2nd Rank Has Returned - 2nd Rank Has Returned chapter 290

290 – Belated-3

There was a lonely genius.

Because they had so much outstanding ability, no one understood the genius and the genius did not blame them.

A genius simply tried to use his talents in something meaningful.

I just researched endlessly, hoping for a world where people could live like human beings even if there were no gods.

Because there was one person there who understood me, I was able to be satisfied.

But that was a mistake.

I never thought that the only person I recognized as a close friend, colleague, and good-natured rival would do something like that.

That guy was responsible for doing that.

If it had been eliminated sooner, it wouldn’t have gotten to this point.

Even in death, he had to take responsibility for this.

Even if the honor until now is lost and all the stigma is covered.

The country had a responsibility to do so as an old man.

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[…It’s okay for me to say this because I was wrong, but is it okay for me to forgive you like this?]

As if he was quite embarrassed, the wise man continued to ask Leo questions.

An average person would want a proper explanation based on common sense, but even the wisest person could not easily understand this kind of forgiveness.

Leo got angry and refuted the wise man’s words with a direct ball. He said he wasn’t forgiving, but I felt like the resentment itself was gone at the point where he was just irritated as usual.

[Then give me a chance to explain it properly! Do you know how much I thought about writing this comment!?]

It was an unfair problem for a wise man to have the story proceed without properly explaining the facts.

At a time when he was barely trying to confess his mistakes and identity, being told not to end his story with speculation was the most frustrating pain for him.

We can only know that the devil and the wise man are related because the devil’s thoughts come in.

However, if you put aside the incoming irritation and think calmly, it is extremely unlikely that the wise person would know the dark side of this situation.

If you look at the wise man’s behavior, he appears to be a fool and a simpleton, but he possesses a wisdom equal to his own and an amount of knowledge that is several times greater than that of him.

I just don’t reveal it on purpose and encourage others to provide answers.

If it were a dark secret, there would be no need to return like this, just hand yourself over to the devil.

If we just slightly modify the relief magic system shown now, it would be possible to cause even more pain than now.

Angela may not have known the Sage because she had personal feelings for him, but Ruben Reinhardt definitely knew that the Sage had ties to the Demon King.

If the spirit appeared from Ruben Reinhardt’s body, it would have said something about the wise man in some form.

Considering the aura she gave off while accompanying Angela separately as her spirit body, she must have known her inner story to some extent.

In the meantime, the idea that it was a dark situation was a subjective assumption based on resentment.

[…Are you okay?]

The wise man asked that question.

If you think about it, he didn’t call the devil himself, but from Leo’s point of view, there was no excuse for not taking that into consideration and blaming him as an enemy.

[To you, I am the reason that ruined your life and the reason that you killed all your loved ones, including your family.]

If I hadn’t existed, the devil would definitely not have come here and black magic would not have existed.

[Even if you get angry and expose things, you have nothing to say to me. Even if I rip you to death with a magic sword right here and now, I have nothing to say.]

Leo, who came out into the hallway with the wise man, stopped talking for a moment.

If I were to project the cool feeling of the sword held in front of my hand with the magic sword, I would be able to rip apart the spiritual body of the wise man.

It would be possible to permanently cut out the wise man’s ego, leaving only the wise man’s stone in his heart.

But to Leo, it wasn’t a very convincing proposition.

Regardless of whether or not to forgive emotionally, the existence of a wise man was essential both intellectually and honorably.

In the current situation, the wise man who overthrew the devil with the hero was more needed than the wise man who was one of the causes of the devil’s resurrection.

The wise man knew that those words were not just words that pointed out the wise man’s mistakes.

Leo’s memories are already remembered.

When he entered the cave, he remembered what kind of being he was as he tore the defense wall into the wise man’s cave and broke through the dimension.

[…You couldn’t believe it… Back then…]

He remembered what state he was in at that time.

I remembered it because of the devil.

The wise man managed to cover up his memories and return his personality to its original form.

Because Leo knows the kindness of lies better than anyone else, and because he has experienced the cruelty of truth even more than that, he did not want to know the identity of the wise man.

[…Okay. I get it.]

Hearing that lie, the wise man nodded his head for a moment.

That was the only consideration that could be given to the disciple who unintentionally destroyed the world.

“I guess I’ll just have a glass of cold water and go back.”

Perhaps it was because I had had a hard time spitting out the hot vomit, but I felt excessive thirst in my throat.

Leo hurriedly drank water from the tap and tried to return to the lounge. Although he was only gone for a short time, no good came from his absence.

“Wouldn’t it be bad to drink tap water after vomiting?”

The moment I was about to drink the water from the capital, an imperial knight appeared holding out a bottle of cold beverage.

Without even having time to thank the thoughtfulness of offering iced tea, Leo immediately went into a state of alert after seeing the article.

“…Sir Lewis Edmond…?”

“You remembered this time. “It’s the honor of the family, isn’t it?”

Lewis Edmond may not be a demon, but he is a genius knight who has no information despite the Demon King’s forced memory retrieval.

It was only a short moment, but the sniper he showed couldn’t have been thought of as a young chick in his late teens who had just become a knight.

“…How did you know I threw up?”

Louis smiled for a moment as he uncorked the beverage bottle.

“It’s one of the reasons why I’m good at sniping. “Maybe it’s because I take after my grandmother…”

Leo didn’t know, but the wise man thought that the smile resembled someone else.

“I’m good at things like prophecy. “He is also excellent at providing advice on concerns.”

It looked like the smile the old prophet who read Leo and Aria’s fortunes showed at the end.

“Can I talk to you for a moment? “As for the meeting, there is something I would like to say as a thank you.”

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“…But…Isn’t it too much of a stretch to commit suicide?”

According to Marken’s words, most people agreed with that opinion.

“Aria… You are, in name only, Reinhardt’s current head of the family. “If you commit suicide, your morale will be at an all-time low even if you go to war later.”

“It’s the same with temples! “The fact that a hero commits suicide is a sacred issue, and even if you create a new hero that way, the temple won’t accept it!”

“It would be the same for the imperial family and the magic tower. Rather, it would be better to consider cases where internal suspicion is raised in order to extort the hero’s power.”

The reasons for preventing Arya’s suicide were logical, ranging from ethics to emotions and rationality.

In essence, Leonardo did not want Ariaspil to die, so this story could not be said to be for Leo.

However, ‘Ariaspil’ was unable to confidently deny the opinion of committing suicide.

Black Arya understood the opinions of the currently living heroes.

She once thought that such things were truly important when dealing with the Demon Lord.

But it wasn’t.

Ariasviel witnessed the ultimate oneness destroying everything in the world.

As he says so, the holy sword shines inside its scabbard.

This video will have objectivity if you add the memories you saw to the function of transmitting memories from the sword.

[This is truly terrible…]

It was a terrible sight, just like what was explained in a low voice.

[I can’t believe you endured this much.]

The sky was covered with demonic energy, and even the sun was covered in purple, and the land was completely devoid of insects or weeds, like graphite.

[Do you still think you have something to protect?]

All I could see around me was a corpse.

[The longer this fight continues, the more disadvantageous you will become.]

It was a sight as if living and moving corpses were covering the entire continent. Not only people, but even dead demonic beasts were brought back to life through necromancy.

[As long as I am the king of death, all life that has reached death are just my servants.]

I saw some familiar faces among the people.

The Imperial Family, the Temple, the Magic Tower, and Reinhardt all appeared in a young form as his servants.

And there was a person surrounded by the armies that covered the land.

[Leonardo, second in command.]

I could already tell that the man at the center of it all, a man who was so old that his gray hair did not look out of place, was Leonardo.

The people present knew the sight of a man wielding a sharp and precise sword despite his age and fatigue.

[Stop it. Your death is confirmed.]

Despite such an attack, many soldiers were swept away like fallen leaves, but the number was too many and continued to increase.

[What is the meaning of protecting humans like this? Do you think the people who have now abandoned their responsibilities and run away will be moved by your sacrifice?]

A large ghost that emerged from the military.

More than leading such a large army, the chill emanating from the King of Death was threatening the fear of death.

[Unlike the bugs who gave up, you didn’t give up. Isn’t it to the extent that he single-handedly dragged a massacre that he thought had no chance of winning into the realm of fighting?]

Every time you walk, death comes one step closer.

Just by looking at it, countless futures of how I would die were torturing my mind.

[So I will suggest it.]

Leo sat down. It seemed like he had no strength or energy left to stand.

[Become my subordinate. I, who inherited the power of the Demon King, will rule this mediocre world with fair death.]

The King of Death extends his hand to Leo.

At the time of preparing the curse containing the future of death in the other hand, the king did not even let down his guard and was thoroughly convincing Leo.

[Really…]

Eventually, Leo opened his mouth.

It was a voice that seemed to crumble, the voice of a sick person who could no longer live, let alone aging.

[Of course, I know your strength and value best.]

The Necromancer, relieved by Leo’s answer, slowly surrendered.

[It’s a two-headed thing. People like you.]

Leo raises his legs while swinging the magic sword.

The power of the sword alone was comparable to the beam of Aria’s holy sword, and it completely wiped out the area to the point where the forces of the evil spirits in front were invisible for a moment.

[…You foolish bastard, I will kill you as you wish.]

Saying so, the Necromancer King re-forms his scattered body and throws a death curse.

The armies rush in one after another under the curse of extinction.

He unleashes countless attacks to kill one human named Leonardo.

[You have already been defeated by the curse you just received. Because of that curse, the core in your heart will have completely lost its function.]

As the Demon King said, Leo was now losing what little strength he had accumulated.

[Okay… Now I’m finally dying.]

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Leo also had a restless expression. He seemed satisfied that he had barely reached death.

[That’s what I hoped for… Aria…]

A crazy smile, and the magic sword that fell immediately pierced Leo’s heart.

[But I can’t lose. Even if you die, you can’t lose…]

King Salyeong hurriedly dropped his body due to the madness felt during the journey.

[What… How could you commit suicide?!]

It makes no sense for that man to commit suicide. So what is the meaning of that action?

[I just broke the core… I broke the core in your body and exploded it…]

Leo continued talking to himself with the magic sword still stuck. According to the magic sword, scales grow all over Leo’s body.

A gambler who forced the core to run away, and as a result, Leo was turning into a monster.

[…Why are you asking me to protect humans?]

Is the expression ‘talking to oneself’ correct?

[Since then, I have never seen blood to protect someone.]

It felt like I was explaining something to someone.

[I never did that, especially for lowly people.]

Not to the Demon King in front of me, but to the people who are watching this scene right now.

[Even demons are fundamentally human. Trash who want to gain power but don’t want to take responsibility or sacrifice.]

[Have you lost your mind? I think you have a chance to win now…]

The King of Death’s words did not continue.

The current Leo was exuding a murderous intent even greater than that of the Demon King.

The bleeding seen on his body was the same color as a magic sword and was engulfing the surroundings.

[…This…]

As if cut by a magic sword, the demonic beasts within the radius are consumed by darkness.

Without even a moment for the wind to move, it was just disintegrated into dust.

[Everyone must die. [Nothing left.]

Leonardo walks towards the Four Spirits.

He can no longer be called a human being.

Dragon scales sprouted all over his body, twisting and digging into his flesh.

The black blood that flows from the wound, like the magic sword, destroys even demon energy.

[How can Leonardo… Could it be that you are the devil…!]

The Demon King sits down and struggles to escape from Leo, as if crawling.

At the point when the black blood already touched the ground, the Death King could no longer move.

[…Leonardo… Who was that… Did I kill him…]

Leo said this as if he had dementia, and grabbed the Demon King’s head, slowly engulfing it in black energy.

The sword used by Leo in the second episode was of the same shape as the sacred one.

[…Okay, second in command… How does it feel to be the strongest now…]

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Leo did not listen to his will and killed the Four Spirits King.

I don’t know if he can hear it now.

I couldn’t even see his face, but I couldn’t imagine that he looked sane.

[…More death…More power…]

Leo keeps muttering that and destroying all his foundations. The place he headed was a safe zone where survivors would remain.

Black Aria still remembers.

Marlow has become neither a demon king nor a hero, but a being of chaos.

How did Leo feel about destroying what was left of the world?

What great guilt he harbored for what little humanity was left.

Leo is also a victim.

“…But Leo definitely said this…”

But was it a coincidence?

There was nothing left on this planet.

Just before Leo looked up at the sky and stopped his thoughts.

A gate similar to the one during the time of the Demon King opened in the sky.

It was just an irrational act.

Leo, who had reached the extreme and limit of cutting space, which was almost suicidal, unconsciously committed the act and destroyed his entire body.

The wise man had to fight a fierce battle with the dying Leo and finish subduing him.

Along with the world, the wise man even restored Leo’s personality.