KABOOM!!!
Even seeing the scene unfolding before my eyes, I couldn't believe it. I knew he was stronger than my uncle. But, I didn't know his power was to this extent.
A boy who looks slender is alone collapsing 100,000 elite troops. A full 100,000... He is alone, with bare hands, breaking the 100,000-strong army gathered from elites across Europe. Alone, he is waging war.
Weapons do not penetrate his steel-like body. If you stab with a spear, the spear bends. If you cut with a sword, the sword breaks instead. The attacks of human soldiers did not work at all.
His hand blades are like renowned magical swords or holy swords, slicing through numerous soldiers with a single strike. His blue hair, stained with blood, swirls with a ominous red light, and his hands are soaked in blood.
Yet he does not stop. His fist shatters Claudius's head, and his hand blade slices Tiberius in two. The former emperor of Rome, the heroes of Rome, die so simply.
He who claimed to stand at the peak of myth... was certainly not lying. He is like Hercules from Roman myth. The same figure as Hercules who alone sacked Troy.
It's like seeing Romulus, the founder of Rome. As an emperor, as a swordsman, one can only show respect. Is that the realm humans can reach?
Countless soldiers attacked the chariot I was in, but...
Whoosh!!!
"Kyaaak!!!"
"Re, retreat──"
Red daggers flying through the air were slaughtering by piercing the necks, hearts, and heads of the soldiers targeting me.
That is his weapon... If he used that, it would have ended long ago. A one-sided massacre. It's like 100,000 ants fighting a human...
Bang!!!
"Khek..."
"Your sword is indeed fast... but that's all. Being fast doesn't mean you're strong. You are outstanding as a ruler, but lacking as a swordsman, Caesar. Unlike that brat over there."
Even the two heroes, Alexander and Caesar, could not be his match. What remains is...
Swish...
"Now, let's end it. {Caladbolg} (Carving, Cutting, Dressing Knife)"
Only conclusion... His red magical sword emits a ominous light, and as he spins once, he slices through all enemies. The Emperor Alliance Army, which should have been Rome's elite troops... meets meaningless death without being able to do anything, so futilely.
"Beautiful..."
The fountain of blood gushing from the enemies' corpses. The man standing at its center... I thought he, standing in a noble posture, was beautiful. So strong, so beautiful a man. To think such a man could exist in the world...
"Did I make you wait long? Nero."
"No... I didn't wait much."
How can he be so beautiful... That such a man fights only for me. No wonder my uncle acknowledged him...
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After the battle with the Emperor Alliance Army ended, we immediately left by chariot. I used runes to wipe off the blood, but still, getting soaked in blood doesn't feel good...
"It was magnificent... your battle."
"Is that so? Not scary? Even fellow Ulstermen say I'm scary for going to war... You're different, aren't you?"
"Is that so? They fail to see your true worth."
What's so good about massacring people... I'm aware I'm not a good person either. I know they are someone's family, but I kill them because they are enemies. It's not for nothing that soldiers who go to war develop trauma and even mental illness. I just turn a blind eye for the sake of my people... because human history is a history of war stained with blood.
"We'll arrive late tonight. It would be better to spend the night nearby and gather information in the morning."
"Is that so? If that's your judgment, then.... Ugh..."
"Headache again?"
"It seems to be getting worse... I feel a bit unwell..."
The alliance didn't do anything strange... It's progressing gradually. Looks like I'll awaken before arriving in Britannia.
This is why the world of ㅈ간 is no good. Like dogs and pigs who think what they believe is real. That's why citizens are called dogs and pigs. There are many foolish humans. And this isn't even Britain...
I stroke her head and quietly encourage her. At that, Nero blushes and lowers her head.
The chariot keeps running, and as night falls, we decide to stay in a forest near Massilia.
"There's a spring here? This would be perfect to rest."
"It would be good to bathe in the spring today. What is for dinner tonight?"
"Hmm... Shall we have tonkatsu? You go wash first. I'll prepare the meal."
Nero heads to the spring, and I set up the tent, light a fire, and prepare to make tonkatsu. The wind feels unusual today too?
We've essentially entered what will be French territory, but it's still ambiguous to call it Gaul. From the southernmost to northernmost France, we need to cross the sea to Britannia. Still quite far. It'll take at least two more days...
Hmm... What's this?
Something, a strong smell of water. Nothing happened to Nero. But, what is this unknown sensation? A feeling as if the body and mind are becoming peaceful. Not magecraft. Different from magical interference...
"Mist...? No, steam?"
Then, the surroundings become hazy with steam. Not a Noble Phantasm or anything. What is this... It's like when Peter appeared...
"You should rest in the spring too."
"!?"
Beyond the steam, the faint silhouette of a woman is visible, and a voice is heard. Who is it...?
"The Pool of Bethesda in Jerusalem recorded in the Gospel of John... a spring of angels that heals any disease. A spring similar to that. It's a spring that gives youth to the pure of heart."
"The Fountain of Youth..."
A legendary spring appearing in numerous myths. The legend exists in both East and West. So ancient a myth that even Iskandar feared death and embarked on a journey to find that spring. If it's the Gospel of John, the Bible... Did such a spring appear in the Bible?
"It will slightly improve her headache. Of course, it can't solve the problem... You are a splendid person, Fergus mac Róich. That person too, if he had met her, would have wanted to protect and save her. Others may deny your actions... but we affirm and acknowledge your actions. Even if you are an evil person, even if it's the fate of a demon, that belief to save, it has been passed to us as well."
"You are..."
The hazy steam gradually disappears, and her figure becomes visible...
"I will cheer for your path."
Saint Martha of the Water's Edge...
Soon, the steam thickens again, and with the steam, her figure disappears.
"... It's been decades since Jesus was martyred, yet she's still so young. Is it just appearance? Or... This is really, originally shouldn't be related to Christianity... No, the original of the Holy Grail is a Celtic treasure... It can't be unrelated."
"Hmm? Didn't you say you'd finish while I bathed? It seems you're still preparing, did something happen?"
"A little... something did happen. A mirage-like encounter. Just need to fry it, so please wait."
Heroes deny, but saints affirm, is that it? And, the disciples of the savior...?
Truly an ironic thing, indeed.
"Hmm, after bathing in the spring, my headache has improved quite a bit! Now I think I can eat more deliciously than usual!"
"Is that so? That's good to hear."
Should I wash in the spring later too? The spring of angels... This is really absurd. And with that, it can't erase the evil nature. On the contrary, I realize how terrifying the evil nature of human evil is.
"Is it here?"
"■■■■."
"That Caesar guy said to act separately, but he ended up defeated. What we need to do now is for you to buy time. In that gap, I'll kill the emperor."
"■■...."
"Ahead? What's ahead.... Who is it? Doesn't seem like a Servant."
Lü Bu, called the strongest general of China, and Jing Ke, the assassin who almost killed Qin Shi Huang alone. The two were pursuing Nero to kill her, but...
In front of such two people, a woman was blocking the way. Seeing her, the valiant Lü Bu immediately clenches his fist, preparing to fight at full strength, when a giant dragon reveals itself behind her.
"I can't give much help, but I can fight for a little while... They need rest too. So... will you go back? I, with that person's permission, have no intention of going easy...?"
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