Chapter 20 (1/2)
Chapter 1, Episode 20: Lie
Border town Links A rassland coexist
The southern district lies on a desert area
Nor with stalls, but due to signs of war, no one opened their stores The lower class citizens were holed up in their homes
There were only a few people in the inn and the bar
In the northern district’s grasslands, the ecoaches set up, and the nobles have their luggage packed so as not to get involved in the war There’s confusion and an air of savagery
If you continue along the road, you can find the rave Grinda resides
The mansion is surrounded by a tall fence, and in the center, is an iron gate When you pass through that gate, visitors are greeted by a line of well maintained trees
Once you walk by that area for a bit, a beautiful mansion leaps into view
The walls have a white theonal roof which slopes on all sides
Thebuilt atop a plateau so as to look down on the town
On the second floor of that building, there is a room full of history books about the town and the Empire
There are bookshelves all around the square room, lined with books both old and new, and any books that don’t fit there are placed on the floor
In the center of the roo, rustic table lacking any unnecessary decorations It’s presence seeest that it is the master of the room
Below that table was Cerberus At the moment, he was not a white wolf full ofand tre
The top of the table was piled with books, and to the side of it, was a lonea book on the floor
He was a young boy with black hair and black eyes who looked both pitiful and gentle
「Phew… This is e」
Hiro placed the book he was reading on the table and pinched his brows to relax them
He felt as if he was being shown a dark past about his time in middle school
All the books mentioned the first Emperor, and if he was mentioned, the Hiro that was once known as Schas surely mentioned as well
For Hiro, it was 3 years ago For this world, it was 1,000
Just thinking about the fact that he was even deified gave him a headache
「But it’s weird…」
He should have returned to 「Earth」 froo when he was 14
But all the books say that Hiro lived out his life as the second Emperor
(I wonder who this Schwarz is exactly)
There was a possibility in Hiro’s ht out of his head
—This all happened 1,000 years ago No
He looks towards theon the other side of the rooe of pace
In the western sky, the violet clouds had the sun to their backs, as if they were playing a prank on it
Relying on the light corabs a different book and pulls out a card from an inner pocket of his uniform
It was an iteiven to him by the first Emperor Altius before he returned to his oorld
「… It resembles a spirit charm」
There are similar charms cited in the book he opened, but they weren’t as plain or as thick as his
He doesn’t knohat it is or how he should u
se it
「And it doesn’t just work, like with 「Excalibur」…」
The spirit king’s divine protection It’s an <outside> pohich goes beyond the lience
Hiro stares into a blank space There is a snapping sound, and then a tear in space
And that which creeps out from that tear, is a white handle
When he looks down, 「Excalibur’s」 handle is gone, as if it had been cut clean off
When he grabs the handle that’s floating in space and pulls it out, 「Excalibur」 disappears from his waist and appears in Hiro’s hand
—You have received 「Excalibur’s」 favor
He recalled those words Altius said to him when he showed this to him
(… Spirit swords have a will)
When he wishes for it,「Excalibur」 ate」 which connects Aletia and the spirit world
Once Hiro let’s go, the round, it vanishes as if it had disappeared into air
The room falls silent, and that silence ripples out
Darkness slowly creeps up onto the room
Outside, sounds of loud footsteps ring out as they start to get closer
After a while, the door violently swung open and a seeirl entered
「Cerberus! Are you in here?!」
「Hfft!」
Hiro, as facing that as so surprised he almost spit up
Cerberus pricks his pointy ears and hides behind Hiro
「Hey! Come here!」
Liz approached hirowled in an attempt to intimidate her
His eyes were burning as if he had met with a sworn enemy
He looked resolute in his decision not to take a single step
「Come on! Why do you hate baths so much!」
「Ah—… Excuse me Liz, I’m sorry to bother you while you’re busy, but do you have a second?」
「What is it?!」
「U any clothes?」
「I’ myself, aren’t I?」
「No, uh」
Well, it was true that she was hiding the important parts with a towel
It was an impossibly difficult decision, but Hiro squinted his eyes so as not to look below, and focused only on her face
In a way, that wasn’t a good idea either, but he had no choice this time
「Cerberus, for o take a bath?」
He has to do so before Tris comes
It would be impossible to talk himself out of this situation
Hiro forces his ar his head in refusal and hands him over to Liz
「Hey! Stop fighting!」
Because of the stubborn Cerberus, the towel flutters down to the ground
She kept her back to Hiro as if she hadn’t noticed
And so, Liz left the rooarden exposed
「…」
Hiro wasn’t able to tell her His narrowed eyes were now open
He could tell a torrent of power that he never even felt fro in the lower half of his body
At the saotten to breathe and his face was quickly turning red
—Oxygen
It can be said that it is extremely important to hu
「Puah!」
Hiro finally reain his senses
Then, Hiro noticed there was so at him
—It’s Tris
His face didn’t appear angry or sad It was very strange
As Tris slowly approached, Hiro et on his hands and knees
「Please, spare my life at least」
「Boy, there’s so I’d like to ask you」
「Anything you want… so please, my life…」