Chapter 33 (1/2)

Now, should we try the story of that knight?

The person's story that everyone is waiting and will be waiting for?

The story that the 14 stars secretly pa.s.sed down

Is hidden, and who has pa.s.sed it on?

The power of prophesy that grants vision

If you want to hear my story… …

– Isnamir Kingdom, Isna's Female Shaman

'Le Gloshu' Ellijong's Prophecy <the green=”” jeweled=”” knight=””> Year 1

It has already been a month since I had started training in swordsmans.h.i.+p with my father at my side.

In this year, I can't say that I wasn't happy. If it were previous years, there would've already been boisterous parties, and many places to watch the fun from. But, this time, there was no such festival due to the deaths. The people here didn't even reach half of those last year. It was too obvious. The people of two villages were, in short, 'ma.s.sacred.'

Sigh, rather than having these useless thoughts, let's just quickly fill up the daily amount of practice I set up.

Above the hills overlooking the green lake, I was more focused on training in the sword than before. The amount of practice, of course I had set it myself. I'm not sure if it was too much, but in the beginning, it felt as if my waist was going to break every day, but I've been seeing the effects lately. After knowing what I had to do, I began to consistently train saying that I needed to be stronger.

I held the sword firmly as I could feel a quite warm wind blowing past my cheeks.

”Kyaaaa-!”

Ugh… even in my eyes, this is some sort of dragon's cry.

My father was leaving tonight. I never expected for him to continue staying here in the beginning at all…… the funeral ended, one season was nearly up, so when the 14th Arund 'Elder Sage' was completing its last task, my father brought up the fact that he had to leave. I confidently nodded my head. After my father had entrusted me with the necklace, I was able to change with accepting the fact that I would be away from my father quite comfortably. It was a considerable, surprising change even from my perspective.

A strange truth materialized after having the funeral. The fact that someone had pointed out the countless number of tombstones that didn't have a body to bury, the strange aspect despite having recognizable corpses that were subtracted, whether it was a relative or anyone else, from the collection of bodies.

The rest of the corpses were either burnt, or maybe it was because they were too crushed and dismembered I thought, but maybe the monsters might've ate the corpses, or possibly they were taken as the monsters crossed the province to be eaten alive while the hostages screamed in pain and fear. Despite not wanting to imagine any more displeasing memories, the scenes of their suffering hadn't fully dissipated yet.

My mother's chest… … and that wound, where the blood had frozen up, it was quite certain that the monsters had some sort of strange abilities. No matter how cold the weather was, for blood to immediately freeze afterwards is something that could never happen.

Back to talking about my father.

Of course, I don't think I'll be warmly welcomed if I do go to that place in my opinion. I wonder what the majority of their expressions would be if they  hear that their family relic was entrusted to me.

In such a place, if it was an 'illegitimate child,' the amount of criticism that one would receive from society was honestly something that I shudder to think of.

But now, I think that my father had deliberately entrusted me with this task of fulfilling the wishes of the family despite knowing the truth.

In spite of not knowing whether I could surely complete the task or not, he had laid aside all those countless number of knights in his family and entrusted this to me. And if I were to lose this necklace? The thought of it was appalling. My father? It would be a punishment that was incomparable to the incident he had with my mother. If you consider the cruelty of those people above, he could probably be forced to step down and be expelled from the family.

To realize that by succeeding in this task would allow me to receive recognition, it was a truth too monumental for me fulfill.

Ah, when I think like this, my simple mind becomes complicated and heavy.

”So you were here today as well.”

My father had climbed over the cliff, equipped with his cape and plate of armor. Aside from the fact that today was the day he would depart, there was normally no way to take off those things. That appearance, on the other hand, was quite cool. You know, if you walk around in full plate armor, they say that you can't be a considerable trader. Well, it was the person who had first ripped off those iron window bars……. (I suddenly thought about it, on the day my mother's body was found, how exactly did I break away from my father's grip?).

”You're training quite hard.”