The settlement and end of the battle passed in an instant.

In fact, I didn’t have anything in particular to do. Command was the responsibility of Captain Douglas, and treatment of the critically injured was the responsibility of Saint Claire and the Holy Knights who could use the Holy Law.

All I could do was ‘dispose’ the bodies of the dead Undead.

It was a clear trace of the fear of the Paladins who fought against an undead enemy called the Undead. Some Paladins even emptied what was inside of them in the first horrible appearance they encountered.

Still, no one lost their lives, so that was a relief.

The corpses of people who had become monsters were gathered in one place and disposed of at once with flame magic.

As the flames rose above the traces, several Paladins could be heard muffled and weeping.

Even though I had to make the wrong choice, it didn’t mean that I got rid of all the previous ties.

If not in the same Order of the Holy Knights, there would be years spent together, so everyone would have long and short ties with others.

I have no sympathy for the dead. If I hadn’t dealt with it today, it would have come back with a bigger tragedy, just like what happened at Cherryfield Orphanage.

Even so, in my head, ‘Couldn’t have done a little better.’ It was inevitable that I felt the same way.

If I could have revealed the fact that I had lived one more life to Saint Claire a little faster, wouldn’t it have been possible to create a destiny to save them before they fell into immortals?

The thought popped into my head for a while, but I stopped immediately after realizing that it was a foolish judgment.

Moving without any pretext or justification would undoubtedly be giving the guys from the Dark Church an excuse to pursue them.

It was dangerous in many ways for the other guys to know that I had knowledge of the past.

The Demon God Cardia probably won’t move yet, but aside from that, if one of the 4 Demonic Popes appears in front of my eyes, will I really be able to win?

In a situation where neither Stella, who was chosen by the holy sword, nor Xian-senpai, who had risen to the level of the shrine, nor the magic that had been raised to the 9th circle.

He was probably going to lose. That’s because the officers of the Dark Church were difficult enemies to deal with.

It was a very obvious fact that even if one of the other three, except for the dream horse queen, jumped out, I couldn’t win with my current strength.

Other colleagues, including myself, also needed a bit more growth, except for Saint Clare.

Even in the last battle against the demon god Cardia, everyone was at a level where they could barely kill him even though everyone gave their best.

In the end, it must have been that not stocking up on energy was what caused Stella to be stained with dark magic and lead her to descend as a new demon.

It’s a story that I’m talking about now, but the devil was not a specific target for someone.

The current Demon God named Cardia was just a body containing the concept of a Demon God, and what we had to deal with was a more essential concept.

Cardia’s demonic sword containing the main body of the demon.

If I couldn’t break it somehow, the same tragedy would only happen again in this lifetime.

If we can’t find a way to break the demon sword, then the last resort would be for one of us to contain the demon god and take responsibility.

At least it wasn’t Stella’s job to do.

Because she had already failed to take responsibility once in a previous life.

‘Stella, stop it. Get away from that demonic sword immediately!’

‘… Mr. Conrad and Saint Clare. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.’

‘You don’t have to take responsibility until the end! There must be a way to deal with the demonic sword!’

‘That’s right, Mr. Stella! Why are you trying to force yourself to take responsibility again!’

‘… No, that’s what I have to do. Because that is the last task given to me as a warrior.’

‘stellar!!’

‘When Mr. Xian and Mr. Lulu wake up, please greet them on my behalf.’

At that time, I should have been a little more aggressive with Stella.

Even if I forcibly enchanted her motionless body, I should have blocked her body, and even if I had to endure the side effects, I should have held the sword instead.

Even if it were possible for Stella in her previous life to make a pact with the demonic sword like the previous hero did, and to seal that demonic sword deep within the demonic realm again.

Maybe it wasn’t the future in the form I hoped for.

Tragedy in a previous life would not happen, but one hero would be forgotten again by history.

Perhaps if the subjugation of the demon had been completed in that way, I would have regretted for the rest of my life for not being able to stop her judgment.

Although I don’t defend Stella’s act of becoming a demon god after not being able to make an oath in her previous life.

Anyway, it was fortunate that the result gave me a chance to change my future once again.

As I was thinking that while looking at the charred corpses of the Undead, Captain Douglas, who was recovering from his injuries, approached me. As if remorse remained, he let out a lonely voice.

“I’m sorry about this, Prince Conrad.”

“It’s not something the captain should apologize for. Isn’t there someone else who made foolish judgments and tried to gain the wrong power?”

“Even so, my underling did it. It’s true that it made you and the saintess, who are outsiders, suffer.”

I apologize on behalf of those children who became immortals. Captain Douglas’ expression was mixed with disappointment.

“… When I took the sword of my own will and 10 years passed, I reached the sword expert for the first time. He started swordsmanship at a later age than others, so he wasn’t given a grandiose title like the youngest.”

“… You see.”

“And when 10 years have passed since then, I have reached the level of a sword master. When another 10 years passed, it became the emperor’s three swords. Maybe that’s why I urged the members even more impatiently.”

“Yeah?”

“It wasn’t until I lost something really important that I realized that not everyone is born with the same talent. If I hadn’t pushed too hard, three of the children who died today would have reached the level of masters. Including Allen.”

The captain, who mentioned Allen’s name and stroked the wound on his side, continued.

“If I had known this would happen, I would have waited a little slower. Why the hell did they push and urge these children so much, it seems that there is no meaning now.”

He drew the sign of the cross on the blazing ashes one last time and finished all the cleanup work in the forgotten village.

Now was the time to go back.

⁎ ⁎ ⁎

After using two days to get back from the forgotten town to the borough of Rosehill, and one day to get back to the academy.

Saint Claire and I were able to return to the academy after spending just one week, as originally expected.

There was no penalty for missing a week of class. It was just a one-day absence in my lecture journal, which was just perfect attendance.

Compared to what he had saved on this journey, it was an insignificant price.

Although we couldn’t save all the Paladins, we were able to save the lives of dozens of Eurem Paladins.

In addition, I was able to defeat the Vampires’ Undead Unit, who would later become one of the toughest enemies, before they appeared.

In a sense, it was a schedule that gained as much as defeating Seely Willy. Even if you put aside the effort that went into making it that far.

‘Still’, the things I saw in the future were useful.

It remains to be seen when these memories and knowledge will cease to be meaningful.

After returning to the academy, I lived a normal life for a while.

It wasn’t just a story limited to me, and so were other characters.

Now, Delfina was having such a busy day that it was difficult to even spare a few minutes a day, and Prince Antonio was paying the price for doubting Delfina, even for a moment.

“Delphina, could you spare some time this weekend? It’s nothing else, because the two artisans got tickets to a opera held in the ecliptic. Even going out together with a light mind to soothe the tired body from work… .”

“Prince Antonio, I am truly grateful, but I am sorry that I do not have time to spare right now. First of all, on Saturday morning, I plan to spend the day renewing my contract with the Wintemire Company, patrolling the Perdalos Territory, meeting with small companies and individual merchants, and managing warp gate fees. And Sundays are full of interviews with the representatives of the adventurers’ guild who are planning to establish a new site in Perdalos Manor from morning to evening.”

“… Oh, I was wrong. In fact, this ticket can be used until the end of this month. So, not this weekend, but if you don’t mind, next weekend or the weekend after that… .”

“I’m sorry, Prince Antonio. In fact, I don’t think I will be able to respond to Prince Antonio’s favor because my schedule is full of meetings, interviews, and conferences until this summer vacation. Since it was Prince Antonio’s word, it would be right to adjust the schedule a little to meet that expectation, but as Prince Antonio said earlier, the schedule was tightly scheduled to expedite the Perdalos Territory development project. in the wind… .”

“Oh, no. I’ve been bothering you for nothing, and just forget what I said the other day. I didn’t mean to do it by overexerting your body that much… .”

“Thank you for your consideration, but I am living a time full of life to the point where I don’t even have time to feel tired. So I know you don’t have to feel pressured about it.”

“Ha, so that’s not it… .”

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Judging from the conversation between Prince Antonio and Delfina, which I overheard while passing by the student council building, it seemed that the relationship between the two was still running on parallel lines with no intersections.

Really, even though he openly asked for a date without even trying to hide it, Delfina didn’t seem to turn her head to that at all.

He was so insensitive that he was worried about when he would notice the prince’s heart, and if he made a mistake, he would never really notice it.

Other than that, the racial relations of the freshman elves have improved considerably. In particular, news came that Ruis had gotten along well with Brigitte Lawrence, whom she had talked about before.

Maybe now I don’t have to worry about the three elves anymore.

It’s just that it’s hard to get close to them at first, but it’s a characteristic of elves that once you open your heart, you don’t get along well. It was the knowledge he had learned from his previous life and from his senior Xian in this life.

A few more weeks passed like that, and the hunting festival as usual passed once more.

The last summer vacation at the academy was right around the corner.