I’m a Hero, but I Gave Up Saving the World

96 – Beatrice finally understood Faust’s heart

“… nice… all… ”

“Is it just big?”

“Nope… beauty… It’s great… ”

Beatrice was looking up at the World Tree with a distraught expression.

“It will be beautiful… As well as… When I look at this tree, it feels like something in my heart is brightened. The air is fresh and my head is clear… I’m happy.”

“I will. Because the World Tree is a sacred tree. It is also the home of all living things, including humans.”

“Is it the home of life?”

“A long time ago, when there were no humans, demons, animals, or plants in this world, the world tree was the first life to be born. Grass and flowers began to grow around the world tree, and eventually, vegetation covered the world, and the barren and harsh environment of this planet finally turned into a land where we could live.”

I talked about the world tree and the origin of life that I learned about through books and Misha’s stories.

Beatrice was listening to me with a thrilled expression.

“The first humans were also born from this World Tree. At that time, they said that humans were innocent and good beings. At least while staying by the World Tree, it seems that he maintained a mind of absolute goodness that never asked. However, when the number of humans increased, they left the World Tree to find food and built their nests elsewhere, and that’s when the corruption began.”

“Little by little, little by little… The human soul has lost its innocence. At first, the muddy stream, which was nothing more than a subtle error, gradually began to overflow as I went through previous and reincarnated lives. When the body decays, it dies and a new start can be made with a clean body, but the problem was that the hatred, hatred, selfishness, and sin buried in the soul remained intact. It means that the karma built in the previous life follows in the present life. It is inevitably a vicious cycle in which human beings have no choice but to become more vicious and vicious with each passing generation.”

“That was the reason why the nature of the humans you and I encountered were rotten together. We were looking at fallen leaves that were dried and twisted in the harsh cold, not bright green grass and bright flower buds in midsummer. Humanity needed the arrival of a new spring. To remove the stain and restore the original clean soul.”

“Someone had to purify humanity.”

I realized.

That that is the task I really have to shoulder as a hero.

True salvation is different from mechanically bringing the person what he or she wants.

“I want to murder” “I want to take possession of others” “I want to bully the weak” “I want to live an idle life”

Is it really a hero who fulfills the wishes of corrupt humans with a heart of love?

A person who brings cigarettes to teenagers who ask for cigarettes while holding out a 10,000 won bill without saying anything… is he a warrior?

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Rather, the real hero is the one who makes them change their minds so that they never want to smoke again.

I wanted to be such a warrior.

He believed that this was the way as a warrior to save the world in a true sense.

“Humanity needed to purify and be reborn once again with its dirty soul. So I forcibly broke the vessel of the body in which their souls were confined. It may have looked like a massacre, but in the end it was for the sake of the world and humanity. The body is like a garment. Don’t you have to take off your clothes first to wash yourself clean?”

“The souls of the dead have now been absorbed into the World Tree. Inside the World Tree, the soul is being purified. Just as it was in the beginning… ”

“This was my real purpose. As a hero, what I had to defeat was not the demon king. It was the evil hearts of humans themselves. And now the purpose has been achieved.”

The World Tree, which sucked in humans from all over the world, had enough magical power to carry out the important mission of being the cradle of life.

Even going near the World Tree made me feel that my strength surged and my body became healthy.

“hehehe! If you touch the world tree, it’s even more amazing! Misha, who protects the World Tree, will allow it! I want you to touch it!”

Following Mischa’s advice, he put his hand on the pillar of the World Tree.

“Ohhh!”

As if entering the middle of a huge waterfall, I could feel the surging waves of birth and death all over my body.

It wasn’t something you could see with your eyes or hear in words, but a mysterious sensation close to the resonance of the soul.

“wow… How amazing… ”

I opened my eyes wide and was amazed to see if Beatrice was having a similar experience.

“Huh-! This is the world tree! We elves didn’t protect it for nothing!’

“Good job Misha.”

“hehehe.”

I stroked her hair and praised her, and Misha smirked and twitched the corners of her mouth.

He’s a really honest guy.

“I knew very well that the souls of many people were sleeping in this tree. It’s being purified, evil spirits… ”

“yes. One day, I will regain my true self of goodness and justice. It will take some time, but… ”

“What then? After you are clean.”

“You will be reborn. Obtain a vessel of a new body. Because that is the cycle of life.”

After hearing my explanation, Beatrice looked up at the fruits growing on the branches, put her hands together, and shed tears with a reverent expression.

“okay. You weren’t some kind of vengeful demon obsessed with hatred from the start. I simply hated the people who bullied me, my head was full of thoughts, and I just wanted to kill them all and end everything. really… Compared to you, it is impossible to fathom how small a person I am.”

“Well, don’t be so harsh on yourself.”

“No, I mean it. I thought of you from the first time I saw you. You are the true warrior’s vessel. If someone like you becomes a hero, he will surely save this world. My prediction was correct. You practiced the true salvation of mankind in a way no one could have imagined. Thank you very much Faust. I would like to thank you on behalf of the people of this world.”

Beatrice knelt and bowed respectfully.

His expression, gestures, manner of speaking and voice were all imbued with unaffected sincerity.

Sensing a sense of uneasiness, Mischa hugged me tightly by the neck, but I was deeply moved by Beatrice’s words.

thanks?

I heard that… how long was it

“… always thought The reason I was summoned to this world… What the hell is the meaning of my suffering? But if I hadn’t suffered and been hurt here for several years, I wouldn’t have tried to walk this difficult and difficult road. I really don’t know what fate is. After coming to the end and hearing the saintess say thank you, I think there was a clear meaning to my coming to this world.”

“There was. That also means a lot… You saved us.”

“Keugh… It’s only when I hear those words that I feel it. I’ve done my duty as a warrior. finally… ”

Tears flowed without my knowledge.

That someone recognizes my efforts.

I lived without feeling that happiness for a long time.

Having someone who acknowledges that I am not a bad person and that I am right is a salvation.

-I see.

I’ve come to realize now

Nothing is one-sided in this world.

All relationships are reciprocal.

If I save someone, someone will also save me.

“Thank you too Beatrice… Come to this world… I’m glad I met you… ”

“I am very grateful… The person who came to this world… Because you are the one who became the hero… I’m so glad.”

Tears welled up in Beatrice’s eyes as well.

We sobbed and cried like children for a while.

Maybe from this time on, each other had a premonition of goodbye.

“Beatrice, I have a favor for you.”

“Yes… Say anything.”

I instructed Misha to bend the branches of the World Tree.

Fruits of different sizes came down enough to be picked by hand, and different letters were written on each fruit like a label.

Among them, I picked one fruit that was already fully ripe.

The words “Bonita de Aurelia” cracked apart, and a cute-looking girl appeared inside the fruit.

“aaa~~!!”

“It’s a loud cry.”

“What is this, Faust?”

I took out baby Bonita and handed it over to Beatrice.

The moment Bonita was held in Beatrice’s arms, she stopped crying and fell asleep.

As expected, Beatrice is the type that babies follow well.

She has the qualities to make a great nanny.

“Bonita de Aurelia has been reborn. You said you were reincarnated after the purification of the soul. So, people who were kind during their lives are reborn soon, and people who have done a lot of evil on the contrary need a lot of purification, so it will take time to reincarnate. Souls that are not purified to the end may be imprisoned in the World Tree.”

“That means… Wait.”

Beatrice crossed the branches and began checking the fruits one by one.

Among the names I didn’t know at all, I gradually saw familiar people.

「Serena Duranthe」「Tiffania」「Dina Grand Sherd」

All of them were still small fruits, but apparently their souls were waiting for the day of their birth here.

Beatrice smiled in full joy, then suddenly noticed the existence of a missing name and asked,

“uh… ? No Alice?”

“His soul must be fighting a duel with Carlos right now. One day he will come here too. It will be a very distant future, but… ”

“okay. In the end, you can reunite with everyone.”

“I don’t know when. You might have to wait a very long time. Decades, hundreds of years… ”

“Still, I’m just glad that there is hope that we can meet again… ”

Overjoyed, Beatrice wiped her tears with her sleeve, but when she found a pair of fruits that had grown quite large, they collapsed on the spot.

“aaa!!”

“? Why is that, Beatrice?”

“mom… Dad… !!”

“Marco Beatrice” “Marilyn Beatrice”

The names written on the two fruits were her parents, who had been widowed when she was young.

“I see… You can meet your mom and dad again… aaa!!!”

“yes… There is no parting. We will meet again by going round and round the soul.”

It’s nothing to say to Beatrice, but Guerena must be waiting for the moment to be born somewhere.

“Huh… ugh… mom… Dad… ”

“Beatrice, your parents and friends… And the souls of all mankind will rest here and be reborn as babies like Bonita. Can’t you take care of them?”

“Huh… … What, what?”

Beatrice looked back at me, wiping away tears with the back of her hand.

“Me and Misha have to leave to fight again. Even after the fight, I won’t come back here. That’s why I want to entrust you with the task of managing the World Tree and taking care of the spirits. Can I please… ?”

No matter how much I thought about it, Beatrice was the only person who could fulfill this role.

But it meant our goodbyes soon.

Perhaps an eternal goodbye… .