The Second Son of The Marquis Runs Away from Home ~ Lacking Talent, He Abandons Everything and Becomes an Adventurer ~ - 156

Chapter 156: The Will of the Sage

While Berg and the others were fighting the Juggernaut…

A figure jumped down into the hole created by the broken barrier on the rocky mountain. It was a height that would normally result in instant death for an ordinary person, but this man, Lowd, effortlessly landed at the bottom.

“… …”

Lowd, with his white hair fluttering, gazed at Elford standing by the lake in front of him. He rose to his feet with the white marble sword in hand and took a step forward.

As Lowd stepped into the lake, compressed water shot out in the form of numerous blades, but Lowd swung his sword and deflected them.

A monstrous fish-like creature with giant jaws and teeth attacked from behind, but with a slash, Lowd cut it down. The severed creature dissolved into water and wrapped around him, attempting to restrain him.

“Hmph.”

A radiant light emitted from Lowd’s sword, repelling the water. Immediately after, a water serpent that had been lurking above attacked, but Lowd raised his sword, piercing and then swatting it away.

A water sphere formed in front of Elford, drawing water from the lake. An immense torrent of water condensed into the sphere and was then fired towards Lowd like artillery.

Lowd infused his sword with light and slashed at the torrent. The collision of their forces caused the rocky mountain to tremble, but as the water level in the lake decreased by nearly half, Lowd returned to his stance after lowering his sword and once again headed towards Elford.

“… Is this your full power?”

“It is indeed. I used up all my strength on that day when we faced each other… I am now merely an empty vessel, surviving with what little power remains.”

“I see…”

Lowd grasped the white marble sword stuck in Elford’s chest. The sword had regained its power now that it had returned to its former master’s hand.

“But even as an empty vessel, your wisdom is troublesome. You may hinder FIFTH’s plans.”

“To hear you say that… I’m surprised to receive such high praise.”

“… As my final words, let me ask you why you called them here. You must have known that once such rare drops were gathered, I would notice.”

Power flowed into Lowd’s hand. Once he finished speaking, the sword would undoubtedly be drawn out without hesitation, and his life would come to an end…

But he had long since resolved himself to this fate.

“… Lowd, I… We certainly couldn’t catch up to you. I couldn’t understand the scenery you saw, nor could I comprehend the path you walked…”

“… …”

“Even as a monster, I couldn’t defeat you… That’s why I decided to entrust it to you.”

“To entrust…?”

“… No matter what kind of life it is, time is limited. That’s why life passes on to the next… Even if the one who inherits the will is lost, another with the same will appears and carries it on…”

“And so, life continues, connected and woven together, advancing forward.”

There was time to think. The days spent with Shurin brought this thought to mind, and seeing Berg made up his mind.

“Lowd, you had indeed advanced far ahead… But even the path you walked is only halfway.”

“… …”

“To the one entrusted, someone will come who will walk the same path you did, and they will eventually surpass you and continue even further… No matter how distant the end may be, they will continue forward, taking much longer than us…”

“We, who represent the past, should not block the path forever.”

“… So that’s the answer. In the end, it’s just dressing up giving up walking with fancy words.”

With one breath, Lowd withdrew the sword. The destructive power released from the blade pierced him and gradually spread throughout his body.

“My will has been entrusted… If it’s him, if it’s Berg, he will surpass you.”

As his body crumbled, Lowd, with cracks spreading across his body, continued to look at them without caring about his own condition, continuing to speak.

“You will understand at that time… The difference between entrusting and giving up… What kind of path you left behind… How foolish it may seem, it holds an unyielding strength…”

“That’s what… makes human… eternal…”

—

Looking down at the fallen Elford, he considered the words he had been told but shook his head, knowing that it was something he couldn’t understand.

“Father!”

Turning around at the presence of someone clad in rare drops, a brown child wearing green robes emitted a tremendous killing intent and wind as he looked at me and Elford.

“… I’ll kill you!”

With tears in his eyes, the child rushed towards us…