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The cabin of the battleship, Ram.
[I won't die anyway. Why did you save me?] The voice of Padler sounded calm, but there was anger mixed in.
Originally, he should have had his neck snapped by Bale just now. As Padler said, it did not necessarily mean death, but the fact that he had involuntarily retreated from a deeply resentful opponent made him uncomfortable.
If he had fought again like a vengeful ghost in the first attack on the Garden of Swords, Padler could have fought for a while even without his head.
[Reconstructing your body and soul takes a little effort even for me, sir. I didn't want to waste it on meaningless things.] Rosa replied calmly, but there was contempt and mockery in her tone. Contempt for the weak, mockery for the useless.
She saw most of the people who occupied the Garden of the Swords that way now.
Once the process of becoming an evil god was completely over, even the few that were considered somewhat useful would no longer feel necessary.
'Perhaps that's how Chiron looked at us in the past.'
They were just tiny creatures that made the land they stood on a little less empty, easily crushed with a finger or a breath.
Current Rosa sees most of the clan members that way. Padler belonged to the better of the creatures, but he was no different from other creatures in that he failed at the tasks assigned to him.
The same was true of all those who remained in the mausoleum like Padler.
Rosa was aware that she was becoming a being who did not need anyone's help, but there was no particular emotion.
The only thing that stimulated her was Jin, her youngest son. She laughed not just sarcastically but really laughed only when she thought of Jin or saw him.
Just a few minutes ago, when she summoned Padler, she had laughed while looking at Jin through his eyes.
[I hope this doesn't happen again.] she said.
[Oh... Is that so?] Padler replied, and Rosa hesitated to scold him before letting out a hollow laugh.
He had often annoyed Rosa by not yielding to fear and power.
[It seems that your grudge against Runcandel isn't as deep as I thought, sir. The vengeful ghosts that I've seen so far have always tried to survive and stab their opponents in any situation... they didn't glow like they didn't care how it ended, like you, sir.]
[I am not your slave, Rosa Runcandel. I'll decide that on my own.]
[Yes, sir, you are not my slave. You are just the remnants of the past that came into existence because of me. You are useless to be my slave, sir.]
Padler showed no particular reaction to Rosa's insulting words. Instead, he seemed amused and suppressed a smile.
[You speak well. Actually, you didn't need the help of a remnant like me, so why didn't you just let me disappear?]
[That's the same reason as Sir.]
Padler laughed once more.
[I thought you needed me, but you didn't?]
Rosa meets his eyes.
[That's right. Just as your revenge turned out to be over already, I just didn't know that my power would stabilize so quickly.]
It was no different that the Padler's revenge was over.
-[What I want is not the revival of Runcandel, but its corruption and destruction. Descendant of Temar, your mother. This power that Rosa Runcandel chose will eventually plunge Runcandel into Hell.]
Like what he said during his first fight with Jin, Padler only wanted the destruction of Runcandel.
From the time he first came to the human world, he had nothing but blind hatred for Runcandel.
Because of this, Ilina didn't even have to take special measures such as breaking down his spirit or brainwashing him. Instead, at that time, Ilina tried to keep Rosa in check through the Padler.
However, the moment he saw Rosa, who had blossomed into an evil god after the fight, Padler realized that his purpose had already been achieved.
The Garden of the Swords had already become a land that could no longer be called Runcandel, and if she reached the end, Rosa would ultimately destroy herself and engulf the whole world.
Even Ilina's plan to keep Rosa in check through the Padler had also lost its meaning. It had become impossible to restrain her within Runcandel, even with strong individuals like Padler
Furthermore, there was no longer a need for restraint. The evil god that she had become was naturally staining the whole world with despair.
[Then why not just retrieve your power and eliminate me? I don't understand why you're going through all this trouble.]
Just as Rosa was about to answer, Ilina opened her mouth first.
"Sir Padler, you seem very tired. It hasn't been long since you came back to human world, and your mind and soul are already full of thoughts of wanting to put an end to your existence, which have already become miserable."
[Ilina.]
"But Sir Padler, patriarch is no longer a human being, but a god. The existence of Sir is entirely in the hands of the patriarch, and as far as I know...… most gods tend to respect the fate of mortals."
[Fate? What are you talking about all of a sudden?]
"It means that only those who fulfill their fate can rest in the peace of destruction. If your revenge was really over, the patriarch would have annihilated you at once, sir, even if you did not wish for it. But that is not the case. You still have something left to do, sir."
Padler glared at Ilina.
"How ridiculous is it for someone who was once a revered ten great knight to end his revenge only with the help of someone else? Don't you need to have done something yourself, even a little, to deserve rest? Besides, the person that you hate so much has also awakened, sir..."
[Are you talking about Bale?]
"Yes, Bale Runcandel. Try Please eliminate him, who is suspected to be another god's remnant. If you do, then the patriarch will give you peace by appreciating the fact that you struggled to complete your fate."
Padler didn't answer for a while, then he turned around as if to go outside.
[... Anyway, the moment Bale stood in front of Madame Rosa, it was no different from me. Patriarch, I don't know why you're doing this when you're already prepared to end the world alone.]
"Sir, you don't need to know the will of the patriarch."
[However, since I am a remnant, I will join you in your play one more time.]
As he exited the cabin, Ilina bowed her head to Rosa.
"I apologize if I overstepped, patriarch. He is going to be stubborn until the end. Those who have nothing to lose and no special desires are the problem. It's better than being greedy for something you're incompetent at."
[As Sir Padler said. I was considering simply annihilating him, but now that you have intervened, I will let it go. ]
"I did it because it was a waste."
[It may be so from your point of view. Your actions were presumptuous, but your intention was not to underestimate me like before, so I'll overlook it.]
"Thank you for your understanding."
[I do not respect the fate of humans, let alone the sir Padler. Only the youngest deserves respect. However, if today's work adds anything to the story of Sir and the youngest, then I will reward you. My thoughts may change a little.]
Ilina's expression brightened.
"It will definitely be so. Even if my mother wakes up later, I will remain as your most faithful servant, patriarch….."
[Bring the 2nd flagbearer tomorrow. Tell him that I will punish him for his past failures.]
"All right."
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Meanwhile, the Vamel Alliance was looking at the sky after the battle from the bottom of the seabed.
Perhaps due to Padler's sudden disappearance, Bale showed a clear sign of anger as he spread his golden energy across the sky.
The only one that Rosa summoned back to Ram was the Padler.
[You insignificant bastards, tell me where the Padler fled!]
The remaining chaos dragon, black ships, knights, and Lionel and Stam had to bear the wrath of the Bale
[Otherwise, all of you can flee, and I will destroy every last one of your strongholds. Where is the Runcandel's Castle?]
Lionel and Stam were already in no condition to answer. They had been torn apart by Bale's energy after they had foolishly separated from the group to try and rescue Paddler.
'Why did Rosa only save Sir Padler? It can't be just because she lacks the power to summon everyone else again.'
When Rosa looked down at the ocean floor through the eyes of the Padler, Jin instantly felt Rosa's power.
It was enough to crush him instantly, as if it were an infinite power that could be called a god.
'Does this mean that anything less than Sir Padler is of no use to Rosa?'
Jin shuddered at the thought that begins below Padler were literally of no use to Rosa.
Rosa was growing stronger faster than himself. Jin is already convinced that if she can fly directly out of Huphester, she could destroy the world in a matter of days.
A massive wall that seemed impossible to break awaited him beyond the sea.
"Jin?"
Valeria grabbed Jin's shoulder. When he turned around, all of his comrades were looking at him with worried expressions. Jin had been unconsciously making an anxious face since Padler disappeared.
Jin looked at his comrades for a moment and then shook his head.
"Rosa has become stronger. To the point where I don't understand why she bothered to save Sir Padler right now."
Jin's comrades nodded their heads as if they understood.
"... Perhaps the day we have to fight Rosa will come sooner than Orgal predicted."
Jin had a hunch that maybe Rosa would handle everything alone at that time, without even bothering to care about people like Padler.
And unlike that monster, he will not fight alone.
"But now is not the time to worry about that. It's best if we calm down that old ten great knight."
"Oh, Jin. Should I tell him to stop now?"
Jin smiled at Sandra, shook his head.
"I will stop him on my own. All those who want to hurt us are dead. However, it is necessary to help him to face the truth."
Sreung!
Jin drew his sword again.
"So tell Sir Bale to deal with me. And threaten Sir Bale that you will not to see him again the moment he harms the rest of my comrades except me."
"Then what if something goes wrong with Jin!?"
"If I fight Sir Bale with certainty that he will never attack my comrades, then that will never happen."
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