The Rebirth Of The Hero’S Party’S Archmage [EN]: Chapter 210

210.

“The time has finally come.”

Here is a bizarre combination that can hardly be called a family.

“Are you ready to show the results of your three days of training?”

Father, the reincarnation of a great mage.

Mother, a swordswoman of the Demon Sword.

Eldest daughter, a red true dragon.

Second daughter, a yellow flying dragon.

But they were family. To be precise, today they had to play the role of a family more perfectly than any other family.

“I’m okay.”

A blonde beauty who reflexively catches the attention of many men replied.

Even though there was nothing suggestive in her plain attire, her beauty was radiant.

That appearance and hair color proved that she was Nene’s biological mother.

“Abuut!”

“Aruung!”

When Aki stretched out her hands vigorously, Nene immediately flailed her hands after her sister.

“Alright, let’s go!”

There was a hooded figure watching the bizarre family from a distance.

The color of the hood was the darkness of dawn, and the simple breastplate and vambraces were the light of dawn.

A sinister smile appeared under the shadow of the hood.

“Hmm~ Is that the dragon’s protector that Elamas ordered me to kill? Looks awfully weak.”

The Lanoa Grand Bridge was bustling with people traveling between the two continents from morning.

Even though the crowds were so dense that there was no room to set foot, there were no traffic jams on this grand bridge.

This endlessly wide and long bridge built by the dragons had as many as four lanes. It meant that four carriages could pass through at the same time.

“It’s so wide!”

The bridge was so vast that Aki couldn’t help but exclaim.

Needless to say, the Lanoa Grand Bridge was listed as one of the world’s 11 wonders.

But now was not the time for sightseeing, so she had to be stern.

“Aki, your *mal-tu* [way of speaking].”

“Aki *hamnida* [does] *mal-tu* [way of speaking] *yeonseup-han dae-ru* [as I practiced]. *Jal-hal su itsumnida* [I can do well].”

“So wonderful.”

Inspections for those who frequently crossed the bridge were short, but first-time visitors were summoned to the immigration witch.

“What, Goblin Slayer? You were married to an Empire man?”

But there was one problem.

The witch on duty today… was quite close to Miria.

“That was six years ago? If it was six years ago, how old were you? Why didn’t you tell me?”

But this question was also included in Valencia’s ever-reliable ‘Must Pass, Immigration!’ example.

“I wanted to cheat.”

“?”

“I’m too pretty, right?”

“???”

“But if I’m a married woman, men won’t flock to me.”

Miria felt a sense of self-disgust that made her want to cry, but she mechanically recited the answer she had memorized.

“This person is completely trash, openly doing this when she has a husband…”

The junior witch, who was holding documents and a pen next to the witch, narrowed her eyes.

“Why did your husband marry a woman like this?”

“Because I love her.”

At that moment, Miria felt her face flush, but she quickly calmed herself. It was just a script.

“Amazing!”

“What a man!”

“So romantic!”

Consistent love! Those who were eavesdropping on the examination from behind applauded.

“It must be tough to be under these parents. Five years old this year? Quite tall for a five-year-old. Nine years old? Looks like ten years old?”

The witch, who was sighing and stamping the approval stamp on the ink pad, glanced at Aki, who was trembling.

“A, Aki, ha, happy *hamnida* [is]. *Abat* [Dad] *gwa eomma* [Mom] *ga 6nyeon jeon-e gyeoron-haetsumnida* [married 6 years ago]. Aki-neun *geureoke taeeo-natsumnida* [was born like that]. Tta, ttat [Follow], tta, ttattat [Follow], ttat [Follow]? Tta, ttat [Follow]……”

Aki rolled her eyes and rattled off the family setting.

Was it okay to feel strange at this point? The witch stared intently at Aki.

Rein and Miria exchanged tense glances. A suffocating silence flowed.

But what was surging in the witch’s mind at that time was not suspicion.

‘Cute…!’

Damn it, if the trainees weren’t watching, I would have hugged her tightly.

“Senior, isn’t the name Aki very famous up there? Wasn’t she the winner of the martial arts competition? She’s wearing the Cheonhwa Faction uniform, so it seems like it’s her. Should we let her pass?”

No, I can’t let her pass.

I want to hug her once!

But I couldn’t say that, so the witch suppressed her pure lust.

“If there’s a problem, Goblin Slayer will take care of it, right? He’s a reliable guy. Give them the pass and send them on their way.”

The fake family received the pass with a nonchalant expression, as if it were a natural result, but they hurriedly passed through the examination area like criminals.

And only when the examination area was out of sight did they exhale the breath that had been blocked by tension.

Miria picked up Aki and smiled brightly.

“You did really well, Aki. It’s all thanks to you.”

“Aki *himnaetsumnida* [tried hard]. Aki *jal-haetsumnida* [did well].”

“You don’t have to use that *mal-tu* [way of speaking] anymore.”

“*Algettat* [Okay]!”

“Let’s hurry, we’re supposed to meet the others across the bridge.”

The Lanoa Grand Bridge boasted a scale that made all other bridges in the world not bridges.

On both sides of the bridge, 2-3 story buildings and stalls were lined up, selling snacks, glass, gold, silver, and jewelry.

I can’t even imagine what kind of technology they used to withstand that ridiculous load.

“Aruru!”

Nene had her eyes on the grilled octopus skewers, while Aki stared blankly at the dragon statue erected in the center of the bridge.

It was a dragon looking up at the sky with nobility, and giving cool shade to those passing by with its majestic wings.

The degree of weathering was enormous, and the passers-by did not know about the dragon, and Miria said she didn’t know either.

‘She doesn’t know?’

300 years ago, there was no one who didn’t know about this dragon…

One of the four red true dragons I saw during the turbulent times, but unlike the other three, I didn’t see it directly.

Because this true dragon died 200 years ago, 500 years from now.

‘That great name, Shalesarum…’

The dragon who saved the crisis of the Adrion continent and died is forgotten, so the Rista party may be forgotten in the next era.

‘I don’t feel particularly lonely.’

From the beginning, I didn’t jump into that war to be remembered as a hero. The other three would think so too.

‘Still…’

It was nice to hear stories about those guys from someone else.

Because it proved that the life I lived, the days I spent with my companions, and the battle 300 years ago were real, not a lie.

500 years, 500 years…

Then, no matter what achievements I make in this life, will Aki one day be the only one who remembers me?

‘An immortal life?’

Thinking that Aki would have to walk that endless and arduous path, somewhere in my heart became unbearably uncomfortable.

Ding…

It was around that time that a strange melody permeated the sea breeze that crossed the bridge. It was a truly strange tone.

Ding, dididing…

Even though it was a sound I was hearing for the first time, it was surprisingly familiar, familiar, and so nostalgic that it brought tears to my eyes.

‘Let’s go back.’

The melody seemed to be whispering that.

‘Let’s go back to where we belong.’

The voice that tempted me like that began to ring in my ears, into my ears, deeper into my ears, and into my brain──

“Rin!”

“It’s Rin!”

“Rin is here!”

──The shape of the sound was transformed by the voices I had longed for and longed for all my life.

Was it just hearing?

The scent of my hometown, nestled in the middle of the northern pine forest, tickled the tip of my nose.

‘Huh? What was I doing…?’

In the weight of the golden badge in my hand, Rin felt her eyes heat up uncontrollably.

‘Right, I finished my Antarctic journey and returned to the school’s magic tower.’

I liked the feeling of my fellow students rushing out and hugging me.

I liked the feeling of being patted on the back.

I liked the sound of laughter. I liked the sound of someone sobbing. I liked it even though I knew the sound was mine.

I felt like I had been dreaming of this moment for such a long time.

“You’re back, Rin.”

The senior brother, who had told me to come back and that he would be waiting for the day I returned, smiled and wiped away the tears.

“We were all waiting for you to come. It’s been five years.”

Why, tears flowed endlessly.

Not only from Rin’s eyes, but also from Rein’s eyes, who was sprawled on the Lanoa Grand Bridge.

Not only Rein, but everyone who was passing by the bridge, including Miria, was lying on the floor in a comfortable position.

Everyone was unconscious, but some had a smile on their lips and some shed tears endlessly.

A woman sitting on the high railing of the bridge and playing the harp smiled bitterly.

“Ah, humans.”

Under the hood that was blown off by a strong sea breeze, long ears were revealed. The symbol of circumcision, the mark of the fairy race.

“They only train their bodies to death, a pitiful race that doesn’t know how to train their minds.”

And the moderately strong humans have sad memories befitting their strength.

Because they are the ones who have become stronger with those sad memories as their driving force.

That’s why their obsession with the past is so great, so it’s very easy to penetrate their hearts like this.

“All targets have fallen, Luelraya-sama.”

Three figures appeared on either side of her.

The unified attire of the Dawn Brigade members (the members are executives), consisting of robes with the color of twilight and dawn-colored armor, was the same.

Luelraya cast an interested gaze.

“It seems like my art didn’t reach everyone? I’m a little upset.”

The baby dragons, who were absolute life forms, were not fascinated by Luelraya’s harp sound and were definitely conscious.

Nene, who had been dropped on the floor by Rein when she lost strength in her body, burst into tears.

Aki picked up Nene, but no matter how much she shook her, Rein didn’t wake up, so she didn’t know what to do and just stomped her feet.

– It’s not difficult, cherish her a lot.

So, just like Rein used to do for her when she was young, she just hugged Nene tightly.

They overlapped each other’s body temperature.

Then Nene’s crying gradually stopped. Aki took off the Cheonhwa Faction uniform belt and fastened it tightly to her younger sister’s and her own back.

“No matter how strong they are, if they are unconscious, they are no different from babies. Get rid of them. Cut off the protector’s head and bring it. It’s a gift to be offered to Elamas-nim.”

Three members of the Dawn Brigade descended onto the bridge.

Aki, who was sensitive to the murderous intent that was approaching step by step, bared her fangs and took a martial arts stance.

Setsunen on her back, Rein and Miria behind her. There is no option to run away. Just protect everyone.

– Do you want to learn martial arts? Do you want to protect Rein with your own strength?

The moment the member walking at the front reached out to Aki.

Left foot forward, shifting weight.

Controlling the flow of *qi* [life energy].

Exploding the magic power condensed in the mana heart from the tip of the fist.

“Aki Punch.”

The storm of flames fiercely released from the tip of the fist was the roar of the red true dragon, judging the evil of this world.

The member’s arm was instantly burned to ashes.

Not only that, but he was pushed back by the exhilarating shockwave and flew to the railing, spitting blood.

‘What, what was that power just now…?’

The remaining members’ eyes widened at the unexpected situation. For a moment, they could only stare blankly at their comrade and the baby dragon alternately.

“*Ulji marat* [Don’t cry].”

At that time, Aki, who was skillfully adjusting her stance, turned to her sobbing younger sister with a breathtaking murderous intent and smiled brightly.

“*Aki unnie-ga jikyeojul tenikkat* [Aki unnie will protect you]!”

Just like her dad used to do for her when she was young.

Just like then, just the same.

Yes, children are born to resemble their parents.