“But…!”
yer exclaid in despair. Not even St. Marianne could keep Jun alive… All hope was gone.
St. Marianne stared at yer and continued to speak quietly.
[So, I will raise the rit of defeating the Demon King and give you the ultimate skill early.]
“The ultimate…”
yer repeated the word “ultimate skill” in a whispered voice.
The power of a god, obtained when one had reached the limits of the human condition and had reached the state of a demigod.
It was probably the sa ability that made Jun save him and disappear.
St. Marianne spoke with a thin smile on her face as yer repeated the words in a daze.
[Yes. It can give you absolute power that can split the earth or break the heavens and the earth. yer Knox, because your potential is that strong.]
Absolute power… That was all yer could hear.
The possibility that he, like Jun, could be given the ability to bring people to life.
That made yer happy. yer hastily exclaid.
“Then please give the power to save people! Just one person, just one ti!”
[… The power to save people is that strong. Jun Karentia also had a similar ultimate, but had to pay the price.]
She didn’t have to tell him what Jun paid for. yer Knox’s heart was cut like a knife.
St. Marianne continued her words matter-of-factly.
[yer Knox, you must also bet sothing in return for saving a person.]
“Then at least my soul…!”
If only she could open her eyes and smile again, yer could offer anything.
If his soul was not enough and he had to offer everything in the world, he would have gladly beco the second demon king.
St. Marianne quietly admonished yer, who hastily exclaid without looking back and forth.
[Think about it, yer Knox, you have one more thing left to give besides your soul…]
St. Marianne’s fine fingertips pointed to yer Knox’s hair.
Still blackened hair.
Only then did yer realize sothing else he could offer instead of his soul.
“Then…”
yer opened his lips.
His plea, close to whispering, reached St. Marianne.
St. Marianne, who heard him, nodded and asked again.
[Your wish, I heard it well. Do you have any regrets?]
“I don’t.”
yer answered emphatically.
It was the only hope that had risen in the midst of despair. He had no regrets for breathing life into the sleeping Jun.
yer’s golden eyes flared up.
He looked at St. Marianne with an intensity that did not allow him to take a step back, if by any chance St. Marianne was biting her words.
[That’s right. You have such determination… I will give you the ultimate strength.]
St. Marianne reached out her hand. Light shot out from the hand that rested on yer’s head, and soon yer’s figure was enveloped in light.
Feeling a burning ability, yer Knox embraced Jun in the bright light.
Let’s live together, Jun.
Together, in a new world.
***
St. Marianne and the Demon King were two sides of the sa coin to sustain the world.
Because they were both powerful beings, they were forbidden to interfere in the human world.
The fact that the Demon King needed the power of the human world to use his magical powers, and that St. Marianne only had the authority to give talents to humans were all part of that prohibition.
St. Marianne was content with her role and took care of the humans, but unlike her, the Demon King swallowed the tiger’s eyes to take over and wanted to hold power on his own.
[Don’t do it, Yana.]
[Marianne, you are too soft. What is it to have divine power? In the Demon Realm, being an accessory that supports this world, only passing through eternity!]
The Demon King did not even pretend to hear St. Marianne’s retraction. The Demon King soon invaded the human world, and as such the First Holy Demon War took place.
St. Marianne again admonished the Demon King, who was defeated by the hero Giovanni.
[Yana, give up now. Keep the human world at peace.]
[I can’t do that.]
The fully wounded demon king answered St. Marianne over the water with a self-mockery.
The Demon King’s black, rake-like fingertips turned to the surface, but the surface of the water simply grabbed and sared Marianne’s face.
[Look at this, Marianne. Look at the recent situation where you and I have been unable to cross one another’s waters and finally exchange a few words. Are you happy with this situation?]
[…]
[I can’t. I don’t care what the rules of the world are that keep you and apart… What’s so important about humans!]
The Demon King was furious. His red eyes shook with an unfamiliar thought.
[If that’s the case, I’d rather…]
He, who had not changed his mind even after Marianne’s conciliations, quietly sharpened his sword for a thousand years.
The nucleus of the Demon King planted in Grand Duke Knox beca powerful enough to turn back ti during the passage of a thousand years.
Ironically, this gave Saint Marianne the power to turn back ti at the opposite point of the Demon King.
As a result, it was possible to call in Jun and stop the Demon King’s plot, and in the end, everything was bitten.
Maybe the Demon King also knew this would happen.
[You were so stubborn… Are you satisfied?]
St. Marianne smiled a small smile. yer offered his magical power as a price and disappeared to the last remaining magical instrunt in the world.
And then…
For the sake of the balance of the world, she too would be gone.
Just as her body began to slowly dissipate.
Like a firefly leaving one or two, St. Marianne quietly watched as the hem of her own skirt and the tips of her own hair disappeared oar by oar.
Once she disappeared, it would no longer be possible to distribute magical talents to people.
The magical blessing that had been bestowed upon the succession would not disappear imdiately, but it would fade in the blood and gradually disappear…
The end would remain a story in legend.
But St. Marianne did not worry too much about the future of humanity, because when the ti ca, humans would also be able to stand on their own. They would do well.
[Wait for , Yana. I’ll be right there.]
St. Marianne smiled faintly with her eyes looking down, recalling the dark face that fluttered over the water.
CHAPTER 20. True Ending
The light pierced my eyes. I squinted and quickly blinked.
I finally woke up and saw yer Knox looking down at against the setting sun.
Joy and exultation flooded his eyes…
It was the most beautiful landscape I had caught sight of since the mont I was born.
To the point where my eyes stung.
yer smiled at and whispered softly.
“Welco, my hero.”
“… I’m back.”
I cleared my hoarse throat and went on painfully. It was a low voice that didn’t sound like mine.
I don’t know the exact circumstances, but I was sure that St. Marianne had done sothing.
I sat up in yer’s arms and looked at him.
“Don’t be angry that I died on my own.”
“Angry? Even that’s a luxury. Didn’t you co back to like this? That’s enough.”
yer hugged , unable to twitch his face to tears, as if he was so thrilled that I had risen.
His hair hung with a silver sheen over my head. It was proof that the magi was gone.
I reached out and touched his hair. It was originally this color. It was unfamiliar to , but it also suited him well.
As I stared at his head, yer grumbled awkwardly.
“If you like black hair, I’ll make sure it stays dyed.”
“It’s fine. I like it because it looks like a set.”
I reached out and twisted my hair and his with the tip of my hand.
Between the long gray locks, yer’s hair shone like glittering gold in the sand.
I wondered what point the words “like a set” hit in yer, his eyes lit up with a flash of heat.
His hand covered the back of my head, and gradually the distance between our eyes began to shrink.
Oh, wait a minute. It’s sothing like….
Drunk with the atmosphere, I had forgotten for a while that we were not alone here. I hurriedly tried to look sideways, but I couldn’t budge at how firmly yer held my face.
“I defeated the Demon King, Jun.”
yer rubbed his forehead on my forehead and whispered softly. The tip of his nose touched the tip of my nose.
Considering how we looked in the eyes of the other expedition mbers, it seed I had to push yer, but then I thought about it, we defeated the Demon King, and we even died once each other and ca back to life.
Well, I was not sure what to do.
yer stared at and said again.
“So don’t tell to wait any longer.”
Yeah, it’s ti to tell the others. The ridiculous morandum must also be fulfilled.
Just as I was about to lose my reason a little under yer’s genuine gaze, August coughed and broke in.
“Ahem, ahem, Your Excellency. I understand how you feel, but I think you should get your act together.”
yer didn’t even listen. I thought he would care more about a dog barking behind him.
But the opponent was August. He continued calmly, indifferent to yer’s indifference.
“Sevi says people are getting close… If you two want to continue this public love affair, I don’t care.”
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