Reincarnated Dragon Goes to the Academy!

Chapter 221 : I'm Back. (End)

The main god.

His greatness could be felt enough even in a body that had not fully regained its strength.

[Kraaaak!]

As he gestured, the water parted.

[P-please! Please!]

Every time he opened his mouth, Giestio's huge body was crushed and burst.

"I loved you."

The main god's face, as he watched that, contorted as if in pain.

[Kraaaak!!!]

"Why do you disappoint me so?"

The pity that dripped from his calm and quiet voice made even the listener's heart ache.

"Child. My pitiful child."

One step.

"Excessive greed brings disaster."

One step.

"Why did you try to become a god yourself?"

The last step.

"If you hadn't, I would have remained a bystander until the end..."

He shook his head slightly, looking at Giestio.

"It's a pity."

As he held out his hand, Giestio's body was crushed like a small ball, and then.

-Pa-seu-seu...

It disappeared.

"Ah..."

Lucas, who was watching that, let out a small sigh.

"It was you."

He, who had turned around at Lucas's words, smiled faintly.

"Right. It's me."

Lucas, who had met his eyes, smirked.

This situation was so funny.

How much had he cursed him in his heart, thinking he was about to die just a moment ago?

'I told him to just be annihilated.'

What would have happened if he had really been annihilated?

"How did you come back?"

"Unfortunately, I haven't come back completely. And wasn't I with you here just a moment ago?"

"...?"

"I am Vadim."

"..."

Vadim?

"Haha. Anyway, I succeeded in coming back across the dimension, but the next thing was the problem."

"Hah."

It was absurd.

Then wasn't he saying that he had completely deceived them with that innocent face of Vadim's!

"Right. So I had no choice but to get some of your help. And the help of your egg."

"...I see."

There were more than one or two strange things.

Leaving aside the fact that he had come from another dimension, to think that a dragon could live for so long?

"Ah. But everything I said is true."

"...Are you saying that was real? Even the dragon that lives for thirty thousand years?"

"Right."

"...Then aren't we living too short?"

At that, the main god shook his head.

"No. You are a life form that I created by choosing the purest souls. Most of the dragons here become gods without their next reincarnation. That side is a little different."

"Didn't I say I didn't want to?"

"Haha! It was my will to create you, so shouldn't the next thing also be my will?"

It was a truly selfish idea.

"You're selfish."

"But it can't be helped. Because gods are originally a selfish race. I am also like that."

He shrugged his shoulders.

"Tsk-tsk. That child is also a pitiful child."

The main god's gaze fell on Pamela, who was lying on the ground.

"But I know this child's previous life."

The main god's gaze, which had been on Pamela, moved to Lucas.

As if he were asking for her disposal.

"I don't know what this child's previous life was like. As you said, since she is a pitiful child, wouldn't it be okay to give her one last chance?"

Lucas also could not pretend not to know Pamela, who had thrown her body to save him.

Even if it weren't for the main god, he would have taken her directly to Ellaim and would have asked for treatment.

"Right. That's why I love you."

If someone else had said that, he would have gotten goosebumps, but strangely, the words that came out of the main god's mouth were not like that.

It was a feeling that warmed his heart.

"You pitiful thing..."

The main god, who had approached Pamela, bent down and touched her forehead.

-Saaaaa...

A warm light arose.

At that, Pamela's face became much more comfortable.

"This child's previous life was a mother who had had a child with difficulty. It was a child she had obtained by begging and begging Kesha, the goddess of fertility."

He gently stroked Pamela's hair and continued.

"But not long after the child was born, her husband went out to sea and could not return."

"...She must have thought it was the child's fault."

"Right. She was foolish."

He nodded his head and slowly got up from his seat.

"She treated that child harshly. Very harshly. The child eventually could not endure the abuse and died in the year she turned seven. That child is this child's younger sister now."

It was a pitiful story.

"The god of fate is harsh. That's why this child was destined to never be with her younger sister, no matter how much she wanted to. She also couldn't avoid harsh treatment wherever she went."

"..."

"So even if this child is given several chances... she will be unhappy. It's a harsh fate."

It was pitiful.

The sins she had committed in her previous life were following Pamela.

"Wasn't she also foolish in her previous life? Isn't it too harsh a punishment?"

At that, the main god slowly shook his head.

"That's why the god of fate exists. Others willingly offer their own bodies to protect their children in very harsh and severe trials."

"..."

"Such people are often granted a better fate in their next life. That's what makes humans and all other races live virtuously."

It was a difficult story.

"Kesha is harsh. But she is fair."

Did it mean that there was a meaning in everything?

"So how about you also accept your fate now?"

His expression changed playfully for a moment.

"Are you telling me to become a god?"

"I especially cherished you. It's the same now. That's why I gave you a chance to live anew twice, didn't I?"

It seemed there was no place to retreat anymore.

"...I know. But does it have to be now?"

At that, the main god shook his head.

"No. Didn't I also promise? When this life is over..."

At that, Lucas nodded his head.

"I understand. If you just keep that promise, I'm fine."

"The seat of the main god..."

Before he could even finish his words, Lucas raised his hand and cut him off.

"I don't want that."

At that, he clicked his tongue with a 'tsk' and smacked his lips as if he were disappointed.

'I'm not falling for it.'

Even if he became a god, the main god was absolutely out of the question.

"Didn't Taras also be annihilated? Is there no way for you to go back?"

"There isn't. I could go back now if I wanted to."

"...?"

"But I also want to rest a little."

He smiled faintly.

"It's a secret from Amore. If that child finds out, he'll try to boil me alive."

At that, he shivered.

'Even the main god is afraid of Amore.'

But if he didn't go back, what would happen to the celestial world?

"...I understand."

A bad thought came to Lucas's mind.

'Let's just let it go for now.'

Since there were still things to take care of.

"Let's go."

He returned to Vadim's form again.

"You really were Vadim-nim."

"That's right. I want to eat more of the pumpkin pie that's left."

He was on the verge of getting goosebumps at his changed tone and expression.

"Please go back first. I still have something to do here."

"Well. I see."

-Paaat!

The main god, in the form of Vadim, disappeared.

"Hoo."

Lucas, who had let out a big sigh, looked around.

"Shall I do the last things?"

There was a mountain of things to do.

***

Lucas, who was left in the Siren's territory, first moved Pamela to a safe place and then went to find the dwarves.

The good thing was that they were all safe.

Turkam hugged Lucas as soon as he saw him and even showed tears, so that was all that needed to be said.

'To think he would look for beer even in that situation.'

In fact, if it weren't for Turkam, he would not have realized that Giestio was communicating with Agua.

'Since it was something he did, risking his life...'

Lucas, who had first moved them to a safe place, thought that he would have to fix the broken furnace next.

And he also decided to let the Sirens go without any particular punishment.

'Although a new king will be needed...'

Wasn't that their own problem?

He didn't want to interfere anymore.

And now all that was left was the migration of the demons.

'If I just finish this, I want to just sleep for a few days.'

Lucas, who had finished all his work in the Siren's territory, headed to the Esteril Desert where the demons were staying.

***

"What is this..."

But in the Esteril Desert he had arrived at, there was not even a single ant, let alone the demons.

"Lord."

Just then, Lucas turned around at Hasel's voice, which was heard from behind.

"Where are all the demons?"

"Vadim-nim has moved them all."

"All of them?"

"Yes."

"Hah."

Did he know that Lucas was busy?

Vadim had taken care of the matter one step ahead.

'I couldn't even say goodbye...'

There were a few people who were on his mind.

"One of the demons asked me to give this to you."

Hasel took out a small box from his bosom and handed it to him.

"This is..."

"Yes. It is said to be an item left by Yastan. He begged several times for it to be delivered to Lucas-nim... tsk. It was so annoying."

Lucas's expression, as he received the box, was complicated.

"Right. Thank you."

Lucas put the box in his bosom without opening it and smiled bitterly.

"Don't you want to open it?"

"Right. I know the item."

"Ah."

It was an item he had given to Yastan in his previous life.

If you just looked at the item, it was a very simple and insignificant item, but for some reason, Yastan really liked this.

Looking at the empty forest, his heart felt empty, but...

"It's calm."

"Pardon?"

Hasel asked back at Lucas's unexpected words.

"It's nothing."

Lucas, who had shaken his head slightly, smiled faintly at Hasel.

"You'll be able to meet soon."

"What do you mean?"

"It's nothing."

"..."

Lucas, who had smiled playfully, looked at the forest once more and then turned his body.

"It's finally all over."

"Yes."

"You've worked hard."

"What hard work? The Lord has worked hard."

Lucas and Hasel looked at each other and smiled.

"I'll have to just sleep for a few days."

"I also want to just sleep for a few months."

"You can't. How many other races have been harmed, and a dragon lord is saying he's going to sleep."

"...The Lord is really mean."

Hasel pouted, glaring at him.

"You've received all the treatment of a lord, and now you're trying to back out?"

"Who asked you to?"

At that, Hasel stomped his foot in frustration and turned his back sharply.

"Work harder in the future. Then I'm going!"

Lucas shouted at Hasel's back.

"Uh, uh!"

Although Hasel quickly turned his body to catch Lucas, it was already too late.

-Paaat!

***

The Count's mansion, which he had returned to after a long time, was the same as he had last seen it.

The broken and collapsed walls here and there, and the forest behind that had become a mess.

"What a mess."

Lucas, who had first returned to his room and had taken a shower, changed into his parents' favorite clothes.

'What's so good about this?'

He stood in front of the mirror, straightened his clothes once, and then smiled faintly as he pushed his hair back.

'It's awkward.'

Although he wanted to show a bright smile, it didn't go as planned, perhaps because he was tired.

"Hoo!"

Lucas, who felt his heart welling up for some reason, let out a big breath and opened the door.

The hallway he had walked through, thinking of so many things for the last time, felt unfamiliar.

'Right. I had decided to live properly.'

And that determination had also wavered.

'Now that everything is over...'

All the rough paths he had passed through felt like nothing.

'I used to be in pain every day, wondering when it would end.'

He couldn't forget the moment he had opened his eyes in a human body.

An unfamiliar ceiling and the humans who were smiling at him.

Lucas had gritted his non-existent teeth at the sight of them, who were even shedding tears, wondering what was so good.

As he thought that, a laugh escaped him.

"It's not even funny."

Words came out of his mouth. That it was very funny.

He, who had been like that, had now changed so much.

He had been prepared to lay down his life for his friends, and he had protected them first, putting his own safety behind.

Even as he was losing Amarok, all his attention was focused on those behind him.

"Well..."

As he was thinking about this and that, he had arrived at the basement floor where they were.

Lucas, who had taken a deep breath once more, opened the large door with force.

"I'm back."

He had finally returned.

To the embrace of his loved ones.

-THE END-

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