Chapter 1151
For some, it was normal to sit at the table and eat while looking at the faces of their family members. It was normal to look into their friends' eyes and see their smiles while talking with them. For others, it was normal to look up at the blue sky and let everything go whenever they felt stuffy and heavy in their hearts on a bad day.
Yes, most of these things were routine for ordinary people. But for Leo, someone born blind, it was his long-cherished dream.
How blue was the sky? How spectacular and beautiful were the views from the mountains? What did being handsome or pretty mean? Leo was very curious about a lot of things. Seeing the world, this was a dream that he longed for. It was a wish that he wished more than creating the Greatest Weapon.
Leo held a bit of expectation. He wondered if some almighty being would make a deal with him once he created the Greatest Weapon and let him see the world. But that did not happen at all.
When he was still an ordinary human being, he searched and searched for every means possible, but he could not find it.
‘I want to see you.’
–I’ll be your eyes.
He wanted to see his wife's face when she told him that. He wanted to make eye contact with his daughter, who said she was very pretty. He wanted to check if his dear friend Bharal, who had protected him for a long time, was genuinely handsome. After all, he always said, ‘I’m very, very handsome! When you can see it later, you will definitely be surprised!’
Now, most of the people he wished to see had already returned to the earth. Even so, he still wanted to try. He came to this place called the Supreme because he still hoped that he might be able to see even for a short while. But even after staying in this place for a very long time and even becoming a slave of this nation, he still could not find a way.
And the same was confirmed today, too. With the help of his assistive cane, he came to his smithy and struggled to set up the fire. Although he could not see it, he could still use his hands to feel it. And he was using it to hammer a beautiful sword in existence.
But for some reason, something felt very different today.
“Leo! Please let me treat you to a meal!”
“A meal. We’re not that free.”
The Pandemonium’s Country was still suffering. They had to continue working harder as revolutionaries to save it from this suffering.
Although it was unusual, the man said, “Just for today! Isn’t it fine? It’s just for a bit. Bharal also came back today.”
“Hmm. Alright.”
It was also a pleasure and a delight to learn that his dear friend Bharal had returned.
With a playful smile, he said, “Is Bharal really handsome? I have to see his face before I die.”
“???”
“That punk, whenever he opens his mouth, he will say, ‘There are only a few good-looking people like me.’ He also said that the saying that gods were carved from stone came because of him.”
“???”
Minhyuk glanced at Bharal. Indeed, Bharal was different from ordinary gods. Most of the gods were good-looking but Bharal? To be honest, Bharal was quite ugly.
“...” Bharal quickly dodged Minhyuk’s questioning gaze.
Soon, they started walking.
***
Leo smiled happily when the cool and refreshing wind brushed his cheeks. Minhyuk had taken his hand and led him up the hill.
“This feels nice, but I don’t understand why we have to come all the way here just to eat.”
“The food will taste even better if you eat it while looking at a nice scenery.”
Leo thought that Minhyuk had just made a slip of the tongue.
‘That’s right. They say it’s nice to eat while looking at the beautiful scenery.’
The problem was that he could not see. But it was fine. Although he could not see, he could still feel, hear, and smell the hills. He could also hear the young man cooking.
That was where the strange thing was. He had been hearing small rustling sounds all over the place. The sound was a bit quiet, but his sensitive ears could still pick it up. What was that sound? It did not sound close, though. Maybe it was just the animals moving around.
“Bharal, are you there?”
“I’m here.”
“Can you tell me about the scenery?”
“It’s very beautiful.”
This was the first time he had allowed himself to say those words. “I wanted to see you.”
And now, he was looking at them. It was fine for him as long as he could see them briefly.
“I’ll remember. I’ll remember everything.” Leo’s body trembled as he cried and laughed at the same time. “Because your faces will always remain in my head.”
He was happy just to see them for a second. Why? Because he could remember them and smile at the memory. Leo cradled the picture tightly.
After a long time, Bharal finally approached Leo. The closer he got, the more tears Leo shed. To Bharal, Leo was like a family. After all, they had stayed by each other’s side for a long time.
Leo caressed Bharal’s face. “I see. So, this is what you look like. Bharal, you look like this...”
Bharal smiled brightly at the crying Leo. On the other hand, Bharal was also thinking like this: If he were the one Leo saw for the first time, then his standard of beauty would depend on him.
“Why are you so ugly... huh? Sob, sob, sob!”
“...?”
‘Was that not the case?’
Bharal looked at the sobbing Leo and said, “What are you saying? I’m the most handsome...”
“Even if I’m seeing you for the first time, I know you’re not handsome.”
Anyway, the two embraced each other warmly. Leo held him tightly for a very long time. When they separated, Bharal held onto the picture that Leo was holding.
Of course, Leo knew that someone must have helped him to see, even if it was just for a moment. He turned to look at Minhyuk.
Minhyuk’s heart thumped wildly. Leo was the creator of the Greatest Sword. When he released the third and last seal of the Sword of Aeon, Minhyuk had heard some of the world messages. The unsealing of his sword also released the other eleven weapons he had made for the world.
With the release of his weapons, Leo had heard notifications about how the God of Blacksmiths wanted to check one of his Greatest Weapons. This happened right after his meal. Even so, Leo accepted and put forward the artifact and the information about him for him to see.
Minhyuk said, “I’m sorry. I wanted to make it so you can see even in the future, but...”
That was the truth. He hoped that Leo could live his life while seeing the entire world.
But the crying Leo shook his head. “I have already seen everything. It’s enough. Sometimes, it’s better not to see the world.”
Leo had already achieved his long-cherished dream. Even if he died now, he would die with no regrets.
He knelt on both knees and looked up at Minhyuk. Everyone present was shocked by the scene. But that was not the end. In a strange turn of events, this scene was transmitted all over the world.
“I will never forget your grace and kindness, even until I die. Just like I promised you, I will try improving your armor. This time, I will not make a weapon. I will make the Greatest Armor.”
“...!”
Minhyuk was rendered speechless from shock.
***
Meanwhile, Joy Co. Ltd. was almost overturned when they heard Leo’s words. President Kang Taehoon’s pupils trembled as he thought, ‘The Greatest Armor in Athenae is not yet in the plans.’
That was right. The Greatest Armor was no different from an item that Player Minhyuk had created.
***
Minhyuk and Leo both went down the hills. They stood in front of a room called Infinite Smithy.
“Time passes by slowly in this place.” Leo smiled faintly. “This is where only one day will pass outside, even if you spend thousands of days inside.”
Minhyuk knew more than anybody else how Leo worked, so he said, “Please don’t overdo it.”
Leo even held the Sword of Aeon in his hands right now. This was because Minhyuk had told him the other day that he hoped that the growth conditions of the Sword of Aeon would include ‘Swinging for Ingredient Collection.’
“Do your best, but please don’t overdo it.”
Nevertheless, Minhyuk could not hide the trembling in his hands as he watched the greatest blacksmith in the history of Athenae, the man recognized by the God of Blacksmiths Hepas, enter the Infinite Smithy. After a thousand days in that place, in other words, a day in the outside world, he appeared with the newly evolved Transcendental’s Armor and Sword of Aeon.
And along with his appearance, a notification rang all over the world.
[The Greatest Armor has appeared in the world.]