The Hero Disciple Is Back - Chapter 107



106. The Last Art

When was it? I don’t remember the exact time. Originally, isn’t it the case that only the content remains? Only the content remains, and the rest is gradually forgotten, and no matter how hard you try, you can’t remember it.

This too was a memory that only contained such content.

-Why didn’t you abandon me, brother?

-… … .

-Honestly, I don’t know what to say, but… he wasn’t a cute guy, was he?

-That’s certainly true.

-So, why did you save it?

Even now, emotions are more important than reason, but back in the days when I couldn’t even make rational judgments properly, I would often do dangerous things and end up in danger. No matter how great my senses were, they were meaningless when I was a child with no experience.

At times like that, my brother would pretend not to be like that and always save me from danger. Of course, since we weren’t close back then, he pretended to be cold and acted like he saved me by chance.

After we became quite close

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I once asked that question at a drinking party.

-Because you’re a kid.

-Where do you see me as a kid? Even back then, I was so big that it was hard to call me a kid.

-If you act without thinking and cause trouble, you’re a kid. How can you be an adult?

-Uh… .

-And I’m an adult. It’s natural for an adult to take care of and teach a child.

-… Was that the reason for such an old fart?

I didn’t like being treated like a kid, so I rebelled a little bit.

-That was the reason why I was being so old-fashioned. When a child sees an adult, he or she is an old-fashioned person.

My brother just laughed it off like an adult, like he always does.

older brother….

I’m a bit… now.

Do you feel like you’ve grown up like your brother?

♧♧♧

“Oh… I lost consciousness for a moment….”

“Haven’t you been dragged to the afterlife yet?”

“What… do you have to say to a dying person?”

The mercenary king opened his mouth with difficulty after checking his condition. Although his body was on the verge of death, measures had been taken to make him feel less pain. Of course, it was the swordsman’s skill.

“… If you have any medicine for me, please bring it with you… .”

“If I’m going to die anyway, wouldn’t it be better to die with less pain? And since I’ve already taken care of it with what you have, don’t worry about it.”

Since I was prepared to die anyway, why save money? I got as many elixirs and other things that would be useful in emergencies as I could and put them in my magic pouch, and that’s why I was able to die in such luxury. The mercenary king just laughed.

“Keep on going. Thank you… .”

“… Is there anything you would like to say?”

“I have something to say….”

It’s not that I didn’t think about it. But nothing came to mind. I guess those kinds of things really come to mind at those moments… . In the end, I couldn’t decide and came here, and that moment finally came… .

“I can’t think of anything in particular….”

Even when that moment came, nothing came to mind.

It was a life lived with all my might

Always made the best choice.

I made the choice that I thought was right.

I was able to make that choice until the very end.

So, I had no regrets and nothing in particular that I wanted to say came to mind.

“Just… if you ask me how I died… please tell them that I died with a smile.”

“Is that okay?”

“That’s… enough.”

No matter how much he racked his brain, he couldn’t come up with a plausible will. So he just smiled and died. The mercenary king thought that if he could just leave that much behind, it would be enough.

‘I think that will be enough.’

I, Balik, lived my life to the best of my ability and left with no regrets.

Just closing your eyes while smiling would be enough to convey the message.

“But I don’t know if I can pass on that will.”

There was a reason why the swordsman was making such weak sounds. It was not easy to continue attacking without stopping. The body of the fighting king boasted tremendous defensive power even in its current state, and it was also protected by magic. Naturally, in order to break through it, a considerable amount of power had to be put into each and every blow.

It was like running at full speed while carrying a huge rock on his back until his lungs gave out… That was the current state of Geomseong’s body.

“Even older people will have their limits.”

The reason that the Mercenary King and the Sword Saint were able to focus solely on the King of Fighters was because the superhumans who had come with them bought them time. And even those superhumans were reaching their limits.

“So in the end, you won’t have to go to hell alone and bored.”

Geumseong smiled. He smiled so indifferently, as if he didn’t care if this became his grave, as if he could be satisfied with this.

The mercenary king’s eyebrows furrowed at that sight.

Then he burst out laughing.

“Kk, kk. Judging from the sound of your voice… I guess it’s time to give up… .”

“You remain the same even as you die.”

“Okay. If you still have the strength to make a weak sound… Gather that strength and get ready to run… Go ahead.”

“what?”

“Special… service…”

As he said that, the mercenary king took out the items he had secretly hidden for this occasion. They were two jewels. They were also jewels with a high concentration of magical power. It was obvious that they were not ordinary items.

“that…?”

“I borrowed some from the royal family.”

“… Did you really borrow it?”

“Even if you get hit, if you don’t report it… it’s not theft. Heh heh.”

In the end, he committed the crime. He was the mercenary king who shamelessly gave the answer that he did steal, but it wouldn’t be considered theft if they didn’t report it anyway. Geomseong shook his head left and right and evaluated him as a guy who made him sigh until the end.

“He really is an unstoppable guy.”

“I used it for a good cause… Those little b*stards will understand. Hehe.”

Both items were so great that they could be classified as holy relics. One of them was an item that allowed one to return to the imperial palace through teleportation magic, and the other was… .

“Who said that… The reason fireworks are art is because explosions are art.”

It was an item that was filled with the immense divine power poured out by numerous priests gathered in one place. Such enormous divine power was sleeping inside this jewel. If a priest were to use it, it would be a truly enormous divine power charger, but if a non-priest were to use it… . There was only one possible use for it.

It was the ‘divine power bomb’.

And now, where the mercenary king is is the center of the demon king’s army.

There couldn’t be a better place to blow things up.

“… You b*stard from the beginning… .”

“Sharing a grave… I don’t have any hobbies. Hehe.”

The mercenary king said that this was only his grave, that it had to be his own grave.

The mercenary king, now completely pale, smiled weakly as he said goodbye.

“… Just go.”

“…I will definitely tell you the last thing.”

With those words, Geomseong quickly hurried his steps to join the remaining superhumans. The mercenary king chuckled as he watched them.

“Keep on fighting and dying to protect humanity… I never thought I would meet such a grand death…”

I’m just good at using my fists

Since I’m still alive, I want to become a better person.

It is a natural instinct for a man to want to test and prove to the world how far he can go.

swinging a fist

I met a man I recognized and treated him as my older brother, and through him I learned about life, life, and what it means to be a man.

Even after parting ways with his brother, he continued to walk his own path.

Before you know it, you have guys following you.

When I came to my senses, I had the grand name of the Mercenary King.

Now, as an adult, I fight and fight to the death for the children who will inherit this world.

Because I am a full-fledged adult

‘It’s my natural role as an adult to protect the little ones…’

This was his life, his own unique art that he had created.

It is not completely neat and there are definitely some shortcomings, but it is a life and art that only you can complete and that only you can have.

“Yeah… It wasn’t a bad… piece of work.”

He prepared for his end with a satisfied smile, truly satisfied with his work, with his art.

This is the last one.

Finally, my work is completed with one stroke of the brush.

-Ku …

-Kuaaa …

‘Thank goodness they came on their own.’

The demons who will decorate my last days with splendor are rushing in. It seems that the superhumans including the Black Sword have escaped safely.

Well then, now it’s really the end.

The last one is

In a flashy way

“…my life was art until the very end.”

The Mercenary King gathered all his remaining energy and focused it into his hands.

“…Brother, you said to come late. Very late.”

Dismissed!

As the jewel cracks

Soon the immense divine power contained within it began to stir.

And soon… .

KWaaaHH …

The last art decorated the area splendidly.