2 - The First Episode: Departure

Dad, Mom ...... I'm home."

After I, Light, successfully got revenge on Garou the Beast Race, the first place I went after getting out of "The Abyss," the world's biggest and worst dungeon, was to my parents' graveside, which they had built in their former hometown.

The reason for my "former" hometown was that the village had been destroyed by demons, bandits, armies, or something else, I don't know.

After overcoming various restrictions such as leveling up, I was able to leave the "abyss," and when I went to check on the village, I found that it had already been overrun, parents and villagers had been killed and their corpses left behind, and buildings, fields, and livestock sheds had been burned down or burned to the ground.

Even if we tried to determine the cause of the fire, it was too long since the fire had faded, and we did not know whether the culprit was a demon or a different species.

The only lucky thing was that among the countless corpses, there were no bodies of me, Niichan, or my sister, Yume. I searched a fairly wide area and the surrounding area, but still no bodies were found.

(Maybe they escaped safely and are still alive. ......)

I was so hopeful that I ordered my men, who were outside gathering information, to search for the two men and also to find the cause of the destruction of the village and the culprits.

It was about six months ago that I retrieved the bodies of their parents, villagers who had helped them, and children who might have been their friends, and made graves for them.

............"

He places a handful of flowers in front of the grave and prays that his parents and the villagers will depart safely to the Goddess of Mercy.

When he finishes praying, he stands up and brushes the dirt from his knees.

I ask, "...... are you done?"

One of the guards and fellow adventurers who was watching my prayer, "UR, Level 5000 Golden Knight Gold I was very excited to hear the voice of "I'm a very good person.

As the name "golden knight" implies, he was dressed in golden armor from head to toe, and the shield on his back was also golden, making him stand out from the crowd.

His offensive ability is not that high, but he specializes in defense, which is why he was chosen to accompany us this time.

I was able to say hello to Dad and Mom and tell them what I've been up to.

Then let's get the hell out of here. I want to get to my destination and rest at the inn while there is still daylight!　I don't want to spend my first day in the field.

Gold!　How dare you talk like that when Mr. Wright is hurting!　Think about your feelings a little before you speak!　And use honorifics!

The girl standing next to Gold is furious at his comments.

She is "UR, Level 5000 Assassin Blade Nemmu," one of his escorts and fellow adventurers.

She is a beautiful 17 or 8 year old girl with beautiful silver hair a little above her shoulders, a scarf covering her mouth, and brown skin.

She was looking at me, who had just been visiting a grave, with a worried look on her face.

She was looking at me as if she was in pain, as if a knife were being stabbed into her own chest and gouged out.

Therefore, I was furious at Gold's careless words.

Gold, however, paid no attention to Nemumu's comment and shrugged his shoulders.

He shrugged his shoulders and said, "Honorifics are so boring because they don't convey intimacy. Besides, Nemmu, you don't want to spend your first day in the field, either, do you?

Don't put me in that position with you!　I would go with you on grass, in the mud, in the garbage, even if you were with Mr. Wright!

I would be with the Lord on the coldest winter mountain or on the hottest magma. To give golden allegiance to the Lord is the chivalrous spirit of the "Golden Knight. ...... But if we think of the Lord's comfortable sleeping environment, isn't it a natural consideration to avoid camping out in the open?"

What?　If you are considering the sleep and health of Mr. Wright, you should avoid staying in the field from the first day. ......

I hate to say it, but I don't think you should be so eager to show off your loyalty, especially to Ellie.　I don't want to push it too hard, and I don't want the Lord to hate me."

No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no!　We don't like the fact that Mr. Wright hates us!　Above all, even if you hate me, I will only serve you as a devout servant!　Even if I die and become a soul, I will do my best!

Gold's voice leaks out in a tone of dismay, and Nemmu's voice trembles with tears in her inherently slit and beautiful eyes.

Although the two did not intend to do so, the somber atmosphere was replaced as if blown away by the fresh air.

I can't help but smile.

It's okay, Nemmu. It's okay, Nemmu. I don't hate you guys. Don't tease Gold too much.

Oh, Mr. Wright!

The Lord is too kind and too good. Sometimes a horse is not understood if he does not speak properly. ......

Nemum's expression brightened with a 'poof' as if a light had been turned on, and Gold spread his hands and shrugged his shoulders in disgust, as if to say, 'Oh dear.

'Well, let's go. I don't want to be out in the field on the first day either."

In fact, if you have to stay in the field, you can just use the power of the card "SSR, Transition" obtained from the infinite gacha to return to the "abyss" once.

I would like to avoid the awkwardness of returning to the "abyss" on the first day I go out, too.

I turn my back to my parents' grave and pick up the "SSR, Clown's Mask" that I got from the "Infinite Gacha" from the item box, a black hood, and a wand.

............"

Before departing, I look back at my parents' graves one more time.

(I was almost killed by a member of the "Gathering of the Tribes" who was not a "Masutar" in the "Natsura", just to make sure I was not. Totally unrelated to that, how is it possible that the village where I was born and raised just happened to be unlucky enough to get everyone killed and destroyed?)

The usual answer is 'no.'

No matter how many monsters and bandits attacked a pioneer village near a virgin forest, it is impossible for it to be so blatantly destroyed.

(It was a country, and they were the ones who tried to kill me, just in case. It's my birthplace, so there's a good chance they would have destroyed it.)

I don't know the reason for being so thorough, but the possibility cannot be ignored.

If the state really did destroy even my village "just in case"--

I will definitely reveal the truth to you, Dad, Mom, and everyone in the village. I will definitely reveal the truth about what "Master" is, why I had to be killed, who were the people who destroyed my village, and I will get revenge on the members of the "Gathering of Tribes" who betrayed me and tried to kill me at ....... I will accomplish this.

And if I know the whole truth and the world is distorted and miserably evil, I will not hesitate to burn the world with the fires of hell as the "Gift Giver" of death, destruction, carnage, and despair!

"Huh?"

Even Nemmu, who is absolutely loyal to me to the point of devoting his soul to me, and Gold, who wears a full-face helmet and always maintains an aloof attitude, gasp and show fright.

I sensed the birds flying away from the nearby virgin forest, and beasts and demons alike fleeing into the distance.

----"

He calmed himself down because he could not enter the city or even approach it at this point.

Within a few seconds, I had calmed down to my normal state of mind.

Dad, Mom, everyone--I'm off.

After finishing his greeting, he turns his back to the graveside.

'...... Shall we go then?'

Yes, yes, I will accompany you wherever you go!" and Nemmu.

'My Lord, don't spread the killing spirit like you did earlier in the city. We are not the only ones who can be killed, but if an ordinary person were to be exposed to that kind of deadly energy, it would stop his heart.

As I start to walk away, Nemmu follows me, stammering but cheerfully, as if to cover up her earlier fright.

Gold also starts to walk away, making a few small comments.

--And thus began my own story of revenge, of discovering the truth.