Chapter 438: Section 294: Parting to Meet Again (I)
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On the final day of the grand competition, the duel between Malin Gaiate and Baron Sayer Kay from Silent Hill sparked a flurry of rumors. Some said that Baron Sayer was corrupted by Chaos; others claimed Malin had won the favor of the War God and the Lord of Justice; and still others believed there was a murky conspiracy behind the duel between the two.
In any case, Malin saw for the first time how this world was at a disadvantage when it came to manipulating public opinion, but he had no intention of doing anything about it. After all, it was a layered tragedy.
Mira was a tragedy, a mere tool that needed a master to survive, yet a sense of self was born from her delicate shell. She could not understand why her master didn’t need her, only harboring resentment and anger. Eventually, she was saved by Wasp, but it was nothing more than seeking warmth in togetherness.
The Baroness, being a sprite, was a tragedy too. When Sayer was gravely injured and close to death, she chose a path for him to live on, naively thinking it was a noble sacrifice. She believed her lover would forget everything about her and didn’t expect that what he valued and cherished the most was actually his breeding armor. Her choice was the knell of his doom—because in his wounded state, the path of ascension to the Pale Lord inevitably corrupted Sayer’s soul.
During his ascension, Chaos corrupted his unprotected mind, and a great ruler of the undead plane associated with the Pale Lord turned Baron Sayer into one of its coordinates in that very instant.
And all of this constituted Baron Sayer Kay’s tragedy.
The person who loved him the most and whom he loved in return ultimately pushed him into the abyss. As a warrior, his armor was the most important thing in his heart, which wasn’t wrong, but when his wife made that choice for him, it caused him to forget Mira.
Baron Sayer Kay was a warrior, and although he was cursed nine, this young man didn’t choose to become a caster but stubbornly picked the greatsword—the weapon that complemented his friend the most.
Mira was the most important being in his heart, his armor, his close friend, the one who was supposed to accompany him through life, his true companion.