A Warrior Exiled by the Hero and His Lover

mind if I sit next to you?»

«Oh, sure, no problem…»

Kaede slowly sat down next to me.

Her big golden eyes look closely at me.

This is a bit embarrassing.

«For now, this is the only thing I can do…»

She releases some healing vibrations that soothe my mind.

I guess I was more mentally damaged than I thought.

I’m ashamed to say I feel like Kaede knows me better than I do.

«Do you feel responsible for everything that’s happened?»

«Yes…»

I thought I was done with him, but he got away with it.

Come to think of it, that guy has always had a lot of dumb luck.
Luck is one of the most important factors for adventurers.
No matter how strong you are, if your luck is bad, you’ll quickly get sent straight to heaven.

Still, it’s pretty unexpected for him to come back from the dead.

«I feel much better, thank you.»

«You have nothing to thank me for.
I’ll always be there for you.»

I gave Kaede a hug.

«W-well, I’ll be going now.»

Kaede’s face turns red and she runs out of the room.

She opened the door, put one foot outside, then said; «Good night, Master.»

And then she closes the door.

«Good night, Kaede…»

The next day, Kaede and I were summoned to the palace.

The representatives of all the countries were gathered there.
By the way, as expected, Frau is hungover.

«Manyu Brigade.
Please be seated.»

Prompted by Elohim, the Spirit Queen, who was present for some reason, we both took a seat.

The following people are present as well:

The King of Big-Gear.

The King of Galbaran.

The Queen of Jornen.

And lastly, the Acting King of Ainowa.

The King of Big-Gear spoke first.

«Thank you so much for coming from so far away.
Now, let us begin the first Manyu Party Meeting.»

I couldn’t help but laugh.

Why did they name it that? It sounds like a meeting to manage tourist sites.

Shouldn’t a serial discussion about each country’s defences have a better name?

«But first, let me ask you something, Spirit Queen.
Since this is such an important gathering, shouldn’t the King of Ainowa and the Queen of Petardaus personally be here?»

«The King of Ainowa is currently too ill to attend.
And the Queen of Petardaus seems to have a strong reluctance to attend meetings led by other nations, or even by other races, and we have tried to persuade her….
But we had no success.»

«She is an idiot.
How dare she refuse a request as important as the Spirit Queen’s? This is a very important event that will determine the position of each country in the future….
As for the fairies, I don’t have much information about them, so I guess it’s alright.»

The queen of Jornen hugged her heart cushion and let out a giggle.
Behind her stood a bodyguard.

The King of Big-Gear cleared his throat and took the floor.

«I will get straight to the point.
We have suffered many misfortunes because of the Demon King Rudra.
Each of us already knows the reason why this has happened.
Now is the time for us to unite in preparation for the second and third Rudras to come.»

«Of course it is, but are you sure these are the right people for the job?»

In response to King Galbaran’s words, all eyes focus on us.

Hey, what’s going on? Why are they looking at us?

«The other day we talked about giving you a suitable reward.»

«No way.»

«We discussed it and decided to give the Manyu Brigade the newly chosen title ‘Manyu’, which goes beyond the titles of ‘Hero’ or ‘Heroine’.»

Wait, what…?

And why is Kaede smiling?

«I don’t understand what this means.»

«I’ve created a new title.»

«Huh…»

«A new title given to a hero that will be recognized by multiple nations.
That is what the title «Manyu» will mean from now on.»

No, no, no.

I don’t want to stand out.

«I told you I don’t want any title.»

«I don’t care.
I’ll give it to you because I want to.
And if you have a problem with that, I’ll have you executed.»

«That’s abuse of power.»

I don’t want a title.
It will only be a burden to me.

Let alone a new title bearing my party’s name.

«Accept it.
If you don’t, you’ll go to the guillotine.»

«You’re very scary.»

A bracelet with four jewels is placed in front of me.

«This is a token of our gratitude.
We will inform neighbouring countries about the title.
It will take some time to spread, but I’m sure the title ‘Manyu’ will help you wherever you go.»

In the end, I begrudgingly accepted the title and the bracelet.

I have a feeling I’m going to have nightmares tonight.

Paki paki…