I Became the Guild Leader in Exile - I Became the Guild Leader in Exile chapter 80

80 – 1# The Story of the Wolf Sealed in the Black Swamp (7)

Unconditional obedience to the will of God.

That was the absolute first law of the law country. And there was no one who questioned it. Well, there was someone who did, but they soon disappeared.

However, people were satisfied in their own way. Seeing the heroes’ actions outside, they believed that the law country, which protected them unconditionally, was much better. Tyr was the same.

Of course, there were times when ridiculous prophecies came down, but he believed that it was for a better world. He silently followed the gods’ decisions. Until now.

[Raise this girl.]

This prophecy was the same. Just a normal prophecy, one that required him to risk his life. But this prophecy brought a change to Tyr.

“No, is this just an excuse?”

Tyr muttered to himself, gazing at his missing right arm as if it were a pity. It was already too late. Unfortunately, he didn’t have the courage to do so.

But…

He didn’t feel that bad about it.

He didn’t know why.

“No parent in the world would enjoy seeing their child suffer.”

Isaac opened his mouth, looking at Tyr, who had collapsed powerlessly. In the original story, the fight between Tyr and Fenrir was depicted as very tragic. Fenrir understood it with his head.

Tyr couldn’t help it, either.

But how could he understand the resentment that Fenrir felt? In the end, Fenrir pierced Tyr’s heart with his own hand. He had killed the person who was like a parent to him, who had raised him since childhood.

Thanks to that, Fenrir went insane and became a disaster himself.

“As a conceptor, I can’t just stand by and watch! Ah, damn it!”

Isaac wasn’t the kind of person who would just watch such a tragedy unfold. He respected other people’s families as much as his own. That was the concept of a conceptor.

“If I were a real parent, I wouldn’t just stand by and watch my child suffer like that.”

“That’s wrong. But if you ask if it can be undone, that’s not the case.”

“I’m the one who put the chains on that child directly. And yet, you’re saying that?”

“Of course.”

Isaac nodded firmly. Fenrir resented Tyr while also missing him. It was because Tyr had protected and raised her since childhood.

However, Tyr feared Fenrir’s resentment and continued to avoid her. There were several chances in between, but in the end, he rejected her, and that led to the apocalypse.

“When the situation settles, be sure to visit Gideon and meet that guy.”

“…….”

“Answer.”

“What’s the reason for going this far?”

Isaac’s determined expression seemed to say, “I’ll get a clear answer no matter what.” Even if I conceded 100 points, why was this guy intervening so much?

“Because they’re family.”

“But they’re not your family.”

“If I help them, maybe one day my family will receive help too.”

“Do you really believe that?”

This was a tough era. It was a world where you could stab someone in the back and take their belongings without being abnormal. Instead, people pointed fingers at those who helped others, saying they were strange.

In such a world, the guy in front of me was advocating an unbelievable ideal. Did he really believe the world would change like that? If he was sincere, then he was incredibly foolish.

“You can call me a fool or mock me, I don’t care.”

“…”

“I’m just going my own way. That’s all.”

However, it was hard to call him foolish when he was so upright and unwavering. Could you really call someone foolish who had an unbreakable ideal? Tirring couldn’t dare to answer that question.

‘Because that’s the concept!’

Isaac laughed to himself, impressed with his own wit, and stood up from his seat. Anyway, Tirring should understand by now. He was the only one who made sense in this crazy world.

“Master!”

“Zieg? What about Penrir and the kids?”

“I’ve already put them in the carriage! You too, Master!”

“Got it. Let’s go.”

Just as Isaac was about to turn around, Zieg appeared in the distance, running towards them and shouting. Had he gone to the village and come back in that short time?

‘His speed is really incredible.’

Isaac was impressed as he quickly followed Zieg back to Gideon. Tirring just watched them leave without saying a word.

* * *

Isaac and Zieg successfully rescued Penrir and the wolves. Penrir, who had been rescued, acted like a mother, refusing to leave the kids’ side.

It wasn’t just that. Whenever someone approached, she became overly cautious. But it wasn’t an incomprehensible reaction. She had already been betrayed by her family.

Although she had come to Gideon to survive, the painful years of not being able to trust others were still too long. So, it was understandable.

“As you wish. I won’t let unauthorized people come in.”

“I’m sorry. I want too much.”

“It’s okay.”

It might sound like he was being sarcastic, but Isaac had no such intention. Penrir was sincere. She had been freed from that damn Gleipnir, and that was an enormous debt.

It was as if she had become a servant, taking orders and being told what to do. Although it didn’t feel good, there was no other choice. It was too scary to have someone approach her.

It was as if someone would put an unremovable shackle on her ankle again. The memories of that time still lingered like a shadow. Isaac nodded.

“I fully understand your feelings. Time will be the cure, I suppose.”

“Thank you for understanding.”

“But do you know where your other family members are?”

“Are you talking about my siblings?”

“Yes.”

Penrir quietly looked at Isaac. He was trying to save her and her family with all his heart. And that was because he believed that family members had to be happy.

“Are you not scared?”

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“Me? What of?”

“I mean, aren’t my siblings and I the end of the world as prophesied?”

If I had continued to hide this fact, I might have received a lot of help. However, Fenrir couldn’t do that. At least, it wasn’t something to be done to a benefactor.

Perhaps this person didn’t know much about the prophecy of the end. If they knew about the prophecy, they wouldn’t be helping themselves like this. Fenrir judged that way.

Fenrir confessed everything to Isaac. If Isaac were to reject them, Fenrir decided to accept it humbly. Meanwhile, Isaac, who had heard Fenrir’s confession, nodded calmly and responded.

“I know.”

“……It’s not a fake prophecy picked up somewhere. The gods themselves have prophesied the end of the world.”

“That’s so.”

“Yes. And my siblings and I were chosen to bring about the end of the world as monsters.”

“That’s right.”

Fenrir desperately tried to convey the gravity of the situation, but Isaac just nodded calmly. In the end, Fenrir was the one who got tired first.

“Can’t you understand properly?!”

“I know. So you’re saying you’re the monsters prophesied to bring about the end?”

“But why are you so calm?! You still don’t understand it properly!”

Fenrir, who couldn’t hold back, shouted loudly, but Isaac’s attitude remained unchanged. This made Fenrir even more enraged. Looking at Fenrir, Isaac said,

“If you were really a monster destined to bring about the end, you wouldn’t have told me the truth.”

“……I didn’t want to hide the truth from the person who saved me.”

“That’s right. So I believe you. You’ll make a different choice than the prophecy.”

“You believe me? You, who are driven to madness, wanting to tear the gods apart?”

Isaac’s words had no hesitation. The two of them, the white knights, were currently formidable enemies that even Fenrir found difficult to deal with. However, the man in front of them was a monster who had single-handedly taken on the two white knights.

“But you chose your family. And you didn’t even lie about it.”

“…….”

“It’s not an empty word. I trust what I’ve seen with my own eyes more than some vague prophecy.”

In other words, you’re not a monster destined to bring about the end of the world.

Fenrir, who had read the meaning in Isaac’s tone, hastily lifted their head towards the sky. Otherwise, tears would have flowed immediately. It was an ironic and ridiculous situation.

Those were the words Fenrir had wanted to hear so badly.

And yet, they heard it from a stranger, not family.