The Hero Party Couldn’t Kill Me

Chapter 2: The Mistakes of the Warriors’ Party (complete)

“I got word that Edmund might be in the White Forest.”

Solaum, the capital of the empire, has already become dark. The head priest, Auguste, told the saintess the news she received from her magic tower.

“Are you sure?”

“I can’t confirm it yet. It could have been written by a wizard who lived there. But, right now, that is the most likely place.”

I confirmed it by writing down the phrase of truth. Edmund was not at Blanc’s tower.

‘Of course, there is a hideout of the Blanc Magic Tower, but….’

There was something that bothered me a little, but even that was unlikely as Marion had never contacted Edmund.

Then it was really in the White Forest.

“Is there anyone there who could have helped Edmund?”

“Deep in the White Forest, they say there is a city called Speth.”

“Is this the city Pesima talked about before?”

“Yes, so, if Edmund were alive, he must have passed through that city.”

The saintess nodded her head. Then this is the conclusion.

“Thank you.”

The saintess took out her crystal ball and contacted Calia and Iris.

“As you may have already heard, word has come that Edmund might be in the White Forest. Come to the Grand Sanctuary right now. Let’s discuss how to kill Edmund.”

Now, she was sure to take Edmund’s breath away.

To prevent the revelation of the goddess from happening.

***

“If people see Edmund-sama, there may be an uproar. Please put on this robe and follow me.”

Before leaving her house, Rafaela handed me a robe.

“Is there a commotion because of me?”

“That’s because Edmund-nim is so famous. Rumors have already spread around here as the person to be saved here.”

“I haven’t done anything yet.”

“Just having Edmund-sama is a great source of strength.”

… Anyway it is With Rafaela’s help, I put on a robe and covered my face as much as possible.

Then I opened the door and looked at the night view of Speth.

“It is beautiful.”

The cutely shaped huts and the white smoke billowing from the chimney.

Lanterns light up the dark streets like stars in the night sky.

The smell of grass that can be felt somewhere and the smell of a bonfire burning gently.

From the rustling of leaves to the sound of insects.

It didn’t have the grandeur of an imperial city, but instead had a charming taste of a village in the forest.

That’s why I liked it more.

I just wanted to take a vacation in a place like this. After defeating the demon king, I wanted to rest while looking at this scenery.

“Isn’t it pretty?”

In the midst of watching this night view and soaking in emotion, Rafaela quietly came to my side.

She held her white lantern in her hand.

“When I first came here after being expelled from the empire, I wandered the streets at night like this when I felt down. Then it calmed me down.”

I nodded slightly.

“So, I really want to protect it.”

“… ?”

“I don’t want to see this place trampled by the hands of the Imperial Army. Especially because of that hero.”

I felt a heavy sense of responsibility. Because I think the fate of this beautiful city is decided by me.

“Don’t worry. We believe in Edmund.”

Seeing my expression darken, she smiled and let me relax with her bright smile on her face. I nodded slightly.

Yes, we must protect it.

“Then, shall we go soon?”

Said Rafaela, raising her lamp. I quietly followed her.

After passing through a charming alley, I entered the forest road, and after going a little further, I saw a lake in the distance.

A large round lake that glistens in the moonlight in the night sky.

“This is where the concentration of mana is the highest. We do it here.”

Rafaela said. We picked a moderately flat ground.

Rafaela then took out the magic circle she had drawn from her subspace and started drawing the magic circle on her land.

A magic circle big enough for me to sit in the middle.

There she placed the prepared ingredients and then looked at me.

“Lastly, I have one request. As you know, if Edmund-sama recklessly uses magic while the magic circle is in effect, the chance of failure increases. Therefore….”

Under any circumstances, I must not use magic. Even if you face great pain, you must endure it without the aid of magic.

“I hope the pain relieving magic holds up well.”

“I will try my best.”

I smiled bitterly. Before I entered the magic circle, Raphaella grabbed me for a moment.

“Before we go in, we have to amputate the left arm first.”

Ah, that’s right. I struggled to take off my robe. Rafaela raised my left arm and summoned her sword.

With a terrifying sound, my left arm was neatly removed from my body. It was already numb, so I didn’t feel much pain.

Rafaela then quickly cast a hemostasis spell. In an instant, her blood coagulated where her arm had been cut off.

It was an unusual skill.

“I am good at using one hemostasis magic.”

As soon as I felt my gaze, Raphaella said something, perhaps because she was embarrassed. She examined my cut wounds.

“Yes, the poisoned area was neatly cut out.”

“I’m glad.”

“… Now all I have to do is make a new arm.”

Rafaela blurs her tongue. But she immediately made up her mind.

“Don’t worry. Trust me.”

Seeing that, I felt a little relieved. I took one last deep breath and sat down in the middle of the magic circle.

Then, as I gave the signal, Raphaella began casting her spell.

Paaat….

A blue light began to glow from the magic circle.

Sure…….

As Rafaela recited her spell more, the ingredients in the magic circle began to dissipate little by little, and at the same time, changes began to occur in my arm that had been severed.

It started with bones. The tree grew like a tree, and red flesh began to grow like a leaf on top of it.

Fortunately, I haven’t had much pain so far. Rather, he was preoccupied watching the process of growing a new arm with an awe-filled look on his face.

The hump started when I made the elbow.

“Keuugh!”

Suddenly, I felt a stabbing pain in my bones. But it didn’t stop at one shot, and it got stronger and stronger.

After that, the pain as if my flesh was being torn came over me. The pain felt when water touched the wound also came next.

Then this time I felt a burning pain. It was getting more and more difficult for me to control myself.

“… Please hold on!”

At Rafaela’s cry, I clench my teeth and control my breathing. The arm was still growing, but the progress seemed to be slowing down.

No, maybe it’s an optical illusion because I feel like time passes more slowly because of the pain.

Anyway, the constant pain in my left arm made me dizzy.

I still have a long way to go, but I already feel like giving up.

I wanted to run away from the magic circle. I wanted to stop this pain by casting pain relief magic.

But I persevered.

I thought again about why I was enduring this pain.

Wasn’t it to get revenge on them after all?

I thought of the face of the warrior party once again. And I thought about them again.

Calia Barus.

Incompetent warrior. Prickly. A typical strong-weak person who succumbs to the strong. A commander who makes others suffer without knowing his own incompetence.

Iris Rossier.

An archer who uses poison. A woman who showed excessive interest in me. A bat driven by her own gain. A monster who hides ugly thoughts behind a beautiful appearance.

Saint Lucy Prisis.

A benevolent and religious saint. The mental support that always calmly held the center of the warrior party.

But if you think about it, a human who didn’t step up when he really should have. She was a woman who showed a slightly snobbish side. And the woman who wants my death the most.

Pesima of the Blanc Magic Tower.

The person who summoned me to this world. My master. The Empire’s most powerful wizard. But the person who broke the contract with me and betrayed me. Perhaps, if he were alive, he would be the biggest threat to me.

And I. Who is it?

A stranger who was accidentally brought to this world. A monster with the potential to match the demon lord and hero. The ace of the party of warriors with an expertise in both magic and swordsmanship. But a man abandoned by the Goddess and betrayed by her allies. But who survived in the end.

That’s why I couldn’t give in like this.

Recall the emotions you felt at the moment you were betrayed. Think back to the pain and emotions you felt then.

I come up with a reason to live again. Because I want to regain my honor and my position that they took away. Because I want to see them fall to the ground like me.

So I want to give them the pain I felt.

With that anger as fuel, I endured.

Then time, which seemed to have stopped, began to move again.

Suddenly, my bones and flesh grew five branches. The part already below it was alive again. It started bleeding again.

“We are almost done! Please hold on a little longer!”

I heard Rafaela’s voice. I held my breath and watched my hand grow. I saw lines appear on my palms.

I have seen elaborate fingerprints being created from fingers that have grown all the way.

And finally, when all of my fingernails had grown back, the pain was gone in an instant.

“… It’s done.”

Rafaela exhaled her heavy breath, she said. She was exhausted, breaking out in a cold sweat as if she had been through a lot too.

Because I didn’t use the mana in my body until the end, her mana was running out.

I quietly got up and sat down next to her.

“I… I will rest for a while.”

She sighed and leaned on my shoulder.

“Good job.”

I moved my left arm and grabbed her hand. The new arm moved so naturally, as if it had already belonged to me from before.

Continued, I shared my mana with Rafaela. Mana flowed through her veins on her left arm, and then flowed from her fingertips to Rafaela’s fingertips.

Then Rafaela recovered her spirits.

“I’m sorry. In the end, as I feared, the pain relief magic was turned off in the middle.”

“It’s okay. You succeeded though.”

Raphaella laughed briskly at my answer.

“I did well for the first time, right?”

“That was great.”

I said as I stroked Rafaela’s hair. Raphaella smiled and closed her eyes. As soon as she was exhausted, she fell into a sound sleep.

I looked at her for a moment, then at her calmly glowing lake. Then, just in case, he took out her crystal ball and checked the contact with the princess.

– Edmund, Rogue Magic Tower suggested the possibility that you are in the White Forest. Are you really there?

– A party of warriors will invade there sooner or later. Come on, run away from there.

The timing was absolutely amazing.

Now the warrior party knows where I am.

I didn’t reply. He was grateful to the princess, but it wasn’t the time yet.

After putting the crystal ball back in, I looked at the softly glowing shore of the lake for a while.

Then I looked up at the brightly shining night sky. In particular, I thought while looking at the brightest shining star among them.

What is the goddess Etoir thinking right now?

Are you angry because the plan to kill me completely failed?

Or are you just watching this situation with interest?

Well, either way doesn’t matter.

Now it’s my turn to answer her.

What happens if you touch me?

What is the price for betraying me?

Now is the time to tell her.