Episode 78 – A final goodbye and a bombastic statement

“Seti-dono!”

Karina and the others rushed toward me after the battle.

I hurriedly threw down the two daggers in my hands.

“Manisa! Burn the daggers with flame magic! Heat and sterilize it!”

“All right! Giant flaming ball!”

Manisa relentlessly unleashes the highest level of “flame magic” to thoroughly set it ablaze.

Not only is it heating and sterilizing, but it’s melting the entire blade, so I don’t think I’ll ever be able to use my beloved dagger again.

“Seti onii chan!”

Hina hugged me.

I gently patted her head.

“….I’m sorry, Hina. I showed you something you didn’t want to see…it was scary right?”

“Hina’s fine, Are there any more injuries?”

“Yeah the wound has already closed. I’m just a little tired.”

“Are you okay, Seti?”

“I’ll give you a shoulder. Karina, help me with this.

“Of course.”

Miriel looked into my face and was concerned for my safety.

I managed to stand up with the help of Fiala and Karina.

As it is, in Pairon’s skill “Prison Brand”, I approach Mors, who is lying on the ground, repeatedly vomiting blood.

“…… seti, Gufuuu.”

I decide to answer his question just now.

“Mors…I don’t even remember what I did because I was so absorbed in it. That damage was probably the result of the ‘assassination technique’ that was drilled into you…”.

I say that in that moment, I surpassed super speed and became a god.

Honestly, I don’t really feel it, and I don’t know what “God” is.

I’ve reached a point where I’m absolutely worthy of that…it seems better to say so.

“I-It’s amazing that I, a perfect person, have gone this far…that’s amazing, Seti. As expected, my beloved son.”

I have no answer to Mors’s sarcastic words.

I have taken so many lives in the past.

It’s too late for that.

But Atum is really my father

If it were true, he would have died 15 years ago, but he is still my immediate family.

I had hurt my only parent’s body and sent him to death.

No matter what the reason, no matter the circumstances, there is no room for explanation.

It is a fact.

Mors looked up with a trembling face and gazed at me.

He was smiling.

But it is not a mocking expression like before.

He is looking at me with very kind eyes.

It was a smile filled with compassion, as if he was concerned about his son’s independence and respecting him.

“Is it thanks to those …… girls? can’t help it, you stupid son,…… this is your last reward for surpassing your parents,…… Seti, farewell.”

Mors suddenly fell flat on his face as he finished.

He looked up at me, trembling again, not out of breath.

“…… Seto.”

He mutters my real name in a low voice.

He does not speak in the tone of Mors.

He is the persona of my real father, Atum.

“Dad!?”

“You’ve …… won, you’ve done well …… against the being called Mors.”

“I’m sorry …… I couldn’t help you. In fact, I hurt you mercilessly.”

“You don’t have to carry that burden. I told you I wanted you to move on.　Besides, apparently I died 15 years ago,…… so even me talking to you like this may not be the real me.”

Surely, he said that Dad’s persona was a pseudo-personality created by Mors under his memories.

Still, for me, it’s …….

“You are a real father to me.”

“I’m glad …… and how happy I am. Now I can pass away with peace of mind……. Ladies, please take care of my son Seto, or rather Seti.”

At Dad’s words, all of the girls nodded “yes……” with tears in their eyes.

Seeing their reaction, Dad smiled weakly.

“See you later, Seto. Live no matter what happens,…… your father and mother wish that,…….”

“Yes, dad,…… goodbye.”

I said goodbye, and Dad closed his eyes and ran out of strength.

Life activity ceases, and the shattered Magic Sword Ansalar disappears without leaving any traces behind.

Thus, the source of infection, Mors and Atum, died.

“Ugh, yeah… …… where am I? Huh, how?”

Sister Ruka, who was being cared for by Pomple, woke up.

The fact that she had regained consciousness meant that she was neither infected nor a carrier.

“It’s over. ……?”　

I pull away from Karina and Fiala, who are supporting me.

I approached Atum’s body, dragging my still-recovering leg.

“Thank you, father,……, I will live on, moving forward. Please rest in peace.”

Hot tears welled up.

Wetting my cheeks, I poured my gaze toward my late father.

I don’t know if the last Atum was a pseudo-personality or if Mors was acting out to alleviate my guilt.

But my mind was at peace.

The guilt faded away, and now I was simply grieving for my father’s death.

And as my father left me, I hope to continue to look forward to the future.

With my family and friends who are dear to me.

And so it all came to an end.

When Sister Ruka woke up, for some reason she had no memory of Atum.

It was not only her, but also the owner of the restaurant, her students, and even the pilgrims.

In other words, Atum had disappeared from the memories of everyone living in the town of Berlehem

It seems that all the residents of this rural town were carriers of the disease.

However, I couldn’t just leave it at that, so I explained the situation to Sister Ruka.

Ruka said, “I see. …… Then we will not tell anyone and we will have a respectful and private burial,” and she helped me with the burial and prayed with Fiala.

Thanks to this, nothing serious happened.

The residents who had been carriers must have lost their “source of infection” and at the same time had all memories of it erased.

I left the town of Berlehem without thinking much more about it.

About a month later.

We returned to the Holy Land of Grateka.

It is not our homeland, but we have strong feelings for it because everything started in this country.

Above all, we had been summoned by Magus san, the great sage and court magician and father of Manisa, because we had solved the case.

He asked me to come to the royal castle as soon as possible.

At the royal castle, in the audience chamber.

We kneel on the red carpet in awe.

This time, Pairon, Hina, and Shabazo were also present, all of whom they had never met before.

Especially Hina was holding the lead of Shabazo, who was moving around so fast, and was sitting together with him.

By the way, only Pomple and Kale are waiting at the inn.

Even though Pomple has been rehabilitated, he was one of the attackers in the past “Uprising in Alta,” so there were circumstances that he could not reveal to the public.

As for Kale, it was because she is a talking skull and would be creepy.

“Thank you very much for coming, Seti and everyone. You have saved me again this time, haven’t you?”

Queen Eliza, sitting on the queen’s throne, gave me a word of thanks.

Next to her is King Rokatta, sitting on the king’s throne.

I heard that he had lost a lot of weight after Mors took over his body, but he has rebounded and is still as fat as ever.

His growth is the same as before. It is not clear why he would lose weight and gain weight and change his height.

“No, we are nothing …… but glad to see that His Majesty is also in good health.”

“Yeah, Thank you, Seti~ kun! I don’t remember anything,……, but the food is delicious, and I’m lucky to have Eliza by my side,…….~~”

King Rokatta is as loose as ever, without a shred of dignity, just as he appears to be.

With the disappearance of Mors, he too has reverted back to his former self as a devouring king, with no memory of the time when he was infected.

But he is in a good mood because his beloved wife has returned, and Queen Eliza seems relieved to see her husband back to his former self.

In fact, they were holding each other’s hands even in front of us.

They are now a real couple. I could see them smiling like that.

Next to the throne stood Magus, the court magician, and on the other side stood Reina, Fiala’s mother and the Pope of the Temple of Mersana.

In addition, near the wall is the Duke of Murand, a close associate of the pocket sword.

After being infected by Mors, he was protected in a remote village and returned safely. I am glad to hear that he is safe.

“So, what is the reason you called us here?”

“The reason for calling us here is as a reward for your contribution to the country and …… also, have you heard from the Magus?”

Queen Eliza suddenly slurred her words.

“Yes, nothing ……right, Manisa?”

“Yes, that’s right,…… what do you mean, Father?”

Manisa asked her father, changing her tone, partly because she was in front of royalty.

The magus shows a strong cough.

“Gohon! I approve of you, Seti. As a man…but as a father, I have mixed feelings…I feel like my beloved daughter, who with my wife who lost his wife early on and raised her alone…is taken from me…”

What is it, he suddenly started complaining?

“Magus-san didn’t say anything clearly, so Leila-san held her head and let out a sigh.”

“…That’s why the parents are here. Your Majesty and the Queen, may I explain this?”

“Leila-chan, yes~~!”

“Pope Leila, by all means.”

After receiving permission from both of them, Leila nodded vigorously.

She is a beautiful woman with a sense of purity, as she is Fiala’s mother.

And,

“Seti san! Three days from now, you will wed the girls in this country!”

Eh? What?

A wedding?

Me…… with them?

Eh? eh? Eh?

“EEEEEEEEEHHHHHHH——!!!!????”

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