How to Live as a Knight After the Ending - Chapter 115



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Episode 115. What Remains (1)

Ossian’s eyebrows twitched.

Not only did he suddenly start swearing at me, but he also said he didn’t like it.

“Do you think I’m good? If it weren’t for Ena, you would have died by my hand.”

Ossian also didn’t like the Guardians.

Look at that behavior, which is completely devoid of any sense of chivalry, even though it is based on imitating someone else’s abilities.

There was not an ounce of honor in the sight of him running away, even throwing away his weapon, in order to survive.

What does frivolous speech mean and what does insulting mean?

“Who died? Fight again!”

“A rematch? Not bad. Because I can definitely take your breath away that time.”

“what!”

The Guardian shouted in anger.

She was the type of person who never said anything at the ruins, but now she was different.

Could it be because, upon leaving the ruins, he was freed from all the restrictions of being a guardian?

I knew he had emotions and intelligence when I first saw him, but now it seemed even more so.

It’s like seeing a really living person.

“Get the sword! Come back!”

“A sword? You mean the broken one? Didn’t you throw that away too? How shameful.”

“It’s because of the weapon! If we fight properly again, I’ll win!”

“You fought with one more trait than me, and yet you lost. And yet you say it was because of the difference in weapons? Don’t you know shame?”

“Ugh.”

The Guardian was speechless at Ossian’s point-by-point rebuttal.

There wasn’t a single word wrong.

He fought properly but was defeated, and he was the one who threw down his weapon and ran away.

“I, I can win.”

The guardian shed tears like chicken droppings, perhaps unable to control his anger.

People who were nervously watching this situation from the entrance of the room opened their mouths in surprise.

The moment I thought I should stop him from wielding a knife right away, the guardian started crying.

It’s surprising that the guardian of the ruins spoke, let alone that he cried after being pushed around by Ossian’s eloquence.

Something about the weighty title of Guardian of the Relics that they had in mind felt like it was being diluted too quickly.

The initial fear and surprise soon turned to pity.

The guardian’s appearance played a big role there.

She was a beautiful woman with a mysterious air, with white hair that grew just below her shoulders.

If you keep your mouth shut and stay still, anyone who passes by will look back at least once.

Even now, with tears streaming down my face, it still looks as charming as a painting.

Was it true that tears were a weapon for beauties? I think I know why that idiom came to be.

But Ossian didn’t even eat the seeds.

“What did you do well enough to make you cry?”

I was already annoyed, but now I’m even more angry because this guy is crying.

A guy who has abandoned chivalry is even whining? Isn’t that just shameful?

Ossian had to muster up desperate patience to open his clenched fist.

“What is that… … .”

Lorraine, who was watching the scene, couldn’t shake the thought even though she clearly knew that it shouldn’t be like this.

“Don’t they just look like siblings?”

It was just like that, the way they fought, growling at each other and saying things like, “What the heck?”

However, Ossian and the Guardian, who heard Lorraine’s muttering, glared at her at the same time.

“Who said they were siblings?”

“Brothers and sisters like that? Don’t make me laugh!”

Doesn’t he know that his violent reaction only fuels such suspicions?

‘No. But that’s not exactly wrong. That girl. I said she was a mutant doppelganger in the first place.’

While a normal doppelganger imitates its counterpart, a mutant takes a different form.

But in the end, it could not be denied that the Guardian’s foundation was Ossian.

‘Their gender, personality, and appearance are opposites. But if their true nature is Ossian, then it’s safe to say that they’re practically like siblings.’

Seren and Dioran had similar thoughts.

The guardian’s gaze turned to the three people.

Beyond Lorraine, who had said that they were like siblings, his gaze was fixed on Dioranne, who was standing next to her.

Dioranne felt his cheek with his hand, wondering if there was something on his face, as the guardian’s gaze stared at him.

It was then that the Guardian opened his mouth.

“What are you?”

“huh?”

“Are you human?”

Dioranne’s expression disappeared at the Guardian’s question, as if a power switch had been turned off.

Ossian was more curious about Dioran’s reaction than why the Guardian was suddenly saying something like that.

Wasn’t Dioranne always the one who smiled brightly and made people feel good?

He, who had been like that, was now showing serious expression for the first time.

“Ahahaha! What are you talking about all of a sudden!”

Lorraine stepped in and tried to wrap things up quickly.

The sight only fueled her suspicions, but for Lorraine, there was no other way.

“The cooking is done! Hey? What are you all doing?”

If Enaga hadn’t brought the steaming omelet rice at that moment, the atmosphere would have become even stranger.

“Sniff sniff.”

The Guardian wrinkled his nose and stared intently at the omelet rice that Ena had brought.

“It smells delicious… … .”

Drool flowed from the Guardian’s mouth.

The golden omelet rice with steam rising from it was enough to stimulate my appetite just by looking at it. And what about its sweet smell?

As Enaga handed him a plate with cutlery, the guardian immediately started eating the omelet rice.

Even though it was his first time handling utensils, he used the spoon well because he had the knowledge.

“it is delicious?”

“Yeah! It’s delicious!”

“If you be quiet, I’ll make you something more delicious.”

“Okay! I’ll just stay quiet!”

How is Anna? She looked around at Ossian and the others with a proud face.

Everyone exchanged awkward glances.

It’s good that it’s made neatly.

‘Isn’t this some kind of wild animal training?’

If Ossian feels that way, how much more so must other people feel?

However, Ena herself seemed to be unaware of this, and was praising her guardian who was diligently eating the omelet rice, saying, “That kid is cute, that kid eats well.”

‘I thought she was too fearless, but when I thought about it, she had a temper too.’

The seeds of this were already visible when he rammed Martinez with his car.

Anna spoke earnestly to the guardian who was eating.

“Do you have a name for it?”

“Name? None!”

It would have been annoying if someone had bothered her while she was eating, but the guardian answered Ena’s questions diligently.

“No name?”

“Yeah. Because I was the guardian of the relics.”

“I don’t want to keep calling you Guardian. Ah, then that’ll be fine. I’ll give you a name instead!”

“name?”

“Yeah. Lupona! How are you? Are you okay?”

“Lupona… … .”

The Guardian stopped spooning and muttered the name softly.

For a moment, the Guardian’s eyes became empty, then regained their original light.

Something much more vibrant than what had been seen before took hold in her pupils.

“Lupona! My name!”

“Do you like it?”

“Yeah! I love it!”

“I’m Anna Grund. Nice to meet you, Lupona.”

“Ena! Ena is my friend now!”

Lupona hugged Ena tightly and then resumed eating.

Ossian, who saw the two laughing and talking to each other, turned his back without saying anything and left the room.

At first, I was a bit suspicious of the Guardian, or rather Lupona, but seeing her now, it seemed like there was no need for me to be.

‘It’s true that I still don’t like it, but it’s not like I can swing my sword the way I feel.’

Ossian went down to the first floor and sat at the table by the window and stared outside.

Even though it wasn’t yet night, it was so gloomy outside that the boundary between day and night seemed to have disappeared.

It rained as if there was a hole in the sky, and raindrops continued to fall nonstop on the translucent glass window.

The sound of rain hitting the ground washed away the silence.

‘Just now, for a moment, the Guardian’s prayer seemed to have changed.’

I don’t know if it was just my feeling, but the moment Ena named her, the unpleasant feeling of discomfort I had felt from Lupona disappeared.

Although he was born as a guardian, he left the ruins of his own free will and was given a name by someone, which changed his very existence.

‘It’s amazing.’

If Lupona were in a game, she would be just like a boss monster.

I still remember.

The red gauge displayed at the bottom of the screen. The name [Mutant Doppelganger] written above it.

That was her true nature.

And it had to be that way now.

But the reality was different.

‘Is it changing?’

Yeah, this world has really changed a lot.

There were some things that didn’t change, but not that many.

It was a strange thing.

The world was so mixed up with so many different things.

‘And what Lupona said to Dioran in that moment. And Dioran’s reaction.’

When asked if he was human, Dioranne responded very coldly.

Come to think of it, when Dioranne was debating what to do with Lupona, he focused on the human aspect.

‘Is it related to something that happened in the past?’

It must have been my past or trauma that came into play.

As Ossian sat quietly, Ronan came up to him silently and sat down across from him.

Ossian still stared out the window, not paying attention to Ronan.

“How was it?”

“I decided to leave it alone for now.”

“For now, you know.”

“Nothing will happen right away, but just in case.”

“I see. But you still don’t seem to be feeling well.”

Ossian turned his head and looked at Ronan.

“I just felt like I got to know a new side of Dior.”

If you think about it, it wasn’t just Dioranne.

Not only did Lorraine seem to have some sort of connection to the military, but Seren Gracia also had some sort of peculiar ability that gave off a strange feeling.

“Did you hear it from me?”

“No. I didn’t ask. I thought she didn’t really want to talk. But Lorraine seemed to know.”

“Well, those two have known each other for quite some time. Do you feel left out because of that?”

“That’s not true. It’s just that I don’t know until now what happened to the people who work in the same office.”

“You’re so kind. Usually, you get upset and ask why I’m hiding something.”

“Everyone has a past they want to hide. I also know how difficult and painful it is to reveal your wounds to others.”

“I guess that’s the same for Mr. Ossian too?”

No, not me.

‘Don’t talk.’

Ossian gave up making excuses. Even if he denied it, no one would believe him, but if you really look into it, he too had a ‘hidden past’.

However, compared to their pasts, his own past was completely different. It was ridiculous to even bring it up.

Ronan clasped his hands together and tapped the back of his hands with his fingers.

“As time goes by, Mr. Ossian will naturally come to know. After all, Mr. Ossian is also a member of our Violet Fox.”

“I see.”

Ossian slowly rose from his chair.

“Are you going?”

“Okay. I guess I should rest for today.”

“It’s raining hard outside. Take an umbrella.”

“Okay.”

Ossian grabbed a black umbrella placed near the entrance.

Daughter.

When I opened the door and went outside, a thick mist was hanging over me.

The rain pouring down like a waterfall made it difficult to see.

Only the occasional steam locomotive with its headlights on passes the streets.

Swish.

Heavy raindrops hit the umbrella. Fortunately, the wind did not blow.

Ossian turned around as he walked away from Violet Fox.

Lupona was staring at him from the second floor window of the tavern.

Ossian glared at those red eyes once.

-I’ll let you off for now. But the moment you do something stupid, you will definitely die by my hand.

Whether she took the warning or not, Lupona stepped away from the window and disappeared into the room.

Swaaa …

In a street filled only with the sound of rain.

Ossian walked slowly down the street with one hand in his pocket.

It was at that time that I was organizing what happened today and thinking about what to do next.

Ossian stopped walking.

His gaze turned to the gaps between buildings and the dark alleys where rain was pouring down.

“What an explicit gaze.”

Ossian took his right hand out of his pocket and drew the sword from his waistband.

Even in the rain, Ossian’s sword shone sharply.

“Did you think I didn’t know?”

There was still no response from the alley.

“Are you planning to keep ignoring it until the end? Or are you waiting for me to make the first move?”

Hwaruk.

A pure white light flowed from Ossian’s sword.

The starlight that brightly lit up the dark surroundings even pushed away the darkness of the alley.

I felt a jolt from beyond. The man looked as if he was possessed by the light engraved on Ossian’s sword.

It was only for a moment that starlight burned in those eyes.

“… … .”

Ossian’s eyes widened slightly.

In the meantime, the bastard ran away into the deeper darkness.

Ossian could only stand still, unable to even think of chasing it.

There was no way I could not recognize that light.

Wasn’t he the one who knew the power of this light better than anyone else?

“Yeah. It’s still there.”

The surprise was fleeting.

What comes immediately after is extreme joy.

Ossian had to desperately hold back a smirk from his lips.

What I thought was all gone remained.

An unbroken lineage of starlight.