Chapter 256: End
Dco– Kwak!S2Ba8
GOOV0brThe Silver Spear stabbed forth and came out drenched in blood.tsneI
Er5AaThe fight was over.JDOIa4
Vk1Eochaid Bres, Dumnorix, Dun Scaith, Fermack Daman.Gu4NT
7KBgrpErin Danua, Hua Ran, Alicia Arden, Marie Dunareff.cVxV
Pu8szQThe fight between the two groups ended as Erin Danua’s spear penetrated through Eochaid Bres’ heart.4gySL
lulYk3“Fuu… Seriously. As sharp as always with the spear, youngest one.”YMn
6bvJ5zZ“…”dj64
bYEqErin looked at the former King of Gods who was smiling despite the trail of blood traveling down his face. Despite the spear going through his heart, he was looking at the sky instead of the one stabbing him.zZgHpY
HUN“…The sky.”yyL
eG85EPowers were colliding and the world was reacting to it.dMgB
KquEEven from below, they could see the heavenly natural disaster.mNMxrj
QHZ6pAF“Do you see it? That is our next God King. The owner of a generation who would reopen the era of mythology.”ne92FNn
aUpFeeling the power that even the gods would tremble before, Eochaid was smiling.NtT
i3hlk“We don’t know who won yet,” said Erin.JGh
eOx“I don’t care who won! The world has already seen it.”S9lQU
JeTXKErin understood what he was saying.R9S
lKnu5dThis battlefield was full of Unique Grades battling for their lives. The ones at the pinnacle of all creation were colliding and yet the soldiers, northerners… and even the demonic beasts were looking up at the heaven.jfsM
kPljThey weren’t the only ones either. Across the continent, everyone could see amidst the confusion of the vanished light, the Sun appearing in space and rays of light dismantling the clouds.HG3
0ZqIo9“Worship begins from awe and fear.”ZnkC
GywluLighting, storms and famine… Humans tended to shout when facing natural disasters that they were powerless against.KEojent
yjUDO god.GFkAe
diZellPlease appease your anger.VD3Uzl
U9Ki1“Cough…! It doesn’t matter who won anymore! Now… they shall see the true gods, fear and worship them! They will at last worship the ones that truly deserved their praise!”DEQ
bGlYPower always existed in society, and the history of humanity was a repetition of worshiping those in power.UGcMz
9MjWarriors, chiefs, landowners, feudal lords, kings, emperors and popes.G1H
ghtltoNow, everyone could see that there was the true sky above the skies.TZQ
JzOlThat there was a god – one who could bring darkness to the world, and another that could shed the Sun to it.z7QAu
6TBkWCc****Adbtw
SCzTates fell.zaqHBSP
GuqNUHe wasn’t dead just yet. Although the light of his life was about to go off, he was still breathing.dpYCSF
RIe0j“Fuu…”cHl
E3LKorin powerlessly fell on the ground. His entire body was shaking due to using up everything he could.l0Yl
Zg3ZZ“Huh. You’re also out of energy. I would have won had I lasted 10 more seconds.”Do6W
wPf7“I still won though.”xa08z2f
c8EiZ“You’re right.”Aqgg
UbGnEven though they had been pouncing at each other to end their lives, there was not a sliver of killing intent left in the two men. They were even similar in how they weren’t the types to linger on conclusions that had already been made.arqZi6r
kd68AR“Congratulations. I am… being very much sincere.”1EQAw
FpHU“I know. Why couldn’t you show that kind of easygoing attitude to the world?”F1atj
BoZnNgTates grinned quietly in response, because that wouldn’t have been possible.jo9
rBQJEP“My congratulations are for the ascension of the new King of Gods. Now that you have won, you will be the one leading the next generation.”83b
AB1hhGO“You’re saying the same thing as Estelle-noonim. I have no plans of acting as the god, okay?”qQIgw3
EZW0Jqy“No. You will have to.”I3Vs
e36y3Despite coughing out blood, Tates looked straight at Korin with his sharp gaze.rtO0
ZAGd“Our fight was not just a normal event between people that were slightly strong. They have already witnessed that there are existences that could steal light from this world and bring the Sun back.”L1F2jIT
FxeJReal gods unlike the fake god that they worship and praise to, he added, mocking the faith of the human society.CtApNOu
mOjBrA“‘Being the god of the new world’ is an old fad though,” Korin said, as he stood up from the branch.R1Qt0p
VrTDHis fight with Tates Valtazar was over, but that didn’t mean the war was over yet.eS0
nF9ZVzValtazar’s subjects were still fighting Master and his peers from the Academy, and there were also Shadow Beasts endlessly creeping up from the darkness.G5w
yF6tzFGMost importantly, he had to put an end to this unending winter.nCTBHV
PPugi“Wait.”Z4J
Dr9VAfter stopping Korin, Tates took something out from his chest and tossed it at him.c75pjD
C7AWThey were Rune Stones – ones that carried the Primal Runes.ReR
r8UL1tCOriginally, the final arc was supposed to open with Tates collecting all the Primal Runes to open the path to Tir na Nog, but…ex2ryv
ydOTPerhaps it was because he was confident that he could find them after winning or something, but Tates didn’t seem that keen on looking for the Primal Runes. However, it seemed that he had been carrying the few Rune Stones that he did manage to collect.NUqCia
eyzna0“Rune Stones and… is this a key?”pBqE
u3sdThere was a golden key giving off light by itself in the midst of the darkness. It looked like a key to the divine treasures of gods.j5MTiND
hX3VvO“A gift from me for the new generation. Resting there are the treasures of the previous Danann. They’re the treasures of Manannan Mac Lir and Lugh that even Master wouldn’t have been able to obtain.”Ftu6Ogh
KhgPBecause it would be useless in his hands now that he was dying, Tates gave it away with not a sliver of hesitation.BFZlu2a
gCxtboo“My blessings to you, new generation. Let there be light in your path.”rll
EdV0tWith that, Tates eased his muscles. Korin turned his back to him as gems began to approach him by themselves.jLW
GmG[System Message]8bXq
0wdFd0– The four great treasures of Tuatha de Danann have gathered in one place.VoIWT
sHM[Spear of Light, Areadbhair]y1tm0t
wdSJ[Cauldron of Infinity, Undry]bCSKF9a
LtOKyx[Stone of Destiny, Lia Fail]QeXTcbC
HMyR[Sword of the Sun, Claiomh Solais]Y2dqQs
bFP[Tates Valtazar]0Pzht
4pEk※ Difficulty: EXdk53q
XAFp※ Reward:9BdzB9
VB7A– You have recovered all your Aura and ManagX1wP
5ojkl7– You have obtained the right to divinity.ehl4pMw
qstMI5J—————————————HkZ
HHnG3GYour rewards will be given after the Coronation.4csMy
MaR1MLYou have completed the pre-requisites for the quest, . Complete the Coronation and sit on the throne of Ard Ri, the King of Gods.dXS
gM8k…………NGv1
WDrVjQ[Hero Korin Lork. Congratulations.]uWDdF
60VMPmqThe Aura and Mana that had been depleted all returned as a strong sense of omnipotence filled his body.Np8bX
EAxN2t“So… what was this all about?”8qh
75oDid the System reflect the will of the world itself? Did that mean he had been receiving quests from the world until now?B19U
3jRTRNPutting Lia Fail into his pocket, he carried Areadbhair and gazed down at the world from the branches of the World Tree.1NzBgN
pAQwm1RThe world was still filled with darkness and the cold wintery blizzard.yEwRO
iQMWhat they and the world needed was warmth, and… Korin had a feeling that he could do it.OkOxkty
zgQ“Do I really have to act like a god? Seriously, why can’t they be more creative? I have to do something like a god for my last reward.”PdUfJo
OLTDEdBut if it had to be done regardless,hyS6
V4mPIf he had to take the throne for even a moment…6EXu
K7GLife was about style, so he wanted to be solemn and dignified like a god. No-one could see him anyway, so he decided to make it a blast.J8V2
s1BFe“Let me do something similar.”zIrWx1
RajuOiThe Sun appeared to heed to his will. The Sun rose up, bringing unto the world warmth and light that could chase away the darkness.UNWWrxO
mPv“Let there be light.”bObb25
8XWo8VThe Sun melted the winter, chased away the darkness and lit up the world.wVf2C
qk0r3Oj…………ViEGyPK
klBr………wBFCa
MuCQzB……6KOa
zek…Hca
x1YuyLeft by himself, Tates gazed at the Sun in the sky with a smile on his lips.goC
2Ov“Aya~. How splendid.”HYhCKrI
xrIytxwThat was the next King of Gods – one who would write the stories of a new mythology. It was to be expected of his contender.jiO
XQGA“What a shame. All that was left was just one single step.”uLo
Rp6pZ3PHe still couldn’t help but feel slightly regretful that he couldn’t achieve his lifelong goal.VNtw
pfGaj[It’s okay, Tates. You will live on in the next generation.]SsPSvPW
gYnNiDOPerhaps it was because this was his last moment, but forgotten memories were rising back to the surface.TYc
ojdfzmIThere was a time when warm hands were putting the young Danann to sleep.WzoOXa
Rnb6WDuring the fall of the era of gods, among the Danann heading to ruin were parents who wished to leave their descendent alive in this world.Iiuf4
qPOPSveIn the end, they couldn’t avoid their demise.d3eS
V9oBut the young Danann, Tates Valtazar, was picked up and raised by the Danann of Justice who was walking alone in the new era.kUTKEVm
7chcOdI[Tates, let me teach you the ways of the spear. Help the people with your spear.]ge5jisq
xcw8There was a time when his Master meant everything to him. Even though he had killed her countless times himself…NbadyN
m1B8“Well, thank goodness you are alive this time. Your unworthy disciple will be heading off first.”Hxw4
wbtvlYdHis master, friend and mother. Although he killed her 99 times, he still wished for her happiness in this last iteration.jadF9
Xr3U“I wonder when Josephine is finally going to get married…”v6gR5Z
puWYWhile also reminiscing about his old friend who was like a younger sister to him,lyOtD
C1zaThe Danann of Light closed his eyes.pZRWX
nAgThe Demon King of the world;UkH
owRtSThe final boss met his end.f40WS
rz6DdPO****CEJ
EUOm3pcThe war came to an end.sdkox
GIFSnow melted all over the world, and the pitch black darkness crumbled before the appearance of the Sun.Qv8TNE
lITtNn2Countless lives were lost and legends were made throughout the war, and everyone from soldiers to northerners… to the citizens of this world who had been quietly watching on from the darkness witnessed the Light and the Sun blooming like flowers in the night sky.e4C0z
tn9Unconsciously seeking for a god to protect them, some of them found new faith.ccsvE4
Lb1KThe world was not ready to accept new faith straight away. But eventually, they will come to acknowledge the new divinity.R8vgW
PL5tvmFThe true god was among them, so how could they possibly ignore his existence?3AIxOvn
9W5QIn the end, it was just a matter of time.LfSaf
mtbl****bETG8W
e1d“Fuu… Finally back.”XAWzH
NGMIt wasn’t that long, but felt like a long time had gone by.tSJ0tc
5wTKZ4Putting an end to the war, we signed a peace treaty with the northerners and bid farewell to Brunhild and the valkyries.yJmx8P
ZZdRBWe came back to the capital but the celebrations and awarding seemed like it would take too long so I returned straight to the Academy.fBEhbb
IpxfIt was May, and it was still Spring.63Lv
sglv8k“Korin! Korin! Let’s quickly go back home! I’ll boil some potatoes for you!”7fJew
eAs2lMarie’s refreshing voice tickled my ears. She wasn’t the only one here with me.2sWRg1J
6rXdaCp“Korin-ssi~ I heard there’s a new theatrical play in the city. It’s called ‘Love cannot be a sin,’ and the name really touches my heart for some reason. Let’s go watch it after our meal!”FNC9
IBOa“…I want fish.”4J0V
uzXmcAlicia and Hua Ran were together. The three of them and I were on our way back to the dormitory.6f5hxcK
V7lSpecial Dormitory.JYYcv
DmzcOriginally, it was to quarantine Hua Ran, but after we started living together… it became a place that we could call home.nCzcv
B5b“We’re back.”4Si
cICT“Yeah. We are back.”1ZM
Lg6Vm3The place brought back memories and reminded me how we were still just students. We might have saved the world and whatnot, but we were still of an age where we should be enjoying our youth!8ojB
P9HV“Semester 1 of Year 3 has just vanished but… Well, there’s still some time left.”4GE
mePxK“T, this is my last year but I still have a lot of time too!”QMdEh
2GoNi“But you know. Don’t you have to like, quit academies before graduation? I thought that was a rule.”uVG
2KPKer“Is there a rule like that?!”1mun
OymAB“…I don’t think so.”sDPJxTF
HLoi75I thought the go-to was to quit the Academy, join a strange organization that moves behind the curtains and so on. Wasn’t that how every story went?SgQJ
MrUB5DBut wait, I already saved the world though!rk8fi2F
rzU“I guess campus life is all we have left to do~”8NNoLvK
fFUI hadn’t really thought about what to do after saving the world. Maybe I should graduate like a normal student and travel the world.myEa1W
4lv2BdBack in the game, the western continent was as far as you could go, so crossing the ocean and visiting the eastern continent to sightsee seemed like an interesting idea.8XEXi
JfC– Creak!w1x7
EHFfJSoThe door creaked open.IMqzcr
WiYhSU“Hmm? Welcome back, boss.”vwf9
k6YMBSx“Korin-hyung!”RXrXj
IY90uJRen and Ron welcomed us at the entrance.imhp
H5zO8F4“Hmm…”Znr
RTPB“What’s wrong?”Ff2us
LwU1rm0“No. I was just thinking how you guys can take your time growing.”bRy5xw
sFAXn“Eeek…!” Ren grumbled. “I’ve been worrying about that too! I did grow a little though, you know?”XGRxW
rIonbwKPerhaps because of the war, Ren had also grown to the level of a middle school student. However, the Ren and Ron siblings I remembered from the game were the voluptuous lady and the muscular macho.IAuV
VC9Oj“You’re cuter the way you are right now so don’t worry.”uz9
Pqw5C“Mhmm… Anyway, there is a guest so please go greet them, oraboni.”BEq
HWZLBvz“Guest?”4qLU
h2KfWhy would there be a guest in the Academy dormitory? Curious, I opened the door to the guest room and found someone familiar.e0c
Nx3“You have arrived, my fiance.”LbdO1Pt
nVQ3“Oh… Lunia-ssi.”CZZ6Z
eJXWaiting in the waiting room of the dormitory was Lunia, elegantly drinking tea from her cup.Rs4f
vnQW“Was everything dealt with in the east?”oen
10a“Indeed, thanks to fighting along with the old man.”cciNt
diuLunia and Old Man Garrand had to deal with the Shadow Beasts invading from the east.HNaW4
SYk3We prevented problems from happening in the south and the west, but on the east were nomad tribes and Shadow Beasts under Tates’ command, so we needed a strong army to stay on the eastern front.cQsAqMy
lBfRGcThanks to that old man Garrand and Lunia, it seemed that everything was fine.trnC
9HBgP“What brings you here though? I was planning to go visit you soon anyway, and didn’t think you would come all the way here.”AyjKLSA
wdxl“Well, we can discuss that when everyone is here.”u5n
p4ILCEveryone? Were there more people coming?NURlml
ywR“KO~RIN~DONNGSAENGGGGGG…!”JnP
1ThThere was only one person who called me that way. Before I could even turn my head around, the pink-haired saintess wrapped her arms around my neck.etUNvCf
BbYfhYIt was obviously Estelle.GZTQ6
avcF“…Why are you here?”2TDjZM
4BewxyoDidn’t she have tons of things to take care of? She had to deal with the ones still faithful to the Old Faith, and take care of the integration of the religions back into one, so why was she here?a9szp
Gpt5“I have to graduate this year, right~? I didn’t want to take a break again~”5t0Q
smj“…So you’re telling me you left it all to your subordinates and ran away.”hJv5wnE
nayNYFq“This noona is going to become a su~uuperrr important person, so don’t worry!”ldKO
WKRYEvIt seemed that she had yet to let go of her ambitions. Perhaps she really could become a god. In fact, if I actually went through the coronation… then I could give her a position too.gZd1kk
JML‘Well, that’s a story for later though.’MOw5ho
Dxhhu6EI had used too much power of the Sun to chase away the darkness and melt the winter. For now, I had to recover my divine energy and leave the coronation and other things till later.7FTZE
Lm4Td35Plus, now that I was also acknowledged by Areadbhair, I had to get used to the Divinity of Light as well.QL9JOd
J0Pv“Oh~. My dear disciple. You are here.”x7G
EDmMore and more people arrived at the waiting room. They included Master Erin and—WQx
d5Qni“Your Highness Miru?”iW4yS
CbR8y“Don’t be so formal.”WPzFv
ZAX52gjWhy was Miru here too? What about the political stability of our kingdom?QKiTvV
pFOVqvThe sisters were both running away from their duties!B7U9ULR
6W7bpF5“Fuu~. I guess we do need to hold a celebration party now that the big war is over.”z31
sygOulW“Hnn?”Z5aZUqb
2FNWjRI could guess why they were all here. You all wanted to hold a party, huh!pMIu6gM
qImqM0“Korin? There is a reason… why all of us are here.”BCDqR8
G4gY“Master?”sQOBnUz
yy9QoWith a stern look on her face, Master gulped and started off.ZbUpfCB
4CaJ“Isn’t it about… time for you to make a decision?”nVtuO
AYBP“Ah…”r2Ts
MprOnly then did I realize their intention.wYE
L3QKRight, everyone here…v4bp6
i2rk“You’re right.”qKnWLOO
34TMarie Dunareff.2X6nfzM
3s6iAlicia Arden.khNNUvM
gMj5Lunia Arden.hfWoLU
S62QoAhHua and Ran.jAuEO5
N86YjEstelle Hadassa El Rath.wPsXQhN
AsAMiruam Elizabeth El Rath.NRibo
ltQErin Danua.uj1
8KeB8xOThey were people who loved me despite my shortcomings.gvUjQ
rOFP6The war was over. My duty to save the world was complete, and the time had come for me to make the choice that I had been putting off until now.BrcsB
Xk0G“U, uahh… I, I’m becoming nervous. K, Korin…”UJL2nt
lAVItMarie was someone special who was always there to support me. Ever since I saved her, she showered me with uncompensated love and support, and without her assistance, it would have been impossible to win the war.K29ZMju
81l2“Hmm~. It doesn’t really matter to me though.”sSaI
U5qofsBAlicia.dhXprZL
V16GREven though she was slightly weird at times, she overcame her own limits and grew. She still lacked confidence, but still whispered me words of love and tried to do whatever she could.qRx
Wd6tpE“…”muQrQ0
q7WxkHua Ran.wQmK
L5SThe two of them met a happy ending that was unobtainable in the original game. Hua was quiet but would blush at times, while Ran would proactively express her affection.FX4w
CsKzThey weren’t the only ones.K31y
7ulwEstelle, Miruam, Lunia and Master Erin…uRVvpEM
SktAll of them were too much for someone like me. They were adorable and beautiful people.jfcI
c0DSome had strange perceptions of marriage but I still had to make a decision.yvtq8
iqyaI had to choose one out of these eight ladies.oY5StXG
upU“I…”sPL
3xGhUYMy mouth refused to say the following words. Who was I supposed to pick? It would inevitably bring ‘misfortune’ to the remaining seven so… I couldn’t make up my mind.Tnbn3F
8qeKIt was then—dUwHJ4
Na5N[Side Quest: Marie Dunareff]2bL
xJWckM※ Difficulty: SVVohSC
PSxxDHuh? A quest? There are still more quests?7ZGK
FtXsi[Side Quest: Alicia Arden]T7847MU
cDF9ke3※ Difficulty: SqJmwEY3
ZBia8[Side Quest: Lunia Arden]IRjQx
27FSW※ Difficulty: SEl7G2QM
AKrCIIaHuhh??C4uOB
LNJNI[Side Quest: Hua / Ran]NWR
4hA※ Difficulty: SzBjq
yrnW, wait…0ifJx1Y
LhecO[Side Quest: Estelle Hadassa El Rath]mT2gJoL
1O2※ Difficulty: SnHSBh
p6dGive me a moment!!er0v
UII2A6[Side Quest: Erin Danua]m0fI
gkg8J※ Difficulty: SnQbP
Crt〚I will not disregard the misfortune of the good.〛XRS7xi
0ANpy[Fulfil your Precept]W7H
xxJ“……………………………………”KOND
xKIur7“Korin? What’s wrong?”Dai7
HvF6h“Korin-ssi? Your face is pale.”z8me
JgFSwzM“Are you okay, Korin? Are you not feeling well? Would you like some blood jelly soup?”iUVc1
9uLgcpWThe girls approached me with worries on their faces, but each of their steps felt like that of the Grim Reaper to me.mUWAN8D
wLh54ug“He…”09d1vNV
VDSDb““He??””3ahafW
2DJ“Help.”Fe0HS3t
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