Elden Ring: Atai vows to have a perfect ending

There was no Rune Light gathering, and the execution sword of the Mare family was not delivered to anyone.

"Did he escape... This is unscientific. Such a big guy fell down, but he is not dead yet!" I couldn't help but complain as I looked at the height which was at least four or five floors above the level below.

——Will Elromel not just go to Gallid and serve as the Sword Master of Dragon Tomb?

However, with the experience of this battle, and the fact that one of Elonmeier's eyes was shot through, I will be more or less confident even if I fight him alone next time.

Turning back, I saw that Millicent had put away her scimitar and was standing in front of the huge painting in the main hall.

Above, the woman wore a golden flying wing helmet, looking solemn and calm, with red hair that looked like a red lotus blooming in anger. But all of this was not as noticeable as the scars on her cheeks and neck that looked like butterfly scales.

That was the scarlet corruption that she was born with.

"······How about it, have you thought of anything? Millicent." I walked over.

Millicent stared at the portrait and asked softly, "She... is Marenia?"

"That's right!"

I was about to answer when I was startled by the sound of firecrackers.

Maremare opened his arms as if praising the sun, as if he was about to give a big hug to the Valkyrie in the portrait: "She is Marlennia, the most powerful, beautiful, and most admired Valkyrie on this border! From the moment she was born, the Scarlet Goddess placed that terrible power in Marlennia, torturing her body and consciousness. But the Valkyrie never succumbed to the scarlet corruption from beginning to end. Instead, she practiced martial arts and became the strongest person, oh, the strongest god! It is because of her that Yu Maremare exists!"

——······No, no, you’re exaggerating too much.

——Marienia is not your mother. No matter what happens to her, you will still exist.

Of course, I’m not Pollyanna, and I don’t have the tact to complain so bluntly.

But their eyes couldn't help but reveal complex emotions of doubt, speechlessness, and contempt such as "Are you an idiot?"

Maremare slowly took off the mask, revealing a face with snow-white hair and an extremely weathered face.

Pollyanna was the first to shout: "Hey, so you are an old man? But..."

"It doesn't sound like it, right?" Maremare said with a wry smile, "Many people who have seen me would say the same thing, but in fact, according to the Queen's calendar, I have only lived for about fifty years."

Fifty years or so... In my original world, it is considered middle-aged and prime-aged. Moreover, this world is blessed with the eternal blessing of Queen Marika, so this age is perhaps only considered adolescence.

I really didn't expect that Mare Mare would look so old. "Could it be that you have had some disease?"

Mare Mare nodded: "Like the goddess, I am also born with a premature aging disease. My body decays at an unusual speed. While others are still strong and in their prime, I am already very old... Just now, the greatsword used by Elonmeier, to be honest with you, is the family heirloom of the Mare clan, a greatsword used exclusively for executions. But as you can see, I couldn't lift the sword at all, so the criminal snatched it away."

——No wonder Maremare’s weapon is a lighter rapier. There is another reason.

Upon hearing this, Millicent showed difficulty on her face. She bowed her head and bowed to Marley Marley: "... Lord Marley, I am really sorry. I didn't know about this and failed to take the sword back from the evil thief."

This actually frightened Maremare, and she quickly lowered her head lower than Millicent: "No, no, no, Lady Millicent, I, Maremare, am not blaming you at all. I just want to say that I hope you don't mind the inconvenience caused by my premature aging disease."

Pollyanna couldn't stand the two people being so sorry, so she said impatiently, "Hey, so what? You think that Marenia is very similar to you, so you like her?"

“No, no, no, Yu, Yu can hardly compare with that goddess. I’m just a weed by the roadside who can only look up to the glory of the golden tree.” Mare Mare was like a teenage boy who had been discovered with a pornographic book. He blushed and shook his head repeatedly... But his face was Grandpa Zhang’s face, so it looked weird.

After a pause, Maremare regrouped and continued, "... But, speaking of it, when I first met Lady Marlennia, I was only afraid and timid, and there was no such thing as admiration or love. After all, that lady exudes a burning aura all over her body. As long as you get close, everything around you will quickly be corrupted. But even so, Lady Marlennia always guarded her brother calmly, like a knight who was dedicated to his duties, and her conversation was calm and peaceful, without a trace of pain."

"······Have you seen those two people?" I was also quite curious about the story of Maremare.

Mare Mare nodded: "I have had the honor of meeting those two adults twice. The first time was when my father took me to the Royal City of Rodel to cure my premature aging. In a garden in a corner of the city, Lord Michaela happily put the wreath he had woven on Lady Marennia, but almost instantly, the wreath completely withered and scattered away... And the second time, Lord Michaela brought Lady Marennia to Sunshade City in person, and seemed to be quite interested in the execution methods of Sunshade City... Now thinking back, Lord Michaela always kept a childish face, but listened to my father's talk about the execution with innocence and even followed to observe the practice. That lord was also quite scary."

"...I'm afraid he is here to find a way to suppress the scarlet corruption for Marlennia." Millicent said suddenly.

Pollyanna immediately retorted: "Huh? This is the so-called execution ground, how can we find any means of treatment here?"

"No, an excellent executioner must have a good understanding of the structure of the human body and a high level of surgical background. Michaela should have come here for this reason." I speculated.

And Mare Mare agreed with what I said: "Zero is right. That is why Lady Michaela entrusted us in Sunshade City to make pure gold feet and arms for Lady Marennia... Because at that time, Lady Marennia's right hand and legs had been severely corroded, festering and decaying, and she had already lost consciousness. Yu, Zeng and I mustered up the courage to ask that lady, are you in pain?"

——"What is pain? I no longer know what that feeling is. Because I have my brother here, he will take away all the pain for me."

"I still remember clearly that at that time, Lady Marlennia's smile was like the most beautiful flower in the world, even more dazzling than the golden tree! But, but! After such a lady came back from Galide with injuries, she actually, actually..."

——"Fenlei...Have you found my brother?"

——“It hurts so much, brother, brother…”

When Maremare met Malenia for the third time, the Knights of Honor had already retreated from Gaileyd. Finlay, with a small number of troops, settled in Sunshade City to rest, preparing to find a way to pass through the Royal City of Rodel and return to the Holy Tree of the North.

When talking about this matter, Maremare was so angry that he gnashed his teeth and felt heartbroken: "That damned rebellious golden man, he claimed to be the strongest general 'Shattered Star', kidnapped Lady Michaela, disturbed Lady Marennia's heart, and let his evil plan succeed! He actually thwarted the Unbreakable Wings!"

——······Don’t talk nonsense about President Nantong’s affairs, or the Red Lions will come back to target you every day! Mare Mare.

"No, that general definitely didn't do that." Unexpectedly, Millicent spoke out what was in my mind. "I came from Gaileyd, met the 'Shatterstar', and went back to that battlefield... They must have fought each other with all their might, without any sinister schemes. But... it was a sad and fruitless battle."

"Yes, is that so?" Maremare was a little stunned, but still stammered to accept Millicent's words, "Well, since Lady Millicent said so, I... I, Maremare, will do as I please."

——After all, in his eyes, Millicent was already equivalent to the Valkyrie herself.

——Especially after seeing the frenzy of water birds.

Millicent then asked, "Where did Marenia go after that?"

"I only know that after leaving Sunshade City, Lord Fenlei took Lady Marennia to the northern forbidden area. According to the noble knights who stayed here, their sacred tree still has to pass through the entire snowfield... But as far as I know, the snowfield is the end of the entire border area. There is no land except the vast ocean." God Maremare said mysteriously, "So, I speculate that with Lord Michaela's ability, maybe he created a new world outside the border area. There must be a secret way to go there."