Book 19 Chapter 31
Chapter 166
“This battle at that time, I’m very curious. It needs a more detailed explanation of how the Annihilation Squad was defeated.”
It was during the time I stayed in the palace as an Archmage. Mir brought a book about the era of upheaval and spread it before me.
It wasn’t a fairy tale book that children might read, but a history book that only highly respected scholars could barely read.
It described the <Langbard> workshop in detail, and since I was an actual participant in that battle, I could immediately draw a conclusion after reading just a few lines of explanation.
“This is 99% a lie, isn’t it?”
“?”
“That thing, it’s the usual lie from the Papacy. A fabrication to promote the legendary Payquori.”
As Mir was about to nod his head, saying “Hmm, is that so?”, a hand grabbed his chin and stopped him!
Crazy Master!
Anyone would know just by hearing the explanation, but the only lunatic capable of that is Miria, the reincarnation of the Crazy Hero.
“What kind of lies are *you* telling? It’s a bad influence on Mir!”
“No, what am I supposed to do if I’ve never fought an Old Noble?”
“You fought! Huh? I mean, I went back to the past timeline with the power of Saint Haraderiman, learned new powers from the heroes, came back, and *shwik*, and *pang*, I blew away the Annihilation Squad! So Fride’s Psalm went *hwiririric*, and huh? Anyway, I finished them off like that, okay?”
“?”
“?”
“???”
“?????”
“Uh, that never happened. It’s all your delusion.”
“It was real!”
“So, fabricating history was the work of you and Fride, was it? You crazy hero & shrine maiden combo!”
“You’re driving me crazy! Hey, I fought. I tell you, I fought. Is this head just for decoration? Is it just for decoration? Think about it.”
“Aargh! I’m thinking, so stop hitting me.”
“They say when people are faced with the threat of death, past events come back clearly. I’ll help you. Don’t avoid it.”
Lunatic…! As Rista’s iron fist furiously struck the top of my head, past events truly unfolded like hundreds of pages.
Suddenly, beyond that large and wide river that appeared in my mind, I saw the Dean waving.
This is strange.
Unlike when I was Rista, Miria’s mind is equipped with common sense. And anyway, even as Rista, I didn’t lie.
Then it was real?
Fighting an Old Noble?
The first Old Noble I ever faced, I can confidently say, was Young Master Sharr’kas.
That transcendent power and oppressive presence that even overwhelmed the Red True Dragon Alakash is still unforgettable, and my bones tremble whenever I recall it.
Did that guy who invaded <Langbard> have a similar presence?
No, was that guy weak?
That’s not it.
He was undoubtedly the strongest enemy I had encountered up until that point.
But why?
Why didn’t I know he was an Old Noble?
And why, when facing him, did I not feel the existential despair I felt when facing Sharr’kas?
As soon as I had that question, the answer was immediately derived. An answer so faint that my vision transparently shattered.
Hey, you idiot…
At that time…
In that era…
In that timeline…
- Rin, what are you doing? Let’s go quickly.
- Quickly, quickly, let’s go quickly.
- <(ㅇㅅㅇ)>
The companions of the hero’s party, and friends like Nils, Link, and Lyuminik, were always by my side, in every battle, always….