465Episode - Last episode (Part 1 completed))
465Episode epilogue, last outing
It was an unexpected visit..
Upon hearing that Roman Dmitry had come to visit, Romero Dmitry smiled brightly and welcomed his son..
“Yeah, nothing special?”
“It's always the same.”
“You are the emperor of the Dmitry Empire. Many lives depend on your health, so always take care of yourself first. And eat the healthy food that your mother sent you. It's so effective that I feel like I've been rejuvenated. LOL LOL.”
laughed cheerfully.
Dmitry and his wife talked about everyday life..
Romero Dmitri constantly asked questions about how he was doing, whether there were any special problems, and whether he didn't want to waste time with his son who came to visit after a long time..
By the time the conversation reached maturity. He looked at his son's thoughts and asked in a cautious voice..
“……By the way, are you not thinking about getting married yet??”
marriage.
It was the Dmitry family's biggest problem..
The empire was founded and the situation was on the rise, but as the eldest son, Roman Dmitry, refused to marry, he had no choice but to deepen his worries..
The second son and youngest son have already adopted companions. Now that all he had to do was send Roman Dmitry away, Romero Dmitri wanted to know his eldest son's true feelings..
and.
There was something emotionally troubling about him..
“If the desire for marriage has disappeared due to the breakup of the engagement. I was really sorry about what happened back then. I shouldn't have treated you so harshly just because my marriage fell apart, but even I couldn't hold back my anger at the moment. Son. I don't want you to get married like you're being pushed off your back. If you find someone you really love. Whoever it is, this father will be truly happy, so she can introduce it to me anytime..”
Breaking off the engagement was disgusting..
A problem that breaks my heart just thinking about it.
Fearing that he might have caught his ankle, Romero Dmitry carefully uttered each word..
father's heart.
understood.
And he never ruled out marriage because of his concerns..
‘I can't do something for which I am not responsible..’
the truth couldn't be told.
laughed.
Roman Dmitry looked his father in the eye and told him the reason for coming to see him..
“It is only my own choice not to get married. father. After ascending to the throne of emperor, I had a lot of time to reflect on my life. Every time, the thought that came to my mind was gratitude to my father. Even when people pointed fingers at me, my father always stood by my side and supported me in whatever I did. thank you I am truly grateful that Romero Dmitri was my father..”
“…….”
I swallowed my words.
My son looked different from usual..
He's not the type of son who expresses his emotions so directly, but when he said he was grateful to have him as his father, I felt like crying..
I felt like a burden on my mind was relieved..
Seeing Roman Dmitry avoiding marriage for the past three years, Romero Dmitry felt heartbroken, fearing that it was his fault..
“Thank you, son..”
happy.
So the son left..
Romero Dmitri, who was reflecting on his conversation with his son, suddenly felt regretful..
‘Instead of ending with just saying thank you, I should have expressed more sincerity. Just as my son showed courage, I am also truly grateful that I have you as my son. Even when you were called Dmitri's idiot, you were always the son I really loved..’
It was okay.
Because this is not the only opportunity.
Romero Dmitri looked out the window and thought that the sunlight shining on him was very warm..
* * *
After the Hector Valhalla incident.
Chris was still busy.
Showing outstanding administrative skills, he became a sought-after talent in any field..
It was the same that day too.
After finishing his morning training and processing his documents, he met an unexpected visitor..
“His Majesty the Emperor!”
“You look very busy.”
“No, come on in..”
It was Roman Dmitry..
It was the first time.
Although there were times when he visited in person when something important happened, Roman Dmitry never came first..
It was unexpected. As Chris, who had given up the head table, looked at him with a questioning look, Roman Dmitry continued the conversation with everyday stories..
Then suddenly.
I said something strange.
“chris. The events of Valhalla and Hector were able to be completed successfully thanks to your quick action. But what if? If I didn't exist in this country, do you think you could have prevented their conflict?.”
“……what is that.”
“Just in case. i want to hear your thoughts.”
It was a random question.
Chris, who was thinking for a while, looked at Roman Dmitry and said:.
“The reason this world is peaceful is because His Majesty the Emperor exists. If His Majesty the Emperor did not exist, things would not be resolved as easily as this time. But that's it. Dmitry had a solid foundation serving His Majesty the Emperor. Although he may not have the halo of His Imperial Majesty, Hector and Valhalla cannot disobey Dmitri's orders..”
“Yes, exactly what you said..”
It's people's illusion.
Dmitry is the illusion that Roman Dmitry is everything..
the truth is different.
The country grew with Roman Dmitry and became more powerful than people knew..
Roman Dmitry said.
“This country is strong. Even if it excludes me, it has enough national power to rule the entire continent. chris. You are a person qualified to lead a new era. When I first met you, you were lost in the wrong direction, but your talent was better than anyone else's. Therefore, among the people who received my teachings, you were the only one who had to become strong on your own. You had the ability to do that. Even if he did that, he had enough talent to grow..”
Chris's eyes wavered..
I felt like crying.
For Roman Dmitry, it was the first time he had heard such an acknowledged statement..
“You can be proud of yourself. As the ranking match stage proves, you are clearly next to me..”
“……!”
My eyes widened..
That's how the conversation ended.
After Roman Dmitry left.
Chris had a blank look on his face..
The laughter that kept coming out made me think that I was such a no-nonsense person..
‘This is what I really wanted.’
I finally found out.
He wasn't just trying to surpass Roman Dmitry..
meeting him for the first time.
Chris's world was in turmoil..
From the day I faced this untouchable being, I had a strong desire to be recognized by Roman Dmitry..
dream of surpassing him.
The reason I kept trying even though I knew it wasn't possible was because I hoped Roman Dmitry would one day recognize my progress..
So I constantly proved myself.
Even though I was cruelly broken by the sword, I tried again and again to hear at least once a remark that acknowledged me..
I kept laughing.
Where Roman Dmitry left.
I guess I won't be able to continue working today..
* * *
dump.
“Huh, huh.”
Kevin was sprawled on the floor, breathing heavily..
After meeting Roman Dmitry.
He devoted himself to training like crazy..
Even though the world was at peace, he worked hard to remain necessary to Roman Dmitry..
It was then.
“It's still the same.”
“……lord?!”
I jumped up from my seat..
It was Roman Dmitry..
I hurriedly got up and stumbled for a moment, but quickly regained my bearings and looked at Roman Dmitry..
At that look.
Roman Dmitry said.
“Kevin. Why do you try so hard when you're strong enough??”
It was a familiar question.
months ago.
Kevin asked the same thing.
Roman Dmitry, who was trying hard even after defeating the Demon King, responded that he did not understand that life..
I hesitated for a moment.
Kevin, who was organizing his thoughts, spoke in an unwavering voice..
“I've had a lot on my mind since I spoke with my lord. My lord, whom I cannot dare to touch, is constantly pursuing development, so why am I becoming complacent with reality? The reason was lack of purpose. The purpose of becoming stronger. Rather than simply trying to become stronger only when there are enemies, I want to become someone who can solve any problem that arises in the future. My lord, my family, and everyone in Dmitry. No one can touch them. i will make it like that.”
It was a strong desire.
Kevin has regained his original form..
If anything goes wrong with Dmitry, the enemies will first encounter Dmitry's demons..
laughed.
Among the followers of Roman Dmitry.
Kevin wasn't the strongest.
Right now, he lost to Chris every time in the ranking match, and with people like Edwin Hector improving day by day, we couldn't be sure that Kevin would win forever..
But aside from those facts. If asked who he trusts most, Roman Dmitry could say without a moment's hesitation:.
“Kevin. You are the one I trust the most. Because you are here, I don't worry so much about my absence..”
A being who was a boy at first.
Now it has suddenly grown.
Looking at the intense eyes looking at him, Roman Dmitry felt the passage of time..
“In human life, we cannot know when and what will happen. If problems arise that Dmitry's people cannot handle, I hope you will solve them. What I am about to tell you is the price of the burden you will have to carry in the future..”
I was sure.
Chris and Kevin.
With the two of them, Dmitry will live forever..
“Heavenly Demon Sword Technique. I will tell you its finished form..”
* * *
It was a sunny afternoon.
Roman Dmitry walked through the city.
Past and present.
Dmitry faced many changes..
In the past, as a city of blacksmiths, the city was decorated with solid buildings, but now it has become a splendid city befitting the status of an empire..
No one recognized Roman Dmitry in his robe. People were chatting loudly and enjoying the moment in front of them with faces immersed in daily life..
‘When I first walked down this street. I needed to understand this world.’
Roman Dmitry.
It was an unfamiliar name.
Roman Dmitry went out into the streets to adapt to the new changed world and met an old man in the slums..
went there.
Shacks with damp feet and unpleasant smells..
There were no traces of the past anymore..
Dmitry carried out extensive renovations to improve people's lives, and at least there were no slums in the capital of Dmitry's empire..
Remained as a memory of the past.
Looking at the traces of the ghetto's existence, Roman Dmitry recalled the memories he had seen and heard there..
Then by chance.
I listened to conversations between people who reminisced about the past just like me..
“It's really changed a lot.”
“This is all thanks to His Majesty Emperor Roman Dmitry. Since he ruled this world, nothing has become worse than before. All the people who were begging on the streets got jobs, and the economy was revitalized as they spent the money they earned. I mean. Sometimes I think that maybe His Majesty Emperor Roman Dmitry is a gift from God. If demons from the demon world had attacked in a world where Kronos and Valhalla rule, we would never have been able to survive..”
“yes. People remember the conquest of the Demon World, but none of the ordinary people took that risk..”
Roman Dmitry.
That was the reason he was recognized.
Not making the crisis feel like a crisis.
His choice to take risks as a leader made people appreciate the fact that he was the leader of this world..
passed them by.
From the streets to the slums.
From the slums to the blacksmith shop.
I recalled memories of the past.
He was about to head to the restaurant he last visited with Hans, when a familiar voice stopped him..
“Your Majesty! you are here.”
A man running pantingly.
He was Hans.
* * *
this outing.
not reported.
And even though he was wearing a robe, Hans immediately recognized that the robe was Roman Dmitry..
“How did you know it was me?”
“Of course you have to know! It has already been several decades that I have served His Majesty the Emperor, but now I can immediately recognize His Majesty just by looking at his form and gait. But why on earth did you go out without saying anything? Your Majesty the Emperor, you are the one who can decide everything on your own, but if you had even given me a word, wouldn't you have made all preparations to avoid any inconvenience? and…….”
Hans was talkative.
He must have been surprised that Roman Dmitry left without saying a word, so he continued to chatter..
It was a familiar picture.
Hans walks ahead.
The image of myself walking behind him.
It was like that then too..
As we headed toward the restaurant, Hans chattered by our side and told us how dangerous the situation was..
Conflict with the Blood Fang.
Hans stayed by his side even though he knew it was dangerous..
When Roman Dmitri left him behind, he ran to Knight Commander Jonathan and told him to protect the master..
“hans.”
“please speak.”
“When I first lived in this world. Next to me was a person named Hans. You always took for granted what you did, saying it was your responsibility, but your presence helped me find stability in what could have been a confusing time. So there was something I really wanted to say to you someday..”
“what is that…….”
It was something I couldn't understand..
When I lived in this world.
Hans took care of Roman Dmitry since he was a child..
At the strange remark about reminiscing about childhood, Hans stopped for a moment and tried to look back at Roman Dmitry..
It was then.
“It was my luck to meet you for the first time in this world.”
In those words.
My heart sank..
Tears came to my eyes.
In a situation where he even described himself as lucky, Hans felt an emotion that cannot be expressed in words..
It was the same for him too..
People thought of Hans as just a servant..
But Roman Dmitry did not consider him only a servant..
was family.
By taking care of his own life, taking care of his family, and simply being faithful to his duties as a servant, Hans was given the title of nobleman..
The feelings weren't one-sided.
Just as Roman Dmitry once said that emotions are mutual, he also felt grateful for the feeling of giving back as much as you give..
I turned my head.
Looking at Roman Dmitry, he wanted to convey his true feelings..
however.
“……His Majesty the Emperor?”
There wasn't.
Roman Dmitri, who had clearly been following behind him just a moment ago, was nowhere to be seen..
“Your Majesty? His Majesty the Emperor!”
Hans walked around..
I desperately called and found Roman Dmitry..
But no matter how much I called and called again and again, even as the sun was setting, I could not find Roman Dmitry..
Not only that day.
From that day onwards.
* * *
white space.
A person stepped into a place where there was no one else..
[Roman Dmitry. it's time.]
last 3 years.
Roman Dmitry had a grace period.
God said that Roman Dmitry must leave for the sake of this world, as he had promised at first..
“Know.”
It was an unavoidable reality..
If reality could be changed by cutting down God, Roman Dmitry would gladly have God as his enemy..
But I knew that was impossible. The reason Roman Dmitry cannot live in this world is because of the rules of the dimension..
If you insist on not leaving this world, your existence will cause cracks and the world will one day meet the same end as the Demon World..
It was unacceptable..
So I accepted reality.
Because it was something he had planned on doing from the beginning, Roman Dmitry reacted calmly as he faced God's will..
[I have a question. Last 3 years. why didn't you do anything?]
someday.
I knew I had to leave..
But I didn't do anything special.
He immersed himself in training every day, preparing for an enemy that Dmitry could not handle..
Although he should have been sufficiently compensated even for a short period of time by spreading the word about his sacrifice in the neighborhood, he calmly maintained his position..
Why?.
I couldn't understand.
Even as a god, he couldn't look into the hearts of mere humans..
“There is no special reason. Even if I lived just one day, I only lived like a human being in my position..”
Roman Dmitry.
Emperor Dmitry.
As a leader, he prepared for danger and did not make a fuss about life having an end..
It was a simple problem.
Even if there was no conclusion that he would have to leave this world someday, Roman Dmitry would have lived the same life as he does now..
It was a choice to leave no regrets..
Acting differently and putting down one's life according to the coming future was not true to one who lived a life of struggle until the end..
I just accepted reality.
Roman Dmitry 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 has been decided.
People said his choice was a sacrifice.
But Roman Dmitry thought differently..
From beginning to end, the life Roman Dmitry lived was for himself..
“does not exist. Not even for a moment.”
[is it.]
Roman Dmitry won't know.
Isabel thought that Roman Dmitry was inactive because he was worried about the dimensional rift, but in reality, God protected Roman Dmitry's existence..
So that he can live fully. Although life has a predetermined end, at least not a single trace of regret will remain..
Roman Dmitry lived a daily life.
God was considerate of him..
That was it..
It was the only way God could express gratitude to the being who took on all of humanity's problems..
[Roman Dmitry. You were the most inhumane person I've ever met, yet more humane than anyone else..]
Hwareuk.
Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.
A fire broke out..
Holy power flared up, destroying the space where Roman Dmitri existed..
[I sincerely bless you for the new life you will face in the future..]
flash.
Cry rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.
The blazing light engulfed the world..
this was not the end.
It's just the beginning for a new future.
Even if he can't live as Roman Dmitry, he will definitely live his own life wherever he is..
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