The Hero Disciple Is Back - Chapter 84



83. The Master kept it a secret

“… Ugh.”

My head felt like it was going to burst, and my whole body was screaming… but I gritted my teeth and got up.

“You survived….”

no….

“… I guess it would be right to say that I saved your life.”

There wasn’t even a fight in the first place.

The confrontation itself was not established.

The gap was that desperate.

Because the quality and quantity of what was accumulated while swinging the sword were completely different.

“dad!”

At that moment, Leah appeared, carrying a lot of things. It seemed like she had been gathering some herbs from the mountain and came running as soon as she sensed that I had woken up.

“are you okay?!”

“are you okay.”

“Lies! Nothing is okay?!”

The dragon’s eyes couldn’t be deceived.

It definitely wasn’t okay. There wasn’t a single decent corner.

“You didn’t tell Sarah?”

“… As of now… .”

“You must never say anything.”

“Why?!”

“Because the Demon King would be an even more incredible monster.”

The Four Heavenly Kings, Escenderos, could clearly see that the Demon King was an incomparably greater monster. For someone that strong to be so loyal must be because he was a monster even greater than that. In addition to that, there were three more Four Heavenly Kings, and even a Demon King who was a monster greater than the Four Heavenly Kings…

There were more than one or two things a warrior had to worry about. In such a situation, asking someone to worry about him too… .

It was something that simply could not be done.

“But if I do this, it’ll take a long time for me to find my father! Next time… . I might really die?!”

Should I really call them the Four Heavenly Kings? Even though Leah sensed something was wrong with me and immediately tracked me down… it seems like it took some time to find them.

Perhaps what he used wasn’t simply the realm of magic. Hmm. Maybe he used a dimension between the demon world and the human world? That’s all I could guess.

Since she’s already experienced it once, Leah will try to find me without making any mistakes next time… But even so, it will take time.

And the next time, there is no guarantee that the Demon King’s order will help me like this. The probability of the Demon King ordering me not to kill people twice is… . It would be difficult to expect that, of course.

“Next time, I might die. The probability of that happening is… realistically speaking, it’s probably overwhelmingly high.”

“then…?!”

“But it’s not bad news that the Four Heavenly Kings are focusing on me and not one of the warriors, right?”

“that….”

Today I could feel it for sure.

The interest that the Four Heavenly Kings Escenderos showed in me was something very special. It was something like a sense of a swordsman. I don’t know what he felt for me, but… I could definitely feel that Escenderos was firmly fixated on me because of something important he had as a swordsman, just like I was. That’s why Escenderos will put me first no matter what. And the Demon King won’t stop him from doing that.

In the first place, I said that it was the Demon King’s order that Escenderos came to me. It was the Demon King’s order that Escenderos came to me and that he told me not to kill him, and it was definitely for the next time. It would be reasonable to assume that Escenderos gave those two orders today because he sincerely hoped to share his sword with me while looking forward to the next time.

That’s why

This time, it’s a light match where you don’t risk your life…

What follows will be a real life-or-death battle.

From my perspective, where it wouldn’t have been strange to die a hundred times in a light match without risking my life… . The next match, which promised a real life-or-death fight, was nothing more than a death sentence. It was going to be a match where the god of death would be right behind me.

but

It wasn’t such a bad thing that one of the Four Heavenly Kings would focus on me instead of the warrior Sera.

The best case scenario is that I kill the Four Heavenly Kings, Escenderos… .

Isn’t it called the best-case scenario because the best-case scenario has a low probability of occurring?

But if you don’t want to die, you have no choice but to do something about that unlikely best-case scenario. You have to do it. You have to do it to survive.

“Don’t worry.”

I smiled and stroked Leah’s head, who had a sad look in her eyes that seemed to be dripping with earnest concern for me.

“I don’t want to die either.”

I want to live.

There is something I want to see while I am alive.

That means I too will soon have a tomorrow to dream of.

So it was natural that I had a strong desire to live.

As a guardian, I wanted to watch over the days that Sarah and Leah lived, and at the same time, I had a duty to watch over them. That’s why I had no right to give up my life, and I had a duty to survive no matter what kind of life-threatening crisis there was.

“I will definitely survive.”

So, I will survive somehow. I will fulfill my responsibility as a guardian and my mission as a swordsman.

♧♧♧

‘Ah… Dad has made up his mind.’

Leah knew that it was no use trying to stop him. His determination was firm. His knowledge as a dragon was screaming. What Jade was trying to do was no different from suicide. Even a superhuman who could overcome walls was no match for the Four Heavenly Kings. But Jade, who couldn’t even overcome walls, couldn’t possibly be a match for the Four Heavenly Kings. This time, he was lucky enough to survive… . He couldn’t expect to be lucky again next time.

but….

‘… It’s no use.’

I want to dry it.

I want to tell you a hundred times, a thousand times.

But the knowledge of the dragon tells us that someone with those eyes can never be stopped. It is not a simple stubbornness. It is a look that wants to protect something precious. It is a special look that only someone who is determined to protect something precious can have.

Jade knew. How terrifying the battle of the warriors that awaited her was. So, just a little bit, so that the burden of the warrior Sera could be reduced…. Just a little bit, so that the child she cherished could be of help on his way forward….

It is this sense of duty and mission that he cannot give up that supports him. It is this that gives him strength.

Even though he knows best that there is a high probability that there is a cliff of hell waiting for him… he will walk that path.

‘To Mom….’

At that moment, Leah recalled the image of the World Tree being destroyed by the Demon King.

At the same time, the dragon’s knowledge was revealed to him.

I’m saying that announcing is never the right choice.

‘but….’

If I keep it a secret from my mom, won’t it hurt her later?

But it would be the same for Dad too.

Jade also made a choice for everyone with a desperate determination. Wouldn’t it be too cruel for her father to say that he would destroy it because he thought her mother would be hurt?

‘… For now, let’s do what Dad wants.’

Leah decided so.

If it’s a decision that Dad made for everyone… then it’s natural and right to respect that.

I feel like I’m going to get in big trouble with my mom later… .

Leah concluded that at least for this moment, she had to respect her father’s time.

‘Let’s do our best to make Dad strong and defeat him.’

First of all, when thinking about the future, it was essential for Jade to become stronger.

Even if it weren’t for the warrior’s master, Eskenderos, there would be more than one or two demons who would go after Jade. The possibility of an unexpected situation occurring cannot be denied.

‘The Demon King is strong… .’

It was clear that the Demon King was strong. And the existence of an enemy with immense power meant that numerous variables could occur. That was why the Demon King was a monster among monsters that could cause any number of possible events. Considering that, it was not a bad story at all that Jade was desperately trying to become stronger while aiming for the Four Heavenly Kings.

‘First of all… let’s do what Dad wants. And let’s do our best to cooperate so that Dad can become stronger.’

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Leah decided to do so. Later on, she thought her mother would be very angry because of this… . Still, as a guardian and a swordsman, she couldn’t ignore the inevitable desire to respect her father’s decision, which was a daughter’s resolve to do everything. It was impossible to pretend not to know about her father’s desperate resolve, even though she knew it.

‘I’m sure I’ll get in big trouble…’

I’m already scared, but… .

I also know very well that the reason her father acts like that is because he is very worried about his mother… Leah had no choice but to become her father’s accomplice, prepared to get in trouble.