How to Live as a Knight After the Ending - Chapter 87



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Episode 87. Change of means (2)

“You’re here.”

Delran looked at Ossian and asked in a calm voice.

His voice was as usual, even though he must have known that if Ossian had been just a little bit later, he would have died.

Naturally strong-hearted.

I felt like I understood once again why his brothers and sisters tried so hard to kill him.

But that wasn’t what was important to Ossian right now.

“Are you okay? Are you hurt anywhere?”

“No, thank goodness. Oh, and the blood flowing from your head? It’s just a scratch from the debris flying out when the door broke.”

The problem was Sebastian’s condition.

“I jumped to save myself from flying debris when the door exploded, and that’s what happened.”

Sebastian was lying face down on the floor, his back covered with fragments of the door and bomb.

“You were trying to protect me.”

Delon reached out to support Sebastian, but his hands were shaking.

Only then did Ossian realize that Delran was not indifferent to death, but was trying to appear strong.

“It’s more painful to not be able to help the butler who saved my life than to be secretly persecuted for being an illegitimate child.”

“Not yet. He’s still breathing.”

Sebastian wasn’t dead. He was still breathing, albeit slightly.

But both Delon and Ossian knew that it wouldn’t last long.

“Isn’t there anything like a potion prepared in advance as a reserve?”

“I tried to find it first, but it was destroyed in the explosion.”

“How do I get to the hospital from here?”

“You can tell just by looking at how large the yard of this mansion is.”

“Sebastian’s wounds are not normal. If this continues, he will die from excessive bleeding.”

“Don’t I know that?”

Delon knew what Sebastian’s condition was like.

Even if he didn’t want to know, he had no choice but to know. That’s why Delon couldn’t help but suffer even more.

Because he had to watch his loyal subordinate, who had saved his life, die like this.

“You fool. Why did you risk your life to save someone like me?”

Delran looked at his trembling hands and clenched his fists.

“You’re going to leave me after making me owe you my life like this? Do you think I’m such a joke?”

In Delran’s voice, all the emotions and sorrow he had suppressed until now welled up.

“Get up. Get up, Sebastian. You have so much work to do, and you want to die here? Get up!”

It was harsh words for someone on the edge of life, but Ossian felt as if those words were a plea for Sebastian to live.

But even if he felt sorry for that sight, there was nothing Ossian could do.

Because he had absolutely no ability to treat the wounded.

Ossian looked down at Sebastian.

My meeting with him wasn’t that long. Strictly speaking, it’s safe to say that we didn’t even have a chance to become close.

But Ossian didn’t hate him.

It was because I felt a deep admiration for him as he bravely endured discrimination because he was an orc.

At least more than any human I’ve ever encountered in this mansion.

Sebastian the Orc was much more humane.

‘I wish I had been a priest or a paladin instead of a knight.’

But it was just a meaningless assumption.

Rather, thinking like this was no different from ignoring the knight’s own choice.

“… … Unfortunately, I have to send you off now.”

Delran didn’t answer.

I heard what Ossian said and I know I should do it, but a part of me can’t accept it.

Delran recalled when he first met Sebastian as a child.

As an illegitimate child, Delon was secretly ostracized by his family and had no one to follow him.

At that time, what caught Delran’s eye was a young orc who was in charge of odd jobs.

I thought it was pitiful that she was doing all the hard work with a smile while being harassed by her maids and servants.

That may be why.

-Hey. Why are you laughing and fussing so annoyingly? You, be my butler.

It was he who reached out to Sebastian and took him away.

In that figure that didn’t give up, perhaps I saw the image of a strong person that I had been longing for.

Because they were both loners.

Honestly, I thought there was nothing I could do even if I was rejected.

Sebastian was being persecuted, but not so desperately that he would grab onto a rotten rope.

Because everyone avoided him.

I still remember.

There was a maid who I usually treated kindly.

When everyone else was talking behind her back and ignoring her, she was the only one who smiled and treated her.

So Delon had asked her to join him. He was convinced that she was the only one on his side in this mansion.

The moment she heard those words, the maid’s face, which had been looking down at her with a cold gaze, lost its expression.

Even though more than 20 years have passed since then, I still can’t forget it.

But Sebastian was different.

Instead, he smiled brightly and kept bowing as if he was asking for more than he deserved.

At first, I thought he was trying to take advantage of me, so I deliberately tried to be harsh on him.

But Sebastian stayed by Delran’s side with a smile.

For a full 20 years.

-Your Majesty, you must always stay healthy.

“Sebastian. I can’t do without you… … .”

It was at that moment that Ossian was watching the scene.

Someone came in through the broken door with a rustling sound.

Ossian reflexively swung his sword, but then realized that his opponent was Elise and put his sword away.

“What’s going on?”

“Because you look urgent.”

Elise said that and looked at Delran and Sebastian.

In particular, her eyes lingered on the wound on Sebastian’s back.

“Can I help you?”

“Are you planning on waiting for me to die and then reviving me as a corpse?”

Ossian asked in a growl, but Elise shook her head without even blinking.

“I can cure you.”

“What did you just say?”

“It can be cured.”

“You, a black magician?”

Ossian knows a lot about black magic.

They were specialized in cursing, destroying, and breaking, not in saving people.

But Elise’s clear eyes told her that she was sincere.

Ossian agonized, but the decision was not his to make.

And Delon had no choice.

“Please.”

As Delran said that, Ossian made way for Elise.

Elise approached Sebastian and examined his condition.

Unlike other people who despised and discriminated against orcs, Elise did not show any particular reaction towards Sebastian.

Because he was different from others, I was able to examine Sebastian more purely.

“What do you think? Can you save him?”

Elise nodded at Delran’s question.

“Yeah, it’s possible.”

Elise seemed determined to carry out her words and went straight into surgery.

First, she sharpened the black magic power in her fingertips.

Ugh.

As his index finger ran over it, Sebastian’s clothes split, as if a scalpel was cutting into his skin.

After putting away the offending clothes, Elise used black magic on Sebastian.

1 Star Black Magic [Paralysis]

A curse-type black magic that affects the opponent’s nervous system, rendering them unable to move.

But in the current situation, it acts as an excellent pain reliever.

Elise used her magic to quickly remove the shards embedded in her back.

Red blood flowed down from the spot where it had been pulled out, but Elise focused on pulling out the fragments first.

All the shrapnel embedded in Sebastian’s broad back was removed, but problems still remained.

The wound that had opened as the shrapnel was pulled out was still bleeding.

Elise cast another black spell.

“Blurred lines.”

When Elise used her magic, the blood flowing from her wound rose up as if against the force of gravity.

The moment Ossian saw that sight, his eyebrows furrowed.

‘You use blood magic?’

Blood magic. Also known as blood magic.

It was a similar ability to that used by the mutant belonging to the Supremacy that Ossian had defeated.

However, even though the method was similar, what Elise used was clearly not a mutant’s superpower, but magic.

‘Blood magic. It is a subcategory of black magic, but I think it is classified as a separate magic because the number of people who have mastered it is small and its power is considerable.’

I never dreamed that Elise would learn that.

Meanwhile, the drops of blood began to flow back into the wound like a single thread.

Beyond the blood that had been lost from the body through bleeding being replenished, no more blood flowed out of the wound.

How can you use magic so elaborately?

Even someone who was not familiar with magic could tell how amazing Elise’s display was.

Although he was unable to return all the blood that had flowed out, he was able to stop the excessive bleeding and overcome the critical situation.

“The impact of the explosion broke a bone. We need to stop it before it penetrates the organ.”

Elise said so and this time she activated bone magic, one of the fields of black magic.

The most important thing in necromancy was a perfect knowledge of bones.

After Elise found the broken bone, she carefully channeled her magical powers to put the bone back into place and then reattached it.

A thud echoed inside Sebastian’s body.

Ossian wondered if this was okay, but Elise was too focused to stop her.

Her expression was unusually serious, and beads of sweat were running down her forehead.

That’s how serious Elise was about treating Sebastian.

“I’ve broken bones and stopped the bleeding. This is the end.”

Elise pulled out her black magic and made it thin like a thread.

It was a skill that was possible because the control over magical power was firm.

The black thread of magic quickly sealed Sebastian’s wounds.

Only after the last wound was finally sutured did Elise exhale and sit up.

“It’s over.”

Elise’s words were not empty words.

The fact that Sebastian’s expression, which had seemed almost dead, was calmer than before was proof of this.

“For now, this is a temporary measure. I have to take her to the hospital and give her antibiotics and medicine. That’s all I can do.”

“No, that’s enough. Thank you very much.”

Delran bowed his head to Elise.

Delran, who seemed like he would never bow to anyone, bowed to the warlock because he saved Sebastian.

‘The black magician was this capable?’

Black magic, which is specialized for killing people, is instead being used to save someone.

This fact came as quite a shock to Ossian.

Of course, it wasn’t revealed at all on the outside.

“Are you really okay?”

“Yeah. It’s because I was born with great physical strength that I was able to hold out. My muscles were also large and strong, so the shrapnel didn’t reach my internal organs or bones.”

Elise looked at Sebastian with an emotion that was unusual for her usual gaze.

“More than that, the patient’s will to live was strong.”

Even if the orc was physically strong, it was a wound that could have put him on the verge of death.

What kept Sebastian alive was not his strong body, but his earnest desire not to die yet.

“I see.”

Ossian looked straight at Elise and apologized to her.

“I’m sorry.”

“what?”

“They branded you a warlock and ignored you.”

Ossian spoke to Elise, who was looking at him as if she didn’t understand English.

“I’ve always had a wrong prejudice against warlocks. I thought that warlock magic was only used to destroy something. But what you showed me today was different.”

The paralyzing spell lessened the patient’s suffering.

The magic that created the skeleton by manipulating bones also fixed the broken bones.

The magic that drains blood and life force stops the bleeding.

Rather, if he had been a normal wizard, he would not have been able to save Sebastian.

Because Elise was a black magician with extensive knowledge of the human body, and because she had exceptional talent, she was able to save him.

“Thank you for making me realize that black magic isn’t always bad.”

“then.”

Elise’s eyes lit up as she looked at Ossian, who was apologizing honestly, and she took out a piece of paper from her bosom and handed it to him.

“Can you sign here?”

“What is this?”

“Corpse transfer contract.”

“……what?”

Ossian showed an unusually bewildered reaction.

“It’s a contract that says if you die under agreement, I’ll transfer your bones. With your bones, I can make the world’s best skeleton.”

Ossian’s expression turned cold again.

“Get out. I guess you shouldn’t be associating with a warlock.”