Armed Summoners - Black Spears and the Brave Men of the Other World

"You must also be familiar with the process leading up to the Great Destruction. Three major forces suddenly began invading small groups of nations, and many nations were destroyed. Neither the surrender nor the negotiations were heard. All three major forces just scattered violence. And this was to complete the ritual."

"You know what?"

Setuna couldn't help but be surprised by Luveris' explanation.

"that everything in that battle was a ritual for the resurrection of the Holy King"

"Yeah. I know. There's no way you don't know. He taught me."

"Is Quon...?

"That's right."

Luveris nods quietly.

"The Vashtarian army, which began its journey into a small group of nations, naturally pushed itself against Benoagard as well. But Benoagard was not destroyed. I don't know what that means. It's a simple story. Lord Kuon has asked for help from the Thirteen Knights and the Mibula God."

If you recall the purpose for which Quon last spoke, you don't even know that he asks the Knights for help.

"He said the ritual itself could not be stopped. There is no stopping the Vashtarian army in the presence of the Divine Son more than the Empire and the Holy King have moved, he said. It is the Vashtara gods who truly rule Vashtaria. In front of the power of the gods, there was nothing Lord Quong could do either. So Lord Kuon decided to strike another hand instead of giving up the invasion of the Vashtarian army itself. Not to destroy the world."

Setuna also knows that Quon was trying to save the world from annihilation. Azmaria told me not to disturb Quon, and Quon himself said so. To protect the world from the ruin caused by the resurrection of the Holy King, he appeared on that occasion and developed a protective area to end the senseless battle of the Setunas. I'm glad to hear that, but even though that was the right answer, Setuna couldn't allow Quon to intervene.

I knew it with my head. But I wasn't convinced by my heart. So Setuna hit Quon with anger and broke the quote, the black spear. Remember that, bitter thoughts fill my chest.

Luveris' eyes are clear everywhere in the swinging carriage.

"If the Holy King is resurrected, the world will be destroyed. That was Lord Quong's view, but the Mivula god was in tune. The sight of the debacle that Mibula God showed us. It was by the resurrection of the Holy King that Mivula God was convinced. Therefore, in response to Lord Quon's request for cooperation, half of the thirteen knights and the Divine Table acted together with the Vashtari army"

If that means completing the philosophy of the nascent Knights after the revolution, it is also not clear that Mivula or the Knights will accept Quon's request and act together. If the sight of the debacle shown by the Savior God Mibula is the Resurrection of the Holy King itself, there is no way that Mibula and the Thirteen Knights will not move. But why, then, did the seven remain in Benoa? The question remains, but that, whoa, might tell us.

"And then I don't know what happened in Gandhia. It remains unclear whether you have succeeded in stopping the resurrection of the Holy King. We just had something to figure out. That means that six people who went to Gandhia, starting with His Excellency the Commander, lost their lives -"

I was not surprised by the fact that Luveris had told me with his eyes down, although it was only the shock that struck him. If you know the fact that Terius was dead, it is normal to receive that the other thirteen knights are dead the same way. Except for the seven remaining in Benoa, he must have died in the heart of Gandion.

The story of Luveris also gave a convincing answer to the various questions we had heard about the current situation of the Knights. I am also convinced by the story of Osfeld Zan-Ward becoming the Knights Commander, Sid Zan-Rufaus on the Deputy Commander, and the weakening of the Knights. If nearly half of the thirteen knights are gone, there is no need to weaken them, and it is no wonder that Marcar finds a gap in there. I guess that's where the separation from the Knights came from, too.

"Thirteen knights are deeply connected by the power of the Mibula God. In the depths of my soul. The connection was cut off. Me, Captain Ozfeld, and everyone else have understood. My lords, the chief of the Failing Regiment, have given their lives to protect us from the debacle that should have frightened this world."

I laughed tauntingly as Luveris dispelled his deep grief.

"The status quo, it was destroyed by bullshit, but it's still an increase, I'm sure."

I thought a smile similar to that strength might be the chivalry of Luveris, because I saw the strength of his heart there. Beautiful as Hua and then Rin was the one named Luveris Zan-Finwright.

I think of the other thirteen knights he admired and loved like that.

Among them, the confrontation with Fairling Zan-Kreuth is still impressive. Setsuna understood that driving through his true body, named World Guardian, he was truly worried about the end of the world and leading the Knights to save the world. So neither was the resentment or anger at Ragna's death going to hit him directly. It turned out to be hostile, but not the person to be killed.

Now is the time to be sure that you are a respectable opponent.

Fairling put his words into practice.

He died risking his life to carry out the great nickname of world salvation that the Knights had put forth. Would there have been someone as proud and worthy of the knight's name as the failing rings? In the end, he was a figure who could not even be placed on the knight's wind, such as Marcar-Talber, who was drunk on the power of the divine man, nor could he compare. Because it was the Knights that Marcar cursed and mocked that protected this world.

"I think we could have stopped the resurrection of the Holy King."

Unexpectedly, Setuna noticed a painful pain in the back of her chest. Ever since I heard about the current state of the world, I guess it's because I've had to look directly at the facts that have turned away. That's what listening to Luveris means.

Luveris said the failings went to Gandia with Quon. Cooperation in stopping the resurrection of the Holy King was what Quon proposed, and Quon must have taken the story to the Knights led by the Savior God because the power of the Seed of Messiah alone was anxious. There may have been other collaborators, and what we kept looking for can be deduced from the fact that we took Griff.

Kuon meant to save the world. Of course, I know Setsuna well enough to know him that he's not the kind of person who takes action in a half-baked way. I've never doubted it. The White Shield's philosophy of action would have been serious, too, and he went to Vashtalia and merged with the Divine Son Vara, because he must have genuinely believed that that would make the world better. He was, at all times. Seriously, he was trying to save Setsuna. That was depressing. Because I feel so miserable and pathetic that I can't even get my hands off it. I can't help but think so, because the ugliness of my mind makes me increasingly dislike myself about my eyes.

If only there wasn't a quon.

It was enough to think so.

But how about now?

Noticing a large cavity born in his heart, Setuna laid her hands on his chest.

The thirteen knights, protected by God, are dead.

Kuon must be dead, too.

He threw his life with the thirteen knights to save the world, and let it be brilliant and save the world from ruin. Is death as a price, heavy or light?

They say there is no light weight in one's life.

Maybe you're actually right.

Setuna was just confused by the depth of her thoughts on him, the first time she realized it after losing it.

"If the Holy King made his resurrection, Azmaria would say that the world would be destroyed by the Holy King."

The world was destroyed by the bullshit, and the continent was scattered. but it didn't doom away. Like Sunstrea, it lives on and on. The world is still alive. In other words, we should assume that only the resurrection of the Holy King was prevented. If the Resurrection of the Holy King had been successful, Iles Valle must have been obliterated by the presence of the Holy King.

If you believe what Azmaria says, yes.

And there's no reason to doubt her.

The world was saved.

At least, it's not doomed.

"Yes... if that's for sure, Ter, you and your Lordship, everyone's sacrifice was not in vain... Good to hear that..."

Seeing Luveris go so far as to tell himself, he may not be genuinely convinced.

I don't really feel that much about Setuna yet, but maybe I didn't think so about Luveris, who has been going after “the Great Destruction” for two years.

"For one thing, I have a question,"

When Rem asked naughty, Luveris made a gentle smile. I found that to be a making smile because my expression didn't change much. It was obvious that I was imposing, and I was in the mood for a glimpse into his complex heart.

"I wonder what?

"... If so, why is Master Terius here with me?

That was a question that was growing in Setuna. Turns out Terius went to Gandia with the Quons. But why was he in the Knights' lounge with Rem, who should have died from being caught up in “the Great Destruction”?

"Ter, according to your story, shortly after the“ Great Destruction ”happened, I lost consciousness and found you drifting through the sea. I looked for Lord Setsuna, but I couldn't find her, so she saved you. And I've swimmed all the way to this land."

"Swim... is it?

"I hear you are. Well, he doesn't have the ability to fly, and you can't think of anything else."

Because it's a fact that doesn't seem to fall within the realm of imagination.

"When we landed, the first thing we got to was the third rest stop. So, they decided to rest here to restore the drained power, but when I put you to sleep, the Reapers appeared. He said he was in trouble. You were going to transfer you to Benoa and leave us with protection, but you couldn't move it out of the resting place."

"That's... that..."

"It's not like you're afraid. It must be unconscious. However, Ter, if I tried it on you, I would have had to be confused though. He was afraid of wasting his power. She took a little break and realized she couldn't recover."

The truth of Terius, told from Luveris, has a variety of shocks to Setuna.

"That's when he finally understood. to the fact that I am dead and that it is only the leftover incense of God's power that remains on this occasion"

Behind Setuna's brain emerged the figure of Terius just before he vanished. His appearance, cracked and scattered as he emitted light, could indeed have even been divine, if you think back now.

"So he chose to stay on this occasion rather than drain his strength to move Lord Rem. You didn't ask the Knights to cooperate because you found out we were busy. You don't have to worry about that, do you? Neither do we want him to waste our care, so that no one can come near him there. I respected his will to give priority to the Knights."

I didn't want Luveris not to have some regrets there. But from the bitter look of regret for his past, it seemed to me that his heart was manifested in his inability to help Terius.

"He kept waiting for you. Because I knew the relationship between you and Lord Lem, he said that as long as Lord Lem was alive, it was proof that you were alive somewhere. And I'm sure you're the only one who can awaken Lord Rem."

"So, two years..."

"Yes. Two years."

"Two years..."

Rem grabbed his fist all the time. It goes without saying that her contemplative expression carries deep condolences to Terius.

"Ter, you're from the lower level."

"Lower level...... is it?

"In Benoa, there is a clear distinction between the upper and lower layers in terms of urban structure. In the upper echelons the royal nobility, the knights sang their glory, and in the lower echelons the general public lived with a gasp of oppression. Of course, it was before the revolution. Under the corrupt government of Benoagard, that was natural. That's who Benoagard was. The lower people were abused and exploited by the higher people."

Every time I hear the truth about Benoagard before the revolution, I get horrible. If Fairling and the others hadn't risen and had a revolution, Benoagard would have gone to doom corruptly, and the Messiah God Mibula and the Thirteen Knights would not have existed. The damage caused by the "Great Destruction” must have been worse with Quon alone, and worst of all, the world itself could have been doomed.

"In order to be made up of the lower people, either they would make enormous wealth as merchants, they would take it into nobility, they would join the Knights, and they could take it - either of which they had. Ter, you wanted to join the Knights, and you joined the Lower Organization Copper Shield Battle Regiment at the time. I was supposed to receive Kaoru as a knight there, but I didn't."

The finger I placed on Luveris' own lap was slightly trembling. It's as if it's horrible to recall a pre-revolutionary Benoagard entity.

"There was a wind of corruption in the Knights, too. Until the revolution, Benoagard was rotten. Even I was as rotten as I was looking for an artist if I didn't have to be a knight. And the Copper Shields, too, were rotten. Tel, your immediate troop leader is an upper-middle citizen, so you can do whatever you want with people from the lower ranks. No one had ears to listen to, even if the cavaliers asked for help. You suck, right?"

"I can't believe the Knights had those times..."

"You're incredible..."

"But that was the reality of Benoagard before the revolution. And everyone enjoyed it. There was nothing more to live in a rotten world than to do so. Except for your Excellency and some of it, right? So I pretended not to see the voice of salvation from a lower organization like the Copper Shields."

The feeling he threw up, too, I didn't know.

"The result led to your rampage, Ter."

Luveris says chilly.

"I guess he had a strong admiration for knights because he was a lower class of people. Unlike what I saw only as a symbol of corruption, he had the thought that it should be with a knight. So I joined the Copper Shields, and his boss was nothing but a tyrant. He finally murdered the captain and appeared at the Knights headquarters on his feet."

Based on Therius' clean character, it was probably only a matter of time before he burst out.

"He said he was imprisoned for murder, but didn't make any allegations and just admitted to the crime. I guess that's all you were doing to love the Knights. It was after the Revolution that he was released like that. If there had not been a revolution soon after that incident, he would have been executed by the Knights."

"That's what..."

Setuna, just with surprise, was listening to Luveris. I've heard stories of Benoagard changing dramatically before and after the revolution.

"He was more likely to be a knight than anyone else. Give me my life. But I guess that's what you thought. Born to the lower people, he was in the Knights, and there was nothing else to do to make him recognize himself. What should be the way of life as a knight? What is a knight? I guess the answer to his question was to keep his promise to you."

"Promise…"

"You did, didn't you?

"It's not so much a promise. Terius told me unilaterally..."

Rem swallowed the words and shut up.

"Yes, that was the chivalry in him, I'm sure"

Leveris watched Lem with a gentle eye.

"What you say once should never be bent. However, if there is a nonsense there, admit it and rectify it. That was the look of the knight he was after."

"Dear Terius..."

Rem put his hands together over his chest and closed his eyes. I prayed for his blessings. It's all thanks to Therius that Rem can stay healthy in this way. Without Therius, he could have died in the aftermath of the “Great Destruction”. Terius found her and protected her, which is why she survived. Because Terius was a straight man to his chivalry.

Setuna, too, learned from her and meditated her eyes.

Terius Zan-Kayloon.

When I first heard about Lem encountering him, I had to think he was an unpleasant one, but now that I think about it, I guess that was just piercing his chivalry as well.

I could only thank him, and I could not help but hope that his soul, not hell, would go to heaven. If heaven doesn't exist, so be it.

He might laugh at Setuna's wishes like that with his nose.

A knight might get angry if he doesn't need such a wish or something.

Still.

(Just a heartfelt thank you)

Setuna prayed for the blessings of Therius, and also sincerely thought of the thirteen knights and quons.

Though many things have been lost, many more lives have been saved, and it is only with them that this world has been spared the doom that everything has risked its life.

When he was strongly aware of that, Setuna was to face his stupidity and powerlessness once again directly from the front.