My Lord Who Is Being Prudent! [EN]: Chapter 56

56. The Dwarf of Frozen Time

A desolate silence fell.

Silence?

Could this truly be called silence?

Everyone’s gaze turned to a single point.

The chaotic demons that had been pouring out melted into the ground.

As if they had lost their reason for existence.

They melted back into the abyss from which they were born.

The people of Ruben’s territory, the soldiers, the dwarves.

Everyone standing there now looked at one being.

Shock, fear, astonishment.

No word in this world could express what people were feeling right now.

The fading malice.

“H-How, how can this be…?”

“T-This kind of thing…!”

The dwarves couldn’t believe what they were seeing.

It was impossible.

The mythic evil that had plunged the entire continent into chaos a thousand years ago.

Even if it was the Demon Lord of the Seven Deadly Sins, Nurvia the Sloth.

Even if the manifestation wasn’t complete.

Even if it hadn’t unleashed its full power.

It was impossible to stand against that terrifying demon.

The only being capable of that had disappeared a thousand years ago.

But…

But how, in the world?

They thought it was truly absurd.

They thought it was literally ‘impossible.’

However.

‘As long as the Lord doesn’t fall, Ruben will not fall either.’

The dwarves could now truly understand what those words meant.

And.

“Haa…! Haa…!”

His mind was blank.

No thoughts came to mind, as if he were swimming underwater.

That’s why he couldn’t know.

Sian had no awareness of what he had just done.

It felt as if the memory of that moment had been cut away.

His consciousness was as faint as a cloud.

“Cough…!”

Blood gushed from his mouth.

At the same time, a terrible pain struck his entire body.

Was this the price for forcibly reaching beyond what he could reach?

It felt as if something was urging him to lose his mind right now.

Just then.

【Kkeuaaaaaaaaack!!!!!】

A terrible scream erupted from the corner of his vision.

He looked over there.

There, Nurvia was writhing in agony, covered in blood.

The madness scattering.

Nurvia flailed and staggered.

【No way…! No way!!】

Nurvia frantically waved his hands, trying to gather the madness.

But for some reason, the madness kept scattering.

Even the madness inherent within Nurvia began to leak out.

The denial of existence.

【How! How can this be…!】

Nurvia couldn’t understand the situation at all.

It didn’t make sense.

No matter what the circumstances, this didn’t make sense.

Because that power just now.

The awe-inspiring power that was impossible to even comprehend.

That power was clearly similar to the power of that being.

No, it wasn’t just similar, it was the same.

Only the level was different, the essence was no different at all.

The absolute being that had terrified the demons a thousand years ago.

But that could never be.

That being had already died and disappeared a long time ago.

But how, in the world…!

【Kkeuaaaaaaaaack!!!】

A pain that felt like tearing his entire body apart erupted.

In the meantime, Nurvia’s madness continued to scatter.

Nurvia shook off the surging questions.

He didn’t know why he could use this power.

He didn’t know what was going on.

It wasn’t important right now.

Only one thing was important right now.

Nurvia slowly turned his gaze.

There, Sian was standing with his sword hanging down.

However, the blood pouring from his mouth didn’t make him look good.

To be exact, it looked like he was struggling just to stand there.

So, now was the chance to kill him.

But Nurvia couldn’t bring himself to do it.

Sian looked so precarious, as if he would collapse at any moment.

But a fatal instinct warned him.

If you approach, you will die!

You must run away.

Nurvia was able to come to a conclusion at once.

If he stayed still, everything would be over.

Above all, that power that scattered madness was separating him from the vessel.

As expected, like the power of that being from long ago.

Fortunately, the assimilation with the vessel had lasted for 100 years, so it didn’t break easily.

If that hadn’t been the case, the assimilation with the vessel would have been broken along with the scattering madness.

Along with that invisible, unknowable strike.

In any case, if he stayed like this, it was obvious that the assimilation with the vessel would be broken.

He had to run away quickly and recover.

Nurvia gathered madness at his fingertips.

A dark darkness surged, hindering Nurvia,

But Nurvia stubbornly gathered madness.

Kiiiiing─.

Soon, dozens of magic circles appeared around Nurvia.

Along with that, Nurvia’s figure blurred.

Sian, who was watching the scene, gripped his sword.

He couldn’t let him go like that.

Sian immediately moved his body.

However.

“Keuhak…!”

His body wouldn’t listen to him.

The severed joints and torn muscles wouldn’t allow any more movement.

Frankly, he was struggling just to stay conscious.

Where’s Leia?

He couldn’t see her.

She seemed to have taken quite a hit from Nurvia’s attack earlier.

Even at this moment, Nurvia’s body was slowly disappearing.

Just then.

“Helen…!”

A desperate voice was heard from one side.

He looked over there.

There, Semir, who was battered, was struggling to get up.

And perhaps because of Semir’s voice.

【Kkeueuk…! Why is this b*tch suddenly…!”】

Nurvia’s face contorted.

The vessel’s interference started again.

Even though the situation wasn’t good enough…

Nurvia gathered madness with all his might.

A pain that felt like his mind was burning surged.

【Kkeuaaaaack!】

Soon, Nurvia’s madness disappeared with a terrible scream.

【Heo… Heo…!】

With rough breaths, Helen revealed herself again.

A slightly downward glance.

Helen could see her body slowly blurring.

The demon had finally completed the magic.

Helen could realize that everything was over.

Deepening worries.

Helen was finally able to make a decision.

She had to die.

She couldn’t let this terrible demon live.

She had thought about it for the past 100 years, but it was impossible.

She also had a desire to meet Semir,

But she couldn’t control her body because she was dominated by her mind.

But now, for some reason, the demon’s control had weakened.

In fact, she wouldn’t have been able to come out like this in the first place.

But for some reason, the assimilation with the demon had also weakened.

This had never happened in the past 100 years…

So, now was the only chance.

Helen was finally able to make a decision.

Just then.

“Helen…!!”

Semir’s voice was heard.

She turned her head and saw Semir approaching Helen.

【Semir…】.】

Helen could only look at Semir.

Helen, who had endured as a vessel of the demon for over 100 years.

She had tenaciously endured that terrible pain, but now she had reached her limit.

This must be the last moment.

To be able to see Semir’s face.

So.

【Please… Please forget me. And you must, you must live happily. Semir. Don’t be tormented by my thoughts, don’t be sad. Live Semir’s brilliant time.】

Helen had no choice but to say these words.

Semir’s steps stopped abruptly.

Semir’s gaze, looking at Helen, was trembling.

He knew… He knew.

What those words meant just now.

Semir knew.

But there was nothing Semir could do.

He was just a dwarf who made weapons by hammering away.

He could only helplessly watch Helen leave.

Semir couldn’t do anything.

And Helen couldn’t do anything either.

After 100 years of waiting, they finally faced this fate.

Semir and Helen couldn’t do anything in front of the final destination of that fate.

However.

Just one person.

“I can’t be sure. Cough…! I can’t even promise…!”

A painful voice was heard from one side.

He looked over there.

There, Sian was struggling to speak.

His battered body looked like it would collapse at any moment.

“I can’t even tell you when it will be…!”

Sian stubbornly opened his mouth.

While looking at Helen, who was trying to die.

“I will definitely take you out of there…!”

His eyes even felt like they were filled with a determined will.

“So please, just a little bit… Please hold on a little longer. I know it will be painful, but for Semir’s sake.”

And.

“Helen, even for your sake…! Cough…!”

Sian vomited blood.

【Ah…】.】

Helen’s eyes trembled at the sight of Sian.

Her body continued to blur.

She had to die now, but Helen was hesitating deeply.

Helen, whose assimilation with the demon had been cut off for a moment.

This had never happened in 100 years.

Above all, it was a known fact that it was impossible to cut off the assimilation.

But that man named Sian made the impossible possible.

Although he couldn’t cut it off completely.

So, she didn’t know if it was possible.

But if that was possible.

If that dreamlike thing was possible.

Why couldn’t she endure another 100 years?

【Semir!】

Helen shouted.

It was a whopping 100 years.

Even though it was half a lifetime for a dwarf.

This was still a long time.

Even if she stopped now, no one would say anything.

Semir had waited enough, no, too much.

However.

“Dwarves have their own way.”

Different from humans.

Very stubborn.

And a way that is tougher than an ogre’s tendon.

Some may criticize it as stupidly frustrating…

That is a dwarf.

“100 years is too short for a dwarf to forget someone.”

The last remaining dwarf on the continent, Semir.

And 100 years ago.

The dwarf of frozen time on that day.

The dwarf of frozen time that had stopped like that.

“Unless it’s about a thousand years.”

Was still not flowing.

【Ah… Ah…】.】

Helen’s eyes trembled severely.

It’s really… It’s really cruel.

It’s really cruel.

Her body was now completely blurred.

If she really wanted to die, now was the last chance.

Helen looked at Semir.

Helen had endured for 100 years to tell Semir to forget her.

Helen had persevered through that terrible pain.

So.

【Can you… Can you wait until I come back?】

What if she couldn’t endure another 100 years?

The past 100 years were a time without any hope.

But now.

There is a faint hope.

That man named Sian.

That man had cut off the assimilation with the demon, which was considered impossible.

Although he couldn’t cut it off completely.

So, she didn’t know if it was possible.

But if that was possible.

If that dreamlike thing was possible.

Why couldn’t she endure another 100 years?

【Semir. I know it’s a really… really shameless request… Can you wait for me one more time?】

Just like she had been doing.

“I will wait.”

Just like he had been doing.

That’s how the dwarf’s time stopped once again.

The disappearing figure of Helen.

Saaaak…

Soon, Helen’s figure completely disappeared.

Semir stood there and stared at Helen blankly.

People stared at Semir blankly.

How much time had passed?

Semir slowly turned his head and looked at Sian.

A distant time.

The forest race lived in the forest.

The mountain race lived in the mountains.

But again, a long time.

The dwarves lost their own way,

And in the end, the dwarves became humans.

Semir hated the dwarves changing like that.

So, he came into this dark forest.

That’s how Semir’s time stopped.

Semir still doesn’t trust humans.

He will never trust them in the future.

Dwarves still have their own way.

So, he doesn’t think this choice is the right answer.

No, Semir thought it was definitely the wrong choice.

However.

“It was a life that was wrong from 100 years ago. It doesn’t matter if it’s wrong again now.”

The dwarf finally.

He decided to break his stubbornness.

Semir opened his mouth to Sian.

“The chief of the proud Hammer Anvil tribe, and at the same time, the 7th descendant of the great Morkru.”

And.

“Semir, a resident of Ruben.”

In an instant, Semir’s body slowly lowered.

Soon, he knelt on one knee,

And bowed his head respectfully.

“I greet the Lord of Ruben.”

That was the beginning.

“I greet the Lord of Ruben.”

“I greet the Lord of Ruben.”

“I greet the Lord of Ruben.”

All the dwarves, including Semir, knelt on one knee and paid their respects to Sian.

And.

Ting!

In the meantime, the cheerful notification sound of a smartphone was heard.

『[Territory Quest] – ‘A friend who shares pain is a true friend!’ (Clear!)』

《You left Ruben to help the dwarves.》

《They rejected you in some ways, but you didn’t let go of their hands.》

《You understood and sympathized with the pain they had.》

《In the end, you embraced them.》

《A promise without a deadline, but a sincere heart.》

《The dwarves no longer think of you as a friend because of your sincere heart.》

Ting!

《Quest Super! Over! Achieved!》

《Additional rewards and reward levels change due to quest overachievement!》

《The dwarves will sincerely serve you as their lord!》

《From now on, all the dwarves will obey your orders!》

《Even if it is an order based on injustice!》

[Additional Reward: Morkru’s Legacy]

And.

Ting!

《You have confronted and won against Nurvia the Sloth, the Demon Lord of the Seven Deadly Sins!》

《Achieved the legendary achievement ‘Demon Hunter’!》

《Hidden special items are unlocked by achieving a legendary achievement!》

.

.

Numerous notification windows popped up on the smartphone screen.

But Sian couldn’t check all the notification windows.

His vision blurred.

Thud.

Sian’s mind went blank.

#

The Holy Empire, Lutea.

And the Papal States, which can be said to be the core of Lutea.

“How was the Founding Day event?”

Laura welcomed Aria, who had just returned to the Papal States.

Laura was a priestess of the Holy Empire and an aide to the saint Aria.

A being like a bodyguard who protects Aria from danger.

But what does a bodyguard mean to Aria?

The reincarnation of Muriel.

The one with the strongest divine power in the history of the Holy Empire.

“Did you seduce all the men in the empire?”

In reality, she was just a friend who could get along without any barriers.

At the same time, she was one of the few who knew Aria’s nature.

“What men.”

“It’s the first time you’ve appeared in public. Where is the man who wouldn’t fall in love with the saint’s holy beauty?”

“There you go again.”

Aria shook her head as if she was bored.

“Ehehe… You’ve seduced a lot of people, haven’t you?”

Laura smiled slightly at Aria’s appearance, shaking her head.

Because she knew that she had received countless proposals even if she said that.

Laura didn’t say anything more.

Then suddenly.

“But Laura.”

Suddenly, Aria asked Laura as if she was curious.

“Is there any man who isn’t interested in faces among men?”

“Well…?”

Laura didn’t know how to answer this.

Of course, there were men who weren’t interested in women’s faces.

But that was to some extent.

It was a meaningless question when it came to Aria.

That flawless, jade-like skin and smooth platinum blonde hair.

A beauty that transcends humanity and cannot be called human.

Even as the same woman, Aria makes her mind dizzy just by looking at her.

Laura knew Aria’s nature, but frankly, what does that matter?

Whether her nature is terrible or not.

It didn’t matter in front of that beauty.

“Well… it’s not that there aren’t any. Why do you ask?”

“No, well… No, it’s okay.”

Aria mumbled.

But Laura wasn’t going to miss this.

“By any chance, was there a man in the empire who wasn’t interested in seeing the saint?”

“No, it’s not that far… No, just forget it.”

Aria waved her hand.

But Aria’s expression didn’t look good.

Laura, who had been living with Aria like a sister for quite a long time.

“Could it be that you have a man you’re interested in?”

“It’s not like that!”

Then Aria shouted.

She seemed quite angry, but it didn’t work for Laura at all.

“Heung…”

Laura glared at Aria with her eyes.

“Who is it? The lucky man who stole our saint’s heart? Is it His Highness the Crown Prince? Or the star of the empire, who is famous for his reputation?”

“Ah, sh*t! I told you it’s not like that!!”

Aria screamed.

Laura covered her ears and gestured that she understood.

Aria opened her eyes coyly and turned her head away.

“Stop talking nonsense. Here, I brought it.”

Soon, Aria took out something small from her arms.

Something that looked like a compass.

It was none other than Charlotte’s legacy from the hall, the demon detector.

“This is the legacy left by Empress Charlotte. His Holiness also asked about it.”

Laura accepted the demon detector that Aria had taken out.

“Shall we use it once? To see if the saint’s beauty is a demon or not?”

Laura looked around the demon detector with a playful smile.

But no matter how much she looked at it.

“How do you use this?”

She couldn’t see anything like a switch.

“······ Huh?”

Aria paused for a moment at Laura’s words.

And she was greatly embarrassed and brought the demon detector back.

She tried to operate it here and there, but there was no response.

Did she have to inject magic?

Aria pulled up her divine power.

But the demon detector showed no response.

Or should she put in a mana stone?

But no matter how much she looked, she couldn’t see a hole to put in a mana stone.

Aria fiddled with the demon detector for a long time.

The conclusion she finally reached.

“Don’t tell me you don’t know either, Saint?”

Aria nodded with a flustered face.

“Didn’t you ask His Highness the Crown Prince or His Majesty the Emperor?”

“That’s…”

Aria couldn’t answer.

Because she didn’t get this from the Crown Prince or the Emperor!

A man named Sian.

She got it from that man for 100,000 gold and a one-time body payment.

But when she thought about it…

She didn’t ask how to use it.

She was so upset and angry at the time that she just ran out.

“By any chance, is there a user manual…?”

Laura said, but she quickly shook her head.

This was a legacy left by Charlotte a thousand years ago.

There was no way there would be a user manual.

“Then how do we…?”

Aria looked very embarrassed at Laura’s question.

Of course, there was a way.

There was someone who knew this legacy better than anyone else.

But she told him not to pretend to know anymore.

If she contacts him first, won’t he think she’s flirting with him?

But when she thought about it, this was unavoidable.

It was also Sian’s fault for not telling her how to use it.

Yes, this is an unavoidable situation.

“Laura, give me a piece of paper.”

“A letter?”

“There’s someone who might know this.”

Laura tilted her head and found a letter and handed it to Aria.

Aria started writing the letter with a very excited look.

That look was like…

A girl writing a love letter to someone she admires.

She said it wasn’t.

‘Who on earth is it… the one who stole our saint’s heart.’

Laura’s eyes became quite meaningful.