I was in a carriage that was taking me from Londerd to a village near Scarlett’s mansion.
“So, where did Keith go?”
After that, I used the elixir on Luriel and healed her.
I was fortunate that I didn’t gain much damage against Hydra, and as soon as I took on Luriel’s wounds, my super recovery kicked in.
As it is, I carried Luriel’s sister with the motionless Hydra on my back and left the crystal cave.
I went back to the city to look for Keith, but in the end I couldn’t find him, and I decided that I couldn’t spend any more time on him, so I decided to go back to Scarlett’s mansion.
“I’m pretty sure he said he had something to do…”
His words and actions as if he had changed, and his sudden disappearance.
The more I think about it, the more I get confused, but there’s no point in thinking about it any more.
The first priority should be Lucy’s recovery.
But I didn’t expect Luriel to want to follow me the day I left Londerd.
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“Please let me accompany Rox-san!”
“Huh?”
The day after Luriel woke up.
When I was having breakfast at Rondo Inn, I saw Luriel packing up her things and asked her what was going on.
“Why are we talking about that ……?”
I let out a sigh as I run my hand over my head.
“I told you about the hero.”
“The hero thing? Oh, you mean that old thing about the hero and the dancer?”
As I recall, a dancer who stood beside a hero with divine power, that seems to be Luriel’s ancestor.
That ancestor created a dance that mimics the divine power used by heroes, and the effect is exactly like my Peerless.
And so, over time, it seems that she wants to be by the side of the hero and fight with him in the same way.
“You know. I think I said it at the time, but I’m not much of a hero, and the reason I’m doing all this isn’t very complimentary either.”
Yes, my purpose is still the same.
It’s about revenge at those people who treated me like a slave.
I can’t involve Luriel in something as self-satisfying as that.
I’ll say it again, I’m never a good hero.
“Besides, Luriel’s just a kid.”
Even though she had a great battle against Hydra, she was still a child.
I don’t know how many more dangerous bridge crossings like this one await us.
“That’s rude! I’m already 14 years old!”
“What?”
I couldn’t believe my ears.
Did you just say you’re 14?
“I’m already fourteen years old! I don’t think Rox-san that much older than me!”
Luriel is angry while puffing up her cheeks.
So you’re only three years younger than me? What, are you kidding me?
“Coug, cough. But still. You have to be at least the same age as me first.”
“So, am I not?”
“No, you’re not!”
I know it’s a bitter excuse even for me.
But it would be a disservice to her future if she broke down here.
I have to say no even if I have to be devil here.
“……”
Luriel shows a pretense of thinking for a while.
I hope she’ll just back off.
“So that’s your condition?”
“Hmm?”
“I’ll be allowed to accompany Rox-san when I’m the same age as you, won’t I?”
She asks me, staring straight at me.
As the main reason is that I don’t want her to get involved with me, so the age itself doesn’t matter …….
“Yeah, that’s right.”
At any rate, if I don’t take care of things around here, it doesn’t look like she’s going to back off anytime soon.
And at the same age, that’s three years from now.
By that time, I’m not sure, but I’m sure it will be somehow.
“It’s promise.”
“Alright. It’s promise.”
Three years from now, I’ll take care of the rest.
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I get off the place in a village near Scarlet’s mansion.
The sun had completely set and the stars were shining in the sky.
I activate my Peerless, thinking that from here we’ll arrive soon.
After confirming that I was surrounded by a rainbow aura, I started to race towards Scarlet’s mansion.