Chapter 18 – [Hero] The Relationship Between the Two
She confided her concerns to Arin and returned to her dorm feeling a little more at ease.
She couldn’t help but feel that she was still worried, but she was still more comfortable than before.
Okay. First of all, that… Let’s not worry too much about it.
Haven’t you seen it with your own two eyes? It must be a misunderstanding.
The sound was too clear to dismiss as a misunderstanding, but she decided to believe it until she saw it with her own two eyes.
If he didn’t do that, he couldn’t deal with Seria at all.
As soon as I got back to the inn, I fell asleep, and eventually the next day I went to see the lord.
***
The lord was currently on the front line, not in his mansion.
It seemed that the war situation was more unfavorable than expected, so it was impossible to sit inside the mansion.
Thanks to that, we were able to face the lord without any special procedures.
“A warrior…”
“Yes, it is.”
The lord fiddled with the mark of a warrior I showed him.
It is the only treasure in this world bestowed by the Goddess.
I heard that the material is made of minerals that cannot be found on the ground.
The divine power contained in it was so great that even ordinary people who were not priests felt a sense of sacredness.
The lord didn’t seem to have the power to sense divine power like ordinary people, but he seemed to feel the energy from this treasure, albeit weakly.
“Absolutely. It is the sign of the Goddess.”
A young priest standing next to him told him.
“Okay. It seems certain. I’m sorry for doubting you, hero.”
“No.”
He gave me the token back.
I received it again with my head down.
I am a warrior, but that did not increase my rank.
The lord and even the king respected me as the representative of the goddess, but the position of warrior was a position that transcended the world, that is, another status that had nothing to do with my status on earth.
I don’t understand it well, but the people at the church told me that.
The important thing is that I am still a commoner.
He was a hero, but at the same time he was a commoner.
That’s why I was bowing my head in front of the lord.
If it was Seria, a magician, or Arin, a high-ranking priest, she might be on par with her to some extent, but Nana and Uni were just commoners, even if they had somewhat special abilities.
We don’t really distinguish between people like that, but in a public setting like this, we couldn’t help it.
Each member of the party had different etiquette to be treated with a nobleman, so awkward situations would often arise, so usually I was the only one who had an audience with the nobleman or the king.
Seria has already delivered the necessary information in advance, so there is no big problem.
“Okay. I don’t know where the story got leaked, but as you all suspect, one of the Four Heavenly Kings is currently here.”
Also… !
Such a large army is not one that can be easily gathered.
That must be why Deron Castle is struggling unexpectedly.
“Thanks to that, our castle is currently under complete siege. I don’t know how I got in…”
The lord was speechless.
It seemed as if his eyes were pouring over my head.
Okay. Seria told me that she explained it on her own.
No matter how absurd the situation is, if you say it’s magic, everyone will pass it by.
Unless you’re a magician, you can’t tell if that’s the right word.
Of course, it wasn’t exactly wrong to say that I came in through magic, but I still felt a little uncomfortable.
“Okay. I won’t doubt it anymore that it’s magic. It’s a power I can’t understand.”
Non-magic humans were the same in that they were ultimately ignorant of magic. Whether a commoner or an aristocrat.
“But to be honest, your plans are so lax. I don’t know how powerful that magic is, but can it really kill the Four Heavenly Kings with just that?”
Make your body transparent and infiltrate the place where the Four Heavenly Kings are. And it was a plan to suffocate the Four Heavenly Kings in a surprise attack.
It’s an uneasy plan to see if it will work, but Seria asserted that there would be no problem as long as there were no mistakes.
I believe in Seria.
“That’s right. Our party’s wizard said it would definitely be possible. I trust her judgment… It is.”
Seria is… Because you always make accurate and right judgments.
Surely it will be this time too.
For sure…
“In the first place, do you know exactly where the Four Heavenly Kings are?”
“That is…”
I honestly don’t know.
Could Goddess help me?
When I said nothing, he let out a deep sigh.
I was ashamed of myself because I felt like an idiot.
Youngju seemed to be lost in thought for a moment.
Are you contemplating whether to trust us or not?
Even though we are warriors, we are still immature and young.
To be honest, I didn’t think I would be able to leave it easily.
“Anyway, we can’t hold out for long either. Maybe three or four days at the longest.”
After saying that, the lord ordered the servant to bring something.
It must have been quite heavy, so the servant moved it with a whimper.
“I will raise my head.”
When I looked up, there was a desk between me and the lord, and on it was a brief map of the castle.
Are the models on it the armies of both sides?
Looking at the situation, it seemed that way.
“In two days we will launch an all-out attack. To be honest, the odds of winning aren’t high. We all plan to fight with the determination to die.”
Hearing his determination, I clenched my fists in tension.
After all, the war situation did not look good, but in reality it was worse than that.
All-out attack in two days. In fact, it was a resistance close to the last desperate struggle.
“As far as we know, the enemy’s commander-in-chief, the Four Heavenly Kings, are probably supposed to be here.”
The lord pointed at a point with a long stick like a baton.
It was a suitable location, some distance from the main force, but not too far from the front line.
“There is no support. We will proceed with the operation on our own. If you want to take advantage of that gap, do it yourself.”
Seria predicted that if the commander died, it would easily divide due to the nature of the Demon King’s army. However, the lord didn’t seem to think so.
Or we don’t believe we will succeed.
“Although the Goddess directly nominated it, I still have doubts. How on earth are you going to stand up to that mighty demon king with such a weak body?”
The lord’s eyes looked down at me as if he didn’t like it.
I had nothing to say.
Even I was wondering right now.
What power do I have?
“… After. How dare humans know the will of the Goddess?”
Yeongju glared at me for a moment, then closed his eyes.
“There is more than enough to say. I’m going to talk to the gatekeeper, so let’s do it among ourselves.”
He didn’t seem to have any will to help, but should I say he’s at least glad he didn’t kick him out?
I said goodbye and came out.
“How have you been, hero?”
“Eric, how are you?”
Arin and Yuni waited in front of the tent and rushed to ask.
Glancing at her side, Seria kept a little distance and did not meet her gaze.
Jeren is… It doesn’t seem like you’re next to me
“Well… I don’t know. He didn’t object, but he said he wouldn’t help either.”
It’s a little awkward, but I have no choice but to seek help from Seria.
Because the only one who can come up with a proper strategy here is Seria.
“… That’s it. It doesn’t even require a lot of people anyway.”
Sarah came over and said.
Her head was still turned.
“What about the double operation?”
She took a few deep breaths and then raised her head to face me.
As their eyes met, she was trying to appear regal as usual, although she was swayed for a moment.
Yes, no matter what happened, such a confident appearance suited Seria.
“… Regardless of our operation, there will be an all-out attack in two days. They told me to move on my own at that time.”
“That’s enough.”
Seria heard that and nodded her head.
“A lot of people won’t help much. If there are too many of them, it’s hard for me to use magic either. The four of us are enough.”
She looked back at me, Arin, and Yuni in turn.
For a moment her gaze turned behind him, but she soon returned again.
“It would be difficult if we collided with each other, so Eric go into the tent of the Four Heavenly Kings by himself.”
Alone?
Can you do it?
“… Eric, this is a really important operation. Never hesitate. If you can’t do it, I will.”
She said that with her hard face.
Can I kill the defenseless enemy, no matter how many of them I am?
The pathetic me who can’t properly clean up the weak monsters, the Four Heavenly Kings…
Snap.
Something grabbed my hand, so I turned around and it was Yuni.
“I can do it, Eric.”
Arin sneakily took her other hand.
“Hero is not weak. It’s just too friendly.”
“Uni, Arin…”
Seria also strode toward me.
“Me too… I came up with this plan because I thought you could do it.”
It’s embarrassing that I can’t make eye contact.
Still, the desire to comfort me was conveyed properly.
Took.
She clenched her fist lightly and lightly punched me in the chest.
“Then show me. The strength of the warrior.”
Everyone believes in me
The only one who doesn’t believe in me is me.
… Okay. Can do.
I can’t trust myself, but my colleagues can.
Because they trust me, I can trust myself too.
“Okay.”
I was determined.
For the remaining two days, we each decided to have some free time.
In fact, the city was almost paralyzed, so there was not much I could do, but this mission was so dangerous that the opponent was the Four Heavenly Kings, so I needed to relax.
Yuni said she would more commune with her spirit, and she wandered all over the city.
I was a little worried, but I trusted her spirits.
Arin went to church.
She told me that she had come with her prayers so that she could finish her mission safely.
Seria seems to be mainly in the room.
It wasn’t particularly strange since it happened often when I was researching magic.
Jeren… No, Mr. Jeren… Didn’t see.
Is she in her room? I don’t know because I haven’t met.
It would be awkward to meet him now, and I felt a bit reluctant to knock on the door and talk to him, so I tried to erase his existence from my memory.
I spent most of my time in training.
This inn has a backyard, so I swung my sword all day, rested, and swung it again.
That was all I could do.
Just as I was about to go to sleep after the first day, someone knocked on the door.
“Come on in.”
It was Seria who opened the door and entered.
She came in hesitantly, wearing a sleeveless shirt, as if she had left her robe and staff in the room.
“… Seria?”
“Eh, Eric…”
She continued to hesitate, as if embarrassed.
“What’s the matter?”
“My, tomorrow… What are you doing… ?”
Tomorrow?
I will have to train tomorrow too.
I can’t become strong in one day, but I thought I’d do the best I could.
When I said that, Seria mustered up the courage to tell me.
“My, tomorrow… Won’t you come out with me… ?”
