CH 36

Chapter 36-: And the brave man ...

( TL By GUST )

Now that the capture of the Lost Forest has been completed, I will return to Horizon.

It took a total of 2 days including the movement.

I think he was able to capture it relatively quickly.

Move to the inn where Arios and his friends are staying and ask for a room.

"Hey, Rain. What's wrong with you? You're not going to tell me you've given up on the mission, are you?

"On the contrary. I'm done.

"What?

"Here's the Shield of Truth.

He took out the shield of truth from his luggage bag and handed it to Arios.

"It's impossible! You can't possibly ...... conquer the Lost Forest in two days, can you? ...... Are you sure you're not just preparing a fake and trying to cover it up?

"It's not possible. If you have any doubts, do your own research.

After saying that, Alios began to examine the shield of truth.

You can equip it, check the front and back, and use appraisal magic.

He's a sceptical guy.

There's no point in preparing a fake one.

However, I guess he can't trust me, just like I can't trust Arios.

That made sense to me.

"'...... Sure looks real, doesn't it?

"Doesn't it?"

"Yeah. You can at least run an errand for a child.

"Meow, ......, you didn't even thank me.

"You haven't apologized for suspecting me of being a phoney.

"So this is the brave one. ......

On the way, he talked lightly about Arios: ......

I'm not sure I'm going to be able to do this, but I'm going to have to.

"Do you want to do it? I can do it, right?

"Nyan, I agree!"

"Stop it!

The four people behind me were having a noisy conversation, so I hurriedly stopped them.

"What's with those two?　　I don't know, but I'm seeing more and more familiar faces. ......

"'Don't worry about it.'

Sora and Luna have had hallucinogenic magic used on them, and the wings on their backs are invisible.

I'm not sure what to do, but I'm going to do it.

Kanade and Tania are rare, but not uncommon to come down to the human village.

However, if a spirit tribe that had refused to interact with us 200 years ago showed up, it would be a big rumour.

There is also a possibility that they will be harmed in some way.

It may be a tight squeeze, but this is the way it has to be in the city and other places where there are people watching.

"So, what do I get?

"Well, well, well. Now we're talking money.

"Of course. You don't work for Arios for free, do you?

"You've got a lot to say. ......

"Let me check.

"Have it your way.

I opened the leather bag Arios had given me and checked inside.

There are 20 gold coins.

That's perfect.

"It's exactly what we agreed on in advance. No problem, right?

"There's no possibility of it being fake. ...... Yes, no problem. So we have a deal.

The order is complete.

There's nothing more to do here now.

I'm going to leave now.

I turned my back to Arios.

"Wait, Rain."

Aggus, who was watching the conversation, stopped me.

I thought it would be a shame to ignore him, so I turned around.

"What is it?"

"Why don't you come back to the ...... party?"

Aggas' words were completely unexpected and I couldn't help but roll my eyes.

But it wasn't just me, apparently, Arios did as well.

"Hey, Aggus. What are you talking about?　　I didn't hear you say anything about bringing Rain back to the party.

"It's my call. I know you have a lot on your mind, but why don't you just let me handle this?

"......"

Arios did not respond.

Perhaps interpreting the silence as an affirmation, Aggas proceeded to speak on his own.

"That's why. Why don't we let bygones be bygones and travel together again?　The strongest species that Rain is using will surely be useful in defeating the Demon King.

"......"

I was silent.

I'm not sure what to make of this.

Are these people out of their minds?

If I were them, I wouldn't be able to say something like this.

I'm not saying you have to be humble, but I am saying you can come back.

I'm not saying be humble, but there are better ways to say it.

"I'm so pissed off at ......."

Everyone, including Kanade, had angry expressions on their faces.

I'm sure you'll be able to understand why.

There are people who are as angry with me as I am with them.

It seemed like a very nice thing.

As long as they were there, that was all I needed.

I don't need anything else.

I turned my back to Aggas.

"Are you going to say no?"

"I don't have to ask.　　Did you think I'd be happy to come back to the party?

"Defeating the Demon Lord will free you of status, fame and fortune?

"I don't want any of those things.

Kanade.

Tania.

Sora and Luna.

I don't need those things." He answered Aggas, looking at everyone.

"As long as I have my friends, that's all I need."

After Rain and the others left, Aggas sighed.

"Oh dear ......, did I fail?

"I'm so sick of ...... you ignoring the fact that I said I could come back!　You've got to be kidding me!　I really don't need a garbage bug.

"It was impossible for them to understand our noble ideals as mere ordinary people without a mission.

The three of them began to badmouth Rain all they wanted.

A child who can't see the bigger picture.

A trash worm who doesn't like him.

An ordinary person who doesn't understand the meaning of the mission.

Why did it have to end up like this?

Why did they refuse to invite us to the party?

They don't want to understand that they are the cause of it, and without even a shred of awareness, they just keep talking about how Rain is responsible.

In the midst of all this, Arios had been silent for a long time.

He remained silent.

"Hey, hey, don't you think so too, Arios?　　We don't need that guy at our party, do we?"

Lean, without any particular intention, asked Arios for a gesture.

I'm sure you'll agree with me.

"...... Yeah. You're right.

"That's right, that's right!　　You don't need that guy.

"Yes and no. ...... We don't need someone like Rain. He's not needed.

"Arios, you know what I mean."

Lean was in a good mood, thinking that his story had been affirmed. ......

In fact, Arios was not listening to Lean at all.

He didn't listen to what the other three had to say and let his dark thoughts run.

Arios gently held his cheek.

The spot where Lein had hit him the other day was still throbbing.

The pain was making him angry and hateful.

"He had no more use for ...... Rain. So ...... is a person who is not needed. Such an existence must be ...... erased. Yes ...... we should have done that, we should have done that from the beginning ......"

The other three were so engrossed in talking in their own defence that they didn't notice anything strange about Arios.

Arios smiles darkly and spills out a voice filled with hatred.

"I'm going to ...... erase you. ......"