

Because it's such a great satire.

They did everything they could to negate what the witch-moverned Sanya had done, but all they got was infamy and hatred.

And rightfully so.

Young people, especially aristocratic young people, always talk about the future, always about ideals, always about the good things that are to come.

But born in this troubled world, the civilians who are already at the bottom and can't see the way out, will never see the end of this painful day. There are many people who just want to live an easy life.

For these people, the Ideal Sect is salvation.

They can definitely feel that something is wrong, but this is like drinking, knowing that they will vomit if they drink too much, they will still be tempted by the drunkenness that temporarily forgets the pain, and they fall into it.

They don't want tomorrow, and they don't want the future. She just wants to forget her pain and find peace in the moment, and Sania can give them more than that, she can also make them see their dead relatives.

From the point of view of these people, Haymirnin and the great swordsmen he led were heinous people who had once again taken their loved ones.

"You woke them up from a painless dream without asking them if they wanted to wake up. Gaido drove his horse forward, approached Hermirin's side, and spoke.

"I didn't know you were a poet. The latter shrugged.

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What awaits you at the end of your ideals?

When you try your best but are buried by others with their own desires.

Even when he was in a dilemma, as if his long-standing efforts were meaningless.

You can still.

Are you convinced that what you are doing is right?

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The wind whistled and blew.

"I'm sorry that things have to come to this, but I like you a lot, Marshal. "The allied forces of Leon and the royal family, looking down on the surrounded and scarred Great Swordsman.

"I'm sorry, Commander, I don't know where the news leaked. Gedo gasped as he held a spear in his left hand and a shield tied to his right hand.

"There is no need to apologize. Hymirning shook his head, then tightened his grip on Kramer and glanced back at the crowd behind him.

"Hiss-" Many people are wounded, and there are already people who have lost their troops. The members who were too wounded were pulled to the center of the formation to be protected, and as Hymirin looked over, one of them was breaking the arrow in his arm so that the fight could continue unaffected.

Crossing a river and demolishing a bridge, a rabbit and a dead dog cooking, there are countless words that can be used to mock the scene at hand, but to say that he did not expect this to happen is also an outright lie.

The royal family and the church will not allow him to return.

So they also decided to secretly return to the country early on and try to change the situation.

But the news still leaked.

It's not an accident.

When the whole country has fallen into a certain state of fanaticism, it becomes a sin not to support it, and it is even more sin to secretly try to change the situation.

"Whew—" Hamirnin exhaled.

When they entered Suomir's country, they were supposed to go from the secret route to the place where they were to be met, to the location of the great swordsmen who remained in the country. Now it is intercepted halfway, facing a well-prepared army.

"The country is finished. Gaido said it again.

"Don't worry, Your Excellency. Your death will be well washed. Whitewashed, after a while, forgotten. Leon looked at him and said, "Your life begins with a lie, and ends with a lie, which can be regarded as having a beginning and an end." ”

"You're just a stranger after all, and there's no room for you anywhere. Leon spoke, and Hymirnin could see his expression from a distance, as if he were speaking to him, but as if he were talking to himself.

As a Lamanite religious person, he eventually became pope in Suomir.

"Well, I see. Hamirinen lowered her eyes and shook her head.

"Prepare for a breakout. He spoke, in a calm tone.

"Huh?" said Gedo, looking at him speechlessly.

"Haha, I didn't expect the cold face Gaido to show a shocked expression. Hamirinen laughed.

"Are you kidding, two hundred people broke through against six thousand. Gedo said, but Hamirinen only shook his head: "I am the only one they really want to put to death, and the opportunity will come." ”

"Opportunity, what opportunity?" said Gedo, who seemed to find him incomprehensible, and Hymirnin looked back at his companions for the last time.

"Before my father died, he told me. ”

"Survive. ”

"I didn't fully understand what he meant. ”

"For as long as I can remember, I seem to have been struggling to survive. ”

"So I don't understand, because being alive doesn't feel like an end to me, it's an instinct. ”

"The struggle to survive is an instinct of all human beings, so what is the point of him saying this to me? ”

"I've thought about a lot of things that have deep meanings, and even inevitably complicate a lot of things, but ah, this question. ”

Actually, there has always been a simplest answer. ”

"It's not instinct, it's not just to live. It's purpose-" He grabbed the greatsword and declared loudly to all the great swordsmen.

"Survive the way you want to live. ”

"Unyielding, unyielding. "Shhhh

"Don't be tied down, never give up. ”

"If anyone commits an offense, then swing the sword at him. ”

"Don't let anyone deny you the way forward, always stick to yourself at all times, with the attitude you want. ”

"Survive!"

Hamirinen turned her head and smiled in the early summer sun.

"Great Swordsman. ”

"In!"

"Assault ——!"

"Kill ——!!"

The tiny troops that let out their battle cries charged at the weak point of the noble coalition, which was far outnumbered by them, but their commander stayed still.

"Wait—what's going on—no, stop, stop!" said Gedo, turning around.

"Live well. And Hamirnin turned his back to them, whispered, and lowered the tip of his greatsword.

"Bang ——!" dust kicked up, and he rushed towards the place where the royal family and the pope were at an alarming speed.

"Stop him, stop him, stop that madman!" The nobles who were on the high ground and wanted to "enjoy the scene of the trapped beast's dying struggle" began to scream because of their unexpected actions, and several of them ordered their soldiers to rush up to stop them. They did not have a supreme command system, and each of them ordered their soldiers to use their banners indiscriminately, causing all the troops that had formed a good encirclement to be thrown into chaos.

“....... Is that what you intended!!" Gedo's angry words rang out behind him: "Damn!!" but he roared and roared, but his footsteps did not stop. "Don't look back, don't hesitate, don't stop even if your companion falls. ”

"Survive. ”

"Live. ”

"Get through this. ”

"Assault of the whole army!!"

The flickering swords of the "Qiang ——!!!" slashed down in unison, and the powerful attack tore through the encirclement, and they successfully rushed out.

"It's stupid to trade your own death for the survival of your companions, and then they will be wiped out as well. ”

"There's no room for you strangers here. ”

"Bang-Qiang ——!!" The neat spearhead shot up into the sky, and the moment Hamiring landed, he stepped out of two large pits, and he raised his face, his eyes emitting a striking blue light.

"Of course I know it's stupid. He spoke.

The big sword swung horizontally, blood splattered everywhere, and more than a dozen spearmen vanguard of hundreds of people were directly scattered by him alone.

"Like a fairy tale hero, or a suicidal person who has been overbrainwashed by the story of glorious sacrifice. ”

Swordsmanship, experience, and strength.

One after another, the soldiers were cut down by him like lambs.

"Always thinking about sacrificing yourself to save the big picture. ”

"When—bang—" But no matter how capable he was, he was still alone.

When the tenth man was killed, the spearmen reacted.

They used crowd tactics, with archers and spearmen working together in a circle. Regardless of whether his allies would be harmed, he lunged forward and stabbed him straight through the chest.

The blood flowed out and stained his coat red, but he did not stop, but slashed the shaft of the spear with a sword and continued to move forward.

"But......" he muttered to himself.

The "monster ......" soldiers showed a mood of timidity, and then continued to move forward in order to overcome it.

Arrows, swords, spears and axes. Countless weapons came and went, and in the end, even the recovery speed of mana condensation could not keep up, he didn't know how many people he had chopped, he didn't know how many hits he had been hit, and when the pain accumulated to a point, he was numb, but he still held on with that strong spirit.

"I'm tired. ”

"Bang-" "Ahem-" Suomir's spearmen, whose throats had been slit, tried desperately to stop the bleeding, but finally collapsed weakly.

"Knock——!!" Hamirning thrust his sword into the ground.

"Tick tock. The blood flowed non-stop, and he held on to his great sword and hung his head.

"Give me up, go, go!" the nobleman screamed as he urged his soldiers forward, the spearmen stagnated, and the more elite halberdiers behind them took their place and pressed forward.

"......" Hermilinn raised her face and looked at them calmly with gray-blue eyes.

There was no turmoil in his heart, and he didn't know if it was because of Sanya's magic, or if he had been through so much, and he was indeed tired.

Maybe.

Both.

"Traitor!" "Traitor to the country!" "Swing your sword at the church and the king!" "How can a man like you be a hero!" The curse resounded incessantly around him, and it was indeed true that he had left his post without permission, but how much of the rhetoric that followed was propaganda by the church to facilitate his own actions.

These people don't take the time and don't use their brains to understand.

And he didn't have the strength to explain them all.

Square-headed Suomir, round-headed Patrosi.

One is inflexible, the other is too sleek.

Maybe one day they will realize that they have done something wrong, but under the impetus of fanaticism, there is no way to reverse it.

He was so tired.

There are too many things to carry.

Was she the same in the past, the so-called sage, in fact, in the end, is that what it is?

"Kill, ah, ah——!!" The halberd soldier hesitated for a moment and finally rushed up, brushing the ground together, and instead of retreating, he advanced instead, lifting his broadsword with one hand and pushing away their array, and then kicked one of them into a mouth and flew out foaming.

——!The archer, who had been blocked by his own men before, seized the opportunity to shoot an arrow at him, and Hamirnin grabbed the arrow stuck in his shoulder and pulled it down with great force.

The cursing voices of "monster", "traitor" and "butcher" continued, but there was not much fluctuation in his heart.

People are always like that, right?

As she said, the people at the bottom are always reluctant to think for themselves, and want to leave everything to one person, and they only need to follow orders.

Indeed, life is always easy in that case.

Come to think of it, he was like this before.

"Qiang—" With the swing of the sword, Hamirning began to flee in the other direction, closing the distance.

"Catch up, don't let him run away!"

It's really tiring.

There are too many things to deal with, and even if you don't do it, you can't avoid being pushed into this position in the end.

Be a symbol, be an indicator of others.

Be a hero.

In the final analysis, this identity is nothing more than a hopeless person who prays to the gods, a utopian figure shaped by that expectation.

Thinking that after really ascending to this status, you can be admired by thousands of people, and you will be allowed to do anything, etc., it is just a childish and innocent dream of a child.

It's an identity given by someone else.

It's a bondage.

"Marshal of Suomir; ”

The people who are called like this all hope that such a person can give them something. Maybe it's help, maybe it's guidance, maybe it's victory, maybe it's wealth.

"Chase him, send cavalry, don't care about those escaped swordsmen, kill him!"

Like a fable of the Morbigas civilization, the wings made of wax fly too high, and they will eventually melt and fall.

What the hell do you want to do, Hamilin. Like a psychopath, he asked himself questions.

The answer is already known.

"No one is good to all, and if two people are hostile, then if you help one of them, you are doomed to be hated by the others. ”

Isn't that true of the Lamanites' favorite satire, in which the great emperor, who conquered the tribes, demanded that his men treat each other equally, only to be assassinated by his men who had originally followed him. ”

"If you are good to you, you are a great person, but if you are good to someone you hate, then the good feeling will immediately turn into a bad feeling. ”

"People's hearts have been like this since ancient times, and saving only one person is a big hero. The savior who saves everyone without distinction between friend and foe will only bear infamy in the end. ”

"If you look at history, you'll be amazed at how quickly imaginary heroes fall off the altar. ”

"It's a bar. ”

"The road is full of thorns. At that time, his face was full of serious admonition.

"Hmm. And she looked back and smiled back with a very bright smile.

"I know!"

- "Bang !!"

How terrible is the charge of the cavalry spear head-on, and the blow of a warhorse weighing hundreds of kilograms at full speed can be fatal to a large creature of more than a ton.

"Bang-bang——!!" He rolled again and again, and the blood spilled all over the ground, staining all the grass red.

"Marshal/Monster!" changed his tone from admiration to hatred and disdain, a knight who had fought alongside him, but his eyes were filled with nothing but hatred.

It sounds ruthless and unjust, but humans are exactly what they are.

Because the object of his admiration is not the living Mirnin.

Rather, it is the fictional and flawless Field Marshal Heinzswerm.

A quilted identity, a layer of shackles, a template that cannot be escaped.

When his personal will corresponds to what the majority of the people of this country think, he is their hero.

And when he was no longer so.

He became a monster, a traitor, a man who could not be spared death.

"Ahem-" "Phew-" A gust of wind blew, and the knight's burqa fluttered with Hamirin's hair.

The sun cast its light on the sea level in the distance, and he stood with his back to the west, standing on the edge of the cliff with his great sword in his hand.

For some reason, the blood-backlit figure made the knights hesitate, but the large army had already rushed over. Cornered at a dead end, they did not let up at this moment, and the Archbishop of Leon ordered his melee troops to pull away, and sent a full platoon of archers to press them down.

"It's so windy. Hamirinen closed her eyes and smiled.

"Is that your last word. Leon held up his hand.

"Shoot the arrows!"

"Boom Boom Boom Boom ——!"

The whirling sword first fell into the pile of reefs full of turbulent waves dozens of meters below, and then, with arrows all over his body, he staggered back to the edge of the cliff.

"I will write you a good end in the Holy Scriptures, rest in peace, Your Excellency. Leon looked him straight, and Hamirin.

A mocking smile appeared.

"Assi—"

Fell off a cliff.

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"Whew-"

Blowing through the cold earth, the lake in the distance shimmered silver. The dark green of the fir trees is so dark that it seems to have an oily glow, as if the artist had accidentally mixed the black into the palette while drawing. The sharp and piercing dark green is a stark contrast to the snow-capped earth and the calm waters of the lake reflecting the clear sky – a sight you will never forget.

"Shhhh "Shh Then he took something wrapped in rags from his horse and held it in his hand.

After tying the reins, he stepped on the snow-covered ground.

The rustling of snow resounded underfoot, and the cold sensation spread through the leather boots to the straw-lined soles of the feet.

"Whew-" The cold wind blew again, blowing his cloak crookedly, and the bright red second cloak underneath leaked through the cracks, and the longer one rattled with the wind.

Huge moose, the world's largest cervid, a rare mammal, stares warily from afar. Among the dragons who have the ability to catch them, the common dragon lizards are rejected by the most terrible cold in the world of Gar here, and as cold-blooded creatures, they can only go to the subarctic zone at most, and in this cold land where the daylight is short, only homeothermic animals can move freely.

"It's the north, but it's a bit too north. He exhaled a white breath, then took off his hood and looked directly at the area with his gray-blue eyes.

- The moose ran away, and they sensed something.

The wind direction changed, and a snow-white dragon flew in from a distance.

A dragon.

It's not a wurm, it's not a hybrid, it's not a dragon lizard.

A real dragon.

The loud sound of "———— whew" can be heard below. It flew through the sky, its slender and graceful body and huge wingspan that looked overwhelming. The animals in the forest were frightened and fled because of the existence of this food chain top, and a noisy sound sounded, and in the distance, a snow tiger that was originally lurking in the dense forest and trying to capture a young moose lost the opportunity to catch it because of the interference of this sudden behemoth, and it jumped out hungry and grinned and tried to intimidate the opponent who was more than a hundred times its size-

The dragon spun around again, and her left wing tilted and began to retract. Because of its large size, landing directly will inevitably cause a big impact on the ground, so slowly retract its wings to adjust the angle, and gradually circle from high in the air to reduce the height.

This lasted for several minutes, and when she had managed to hold the wind enough from her massive wings for her forty-ton body to fall slowly, she reoriented herself and landed in front of him.

"Boom ——!!" The snow on the ground that had just fallen last night and had not yet become firm was instantly blown down by at least half a meter thick, he raised his hands to protect his face, his hair and the bright red cloak behind him flew wildly, and the snow tiger in the distance was a clever cat and turned around like a frightened cat and fled.

"Young man, you have been invited. The dragon spoke, the language was unusual, and it was not something that any humanoid could pronounce with the constructs of his or her voice. But even if the ear can't understand it, the meaning goes straight to the heart.

"And I will keep my promise. Lu Miqi leaned over, and a certain light began to emit out, and she continued: "It took a lot of effort to convince those old immortals above. ”

"Good work. He lifted his face, his hair and cloak dancing.

"Alas—" the white dragon sighed, "wayward child. ”

"Exactly. Hamirinen smiled.

"So-"

"In the name of the Druid Council Elder Ice and Snow White Dragon. ”

"From now on, Heinzwerm Seksiyutu will inherit the name of 'Sage'. ”

"Become a druid's observer in the world, wandering around. ”

The glow of the "——!" magic began to flicker, and then some rune marks began to appear on his neck.

"Now, young man, you are the one who has been approved by the druids. ”

"But I still can't understand it, and so do the other old immortals. What's the point of that? If it's just to commemorate her, isn't it enough to claim to be like you have been doing for years? Why do you have to be recognized by the druid?" Rumichi hung his head, staring at Hamiring with those huge eyes.

"Just pass it on to the elders. Hamilnin scratched at the neckline.

"Just say. ”

"The bet isn't over yet. He raised his head and looked directly at the white dragon.

"This time, I'm going to convince you of the loss. ”

“........”

"Hahaha-" she said with a loud laugh that resounded through the valley, "That's it." ”

"It's worth looking forward to—"

The white dragon leapt into the sky with its wings outstretched, and then disappeared into the distance.

And Hymirnin turned and walked towards the place where the horses were.

What awaits at the end of the ideal?

He didn't know.

Because of him.

It's not that far.

So let's move on.

In the name of Haimirin.

In the name of Heinzwörm.

Carrying her convictions.

to walk in the world.

In the name of the sage of the druids -

Let's take a look.

This bet, this ideal.

What kind of stuff will it bring.

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Memories.

Finish.