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Chapter 553
Chapter 553
Chapter 553
Chapter 553: The Birth of the Brave House
The war with the demons, led by the Demon King, had ended.
The entire continent had been engulfed in warfare, and humanity had paid a huge sacrifice to barely win.
However, the souvenir left by the demons was significant.
"After the hero sealed the hole, the Knight Emperor asked us, the Dragon People, to investigate Wepar's abilities. In exchange, the Empire helped us find a safe place to settle," said the elder.
"A safe place to search for?"
"Even as a prince, you should understand the nature of humans. If there are no external enemies, they start fighting internally. That's humanity."
Again, the scene changes.
During the war with the demons, many countries across the continent had become exhausted. Many nations had perished, and the power map of the continent had completely changed from before the war with the demons.
"The Empire that opposed the demons also mobilized its national power to challenge the war with the demons. Although the whole continent was engulfed in war, some countries suffered less damage. Such countries took advantage of this opportunity to aggressively expand their territories. The Empire, which had fought through the great war, didn't have enough power to stop this."
During the great war, the Empire had become the leader of the continent.
Human resources and materials were concentrated in the Empire. If things had gone well, a unified nation centered around the Empire would have been completed.
However, the opponent was not so generous to let them win while still having some spare energy. The Empire had truly exerted its power to the limit.
As a result, no large countries remained, and there was no deterrent. The continent had entered an era of warring states where the strong ruled.
"The Empire was just managing to defend its territory. New countries were emerging, and many wars were breaking out everywhere. During this time, discrimination against demi-humans, which had been sealed during the war with the demons, started to resurge. To escape such persecution, many demi-humans founded their own nations. However, we couldn't do that."
"Because of Wepar's ability..."
"Yes. The virus that might reach us eventually. We can't go out into the outside world in peace unless we figure this out. Even without the Emperor's request, we would have researched it. And the Emperor secretly arranged for a ship and transported us to the far east. As far as possible, to keep us away from the war."
The scene changes again.
This is the central part of the continent, which is now part of the Empire's territory. The central part of the continent is a strategic point that everyone wants. If you can secure this place, you can see the path to continental domination.
In order to obtain it, many nations started to advance towards the center. The central part of the continent turned into a fierce battleground. The balance of power changes day by day.
However, the great fire that had started in the center suddenly stopped.
"What happened...?"
"A historic event. Surely, among the emperors of the past, the Knight Emperor has achieved one of the top three feats."
The wars in the center started to disappear rapidly.
And the ripple effects gradually made wars disappear from the continent.
It might have been a temporary event.
Still, the wars had disappeared from the continent.
The scene changes again.
There, next to the Emperor, stood the hero.
"After sealing the hole, the hero went on a journey. At the time of parting, he talked about what to do with the Holy Sword. A power too great brings conflict. The hero who defeated the Demon King understood that he was a threat more significant than the Demon King. He might have been looking for his missing friend. Anyway, the hero went on a journey. And that for several years."
"And then...he came to the Emperor."
Everyone living in the Empire knows what happened from there.
The Emperor wanted to keep the hero in the Empire and offered him the status of a duke, a marquis, and an earl, but the hero refused them all.
For such a hero, the Emperor came up with a plan and managed to keep him in the Empire by giving him the only noble title on the continent.
That title was "The Brave House".
"When the hero completed his first journey, he came to us first. He asked us to take care of the Holy Sword. We firmly declined, saying we could not possibly defend it, but the hero looked disappointed. And he seemed very tired. He then consulted with us about the possibility of the virus's abilities stopping if he ended his life."
"He was prepared to die..."
"The poison was growing. Its aim was clear. So the hero tried to eliminate the target. But we didn't know that. So we explained it was a dangerous gamble and recommended he talk to the Emperor. At the time, the Emperor was looking for the hero."
"And the Knight Emperor succeeded in persuading the hero to reconsider..."
"There was no guarantee that the poison would disappear. One could even say the chances of it not disappearing were higher. Perhaps he decided to entrust it to the future. And he left his own bloodline behind. As the bearer and protector of the Holy Sword. It was a major event for all the countries on the continent. Because the hero becoming a noble of the Empire meant becoming a subject of the Emperor."
"So that's why the wars stopped. Out of fear of the Holy Sword."
The hero had defeated the Demon King.
He was the strongest in the world. If such a person moves at the Emperor's discretion, no country would think of starting a war near the Empire.
Because it would be unbearable to have the hero, under the guise of maintaining peace, sent into their territories.
"However, the hero never wielded the Holy Sword in his lifetime. During the remainder of his life spent in the Empire, he dedicated his power to sealing the Holy Sword. And with the death of the hero, a powerful seal that no one could break was completed."
The location of the Holy Sword is not recorded anywhere.
It's said to be in the grave of the first Brave Lord, or in the underground of the Imperial City, but looking at how the Dragon People hide, it's not a common hiding place.
"However, a future invasion by the demons was also anticipated. So the hero left a way to summon the Holy Sword. It's not anyone who can do this. The residue of the hero's thoughts will judge. Only those approved by the hero can summon the Holy Sword. Of course, on the premise that they have the power to handle it."
"Looking at the sealed place, even the first Brave Lord couldn't break it..."
"It seems he tried, but it was impossible. The hero was afraid. Like himself, outliers appear in humanity from time to time. If such a person gets hold of the Holy Sword, no one knows whether they will use it correctly."
I understand that fear.
In fact, just the occasional summoning of the Holy Sword is enough to disrupt the power balance of the continent.
"After the hero's death, the various countries began to fight again. But the time the hero bought was enough for the Empire to recover its national power. Originally, it was a country that opposed the demons. It swallowed up the emerging countries that were advancing to the center of the continent one after another. As a result, the other countries had to give up their advance to the center of the continent. Of course, the Empire itself must have been terrifying, but by that time, the descendants of the hero had begun to summon the Holy Sword. Thanks to that, the period of continental warfare began to subside."
The scene changes again to the sky.
The power map of the continent gradually moves, transforming into a shape I am well familiar with.
"And this brings us to the present. This is the end of the story from five hundred years ago. Even the humans of that time could not defeat the demons unless they tried their best. No, since they couldn't prevent Wepar's virus in the end, it wasn't a victory..."
"I understand that they are powerful enemies. I also understand that without the first Brave Lord, the battle will be tough. But... the enemy also doesn't have a Demon King. And in terms of personnel, we're not losing even now. If there's no Demon King... with the current power of the continent, we can manage somehow."
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