Chapter 465
Chapter 465 Epilogue, Last Outing
It was an unexpected visit.
Upon hearing that Roman Dmitri had come, Romero Dmitri greeted his son with a bright smile.
“Okay, is there anything wrong?”
“It is always the same.”
“You are the Emperor of the Dmitri Empire. Many lives depend on your health, so always take care of yourself first. Also, take care of the healthy food your mother sent you. It’s so effective that I feel like I’m all rejuvenated. chuckle.”
smiled cheerfully.
Dmitry and his son talked about their daily lives.
Romero Dmitri constantly asked questions about how he was doing on a regular basis, whether there were any special problems, and whether he did not want to waste time with his son, who had visited after a long time.
By the time the conversation has matured. Looking at his son, he asked in a cautious voice.
“… By the way, are you still thinking about getting married?”
marriage.
It was the biggest problem of the Dmitri family.
It was a situation where the empire was on the rise, but Roman Dmitri, the eldest son, stubbornly refused to marry him, so he had no choice but to deepen his worries.
The second son and the youngest have already welcomed a companion. Romero Dmitri wanted to know his eldest son’s sincerity, since all he had to do now was send Roman Dmitri.
and.
There was a part that bothered him mentally.
“If the heart of marriage has disappeared because of the breakup. I was really sorry about what happened back then. I shouldn’t have been so harsh on you because my marriage was overturned, but even I couldn’t stand the anger of the moment. son I don’t want you to get married like you’re shoved on your back. If you ever find someone you really love. Whoever the opponent is, this father will be truly delighted, so introduce me anytime.”
Breaking up the marriage was a riot.
A problem that makes my heart ache just thinking about it.
Romero Dmitri spat out each word carefully, fearing that he might have grabbed his ankle.
Abby’s heart.
understood.
And he never ruled out marriage because of his concerns.
‘I can’t do something I can’t take responsibility for.’
The truth could not be told.
laughed
Roman Dmitry met his father’s gaze and told him why he had come to visit him.
“It is only my own choice not to marry. father. After ascending to the throne, I had a lot of time to look back on my life. The thought that popped into my head every time was gratitude to my father. Even when people pointed fingers at me, my father always stayed by my side and supported me no matter what I did. thank you I am truly grateful that a man named Romero Dmitri was my father.”
“… .”
swallowed the horse
It was a different son than usual.
Tears almost started pouring out when he said that he was grateful for having him as his father, even though he is not a son who expresses his emotions in such a direct way.
It felt like a burden was lifted from my heart.
Romero Dmitri’s heart rotted at the appearance of Roman Dmitri who kept away from marriage for the past three years, fearing that it might be his fault.
“Thank you son.”
happy.
So the son left.
Romero Dmitri, who was reliving his conversation with his son, suddenly felt sorry for him.
‘I shouldn’t have finished by saying thank you, I should have expressed my sincerity more. Just as your son gave you courage, I am also very grateful that you are my son. Even in those days when you were called Dmitri’s jerk, you were always my dearest son.’
It was fine.
Because this opportunity is not unique.
Looking out the window, Romero Dmitri felt that the sunlight shining on him was very warm.
* * *
After the Hector Valhalla Incident.
Chris is still busy.
As he showed excellent administrative ability, he became a necessary talent in any field.
It was the same that day.
After finishing his morning training, he met an unexpected visitor while handling paperwork.
“Your Majesty the Emperor!”
“You look very busy.”
“No, please come in.”
It was Roman Dmitry.
It was the first time.
When there was something important, he would visit him personally, but Roman Dmitri never came first.
It was unexpected. When Chris, who had given him the seat of honor, looked at him with a questioning gaze, Roman Dmitri continued the conversation with a casual story.
Then all of a sudden
He said something strange.
“chris. The events of Valhalla and Hector were able to end well thanks to your quick action. But what if Do you think you could have prevented their conflict if I did not exist in this country?”
“… what is that?”
“It is just in case. I want to hear your thoughts.”
It was a random question.
Chris, who had been thinking for a while, looked at Roman Dmitri and said.
“The reason this world is peaceful is because His Majesty the Emperor exists. If His Majesty didn’t exist, things wouldn’t be as easy as this one. But that’s all. Dmitri has built a solid footing in the service of His Majesty the Emperor. Hector and Valhalla cannot disobey Dmitri’s command, even without the Emperor’s halo.”
“Yes, as you said.”
It’s people’s illusion.
Dmitri is mistaken that Roman Dmitri is everything.
The truth is different.
This country has grown like Roman Dmitry and has become more powerful than people realize.
said Roman Dmitry.
“This country is strong. Even if you exclude me, you have enough national power to rule the entire continent. chris. You are a person qualified to lead the new era. When we first met, you were lost in the wrong direction, but your talent was superior to anyone else. That’s why you, the only one who received my teaching, had to become strong on your own. you had the ability Even so, he had a brilliant talent that allowed him to grow.”
Chris’ eyes twinkled.
I felt a tingling sensation.
It was the first time I had ever heard such a recognized statement from Roman Dmitri.
“You may be proud of yourself. As the ranking match proves, you are clearly next to me.”
“… !”
eyes widened
The conversation ended like that.
After the departure of Roman Dmitry.
Chris had a blank face.
The laughter that kept leaking out made me think that I was such a foolish person.
‘This is what I really wanted.’
I just found out
He wasn’t simply trying to surpass Roman Dmitri.
meet him for the first time
Chris’s world has changed.
From the day he faced an unapproachable existence, he had a strong desire to be recognized by Roman Dmitri.
A dream to surpass him.
The reason I keep trying even though I know it’s not possible is because I hope that Roman Dmitri will acknowledge my progress someday.
So he constantly proved himself.
I tried and tried again and again to listen to that remark that acknowledged myself even as I pointed my sword and broke mercilessly.
I kept laughing.
The place where Roman Dmitry left.
It seemed that I would not be able to continue my work today.
* * *
Fluff.
“Whoop whoop whoop.”
Scattered on the floor, Kevin exhaled heavily.
After meeting Roman Dmitry.
He was immersed in training like crazy.
Even if the world was peaceful, he worked hard to remain a necessary presence for Roman Dmitri.
It was then.
“It’s still the same.”
“… Lord?!”
I jumped up from my seat.
It was Roman Dmitry.
He hurriedly got up and staggered for a moment, but quickly got himself up and looked at Roman Dmitri.
to that look.
said Roman Dmitry.
“Kevin. If you are strong enough, why are you trying so hard?”
It was a familiar question.
several months ago.
Kevin asked the same question.
He responded that he did not understand the life of Roman Dmitri, who is still trying to defeat the demon king.
I hesitated for a moment.
Kevin, who was organizing his thoughts, spoke in a steady voice.
“Since I had a conversation with my lord, I have been thinking a lot. Why am I complacent when the lord, whom I cannot dare to touch, constantly pursues development? The reason was lack of purpose. purpose of becoming stronger. I don’t want to become stronger only when there are enemies, but I want to become a person who can solve any problems in the future. The lord, my family and everyone in Dmitry. No one can touch them. I will make it.”
It was an intense longing.
Kevin is back to normal.
If anything goes wrong with Dmitri, enemies will be the first to greet Dmitri’s demon.
laughed
Among the followers of Roman Dmitry.
Kevin wasn’t the strongest.
Right away, I lost to Chris every time in the ranking match, and as beings like Edwin Hector improved day by day, I couldn’t be sure that Kevin would win forever.
But leave those facts aside. When asked who he trusted the most, Roman Dmitri could say without hesitation.
“Kevin. You are the one I trust the most. Because you are there, I don’t worry too much about where I’m not.”
Being a boy at first.
Now it has grown abruptly.
Looking at the intense eyes looking at him, Roman Dmitry felt the passage of time.
“You never know what will happen in human life. If Dmitri’s people run into problems that they can’t handle, I want you to solve them. What I am going to tell you from now on is the cost of the burden you will have to bear in the future.”
I was sure
Chris and Kevin.
With the existence of the two, Dmitri will be forever.
“The Heavenly Demon Sword. I will tell you its finished form.”
* * *
It was a sunny afternoon.
Roman Dmitry was walking around town.
Past and present.
Dmitry has undergone many changes.
In the past, as a city of blacksmiths, solid buildings decorated the city, but now it has turned into a splendid city worthy of the empire’s status.
No one recognized Roman Dmitri, who wore the robe down. People chatted with each other and enjoyed the moment in front of them with faces soaked in daily life.
‘When I first walked this street. I needed an understanding of this world.’
Roman Dmitry.
It was a strange name.
Going out to the streets to adapt to the new world, Roman Dmitri met an old man in a slum.
went there
The shacks where you sink your feet and smell unpleasant.
No traces of the past could be found anymore.
Dmitri carried out extensive renovation work to improve people’s lives, and at least there were no slums in the capital of Dmitry’s empire.
It remains as a memory of the past.
Looking at the traces of the slums, Roman Dmitri recalled the memories he had seen and heard here.
Then by accident.
I listened to the conversations of people who recalled the past just like me.
“So much has changed.”
“This is all thanks to His Majesty Emperor Roman Dmitry. Since he ruled this world, nothing has been worse than before. People who begged on the streets all got jobs, and the economy was boosted by spending the money they earned. i mean Sometimes I think that maybe His Majesty Emperor Roman Dmitry is a gift from God. If the demons of the Pandemonium attacked in a world where Cronus and Valhalla prevailed, we would never have been able to withstand it.”
“yes. People remember the conquest of the demon realm, but none of the common people took that risk.”
Roman Dmitry.
It was the reason he was recognized.
What did not make the crisis feel like a crisis.
People were grateful for the fact that he was the leader of the world because of his choice to take a risk as a leader.
passed them
Streets followed by slums.
After the slums, blacksmiths.
recalled memories of the past.
As he was about to head to the restaurant he had visited with Hans for the last time, a familiar voice grabbed him.
“Your Majesty! You are here.”
A man running in a hurry.
He was Hans.
* * *
This outing.
Not reported.
And even though he was wearing a robe, Hans noticed at once that the robe was Roman Dmitri.
“How did you know that it was me?”
“Of course I have to know! It’s been decades since I served the Emperor, but now, just by looking at his form and gait, I can instantly recognize that he is the Emperor. But why did you go out without saying a word? Your Majesty the Emperor, you are the one who can decide everything yourself, but if you had spoken to me, wouldn’t you have prepared everything so that there would be no inconvenience? and… .”
Hans talked a lot.
Apparently surprised that Roman Dmitri had left without a word, he continued to chatter.
It was a familiar picture.
Hans walks ahead.
The image of yourself walking behind him.
It was like that then too.
As they moved toward the restaurant, Hans chimed in and told them how dangerous the situation was.
Conflict with Blood Fang.
Hans stayed by his side even though he knew it was dangerous.
When Roman Dmitri left him, he ran to Knight Commander Jonathan and told him to protect the young master.
“Hans.”
“Tell me.”
“When I first came into this world. There was a being named Hans by my side. You always took for granted what you were doing, saying it was your duty, but your presence gave me stability in a time that could have been confusing. So, one day, there was something I really wanted to say to you.”
“What is that… .”
It was an incomprehensible word.
When you live in this world
Hans has taken care of Roman Dmitri since he was a child.
Hans stopped for a moment and tried to look back at Roman Dmitri.
It was then.
“It was fortunate for me that I met you first in this world.”
at that point.
My heart sank.
Tears flowed.
In a situation where he even described himself as lucky, Hans felt emotions beyond words.
It was like that too.
People thought Hans was just a servant.
However, Roman Dmitry was not considered only as a servant.
It was a family.
Taking care of his life, taking care of his family, and simply being faithful to his duties as a servant, Hans obtained the title of nobility.
Emotions were not one-sided.
As Roman Dmitry said in the past, emotions are mutually exchanged.
I turned my head.
Looking at Roman Dmitri, he tried to convey his sincerity.
however.
“… Your Majesty the Emperor?”
There was no
Apparently Roman Dmitri, who had been following him just a moment ago, was nowhere to be seen.
“Your Majesty? Your Majesty the Emperor!”
Hans wandered around.
I searched for Roman Dmitri while calling anxiously.
But no matter how many times he called, Roman Dmitri could not be found even as the sun went down.
Not just that day.
continued from that day onwards.
* * *
White space.
A human stepped in where there was no one.
[Roman Dmitry. Now is the time.]
The past three years.
Roman Dmitry had a grace period.
God said that Roman Dmitri had to leave for the sake of this world, as he had promised at the beginning.
“Know.”
It was an unavoidable reality.
If he could change reality by cutting down God, Roman Dmitri would have been willing to make God his enemy.
But I found out that that’s impossible. The reason Roman Dmitri can’t live in this world is because of the rules of the dimension.
If you insist on not leaving this world, your existence will cause a crack and the world will one day meet the same fate as the demon world.
It was unacceptable.
So I accepted the reality.
It was something he had been prepared for from the beginning, so Roman Dmitri reacted calmly when he faced God’s will.
[I have a question. last 3 years. Why didn’t you do anything?]
One day.
I knew I had to leave.
Still, I didn’t do anything in particular.
He immersed himself in training every day, preparing for an enemy that Dmitri could not handle.
Even though he should be fully compensated even for a short time while spreading the word about his sacrifice in the neighborhood, he calmly kept his position.
Why?
I couldn’t understand.
Even as a god, he could not look into the hearts of mere humans.
“There is no particular reason. Even if I lived for just one day, I just lived like a human being in my position.”
Roman Dmitry.
Emperor of the Empire of Dmitry.
As a leader, he prepared for danger and did not make a fuss about life because it had an end.
It was a simple matter.
Even if there was no ending that he had to leave the world someday, Roman Dmitri would have lived the same life as he does now.
It was a choice not to leave regrets.
Acting differently depending on the future and laying down one’s own life was not the image of oneself who lived a life of struggle until the end.
I just accepted the reality.
Roman Dmitri was a man that even God could not understand.
[I ask you one last time. Have you ever regretted your life even for a moment?]
The answer is decided.
People said his choice was a sacrifice.
But Roman Dmitri thought differently.
From beginning to end, Roman Dmitry’s life was for himself.
“does not exist. Not even for a moment.”
[I see.]
Roman Dmitri would not know.
Isabel thought Roman Dmitri was inactive because he was worried about the dimensional rift, but in reality, God protected Roman Dmitri’s existence.
so that he can live long enough. It’s a life that has an end, but at least a handful of regrets don’t remain.
Roman Dmitry lived a daily life.
God took care of him.
That was it.
It was the only way God could express his gratitude to the being who took on all of mankind’s problems.
[Roman Dmitri. You are the least human being I have ever met, and yet more human than anyone else.]
Hwareuk.
Roaring.
A fire broke out.
Divine power blazed up and destroyed the space where Roman Dmitri existed.
[I sincerely congratulate you on the new life you will face in the future.]
Flash.
Qurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.
The blazing lights engulfed the world.
This was not the end.
It’s just the beginning of a new future.
Even if he can’t live as Roman Dmitri, he will definitely live his own life wherever he is.
– Part 1 complete –