Episode 123 [News/3]
After finishing the communication, I leaned back in my chair and let out a sigh.
From what I heard from the princess, it seems like it takes a lot of time to train heroes...
Well, even in the game, the early heroes were just villagers who only possessed the ``Proof of a Hero'', so it can't be helped that it takes time to train them even in this world.
"Jin, what are you going to do? The princess said a lot about the hero earlier, but are you going to cooperate?"
"No, I don't want to approach the hero directly, so if I'm going to do it, I'll just arrange for the equipment."
"...Jin-san, I've been wondering this for a while, but why are you so stubborn about not meeting the hero? Normally, you want to see him at first sight, right?"
Mr. Fine asked me a question, seeming to be doubtful about my idea of ``I don't want to get close to the hero.''
"Somehow, I guess. Honestly, if I'm around someone who stands out like a hero, I'll stand out too, right? Then the troublesome people will find me, and I don't like that."
The truth is, in the game, the hero is the one who kills Jin and me.
I don't want to be around someone like that, and if possible, I don't want to have anything to do with the hero for the rest of my life.
But it's probably difficult.
With the power of the country at its current state, it will likely be overwhelmed if it becomes exhausted from fighting the Demon King's army.
If that happens, the royal capital will be destroyed, and if that happens, my acquaintances will be in big trouble.
"Jin-kun's dislike of the Hero-sama is not new, so isn't that enough? Also, although I'm not trying to meet the Hero-sama, I'm still cooperating with the kingdom."
My attitude of not wanting to form a relationship with the hero is not new, so Ren and the others who knew this ended the conversation by saying that.
After that, we discussed the schedule for returning to the capital and left the guild.
“Thank you everyone.”
"It's fine. Compared to what Jin-kun has done for us so far, we still haven't been able to repay you this much."
"Fine-san also knows that you didn't mean anything maliciously, so Jin couldn't have said it back strongly, right? You're my friend when you say something like that, so you can always rely on me."
In fact, that's exactly what happened, so we said ``Thank you'' to Ren's words, looked for an inn in this city, signed a contract for a few days, and decided to rest in our own rooms.
Inside the dungeon, no matter how safe the area was, I felt a constant sense of tension, and my mind never felt at ease.
However, when I came back to the city, the tension disappeared and I was able to rest completely.I decided to lie down on the bed for a while and fell asleep quickly.
The next time I woke up, the sun had completely set and it was time for dinner, and Ren and the others came to wake me up.
"I was so close to running out of food..."
"I was the most careful about Jin, so I can't help it. We were talking about letting him sleep if he didn't wake up. Do you think he'll be okay?"
"Oh, I just lied down for a while and felt better."
After saying that, I ate dinner with everyone, took a shower, and returned to my room.
I was trying to get as far away from the royal capital as possible, making various good excuses, but I think I've reached my limit...
Ever since the hero appeared, I've blatantly reduced the number of times I return to the capital, and Chloe and the others know that.
The friends I've been working with for several years already understand my feelings, and they're sticking with me even though it would have been better for me to know the hero.
"Friends are really nice..."
I uttered words that the original Jin would never have said, then closed my eyes and tried to sleep.
At that moment, I felt a certain magical power, opened my eyes, and opened the window.
"You can come in."
"..."
When I called out into the darkness, a person came in from outside, left a letter, and quickly disappeared.
The current black guy is one of the princess's servants behind the scenes.
They are the ones the princess uses when she has really urgent news, and I gingerly opened the letter she handed me and checked what was inside.
"...That's strange, one of the Four Heavenly Kings is already on the move."
The letter stated that one of the Four Heavenly Kings of the Demon King's Army was heading towards the capital.
The next day, I was planning to prepare a little more before leaving, but it would be a different story if the Four Heavenly Kings showed up, so I decided to leave the city and head for the royal capital.
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