Yuusha Isagi no Maou Hanashi Chapter 58.3

"Isagi, if you ever thinking of giving up, even if Plea and Selder were to forgive you, I'll never do!"

"Bardz... Why you're here?"

"We already evacuate everyone from this place. We can fight as much as we want now, I'll give you a hand!"

"But... with that body..."

"Don't look down on me, you brat!"

Isagi gasped after being rebuked by Bardz. Right now, he's giving a pressure that felt exactly like the first time they'd met.

"I'm not that old that you need to worry about me, dammit"

"... Heh, is that so? Alright then"

Isagi nodded solemnly. Caliburnus' Party were confused about why the Guild Master was here, and more than that, he seems to be taking on the intruder's side. Bardz glared at Caliburnus.

"Caliburnus, I do pity you for what had happened in the past. But, this is just too much… "

"... Past?" -Isagi

Isagi ask while knitted his brows. Bardz readied his sword as he answered with a low tone.

"Yeah. His family, the whole village, all of them were burned down to ash by someone. I don't know who the hell did it, but it was in the middle of the war. Whether it was Goblin race, Dwarf or even Demon race, but ever since that happened, Caliburnus turned into the avatar of vengeance. He became unable to believe in another other races"

However, Caliburnus just laughed after hearing that story.

"Heeh, is that so?"

"You...!"

"I already forget such 'Trivial' matter. I don't actually care if it's human race. I ruin them because I want to"

The Guild Master opened his eyes wide in surprise.

"Don't fuck with me, Caliburnas! Don't you remember you cling to me in tears! Didn't You mentioned that you want to create a world without war!? that's why I become your teacher, Caliburnas! Don't say that you'd forget it!"

"... Your words, it buzz in my ears"

Caliburnus suddenly break into run, of course, he was running toward Bardz. His team tried to stop him from doing so, but it doesn't seem like Caliburnus have any thoughts on stopping his advance. Of course Isagi also tried to catch up with him, however, their distance were to far. So, the courses of action that Isagi chose to take was to cast black magic.

"Bardz, evade!!"

He shouted and activate his magic. His plan was to summon a squall to slow Caliburnus' movement, however that doesn't seem to be enough to Stop Caliburnus' advance. With an expression full of determination, Bardz suddenly take a stance to make a counter. No matter how you see it, It's just a suicide for Bardz to take Caliburnus' attack head on.

"Rraaah!"

Along with a strong bellow that came out from his stomach, the aura of Fighting Power flowing out of his body. It's the exact same thing that Isagi felt when they'd fought together twenty years ago. However, it's still impossible for Bardz to defeat Caliburnus; who have the Claiomh Solais in his hand.

"Good bye, Bardz"

"BARDZ!!"

Even though he knew it wouldn't reach him, Isagi stretched his hand toward them. Bardz received Caliburnus attack head on, the sword easily slide through his body. But even so, he still stood with gallant smile on his face.

"You fool, Caliburnus! I know everything about you!!"

Despite the huge wound on his body that almost cleaved his body in half, Bardz raised his sword and swung it toward Caliburnus without even flinching.

"Absolute Slash!!!" (My sword cut through everything)

Like a thunderclap, his sword completely cleaved Caliburnus' hand; the hand that was strengthened to the extreme by the God Disease, Even Isagi would have a hard time doing something like that.

"Woah"

Caliburnus staggered and swayed back a little bit. It felt like Bardz's poured his entire soul into that slash. Isagi run toward Bardz's body, who had Claiomh Solais with Caliburnus' hand still grasping its hilt, protruded from his body.

"Bardz, you... you..."

"Hehe... If that time, I had protected you from the summoning circle, just like this, heh..."

Bardz sneer. Isagi held him on his hand as his lips started to tremble.

"Stop, don't talk anymore... Quick, we have to treat you, yeah! That's right, Revival stone...!"

"No, even if I use it now, it's already too late... My soul already empty, because of that technique ..."

"Wait, there's Recovery Technique user here...!"

Isagi started to construct a healing magic to stop the bleeding, but it was all in vain as the magic just dispersed into the air. This was the first time something like this happened. Even when the death is right in front of his eyes, Bardz made a satisfied expression on his face.

"I'm fine, with this. I don't like that thing, too...Even if it's something that was created, by Selder ..."

Isagi shocked by that one sentence.

"What did you just say... Revival stone was created by Selder...?"

"Yeah, but he believed, that it's for the sake of the people in this world... He said, it is a power to save everything precious to him..."

"Bardz... Hang in there, Bardz"

"I never thought, that he is wrong... But, I am a swordsman... At least, let me choose, the way I died..."

That man grasped Isagi's hand, and pull out the sword from his chest. Then, laughed.

"Isagi... Listen to me, I always place Caliburnus as the second..."

"Even at this time, why are you saying something like that...!"

"The first place, it's always empty, right...? Hehe, of course... you're the only one who deserves that place... Isagi"

"You..."

Bardz made an embarrassed smile like a trickster that had their trick exposed. Looking at that expression, Isagi couldn't muster any world. All this time, Bardz had believed in him, and waited for his return. Even if that wish was nothing more than a dream, he keep on believing.

"Isagi... Adventurer Guild, My children... Also this Arbarisus... I entrust them, to, you..."

"Yeah, of course... Of course, Bardz...!"

"Hehe... Then, I can rest in peace... This world, now that you're here… I can feel that it will be, saved..."

"Bardz...!"

Bardz grasped the holy sword and hand it to Isagi.

"As I thought... That sword, is made, for... you"

After those words left his mouth, Bardz drew his last breath. He'd died in peace.

"... Bardz... Bardz"

Bardz protected it. The Adventurer's dignity, he protected it with his own life at stake. And in the last moment of his life, he had protected his dear friend's life. Bardz never failed on leading the Guild, in fact, Isagi thought there's no one more suitable to become the Guild Master, other than Bardz.

In the middle of a pool of blood, Isagi grit his teeth. He raised Claiomh Solais in his hand up to his face and make an oath in front of his friend's corpse.

"... Watch over me, Bardz. I will protect your dream"

Isagi stood slowly. Caliburnus' hand already healed as he's opening and closing it to check for it's condition. While at it, it seems that The Caliburnus' party already decided what they would do with the situation. They'll kill Isagi here and blame everything to him. As long as they're able to erase any eye witness, Caliburnus' would be spared from all the sins.

With that, Gregorou quickly break into a run, with the sword Yurlungur once again in his hand, he charging toward Isagi who just stood absentmindedly in front of Bardz's corpse.

"Hah, you fool! That sword will lose all it's edge unless Caliburnus is the one who wield it!"

Isagi calmly swung his sword, without even glancing at the man who's running toward his position. To everyone's surprise, it was Gregor's head, along with his sword, that's flew into the air. Without losing his momentum, Isagi once again slashed that body that's still charging toward him, kicking the body after it slashed sliced into two and pierced the Revival Stone that come out from his stomach.

"Eh, no way... How does he able to use Claíomh Solais...?"

Cyndiana muttered in surprise, to the extent that she forgot to cast the Restoration Technique to her party member that's sliced into pieces. Sest turned pale, and even Caliburnus knitted his eyebrows.

Stepping on Gregor's remain, Isagi; the demon lord who wield the holy sword in his hand, declare.

" … You, the fools who had forgotten your humanity, it's time to welcome your death!"

Under that mask, a tear trickled down his face.

Chapter end