169-Hero's Words (1 2)




 
 When the Knight of Fire appeared and struck the demon, I thought I was saved.

 I could be saved.
 Maybe I could save Isha, maybe I could save her.

 I thought that God of creation must have heard my cry for help and sent the flame knight - so I thought the knight couldn't lose.

 It was very pure and powerful magic.

 But...

 The flaming knight disappeared on the spot as the demon plucked out what looked like a heart.

 The light of hope that had been burning in his heart was blown away so easily.

 The devil is very good at breaking people's hearts.
 And broken souls are his favorite food.

 Therefore, we must have a strong heart in front of the devil.


 I couldn't do it.

 Because a knight of fire, who was clearly stronger than me at my best, was defeated in an instant by the devil.

 That's not all.

 The demon had destroyed the crystal that generated the Holy Wards.


 It is said that the Holy City was established thousands of years ago.
 The sacred boundary that has been protecting the Holy City for that long was destroyed before my eyes.

 It was my fault for not realizing the existence of the devil and allowing him to invade the city.

 Furthermore, after this, ten demons and the demons they were leading would attack this holy city, but I had lost most of my saintly power and was unable to fight or restore the people.


 If I can give it my all with the strength I just received from the Creator God, I can defeat the demons.

 But it's impossible to defeat demons.

 Even if there are ten demons in a group, there is no way to defeat them - that's what demons are.


 By the way, other than me, the people who are likely to be able to defeat the demons are the holy knight leader Elmire and holy knight Shin.

 Shin recently became my knight, but his potential ability is far superior to his predecessors. In fact, when I was attacked by a demon, he was the one who protected me to the end.

 Then there's Elmia. She supported me as the Holy Knight Commander for almost five years.

 If you count from the time Elmia was an apprentice holy knight, we've been friends for over ten years. She was like a sister to me, a saint.

 In the beginning, I was the older sister. I used to comfort her when she complained about how difficult the training was. I took care of her as much as I could.

 But I didn't age because of my saintly privileges, so before I knew it, Hermia was more like my sister than I was.

 As a big sister, she protected me from many dangers.

 I love Elmia when she looked up to me like an older sister, and she protected me as an older sister.


 Now, Hermia is not here (in the Great Temple).

 The last time I remember before the devil caught me was when I went to greet the priests with Hermia and Isha, a candidate for sainthood.

 Esha is being crucified right in front of me.
 Isha, I'm sorry I couldn't save you...I'm sorry I couldn't save you.

 At least I hope Hermia is okay.

 She has been my good luck charm, and despite being so stylish and beautiful, Elmira has no boyfriend.

 I don't have a relationship with a man.
 I have dedicated my body to the God of Creation.

 But a holy knight is not bound by such restrictions. There are some holy knights who are married and have families.

 So why shouldn't Elmia have a boyfriend too?

 She said, ''My cute little sister can't get a boyfriend and she's working hard every day, but I'm not the only one who can do that! He said.

 Since you don't age while you're a saint, I thought I'd enjoy my love life after my role was over.

 But Hermia is already twenty-six years old, right?
 All the girls around me are now married, you know?

 When I said that, he said, 'Then I'll make the same person as Seira when she stops being a saint a husband.

 From the day I was told that, I began to work harder than ever to raise candidates for saints.

 If I were to remain a saint forever, Hermia would become a grandmother.

 I thought it would be nice to have the same person as my beloved Elmira.

 I'm sure that life will be full of happiness



... Hig Hig.

 The demon strangled me and lifted my body.

 I was in agony.

 I was escaping reality.

 I'm not going to be able to say that I'm not going to be able to do anything about it.

 I've been forced to go back to hell.

 It's over.


'I'll let you have a child with Halt too. How do you like that? If you obey me, I'll let you live too.

 The devil said something like that.

 ........Haruto?
 You mean Haruhito, the heroic guardian?

 I couldn't think straight because of the painful tightening of my neck.

 How could the devil, Haruhito-sama?
 He went back to his world long ago.

 But if he were here...

You're no match for him.

 The words involuntarily escaped my mouth.

 Haruhito-sama, the brave man of protection - Haruhito-sama, the man who saved me from hundreds of demons, the man I adore, there's no way he can be defeated by a demon!

 When I thought of Harujin-sama, I was strangely no longer afraid of the devil.

 I remembered the feeling of his hands as he gently stroked my head.

 I remembered his voice as he complimented me on how beautiful my hair was.

 I felt faint in spite of my desperate situation.


 The demon took out a pitch-black sword and pointed it at me.

 If I had been afraid of this before, I would have been afraid of it.

 But now, Haruka-sama is in my heart.
 I'm not afraid of the devil.

Die.

 A demon sword in my heart.


 No matter how long I waited, there was no pain.

 On the contrary, it felt like I was gently wrapped in something.

I'm sorry for making you wait. I'm sorry to keep you waiting, but you're okay now.

 I heard a familiar voice, and when I opened my eyes, which were squeezed shut, I opened them fearfully...

 Master Hurt the Wise is here.