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Chapter 367
Red Fields
Three bastards ahead.
Ferda's eyes turned toward the large monsters.
Fortunately amidst the misfortune, they didn't throw medium-sized monsters as they began their charge, so there was nothing to intercept.
In situations like this, one must become even more cold-headed.
Aside from that, he expanded his senses to scan the surroundings for any variables directed at Frontesis's spear.
E̊nû mа . і̀ d̃.
Thud- thud-.
The large monsters come charging, trampling the small ones like ants.
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As the sound of their footsteps grew louder, the complexions of the dwarven army grew increasingly pale.
"Fire!"
Whoosh!
Kuuung!!
W̆ е́b n̆ о̀v̄ е̇ l̂ Е̃ nũ ṁ а̊
Now two bastards remain.
Cr-crack—.
At the same time, a splitting sound rang out from the floor.
Ferda thought it was nothing serious, but Orin, who was familiar with the ground, noticed immediately.
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"Damn it, the floor's gone to shit too."
The attacks flying toward the command tower were fiercer than expected, a situation where even the foundation had been disturbed.
Ē n̆ů ṁa
Orin brushed his hand across the floor and muttered.
"One more shot ahead... no, if we're lucky, maybe two shots."
Muttering thus, he returned again.
Frontesis's spear was ready.
In the meantime, two large monsters had now passed the defense line.
Now they were close enough that there was no need to aim through the scope.
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However, Orin's finger moved even more cautiously.
"Everyone hold on tight!!"
He pulled the trigger.
"Fire!"
Whoosh!
Kuuung!
Е ǹ ümã
Cr-crack!
He momentarily lost his balance from an intense vibration he had never felt before.
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Contrary to the warning that it would collapse, the floor barely held.
Thus, only one bastard remained.
"The last shot... I'll need to prepare it."
Orin muttered thus and grabbed the handle.
E n̈u m ǎ
"Dwarf King."
Ferda said to him.
"Just prepare and withdraw with your men."
"What?"
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"I'll handle the last one."
"Asking me to yield the last side dish on the table. You're trying to eat all the good stuff by yourself!"
Еn ū mа
Humor came from his mouth, but his face was far from humorous.
There is no one who sets foot in this world who doesn't want to live, and no one who accepts death with equanimity.
Ferda persuaded him with a calm expression.
"I have a duty to protect this land. You must know that letting someone die in a foreign land causes diplomatic friction."
"You spout plausible words."
"But it's also the truth."
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Orin, who had been holding the handle, hesitated and then let go.
A hand the size of a face patted Ferda's shoulder.
"Thanks."
He spoke in a low voice and shouted at the dwarves.
"Let's withdraw! You bastards! Fall back!!"
The dwarves descended from the command tower using prepared ropes.
W.е̃ b̊ ňo v̈ е̇ l̈ Е̌ ń_u ḿа̇
Now only Ferda remained in this tower.
He looked at the approaching large monster.
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If it charged at the command tower, it would collapse helplessly.
But the last remaining large monster did not.
Ferda had believed it would be so as well.
It gradually reduced its speed and stopped before Ferda.
W̃ еb_nо̂ v é l̇ Е̂ ṅu m̀ а̇
A giant hand that could hold even a medium-sized monster in one hand turned the muzzle of Frontesis's spear upward.
Having neutralized the attack, it stood still in place and looked down at Ferda.
Eyes of abnormal size gathered on Ferda.
-Groooo......
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As it opened its sticky mouth, a terrible stench wafted out.
It was not a meaningless gesture.
Ŵe b ṅ ӧ v е̊l̃ Еñ ũ m̄ а
It was telling Ferda something.
Something humans cannot understand,
Probably a language that no living being on this continent could understand.
However, Ferda knows this language.
Something that had sunk deep in the Swamp of Oblivion surged up and entered Ferda's mind, making him understand.
This giant monster was introducing itself to Ferda.
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They are the natives who are not welcome in this world.
A vast mainstream forged under the name of abnormal laws.
It feels something toward Ferda and demands something of him.
To return this world to its original state.
And to become their king once again.
"Become king again, you say?"
Е_ñ ům̃ ӓ.і̊ d̃
-Grrr.
The monster replied in a low sound.
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If you become king, everything you desire will be fulfilled.
Ferda lowered his head and quietly thought on those words.
Then he replied thus.
"If you waited for my answer......"
Еnum̈å
He raised his eyes again.
"I want to tell you it's truly foolish."
Ferda had chosen his answer long ago.
Yet the reason he didn't answer immediately was to buy time.
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Until Frontesis's spear could be used again.
Ferda pulled the trigger.
W̆е b n оvе l Е_ǹ úm â
The last monster and the last shot.
However, the direction the muzzle pointed was not the large monster right before him.
The vibration just before firing shook the command tower.
Kugugeung!
The command tower, weakened to its limit, collapses.
Frontesis's spear also fell downward, and the aimed trajectory moved freely.
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Ferda's shadows wrapped around Frontesis's spear.
The aiming point precisely targeted the large monster's chest.
A devotion forged with the resolve to never make a mistake.
"I will die as a human."
Frontesis's spear emitted its final light.
Fwoooong!
Еñ um̄а̄
Kung!
The last remaining large monster is caught in the light and melts away.
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And Ferda also melted into that light.
* * *
Before the Continent Defense War occurred,
Valdrova stood atop the Lonely Mountain summit with Ruri's help.
Е ñǔmа́
In human form, she looked down upon that place.
The cold, dry wind tickled her throat, making her feel like coughing, but she swallowed her saliva and endured it.
Reflected in her golden eyes was a desolate land dyed black.
On the land that should have been empty stood a great wall, and within the castle walls were traces of countless humans.
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And countless monsters swarm in.
Valdrova, even she had never faced such numbers.
W̄ еb n ӧv̆ е ĺ Е n̂ũm a
'Is this the scenery Ferda-ssi used to see?'
It was different from when she used to look down following Ferda after finishing work.
Back then she felt peace, but now her chest was terribly stifling.
That emotion tormented Valdrova.
"Master-nim."
Ruri brought a blanket and covered Valdrova's shoulders.
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"You don't have to overdo yourself and watch. Please preserve your body."
It was a suggestion to go down.
"No."
Valdrova pulled the blanket tightly.
She just wanted to stop this trembling, even a little.
"I have to watch that......"
Ŵе bn̂о̊ v̌ ѐ l Еñum ӓ
Valdrova stubbornly insisted, somehow raising her head.
She watched the great wall stretching 50km and countless humans fighting.
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She asks herself.
Why am I doing this?
She answered.
I want to know that too.
Е̌n̄u m а̊
To know that, she forced herself to watch it.
Everything vividly reflected in Valdrova's eyes.
'The monsters......'
Were threatening people.
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They struggled desperately to counter the powerful monster individuals, but them getting hurt and dying was inevitable.
"Uuuuh......"
W е̃ bn̈ о̂ v̂е l̊ Еn_um̀ а
A groan flowed from Valdrova's mouth.
Her eyes chased everything of their own accord.
Large monsters flew in and threatened people.
Someone just died.
Another someone died.
Screams are heard.
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Valdrova's consciousness drifted away from reality.
It was encroached upon by memories.
The battle from that time unfolded before her eyes.
Back when she fought against Primordial Chaos for the Awakening.
She saw herself forcibly gripping a single spear and stepping forward.
Someone praised her as brave,
Е̌ n̄úm ä.і ḋ
Someone scolded her as reckless.
Being herself, she knew well.
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The woman holding the spear was neither reckless nor brave.
'I just wanted to run away too.'
She had no courage to fight such monsters.
'I just wanted to put everything down.'
Ӗn ů m ȧ
She had no strength to endure these things.
'But I couldn't.'
Because,
'There were people who believed in me behind me.'
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Because everyone was despairing, she didn't want to despair and give up along with them.
So she smiled.
Wе̂b̌ňo.vе̌ l̂ Ê n u̇ m а
So she lifted her spear.
So she moved forward.
She simply didn't want to disappoint them.
She only hoped to save even one more person and be freed from her duty.
'But what about when she looked back?'
A mountain of corpses fills her two eyes.
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There were the deaths of those she couldn't protect.
"Sorry......"
She was incompetent.
"Sorry I couldn't protect you......"
Valdrova's throat choked with anguish.
Finally she turned her head and squeezed her eyes shut.
Ẇ eb̆n oṽе l Еnu m̈ а̀
-Why are you suffering so?
An infinitely kind voice softly called Valdrova.
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That voice momentarily felt like Ferda, so she opened her eyes.
What was before her was not Ferda.
"Godwin......"
Kind Godwin.
W_е̊ b̄ ň о́v̀_él Е̌ n u m̈_а̃
There was that man who was kind to everyone.
"Godwin......"
Valdrova, gasping in anguish, crawled before him.
"Please......"
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She clung to his legs and begged.
"Please help me, Godwin......"
Е̇ n ùmа̇
-How so?
"Please...... please don't let me just watch them die."
She poured out tears like a mother watching her child be lost.
"They're weak. No one will survive. If I don't step forward...... otherwise, they'll all die."
-Like that day we fought together?
"Yes, like that day......"
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The final decisive battle everyone thought would fail.
When not a shred of hope could be held, the only woman who smiled.
She stepped forward declaring she would save everyone, taking the vanguard.
Valdrova threw herself into death to save everyone.
-Because you led the way, this world exists now, Valdrova.
"But many children died. Because I didn't do my utmost...... Because I survived......!"
Wеb̄ ñō v̂ ẽl Е ṅ ù m̄ӑ
-So they look like those children to you?
"Yes, they're weak children who need care."
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-What nonsense are you spouting, Valdrova?
Godwin whispered in a gentle voice.
Carefully prying off the clinging hands, he spoke.
-You were the only one among us who believed in human will. You believed in human possibility, and thus you stopped me once again.
W̄ е́.b̀ n о̃v el Еn̂um̄ a
"I thought wrong. It was just me being stubborn. How would a fool like me know such a thing?"
-Do not deny what you saw then. Only you proved this land is worth existing.
Valdrova shook her head vigorously.
"I don't know! I, I don't know such things!"
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-Then why did you come up here, Valdrova?
At Godwin's sharp question, she was at a loss for words.
Ẃе̌ b̂ňо v̆eľ E n̊ ům̄ а̌
-Knowing you'd suffer anyway, why did you come up here to watch everything?
"I......"
Why did she make the choice to climb this high place and look down?
It might have been a foolish choice.
It might just be another foolish act that only increases suffering.
"The reason I came here is......"
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She tried to find the reason.
If only she opened her eyes, the reason would show, but her closed eyes don't move.
-Red Dragon-nim!
At the cheerful voice, Valdrova opened her eyes anew.
Godwin was not there; there was a single girl.
A small, utterly trivial commoner girl.
Ӗ ñū m̀ а .іd
"You are......"
Valdrova remembered that girl.
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The girl who wanted to fill the field with red flowers resembling Valdrova.
"......is not her."
She was certain.
No, she was a little different from that child.
Ẅ ѐ b̌ń_о̃ vе l̇ Ë n̂u ṁa
There are parts resembling that child, but it wasn't that child.
-Yes, I'm that grandmother's granddaughter.
"Granddaughter?"
-Yes, Grandmother searched for Red Dragon-nim very much.
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"Me......?"
The girl cheerfully nodded.
En̊ůmа
-She waited for the day to meet Red Dragon-nim again. She said she wanted to show you the promised thing.
"But no longer...... that child is gone, isn't she?"
The last news she heard was an obituary.
It was a time when she realized too late that dragon time and human time are vastly different.
-It's okay! Now I can finally show you, right?
The girl pointed with her finger.
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-Look!
Valdrova raised her eyes and looked there.
"Ah......"
It was amazing.
The scenery of the blue field she saw that day.
That vast field was entirely dyed bright red and filled.
Еṅ ú m̀ а̂. i̊d
-Grandmother grew them diligently for the promise.
"For me......?"
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-Yes!
"Did you do all this alone?"
-No. She couldn't. By the time Grandmother passed, she'd only filled half.
"Then this is......"
W е̌ b n̄о̂ v̇ ê l _Е̇n̂ ü m̂à
-Of course I did it!
The girl spoke confidently.
But she soon confessed honestly.
-No, actually Dad and Uncle, and Aunties did it together. I helped too!
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At that girl's words, Valdrova's eyes vividly saw.
The tiny girl planting seeds for the promise.
Еṅ um̌ а̀ . ïd
As time passed, growing up, falling in love with someone, bearing fruit.
The figure aging as the field's color slowly reddens.
And even at death's end, that color didn't stop but spread.
-Now you can smile, right?
The girl smiled bashfully.
-Grandmother always said she wanted to make Red Dragon-nim smile. With this many flowers, Red Dragon-nim will surely smile!
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"I......"
Kuuung!
Before she could answer that question, the field disappears.
With a huge roar and flash, Valdrova returned to reality.
She couldn't properly see what happened.
However, Ruri who was watching was horrified at the sight.
En̄ ũ m а.id̆
"That huge guy in one shot......"
A large monster nearly 30m fell in one shot.
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A monster of a size that even Valdrova would have struggled a bit against died.
By human hands at that.
"Aah......"
She felt something in Valdrova's heart breaking.
Wӗb nо̊v̇е̇ l Еň u ḿ.а
Looking at their figures reflected in her eyes, she asks herself again.
Are they powerless?
'No.'
They are absolutely not powerless.
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When crisis strikes, they always find a way.
They will become one in that crisis, and as one, overcome the difficulty.
Ẇ_eb̊ ň о v е̂_l̇ Е̌ n̂u m̂а̃
They are humans who will someday die in the flow of time.
But passing it down through generations, continuing and refining that will, they will never perish.
Only Valdrova believed that.
At that moment, the emotions that had risen in her chest trying to devour her collapse.
Valdrova finally feels she has been released.
The iron bars of the narrow prison blocking her break, and the chains binding her come undone.
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Warm sunlight and the fresh touch of grass on her soles.
This liberation felt for the first time in her life was terribly unfamiliar.
"Ha...... haha......"
"Master-nim?"
Valdrova, who had been crying endlessly, suddenly started laughing.
All things she had given meaning to disappear.
W̄ è b́nӧv е̇l Е̌ nǔm ã
The things filling her chest were just pale smoke.
Since they were nothing but empty illusions, she emptied them all.
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"Now...... I think I understand."
Why she climbed up here.
She didn't climb to see their deaths.
As illusions vanish, a lump of sediment remains intact in that place.
W̌_е b̃ń о̊ v́ е̂l Ѐn um а̃
Now the only thing left to Valdrova.
Because it's the only one, it has become her everything.
That name was this.
'Ferda-ssi......'
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The man who made me want to learn something for the first time.
'Ferda-ssi......'
Е̄ n̆ ū.m̈а
The man who smiled generously even at frequent mistakes and watched over me.
'Ferda-ssi......'
Eating delicious things together,
Dancing together,
The man I wanted to go flower viewing with.
"Ferda-ssi......"
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The only man I want to spend my whole life with.
I climbed this summit to find that man.
"Ferda-ssi......!"
Tears well up and her throat chokes, yet she calls that name.
Even if it doesn't reach, hoping only this heart conveys,
Atop the Lonely Mountain, she called that name repeatedly.
Е̊ n̈ u̇m̂а . і̃d̆
