The Hero Disciple Is Back

59. The Disciple Has Been Reclaimed

People who are too protective of their disciples are often called ‘fools of disciples’. In that sense, I would definitely be considered a fool of disciples.

The moment when death is imminent

The disciple’s face came into my mind.

‘… I’m also quite the foolish disciple.’

In a situation where it is not strange to think of a revolving lantern

Only my disciple’s face comes to mind

I had a good experience with the revolving lantern when I almost died before… .

Now, he only thought of Sarah, as if he could only think of his disciple.

I won’t be able to tell anyone.

It’s not strange for a teacher to cherish his students, but this is a bit too much, making the students look like fools.

“… The weather is nice.”

…the weather here was freaking nice even when I almost died.

I settled down there because it seemed like a perfect environment for hiding… . The weather was so nice when I died that it was a bit much in many ways.

“After dying and coming back to life… I guess I’m trying to enjoy the freedom of useless thoughts.”

I shook my head as I thought about that.

Still, I think I’m lucky to be alive.

Because it’s better to see it for yourself than to just imagine it.

I think so

“dad!!”

A hatchling named Leah appeared, in the form of a human girl. She was holding something in her hand. There were a lot of things on the tray, and I thought it would be a bad thing to ask a child to do, so I tried to get up… .

“It’s okay! I’m doing well!”

Then, he used magic to make me lie down and barely made it to the bed without causing any accidents.

‘No… Was it fixed with magic from the beginning…?’

Everything on the tray was magically fixed so that it wouldn’t fall. Even if she wanted to cause an accident, she couldn’t. Human magicians would not be able to perform such feats because their magical powers are limited, but Leah, even though she was a hatchling, was a dragon, so she could do it.

“ruler!”

“… Leah, I am healthy thanks to you… .”

“No! Dad needs to rest!”

“Hmm….”

How can I be a patient when I’m not even sick?

‘Well, that doesn’t mean it’s completely okay… .’

It was an experience of death that was the most mentally shocking for a person. It was such a great shock that it was said that when a person wakes up after death, their personality changes. Even if the body was healthy, it was not possible to say that the mind was healthy.

Even now, the fear that the demons might invade again and target Leah was coiled inside me. It was baring its fangs, ready to destroy my ego at any moment, squealing.

‘It’s the fate of the weak… .’

Always carrying a snake in your heart, living in fear that it might bite you at any moment, keeping it on your shoulder and being wary of what’s going on around you – that’s the fate of the weak.

And that too… .

“Dad is strong.”

“… … .”

“I was able to be born because my dad was strong. That’s why my dad is strong.”

Is it because I’m a child? Or is it because I’m a dragon?

Whatever it was, this kid seemed truly special.

“Thank you.”

I stroked Leah’s head. Her eyes and mouth drew arcs as if she were a cat being petted by its owner, enjoying my touch.

“So what is this?”

I looked at the patient food neatly arranged on the tray and asked.

“Mom did it for me!”

“mom?”

…mom?

“Mom asked me to take care of Dad when he wakes up!”

“… Before that, who is Mom talking about?”

First of all, I am a father. Then, for Leah, the woman who can be called mother should be a woman in the position of my wife. However, the position of my wife was naturally vacant and empty. Therefore, there should be no one whom Leah can call mother.

But Leah called her mother.

From the perspective of a single man without a wife, it was only natural that my head would spin so fast that it would make me dizzy.

How could I not be surprised when I got married without even knowing it? … Well, in my case, I had a child before I got married… . That’s one thing, and this is another. They are clearly different issues, and the severity of the issue does not change.

“Huh? Mom, Mom!”

Leah said that with a bright smile. It was a smile filled with perfect innocence and cuteness, the kind that made you want to draw it if possible, to create a magic that could capture what you saw.

… Yeah

therefore

Who is your mother?

♧♧♧

Swoosh!

“Wouldn’t it have been better to come and see you properly?”

“… I’ve confirmed that you’re healthy, so that’s good.”

Archmage William let out a sigh. Jade, who had been suddenly attacked by the demons and almost died, must have been the one who suffered the most and was in the most pain…

It was a tragic situation for Sarah as well.

‘… I was able to confirm that the lord truly saved the world for his master.’

Even if you don’t say it directly, you can learn a lot just by watching and supporting. That’s why you were able to sense the regression. And as you went through that regression, you lost one by one the things that you should have as a human. And it was your master, Jade, who made you decide to take up your sword as a warrior and protect the world again…

That is, for her, the only reason to protect the world was Jade, and Jade was the only value in the world to her.

therefore

What if Jade dies?

‘… the warrior may put down his sword.’

The demons were aiming for the last dragon, but unexpectedly, they ended up choosing a method that would definitely destroy humanity.

The warrior puts down his sword.

Because there was no way to destroy humanity as surely as that.

Fortunately, Jade was not killed by the dragon, but was resurrected, and the warrior was able to avoid having to put down his sword. Since the dragon would be protecting Jade from now on, the situation was good in many ways. After all, a dragon would be the most reliable guardian than protecting with hundreds or thousands of magics.

“William”

“yes.”

“I believed I was doing well.”

“My lord, you are doing very well.”

“If I had been doing really well, I wouldn’t have been in the crisis of losing my teacher.”

“That’s an accident… .”

“It’s my job to make sure that accident doesn’t even happen.”

The demon had touched something that should not have been touched. Archmage William could not help but feel it. Just feeling the murderous aura flowing from the warrior Sera made his mouth close and a cold sweat run down his face.

She was genuinely angry.

Regression takes away a lot.

Even positive emotions like memories or joy

and

Even emotions like anger and resentment become diluted and fainter when repeated.

In the end, you end up not feeling it.

Not feeling is no different from being empty. Not feeling anything is ultimately no different from not feeling any emotion.

That’s why the anger, resentment, and even hostility towards her enemies that she had become invisible due to the infinite regression.

To some extent, it was just a goal and a means, and emotions did not exist there.

but

I started to feel emotions.

It’s like Jade made me feel good again

I almost lost Jade to the Demons. The Demons dared to hurt Jade.

Because of this, emotions such as anger and resentment began to arise within her once again.

That’s right

It was so strong that I felt like I wanted to exterminate all the demons.

The worst thing that could have happened was that Adress was now destroyed by Leah’s breath.

That’s right

It was said that it brought back such intense hostility to the warrior that he felt like burning all his enemies.

♤♤♤

“No, Sarah is not my mother….”

“Mom is mom!”

“Ugh”

When I found out that Leah was talking about Sarah as her mother, I tried to change it, but it was meaningless. Leah’s intentions were as unwavering as if they were impregnable.

“So wouldn’t it be more correct to say ‘sister’ rather than ‘mom’?”

“Mom!!!!! Mom is mom!!!!!”

… I felt dizzy at the thought of a teacher and student who had never been married before becoming father and mother.

“Mom said I can call you Mom!”

Leah declared with her arms crossed proudly.

In that absolute momentum that seems like it will never be shaken… .

“…okay.”

I nodded and admitted defeat. Didn’t they say that no parent ever wins over their child? I couldn’t help but realize at this moment how true that saying was.

“Okay! Dad! Eat what Mommy made!”

In the end, I decided to just listen to Leah.

Hmm. Hmm.

it’s good.

‘Guy… I appreciate it, but you should show your face before you go.’

After all, it’s better to see it in person than to just imagine it.