People are at the border, but they become the incarnation of the sun

"...O Faded One, give up your delusion of becoming the King of Elden."

This sudden remark immediately caught Reinhardt's attention.

"...You and [Moon Princess] Rani lead the Kalia royal family and the Magic Academy. You do have the qualities to be king, but you are also extremely foolish."

"...The Golden Tree rejects everything. We have long been abandoned."

Mongget couldn't help but raise his head slightly and look up at the giant tree blooming with light behind him again, sneering at himself.

"...No one can become the King of Elden, neither you nor me..."

Then, he turned his gaze to Reinhardt in front of him, his heavy eyes mixed with a hint of regret.

This is the biggest secret he carries, besides the secret that he is the Son of Evil Omen.

He had known long ago that the Golden Tree had abandoned them all.

But as a warrior and a demigod, for the motto left by his mother, he was willing to be a sacrifice and still stood guard in front of the golden tree, counting those foolish people while guarding the last bit of glory.

He has seen too many ambitious people, and there are also many faded people who have the potential to become kings.

Among them was a Faded One named Bernal, who had the same royal status as the first King Gefulei, and had traveled further than the other Faded Ones to the top of the Giant Snow Mountain.

But in the end, the Snow Mountain Cauldron above the sea of clouds witnessed the scene of the Finger Witch throwing herself into the furnace.

The witch died, burned to ashes by the everlasting fire.

But he still did not become the King of Elden and fell into decadence for a while.

Finally, under the instigation of Lacard, he threw himself into the arms of the blasphemous golden tree.

Hoping to avenge his beloved witch.

Therefore, becoming the King of Elden was nothing more than a laughable scam set up by Two Fingers. From the moment Queen Marika disappeared, all of them had been abandoned by the gods and the golden tree.

"...So, give up, Faded One. For the sake of your witch, give up this ambition that will never be realized."

Mungert had told everything, thinking that this would stop the Faded One in front of him, but the other party's next words surprised him.

"...What? I thought you were just a cold-blooded watcher, an executioner who specialized in exterminating the Faded, but it turns out you're actually a kindhearted person."

Reinhardt couldn't help laughing.

He had always respected this demigod in the past.

She is not as well-known as Latan, nor is she chosen by two fingers like Lani, Marenia and Michaela, nor is she loved by everyone like the deceased [Gold] Godwin.

But even so, they still guarded the entrance and wiped out all invading enemies.

However, the other party seemed to have misunderstood a little.

“…But I think you misunderstood, Mr. Mungott.

I, Reinhardt, never dreamed of becoming the King of Elden."

He stared closely at the old demigod, his eyes also showing a serious look.

But this answer confused Monggot.

"...If you don't want to be King of Elden, why do you visit the throne room?"

"Because I have my own purpose. I must reach the interior of the golden tree, and I must also go to the cauldron of fire on the top of the snowy mountain..." Reinhardt responded quietly.

"...You are truly extremely foolish!"

His answer infuriated Mongert, as if his response had misled the demigod. He angrily rebuked, "Golden Tree... Our deity, [Eternal Queen] Marika, has long since abandoned everyone. Becoming the King of Elden was nothing more than a deception!"

He suddenly raised his cane and stabbed it into the stone bricks, causing a hurricane to sweep up the golden fallen leaves.

Roaring rebukes echoed between the thrones.

It seemed like he was scolding the ignorant faded person in front of him, but it also seemed like he was scolding himself.

But even so, even though Mungert looked furious, nothing changed. Reinhardt still spoke in a calm tone:

"...Mr. [Blessed King] Mongette, I understand everything you said."

He slowly raised his eyes, calmly gazing at the angry demigod in front of him, while revealing a faint smile:

"But I also said that I have my own goals... But I didn't force you to believe me. I don't want to become the King of Elden, and you... can't stop me from moving forward."

That's right, no matter who it is, no one can stop him from moving forward.

Now that things have come to this, there is no turning back for him and he can only go down this path to the end.

What he carries on his shoulders is not only Marika's plan, but also Rani's wishes and the expectations of the Sun Cult, the teacher and others. He carries their prayers to the other side of the world.

"Really... ignorant faded ones..."

Mongert looked at Reinhardt meaningfully, then shook his head and sighed.

At that moment just now, it seemed as if the King of Elden was really sitting in front of him. That momentum and conviction were exactly the demeanor of a king.

At this point, Monggot slowly closed his eyes, as if making up his mind, and then suddenly opened them again.

The sharp gaze also revealed an extremely firm belief.

"Since that's the case, I will definitely put out the fire of that foolish ambition.

Faded One, let us meet on the battlefield."

The breeze from afar, mixed with fallen leaves, blew quietly, as if trying to dispel the solemnity between the two kings, but it was broken by a sigh.

"Ugh...."

After a long time, Reinhardt couldn't help but sigh and slowly stood up from Lani's baby seat.

"...Originally, I came here to visit you to negotiate peace, but now it seems that neither you nor I have any reason or room to back down... What a pity..."

"It seems... we can only see the truth on the battlefield."

He shook his head slightly, stood up, adjusted his armor, smoothed the dark blue Kalia cloak at his side, and raised it high.

“But...the time has come.

Mr. Mungott, please don't blame me for taking the first step."

"what?!"

Hearing this, Monggot suddenly opened his eyes wide, and then an explosion suddenly sounded in the Royal City of Rodel.

Rumbling--

Monggot quickly stood up and looked towards the location where the black smoke was rising.

"That's... West City District! You... actually broke the restriction and tried to force your way into the forbidden area?!"

The restrictions in Xicheng District were set by Mongget himself.

Originally, it was the road leading to the forbidden area and connected to the Holy Snow Plain.

But after the Shattered War, too many ambitious people and faded ones sneaked into the royal city and went to the Giant Snow Mountain through that road, so he set up a ban.

No one can go there unless he is killed.

But what he didn't expect was that the faded one in front of him, the rebellious sinner, actually had a way to forcibly tear apart the ban he set!

"So I said, don't be surprised, Mr. Mungott, and don't blame me for taking the first step."

With his back to the explosion, he still smiled at the demigod and said softly, "Well, goodbye, Mr. Mungert. I'm afraid the next time we meet will be on the battlefield."

After leaving these words, he resolutely turned around and left.

The scarlet figure gradually disappeared without a trace.

And Mungert just watched him leave, without any intention of stopping him, until the seat in front of him returned to nothingness again.

He sat back down on the Elden Throne.

"I swear, the flames of your ambition will be completely extinguished by me, the [Blessed King] Monggot!"

Watching Reinhardt's disappearing back, Mungert made up his mind, just like he did in the past.

But what was different from before was that a smile appeared on that face covered with buds, and even Mungert himself did not notice it.

Similarly, a smile from the heart appeared on Reinhardt's face at the last moment when he left.

This man who stood firm in the royal city, refused to give an inch, and carried his faith throughout his life without asking for anything in return was worthy of his efforts.

However, he hoped more that Mongget would change his mind, even if he could not use him for his own benefit, even if he could just live peacefully in the border area and watch it prosper again, and by the way, Mongget could also see his mother again.

And after this conversation, my admiration for him became even stronger.

If possible, he would also like to make friends with Mungot, but this is completely impossible.

Each holds different beliefs.

From the very beginning, the two were destined to be mortal enemies.

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At the same time, deep in the round table hall, Two Fingers was shaking his body restlessly.

"[Rebellious Sinner] Reinhardt is passing through the Royal City of Rodel and heading towards the Forbidden Territory."

"We already know, but what exactly does the sinner Reinhardt intend to do?"

"The meaning is unclear, but I suspect he's heading for the flaming cauldron atop Giant Snow Mountain."

"...What did he want to do? Was he also rejected by the Golden Tree?"

"I'm afraid not. The sinner Reinhardt may have a purpose unknown to all of us."

"Perhaps, we should try to contact that Lord and let him make the decision."

"Agree."

"Agree."

The two-fingers were holding a remote meeting, discussing with all their might. There were only three or four two-fingers, but it was like a meeting of more than a dozen people.

The two fingers who were in charge of presiding over the meeting, that is, the one at the back of the round table hall, did not care what the other two fingers were saying at this moment, but swayed his body towards his own witch Enya.

Enya understood the meaning.

"...Master Finger, do you mean to contact Ariana now and get Reinhardt's purpose from her?"

"But Master Finger..."

Before Enya could finish her words, the two fingers began to shake their bodies again, as if urging Enya and asking her to shut up.

"Okay, I understand, Master Finger..."

Enya lowered her head helplessly and shook it slightly.

To be honest, she always had a bad feeling. Although she did not make any malicious speculations about Ariana, she felt that Ariana might have betrayed her.

Because, since the reunion with Reinhardt, the information received has been all insignificant and not important at all.

Not a bit about Reinhardt either.

This is very strange...

However, the Master Finger she served believed in Ariana, so she had no choice but to obey.

After all, she is just a witch.

On the other hand, in the western district of the Royal City of Rodel.

Rumbling--

The rising smoke and the loud explosions shocked the entire royal city.

The slender figure that emerged from the smoke and dust was now leaning against the wall and coughing violently.

"Ahem... ahem... the master's power is really hard to control. It almost cost me, Ashimi, my life..."

Ashimi patted her round chest in shock, and it trembled.

Even though she imitated that move just now, it had one tenth of Reinhardt's strength, which directly broke the restriction and shattered the elevator together, revealing a deep well filled with ice mist.

But she herself was also seriously injured.

The power of the sun was too violent and her small body could not bear it at all.

She also deeply understood how terrifying the power held in her master Reinhardt was.

She was clearly transformed within her master's body, so logically she should have some affinity with him, but she didn't expect to end up in such a miserable state.