The Failed Swordmaster - Chapter 200

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Chapter 200 77. Side Story 4 – A New Beginning (Side Story Complete)

It was not long after Lumian Calard had broken the curse of Sekaros and returned to the Human Realm.

His father, Runo Calard, quietly called him over and said these words.

“There’s no need to hide it anymore.”

“Huh? Hide what?”

“The fact that you’ve been reincarnated.”

“…!”

Lumian was so shocked that he couldn’t say anything for a while.

He had no choice but to be shocked. Only a few people knew that he was a reincarnator – the Patron Deity, Morghen, the Knight King, and a few others. He had never told anyone from his current life’s relationships.

In fact, Lumian had been greatly troubled by this matter. Until now, he hadn’t had the leisure to think about it due to various incidents, but even now that everything had stabilized, he thought it wasn’t right to keep hiding the truth.

Of course, he didn’t need to feel guilty. He hadn’t forcibly stolen someone else’s body. No, the expression “stolen” was wrong to begin with. Strictly speaking, it was more accurate to say that the existence called Ryan Fromhart and the existence called Lumian Calard were coexisting.

But Lumian didn’t have the confidence to explain this properly. He was also terrified of the reactions his acquaintances, especially his parents, would show upon hearing the truth.

That’s why he had been spending each day with a huge stone weighing on his heart….

“You seem curious about how I found out.”

“…Yes.”

“Alright. I’ll tell you everything.”

Runo Calard smiled gently and continued his explanation in a calm voice.

In fact, he had been suspicious of Lumian for a long time. And for good reason – his son’s appearance had changed too drastically in just one semester.

He could understand his personality becoming bolder. He could accept his body becoming more robust. Sword Expert? Yes, even that was acceptable. Up to this point, it was barely within the range he could accept.

But the amazing feats he showed after that were too much. Runo Calard could no longer purely rejoice in his son’s achievements, and by the time he ascended to the Divine Realm for the Patron Deity’s training, he had no choice but to spend each day having nightmares.

“That’s when the Patron Deity’s voice reached me. To both my and your mother’s ears.”

That’s right. Although Allia seemed frivolous in her words and actions and appeared to lack consideration for others, she had been carefully observing Lumian’s parents. While it was good to grant Lumian’s wish, she couldn’t tolerate other people suffering mental anguish because of it.

The Patron Deity used her divine power to soothe their anxiety and worry, and explained the situation through detailed words. Feeling that wasn’t enough, she also transferred thoughts and sensations through divine authority.

Thanks to this, Runo Calard was able to understand the entire situation.

“That’s how it happened.”

“….”

Having said this much, Runo Calard took a sip of tea.

Lumian still had a stiff expression. His head was deeply bowed.

It was natural. No matter how much his father had learned the whole story, there was no way to know how he would accept this situation. Understanding with the head and accepting with the heart were completely different things.

He was afraid. He was scared.

He still thought of his father as his father and his mother as his mother. He was Ryan Fromhart and at the same time Lumian Calard.

But what about the two of them?

Could they accept the changed him?

If not….

It was when Lumian was imagining an anxious future.

Runo Calard stood up from his seat and warmly embraced him.

And said these words.

“There’s no need to worry.”

“….”

“No need to be anxious either. I… and your mother, think that two proud and beloved sons are living together in this body.”

“….”

“So, that’s to say, don’t worry about useless things anymore. Don’t suffer, and don’t be anxious.”

“Sob. Hic….”

“Haha. I was going to talk together when your mother returns from her family home, but you looked so troubled that I spoke first….”

“Thank you, thank you. Father….”

“…Yes.”

Runo Calard slowly patted his back. Feeling this, Lumian shed hot tears for a very long time.

‘Yes, that’s right. It was from then. From then on, I was able to live a truly happy life.’

Lumian Calard smiled as he reminisced about the past.

It was true. Thanks to his parents’ recognition, he was able to be saved and gain courage. He was also able to tell the truth to his current life’s relationships, including Tania. If that hadn’t happened, he might still be living with a huge burden in his heart.

“Thank you, Father. And Mother.”

Lumian paid his respects in front of his parents’ grave and turned around with a sad expression.

Already sixty.

Having reached the age of his previous life again, sad times began to come to him one by one.

* * *

More time passed.

Accordingly, many relationships left this world.

Sinsier Ainsworth died. Many of his academy classmates (excluding the four-person group) also passed away. When his closest brother Morghen drew his last breath, his grief was so severe that he was bedridden for several days. This was despite having experienced many deaths while living as a knight in his previous life.

‘It can’t be helped.’

Lumian, sitting on a rock at the mountain peak, closed his eyes tightly and thought.

That’s right. It can’t be helped.

He didn’t have the capacity to embrace the entire world, and therefore couldn’t become a true god. But the power he possessed was not lacking compared to the Patron Deity. He would probably live longer than anyone else. That meant he would have to experience countless more farewells in the future.

Teoro would die. Bumer would die. Cal Krone, who had married close to the age of seventy, would also die, and his beloved wife, Tania Eloise, would also finish her life first. It was an unavoidable future.

‘Yes. Let’s stop being afraid now.’

Lumian nodded with his eyes still closed.

He knew. His mood had temporarily sunk due to consecutive farewells, but he was still in a happy state.

His close friends were still healthy, and Tania, though lacking compared to him, had reached a level incomparable to ordinary people. She would probably live comfortably for more than 100 years.

Imagining how bright and beautiful the memories they would build during that long time would be, a smile naturally formed on his lips.

‘If the present becomes unhappy from worrying about a future that hasn’t come, how foolish would that be.’

His anxious heart became peaceful. Lumian finally escaped from the pain of losing Morghen. Let’s throw away all unnecessary worries and think about how to live the present fully. Having resolved this in his heart, he quietly opened his eyes.

Then Knight King Philip III came into view. Lumian, startled, jumped up from his seat.

“My, my lord!”

“Haha, that’s from long ago… but it doesn’t feel bad.”

“No, how did this….”

He couldn’t even speak properly. And for good reason – the Knight King had gone into seclusion 40 years ago and hadn’t shown himself to the world since. After watching over his beloved wife’s final moments, he immediately abdicated the throne to his son and left the country. And no one had been able to find his whereabouts.

Of course, Lumian could have found where he was by spreading his energy, but he thought it would be rude to deliberately seek out his former lord who had hidden himself, so he had remained silent until now.

But to appear with such a healthy face, and even with such a youthful appearance despite being well over 100 years old.

He couldn’t help but be amazed.

But even more surprising news flowed from Philip III’s mouth.

“There are two reasons I came to find you so suddenly. First, I… oh, I’m no longer a king. I wanted to boast that I’ve become a god.”

“A god?”

Whoooosh!

It was right after Lumian briefly questioned. An enormous energy burst forth from the Knight King’s body.

A feeling sharper and more magnificent than if all the swords in the world were combined.

Lumian trembled as he looked at his former lord who had truly become the sword itself. Philip III, who smiled gently at him, gathered his energy.

“I was lucky enough to achieve great accomplishment.”

And starting with humble words, he unfolded the story of what had happened.

It wasn’t a very long story. After seeing off his beloved wife, he threw off the royal duties he had carried for so long and shut himself away in the mountains. It was to see the end of the path he had pursued since long ago.

‘From then on, I abandoned useless attachments and began to gradually reduce the size of the rock. I didn’t carve or remove anything. I entered the process of compressing it to make it easier to handle. From a huge mountain to a hill, from a hill to a mound, from a mound to a rock of a size you could see anywhere along the road.’

Like he had told Lumian before, he continued to compress the rock in his heart. Forgetting the world, forgetting people, forgetting everything else.

Philip III, who had thrown away everything in life and ran only for the completion of the sword, was finally able to complete an ideal form of sword, and with enlightenment, ascended to heaven to become the ‘God of Swords.’

Having heard the story up to this point, Lumian asked with a puzzled face.

“Did you say the God of Swords?”

“That’s right. I know what you’re curious about. I’ll explain that too.”

“….”

“As you feel, I did not embrace the world in my heart. I only embraced the sword, only thought of the sword, and became the God of Swords. Therefore, unlike Lady Allia, I cannot create my own world and become independent. I have no intention of doing so either.”

“Is that possible?”

It was a strange thing. As far as Lumian knew, such a thing was impossible. The only way to become a god was to complete an appropriate status while having love for humanity enough to embrace the entire world. Thus, creating one’s own world and becoming independent as an external dimension. This wasn’t just speculation but content that Allia had directly told him.

But the Knight King had ascended to godhood in a completely different way. Far from infinitely loving humans, he had forgotten and emptied everything else to complete his sword.

He spoke with a cheerful face.

“Think of it as the concept of lesser deities, Sir Lumian.”

“Lesser deities, you said? What does that mean…?”

– I’ll explain from here on.

Suddenly, a voice came from the sky. A familiar voice. It was Goddess Allia herself.

She spoke to Lumian in a cheerful voice, as if in a good mood.

– Hey, it’s been a while since I’ve seen that confused expression?

“I get it, so please explain quickly first. What is this? Isn’t this different from what you said before, Allia?”

– The situation now is different from back then, you brat. Don’t talk back and just listen quietly. It’s good news for you too.

The explanation continued once more. Unlike the Knight King’s calm explanation, this was a light tone as if it would blow away in the wind. Of course, there was no hindrance to understanding the content.

It wasn’t difficult content to understand in the first place. As a result of conserving power for the fight against the Demon Realm, Goddess Allia’s power had grown stronger, and she had risen to a higher realm than before. Thanks to this, her capacity had expanded enough to have several lesser deities.

– It was getting a bit difficult to manage everything in the world by myself anyway. I’m planning to select various lesser deities in the future too. If each lesser deity does their best in their respective fields, wouldn’t a world much better to live in be created than before?

“Now I understand. That was the second reason Your Majesty came to find me. To appoint me as a deity.”

“Correct.”

– That’s right.

The Knight King and Allia both answered simultaneously. Lumian nodded as all the mysteries were finally solved.

However, despite the auspicious proposal, his expression wasn’t very good.

Just as Lumian paused for a moment and was about to open his mouth to say something,

Allia added a word half a beat faster than him.

– I know what you’re worried about, but it’s a useless worry, so drop it.

“Pardon?”

– You’re thinking of refusing because of Tania. But I’m planning to appoint Tania as a deity together with you, so drop it.

“…Tania can become a deity too?”

Lumian said with wide eyes.

Allia’s words were true. He had been thinking of declining the deity position because of his wife, Tania. While he was confident he could be happy for eternity if he could be with the person he loved, he had no intention of living long in a world without her.

But if Tania could become a deity together with him, the story would change 180 degrees. Lumian pressed Allia again with an excited voice.

“Tania too, my wife can become a deity?”

– Normally, no. Compared to ordinary humans, she’s quite useful, but she’s still lacking to become a deity.

“…”

– But it’s fine. You and Tania are destined to become meaningful deities not individually, but together.

“What does that mean…?”

– Ah, I’m too lazy to explain more. Anyway, come up here first. Actually, she’s already waiting. Your wife.

– Hurry up and come, you human! Don’t keep me waiting!

Tania suddenly interjected between their conversation. Joy could be felt in her voice. Unable to hold back any longer, Lumian stomped his foot hard and rose toward the sky. Philip III followed behind with a hearty laugh.

Arriving at the Divine Realm in an instant, they saw Allia striking a pose, Armion standing behind her, and Tania standing in front of them.

“Come to my side.”

His wife, who had aged but still looked only beautiful to him, said quietly. Lumian stood beside her with a dazed expression. And they held hands.

The Patron Deity watched the two and chuckled, then soon wore a solemn expression and declared.

“Hero Lumian Calard and Tania Eloise, who have loved each other most beautifully and faithfully in the world. I appoint you as the couple deities who govern love between men and women.”

“…!”

“In the case of Hero Lumian Calard, he lacks manners, daring to blurt out impudent words even before the Patron Deity, and in the case of Hero Tania Eloise, her realm is somewhat insufficient to handle the position of deity. However, true couples complement each other’s shortcomings. From now on, continue to cherish and love each other, and help me as couple deities. Are you prepared for this?”

There was no need to hesitate at all.

Lumian Calard and Tania Eloise smiled at each other with their eyes and answered simultaneously in loud voices.

“Yes!”

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