2nd Rank Has Returned - 2nd Rank Has Returned chapter 288

288 – Belated-2

The break room was quiet.

There was no anger, and there was no comfort.

Leo’s mood was different from his usual self-blame, so he couldn’t bear to add anything.

In the face of death, everyone is equal and at the same time not free.

It was an issue that I didn’t know how to respond to because it was so natural.

Even the wise man who usually spoke loudly kept his mouth shut. I can’t add more because I know what that feeling is like.

“＜…That’s not it.＞”

And then there was someone who opened his mouth.

Everyone turned their gaze towards Black Aria.

I was instinctively convinced that it was Black Aria who said those words.

But where our gazes overlapped, there was only Baek Aria.

“”

There was nothing strange about Baek Aria protecting Leo, but her strange sense of discomfort was embedded in her.

The reason I couldn’t complain or comfort Leo right now was because I had no confidence in Leo’s past.

They are asserting as if they were looking at hell together.

It was emotional, like I was screaming because I couldn’t share the pain at all.

“…As expected…”

Leo looks at Aria’s hand and speaks briefly.

I was convinced after hearing the passionate speech so far.

In fact, she had some expectations as she received Aria’s support, but the assimilation progressed beyond her expectations.

“The memories are becoming more and more unified. Ariaspil,”

“＜…Leo…＞ That’s…!”

Embarrassed, Ariasviel fell away from Leo.

It was close to Leo letting go, but Ariasviel himself could not understand his own actions.

“…No way…”

Aria’s mother, Silica, was able to understand what this sense of discomfort was.

As for how Aria is progressing now, she can tell as her biological mother, regardless of whether it is black or white.

“Now Aria is gradually resonating and becoming one. “She is like me, her regressor, whether it is the first or second time.”

Leo, who noticed this first, reacted very calmly and explained.

“If beings who share essentially the same soul are together, they will have no choice but to assimilate, whether they like it or not. “Everything, whether it’s memories or personality.”

Just as his memories were revived by the Demon King’s trick from the days when he was Raynald, who never completely lost his friends.

Now, White Aria’s memories of Black Aria are gradually becoming one.

Because the current Aria also had enough talent to be able to combine the sword and sword.

＜…Did you say that on purpose?＞

Black Aria appeared as a spirit from her holy sword.

When it came out of the Holy Sword, it was proven that it was not a concept like possession.

“…Why are you saying that… You could have just asked…”

Black Aria’s expression was hidden by her helmet, but now White Aria was showing the worried expression inside.

Her expression now showed more concern about Leo’s condition than betrayal.

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“No, what I just said is sincere. “I should have told you before confirming that you were assimilated.”

Leo said that without any particular change in his expression.

She said that as she looked at the woman who realized her ideal with her own eyes.

I had no choice but to say that to Choi Kang, who proved how to use strength to be truly strong.

“I left people behind and made my own decisions. “It’s only after a problem arises that you regret it later.”

Even though I was aware of the habit, I felt sorry for my inability to change it.

“I feel stupid even thinking about it.”

Leo held her white Aria’s hand together on the handle of her holy sword that contained her black Aria.

Unlike other times, it was neither cold nor wet, but a warm warmth spread out and permeated her body.

“I only said it because it was something I had to say at some point. “That’s it.”

It wasn’t an apology or blaming myself.

I just told them because they needed to know.

I just wanted to say one last thing before the upcoming battle with the Demon King.

“If it is essential to talk about regression, you may speak at your own discretion. However, there are conditions.”

“…If it is a condition…”

The current story was too much for the pursuit of reason, to the point where the theme of regression was forgotten, and even Eileen, who always valued cool-headedness, became agitated.

“I’m sorry for reversing now.”

Soon, Leonardo and Ariaspil pull out the holy sword.

The drawn holy sword emitted light so bright that it was bright even if there was no fire inside.

The light of divinity, this power would be enough to destroy a vessel.

“Please, whatever it takes, break the vessel called Ren.”

With that single word, the light of the holy sword disappears.

Is that all? The topic was so burdensome that even the people around me looked at it with a straight face.

“”

The black and white arias are spoken at the same time.

Aria’s thoughts and words were the same to the point where it was meaningless to share them.

“Yes! Didn’t she make a promise in that graveyard! “I will bring her mother back no matter what happens…!”

“No one wants to make that kind of sacrifice! Cadet! That…!”

Other people were no different.

When Leo’s request suddenly changed completely, everyone protested at once.

Everyone could not agree with that opinion, not for themselves but for Leo.

They are really good people.

“Would it be okay if even one of you died to save my biological mother?”

That’s why I didn’t want to lose it.

No one could immediately answer the extreme dilemma.

No one will be able to give an answer right now to a question that has not been solved even before the extinction of mankind.

“”

“That’s why you died.”

The criticism that it is extreme is blocked with extreme assertions.

Even if you are a coward, there is nothing you can do.

Because it was still vivid in my eyes.

“Because I found out that my mother is the vessel of her demon lord.”

＜…That…＞

Black Arya cannot be easily refuted.

Leo already knew.

He wondered how he and his mother were violated by the devil.

I had no choice but to know.

Leo does whatever it takes to reach the truth that he tried to hide.

“Do you think I don’t know about that battle now? “You know very well what kind of condition I am in.”

That’s right.

I can’t not know.

He may have been caught when the Demon King forcibly strengthened his memories in the first place.

I still feel it.

How emotionally shaken I was at that time.

If it weren’t for that, how different would the future of this world be?

“…Do you think Ariasviel died because of Ren?”

The saint had a hard time trying to mediate the conversation between the two warriors who were originally incompatible.

Unusually for Leo, he was so desperately excited that he continued the story without even giving a proper explanation.

Right after killing the Great Devil, Leo’s attitude became overly sensitive and tense.

“That’s true. “I also got to see Aria’s memories.”

I thought it was just a nightmare or a hallucination.

That’s what he thought every time he remembered his mother killing Reinhardt’s family.

He had no choice but to laugh it off, even though the scene was too vivid and detailed to be considered fiction.

I wondered if the memory of the dream would be forgotten.

I was gradually able to endure the despair and sadness by being with everyone who was ‘real’ alive.

It was like that.

“Because my mother personally came and killed all of you Reinhardts.”

But I can’t forget it anymore.

After killing the Great Evil, broken memories are pricking my head.

From her first-hand memories to Aria’s vague memories, she vividly revives them.

She stormed home through the pain in despair, as if she was being punished for something she had tried to forget.

“Leonardo… It’s not your fault, is it? Thinking of it as a guilt-by-association system…”

“…I killed you, Eileen, and even your son under the pretext of the previous cause.”

I still remember it.

The child who was forcibly bitten by a vampire and turned into a monster was cut down for the greater good of those who repeatedly cried out that they wanted to live.

Even her evil friend and comrade, Eileen, and her close friend and colleague, Lumine, were stabbed with a magic sword under the pretext of doing it for them.

In the end, it was for her own sake, but she tried to hold on with that excuse.

“Isn’t it a cowardly double standard to now ask only to save one’s own family?”

No one can answer.

Others see this as an issue that has been changed too hastily, so they cannot give an appropriate response.

[…How are you going to get rid of immortality?]

The wise man had no choice but to look at Leo sadly.

Even though he claimed to be a teacher, he couldn’t help the feelings he felt.

“…I’m annoyed that you ask that, but I’ll answer.”

Leonardo spoke briefly and pulled out the blade of his black sword. Thanks to the absorption of the dragon’s heart, the projection of the sword is easier than at first.

{…This…!}

Angela hastily spread her wings.

She had never even pointed a blade, but her vicious deceit made her take her guard without even realizing it.

A resentment that cannot be surpassed even when compared to the devil.

Since the person holding the weapon was Leo, she did not show hostility, but if someone else was holding that weapon, she might have prepared for an attack.

“…This is a magic sword that killed the Great Devil twice. “I killed tens of thousands of warlocks and demons, including Mary Lamia and Berserkers, with this sword.”

Using Reinhardt’s standard long sword as a catalyst, it is rebuilt into a magic sword for the first round using the Black Tower’s unique magic and reinforced with black stones.

Thanks to the pseudo-God-Sword-Unification created artificially with blood and resentment, it had good compatibility with the black divine power.

It has not yet been stabilized, but thanks to Dragon Heart, the amount of mana required for summoning has been replenished to a level similar to that of its heyday.

“It would be possible to extinguish the demon king’s soul along with the vessel.”

Kaang…!

“It will be possible if you cut it in conjunction with the holy sword.”

＜…This…＞

Just as the distance between the demon sword and the holy sword narrows, the sound of them colliding rings out, and waves of color are spread where light and shadow mix in various curves.

It is a phenomenon that occurs because although it is close to the same level as a weapon, its nature is opposite, like a contradiction.

If you are caught up in the waves created by the holy sword of exorcism that never breaks and the demonic sword of destruction that destroys everything, it will be possible to destroy even the Demon King’s entire vessel of immortality.

“…Hu…”

With a short breath, he turns the magic sword around and puts it into sub-space.

This wasn’t painful, but it’s not a good idea to use it when you’re tired.

“Please do that for me. Me too…”

Dry saliva is swallowed.

Should I say this myself?

With the state of my head right now, just having that feeling makes me want to throw up.

“I want to live too. “It’s disgusting, but I have no choice but to make that choice in order to live with you all.”

I open the door so as not to make a mistake here.

I thought it would be much better to throw up. Then, I might be able to reduce the feeling of the devil scratching my brain.

“…Even if we delay the meeting… We have to go at least within tomorrow. “At least.”

“…Wait a minute…! “There’s still something I need to say…!”

“…I’m sorry. I need to go to the bathroom for a moment and like you said, I think I need a break. “I’ll go out.”

After saying that, Leonardo went outside.

‘＜…Hey.＞’

‘Why…! Now Leo…!’

The moment Baek Aria went to catch Leo.

Chaaa!

Black Aria’s holy sword flies by itself and gets stuck in her scabbard.

Black Aria spoke loud enough for others to hear.

Looking at it now, there is very little time left for Leo. Now he can’t even protect Leo’s spirit like he did in the first episode.

“Then let’s put Leo first…!”

After Black Aria’s explanation, neither White Aria nor the others who tried to catch Leo left the room.

I can’t bring myself to think about the word ‘lifespan’ and Leo’s exhausted state.

Leo would definitely hide such problems.

This is especially true when it comes to issues such as time constraints.

“…Could it be that your lifespan has been shortened…?”

Black Aria shook her head and quickly returned to her holy sword.

The sword scabbard received as a gift is imbued with a little bit of the warrior’s divinity.

A barrier is formed in the video transmitted to the collection.

As it contains the same principle as the space-time distortion of the holy sword that imprisoned him, most explanations will be possible even while Leo is out for a while.

The Demon King’s vessel originates from immortality.

Leo is also the devil’s vessel.