episode_0073

“… … After that, I surrendered to the Dragon King. As per Irowell’s last wish.”

The story of Nioh has come to an end. It was a pretty good comedy and thriller. A comedy without a clown, a tragedy without a villain. This is my one-line review of Nioh’s past history.

“Was there any further retaliation from them?”

“The magic beasts are not fools. Of course, in most cases they are dumber than humans, but when it comes to profits and losses, they are smarter than anyone else. There is no reason for them, who are already short on power, to be hostile to an opponent who is okay with not being hostile.”

“Hmm.”

“I had no desire to become king. I just wanted to be with Irowel. The reason I went against Irowell’s advice and created a conflict over the king’s position was not because I wanted to compete with the Dragon King for the king’s position, but because I wanted to pamper Irowell, who rejected my love.”

“So?”

“… If I hadn’t put pressure on the king’s position in the first place, everyone would have been happy. Whether the Dragon King rules or I rule, it makes no difference to the beasts. There were not that many animals dying. Irowell knew that. So he told me it was ‘meaningless revenge.’ Now I know that.”

Well, I think a little differently.

Nioh, what Yohan said is not wrong. From the story that King Nio told me, it seemed to me that he was more attached to a meal with Irowell than to his position as king of the West.

Even if he had become a real king, Nioh would not have been happy at all, and it would have only led to tragedy in the end.

But, in my eyes, there is another reason. The reason why Irowell stopped avenging John until he faced a terrible and cruel death.

Dragon King Endros.

An ancient dragon that even the Dragon Lord, who represents a generation of dragons, pays respect to. In other words, the beginning of all dragons.

When a conflict arose between the Nioh and the Dragon King, the old generation monsters sided with the Dragon King, and the new generation monsters sided with the Nioh King. Why would they do that? The Dragon King and Nio King are taking special care of them, but that’s not true.

Whether people or monsters, they tend to blindly believe only what they see and hear. The new generation of monsters have only experienced the power of Nioh. In addition, before his decline, even Irowell was considered to be on Nioh’s side, so they naturally believed that Nioh would be stronger than the Dragon King.

why? Because Nioh was the strongest of all the beings they had ever encountered.

However, the demonic beasts of the old generation, who lived for hundreds and thousands of years and experienced the era of the five kings, were well aware of this.

Five kings.

Endros, the Dragon King, is said to change the map of the Demon World with a single breath.

Horus, the King of Dragons, is said to cover the entire expanse of the Demon Forest when he spreads his brown wings.

Arachne, the king of lords, creates a spider web that even gods cannot break and cuts through time and space.

Jormungand, the Four King, is said to be able to wrap his body around the continent and bite his own tail if he stretches out.

Kraken, the fish king, went to the continental sea because the river in the Demon Forest was too narrow.

When hundreds of demon kings and thousands of warriors change over tens or millions of years.

These five kings continued their reign as unchanging supreme beings. In fact, it is a position that even the devil cannot easily touch.

of course… This generation’s Demon King Kanos is an exception. If Kanos truly harbors murderous intentions, everyone will die. When he came to visit Tartarus, Kanos didn’t say ‘I am a god among gods’ for no reason.

Anyway, the point is that no matter how crazy Nioh was, he would not have been able to defeat the Dragon King at that point. Saint Irowell, who was well versed in history, would have known that well.

Of course, 200 years from now, Nioh joins hands with the great sage Merlin Gregory to kill the Dragon King. That is a fait accompli.

However, there is one thing that should not be overlooked here.

Merlin Gregory is an unprecedented archmage in history.

At that time, Merlin Gregory was a member of the warrior party.

In other words, it was a raid. One Dragon King, Endros, versus the entire party of heroes, plus the absolute powerhouse that is Nioh.

The only ones who survived the raid and made their names known to future generations were Merlin Gregory and Nioh. The strongest warrior, saint, great warrior, elf archer on the continent of that generation… Everyone died. By one Dragon King Endros.

Monsters of the older generation knew the power of the Dragon King. So, when the Dragon King was about to rise, he tried to stop the immature young people who dared to raise a new flag.

Even during the time of confrontation, the Dragon King was just sleeping while the monsters raised their blades to the point of bloodshed. In fact, it was not the Dragon King who fought Nioh, but the monsters under him.

The old generation was afraid that when the Dragon King woke up, the new generation would go against the Dragon King’s wishes and turn the western part of the Masuri Forest into a sea of fire, so they formed a faction among themselves.

And, Irowell.

King Nio, who runs out of greed without even knowing that death is the predestined ending, and Irowell, a wise man who clearly knows this.

Irowell knew the outcome and told King Nio to stop seeking revenge. As Nio-wang said just now, if Nio-wang were not hostile, there would be no need for the demonic beasts of the Demon Forest to unite and fight among themselves. As usual, things will go smoothly according to the law of the jungle.

However, Nioh couldn’t do that, and in the end, Irowel gave up his life to break Nioh’s cycle of revenge. In fact, it saved King Nio’s life.

“After that… lived quietly. Occasionally, bomb bugs will come running to this hut like before, but it will be resolved if you blow them all away. It’s a little annoying. I also regret that I should have listened to Irowel sooner.”

Although Nioh himself does not know that fact. Well, I don’t think there’s any need to tell you. If you get caught up in the guilt of having killed Irowel, you’ll be in a lot of trouble.

“Huh… It’s a beautiful story. You are a true saint.”

“Scarface. my friend. Nioh, who is kind to wolves, is a good human being.”

“Saint Irowell… I should have been a paladin like her… .”

“Shh, lower your voice. Especially the King of Wolves, why are you barking like this if King Nio finds out that we are there?”

“Kengkkeong? Kkkk! Am I embarrassed?”

“Ah, aru! Lower your voice! Why are you being so loud!”

“Tsk tsk, I heard the story of a truly righteous human being, but why are these people the only angels I see… It’s crazy.”

A voice is heard outside the hut wall. I told you not to make such a fuss, but our three assistants really… .

Oh, that’s right, one is not an assistant, but a carnivore. These unhelpful things.

Could it be that they are having a conversation believing that the walls of the hut will be soundproof? Then how could you have heard Nioh reveal his story, you idiots?

“Beatrice… Do you know that your voice is the loudest right now? .”

“Keuhm, anyway, Aru wasn’t hiding his energy, so everyone would have felt us. Is Nioh called Nioh for nothing?”

“Keng.”

Ugh, that’s it. I should lower my expectations.

It is a combination of an angel with its wings torn off, a wolf king with wolf intelligence, and a fallen paladin. How can only these flawed people gather together like that? At this point, I have to question my acumen for having such guys as colleagues.

As I was holding my head as I heard the noise coming from outside, Nioh pointed behind me with his thumb and asked me a question.

“Colleague, is it?”

“Yes, a colleague is a colleague.”

Nioh had a faint smile on his lips. His bushy beard twitches.

“Colleagues, good things. Cool.”

“Is that so? I don’t like it very much.”

“You don’t know how precious it is when you have it. But I know when my colleagues are gone. Lonely and sad.”

I don’t feel particularly lonely because my past life is gone now, but Nioh’s atmosphere is so nostalgic that I can’t say anything in response. Is that the atmosphere of a middle-aged person going through menopause?

“One of them… Is it a wolf?”

“Yes, you are the wolf king. Although he’s just a mutt now.”

“Keng? It’s not a dog! No more mutt!”

Aru, who heard the words pointed out to Aru’s silhouette, moved from the back of the hut to the front in an instant, pushed open the wooden door, and came inside.

Nioh gazed at Aru with profound eyes.

“Wolf… Good animal… .”

Come to think of it, Nioh also had a relationship with a wolf. It’s called Scarface. It’s a common feature, but I don’t know how to use it.

“Just now… Moonlight Wolf Association? Didn’t you say it was King Lang’s Association? Do you belong?”

“Oh, that? That’s just a lie. You don’t have any intention of getting revenge anyway, so there’s no need to deceive you any further.”

“It was a lie? Hmm, I didn’t even think about it.”

Nioh was only a little surprised by my confession of the truth, but did not show the slightest sign of regret. I really have no intention of revenge. Well, if something like that happens and you don’t get trauma from revenge, there’s something wrong with your mind.

I believed that Nioh would have vengeance for catching the Dragon King with Merlin Gregory 200 years later, but the plan was twisted from the very beginning.

So how did Merlin Gregory roast Nioh? There are more things to think about.

By the way, after only talking for a few hours, my speaking skills have become quite fluent. Is this really the king of humans, the lord of all creation? I understand how Saint Irowel was able to raise Nio to a conversational level in just a few months.

“Grrr… ! Cancel it! cancellation! It’s not a dog!”

“Hey man, there are times when you cross the line. Where are the dogs talking to adults? .”

“Ododog-.”

“Ahh! Cancel, cancel! Aru is a wolf!”

“Kr, keung! So why are you making fun of me… ! To get scolded… !”

“Oh my, the crazy wolf is scolding its owner. Because I’m really sad… .”

“Well, the wolf looks a little fierce. Wolves are good animals.”

Wow, Aru said it was a good animal. Throughout my life, I hear things like that. To that ungrateful mutt.

There’s a lot I want to say, but I’ll hold back for now. Later, after you make Nioh your assistant, it is not too late to gossip a lot about Aru.

I’m not sure if it’s okay to gossip with a barbarian. Maybe I could become the first demon to successfully gossip with a barbarian. The first time is a good thing, so it should be considered a happy thing.

“But why did you lie?”

Nioh asks with his eyes wide open, poking Aru’s forehead with a thick finger.

“What did the association do?”

“That’s right. Is there a reason to lie?”

“I tried to use that as an excuse to make him my colleague. Although it has come to naught now.”

“Colleague?”

“Grrrr, don’t… !”

Aru shows his molars towards King Nio. A creepy murderous look lingers in Aru’s blue eyes. Oh, if you do that wrong, you will be punished by Nioh.

“Colleague… .”

Kock, Kock-.

“Grrr… ! If you stab me one more time… !”

Cock-.

“Kwang!”

In the end, Aru exploded. Aru opened his mouth wide and bit Nioh’s finger with his flashing molars. Damn it, if placating Nioh isn’t enough, what should I do if I end up biting him? .

“Kkegaeng! Wow! Wow!”

what?

“Kkeaeaeang! Wow! Kiing, chirping, chirping… .”

On the contrary, Aru covers his mouth with both hands and runs away. Aru, who was frantically retreating back and forth, retreating this way and that, hid behind me, wiping out his tears and snot. How did you do it?

“Kkiing… Wow… Leader… That’s strange… Wow… .”

You only call me captain at times like this, you damn wolf bastard.

Aru trembles and points to Nioh. Nioh just makes an expression that says he doesn’t know what’s going on. As I focused more closely, I saw that there was not a single scratch on Nioh’s finger.

Oh, I mean, I asked to scold you, but it was harder than expected and only my teeth hurt?

As if to let me know that my guess was correct, Aru opens his mouth and plays with his teeth. Aru’s front teeth are shaking dangerously.

I burst into laughter as soon as I saw it.

“Whahahaha! You cheeky wolf! It looks so good!”

“Kkiiing… .”

“Didn’t you feel great while biting that soft demon finger? Now your arrogant and vicious behavior is over! Because fingers stronger than the iron bars of barbarians trained in the wild have appeared! Hahahaha!”

“Kkiing… bad… The young demons are really bad… .”

Aru is crying with tears in his eyes. Wow, I feel refreshed. I feel like all the old stress is melting away. From now on, if Aru tries to bite me, I’ll have to hide behind Nioh.

For that to happen… I guess I’ll have to boil Nioh first with my assistant.

“Colleague… colleague… .”

Nioh continues, ‘comrade… ‘ was muttering the word. What, why is it like that?

“Hey, you.”

“Yes?”

“As long as it’s okay with you, I don’t mind being your colleague.”

“… E?”

“I want to be a colleague. Colleagues are good things. When you lose a colleague, you feel sad as if the world has collapsed, but when you are with a colleague, you are happy as if you have the whole world.”

uh? what? Do you want to be a colleague? Is that true? Did you really just offer to be my colleague? So easy?

“Are you serious?”

“Colleague, it’s good. I don’t know his identity, but he talked to me. You are nice.”

“… Huh.”

I just realized it.

Come to think of it, Nioh has no reason to refuse to be my companion.

Aru hated me so much when he first met me, and Beatrice was living with the trauma of killing her father and couldn’t die, so I had to put on a fun but annoying show to cheer them up.

“Good! Now you are my ‘assistant’!”

This time, you don’t have to!

i love it!