The Rebirth of the Hero’s Party’s Archmage Chapter 143

Chapter 143

Following the guidance of the White Dragon Corps, the beastmen crossed the divided strait to the continent. It was said that they would cross to the land of the World Tree under the protection of the Legion.

I tried to thank Eldwig separately, but he had disappeared by the time the work was done. He may have gone back to Harbadonia.

On the other hand, just before the beastmen left, representatives such as Grypion, Opus, and Bethuel came to us to say their final greetings.

“I think we should part ways now.”

I wonder why, even though I knew we had to break up now, when I actually heard those words, my heart felt heavy.

“I don’t know how to thank you guys.”

“I didn’t do anything… … .”

I talked a lot, but I didn’t actually solve anything.

Kiran was the one who solved the problem at the Wall, Alakish was the one who mortally wounded Shar’kas and sealed him, and it was Jericelica who took the beastmen to the continent.

It seems like I went through a lot of hard work, but most of it was meaningless. As I thought about that and was about to let out a bitter smile, Bethuel hugged me and Kasena one by one.

“Be happy. I will always pray to the gods for you to be happy… … .”

“Now, village chief, you can rest comfortably in a warm land.”

As she received her farewell greeting, surrounded by members of the Durancus tribe, Kassena’s face instantly became filled with tears.

As I was looking at this happily, Grypion came up to me and knelt down on one knee in front of me, making direct eye contact.

“Take back that statement.”

“yes?”

“You said you didn’t do anything. Not at all. “If it weren’t for you, we wouldn’t have been able to cross the wall and we would have been wandering over there as Baekdoryeong’s slaves by now.”

“The reason I defeated Baek Doryeong was—”

“—It’s you. Cavan’s son, Lane Ludwig. It was you who shed tears for us, it was you who went to the wall for us, and it was you who came back for us. “It was you who fought for us again and again.”

As I looked into those noble eyes, the memories of the past six months unfolded in my mind as tens of thousands of fragments, and my eyes became tearful.

Even though it looks like I worked really hard, I really couldn’t do anything… … .

“I will never forget anything you have done for our honor. “I, and all of our people, will not forget.”

Then, Grypion took off a silver-blue gem the size of a fist that was hanging around his neck and handed it into my hand.

Even though he was asleep, I could sense an extremely powerful force swirling within him.

What on earth is this? Seeing that the Black Sheep Lin resonates, it must not be an ordinary item at all.

“Cheonghyeon (淸絃). “It is a relic left by the warrior Enuel to our ancestors.”

“yes?”

“They say it was a jewel attached to the blade of the True Holy Sword Sharillion. It is an item handed down to the person who was elected as the warchief from generation to generation.”

“Why are you giving that to me? Take it back. I can’t accept this. never.”

“No, you have to take it. This is not a giveaway. I leave it to you. “As a token of the covenant.”

“It’s a covenant… … ?”

“I promise. Whether it’s you, your descendants, or whoever comes to us with this jewel and asks for help, the entire prison population will help unconditionally, without asking any questions or considering the severity of the matter. “Our friend.”

Prisoners value honor and never make any promises carelessly. They risk their lives when they make a promise, and they keep their promise until their very end.

As I realized the meaning behind the words of the warchief of the beastmen and the weight of his actions in handing over Cheonghyeon, tears came out through my tightly closed eyelids.

“You are a great warrior, Raine Ludwig. Don’t lower your head. Don’t shed any tears. “Warriors don’t shed tears when they part ways.”

“… … !”

“It’s about blessing each other’s future and sending each other off with smiles. “So that when your friend dies, you can put them to rest by remembering their last laugh.”

Barely holding on to his collapsing posture, he barely smiled and held the hand of the large, fierce bird of prey that Grypion had reached out to him.

The warriors applauded enthusiastically as if they agreed with Grypion’s intentions.

At that time, only Kasena, whose eyes were red with tears, spoke with a sour face.

“Why don’t I give it to you? please give me too! “I want to remember you like that too!”

Then Grypion as well as all the beastmen scratched their heads as if they couldn’t understand.

“No, weren’t you one?”

“One?”

“Since we were together day and night, I thought it was natural that we were a couple.”

There was silence for a moment.

Aki, who was sleeping comfortably in the swaddle in my arms, sneezed in his sleep.

Cassena’s face turned red in an instant as she understood what he meant, and she started drawing strokes in the air like crazy.

“No, no! I am so much more of a waste! What nonsense! I was shocked and my nose was stuffy! Why am I marrying someone like Raine? uh?!”

Tremendous telekinesis… … Stones from the ground floated up and rained down on the warriors. The warriors were frightened and ran away.

“stop! Wrong! I get it! Even if Kassena’s descendants bring that, we will help them with all our might!”

“Don’t act like it’s a bonus!”

As expected, the only person who stopped Kasena from going wild was Bethuel, the chieftain of the Durancus tribe. Bethuel gave the ring he was wearing on his index finger to Kasena’s hand.

“It is far less than Cheonghyeon, but this is a symbol that only comes down to the chief of our Durancus tribe.”

“… … ?”

“Kasena, this is proof that we are friends. “Will you accept it?”

While the Durancus tribe was cheering, Kassena, who had put the ring on her thumb, chewed her lips sadly. Is he desperately trying to hold back the tears that threaten to break out again?

The beastmen quietly paid their respects to Aki, the alter ego of Alakish, and then began to cross the Divided Sea, led by Grypion.

That’s how I parted ways with the prisoners. It was truly a miracle full of events from the time I was transferred to Harvard to coming here.

There, the Durancus tribe was a tribe that welcomed us warmly… … And it was the tribe where Barelzen was.

As I was staring blankly at the back as it heartlessly walked away, the images of my old warrior party comrades suddenly overlapped with the back, and a single tear ran down my cheek.

The pain of having our relationship cut off, the feeling that we will never meet again like this… … As she stretched out her hand, Kassena screamed in a voice that suppressed her cries.

“We can meet again!”

“yes… … ?”

“After you graduate from school, you can visit and meet once a year! That’s right! It’s okay if we meet again! “We’re not breaking up forever!”

Yeah, I see… … The words that Kasena shouted to comfort herself warmly penetrated my heart.

We can meet again.

Because we will be able to meet again.

As we watched the procession of prisoners waving at us disappear into the darkness, someone came up behind us.

“Kasena.”

Madelia Page was a heroine who was as beautiful as Cassena, but taller and with dignity in her every move.

“mom.”

Madelia’s expression contorted in pain at the words that came naturally when her name was called, and she hugged her daughter tightly and sobbed.

“how… … Me, me… … You make me worry so much, it’s because of you… … .”

I was planning on scolding him if I met him again, but I was going to tell him straight up that I felt like I aged by decades because of you and that I would never be bullied again.

The moment I felt my daughter’s body temperature again.

The moment I smelled my daughter’s body odor again.

The moment I heard my daughter laugh again.

All the words I had been thinking about on the way here could not be put into words, and only tears flowed endlessly.

“miss.”

“Lady Kasena.”

“I’m so glad you’re safe.”

The Page family’s magic guards and bodyguard knights, who had served and protected Kasena since childhood, also wiped away tears and paid their respects.

“There I am, beyond the wall, meeting a lot of beastmen! Also, learn magic from a wonderful true dragon named Alakish, huh? But it’s strange, I really wanted to say a lot when I met my mom, but I couldn’t get the words out… … .”

Kasena thought it was strange that her mother was hugging her and crying. She didn’t even notice that she was choking.

As I watched the scene from afar, I felt my heart ache.

Therefore, I had no choice but to look up at Fifi who was sitting on top of my head and whisper a strange question.

“If I could have come back 300 years earlier… … “Do you think they cried like that too?”

“Friede, you cried often. “Cry, cry.”

“okay?”

In the past, I would have just swallowed my sadness, but now that Jericelica says that the broken chain of relationships may be filled again… … .

“I’m going south, Fifi.”

“South? South? South?”

“We have to take Aki to . Are you going together?”

Then, Pipi, who had been flapping her wings vigorously as if asking something obvious, landed on my shoulder and rubbed her face against my ear.

“Friede said, Fifi, Lin, tell me when you’re ready to go on a trip, I’ll be waiting for you at .”

“what… … ?”

“Success, success, success, I will be waiting for you at . Friede said.”

Success, what does it mean to be successful… … ?

At that moment, Friede’s smile, puffing out cigarette smoke in my face and laughing, passed through my mind.

It was probably 200 years ago, so there’s no chance he’s still alive. Still, I guess so… … .

“Lane Ludwig.”

At that time, the sound of luxurious horses’ hooves was heard, and Crown Prince Raida Eijin appeared riding a white courser.

“You gave birth to another child after not seeing each other for a while. “They say a guy like you is the king of energy, right?”

“No, Your Highness, this is…” … .”

My appearance was quite comical.

Aki was carried on his back in a swaddle, and Mirngadia was carried on his back in the basket that Alakish had previously used.

Raida teased me with a mischievous smile.

“know. It was just a joke. “The Water Dragon has issued an order to silence the imperial army and adventurers, but I don’t know how well that will be observed in this era.”

This means that I am in charge of Mirngadia.

Aside from the beastmen, the only people who knew Aki’s identity were Madelia and Raida, but since Mirngadia was in the state of a dragon egg, there was no room for excuses.

“Of course, I will do my best to maintain confidentiality. But don’t expect too much.”

“no.”

“I’m sorry.”

“yes?”

“They make it seem like they will solve everything, but there is actually someone else who has solved everything.”

“No, no! Without you, bloodshed would not have been avoided, and the prisoners’ position would have been greatly reduced. “Me too.”

“I’m thankful that you said that, even if it was pretense. “Then, if we get a chance, let’s meet again later.”

When Raida was about to turn his horse’s head towards the Imperial army camp, I shouted.

“I will think about it seriously.”

“hmm?”

“Position of the Ministry of Magic… … “I’ll think about it really seriously.”

Raida raised his eyebrows wide, and the next moment, he smiled loudly and nodded. As soon as Raida left, the magician Sagan who was following him pulled the reins in front of me.

“Rain Ludwig, grandson of Scalzi Ludwig. “I’m looking forward to the day when we compete again for the position of the Demon City.”

“I’m just thinking about it, so don’t expect too much.”

“joy.”

By the time Sagan left in pursuit of Raida, silence had already settled over the wetlands that had been filled with the commotion of the chaos.

The imperial army, with its spears and armor clanging in an orderly manner, was also boarding its military ships, the beastmen who gave off the scent of beasts and roared were crossing the sea, and the white dragon legions dispersing sacred energy were leaving one by one.

I glanced at Cassena, who was sharing a tearful goodbye with Madelia, and smiled bitterly.

‘It’s time for us to part ways, Kasena.’

* * *

Since that day, shapeless darkness has always hovered over Bellewin, the Ludwig family mansion.

The sound of laughter that filled the mansion had long since ceased, and the maids and butlers lived each day holding their breath for fear of being swallowed up by the darkness.

“It’s cold. Let’s stop… … .”

Brim Ludwig, the mistress of the Ludwig family, always spent the night in tears visiting the grave of her dead son.

Even though he barely ate or drank, his body was very thin… … Does he want to follow his son into death?

“Were you happy?”

“… … ?”

“Have we ever made that child happy? … ?”

When Brim Ludwig started crying again, Kavan Ludwig patted him on the back while letting out a tearful sigh.

“I guess I was happy anyway. I met a good mother like you… … I guess I should stop taking care of Brando now. “He’s only four years old.”

It was around that time that the mansion became noisy.

The mansion should have been eerily quiet now that Seri Ludwig, the family’s legitimate heir, had left for magic school.

The commotion didn’t stop at all, and when I was getting nervous about what was going on, a maid came running.

“Head! “Master!”

Something was strange. After Lane Ludwig died, all the servants were careful about their behavior and never made a fuss like this.

The maid, who almost fell a few times but managed to arrive in front of the two, opened her mouth with a smile on her face even though she was breathing heavily.

“You’re back, you’re back. He came back alive… … !”

Kaven was so embarrassed that he couldn’t even think of asking.

Who’s coming back?

Seri Ludwig is back? Or is he a father? Or did she have a younger sibling who went back to college?

“Rain, Master Raine… … You just got back! He said he was hungry and immediately served him a meal… … .”

Kavan’s eyes hardened.

For a moment, I thought it was a bad prank, but why would a maid risk her life to play a prank?

“What now?”

It didn’t feel real at all. The fact that the son’s name is on the maid’s lips again, and that the son’s actions are reported through the maid.

Why wouldn’t that be the case?

These stories are only possible if the child is alive.

“That child is alive?”

So, in a daze, I just repeated what the maid said in a voice that trembled uncontrollably. At the same time, Brim’s sobbing stopped.

“Yes, head of the family. You are now at the banquet hall. With Master Bran. Uh, um, and… … .”

“… … ?”

“I don’t know how to tell you this. Master Lane’s daughter is also with us… … .”

fantasy,