There Is No Spring in the Stolen Field

148. testament (2)

It’s a very obvious thing, but I stopped Rebecca.

What kind of husband would let his wife go to die?

Surely there must be another way.

I tried to find the person who sent the letter somehow, but Rebecca and I vaguely knew and noticed.

okay…

The fact that this is not a plan prepared over a day or two.

And to be able to do this so meticulously without leaving any traces…

We knew very well that we were the kingdom that we risked our lives to protect.

Dog star.

Can you understand me a little bit now?

Why did I tell you to leave the warrior?

This is because the existence of a hero is too threatening to humans.

Humans are always afraid of beings far stronger than themselves.

It has always existed in history and has been taken for granted.

That’s why humans needed a hero who could defeat the demon lord.

But after defeating the Demon King.

Have you ever thought about what people fear the most?

Yes… If you explained this much, you’ll get a feel for it…

that’s a warrior

humans. In particular, to those in power, the warrior has become a thorn in the eye after the subjugation of the demon king.

The hero is a one-man army with the power to challenge the emperor at any time, and was much more popular with the citizens than the emperor.

At first, everyone praised us hahahaha, but as time passed, they became more and more afraid.

Lest we turn our backs on them and revolt.

Lest we ever put our swords on them and take the throne.

Actually, we only thought about raising our daughter beautifully without thinking about it.

And the shadows cast in their hearts gradually eat away at them, and soon they decide to get rid of us.

However, we have become too accustomed to peace and have become complacent.

More than 10 years have passed.

Me and Rebecca were no different from a normal middle-aged couple.

I was trying to stop Rebecca somehow.

Unfortunately, the letter did not give us time to think.

The date is until tomorrow.

When I was instructed to personally bring the warrior to the imperial palace, we hugged each other and shed tears.

Yeah… In my mind, both she and I just wanted to destroy the kingdom.

to be treated like this. We didn’t fight to shed blood to meet this end.

But Irene.

our daughter.

If you think about that child, as a parent, there were no other options.

I told Rebecca that we should just let the world know and start a real rebellion, but she shook her head.

If we really succeed in that, Irene will probably be killed for sure.

The terribly painful night has already passed the dawn and brought a cruel morning.

Rebecca looked at me with a very calm face, as if she had made up her mind.

She told me what to do after her death.

We must make sure that Irene is all right.

Please never let your child know that their mother died trying to protect her.

When choosing a husband, filter out a man like this.

All the way in the carriage she was telling me one thing at a time that she wanted to do for her future child.

And I…

I couldn’t help but nod my head at her words while shedding tears.

If Irene isn’t returned even after Rebecca’s death…

I was really prepared to drop a meteorite over the capital.

Like a lie, we arrived in the capital shortly after, and I hugged her one last time.

Arriving at the kingdom, we entered it, dragging our feet that would not fall.

And what awaited us there were familiar faces.

They were the people who praised us as heroes.

And we confessed our sins in the most servile manners before them.

They acted casually, with a look of genuine ignorance, and looked as if they were taken aback by our confession.

That scene is truly unforgettable even after 1000 years.

Rebecca told me as she was obediently restrained by soldiers far weaker than herself.

I wish you well in the future.

and that afternoon.

At that time when the warm sunlight shines on the peaceful kingdom.

A warrior who played a key role in bringing peace.

My wife’s execution has begun.

Above the gates of the Imperial Palace.

At the spot where all the citizens look up, Rebecca…

I can’t bear to use it with my own hands anymore.

After the execution ceremony, a man wearing a robe approached me.

A robe similar to the one worn by the guys who infiltrated our house.

As soon as I saw him, I grabbed him by the neck and lifted him up and told him to release Irene immediately.

I had already lost my wife.

I was insane.

He smirked and drew a magic circle with his hand, and there was the Irene I saw in the picture.

But the more he uses his hand, the more it stays inside the crystal.

The huge scales are moving toward Irene’s heart…

When I shouted at him to stop immediately, he chuckled, asking if he had finally thought of listening to him.

After all, I didn’t think that I would release it smoothly, but I didn’t know that I would prepare such a device.

I asked him what he wanted.

Because I thought that Rebecca’s death would mean nothing if I killed him out of anger and Irene was wrong.

I would do anything for my daughter.

And, of course, what he wanted was my death.

So I coolly told him to stab my heart now.

because i…

He took me to a deserted place and stabbed me right in the heart.

My flesh was ripped apart and blood gushed from my heart, but I stood there.

He was so flustered that he couldn’t even get the knife out of my chest.

This is a secret I couldn’t tell Rebecca until the moment she died.

The moment Amelia defeated the demon king.

The terrible curse and inherent magic she cast on me.

I was cursed with a terrible curse to die at the hands of a warrior.

And at that point when Rebecca died, I became both human and non-human.

The guy twisted the dagger as if he was flustered and stabbed my heart several times.

Only the pain that seems to be confused is repeated.

I couldn’t die.

The only way I can die is in 1000 years.

Except for the next hero stabbing my heart.

I warned him

If Irene is not released, he will kill all humans with this immortal body.

The panicked guy contacted me somewhere and dragged me to their stronghold deep underground in the capital city.

How many times did you ride down the underground water supply?

Their base was in a place where the light of the earth could not reach at all.

All of them wearing robes.

It was certain that they were the ones who destroyed our nest.

Immediately after arriving, they scanned Irene’s presence with mana, but unfortunately, it seemed that they had already stolen Irene separately.

If I could save Irene, I would annihilate everyone present and leave the kingdom as it were, seeking revenge.

However, as they prepared for a long period of time, they were planning more elaborately than I expected.

They warned me what would happen if I disobeyed their instructions.

According to their explanation, what they imprisoned Irene was an artifact passed down from generation to generation in the imperial family.

They said that if they didn’t seal it themselves, Irene would have to stay asleep forever without being able to open her eyes.

I threatened to take her unconscious life as if it were possible right now.

Instead of preserving her life, they asked her to complete the mission they asked her to do.

Having managed to suppress the urge to kill them, I ended up working under them for many years.

With only one determination to find out Irene’s information.

I fulfilled their nasty request.

Archmage Luke, who saved humans, was no longer there, and only a terrible assassin who took care of the dirty behind-the-scenes affairs of the imperial family remained.

They used me to deal with numerous political opponents and coveted wealth and power.

Universal justice no longer meant anything to me.

I only wish for one thing.

to rescue Irene.

And I slowly collected information one by one with the mind of a fisherman who wants a fish to come out for my purpose.

Sometimes I stopped time, and sometimes I used mental magic.

And finally, I who put all the pieces of information together.

We succeeded in finding out the place where Irene is sleeping.

Years passed, but Irene in the crystal remained the same as the day I lost her.

An undersea cave that ordinary humans cannot even notice its existence.

Irene was asleep there.

However, after confirming the final condition to unlock her seal, I couldn’t help but despair.

[The death of the hero Rebecca and the archmage Luke.]

Because it was the only way to get my daughter out of here.

And because I couldn’t get the child out with my own hands.