Reset Life – Chapter 108

Chapter 108: I Will Not Let Go of This Hand (2)

Imperial Year 375, July 20th.

Finally escaping the tedious mountain range, a plain appeared. Lucy, overjoyed, let out a shout.

“A plain! Orknesia!”

“Mountains again in three days.”

Al’s indifferent words and the mountain range faintly visible near the horizon made Lucy lower her head with a despairing expression.

Levidian chuckled softly and turned to me.

“This is the Sidonko region.”

“Yes. If we cross that mountain range and continue north, we’ll reach the border area that meets the Gray Forest.”

“I see. I haven’t been that far. I never intended to go north of that mountain range before.”

Levidian said with a slightly stiff expression.

It’s perfectly normal for her, who isn’t even afraid of ghosts, to be uncomfortable with just a forest. Although I boldly declared we would enter, the truth is, just thinking about getting close to the Gray Forest sends chills down my spine.

No, what am I doing thinking like this already? I rubbed my chest with my palm and feigned cheerfulness as I shouted.

“Let’s go! Let’s rest in a comfortable place today! If we go a little further, we’ll reach Jaihu City!”

“Oh! Then the last one to arrive pays for the inn! Giddy up!”

Lucy spurred his massive warhorse, ‘Lovely Cuteness’, which could easily support his physique, into a gale-like dash.

To hell with the sense of naming such a massive, muscular stallion ‘Lovely Cuteness’.

“I won’t lose! Finder, chase after him!”

Neigh!

Finder, who had been confined to the stable while his master roamed the mountains, seemed determined to run freely today, instantly kicking off the ground and chasing after Lucy’s horse – I can’t bring myself to say its name.

“Let’s go, Rapier!”

Levidian, true to her style, also named her horse after a sword. Rapier, with a sharp glint in its eyes, began a straight and true gallop, just like its name.

“Let’s go, Fake Leg.”

Al spurred his horse, ‘Fake Leg’. The horse started running without any sign of displeasure.

But really…… is this what it means to be Lucy’s friend? It seems Lucy took Al’s lacking sense. Personally, I wish they could share their sense equally.

“Woohoo! As expected, you’re fast! Lovely! My cutie!”

Neigh!

Lucy’s horse was very much in sync with its owner. But no matter how cute it looks, it’s not right to give such a name to a warhorse that’s 1.5 times the size of a normal horse!

I started chasing after Lucy.

A race in the name of justice began.

Sometimes I think ‘justice’ is a relative value. The hero in the old legends defeated the Demon King for justice, but the Demon King has his own justice.

I didn’t realize until I was twenty, before I died, that there’s no single standard that everyone in the world will praise.

Thinking about it now, it was a pretty late realization.

In that sense, Lucy’s naming of his horse was due to his own sense of justice.

He must have done it because his values are so different from mine.

As long as it doesn’t harm me, it’s best not to argue about each other’s sense of justice.

Because if I don’t think that way, I’ll never be able to accept the phenomenon in front of me, and I’ll end up being a person who is alienated from the world, isolated in my own stubbornness, pushed away by reality.

“Uh…… Robin…… That’s a good name.”

“Right? Hyung-nim said it’s a good name, Robin. Aren’t you happy?”

Snort!

A monstrous horse, with eyes 50 centimeters higher than Lucy’s horse, snorted lightly. It might have been light for the horse, but it looked like a siege weapon shaking in front of me.

‘Robin’ in the world……

Joey, what kind of life have you been living to be so broken? Huh?

Arriving in Jaihu, we witnessed a quite eye-catching scene.

There was a tremendously huge horse, its height almost equivalent to the first floor of a building, and a giant who looked very uncomfortable entering and exiting buildings.

As far as I know, there was only one such person in the entire continent.

As proof, next to the giant and the giant horse, there was a woman with red hair who looked relatively small, almost like a child.

“Namia, it’s been a while.”

“Yes. Ikellainin.”

Namia, the High Priest of the God of Light, Lynin, bowed her head slightly and recited a short prayer to Lynin.

Joey grinned (causing the surrounding people to let out frightened groans) and said,

“Noona seems very happy. It’s a rare sight. Has it been about three years?”

“Indeed. It’s been a while, Joey.”

Levidian, to my surprise, reached out her hand and approached Joey.

Joey smiled brightly (the surrounding people became even more frightened!) and shook her hand lightly (which alone gave Levidian an arm workout).

I erased the awkwardness from my face as much as possible. It’s not appropriate for a face that’s meeting his younger brother after a long time. Of course, his appearance is a bit gruesome to others, and although his body has grown bigger, transforming him from gruesome to murderous, he’s still my younger brother.

“But…… you’ve grown a lot. How tall are you now?”

“Huh? Oh, 2.5 meters. I grew quite a bit during puberty. Hehe.”

Joey scratched his head with an innocent expression.

Funny enough, Joey is only eighteen years old.

It’s true that he went through puberty since we parted ways when he was fifteen, but…… No, even during puberty, growing 50 centimeters in three years, isn’t that some kind of disease?

“Oh, oh, it’s been a while, hasn’t it? Do you remember me?”

“Of course. You’re Mr. Lucy, right? It’s been a while.”

Oh, my goodness! Lucy is intimidated!

Lucy hesitated for a moment but finished shaking hands with Joey. Wow, I can’t believe Lucy looks delicate. Everyone becomes like that in front of Joey.

Joey then greeted Al, and Levidian was talking with Namia.

“How have you been? You should have visited the capital.”

“I was busy.”

“I see. But how did you end up here?”

“By the guidance of God.”

Namia spoke in a small voice, without any change in tone, but Levidian, for some reason, kept talking to her with a bright smile.

Joey watched them with a satisfied smile, and I politely ignored the surrounding onlookers who were once again terrified, and said to him,

“But…… you’ve gotten a lot more cheerful?”

“Huh? Ah, because I’ve experienced the world in various ways. As Hyung-nim said, the world is vast.”

“Where are you coming from?”

“I came down from Narvilt through Dakard Barony. I followed Namia-noona’s directions and we met today. Haha, it’s not surprising anymore.”

Maybe it’s because it’s been a while since I’ve seen him, but Joey’s personality has become quite lively and bright.

Just looking at his personality, you could see him as a truly innocent and pure-hearted young man…… but the tree root-like scar on his forehead and his fierce appearance have powered up considerably, making it difficult for others to even look him in the eye.

The world is so unfair. It’s hard to find someone with a warm heart like him.

I just needed a little time to adjust to his drastically changed appearance, and soon I was able to treat Joey as I used to.

Lucy, looking at Joey, said in a fascinated tone,

“But how did you manage to pass the checkpoints?”

“Hey, Lucy, what are you……”

“It’s nothing. I’ve heard it so much that it doesn’t bother me anymore. Haha, I was quite hurt at first, but I’m fine now. You’re talking about the checkpoints, right? Well, I have the qualifications of a Shrine Knight……”

“Shrine Knight?”

“Yes. It’s a simplified version, but I got it while helping Namia-noona. I had to go to Azot too……”

Joey scratched the back of his head, and the movement shook the huge object attached to his back.

A siege ram? No, no. A greatsword?

“Is that…… a greatsword?”

“Yes. The Lynin Shrine made it for me.”

“Ah, I see. What?! The Shrine?!”

I couldn’t help but be astonished.

All weapons made in the Shrine are weapons that have received holy blessings.

In other words, the two-meter-long, oversized greatsword on Joey’s back is a ‘holy sword’!

“I found greatswords more to my liking than spears. I melted down the iron spear Hyung-nim gave me and mixed it with other metals to make this. Ah…… I’m sorry for handling the weapon without permission.”

“Oh, no…… It’s okay. It was a weapon I gave you, so you can use it however you like. But really…… It’s brutal.”

“They said it’s a sword that’s never been seen before in the history of the Lynin religion.”

Joey scratched his head again, as if embarrassed.

The history of the religion?

Wrong.

It’s a weapon unprecedented in the history of continental warfare.

“Instead of just standing around, let’s move. I think Miss Namia has something to tell us.”

Levidian spoke to us, and Namia nodded slightly beside her.

I tried to find a hint of joy in that expression…… and failed. That person, she’s as expressionless as ever.

“Joey, let’s go. Lucy, Al, you too.”

I grabbed the reins of Finder, who seemed to have lost his spirit, and followed Levidian and Namia. Joey also grabbed Robin’s reins and strode forward with the thumping sound of hooves.

Indeed. At this point, even our strides are vastly different.

The distance between me and Joey widened in an instant, and Al and Lucy became relatively closer.

I could hear Lucy whispering to Al.

“Hey, he’s a Shrine Knight. Don’t you want to have a go at him?”

Al held off on answering for a while, then finally replied shortly,

“Impossible.”

I instantly accepted that response as natural.

As expected of Joey, you’ve become a big shot before me.

We – thanks to Joey, receiving a tremendous amount of attention – entered the inn. There was a small incident where the stable hand made a crying face while grabbing Robin’s reins before entering the building.

Regardless of the grade, the inn was chosen primarily for its sturdiness. Sturdy enough for Joey, who weighs hundreds of kilograms including his greatsword, to be able to climb the stairs.

We had been in the mountains for several days, so we first washed up, stopped Lucy from drinking himself silly, and were just about when Al was glaring menacingly at Joey (oh my god!).

“Sorry. Are we late?”

“You are late.”

Two beauties, freshly washed, opened the door and entered. At that moment, all the sounds in the room were replaced by silence.

Levidian had her wet black hair hanging down, wearing leather pants and a blouse with three buttons undone. The curves of her chest were faintly visible through the blouse, and her pleasantly flushed skin was truly brimming with vitality.

Namia had her jewel-like red hair tied up, revealing her white nape.

She was wearing loose and flowing clothes, so light that her silhouette could be seen through them. She was alluring, but she shone with a purity that suppressed it.

Gulp.

Who is the one who gulped so loudly?

But no one could blame that someone, because until the two of them came and sat down, the four men could only surrender to that sad instinct.

As expected……! Beautiful women are a precious natural resource!

“It’s been a while since I had a bath, so I soaked in it for a long time and was late. But it felt good, didn’t it, Namia?”

“Yes.”

Namia nodded lightly.

Her cheeks, still flushed red, seemed to enhance her beauty even more.

I was staring at Namia absentmindedly when I suddenly felt the pain of my toes being crushed. Ouch!

“Now, let’s listen to Namia and Joey’s story.”

Levidian, who had stepped on my toes, said in a very gentle tone. Ugh. I could only lower my head and endure the pain. The sad instinct of a man……

“Then I’ll tell the story.”

Joey, who was sitting on the floor but was almost at eye level with those sitting on chairs, opened his mouth, displaying his overwhelming presence.

“Has it been three years since I started traveling with Namia-noona at her suggestion?”

The journey of chasing Artshever’s tracks, going back and forth between the Empire and Azot, has reached its third year.

During that time, they not only pursued Artshever but also embarked on a pilgrimage, following the will of Lynin, to bring light to those who had fallen into darkness.

The journey itself wasn’t too difficult.

Thanks to Joey, most ruffians couldn’t approach Namia, and thanks to Namia, Joey’s identity was impeccably proven.

Mid-March of this year. As usual, they were helping people and tracing Artshever’s tracks when they entered Narvilt.

Narvilt, also the territory of the Salain Dukedom. Since it seemed that Artshever had ties to the Duke of Narvilt, they carefully examined the area.

While exploring Narvilt, they received a letter from the Light of Origin, the Grand Temple of Lynin in Azot.

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