Reincarnation of the Sword Master

37. Guard Captain (2)

The monster's huge and jolting as much as the mountains shook his body. There was barely enough distance to show the outline, but the aftermath has been conveyed to this place.

The sky shakes and the ground breaks. As if mocking God, heaven and earth change in the power of monsters.

[Growl!]

The air was shivering with a howl. At the same time, the explosion hid the monster. There was a roar and a painful scream. The monster fell down.

"Is the Black Forest over now?"

The old man murmured. As old as he grew, his hair became gray and wrinkled, but only the muscles carved on his body were out of time. Someone flew in from the direction of the monster's fall.

"Phew. It was hard."

"Hi Van."

"Oh. Hi. Long time no see, right?”

A middle-aged man with black hair and black eyes smiled at him. They were about the same age, but they looked like children and fathers. The old man spoke plainly.

"It's been ten years since I retired. You didn't have to call your old body. Your heroes will take care of themselves."

"Ha-ha, you know. We're not good at taking care of things. It was always up to you."

"There will be a successor."

"He's so unreliable. You were the one who stayed with us the most, right? It wasn't a big deal."

"What are you doing here?"

A resonant voice rang. The blue-haired woman walked with a stark face, shaking the blood from the knife. Hiban smiled and waved.

"Lephenia. An old friend is here. Take a look."

"What about friends? He's a servant who takes care of others.”

"…it's wrong to expect a kind response from you."

Le Penia spoke in a cold, dripping voice, but the old man did not respond. I was just looking at the black forest where everything was disappearing in flames.

"The destruction of the Black Forest.”

The strongest forest on the continent. The alter ego of the world's leader, who will deprive humans and protect the elves.

The forest, which existed in the world for thousands of years and protected the elves, was now all burned down.

There was only one reason. Because I touched evil.

Highban shrugged his shoulders.

"There's nothing we can do, right? Because an Elf Elder suddenly flipped and summoned that. The continent itself was on the verge of collapse."

An elf elder in the black forest wanted human extinction. Was it because his child was taken away as a slave, or was it because of the abuse of his childhood as a slave? The reason is unknown, but the elf hated humans and implemented the method.

He touched the sealed tabernacle, dedicated the forest as a medium, and summoned the presence beyond the darkness.

A monster that loses its light just by looking at it and goes crazy just by getting close to it's a monster.

The monster that devoured the continent's quadrant in two days was truly strong. Some were even clamoring for the destruction of the world.

But the monster was knocked down less than a week later by those in front of the old man. Lephenia clenched her shoulder.

"That's nice. It's the first time I've worked so hard since the Devil."

"He was strong. I think the power of a single entity is stronger than the devil.”

"The devil's troubles are the quantity and the intelligence. Honestly, I still feel uncomfortable. The last word he uttered. What the hell?"

"It must have been a loser.”

"That's a strange thing."

The old man walked away, leaving the two chattering behind. Heiban asked in surprise at the seemingly returning act.

"Are you going already?"

"The monster fell down, the forest burned to the ground. I think I'm done with my work now. The rest of us will be able to replace him."

"But why don't you stay a little. We're having a celebratory performance in a few hours. I'm sure there are many faces you knew. Why don't you come."

"…it's been ten years, hasn't it? It doesn't matter if you look at it more.”

Le Penia, in rare cases, stopped the old man from leaving with a nervous face. But the old man shook his head.

"Okay. What would a common man be among heroes for? Have fun."

"There are a lot of people waiting for you."

"I'm a coward."

Heiban didn't catch any more. It was because I knew that once the old man set his will, he would never break it. Lephenia bit her lips.

"Lies."

"So the next time we meet, we'll be dead. See you in the afterlife."

The old man walked. Every time the foot was moved, the ash was trampled. He drifted away from his friends. There was a disgusting smell of coal and meat everywhere. The once brilliant forest is no longer even left.

There were only dead bodies everywhere. Human beings and elves were mixed together and could not be recognized.

You're going to have a hard time.

The old man walked away thinking of his successor.

"Cough. Cough."

At that moment, I heard a cough. The ground shook in ashes and soon someone got up.

It was an elf girl. The girl looked around in a hurry. He shut his mouth for a moment in the ashes of view, and his pupils shook. Tears streamed down my cheeks.

"Uh…Ah…."

The old man slowly approached the girl who was bursting into tears. Elf's proud white skin was covered with ash and dyed gray.

'Is it Hi-Elf?'

Judging from his attire, it was highly likely that he was an elder child. Did he go on a blind date to save his own child? It's not like an elf. Should I be human?

Perhaps this child is the only survivor. Survivor of the Black Forest. You won't survive in the world. All resentment and hatred will be directed at this little child. Will this girl be able to stand it?

"Oh, my dear.

“…….”

The girl slowly turned her eyes. There were many lights in his eyes looking up at the old man.

"Will you follow me?"

“…….”

"The choice is up to you. It's up to you to follow me after you follow me. Whatever you choose, I won't stop you."

The girl dropped her head without answering. The old man didn't rush and just waited. Dozens of minutes later, the girl reached out her hand. I caught the old man by the hem of his clothes.

"Your name is."

"…Ariena."

The girl mumbled with a blank face.

"Arena Barzillis."

***

The carriage came into the estate. Residents looked yearning at the guards guarding him.

"Wow…."

"Is it a guard? I envy you....”

The Imperial Guard was a pretty good job. Eating the rust of the Empire means it's safe. Above all, treatment and people's perception were also good.

Respected and well paid. There was no reason to refuse. Thanks to this, the competition rate was quite high, but it was worth it.

The carriage passed people to the castle. The gate was opened and in front of it were the lord, his tablecloth, and his retainers. The carriage door opened.

"Ah."

Someone let out an exclamation without even realizing it. It was the elf, not the human being, that came out of the carriage. The opposite Rebecca swallowed her saliva.

'Even though the Elves are beautiful.'

Maybe it's a sculpture of God. She was a beautiful woman who had different sides of her chest. It was a perfect face, not human. The brown skin reflected in the sun.

"I see the Lord. Mr. Heiban is taking care of things, so I'm here on his behalf of him.

As the elf leaned down, gray hair shook gently. The purple eyes turned to him, and Rebekh hurriedly came to his senses. He nodded his head.

"Nice to meet you. The lord of the I-Rock estate. Rebekah Hane."

"Arena Barzillis. I'm the head of the Empire's Guard."

***

"Tut."

Reveloc kicked his tongue. He brought the retainers and the captain of the guard into the conference room, but there was no sign of the story going on. Reveloc eventually waved his hand.

"Get out."

"Lord."

"But…."

Then what are you going to do? Are you going to keep looking ugly?"

Leveroke growled and said, and the retainers turned their gaze. The retainers were fascinated by the Elf's beauty and kept staring at her. Reveloc knocked on the desk.

"Get out. There will be punishment later."

"…I see."

The retainers raised themselves. Even while I was going out, I finally sighed at the glance of the elf. The door was finally closed. Arna was looking at the sequence of processes with no expressionless.

"You've shown a poor appearance. I'm sorry."

"No, it's not.

The elf spoke casually.

"It's a familiar eye."

"…I'm sorry."

Rebelock groaned and groaned. No matter how much he has an identity advantage, the power he had was different. He is at best the owner of a country estate. The captain of the guard was in charge of all the guards.

If he had made up his mind, he could have thrown the empire into chaos. Therefore, only those who would not do so were asked to be a security guard, but they had that much power.

"Where are you holding Goblin?"

"It's a prison in the territory. It's only for Goblin without any other prisoners."

"…did you have any problems?"

Arna's brow wiggled slightly.

"Based on the information you gave me, I don't think prison alone would be enough to stop you."

"I thought so too, so I increased my guard... You were unexpectedly well-behaved. It could be an attempt to create a sense of alertness."

No, Goblin was defeated. The loser follows the winner. It was to remain calm under the values.

But it was a reasonable idea for Arena, who couldn't have known it.

"There's a possibility for him, too.”

"We need to talk about how it went.”

Reveloc explained. What happened? How did you defeat Goblin? The story is over. Arna, who was listening quietly, opened her mouth quietly.

"That's correct."

"Is that so?"

"Yes, there was something we didn't know. It was left in the literature, but I thought it was hard to trust.”

There were quite a few strange things to look at for those who did not experience it, no matter how much it was on record. So I had put it off until the results came out, and it was in front of me.

"That's great. I didn't expect you to use that."

"Hmm."

A smile fell on Rebecca's face. There was nothing to be offended by the compliment.

"It's not what I actually thought. The kid who met Goblin in person and fought told me. A disciple of Hiban."

At the moment, Arna's expression changed at Reveloc's words. But it was a moment, so Revelock didn't realize it.

"The kid."

Arna said. He hesitated for a moment and continued as if he had made up his mind.

"…can I see you?"

"Hmm? There's nothing wrong with that. He must be training by now.”

I was wondering, but Rebek didn't ask. Rather, I thought it was a good opportunity. If you get a connection with the captain, it's good for him, too. He got up from his seat.

"Then let's go see it now."

***

"This is the kid I told you about. Asher, say hello."

"…may I hear the situation?"

Suddenly appearing with an elf of brown skin, Asher pressed her forehead.

"Oh, come to think of it, you don't know. I thought she might have heard it."

"I've heard of it. I just didn't know you'd bring me here all of a sudden."

On the way to the training camp, I introduced him to Arna out of the blue. Arna was looking down at him with a blank face. Asher leaned over.

"Nice to meet you. Arna Barzillis. Captain of the Empire's Guard."

It was a strange feeling to show respect to his adopted daughter. Asher's eyes were on Arena.

Twenty Years' Flow.

It was very different from his memory. The less fat cheek was completely lost, and the body grew up to be like a mature woman now.

It was definitely beautiful, but rather than fascinated, it was just awkward.

Elves are living creatures that live long. The growth rate is that slow. I didn't think I'd be able to see this child grow up, but it was in front of me now. I felt a new flow of time.

'Then.'

How should we deal with this? I think she was a foster daughter. It seemed difficult to show a normal response.

There were a lot of questions I wanted to ask, but now he is just a unrelated boy. You won't answer.

Arna opened her mouth while thinking.