Magic Chronicles : Fallen Race

But at this moment, he was indeed immensely grateful to the demon race.

It was the demon race that brought a turning point for the humans who were already dominated by that "traitor", and brought hope to this world that was being "alienated" by the traitor!

So, using the last bit of his life force.

Konstantin left guidance from a "predecessor" to Reji, this "new" hero.

"Child, remember that the demon race is not your enemy, at least so far..."

Among the thousands of words he wanted to say, Konstantin put this sentence first.

What he feared most was that Reji, this new generation hero, would really foolishly continue to follow fate and fight the demon race head-on, which would instead make the new hero beyond redemption.

For today's humans and today's world, the demon race has long ceased to be the biggest threat.

On the contrary, it is still a force that can be used for "checks and balances".

Moreover, the savior from a thousand years ago has already proven with a bloody example that unilateral dedication and sacrifice do not bring peace and victory, but the backstabbing and theft of the cunning.

"Syndicate"

"Go there and gather loyal followers... They will... become your force"

A hero must have his own force.

A huge organization, a powerful intelligence network, a war machine that can deter other peepers at any time.

And not just forty-two companions like in the past.

This was also a lesson Konstantin had learned from a thousand years ago.

It was also what these "ghosts" like him had been quietly working on.

He pointed out the general direction for Reji.

He also told Reji where the "ghosts" like him were, so that Reji could quickly grow and expand.

Finally. I have to say this is the most difficult path, but it's the only way I can successfully take revenge on that "traitor".

"You must... gather all... the Saving Relics"

After the three sentences, Konstantin seemed to have completely let go of his worries. The "Holy Sword Barrier" that Reji had used before was actually always supported and maintained by his magic power... no, by the power of the "ember".

Now the ember has been exhausted, or rather, it has been successfully handed over to the new torch bearer.

My mission has been completed.

In order to live until now, I had endured torture and dragged my broken body day and night. Finally, I can find rest. Death had long ceased to be something cruel to me, but more like a kind of liberation.

His body dissipated in front of Reji, turning into purple soul illusion butterflies, flying towards the full moon in the night sky.

Reji had already recognized the ember before, which was the ability of the "Fire Elf", while the current soul illusion butterflies were also the ability of the "Underworld" among the 42 companions. The former maintained the physical body, while the latter pieced together the soul.

The ghost from the old days, Konstantin, still moved his lips at Reji before completely disappearing.

Although Reji couldn't hear what Konstantin was saying, he could probably judge from the lip movements that it was a name.

It was a name that appeared frequently in the game.

Almost regarded as the game's officially designated "heroine" - the Radiant Saint.

From Konstantin's appearance as a ghost, it could be concluded for Reji's long-held speculation that the ending a thousand years ago was not a happy one, and there was a traitor among them.

So...Did Konstantin mean that the betrayer was her? The Saintess?

Reji didn't forget that in the three options at the end of the first playthrough, the last one was also filled with "Very Easy" for the Radiant Saintess. According to the rules, her power would be greatly enhanced.

With the absolute trust of the people second only to him, the "Hero", providing easy conditions for backstabbing, and with the strong power to subdue the resisters, it seemed that all the clues of the "traitor" pointed to the Saintess no matter how you looked at it.

But the more obvious it was, the more Reji's intuition told him that it wouldn't be so simple.

There were too many doubts about this.

Why did Konstantin put such important information at the end, and even didn't make a sound, only expressing a name with his lip movements?

Don't forget, from Konstantin's perspective, he should still be a new hero, which means that Konstantin thought he wouldn't know the meaning of that name, not even knowing who the person was, just a simple name.

And if this name was taboo, speaking it out would be sensed. There was a similar setting in the game, but not for people, but for "Him", the protagonist of the game.

Each "Fate Track" corresponding to a super-tier magic had to call upon "His" name. For example, for the elves' Nature Fate Track, He was the Earth Mother Goddess, and through this, they obtained "His" blessing and power.

But in that case, Konstantin had even less reason to tell him this name. How could he be sure that he wouldn't say it out of curiosity or subconsciously? Wouldn't that be equivalent to purely harming him?

Therefore, what Konstantin most likely wanted to convey was that time was limited and he didn't have time to explain the story behind this name to him, the new hero. So he could only use this method to make his future self curious about this name and pay extra attention to it.

In any case, to get closer to the answer, my next destination was already very clear.

Syndicate.

"Syndicate is located to the north of Ilinor. If marching quickly, traveling day and night, it would take about a week or so."

As if guessing what Reji was thinking.

A female voice came from behind.

The eldest princess Yuffie continued to educate Reji: "Syndicate is a desert on the world map, but due to its special geographical location, it happens to be at the junction of the Radiant Church Nation, the Court of Judgment, and the Magic Nation, so it has gathered a large number of refugees, displaced people, and criminals from the three nations."

"Over time, these people established their own tribes and city-states in the desert, and Syndicate was born. The mix of people from all sides made the forces of Syndicate complex, so Syndicate is also known as the Chaos Valley, constantly in chaos and war, with no official organizations.

It is also one of the few independent regions that even the Empire cannot intervene in and is unwilling to get involved."

"Thank you princess Yuffie, this info is very helpful."

Reji turned to the princess, who had a similar appearance to Sophia, also with red hair, she was not wearing a ceremonial dress, but a set of refined armor, with a royal rapier at her waist, and expressed his gratitude.

Afterwards, he quickly added, "And... as expected of the Princess, it seems that the eldest princess' eyes cannot be deceived after all."