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The continent of Ishgar.
The Kingdom of Fiore.
Aizu Village is a remote village located in the southeast of the kingdom. In the kingdom of Fiore, which has a huge population of 17 million, a small village like Aizu Village with just over a hundred people is inconspicuous.
In fact, more than 90% of the people do not even know that such a village exists.
However, this seemingly insignificant village is now facing the threat of annihilation.
Boom!!!
A powerful tornado swept through Aizu Village. Under the ravages of the tornado, the houses in the village, which were almost entirely made of wood, were all as brittle as paper and torn to pieces by the tornado. At the same time, the lives of Aizu Village residents were also harvested in the process.
Above Aizu Village, a man with blue stripes on his body and only a black cloak covering his upper body watched this scene and laughed wildly. A dense wind magic surged around him, and it was this wind magic that allowed him to stand in the sky as if walking on flat ground.
"Why!!"
At the front of Aizu Village, which had been completely destroyed by the tornado, a burly middle-aged man stared at everything with bloodshot eyes, letting out an angry roar. Bright red blood flowed from all over his body, but he seemed oblivious to the pain he was in, because at this moment, his heart was aching even more than his body.
The burly man held a silver-white samurai sword in his right hand. This samurai sword was longer than ordinary samurai swords, and its silver-white blade was stained with a lot of bright red blood.
"Why?" Erigor heard the burly man's angry roar, but his face showed disdain, and he smiled mockingly, "Why are there so many 'whys' in this world? Do you need a reason to kill some ants casually?!"
"It's just because I'm bored, so I'm looking for some fun."
"If you have to blame someone, blame your village for just happening to be on my way back, making it my source of amusement!"
Just because you're bored!?
The burly man gritted his teeth, his face turning extremely ugly. How could he accept that his most cherished village would be destroyed for such a lame reason?
"You'll get your comeuppance. The mages of legitimate guilds won't let you get away with this, and the council will execute trash like you from dark guilds..." the burly man said through gritted teeth.
"Ha ha ha ha....."
Erigor burst into laughter as if he had heard the biggest joke in the world. He sneered, "You actually expect anything from those old fogies in the council? What can they do besides clean up the mess after things are over? As for those flies in the regular guilds, even if they don't come, I'll still take care of them."
When the topic of legitimate guilds came up, Erigor's eyes flashed with intense disgust and murderous intent. Not only him, but most members of the dark guilds also loathed legitimate guilds; otherwise, they wouldn't have fallen into darkness.
Behind the burly man stood a boy of about fifteen or sixteen. The boy had white hair and golden purple eyes. Although his face was covered in dust, it was still clear that he was an extremely handsome young man.
The boy's name was Zeros, the son of a strong man in village. He grew up with his father in Aizu Village. The villagers of Aizu were simple and honest, and every household treated him very well, so he had always lived a carefree life.
This kind of life, until today, was completely shattered by that apocalyptic tornado.
The villagers who treated him like family, the friends he used to play happily with, all fell down in this merciless tornado. Their once simple and honest smiling faces were all transformed into expressions of terror and despair before their deaths.
All of this happened simply because of that man who stood in air, simply because of his boredom, simply because he happened to pass by!
Because I'm bored...
Because I happened to be passing by...
"No…" Zeros shook his head, crying out in his heart, "It's not because of these things, it's because I'm too weak!"
At this moment, Zeros clearly understood that the real reason why Aizu Village suffered this calamity was not any of the above reasons, but because it was too weak.
Weakness was the original sin!
At this moment, Zeros felt deep regret. He regretted not paying attention when his father taught him magic when he was a child.
His father had told him that magic originated from the heart. By using one's heart to perceive the world, one could awaken true magic and become a great mage.
At that time, he didn't care. He was carefree in the village and had no concept of learning magic, nor did he think about what would change if he became a mage. He only knew that he was happy in the village.
Zeros clenched his fists tightly. From childhood to adulthood, he had never longed for power as much as he did at this moment.
But soon, his fist loosened, he gave a self-deprecating laugh, and his whole demeanor slumped. What use was his desire for power now? It was all too late. Now, only he and his father remained alive in the entire Aizu Village, and soon, they too would face death. What use was power then? Unless, of course, time could be reversed…
However, what Zeros himself didn't realize was that, as he passionately craved power, a faint light flashed briefly in the depths of his eyes...