Episode 879 Sorrow (2)
The foundation of the Akenad Magic Kingdom was always the bloodline of the first Magic King. Indeed. Only great bloodlines were the power and authority representing the Magic Kingdom.For this reason, the concept of revolution did not exist in the history of the Magic Kingdom.
The talent dwelling in the blood is the qualification itself.
The descendants of the first Demon King were inevitably few in number, making a struggle for the throne impossible; and no matter how much the power of the Demon Kingdom’s royal family weakened, the nobles never dared to challenge the Demon King’s authority.For in the Demon Kingdom, the Demon King was truly an absolute symbol.
however…….
As the number of royal family members of the Magic Kingdom continued to dwindle, the families gradually began to show greed for the most noble bloodline on the continent.
Of course, it was not for the throne of the Demonic Path, but a very reasonable desire to formally enter the royal family through marriage.There was no need to even calculate how great the honor and power would be if he became a relative of the Demonic Path royal family.
Marriages between magic dynasties and noble families were common in the past, but… the current situation was on a completely different level in terms of both significance and outcome compared to the past.
Because the prospective bride was the last descendant of the great bloodline and a woman who was effectively destined to ascend to the throne as the 8th Demon King.
What choice will Medrail make in the future?
I can say with certainty.
In the end, Vangelis’s only granddaughter will struggle to fulfill her duty.Driven to the cliff of this final bloodline due to the weakness of her predecessors, she will fight with all her might for the sake of the royal family to avoid hitting rock bottom.
I will have an unwanted marriage andhave as many children as possible.
Even in the hell where children are dying in screams, childbirth will continue until at least a child who has overcome the curse of the bloodline is born.
Even if the families of the Magic Kingdom urge the seed of various men under the pretext of diverse and outstanding genetics, they will eventually accept it.
Each prestigious family will raise the children born in this way with great care, with that petty mindset that simply enduring the bloodline will lead to a huge success.
Thinking too much?Not at all.
Vangelis lived to witness the power of the Arkenad Magic Kingdom change hands over several generations, and he retained in his memory the countless types of people who existed within it.
If it weren’t for the central figure known as the Demon King, there would have been more than a few beings capable of human experimentation, such as Balok Besias of the Bohemian Magic Tower.
That is the dark side of magic.
It would be reassuring if Medrail were the type to rule by force. Unfortunately, even if his granddaughter were to become a transcendent being, she was someone who would place more weight on dialogue than on force, and compromise than on orders.Regardless of what ideals she pursued, Medrail’s path ahead was bound to be filled with pain.
… … As a grandfather, I cannot just sit by and watch.
Even if Medrail wants it, it can never be tolerated. What meaning is there in a smile made while shedding tears of blood?The time has come to finally put an end to the tears of blood poured out by the bloodline through action.
Vangelis had spent his entire life striving for the prosperity of the Akenad Magic Kingdom as a distant descendant of the first Magic King, but he was prepared to willingly erase it if it caused harm to Medrail.
Having fulfilled the duty of bloodlines throughout a life well over a hundred years, it was now time to protect the only remaining family member.
He did not care if Medrail grieved and despaired over the end of the Arkenard Magic Kingdom.If asked to choose between the destruction of the entire continent and his granddaughter’s future, Vangelis would willingly choose the latter.
To think that one would try to destroy a nation for the happiness of a single person… … If that were to happen, the world would judge me as a deranged transcendent being, but it is precisely because I am capable of committing such an act that I am truly a transcendent being.
Didn’t Ignacia say this before?
The transcendent is a psychopath.
I didn’t really show it on the outside, but to be honest, I fully agreed.
As long as Vangelis was born a descendant of a great bloodline, he was bound to go mad. There was no parent who wouldn’t go mad while their children were screaming and dying.
The wife Vangelis truly loved passed away early from mental illness after losing her second son and then her youngest daughter.The relatives with whom he had spent his childhood had long since turned to ashes.
───Why did you leave such pain to our descendants! If you were such a great being, you could have easily gotten rid of this curse of the bloodline!
One day, Vangelis Ruin Akenard came alone to the Hall of the Demon King and shouted this in front of the portrait of the first Demon King.
It was probably from that time.
The hatred that came to be diametrically opposed to the respect for the progenitor in a corner of my heart was… …That cold dagger grew alongside my pursuit of ideals, reaching the point where it aimed at the Akenad Magic Kingdom like this.
However, unexpected hope arose.
A being suspected of possessing a new great bloodline has appeared.Based on circumstances regarding magical talent and verification of the lineage using
Verden.
As Zeren said, there was no way that the descendants of the bloodline that left Centrum 140 years ago could still be alive.Even if one or two had survived, they would have to overcome extremely slim odds to continue the lineage to Verden’s generation. Even if they had endured the bloodline, unless they were in a place like Centrum, there was a high probability they would die before their talents could fully mature.
You’re saying you were just lucky?
That may be the case, but a wizard does not rely on mere luck. This is especially true if it is related to a great bloodline.
Vangelis was confused, but… … precisely because of that, he focused more on reality.He had mastered
What if, by any chance, he is not of the Great Bloodline as Verden claims? What if he can wield
On the contrary,it is something to welcome.
If beings inheriting Verden’s genetic traits can acquire
If Verden becomes the Magic King in place of Medrail, Vangelis will not have to wipe the Akenad Magic Kingdom from the continent.
Even if Vangelis’s life comes to an end, the Arkenard Magic Kingdom will prosper, and Medrail will be able to live freely and laugh without being weighed down by the obligations of bloodline.
Given Verden’s age, he would easily reign for at least 100 years… no, probably 200. Of course, it might be even longer. After all,Vangelis had never personally seen anyone more talented than him.
“You must do it, Verden. You are my final light. The one who can break the yoke of this terrible bloodline……!!”
Squeeze.
Vangelis tightened his grip on Verden’s shoulders. His eyes were as clear as a full moon at midnight.
Verden said.
“Are you trying to shift the entire responsibility onto me, a visitor to the Arkenad Sorcerer Kingdom for the first time today? Solely for the safety of your granddaughter.”“Fine. It is not a judgment worthy of the 7th Sorcerer King to make. However, it does not matter. You should know well enough what the spirit of a Transcendent who prioritizes ideals is like.”
Vangelis’s eyes flashed.
I will never let it go.
Verden knows better than anyone the madness and obsession with the Transcendent’s ideals.The Magic Crab Transcendent, who sacrificed even his own life to be remembered by all, still lives on, etched in Verden’s memory.
Even the sound of breathing is silent.
Time passed with the blue eyes and the turquoise eyes crossed.
“Setting aside the issue of lineage, with the 7th Sorcerer King currently reigning, I have no plans to declare myself the 8th Sorcerer King of the Arkenad Sorcerer Kingdom. At least not for now.”“…….”“Even so, if you die, I promise to protect Medrail.”
Verden owes a debt to the first Demon King.
[Einber] created by the First Demon King, the administrator left behind by the First Demon King, Alpha and Beta created by the First Demon King… Even if it was not the First Demon King’s intention, Verden received a great deal of help from him.
I had absolutely no intention of risking my life to repay that debt, but I could offer a small amount of help to his distant descendant.
“That should be enough for now. For now…….”
Vangelis closed his mouth for a moment, then slowly lowered his hand.
There is still time.
As the heightened emotions subsided, Vangelis’s momentum also faded. Verden momentarily gave a light glance to the side.Adrian, who had been about to intervene at any moment, withdrew his hand from his sword.
Vangelis looks up at the huge portrait of the first Demon King again.Verden asks him.
“Vangelis, what is your ideal?”“To become a great being like the progenitor.”
Vangelis spoke in a low voice.
“And with that power, it gives freedom to us poor souls.”
Vangelis’s desire to catch up to the status of the first Demon King was a secondary reason.Having experienced the inevitable deaths of his family members even before becoming a transcendent being, he wished that no one, including himself, would suffer because of their bloodline.
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Medrail made way for… … .
Isabella and Beta examined the records of the Deiros family, totaling 87 volumes. Each volume was quite substantial in thickness.
If Isabella had been alone, she wouldn’t have been able to check even half of it even if she stayed up all night, but as long as Beta was with her, she didn’t need Levana’s help either.
[Scan complete. Next.]
Whenever Beta shone the light of magic, one book turned to the side. Even though the cover hadn’t been turned. She held the next book tightly in her hand so she could immediately replace it.
It was then.
[Found it.]
“really?!”
[Starts on page 136.]
Isabella put away the book she was holding and stood beside Beta. She quickly turned the pages up to the page number Beta had mentioned.
───Endless negation. The monster appeared somewhere in the Central Continent, crossed the sea, and arrived in the Western Continent.
It was someone’s journal.
[More than half of this book consists of memoirs left by a member of the Deiros family. I can summarize them for you if needed.]
As expected, it appears this was not written personally by the ancestor who blocked the special entities.That must be the case.After all, I heard that the ancestor did not leave behind any memoirs when I was young.
Isabella shook her head.
“No, I’ll read it myself for now. After all, he is an ancestor of my family. Could you wait a moment?”
[All right.]
And so, Isabella and Beta sat together and read the history of the past. It contained information about special individuals, includingeven the details that were not included in the stories passed down through the family.
It destroyed two cities at the edge of the Arnark Empire and swallowed up even the villages along the road. The casualties numbered approximately tens of thousands. Endless corruption headed toward the territory of the Akenad Magic Kingdom before any nations could even respond.
However, His Majesty the Demon King was absent.
Someone had to stop it. Since it was clear that the damage would be enormous, even the noble families hesitated to step forward and merely established a perimeter from a distance. A long procession of fleeing people stretched across the territory.
In the midst of this, the next head of the Deiros family left the Magic Kingdom without a word.
It was my brother.
The person who wrote the manuscript seemed to be the younger brother of an ancestor Isabella knew. Following that old handwriting, she immersed herself in the past.
I stayed at the Centrum because I was not as brave as my brother, but I still kept my ears open. My brother fought against endless denial for two days. He struggled alone to buy as much time as possible.
He stopped the monster even while losing three fingers and one leg.
And His Majesty the Demon King returned, and the monster was defeated. Even the monster that threatened the nation could not hold out for a moment before the supreme power. In the end, the time my brother gained through his sacrifice became the pride of the Deiros family.
His Majesty the Demon King bestowed a higher title upon the Deiros family and three products born of endless corruption. The Deiros family decided to make them family heirlooms and conduct magical research. My brother had a great deal of influence over all of this. Even though his body was missing, he was fully capable as the head of the family.
However… there was something strange about my brother, who had been fighting endless denial. He was strangely unable to move his left arm at all. Aside from some fingers being severed, he didn’t have a single injury.
Isabella tilted her head.
You couldn’t move your left arm?
I moved on to the next chapter.
“Is there a problem?” When I asked, my brother merely smiled. For some reason, that felt chilling, so I didn’t ask again. Instead, I secretly peeked into his private study. Being a wizard myself, I couldn’t suppress my curiosity. I was confident I wouldn’t get caught, as I knew his official schedule inside and out.
I entered my brother’s laboratory. There were many things I had never seen before.
I saw a worn, unfamiliar book lying on the desk. I thought it would be a magic book, but the subject matter had no direct connection to magic.
Is it some kind of philosophy book?
It was a book about the soul.
