Chapter 333:

Chapter 333:

C333 - Record of the Past: Chief Steward, Leuth Damiro Yul (3)

"What... What is this nonsense!"

Silderay shouted.

The recording ability of the Fairies, including Lueth, had never shown a single lie. However, now clearly false contents were being described in the recording window.

The five Magic Towers of the Palin Kingdom had been attacked by Runcandel's forces the year before and the year before that.

[Urgh!]

Lueth suddenly vomited.

It was a vomit born of the discomfort of the sudden manipulation of history.

The act of witnessing how reality is manipulated in real-time is an event that shakes the human mind more than one can imagine.

"W-We have to tell the scholars! We have to write it down, we have to!"

Diana shouted as Sarah held Lueth, who was about to faint.

According to her, everyone present should continue recording this phenomenon "before completely forgetting" that history was being manipulated.

Upon hearing her, the nearby Guardian Knights hurried into the castle.

"Chief Steward! Wake up. We must not forget that what is written in this recording window is false. Chief Steward, Chief Steward!"

Lueth trembled but didn't respond.

Soon, she lost consciousness and collapsed, leaving only the perplexed voices of the Ten Great Knights in the furious storm.

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Half a year had passed.

The stewards and scholars of Storm Castle no longer recorded the history of the Fairies.

It was because they had already been forgotten by the people of the world.

The existence of the Fairies had disappeared completely, as if they had never existed in the first place, but they did not vanish entirely from the memory of some people.

However, the fact that the Fairy Queen, Lueth Damiro Yul, had met Temar Runcandel by chance and they had fought together against Zipple...

The fact that the entire Fairy Tribe had fought desperately, shedding blood, to prevent Zipple from manipulating history had been erased.

Even the people now remembered that the Fairy Tribe had "perished" in ancient times.

However, thousands of Fairies, forgotten by people and forgotten by themselves, still lived and breathed.

"I'm sorry, Lueth."

A man spoke as he looked at Lueth's back.

It was Temar.

[The patriarch has nothing to apologize for.]

When Temar didn't respond, Lueth continued.

[Do you really think the Fairy Tribe was erased from history because I met you, Patriarch?]

"Yes. If you hadn't met me, the Fairy Tribe wouldn't have been a victim of Zipple..."

[Patriarch, stop talking nonsense. When Zipple manipulated history, what would have been their first target to eradicate? Runcandel? No, those people would have eliminated the Fairy Tribe first, regardless of Runcandel.]

In reality, after becoming Runcandel's chief steward, Lueth had discovered the fact that Zipple was manipulating the history of the Fairy Tribe while examining the records.

She and Temar had met five years ago.

But the manipulation of the Fairy Tribe's history had begun eight years ago.

That's why she didn't consider the erasure of the Fairy Tribe's history to be Temar's responsibility.

Rather, she felt profound gratitude towards Temar.

If she hadn't met him, by now, she too would have been lost like other members of the Fairy Tribe, forgotten by people.

[Thanks to the immense Power of Existence that the Patriarch possesses, I was still able to remain, not forgotten, and fight against Zipple alongside Runcandel. So, please, don't apologize to me again.]

Temar nodded heavily.

[...And I, Patriarch, and the Ten Great Knights, have not forgotten that the Fairy Tribe fought alongside Runcandel against Zipple, have we? Lord Solderet, Sir Murakan, and Lady Misha haven't forgotten either.]

The Power of Existence that Temar possessed.

It wasn't a power limited only to Temar.

Beings deeply influenced by Temar also enjoyed the benefits of that power.

Thanks to that, the individuals mentioned by Lueth a moment ago still had a clear understanding of the history of the Fairy Tribe.

However, as time passed, even they were gradually forgetting the Fairy Tribe.

The two of them were not unaware of this fact.

Temar was the only one completely free from Zipple's manipulation of history.

Even when Runcandel attacked the Magic Towers of the Palin Kingdom half a year ago, Temar was the only one who saw through the falseness of the history being manipulated in real-time.

They had already considered the worst-case scenario.

They had witnessed how Solderet had attempted to leave messages for the "Thousand Year Contractor."

Lueth, in particular, had assisted Solderet in this process.

Of course, it didn't mean they had given up on fighting against Zipple.

They simply had the grim intuition that this terrible and prolonged battle might continue even after their era had passed.

That's why preparations were needed for the next generation, and the generation after that, and the generation after that.

It was only natural since they lacked certainty of victory in their own time.

"But Sarah's words were not without merit, Lueth."

[Yes, my lord.]

"Directly contacting Heluram is dangerous, but if it's about his lover, the situation might be different. Find out the whereabouts of the Demon Beast King Orgal for me."

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Wow...

The recording device's records reached their limit.

Jin couldn't say anything for a while, lost in thought.

[You've seen it all. What do you think?]

Luet asked.

"...It's shocking. I didn't know Zipple's manipulation of history went to such extremes."

For decades...

No, the fact that they could manipulate the history of the Fairy Tribe, which had existed for tens of thousands of years, at their whim.

It could be stated with certainty. Not even the Gods could achieve such a feat.

'That's why the records probably mention how the Gods submitted to Zipfel.'

For the first time, doubt arose as to whether it was possible to defeat Zipple.

However, Jin quickly shook off that thought.

'If those bastards were still as formidable as a thousand years ago, Runcandel wouldn't have existed. Surely, when they defeated Runcandel back then, they paid an extremely high price for it.'

Although the exact nature of that price couldn't be discerned from the current records, Jin had obtained the most important information from this recording device out of all of Solderet's recording devices he had examined so far.

Especially Zipple's transcendental abilities were more palpable than ever.

'My master is the key to confronting Zipple.'

Jin's thoughts naturally drifted to that point.

[Sir Jin, it's been two days outside.]

Lueth spoke.

"Two days?"

Jin was surprised and looked into Lueth's eyes.

If two days had passed, there might have been an attack on the caves of the small beastmen by someone from among their "enemies."

-I'll be back as soon as possible. To make sure no one gets hurt.

Jin remembered the promise he had made to Neru.

[Judging by your expression, it seems there's an urgent matter outside.]

"There are people I promised to rescue. Because of my presence here, the small beastmen are in mortal danger."

[Then you should leave quickly.]

Lueth's resolute response weighed heavy on Jin's heart.

"If I leave this place, Miss Lueth will be alone again. I'll forget about Miss Lueth..."

Lueth nodded silently.

[You'll only remember my image that you saw on the recording device. But Sir Jin, in reality, I'm practically a forgotten person. Rescuing the living outside is more valuable than soothing my loneliness.]

"I'll come back. Definitely."

There were too many small beastmen who could die without Jin knowing, and it was too uncertain to hesitate out of compassion.

Lueth offered a faint smile.

Recalling Temar's appearance, who once said the same thing as Jin.

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