Goblin Knight - Chapter 352



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EP.352 The Fall of the Moon (31)

The cobbler’s plan has already failed.

To be precise, it is destined to fail. The werewolves of the distant future have survived, even if they have gone mad.

It was an inevitable failure caused by Blanc’s presence here, knowing the future.

And when I realized that fact.

Blanc was thinking like this.

‘Can’t we get more than that…?’

There is only one world left.

No matter what you do, you cannot change the past or future that has already been written.

… … Is that really true?

I don’t doubt Agnelli’s advice.

Changing established history is something that should not be done, regardless of whether it is possible or not.

Because as a result, all sorts of events in the original timeline may become ‘different’.

However… the events that Blanc of the original time period was unable to observe are not already written history.

for example.

‘If only I could somehow save at least one more of the werewolves here and hide them somewhere so they can survive until the end of the war… …!’

What comes to mind are the wolves of Tamullah.

The sight of those who were slaughtered as ferocious beasts at the end of a downfall that no one knew about.

Ji-an, who ran away from her own people in disgust and dreamed of following the path of faith, but ended up cursing God and dying.

As the sole survivor of the clan, she was able to live with the kind-hearted mercenary Nero, but she also had to lose her first benefactor to the evil schemes of those she had saved.

These were the people who shouldn’t have been like that.

The same goes for those here. No one deserves such a miserable end.

I wanted to save him.

Because, unlike anything I’ve experienced so far, this was a situation where Blanc was holding the reins of the case… even more so.

“You must never go up that tower.”

After thinking for a long time, Blanc opened his mouth again.

“I know what the second attack you suffered was. It wasn’t magic. To my untrained eyes, it looked like the same magic, but it didn’t fall into the category of magic. It was like overlaying an idea.”

“Overlaying thoughts? Who on earth? How?”

“Well, I don’t know. But the ideology that those towers are forcing is probably ‘Wolves are creatures that are led by the towers to destroy.’ I don’t think the one who drove you into the plague would have added such an ideology to it for nothing.”

“Do you want to do something like a one-hit wonder, goblin? Even if their cohesion is weakened by madness, these guys are werewolves. How can…?”

“Just think what the three executioners you faced could have done to you.”

Blanc continued, glancing sideways at Nellyvia as she flinched.

“I don’t know what your original plan was for you to stay here. The werewolves outside seemed to be holding out in the hope that you would find a cure, is that right?”

“… … That’s right. In reality, I was waiting for the savior, Lord Noil.”

“That’s too bad. Abandon that policy. What you need now is not someone else’s salvation. Be prepared.”

“Ready?”

“Ready to abandon the land I have lived in.”

Blanc said bitterly.

“The savior will not come, and the cure will not be found. There is nothing more to be gained by remaining here. We must admit defeat and go far away, where their hands cannot reach.”

“That, that can’t be! This forest is our home and our temple! It’s the only forest where we can hear the Great Wolf howling! But how!!”

“I didn’t know that. But even if the Great Wolf howls after a long silence, what good will it do if there are no werewolves left to hear him howl?”

“that…….”

“Look at reality, Saint Thirasia. The choice you are facing now is not ‘whether or not to abandon your homeland,’ but ‘whether or not to have your race annihilated.’”

Thirasia remained silent at the cold declaration.

Her face was wrinkled as if she was about to burst into tears.

“I know it’s hard, but you have to declare it yourself. There’s no more hope here, and you have to run away to save even one more person.”

“… … What about the faith of those out there? All those wolves who sacrificed their lives to buy time, believing that I could do it?”

“You must declare it yourself so that the sacrifice of those wolves who fell for you will not be in vain. That it was a useless illusion.”

“I… I, am… … .”

Tirasya was unable to continue speaking and was trying to hold back tears from her eyes.

Blanc continued.

“But I won’t say that you take full responsibility for it. I was the one who broke your expectations, and I was the one who pushed you to give up, so you can’t say that I’m not responsible.”

“……yes?”

“If you stay here, there’s nothing I can do for you. But if you decide to flee… I’ll be with you on that path. I’ll take responsibility for making you give up your home, and as a knight, I’ll protect you.”

Blanc said, placing his hand on his chest in a polite gesture.

“Although I cannot be the savior you worship, I hereby swear that I will keep the sixth law of protection as one who was originally a knight.”

“… … .”

“I know that the disappointment and frustration my existence has caused you is indescribable. So I hope this… will be of some comfort to you.”

While Tirasya was blankly staring at him.

Blanc said, rising from his seat.

“I plan on staying here for a few days… I’ll wait for your decision.”

* * *

I think as I leave the temple.

It was never a satisfactory conversation.

In the end, I had no idea who the author of The Great Wolf Lion was, or why he mentioned Noil Kyung.

All he could tell was the grim situation here and the sad secret hidden in the ferocity of the werewolves, and instead of asking for the help he originally hoped for, he volunteered to help.

If we were to compare the pros and cons, it would be fair to say that this conversation had an overwhelmingly greater number of cons… … .

There was no choice.

In a tragedy that was thought to be over, if only a glimmer of light had been dug up that could save them.

This greedy mutant goblin was born with a nature that forced him to choose the option of saving them.

‘The situation was worse than I thought, so I couldn’t figure out the timing… I guess I’ll have to ask about Noil Kyung later. More importantly, for now.’

Blanc glanced at Nellyvia.

Even though Blanc was the one taking the lead in this strange journey, it was clearly his fault for rashly declaring that he would help Inrang without consulting her.

So if she were to ask why she did such a thing, Blanc could only apologize… … .

‘Is it fortunate or unfortunate that there is no word?’

She had been thinking deeply about something without saying a word since she left Thirasia’s room.

The anxiety I felt in that unidentifiable silence turned into fear as I neared the exit of the temple.

Finally, Nelivia opened her mouth and looked at Blanc with a face of understanding.

“Aha… You’re much more cunning than I thought.”

“what?”

“I just realized now. I was being chased anyway, so why did I say that? In that short period of time, I thought I could use those guys to my advantage… …!”

What does this mean?

When Blanc looked at Nelivia with a bewildered face, she snorted as if there was no need to be rude.

“It is well known that werewolves are obsessed with their land and faith! But even that obsession is surpassed by their words, and they try to use them as shields to protect us? That is quite a laudable cunning. You can be proud of it!”

“What the hell are you talking about?”

“Huh? You were going to join the guys’ escape naturally, talking about responsibility, and then use them to block the executioners’ pursuit until your strength returned, right?”

“How on earth could you have such a twisted mind!? It’s pure goodwill! I just wanted to save those poor people!”

“uh…….”

This time, on the contrary, Nellyvia looked at him with a puzzled expression, as if she was looking at some strange species that she could not understand.

“I don’t understand… I don’t understand. There was a way to use it to your advantage, but you didn’t even consider that. You just did it because you wanted to help? Why on earth?”

“Because I want to see it. Because I believe that good will will come back. Because I believe that if I treat them with goodness, they will respond with goodness to me.”

“That… why would you do that? If you want to turn the situation to your advantage, it’s much more certain to use the other person. Isn’t trust something that can be betrayed?”

“That may be true. But I think it’s better to trust and be betrayed than not to trust at all.”

Blanc sighed.

“A life without faith is a life without expectations. I don’t want to live that kind of life.”

“… … .”

Nellyvia remained silent for a moment, her mouth open.

He seemed to be chewing over his words.

… … I don’t think Nellyvia will sympathize with him right away, because we are so far apart in polarity.

But Blanc thought that someday, she would be able to understand these words… … .

“… … But, you know.”

“huh?”

Nellyvia suddenly asked.

“So are you saying that the things you did when you seduced that guy Tirassia were all just natural? You didn’t even intend to do that in the first place… …?”

“What, what?”

“Oh my god, that’s right! I wondered how this goblin could have lived like that for so long, but it was because of probability! Of course, women who were charmed by this fatally stupid appearance must have taken out his liver and gallbladder!”

“I ask again, what kind of crazy talk are you talking about!? I’m a goblin, just like you said! I have nothing to do with being possessed or possessed!”

“Goblins are goblins after all! Ah, I already feel sorry for those nameless people who have been bitten by your evil hand! Those who lack self-awareness are the worst!”

“I don’t know what the hell you’re talking about… …!”

“You’re a little too proud to believe in something that looks just like my taste! Do you think I’ll be treated like that by you now that you know it? Just wait and see, I’ll never end up like those poor guys!”

While Nellyvia was talking nonsense, they started arguing in disbelief.

As they came out of the temple, the first thing they encountered was Yael.

It seemed like he had been waiting for a long time.

“… … Oh, I… thought… You’re telling a very different story, right, Knight Nari?”

“That’s because this guy suddenly started making strange noises!”

“You’re the one with the weird head!!”

“To me, both of you look like that.”

Yael sighed in disbelief.