Chapter 197 – Chapter 197 ― Repay for the Future (5)
Episode 197 ― Return for the future (5)
“Ahhh…”
Fiora bowed her head deeply.
She raised one hand to cover her mouth, but
A moan of pain leaked out without a doubt.
“You fool…”
Roan did not dare to speak.
The one who set out to seal ‘greed’
The heads of dragons, forest fairies, and ground fairies.
Laurecia, a human who has now become a goddess,
Fiora, the spirit beast hidden in the records.
There must have been a huge number of beings gathered together, so how could he avoid their eyes and make a contract with the devil?
“You mean that the dragon king deceived his people and his comrades? The beings who gathered for the great cause were not clumsy people. There’s no way the finishing touches were sloppy. Are you saying he was thorough enough to fool the rest?”
Roan asked her as if speaking for her, as Fiora froze in shock.
Unknowingly, the passion was loaded and it looked like a questioning question, but Amelie didn’t blame it.
“He said he loved humans. He participated in the subjugation of ‘greed’ for the human world, and it seems that he came into contact with the demonic relic that he should not touch right before the subjugation because he wanted to succeed more than anyone else.”
“Queen…”
A moan that seemed to boil from deep inside came from Fiora’s mouth.
Roan looked back at Fiora.
“Queen?”
“She was a queen. Queen of Humans.”
Roan noticed what Fiora was about to say.
“The dragon took the human queen… Did she love you?”
“It’s like a double-headed lizard.”
Fiora swallowed her curse.
Roan couldn’t understand.
“Dragon went out to seal ‘greed’ to protect the world of his loved one? He made a contract with the target of the subjugation, so it’s all about extortion.”
“Because love blinds anyone.”
It was Amelie who answered instead of Fiora.
“Wütz seems to have found a way to protect the person he loves forever. It must have been a possible idea because it was a dragon, maybe.”
“Forever… Ramen, is this a way to give you eternal life?”
Amelie nodded her head,
Fiora didn’t retort, as if she could understand what she was saying.
As she clutched her head, the duke explained to Roan.
“But humans cannot live forever. It is impossible with any demonic power. So, the way Bülts found was to protect the life she wanted and the spirit she wanted instead of the human body forever. Lest her offspring perish.”
“Her descendants forever…”
After reciting Amelie’s words, Roan was able to guess what had happened.
“That’s why you say that human technology has advanced beyond other races.”
Roan’s eyes also became bitter.
“Because the devil gave power to man.”
Finally, Roan thought that the back and front of the story fit together.
No matter how much time has passed, dragons, fairies, and spirits would have had great power at the time.
I’ve heard that their race, including Fiora, was in danger of extinction, so even if that were possible, dragons and fairies couldn’t disappear easily.
Just looking at the remaining fairies in the dark forest, it was like that. Although the population is small, each one of them is strong and menacing. In the past, it was said that it was the age of sorcery. No matter how much they choose to stay in the dark forest, it does not change that they are a force with strong power.
However, even such a forest fairy is waiting for death as if it had given up,
There are no land fairies or dragons that would have been as powerful as that.
Something that cannot be created by human power alone.
Something,
It is impossible if something beyond everyone’s power is not adorned with malice.
“While humans developed by borrowing the power of demons, dragons and fairies walked the path of destruction through war. It’s also the devil’s trick. By the time they realized that Wütz had betrayed them, both the fairies and the dragons had declined.”
As Roan looked at the forest sprite as if confirming her theorem, she nodded her head.
“And was it human to put an end to such a weakened force?”
Roan’s question was correct.
Disgust appeared on Emily’s face when she heard his question.
“Yes.”
Her angry voice sounded like a sentence heralding the end of a long mythical era.
Fiora listened to the forest fairy’s words and distorted her expression.
As if the pain of Amelie’s words really tore her heart.
“The enraged fairies united and belatedly killed humans… Tried to get rid of the Queen’s offspring. Wütz tried with all his might to stop it. While we were fighting, generations passed for humans. They are quickly forgotten No hate, no love.”
The bonfire was almost all burnt out.
The embers flickered through the misty ashes,
The heat around the hearth also subsided.
“The deep magical power disappeared to eliminate ‘greed’ from the world. Because that was our contract. However, humans became stronger even without magical powers. They made the declining spirit beast disappear, and they made the gnomes extinct.”
The last flame burned in Amelie’s eyes.
“And I ended the dragon’s breath.”
Silence fell in the conference hall.
In the meantime, Roan kept his mouth shut and focused on his skills.
To dissipate the power of ‘detection’ and ‘listening’.
All the negative emotions Fiora and Amelie radiated were shaking even Roan’s heart.
It’s a heartbreaking story to hear that it’s just an old story. The rise and fall of a race cannot be stopped by the power of one person. Especially if there is a huge power behind it.
Fiora has lost so much,
The results are disappointing.
Fiora’s sorrow and anger pressed against Roan’s chest like a rock.
Roan, barely distracting her skills and clearing her mind, took Fiora’s hand.
Fiora, who had been staring at the fading brazier with her head bowed for a while, lifted her head weakly and looked at Roan.
The silver tail, which had risen with anger earlier, became weak and shrunk and then disappeared.
My eyes were wet, and the light smeared.
Roan carefully wiped the tears with his fingers.
As if the action gained strength
Fiora finally opened her mouth.
“So after that… Are you the only one left?”
Was she waiting for her question
Amelie answered immediately in a quiet voice.
“Yes.”
The forest left behind by the goddess became their last fence and prison.
A great dragon, a human who even got rid of the dragon that tried to protect humans. If it hadn’t been for the Dark Forest, even the forest fairies would have disappeared.
“It’s an amazing story.”
Amelie lowered her head at Fiora’s lamentation.
“Somehow ‘greed’ didn’t crawl out.”
“Because there was no problem with the seal itself.”
Responding to Fiora, Amilie put some charcoal on her floor into the brazier.
“Thanks to the seal, ‘greed’ has been unable to escape from its place, but Wütz’s contract still seems to be valid. ‘Greed’ gains power through humans.”
I heard a similar story from Goddess.
‘Greed’ gains strength in the world I used to live in through a gap.
I can’t say it now, but
Perhaps ‘greed’ is a nonsensical imagination that he gets power wherever a human who needs him lives.
“Because a contract is a sacred thing, its power is maintained as long as the token is present. I think there are still proofs of the contract in the human world. Including the biggest contract, Wütz’s relics.”
“Does ‘greed’ weaken when you find it?”
“I think so.”
The forest fairy shook her head.
“A contract that proves the fact that the two subjects are exchanging contracts. Without one of the three, a magical contract cannot be established.”
“But it’s hard for you guys to go out of the woods.”
At Fiora’s words, the forest fairy only smiled sadly.
The subjects will be humans and demons, and the proof of the contract must be somewhere in the human world.
Humans cannot be exterminated immediately.
Attempts to get rid of demons have failed in the past.
In the end, all that remains is to find something that proves the contract and how to get rid of it.
But too much time has passed.
Even from the original body, Wütz must have signed a contract in secret, and now there are no dragons or humans left to remember it.
It’s a story from the past so far that I don’t even know where to start.
“So when you showed up, I couldn’t help but be surprised.”
Emily cast her eyes on Roan for the first time in a while.
“The Goddess also appeared in my dream. The Goddess rarely gets involved in earthly affairs. It takes a strong necessity for her to get involved in the affairs of this place. But you seem to be the one who satisfies that need.”
“Roan is not special.”
Fiora wiped the stains from her tears and took another sip of her tea to settle her stomach.
The warm tea water warmed Fiora’s body.
“Idiots were an uncomfortable target for us. We gave a lot for the world, but they were the ones who tried to invade our remaining land. It didn’t look pretty.”
And Amelie’s face came to mind.
If I had to name it, that expression would be hate.
“Humans don’t want to get even closer.”
Roan studied the faces of Amelie and Fiora.
People who lived in a distant past that he couldn’t even imagine.
But he’s here to get a future.
“You cannot erase the past. But I will try to do my best from now on. It may be difficult right now, but could I ask for a chance?”
“You mean an opportunity?”
“Yes. Goddess said so. It takes time to build trust. I won’t ask you to trust our demons right away. Just watch over us and we can be satisfied even if we don’t invade each other.”
After hearing Roan’s words, the forest fairy stared blankly at the king of the demons.
Hundreds of years she led her forest nymphs.
Many human kings and some demons asked for negotiations.
But they always asked for something to be done, something to be given.
It’s the first time I’ve ever asked for a ‘don’t do’ like this.
The corners of Emily’s lips moved faintly.
Fiora, who had been looking at it, spoke to her.
“Amelie. Thank you for telling me a story I’ve been curious about for a really long time.”
Fiora smiled at Amelie.
It was the brightest-looking face since she appeared in the conference hall.
It wasn’t the result Fiora expected, but it happened anyway. Her smile seemed a little lighthearted, the rest filled with resignation.
“Even if I want to do something for you, as you can see, only my soul remains. Besides, I think I should ask you a favor.”
Emily shook her head slowly.
“What are you talking about? I’m begging you, I don’t mind. It is we who should give thanks. All living things now are indebted to Fiora.”
“Then, won’t you repay the debt you owe me to Roan?”
“Fiora.”
Fiora stroked Roan’s head as she stared at her with her eyes wide open.
“It is a teacher’s gift to you who work hard. Roan.”
And Fiora looked at Amelie.
“I want you to present an opportunity to those who want to live in the future. Just like I did to you.”
Amelie, hearing Fiora’s words, gently closed her eyes.
Eyelashes trembled.
She seemed to swallow complicated thoughts.
After a while, Emily raised her body.
Seeing this, Roan also stood up.
Facing him, Emily opened her mouth as if determined.
“Roan. It is a great bond that you were with Fiora-sama. It’s an amazing kite that you were with my precious daughter. Besides, you reached out first, putting us in debt again.”
The forest fairy had the most comfortable expression since meeting Roan.
“It might be an opportunity that the Goddess lends your hand to us who have been waiting for the future to pass away. Like Fiora-sama said, we can’t let a precious opportunity go to waste. I hope that will repay you for the future we have gained.”
Standing face to face with the king of demons, she
She took his hand
“We will accept the demon’s proposal.”
