Helmut: The Forsaken Child - H.F.C Chapter 259 (Part 2):

What flashed across her smile was sadness. Susan had survived, but her brother couldn’t escape death. She survived because she was a noble, but was exiled Instead.

“I was the daughter of a noble family. I lost everything except this child and was thrown into this forest. But still.”

What was revealed in Susan’s eyes was neither despair nor resignation. Rather, it was.

“I survived, and because of that, I have a future. No matter what my reality is, at least I can dream of the future. Because I’m alive.”

What was reflected in her eyes was hope and the will to live.

She may look frail on the outside, but she’s a strong woman. Helmut felt that.

Not physical strength, but inner strength. A kind that was hard to find among the humans of the Forest of Roots.

Even Darien, the strongest human Helmut had met, was under the shadow of despair and distrust.

As the two were making eye contact, Elaga tilted her head and exclaimed.

[Ooh, you two have a good atmosphere going?]

“Please don’t try to match us up, Elaga. Helmut is even younger than my youngest brother.”

Susan cut it off in a gentle tone. It felt strange to be treated like a child.

Elaga grumbled.

[To me, you all look about the same. Human lifespans are so dreadfully short.]

It felt like it was disappointed that it couldn’t create a new farm by matching them up.

Even while being treated like a pet, Susan seemed to have adapted to Elaga as she just smiled slightly and let it pass.

“And doesn’t Helmut have someone he left behind outside?”

Helmut raised an eyebrow.

“Elaga told you?”

“No, I just felt it. Your eyes…… They give the impression of someone who has left someone behind.”

[Anyway, if she’s that pretty, she’ll soon hit it off with some other guy.]

Helmut felt a strong urge to swing the sword in his hand. He couldn’t act on it only because it was an opponent he was bound to lose to.

“Elaga, such words are rude.”

[In the Forest of Roots, I am etiquette!]

“You’re hurting Helmut’s feelings. It’s not right for someone as strong as you, Elaga, to say things that hurt others.”

Susan spoke as if scolding a child. It seems their relationship isn’t as one-sided as it initially appeared.

[What did I do wrong?]

As Elaga grumbled and closed its mouth, Susan immediately looked at Helmut. It was a gaze full of trust to the point of being burdensome.

“Since you’ve gone out once, I’ll trust you then.”

‘What?’

So that’s what she means. That she intended to follow Helmut out. Helmut looked Susan over.

“You don’t have the Seed of Darkness.”

That’s an advantageous condition, but in exchange for not having the seed of darkness, she also doesn’t have Vis. She’s just an ordinary human woman.

But her body, which has eaten and drunk in the Forest of Roots, has a faint magical energy dwelling in it.

Because of that, holy power would burn her, and Susan wouldn’t be able to withstand the sacred barrier even for a moment.

At best, Elaga might be able to take her to the barrier, but even if she crossed the barrier, it was questionable whether Susan could protect herself from wild beasts. She looked far from capable of violence.

“You think I won’t be able to pass through the barrier, right?”

“Yes.”

It’s not just her. Helmut too, and that little girl over there. Crossing the barrier is currently impossible.

“I heard how Helmut left the Forest of Roots. But couldn’t there be other ways besides that method?”

“There could be. But.”

Helmut’s lips moved. His expressionless face crumbled slightly, distorting minutely.

“I have no reason to leave.”

“You have someone you left behind, don’t you?”

“She might…”

“You won’t know how she thinks of you until you meet her.”

Susan’s clear eyes spoke as if she knew without asking.

Alea already knows that Helmut has the Seed of Darkness. There was a special bond between them.

However, time makes one forget emotions and buries many things. Even if Helmut were to leave the Forest of Roots again, he didn’t know how many years it would take.

If even Alea…

As that thought occurred to him, a sharp pain surged up. A lump of malice writhing in his chest. Could he endure that situation?

There’s no Elaga in the outside world. If the Seed of Darkness goes berserk, Helmut will eventually meet the same end as that guy from before.

Only then did Helmut finally understand why Darien had given up on revenge.

Even if he left, there would only be empty revenge. What use is it if there’s nothing to grasp in this hand?

“Think about it slowly. Helmut has just gotten up, after all.”

Susan smiled kindly. Helmut realized why he felt she was strong.

The eyes of someone who has risen from despair. And she had a reason why she had to rise from despair.

That reason, who had been listening to their conversation with perked ears, raised her hand.

“I want to learn the sword!”

Sarah’s gaze was fixed on Helmut. It’s a determined face. As if that’s what she had wanted from the beginning. Helmut asked.

“Why do you want to learn the sword?”

Do you want to become strong and leave the Forest of Roots too? Like I did before. The question that arose in his mind. However, Sarah’s answer was a bit different from Helmut’s.

“Because I want to become strong! Because I don’t want to live weak! Mom’s hopeless and I’m young so I can become strong. I’ll become strong and protect mom!”

Sarah’s eyes were clear and bright.

Eyes full of determination.

Helmut knows a girl named Charlotte. She was a talented and strong swordswoman. Sarah’s talent is unknown, but if she comes from a sword family, there’s potential.

‘If a child without the Seed of Darkness becomes a swordswoman who can use Vis, she might be able to cross the barrier.’

Elaga nodded.

[Yeah, Sarah’s been running around swinging tree branches anyway. You should at least earn your keep for all you’ve eaten. Teach her some swordsmanship.]

It was already feeling very troublesome. But at least, Helmut now had something to do. These people would become his driving force.

Helmut soon nodded slowly.

“Alright.”

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