Chapter 182 - Volume 2
Chapter 127 – With great power comes great responsibilities (2)
“Scarlett?” Makarov’s eyes bulged slightly, before he glanced at Brendel with a heavy heart, and understood why he had asked these two questions earlier.
However, at this critical juncture, Fleetwood would never allow him to anger the youth in front of him, even if the latter sowed discord in front of him. He tried to suppress his emotions, but the emotional blow to him was so strong that he could only look away, when his adopted daughter looked at him with disbelief and a tinge of sadness in her eyes.
Even if he had a thousand excuses, or at the very least one sentence which Scarlett hoped to even listen to, he could not speak of it.
“She’s a gold rank fighter……” Buga suddenly spoke.
Makarov looked at her again in surprise and realized it was true. He did not know what happened to her in just a few days, and thought it was her potential that came out from the dire situation she was in. They had completely failed to spot her talent, but the value of the Golden Apple in Brendel’s hand surpassed any gold-ranked fighters.
That was a source of the Golden Bloodline.
Once the person ate it, they would become a ‘Chosen’.
“Indeed,” Brendel nodded: “That is the source of your beliefs, the origin of Aouine’s nobles. Your ancestral king of the wise, the First King Erik who swore upon the Lionheart. Do you remember the words after the oath? When the day comes where the nobles of Aouine have forgotten their responsibilities, then this sword shall return to where it came from and not protect this kingdom any longer.”
“Do you not remember?” Brendel asked admist the silence. “You don’t—“
“Such a pity.” Brendel spoke again after their replies still did not come.
He then sighed and cast his gaze into the distant forest. The afternoon sun seemed to shine a little brighter.
Teaser for next chapter:
“Mister Brendel, that oath you just recited seemed to have resonated with something; this power, is really strange…… I can’t suppress it any longer……” Rauze suddenly whispered. “I can’t hold it any longer, I’m releasing the barrier…..”
“Hey, wait!”
……….
“T-this……. This is….. King Erik’s Lionheart sword……” Fleetwood was completely stunned.