The Fake Hero Is Too Strong

In commemoration of becoming a companion – 1

Neril was cold before and now.

Meaning I didn’t rush to her with excitement, even though I put her identity in my mouth.

Of course, his hardened face was preaching that he would blow his throat if he made one mistake in his mouth.

She said.

“Shall we talk?”

“That’s exactly what I was waiting for.”

Then a new customer came to the tool shop.

“Uncle Gray! ……uh?”

“……”

“Who are you? Where are you going?”

“Oh, it’s noisy.”

shit.

Neryl flicks her fingers lightly.

Then, the customer who visited the tool shop was stunned.

whistle. widely.

She waved her hand and locked all of the tool store doors and windows.

Within seconds, the only people who opened their eyes in this dark place were me and Neril.

‘Still.’

I was drinking tea in the meantime.

“Did you kill him?”

“It was just fun. In the fortress, if you kill people recklessly, your dreams will be ruined.”

“It’s just a matter of age.”

“yes. You can give up your dream and die.”

I shrugged lightly.

widely.

Then, after setting the tea in front of her, she opened her mouth with a serious voice.

“I’m sorry in the beginning. Have a drink first.”

“I will specify. It’s a very low-quality tea because it has a light scent.”

“……”

“First, let me ask you this. You said you were waiting for me… How did you know that I would come to this estate?”

As a memory before the return, of course, he did not answer.

She would be curious.

As far as I know, I’ve only been able to find a hidden neryl in the current Empire twice.

At one time, he was vice-captain of the Empire’s elite unit, Alkahad.

On the other hand, the leader of the Knights Templar of Light, Dame Said.

For reference, this was 50 and 30 years ago, respectively.

You can see that I gave a lot of understanding to calling you Auntie.

“Well. First, let me introduce myself.”

“Oh. I’m not interested in your name. Answer my questions first.”

“This is Made Mohan. Free mercenary. Please.”

“Are you really annoying? No, wait. Maid, Maid Mohan?”

“Is that an answer to your question? If that’s the name.”

I don’t know what to say with my mouth, but I’m quite a mercenary with a name on the continent.

You can tell just by looking at the title of swordsmanship, which is never given to people who work as mercenaries.

[It’s not just a swordsman.]

‘noisy.’

Neril said as if he was listening to Trail.

“The sword of immortality. You look a lot younger than I thought.”

“I wonder if anyone is younger than you.”

“Do you have the talent to turn inside out with every word?”

“sorry. I was just trying to lighten the mood.”

“Hmm. If the sword of immortality was enough to find me, the publicly known value of my name was rather underestimated. Anyway, it’s not very pleasant.”

Anyway, her doubts seemed to have been resolved.

I glanced at the atmosphere and opened my mouth.

“Can I ask a question now?”

“try.”

“Would you like to hold hands with me?”

At those words, Neryl’s expression changed strangely.

It’s a face that he doesn’t quite understand what he’s just said.

Either way, I spoke calmly.

“I don’t think he said such a strange thing. There are many wizards among the mercenaries. As long as you have good skills, there is no job where you can earn more than a mercenary job.”

“It’s so absurd, I don’t know what to say.”

“Don’t wait. Think slowly.”

I crossed my arms and pretended to be really waiting.

After a while, Neryl’s mouth opened.

“Give me Gray and get out.”

“……”

“I don’t know how much he hired you, but I’ll give you twice the pay you get from him.”

“It’s because I wasn’t hired.”

“Are you a mercenary? Mercenaries are people who do anything for money. Protecting a murderer is something you can do with a smile.”

She looked at my expressionless expression for a moment and then spoke slowly.

“Seeing that he is not agitated, he seems to know a bit about his past, right?”

“Anyway, did you refuse to hold hands with me? why?”

“Whoa, little boy. Why do you think I am called the Wicked Witch?”

“……”

“Seeing that you intend to make me your ally, you seem to know that many of the notorieties I have accumulated are framed. But isn’t it strange? If you just say that ‘Neryl Slaine’ did it, all kinds of crimes will be covered.”

Of course, you know the story.

Isn’t that what I heard from Neryl himself before returning?

But now I made a serious face as if I had thought about it for the first time.

And then, with a look of realization, he said.

“Right. You made a deal with a high-ranking nobleman in the Empire.”

“…ho ho.”

Neryl did not hide her surprise.

“My head is spinning.”

“I think back to when the crimes you committed occurred. Natural disasters such as severe droughts or floods, or when the public was upset due to the actual situation, it always appeared.”

“……”

“Now I know. Your superiors made you a trash can for emotions and crime. I made it so that the wrath and curse of the commoners could be directed at you, not the imperial family and empire.”

Neryl was silent for a moment.

Meanwhile I kept saying.

“Did the Empire fight you twice 50 years ago or 30 years ago? I heard that the fight was pretty fierce back then. You were a little dangerous too.”

“……”

“Especially 30 years ago, real life and death were about to come and go. there you would feel The empire continues to develop, and if it goes on like this, my life may not be intact in the next chase…”

“……”

“That’s why I wanted to make a deal with the Empire. Or you don’t even know if the Empire contacted you first. We’re not fighting like this, we’re trying to help each other live.”

At first, it was only slightly startled, but now Neryl has her eyes wide open.

Because of this storyline, before returning, Neryl was not very impressed with Cald, who had removed his stigma.

Because the notoriety was something he had accepted himself.

Neryl asked in a more cautious voice.

“What are you? No matter how special it is, how can a mere mercenary…”

“Anyway, there’s no connection between that and refusing my offer?”

“I am still in line with the Empire. They’re supposed to contact me if there’s anything they want to cover up. I have to go to the area after being compensated, and why do I have to leave the proper evidence.”

“It looks like you are spreading your magic. So that investigators can pinpoint you as the culprit.”

“Did you guess that far? It’s really good.”

That was the evaluation I heard from Neril before he returned.

Neryl crossed her arms and continued speaking.

“I don’t like people who say only nice things to my ears. That’s only for a moment, and in the end all that’s left is the results. And if you want to do good things, you have to have good skills.”

“……”

“In that sense, I really like you. So I won’t kill you.”

Oh thank you so much

“It was a very impressive conversation. But my answer is no.”

“……”

“I had something to protect so desperately that I didn’t mind making such a messy deal with the Empire, and that I had to live such a poor life. I’m not in a position to roam around like you.”

……

what do you have to protect?

‘Are you talking about the old man?’

[Looks like that.]

An old gentleman who had seen with the eyes of the omniscient, who had been killed by Gray, came to mind.

I opened my mouth on the premise that this conjecture was correct.

“It sounds like there is no longer any.”

“……okay. dead Gray and his crew killed him.”

“You came here for revenge. The rest of the crew have already dealt with it.”

“……”

“Then if I hand over Gray, will you hold my hand? There’s nothing left to protect anyway.”

Neryl seemed to ponder for a moment.

Her eyes fluttered.

“I think I misunderstood. You weren’t hired by Gray.”

“I said that from the beginning.”

“great. If you hand over Gray, I will hold your hand.”

“ha ha ha.”

I laughed out loud.

Following this, Neryl had a strange expression on whether she should laugh or not.

But soon I opened my mouth as she was about to smile a little to match the mood.

“Do not lie.”

“……What?”

“You’re going to disappear after you kill Gray, right?”

Moment.

For the first time, Neryl’s expression looked perplexed.

I resurfaced the pre-regression memory that I recalled a while ago.

Then Neryl clearly said:

That the owner of the tool shop was the last torment.

He said that the reason he accepted Caled’s recruitment was to find his last place in the battle with the Demon King.

That means.

“You don’t seem to have any regrets in this world anymore.”

“……!”

“Soon, the fifth demon king will descend on the continent.”

“What? What are you talking about all of a sudden?”

“And a hero will appear.”

“…I don’t think it’s bluffing, seeing that the way you speak is full of confidence. To be able to know that… Wait, are you a hero?”

“Aspirant, let’s call it a degree.”

Neryl tilts her head.

I didn’t care and kept talking.

“The hero will be well known through oracles elsewhere. But I must become a warrior.”

“Are you… crazy?”

“He needs talented teammates. In order to get rid of the hero who will receive the oracle and to stand tall as a true hero on the continent.”

“……”

“Seven years. Just work with me for 7 years. That will be enough after I become a hero and defeat the Demon King.”

She didn’t answer, and there was silence between us for a while.

It is so quiet that you can even hear the flow of air.

It wasn’t until the eardrum started buzzing that Neril opened his mouth.

“When are you going to hand over Gray?”

“Seven years later. It’s a later payment.”

For a moment, the air froze.

I thought I got used to it because I had a good relationship with Neryl, but I was wrong.

Neril’s determined and bloody energy makes me feel burdened.

chewy. clink.

The teacup in front of us could not withstand the rushing force and was broken.

“I think it’s underground. Where Gray hides.”

“right.”

“What if I burn down this whole tool shop now?”

“In front of an elite mercenary? Before that, you will be defeated first.”

“Yeah, whoa. great.”

Neryl got up slowly.

“I must kill you first.”

Neryl set an appointment time and place and left.

Although the heat supported it all the way to the top of his head, he seemed to have decided that he could not be fussed in the middle of the village.

‘You can’t be sure just by looking at this. There is no way such a rational person would cause such a misery wherever he goes. The whole village was annihilated, and the same was all framed.’

[Is it time to talk in such a relaxed way?]

‘Don’t scream. My head is ringing.’

[What are we going to do? Just swipe the gray over and hold your hand.]

‘Then it will only increase Neryl’s notoriety like before the return.’

[Then why not?]

‘No. Because the notoriety of my colleagues would be in jeopardy for my reputation.’

Trail shut his mouth as if he had never thought of that.

I calmly explained.

‘Even before the return, even Kayle, who received fraudulent support from the oracle, had to be criticized a lot for being with Neryl.’

[Hmm.]

‘If I can raise my reputation through my intervention, on the other hand, isn’t it that my reputation can be reduced because of someone else?’

[You seem to understand better than me now. You can descend.]

‘I never climbed.’

[Certainly, you are thinking deeply. If Neryl causes more harm than this, it will be negative for you.]

‘uh. Furthermore, we need to relieve the notoriety that has already accumulated. Well, let’s think about this later.’

Trail seemed convinced, but soon raised another question.

[one more. Why did you reveal your intentions?]

‘Eh?’

[That means I want to become a warrior. In other words, you are not a warrior. Why are you sitting there talking about that?]

‘ah. Are you talking about that?’

[There are many ways to just cheat properly. Even if the oracle fell on Kayle, it was like something was wrong. Aren’t you good at lying like that?]

‘……’

[What if I openly confess that I am a fake hero from the start? I’ll stick with your side, hey.]

Trail’s point is reasonable.

But this was unavoidable.

‘Then it’s the same as Kayle.’

[……uh?]

‘Kaild deceived party members and colleagues by saying it was both fake and real. If I start cheating on Neryl, I become the same guy.’

[no. Well, whatever.]

‘And above all, I can’t believe a relationship that started with such a lie.’

I’ve lived my whole life not trusting others.

In my daily life, I see everyone around me committing sins.

As a result, distrust of human beings was instilled in the depths of his mind.

This time, I want to make a colleague that I can truly trust.

If I hide that I’m a fake warrior, I’m lying to them.

I believe in a relationship that started as a lie, and how far can I go?

‘Even if I do that, I’ll just follow the train before the return.’

[……]

‘I’m not asking you to understand. Because the only person in the world who can understand this is me.’

[huh. Wasn’t he supposed to be a philosopher, not a mercenary? I chose the wrong job.]

Judging by the agricultural machine in the last word, it seems that they decided to move on with this.

thump thump. widely.

After chatting with the trail, we arrived at the meeting point.

It was an abandoned vacant lot at the northern end of Quink’s estate.

The time is exactly midnight.

Neryl sat there on a small rock.

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