The Count’s Youngest Son Is A Player Chapter 221

Episode 221

The final barrier stone, a large jewel that radiated a bright red light, lost its glow when the battle ended.

The barrier stone that had lost its light was no different from just a large chunk of rock.

A wooden building located in front of the final barrier stone.

It was a temporary command room that Raoul had completely taken out and installed.

The walls surrounding the barrier were recovered immediately after the battle, so only a few wooden buildings remained.

Inside the temporary command room.

Raoul and Lawrence were facing the warrior party.

“Thank you again. Viscount Raoul. And Sir Lawrence.”

Goddess Kiera and party members including Simar bowed deeply and expressed their gratitude.

Of course, Cornelius stood stiffly without even lifting his head.

“You don’t have to thank me. “It was the decision of Raknesha, the chieftain of the Naga family, to save you.”

Raoul answered unimpressed, as if he disliked public affairs, but Kiera smiled as if she knew everything.

“I heard from them. “I heard that Viscount Raoul said he needed us to reseal the sanctuary.”

“… Because that’s true. Isn’t it?”

The warchief’s choice was to release the prisoners.

It was uncomfortable for him to see their sanctuary left so defenseless.

Although this was their territory, their home of life was elsewhere.

And Raknesha was not foolish enough to decide to throw everything away to protect the sanctuary.

Of course, the liberation of prisoners was not free.

Because Rachnesha decided to grant Raoul’s demands in exchange for freeing the prisoner.

‘When the sealing is over, it is not that difficult to ask that all humans be taken out of the sanctuary.’

No matter what he was thinking, Raoul didn’t attach much significance to this place.

On the contrary, if I had been asked to stay here, I would have refused outright.

“joy. Negotiating with monsters? “It’s ridiculous.”

“Lord Cornelius!”

Kiera glared at him and shouted, and he shrugged his shoulders.

“I was just saying what I thought.”

“You obviously promised not to talk nonsense. “If you break your promise one more time, I will send you out.”

“Tch.”

Kiera tried to leave Cornelius alone, but he insisted that he attend, so she came with him after making a promise.

To be honest, I wanted to kick him out right away, but I was forced to hold back for the sake of the reputation of the Batar Church behind him.

“Excuse me. First of all, to reseal this place… .”

Kiera explained the procedures and methods needed to restore the broken barrier and seal the Dark Gate.

“Nothing else is difficult. But according to what Kiera said, doesn’t that mean we need a ‘Seal Guardian’?”

“Yes, it is. “The presence of a guardian who can bear the burden of the seal stone and barrier is absolutely necessary.”

Kiera’s expression darkened slightly as she spoke.

When re-sealing is performed, the guardian must remain inside the barrier as the guardian of the seal for life, possibly forever, unless special circumstances arise.

The current guardian of the barrier stone, whether temporary or not, is Laurence, Raoul’s older brother.

In some ways, I felt so sorry that he was forced to make such a sacrifice when he was no different from an ordinary person.

“That’s no problem. As for the Guardian, I’ve already spoken with Naga Warchief Raknesha. “One of the great warriors of the Naga family will take on the role of guardian of the seal.”

Originally, this was a sanctuary considered sacred by the Naga family.

The existing guardian, Nemado Tochi, was also the great warrior of the Naga family.

In a way, it was natural for them to call themselves guardians.

“Ah, that’s a relief. Then, the sealing procedure… .”

“for a moment! It’s ridiculous to watch quietly. “Saint, are you sincere?”

Cornelius shouted with an angry look on his face.

“You really!”

“shut up! I’m asking sincerely! Are you really going to entrust this important seal to those barbaric monsters? “Are you crazy?”

He was so excited as if he would pull out his sword at any moment.

“Then what should we do? You heard it too, right? This is the territory of the Naga family, and it is a sanctuary that the Naga family has protected for generations. Who protects this place if not them?”

“For your information, the Naga chieftain was reluctant to have a human become his new guardian. “Once the sealing was over, the humans asked to leave their territory.”

When Raoul added to Kiera’s words, Cornelius snorted.

“That’s funny. God has already chosen the right person for us, so why is everyone pretending not to know? “Isn’t there a guardian right here who is not a monster, but is worthy of being respected by monsters?”

Cornelius said, looking directly at Lawrence.

‘This bastard.’

Raoul could barely stop himself from swearing.

“why? Did I say something wrong? “I think Sir Lawrence can no longer be called human anyway.”

“What a piece of shit!”

Jake jumped out and tried to swing his fist, but Lawrence stopped him.

“so?”

Lawrence asked Cornelius in a cold tone.

Two translucent arms still rose above his shoulders.

Because I wasn’t used to the controls yet, I couldn’t hide my arms.

“There must have been a reason why God appointed you as a guardian. You know what will happen if the seal here is broken, right? This means that if you sacrifice just one person, all humanity on the Connect Continent can become safe. “What is there to worry about?”

“Do you mean God’s will?”

“okay. I’m sure you’re not a coward who betrays humanity because you care about your own life, right? Anyway, isn’t it a funny thing to return to the human world in such disgrace? haha.”

Cornelius raised his chin and looked around the audience with a shameless expression, as if he had said something wrong.

‘This guy needs to be tied up here. Ally with monsters? Are you negotiating? Is there a greater heresy than this? And if we get out of here, Raoul will definitely be there too… !’

At that time, Raoul, who had been silent, opened his mouth.

“It’s so easy to say it’s someone else’s business. “If you were a Guardian, would you be able to talk about sacrifice so easily?”

“Ha, such a non-believer. Isn’t it obvious! “If God has given me such a noble mission, what big deal would it be to sacrifice my body?”

Cornelius acted by beating his chest as if he was disappointed that he was not chosen.

“Paladin Cornelius. Are you really serious about what you said? “You can really become a Guardian and sacrifice yourself?”

Raoul frowned slightly and asked again.

‘Hahaha, ask me a hundred times. ‘Do I change my words?’

He may have been thinking of going out of his way to get his brother out of the way, but Cornelius had no intention of falling for such an obvious tactic.

He answered with the most pious and sincere expression on his face.

“I swear to God! If such a mission were given to me, I would gladly accept it. “Unlike others who only think about running away because they fear for their lives!”

Everyone in the conference room frowned when they saw his exaggerated actions and expressions.

Anyone can see that it was meant to mock Brother Raoul rather than being sincere.

However, Raoul seemed not to be particularly concerned and calmly asked Lawrence.

“Did you hear that, brother? Doesn’t he say he wants to?”

“I see. They say it’s God’s will, but what can you do? “I will do as you say.”

The two brothers’ calm conversation strangely irritated Cornelius’s ears.

‘what? Is something strange?’

But it was already too late.

Whiuuung.

A warm breeze rose inside the command room.

The source is Lawrence.

Something red came out of his body and flowed out of the command room.

The protection of the barrier stone has been taken away.

“ha.”

Lawrence sighed in frustration as the strength that had filled his body drained away.

‘huh… ? ‘What happened?’

But it was strange.

I thought I would lose all the power I gained here.

‘There is still power left behind by Nemado Tochi…’ ?’

The only thing that disappeared was the additional power of protection given by the barrier stone.

When he looked at Raoul with surprised eyes, Raoul gave him a quick wink.

In any case, Lawrence was relieved of his position as temporary guardian.

And the protection of the barrier stone that escaped his body.

Whirling.

“hmm?”

Cornelius let out a groan unconsciously.

This is because a large and warm force was surrounding his body.

Faaaat.

And the next moment, red light exploded from Cornelius’ body.

“Now, wait! “What is this?”

“Oh oh!”

“A new guardian has been born!”

Cornelius was chosen as the guardian of the barrier stone.

* * *

‘Kkeukkeuk, puhaha!’

Raoul laughed inwardly as he looked at Cornelius, who had frozen with a puzzled expression.

A new system message was blinking before his eyes.

– Associate player ‘Lawrence de Ashton’ has agreed to give up his position as Guardian.

– Paladin Cornelius has agreed to become the guardian of the barrier.

-Player Raoul’s intervention was successful.

-The guardian of Level 3 Ancient Seal A has been changed from Lawrence de Ashton to Paladin Cornelius.

-Scenario NPC ‘Cornelius, the Paladin of the Hero Party’ is changed to ‘Cornelius, Guardian of the Seal’.

‘Thank you, Cornelius.’

In fact, Raoul was in a bit of a difficult situation.

This is because his older brother Lawrence insisted on not giving up his position as guardian.

“No matter how urgent the situation, I received this power unintentionally, I think I must do my duty as a successor.”

The teachings of Nema Dotochi, the guardian of the Sentai, were implanted in his older brother’s mind.

The older brother decided to take on Nemado Tochi as his teacher, and he also said he would take over his duties as a guardian.

Of course, for Raoul, it was a matter of not kicking the prayer.

Haven’t we already heard vividly through Cardenas what kind of life the guardians of the seal lived?

In the end, after Raoul’s persistent persuasion, Lawrence had only one condition.

Bring in a trustworthy and capable person who will voluntarily take on the role of guardian.

Originally, I was planning to choose one of the Naga family’s great warriors, but wasn’t there a great applicant(?) close by like this?

‘Perhaps my brother would not have handed over his power to the great warrior of the Naga family.’

He probably intended to remain as a guardian, saying that the promise he made to Raoul was an excuse, and that in reality he was not trustworthy.

However, he seemed to have changed his mind after seeing Cornelius continue to criticize Raoul and argue with him.

‘Because my second brother isn’t that good of a person either.’

While the eldest brother, Dylan, had an arrogant personality, the second brother, Lawrence, had a cool-headed and sword-like personality.

He probably didn’t show it, but even if it weren’t for this incident, he wouldn’t have left Cornelius alone.

“Now that the guardian who will protect the seal has been decided, how about starting the resealing process?”

“Yes, let’s hurry. “The longer the Dark Gate is exposed, the more demonic energy will flow out.”

When Raoul spoke up, Goddess Kiera immediately agreed that he was right.

“Then, from inside the barrier… .”

“for a moment!”

Cornelius, who was distracted by the unexpected situation, shouted.

Clap clap.

“Let’s get started right away. “Let’s hurry because we don’t know when the empire will attack again.”

“Yes, Viscount!”

“Some drivers, please follow me. “The position of the barrier stone must be adjusted.”

No one even pretended to hear him.

“Hey, something’s wrong with this! Yeah, yeah! Naga family! You clearly said that the Naga family cannot accept human guardians, right? After all, it is their role as natives to protect the seal. then.”

Cornelius changed his words in an instant, wondering if what he had said earlier was nonsense.

“Sha. that. Don’t worry. Even if you don’t have to. do. “Humans.”

At that time, Naga clan chieftain Raknesha entered the command room.

He was accompanied by two great warriors, and their bodies, like Cornelius, were subtly red.

It seems that Cornelius alone was not enough to trust, so the barrier stone chose two more guardians.

“Sha. thanks. Human warrior. His. Yuji is. we. Please take over well. would.”

“i look forward to. And I will organize his teachings well and pass them on to you later.”

As Lawrence bowed his head respectfully, Warchief Raknesha showed respect by putting her arms together.

“Hey XXX! How dare you do this to me! Yeah, I knew it would be like this. You teamed up with a monster and dragged me into this trap! XXX! I will definitely report you and be judged for heresy… Whoop, whoop!”

The Naga guardians grabbed Cornelius, covered his mouth, and dragged him towards the barrier stone.

Cornelius’ level was not low, so it was reassuring to see him easily subdue him with force.

“Sha. God. To serve. Grow up. I heard it. Of the human race. The priest. usually. Like that. Mouth. “Is it rough?”

“It can’t be. He’s just a very special human being. So why didn’t God choose it?”

“Sha. Right.”

And the resealing process went smoothly.

When a barrier was installed on the sealing stone added with the holy power of the saint, the appearance of the temple located in the valley disappeared completely.

“Unless the barrier is destroyed again, the seal will never be revealed to the world again.”

“Sha. Good job. Human race. Holy woman. from now on. This place. we. thoroughly. “I will protect it.”

In this way, the ancient seal within Geumyeok was resealed and the incident came to an end.

But Raoul still felt uncomfortable.

‘Once we’ve blocked this place, what happens to the wall?’

The image of the wall completely turned into ruins did not disappear from his mind.