Chapter 232

CHAPTER 232 – HERO RODOTOS AND JUST ALTHEA

Althea covered her head with her cloak .

She completely hid her face and the only skin she shows her wrinkled hands .

「That’s nostalgic」

「What is?」

「You looked like this when I first me you」

「You speak about me in the future huh . I see . I would be able to live long with this」

Althea looked at Eleanor . She said those words as if she was asking a question .

『You should eat some men . The actual reason why I taught Rodotos that technique is to strengthen his life force』

I told Althea what Eleanor said .

「Why did Rodotos do that?」

『A woman as wise as you asks that?』

「I might have a faint wish that you might be a good person」

『You expect that from me in this era?』

「Does that mean I can expect it from you now?」

『Nope? Hikari is around after all; the reason I must show what a real Demon Sword is』

Althea and Eleanor had a meaningful conversation .

Well, it doesn’t have that much of deep meaning though .

Eleanor is probably just speaking about how she gave that technique to Rodotos, so she could see more of his despair and suffering for having a single ray of hope .

And Eleanor also said that she’s even more evil since Hikari’s around, but no matter how you look at it, she’s doting on her .

Eleanor is definitely more amicable right now .

While I was letting the two, Eleanor and Althea, talk through me, I felt that a dark power approaching .

At first, it was wandering over here and there, but after it got closer to a certain distance, it went straight towards us .

「He found us」

「Rodotos……」

Althea let out a voice of pity .

「Please……please release him from everything」

「Leave it to me……what do I need to do?」

I asked Eleanor while nodding .

『Slash him using me . It will be the end of him as long as the last of my powers remaining in Rodotos is removed』

「I got it」

I unsheathed Eleanor and took a stance .

I could see Rodotos already . He looked very ominous and ghostly .

The aura he releases turns the grasses in the forest wilt as he passed through them .

An existence that was once a hero, turning into something that would only spread calamity and misfortune .

「Let’s go」

『Umu』

I made a stance with Eleanor and charged .

There was Eleanor’s shadow on the right hand of Rodotos who suddenly increased his speed .

We intersectedーーwith a flash,

I chopped Rodotos in half together with Eleanor’s shadow .

*Heartbeats!*

The next instant, I could feel powers flowing into me . It’s Eleanor’s powers .

I took in every remaining power from Rodotos that I just chopped into two and Eleanor became slightly stronger .

And, I was now sure . It was really the end for him .

Rodotos who turned into an evil ghost calmed down . He became a simple ghost just like the ghost maid Tanya .

This is the real Rodotos huh . He looks peaceful now .

「Forgive me, Althea . I troubled you until the end」

「……did you fulfill your wish?」

「It was a great life」

「I see, thank goodness」

「Thank you……」

Rodotos left the most peaceful voice I’ve heard and disappeared .

「Goodbye, Rodotos . You are a hero……the Hero, Rodotos」

Althea saw off the disappearing Rodotos .

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After finding Althea, Mercouri’s form as a power is finally made .

We would strengthen our army with Troize as our base, cooperate with Calamba, Siracuza, Aegina, and Comotoria, finally starting the rebellion against the empire .

After losing the founding hero, Emperor Rodotos, the Empire was in chaos .

Adding to that the lack of a successor, the Empire was quickly divided, then defeated one by one by the five powers, being swallowed one after the other .

While that happened, I fought in the front lines as a pawn following Althea’s orders, and waited for the “time” .

The time of the final fight against Demon King Eleanor who seemingly disappeared from the Empire .