Volume 7 Chapter 118, Magic Sword ~ 26
The walk was wet and muddy underfoot. The rain had stopped three days ago, but it showed no sign of drying up, perhaps because it had been overcast for so long. The earth, gouged by the outburst of Satoru's magic power, had exposed new soil, which had absorbed water, making it extremely difficult to walk on.
They had already walked for half a koku (two hours), but they were still in the crater. Considering the difficult ground to walk on, they have covered about 5 miles (6km) so far...and since they can finally see the outer edge of the crater, they can roughly estimate the radius of the crater. It would have blown out about 15 miles.
Satoru does not remember the moment of the outburst well.
He realized that Reine was dead. He became impossibly angry, and that anger became a scream, that's all he is conscious of.
Then he regained consciousness and was horrified by the scene around him. He was still shaken up when he learned that Leia had rescued Liz in the nick of time, and in order to save her, who was weakened to the point of death by 【Life Force Absorption】, Satoru raped the unconscious Liz and released the sperm into her vagina. Thanks to these efforts, Liz survived, but she did not know it until a little later. Minerva was severely injured, with one of her arms―wings were torn off, while Solor was in a coma, depleted her magic power, and Rico, protected by the girls, slapped Satoru. After that, Satoru lost consciousness.
Satoru woke up three days later. Liz, who had woken up earlier, told him this.
While the confusion was still unresolved, Liz begged to stay by Satoru's side, and after much hesitation, he accepted and embraced her. It was surely painful to feel Liz's resolve, but he had to accept it.
In the midst of his confusion and hesitation, Satoru made a decision.
He decided to take revenge on the Academy of the Wise, which was affiliated with the men who had killed Reine.
Satoru knew that the Academy of the Wise was deeply rooted in society and that if he tried to destroy it, it might cause chaos in this world, so he would not go that far. However, he will destroy the symbolic Chalk Tower and make the High Mentor take responsibility, which is a non-negotiable condition. If they still want to oppose us, I don't care, I will destroy them.
When it comes to revenge, that's right.
But on the other hand, Satoru also thought that perhaps the Academy of Wise did not order these me to kill Reine. As Leia pointed out to Rico.
The blackmail against Sheryl was meaningless, and it seems that the Academy of Wise is showing a hostile attitude toward Satoru.
When Satoru thinks about it, that blackmail may have been arrogant. However, Satoru had no intention to be a demon king at all. It may be that the snake came out by pecking at the bush though it was blackmail for not wanting to be disturbed only seriously. The actuality that the particular men came out and tried to take Reine hostage, she was refused, and then she was killed ― Satoru thinks that. The men looked like crude adventurers or mercenaries to Satoru, so he thought that they must have found out that Satoru and Reine were connected and tried to threaten Reine on their own initiative, though he doesn't know how they did it. The truth is a bit more complicated, but the outline is correct.
His own arrogance led to the hostility with the Academy of Wise and the death of Reine ― Satoru has such a sense of regret. The reason for this outburst, and the reason why not only Liz but also Minerva and Solor wandered the borderline between life and death, can be traced back to that point.
Satoru did not come to think too much about it, aware that there is a power within him that can overwhelm this world just by himself. He was willing not to be more intolerant than necessary.
However, as he has said many times before, he has no intention of reigning with such overwhelming power. His only goal was to find the 【Immortal King】 Yarth, Leia's mentor who is likely to know how to return to his original world, and he thought that if he kept himself away from society, he would not have any desire to correct the world with his power.
Satoru was prepared to find himself about to take selfish retribution against the Academy of the Wise.
It is not that he had no doubts. To use his overwhelming power to destroy the symbol of wisdom in this world, the symbol of the Academy of the Wise, would be the very height of arrogance and insolence. It is the very essence of selfishness to try to correct the world with power. If done poorly, it could lead to the destruction of this world.
However, there is also a reason why it was good.
Of course, there is the matter of Liz, who lost her mother, but that is not it. Satoru understands that using that as the main reason is just an excuse.
However, it does have something to do with Liz. It is a result of what she told him to do ― to go back to his original world, and he thought about what he should do to achieve that.
It is also a painful experience for Satoru to have lost Reine, who resembles his mother, to death. What is so sad that he has to watch his own mother die twice? Amid the shock and grief of his own mother's death, he decided to cherish the sister he left behind, Alice, in exchange for his own life. A short time later, his father followed suit and committed suicide, which further shocked Satoru and strengthened his sense of responsibility to Alice.
He also decided that to ensure that Reine's death was not in vain, he would return to his original world and see Alice again, while at the same time protecting the daughter she left behind.
If Satoru's identity was known to this world, even to some extent, there would be no end to the number of people who would try to mess with him. He knew that if he and his surroundings were to be left untouched ― smashing the Chalk Tower would be a clear threat. Satoru felt the need to make them realize that even the symbols of wisdom in this world could not win.
To be honest, it was nothing more than an obstacle to dealing with the person who was always trying to mess with him. And moreover, Satoru has the 【Immortal King】 in his shadow, who is considered the natural enemy of the living, and he doesn't want to cause unnecessary trouble. Since he has no intention of enrolling in any country in this world, it is necessary to clearly intimidate them somewhere. The wise man's decision is to make an example to the Academy of the Wise men.
Satoru, who had been wavering in the balance between arrogance and restraint, had changed his mind a little after his hesitation following the outburst of magic power.
It is inevitable that those with power become arrogant to some extent. It is because being arrogant forever breeds contempt, which can be harmful. However, it is necessary to avoid becoming too arrogant.
If they get in the way, we will trample them down. This idea may be arrogant, but considering that the goal of returning to his original world is the first thing to stand in the way, it is not necessarily wrong to kick out those who are in the way of going the shortest distance. He has come to think of threats as a necessary evil for that purpose.
What should I have done to stop the outburst and Reine-san's death? When he thought about it, he had three options.
One was to protect Reine. But that would be a "what if" scenario. He had no idea that Reine would be targeted at that point in time. Satoru is not omniscient and omnipotent, so if he had known that Reine would be targeted, he could have dealt with the situation, but as a practical matter, that was impossible.
The second is a thorough reverence, in which he reveals that he possesses enormous magical power and asks for cooperation. But that, too, is impossible. He is carrying within him the 【Immortal King】, who is considered the natural enemy of the living, and he will not be able to travel freely―The risk of being caged for the rest of his life as a laboratory animal is too great.
And third, strong pressure. Make them realize the folly of antagonism. If they were to show their resolve and strength to the extent that even the slightest hostility would result in the killing of everyone, the possibility of hostility would have been lessened.
In the first place, it was also half unconsciously chosen the third to threaten Sheryl, but it was apparently weak ― He thinks so now. Since he did not directly show his ample power to the Academy of Wise, it is no wonder that there was a little bit of contempt in it.
Since they have shown hostility, it is a form of reasoning, but it is a choice that can be made because he is the absolute strongest, beating them to a pulp until they lose their will to fight and lose the will to rebel.
Until now, he has avoided showing off his power unnecessarily, but it is a necessary evil to show his power even occasionally.
Of course, Satoru could not have been aware of this, but this is the same thing that the Holy Sword Clan does.
There is no other way to take it. Realizing this, he made up his mind.
The final push came when Minerva conceived the child she had longed for. This made him even more determined to protect not only Liz, but also Minerva and the child she was carrying, and it also gave him a clear direction.
The same is true for Leia, Rico, and Solor. Satoru's mission is to protect the women who support him as well as his own goals.
That is why he expressed his feelings to Leia.
He expressed his honest feelings to that 【Immortal King】, who has supported him closest to this point.
And Leia also responded.
Gucha, his feet were coated in mud. Not only Satoru, but also Liz, Rico, and Minerva were having difficulty walking.
Liz's short hair was swaying as she walked in front of them. She has cut off her long hair, which used to reach her armpits, as a sign of parting from her mother, and buried it at the base of the gravestone, which is probably a sign of her own determination. Her black-green hair has been changed to emerald green by ornaments, partly due to Satoru's selfishness.
It is Satoru's duty from now on to protect this girl who resembles his sister.
Satoru was also a little aware of what was ahead, but it was not something that should be done now. Not until after he had made it known to the Academy of the Wise.
This huge crater with a radius of 15 miles is a mistake made by an otherworldly (Foreigner) named Satoru.
The grave marker of Reine, which sits in the center of the crater, is a sign of his oath not to repeat his mistake.
I don't want to lose any more people close to me, and I don't want them to be sad anymore.
This is what motivates Satoru.
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