The Great Mage Returns After 4000 Years-Chapter Season 2 653

Translator: Alpha0210

Even something random has to stay within reason to be amusing. Seeing that the Giant's words brought displeasure more than amusement, this bastard’s rudeness had clearly crossed the line.

‘Hey, Giant. You know about Lukas Trowman, don’t you?’

[Of course I do. He was once an Absolute whom Ruler paid close attention to.]

‘Right. But it seems you don’t know the details of the circumstances he had.’

[What do you mean?]

‘There are many methods for a mortal to train. Among them, some suppress the Five Desires and Seven Emotions to reflect on their own inner selves and contemplate all things.’

[I know that, of course.]

‘It’s not something to be taken lightly. It's quite effective. I’ve often seen those who suppressed their desires and focused on training achieve results beyond their natural talent.’

To kill one’s desires ultimately means placing limits on oneself, and placing limits means forcibly altering the given environment.

In essence, it means driving oneself down a path of suffering, which is why it aligns with the definition of training.

[Are you bringing this up because Lukas Trowman is such a case?]

‘A little different, but... whether he wanted it or not. In the end, he became the top authority in that field.’

Residue babbled on roughly as it came to him.

‘The reason Lukas Trowman was able to become so strong was because he lacked the greatest desire any living being should naturally possess. Though he faced countless life-or-death crises, not once did he think of leaving behind offspring.’

[Are you saying he was sexually disabled?]

‘I’d appreciate it if you used a slightly more refined expression.’

[A eunuch.]

‘That’s not it.’

Residue continued speaking.

‘…What I mean is, while there is no functional issue, the moment this suppressed desire is released, everything he’s built up could disappear like an illusion.’

[You and Lukas Trowman are different beings anyway. Would the collapse of his achievements be such a big problem for you?]

‘I inherited his body. It's not something that can be tied and cut off so easily.’

[…]

The Giant was silent for a moment.

[I see. Understood. Then I won’t press you to give a definite answer on this matter.]

Just when he thought he could relax, the Giant spoke again with a strangely confident tone.

[Even if you refuse, it’ll happen anyway.]

‘Your daughter must be very pretty.’

[Objectively speaking, she’s indeed quite beautiful.]

‘…….’

Residue now looked completely fed up as he spoke.

'You're definitely not right in the head either.'

[Why’s that?]

‘If you had any sense left, you wouldn’t be thinking of sending a child to someone like me.’

[I’m not asking for marriage. Just for a child. Do you not understand the difference?]

‘…….’

At that moment, what came to Residue’s mind was the Death Worm.

The crazy bastard who courted the Blue Knight Pale to create the strongest offspring in history.

Residue let out a hollow laugh.

‘I never thought your intelligence was on par with a worm’s.’

[What?]

‘Forget it. If we’re done here, send me back to reality now. Far too much time has already passed.’

[…Very well.]

As consciousness faded again, the power that had been rampaging within his body gradually began to stabilize. Residue began thinking about how to use the remaining power for the upcoming battle.

Then, suddenly, a thought crossed his mind. At moments like this, when one was about to leave, the other party always added one final shocking line.

A classic cliché, you could say.

[Residue.]

As expected.

[How you use the power I left you is up to you. But it would be better to preserve it as much as possible. Especially this time.]

‘…….’

The decision of when to use that power was his. And that decision was tied directly to responsibility, one of the absolute principles that ran through Residue’s life.

The Giant surely understood this fact as well.

And yet he still offered the advice.

Which meant, in his view, the moment when "the Giant’s power" would have to be used… was not far off.

His eyes opened cleanly. It didn't feel like waking from sleep, but rather like he'd simply had them shut tightly for a moment and then opened them again. His body had almost completely regenerated.

Only his head still felt dizzy. Maybe even a bit of a headache.

Where could this be?

Surely it hasn’t already been days and nights, and he’s been dragged off somewhere again like usual?

‘Thankfully, that’s not the case.’

The place he woke up in was still inside Sin City. It was smashed to such a miserable extent that it was hard to recognize, but the person who caused it to end up like this wasn’t in a position to comment.

However, Residue couldn’t stay focused on the desolated scene for long.

“……”

Standing before him was the Blue Knight.

She wasn’t looking his way, with her back turned toward him, seemingly gazing down at someone else.

She didn’t seem to have noticed that Residue had regained consciousness. Should he ambush her? Or run?

While sorting through his thoughts, he tried to rise slightly.

“Mm……”

His muscles and bones screamed.

The pain was so intense that sparks flew across his vision for a moment.

He hadn’t noticed it while staying still, but even if his regeneration was mostly complete, his body was far from normal.

Then the Blue Knight, hearing the groan, turned her gaze toward him. The moment he saw her face, Residue was internally surprised.

He thought he’d see that familiar empty gaze he’d witnessed countless times before, but her curved eyes resembled a crescent moon. Within those blue glass-like irises shimmered a strange kind of heat.

“Did you sleep well?”

“……”

His breath and words caught in his throat. Her voice even had a sly tone to it.

𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

Residue’s expression instantly turned unpleasant. Though staggering, he forced himself to get up and compose his posture.

“…Fucking hell. My head’s killing me.”

Pretending to mutter to himself, he checked the Blue Knight’s expression again.

Seeing that smiling face, it seemed some emotional change had occurred in her… What on earth had happened while he was unconscious?

Then Residue turned his eyes to where Pale had been looking just a moment ago.

Someone was lying there, an all-too-familiar figure.

It was Luca, without a doubt.

“……”

Is she dead? No. He could faintly hear her breathing.

In other words, she was alive and uninjured. There were no traces of battle nearby either… Which meant she hadn’t lost consciousness from fighting the Blue Knight.

…Then what else could cause that child, the End Destruction, to lose consciousness?

“Luca.”

At that moment, Pale spoke the girl’s name.

“Why didn’t I notice it? Probably because the atmosphere was too different.”

“……”

“But I can tell. Even if no one else in the world realizes it, I alone can sense that trace.”

“I don’t know what you’re expecting, but stop it.”

Residue spoke coldly.

“He’s already gone. He might return someday, but for now it’s vague at best. It’s not something to be brought up at this moment. There’s still too much that needs to be done.”

“Something that needs to be done? Are you talking about killing Destruction? Ahaha. That’s not my job.”

“You don’t think there’s a reason why you became one of the Four Knights?”

At those words, the Blue Knight erased the smile from her face.

It might not be the best way to put it, but it felt like he’d just stepped on a landmine with that comment.

“There’s no reason for something like that. And even if there was, there’s no reason for me to go along with it. I never once wished to become like this.”

“……”

In that moment, Residue felt like he understood the decisive difference between the Rulers and the Four Knights.

The Rulers had all accepted their innate powers as they were. They held no complaints about them, in fact, they took pride in them.

‘…The Four Knights are different.’

He didn’t know all of them deeply, but at least the Knights Residue had met so far couldn’t accept themselves.

The Ruler Thunderous Lightning God would likely laugh in scorn if he saw such Four Knights.

But Residue, who stood here now…

“There’s one piece of good news.”

“What is it.”

“I no longer have any hesitation about killing you.”

Laughter rang out again. It was the kind of emotional swing you’d expect from someone with bipolar disorder. But the truly dizzying fact was that this unhinged state was actually closer to the Blue Knight’s original self.

‘What a damn delightful bit of news.’

But wait, was there ever any hesitation to begin with? Even earlier, the moment their eyes met, she drew her sword without a word.

…He wanted to check on Luca’s condition first, but it didn’t look like he’d have the luxury of doing that.

Since there was no avoiding this fight, he began by assessing the enemy’s condition.

The Blue Knight was far from being at full strength. In fact, she was closer to being in tatters. Understandable, since she’d taken a direct hit from One Step Through Time and Space.

That technique was a one-time ultimate move that used the heart of the Sun God as a consumable. If anything, she looked a bit too intact considering the cost involved.

Was the damage dispersed because of the Red Knight? It was definitely greedy to try and take down both of the Four Knights at once.

In any case, just because the Blue Knight wasn’t in good shape didn’t mean his own chances of winning had gone up. He was just as much a wreck.

There was one thing.

If there was a way to gain the upper hand in this situation, it would be to draw on the remaining power of the Sun God…

‘…Is that why the Giant said those things?’

He had no intention of obediently following the bastard’s advice… but it’s not like he had no options.

“You plan to kill me.”

“I'm in such a good mood, I’ll send you off in one blow, without pain. If you resist, it’ll just make things tiring for both of us.”

“What ridiculous bravado. Do you really think you can kill me easily in your current state?”

“That’s why I said it’ll be tiring if you resist. Are you a moron?”

…This crazy bitch, her way with words is back to normal, isn’t it?

Residue found himself debating which version of the Blue Knight was more troublesome, 'the one with a broken mind but a normal body’ or ‘the one with a sane mind but a wrecked body.’

He concluded that either way, she was equally dangerous.

‘Neither of us is in any condition to enter the Minimal Time Zone.’

At that moment.

A loud clashing of metal rang from the sky. The explosive sound of blades violently colliding. Immediately after, a figure was flung through the air and crashed beside Residue.

Dust rose in plumes, and from within it, someone shot up.

It was Yang In-hyun, wielder of the Everlasting Plum Sword.

“You’re still alive.”

“…Ptew.”

Yang In-hyun didn’t respond and instead spat out blood-mixed saliva. Completely unlike his usual restrained demeanor. More like a wild, untamed beast.

What could’ve made him end up like this?

Thud.

Another beast landed across from them.

The Red Knight.

Her broken armor had exposed her bare face, which, surprisingly, looked either similar in age to Pale or even younger. Ash-gray hair, copper-toned skin, she resembled a desert spread beneath the sun. But most striking of all were her heterochromatic eyes… though Residue found his attention drawn more to the vertically narrowed pupils.

So she became a beast in order to fight one. For Yang In-hyun, this must have been a new type of battle. Perhaps he’d even caught a clue leading to the next stage.

Anyway.

The Red Knight was clearly heavily injured too, but strangely, her presence had grown several times more ferocious than before she was hurt. It didn’t feel like she was weakened at all.

Residue spoke with a chuckle in his voice.

“So in the end, we’re back to the original plan, two versus two?”

The Red Knight’s presence was unwelcome, but as long as the Everlasting Plum Sword was still standing, the odds weren’t completely hopeless.

Just then, Yang In-hyun began muttering something in a low voice.

“Just a little more… Just a bit more… Then I can catch it…”

He then staggered a few steps forward on his own, and promptly collapsed.

“……”

“……”

“……”

A heavy silence fell over the group.

Residue cautiously opened his mouth.

“Everlasting Plum Sword?”

“……”

No response.

Doesn’t seem like he’s dead, but he’s definitely unconscious.

To Residue, that meant the same thing either way.

He glanced ahead, and the Blue Knight was smiling with a disgustingly refreshed face.

“One on one?”

“…Yeah.”

Residue sighed and nodded. Then he drew up lightning through his veins, became a streak of thunder,

-and ran away.

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