Disciple of The Three Kings [EN]: Chapter 472

Unlike last time, Forzia had removed her veil.

And her face, now revealed…

“…I see.”

It was enough to convince Lee Rowoon.

The excessive hospitality, the VIP treatment.

And the subtle familiarity he felt.

What was beyond the veil was.

“Are you the successor of my master?”

It resembled Berzena’s face.

“Yes.”

Forzia did not deny it.

“I am a successor of Berzena, the rightful ruler of Gehenna.”

Her voice was not yet finished.

“I am one of the beings called candidates in Gehenna.”

“……”

Lee Rowoon simply stared at her.

‘She really… does look alike.’

The face of his master, whom he hadn’t seen in a long time.

It was imprinted in his mind like a brand, something he could recall at any time, but seeing it again in reality was a strange, unfamiliar feeling.

And at the same time.

Throb.

A pain that felt like his heart was being torn apart.

The faces of his other masters.

The Sword King and the Martial King, whom he could no longer see.

“If you are uncomfortable…”

Forzia quickly covered her face again with the veil.

“That’s better.”

At least for now, that was more comfortable for him.

“Was it not a coincidence?”

Lee Rowoon said.

Stepping into Gehenna through the Gate of Hell.

And even meeting Forzia.

“Yes. It was not a coincidence.”

It was no coincidence that she was the first person Lee Rowoon met after falling here.

“There was a prophecy.”

A prophecy, huh?

“I am the only one here who is keeping the old prophecy.”

“I see.”

“It was a prophecy that when the time comes, a successor to Berzena would appear and regain their rightful position.”

“In that case.”

He chuckled.

Lee Rowoon said with a smile.

“It makes sense that you’re the only one left.”

Forzia was a demon.

The beings that filled Gehenna were demons and devils.

Of course, he hadn’t experienced them directly.

However.

-They are belligerent.

Berzena had told him.

She had spoken with a warm smile, as if talking about her children.

-They are also crazy.

The content was not warm at all.

-They are belligerent and have no patience.

They would not have easily accepted that the vacant seat of the Demon King would be yielded to someone who would appear after a long time.

At first, they might have listened to her words due to Berzena’s immense influence, but there was no way that would have lasted forever.

Also.

‘The flow of time is different.’

The time that had passed in each world was different.

Because the Silver [a powerful organization or force] was completely shattered, the time was different for each sect or force.

‘In Einheart’s case, it was said to be three thousand years.’

Einheart was three thousand years.

“How much time has passed in Gehenna?”

Berzena’s absence.

The time that had passed since the world was sealed…

“It has been one hundred thousand years.”

One hundred thousand years.

“Huh.”

Even Lee Rowoon couldn’t help but click his tongue at the time.

He had also suffered in the gaps of time he couldn’t fathom, but their case was completely different.

One hundred thousand years.

How much could a dynasty, history, or landscape change in that time?

And what was also amazing was.

“And you kept that time?”

The being before his eyes.

Forzia was the only one among the candidates here.

“Yes. Forzia, my previous name was Belze of the Demon King’s Castle. I am the only one guarding the sanctuary.”

She must have been protecting the Demon King’s land.

“I see.”

Originally, he wanted to spend his time quietly.

However.

“You are qualified.”

Forzia was different.

“I will hear your story.”

“Thank you.”

* * *

To briefly summarize Forzia’s story, it was like this.

There were beings born from Berzena’s mana, under her.

A total of one hundred and one demons.

They were beings who received Berzena’s mana and upheld Berzena’s will, maintaining and ruling Gehenna.

They killed the existing nobles and seized their titles and territories.

But now.

-There are only six left.

The nobles of Gehenna, the candidates, were only six left.

They killed and plundered each other.

Destruction and slaughter.

What remained at the end was only a miserable and desolate land.

The demons Lee Rowoon had seen in the Russian lawless zone while saving the Ice Palace were those who had lost their positions in the past, fallen, and been exiled.

They were fallen demons who only had titles without territories.

“The fighting continues even now.”

It was instinct.

“Unless there is an absolute ruler, the conflict between demons will never end.”

They seize and absorb territories, raising their titles.

The vast and expansive land was their power.

However.

“They have become equal.”

The six remaining were now equal beings, making it impossible to overwhelm each other.

“Yes. They all hold the rank of Archduke.”

A terrible thing.

“But there is no emperor.”

A world where the endless cycle of fighting had continued for one hundred thousand years.

“And you?”

Lee Rowoon asked Forzia.

“How were you able to survive?”

“Because this is Belze.”

The Demon King’s sanctuary.

“Here, candidates can never kill other candidates.”

He saw it.

“Also…”

“And there was no one else who could kill you other than the candidates.”

Forzia was strong.

Although she only held the title of Count, her power was more than that of a Duke.

It was virtually impossible for a demon without a title to kill her.

“Besides…”

The situation in Gehenna was not good.

The candidates had been accumulating and enduring as much as they could.

“When the door opened, things happened.”

A small gap had appeared in the sealed world.

And they did not want to miss this opportunity.

It was an opportunity to break the balance of power that had been maintained by their equality.

To advance into a new world and gain new territories.

“Even back then…”

Forzia smiled bitterly.

“There were nine candidates.”

Three had died when they tried to break through the gap.

“If you have arrived here, you must have seen it. The huge stakes embedded in the world.”

That was the seal.

“……”

Lee Rowoon briefly recalled the stakes.

It was a collaboration between Silver and Einheart that had driven them in.

But before that, there was a question.

‘Who made that?’

It was possible that they were the ones who aimed and drove in the stakes.

But the stakes that pierced through the world were not something they could have created.

However, Forzia did not give an answer either.

In any case, the demons that had flowed into Earth were the demons from that time, and the war that Silver and Einheart had fought was a war with the demons that had flowed through that gap.

“I see.”

He could understand the general situation.

“Is that all of the story?”

Lee Rowoon’s attitude was as if he didn’t need anything more.

“But now, the true successor has appeared.”

But Forzia seemed to be getting to the main point now.

“Please break the balance of Gehenna and correct it.”

That was her request.

“As the prophecy foretold.”

As it was written in the prophecy.

“I just want to be at peace now.”

A demon who cries for peace.

It was funny.

But her sincerity was felt so deeply.

One hundred thousand years.

A time that would exhaust even one’s instincts.

Also, Forzia had spent that time only in this territory, waiting for him.

Now that the time had finally come, how could she not be delighted and desperate?

However.

“I’m not interested.”

Lee Rowoon turned his head.

* * *

“……!”

Although she was covered by the veil, Forzia’s bewilderment was palpable.

But Lee Rowoon only turned his back and looked out the window.

“What do you mean…”

The time she had waited for.

“What are you talking about?”

It must have been the moment when everything was denied.

“I’m tired.”

But Lee Rowoon answered immediately.

“No matter what I do, this fighting will not end.”

Fighting, destruction, and slaughter.

“It will continue, and chaos… no.”

Lee Rowoon’s face was reflected in the small window.

A face that was smiling bitterly.

“Chaos will come.”

The future Forzia wanted would not come.

“So I’m not interested. If you want, I’ll leave the territory.”

“……!”

“If not, is there anything you want?”

Forzia had kept her master’s orders for a long time.

Lee Rowoon wanted to grant her wish as much as possible.

However.

“There is nothing.”

Forzia was firm.

“I have waited for one hundred thousand years.”

She was also angry.

“You must do it.”

She had been gentle until now.

From her, who seemed more like a saintess than a lord who ruled a part of Gehenna’s territory and commanded thousands and tens of thousands of demons and devils.

“You, as the prophecy foretold, must bring peace.”

It was as if a fire was rising.

Indeed.

“A demon is, a demon after all.”

Her aura shook the air.

-What’s going on?

Partisan’s urgent message came.

-Krr. Krr.

Nidhogg, who was still not fully awake, cried out like a beast.

It meant that she was that dangerous and threatening.

“If I don’t?”

Lee Rowoon said in response.

“Are you going to try to force me to do it?”

One hundred thousand years of waiting.

And the moment it turned into anger.

“Yes.”

Kwaaang!

It exploded like an unstoppable volcano.

Lee Rowoon’s figure was flying through the air, breaking through the wall.

Sreuk.

Forzia appeared in front of him.

Her pure white dress and veil.

Saaa!

They were being dyed black.

That was not just the clothes she was wearing.

It was her body and power itself, reacting to her energy and given only to her.

Chwaaaaa-!

It unraveled and transformed into thorn-like shapes, engulfing Lee Rowoon.

Pupupupupuk!

Lee Rowoon’s skin was pierced by her black thorns.

Jureuk.

Blood flowed down.

Even so, she did not stop.

Paang!

She grabbed Lee Rowoon and soared even higher.

Their eyes met, pierced by thorns.

Her appearance was so similar to Berzena’s.

Also.

“How could…”

She.

“How could you do this…”

She was crying.