98 Episode 10 "Luzus Gilburn".txt (2/2)

”You didn't leave ......?　You've got to be kidding me, man!　You know she can't escape by herself, right?

No, Sasha's friend offered to evacuate the house herself, so I sent her to .......

Pushing past the woman who was trying to excuse herself, Liuzas continued on.

By the time they got here, the horses were exhausted.

We have been fooling ourselves with healing magic, but even that has its limits.

It is no longer possible to proceed with the carriage.

Ryusas ran.

To save Sasha, who was left behind in the village, he ran and ran and ran.

----

I saw an army of demons, looming right in front of the village.

As reported, the number reaches ten thousand.

An army of demons that seemed to fill the horizon.

Sasha was on the outskirts of the village.

''Sasha!''

Brother, you can go to ......

He carried his pack and walked alone to escape.

His steps were unsteady and he was already breathing heavily.

There was no sign of his friend, as the woman had said earlier.

She must have said it on the spur of the moment.

Did those guys run off on their own after abandoning Sasha who looked like this?

''Big brother .......''

Sasha hugged me with tears in her eyes.

I could see from her body, which was trembling in small increments, how much fear she was feeling.

'Big brother, big brother, big brother!

I'm sorry I'm late. I'm fine now.

As he said that, Ryuzas already knew.

If this was the case, he would not be able to save Sasha.

The invasion speed of the Demon King's army is much faster than expected.

With this speed, the people in the village who have already taken refuge will not be able to escape.

Of course, they wouldn't be able to escape either.

It would take a long time for the horses to be able to run.

We don't have that kind of time anymore.

If we don't, we are going to get ourselves killed here.

”We won't let him go to .......

Big brother ......?

He punched his trembling legs and gritted his teeth.

”I'm not gonna let Sasha mess with you.

The only thing that drove Liuzas was the thought of it.

From there, Ryuzas did everything he could.

He set up wards around the village to prevent demons from entering.

He set every trap he could think of around the village.

He moved to higher ground and attacked from there.

He generated a tsunami and slammed it into the advancing demon king's army.

Without a moment's pause, he dropped a huge bolt of lightning.

It shook the earth, tore through it with the wind, unleashed flames, swallowed it up in a muddy stream, and generated a thunderstorm.

It blows away the demons advancing through the earth and strikes down the dragon flying through the heavens.

He hadn't the faintest idea that he would be attacked at this time.

The Demon King's army was thrown into chaos by Liuzas' surprise attack.

The magic stones they had stored were used sparingly.

They used up every single magic power granting item (magic item) that they brought with them.

Aware of the fact that his life span would be cut down, he also used strong reactive magic.

--all of his life so far has been for this moment.

He fired a series of magic with maximum firepower at the Four Heavenly Kings ”Judgment” who were stationed behind him.

I'm going to have to stop myself from flying, drinking potions and spitting up blood as I continue to shoot my magic backwards.

...... blood.

No, I'm fine. Don't worry about it. ......

We were outnumbered - and I'm not talking about outnumbered. This one was alone and no reinforcements were coming.

Nevertheless, Ryuzas continued to fight.

Screaming to the point of hoarseness in his throat, he gave it all he had.

And.

----.

The wards that surrounded the village were shattered.

An avalanche of demonic troops descends on the village.

Fields are being trampled down.

Houses were shattered and the familiar landscape was destroyed.

'...... chiku, shou'

It's a foregone conclusion.

There is no way that Ryusas alone can stop an army of 10,000 men.

”Brother, dear.

Don't worry, okay? I'm gonna make sure you're safe.

Holding Sasha in his arms, he jumped down from the high ground.

While setting a trap, I started to flee from the expected path.

''Giiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!''

The demon found me quickly.

Countless monstrous birds are descending from the sky with their eyes on Liuzas.

''Oh--Oh, oh, oh, oh!''

It sweeps magic into the air and shoots down the monstrous birds.

I'm not sure if this is a good idea or not.

”Ah, gah!

The lightning flew in from the blind spot and gouged my side.

The pain is so intense that his consciousness jumps to the surface.

He loses his balance, and Liuzas slides down the cliff.

In the midst of the fading consciousness, still not letting go of Sasha, he put strength into his arms.

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How much time had passed since then?

Liuzas woke up with a pain in his side.

Above him, the trees grew thickly.

The trees along the way had killed his momentum, so he would still be alive if he fell from that height.

There was no sign of demons in the surroundings.

Thanks to the trees, a blind spot was created and the demons may not have noticed it.

Thinking that far, Ryuzas finally thought of Sasha's existence.

''Sasha!''

Hey, bro.

!

I heard Sasha's voice from beside me, patting my chest.

What?

Ryssa's expression hardened.

Sasha was lying right next to him.

His clothes were red.

Her clothes, which had been white, had been dyed bright red.

'Brother, chan ....... Are you okay ......?

”Don't worry about me!　Shit, I'll fix you up right now!

He rolls up his red-stained clothes and looks down at Sasha's wound.

'----'

The flesh was torn.

The wound had reached the internal organs.

Sasha had been hit by the lightning earlier, too.

And that wasn't all.

A number of tree branches had been impaled on the ground.

They must have been stabbed in the middle of their fall.

Although there were cuts, there were no branches stuck in Liuzas.

In other words, I used Sasha as a shield to protect myself from the branches ----?

Oh ...... ah, ah, ah.

I cast a healing (heal) spell.

Over and over again, I used the healing spell.

The wound slowly, slowly closed up.

When he tried to use a high-level healing spell, he reached his limit.

''Gah-boo.''

A stabbing headache strikes Liuzas as he exercises his magic beyond his limits.

His vision becomes indistinct and a ringing in his ears shakes his eardrums.

'You're already ......, I'm fine.'

Still trying to use the healing magic, Sasha stopped Ryuzas from using it.

A trembling hand gently wrapped around Liuzas' wounded hand.

The coldness of it almost made me stop breathing.

'Thanks ....... For always protecting ...... me.

...... Don't talk.

I don't want to hear it.

I'm sure you're not going to be able to get away with it. It was so cool.

Don't talk.

I don't want to hear it.

The truth is ...... I've missed you a lot. Since my brother left the village,...... I haven't been able to see him much since he left. That's why I'm so glad my brother came ...... to visit me.

''- - Oh!　Well, then I'm not going anywhere!　I'll be with you forever and ever!

Yeah, go to ....... It's nice, huh?

Spitting up blood and letting out a thin breath, Sasha smiled.

No matter how tired I was, no matter how hard I felt, I was able to do it because of Sasha's smile.

That irreplaceable smile is being lost in the distance.

I'm sure you'll be able to find out what's going on in the world.

''I'm sorry ....... I've been bothering my brother all the time .......

Don't worry about it. I'm your brother. My sister's gonna need some help, okay?

...... Yeah.

Then it dawned on me.

I realized that Sasha's eyes weren't looking at me.

That my eyes weren't looking at the right things.

”You're not looking at .......

You know, ...... big brother.

Interrupting the words, Sasha slowly raised her hand.

She wandered through the air, flailing several times before a small hand was placed on Liuzas' cheek.

'I was so happy to be ...... with my brother, ...... very, very happy to be with my brother.'

I don't want to hear it.

You know, that kind of line, it's like you're never going to see me again.

No. ....... Wait. Give me a minute.

Eat your rice ...... properly. Wash your clothes too ...... and don't wrinkle them. Also, your ...... brother is easily misunderstood, so be careful ...... and be careful .......

I can't ...... without you, I'd be ......

The hand that had been on his cheek touched Liuzas' hair.

As he had once done, Sasha gently stroked Liuzas' head.

Lovingly and compassionately.

'Your brother is ...... strong, so you'll be fine ...... without me.

”Sasha!” ......

Little by little, the strength is lost from his fingers.

Liuzas grabbed his hand as if clinging to it as it went down.

'We're almost there. ......!　You're so close to creating the world you want!　In my kingdom, I summoned a hero!　If a brave man fights, he can defeat the Demon King in no time!

............

Oh, I may not have been a hero, but I'm sure that ...... that brave man was--

Tears spilled from Sasha's eyes.

'Your brother, you know, ----

With those words as the last word, Sasha stopped saying anything.

'Sir ...... sha?'

With a gentle smile on her face, Sasha fell into a deep sleep.

'Ah ...... ah ......'

I never woke up again.

'Oh, oh ......'

He clawed at his chest and slammed his fists to the ground as blood soaked through.

Holding the corpse of his beloved sister, who was no longer moving, the sorcerer wailed.

''Ah, aaaaaaaaahhhh!

At the bottom of the cliff, where no one was left, a blood-curdling vindictive cry rang out.

Like a heavenly impulse, forever and ever, far and high.

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The advance of the Demon King's army was interrupted.

The battle in the village had cut down forty percent of his army.

Liuzas had single-handedly forced the 10,000-strong army into a retreat.

The villagers who had left Sasha behind and taken refuge were saved.

After the demon king's army overran the village, they chose to retreat because of the extent of the damage.

Sasha was the only one not to be saved.

When he returned to the kingdom alone, what awaited him was not punishment for disobeying the king's order.

It was praise for having caused the Demon King's army to retreat alone.

''Liuzas Gilburn. I confer upon you the title of court magician.

The king bestowed upon him the title of court magician, along with praise.

It's an honorable title that every magician in the kingdom yearns for.

''One man alone and the Demon King's Army: ......

”Magic ...... No, 'Great Magic'!”

”Liuzas Gilburn, the Great Conjurer!”

The people who knew him were lavish in their praise.

Along with the name ”Great Magic”, the name of Liuzas spread throughout the kingdom in the blink of an eye.

There was no one in the kingdom who didn't know him.

...... not.

Both are what Ryuzas was looking for.

'No!'

It was something I wanted so badly.

I'm ...... I didn't want this ......

Everything, everything, everything.

Everything I did, everything I did, I did for Sasha.

I wanted to make Sasha happy, that's all I wanted to do.

After the awarding ceremony, the kingdom was filled with talk of ”Great Magic”.

It's not just a matter of time before you'll be able to get your hands on a new one.

However, this stopped within a month.

It was because Amatsu had shown his true worth.

The brave man, who was supposed to be holed up, left the room and joined the fight.

He intercepted the demon king's army that attacked again.

And in his first battle, he succeeded in forcing the demon king's army to retreat.

I'm sure you'll be pleased to know that I'm not the only one.

''----''

Ryuzas cut down forty percent alone.

Although it was only the cooperation of the knights, Amatsu had cut down his strength by 60%.

In other words, at that time.

If only Amatsu had cooperated with me then ----.

...... what's the point of not being able to fight?

I saw the sight of Amatsu blasting demons away with his magic as if he were a single horseman.

I saw Amatsu unleash a slash that could split the earth with a single swing.

I saw Amatsu laying waste to the demon king's army with a power worthy of being called a hero.

'What!　You can't fight!　You can't fight!　If you fight, Sasha will be ......!

It's a recrimination.

It's a selfish demand.

Even if Amatsu had come, there's no guarantee that he would have been able to save you.

I know that.

I know that's obvious.

But - I couldn't help but think that.

Then the human counterattack began.

Under the banner of Amatsu, they broke the rule of the Demon King's army.

As the sorcerer's representative, Ryuzas was to work with Amatsu.

At the very least, he would defeat the Demon King as Sasha wanted him to.

And I'll be a hero myself.

I want my fame to be known to Sasha in the underworld.

With that alone to support him, Ryuzas fought.

His distrust of the kingdom, his irritation with his abrasive colleagues, his hatred for the weak-minded Amatsu.

He swallowed everything and continued to fight, relying only on his vow to his sister.

And that vow never came true.

--because the world was stained with a single color, Amatsu.

By the time Lucifina and Dionis joined them, the name ”Amatsu the Hero” had spread throughout the world.

That's right, a hero.

The name ”Hero” belonged to Amatsu, not to Ryuzas.

I hated him.

I hated Amatsu.

And yet, Ryuzas persevered.

He continued to fight, hoping for a sliver of hope that he would become a hero.

On his journey, he had come to the Holy City of Famina, the holy city of the Church State occupied by demons.

Dionis and Lucifina were wounded and Amatsu was gone to help them.

Only Liuzas was the only one who could fight properly.

There is only one person who can save this city--and only one person who can save this city.

”You have to be alone, you can't ....... I'm going to save this city. I'm going to spread my name!

With that, Ryuzas single-handedly destroyed the monsters and demons that attacked him.

I'm not sure if it's a good idea, but I'm sure it's a good idea.

It was Liuzas who defeated the enemy and saved the people.

Ha, ha. We did it. We did it. ......!

Not Amatsu.

It was Liuzas who saved the city.

And when they returned to Schmelz, what was waiting for them was

Here come the heroes!

The hero who defeated all those demons: ......

It's ”Heroic Amatsu!”

”It was a voice of praise for our hero, Amatsu.

...... ah.

I understood, even if I didn't want to.

No, I understood it long ago.

No matter what I did, I could not become a hero.

As long as Amatsu was around, he wouldn't be called a hero.

--even so.

Still, I want to create the world Sasha wanted.

At least that's what I'm going to do.

That's the only thing I'm going to make happen.

I'm not going to be able to get rid of it.

And yet...

After the battle, the Pope of the Order of the Melt asked, ”What are you fighting for?

What are we fighting for?

To which Amatsu replied.

With an imposing, determined look on his face.

He answered with a face worthy of such a hero that everyone admired.

With his mouth, the man who had abandoned his sister said

''-- I want to create a world where everyone can laugh.

Or.

The man must have been broken in this moment.

Why.

Why, why, why, why.

Screw you. Don't play around, don't play around, don't play around, don't play around, don't play around, don't play around, don't play around, don't play around, don't play around!

No, that's just it, that's just it, that's just the mental image ----.

At that moment, Liuzas was consumed by the urge to pollute.

''You ...... don't talk about Sasha's dreams.

I couldn't do anything about the hatred I had been suppressing.

--if that's how you're going to deprive yourself of even the meaning of life.

--I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make the world a better place.

”...... No matter what you do, you're the only one I'm going to kill.

Yes, I swore.

This is how a foolish magician ends.

This is the end of a man who wanted to be a hero.