2nd Rank Has Returned - 2nd Rank Has Returned chapter 293

293 – Departure-1

“…”

[…Isn’t there something to look at with those eyes?]

Leo looked at the wise man with colder eyes than other times.

Leo was looking down at the wise man with colder eyes than when he had guessed that he was in the dark.

{Yes, that’s right. In the end, you were successful in persuasion, right?}

Angela, who was also receiving those contemptuous looks, added her excuse as if shaking her feet.

Just by their appearance, the current emperor fell into a half-faint state and even treated them himself, so it must be embarrassing.

“How on earth did the warrior Ruben get along with you?”

Even though the people present didn’t ask directly, they all probably had the same thoughts.

Gladio and Marken were heaving a sigh of relief as they recalled that Ruben, whom they had seen only once, was not like that.

[I’m curious about that too. How did you survive us?]

{The title of warrior is bound to have a nobler soul than that of a saint. It may be new to you, but I think that’s what a hero is.}

The wise man and Angela, as if they no longer felt bitter from the harsh words directed at them, conversely praised and praised Ruben.

Even Leo, being a fool, stuck his tongue out because he couldn’t brag about his child like that.

‘More than that…’

In the section about the noble soul of a warrior, Leo secretly looked at his companion.

Reinhardt’s hero Ariasviel held Leo’s hand gently and smiled softly.

The devil’s sharp tension was relieved by the warmer touch than before…

＜’…Yes…That guy…When…He got such a strong grip…!’＞

‘Compared to Leo’s, it’s too easy to tighten.’

Leo heard it clearly.

Leo could not bear to maintain his facial expression due to the friction sound made by crushing the invincible holy sword with his strongest grip and the nervous battle between his two companions.

The cold war was so harsh that it was thought that it would be much better before the wise man stopped the demon king’s mental attack.

“Is there anything you want to say?”

Soon, Leo’s eyes turned to Aria, and she asked her intention in a soft voice.

Why am I really worried that it might bite me?

“…No, nothing.”

“It’s okay, just tell me. “I don’t know about anything else, but Leo didn’t do anything wrong, right?”

The overly benevolent consideration actually gives me goosebumps of fear.

She really seemed like a fairy to show her jealous and sulky side like when she was young. She was cuter then than she is now, and there were many times when I wanted to hug her tightly.

＜…If you come out like that, who will…＞

“You shut up.”

The fear pours out to Black Aria without filtering. If her spirit body came out, she would be torn to death in less than a second.

＜’Should I still be caught up in jealousy even in this situation?’＞

‘Didn’t you do it first?’

That woman had stolen Leo’s first experience before her and then spewed out her harsh words like that.

She couldn’t help but be angry because Black Aria had enjoyed everything she had for 70 years, and then she ordered White Aria to commit suicide.

‘There are degrees of double standards!’

She is literally a romance when she does it, and an affair when it is with someone else.

You’ve done so much and then you pretend to be calm and intellectual.

There will never be a mob like this.

“Uh… Aria…?”

The one who really noticed was the sad Leo who lost his virginity to the dirty Aria.

“…That kind of thing… I am so responsible…”

“That can’t be possible! “Leo, who is to blame?”

As Leo blames himself for blaming her as usual, Aria even removes her fake smile and corrects him.

Apart from loving Leo, she didn’t truly resent him.

In the first place, it was just too much to expect her to have her first experience until she was over 100 years old.

But.

“…Because the responsibility lies with a completely different person.”

Black Arya was a separate issue.

It’s not certain, but there are enough clues to confirm it.

From her openly awkward attitude when Leo spoke.

The memories and thoughts flowing through resonance were enough for Aria to reveal her murderous intent.

＜…Couldn’t we have an in-depth conversation about the subjugation of the Demon King?＞

Despite her grip strength that could instantly crush even steel, Black Aria did not back down.

It seemed like she was making a point, but more than that, her tone was enough to inflame her own anger.

“…I wanted to do that, but wasn’t it the promiscuous one who interrupted it?”

Even Aria Spiel’s biological parents could not say anything and lowered their heads as if they were ashamed of her height, which was lower than that of an acorn.

As her sentence was literally a war of words, spitting in her own face, she was unable to defend either side.

“Stop it, right?”

Until someone spoke in a cold voice.

“I’m about to get annoyed.”

Everyone’s eyes were focused on Leo, as if the devil’s murderous spirit was spreading.

“…Leo?”

＜…Leo?＞

Leo’s eyes are like those of a beast, and his face is more ferocious than when he was Raynald.

Both Aryas looked at Leo and shrank slightly. Perhaps because of his sharper and colder attitude than usual, his body instinctively contracted and withered.

“…I’m sorry. “I got tired so I spoke a little louder.”

Leo soon felt the current of air and his expression relaxed.

It was understandable that they were angry, but the two warriors, Arya, were not dull enough to be dismissed as such.

＜”…Because of the devil…”＞

“…No. “I’m just a little tired…”

Leo, who was about to look around, saw the gazes of the people around him for a moment.

According to that gaze, the advice of sages and prophets was reflected one after another.

After that, I stopped telling lies like usual.

[I’m so tired, I’m completely out of my mind because of the devil’s strange tricks.]

Without such hesitation, the wise man openly talked about Leo’s condition.

He was so seriously ill that it would be surprising for an ordinary person to go crazy and kill everyone around him with a blade.

“Sage!”

[If you hide it clumsily anyway, your worries will only increase. Honestly, there is no one else but me who can objectively explain your condition.]

As he said that, the wise man pointed his thumb toward Leo’s chest. It would also be possible for the Sage to feel the power of the Demon King while being connected to Leo’s heart.

“…What the wise man said is true, but the devil’s thoughts themselves are not being heard right now. “I’m just a little mentally tired right now.”

Because it was not a lie, the wise man sighed disapprovingly and did not deny it.

It was thanks to the relaxation magic cast by the wise man that the Demon King’s thoughts diminished and he was able to lead his normal daily life.

“But we can’t waste time. “It would be better to end it quickly.”

It may have seemed like Leo was saying it for his own benefit, but it was closer to his intention for Aria.

‘There’s not much time left until January 1st.’

I was convinced by the attitude of both black and white so far.

When January 1st comes, Black Aria will do whatever it takes to hand over her warrior power to herself.

It also means death.

‘…If you insist on a specific date like January 1st, you must be confident that I won’t be able to stop you by then.’

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So it was safer to finish before then.

It was too greedy for Black Aria to change her mind and fully cooperate with White Aria right now.

[Yes, it’s better to finish it quickly.]

With a bitter expression, the wise man also helped by providing reasonable grounds.

Even the normally insensitive sage had already noticed that Leo was quickly stepping forward not for himself but for Aria.

[The magic I cast is just a painkiller. No matter how much I ease and buffer, the limit will come as long as the Demon King remains.]

As for the disease, the tumor could not be removed and was merely dulled by pain medication.

As a result, the contamination of thoughts only worsened. Even as a wise man, he had no choice but to agree to a speedy resolution even if he excluded his emotions.

[So, you guys, stop fighting. Isn’t the biggest problem the Demon King picking on Leo in the first place?]

“…Yes?”

Everyone was dumbfounded by the vulgar expression, “Picking and eating.”

“…Ta, picking and eating means…”

Everyone could not help but be shocked at the fact that ‘Ariaspil’ made exactly such s*xual expressions when two people were present at the same time.

The cruel future that choice of words would bring about was imagined in the form of each person’s nightmare.

“…Tongue, wise man…!”

In particular, it caused serious mental abnormalities in Lumine.

[I thought it was strange ever since that bastard told Leo that he was my love and all that, but when I saw him doing it, I heard it was closer to trying to bewitch his mind like a succubus.]

At important times, even a slug would collapse from frustration, so the wise man continued to say even more things without even realizing it.

[The direction of causing insanity is different, but the result is something like hypnosis and brainwashing, so you can either eat it… Uh…]

The wise man noticed so quickly that even a sloth would be shocked, and for a moment he looked at Ariasviel in a daze.

With her head down, Aria seemed lost in her thoughts.

[…Did I make a mistake?]

＜…Do you finally know that?＞

Aria didn’t say anything for five minutes, but that didn’t take away the fear of those around her.

Chris was wary of the two Aria going on a rampage and even took away the rings to complete the preparations for Yonginhwa.

“…Ha.”

A short sigh, this one breath freezes everyone’s breath.

“Okay. “I knew.”

“…Huh?”

Baek Aria raised her head in a very different reaction than expected. Her eyes were full of jealousy, but she was not completely consumed.

“… Given the situation, she has no choice but to cooperate.”

In an attitude similar to that of a dog and a cat cooperating, the two Aryas bow their heads for a moment and soon retract their hostility towards each other.

The evidence was that the black and white fiery battle of nerves that had been felt from her holy sword had disappeared.

＜…What happened?＞

[Hmm… Just as expected.]

Leo, who was talking in full voice like Aria, who lowered her head, looked at the two in bewilderment.

Does it make sense to compromise and cooperate so dramatically?

[That is…]

The wise man, who was about to answer, looked at Leo and Angela alternately for a moment and then answered naturally.

[In the end, it is meaningless. Now, ‘it’ is a mass of the concept of brought out malice.]

If it were a normal Leo, he might have noticed and asked.

{…This may be a rather dangerous combination.}

“…Has the ultimate combination been born? “The dragon’s blood is rising.”

It was difficult to focus on that because the strongest alliance was already in front of us.

A reassuring yet unsettling combination in many ways.

Fortunately, Leo’s night before departure was safe.

Of course, this was limited to the day before departure.