Imperial Guard - Chapter 30



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Episode 30

Carlson

Rael looked around.

The Commander of the Silver Cross, bowing his head. Marco.

Behind them, the Knights of the Silver Cross with gloomy expressions and their adjutants trembling.

Cecilia looking from behind and the residents passing by.

And, Carlson, smiling at himself…

“···Carlson?”

Rael looked at Carlson as if he had seen a ghost.

Carlson was stretching, as if he had just woken up.

‘Why is that kid here? Wasn’t he slowly dying while trapped in the demon’s magic?’

Did the person in question clearly say so?

Lael blinked and stared at Carlson.

Then Carlson noticed Rael’s gaze and approached.

“Wow. Brother Rael. I almost died. I was chasing after the fleeing demons and got caught by the demons. Luckily, I barely survived by memorizing the holy law. Haha. Hahaha…”

Carlson approached Rael without noticing and smiled faintly.

And then, he made a trembling expression as he looked at the strangely quiet atmosphere.

“··· But why is the atmosphere here like this?”

Carlson quickly read the mood and kept his mouth shut.

Even when I was young, I used to get scolded by Sister Rayzel for doing that often, and that habit still persisted.

‘No. This is not the time to be thinking about things like that···.’

Only then did Rael realize the situation he was in.

Carlson was alive from the beginning.

Although he was trapped in the magic, he managed to hold out and was rescued by a knight.

And Rael… became a crazy person towards the Knight Commander of the Silver Cross who had diligently carried out his mission.

The DNA from the street was found, suggesting that Carlson was dead.

‘Oh, shit. This is why I should have been born a noble instead of an orphan.’

Rael also felt wronged. He said that it was a case of near-black ink.

Growing up on the streets with beggars, it was inevitable that my personality would become dirty.

‘If I apologize and say that it’s because I came from the streets, I think they’ll forgive me…’

Rael wondered how he could get out of this situation.

But then, suddenly, Marco lowered his head.

“You’re right. If I had been a better knight commander… I could have saved that bastard, Rayleigh. I’m sorry. Lael.”

“···.”

Who on earth was Riley?

Rael expressed his sincere condolences to the unknown paladin.

“I’m sorry to you too. A guy like me who only turns his eyes to the demon tribe is the leader. Now that I think about it, I feel sorry from start to finish.”

Marco bowed his head towards the Knights of the Silver Cross.

Adjutant Leon and the Knights of the Silver Cross opened their eyes wide at the sight.

“No! Master! Where is there a knight who is as devoted to the order as you are!”

“Captain! Please continue to lead us! May Gaia-nim bless you!”

“Gaia-men!”

The Knights of the Silver Cross seemed genuinely moved by Marco’s words and began to chant ‘Gaia-men’.

‘···what?’

Rael felt that Marco was sincere.

After hearing Rael’s words, he reflected on his past and decided to become a new person.

I unintentionally ended up reforming one of the crazy guys in the original work.

‘I used to joke that I specialized in converting young beasts into humans… but did I really have that talent?’

Rael slowly looked around, impressed by his own speech.

The Knights of the Silver Cross were moved to tears by Marco’s words, while Carlson and Cecilia looked blank, unable to keep up with the situation.

The same was true for the surrounding residents.

[Revan, what are they saying?]

[I heard Gaia-men, is it praying?]

[Aha! Then, let us pray too. Gaia-men]

[Gaia-men]

There was no one here who could question the situation in which Rael confronted Marco.

Rael thought now was his chance.

‘Isn’t this a picture that can just be passed over?’

As expected, those stupid medieval fantasy guys couldn’t withstand the verbal skills of a high school graduate.

Rael immediately looked at the knights and opened his mouth.

“In the name of Gaia, I also apologize to you for raising my voice. I did it for the sake of the Knights of the Silver Cross, but I will accept any punishment that I may have for insulting you.”

Rael bowed his head and paid lip service to the moved Knights of the Silver Cross.

‘Are you really going to punish me? I won’t. I’ve been a medieval veteran for several years.’

In this situation, the one who punishes is a beast in human skin.

Especially, the religious people couldn’t do that.

“Rael. I admire your courage.”

Rael smiled at Marco’s words and looked up.

Marco smiled brighter than ever and made the sign of the cross for Rael.

“Thanks to you, I was able to break free of my grudge against the Demons. From now on, I will live for the Knights of the Silver Cross and the Gaia Church. Thank you very much.”

“··· Ah, yes.”

Was it that much···?

Rael felt a strange sense of unease.

There are still mountains of demons left for Marco to cut down.

… Is it okay if I go a little crazier?

“Rael. Excuse me, but could you pull out your sword again? There’s something I want to check.”

“Is it a sword?”

Rael pulled out his sword without thinking.

The purple blood still remaining on the sword was a clear sign of battle.

‘It’s really amazing.’

There was only one reason why Marco brought this man to the battlefield, even threatening to cut off his head.

Because I was curious about his strength.

However, as soon as I saw the demon, my eyes turned away and I couldn’t see him fighting…

I could tell by the way the sword was drawn.

This man was strong.

‘Even after capturing the lieutenant demon, he didn’t get a single scratch. How could such a young face be so incompetent?’

The strength of the mid-level demon tribe is at the beginning of the graduate stage.

The fact that he was able to subdue the Graduate’s beginner without any damage means that he is at least as strong as them.

‘It seems like I can’t see anything.’

The magical power felt was weak, but when he pulled out his sword, he felt the aura of a veteran who had been on the battlefield for decades.

It was an achievement that a prosecutor in his 20s could not have achieved.

Rael felt as if he could not feel anything, but at the same time, he felt as if he was looking at a deep lake.

It’s been a long time since I’ve felt this strange.

He had only ever felt this way about one person.

‘Thousand-year sword master.’

The continent’s strongest swordsman, now in hiding.

It was similar to when I met him.

If Marco had not been a Knight of the Silver Cross… he was someone I would have wanted to fight as a single swordsman.

‘It’s not ripe yet, but if it’s like this… the moment it ripens, the empire will shake.’

It was just a shame that I couldn’t see that inspector’s performance because I devoted myself to the church.

Marco made the sign of the cross while looking at Rael.

May Gaia be with him in his future endeavours.

Marco prayed sincerely.

*

The next day.

The Knights of the Silver Cross returned to District 1.

But what they did in District 4 did not go away.

The streets became eerie at the rumor that a demon had appeared in the imperial capital.

Anxiety was also evident on the faces of people walking down the street.

“Hey. Did you hear? The sect openly expressed its discontent to the royal family?”

“I hope nothing happens. Gaia-men···.”

“What’s the big deal about the royal family and the religious order? They don’t care about us anyway. Isn’t the story about Captain Torai more interesting?”

“He beat up the demon. I told you, he’s definitely a good person.”

And in districts 3 and 4, rumors spread that the captain of the guard had killed the demons.

This is because those who followed the knight testified that they saw the face of the captain of the guards.

Since the battle started by completely destroying the Zenon Guild in District 3 with Battle X, there’s no way people didn’t see it.

‘It’s fortunate that he’s rumored to be the captain of the guard.’

Rael bowed his head as he listened to the conversations of people passing by.

Although he was no longer the captain of the guard, rumors had spread that he was.

That was the only good thing about this rumor.

“These kids are usually slow, but they’re quick to respond at times like this.”

Of course, there was a reason why the unproven rumor that he had seen Captain Torai’s face spread so quickly.

Because the person who started the rumor was a very trustworthy person.

“Haha. Brother Rael. I worked day and night to spread the rumor.”

“So, why did you do such a thing?”

Rael said, sounding frustrated.

Since the knights of the sect took the lead in spreading the rumor, the uncivilized medieval people had no choice but to believe it.

“Yes? Of course, I wanted everyone to know how great you are.”

“··· From today on, go around saying that it’s just a rumor. I’ve decided to live like a dead mouse.”

He became so famous that whenever he went around, more and more people pretended to know him.

It was really burdensome for Rael.

“Hey, bro. The rumor has spread. It’s already too late. Haha!”

Rael let out a deep sigh.

And then I looked at the face of the man standing next to me.

In fact, this guy’s existence was more shitty than his fame.

“··· Hey. Carlson.”

“Yes, brother.”

“If that’s the case, then you shouldn’t have lost.”

“What are you talking about?! I’m so sad!”

Rael shook his head.

Actually, I still don’t understand.

‘No, how can you imitate something by absorbing its memories without even eating it? That’s not right.’

If you’re going to copy someone’s appearance exactly, isn’t it the rule that you have to eat them or absorb their body?

No matter how you look at it, this world has no foundation.

“How did you survive being buried in magic?”

“Haha. Normally, a human who is covered in magic would die within an hour. But my body is so strong! I barely managed to survive by reciting the holy law!”

“···.”

“I was saved just before I died and got scolded a lot by Captain Marco. Hahaha.”

okay.

Actually, I still can’t believe it, but Carlson was a Knight of the Silver Cross.

It means that he is a talented person recognized by the church.

‘···If I had known this would happen, I would have just killed him quickly and joined in.’

I subdued and chopped off Carlson’s head to get revenge, but if I had known Carlson was alive, I would have killed him sooner.

I felt like I had wasted all my energy.

“Still, it’s better than losing. Sigh. I lived well.”

“Ah, brother. Don’t touch my head. It still hurts.”

Rael smiled and tapped Carlson on the back of the head.

They say that even rolling in dog shit is better than losing everything.

“Carlson. If you tell anyone that you’ve joined the Knights of the Silver Cross, you’ll die. Do you understand?”

“How can I talk back to you, brother? You are like my teacher!”

“I am your teacher?”

“When I was young, you taught me how to use magic.”

“···Did you really mean that?”

I thought he was joking, but it looks like he was serious.

“Of course! The magic usage method that my brother taught me, that when I was bored, I should practice in a corner without bothering him, was perfect for divine power. Haha! Thanks to that, I was promoted to the rank of knight!”

“··· This is truly unbelievable.”

It was the butterfly effect.

One small action from Rael created a whirlwind.

‘The guy who learned how to use magic from me, happened to have talent in magic and joined the Knights, and thanks to bringing the Knights to be assigned to District 4, he was able to catch the demon that showed up yesterday?’

I didn’t even realize that it was something that had to happen through several coincidences.

Rael just shook his head.

I’ve decided to forget what happened in the past.

“Carlson. You don’t have anything to do at the branch anyway, do some security at the orphanage.”

Rael looked at Carlson and said.

“A daycare center? Suddenly?”

“Yeah. The atmosphere is not good these days because the demons are coming out. I used to come here every day, but I got busy with work so I couldn’t go for a while. That’s when you came.”

“I’m fine, brother. I missed Teacher Sarah and Sister Rayzel anyway. I was going to go see them yesterday, but there was so much work to do because they were trying to overthrow the local bishop…”

“··· Yeah. I guess I’ll worry less if you’re here.”

thank god.

Even though Uncle Eric said he would save the security, I still can’t completely trust him.

I feel a little better knowing that I can trust Carlson 100%.

“But is that bald bishop finally changing?”

“Yes. It must be because of the priest who was close to Brother Rael. The leader was very angry.”

“Are you talking about Fr. Cecilia? Why?”

“What did he say? He asked how someone with such great divine power could be placed in a lower-ranking priest, but I didn’t really listen. Anyway, he said that the bald bishop was cut down because he lacked the ability.”

“···.”

Rael took another deep breath.

This time it was the butterfly effect again.

‘My head hurts so bad.’

I just taught the annoying kid how to use magic to kill time.

But that guy was talented at handling the law.

He entered the Order and became a Knight of the Silver Cross, and because he missed the orphanage, he returned to District 4 with the Knights.

On that day, the demons were running wild, so they dealt with them, and the next saint who happened to be there also caught the attention of the sect.

‘Go ahead and do something. Go ahead and do something.’

Rael shook his head.

Even if Rael hadn’t taken the saint to the church, something terrible would have definitely happened.

Either the demons are being a jerk, or Marco is being a jerk to the demons.

It’s likely that something even stranger has happened.

‘If Cecilia becomes a saint faster… this time the world will really turn upside down.’

Teaching magic to a child at an orphanage to kill time is changing the course of the world.

This is a level that cannot be achieved even if one wants to do so.

No… Now I had to admit what had to be admitted.

“Yeah. I’m already screwed.”

Rael is already fucked.

I got caught up in the inevitable flow of the world.

Rael has acknowledged what he has been gritting his teeth and ignoring for the past 25 years.

“Huh? What do you mean?”

“Carlson, there are three things in life that you can’t avoid. Death. Taxes. And storms.”

The butterfly effect is not something you avoid just because you want to avoid it.

Even the weakest flapping of wings eventually creates a storm.

Now I have no idea what will happen, so can’t I just live however I want?

Rael had such an idea.

“I don’t know what you’re talking about, but it doesn’t seem like a big deal, brother.”

Carlson brushed aside Rael’s comments.

It was clearly the same old nonsense.