Return of the Former Hero

Translator: Raizu

[Aura!]

When I saw herfigure, I rushed up to her.

[My husband… Leon is…]

Aura looked at me and sat down on the floor when she said it.

Leon?

What happened to Leon?

No, I’m more worried about Aura’s injury than that.

[Let’s talk later. Is your injury okay?]

While holding my hand around the back of sitting down Aura, I looked at the condition of Aura’s injury.

[I have lost a lot of blood, but it’s not that deep…it’s okay.]

[Is that so? That’s good to hear that… Celes! The treatment please.]

As Aura said, the scratches certainly don’t seem to be deep.

Treatment is necessary anyway.

[Yes!]

When I called Celes, she came out in front of everyone who gathered around me, and checked Aura’s condition.

[It’ll hurt a little bit.]

After Celes said that,she tore Aura’s clothes off her shoulder.

Are clothes so easy to tear?

Ah, no, it isn’t so difficult if you strengthen it a little with magical power?

It may be a little upsetting.

[…Kuh!]

Although she said the wound wasn’t deep, Aura made a small, silent voice, perhaps due to the slight impact of tearing her clothes.

When I held Aura’s hand, the one that was not injured, she squeezed me back.

[It’s certainly not that deep. I think she can recover soon. Then…]

After diagnosing Aura’s wound, Celes puts her hands together and begins to cast recovery magic.

When Celes’ hand flashed faintly, I could see that Aura’s wounds were gradually closing.

I’m not that good at using recovery magic, so the scene is a phenomenon beyond my understanding.

Anyway, Aura, who has healed with recovery magic, exhales deeply.

[Thank you, Celes.]

[No problem, it’s alright.]

Aura expressed her gratitude to Celes, and Celes replied while nodding.

It seems safe already.

[So…what happened to Leon? What happened to Caroin and Unikram?]

I want to hear the continuation of the words that Aura said earlier.

Aura is the only one who has returned to this place at this moment, while the other three cannot be seen.

[Yes. I had left Caroin to the maid. We had to knock her out because she resisted on the way…]

Resisted? That Caroin?

Has something dangerous happened?

[What on earth…?]

[That is…]

Aura began to talk about what happened.

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[In other words, I came back here with Caroin because we were separated from Leon who had encountered and fought against the four Heavenly Kings of the Demon King’s army.]

[Yeah, that makes sense…]

Celes’s healing magic is over, and her wounds are completely closed. Aura affirmed my rough summary.

Aura tried to return to Aria to ask for help from me, but Caroin tried to find Rion, so their opinions were split, and she had no choice but to make Caroin faint before they could come back together.

Aura’s expression was dark, and she turned her face down and regretfully clasped her fist.

[The four Heavenly Kings, did you say something like that before…right?]

Rithina, who was listening to her story, asked Aura.

Back then, if I’m not mistaken, about the four Heavenly Kings that Leon and his friends used to say, [We met them in a big forest and we couldn’t get moving our hands nor legs].

It means that he could not beat the four heavenly kings this time as well.

[Yes…that’s right. But, if Leon was in perfect condition, he would have won…!]

Aura’s voice was trembling quietly.

Hmm… Certainly, I heard that magic didn’t work at all against the four Heavenly Kings, but I don’t think that the current Leon was hopeless, to the point that he cannot move his hands and feet.

No, I’ve never seen the four Heavenly Kings in person after all.

And more than that.

[That’s Leon’s problem after all. I don’t know what happened, but why did you become desperate like this?]

In Aura’s story, after leaving Aria, it seems that they were aiming for a large forest as she told me at first.

However, on the way, Leon said, [I want to go back to the Royal Capital and confirm it], and they headed for the Royal Capital.

And when they arrived at the Royal Capital, leaving behind Aura and Caroin, Leon and Unikram went somewhere together.

When the two of them returned, Leon was said to have become an empty shell as if he had left his soul somewhere.

He didn’t react well no matter how Caroin spoke, and when she asked what happened to Unikram, he just evaded the question and didn’t make a clear answer.

Since they couldn’t go back to the big forest in such a state, they decided to return to Aria. However, they encountered the four Heavenly Kings on the way, and that’s how we end up in this situation now. That seems to be the reason.

Well, it seems like trouble.

Isn’t this country too easy to be invaded by the four Heavenly Kings of the Demon King’s army?

Well, it might be difficult to prevent the invasion of a single individual, I guess?

Using that as an example, on the contrary, it can be said that a Hero party went with a small number of elites to defeat the Demon King.

[My husband! …No, Amagi Haruto-dono. I would like you to lend your power to rescue Leon and Unikram!]

Aura stood up and bowed while asking for it.

Since she called like that, it means it’s not a request between the husband and the wife, but she was requested as a member of the Hero party, huh.

Well, it doesn’t matter which one.

My answer has been decided no matter which situation happened.

[Yeah, alright. Let’s go help them.]

[My husband…! Thank you very much!]

When she heard my answer, Aura’s face suddenly brightened and immediately hugged me.

H-huh?

Didn’t I talk with a member of the brave party now… Well, whatever.

I’m stroking Aura’s head, which I’m hugging back and tapping her back.

To be honest, I would like to do one of the kisses here, but now that there are Shea and Chiyu here, I have to put up with it. Gununu.

[So where is the Hero?]

When I was thinking that I and Aura would hug forever,Sharon asked from the side; perhaps she thought that the story wouldn’t continue if this was letting on.

[Ah… I’m sorry. I’m sorry…they’re both on Mt. Pable.]

Aura, who had her awareness returned, went to separate from me while blushing a little.

[Mt. Pable…]

[Where is that?]

Sharon pondered as if she remembered something when Aura told her.

Of course, I have no idea where it was.

[It’s a mountain located just halfway between here and the Royal Capital.]

Rithina answered my question before Sharon remembered.

[This location.]

Without hesitation, Mina spread open a map that she got from somewhere, and showed the location.

As usual, you worked fast!

Morelike, as expected, you can prepare a map quickly.

Mina knows where everything is located in this mansion.

Even if I asked her to bring Elcure pants, it seemed that she would come out with them immediately.

…No, I don’t care about that now.

[Thank you. Um…this is Aria… Hmm~…oh, I see…so it’s here.]

While I was checking the place name on the map, when I saw the place where Mina pointed to me, it was certainly written as Mt. Pable.

Basically, we just go north from the nearest village through the highway.

[I understand. Let’s go right away.]

[I will prepare the carriage.]

Mina reacted to my words.

However, this is not necessary this time.

[No, it seems better to hurry as much as possible. I will run directly rather than using the carriage.]

It would be faster to run if I considered only using simple movement speed.

In the case of a horse-drawn carriage, there are problems such as the horse needing to take small breaks and road routes.

[Understood.]

It seems that she understood my intention, Mina obediently responded to me.

[Let’s see… that’s right… Sharon and Laurier, will you come with me? Later, Aura will come … right?]

Considering the rough danger of running to Mt. Pable, looking for Leon, and the danger of encountering the four Heavenly Kings, I will select the members to come with me.

If you consider the movement speed etc., 4 or 5 people would be just enough. Maybe.

[Y,yeah! I understand!]

[Alright.]

[Of course!]

The three people who I mentioned their names nodded as a matter of course.

I’m still a little worried for Sharon, but it should be okay.

[After that…For Celes…]

No matter what you do, the party needs a recovery magician.

However, at that point, my voice was interrupted by another voice.

[T-take me too please!]

The person who made that voice… When I looked at the entrance of the room, Caroin stood there.

[Ca-Caroin…! Did you just wake up?]

Aura runs to check Caroin.

[I’m sorry Caroin. I did something violent…]

[No, that’s okay, because I was too upset and ended up bothering Aura.]

Aura apologized to Caroin, and Caroin accepted it.

That’s fine, but…

[Haruto-sama…please. Please take me with me too.]

Caroin rushed to me immediately after she talked with Aura.

It seems what she just said earlier was not mistaken.

Apparently, she has been listening to us.

[Umm…hmm…]

What should I do?

I understand Caroin’s feelings. She is worried about Leon, so she wants to go looking for him.

But to be honest, it would be better to take Celes than to take Caroin.

Although Caroin seems to be better at recovery magic, what about her other basic abilities, and considering her physical strength and so on…

Should I go with both of them?

Aside from that, I feel that our numbers are a little more than 5 people…

If I had to fight the four Heavenly Kings, I was worried that my attention would be divided if there were a large number of people.

Hmm… This was a problem.

[Haruto-sama…please.]

Caroin takes my hand and begs for me, I can see that she is overly worried.

Uhh…

My hands are wrapped in Caroin’s soft hands, please don’t look at me with an anxious face while showing puppy eyes.

Isn’t it very difficult to refuse?

[Okay, okay. I’ll have Caroin come. Celes should wait here.]

I cannot refuse.

I was too weak at a girl’s request.

Well, well, that’s it.

Wouldn’t it be a much bigger problem if we left the Caroin behind and then she acted alone by herself?

…Why do I suddenly make an excuse anyway?

[Ah… Thank you very much!]

After I gave her my permission, Caroin showed the brightest smile I’ve ever seen she make.

I thought that she would hug me for a moment, but she didn’t do that. Disappointing.

[Caroin. We’ll definitely help Leon without fail.]

[Aura. Yeah! Be sure.]

When Aura, who was watching what happened, talked to Caroin, Caroin let go of my hand and turned around to Aura. Tsk…too bad…

[…Well, that’s why we need to go soon.]

After I regained my mind, I told everyone.

Of course, there seemed to be no objection to everyone on the spot.

[I’ll get ready soon.]

Mina said that and left the dining room.

She will prepare the food to bring together with us.

Then, I need to prepare the weapons… Ah.

[Oh no. My sword is already not good.]

I remembered now.

My sword was already not usable when I fought against Shea.

[What!? What does it mean?]

Kagura-san who had been silent until now, but now she has been shocked by what I said.

[Ah, you see…I thought I’d say it tomorrow… It’s a little broken, more like it’s melted, or something like that, I guess?]

[Eh? What’s with that!?]

When I came back, I left the sword in my room so I couldn’t show it to her, and didn’t know how to explain it.

[I’m sorry… But, is there no other sword to replace it…?]

[Eh? A substitute? A substitute, huh…hmm…there is no substitute for that…It should not be possible for now.]

I see. Uuhmm…

[I see…Wait, Kagura-san… That sword that you made, it was made for testing for the time being, did you say that you will make it properly later? It’s been quite a while since then, right?]

Isn’t it going to take shape to some extent even if it isn’t completed?

[Eh…? Uh, yeah. Well, that’s right… How should I say it? It’s still in shape? But…]

Kagura-san turned her face away from me, scratching her cheeks with her fingers.

…You didn’t work on it seriously. I understand.

Rather than not being in shape, there is not even the shadow nor shape because you’re sloppy.

This is that kind, right! In this way, if the deadline for closing is not set, people who procrastinate with a feeling like [I’ll get serious from tomorrow]-like!

Whatever.

I think that a broken sword was already enough than nothing, and even if I said that now, nothing would change anyway.

At worst, it should be okay because there is a Sword of Destruction of the Gods (Ragnarok Blade), but… should I use it again?

It was a forbidden magic that was sealed, but once the seal is broken, I will rely on it every time.

[Then, what should I do… I don’t have any replacement, so that is the best sword I have…]

[Umm…]

When I was trying to get Kagura-san to prepare a sword that was available, Shea interrupted me with a quiet voice.

Oh right, by the way, what should I do with them?

Is it okay to leave Shea and Chiyu behind? …Is it okay, right?

[What’s wrong?]

[Umm…You seem in trouble because you don’t have a weapon, so I’d think you can use Shea’s sword. Here, Chiyu, put it out.]

Shea’s sword?

Is it the one that creates a blade by using magical power?

That is certainly a powerful weapon. It’s not bad. Rather it’s good. However…

[I’m grateful for that, but can it be used by me?]

[There are some secrets for it, but if it’s Haruto-san, you should be fine. Chiyu, hurry.]

[No, but Shea-sama, this is a secret weapon of the Empire, so it should not be easy to lend it…]

I had feelings that is the case.

By the way, I thought Shea didn’t have a sword on her thigh, but does she have it now?

Chiyu, who was told by Shea to put out her sword, is reluctantly showing her while holding down the sleeves of her fluffy clothes.

Was that sword a secret weapon of the Empire?

Well, now that I’ve heard that Shea is the Princess of the Empire, it’s not strange that her belonging is valuable on the level of the Royal family…

[It’s okay, here, put it out. Haruto-san is the person who helped Shea. It’s alright.]

[Uu…U-understood…here you go.]

Chiyu reluctantly agreed after getting persuaded by Shea, and took out the handle of the sword from her sleeve and handed it to Shea.

Shea did say that I helped her, well it’s true, let’s just get along with it.

It’s nice anyway.

[Here you go!]

Shea, who is excited, grasps the handle of the sword, and then she throws the handle at me.

Everyone on the spot was scared by the strange atmosphere. Of course it is…

[Woops! …That’s dangerous.]

I received the handle of the sword that was being thrown in a hurry.

It would have been cool if I could catch it immediately, but it was so sudden after all, after I had jiggled it up a bit, I managed to catch it without dropping it.

[So, I just need to send my magical power to this…right?]

I asked while holding the handle of the handed sword.

It was said that there was a secret on it, but I feel that it is not enough.

[Basically, that’s right. However, if you don’t have a clear image of making a sword, the magical power will be scattered.]

Shea, who has returned to a dumb mode, explained it to me.

I see.

[It’s like when I did that to Haruto-san… I think it’s somehow the same principle as the magic sword.]

Somehow or another, I cannot remember it clearly…

It’s a magic that tears you.

Rather than that, it’s an image of making a sword, huh.

Fumufumu.

As I was told, I put the image of making a sword and sending in magical power to check it.

Then, the part where the blade should exist began to shine, and the blade was constructed there.

[Oo…]

Everyone who was there, including me, let out a voice when we saw the scene.

The constructed blade has a single-edged, slightly warped shape.

The design of the pattern was similar, it was just like a Japanese sword.

Oh sh*t. It’s so cool.

I had never seen a real Japanese sword, but the Japanese sword that I often see in manga and anime is in my hands!

Ooh! My tension is rising.

Moreover, it is easy to create.

Unlike the Sword of Destruction of the Gods (Ragnarok Blade), it doesn’t require chanting, and it’s so convenient that you can construct it just by imagining it and sending magical power.

As expected from the secret weapon of the Empire! So great!

…Oops, let’s stop.

If it was constructed too long, it would be a waste of my magical power.

When I stopped pouring magical power into the sword, the blade disappeared as a mist.

No, this is really convenient.

Although the consumption of magical power was a little too intense.

[As I expected. You have mastered it in an instant.]

Shea praised me highly.

E? Is that so? Thank you very much. Ehehe.

I am a former hero after all. Fufufu.

[Thank you, Shea. I’ll borrow it for a while.]

[Ah… Y-yes. I think Haruto-san would be okay, but…be careful.]

When I thanked her, Shea looked down while glancing at me.

?

What?

Ha!?

This time I was surprised.

This reaction… No way, this girl… Are you a dog-type?

No, isn’t it quite “same” rather than a dog? f𝗿𝗲e𝒘e𝚋ｎ૦𝘃𝙚𝑙.com

Fuh…fufufu!

My tension has gone up in a different meaning.

[Haruto, I’m ready.]

…and when my weapon problem was solved, and I found a new harem candidate, Mina, who was preparing for me, came back with a bag.

Although it doesn’t seem that she does it on purpose, it was the perfect timing.

Following Mina, Sharon and Aura, who had been picking up weapons, are also returned.

[Alright. Let’s go… Umm.]

[Toward Mt. Pable.]

[Yah, to Mt. Pable!]

Why can’t I decide the end like this?