Chapter 93: Sun – Claiomh Solais (1)
PqiMgXYBro.hdX
oDzy40nThe shock was so great like a stake stabbing through the heart, and I almost fainted.LLu1
4BGV“H, haak…”luDxA
0OdVEvidence was being shown by both my eyes and my ears. I couldn’t breathe properly and it felt like my heart was traced out of my chest as my eyes closed by themselves to turn away from reality.bS5k4B
VlllYQ“L, like… isn’t this way too much?”88lu4
einRPSTI wanted to refuse the thing in front of me. Despite knowing that it was fake, I still couldn’t look at it.710aP
3cZ“Hey, bro. It’s been a while.”4ju
rJHK“Oh shitttt…”UWJ2qq
JZeHe was an Asian-looking guy with jet-black hair, unlike me who had slightly navy-colored hair. He was the real player of this game, whose name I was afraid of calling out.MYq0Uun
AzlU“Park Sihu…”d4J1
IcoUSL“Yes. I am Park Sihu, the one you killed.”6zR
bNpa“You are a fake.”lGM7A3v
Ciy“Of course.”ZyRYCB
SQOGlNHe walked up to me with a grin. That intense appearance of his alone was enough to send my heart beating like crazy.s9vk
fDHyCY“Saving the world, huh. What an interesting thing you have created. But bro, are you confident? Do you think you can do better than I did?”kfjIUb
6wPo“…”rOI4sNO
AvGZ“I failed after monopolizing everything I could. Who do you think you are, bro? What can you do with that half-assed system window? Do you think you can really beat Tates Valtazar?”bEV
7liu6NhRight. That was something I wasn’t sure about either.3tf01b
R1na1Park Sihu.gZgWCJU
tZjGQMain player.is9A0EK
Oux6pw6The rightful protagonist of this world.VGlBZq5
AilnDEAlthough his ways were evil, the power in his hands was definitely real.27msN
IUUi8xHe had the might to flip the world upside down just by himself. Before the final battle, he was so powerful and out of this world, that it wouldn’t have been strange for others to revere him as a god.HaRv
7GkonOAnd yet even he failed.8N6b5n
VodxZ68Park Sihu failed to save the world and was defeated by Tates Valtazar.fPvq
20WHe probably based it on our experience with the game to tackle his precepts and weaken Tates Valtazar back to the realm of humans and yet…avos3
t3AV6hf“You shouldn’t have killed me, bro. What you should have done is persuade me. You should have tried your best to tag along with me and give it another shot.”4uO7K
Z4V0“My chastity would have been at risk though.”cAd
9A4qbRf“And how is that important? Bro, don’t you like saving people? You easily sacrifice yourself trying to save other people, so how come you can’t even do that?”HTHHMA
hGMWith a wave of his hands, the world changed. The changed world… looked extremely peaceful.gVgI5
VWCzsIt was the scene at the ending credit of ❰Heroic Legends of Arhan❱… which told of the world retrieving its peace after the failed attempt at bringing the Paradise of Shadows.Djg4
lCI“You see this? This is the world we could have had, bro, if only you didn’t kill the main player.”ykXFXb
N0wtUIqYou will fail. Miserably.q4ioyu
EuG“Who cares about the deaths of a few NPCs huh? It’s nothing compared to the grand goal of saving the world.”0LsEJW
dfJx“Look at you talk.”3TXNJ
TtGjZ4“What?”ys7
8ihw“An illusion based on my memories, huh. It’s quite interesting but…”rUZ5d
ijfkSI activated the demonic core of Sebancia inside me, and focused the power of darkness on my right arm.cSW
wWFsW“I don’t know what this is trying to test, but you won’t get a different reply from me.”Erz
iGFiDemonic Spear of Darkness.nbtXAe
9A7CftThe aura was supposed to stay within a weapon, but right now, I felt like hurling a fist regardless of the backlash. This time, the opponent didn’t have an Unbreakable Vajra Body like Hua Ran, so I would probably only have some fractures that would heal in a day’s time at worst.C2w07v
l8n7Tqw“Oi you fucking son of a bitch. Who the fuck do you think you are to put arbitrary values on people’s lives? What tells you this is a game and not real life? And how can you possibly do things like that?”XXjLt8
vZjcMHEven if I were to go back in time, I would most certainly repeat what I did.N0o4nE
x7rCm– Kwang!aQtW
JtdCracks appeared in the dimension as the tangible world in front of me started to crumble down.3jZ
a7uKdMI wasn’t sure if that was because of my reply or because of the fist I hurled with all my power, but what I did know was this.0lGJ5
nOPH“I am going the correct way.”Ow87y
h02Fa6There won’t be any regrets.FkPCLq
G87s0GGMarie Dunareff.Zz6gBr
MLV3hCNAlicia Arden.wCR5I
MIIaHua and Ran.ZY9YVXJ
6oG2tp8They were the people I had saved, and there were still a lot more people that I will save regardless of inefficiency.I7S4bD4
g3hq84d〚I will save the world.〛vYi
XcQ8The world I save must contain everyone.0Bq
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4EfRAI used to think of Park Sihu as a good guy.GvVQThz
9C1He was pulled into another world against his will, and had to act as the hero that will save the world. Even though he was a bit rude and was like a snobby brat, I let it be.V7bUD1O
3rudR30What that meant was that most of my memories were good evaluations of Park Sihu. The shocking twist at the end was only 10 minutes long.XSpk1
waYn“No wonder he had no toxicity in his eyes.”loAgQ0L
7NBRtRHearing that voice calling me ‘Bro’ gave me goosebumps, but that illusion of his was nothing compared to the one before. It fell short compared to the expression he had when talking about his hundred thousand kill log.Fqo7MPP
QathVThat was probably the limit of an illusion that was formed based on my memories.fwS6S
Aml“You are out.”xGtQ
uopE9TWhen I woke up, I found Yuel and Lunia standing in front of me. Yuel was a druid so that was normal but Lunia…idODAb
0Ru“How did you come out so quickly?”SXGX3
jQRD“Something in the form of the old man was talking gibberish so I cut it down. He was way too weak compared to the real one.”6SVicB
kmSfkR7By ‘old man’, she was probably referring to her grandfather, the Sword Emperor.Yns
xqDmtlAs for me, I was like that because I knew it was an illusion but it seemed that Lunia wasn’t even sure whether it was an illusion or not when deciding to cut her grandfather, which… might be slightly questionable.BGXUz
pP7oO“What about Alicia?”UuIjP4b
wVRLunia turned her gaze behind me. Looking back, I saw Alicia standing still with unfocused eyes. That seemed to be how it looked on the outside when under the effect of the illusion.34l5QEZ
W4eMkc“Nothing strange considering she is the weakest to illusions like these.”sxKo
bI5“…I suppose so.”Sgy
p8tV4DaTurning back to the front, I walked up to Yuel, who had been fidgety for a while.asS
G9O1SD“S, sorry. I didn’t know… this existed.”eMANpIO
rl8wU“It’s not your fault so calm down. Anyway, what happens when you don’t wake up from this?”9VZTQW3
uKy“I think… you’ll be expelled to the outside.”k0MJml
6gFGD“That’s not good.”eaoRtR
BNlO8Le“Anyway, it will take some time for Alicia to wake up so let us carry her and move on.”zRs
aT4miQSaying that, Lunia helped close the vacant eyes of Alicia while carrying her on her shoulders.dkJ
koxQVsA“She should wake up soon, right?” Yuel asked.qUShvFV
1r10qo“All we can do is trust her. Which might be a little challenging,” I replied.0FwlumC
PLPLn“Alicia will be mad if she heard that.”VGc4Erd
RKMtByGAfter going a bit further in, we finally arrived at the secret land of druids.eGnTy6T
tzar“Wow~.”qN1fyY
Zn62dj5“Hmm. So there was a place like this in this mountain range…”JVB
UlmLaid out before us in a slight distance was a city. The mystical scenery of nothing but nature looked breathtakingly magnificent.oPcU
ya9“Are they all residents of the forest… druids?”qn7LKx
oWGI2gf“Yes. This is a city of druids after all.”RDCe
fuSOIt was then. After sensing a nearby presence, Lunia and I immediately brought out hands to our weapons. A beast appeared from a place that would most certainly be the entrance of the secret land of Findias.PV9dlU
rp9“To think you would break through the fog this fast. Looks like we have some extraordinary guests.”HOX
JDbHsjfA beautiful leopard with a lustrous layer of black fur spoke in human language while gazing down at us.EEc
mdChL“Doesn’t look like a demonic beast.”dWZqxLT
W8ETP“A hidden technique of a druid, I suppose.”zeE7EJf
SwMtZM2It seemed that our assumptions were correct, judging from how Yuel opened her mouth trying to say something, only to close her mouth again after hearing our guesses.d6Bcua
Ga28PE“That should be everyone. Excuse me for my bad manners.”O63v
9FN51The leopard soon changed into a humanoid figure. Its appearance changed in the blink of an eye into an old druid who appeared so old that it looked like he would need a walking stick no matter where he went.BKwALf
nCkE“Nice to meet you, young druid and fellow friends. I am the druid protecting this Findias, and my name is Uzkias.”cP9
e29dG0wUzkias.15ItM
crC9He was the protector of Findias, the hiding place of one of the four great treasures, Claiomh Solais, the sun.4YnX
1ou7At last, we finally met him.EpI6YK
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O3rTBFollowing Uzkias, we entered the mystifying lands of Findias.UDv63Cq
bdH0VThere was not a single man-made building, and the entire city was filled with tall trees with deep roots. Every one of the citizens looked elegant and mysterious.dklBor
uew“Yuel. Are they all…”IH5x1Q
1wOogp1“Yes. They are all my kindred.”pYPSJRo
J3fNTheir eyes were on us outsiders. However, there was no hostility in their eyes and they simply seemed intrigued by our presence. That was the same look I saw on Yuel’s face when we sometimes went downtown for a meal.tXh
7jTD“Interesting. A city made only of trees.”06A
CkjC95It wasn’t surprising that Lunia was impressed by it because this place called Findias was literally a naturally made city with nothing but tall and thick trees.mjj9
2NG4aqEach of the trees looked as if the branches intertwined with themselves to form a shelter. It would definitely be on the Top 15 list of most interesting houses on SNS.GDvq
flVcpD“Are all the houses like this for druids?”7uw5N
vuI“Yes. Well, the trees and spirits just make our houses for us.”v5lzEQ
e8ATF“Damn. Can I have one if possible?”jY6h8
bit4dl“It’s what people would call as ‘green belt[mfn] Green Belt: A real estate terminology about an area in a city where building is prohibited.[/mfn]’ though. Is that okay? Don’t you like money, Mr. Korin?”vipWt
cmLZH“Real estate… is a long-term investment.”3G9w4
Ew0lThat was unfortunate. My mind was already off thinking about building a resort here with a bunch of stores and developing it into a tourist attraction but… that seemed impossible.eleM
JTzI“This way.”nQDE
4XVP6PzFollowing Uzkias’s lead, we went into a small and tidy tree house and sat down for a talk.qT3Tex
TwkBF4“It is my first time actually seeing you. Nice to meet you, Sage of Findias.”v4ndsyj
kjzk“Right, young druid of Avelorn. I am sorry for the tragedy that took place there.”joK3F
cM7Qdx“It’s alright.”zKZMr
71rF6mYuel was one of the druids living in the forest of Avelorn, which was now destroyed by hordes of demonic beasts. Even though they were from totally different places, Uzkias welcomed Yuel as if she were his distant relative.NN6k
bXxfMQj“Right. I have heard from the spirits that a young druid was looking for this place. From the request of a fellow called Korin Lork, if I recall correctly.”y4ZeD
NFVUPbu“I am Korin Lork.”l28b38
01DB“So you are Korin Lork. The karma you have on your shoulders is truly one worthy of a saga.”SEKfzXQ
EnHUzkias commented while looking at me. Despite the wrinkles near his eyes, the vitality in his pupils was no different from that of a young man.ofv
3NS9“So, young hero. What brings to a remote area like this?”yGtS
CoAjj“Sword of the Sun.”q8A
KmYBX“Hmm?”qlSqGam
XjCCUvk“I have come to find one of the 4 great treasures left behind by the Danus, Claiomh Solais, the Sword of the Sun.”NEZ
R3SmC“How do you…”BNF
LZPwHe looked at me with a piercing gaze, scrutinizing me despite his puzzlement.tjZ
QeXdtW“I do have the right, because I am here as the first spear of the Queen of Paradise, Erin Danua.”V3Wz4WO
KZ1Nik5It was a lie but at the same time it wasn’t. I was the rightful successor of Erin Danua, my master. This alone was a never-changing fact even after me coming back in time.7IM
DW1afQIt was right when I referred to myself as the first spear of my master.wyH0
ehL9ZK“Kukh, hahk! Hahk! Kya, ha, he, hi… Ho.”Z5IKTO
GKbAlong with laughter that was hard to forget after hearing once, a man wearing a duster coat walked in after opening the wooden door.rxVeG
ETngJqThe thin man was as long as a snake. His body was covered with the long duster coat, which thus emphasized his eyes.DavWg2x
uiJae6His eyes were slit open and thin like those of a snake. Those purple eyes contained a different notion of venom to those of a vampire, and seemed to contain a lethal dose of poison.chHVX
Sdgsf“Hello, kids.”9wD1j
lPSHe greeted us like we were friends, but did not conceal the ferocious light in his eyes. I knew who this person was.niABlH
eBq“I was expecting someone to come, but wasn’t expecting that to be the craziest person.”zAkmLt
JEElyWQ“Do you know who I am, o loyal watchdog of the queen? Kuhihih…!”9HZK3
rKaP5x“What brings Mr. Dun Scaith, the king of beasts, to this place?”D7wC
PYU3“The same reason as you, young friend who killed Fermack.”XDUSK
jWYKing of Beasts, Dun Scaith.EFr
oIlwvMThe monster of ‘Murias’, and the king of dark shade. He was known worldwide as a famous beastman terrorist but…6fh5z
PTJY“Kill Fermack? What? Do you know our professor?”Boi8
WmsJust like Fermack Daman, he was one of the subjects of the King of Paradise, Tates Valtazar, who would have become the master of the mid-bosses, Ren and Ron.zOwbE
5OdB4y“Don’t play the fool with me, kid. I can smell his blood from you; and the smell of an intense fight to death. How did someone as weak as you kill him?”N2pJHzs
Vvv“Maybe he was just even weaker than me.”BmqbQd
epusp“Ku, kuhuk! Kuhuhuhk…! Wea… weak! Kukukuk…!”nHe
SOgScaith giggled while grabbing his belly. After suddenly stopping his smile, he looked at me with the eyes of a serpent.yF2yU
S0XLMLh“There is only one throne in the Shadow Paradise, kid. An era of darkness will devour the world and the chosen gods will descend personally onto the world.A3eo
miCocI, Dun Scaith the king of beasts, will lead all the beasts to eat up your goddess, leaving not a single bone behind… When that time comes, I shall cut your head and serve it on the prettiest of platters.1wvEK
tF7E1“Look at my eyes, kid, and remember it. These are the eyes of a man telling the truth.”2z2
t2DjeI could hear people gasping behind me, but I wasn’t inexperienced enough to fall for such tricks.Wz1Yt4
xUIhb“Your breath stinks. Get rid of your mouth.”T6332k
hJEaT“Kuhihirk!”Kg7QyC
Ee4aDqHe started grinning like a madman. He giggled while looking at me, before suddenly turning to the side with a flick.Z7J
xnZ17“Stop calling me!NSqZHr4
0Fq“I told you not to call me!”Ww0ixYr
6kNrScaith showed his temper. There was no one at the end of his gaze but his outburst was definitely targeted at someone.QcUwnRz
7mcO7“Oh, sorry friends. There was a noisy buddy you see. Kuhihihik…!”53F5rT
MpIJatkHe took a few steps back with a giggle, sat down on the other side, and joined our conversation as if it was the most natural thing in the world.gEXUE
Bh0oldw“What’s wrong? I’m here for the sun as well.”lzN6she
2Ef“Yeah. I figured.”67J27EQ
XUyGbkcThis was the land of druids. The druids were in a neutral position, and were a separate force from both me and Tates Valtazar. Causing ruckus here would only lower our chances of getting the Claiomh Solais.dcGN1eZ
wMGr“You have quite the unusual enemies, Korin.”8JKDM
9q0n“Hope this shows how rough my life is.”YvrGcW
R9wFSAfter we were done with a short war of nerves, Uzkias continued from where he stopped after an empty cough.WJfJL
jLKD“Although both of you want the Claiomh Solais, I do not have the right to give it to you. All I do is test whether you have the right to lay your hands on the sun or not.sGCsTqg
BJG3As such, I Uzkias, the protector of Findias, will give you an appropriate test.”wDTWw30
Mdd“Test?”Uhc
l3YX4“Hihihi. Test… I love tests.”ivD
uGmOD4fA test huh.ijIezH
pgmqThat’s probably what they did last time as well. Most of the protectors of the secret lands were alive last iteration, and were all neutral.C5QYOT
w1GwfF1They were protectors of nature that followed neither the queen nor the king. That was why Tates Valtazar didn’t bother messing with the druids either.edT5e
SuwIt still should have been Scaith that came here in the last iteration, and the problem was that Valtazar had possessed all 4 treasures near the end. In other words… that meant that Scaith had passed this test.llmcXOD
8OjVN“Please wait at your respective accommodations. I will tell you the content of the test after a discussion.”dFzmJ
mYhThis was different from the main scenario. It wasn’t included in the original storyline of the game, and was an incident that happened outside the experienceable scope of the player.CIoFt5
8Dc“I’m expecting many things from you, killer of Fermack.”69ziZgc
srKcI was expecting to come across the King’s subjects quite soon, but what I wasn’t expecting was that I would be contending against them in this manner.dtxcGQA
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SWxSoAt night, I visited Alicia’s bedroom to see how she was. My plan was to invite her out for dinner if she had woken up from the illusion.IfXiU
s2kv“Alicia. Did you get up?”3l8e
2dG9QOpening the door, I looked at the bed of druids inside the room that contained no light source at all apart from the moonlight. There, I could see that Alicia was still fast asleep.jgep
87HsDid she still not wake up from her illusion? Hopefully, she won’t stay like that until the end.rlTfJLy
6sKv1i7“Ehew. Please wake up by tomorrow…”wmU
zBWO4PIt was when I turned my back to go have dinner.Kub
gAQ– Tuhp!bihLn
CRTISuA hand suddenly grabbed my sleeve and stopped me from leaving. Did she wake up?Gp4N
trBxKn“Alicia? Are you… uahhak?!”22u
Wy8She suddenly pulled me in. It happened so abruptly that I ended up being pushed down onto the bed without having any time to defend myself.bY3Ut
Ql6O2“Shhh…”ZfMdoJk
yyMW“A, Alicia?”iGl
M1BA pair of vague eyes were gazing down at me. Her face under the moonlight was giving off a red flush.FCKjXma
sjJ“…Brother-in-law.”neq
5fF“Huh? What?”vJi
gi7lvAlicia gently whispered into my ears. She then pretended to take something out from my left ring finger… and continued her whisper.pE9T
wvdB“Brother-in-law… Sister is not coming home tonight.”7Pox
ODUbkgB“Huh? Sorry? What?”rVFH
vcWklPHIt was so dumbfounding that I had trouble breathing properly. What in the hell was going on?JQy6jUd
dIKhzwDespite my fluster, Alicia continued looking at me with a sensuous gaze. Her clothes slipped past her skin and… she suddenly fell on my chest with a flop.9JL
ZxDYfyh– ZzzzzzzzzzKltv3Ks
ih2lIeAShe fainted into a deep sleep and did not wake up again.tfQHQ
o8M4VC5“?????”cSHN
abqXWhat just happened?O51S
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4gSNWAt dawn, Alicia opened her eyes.8HC
zbKyiRHer back ached and her head was ringing in pain due to sleeping on a bed that didn’t have a mattress. Actually, that was just an excuse, and she knew better than anyone the reason behind her headache.UShIc0
FLuT“……”3Vd
sf2Her entire body was heavy but without caring about that, Alicia blankly stared at the ceiling. The black ceiling with nothing on it acted as a display screen that replayed the illusion she saw at noon.Pe3HJNh
PWaWhat she saw was a happy and harmonious family. The two people of her admiration made a lifetime pledge and shared love. She had twelve nephews running up to her while calling her ‘aunty’.GbysZ
NZQaTThat was a form of happiness that should never be broken. Her older sister was an extremely diligent person, and Korin wasn’t the type to bring tears to the eyes of his spouse either.xtxMSD
5uDAsThus, this was the happiest ending possible that everyone should be happy with.m0uod0w
XTtSo… why was it that she didn’t feel very comfortable? Why…c0ZBw9x
QYn『Brother-in-law… Sister is not coming home tonight.』fzvUmVF
WZ68ouC– Slip…!MJnn
6cavA“UGYAAAAAKKKK!!”LMK
JdkiWhy did I do that? Why did I say that? Like, why? Why? Why? WHY?!bpn6u7
VYvsmVu“I, I’m sorryyyy… I’m sorryyyyy Sister. Mr. Korinnn…”3MOLX
lx9jAmThe girl gained another secret that she couldn’t share with anyone else.e6R
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