The Holy Sword's

Something Valuable

"I don't think you've managed to achieve such an amazing feat" said a woman in Katsumi's dream.

Katsumi just stood on the spot, doing nothing and fell silent

"I'm so impressed with you that you finally understand the significance of hope and trust"

"... Maybe you're the 11th person to realize that, and if everyone knew the same thing about you, it might not last much longer"

"Give your best back to this world and to yourself"

"... All right..I'll do as you wish!" reply Katsumi

"Hahahaha, I don't know why now you're not at all surprised by my presence in your dreams"

"Maybe it's because you've been in my dreams a lot, so I'm getting used to you. It's just that until this moment I don't know what kind of creature you are, so I really want to see you with my own eyes"

"Hahahaha. be patient, someday we will surely meet.at that time.I will make you fall in love with me"

"Huh? what do you mean?" ask Katsumi

"Hahahaha, I was just kidding, you don't have to think about it anymore"

"Yourfy.."

"Well, for now until here we first talk, wake up. There is still a world that you have to save first"

"Okay, someday, I'll have freedom in this world!" katsumi Sahut

"... I hope so"

Soon after, Katsumi awoke from her dream

"Ahh..where am I?" ask Katsumi who is lying on a bed

"Katsumi, you're finally conscious" said Lifya.

"Ahh... What exactly is going on, Lifya?" ask Katsumi

"Yesterday you fell unconscious and looked very exhausted, so after the fire dragon you finish and retreat the army of Nereka. We brought you to this place" said Lifya

"We? this place? actually, what do you mean by Lifya, I don't understand"

"Now you're in the encampment of the people from the town you just saved, it's just that the town looks so badly damaged that it won't be possible to return to the town"

"That's it, great.."

"Let's help you stand up Katsumi"

"Emm. thank you, Lifya"

"Ohhh yeah.Where is Zang now?" ask Katsumi

"He's outside, he says he's gonna keep this place from being attacked by hell or monsters coming back"

"Hm.. good then, ohh yes.Where are my clothes and robes?" ask Katsumi

"Ohh your clothes and your robes, wait a minute, I'll get them first"

Lifya hurried to pick up Katsumi's clothes and robes

"It's Katsumi, but I'm sorry, your robe suffered a little damage from your battle with the dragon yesterday"

"Ohh, that's okay, even more so it's not a big deal"

"Emm. yeah, thank you"

"Hee. What are you saying, I should have said something like that"

"... Hehehehe, yes too"

"All right, let's Katsumi, I'll help you stand up" Lifya said.

"Alright" Katsumi replied

"Lifya, thank you so much for helping me all this time" said Katsumi, who is still assisted by Lifya

"Emm. yeah, same. That was my will from the beginning. Therefore, you don't have to say thank you either"

"Lifya." said Katsumi

A moment later, Katsumi and Lifya came out of the tent and were about to see Zang flying in the air.

"Master, it seems like the state of the master has improved yes" said Zang from above the sky.

"Yes, you were right, Zang, thank you for taking care of me" Katsumi replied.

Then..

"Hey look!, there, he was the one who had defeated the dragon!" sahut one of 1 soldiers fined

"Really!.." replied his partner

"Wait a minute, I've heard about the rumor of a man being called a hero for defeating a dark dragon by himself, lest he be that man, the hero!"

"Well, that's impossible!"

"... The same thing happened again, huftt.." thought Katsumi

"Katsumi what's wrong? why does your face look like that?" ask Lifya

"Ohhh. anu. there's nothing, just calm down"

"Hm. okay"

Then a knight came towards us 2

"Master. Is it the man who saved the city?" ask the Knights

"... Yes" Reply Katsumi

"If so, I would like to thank you very much, sir, if you hadn't come there would have been more and more casualties"

"Hm. yes, I also feel happy because I can help you" said Katsumi

Wusses.. Zang passed above us

"It looks like your friend is tame huh, not like I heard from the rumors that are circulating" said the Knight.

"What does master mean? I don't understand it at all" Katsumi said

"That's his companion, Kolchis the Griffin King"

"True..why with her?"

"According to the information I received from my friends, Kolchis is a wild, powerful, and very dangerous animal"

"Then.."

"Then? I may be surprised that you can be friends with the animal, maybe from the beginning he was not a wild animal"

"Had master known the 1st time I met him, hufftt." thought Katsumi

"Hahahaha, no need to take my words seriously. By the way, where are you from?" ask the Knights

"Hm. from the south master" said Katsumi.

"So right.hm.well, maybe I should finish this conversation, considering that your body is still not fully recovered due to your battle with the fire dragon yesterday"

"Yes, it's okay, sir"

"All right. I'm going first yes, there's still a lot of things I have to take care of and. I hope you feel comfortable here"

"Yes." Katsumi replied

The knight leaves Katsumi and Lifya

"Ohh yes, Lifya.. After this I will go somewhere, so what do you think? are we better off staying here overnight, or just leaving?" ask Katsumi

"Hm. It's better that we spend the night here first Katsumi, and you restore your body condition to recover"

"... All right" Katsumi replied

On the other hand, precisely in the Elf Mountains.

Ting. ting. ting.

"Ahh.." said the elf

Tap.. DeadMask emerged from within the dust smoke and approached the elf

"If you could be invited to work together, maybe something like this wouldn't happen and happen to your race" DeadMask said

"Cihh!. savage creatures like you are invited to cooperate, stupid me if I do it from the beginning"

"It is up to you to tell me what this is about me, for sure.your current position is very unfavorable to fight with me. So with your life.."

"Cihh!.." reply the elf

"Now tell me where the magic box in this castle is!" deadmask

"... You're late, very late. The magic box has now been held by a holy knight, the man who will destroy you!"

"It turns out that he was, indeed I had expected from the beginning that the person if I kept alive would definitely threaten my existence and the others" DeadMask thought

"Let's just say, you tell us where it is, and in return I forgive your life"

"You think I'll just believe you, hahahaha, don't expect"

"Bas with you!" DeadMask kicked the elf

"It's a waste of time in this place.all right.." DeadMask turned his back on the elves and..

"Enjoy the remnants of your life.."

"Well!" the elf and..

Brull.a dragon emerged from the top of the elven castle.

"Huh!. no, no.."

The dragon then gushed fire in the room earlier

"Alright now just take care of him. After meeting him, I won't forgive him and I'll let him get away with it like before" DeadMask said

It's getting dark..

"Katsumi.why don't you go inside, it's getting dark out there" said Lifya who suddenly appeared.

"Oh you're Lifya, I just want to look at the sunset alone.Sometimes enjoy the beautiful scenery in this world before it disappears"

"... I see, can't I. accompany you?" ask Lifya

"If you don't mind, of course you can"

Lifya then sat next to Katsumi

"... Lifya, do you really think I can save this world?" ask Katsumi

"... What do you mean Katsumi? saving world?" reply Lifya

"That's it. You don't have to cover up anymore. You must have known who I really am" said Katsumi

"Emm.." Lifya smiled "It turns out to have been discovered well, indeed from the beginning I had the feeling that you had realized that I had known the real you"

"Lifya.. is it possible. For that reason, you are willing to help me get this far?" ask Katsumi

"Emm, of course not, want you to be a hero, a knight, an adventurer I don't care at all. I feel that when you came first, I got my place back"

"...." - ".Katsumi was silent

"Indeed, I don't deserve to talk like this in front of you. for someone like me. I have absolutely no right to be around you"

"No. no Lifya, only fools think that way.Everyone I allow to be next to me, including you" said Katsumi.

"... Katsumi, that's not what I mean. I just feel like. You are very loving and always protect everyone even the friends you have, much different from me"

"Lifya.. What do you mean?"

"Before this country was attacked, I had once carried out a mission with my 4 friends in a squad"

"At that time our ability was very weak, not yet strong at all as it is today"

"Then one of the 1 of us persuaded the 4 of us to enter a cave, and at that time I was the leader of my team"

"Formerly my friend 3 refused to approve his application, but. because of my selfishness that was eager to see something that was in there.."

"Before I had felt that bad things must be in there, but because of my desire that I could not hold back.I finally agreed to his words"

"We 5 then go into the cave. But without us knowing it, there are a lot of tunnels that we did not see because of the illumination"

"From behind us. and then came the orc whole"

"With full coercion, we fight them. However. because of their number is too many we choose to escape from that place and. hiks... hiks." Lifya shed tears

"We are stuck at the end of a dead end, there is only 1 way out and the road is above us.."

"In particular we decided to lift 1 per 1 of us and pull us down"

"Indeed, me and my 3rd friend managed to escape but. hiks..." tears kept flowing on Lifya's face.

"One of our 1 friends was caught by the orcs and killed by them right in front of us, while our friend screamed in pain for help. But at that time we really could not help and save him"

Suddenly, Katsumi's face looks gloomy with her fist-positioned hand like holding something back

"We then ran away and we realized, we stepped on a trap in the cave, an arrow suddenly appeared and megenai my friend who was the last"

"When we tried to stain it, it turned out that the arrow contained a poison that killed nerve cells so that my friend looked stiff unable to move"

"We dragged him a few meters. But he said that we should leave him, save yourselves, because your lives are worth more than mine" Lifya said.

"With a heavy heart we left it and lost one of our 1 friends back. After that. we 3 continue to run and run hoping to survive from this place to reach the end of the dead end, at that time our minds were full of despair because it looks orc-orc behind us. fortunately appeared 5 expert adventurers who happened to be doing the quest in the hall"

"We finally survived. but not to our 2 friends. there I began to feel sad and disappointed as a squad leader and. hiks. hiks.." Lifya could no longer continue his story

"...." - ".Katsumi..

"So from that, I feel unworthy to be beside you to remember myself as full of ugliness as I say, hiks.."

Katsumi then raised her hand and placed it on top of Lifya's hair as she lifted it

"... Do you know why your friend would dare to do such a thing?"

"Hiks. hiks... no"

"They thought that they realized that death had been seen before their eyes, because they did not want to get their friends killed, they finally chose to sacrifice their lives to save you"

"For them, you are very meaningful in his life, if I am in the position of your friends first. Maybe I'll do the same thing as your friends"

"All this is not entirely your fault.every action must always have risks that await them ahead there"

"Indeed. initially felt annoyed so it felt like hitting something until the object was destroyed. but. after hearing all your stories.. that your story has a meaning that is hidden behind the shadow"

"What's your max, Katsumi?"

"Hm.. You didn't listen to me?"

"I'm grunting it"

"Good, that way I don't have to repeat all the words, and as I mean.. "Have it. Don't die, stay alive and help them!".

"So now you understand.therefore, do not regret what happened before, but make it as your motivation to be someone better than before so that it can help and will not let the incident happen again"

"Because I believe that you can create a new hope for yourself and others"

"Therefore, do not occasionally think to stop stepping because of the events that made your mind filled with chaos and voidness, he said, throw them away from you and turn them into something new, for once again I believe in you, Lifya" said Katsumi while giving a sweet smile on her face and the sunset light was right behind Katsumi so that her face seemed to shine brightly

Tears began to flow back on Lifya's face and..

"... Katsumi's.." Lifya hugged Katsumi tightly while continuing to cry and cry

"Hm. I believe that one day you can create a new hope for your deepest self, Lifya." said Katsumi.

"Keep forward never once to stop stepping and give up. Because, something meaningful and precious is waiting for you in front of there"

Hearing the story of Lifya, I realized the importance of returning from suffering. Not always suffering is always suffering. On the contrary, suffering is a great delayed hope and dream. If one can get rid of suffering and make it their self-motivation. There will be a big unexpected hope. Like my journey follows the destiny that I always follow wherever he goes to arrive at this place, because I have promised, to restore the freedom of this country to be filled with happiness.. everyone's dreams, especially mine, will soon be realized