Tale of the Fake Hero - Chapter 233



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Season 3: Episode 41

– What do you think is your greatest strength?

This is a memory from before I left the world of light.

Papal See.

On the day of the final battle training, Instructor Patish Dune Jeraye suddenly asked that question.

– Is it a genius talent?

– If you talk nonsense, you’ll get beaten.

– sorry.

The patissier tapped Camilla’s forehead with the unlit cigarette.

– It’s imagination. I guess you can imagine several times more things in an instant than the average person.

– Isn’t that something that everyone can do?

– Yes, it’s all about imagination. Do you know how His Majesty the King sees the future with ‘Pure White Dreams’?

– I don’t know.

– There are countless world lines, each containing a future, and among them, there are situations where several world lines intersect. This is a situation that appears in common. In other words, is it possible to say that the probability of that future occurring is high?

Why are we suddenly talking about Cheongseong Mirngardia?

Camilla was stupid and had no problem with such edgy content.

Seeing the embarrassment, the patissier sighed and pointed out the main point clearly.

– Do the same for you, Camilla. Imagine the future in the same way as ‘The Pure White Dream’. That will hone your greatest strengths.

Your scent, first departure (7)

The body of the Uruk general, with deep cuts on both sides, creaked and began to lean forward.

So far, so good.

But the idea that the Uruks would do something like this was not yet in the storehouse of imagination.

‘Crazy, you’re turning your body like that?’

Isn’t it that he puts all his strength into turning his body into an impossible position, even tearing all the muscle fibers in his knees that were barely holding together?

While swinging the hammer at the same time.

Camilla instinctively tried to take a defensive stance, a circle. However, the ten-letter sign would not form.

‘The scabbard, I left the scabbard here.’

My mind becomes completely blank.

In the face of death already looming before your eyes, no evasive maneuvers are made, and only flashes of regret come to mind.

It was foolish, the opponent thought of mutual destruction in that way, in that way, but I was optimistic that if I knocked him down like this, I could immediately aim for his neck.

“… … !”

But the hammer did not crush Camilla’s head.

At that moment, a crashing sound was heard, and the body of the Uruk general was suddenly torn into three pieces.

There was a being that landed like a storm in front of Camilla, tearing at her body with its talons like a bird of prey.

It is a descendant of the Enuel assault unit.

It was a warrior unit comprised of only the strongest warriors of the ancient mythical era… … A position given to only the best warrior among their descendants, the warrior commander Griffveron.

‘You stopped that… …?!’

He immediately grabs the hand holding the hundred-strength hammer and tears it off.

With his other hand, he stabbed Baekjang in the chest in one stroke, bursting his heart, then kicked him down and pulled his hand out.

It may seem wild and savage, but it is actually an indicator of the simple superiority of power.

‘Strong, ridiculous… … .’

The Suinbyeong are the only creatures on this earth whose ancestors were those who fought in the final battle of the mythical era.

So, it can’t be weak.

It’s only natural that he’s strong like that.

It was indeed true that Grifveron had powers rivaling those of Chieftain High Tarkh.

“Warriors! The Enuel assault team will take the front line! Until then, you must organize your formation!”

A cheer erupted from the soldiers, who were encouraged by the intrusion of the water soldiers.

The line that was on the verge of falling apart after being stabbed in the heart was united more tightly than before. The cheers were so loud that they seemed to pierce the sky.

So much so that the change felt strange in other battlefields.

“What is it? What’s going on?”

“Captain, wasn’t the north gate breached?”

“Kami, Kami is there.”

As Laminea was desperately trying to catch her breath, a spirit holding a sphere of light landed on her shoulder.

The sphere was a string.

It was a string of characters rolled up into a circle and was the communication method of the witch Melene, who was lazy.

[The North Gate was about to be breached, but Lieutenant Camilla fought bravely at the forefront of the battlefield, buying time. Griffveron arrived and is cleaning up.]

As the waterborne soldiers roared and swarmed Uruk, Griffveron looked at Camilla.

“Will you follow me?”

In response, Camilla picked up the scabbard that had been lying far away.

Griffvern’s eyes lit up.

Great, even though he just came close to death, his warrior spirit did not die. Rather, he became more determined.

“Then assist me, you vessel of courage who follows in the footsteps of the great Eldias!”

Camilla immediately ran behind Griffvern, cutting down Uruks again and again, thinking, imagining, and moving.

‘Concentrate, you have to concentrate.’

Concentrate all your attention on one method and one attack.

It won’t be difficult.

You had a teacher who supported you over and over again until you succeeded, dozens and hundreds of times until you mastered it.

– The origin of the sword is to put Kami’s heart into the sword. What do you want to achieve with this sword? What do you want to become with this sword?

The origin of my sword may have been decided from the moment I first met you.

I want to be.

I want to be like you, Master.

I remember the fantastic sword dance that my master performed. I can remember the countless teachings he gave me to achieve that sword dance.

‘I’m following in their footsteps. One by one, calmly, as much as I can.’

Cutting, avoiding, blocking, the first form of the ten characters, circle, leading the formation, and again, the fourth form of the ten characters, launching, cutting, avoiding, blocking… … .

‘The skills of Uruk warriors vary from person to person.’

Although slightly below or on par with the candidates selected for the District Prosecutor’s Office, Camilla has become stronger than when she went to the District Prosecutor’s Office.

‘I’m still weak compared to Mr. Griffbern, but I’m still imagining ways to be of some help.’

Let’s carefully target the weakness.

Let’s dance calmly.

Let’s put our hearts into the sword and dance with the sword. At that time, based on the experience of the comprehensive combat command test.

‘That kid… …what the heck is he?’

Melene couldn’t take her eyes off him.

Compared to the original Laminaria, it is a messy, clumsy, immature, and awkward sword dance… … .

No, rather, is it because of this kind of sword dance that this battlefield can be so dazzlingly lit up?

‘I thought you wouldn’t be able to last long because your heart is too soft… … Was I mistaken?’

Rather, because she is delicate, yes, even being delicate, she may become just like Laminea in the future.

‘A small spark can set a whole mountain on fire.’

Swallowing the great despair fiercely.

I can feel the heat of the flames.

There is a warrior in that place right now.

– Then Mom, I will be your warrior!

A sword light that cuts away at childhood memories, no, wraps those memories around a blade and tears reality apart.

– Oh, I’m glad.

Slash, dodge, roll, stab, kick the ground with your feet, spin in the air to slash your opponent, step back, and silence… … .

what……?

Why is it so quiet…?

It was only after I took a circular position, leaning against Griffvern’s body, catching my breath before it burst, that I felt something strange.

‘Something’s strange.’

Rather than taking a fighting stance, Griffveron suddenly placed his hand on Camilla’s head.

Why?

Huh? Why?

The moment Griffvern smiled, a storm of cheers poured out from the surrounding area, drowning out even the noise of the rainy season.

“Father, the North Gate defense was successful… …!”

“Uuuuuu, I won aaaaaaa!”

“Kamikami, you damn cute little guy! Did you see him? I thought I saw the captain just now!”

Those who were not swallowed up by the darkness of death surrounded them, laughing and crying, patting their heads or hitting their backs and shoulders.

“No, I… … .”

Was it because I saw the corpses of my allies entangled with the corpses of the enemy that I couldn’t join in on the joy?

Maybe that’s when I found out.

On the day of the first battle, the light of desperate loneliness that fell over the Master’s eyes, what emotion did it come from?

“I… … am still very immature… … if the teacher were here instead of me… … .”

I would have died if Mr. Griffberen hadn’t come.

I thought I won earlier… … .

All it could do was delay the attacks of those trying to attack Griffveron from the side. It felt like the path of a warrior had not even begun yet.

“Don’t make any apologies.”

Someone said so.

It was the spearman who almost had his head crushed by a hammer before he even set foot in this battle.

The soldier grabbed Camilla’s hand and trembled all over.

“I’m so glad you came to save me. I don’t know how to express my gratitude… … .”

“This guy, his daughter was born at the end of last year. He almost couldn’t go see her, but you stopped him.”

“Thank you, Camilla. I will never forget today.”

Camilla’s eyes trembled involuntarily.

The same smell of water and soil as that day… … the stench of sulfur that takes me back to the day my mother died.

The same desperate trembling of breathing as back then… … in the midst of all those sensations of deja vu.

Camilla goes back to that day.

That day, that time, that moment.

He goes back to that past and reaches out to himself, who was exhausted from asking for help and was crying.

With the same smile as the teacher.

– It’s okay. I’ll help you.

* * *

There is no need to describe what my reunion with my Master was like after all the heat of the battle had died down.

The North Gate garrison reported on Camilla’s exploits.

The teacher seemed embarrassed, but eventually smiled as if he was about to cry and hugged me tightly.

The soldiers in the corps laughed wildly.

I remember being so embarrassed that I cursed and pushed my teacher away.

There is something more important than these personal memories, so I would like to talk about what I discovered during the post-war processing.

“Report casualties.”

“The corps had 76 casualties, 54 serious injuries… … Hmm, 456 light injuries. Not bad.”

“You can’t say it’s not bad in front of 76 dead people.”

“That’s what I’m saying… … The enemy’s number must have been around 70,000… … Where on earth did they get that many?”

“What about the clan?”

“That’s also strange… … There are a lot of people from the Guduku Clan, the Kaginu Clan, and other miscellaneous groups… … .”

“There are a lot?”

“If my memory serves me wrong… … um… … they’re all clans that were reported to have been wiped out by other Payqueer units… … .”

At that moment, when something indescribable was giving me goosebumps, Delfred Wolf Blado returned.

“John found something strange on the ship.”

A wizard who commanded artillery on a coastal cliff and also used his freezing magic to shatter half of the enemy before they could land.

Coming to the battlefield, I felt like I could understand its status anew.

I vowed to myself that I would no longer be teased as Mr. Toad.

“Ugh, what the… … It looks annoying at first glance. The abyss concentration is incredibly high.”

“Look at this. Don’t touch it.”

John, who followed his master, used telekinesis magic to bring the veil in front of his master.

John… … .

For a moment, their eyes exchanged looks of emotion or joy at the fact that their friends had survived together.

“To prevent anything strange from happening, the surface has been rapidly frozen. In other words, it has been locked inside a block of ice. The insignia has a strange phrase engraved on it.”

“Um… … It’s ancient language. Delfred, can you read it?”

“Would you have brought it if you could read it? This is Melene’s specialty.”

Melene shook her head.

“I don’t know… … It seems like a really old language, but where on earth do they use such an old language… … .”

Necron.

And blood relatives.

“Then contact your aunt right away. By express courier. Tell her to decide whether we should go or if she should come here.”

“If you say so, there is a very high probability, no, a 100% probability, that His Majesty will come?”

Delfred chuckled.

“This is the Red Lotus Corps… … We found a strange object during the battle… … No one has been able to decipher the text… … .”

Melene muttered.

The muttering gained strength in the air, seemed to be engraved into strings, then curled into a ball.

First, the spirits who had been summoned and were waiting for their master’s command flew over the eastern sea surface.

As the leaders of the warrior party were having such a conversation, a bird of prey’s talon came into contact with their heads.

“Are you okay?”

It was Griffberen.

The captain of the reserve force of the Red Lotus Corps, consisting of about 100 soldiers. Its fighting power was not even close to being described as formidable.

The flying beasts quickly scanned the enemy’s territory to find their weak points, and the wild beasts overwhelmed the Uruk with close combat.

In short, he was a being who could not help but be respected.

“Yes, more than I thought… … .”

I was about to end my speech like that… … .

From the moment of our first engagement, I decided to clear up the doubts that had strangely built up in my mind.

“But something felt strange.”

“hmm?”

“Maybe it’s because I’ve only dealt with illusions… … but these Uruks’ attacks were all too formulaic, shouldn’t we say? Like illusions created during a student aptitude test or during officer training.”

The Master and Griffveron, who had no need to observe the target precisely, seemed unaware of this because the power he wielded was so overwhelming.

Only, something that only I could see… … .

I expected the answer to come out as, “Of course, since illusions accurately reflect reality,” but… … Griffberen, who was startled, suddenly turned around the corpse and let out a sigh.

“Why is that?”

After the conversation ended, Delfred suddenly turned his attention to me and asked.

“As expected… …these were dead. The reason the stench of death was so strong was, oh, this can’t be happening.”

“Well, we killed him, so he’s dead. Oh, if you were joking, I’d be laughing right now.”

“That’s not what I’m saying. He was dead before he came here, or rather, before he came here.”

An eerie silence flowed, in which no one could even open their mouths, not knowing the source of the terror.

Camilla shivered.

In that silence, I felt a chill that I could never and should never feel in this southernmost land.

‘What the heck…?’

No one ever knew at the time what kind of nightmare that phenomenon foreshadowed.

Teacher too.

The best battle mage too.

Both the genius witch and the water warrior leader.

They may not have known it, but they may have instinctively sensed at that moment… … that now, a summer darker than pitch darkness had begun.