episode_0051

First of all, it’s good that we figured out how to copy lifespan.

But I’m not even that old yet, and they’re already turning me into a kid again. If this happens, I won’t be able to do anything to Arna until she grows up again.

“Are you okay, Jihoo?”

“Yes.”

“Jihoo’s body has become cute again.”

Dealing with Elena was uncomfortable, but Arna still liked seeing me look younger again.

As I walk down the street holding her hand, I feel a little uncertain whether I should feel sad about my younger body or like it.

Arna reached a height where I had to look up while holding her hand. I had to walk two or three steps while she walked one step, but Arna was walking very slowly.

As I was looking at it, I suddenly became so grateful that Arna was by my side.

“Why? Is it difficult to walk?”

“No, it’s okay.”

When we returned to the front of the lodge, Cheshire was waiting in front.

Only then did Elena’s appearance, hidden by magic, appear again, and Arna threw Elena to the floor.

“Oh, no. Arna. What is all this about?”

The injured saint was forcibly brought in, and I, now younger, came with her. A situation was occurring that was difficult to understand with Cheshire’s common sense.

“No… Hey, maybe… Is this your hidden son?”

“No. Jihoo. Jihoo became younger thanks to the power of the holy object.”

“Him, and this person… .”

“I brought him here because I was in a hurry. I think I need to get some treatment first.”

Elena felt like she was going to die at any moment.

“Yes! Let’s go to my room.”

We took Elena first and headed to Cheshire’s room.

Then he took off his robe and laid him on the bed.

The wounds suffered by Arna were quite serious.

“Ugh… What are you doing to me? What are you trying to do?”

“I will start with treatment first.”

Cheshire treated Elena’s wounds.

The wound healed quickly, but the pain was so severe that he was unable to straighten his expression.

As soon as she felt a little better, Elena stood up, lowered her head, and spoke in a trembling voice.

“Sorry. Hero… .”

“Why do you do something so sorry?”

My sympathy was gone, but I still wanted to hear more excuses since this was already happening.

“This is something we cannot complete on our own. The power of the devil… The only one who will accept it is the warrior. No matter who else steps in, it is impossible to eliminate the devil’s power.”

I must be there… . It wasn’t an entirely absurd story. As I said, I came here because they had summoned me for a purpose.

But the story that I was absolutely needed was scarier than the other stories.

If you see that they are doing this because they sincerely need me, it means that they really can’t do it without me… .

Perhaps the time I am currently spending with Arna may be ruined.

“You must accept the power of the Demon King, who is wandering to find its owner, in the body of a warrior.”

I feel uneasy when they tell me to receive it with my body.

“If that happens… What happens to me?”

“I’m not sure about that. But the way to put this chaos to rest is for the warrior to return… All you have to do is receive the power of the devil with the holy sword. The oracle I received was like that.”

There was silence for a moment, and Arna glanced at Cheshire and told him to leave. Cheshire slightly raised his glasses and stepped back.

“Well, I’m going out for a while.”

After he left, Arna grabbed Elena’s hair and made her raise her head.

“I can’t tolerate you asking Jihoo to do strange things.”

“The method is… That’s it. The warrior came here with such a fate. Something you must do someday… . Please come to the kingdom before the devil’s power reaches this peaceful place.”

But now that I was younger, I was in a situation where I couldn’t do anything even if I wanted to.

“As you can see, I’m like this because of you, so I can’t do anything. I’m not asking you to do anything with this little body, right?”

“I will wait until you come. No matter how many years… .”

really… This is something I have to do? What kind of world has come to this? I came here thinking it was definitely a piece of rape.

At that moment, a thought crossed my mind.

“Ah… .”

Meanwhile, Elena got up from the bed.

“Excuse me. really… Because I was so desperate, I was rude to the warrior. I hope you can understand my heart that I had to care for even so.”

Elena stumbled and fell to her knees in front of me.

“The story I told wasn’t a lie. My apologies to the warrior were sincere. So I don’t dare ask for forgiveness. but… Those who are innocent are waiting only for the salvation of the warrior.”

What kind of situation is going on? I understood.

As I defeated the devil and released that power to the world, the clock of destruction began to tick in earnest.

If I had made a different choice when the power he possessed left the devil’s hands and I was there at that moment, I might have ended up in a completely different place now.

At that time, without knowing what to do, I turned around, thinking only of the little happiness I should have in the future.

If he didn’t want to live a normal life like a bigot, if he really wanted revenge on these people, not just words. I would have had a chance to do it.

When I thought about that, my hands started shaking.

Arna held my hand.

“… Jihoo.”

I was so miserably ruined that I couldn’t even think of revenge, and all I wanted was ordinary happiness.

That’s how I was able to meet Arna.

And the woman who thought she had everything ended up begging me to save her again.

This was the future created by my choices.

Although he has enjoyed an ordinary, happy and peaceful life, he has not yet completed his duty as a warrior who came here.

“Thoughts… I’ll try.”

“Thank you.”

Elena bowed her head before me and got up and left the room.

“Jihuya. Are you okay?”

“Sister. for a moment… Let’s talk slowly.”

“Uh… Yes.”

If things continued like this, several years would have passed where I would be half-forced and unable to do anything.

So, I don’t think it would be a bad idea to spend some time relaxing, even just for a little while.

After a while, Cheshire came back.

“The saint has passed away. What’s going on… . By the way, what happened to you, hero? How can you suddenly become such a child? You said it was the power of holy things, right?”

Cheshire began to develop a passion for learning regardless of the situation.

“I heard that something like this could happen if you practice recovery magic to the limit, but it seems that the holy relic has powers beyond magic.”

At those words, I took out the holy relic and showed it to him again.

“Can this also be said to be a type of magic?”

“Well, if you look at it broadly, it is. This is because magic is ultimately the common name for the mysterious action between magic and magical power.”

Cheshire explained with a smile, but then stopped laughing, probably because he felt the heavy air, and carefully made the bed.

“Well, anyway… If I get the chance, I’d like to examine the hero’s body. If you don’t mind.”

“I think this is a bit rude. Cheshire.”

Cheshire was startled by the cold voice of Arna, who was smiling, and smiled sheepishly.

“Hahaha, just kidding! By the way, I told the village chief. I decided to go back tomorrow morning.”

The situation seems to have been largely resolved.

“Ah, Cheshire. What was the conclusion of the meeting?”

“I think the decision has been made to apply. First, it seems like they are going to go to Rodian and select mercenaries and supplies that want to work there and provide support.”

Support is provided, but in a somewhat passive way. Well, that might be helpful enough.

No matter how chaotic the situation is, it is not easy for a country to completely collapse, so it will be enough to buy time to rebuild itself.

“Well, that’s good.”

But when I think about what Elena did today, I felt bad about saying it was a good thing and moving on. No matter how urgent it is, you’re trying to kidnap me.

Of course, even ordinary people being sacrificed is something that cannot help but be heartbreaking, no matter how much it happens to the Rodian Kingdom.

I’ll have to think about it a little more, but in the end, if it’s something I have to do, I’ll have no choice but to do it.

So why did you do that shit, you crazy bitches. under… . It would be nice if it ended well from the beginning.

“Anyway… I guess I can hold out for a while.”

“That’s right. I think it is an appropriate conclusion.”

“Okay, let’s go eat dinner quickly. Sister, I’m hungry.”

Maybe it was because I was so nervous, but I was extremely hungry.

“Arna seems to like mana herb, so I asked the chef for it separately. I think you will be satisfied with your dinner.”

“Oh, really?”

Cheshire smiled confidently, and we headed to the restaurant to have dinner together.

“I’m looking forward to it.”

As Cheshire said, among the dinner dishes were stir-fried mana herbs and mushrooms and a beautifully colored mana herb salad.

Arna’s eyes sparkled at that.

“Wow, it looks delicious.”

In addition, there was freshly baked bread, crispy fried thinly sliced meat, and roasted potatoes with a fragrant smell.

It looked delicious just by looking at it, so everything that happened a moment ago was erased.

Arna looked touched after eating the just-cooked mana herb.

“It’s really delicious!”

So we slowly erased the events of today with a delicious dinner.

After dinner, I became a child and was dragged by Arna to her room.

It’s been a while since I was lying down in Arna’s arms like a doll, but I was so excited about today’s work that I couldn’t sleep.

Arna quickly fell asleep. It might be because there was a fight today, and it might be because I won’t be able to do anything with my younger self.

In the end, I couldn’t sleep so I got out of Arna’s arms.

I wanted to go outside for a moment, but the fact that it was difficult to even hold the door handle made me feel smaller again.

If I wanted to go outside, I would have no choice but to wake up Arna, who was sleeping.

“Sister.”

I shook her slightly and Arna woke up right away.

“… … Huh?”

“Let’s go out for a moment.”

Even though I woke up suddenly, Arna smiled and got up and hugged me. He got up and went out while holding me.

It was a clear night where the stars seemed to fall.

We came out of the dorm and sat side by side in front of it. After I bowed my head in silence for a while, Arna picked me up and placed me on her lap.

“What’s wrong?”

“Just… I keep thinking about what happened today.”

“Let’s not worry about it… .”

Arna stroked my head and smiled.

“If you have any concerns, talk to your sister. Don’t suffer alone.”

“I think I might have to go again.”

“… … I see.”

It’s not that Elena’s appeal swayed my heart.

I thought that if there was a reason why I came here, I had to do it.

If there is no end to the chaos that cannot be stopped except by me, the story here… , because the second half of this story, which I didn’t see, is going to be terrible.

“If there is something that needs to be done, do it. Because my sister will always be by my side.”

Arna stood me up and squatted down in front of me so that I was at eye level.

“Okay?”

“… Yes.”

Arna smiled pretty and kissed my forehead.

I felt more excited than ever before, and I realized that I am truly loved.

“Thank you.”

“Hehe, thank you.”

–

Larissa continued to visit Shaiti, who was locked in the basement of the village chief’s house.

“If you don’t say anything today, I will make you experience real hell.”

“Oh, no. That doesn’t mean I won’t talk. my request… .”

Larissa let her magic flow through the bars. That alone was enough to make my body shiver.

“So that’s what I’m saying.”

“Ugh… .”

“Cold?”

Shaiti’s legs, tied while kneeling, slowly began to freeze.

“Why are you here alone?”

“Ha… .”

“It doesn’t seem like a big deal, but it’s really expensive.”

Larissa said in annoyance, and Shaiti looked up at her, biting her lip.

“The Demon King died, and the remaining power ran wild.”

“I know that.”

I’ve seen it up to that point. Because of that power, monsters kept appearing.

“That’s a force that someone has to suppress. Originally, it was the Demon King who did it, but you heroes killed the Demon King and disappeared without a solution… There is no one who can handle that power.”

“… That’s how it was.”

“If the Demon King dies, a body is needed to receive the remaining power. I came to find that.”

Larisa frowned at those words.

The body that would accept the power of the Demon King was growing stronger by changing hosts.

“Could it be possible for humans to have that power?”

“It doesn’t matter what. What matters is how much you can handle. The Demon King suffered from you because he was trying to suppress his power. He was originally a much stronger person… … .”

“Ah… … .”

Larissa opened her eyes wide.

“Anyway, we need someone who can suppress that power. Otherwise… Something big will happen.”

“That… .”

Simply being strong is not important. A special being who can handle that power. Only one person came to Larissa’s mind.

At that time, I heard someone coming back outside.

“Jihu? Are you back?”

Larissa hurriedly went out.