The Blind Saint Who Can See - Chapter 54
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#54. Maintenance (1)
“That happened.”
Zephyrus nodded with a serious face after hearing my story.
“It is regrettable that we were unable to cure all of the Black Death patients, but we were unable to prevent the tragedy. It would have been better if our knights had discovered the village of Lacus a little sooner.”
“There’s nothing you can do about what’s already happened. Don’t worry about it too much.”
“I guess so. What’s important is what happens in the future.”
Zephyrus’ purple eyes sparkled.
“I will dispatch a knight to the lake in Lacus Village. Of course, I will not harm Lady Isabella in any way, and I will simply pretend to be an ordinary outsider to investigate.”
“Yes, that will be enough.”
Undead with intelligence are the top priority for slaughter, but if I, a saint, can guarantee it, it’s a different story.
‘It’s too good to kill.’
Given the circumstances, it is certain that Isabella is the person I ‘saved’. The good deeds she performed have a positive effect on my quest progress.
=Isabella is a point generator.
I ended the negotiation in an excited state, having reached a clear conclusion.
On the one hand, I had a slight doubt as to whether she, an undead, could really be counted as a ‘human’… … .
‘Wouldn’t that be okay?’
I don’t really think of her as a main generator.
In fact, as long as the main character doesn’t break down, there’s no problem with the grand plan.
“Youth, take my hand.”
“ah.”
My head turned towards Cedric.
I put my hand out into the air and Cedric supports it. He was an escort of the utmost simplicity.
“Did the story end well?”
“Yeah. I’ll get some rest today and leave for Su-gook tomorrow morning.”
“…That quickly?”
He asked cautiously.
“Your injury isn’t fully healed yet. Why don’t you rest a little more and then go?”
“I don’t have time.”
I shook my head.
“The road to Sugok is quite long and arduous. Even assuming a safe journey, it will take two months.”
In the original work, it took the main characters two months to arrive.
The small gag episodes that came up here and there were a bonus. The two months that were significantly omitted were used for the friendly relations between the warrior party members. Thanks to that, each of them had considerable chemistry.
After such peaceful days, the hydrangea episode.
“Three, Cedric? What are you-”
“Don’t cry. I’m not dying in your place because I like a brat like you.”
Cedric died in Izumi’s place. (So the viewers thought.) Until the hydrangea episode, was a traditional other world story full of dreams and hope.
A blonde, red-eyed tsundere princess, a blunt back-alley assassin, and a sexy, busty elf sister (who will be abandoned).
It was a cliché that the unique party members were impressed by the pure and good warrior and gradually opened their hearts.
“Eww, Cedric!”
One of the main characters who had a high presence in the beginning was suddenly killed off.
Even the day before ‘that scene’, there was a scene where Cedric and Izumi looked at the stars together and opened up their hearts.
“The reason I want to defeat the Demon King is because I want to see my precious person again.”
“Someone precious?”
“Yes. I have a family. I can’t see them now, but… … .”
That was the first time.
“What was your name?”
“Anna. Her name was Anna.”
“I see.”
Since Izumi was reincarnated, she has never said the name ‘Anna’ before.
That was quite a meaningful scene.
Although the real ‘Anna’ only appears in episode 1, she is the main character’s motivation and driving force.
By showing the determination that she had kept to herself, she indirectly revealed the premise that Izumi had come to trust Cedric.
“Cedric, how about you?”
“what?”
“Do you have a loved one? Maybe a lover you left behind back home.”
And in the conversation that follows, anyone who sees the back cannot help but call the writer a crazy guy.
“there is.”
“Really? What kind of kid was he? What was his name?”
“But he died.”
“… Ah, sorry.”
Unlike Izumi, Cedric doesn’t tell the names of people he cares about.
“It’s true that I cared for you as a colleague. But that’s all.”
“Cedric, you!”
“You have to die here.”
Considering the position Cedric took after this, things become more disturbing in many ways.
At first, I was sympathizing with Izumi, but then my head was completely shattered.
I believed… I believed… !
This is also the reason why I cannot view him, who is so devoted to me, in a positive light.
In my opinion, Cedric Neon is a time bomb that could explode at any moment.
The only thing that can prevent the explosion is the presence of ‘Justinas’. At least for now.
“Youth, there’s something that’s bothering me.”
“huh?”
I stop my thoughts and look up at him.
“Why do we have to go to the hydrangea?”
“uh?”
“There’s nothing special about the water lily, and if you want to check out other countries, why don’t you go to the Western Continent?”
“… … .”
I know?
Actually, there is no particular reason to go to Sugok.
In the original, it was like, “Then, should we go to a nearby hydrangea?”
In the first place, the important thing in the journey of a hero is not ‘why do you have to go there?’. The main thing is the destination, or what happens on the way to the destination.
“Youth?”
“… … No, I have to go to Soo-hyuk. There’s something that bothers me.”
But you can’t say that in front of Cedric.
I had no choice but to try to use my special talent.
What is my specialty?
“When I met Changcheon… … I heard that Hocheon was going to do something on the Su-guk side. If we don’t hurry, there could be great damage.”
That’s a lie.
“I see. Actually, I wanted to let the kids in the Western Continent know that you were alive… … If it’s urgent, then there’s nothing I can do.”
I’m sorry for being such a saint!
No, just a moment longer than that.
“Kids?”
“The children you took in before. They’re not children anymore.”
He laughed bitterly.
“No one would be happier than me if they found out you were alive.”
“……ah.”
Yeah. Now that you mention it.
‘Shadow Paradise.’
I forgot because I was so focused on Cedric.
‘I guess we haven’t been in touch for a while.’
Since water flows from west to east, it takes about a month to travel from the Western Continent to the Eastern Continent by sea, and about a month and a half to travel from the Eastern Continent to the Western Continent. Even this is the minimum period.
This is why delivering news is like trying to find a needle in a haystack.
This was also the reason why Cedric from the original Nana from 10 years ago was able to disappear more easily.
If the continent changes completely, there will be no way to find it.
“That…! Don’t worry too much. I didn’t mean to cause you any trouble-”
“I know, Cedric.”
Cedric started to get confused as to how he was interpreting my still face, so I grabbed his hand tightly.
“There’s no way you would bring up something that would harm me.”
“Youth.”
“And… I believe I’ll be able to meet those kids soon.”
He had a gentle smile.
“Just like when I met you.”
“…huh.”
Cedric nodded slightly, falling for the concept of a ‘saint who wants to meet old friends but puts it off for the sake of a greater cause.’
***
The moment when Cedric was shaken like a dandelion by Justinas’s tricks.
“You are the newly selected warrior. Please take good care of us.”
“I ask you to take good care of me.”
“No, this way.”
“No, no, it’s me.”
Izumi and Zephyrus were nodding back and forth to each other.
Liliana, who had been watching the ridiculous sight, opened her mouth in disbelief.
“How long do you plan on being humble and trembling with each other?”
“Big.”
“Ahem.”
The two, embarrassed, cleared their throats.
“I have been rude. … Is this the first time you have met the princess since you were a baby? I never thought I would see you again as a comrade of the hero. It feels like times have changed.”
“You look like you’re in your twenties, but you talk like an old man.”
“Liliana!”
Izumi was startled by the tone of speech that was so rude and insulting that it only ended with respect.
“You can’t do that to an elder!”
“Do you think we’re around the same age?”
“Originally, a character with such squinty eyes would look young on the outside but in reality, he is an old man! So, wouldn’t His Holiness be around sixty years old?”
“Coolook.”
Zephyrus, the old man (or not) who was attacked while still, staggered.