Chapter 63 – Yuria Is Finally Human
When he first heard the news that he had discovered the Demon King’s supply base, King Madris of the Biltan Kingdom lamented.
Even though the two armies were not in earnest, the frontline was still tight and there were no troops to withdraw from the frontline.
However, it is not possible to leave the obvious supply base unattended.
It had to be captured somehow, but Madris gave up halfway after hearing the devastating news that there were 3 corps commanders, 25,000 soldiers, and dozens of A-class monsters, including mental arithmetic predators, in the base.
How much force would be needed to capture such a base?
Madris’s eyes went dark just thinking about it on a scale that could not be dared to be imagined.
It was said that the hero who had only heard about the report would participate in the attack operation, but to be honest, it was not very reliable.
Even though he is a hero, he is a 20-year-old boy with no achievements yet.
And on the day of the decisive battle, Madris prayed that the soldiers she had sent would return alive at least half of it.
And after a while…
“Success!! We captured the supply bases of the Demon King’s Army and slaughtered all the enemy forces inside all the bases.”
“What… ?”
If only half had returned alive, there was a report that not a single soldier had died and all were safe.
‘Could I be brainwashed?’
It is understandable to suspect that the messenger was sent to deceive Madris because the hero died and the army was annihilated.
Madris immediately called the wizard to check if the lion had been brainwashed, but fortunately the lion was not brainwashed.
Not only that, but as a result of using false-checking magic, everything he said was confirmed to be true.
However, he knew that the lion’s words were true, but it was still a question of how the hell such a result came out.
Could it be that the hero could be a rare genius who excels not only in military force but also in strategy?
Excited, Madris pressed the lion and asked.
“No one died… How did you come up with such a result?! Come on, explain in detail!”
“Yes!”
At the place where the king and the minister gathered, the lion’s explanation of the operation began, and as the explanation progressed, Madris’ face grew more and more blue.
“… Did you carry out such an operation? No, it worked before that… ?”
The operation, which is embarrassing to even call it an operation, sounded like a costly suicide, at least to Madris.
In the first place, if he could defeat about 25,000 soldiers, dozens of beasts and officers, and three corps commanders alone, wouldn’t he have won by just entering the castle gate?
Perhaps it was not only Madris who thought so, but all the ministers gathered in this place had puzzled expressions on their faces.
‘Did I have enough confidence?’
There is no change in the idea that it was a stupid operation beyond the level of recklessness, but there was nothing to say because it actually went as planned.
‘Anyway, with this finally…’
Finally, the human side also obtained a powerful force comparable to that of the demon king.
When this seemingly hopeless war finally showed signs of ending, Madris smiled on her face for the first time in a long time.
But that’s for a while…
“… What?! The hero is from Azul Kingdom?”
When the word came out that the hero was from the ruined Azul Kingdom, Madris’ face, which had been bright for the first time in a while, turned blue again.
In addition, the shock grew even more when it was said that there were 100 former knights and Grindella, the princess of the ruined country, by the hero’s side.
He requested support from the nearest Biltan Kingdom at the time of the fall of the Azul Kingdom in the past, but refused because there were no troops to turn to there.
In addition, since the place where the largest number of refugees from the Azul Kingdom flocked to the neighboring Kingdom of Biltan, discrimination against refugees was the most severe in the Kingdom of Biltan.
What if the survivor of Azul Kingdom has a grudge against Biltan Kingdom?
Just thinking about it made Madris feel chills all over his body.
Ministers hurriedly gathered and a meeting on this matter began, but no action was taken.
“How about a wedding? If it’s my wife’s home country, I won’t have any thoughts of revenge!”
“Your Majesty has no daughters, only sons!”
“The possibility that the hero likes men…”
“If you want to make a sound with a cock in your ear, go to Changgwan and buy a male prostitute! What kind of bullshit… !!”
In this situation where the country might be destroyed, there were no words that could not come out of the mouths of the urgent ministers, and the meeting became more and more intense.
“I have a great idea!!”
A young minister shouted that while everyone was halfway down from exhaustion.
“I’m telling you in advance, if you’re going to say something gay, just shut up…”
“No! That’s not it! Why don’t you support the rebuilding of Azul Kingdom on a large scale?”
“What nonsense is that?”
To give more strength to the hero and Grindella, who might become enemies.
The ministers looked at the young ministers and tilted their heads as if asking what the hell they were talking about.
“Think about it. I don’t want to admit it, but if the hero sees us as enemies, isn’t there a way for us to survive?”
“I’m sorry, but it’s true…”
Madris put on a puzzled expression and gestured as if to continue talking.
“But that doesn’t mean there aren’t things ahead of the hero. When it comes to money and manpower, we are far ahead of the warrior.”
“Yes… So why do you have to support me?”
“If we can’t win anyway, then let’s get rid of the justification for attacking us. If we even provide extensive support, it will be difficult for them to attack us without justification.”
If a wicked person happens to do a good deed, they will see it again, but if a good person does an evil deed by chance, they will become trash of the world.
Since the warrior was a warrior, he had to be more careful about his actions than other people.
After hearing the young minister’s words, the other ministers nodded to each other and thought it was a good idea, but Madris’ anxiety did not disappear.
“If… What if you don’t care about such a cause and want to take revenge?”
“If the hero makes such a choice, we will all die anyway, whether we support or not. But…”
“… Just something.”
“Did the goddess really choose a human who made that choice as a hero?”
“…”
Madris, who was troubled by those words, made up her mind and decided to support Azul Kingdom.
Of course, contrary to their concerns, the hero didn’t even think of revenge, but isn’t good good?
*****
A few days after the messenger of the kingdom returned, an airship slightly smaller than Mardis’ airship arrived at the supply base.
At first glance, the airship of the Biltan Kingdom with the bow part covered with platinum and gold coated seemed to be a ceremonial airship that emphasized appearance rather than performance, but in case of an emergency, the performance was also excellent.
However, it was not that big, so it was difficult for everyone here to ride.
Reluctantly, the adventurers of Azul Kingdom, including Marius, and the wizards under Rose remained here, and only Hero, Grindella, and Rose boarded the airship.
When everyone got on the ship, the airship rose right away as if it had been waiting for it.
The airship, which soared high with the momentum to pierce the sky in an instant, headed for the royal capital of the Biltan Kingdom in a straight line.
Time passed in an instant as fast as the speed of the airship, and the sun went down and the unusually large moon hung in the sky.
“… It seems the moon is a bit big today.”
“Okay. Today is just the 15th day, but something seems especially bigger than usual, so… It feels eerie.”
Grindella said that and naturally leaned on the handrail of the airship and stood next to the hero.
“I… Champion, as I’ve said many times, thank you so much for your help. It is all thanks to the hero that we received the kingdom’s support this time.”
“Oh, no… I’ve said it many times, but I haven’t done anything.”
“No, unexpectedly, it might be thanks to you.”
Rose, who had come to the hero’s side before he knew it, leaned against the railing like a hero, and the hero asked.
“What are you talking about?”
“Imagine. If you see a person you normally ignore has tremendous power and simply wipes out an enemy you couldn’t even touch…”
Think about it, the sight of the human he used to harass defeating a soldier in tens of thousands.
In the eyes of the king and ministers, it must have looked like a persecuted refugee defeating the Demon King’s army when the hero defeated it.
“So when I said I would support you, I was flattering you. Think of it as being compensated for the shame you received as a citizen of a ruined country.”
“… How do people see me?”
“Huh?”
“No, sometimes… Should I say that conversations don’t mesh with other people… I often take for granted what other people take for granted.”
Sometimes, whenever I thought about it, there were days when I was in trouble because I wondered if I was looking like a monster in people’s eyes.
It was then that Grindella and Rose were about to talk to the hero, as if they had noticed such a thought.
“Since we don’t know each other yet, such misunderstandings arise.”
Martha, bathed in the moonlight from afar, walked calmly and approached the hero.
“Because we don’t know each other, we treat each other with prejudice and fear them. Surely, if His Majesty knows the character of the hero, the misunderstanding will be resolved.”
“Is that so? But if the misunderstanding is resolved, there will be no mention of support…”
“Oops! That, that’s troublesome!!”
“Then let’s leave the misunderstanding unresolved for about a year.”
“The warrior is really…”
In the midst of such a friendly atmosphere flowing between the three of them, Yuria was looking at the scene with sad eyes from a distance from her.
‘If… If it hadn’t happened, would I have been able to sit there like them?’
Even now, if she stood by the hero’s side, he wouldn’t stop him, but it didn’t seem like Yuria herself could ever be comfortable.
There were glances from Rose and Martha, but more than anything, the remorse I felt in my heart hurt so much.
‘If it wasn’t for that man…’
If it wasn’t for that man… At that time, if he hadn’t fallen for the man’s twist…
Now, every time she thought of something that could not be undone, Yuria felt sadder for no reason.
She knew very well that it was her own fault, but no matter how much she thought about it, she couldn’t shake the feeling that the Horde was to blame.
‘… No, is it just futile for her to think about this now?’
Thinking that she would only suffer if she kept looking at her hero, YuRia turned to her ship.
But before she could go inside, she saw Mirian, who stood in front of her, and her feet stopped.
“Mirian…”
Mi An looked in the direction Yuria had been looking from a moment ago and asked while frowning at her.
“… Were you watching the hero?”
“…”
At that question, YuRia slumped her shoulders and nodded her head without saying a word.
“… I see.”
YuRia thought that again, like that time, the words to give up her hero would come from Mirian’s mouth, but Mirian turned her head away from her and looked at the door leading to her ship, she said.
“Actually, I came on the deck not because of my will, but because Lina told me to.”
“Lina? What is that…”
When Rina’s name suddenly came up, Yuria tilted her head. But she didn’t know whether to do it or not, so she said.
“Lina wandered around her ship and she found a bar with a lot of alcohol. But it’s too much for the two of us to drink, so… He told me to call you too.”
“Yeah, that’s right…”
Hearing her words, YuRia lowered her head, barely holding back her tears.
She never thought she would be so happy to have a co-worker who truly cares about her.
Yuria, barely able to hide her crying voice as much as possible, said to Mirian.
“Go, let’s go… I still wanted to drink a little.”
“… Okay. Let me drink until my nose crooked.”
As she said that and tried to open the door to enter the ship, Mirian, who had a sixth sense better than others, felt something and turned around.
“… What’s the matter?”
“Oh, no… Suddenly something… !”
Mi An was not the only one who felt that mysterious sensation. Hero also raised her head and looked up at the sky.
When the hero and Mirian reacted like that, everyone looked at the sky in unison, and someone pointed to the moon and said.
“On the moon… Why is there a dot?”
“Dot?”
When she heard that, she looked at the moon and there was definitely a black spot on the moon.
… And it was getting bigger.
