What can be changed with a sword.

In fairy tales, it's the whole world.

It is endowed with magical powers, and since the creation of this beautiful weapon with a slender cutting blade, humans have often been entrusted with various ideas and incarnations.

But the reality is not so naïve, a sword in the end.

Maybe nothing can be changed, nothing can be saved.

Even the only object that he agreed to protect couldn't be saved.

Kill the tyrant, he said, he believed, and if the tyrant was killed, all this chaos would be over.

But Higsumond I died, and although it was not his own doing, the relationship was inseparable. The East Coast has since fallen into even greater chaos because of the ownerless.

"The root of evil does not come from the tyrant himself, but from the people who nourished him. ”

"Corrupt officials and tyrannical aristocrats are hateful, but they are not born out of nothing. It is the silence and resignation of the people that fuels such behaviour. ”

At that time, she said: "Peasant uprisings, small countries revolting against large countries, have their own tragic laws of necessity. Most of the time we don't pray for change, but just rebel against the one person in power or the group in power, hoping that there will be more promising people in that position. ”

"It's just a change from a slave owner to a kinder one. At that time, she said: "What we need is a total awakening of the people, a change of ideology from top to bottom, no longer lazy, no longer submissive, no longer silent." ”

"It's going to take many, many hours, and I don't even know if it's going to be possible in hundreds of years, because there are so many obstacles. ”

"The class in power that does not want to see this happening will do everything in its power to hinder the ideological development of the people, not only the aristocracy, but even other powerful classes. But the most important thing is the laziness of human nature itself. ”

"We tend to give up independent thinking and leave everything to a superior being, and if we follow orders to act, life will be much easier. ”

"This is the servility that naturally exists in human nature. ”

"It's going to be a long and arduous process to change that. ”

"But why don't we be the stepping stones in the first place—" she said, laughing.

That was the last conversation between them.

Her ideals were shattered.

With the addition of a short life of only 23 years, it ended in a scribble, casually, as if it were a joke made by the gods.

Like countless others who have aspired to change the world.

But unlike many people, there is something about Saniya's body.

Is that.

is so stubborn that he refuses to give in even in the face of death.

Will.

It resonated with something, something that crept over the bloody chaos of the battlefield.

Thereupon.

Even death was overcome.

But was that what she was expecting?

"Is this what your ideal looks like?" Crymer in his hand, and Miring looked directly at the ruins of Parnira with those gray-blue eyes.

There were dead bodies everywhere.

The vast majority are ghouls with black cuticle shells, and a few are heavily armed elite elves, dwarves, gnomes, and orcs.

An elite unit transferred by the druids.

If it weren't for their existence, I'm afraid that this empire that grew in the shadows would have spread to the entire East Coast.

The high magic that magicians are eager to use is everywhere on the battlefield, and powerful flames, frost, and thunder and lightning flash in the air.

Humans are powerless, like children watching giants quarrel, and it is difficult to understand what is happening in front of them. Even these battle-hardened swordsmen were weak in the face of a conflict of this magnitude.

But like the humble children beneath the fighting giants, they have their own strengths.

"Ghouls have no intelligence, only instincts, and their five senses have been greatly degraded, but they have new senses in the brain that can detect the strength of the individual - in other words, the amount of magic. ”

"Druids are like throwing a bloody piece of flesh into a school of sharks when they show up, but you're different. ”

"Because of the low level of magic, you can get close enough to get close without causing a chain reaction on a large scale. ”

In other words, they can't perceive with this keen senses, and can only perceive you with the same bad eyesight and the same bad sense of hearing and smell as rats. ”

"The plan was to cut into two units. The druid's large army led the vast majority of ghouls in front. And you use your almost stealth to slay down the remaining ghouls in key areas without causing a chain reaction. Clearing a safe passage that won't cause an alarm for us to approach – sounds stupid and hard to do, but it's the only option we have. ”

"Wouldn't it be right to mobilize a larger army?"

"Boy, if there are a large number of people gathered in one place, even if the individual's magic power is very low, if the total number is higher than the threshold, it will attract attention. ”

"It's an all-or-nothing approach. Once any link goes wrong, it will be like stabbing a hornet's nest, and we will not be able to resist it if we are attacked by a group. So the only thing that can be congratulated is that they are not strong enough to organize, and in order to further secure this advantage. ”

"We must confront the only being who can command all the ghouls and make them act uniformly by their own will. ”

"If you get rid of that being, the remaining ghouls are just headless flies, and they will easily fall into the trap due to the instinct of being attracted to magic, which is easy to solve. ”

"Just for that. ”

"We have to face her. ”

"Things could get out of hand, and if you want to withdraw, it's not too late. Erica glanced at Hymirin, who hesitated for a moment, shook her head, and nodded again.

"Let's go—"

"Boom ——!!" Kramer swung through, the hard cuticle trying to block the blade of the greatsword, but the ghoul's head still soared into the sky.

Black bodily fluids spilled on the ground, but were instantly burned in the air as soon as they spilled into the air under the massive spell of the elven magician.

Not only that, but the ground seems to be hot for these ugly monsters, and they can often be seen looking painful.

Without the support of the magician, I am afraid that this will be much more difficult.

"Crackle-boom-" Thunder and other magical sounds were already close at hand, and heat waves came from the ruins of dilapidated houses, and the static electricity in the air made everyone's hair stand on end, and even their clothes would be electrocuted if they were not careful. But in the heat of battle, they will choose to ignore such things, even if they feel it.

"Go ahead. Ahead was the town square of Parnira, and Gedo, one of the only 130 Great Swordsmen left, turned his head and gave Hymirnine a deep look.

He should go the rest alone, and all the rest of the people will be out there desperately trying to stop the ghouls from getting closer.

The stealth advantage can only last until now, as the central point, when the "queen bee", the leader of these ghouls, who are like "worker bees", is attacked.

They.

will immediately unite and return to defense.

So before that, they have to deal with her. And the great swordsmen on the periphery and the large army of druids are desperately trying to prevent the return of these ghouls.

It is foreseeable that this will be a bloody battle, both inside and outside.

"Bang-boom!! The outer lightning and fire flashed one after another, stepping on the ruins of the square, a total of thirteen high-level druid elite members walked in.

They are the thirteen people who walk in human society as red-card mercenaries, the most elite and youngest members selected from all races.

But these druid members, including Erica, who were incredibly powerful in the eyes of Hymiring and others, were all disgraced at the moment. "Roar————" The white dragon that fell to the ground in the distance roared again, and Lu Miqi, who was obviously injured and fell, was still fighting the ghoul at this time.

But this is not something they should be concerned about, and if they really want to help their comrades who are fighting, the most important thing to do is to end the fight as soon as possible.

“.......”

There were fourteen people in total, silently surrounding the entire square.

Sania in the center of the square sits under a tree and is reading an unknown book. The sun was about to set, and it took them another whole day to kill her after entering Parnira.

"......" Erica began to glance around.

The setting sun fell on Sanya.

For a moment, Hymirnine hesitated.

The serene and beautiful face was as strong as the sunset many, many years ago.

It was as if she had never changed since that day.

"Maybe we can talk to her—" He sighed at his own stupidity the moment he said this.

"It's not too late to retreat, take a boat to the east or west, and you can get away from it all. Erica looked at him coldly.

"......." Hamirinen clenched the sword in his hand.

He thought he was unstoppable, ready to end it all with his own hands. But the moment he saw her, this determination was like a castle made of sand in front of the tide - empty and impenetrable, but in fact vulnerable.

"Listen. You don't know what the witch can do, and your inner turmoil will be her tool. If you can't make up your mind, Hymirin, you'd better get out of the way, or you'll become our enemy—" Erica's next sentence was interrupted by someone: "Asterea, she-" A dwarf engineering wizard shouted at Erica, but the name she was calling was unfamiliar to Hymirin.

"She's moving, pull, West, you two suppress the magic. Yufen Liksumu and Aso maintain the barrier, and the rest follow me. Hamilnin – What the hell are you going to do? Erica turned to him and shouted.

"I—" Hamirning hesitated for a moment, then looked at the great sword in his hand.

"Ahhh Combined with the magic of the two elves, the magic that was so powerful that even the air was frozen was raised.

A powerful shockwave enveloped Sania in the center of the arena in the form of chains, and the elven and dwarf druid warriors maintained the imprisoning circle, while the others prepared to fight her already under control.

It looked like a bully, and the thirteen druids had the upper hand, and Hamirnin didn't interfere at all, and Sanya, who was surrounded by them, looked so weak and pitiful.

Chu Chu is pitiful, but he is not surprised.

With a snap, she closed her textbook, then lifted her eyes with long, curly eyelashes.

A smile was revealed.

That was the last view that Hermänin saw.

"Oh my God—" The chains of magic shattered, and the device exploded, engulfing the engineering mage as well. The elven mage spat blood and fell to the ground, and the orc warrior roared to his feet with a great axe that Hamirning couldn't move, and was then knocked away by something transparent. A second before the wind was about to arrive, Hymiring heard Erica's slightly trembling voice: "The attack that knocked Snow (Lu Miqi) down was not a coincidence, she was-"

"Complete—"

"Bang Bang !!!"

The world in front of me was erased.

The trees, the houses, the ground, and all the druids around them are gone.

"Knock——!!" Hamirin's back slammed against the walls of the surrounding ruins, and he immediately felt a pain and then his consciousness began to blur.

"Wong-" Greatsword Kramer fell to the ground, before his vision blurred into pitch black.

He saw her.

Walked over slowly.

————

————

The wind came from far, far away.

The straw pole then gently patted his face.

The autumn sun was not very strong, and only the warmth was left behind the linen jacket and leggings.

"Hamilin—"

"Hamirin!" a female voice sounded beside him, and he opened his eyes, a face with beautiful emerald green eyes close together. She had a tear mole in the corner of her left eye, and her face was gloomy because of the sunhat on her head, but he could still see the frowning brow.

"Ahh

"Have you forgotten what day it is? ”

"Ahh

"There's only one hour left. The woman said this with her waist crossed, and Hamirinen hurriedly got up from the ground: "Then I'm leaving!"

"Be careful on the road!" she shouted behind her, and Hamirnin turned around and waved her hand vigorously, "Okay—yes—" he said in a lengthened tone, "Mom-Mom!"

She lowered her straw hat and shook her head angrily and amusefully.

[It's, fake] a certain voice full of pain and reluctance, sounded hoarsely.

"Huh-" He stopped, but there was nothing behind him.

"Sleepy. Haymirnin shook his head, continuing to focus on the immediate urgency.

"Oh, oh, it's little Hai Mirning. "Auntie is good, Auntie is good. The boy who ran through the town's roads like the wind greeted the adults around him in a very energetic voice as he ran in the direction of the town's entrance.

"Dad!" "Oh, are you leaving!" the secretary who was instructing the townspeople in the distance waved his hand in this direction, his gray-blue eyes were full of smiles, and Hamiring did not stop when he turned back to shout, because he didn't look at the road because he ran into someone—

"Uh, it hurts—" He slammed his butt to the ground, and when he looked up, he saw a face full of majesty with a pair of sword eyebrows and a non-smiling face.

"Lord Sigsumond—" Hamirinn shuddered, and the stern face of the other man approached.

"......." The young man swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and was worried about what punishment was coming, but the other party suddenly smiled.

"You kid, for today's special sake, I won't punish you for copying. But there are still other punishments, such as this!" he hugged Hermilin with his strong hands under his armpits. "Stop, grandpa, it's so embarrassing, I'm 11 years old!" the red-faced young man struggled, but the old man just laughed and leaned over and deliberately rubbed his face with his beard.

"I forgot the title, it was Lord Sigsumond, or Lord Headmaster. Dear Hamilinen first graders!"

"Well, I'm really out of time, Grandpa. He was still struggling, and the townsfolk were all smiling and looking at him.

"Good, good. The other man put him down, and Hamirinin ran as soon as he stepped on the ground, turning his head and waving his hand as he ran forward: "I'm leaving!"

"My baby grandson is going to grow up. The old man behind him wiped the corners of his eyes, and Haymils, who also came over to look at the back, patted him on the shoulder: "It's still a long time, there are still many things we can teach him on the next road." Father. ”

They couldn't hear them anymore, he just ran forward, continuing to greet everyone along the way.

"The pronunciation of the letters to be carried out today-" "Hello nun!" "Ah, little Hymirin, are you leaving——!" The nun of the convent was teaching the children, and she blessed Hymirin, making him feel a little more strength on his feet.

He stepped on the stone slab all the way forward, and finally ran in the direction of the town mouth out of breath.

"Ha-ha-ha-huh? The carriage hasn't ....... yet Come?"

"Everybody's ......." Hermirin, who was panting on her knees, looked back left and right, only to find that no one was there.

"You've been deceived by your aunt, Hymirinin Anrikon. A crisp voice sounded behind her: "She knew that you must have overslept when you ran to take a nap, so she woke you up early." ”

"Ah, mom is such a bad guy. Hymirin's whole body froze, and he raised his hand listlessly to the man who came behind him: "Hello, Sania. ”

"Hmm. Sania nodded, and then sat down with the book tucked under her armpit and Hermiling on the long stone bench at the entrance of the village.

"Really, everyone is so laid-back. "After all, it's the first day of school, where's your luggage?" Sania and Hermin, who had opened the book, chatted with each other.

"Tolicado's seniors helped bring it over, and they started early in eighth grade. It's grandpa's idea, after all, you know, I always lose my ......" Hamirning sighed a little unconfidently: "My father also gave me the second section name Anrikon, but I am not reliable and stable at all......"

"What's so bad about it? Sania smiled slightly: "Take it easy, it won't be a big problem to lose it." ”

"Huh?" He looked at Sania with a puzzled face, but the voice just now was obviously not from her - the other party continued the topic above: "Anyway, the peace has lasted for an unknown amount of time, and it will continue from now on." All we do is enjoy each day. ”

"Uh-yes-" Hymirnin looked a little absent-minded, rubbing his temples as he felt something was wrong.

Sania visibly questioned.

"What's wrong with you. She approached, and the confusion in Hermening's heart was replaced in an instant by the pleasant smell of roses on her. He snucked wide, then turned his head flushed.

"Why is your face so red, do you have a fever, or are you overexposed to the sun, are you okay? I'll get you some water to drink." "Hey Sania. Hamirnin said in a somewhat trembling voice, "That's, that." ”

"Huh?" she said softly.

"Can you talk to me—" He turned around and was about to speak, blushing, when something suddenly fell to the ground on the side of the road.

The crisp reverberating metallic sound of "Dangqiang ——!!" was like a thunderclap, causing Hamirinen to stand up with a "boom" and subconsciously put his hand behind his back.

"What are you doing, Hamirin. "Uh-" "Hey, the newcomer told you that things need to be tied tightly, what should I do if the pot breaks!" "I'm sorry, I'm sorry!"

"Yes, that's what you're supposed to do" The voice sounded again, and Hymirnine kept moving in a daze. Looking at Sanya's pure azure eyes, she was speechless.

"What's wrong with you?" In a trance, he seemed to see snow in her eyes.

[Your second section name is not Anrikon. 】

But this, apparently, is in the northern part of the empire in autumn.

"Really, Hamirin, you are too timid, and this voice is frightened. Sania sighed helplessly, then opened the book in her hand again.

[Think back.] 】

"That's not the case...... he just wanted to justify himself at first, but after saying this, he felt that something had changed.

[You remember. 】

"Not like that......" he repeated.

[Yes, that's not the case.] 】

"No, that's right. Then the third time the voice became calmer.

[Yes.] 】

"Just live a leisurely life and enjoy every day. ”】

How could she possibly say such a thing. 】

[How could that Sania say such unambitious words.] 】

"She is a flower born in the storm, and even if the wind and rain blow, she only walks with her head held high. The boy hung his head and said the same thing as if he were talking to himself. Sanya's expression turned cold, and the originally vibrant world of life came to a standstill.

"I have always believed that no matter what fate we face, we can always survive beyond it all. ”

"She won't be willing to sink into this false tranquility—"

"What is wrong with you, Hermering Anrikon?" she asked, her voice no longer gentle, full of suspicion and wariness. And he hung his head and looked at his hands.

It was a pair of scarred, calloused hands.

It was the mark left by the devastated lone wolf, who groped and grew up alone.

Instead of the young man who grew up in a small town, in the love of everyone, the tender white hands that have not done rough work.

"Nope. He spoke.

"My name is. ”

"Heinzwörm. ”

"Head of the Order of the Silver Guard, Marshal Suomir. He waved his hand away from the fog in front of him and distanced himself from her.

"End this illusion, Sanya. The voice changed from teenager to youth: "This is an insult to you and me. ”

"......." she was silent, but her surroundings did change.

"No, it's not, it's another life that you might be able to live through, that you want to live. It was a long time before she spoke, and said in a steady, undulating voice: "I have the power to make it a reality, Hamirin. ”

"Don't you understand?"

"Those who don't deserve to die will live well, Hamirin. The pain you shouldn't have endured will disappear and you will be able to live the good life of your dreams. ”

"Your hands weren't supposed to be made to hold a sword, you're too kind, Hamirin. Even with cultists you can't be sure that they're all evil, you hesitate because you doubt your own legitimacy, you want to find out the truth, you want to change everything. ”

"You're always trying to change everything, but the world is in shambles, so why not just tear it down and start over?"

"You really ......"

"Not her. He gritted his teeth, his voice trembling, but he struggled desperately forward.

“...... I'm nowhere anymore. Her voice grew cold.

Sania ...... None of this will be denied. ”

"There will be no escaping ......"

"She doesn't dwell on the past. ”

"Always look only to the future. ”

"It's the world that has shaped us like this, yes, how nice it would be if everything could be done all over again, all the mistakes would be erased, and we would be immersed in the good old days. ”

"But that's the reality. ”

"Her gentleness and strength do not come from carefree leisure, but from the strength of this war. ”

"She is not a flower in a greenhouse, she is still moving forward in the midst of storms and snow. ”

"Suomir's—"

"Snow Lotus!"

"Sania is, unyielding. ”

"So. He said, "You are not her." ”

Immediately after, he clenched the hilt of Kramer's sword.

"Ahem—" The damage from the impact made Hymirin's feet feel unsteady as soon as he stood up, and he spat out a mouthful of blood, his eyes faint but he still stood up with his great sword.

"No matter how cruel the reality is, there will be no escape, there will be no desire to go back to the past, and all the pain will not exist at all from the beginning. It's about accepting these, crossing them, and carrying them to tomorrow. ”

"If it weren't for all this, I wouldn't have met so many respectable and amiable people. ”

"But the tomorrow you love doesn't exist!" Angry, she flicked her arm: "Bang ——!!!" A gust of wind struck, and Hamirning barely stayed in place with a big sword.

The sky was a deep blue, and the glow of magic in the night sky, the sound of swords clashing, and the roar of his companions resounded outside, and it re-entered his ears.

And under the bright moonlight, her eyes flashed red, and she spoke again: "Human beings will only repeat the same mistakes forever, because of greed, because of misunderstanding, because of malice. Even if this war ends, and after most of the short ten years of peace, everything will continue. ”

"The death of a tyrant is only the replacement of a new tyrant, and the injustices disappear here and reappear elsewhere. ”

"Isn't it enough to make everyone feel at peace, why are you trying to thwart me, why can't you understand me?" she began to frenzy, the black magic that overflowed in the air "crackling".

"Why is that, Knight Master Hamiring Heinzswerm, why don't you accept all this——!!" The brilliance of the "bang !!!" magic flickered again, and after the dust had settled, the crumbling Hamirning still stood up with Kramer.

"I'm not...... Knight Hamirin, cough--" He coughed up another mouthful of blood and said in a hoarse voice.

"From the day you died, I was disqualified. ”

"Now I'm me. ”

"Just a stupid man. ”

"You can't understand it, guarding this kind of thing is not just about the material. ”

"I'm going to take her. ”

"Protect the will of the sage, the sage, ”

"Go and inherit it!!! "Kramer, who was raised high, slashed straight at her face, but was deflected away by a shockwave before he could arrive. Hamirinen was dashed back several paces, the ground rubbing two marks, but he was still standing.

Despite the dull pain from the wounds all over his body, he still stood.

"The sword....... What is it. On the other side, her eyes were red, and she showed a sense of vigilance: "Why did I almost fail to stop it?" ”

"Ahhh

"This one. Hamirinen reasserted her stance, this time with the tip of her sword pointing downward.

"It's a handful. Hair fell to obscure his blue eyes, and his lips were bleeding from dirt and dirt.

Said the name she had given her.

"Kramer. ”

Followed by.

One step forward.