Became The Son Of The Final Boss [EN]: Chapter 278

278.

All the surrounding mana was drawn in.

Whooooosh-!

The wind blew strongly, and the Spirit King’s body grew even larger.

The Spirit King reached out and created a barrier to block the pouring demonic energy.

Clang-!

I groaned.

My body no longer provided mana to the Spirit King. It was acting as a ‘channel’ for pure natural mana to flow into the Spirit King.

The overwhelming mana entering at once was bound to cause extreme pain.

‘I can do it.’

No one could rashly intervene between the Spirit King and Belushi right now.

Lilian’s magic could also negatively affect the Spirit King’s flow.

The tense battle between demonic energy and mana could cause significant damage to one side if the flow was disrupted.

It would be good if the damaged side was Demon King Belushi, but I couldn’t guarantee that.

So, my father and Olivia were also cautiously holding their swords and watching Belushi.

The Pope had also descended from the sky and was panting heavily next to my father.

‘The Pope is not 余裕 [yoyu – composed; calm; relaxed]. He has consumed an enormous amount of divine power.’

His face looked ten years older.

‘Is it one-on-one?’

Belushi and the Spirit King.

Demonic energy and natural mana.

A battle between the fundamental energies that make up the Demon Realm and the fundamental energies that make up the Middle Realm [the human world].

It felt like everything would be decided by this clash.

So, I could endure any amount of pain.

I desperately used the Wind Breathing Technique.

Even if my body was just a channel, the Wind Breathing Technique could deliver natural mana to the Spirit King much faster.

It felt like the blood vessels throughout my body had widened several times over.

The boundary of the mana hole completely collapsed.

Along with it came unbearable pain.

I held onto the Wind Breathing Technique.

Even if I lost consciousness from the pain, my will was to keep the Spirit King in the Middle Realm until the very last moment.

“Kuh-!”

The groan coming from Belushi’s mouth was different from before.

Crisis, fear, and pain.

Belushi was emitting massive demonic energy, but he looked as if he was experiencing pain for the first time in his life.

A being who had been strong since birth.

To Belushi, who had lived through thousands, tens of thousands of years, an era called eternity, and dominated the Demon Realm, the pain of battle seemed unfamiliar.

Having spent most of his life in overwhelming victory and the boredom that came with it, the fierce battle in the Middle Realm was exciting and giving Belushi a completely new experience.

I bit my lip tightly.

“It’s over.”

Belushi’s horns rose greatly once more.

A storm of demonic energy raged from the horns, which had become so long that they almost touched the ground.

The Spirit King also raised his mana greatly, as if this was the end.

Clang-! Bang-!

The entire capital seemed to shake.

The spectacle of demonic energy and mana descending from the sky looked like a natural disaster.

Just as the sky and earth were shaking and the battle between the two kings was reaching its climax, Belushi’s eyes widened.

The four Spirit Kings, who had been merged, momentarily separated, and the Wind Spirit King emerged.

Flash-!

The Wind Spirit King threw a blade of wind.

Wasn’t that the first technique I learned?

Adding the Wind Breathing Technique, I made the blade of wind even sharper.

Belushi reached out as if to block it with one hand.

Demonic energy and mana were still colliding.

Clang-!

Swoosh-!

The blade of wind pierced Belushi’s hand and tore into Belushi’s chest.

Belushi’s body trembled for a moment.

Splat-!

The blade of wind completely passed through Belushi’s heart, creating a large hole in it.

Clang-!

Mana began to devour demonic energy.

Belushi’s horns, which had almost touched the ground, gradually began to shrink.

Belushi muttered with shaking eyes.

“Oh, dear.”

His expression meant only one thing.

Annihilation.

When the horns completely disappeared, Belushi staggered.

Bang-!

The moment mana annihilated the last of the demonic energy, Belushi knelt down as if his legs had given way.

And the Pope chanted a spell.

“We must strike him down.”

My father nodded at the Pope’s words.

Divine power was already swirling around my father’s sword.

The Spirit King’s form gradually faded.

The Spirit King had also exhausted his power.

-Master of the Oath.

-Symbol of the New Order.

-One who opens the path between the Spirit Realm and the Middle Realm.

-Guardian of this Land.

Aquilus, Phoenix Aria, and Noel spoke in turn.

And finally, Aquilus concluded.

“Now, the destiny given at the beginning has been fulfilled.”

The four elemental Spirit Kings reached out towards my father’s sword.

Pristine wind, red flames, blue water droplets, and rough earth were imbued into the sword.

Belushi smiled bitterly.

“I thought it would be fun.”

My father swung his sword as if he didn’t need to hear any more.

Swoosh-!

Belushi’s head floated in the air for a moment before rolling to the ground.

Whooooosh-!

The sky opened.

Demonic energy remaining in the kingdom alliance, as well as the entire continent, soared towards the hole in the sky.

It seemed that in the Middle Realm where the Demon King had disappeared, demonic energy was flowing back to its original world.

I sighed.

The moment my father placed his hand on my shoulder, I felt dizzy.

* * *

“…Therefore, His Majesty chose to protect the empire and, furthermore, all the humans of the continent, instead of retaining all of his power.”

A student raised his hand, and David smiled and pointed at him.

“Yes. Do you have a question?”

“I heard that the empire regained its strength and unified the continent in the five years after the war with Belushi. Furthermore, the recovery of the Middle Realm, which was contaminated with demonic energy, was due to His Majesty’s achievements. How could His Majesty, who lost his power during the battle, achieve such feats?”

It could have been a suspicion of the emperor, but the student’s question was not a suspicion but pure curiosity.

David knew this, so he answered kindly.

“Because the Spirit Kings themselves stayed by His Majesty’s side. His Majesty surpassed the limits of a spirit master as defined by the history of the continent. This is because His Majesty’s spirits can travel between the Middle Realm and the Spirit Realm on their own, rather than being summoned.”

“Is it impossible for other spirit masters?”

“Impossible.”

Despite David’s firm answer, the student seemed to be either regretful or determined to start suspecting now, and quickly asked.

“The same talent as His Majesty…”

“That’s not talent. It was a destiny given to one human being. And God rewarded the human who overcame that destiny.”

The student then recalled the Pope’s words.

The Pope of the religion that the Imperial Family uniquely recognized and that the most people on the continent believed in declared after the war.

That the Emperor was the messenger sent by God.

“That’s all for today’s class. Oh, and if you are very interested in spirits, transfer to the spirit department. Today, I briefly talked about spirits while talking about His Majesty, but I am, after all, the commander of the Imperial Knights. My class is naturally a knight class.”

Other students burst into laughter, and the student who asked the question turned red.

David chuckled and patted the student’s shoulder as he left the lecture hall.

“I heard that Spirit Commander Soris is looking for talent.”

David moved from the lecture hall to the Imperial Palace Grand Hall.

The Imperial Palace, which had been rebuilt after the war, was smaller than before but blended in very well with nature.

The garden was like a forest, and lower-level spirits could be seen throughout the Imperial Palace.

‘Is this the Spirit Realm or the Imperial Palace?’

David shook his head and moved on.

Then, he was startled by the squishy feeling under his feet.

“A, a salamander!”

The salamander cocked its tail and rolled its eyes as if wondering what the problem was.

“Ah, ah, you shouldn’t step on spirits.”

David quickly bowed at the familiar voice.

“Yo, Your Majesty!”

“Did you come from class?”

“Yes, I did.”

He was dressed simply, not like an emperor.

With his signature smile, Arun continued.

“Lilian opened a magic portal that connects to the east, you know?”

Lilian is the chief mage of the Imperial Palace.

She has recently been installing portals all over the continent, beyond the empire.

Her portal was different from other portals.

It was also very stable and connected much farther than existing portals.

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

“David, go to the east and take charge of the academy. It seems they lack teachers there.”

“Ah!”

“I will bestow the eastern territory, so please pay attention to relieving the poor.”

“Relieving the poor, you say?”

“Yes. It seems that food distribution was insufficient in the east. Some of the lords there seem to be conspiring. Go and find out the details, and if there are lords who have exploited them, deal with them and stabilize the public sentiment.”

“Yes. Then I need the Knights.”

The local lords are still groups with powerful private soldiers.

The authority of the Imperial Family is stronger than ever, but the Imperial Family could not take care of every part of the empire.

“Of course. I will appoint you as a lord, but you don’t have to move. Lilian installed the portal right in the lord’s castle.”

This means that he can commute from his mansion in the capital.

David replied.

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

Relieving the poor and ousting corrupt lords was always what David wanted most.

“Your Majesty, all the nobles have gathered in the Grand Hall.”

Arun nodded at the words of the Grand Hall servant.

“Then let’s go. David too.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

10 years of the Calpheon Empire.

The empire, which has now become the only country on the continent, was more peaceful than ever.

David followed Emperor Arun Cal Leod and briefly looked at the spirits wandering around the Imperial Palace.

‘Everything is changing… The empire will prosper more, and His Majesty is an unparalleled wise ruler.’

* * *

“Hup! Hup!”

I sighed as I watched Aria swing her sword while shouting.

Aria Ben Leod.

My and Olivia’s daughter.

We couldn’t have children for a while after we got married, but the Water Spirit King Aria told Olivia the secrets of the water spirit, and we were able to have Aria.

Following my father and Olivia’s strong insistence, we even named her Aria.

And Aria resembled Olivia a lot.

She resembled not only her beauty but also her talent, and she didn’t resemble me at all.

I couldn’t believe that she was a child born with the help of the Spirit King, and her affinity with spirits was almost non-existent, and her swordsmanship showed… a genius side.

Thanks to that, the same scene was happening every day.

“Oh, Aria is really amazing!”

It just looks like a stab to me.

My father rubbed Aria’s cheeks as if he would die because Aria was so cute.

“Grandpa, go away. I have to practice.”

Disappointment was written all over my father’s face as if he couldn’t believe it.

“Is Grandpa sulking?”

Aria, who had become quite good at speaking since she was five years old, smiled brightly and said.

“No, no, I’m not sulking!”

“If you’re not sulking, then teach me that. The spinning one. Mom does it, but Mom won’t teach me.”

“Okay, Grandpa will teach you.”

I couldn’t believe it was a conversation between the Imperial Family.

Of course, I didn’t intend to teach young Aria in a rigid way either.

‘Who would think that person is Ron Cal Leod, the iron-blooded founding emperor.’

And then the second protagonist appeared.

“Spinning is not allowed yet. It’s too much for Aria to do.”

It’s Olivia.

My father was trying to teach Aria anything, and Olivia was a teacher who wanted to take things step by step.

“You can learn from Grandpa.”

“Father!”

Olivia glared.

Olivia, who was initially wary of her father. But after giving birth to Aria and starting her education, the relationship between the two changed completely.

My father grabbed Aria’s hand as if he couldn’t hear her and said.

“Mom nags too much, so shall we go to Grandpa’s palace?”

“Yeah! I need to practice swordsmanship more. Mom can’t even do swordsmanship, and she doesn’t practice.”

As my father and Aria quickly left the training ground hand in hand, Olivia said in disbelief.

“Did you hear that?”

I scratched my head and nodded.

“Yeah.”

“Ha! Now the two of them are so in sync that they even ostracize me?”

I was about to turn around slyly, but Olivia grabbed me.

“Don’t pretend to be busy while leaving all the work to Soris and others. Let’s talk a little today. Your Majesty?”

I smiled awkwardly at Olivia’s words.

“Then shall we have some time alone as a couple for the first time in a while?”