A Warrior Exiled by the Hero and His Lover

y sacred arms, but I ’ve certainly never seen a relic like this before.
You can find many relics that are called sacred swords, but I ’ve never seen or heard of one obtained from a temple. ”

I see…
So sacred arms aren ’t obtainable in this continent.
Or perhaps these people have not traveled far enough to know of their existence.

The relics here are more varied and have better performance, and the sacred swords might even have better performance than my sacred arms.

But still, I like this sword, so I don ’t plan to change it.

”Well, it ’s time for you to give it back to me. ”

”Not yet.
I just need a little more time. ”

”We want to know more. ”

”We still haven ’t figured out the secrets of this oddity. ”

”Well, all right.
Do as you like ”

The elders were pleased and went back to examining the sword.
I don ’t know what kind of things they will do with the sword, but I will have to wait and see how things go.

Oh right, there was something I wanted to ask old Hansel.
　 I turn my attention back to him as he sits in a chair near the counter.

He is still half naked and painted all over, barbarian style.

”I ’ve been meaning to ask you something, why are you dressed like that? ”

”That way if I ’m caught, they ’ll just think I ’m a barbarian. ”

”Are you expecting to be captured and tortured? ”

”It ’s to protect this place.
Rudra is still searching for His Majesty. ”

He takes out a cup and brings it to his mouth.
From the smell, I could tell it was sake.

Hansel was a general.

Originally, he was the chief of staff, but both the general and the vice general died in the last battle, so he was left in command of the army.

Not to mention that this army has also disappeared.
There used to be about 6,000 men.
Now, they are less than a hundred in total.

”Can ’t they go somewhere else and try again? ”

”That ’s what we ’ll do if our final strategy fails.
I won ’t be alive by then.
His Majesty and the people left behind will be banished to Galbaran. ”

”Why do they want to go so far…? ”

Hansel answers Kaede ’s question by saying; ”I think it ’s because I want to reward him. ”

”When Rudra appeared, he took everything that belonged to us, we were very helpless and desperate, I couldn ’t do anything about it.
If I don ’t get my revenge, I won ’t be able to live peacefully after the death of all the innocent people.
You have no idea how it makes me feel. ”

No…
You ’re wrong.

I know that feeling all too well.
The pain of having what you love most in the world taken away from you, it ’s something that poisons your heart.

There is no way I can convince you otherwise.
The more important it is, the more it drags your heart into darkness.

You can ’t help but hate this damn world.
You see no hope anywhere, and everything becomes empty and cold.

”I will accept the request….
Although I have to discuss it with my friends first. ”

”Truly!? His Majesty will be pleased to hear that! ”

, Hensel called the blacksmith in the store.

”I want you to make a ball this size. ”

”I wouldn ’t mind, but…
What do you want it for? ”

”It ’s what you call a strategy.
The quality of the ball doesn ’t matter, just make me a hundred of them. ”

The blacksmiths cocked their heads curiously as he said ”balls? ”

I won ’t forgive anyone who steals mercilessly.
Whether it ’s the Demon Lord or the Hero.

Besides, I have to make Rudra pay for what he did to Soara and Pione.

I don ’t care if he won ’t leave the country.
I ’ll drag him out of there myself.

We are former heroes who already bested one Demon Lord.

We will become the hope for these people who have lost everything because of that bastard.

Clan clan clan

Suddenly, the sound of bells echoed through the village.
It sounded like an alarm for some kind of imminent danger.

Hansel steps out in front and leads the nearby occupants inside.

”Quickly, get in! ”

”What ’s going on? ”

”Damn it, Rudra ’s men are closing in! ”

Once the evacuation was complete, Hansel and I peered out the door just above us.

The shadows of multiple Wyverns pass over us.

This rocky mountain has countless valleys that extend like blood vessels, and the valleys themselves are deep, so it ’s not easy to spot the figure of anyone who ’s down here.

In addition, the giant mushrooms that grow wild provide a good hiding place.

This is the perfect place to hide.

…At least, it should be, but several bags containing oil are dropped one after another directly from above.

”We ’ve been spotted! ”

Following Hansel ’s words, there was an explosion in the village.