Chapter 21 - Goodbye

The other people in the room look at Shu with a shocked expression before they nod their heads. At first, they were surprised that Shu did not take the new state army leader's position. They will accept them as their leader, but they know that Shu cannot be a perfect leader for them.

Riou, on the other hand, is a perfect leader for them. He is brave, kind, and the one who beat General Solon Jhee. He has the fame of the one that defeats the enemy general, he has the charisma to lead the soldier to fight for him, and he is a kind person that many people like.

While others agree with Shu's suggestion, Nanami has a different opinion.

"Wait a minute here. Why? Why Riou? That's not right. Can you explain why?"

Before Shu could answer Nanami's question, Viktor looked at Shu with hesitation.

"Is it…. The name of Genkaku, Shu?"

When Viktor mentions the name of Genkaku, the people in the Great Hall begin to whisper to themselves.

The first one to speak is Leona, the bartender, and friend of Viktor and Flik.

"Genkaku…. Do you mean 'that' Genkaku?"

"You are the son of a hero, Genkaku, who has driven away from the City-State thirty years ago. In your hand, you possess the same 'Bright Shield Rune' that Genkaku did. You are lord Riou who defeated General Solon Jhee of Highland, who has a record of never being defeated in battle. Many people look to you for hope. But more than all that, I have seen the brilliance in you. The kind of brilliance this age needs. You must lead the state army."

Riou looked at Shu with a shocked face before saying.

"Me…. a leader?"

Nanami looked at her brother before quickly saying.

"Wait a minute Riou. Are you sure? I… I think you should give it some more thought."

Riou looked at his sister before saying.

"But Luca Blight…."

"That… that is true…. But why you? Is there some reason Riou must do it? It's going to be very dangerous."

"But… If I can help out…"

"Yes, but….."

Seeing the argument between Nanami and Riou, Viktor decides to speak up.

"We can't expect Riou to make a decision now. He needs some time to decide. But there is something else I want to talk to Riou about. Something Annabelle didn't have time to tell him…."

Shu wants Riou to immediately accept the leader position, but he knows that he cannot force Riou into this position as he is only sixteen years old.

".... Lord Riou, please take your time and think about it. When you have made your decision, please come back here. I believe in you."

"Riou, Nanami, come to the tavern later. I will tell you about Genkaku."

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I wipe out the sweet in my forehead as the last patient has been patching up. It has been a few hours since I volunteer to heal all the people that get injured in the battle. This is a perfect thing to do to increase my mana reserve and increase my proficiency in healing spells.

Green Magic can be used for healing, but it will take a long time to heal a serious injury, at least for me. Green Magic will increase the natural regeneration of the human body to heal any injury.

It is a good way to heal an injury, but there is a side effect. The patient needs to eat a large amount of food after he/she finishes getting healed. If he/she does not eat a large amount of food, they will die.

So yeah, I don't want my patient to die if they did not eat some food. Especially when our food stock is limited. So I use the healing spell I learn from the book to heal the people in here.

Tuta, the boy Riou and his party encounter in Viktor mercenary band also help me heal people. Tuta has a medicine rune attached to his right hand. The medicine rune, in reality, is different from the one in the game.

In the game, Medicine rune will automatically use medicine for the people that get injured in the battle. In reality, it has the passive ability that enchants any medicine like health potion, medicine paste, or cure potion by three times the original effect.

I don't know if it only affects a potion to heal a person or the medicine rune can affect all potions Tuta creates.

I wonder if creating a poison will increase its potency by three times? Because there is a saying 'Medicine can become a poison and poison can become medicine. Too much medicine becomes poison, and the right amount of poison can become medicine.'

Anyway, I walk toward the water basin and wash my hand and look at Tuta with a smile on my face.

"Good work Tuta."

"Thank you, Sir Isaac! You are so amazing! You flick your wand, and then suddenly, all the wound is gone!"

"Hahahaha. Your use of medicine is also brilliant. If not for you, there will be many people who die because of the injury they have."

"Hehehehehe"

I pat the boy's head after I wipe my hand with a clean cloth. Tuta from before is totally different from Tuta in front of me. When he is working, his face is stoic and focused on his work. On the other hand, this Tuta is like your ordinary nine-year-old boy who wants to see the world.

After I finished doing my job in the infirmary, I walked toward my room on the castle's second floor. When I arrive on the second floor, I see Riou and Nanami walking away from the meeting room, and I can see their conflicted expressions.

It looks like Shu already asked Riou to become the leader of the New State Army, huh?

Sadly I cannot see him leading the new state army. I already serve my role in this place, and it is time for me to do what I mean to do in this universe. I begin packing all the items inside my room and walk away from the room.

I then cast a Disillusionment Charm into my body and begin to walk away from the castle. However, before I could even walk away from the castle, someone says.

"You should say your goodbye first to Riou and Nanami. You are an important member of this group, Issac. Can't you stay in this place?"

I sigh a little before looking at Viktor with Flik standing near the castle door.

"I'm a traveler, Viktor. I can't stay in one place as it was not my nature. I promise Riou to help him defeat Neclord but seeing him run away, I decide to help him fight against the Highlander, and I think that is enough to fulfill my promise to help him defeat Neclord."

"I see….. Here take this."

Viktor takes out something from the pouch on his belt and tosses it away to me. I look at the crystal Viktor toss at me. This crystal is half the size of my palm. Inside the crystal is a symbol of a scythe with a golden and red color scheme.

"This is…."

"I found that in one of the secret rooms in this castle. I don't really know about Rune, but if Neclord saves this rune for himself, I know this rune is powerful enough for his fancy."

Of course, this is a powerful rune! This is the children of one of twenty-seven True Rune! This rune is called Darkness Rune. This rune is one of the most devastating runes other than True Rune that can be found in this universe. All the rune attacks are either instant death effects or causing massive damage to the enemy.

While it is not as powerful as the Soul Eater rune, it is still a powerful rune on its own.

"Are you sure? This is a rare item, you know?"

"Meh. Riou did not want it, Flik content with his lightning rune, Nanami also the same with her wind rune."

"How about you?"

"Me? Nah. I don't use rune. I prefer to fight with my sword."

".... Are you sure?"

"Heh! Just take it. Thinking this as your payment for helping us. I know this is not much for your service. Not only do you repair this old castle to its perfect state, but you also make a garden on the roof to feed the others. I also hear the storage room where the food will last longer if placed inside that room. I know it needs to be recharged every few hours, but it was something amazing many people did not think about. So, thank you for your help. Thank you for your service to keep people morale high. Thank you for healing all the people in the infirmary. We owe you one. If you need help, come to us, we will help you with all our strength."

"Thank you, Viktor. If fate allows it, we will meet again in the future."

"Yes. May your journey be filled with good fortune."

"May your future be bright as the sun. Goodbye for now."

"Goodbye"

I take Viktor's hand and give him a firm handshake.. I shake Flik's hand before walking away from the castle.