章節 436: Chapter 595

Within three years, Rosa Runcandel's time will come to an end.

It wasn't known whether it was death or becoming a monster like Smarion Proch, or something else.

The possibility was extremely slim, but if she could successfully overcome 'demonicization,' she might reach Genesis Knight like Ron did.

However, Jin decided to exclude the possibility of Rosa ascending to the Genesis knight.

Not just anyone, Rosa herself used the expression 'I will endure,' and according to Jin's thoughts, Rosa believed it was impossible to completely get rid of the demonicization with her own power.

Even Chiron, who has already reached Genesis knight, was aware that the time left for him was not that long. Rosa knew her condition better than anyone.

"Rather, what you should be concerned about is Zipfel's recovery, not me. Kelliark Zipfel can't even move at the moment...… but he'll probably regain his strength faster than me."

Rosa was not the only one in the clan who fell into demonicization.

The black knights and the elite knights who survived the war were also exposed to large and small chaos. The same goes for Zipfel.

"Whenever he regains his strength, he won't be able to move recklessly within the agreed period."

"I guess so. However, there's no way you won't be unaware that it doesn't mean anything. When the ceasefire is over, if they have overwhelming power over us. That day is the beginning of extinction."

The official ceasefire was for five years.

The public hoped the ceasefire would last forever, but both clans knew it was the final respite of the long thousand-year war, the calm before the storm.

After the ceasefire ends, the final winner and loser will definitely be decided.

"So, this is your last chance. Use every means possible to prove that you were right. If you succeed, you'll have everything the clan owns."

'If I give them the confidence to stop their demonicization, complete the machine and fleet, and lead the Thousand Year War to victory.'

Jin will be the patriarch. Rosa was talking about that.

Jin reached the final journey to ascend to the throne of Runcandel. However, one thing felt a little strange, but Jin did not believe Rosa's words straight away.

"The youngest."

"Yes, mother."

"The prophet has already said that you can immediately execute everything you intend to do. But the reason I'm giving you a chance is because Chiron believes in you...… and there is a part of you that has influenced me a little."

"I didn't think the day would come when I heard a joke from my mother. I don't know that you are weighing me and the Prophet."

Rosa smiled at Jin's lifeless voice.

"Hope that the scale tips in your direction."

"Mother, the Prophet. And former 2nd flagbearer Joshua Runcandel, who is imprisoned in a dungeon."

Jin turned around and stopped talking for a moment.

"I will definitely finish them with my own hands, so I hope you will be well until then."

"It was a bold statement that brought tears to my eyes. I think the conversation is over, so let's go out."

Jin naturally followed Rosa and left the office.

Suddenly, he realized that this was the first time he had walked through the Garden of Swords alongside Rosa.

Moreover, Rosa's steps were as cheerful as those of someone who had good news.

It was the first time Jin had seen Rosa like that.

"All members on standby in the house line up in the garden."

Rosa didn't call anyone separately, and she didn't even raise her voice. She simply uttered it into the air, but Rosa's command spread instantly.

Even though she wasn't in a normal state, her presence still exuded majesty.

It took less than three minutes for flagbearers, knights, elders, butlers, scribes, and servants to gather in the garden.

Rosa stopped walking, and Jin looked down at the clan members with her for a while.

"From today, the 12th flagbearer will begin closed-door training. I gathered you all to announce this, so wish him good luck."

The clan was in a precarious situation, and everyone was enduring restless days, yet closed-door training.

Most were shocked, but no one dared to express it.

It was because Rosa had acknowledged it.

"When 12th flagbearer returns, everyone here should show an improved appearance than now, as the 12th flagbearer has always done."

In fact, Rosa's actions now were nothing less than a proclamation that the current generation of flagbearers' war of hegemony was over.

She was saying that once the training was over, Jin would immediately become the patriarch.

All flagbearers except Luna, Luntia and Joshua were gathered.

'The youngest... becomes the patriarch?'

'After the closed-door training is over!?'

The Tona brothers barely concealed their bewildered feelings.

Ran and Vigo were startled for a moment, but immediately lowered their eyes. From the beginning, they had never actively participated in the competition for the patriarchy.

Myu and Anne showed no reaction. It was now a well-known fact that they had changed.

But Diphus and Mary were certain, just as Jin had said in the office, that this was not the end.

In particular, Diphus was recalling the conversation he had with Jin right after Joshua's fall.

-So what you're saying is, the mother is going to manipulate the Prophet and later put everything on her and reinstate Joshua, right?

-Not only that, but mother reestablished her authority by causing Joshua's fall. The stain from the exile incident will disappear after this incident. Because she showed a strong determination by directly suspending the second flagbearer that she supported so much. Regardless of the details, the clan members can only fear Mother more in the future.

-After raising her power to its limit, raise Joshua back to the ground and transfer all authority...… All sins and justifications are borne by the prophet.

'The battle of hegemony will not end until Mother, Joshua, and the Prophet die.'

Myu and Anne had some kind of relationship with the Prophet. They haven't found any confirmation yet, but that's what Diphus and Mary guessed.

Their job was to keep the Prophet in check until Jin returned.

One of the reasons Jin was able to leave like this was his trust in them and Luntia.

Unlike the two, Luntia didn't have an overtly friendly relationship with him. Still, her pure fighting spirit was never easily tainted by the Prophet's schemes.

"Go."

As Rosa said, the knights split into two sides and formed a path leading outside the Garden of Swords.

The first Laprarosa journey during the reserve flagbearer days in 1796 was a choice to avoid Zipfel and Kinzelo from getting a compass.

The second trip to Laprarosa in 1798 was to hide from the wanted orders of Runcandel and Zipfel.

And now, the third Laprarosa trip.

For the first time, it was not a fugitive, but a confident departure for full achievement. That too, while receiving departure from all the members of the clan.

As Jin walked slowly, knights raised their swords in salute as he passed.

Rosa watched the back of her youngest son, gradually moving clan, thinking about the name 'Ganesto,' the fate of the family, and Chiron.

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Shortly after the end of the Sword Emperor Castle war, Chiron's expedition team also concluded the fight with Kial.

The battle ended in victory for the expedition team, and no one died.

It is true that the strength of the expedition team was transcendent, but originally Chiron had expected to lose a few knights.

As the battle reached its climax, Glyek's death affected Kial as well.

As soon as he recognized the disappearance of Glyek, Kial became frenzied, losing his sanity.

Of course, there were no casualties, and the damage the expedition team received was by no means small.

It's already been a month since the battle, but the expedition team couldn't move forward, and they were taking care of themselves.

It was because they were all exposed to chaos.

[Ha ha ha. Old man! Your meal is ready...… If everyone takes a seat, I, Ozdock, will bring it to you!]

Ozdock said as he put the dish made from the remnants of chaos into a bowl.

Even Ozdock, who had passed out after being bounced all the way to the far side of the battlefield, had a trace of chaos clinging to him. However, it was still at a level where it couldn't affect his sanity.

In other words, he was the only one in the expedition team in a relatively unscathed condition.

And the knights found an unexpected side to him. When the battle was over and the knights were on the verge of death, Ozdock could have easily fled.

Ozdock, however, chose to stay and assist in the recovery of the knights.

It wasn't because he feared facing a gruesome death at the hands of Chiron upon returning from the expedition.

It was a decision made only because he felt a sense of loyalty as a member of the expedition team, and also because he deemed it the right thing to do. The knights were well aware of this fact.

"Thank you... Ozdock."

"Thank you."

Ozdock felt his chest swell with emotion at Luna and the knights' voices. On the other hand, it also hurts. While they were not dead, most of the knights were already engulfed in chaos to an irreversible extent.

The only future given to them was either turning into monsters during the expedition or meeting their demise.

As the power of the story weakened, Ozdock also regained some of his old memories. According to faintly emerging memories, the only one who had the power to eliminate chaos was the witch Helluram.

'A thousand years ago, I heard that Helluram disappeared somewhere in the Black Sea. Ugh, my memories are slowly coming back, but it's still vague. The condition of the old man is like that, so he can't ask if I know anything related to it...….'

Naturally, Chiron was the one who had suffered the most from chaos. Since the end of the battle, he had remained silent, sitting in an upright position without uttering a single word.

"Ozdock."

[Ehh, eugh, old man!]

Ozdock lifted his head while clutching his sore buttocks. Chiron had called him suddenly after being like a statue for a month, and it felt like his liver was falling.

[Oh, Old man! Are you all right! You're awake!]

"Patriarch!"

Ozdock quickly got up, while Luna and the knights almost crawled towards Chiron.

Chiron slowly rose and spread his energy towards them.

It was a mixture of the aura of Genesis knight and mana. His energy seemed to shake off the chaos clinging to the bodies of his daughter and knights in an instant.

The encroachment has not been resolved. However, the expedition team was able to raise their bodies as if they were going to live with that alone.

"Are you bound to be so surprised every time?"

[I will be careful not to show a disgraceful appearance! I'm just so touched and overwhelmed that you have finally gotten up...]

Chiron gave a faint smile at those words.

Ozdock, as well as the knights, couldn't help but be shocked by the appearance.

Interestingly, Chiron's condition seemed even better than before being engulfed by Kial's chaos. Everyone felt that his energy had become cleaner.

"Starting today, bring me the provisions made from the remnants of chaos. I will purify it with my energy and distribute it again."

[Yes! I will do that, old man!]

While Ozdock energetically retrieved the knights' food, Chiron looked back at the human world and raised Barisada.

It was to pay respects to Ron, who had stopped Gleyk in the end and sacrificed himself in battle.

And suddenly, a curiosity and trust towards his youngest son arose within him.

'Seeing that I can feel the shadow force from Ron's faint remaining energy even now... The youngest must have played a role in his final enlightenment. In the end, restoring the clan to its proper place is undoubtedly his responsibility.'

Luna, who gained her energy, also raised her mana naturally contributing to Chiron's energy. Like Chiron, she was harboring the same thoughts.

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章節 437: Chapter 596

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The blessing of the felinoids tribe. When Jin visited Laprarosa in the past, Jin received their protection for the first time and was able to safely pass through the land of the beastmen.

That protection was still in effect. Jin went to the land of the beastmen again with only a simple disguise, but this time, the red tiger tribe and the white wolf tribe patrolling did not inspect Jin even once.

'Or is Kinzelo's main defense network not as robust as I thought? It doesn't really matter if my entry in the Great Desert Mitra is known to the outside world, but I was wondering if Kinzelo might be a little annoying.'

It was a closed-door training on which Rosa sent Jin directly. Reporters in Runcandel were already distributing articles related to Jin's close door training.

The fact that Jin was on the final path to the throne of the sword masters has become a major theme for the newspapers.

By the time Jin arrived at the road leading to the Great Desert of Mitra after passing through the Yuka Yuka Market, Jin smiled when he unexpectedly met a familiar face.

[It's been a while, Jin Runcandel.]

A face like a cat with pure white fur and mysterious purple eyes.

It was the 'Neru' of the felinoids tribe. A person who gave Jin the protection and led him to the third tomb of Temar.

The reason Jin went unnoticed by Kinzelo in the land of beastmen was thanks to his help.

"I heard from Lulu and Miru in Wantaramo Forest that you escaped safely from the Spectres that day. The day has finally come when we can meet in person and say thank you."

[We are grateful to each other, so there's no need to make a big deal out of it. It seems you have come to the Great Desert; shall we walk together for a while?]

Neru might not know exactly about Laprarosa, but he guessed that there was an arrangement that Solderet left for Jin in the Great Desert.

After entering the Great Desert, Jin summoned Shuri.

Neru and Shuri exchanged greetings as if they were happy when they first met.

[It's a great blessing that Shuri escaped from that witch and met someone like you.]

[Mya!]

[Jin.]

"Yes, Lord Neru."

[I've come to find you because there's a problem we need to discuss together.]

The area is contaminated by chaos.

Neru talked about it for a while.

Glyek's chaos permeated not only human society, but also the world of small beastmen.

[We, the felinoids tribe, are trying to participate in the cleanup of the contaminated area, at least to protect the small beastmen. And among humans, the only people we can trust are you and Hister's survivors.]

According to Neru's explanation, the felinoids were able to deal with the chaos in the contaminated area through their unique barrier ability.

However, their power is weak due to the absence of the current and previous cat gods, so they wanted to strengthen their abilities by finding their 'forgotten temple' through Valeria's record magic.

Jin readily accepted Neru's offer and took out a pen and paper.

"Go to Tikan and show them this letter. Perhaps Valeria will not refuse."

[Yes, Lulu and Miru express that she was born with a destiny for the world, just like you.]

"It's an exaggeration that makes my face heat up every time I hear it."

Thanks to the events in Wantaramo Forest, Valeria had a favorable attitude towards the felinoids tribe including Lulu and Miru.

[If we can borrow the power of our gods thanks to her, I won't use it just for the sake of small beastmen.]

Afterwards, Neru rode Shuri and escorted Jin to near the entrance of Laprarosa.

[I'll leave now.]

"It was really nice to meet you, please say hello to Miru and Lulu."

As always, when Neru left, Tantel, a member of the Plutonian tribe, greeted Jin.

"Brother Jin! Oh, and Shuri! It's been a long time!"

[Mya, mya!]

"Brother Tantel. How are you?"

"There's nothing more for us to do than wait for you, right? Oh, there's also some concern. In case you die outside, we won't even hear the news. If you were strong enough, there wouldn't be any need to worry, brother."

Jin chuckled.

Tantel recognized at once that Jin had become stronger, but Jin was not yet a transcendent warrior by the standards of the Plutonian tribe.

The Plutonian tribe is the only group in the world that could treat Jin as a 'promising warrior'.

"So, this time I plan to stay and train for a while."

"That's a good idea!"

As Tantel's sword cut through the air, the portal to Laprarosa opened.

Buildings decorated with all kinds of jewels on the golden road, and the illuminating hearts of the dead brethren hung in front of the gates of every house.

This dazzling dead world was now Jin's second home. The thought that he might be able to bring this scenery out into the world made his heart flutter.

Passing through the Golden Road, neat stone paths, and a giant monument honoring deceased Plutonians, they arrived at the Hall of battle gods.

Before opening the main gate, Jin touched the hearts of the warriors of the Plutonian tribe a few times embedded in the outer wall of the Hall of the battle gods.

Kugug...…!

Boom-! Boom!

At the same time as the gate opened, the Plutonian brethren who had been waiting in advance fired a salute.

"Brother Jin!"

"Shuri!"

Jin couldn't help but smile at the boisterous welcome from his brethren.

Excluding Tantel, 63 ordinary warriors, as well as 12 battle kings and battle god, were waiting for Jin beyond the gate.

Jin first shows the courtesy to Vahn.

Vahn still exuded immeasurable dignity, but Jin noticed that she had become somewhat gaunt compared to when they last met.

'Is it the effect of the blood given to me during the last training….'

Every time Jin transfused with Vahn's blood, it was like passing on true energy to Jin. Just as Ron handed over his true energy to Dante at the last minute.

"I have a lot to tell you, sister Vahn."

As soon as Shuri saw Vahn, she made a purring sound and snuggled into her arms. Although it didn't look very graceful due to the significant size difference, Shuri had missed Vahn's touch immensely since their last meeting.

Shuri had a tendency to enjoy the touch of transcendent beings like Tess and Vahn.

"I suppose so. Since you'll be here for a while, we can take it easy today and have a drink while catching up."

"Oh, sister battle god. How did you know that Brother Jin would stay for a long time? I was the only one who heard it, so I tried to surprise the brethren."

"Because he has to, Brother Tantel. Brother Jin is in a state where he has already accepted the day he will die."

At Vahn's answer, the eyes of the other members of the Plutonian tribe widened as if they would pop out.

"Huh! Sister battle god, what do you mean by that!"

"Brother Jin is dying...!"

"Brother Jin, earlier you just said you would stay for training, is there actually something wrong with your body?"

It wasn't just the Plutonian tribe that was surprised.

'I thought sister Vahn would recognize at once that there was chaos in my body, but... A time limit?'

Jin did not feel that his condition was exactly the same as that of Rosa, Kelliark, and others who were tainted by chaos.

Jin felt that the demon heart was putting pressure on his inner self, but it was nothing compared to what he experienced in Glyek's subspace.

Of course, it could become more severe in the future, which was why he sought Laprarosa. Using the fact that battle god's blood resisted chaos as a clue.

Jin was worried but he didn't expect it to be this much.

If only Vahn had a chance to compare Rosa, Kelliark, and Jin. Without thinking, she would have judged that Jin was in the most serious condition.

"One month at the shortest, two months at the longest. If brother Jin had not come to Laprarosa, he would have become a monster and died."

"... Was I in such a serious condition?"

Heavenly luck.

It was really lucky that Jin found Laprarosa at this point without knowing his own condition.

If the search for Qwaul was even a bit delayed or if Rosa changed her mind and interfered with Jin leaving for the closed-door training, it would have taken at least a month for the external affairs to be settled.

The other Plutonian brethren also realized what was wrong with Jin. Beliz, 7th battle king, grabbed Jin's wrist and looked frightened.

"Ah, these are traces of chaos!"

"A trace of chaos? Aren't we immune to chaos?"

"Brother Jin is different from us, brother 12th battle king."

"That's true, but since he was transfused with the blood of the sister battle god and even has an illuminating heart, he must be immune!?"

"The shape of the stigma... this is the trace left by the first chaos!"

"Damn it, that's right, we are not immune to that! The first chaos all of a sudden? Is it still in the outside world?"

"What the hell did you go through out there!? Have you met the witch? Huh?"

The Plutonians screamed frantically with serious expressions.

The king of chaos and the witch Helluram existed even in the era of the Plutonian tribe. At that time, Helluram had no name and was just called the witch.

"Calm down, brethren."

As Vahn quietly raised her hand, the Plutonians lowered their heads and closed their mouths.

"Such things only make Brother Jin more anxious. It's not too late, so we just have to prepare and start purification."

It's a calm voice, as if it's not such a big deal.

But Jin couldn't feel reassured even after seeing Vahn's attitude. It was because all the other brethren, who surely knew the method of 'purification', were constantly showing signs of worry.

Fortunately, the reason they were worried about Jin was not death.

"Shit... Let's cheer up, Brother Jin."

"It's painful, but what can we do? Just like you always did, you have to endure it well...."

"We'll help with anything, okay?"

"Yes, yes. No matter what state or appearance you're in, we'll always consider you a brother."

"Even if you forget us, we don't forget you, Brother Jin. Yes, no way."

Jin had already endured the extreme training of the Plutonian tribe twice.

Even so, the Plutonians were convinced that it would be difficult for Jin to endure, so even Jin couldn't help but feel a bit uneasy.

"What? What do you mean by any state or appearance? Moreover, that I might forget you?"

"Hey, enjoy today. It might be difficult to have a good time for a while."

Instead of answering Jin's question, the Plutonians lifted him up and walked to the banquet hall.

Vahn laughed at Jin who kept asking questions with a bewildered expression and the brethren who comforted him.

Naturally, Vahn was also concerned about Jin. However, she believed that Jin would be able to handle it this time as well.

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