This is the story of a magician and an elf girl.

"Girl...it's hard...he has already..."

“No!! I said I would save him!! I must save him!! Even if I have to keep hurting him like this!! I will save him!!!”

The dead demon insects lay on the ground like empty pillowcases, emitting a dry and rotten smell. John, who stayed there, continued to use the strange magic to repair his body.

Linna knew that it was one of the methods he used to kill the human traffickers. No one had ever thought that it was actually a magic that could heal people but also kill others. He was the only person who could control it at the scene. Even if Linna kept stabbing him with a dagger, he could not stop his cells from dividing at an ever-increasing speed, and his lifespan as a human being was constantly decreasing.

Stop now!!! Stop now!!! Don’t come out again!!! Why won’t it stop!!! Ugh… Uwaa ...

Linnai, who had tried everything to save him but failed, let out a heart-wrenching cry.

Is this destiny?

Is this the inevitable cause and effect?

Is it really true that no one can save this person?

Why does the world treat him so cruelly?

He obviously just wanted to find his own home.

Obviously he just wanted to be treated gently by someone.

Why did everything in this world always want to destroy everything he held dear?

If laws really exist, why can't there be laws of laws between human emotions?

Do you doubt the existence of the law?

"..."

It is not humans who define the world. The world is an utopia built by laws. It is a fantasy for a mere creature living on this earth to want to define the meaning of the laws.

"…It's so noisy…"

Guarding the laws and obeying the laws have always been the only two ways to survive. Why do humans have to complicate the definition of survival?

"……don't want……"

"Girl...Girl! What did you hear? I didn't hear anything...What on earth is this..."

The content that came into Linna's mind in the form of an auditory hallucination was information that even a familiar could not know. Only she, who could hear the voice, could answer it, and only she, who could understand the purpose of those words, could change the current situation.

Do you want to deny it? Deny the prosperity and order brought by the law. This world is defined by the law. A world without laws cannot be called a world. It is just a hell of chaos.

A killer who slaughtered so many lives is not worthy of being forgiven by the law.

He created hell, he destroyed the world, he violated order.

The world's curse on him will not disappear, and he is a sinner who must be punished.

"no……"

Magic is not omnipotent, and the power he uses comes at a price. Just like the current situation, he has already begun to atone his sins, and there is no room for the innocence of a young girl.

“Even so! Brother is also a person of this world! He can cry and laugh, feel pain and discomfort! Aren’t your actions the same as his? Would you be able to accept it if it were you?! Brother just wants to protect his own home! Is this not okay?!”

"Girl..."

The fate built on the lives of tens of thousands of people is such an absurd joke that it is hard to laugh at.

"If tens of thousands of lives can save a hero who can save hundreds of millions of lives, then it would be reasonable!"

I didn't expect that a peace-loving elf would say such nonsense. You have been too deeply influenced by him. There is no law in the world that allows such a thing to happen. Besides, he does not have the qualifications to be a hero.

"If he doesn't have it, who can? Who?"

Of course it’s you.

"?!"

You are the successor of the elves, a model of good deeds, a light that can save the common people. Didn't the evil magician sacrifice everything to save you? He recognized that you have such qualifications. It is not a question of sacrificing tens of thousands or hundreds of millions of people, but whether you can save the "world". He believes that you have the ability and qualifications to solve this problem. This is an indisputable fact.

"You mean... you want me to leave him alone..."

That's right, he has the reason to save you, but you are not qualified to save him, because he cannot save the world. Everything he has done has never been able to save the fate of the world even now. On the one hand, he is trying to save the evil people with a single life, and on the other hand, he is a good person who will never give up any life. Can such an act be allowed to be called a good deed? Nonsense, right?

"If I really am that kind of savior, then my brother is the hero who can save the savior."

I repeat, give up on him.

"No matter what you say, I will never give up on my brother. Never."

Give up and don't have any contact with him anymore. It's too painful to be wishful thinking.

"It doesn't matter. I always thought I had repaid him, but in fact, I didn't do anything for him... I haven't given him anything... I haven't accomplished anything with him... Brother... wake up... didn't you make an appointment with me... to always be together... didn't we make an appointment? Brother..."

Linna, who couldn't wake him up even by holding his fingers, let go of the dagger, hugged his upper body, closed her eyes, and pressed her lips against his, no matter how bad the touch was.

I just hope he can open his eyes again.

I just hope he can raise those hands and hug me again.

I just hope he can hear what I say.

I just hope he can get the rewards he deserves for his efforts.

Just believe, and then believe again, believe in him.

It is not just wishful thinking. The real light will definitely go through painful times and tormenting days.

But whether it is the world or him, they should be treated equally.

So the girl began to pray, wanting from the bottom of her heart to save the situation and reverse the irreversible decision. This was the only thing she could do now.

Then, a miracle happened.

Just as the girl's determination was recognized by the laws of the world, a turquoise light emerged from her back and formed the outline of butterfly wings. The magician who was bathed in that pure light was immediately affected by the grace. All magic, no matter how powerful or uncontrollable, was forced to stop functioning. The bumps that corroded the body gradually disappeared and the skin tissue recovered. It was as if no loopholes in the order were allowed to exist in the world. Feeling the beauty of kindness and the law of justice, the magician entrusted the seed of power to the girl and left quietly.

But the girl with her eyes closed did not notice what happened. When she opened her eyes, the newly sprouted wings had turned into light particles and returned to her body.

Hecate, who realized this through magic, had to say that she did have the power to save the magician and the power to change cause and effect, because only that power in this world could interfere with the choice of laws and order, and only those who were recognized by laws and order could use the power that belonged to the elves.

"What... has she awakened... No, she didn't realize it... But if that's the case, why did the law recognize her... Why... The law actually recognized that a girl like that has the qualifications to inherit the power... Even the world's order doesn't know its value... Why..."

"Interesting, the time is ripe. With the birth of the successor of Light, our plan will enter the next stage."

"But sir...if that girl can freely use the power of authority, it will be the biggest obstacle to our plan. Let's not talk about the hellhound, the power of my subordinates is also a product of hell. Spells and spells are ineffective in front of that power. This..."

"No problem, we just need to use the trick against him. Hera, the vixen, certainly didn't expect that the successor of the elves would have another heir to the power, or even that he is already in a semi-awakened state. Now we just need to continue to advance the plan and give her the pseudo-soul binding technique in the name of a friend. Hera, who holds many puppets, will soon be able to control the phoenix to easily kill him and get the magician's soul. Maybe her magic power is not enough now. After all, the phoenix consumes a lot of divine power. To maintain such a huge size for thousands of years... I really don't know where the source of her obsession is. However, it will take time to wait for the replenishment of divine power. The magician's body should be received by the elves after the battle and kept in a coffin made by the tree spirits in a dead state."

"...I see...As expected of you, my Lord...you have such foresight...what's next?"

"Then the successor of light will definitely become stronger at all costs in order to kill Hera. This is her business, but we believe that she will definitely make a decision. After Hera recovers her divine power, she will definitely get the magician's body. If the elves know that they can revive him, they will definitely hand over the body and make a judgment. On the one hand, it is to gain power, and on the other hand, it is for the resurrection of their loved ones. Who can know that when the magician regains his body and resurrects again, it will be the death of Queen Hera. The Phoenix is ​​the core of all the magician's power. It has harvested the souls of the dead for thousands of years and survived to this day. It is like a huge time capsule containing fragments of magic. As long as the magician is resurrected with its power, he will be free from the curse of the law and regain the power of the magic eye, bringing new disasters to the world of the living. In this way, the future of intelligent life forms will be guaranteed."

"...Yes... Your wisdom is indeed great..."

"It will be soon... The day will come when the vixen Hera will be dragged into hell to face punishment. Prepare the way, Hecate, and let us show them who is the winner."

"Yes... I will prepare it right away - Lord Hades."

The dark shadow lurking and planning events in secret sank into the world surrounded by skeletons. Hecate, who had great respect for that figure, did everything only for the plan of that adult. At this time, whether it was Hera who stayed in the human continent and looked down at all these events, or the descendants of heroes who were still wandering in the desert, the orc warriors in the orc country, or the birdmen who had escaped from slavery - none of them had the ability to interfere with their freedom.

The situation is constantly fostering the source of hatred, and all these developments are necessary in order to make the elves who are happily holding the magician fall into the abyss of darkness.

Even so, even so.

That's fine now.

Finally, she was able to hug the magician, and she still thought she was the happiest person in the world.