Tale of the Fake Hero - Chapter 302
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Season 3: Episode 110
April of the year I turned nineteen arrived on the continent of Acrad.
The sea was blue and swollen.
Now, the continent of Adrion was officially recognized as a demon realm. The Tersh Archipelago, located between the two continents, was now the front line of humanity.
At the grandly prepared triumphal procession in the blue city of Tervenople, no one had a smiling face.
At the memorial service where the bell towers of the city cathedral rang out in unison to console the deceased, only sobs erupted here and there.
After completing the three-day schedule, the survivors each returned to their hometowns, and the 20,000 surviving soldiers were scattered.
It was no different with Camilla.
hometown…….
Bellewin Mansion… … .
I was at a loss as to how to convey the sad news of my teacher, but the news had already been reported in the newspapers.
The ‘family’ of the mansion warmly welcomed Camilla with neatly organized sadness.
After preparing for the funeral, I was waiting for Camilla.
“Ah, Camilla… … I am so happy to be reunited with you like this. Mother of Creation, be grateful.”
However, the traces of sadness could not be erased, and the head of the household, Hannah Ludwig, had completely white hair. Later, it was learned that even her eyesight had deteriorated so much that she could barely distinguish the outlines of objects.
“Kamikami, what’s going on! How did you grow so tall? You’ve become a total lady!”
Although Radis also greeted Camilla cheerfully, her body was severely weakened due to the extreme shock.
Jabal suffered from aphasia for a while.
I was worried about how much he would be embarrassed by becoming a great wizard, but he greeted Camilla with a silent smile and cried endlessly in front of the wedding hall.
“I’m sorry, Camilla… … .”
“huh?”
“When my older sister passed away… … I should have been there, but you had to endure such a difficult task all by yourself… … .”
“Why would that be your fault? Don’t apologize.”
“Please. Let me apologize… … .”
Jabal grabbed Camilla’s shoulders, lowered his head, and began to cry.
The depth and trembling of those cries were so poignant that Camilla, who thought she had dried up, began to cry again.
The funeral was held privately within the family for three days, as the payquerier had no family and did not die.
“Camilla… … I was planning on going to the battlefield too, but I never thought something like that would happen.”
Balkan Belchester, whose wedding with Radis had been decided, attended the funeral together with Kanniya Belchester and offered condolences.
Belchester was now an adult.
The strong spirit and determination of a young man flowed from his body in a mature manner, and I thought that he had really grown in stature in the time since I last saw him.
“You’re so weak, oppa. Even if you came, nothing would have changed, so don’t worry about it.”
“… … .”
“Oh, why are you like that again? Just like Jabal Oppa did earlier. Don’t make that face, everyone. If you keep doing that, then the fight between you and me won’t be worth it.”
After the funeral, the head of the household, Hannah Ludwig, gathered the whole family together and said to Camilla:
“Camilla, you don’t have to be a warrior. After all that disaster, you probably don’t have the heart to be a warrior. Just take the name Ludwig and stay by my side. No one will blame you.”
Balkan Belchester also added his remarks.
“It would be quicker and more legally sound to take the Belchester surname than Ludwig.”
Camilla shook her head.
“I… … You may not believe it, but I was really happy. Of course, there were times in my life when I was unlucky. But after I met you, every day was fun, exciting, and happy. I was so happy that I could die.”
How beautiful this world is.
If I don’t know the happiness of meeting someone in the light… … if I die at the hands of the demons.
Those people are so pitiful.
“I can’t be like you, Master. I’m not good at speaking, and I’m not good at making children laugh. But I’m good at using a sword. I studied really, really hard. So… … .”
So that people can be happy.
So that people can reach out to each other as light.
“I want to be a warrior.”
If we give up on being a warrior like this.
I am ashamed to meet my teachers and seniors who have taught me the path of a warrior.
I have seen and learned from their lives, so I must become firewood for the world like them.
“I’m ready. So I’ll create a world where Sister Radis and Brother Balkan can have children, Brother Jabal and Brother Kanniya can start their own families, and Aunt Hanna can embrace those grandchildren to her heart’s content.”
“Camilla… … .”
“Master… … I couldn’t protect you… … but I will definitely protect the daily lives of everyone here… … .”
Camilla felt the words coming out of her mouth on the verge of being stained with tears.
He held the wrinkles on his face tightly.
I tense my vocal cords so that no sound escaped, but hot water droplets poured out of my eyes.
“I will become a warrior just like you, Master… … and I will definitely… … protect the daily lives of everyone here… … .”
Hannah groped her way toward Camilla with her eyes closed, hugged her, and cried quietly. Radis put her arms around her and cried with her.
Jabal lowered his head and cried.
Those muffled cries were deep and lasted for a long time.
Epilogue of the prequel, I, Become a warrior like you (2)
At the southern tip of the continent of Akrad, the coastline stretched out wide, like a pure white watercolor painting spread out over the blue sea surface.
The scent of the sea drifts in.
The light that fell on the sea was hazy, making it impossible to tell whether it was dawn or dusk… … but everything was swelling with life.
“hmm……?”
When Laminea opened her eyes after a long sleep, she found herself in exactly that place.
Am I dead?
So is this place paradise?
It must have been so, seeing as the abyss that had been eroding my back from the side had disappeared, but something felt strange.
I’m full… … .
Can’t you feel the life force pulsating so powerfully inside your stomach that it almost brings you to tears? Does this mean that pregnant women go to heaven with their unborn children when they die?
“The war ended with the conquest of Mauna Loa. Historians have named it the ‘Black Summer.’ It was so fitting that I couldn’t help but exclaim in admiration when I first heard it.”
Since when have you been by my side?
No, rather than doubt, the joy of hearing that voice and feeling its presence took priority.
“Aydin.”
The form was clearly that of Aydin, but the abyssal energy was thickly felt from his body.
“are you okay?”
As I reached out my hand anxiously, Aydin waved his hand away with a painful groan.
“I’m suppressing the King’s Abyss. I’m not used to it yet… … I don’t know if I’ll get infected, so I’d better stay away for a while.”
“The King’s Abyss? You were fine. Did you get hit?”
“… … .”
“You really… … .”
“If I had to die in your place back then, I would have gladly done so. This is a small price to pay.”
“What kind of miracle did you use… … Don’t do that! Give it back!”
“The weaker your body is, the slower the King’s Abyss’s erosion rate becomes. As a priest, I have greater abyss resistance than others. What you can barely endure for a year, I can easily endure for ten years.”
“Stop talking nonsense… …!”
“His Majesty the Brain said so.”
“Brain fragrance? Your aunt?”
“It was Your Majesty the Noehyang who saved us at that moment and secretly brought us here.”
Aydin nodded to the other side, beyond the window of this cabin… …the cliff where the twilight was faintly falling.
“Your aunt.”
Laminea sat up as if possessed. She desperately tried to go there, but couldn’t.
I was once again surprised at the preciousness of such a life, as it was so light compared to the Holy Sword, yet its movements became so serious.
I left the cabin with a staggering gait and headed toward the cliff.
The cold sea breeze and the warm sunset felt so good that my whole body trembled.
I could feel the kicking, as if the baby in my womb was in a good mood.
The being that had been kneeling in front of a rock on the cliff and praying raised its body.
“Laminea. My beloved daughter.”
Under the old hat, cross-shaped eyes shine kindly.
“I have prayed and pleaded with the Light of Creation to wake me up, and now He has answered my prayer.”
“What should I do… Are you feeling better now?”
“This is also a grace of creation. I may not be able to swing a sword, but I can still push the children’s back, even if I can’t shine a light on their future like I used to.”
“Ah, Aunt… … Then, was the Eldia sealing operation a success?”
“Those kids did it. Your disciple, Camilla, also did a great job.”
Camilla, my disciple… … .
Even before the letters could form language, an indescribable trembling shook my entire body.
Why does my vision shatter into a hazy hue just by hearing those words?
“Where is Kami? How much time has passed? Does she know I’m here?”
Brain’s eyes distorted into a look of tears. From the shadow, I saw the shadow of sadness quietly approaching.
“You wanted to leave the world of swords. How much pain did you endure on that path? Now, step down from this spiral of killing and rest. That is my will.”
“Auntie, Kami… … .”
“I know you’re dead.”
“yes?”
“That child is an honest child. If he finds out that you are alive, the whole world will know that you are alive from the change in your expression and attitude. Then you must go out into the world again.”
“I want to move forward. I have to move forward! If I can meet Kami again… … .”
“Even if I have to abort the child in your womb?”
“… … !”
“The payqueriers swear a vow of abstinence from marriage. As the first payquerier, you should have guided your successors with strict rules, but instead, you broke the military law, so it will be difficult to avoid punishment. Is that okay?”
Does that mean I have to live apart from the child I gave birth to, who was like a part of my soul?
“If we meet… … you say I can’t?”
Laminea fiddled with her waistband.
A gift from Kami… … .
What Kami gave me… … .
The sword came from Noehyang’s bosom, and he kept it carefully before giving it to Laminea.
“Yeah, I can’t meet you.”
The image of that growth is still so vivid before my eyes… … .
Are you saying that we have to abandon the child we give birth to with our mind in order to give birth to the child we give birth to with our body?
The days we spent together in spring, summer, fall, and winter, Camilla’s physical and mental growth came to mind.
– Master.
– Master?
– Master!
Camilla never called herself a teacher from the beginning.
The wounds I received from the world were so great that it took me a very long time to hear the word teacher.
When that long moment was broken, Lamine felt a sob welling up in her chest.
if…….
Having a child… … .
The child started babbling… … .
I got to talk… … .
Is this what it felt like when I first said, “Mom?”
That is why Camilla was not just a disciple, but a child born of the heart.
If you raise it with your heart… … .
Resembling that heart… … .
That was why she was Camilla’s mother and Camilla was her daughter. With the sound of the Master still resonating in her heart, Laminea began to cry.
“What on earth should I do… … What should I do… … ?”
Brain-scented Setsunen spread his arms wide.
Still, Setsunen hugged Laminea tightly, though his movements were awkward and sloppy due to the wounds he had received from Yonyulan.
I could still feel the warmth and fragrance I had received since I was a newborn.
“How can we just leave it like that? I… … Mir… … and Elder Yoshar… … will somehow… … find a way for you to meet… … So do not cry… … My daughter, do not cry… … .”
If Camilla is the daughter born of her heart, then I must also be the daughter born of my Aunt Nohyang’s heart… … .
then…….
In the world of swords… … .
In that cruel world… … .
Leaving behind both my mother and my daughter, I am left to raise a family all alone on this beach.
“I’m sorry, Aunt… … I ran away alone… … It must have been hard for you… … Kami must be scared too… … I ran away alone… … .”
Lamine cried for a long time.
Until the crying stopped, Brain Fragrance Setsunen hugged Laminea and cried with her.
“How could this be your fault… … The world is in chaos… … It’s sad that my power has no choice but to send you to the battlefield… … .”