Chapter 57 – [Hero] Capital
“Ah, hero, Yuni…”
When Arin, who had been emitting displeasure all over her body, opened her eyes and looked at us, that strange aura disappeared.
“Mi-sorry, ehehe…”
“Whoa… No. It’s all because of my lack.”
When Uni smiled awkwardly and apologized, Arin smiled slightly and accepted her apology.
Fury… Am i
Before, everyone seemed to be angry, but looking at it now, it doesn’t seem like it again.
“Hero.”
Arin smiled and approached me.
“You don’t have to worry anymore.”
***
That’s how we arrived at the capital by running one more time as much as we had come.
It was a really peaceful trip, so I was able to rest in peace for the first time in a while.
I didn’t gain much, but I don’t think this kind of thing is bad sometimes.
The rest of the time was spent talking about various things with Mr. Jeren, but from that day onwards, the frequency of obscenities suddenly decreased.
It was such a sudden change that I immediately suspected that he might have changed into someone else.
But other than that it was still the same, so I wondered if he had just changed his mind.
Thanks to that, by the time he arrived in the capital, most of his doubts about him had been cleared.
At least he hasn’t been acting suspiciously this far.
He didn’t approach Seria too much, or subtly widen the distance between her and me, or anything like that.
He was so sincere that my resolution collapsed.
Also just… I guess it was my misunderstanding.
As I was reevaluating it in my head, we finally arrived in the capital.
A truly jaw-droppingly large and majestic city.
It was the capital of this country.
When I first came, I couldn’t even see it properly because I was so distracted by the fact that I had become a hero, but it is a truly amazing place.
And we… They were huddled together in the shabbyest inn in that wonderful city.
“… Is it that serious?”
“Huh… In fact, even if you stay here, 3 days is the maximum.”
“No, how come…”
There was no money.
It took us about two weeks to reach the capital. Of course, I haven’t seen a single monster in the meantime.
That means there was no income during that period.
No money coming in, but a lot of money going out. It took a lot of money just to pay for food for two weeks right away. That alone is enough, but I have to take care of Jeren’s daily wages as well.
“I am okay. Just being able to be with the hero is the biggest reward for me.”
He said that with a sly smile, but isn’t it a bit like taking money away anyway?
When he said this, for some reason, Arin and Seria were looking at something very strange, but I’m not sure why.
“I guess I should have paid for it instead of a carriage.”
“Ugh… I’m sorry, I just rode in a carriage, so…”
In fact, it was a problem that could be solved if he received monetary compensation from the lord.
But it was just a problem because we got it by carriage instead. How could such a luxury carriage roll for free?
Maybe it wasn’t a ploy of the lord who didn’t want to give money.
Even if you regret that choice now, it is already too late.
The carriage, which should be being serviced at the lord’s villa by now, has long since left our hands.
I had never worried about money before, and I thought I wouldn’t have much of an opportunity like this, so I agreed to rent a carriage, but I couldn’t believe the price would be so painful…
“No. In the end, I made the decision, so don’t beat yourself up too much. It’s my fault for not realizing the seriousness of the situation even though I was the party leader.”
“… If that’s the case, it’s because I didn’t manage my finances, so it’s my mistake. Sorry.”
Saying that, Seria lowered her head apologetically.
There is no way that Seria could have hidden such an important matter secretly even after discovering it.
If so, did you really not know about it until our party’s finances collapsed like this?
For some reason, it seemed that Seria had been thinking about other things lately and couldn’t concentrate on her, but she really felt like something needed to be done at this rate.
“… Well, the past can’t be helped.”
However, I did not openly rebuke her. That kind of thing really doesn’t suit me.
No matter how hard I try to hold others accountable or punish them, I feel repulsive.
Everyone said that it was necessary to become a good party leader, but I guess I was destined to not be a good party leader for the rest of my life.
“Then why don’t we just leave right away? You can collect money by hunting any monster.”
“There is no way there are monsters near the capital. And did you forget? We also need to have an audience with His Majesty.”
“Whoa…”
Yes, actually this is the biggest problem.
Audience.
Since we had reached the capital, we had an obligation to report the results at least once.
There is no particular result. No matter what anyone says, we caught one of the four heavenly kings.
The name… Was it Henry? I don’t remember very well, but he was a really strong opponent. If this power wasn’t unleashed at the right moment, it would have been completely annihilated.
“…”
I glanced at my wrist.
He was now wearing baggy clothes, so the tattoos on his forearms were clearly visible.
Three beautiful roses. Only one of them is noticeably small.
At this point, there is no doubt about it. The flowers were getting smaller and smaller.
Why? Are there any restrictions on use?
“Hero?”
“Oh, yes, sorry. What did you say?”
Arin looked at me curiously and asked.
Oops, I must have been distracted for a while.
“There is about a week until the audience, so what should we do?”
“One week… Umm…”
I wish I could meet the king right away after applying for an audience, but I don’t know why, but I had to wait a very long time to see him.
Seria told me that this is also because I’ve lost a lot because I’m a hero.
Is the king really such a busy being?
Thanks to that, we were also stuck on our feet. After coming to the capital, isn’t it like a warrior who can’t go out without having an audience with the king?
“I guess… I guess I have to make money.”
Seria hesitated, and she revealed her thoughts.
“Are you going to work?”
“Yes. There is a system in the city where you do work for them and receive money every day.”
Arin answered Uni’s stupid question instead.
I’ve heard that such a system exists, but I’ve never actually done it.
That’s because in the small town we lived in, that wasn’t the case.
It was a system that was unfamiliar to Uni and me.
“So I thought about it, Eric, Uni. Don’t you have any connections in the capital?”
“Uh? Huh…”
Can there be
There is no one who knows the capital, let alone connections.
“Me and Arin have a magic tower and a church branch, so she will look for her data there. You guys provide the travel expenses.”
“Are they splitting up again?”
As if Yuni didn’t like her, she made a noise about her cheeks.
Somehow, it seems that the number of people is split every time I come to the city.
“That… However, I have a lot of work to do right now, so I can’t help it. I need to find information about the Four Heavenly Kings, and I need to find out what these patterns are. Besides, travel expenses are not enough.”
Seria quickly finished her words, as if reciting a prepared line, and then bit her mouth shut.
For some reason, her eyes trembled anxiously.
“Ugh… Still…”
“I am also divided… No, I’ll be fine now…”
Arin and Uni didn’t seem to like it very much.
To be honest, so am I.
“Just all together…”
“That’s a good way, but I think it’s better to go together.”
It was an unexpected opinion.
Except for Yuni, all of us looked back at Jeren with our eyes wide open.
“Oh, why do you look at me like that? Although security in the capital is good, it is only in the center. For safety reasons, I think it would be better to go together.”
“… If we were going to discuss safety issues, wouldn’t it have been better to do it the other day?”
Seria, who seemed dissatisfied for some reason, crossed her arms.
“That’s right. I didn’t think of this at the time… Why did you do that?”
He scratched his head as if he had nothing to say.
I felt ashamed for nothing because he did what I was about to say.
“… So you don’t like it?”
Seria looked at him and asked.
It was more like an angry, no, sad attitude.
“Uh, um… It was just my opinion.”
“Hmm, hmm. Seria.”
Seria was taken aback when Arin called out to her, clearing her throat.
“Well, I don’t really like it, but I agree with Seria’s opinion to some extent. I have to go to the church library to look for old stuff, but I’m the only one here. Isn’t the magic tower the same?”
“Huh… We can’t enter unless we’re wizards.”
In short, it was said that the only ones who could find information in the magic tower and church were themselves.
It would be more efficient to collect information about the Four Heavenly Kings by wandering around the city rather than digging through such obsolete collections, but obtaining information about patterns is just as important.
It would be perfect if Seria and Arin find out about the pattern, and the rest of them prepare their travel expenses while collecting information about the Four Heavenly Kings, but…
The more I thought about it, the more I felt that Seria’s opinion was valid.
In fact, wasn’t the reason why we divided the number of people like this because we didn’t know what Mr. Jeren would do?
I got to know him on the way to the capital, especially in the last few days, he was a really harmless man. He has a bit of a bad side, but he’s not a major flaw either.
… Can I believe
I weighed the doubts I had built up and the trust I had built up on this trip.
“Well, if you find a job, you can get it as much as you like, so don’t worry about that. If things don’t go well, we’ll do manual labor together with the hero, haha!”
After hearing his words, Dani’s scales tipped more towards trust.
Yeah, if he’s really in the dark, won’t he try to distance himself from me?
Maybe I was just having doubts and now I know his true face.
Let’s believe one more time.
I was so determined.
“Let’s do as Seria says.”
