Chapter 619: What Is the Oath of Victory?

It was Kusayla who arranged for the "Blazing Beast" mercenary troupe to take care of Dehya—this mercenary troupe is precisely the one Dehya is in now.

Dehya thought everything she achieved along the way was by herself, never owing her old man anything.

But now the truth was gradually revealed—turns out she had always been specially cared for by her old man; the path under her feet was paved with bricks laid by Kusayla everywhere.

But Kusayla, who did all this, never said anything—he would only smile and tell Dehya some heroic fairy tales, never mentioning these.

Perhaps in Sumeru, saying love out loud is illegal—Taj didn't say it, and he didn't either.

[Idrisi helped explain for him: "A few years ago, the leader's body was already very weak—he said he was going to headquarters; we thought he was going to get beaten again."]

But that very night, the headquarters of "Remnants of the God King" burst into flames—all the "records" were burned to nothing; everyone was free.

Only in this freedom, there was no "hero" facing the "evil dragon."

But Kusayla wasn't the price of this freedom—he just chose to become the hero.

[Bashar slightly angrily said: "The leader can't just sacrifice in vain like that—it was those bastards at headquarters who took his life!"]

Therefore, "Dakan al-Ahmar" became a revenge organization—all the people they killed over these years were from "Remnants of the God King."

In these years of conflict, "Dakan al-Ahmar" had always been at a disadvantage—relying solely on Kusayla's connections to maintain the fight until now.

Shazaman suddenly realized—the one asking him for supplies and provisions wasn't Kusayla.

This old friend of his was truly a hero... not only saving me, but saving even more people.

But many times, the saved people also can't calmly enjoy this life and freedom.

Hans and Stanley are typical examples—Shazaman too, to repay the favor, was willing to bear this mistake even knowing it might be wrong; these mercenaries were the same.

[Idrisi said: "We were people deep in sin to begin with—unworthy of the freedom the leader snatched for us."]

["The leader, ah, loved those outdated hero stories the most—sacrificing himself, saving the world, that sort."]

["We always laughed at him for it, but in the end... he really did it..."]

Everyone laughed at him for being childish, but he really did it!

He really did it... seeing these words, many people's tears were already welling up, including Dehya's.

If hearing these words in reality, Dehya would pretend to be strong, not cry.

But now reading the story, Dehya lost that outer layer of strength.

Arataki Itto couldn't stand this kind of story even more—tears almost washing away the red markings on his face.

Damn it! Why in these two stories was there no way to save these heroes who most deserved saving!?

Arataki Itto was unwilling—he most couldn't bear others' sacrifices.

[Idrisi continued: "Isn't it like this in stories? The protagonist's spirit infects the saved, more and more people stand up."]

Like: one person falls, millions stand up!

["We probably just laughed, laughed, and sank into it—wanting no matter what to finish acting this story..."]

Here, Lucian's illustration inserted a memory scene—Lucian's classic skill "reminisce."

In the scene, everyone was singing and dancing, all laughing joyfully.

Kusayla held a toy sword high overhead, Idrisi grinning with bared teeth and claws—he seemed to be playing the evil dragon.

In a corner of the scene, little Dehya also held a toy sword, but her expression was somewhat disdainful.

This was a fairy tale performance somewhat childish for a little child.

Kusayla looked at Dehya—he was saying "come on, say the oath declaring victory."

Dehya waved her hand refusing—this was really too childish.

[Idrisi apologetically said: "Sorry, sorry—when you were little, Dehya, you already thought this was embarrassing; just pretend I was talking nonsense earlier."]

The memory returned to reality—yes, little Dehya had heard such stories too many times, already tired of them.

But now, seeing these illustrations, Dehya's tears that were already welling up immediately burst out.

"The oath of victory"—she still remembered...

Furina also wiped tears from the corners of her eyes—she couldn't stand this kind of fairy tale-like story either; very much eating this set.

After all, the operas Furina likes most are another kind of "fairy tale."

Rosaria sighed—Dehya was like her yet different.

Dehya was protected too well by her father—well enough that Dehya, a girl who grew up in a desert mercenary troupe, was like a princess in her childhood.

This couldn't help but make readers recall Tartaglia's words:

"The dreams of children are the most fragile things—even if left alone, one day they'll shatter on their own, so someone must protect them."

Dehya's "dream" was only poked now—enough to prove Kusayla's protection of her.

Dehya in the story fell silent—she decided to finish acting this childhood play.

She would go with the others to the headquarters of "Remnants of the God King"—like in the childhood story, defeat the "evil dragon"; this time I'll raise the treasure sword and say that line...

Dehya knew her old man definitely didn't want to see her participate in this—after all, everything he did was to keep Dehya away from these.

But Dehya wouldn't listen—she was just this willful daughter; probably her old man would indulge her willfulness too.

At the headquarters of "Remnants of the God King," the enemies here were already on full alert.

But after the "records" were destroyed, those still willing to be loyal to "Remnants of the God King" were ultimately few.

Plus "Dakan al-Ahmar"'s constant weakening over these years—now, those able to block everyone's advance were already not many.

Finally, at the top of "Remnants of the God King," Dehya asked the other about Kusayla.

[Shahbut said: "Kusayla! I remember now—it was him, that cripple!"]

["He, he was definitely faking the limp! Seeing him stumbling like that, the guards let their guard down."]

["While taking him to the toilet, he slipped away, ran to the archive room and set fire..."]

["A healthy person couldn't catch him—how is that possible!"]

Shahbut was venting his emotions, because Kusayla was their cause of defeat.

But one point he said wrong—Kusayla's limp wasn't fake; only, his cane also held his daughter's toy sword—how could he fall?

Everyone came to the archive room—here already burned to ashes by the fire; flying dust everywhere like the mercenaries' "freedom."

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Character Voice Lines · Dehya: About Old Man

"Before, I thought heroes in stories were cool, but now... the old man who told me stories is cooler."