My Lord Who Is Being Prudent! [EN]: Chapter 77

§ 77. The Hero of the West (1)

Waaaaa.

The Lich’s bones crumbled.

The red glowing light no longer shone.

Behind the crumbling pile of bones.

Crack.

Kooong!

The blackened trees began to fall one by one.

The neatly severed trees of the forest all fell to the ground.

The entire landscape that could be seen was collapsing.

It felt like the world was being cut down along with the Lich.

No. It wasn’t an illusion.

It wasn’t a joke either.

The world was really being cut down along with the Lich.

“N, no way…”

“How could…”

The people were speechless at the wondrous power.

Especially Alex and the Royal Knights were in shock beyond description.

As much as they knew, as much as they had risen [in rank and experience], they could see.

How wondrous that power was.

That’s why they knew how absurd this sight was.

The range of perception allowed to humans.

It was a power that could not be fathomed within that range.

Was that really allowed to humans?

That’s why it was questionable whether that could be done with a sword.

Could that even be called swordsmanship?

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A silent silence descended.

Alex and the Royal Knights.

And even Ruben’s soldiers.

No one opened their mouths.

No one made a sound, even if they opened their mouths.

Shaaaa…

White powder scattered through the severed landscape.

The collapsed pile of the Lich’s bones was turning into powder and disappearing.

The body didn’t have much meaning to the Lich.

There was only one thing the Lich needed to survive as a Lich.

A ‘Life Force Vessel’ that contracted the body and soul.

As long as that was alive.

The Lich could be reconstructed as many times as possible.

The Lich was literally an evil born denying the death that existence should accept.

But not at this moment.

The pile of bones disappeared without leaving a single bone fragment.

The Life Force Vessel was not visible either.

In the first place, no one knew where it was.

Because the Lich hid the Life Force Vessel in the safest and most secret place.

In fact, it was virtually impossible to find.

That’s why the Lich was called a perfectly immortal being.

Yet now.

The Lich disappeared without being reconstructed.

And with it, the monsters that sprang from the darkness melted into the darkness and disappeared.

Complete annihilation.

The Lich was born denying death.

But in the end, it met death.

People’s eyes turned to one place as if promised.

That place they looked at.

“Cough!”

Sian coughed up blood.

Soon, Sian’s body staggered.

A splitting headache felt like it would shatter his head.

Pain spread as if the nerves throughout his body were burning.

But in between, an unknown sense of elation rose.

The Demon Soul Asura Sword he had just cast.

It wasn’t perfect.

It was so pathetic compared to Kyle’s that it was embarrassing to even mention it.

But it was the best he could do in his own realm.

That’s why this was not Kyle’s Asura Heavenly Slaughter [a powerful technique].

It was Sian’s Asura Heavenly Slaughter.

At that moment.

Ding!

[Demon Soul Asura Sword Beginner Progress 67.1% (+21.5%)]

Along with the notification that the progress rate had increased, many notifications popped up on the smartphone screen.

《You have annihilated the evil demon, Lich!》

《Oh my god! Oh my god!》

《Oh my goodness! Oh my goodness!》

《Was this really possible!?!》

Ding!

《People are in awe of your amazing achievement!》

《Fame Point +5,000 P》

He did it.

Sian could face the unspoken emotion boiling in his heart.

And with that as the end.

Thud.

Sian’s mind snapped.

#

The crisis that loomed over the west of the Empire.

Monsters rampaged for an unknown reason.

This situation paralyzed the west.

It was a great crisis that could have overturned the entire west.

However, the area occupied by the monsters could be regained.

The monsters that had been rampaging constantly disappeared in an instant.

It was a desperate situation that everyone shook their heads at, saying it was impossible.

It was a situation where everyone thought the west was over.

The most brilliant hope bloomed from an unexpected place.

“Hoo… I was startled by the sudden monster attack. Fortunately, Ruben’s soldiers solved it; otherwise, it would have been a big problem.”

“Did you have that too? I almost had a big deal the other day.”

The monsters that occupied the west were all driven out.

But not all the monsters were dealt with.

Some monsters remained, hiding and running away.

Those monsters were looking for an opportunity to attack the houses.

However.

“It was called the Ruben Brahe Merchant Guild. They go around the west with Ruben’s soldiers and clean up the monsters… Somehow, the west seems safer than before.”

The Ruben Brahe Merchant Guild led by Amelia.

The guild roamed the west to sell goods.

Every time they saw a monster, they took care of it.

Of course, it was to dismantle and sell the corpse…

Anyway.

“By the way, Brahe… Isn’t that the famous merchant guild in the west a long time ago?”

“Huh? That’s right. It should have collapsed a few years ago…? Is it really the Brahe Merchant Guild?”

“No way. It completely collapsed at that time; how could it come now? It must be the same name.”

At the same time, the name of Brahe was also known little by little.

Of course, it was just the beginning.

“Isn’t that all? They gave out the necessary items to the people without hesitation! If it wasn’t for that, we would have all starved to death!”

“That’s right. If it wasn’t for the food Sian gave us, we would have survived the monsters, but we would have starved to death soon.”

This was also something to be extorted from the nobles of the west later…

Anyway.

“They are really grateful people… really.”

“The hero of the west!”

Hahahahahahat!

The hero of the west.

That was the nickname for Sian in the west.

Like that, everywhere in the city. Everywhere on the street.

The names of Sian and Ruben were constantly heard everywhere.

Since the situation was like this.

Those who didn’t know the situation couldn’t help but be puzzled.

“No, wherever I go, I only hear Sian, Ruben. Sian, Ruben. What is that?”

“Huh? You don’t know Sian and Ruben in the west? Are you an outsider?”

“I came here after hearing that the west was stable…”

“Then you may not know. So…”

Like that, others who came to the west could also hear the rumors about Sian.

And again, they spread throughout the empire.

The names of Sian and Ruben were heard not only in the west but also in other regions.

Also.

“I heard that even the Royal Knights couldn’t solve the cause of this situation. But I heard that Sian solved it?”

“Hey! Even so. How can you compare it to the Royal Knights!”

The Royal Knights were the 1st Knights of the Empire.

They were proud knights who guarded the heart of the Empire.

No matter how great Sian was.

He couldn’t be compared to the Royal Knights.

“There’s no smoke without fire… But after all, not all the rumors are true.”

That’s why people didn’t believe all the rumors related to Sian.

But.

“But if you follow that smoke, wouldn’t there be something similar? I don’t think those rumors came out for nothing.”

“Hmm…”

People thought there must be a reason why the rumors came out.

Like that, the entire west was bustling with Sian’s name.

The Gern territory located in the center of the west.

And inside the barracks located in it.

A spirit like swimming in water continued.

A buzzing ear.

The body was drooping as if it had fallen into a swamp.

At that moment, something cold was felt at the end of his forehead.

The floating spirit began to return to that touch.

The consciousness that was lifted up once quickly came to mind clearly.

Flash.

Soon, Sian’s eyes flashed open.

And a long red-haired beauty was seen in Sian’s eyes.

“L, Lord? Are you awake?”

It was Amelia.

Amelia opened her eyes in surprise and approached Sian.

In Amelia’s hand was a clean cloth soaked in water.

It seemed that Amelia had been nursing him.

And the cold touch just now seemed to be that cloth soaked in water.

“…It wasn’t gold?”

“Yes? Gold?”

Amelia tilted her head at Sian’s words.

Instead of answering, Sian slowly raised his body.

“Ugh…!”

Then pain spread throughout his body.

It seemed that only his consciousness had returned, but his body condition had not returned.

“Why don’t you lie down a little more?”

Amelia asked worriedly.

But Sian shook his head and said.

“How long have I been unconscious?”

Because he didn’t have time to lie down leisurely.

“About… a week?”

A week.

Fortunately, he hadn’t been unconscious for too long.

And Sian had been unconscious for a week in the last battle with Nurvia.

That’s why he could think it was a similar injury to that time.

But that wasn’t the case; this place wasn’t ‘Fantasy Treatment Center Lv.2’.

A slightly neat barracks.

He couldn’t receive any recovery buffs [temporary enhancements].

Of course, Ellie wasn’t there either.

Thankfully, Amelia seemed to have taken care of him.

But Amelia didn’t have much medical knowledge.

Literally nursing.

But Sian woke up in a week.

It seemed that it was because he made it Sian’s this time, unlike the Asura Heavenly Slaughter of the past.

As a result, there were no side effects of the unreachable realm.

His condition was definitely not as bad as before.

“But Lord.”

Amelia asked as he was checking his body condition.

Amelia was showing a fearful look in her eyes for some reason.

“Is it really true that a demon appeared…?”

Amelia’s question continued.

It seemed that she had heard the situation in the meantime.

“That’s right.”

Sian nodded.

Amelia had seen Nurvia of Sloth in Ruben.

There was no need for any other explanation about the resurrection of the demon.

Amelia was silent for a moment.

Complex emotions flashed through Amelia’s cat-like eyes.

“Then is it also true that the Lord defeated the demon?”

“Well…”

Sian couldn’t judge how to answer this.

Of course, if you think about it, Sian was the one who annihilated the Lich.

But Alex and the Royal Knights.

And if it wasn’t for Ruben’s soldiers, well…

Honestly, if he had faced the Lich 1:1, Sian couldn’t have guaranteed the victory.

No, he would have definitely died.

Leaving everything else aside, the monsters the Lich summoned.

Sian couldn’t handle those endless monsters alone.

“I didn’t do it alone.”

Sian finally answered like this.

And Amelia heard Sian’s answer.

“Anyway…”

Amelia looked at Sian with a sulky face.

Because she knew.

Because she had already heard what Sian was like.

And Amelia was also there during the battle with Nurvia in Ruben last time.

And Amelia knew what Sian did in the battle with that terrible demon.

Amelia knew what kind of power he showed.

It wasn’t much different this time either.

No, Sian’s role was even bigger than that.

Others were busy praising their achievements.

Even if it wasn’t to that extent.

Even if he shrugged his shoulders a little, no one would say anything.

“I would have died if I was alone.”

Even so, Sian gave the credit to the people around him.

Really…

He was a person who couldn’t be hated even if he wanted to.

That’s why he was a person who could be trusted and relied on.

“I’m so glad you’re safe, Lord.”

Amelia smiled slightly.

“Why are you suddenly like this?”

Sian waved his hand at Amelia’s appearance.

“Okay. Did you finish the business trip well?”

“Of course! You’ll be surprised if you hear how much I earned!”

Amelia shouted with a confident face.

It seemed that she had earned a lot because she was so confident.

“We even have money left to extort from the nobles of the west, right?”

Amelia took something out of her arms with a beaming face.

It seemed to be a ticket…

Right then.

-I told you it wouldn’t work!

Suddenly, a loud shout was heard outside the barracks.

It was a familiar voice.

It was the voice of Alex, the leader of the Royal Knights.

“Ah…”

Amelia seemed a little embarrassed by the angry voice.

“What’s going on outside?”

“That’s…”

Amelia opened her mouth slowly with a troubled face.

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“I clearly said it, Viscount Simerin. The Lord of Ruben needs to rest now.”

Alex said with a fierce momentum.

But Viscount Simerin didn’t listen.

“No, well. I didn’t say I’d only see his face for a moment. Only his face.”

“I’m grateful that he protected our people, so I want to see who he is.”

“Isn’t it too much to stop me like this!”

Viscount Simerin and several other nobles raised their voices.

Alex gritted his teeth.

Those who raised their voices like that were none other than the nobles of the west.

They were the ones who ignored the people when they were dying.

And the reason why they were doing this was simple.

The crisis that loomed over the west was resolved.

And what they had done was still there.

It was clear that they would be punished if they stayed still.

And Sian, who is currently called the hero of the west.

It was a trick to try to wash themselves using Sian.

“Hey! Get out of the way!”

In the end, Viscount Simerin passed by Alex.

At that moment.

Clang!

A sword was pointed over Viscount Simerin’s neck.

“I warn you. If you move even one step, I’ll cut you down.”

And a cold voice was heard.

Alex had already drawn his sword and was aiming it at Viscount Simerin’s neck.

Gulp.

Viscount Simerin froze in place.

Alex was the leader of the Royal Knights.

His skill was also top-notch expert.

It was easy to kill the nobles gathered here if he wanted to.

And judging by the murderous intent he felt, it seemed that he was really trying to kill them.

The reason why Viscount Simerin’s neck was still attached was because he was a ‘noble’.

Right then.

“A knight dared to point a sword at a noble.”

A low voice was heard from one side.

That place he looked at.

A series of nobles were slowly approaching that place.

Alex frowned.

Because he knew who they were.

They were the ones who seized power in the west.

They could be said to be the feudal lords of the west.

And Count Elitz, who could be said to be their leader.

“Even if you are the leader of the Royal Knights. It seems like you’ve crossed the line.”

Count Elitz stood in front of Alex.

Alex stared at Count Elitz silently.

Eyes met.

Crunch.

In the end, Alex put down the sword he had been aiming at Viscount Simerin.

Even Alex couldn’t do anything to Count Elitz, the feudal lord of the west.

Right then.

“Why is it so noisy?”

A dazed and annoyed voice was heard from somewhere.