I Became the Youngest Disciple of the Martial God v2 - Chapter 307
[Translated text]
Mu-shin’s youngest disciple has become – Episode 307
Episode 307
The sound of a bonfire could be heard.
A perfect warmth and the soft touch of a mattress, a regular sound… the sound of paper flipping?
Was someone reading a book?
The question soon led to a mental awakening.
“……”
My absent-minded wandering consciousness gradually returned to my body.
I suddenly realized that I was lying in bed, there was a fireplace next to me, and someone was sitting in a chair at an angle, turning the pages of a book.
“……”
“……”
And the moment I tossed and turned, my eyes met a lizard.
To be exact, it was a figure with the face of a lizard.
I didn’t mistake it for Arachnid, because this figure’s scales were red.
Besides, I had a feeling that it was somehow different from the Lizardmen, as if my eyes had been opened to distinguish between different races while associating with the Corrupted.
“……”
The crimson eyes stared at me, and its mouth slowly opened.
“Lanfero. You’re awake.”
“……?”
I wondered what it was, but it wasn’t talking to me. Moreover, this figure’s voice was surprisingly very thin and melodious.
In other words, it was a woman’s voice.
The lizard woman who got up from her seat closed the book and left the room with a dull gait.
She was a figure whose demeanor strangely exuded grace. She felt much more aristocratic than Lanfero, who looked like an aristocrat.
And Lanfero came in as if taking turns.
“Did you sleep well? You were a very heavy sleeper. This sleepyhead.”
“…Good morning.”
“Yes. It’s a good evening.”
I followed Lanfero’s gaze out the window, and I could see the dark scenery outside.
I slowly recalled my memory and opened my mouth.
“What’s going on?”
“Well. Where and how should I explain this… … First of all, you’ve been asleep for three days.”
Somehow, I thought it was a familiar development.
No, not really, but after getting involved with the devil’s cubs, I always end up fainting and waking up like this for several days.
Anyway, when I heard Lanfero’s words, I realized that my throat was dry and my stomach was so thin that it was sticking to my spine.
It would be natural if I hadn’t eaten for three days.
“A glass of water?”
“Thank you.”
I took the water from Lanfero and gulped it down in one breath.
My thirst was quenched, and as something entered my stomach, my emptiness faded.
Lanfero went outside to get a pitcher and poured me water over and over again.
I felt fully awake only after drinking two more glasses of cold water.
“By the way, who was that just now?”
“Lukurucu, a member of our clan. Have you heard of it?”
“I’ve heard of the name.”
“We’ve been pretty busy these past few days. Lukurucu took care of you while you were sick. If you meet her later, tell her thank you.”
“Oh, yes.”
Lukurucu.
It was the name Ramon had told me.
Judging by the name alone, I expected it to be a cute race like Slime Senior… Charmout, but when I actually saw it, it was a person who gave off a cold wind like the northern wind.
Didn’t he say that he didn’t like people talking about him?
Actually, I can see what he meant.
Should I say it’s cold, or should I say it’s cool… …
Still, if you take care of me for three days without saying anything, it means you have a considerate personality, but you left as soon as you made eye contact.
It doesn’t seem like the type to hide your face, but in many ways, it’s an elusive character.
“By the way, she’s not a lizardman.”
“Then?”
“A dragon.”
I was surprised at this point.
“A dragon? The dragon I know?”
“That’s right. The same dragon you know, Taon Gleed, the head of the Heros headquarters. Of course, unlike the chief, that guy is a half-breed.”
“If it’s a half… …”
“Half-dragon, you say….”
“If there’s a reason, it’s…”
“A curse of some sort.”
“…….”
“Well, let’s leave it at that. It’s rude to pry further.”
“Is that so?”
“Still, you’re the first person to look at his face and not bat an eye. Who knows, maybe even Rukuruku likes you quite a bit-”
“Shut up, Ranpero. Come and eat.”
Ranpero shrugged as a cold voice came from outside.
“Eavesdropping on a conversation. How impolite.”
“Who brought it up first? And if you’re going to talk about manners, why don’t you close the door first?”
“Well, whatever. Oh, eat first. I still have something to talk to Ruan about.”
There was no response to that, only the sound of dishes clattering, and Ranpero closed the door.
As the noise from the living room disappeared, silence suddenly descended upon the room.
With only a single flickering candle illuminating the room, Ranpero’s mouth slowly opened.
“The church’s work is almost done.”
“Ah.”
“Normally, the mere summoning of the legion commander should have contaminated the area, but fortunately it didn’t reach that level. Why do you think that is?”
I furrowed my brow for a moment.
The answer didn’t seem that difficult, but since my head wasn’t quite clear yet, it didn’t come to mind right away.
“It’s simple. The place where the ritual took place was inside Ymir’s body. Even though thousands of years have passed since his death, Ymir’s remains have yet to decompose. Thanks to that, the miasma didn’t spread completely. Unexpected luck, perhaps? Well, separate from that, we couldn’t stop the miasma that escaped from the stone gate, so some of the northern regions will be dangerous for the time being.”
“Have the evacuations been completed?”
“Yes. There are so many bodies that it will take a while to clean up. To make matters worse, there’s still miasma lurking inside Ymir’s body, so we can’t rush things.”
“Ah.”
The word “body” brought a certain figure to mind, and Ranpero nodded as he looked at me.
“Mir retrieved Ramon’s body.”
“…I see.”
“What did he say at the end? It seems like he would have been nagging until the very end.”
“He left a letter.”
I fumbled through my clothes to take out the letter and handed it to Ranpero.
Ranpero took the letter and read it slowly, then let out a low chuckle.
“Worrying about others till the end. Foolish fellow. He should have worried about himself….”
“…….”
“By the way. Is this the first time someone died in your place?”
I nodded, taken aback by Ranpero’s sudden question.
“Uh, probably?”
“Then you couldn’t have imagined it before you came to Corrupted. That a small goblin would save your life.”
“…….”
“You’ll experience countless more things that you can’t even imagine in the future. That’s what a hero is. When you confront the unreasonable, you’ll end up in a lot of shitty situations.”
What is this man trying to tell me?
As I asked with my gaze, Ranpero continued.
“Don’t get caught up in it. Ramon would be satisfied with you not forgetting.”
“…….”
“You don’t need to regret it, or feel guilty. If anyone other than Ramon from the clan had been there, they would have done the same. Regardless of the strength you possess.”
“Why is that?”
“Because they’re your seniors.”
“…….”
“And someday, you’ll be a senior too. That’s how it continues.”
I quietly met Ranpero’s gaze, and half on impulse, I opened my mouth.
“What if it could be undone?”
“What?”
“What if I could turn back time and bring back Senior Ramon, or Senior Feed… or everyone who died?”
“I don’t like hypothetical questions.”
In truth, neither did I.
If I hadn’t had this blessing, I wouldn’t have been troubled by such thoughts.
“That’s a strange question. Or can you really turn back time?”
“…….”
“Ahem. This is too much. You’re joking.”
At that moment, the sound of the wind howling made the window creak.
Ranpero looked out the window with a smiling face.
Today, the dark shadows on his pale face seemed darker than usual.
“Your words are something that anyone would think. The desire to turn back time comes from regret, but who in the world lives without regrets? Hmm. Let’s see…”
Ranpero crossed his arms and pondered with unexpected seriousness.
This side of him was somewhat surprising.
I remember the way this man looked at the last moment.
Ranpero Nosferatu was the one who revealed his appearance as a predator while facing the devil’s army.
From that person, I now felt a sense of kindness and goodness like a benevolent old man.
“By the way, that hypothesis of yours, how many times can you go back to the past?”
“No. Only once.”
“Really? Then there is no correct answer.”
“No correct answer?”
“What if you go back to the past and succeed in saving Ramon, but on the other hand, Araksad dies?”
“…….”
“Or both Ramon and Araksad could die, or I could die, or things could go wrong and we might not be able to stop the Order’s plan?”
“Well, at least if you go back to the past, you won’t repeat the same thing. You can’t ignore the advantage of information. Whatever happens, won’t it be a better result than now?”
“That’s why this whole thing was so complicated, and the Order’s preparation was also thorough. Just look at the end. If I had arrived even one step later, you all would have been killed by the devil.”
“…….”
That’s right.
“If there were several chances, you could repeat your failures and find a way. But in my opinion, the fact that this operation ended with this level of damage is nothing short of a miracle. I don’t know about a thousand or ten thousand times, but it’s the best possible outcome that could come out of about a hundred repetitions.”
“…Ah.”
I understood Ranpero’s words as well.
The current result was also a value that could only come out because several pieces of luck overlapped.
Such luck is not in the realm of calculation.
Even if you repeat it, there is no guarantee that the same result will come out.
“Of course, what you said makes sense. There is a possibility that things will turn out better. So I think…”
Ranpero looked at me and said.
“It’s okay to go back, and it’s okay not to go back. Of course, as the clan leader, Ramon’s death is regrettable, but if that was the choice he made himself, we have to respect it.”
I closed my mouth.
Ranpero showed an indifferent appearance even at the death of his colleague.
I can guess the reason for that.
He must be used to parting ways because he has lived for so long.
I guess I’m not mature enough yet.
“You’re talking strangely out of character. Did you read a novel like that?”
“Yes?”
“I’m talking about a novel where you go back to the past and make great strides. I heard it’s Popularityin the system these days.”
“…No.”
I didn’t even know that such a thing was Popularity.
“Anyway, let’s talk about the rest later and eat first.”
I nodded, but I didn’t get up from the bed and watched Ranpero’s back as he went out first.
In fact, there is one more thing I want to ask.
‘…What if it’s not just a hypothesis, but if you could really go back to the past?’
Would you still give me the same answer, the same advice?
The vast majority of humans cannot go back in time or change the past.
So I thought that Ranpero’s thinking, which seemed reasonable at first glance, might also be self-rationalization or compromise that took a long time to form.
Ranpero might have thought of my haggard fruitas nothing more than a naive hero’s escapism, but it’s not.
What I said is a possibility that could actually happen.
I let out a sigh.
It feels like my thoughts are getting too long for me.
‘…Let’s eat first.’
For now, I decided to fill my stomach first and think later, just as Ranpero said.
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