Volume 3 - Chapter 2 – Part 3 (2/2)

In contrast to hi and Cuore opened their eyes wide in surprise To a certain extent, shi+n had a feeling that Cuore’s shock was pointed in a different direction

Though neither Van nor Rajiave a sh Human

“Same as ever, you never lack on subjects”

“It’s not like I ai not to be bored Then, the story has piled up, but you alllady looks like a co cleansed your bodies in the baths, let’s have a ether”

The current time was 4:30 PM Apart froue as expected, he see and Cuore returned to work temporarily, and would join theht shi+n, come here for a minute”

When he was about to move, Girard called out to shi+n

“What is it?”

“Let’s make a party There will be some talks later on”

“I understand”

Apparently, there was so secret he wanted to talk about For a party created in the old generation version, Mind Chat was available anytime

Van and Rajim lead them to their rooms

With a private room each, the interior of all rooms were decorated with a chest of drawers on tata scroll, just like a sa so sudden, but can you keep o there right away, so wait forat the interior of the rooh Mind Chat froood pre he could do but comply with him, and therefore headed toward Girard with the help of a ression; the simple map projected in shi+n’s view before he knew it, thethe tiame Because of that, he could completely understand the structure inside the samurai residence

“Oh, here you are”

As shi+n preceded while checking with the arden while sitting on the veranda Was it toa kimono

“You came Please sit down The tea will come soon”

“Well then, I won’t hesitate”

He sat on a prepared cushi+on, and shi+n paid attention to the garden Girard was looking at As for the vast garden, there were both a pond and a stone garden where the greenery ell arranged Even shi+n, who didn’t know nize that it was an excellent garden

Before long, Schnee arrived with a tea set The tea seemed to have been prepared by Schnee

“Now then, where should I start talking from?”

“If it’s about the heroic story of Girard founding a country, I have already heard it from Schnee”

“Oioi, did you tell hi about it”

“If you were the one telling it, I thought you were going to exaggerate the contents, so I conveyed the truth of what I saw objectively”

Schnee answered with a s the te

“It can’t be helped Leaving e, please tell me about shi+n’s circue, but not the minor details that weren’t written”

“Is that so, though I already told Schnee, to tell you the truth――――”

Just like at the time with Schnee, he explained to Girard how he ended up here

“I see That explains why no le clue was found”

Girard, who had now heard his circumstances, nodded Girard had searched countless times for shi+n Since he shared information with Schnee, he knew that difficulty well

“Even so, shi+n too, don’t let this h not everything, helping out isn’t all bad”

Girard wore an expression see to say “Yareyare” Because Girard was relieved as he felt sorry for the person concerned, shi+n was slightly touched

“Is that so? That’s right At least it’s a good thing to ed The sensation that shi+n felt, pricking his skin, it was the aura that Girard wore

“Now let’s get down to the ”

“…What is it?”

Anticipation appeared in shi+n’sit on his face

“I a now Perhaps, I won’t last for even one more month”

“What do you mean?”

At the least, the Girard as before his eyes didn’t see to die in about a month’s tie if he stayed alive for several more decades, unleashed a suitable presence

“I’ve felt an unco for several weeks now, and I was convinced when I read Schnee’s ain”

“As if it aiting for shi+n to return”

Schnee also added

“If God exists in this world, it ranted ht be the content of the ht at shi+n, and opened his mouth

“It’s a ainst you”

“Girard…You…”

In the situation where his life span has shortened considerably, he asked for a , shi+n understood hat Girard wanted to say

(You want to die in a battle?)

Girard was a warrior Not as a job, but as a way of life

For this reason, he couldn’t help but think about it More iest warrior at the saame era, a one on one duel with shi+n, that is

How far could he reach with his fists and skills against a transcended person? Not as a Beast King, and not as a support character either Just as a warrior, he wanted to challenge the summit

“It’s my last wish Can you accept it?”

Girard’s eyes conveyed that there was no way more suited to burn the last of his lifeforce Unaffected by old age, his fighting spirit was still burning brightly; there was no option for shi+n to decline

For exaether before wished it, even if it lead down a path that would continue until death, it was shi+n’s duty to accept his challenge

For the role of the opponent who gives glory to the end of the first Beast King, there was no person that fit the role better than shi+n

“…I understand I accept your challenge”

He looked back into Girard’s eyes and agreed

There were no grim emotions in the eyes of these two people

As if it was expected to happen in the near future, such a sensation was shared

“…………”

As the two resolved the thes, she felt it was enviable

“By the way, have you talked about your decision to Wolfgang, Van, and Raji was huge If he died, then the influence his death would have on the surroundings was i life span, but not yet about the duel Nonetheless, I have no intentions of concealing it I will talk to them after this Well, Van and Raji his confidants’ nahed

They probably pretended not to see through and so on; it see time

“Are they your fellow comrades-in-arms?”

“Yes, after shi+n disappeared, it was a relationshi+p built on continuously fighting together”

Girard probably felt nostalgic for the old days, as he talked while at the sa boastful in some respects

“Elephant and turtle There are one or two kinds auess it’s possible to live for ht say that I’uild so the ‘Dusk of the Majesty’”

When Girard first met them, both of them were still boys They became his subordinates hom he shared his life; it could be said they were couys have years of experience I aet out from our influence”

Different from when Girard boasted about his subordinates, he closed his eyes like he orried about soenerations Though it’s not what I should say ot off as a retired person until about the second or third generation, but I beca relied upon after that Other than the current Beast King, ere being counted on by the guys before that”

“That is certainly bad”

It was a proble each successive generation The stories would be slightly different though if his ability declined However, whether it was for better or for worse, Girard’s physical strength hardly changed as time passed When his bad influence showed traces on the current reign because of it, Girard was probably in a bind Looking at his character, one wouldn’t expect him to be involved in politics However, his influence would reeneration

“I’ that I want to die just to pass over h I cannot strongly say that because there are the chosen ones, if I only depend on a few strong warriors, I don’t knoould happen if those guys died If shi+n hadn’t co away to a far-off land”

It was not necessarily a bad thing to be gathered up and lead by a strong person But, Girard’s strength, compared to the other chosen ones, was too different in order of nitude, so it was not possible to treat them as if they were of the sa is excellent as a ruler, what about that?”

“Indeed, that guy is especially excellent aenerations Even in battle he is the strongest, next to me, within Falnido He also listens to the voice of the people”

The present Beast King seeer than Van and Rajiht?”

“That’s so”

This was a someone hom he was able to entrust the country It was a very joyous thing for the people who supported Wolfgang to shoulder the country Moreover, Girard was also able to die without worry for the only country he created

“Co and Cuore are not Chosen Ones, as that?”

“Those fellows are certainly not chosen ones However, that’s what people say If I ae”

The value that Girard conveyed greatly exceeded the ability level of a chosen one by many times over, even more than shi+n expected Apparently, powerful people in this world didn’t seem to be limited to only the chosen ones

“Even if I say that, they are more like the exception Within my direct descendants, a child who can succeedand Cuore are two of the how enerally, their attribute values are high”

“In the case of a chosen one, such a thing never happens?”

“I’ve never heard of such a story But such cases, where one has stats above the standard, I have heard rue frohted a portion of the ruh he didn’t confirm it, since it happened to a child’s body, he couldn’t be so sure

“Actually, though it is a rarity areater than Wolfgang ain, a very powerful chosen one see to Girard, he was infore of 700 It was a value than could even fight with Kagerou It was said that there was no infor to their descendants

By the way, as shi+n expected for an ordinary chosen one, if one of their stats, STR or INT or so on, reached 500, they seemed to be classified in the upper advanced level It seeh

The two princesses of Bayreuth seeory, but there were hardly any others Furtherher than the standard This nu As for the e of 350 atfor a coressed Let’s return to the talk about our duel”

Girard lightly shook his head

“Okay, on that subject, do you know of a good place with plenty of rooht seriously, it won’t end up as just a joke”

As shi+n said, the surroundings would definitely be turned into e to the circues into consideration

Of course, no buildings, including the arena and training grounds, either When shi+n and Girard’s attacks clashed, it would be too dangerous to even just watch

“There is a place I have in mind If you came from Beirun, do you remember Larua Grand Forest? Let’s do it there”

“Is there a place to fight there? It’s looked like a jungle to h”

“That forest is a little special Within a certain range in the extended forest, no matter how ht Because there were tie before, even after I turned the roots upside down, it was completely restored the next day”

“What’s with that…”

“It’s a jungle-type dungeon that h the cause is unknown, because the forest didn’t extend froe, it was left alone It was also used as a place for a fellow chosen one to fight, so it’s not the first tiht have been worried about the destruction inflicted upon nature, understood when hearing Girard’s words If it was restored no round Moreover, if it’s constantly being used as a ring, he didn’t need to hesitate

If the two people got serious, even if there were monsters that wandered around the area, they wouldn’t become a threat either It was just perfect

“Then there’s no probleuess you don’t have much time left?”

“It would the best for me to have it one week from now”

“Shouldn’t it be better to have it earlier?”

“No, most of my power is likely to co will burst into fla, you know?”

What he said was probably that his physical condition was also having its ups and downs Was it because he sensed death? He sees to an extent

“Is that so? Then in the meantime, I will polish off your personal weapon If we do this, you should have the best equipment”

“That is unnecessary Still, I want to use that in ht till the end”

Girard’s personal weapon was an ar fro Moon』 Its rank was of course, 《Ancient》 grade It was firmly kept in shi+n’s Item Box

Because 『Blue Moon』 was already returned to Schnee, the equip for his support characters numbered only three

“How about your arh”

“It’s securely stored Though its appearance is a bit rough, it was never in poor shape Even after 500 years of using it, somehow I don’t feel like its performance has dropped”

“Can I see it just in case, I have a feeling that no one could repair it?”

“Yes, none of therade with an outstanding durability level, it would’ve probably become useless by now”

For Girard, since the ari, it could be said that he had no way of ic power As Girard said, if this was a 《Mythology》 grade, it was likely that the arhest class in respect of the durability level in 《Ancient》 grade gear (T/N: Martial art uniform)

“I will hand over the armor first―― here it is”

“Okay, I’ll keep it…this is horrible”

When Girard took out the armor, which was in Itehtly checked on the armor’s condition and raised his voice as he was astounded The reason was that the durability level of Girard’s personal armor was left with only 30

To exhaust the durability of an《Ancient》 grade arah, there was hardly any change in its defensive power, regardless of the degree of dae its durability suffered; it was as one expected frorade item

When he materialized it in an attempt to take a look, no other words came into his mind, except for ‘worn-out’ There were torn spots, burns, and even discolored places, to which he couldn’t help but want to say; ‘What have you done to this thing all this tiht after fight for more than 500 years, I must say, you have cared for it well”

When shi+n thought about the times when the armor was repeatedly worn, he understood

“The perfored h it’s not so”

“Oioi, is that what the h what Girard said was reasonable, having touched the real thing and not data, shi+n was ?’ As for the one as familiar with modern science, he believed that just this one could cause a technological revolution

“…Well, that’s fine”

shi+n stopped thinking about these ic, skills, and so forth didn’t exist, even if it was possible, he didn’t intend to take so with hi, leave the equip else to decide upon?”

Returning back to the point of the discussion, shi+n asked Girard assuround and equipement and succession were needed Whether shi+n could help it or not, he intended to lend his hand if there was anything he could do

“Another thing huh?…I have nothing in particular Because I’m not in some official position, there is no troublesome succession either The preparations have already ended, too Ah, that’s right I want Wolfgang, Cuore, Van and Rajiht, do you mind?”

“Oh, that’s no probleuess they want to watch from the side, too”

“As for h Human has, I want to know that The residents of this world, they don’t know of the existence that is stronger than me and the others Of course I know there are er than us, but if you find yourself representing a country, you will have a better understanding frohest standpoint”

Girard probably wanted to personally experience what it was like to go up against an opponent that one th were exaggerated like a fairy tale He couldn’t comprehend that, unless he experienced it with his own body

“Indeed Certainly, the things before the ‘Dusk of the Majesty’ would be unknown if there were no long-lived species”

“It’s not often that we fight seriously either, so they will be using 【Far Sight】 to watch us fight I guess that is enough to feel the ath shi+n intended to push the issue if Girard said they would be watching from within the vicinity, but as expected, Girard didn’t say it

All jokes aside, the distance should be a kemel(km) at the minimum, or there would be casualties in the afterht between shi+n and Girard

Whether or not they could defend themselves, they couldn’t watch safely unless they were in a remote place, away from the battle

“Such a place must be decided upon soon And the rest will be decided after I tell Wolfgang and the others”

“Roger that Then, is that all for today?”

“Uh huh Ah, Schnee Sorry, but can you take the teacups to the kitchen?”

“Yes, no problem”

Schnee put the teacups for 3 people on the tray, and left withouta sound

“…So? What is it that you don’t want Schnee to hear?”

After Schnee’s figure disappeared for a few moments, shi+n asked Girard Because it was somewhat quite forced, Schnee probably also noticed it

“Well, sorry for this”

He seemed to be sorry for what he did, Girard scratched his cheek

“Only one, I want to confir”

Those eyes, they werewith shi+n The opposite side, shi+n, also naturally got nervous

“Schnee ht have already asked you this, but if shi+n finds a way to return, will you?”

Will you leave Schnee behind?

Though that wasn’t expressed in words, it was clearly conveyed by Girard’s eyes

“……Yeah, I will return That is the reason I continue fighting”

He has fa Has friends Has coh he cleared the gaed with his special so in future, it was an oath that shi+n himself decided upon

Just because he was transported to another world, it would not ive up so easily

“…Is that so?”

shi+n’s ansas heard, and though Girard was about to say so for a moment, he didn’t turn it into words

“Sorry”

“No, it should beI’m sure the person concerned would understand This old s”

Girard shook his head, as it wasn’t his intention to say it expressly Even shi+n understood the things Girard wanted to say Nofor the country, his fellow support character had been exchanging information with him, and they would notice each other’s intentions

Schnee’s situation fro, Schneetime

Would he return and leave her? Girard wanted to ask hi to ask him Girard, as a companion who had seen Schnee’s actions, couldn’t help but do so

“We have our own, and shi+n has his circuhed after he said so He didn’t express his words clearly, because he saw various colors in shi+n’s eyes Doubt, confusion, and sadness were all reflected in there There were also positive colors such as joy and love And then, the color of deter them

Girard knew those well, it was the color of a warrior who advanced while struggling When he saw it, he understood that shi+n was thinking about Schnee In fact, he could assert about that

However, a clear answer had not come out yet In the answer that Girard heard, there was still some hesitation His forh shi+n still strongly thought about his forht now, one never kneould happen in the future

“My matter and Schnee’s athered all the possible solutions, isn’t that the sht about it a little while ago It’s as they say, the principle of convenience”

“Indeed, everything goes well and you get a good ending Everyone is happy and they all lived happily ever after”

The ending where everyone laughs, no one is , and an overflow of happiness comes to him For the misfortune that befell him, he would have no choice but to play a minor role that emphasized happiness

“Really, I can’t relate to it at all”

“That was just said unintentionally But I also have the same opinion”

He couldn’t help but think that to believe in both at the same time wasn’t possible The two people, who experienced a lot of unjust separations, sether

“I’m sorry to take so much of your time, shi+n There’s still a little time before the meal Get some rest”

“I’ll do that”

They bid farewell to each other and returned to their respective roo with Yuzuha He wanted to begin the restoration of Girard’s weapon and armor, but the currently available time was insufficient

Then he ate with relish over the luxurious dishes at dinner, and took a bath to wash off his sweat There was no big event afterward either, the night of the first day in Falnido grew silent

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After dinner, when shi+n and his group were heading to their bedroo, and Cuore; the four of them were called to Girard’s private room

“Ou, sorry to call you when all of you are tired”

“What is it that you want to discuss together?”

Wolfgang, whoabnormal from Girard’s appearance, asked on behalf of the four people

“Well, you see, I have found a place to die And I wanted to tell you all”

Out of nowhere, Girard said so with a light tone Of course, the contents were far froht-hearted

“……Hah?”

To the sudden re’s response escaped fro suddenly told that a place to die was found, there was no way he could return with “Yes, I see”

“What do you mean by that?”

“It is how it sounds Didn’t I tell you all that my life-span was about to end? Before that, I will duel with shi+n That is the place I’ to die at”

“Why, now?”

“It is one week froo beyond that, there is nothing left but to becoe afterwards My warrior’s pride wouldn’t allow it if I didn’t bring it to an end before then”

He dies as a warrior in the end Wolfgang could say nothing to Girard who announced it so After having done everything, protecting his faht without leaving any regrets

For the wolfman clan warrior’s family, which was also called Wolf Type, it was the best way to die Much h Hu to say that the ti, Rajim muttered as he consented

“U, I never thought that it would end this way What a way to go, huh?”

Followed by Rajis Wolfgang had no gris here, which made him feel a little relieved

“Why are you all so calm?”

The one who raised such a question to the 2 people was Cuore She was losing her composure as she couldn’t maintain her usual, forainst a High Hu’s direct descendant, shouldn’t you already understand this?”

“I GET IT! I get it, but I can’t calm down like Van at all”

To Van, who explained it to her in an ad way, Cuore, as confused, rebutted Even if she understood, it was not possible for her to consent

Cuore could not iine for that familiar power she felt, for Girard to die so easily

“Cuore”

“…Yes”

“You glorifyis――”

“Aren’t you going to say no?”

Girard, who talked to Cuore with dignity, erased the light ure, it was like a grandfather loving his grandchild, as it was reflected in the eyes of the three people atching

“I have lived for a long time My brothers have fallen, randchild he left Why me, why didn’t I die? It’s reached the point where I often think of that And the ansill come in one week”

“…………”

“ Cuore, the time when I decided to see off shi+n, who is ret I have”

“I see…”

“And, there is no ainst shi+n, even if I wish for it”

“…Yes”

Without even a trace of tragic feelings in Girard’s words, his deterht calmly fired up Everyone in the room could feel that heat No one could make it stop As a first class warrior, everyone understood it Stopping him would be an insult instead

Cuore, who revealed her feelings too, now couldn’t do anything but agree

“The place will be Larua Grand Woods I will ht Watch closely!”

“Yes!!”

The last order of the first Beast King

The confidants and the direct descendants, all in a unified voice, accepted it