Hero’s Footsteps (2)
“Aigo— thank you, saint.”
“You will be fine now. In the future… hmm?”
Immediately after subduing another group of evil.
Heinrich, who was treating the patient with a benevolent smile, suddenly stopped.
“…Saint?”
“ah? it’s nothing. For a while, a new revelation came down.”
“Oh, oh—! No, this is not it! Well, then we’ll get in the way…”
“hahahahaha, it’s already over, so you don’t have to worry too much about it.”
However, before looking strangely at the surroundings, he quickly scanned the air and continued talking calmly as if nothing had happened.
His ‘prophecy’, which boasted a high hit rate, wasn’t particularly strange anymore, so no one looked at it strangely.
While Heinrich was busy, he analyzed the privileges he had obtained this time in his head.
‘I’ve been expecting Hans since he became an enemy of the world, but the saviors also had similar achievements.’
It also seemed subtly more lenient.
Unlike ‘Enemy of the World’, which had to be accompanied by direct resentment from many, it was because he would recognize his efforts as an achievement just by recognizing his efforts.
《As your path becomes clearer in the future, the effect of 『Hero’s Footsteps』 will also increase.》
Also, the additional phrase that came to mind added confidence to that doubt.
Doesn’t this mean that whenever we have a bigger impact on more people than we do now, we’ll even beef up the perks?
As a result of diligently spreading his name by traveling all over the continent, the effect of the [Hero’s Footsteps] obtained in this way was the ability to ‘move to the place where the footsteps landed’ at once.
Of course, like 「Summoning the Other World Transmission」, I couldn’t cross the dimension, and the cooldown was only once every three days…
‘It’s an efficient means of transportation. The more, the better. Also, if we can make people blindly rely on Heinrich beyond simply recognizing him, the cooldown will be further reduced.’
What I liked most of all was that now other avatars, except for Hans and Heinrich, could move long distances.
Not only in this world, but even on Earth!
‘Avatar’s dispatch will be more convenient. It’s a must-have ability to deal with Buncheonhoe. Heinrich has one more reason to work even harder.’
Right now, Hans was running around on Earth alone, but later, there will come a moment when other avatars are needed.
If you can strengthen this perk in advance, it will be of great help to you in the future.
“Then shall we move slowly?”
Heinrich slowly finished the promotion activities that were in full swing and gathered the party members together again.
Now, as this series of processes have been repeated several times, while he is helping the patients, they are also showing their own performance, such as patrolling the surroundings and helping to clean up before and after.
Of course, no matter how diligently they worked, they couldn’t match Heinrich’s reputation as the party’s leader, warrior, and saint at the same time.
Probably, even if the other three name values are combined, it would not be even half of his popularity.
“By the way, saint? How long will we be moving with just the four of us like this? Even if it’s okay right now, our final goal is to face the Immortal King directly, so maybe we should increase the number of people who will be with us from now on… Oh, of course I am not ignoring the Holy Son.”
At that time, Lee Se-ah, who was quietly preparing to move into space, looked at him and asked a question.
Regarding the party members, it was her first promise to trust and entrust them to the warrior, so she was extremely cautious, but since she was sincere in this matter, she could not wait any longer.
Likewise, when the story related to the Immortal King was heard, the gray-haired lancer, Geos Calkin, turned his head this way as if he was interested.
He must have taken out his anger on the black magicians who escaped in the name of patrolling today, and his expressionless face had a bloody appearance with small drops of blood splattered everywhere.
“Ha ha ha—! what’s so urgent? There is a proverb that says that if there are 5 people gathered, one of them must be clean, and there will be garbage, right? You say you have to be careful about accepting people in the first place?”
A sudden serious air flowed, and Harley, the savage warrior, let out a boisterous laugh as his muscles twitched.
However, right after he spat out the words, contrary to his calm appearance, he couldn’t help but be a little taken aback…
It was because I belatedly realized that the source of this joke thrown lightly to relieve the heavy atmosphere was the Internet meme of the earth.
And that, of course, at this place where Lee Se-ah, a Korean, is present!
“Hmm… that certainly makes sense. It is also philosophical. Still, wouldn’t the current power be too insufficient to fight the Immortal King? I think the sooner the number of people who can meet hands and feet, the better.”
But fortunately, as a typical model student who has lived a life that has nothing to do with Internet memes, she just tilted her head.
In fact, it wasn’t such a big deal since proverbs originally had a few similar ones in every region, but Heinrich, who had been numb all by himself, quickly accepted her words.
“Of course, I have no intention of continuing like this. In fact, there are people who think differently. I haven’t been able to attend because it’s not the time yet, but when the second continental summit is held soon, you will be able to meet you soon.”
“… the second meeting… is that so? All right.”
Lee Se-ah nodded while muttering low again at the answer.
However, seeing that his expression was still dark, it did not seem to be very comforting.
‘Well, it’s already been two months since the princess was kidnapped. Come to think of it, it seems that communication with factions has become quite frequent these days…’
It is said that the key figure of the 5th Princess faction, Viscount Isea Pristine, is making a reputation for being with the hero, but without Princess Riley, the center of the faction, that was only a temporary measure.
Even the 2nd and 6th princes, who were aiming for an opportunity, are said to be gaining power, so her anxiety can’t help but grow.
‘Hmm, it seems that I caused too much damage unintentionally. Even if it wasn’t, I was going to prepare soon… huh? wait?’
Then, at some point, it dawned on him that he had just acquired a new ability.
And that by acquiring the ability that was not planned like that, all the cumbersome processes that had been established have become useless.
‘Ah, of course I don’t hate that. …It’s a little futile.’
Even so, going through complex and cumbersome procedures only increases the risk that probability will be shaken by trivial matters.
Anything that is simple and intuitive is the best way.
‘Simple is best. Then, let’s start right away.’
***
“Whoa~ Today was a rewarding day.”
Lilith, who is the general manager of the immortal residence area and also in charge of Prince Simon… no, Shiana, walked around the garden of the second residence area with a proud smile on her face.
At first, he felt only despair because he had enlisted in the Undead Army, but today, as usual, he harassed the crown prince and released his stress to the fullest, so it was to the point where it seemed that life here wasn’t as bad as he thought.
‘Still, there is fun like this, so I endure in this boring place. That arrogant Simon is now my plaything! Ah, thrilling~!’
As she had been a member of the imperial nobility for quite some time, she had met the crown prince quite a few times.
To be more honest, I’d have to say I approached him intentionally to get him in his grasp and shake him.
However, no matter how high-ranking officers in the Immortal Army were, it was impossible to enchant the crown prince of the empire without leaving any traces while doing everything in his power to conceal his identity.
It was something that could have been overdoing it for nothing and revealing his true identity.
In the end, she started to seduce the crown prince purely with her ‘skills’ just like any other young lady from a noble family who used her smooth appearance as a weapon…
Contrary to what he had done confidently, he failed miserably without producing any significant results.
‘…It would have been easy if it hadn’t been for the interference of those foxes!’
I could do anything to make excuses.
From the restraint of the young ladies who borrowed the power of high-ranking aristocratic families to the political pressure, it was beyond words.
It was also a time when the crown prince wanted a strong aristocratic family to support him.
However, the fact that she failed in the end did not change, and it left a huge scar on her pride as a succubus.
‘Whoa, whoa whoo—I suddenly feel dirty. After all, should we educate ourselves a little more?’
In the end, after thinking about it alone, feeling very upset, she turned around and went back the way she had come.
In the direction of the prince’s lodging, which was already spread out in tattered rags.
“Well? That’s… the princess and Hesperon.”
Then, in Siana’s gaze, two men and women gathered in the garden in front of an inn and whispered among themselves.
Not only was the mana shimmering as if he were training magic as usual, but he also had an unusual barrier around him.
“Tsk.”
If she wanted to, she could have easily ignored such barriers, but she tried to avert her gaze and hurried her steps.
Just like it always has been.
-No matter what is said between the princess and Hesperon, no matter what they do, ignore it.
Because that was the solemn order of their king.
Unless there was a special problem in their safety, she could not intervene beyond supplying daily necessities such as food.
‘Anyway, it’s all about low-level magic. What can they do in this?’
Of course, I knew that the male side was a person from another world with some special ability, but it was only useful after growing up to a certain extent.
How amazing would it be if the ability he had now, in the early stages of transmission, was great?
‘Huh, it would be fun to simulate an escape. I dare not do so without fear. Come to think of it, Andrew must be doing well… I don’t think I’ve seen you lately.’
Ciana remembered that she would have to pay a visit to him sooner or later, and ignored whatever the two of them were talking about.
However, the moment she, the watcher, passed by, the two men and women were really talking about escaping.
“Riley, did you say you wanted to get out of here?”
“Yes? That’s natural, right? So, do you want to be here?”
Riley looks at him as if he is dumbfounded.
Since he had been taken prisoner in the first place, it was an unnecessary question to ask.
“I think I can get you out.”
While facing her absurd expression like that.
Hesperon smiled meaningfully with a confident face unlike usual.
***
[Hee hee hee!]
[Huh-]
Atop a spire rising high, exposed to the outside of immortality.
Amidst the blurry ghosts running around, there was a man squatting in the corner and muttering to himself.
“Die, die. I’m really going to die like this…”
Dirty blond hair that looked like it had just been washed, and wide green eyes staring blankly into space.
Andrew Weaver’s gaze, driven mad by the harsh environment, turned to the ghosts wandering around.
Seeing them fluttering in the air— as if it were their future, a chill rushed in.
Even after death, they cannot rest and are constantly suffering from labor…
‘···Nope! I can’t just stay like this!’
Andrew shook his head violently at the terrible imagining.
But he didn’t have the ability to escape this immortality, and even if he could, he didn’t have the confidence to survive being pursued.
But.
He still had one method he believed in—.
“Uh— just a little bit… a little more…”
It was the only thing that kept him going.
[Keuhuhuh-]
[Huh!]
It remains to be seen whether he will be able to properly obtain the freedom he longs for.
squash-!
“Ugh! Lilith! master! Why are you doing this all of a sudden!”
“You mean it just makes me feel bad? So, Simon? Shall we continue the obedience training for just an hour?”
“Hee-!”
…Of course, in this castle, there were people who didn’t even have time to think about escaping.
