Abandoned Priest at the Hero’s Party - #228 - Chapter 228

I Believed

“What do you mean! Of course, I admit that I am inferior to the primordial demon lord. There must be a wide gap, not just below one number. Everyone said that, so I wouldn’t be wrong.”

Upon hearing Leon’s words, the princess became outraged. However, the content of the fury was somehow eerie. If you become a master, you will naturally see a hint of arrogance in your actions and tone of voice without realizing it. Of course, it’s not just arrogance, it’s a kind of confidence.

If you are not so proud, you cannot reach the level of mastery if you do not have pride in yourself. If you compare yourself to someone out of the blue, it’s normal to get angry, saying you don’t know about long and short things until you try them out, or to express your confidence that you can win. At least that was the case with the old Urinell.

An old friend of mine, who was appointed as a warrior and obtained a holy sword, had a high-spirited nose, and his confidence grew even more with successive victories and successes. He sincerely predicted victory against the ancient demon king.

As much as that confidence was great, he couldn’t come to his senses right after the defeat. At that time, Urinelle had a blank expression on her face for several days.

“But I don’t think there’s going to be a gap that doesn’t help in the slightest. Although I was not officially trained, I also have a Gongsword.”

“……”

“Well, what is that silence?”

“Hey. i saw I saw it. I should not have done that.”

Leon-san, who had been quietly looking at the princess for a while, shook her head.

“When I was still thinking that I was worthy of a beast king, when I was still full of blood, I did the crazy thing that all arrogant people try at least once. I went to the North Pole and met him. Looking back now, I think I was half crazy back then. Needless to say, I was a genius. That’s when I thought I was really great.”

“He was such a clumsy genius. I became a proud member of my clan saying that I had great talent, but that actually blinded me. In fact, my talent is not even comparable to that of Epirna, when I was too young to even think about it. Everyone has those times.”

The princess looked like she didn’t understand, but I sympathize. There are things that only those who have directly witnessed him can understand.

If you only hear the story without seeing it, you may know it in your head, but you will not really understand it. It’s like the difference between a bad tiger that afflicts people in a fairy tale and a real tiger.

It’s not scary at all if you just listen to the story, but if a tiger suddenly jumps out while you’re walking down a hill, you’ll definitely get scared.

“I went over the Kalcamir Mountains to the North Pole Citadel. Then I realized There is a sky there that I will never overcome even if I try all my life. I should’ve rather not known.”

“Do you know what the first thing I caught when I returned to town? drink bottle. I ran away without even meeting him with a knife. I admitted defeat just by looking at it. Feeling defeated, I stayed in my room and spent years drinking and drinking. I wandered through my most important period.”

“After that, I came back to my senses and started learning martial arts, but my skills that had already been wasted and regressed did not come back easily. If it wasn’t, even Epirna… No, it would only make me feel bad if I had to come here and talk about this. The important thing is that he has a different standard than us.”

The princess opened her mouth to ask more questions, but Leon-san stopped her.

“Kisea is awake, so let’s talk a little later. It’s not urgent right now.”

The reason he put it in his mouth was the same, but Leon-san’s face was always dark. As if just thinking about that time makes me shudder.

One may not even remember the other. The demon lord must have met countless times until now, such as the person who looked after him from a distance.

However, even with that brief meeting, he is the one who can leave a mark on the hearts of others, the ancient demon king. This is even more terrifying because it is not something that can be blamed on the Demon King.

Visiting the North Pole is a personal choice, and visiting the North Pole is a product of free will. I didn’t compete with him for power, and I can’t blame anyone if I fell into despair just by looking at him. So, Leon did not speak of swearing at the Demon King.

He was simply silent. With a depressed expression on his face, he just bowed his head.

Normally, Roca would have steered a word or two at these words, but today it was quiet. First, there was no atmosphere for that. And secondly, Roca is tired now.

Actually, Loca wasn’t the problem, we were all tired. It’s okay for me, watching the battle of the water king with a nervous heart and helping people to dispel petrification is all I’ve done.

However, the princess and Mr. Leon quarreled with the monster, and Rocca fought the tiger, which is more fearful than the monster, with all her might. This is how I want to get stronger, but I can’t. The already exhausted child seemed to bother even responding to a single word, ignoring Leon-san’s words.

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My stamina and magical powers have already been easily recovered, but I can’t help but get tired from fighting like that. I could see everything that I wanted to finish quickly and rest.

damn!

After a while, the hard white matter began to crumble with a rattling sound. There are cracks here and there, and skin and clothing are starting to show through the cracks.

Light returns to lifeless eyes. As soon as the petrification was released, Kisea staggered and sat down. Rather than lack of stamina, it seemed that he had momentarily lost his sense of balance because he had been stiff for too long.

“Ah, my waist! Oh my neck! I will die, I will die! Gosh!”

It must have been because it had been hardened for a long time, and as soon as the petrification was released, what he said was not a welcome greeting or a word of thanks. Seeing him rolling on the ground with the sound of pain, I realized that he could never be a fake.

I haven’t seen it in a while, but somehow I’m used to it. Because out of all the people I’ve met, he’s the first and last person who can roll the ground in front of others despite his face.

“It doesn’t stiffen up like a stick when it’s set for too long and then loosens. I get stiff, aching, and aching all over the place. But hey, we haven’t been like that for over ten years. Even a child groaned and got up again, but after becoming a master, what is that grit?”

To say that it was really painful, none of the people I had released petrification of had behaved like that. I’ve never seen anyone pat on the shoulder with their fists or hold them and give them a massage.

Only after Mr. Leon had beaten Mr. Kisea for a long time, saying that he looked like a warrior of the plains, Mr. Kisea was able to come to his senses and stand up. Tears welled up in his eyes.

“It really is you! You came to the rescue, right? Weren’t we caught together? Epirna? Where is Epirna now? Let’s run away quickly!”

“It’s dead.”

Rocca answered with one simple word. Then he yawned. I guess he’s sleepy.

“I killed myself by suicide.”

“Eh, really? Oh no, wait a minute. How much time has passed now? the dead? Did the reaper solve it properly? Have you been to the North Pole? Shit, has it been ten years? Or fifteen years?”

“What are you talking about?”

In terms of time, let alone ten years, a little more than two weeks have passed. It would be a day or two difference though.

“Lo, Loca! it’s impressive! You’ve built up your strength to save this older sister, and you’ve finally come this far! A bit late but ok. Where did you come to save me now? I thought you’d forget me forever…!”

“Hey, sister…”

“You’ve been training hard all this time to save me. The momentum is much stronger than before. And what is this circle? He must be a recruit made from the materials he collected while traveling around the world to save me, right?”

Seeing that man hugging Warak Roka with tears in his eyes, no one dared to open his mouth. It’s only been two weeks, and we haven’t been able to confess that we didn’t even know he was here.

Of course, I didn’t even think about saving him because I thought he had run away. If we didn’t get to see each other again, maybe Kisea-san would have to live as a stone statue forever.

When I think about it, I think it’s only natural that he clings to Roca while crying like that. In fact, Loca just looked at Kisea-san with a very fat expression.

As if to say this or not, as if tossing and turning, the expression on his face went back and forth. He just moaned as if he was in deep trouble.

But in the end, Loka closed her eyes tightly.

“If I had been a little longer, I might have had moss on my body. Loka, I’ve been patient for a long time. waited and waited again I believed and believed that someday you would come and save me.”

“sister.”

“I feel like my joints have already turned to stone. If only a little bit, a little bit later, I might have been half paralyzed. see? My fingers are still numb.”

“sister!”

“Is my clan, my clan safe? is everyone alive? Didn’t everyone die of old age?”

“sister! It’s only been two weeks! please stop I’m all embarrassed!”

Kisea blinked her eyes. It’s like thinking about what you’ve heard.

Eyes roll away. He scans Rocca non-stop. Kisea-san sighed and muttered.

“It’s okay if you don’t reassure me. I promise. So, how many years have passed?”

“It’s been less than a year, a year! Why am I lying to my sister like this? Two weeks.”

“lie. How did you become so strong in just two weeks? Our Loka I know wasn’t that strong. You all grew up by training to save me.”

According to the common testimonies of the petrified people, they have no memory of turning into a stone, and that is probably not different from Mr. Kisea. Perhaps, from his point of view, when he opened his eyes, it was the situation we were in.

It doesn’t seem like he has a sense of time, and he must have guessed how petrified he was by seeing how Rocca was rapidly getting stronger. Already tired, Roka raised both hands and feet.

“Think of your own sister. If it feels like 10 years have passed, you can think of it as 10 years have passed, well.”

He looked like he wanted to quickly look around the palace and go to sleep. The child who looked tired all the time was tormented by Kisea-san, and now even looks tired.

Even for Roka, I have to finish the tour of the palace quickly.