episode_0302

A banquet hall where a party is taking place. Siron blinked as if he heard a noise out of the blue.

“…A hero?”

“Yes.”

Iris responded with a benevolent smile, but Siron looked at her and Devialet and then pointed his finger at himself.

“Me?”

“Yes. I’m looking forward to your great performance in the upcoming Sado subjugation war…”

“I’m not that kind of person.”

Siron stood up as if to run away. Devialet, who was watching the conversation, sighed, and Iris chased after Siron, looking slightly embarrassed.

“Hey, over there. Hero… Hero!”

“Oh, well, I’m not a hero?”

“…Sir Siron. I don’t know why you deny it so much, but we also know the existence of apostles. I also know that Siron has already subjugated many apostles.”

Iris continued to chase after me.

“We, Lucerne, will not sit idly by and watch Siron Siron fight alone. We will risk our national fortune for him and will not spare any support…”

“Ah, Eldrina.”

“What’s going on?”

Siron walked in front of Eldrina, ignoring Iris who was following him.

“I’m sorry I’m not feeling well, but I think I should go in first.”

“Oppa, are you sick?”

“I’m sorry for not being able to stay with you until the end.”

“Oh, no! I’m sorry, come to think of it, you just came back from far away, right? Come on in, wash up, and sleep well.”

“Sure.”

After comforting an apologetic Siriel, Siron left the banquet hall.

Devialet, who was watching him, left Iris behind and followed Siron.

“Lord Siron!”

Devialet urgently shouted to Siron, who was leaving the building. However, Shiron didn’t even listen and went down the stairs and roughly pushed the door open.

This attitude is contrary to Siron’s usual derogatory attitude towards Devialet. Devialet was devastated.

Wheeoooo-

The two walked like that for a while and eventually came to a stop in front of the outbuilding.

“Cardinal. What is that woman? For what reason have you come to this auspicious occasion? ”

“Sir Siron. I didn’t say it.”

“I also think the Cardinal didn’t say that.”

match!

As Siron punched the air, the surrounding scenery changed. The dark manor was instantly transformed into a warm and cozy interior, and Devialet’s eyes widened at the surreal sight.

“Huh…”

Is this the inside of the outbuilding seen from the outside? Perhaps the place Devialet had been walking until now was not a manor, but a secret passage disguised as an illusion.

Either he deceived the senses of the cardinal or he took the cardinal to a certain space without leaving any trace. Whatever it was, it was a tremendous magical achievement.

‘As expected, you are a warrior…’

Devialet stared at Siron, feeling his heart pounding. He was burying himself in a chair that had suddenly appeared.

“Cardinal.”

“Yes, yes.”

“The cardinal named Iris kept watching, so we moved here for a while. Thank you for your understanding.”

“Watching…?”

Devialet hastily looked around. However, this is a disconnected space with no windows or doors. Moreover, Devialet, who did not notice that he was already being watched, tried his best.

But Siron didn’t think much of it.

“There are many holy relics in Lucerne, right? Among them, there are many things that the Cardinal might not notice. The Eye of Saint Luzario, the Scepter of Radiance… there are many things that come to mind.”

“…They must be sacred relics that cannot be taken out.”

“Hesed’s shield was also not allowed to be taken out. The ban was lifted when His Majesty the Holy Emperor offered a special prayer.”

Before I knew it, Siron was holding a crude shield in his hand. [Shield of Chesed]

Among the hundreds of relics, this one is so precious that it can be counted on one finger.

“…When will I receive the holy relic again…”

Devialet lowered his head and sighed deeply. He managed the diocese of Lien and knew the clergy who came and went to the empire.

Even if Iris were a cardinal like Devialet, she wouldn’t have been able to escape his eyes, much less had she been glued to him for the past month.

“Sorry. I should have paid more attention.”

“It’s not the Cardinal’s fault. Since I made such a fuss, I expected that one or two people would have noticed.”

“…Then why did you take it away like that?”

“Sado subjugation expedition.”

Iris definitely said that. He also added that he will bet on Lucerne’s fortune both materially and spiritually.

“Please don’t do it. I am asking you earnestly.”

Siron said without a trace of laughter.

“Cardinal, if you cannot stop in your tracks, please go to Lucerne and persuade His Majesty the Holy Emperor. Arwen Plateau, the fog that remains there is a place where people should not enter.”

“…Is it because it is a ‘hole’ where demons endlessly come out?”

Siron shook his head in response to Devialet’s question.

A hole where demons come out.

It’s not wrong. Before the subjugation system begins, an endless number of demonic beasts suddenly emerge from the hazy fog that appears in the grassland.

However, the essence of the fog was not simply a hole from which a demonic spirit came out.

“It is the [Door of the Future].”

“……What do you mean by that?”

“If you go there, you can go to the future, or more precisely, to the era where the Demon World and the Continent were combined.”

“Wait… just a moment.”

Devialet was confused by the words, which he did not understand at all. I held my head and even the sparse white hair until it was on the verge of falling out.

“I don’t understand…”

“I think I’m talking bullshit too.”

“No. Of course, I am not doubting the hero. I don’t even think you’re lying. However, that ‘future’ thing bothers me…”

Devialet looked up at Siron with a blank face. He looked like he had aged several years in a short period of time.

“You said that is the door connected to the future, right?”

“Yes.”

“Then…”

Devialet moistened his lips with a deathly expression.

It does not ask how the present and the future are connected. Because miracles don’t happen for nothing.

However, there was one problem.

The Demon World and the Continent merge. That means…

“Will the future be a place where so many demons roam?”

“Yes.”

As Siron answered immediately, Devialet’s complexion turned pale.

As if I heard something I shouldn’t have heard.

“Is the world falling apart?”

“If we don’t do anything here, we will fail. Otherwise, if I go in there and die, I will be ruined.”

“No!”

Devialet stood up and started the game.

“I am! I will protect the hero! I will die in your place…!”

“No, the Cardinal does not need to go in with you. In the first place, even a cardinal would be in danger if he went in there?”

Siron finally calmed down Devialet by smiling playfully.

Was he being too serious? It’s hard to watch a big middle-aged man show such weakness.

“There’s no way I wouldn’t do anything, right? The future that the apostle shows is ruined and ruined, but I will not let that happen.”

“Hero…”

Devialet stared at Siron with blank eyes.

For some reason, it feels like there is a halo shining behind him. Devialet, who felt tremendous emotion, even cried and sobbed.

“What can I do? Just give the command.”

match!

Siron punched the air instead of answering.

The outbuilding that was there earlier… the scenery had changed into the backyard.

“Go and deal with Cardinal Iris. And, if you really want to keep an eye on them, just proudly tell them to follow you. What are you going to do with this petty relic?”

“Yes… Yes. Okay.”

Devialet hurriedly wiped away his tears and quickly ran towards the banquet hall.

“Is that really true? That fog was the door to the future?”

I turned my head towards the voice coming from the forest.

An elf taking steps from the shadows. It was Seira. Since she was the one who had just moved between Devialet and Siron, I was able to fully hear their conversation.

“Yes.”

“Huh… Even if I live for a really long time, I’ll see it. The future… The future…”

“You’re going this time too, so brace yourself.”

Siron crossed his arms solemnly and gestured.

Seira drools when she is told to brace herself! I swallowed. This is the first time in the past dozen years that Siron has told me to brace myself.

“Brace yourselves? Is it such a dangerous place? The future?”

“It’s not that hell-like place, it’s about 10 to 20 years in the future.”

“…But you said earlier that there are too many demons.”

“There’s no way you, Lucia, and Yoru are struggling against demonic beasts.”

“…Then what is it?”

Then, why did she have to be so determined, Siron did as she intended even without Seira opening her mouth.

“If you go there, you will find the future Lucia.”

“…Huh? Really?!”

“And there is future Seira Romer, Yoru, Siriel, and Yuma.”

“But why is that?”

The corners of Seira’s mouth caught my ear as she continued speaking.

The future Lucia, and the future Siriel! Just imagining it makes me feel happy because I want to meet him.

Just-

Siron threw his hands in the air and created a tent.

He seemed even more cautious than before, wondering who would listen.

“I don’t have one.”

“…Huh? What do you mean?”

Seira couldn’t understand it at once. There’s Lucia, Seira, and even Yuma, so there’s no way Shiron isn’t there…

“Why aren’t you there? Do you have an incurable disease?”

“Um…”

Siron did not answer immediately and paused. Seira had an ominous feeling for some reason.

“Lucia killed him.”

There was a future in the fog that would not change no matter how hard I tried.