Karon was a man who deserved respect for me, too.
Strong, gentle, admirable by everyone, the kind of person who shapes the knight's ideals as they are.
"Leona, you have such a troublesome personality"
Such a man once told me I was quite rude.
Not long before he was swallowed up by the dragon factor and rampant, when it was told to us that he would appoint a brave man, the words he uttered in part of the conversation were enough for me to be upset.
I know I'm not the kind of man to say I hate you. I'm angry because I'm sincerely saying it, but I suppressed my desire to disagree and asked why I said so.
"No, if you were chosen by a brave man, you wouldn't deserve a brave man like yourself - or me more than you deserve - because you're going to be worried about it in the long run."
First of all, I will not be chosen as a brave man.
The name is given as the candidate, but it is in fact up to Caron to get the title of brave man.
Karon gave me a fed up look when I answered that.
'Sure the title of brave man is flattering, but there is a verse you are too bound by that name. For me, brave men are simply titles. What matters is what is made of the power recognized as a brave man.'
I couldn't agree with Karon's words.
I can't think that flexible, and I can't take the name Brave so lightly.
It is my childhood longing and a symbol of hope to save people.
In the end, a conversation that ended without being able to return words.
I don't know what Karon wanted to say now that he's gone wild.
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"Ugh... Gu"
Waking up in the cold of the ice, I was stuffy with the pain of stabbing my flank.
When I looked at my own body, the armor on my torso felt painful was heavily dented.
I woke up stunned that my rather sturdy armor had been deformed so far and removed my upper body armor, I finally threw my helmet to the ground and held my head down.
"How could I... be here..."
You hit me in the head, I have vague memories.
You hit your flank hard, your stomach complaining of tremendous pain.
Why am I hurt? Besides, there's Karon here. It should have been outside Miarak - no, it wasn't.
I recall myself fighting with Usat and the others as my thoughts became clearer.
"Yes, I'm in Caron!"
Shortly before he passed out, he saw Usat slapped to the ground by Karon's tail.
I lost my mind trying to help him, getting slapped on the tail of Karon.
"What about Usat?!?"
Looking around, I found Amako carrying Lord Alk on Burlin's back, who was fainting a little further away from me.
Healing her aching flanks Magically healing, she rises and tries to speak to Amako and realizes she's looking up with a worrying look.
"Up...?"
When I saw the same direction she was looking, I saw a blue mass flying in the sky.
I don't see it in the distance, but it looks like a big bird. It looked like it was fluttering around the junction.
"Karon, is it?"
The blue mass fell upside down to the ground, but changed direction on the verge of striking directly into the ice ground, changing direction of flying to glide the ground critical.
Finally, I lost much of my voice in amazement when I was able to see what it looked like.
"Stop! Stop!"
"Gahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!"
"Ahhh! Heaven and earth reverse ooh!? I just went first! '
"... yeah..."
Usat and Nair screaming on his shoulders clinging to Karon as he glides over the ice ground. I was relieved by the way they looked apart from reality.
... Oh, you look better than I thought...
But Usat, who was eagled with his clothes by Karon, was thrown at the mercy of his strength as it was. Usat, who landed in position, puts healing magic magic in his right hand and waves his fist at the caron he's been chasing - but on the verge of hitting the caron, he pulls his fist.
"Oh, you can't do this either!"
"Usato...?"
What the hell is he trying to do?
Did you put magic in your right hand because you were trying to strengthen your system? But his phylogenetic strengthening should not have been completed yet.
... No, why are you trying to caron it now in the first place?
Is he still trying to save Karon without giving up?
"Stupid......"
Master Farga's words were heard by me too.
His body is rampant and on its way to ruin.
In the evidence, when Usat punched him in the body, his body smashed despite the healing magic.
Usat, who watched his body collapse up close, should also know that he can't help Karon. As you should know, he stands in front of the harsh attack of Karon, who turned into a dragon without giving up, scratched but still.
Even if there is a powerful resilient magic called healing magic, there are limits.
Still, Without giving up, Usat is trying to complete an incomplete phylogenetic enhancement during the battle.
What brings you that far? [M]
Does that struggle of yours make the idea of a lifeguard do so?
How can you work so hard...
"No more, please..."
That's how I squeal at him for hurting me.
Even I want to help Karon.
But he's broken to the point where he can't help anymore.
"You don't have to do that..."
My voice, it won't reach him.
Painful flanks interrupt it, even if it seems to run off the scene.
Without this injury, I would still have been able to fight too, but now I can only look at it with my fingers around me.
I feel sorry for myself for not being able to do anything, and my tears creep up.
When I was struck by despair, the vial fell to the ground whether there was a hole in the bag attached to my hips in an earlier attack.
"This, is..."
The contents of the vial are the water drawn from the fountain of Kreha.
The power I decided to fight with the Usatos and not use.
"... with this water. I'll take the caron..."
Pick up the vial with your trembling hands and gaze at it.
With the power of this water, you can fight Karon without worrying about scratches. Instead, I'm dying, and Karon's killing me.
But we can help Usat and the others, and we can make Miarak peaceful.
It also eliminates the need for Usat to get his hands dirty.
With my life, it seemed too much if that were to come true.
……
I'm already ready.
I can save everyone with one sacrifice.
You saved my heart. I can help him.
I won't drink this water as long as Usat is alive. I betray that word, but I still don't want him to die.
Open the lid of the vial and transport it to the mouth.
If I swallow this water once, I can't be a “person” anymore.
'There are only a few things I can do alone. So you can ask someone around for help without carrying everything by yourself'
That's when the vial nearly touched my lips, last night Usato's words came to my back of my brain, stopping my hand tilting the vial.
"I..."
He tried to stop me from dying himself.
He tried to fight with me.
Pity, unwieldy, ill-dressed me... you relied on me.
I would betray him and choose death...
"Huh."
Throw away the vial you almost carried in your mouth.
The vial beaten to pieces by the ice broke apart and all the water that was inside got zero.
I couldn't have done it.
Until yesterday, I had no hesitation in drinking water for my mission. But now Usato is still fighting.
In a desperate situation that seemed to break my heart, there was no way I could do anything to betray his words in front of him as he kept looking forward with his straight eyes.
Having abandoned the vials and the best means of protecting this city, I have abandoned my duties as a brave man.
"From now on, stop fighting as Miarak braves"
Dear Norn, Dear Farga, I am sorry.
If we are to assume our full responsibilities as brave men, we should risk our lives to defeat Karon and make peace with Miarak, but that has become impossible.
Now someone who has guided me and tried to save me is in crisis.
"As a knight, I will fight for my dear friend who is fighting now."
I'm late for an answer, but I should still be able to make it.
Usat is still fighting, and he hasn't given up.
Then I, determined to fight with him, can't give up either.
"Still got to be able to do something for me...!"
I can stand on this leg, and I can use magic.
Slowly start walking in the direction where Usato and Karon are without even looking at the shattered vial.
At that time - right near where I was standing, something glowed.
"Uh...?"
It was piercing the ice ground. It looked like just an iron stick at first glance, but a “wand" that Karon was waving as an axe.
The "wand” was repeatedly bright and glowing as if to invite me.
A supreme weapon that can only draw true power to the recognised.
Are you calling me?
If we get closer, the light intensifies even more.
... I had no idea that I would be qualified to deal with Master Farga's weapons, having renounced to fight as a brave man. On the other hand, I think what an ironic story it is, it made me understand how tied I was to the word "brave".
"Was this what you were trying to say... Karon"
Tied to the name of the brave man, I was about to act to keep away from the brave man who was about to be.
With strength, what will it make?
To move according to one's will, not to martyr in its mission following the shadow of the brave man he longed for.
Forgetting the pain in my flank, I grabbed my wand with both hands, and I took a slow, deep breath.
"It's a shard of the dragon. Take my thoughts into shape."
The wand gives off the same beautiful glow as it did when Usat's cage hand.
It is not a powerful weapon that kills Karon.
What I seek is a weapon to save, to protect, just like him.
"This is what I think"
It was a single spear.
Simple shaped spear with the same cane part before changing figure but clear blade with ice tip attached.
Holding it in your hand, hold it tight.
-... Leona.
"Dear Farga, I have finally been able to find the answer. It's not my mission as a brave man, but to fight him - with Usato - at my will."
Put your current feelings into words to Master Farga, who echoes in the back of your brain.
Silent as breathtaking, Master Farga spoke to me in a gracious voice.
-... if you were able to come up with an answer, follow it. That spear is an ice god spear that connects and stops everything. Unleash that spear with your former stray and bring this battle to an end.
"Yes!!"
Flip the spear around and get in the throwing position.
Aim, Karon about to fly through the sky and hit Usat. In front of him like that, Usat still tries to exercise lineage enhancement, but fails to do so.
"Now I can understand why your pedigree strengthening is incomplete"
Just like me, who was too bound by the name of brave man, he is too bound by the term system strengthening.
"I want to help you too. So..."
Having firmly identified my goal, I can spear all the magic I have right now. Then, eight ice spears shaped by magic are generated around me.
The spear I hold also turns into a shining spear, just like an ice spear.
"Yikes!"
He raised his voice and threw the spear at Karon as far as his power could.
Nine glowing spears.
They emitted a beautiful and powerful light, and they were emitted toward Caron.
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My battle with Mr. Caron had moved on to a war of attrition.
Me, who shreds healing magic and strength to explore ways to open it, and Mr. Caron, who tries to kill me while breaking his own body.
The battle as we shredded each other was enough to shake my will to save Mr. Caron.
He attacked me, hurt me, healed my right shoulder, healed me with magic. I looked up and sighed at Mr. Caron flying in the sky.
"While it hurts...... When they fly up to that, it's a real pain in the ass. Nair, can't you grab me and fly?"
"Don't be impotent. Because you're heavier than you look, there's no way I can lift you."
"It sure is."
Let Nair and I try to have a light conversation, but this is just an escape from reality, too.
The advantage of being able to fly is tougher than I thought. While he's flying, we just have to wait for him to attack.
Once, I tried clinging to Mr. Caron and dragging him into a ground battle, but honestly, I don't want to do it again.
"U, Usat, look at that!"
"Ah, is Mr. Caron here?!?"
Nair rushed over his shoulder and pointed his wings at the sky.
Fist to fist, looking up at the sky, nine shining things were pushing through the sky.
It pushes to Mr. Caron, who flies endlessly through the sky.
"Oh!"
Mr. Caron immediately perceived the presence of that light and feathered his wings to avoid it. But those nine lights turned to where Mr. Caron was, who fled as if he were willing.
One light pierced Mr. Caron's wings, still trying to escape. The light turned the tip to a clear spear, knocking him off to the ground and sewing him to the ice ground.
The eight lights that continued to fall pierced the ice ground so as to seal Mr. Caron's movements, holding his body down, and turned into a spear made of ice different from the first one.
"Gi, oh!"
"Wow, I can't believe I can't even crush the power of that caron..."
What surprised me was the strength of the spear that completely enclosed even Mr. Caron's power, which far surpassed mine.
I recognized the pattern of the spear piercing Mr. Caron's wings.
The simple-shaped pattern of the spear, unlike the whole ice spear, was similar to that used by Mr. Caron as an axe.
"This spear, no way Mr. Caron was using it... and this ice is no way!!"
There is only one person who can create this much strength of ice.
Turning my face in the direction the light flew, I called the man's name with certainty.
"Mr. Leona!"
"Usato! I sealed Karon's movements! Save him with your power!!"
Mr. Leona, who breathed on his shoulders and was on his knees.
I look at my own hands and give a bitter look to her words. [M]
"I did not succeed in strengthening the system of requests...! I believe that helping Mr. Karon is no longer...!"
"No, you're not! Your pedigree strengthening is already complete!!"
Finished!?
So you're saying that my current system strengthening is complete?
"If so, even more so, I can't help Mr. Caron..."
"You are too bound to succeed in strengthening your system! What you need to see is not your own magic!"
So once she cut the words and breathed heavily, she stood up to deliver her voice to me firmly.
"What you should see would be those who suffer now!?"
"Huh!?"
It's not magic you should see.
From his trembling hands, he turns his gaze to Mr. Caron, who is in captivity.
That's right.
I didn't really see a “person” to cure to succeed in strengthening my system.
"I'm an idiot! Too much training really made me a brain muscle!"
"Oh now!?"
"Oh, it's really even more so now, Nair! I said I would help, I forgot the most important thing myself!!"
I can't believe Rose didn't notice this. You can't complain about me getting hit. No, I'd rather even want you to beat up your stupid self for not realizing this obvious.
I didn't face him now, I was just thinking about successfully strengthening my lineage.
"Of course you can't. Because even if I tried to help you, I just thought I should cure you. So I didn't even think about how to cure it."
Strengthened healing magic lineage heals even the disease, the finest healing magic.
When Mr. Olga, seen at a clinic in the Kingdom of Ringle, exercised healing magic, he was applying healing magic directly in front of the patient.
The same goes for doctors and healing wizards.
If you don't face it, you can't even know how to fix it.
As a lifeguard, I forgot the most important thing about being a healer.
"So you know what you're gonna do?"
"Oh, I was reminded by Mr. Leona. I'll never forget it."
Again, I saw Karon directly in front of me.
His body stuffing and tormenting in pain and crushing. I have a “human” in front of me to heal. [M]
While walking over to him in captivity, he creates a system strengthening in his left hand.
Instead of concentrating on strengthening the pedigree, concentrate on Mr. Caron, working out his magic on his left hand. What I lacked was awareness of the subject of healing.
Look at them and imagine how they want to heal.
"-Okay."
At that time, something that had so far been lacking in strengthening the pedigree fitted in disappointingly.
Though it was a system strengthening caged in a small amount of magic, it emitted a definite dark green glow.
This is what my pedigree strengthening really looks like.
Beautiful deep blue color, similar to Mr. Olga's.
Grasping the light of system strengthening overflowing from my left hand, I stood on my back as I made my fist.
"I will help you. For all who wish you well...!!"
Step forward greatly with your left foot, releasing your left fist, which gained momentum as your hips rotated, into Mr. Caron's torso.
Fists rolled out depicting the green trajectory of lineage enhancement were slammed into his chest with the sound of wind cuts.
"- Gah, gah."
As his fist plunges into him, a large crack runs across his body, but heals his entire body in an instant at a rate that makes the enhanced healing magic unparalleled with previous healing magic.
"... Mr. Caron?"
The question is, could he pass out?
The phylogenetic strengthening was successful, but it is not yet known whether it was possible to completely stun Mr. Caron.
Speak to him, who has taken my fist and stopped moving.
At that moment, the horns, wings and tails that characterized Mr. Caron as a dragon splattered apart and returned to his human appearance.
"Oh, Mr. Leona! Release the restraint!!"
"Okay!"
All the ice spears that were holding him were smashed and scattered as Mr. Leona, who had come nearby, pulled through the spears that were piercing beside Mr. Caron.
I rushed him down to the ground and asked Nair to see if there were any abnormalities.
"- It's okay now. There's no magic disturbance, and the dragon factor in him seems completely silent."
"... well, good for you"
"Stick to it, even if it's a system strengthening, it really looks like something else when you use it."
Does it feel like a new move to strengthen the healing magic system and combine your fists?
Exactly. It would be difficult to incorporate phylogenetic enhancement into healing magic bullets, but as for my moves as a healing wizard, this is the best move.
"This is the Miracle move that combines system strengthening with my fists. I wonder if Bing Sheng Yi, a little intensive healing magic masculine fist, or simply Bing Sheng masculine fist, healing punch?"
"Every time I think about it, you don't have a miraculous sense of naming, do you? Isn't it nice to have a childish part like that?"
……
Are you being childish......
This reaction can no longer even seem like style beauty.
You don't have time to be plain depressed...... The battle is over, and fatigue is pushing me closer, but my role is not over yet.
I waved as Amako ran this way with Mr. Alk on me, pointing my body towards Mr. Leona standing beside me with his spear supported.
"Mr. Leona, you seem to be injured, so I'll heal you now"
"Oh, oh. Please."
Touch the hand offered by Mr. Leona and apply healing magic.
The look on her face in pain slowly eased.
"That spear is the wand Mr. Caron used, right?"
"Oh. Apparently, I've been chosen just like Caron"
Mr. Leona, who smiled bitterly, gave him an emotional look when he saw the spear he had with one hand.
"I've stopped chasing the shadows of the brave men I've always dreamed of"
"Huh?"
"A hero who abandons himself and fights while on mission. That's what I looked like as the brave man I admired... but I fought with you and I changed my mind"
A hero who throws himself away and fights, huh?
When I heard those words, I remembered what Mr. Leona looked like last night.
What she was trying to do wasn't a mistake. Means were probably the optimal solution in terms of protecting Miarak.
But as a lifeguard, I couldn't approve of her actions.
"From now on, I'm going to go my way as Leona the Brave, at my will, which belongs to no one"
Does Mr. Leona mean that he has found his way forward?
I don't know what changes you could have made to her by fighting with me, but I'm pretty sure it wasn't a bad thing.
"Usat at times. What is brave for you?"
Are you brave for me?
I don't know the intent of the question, but when it comes to brave men for me... it's Kazuki with Senior Kamikami.
The two of you promised me a reunion... so it's hard to get through? I'm a little embarrassed, but shall I be honest at this point?
"Valued companion,"
"... huhuhuhuhu, right. It wasn't the same answer I expected, but this is good."
Mr. Leona said my words properly, but immediately smiled somewhere delightful.
"I want to be a brave man to you, too."
"What do you mean?"
"Ah, uh! You're gonna break the line! Usato!!"
Nair shouts out all of a sudden when she tries to question Mr. Leona, who smiles.
If you look at the surrounding junction in amazement at that voice, the junction will be lifted whether you have been informed that you were able to help Mr. Caron out safely.
This saved Miarak, too, and helped Mr. Caron.
We wore ourselves out, but it was a pleasure to get through without missing anyone.