Who taught him to restore the country like this

Chapter 210 The Death of Ron
In front of the magic city.

As Ron expressed his apology, Glover stared intently at Ron, letting him stroke his hair.

The unspoken understanding between the two made Cecilia feel a pang of heartache.

Glovi's question, "Are you planning to do that again?" combined with Ron's earlier request for them to gather the divinity of the evil god into him, conveyed a clear meaning.

Ron is determined to save everyone by sacrificing himself, just like before!

Ron's apology, the unspoken words, meant to her in full: I'm sorry, I can't be by your side anymore.

This is a farewell.

Farewell!

Cecilia's heart began to clench.

This time they are attacking Ron, who is an enemy. The current situation is, in theory, what Ron would most like to see.

He could easily stay out of it, or even take a sideline; that would be perfectly normal.

But he was willing to help them.

They were even prepared to make sacrifices.

This selfless dedication made her feel guilty for the first time about the task assigned to her by the Vatican, as if she were doing something very bad.

"Your Majesty Ron, do you know where the divinity of these evil gods originates? Perhaps we have other methods..."

"There's no need for that."

Ron's indifferent words interrupted Cecilia's unrealistic suggestion.

“You’ve always wanted me dead, and now that I’m doing this, it’s exactly what you wanted.”

His gaze calmly swept over the allied forces and mages surrounding him.

Those who could still maintain some rationality amidst the corrupting influence of the evil god all lowered their heads in shame when Ron's gaze swept over them.

"not like this……"

Cecilia opened her mouth to explain, but that was all she could say.

Because that's the truth.

Regardless of their true intentions, their actions so far have been nothing short of wishing Ron dead.

"Why are you helping us?"

Aetherel's gaze never left Ron, and the Eye of Truth never stopped working.

He stared intently at Ron, trying to see through Ron's true intentions.

So far, Ron has not told a single lie.

His apology to Glover was genuine.

Ron seems genuinely willing to sacrifice himself for their sake.

In fact...

Glover's original meaning was: Are you planning to fake your death and run away again?

Ron's apology: Yes, I have to run away again and can't take you with me. I'm sorry.

It is definitely not a lie.

"You might need a reason to harm someone. But do you need a reason to save someone?"

Ron chuckled and replied.

Aetherel remained silent.

He found himself increasingly unable to understand Ron.

He had previously thought of Ron as a human fraudster who would exploit everyone's humanity to achieve his goals.

In retrospect, while Ron may have been deceitful, the ultimate goal of his actions was to ensure that no deception occurred.

He truly has been trying his best to save everyone.

"When did you three start becoming so hesitant and timid?"

Ron began to emanate a special magnetic field, like the two poles of a magnet, drawing in the surrounding evil god's divinity.

The rate at which it can be absorbed is far slower than the rate at which the divinity of the evil god spreads, much like a plague.

Even with doctors present, it would be of no use if no one helped to cut off the source of the plague and gather all the plague patients together.

"especially you."

Ron's gaze fell on Aetherel.

"Isn't choosing between one person's life and saving a group of lives your forte, Aetheril?"

He pressed on aggressively.

The more he acted this way, the harder it became for Aetherel to make a decision.

Ron was very satisfied with Aetherel's reaction.

Continuing to condemn her psychologically might ruin Aetheril.

But this is not what he wants.

"What are you hesitating about? Everything the gods and the Church do is right. What you should do now is gather this dark matter divinity into me."

“Look at the people around you. You can afford to wait, but they can’t.”

Ron's voice turned sharp.

"Do as he says!"

Aetherel made his decision and flew toward the other side of the magical city.

Allowing the evil god's divinity to continue to deteriorate will only cause greater harm to Ron, who is helping them.

If the situation can be contained in time, Paulin might still have a chance to survive.

"Yes."

The Radiant Saintess responded immediately.

She sheathed her holy sword, flew to the edge of the spreading dark matter divinity, opened her mind, and activated the divine power in the divine record to cut off the spread in this area.

Then proceed to the next area.

Cecilia didn't hesitate any longer and flew to the other side.

After half an hour of effort by the three individuals, the spread of dark matter divinity was temporarily halted.

Of course, this was also thanks to Ron constantly absorbing dark matter divinity, which relieved their pressure.

Otherwise, their barrier wouldn't last even five minutes.

With the three of them freeing up their hands to assist Ron's absorption, the range of the dark matter divinity's spread was effectively reduced.

When the area shrank to within a 500-meter radius of Ron, the extremely compressed dark matter energy formed a terrifying black vortex, like a black hole, swallowing Ron's light.

Gradually, Aetheril and the others could no longer see Ron's figure, and could only vaguely sense that someone was still absorbing the dark matter divinity of the evil god.

"Your Majesty Ron..."

A deep look of worry appeared in Cecilia's eyes.

As the range shrank to within a hundred meters of Ron, a resentful, intermittent roar appeared in everyone's minds.

"No...it's you again...why...you're everywhere..."

"I finally managed to... plant the seed... in my body... it spread... it became nutrients... and I was revived..."

"Why... why did you come again... ruining my plans... unforgivable..."

"Kill you……"

This is undoubtedly the obsession formed by the divinity of dark matter.

The sheer volume of evil thoughts was enough to send chills down my spine, even just listening from the sidelines.

As for what Ron felt as the target of this malice, they dared not imagine.

"Aetheril, Cecilia, Bertoutina."

As the range shrank to fifty meters, Ron's voice came from the darkness.

"I'm here."

Cecilia and the Radiant Saintess Bertoutina responded simultaneously.

Aetherel also became serious.

"Can I ask you for one last favor?"

Ron asked.

All three of them could hear the suppressed tremor in the voice.

"You say."

Cecilia responded respectfully.

"I want to restore my country again."

Ron's voice came again after a moment.

It sounds faint, but it's a lot.

The three of them were left speechless, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

Even at this point, Ron's thoughts were still on restoring his kingdom.

But where are they going to find a territory for Ron to restore his kingdom?
“Previously, the Emerald Kingdom and His Majesty Ron had a contest before the Magic Festival. The Emerald Kingdom lost and should hand over the territory of the former Layton Kingdom as agreed, to be the territory of the Kingdom of Lah,” Malcolm said, stepping forward.

He was the one who instigated Hector to fight Ron.

Although he had been targeting Ron, he did not hate Ron himself; he did all this simply to complete the mission assigned by the Papacy.

Now that Ron has died a martyr, he feels deeply ashamed.

"The Emerald Kingdom withdrew its troops from the former territory of the Layton Kingdom two days ago. Is that acceptable?"

Malcolm's reminder brought it to her attention, and she asked.

After all, this was territory that Ron had won himself, and for them to use this territory to satisfy Ron's request to restore his kingdom was rather opportunistic.

"of course can."

Ron seemed to be easily satisfied at this moment.

The three men had complicated expressions.

When the area narrowed to a range of twenty meters, the well-known declaration of national restoration was delivered.

"I am Ron Rhein!"

"It is hereby declared that the Kingdom of Lach has been restored in the Kingdom of Layton today!"

The words fell.

The divine records in Cecilia's and Bertoutina's hands floated up at the same time.

As the divine book was opened, the divine oracle was revealed.

"On February 1, 1816, Ron Lein, the last king of the Kingdom of Lach, announced in Moragun that the Kingdom of Lach had been restored in the Emerald Kingdom of Leyton and would once again participate in the War of the Gods."

Looking at the oracle that she had seen countless times and had become numb to, Bertoutina was overcome with sorrow this time.

"thank you all."

Ron's gratitude was expressed.

You could hear a sense of relief in his voice.

You could tell from his voice that he had been living a very heavy life since the fall of the Kingdom of Lach.

"I wonder how many more days the Kingdom of Lah will last after today..."

His voice grew weaker and weaker, and the tremor became more and more severe.

Although my final wish has been fulfilled, I still feel a deep sense of helplessness.

Without him as king, how long can the Kingdom of Lah exist?

"Please rest assured that for the agreed three months, the territory of the Kingdom of Layton will remain with the Kingdom of Lach."

Bertoutina solemnly assured her.

"Please appoint the next king, and I will help him take over the territory of the Kingdom of Lah."

Cecilia also expressed her opinion.

Although Aetherel didn't say anything, her support was quite clear.

With these three statements, if the Emerald Kingdom dares to openly violate the agreement, it would be going against the three major papal courts.

"No, I won't go and cause trouble for others. I also don't need to ask the Emerald Kingdom to withdraw its troops, and I'd rather trouble the Emerald Kingdom to manage my territory on my behalf."

Ron declined Cecilia's offer.

Let the Emerald Kingdom manage the territory on its behalf?
Everyone was taken aback upon hearing this.

When Ron set up this competition, wasn't his aim to take revenge by cutting off a piece of flesh from the Emerald Kingdom?
What does it mean to make this decision now?
Even if the Jadeite Kingdom were to act as its agent, the Jadeite Kingdom would still be in a very difficult position.

If the Jade Kingdom manages it on its behalf, the Jade Kingdom will not suffer any loss whatsoever.

Are they afraid of the Jade Kingdom?

Just kidding. If you're not afraid when you're alive, why would you be afraid when you're dead?
Then there's only one possible explanation—Ron let go of his hatred.

Ron never even intended to use the territory of the Kingdom of Layton to deal with the Emerald Kingdom.

Hearing Ron's words, Hector lowered his head in shame.

Not a lie.

As Aetherel gazed at Ron, his magnanimity making him admit that he had previously been somewhat prejudiced against him.

"Aetheril".

When the range narrowed to ten meters, Ron called out Aetherel again.

"If I die, can all of this be wiped clean?"

he asked.

"If you die, the Church of Truth will not make things difficult for anyone around you."

"Aetheril replied."

After receiving a response, Ron's voice was no longer heard in the darkness.

"Lord Brave!"

“Mr. Ron…”

Calls arose from the crowd.

But there was no response.

That ominous black realm exuded an aura of despair.

Under everyone's watchful eyes, the dark matter divinity completed its final convergence.

As the last wisp of dark matter divinity was absorbed, the black domain suddenly contracted inward, and then...

Like a bubble bursting, it dissipates into the air.

No one looked away; they stared intently at the spot where Ron had been standing.

Cecilia, in particular, still held a sliver of hope that Ron would miraculously survive.

After all, there have been quite a few miracles that have happened to him.

Perhaps he can bring everyone a surprise this time as well.

However, when the darkness dissipated, nothing remained in the same spot.

A large amount of dark matter divinity has disappeared.

Ron also disappeared.

The miracle didn't happen.

There was dead silence on the battlefield.

Everyone's feelings were extremely complicated, and they didn't know how to express them.

Aetherel was the calmest of them all; he kept a close eye on the marks left by the three major papal houses on Ron's body.

If Ron hadn't died, but had simply run from one place to another, he would have been able to detect it.

But the mark disappeared in an instant.

There was no sensation at all.

Ron seems to be... really dead.

Aetherel remained silent.

They clearly came to attack Ron.

But it ended up like this.

Ron made a mistake and deserves to die.

But did he really make a mistake?
Based on the information provided by those obsessions with the divinity of dark matter, we can basically deduce Ron's purpose in detaining so many people in the magical capital.

The master of the dark matter divinity had been planning this for a long time. Through this magic festival, he released the seed, which was silently planted in the bodies of everyone who entered the magic city.

This seed will continue to nourish them within their bodies, eroding their minds and devouring their sense of self.

What's most frightening is the speed at which this seed spreads.

The consequences would be unimaginable if the people in the magic city were to scatter.

So Ron detained everyone.

He probably sensed the existence of these dark matter divinities, so he decided to control all the sources of plague and then force them out to resolve the issue at the end of today's magic festival.

However, his solution was a bit too extreme.

In fact, he could have said it in advance: if the three major Vatican councils were prepared, they could suppress the growth of this dark matter divinity through the corresponding holy relics.

But he didn't say it.

He didn't explain it to anyone.

The reason... is probably that he has become disillusioned with the three major papal courts.

He chose to end it all with his own death.

End this injustice in the world.

He ended his life as a hero, upholding his dignity.

In short... they drove Ron to his death.

It drove a hero who wanted to save everyone until his death to his death!
This shouldn't be his end.

(End of this chapter)