[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-ending-maker":3,"chapter-ending-maker-ending-maker-chapter-568":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Ending Maker",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1863948,2471,"Chapter 326: Solari’s Treasure (1)","ending-maker-chapter-568",568,"\u003Cp>Jude slowly caught his breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sight of the horizon located beyond the straight road soon faded like a haze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He just saw it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had not yet reached the horizon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But just being able to stand up straight and look at the horizon was a great achievement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Sword Saint.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jude was now on equal footing with Elune, a Grand Sword Master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elf Sword Valencia thought that Jude could now compete with the other Grand Sword Masters and not just Elune.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, he was not a true Grand Sword Master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His transcendent physical abilities, the characteristics of Sword Origin, and the overwhelming energy of the Ninth Heaven’s Nine Doors resulted in him having the combat power of a Grand Sword Master despite his lack of sword skills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it had not been for Valencia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she had not helped him become familiar with the sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would have been absolutely impossible for him to be equal with Elune.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it was different now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jude saw the horizon on his own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After attaining enlightenment, he truly became someone at the same level of the Grand Sword Masters and those monsters of the sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And what that meant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though his sword skills were lacking, his combat power explosively increased because he became a person who had the combat power of a Grand Sword Master and the skills to match a Sword Saint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Memories.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had attained enlightenment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it was not attained through the normal route.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He acquired it through his memories.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He once again took possession of what was originally his.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Memories.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jude repeated as he swallowed hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His green eyes were filled with hope instead of despair, and he could now see other things besides the sword horizon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Memories that had already faded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he was able to recall it one by one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those were not false memories or delusions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The war between the north and the barbarians of the wild lands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The death of his father, Count Bayer, and his older brother, Ga?l.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those who died from the continuous fighting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The death of Maja who was worried about him and their burnt hometown until the very end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scarlet whom he faced as an enemy and Kajsa whom he could not even recover her body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucas was his best rival.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, Lucas was his best friend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he became a demonic human.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was captured by the enemies and forcibly turned into a demonic human, eventually dying at the hands of Jude himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The words of the man who recovered his humanity at the last moment because of Divine Sword Balisarda lingered in Jude’s ears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And one more person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason why Jude was able to fight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason why Jude had to fight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Cordelia.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A girl who cared for her weak and sickly fiancé like an older sister.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A woman like the sun who never lost her smile no matter how hard and difficult it was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She became a demonic human.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jude had to kill her with his own hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Haa… haa…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt like his head was going to split.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, his heart was burned. He felt a sense of loss as if he had lost his whole world. The fact that he had to live in a world where she no longer existed drove him to despair and madness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Haa…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His breathing became heavy. His tears flowed down endlessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cordelia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cordelia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cordelia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I have to keep fighting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To keep her dying wish, to protect the world, to somehow protect the world that Cordelia loved-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was a person with only a shell left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A person whose heart was burnt black and turned into ashes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Cordelia.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jude said as he cried.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could not contain his intense emotions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An intense sadness that came after the bliss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And at this moment, the fact that Cordelia was in his own arms gave him joy, relief, gratitude, and numerous other emotions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Jude.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cordelia said in a stifled voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She felt like her entire body was going to be crushed because of his tight hug, but there was something else that bothered her more than the pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tears of Jude.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jude who was crying like a child.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s okay. It’s okay.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cordelia softly spoke and tightly hug Jude.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She consoled him like she used to in the past.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The past.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like she used to in the past.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cordelia felt that something was out of place for a moment, but she ignored it. She wanted to see Jude’s face, so she loosened her hug and faced him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Cordelia.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, I’m okay. I’m not going anywhere. I’m right here. I’ll always be by your side.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Words came out without her realizing it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice came out as if it were words she had really wanted to tell him, words that she had kept in her heart for a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cordelia caressed Jude’s cheek.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wiped away his tears and kissed his lips, and her breathing became rough after some time had passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She mischievously smiled at Jude who was also panting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Have you calmed down?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jude nodded his head. He tightly hugged Cordelia again and wiped away his tears with his own hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Haa…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Cordelia had said, it seemed like he had calmed down now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Memories had completely dominated Jude’s own emotions in a flash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It belonged to the other Jude.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was clearly the memories of the Jude Bayer who used the Sword of Wind and reached the sword horizon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But why did this happen?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was not the Jude in the game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Legend of Heroes 2, Jude lost his father, Count Bayer, and his older brother, Ga?l, in the war against the wild lands, but he never became Cordelia’s lover.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘The worst route.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could not remember the ending of the other Jude.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what he had gone through was already miserable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So his ending would not have been a peaceful one either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Haa… haa…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jude relied on Cordelia’s warmth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He continued his thoughts as he hugged her soft body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Memories.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The memories of the other Jude.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What’s going on?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he’s not the game Jude, who is that Jude then?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A parallel world?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Jude Bayer from another world line?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But even if that’s the case…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Why?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why did Jude himself have the man’s memories?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several hypotheses came to his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first was the memories came from a parallel world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For some reason, he had come to share the memories of the Jude from a parallel world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second was regression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like in the movies and novels, Jude himself had returned to the past.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The memories of the other Jude had actually happened. It was a series of events that Jude himself had experienced in the past.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It sounded absurd, but it explained better why Jude had the memories of the other Jude than the parallel world hypothesis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there were two problems.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Then what about my past life memories?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jude himself was Kang Jin-ho.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew a lot of things that happened in Pleiades because Kang Jin-ho played Legend of Heroes 2.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if it was a regression, where did Kang Jin-ho’s memories come from?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How would it explain his life as Kang Jin-ho?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘The second is whether regression itself is possible.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a world where magic existed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jude had already experienced a lot of extraordinary things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But regression was a different story.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It went against time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps the time of the entire universe was reversed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was that allowed?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or rather, was it even possible in the first place?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in the midst of this, the memories of the other Jude became blurred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Let’s talk to Cordelia.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether it was a regression or a parallel world, Jude thought that it was not only his problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cordelia also had Hong Yoo Hee’s memories, so he did not know if she had memories of another self like Jude.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Haa…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He decided to calm down first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that he thought of it, he was currently taking a test to get the last treasure of the Solari denomination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For now, it was important to know if he passed the test or not, and it was possible that Gallus knew something about the memories of the other Jude.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘So let’s calm down.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he slowly inhaled, he could clearly feel the existence of Cordelia in his arms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was so small, delicate, and soft… yet very warm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it was then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…It’s hard.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cordelia spoke very quietly, and Jude soon knew what he meant. He unconsciously pulled himself away and blushed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, this is…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he could not come up with a proper excuse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cordelia brightly smiled instead of scolding Jude, and gently pushed him away from her arms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s see first if we passed the test.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let’s do the rest later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let’s do the test first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was originally Jude’s role to rationally lead the excited side, but their roles had now been reversed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Okay.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, that’s good.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cordelia smiled again and asked Gallus who had been looking at them from outside the arena.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Did he pass the test?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He passed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Satisfied with his calm answer, Cordelia nodded and touched her forehead on Jude’s chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“As expected of my beast. I’ll give you an award later, so look forward to it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Award.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What kind of award would it be?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jude cleared his throat as he grinned with a red face, and the blushing Cordelia smiled once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Well… what’s good is good.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Anyway, let’s move forward. Not that kind of progress, but the other progress.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Melissa spoke after Valencia, and Jude who came back to his senses soon asked Gallus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sir Gallus, the person I fought just now was…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He’s the strongest swordsman in your memories.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gallus quickly responded like the default answer of a customer service agent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed that he would get the same answer no matter how many times he would ask.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then, I have a question too.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What is it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Gallus generously answered Cordelia’s question, Jude also turned to Cordelia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Why?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[I mean, I have a question too.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cordelia quickly replied with magic before asking Gallus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The one that he fought against… can he be only summoned here?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the Jude with sad eyes was incredibly strong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She hated seeing those sad eyes again, but if they could summon him, he would be of great help in their upcoming battles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jude admired Cordelia’s idea and also looked at Gallus with anticipation, but Gallus’ answer disappointed them again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s not possible. He’s someone created from memories. He’s a kind of illusion. In fact, even this space itself is close to an illusion. The fact that the arena has not been damaged in the slightest is proof of that.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was just as Gallus had said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite the intense battle, the arena did not even have a single scratch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It did not regenerate since it was not broken in the first place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[How disappointing.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But somehow, it was also a relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She found it really painful to see the Jude with sad eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘What happened?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After that day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After I left that day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Cordelia?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh? Uh, yes. No. I just suddenly got a bit dizzy.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cordelia laughed ‘hehehe’ and leaned on Jude who held her waist with his arm, asking with a worried expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you want to take a break?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“N-now? I think I’ll be too exhausted if we take a break now…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was an odd answer, but Jude understood what she meant. So he blushed in response.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not that. A real break.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We’ll really be just taking a break.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How did you become a child who only thinks about lewd thoughts?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hey, isn’t it because of you? Do you recall what happened in the past few days?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jude maintained his shameless expression despite Cordelia’s criticism before he suddenly carried her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s go down first.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because they could not stand in the middle of the arena forever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Now that it has become this natural, I can no longer think of anything to say.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Me too.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the time when both Melissa and Valencia spoke, Cordelia suddenly asked Jude.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“By the way, Jude. You’ve gotten stronger, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had yet to properly talk to Valencia, but it was clear to him that he had achieved an explosive growth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh my.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cordelia hugged her shoulders and Jude felt the urge to kiss her lips again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as it had been emphasized several times, there was a time and place for everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Should I go somewhere for a while?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gallus’ words were a tempting offer, but Jude shook his head. He helped Cordelia down the ground and asked as a person who passed the test.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Champion of Solari, please open the way to the last treasure.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Jude politely asked of Gallus using Gallus’ title, Gallus replied with a serious expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“May the glory of the sun always be with you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having conveyed his words of blessing, Gallus pulled out a sword and pointed to the air. A large golden arched door appeared in front of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The place beyond the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a place that they had never seen in Legend of Heroes 2.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Cordelia’s angel halo and wings reacted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cordelia could instinctively recognize what was located beyond the slowly opening door and what kind of place it was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The last treasure of the Solari denomination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A place that could only be reached from the tomb of the champion Gallus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sacred realm that the fire fairies had seriously protected for many years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Solari…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cordelia’s wings began to glow. Her angel halo radiated a brighter light than usual, and her divine power as an angel doubled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A place that was full of the sun lied beyond the golden door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tomb of the sun goddess Solari lied beyond there.\u003C\u002Fp>",2304,"2026-06-10T05:26:10.049Z",1,"novelbin.me","2ace77ef40a6beaaf386504acbf4ebf62a84668fc74595422057ea62ee568999","ending-maker-chapter-569","ending-maker-chapter-567",634,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fending-maker-cover.jpg"]