I’m Not a Hero Like You

62 – ???

Water droplets rise.

It’s like a bubble that rises and falls countless times.

It rises in an instant and then fades in an instant.

In those many, many bubbles.

A slender finger touches a drop of water.

And then.

Look into it soon.

… ….

A lush forest with thick branches and a mountain valley.

This means that it has not been touched by humans.

The wind blowing like a blade cutting through the darkness soon broke and shook the tree branches that were about to grow taller.

Trees with shallow roots can even break the waist down.

It’s spring inland, but even that is exhausting here.

He gathered up a lot of broken branches and carried them on his back as if he were carrying a backpack, and headed towards the back of the valley.

There was a small cabin where he was heading.

After setting down a bunch of branches that were used for firewood, he headed to a nearby area a short distance from the cabin and poured thin ice or partially frozen river water into a jar.

After carrying it back on his back, he repeats the process several times with a new pot on his back.

Dawn is coming.

It’s still early in the morning.

However, mornings in the woods are as always cold and dark.

After completing his basic preparations, he diligently picked up his hunting tools.

He was accustomed to walking through the forest and through the trees.

Cut off the faint breath of a small animal caught in a trap.

I used to separate the skin from the body.

The blood and intestines were taken out and scattered, and the traps were set up again accompanied by lures.

Move again.

The smell of blood was roughly eliminated with snow, sand, and dirt.

If the wind blows strongly, the sense of smell of the beasts will be able to capture them.

So I try to move while considering the reverse direction as much as possible, but the capricious nature of nature doesn’t work as intended.

When that happens, he has no choice but to agree.

Even so.

Among the traps set up, all the little things got caught.

He managed to relieve his regret by peeling the bark from the inside of some trees and even pulling out the insectivores that had burrowed into them.

It wasn’t until the sun began to set inside the forest that he returned to the cabin.

He opened the door and went inside.

He took a deep breath as he looked around the empty space.

I sit blankly, put firewood into the empty stove, and light it.

He then sits on a chair nearby and just watches the scene.

At that time.

The door opened and someone entered.

“I’m back.”

The man stayed still and turned his gaze to that direction.

However.

Not visible.

As if the world was ruined, everything was distorted and distorted.

… Nothing.

Something came and went.

I don’t know.

“… ….”

No.

It just became unknown.

In the end, that’s the story.

Where did it go wrong?

He knew.

Countless times, he repeats, reminisces, and agonizes over tens, hundreds, and thousands of thousands.

Even though the conclusion was so clear, I wondered if it had nothing to do with the fact.

“… ….”

Yes.

To be precise, it might have been off since then.

I accepted Alessia’s offer.

I allowed her to accompany me.

Is that why?

As the Demon King points out, she herself has become too weak.

No, to the extent that I couldn’t even be aware of that.

It was shabby.

Certainly, when faced with crises, ordeals, and difficulties, they somehow overcame them, if not skillfully.

But the crucial thing is.

… In the end, the sword of Grandeus did not accept himself.

That’s the story.

At least that much failure.

But for some reason, everything got twisted from there.

In the end, all you can do is head somewhere far away.

The original goal and the details of the contract were forcibly buried beyond memory.

I was really absorbed in escaping.

But where did the rumor spread?

There are various stories about him colluding with the demon lord, saying that he is the successor.

The number of people tracking him gradually increased.

Of course I knocked them all down.

There was a limit to that as well.

No, but hiding was good.

I thought I should set up a house far away from Alessia and live well.

Even though that life is guaranteed to have a disastrous future.

At the time, I was very tired.

“… ….”

Fill dry firewood.

Like a fantasy, the fire burns the firewood as if it is watching its prey.

Several years have passed.

I saw a child, and at the time I was getting used to life.

Everything collapsed.

Alessia died, and the child was taken away.

After that, I wandered all over the place with one single thought to find my child.

As a result, he became a grandiose murderer, accumulating all sorts of false accusations and notoriety.

I am now in a position where I can’t set foot properly.

… It doesn’t matter.

But the child has still not been found.

Not even a clue.

Is it really that hard to not be able to rely on anything?

No matter how hard you roll your head, try to figure out the clues.

Where do I start?

I’ve already tried everything I could.

“… ….”

Fill the firewood.

I am hungry.

Already the outside was slowly losing its light.

If you blink your eyes, it will look like this.

What are you doing?

Nothing.

… Nothing.

The Demon King said he would go with the child, and said that it would be more enjoyable that way and left.

At that time, what did he say?

[You mean an escape with a fixed end. Don’t you think it’s miserable again?]

No matter how much you deceive yourself and deceive yourself.

After all, the sun rises and the moon sets.

“… ….”

I feel it.

In the end, he was complacent and wanted to settle down.

It’s been such a long time.

All tragedies eventually stemmed from one’s own weakness and stupidity.

If it wasn’t for me, she wouldn’t be like that either.

And….

There was no way that child would have been treated like that.

“… ….”

You have to find it.

But where to start?

It’s difficult from here again.

Even this is a thought, accident, and agony that has been repeated hundreds of thousands of times.

It’s not easy.

It’s not easy.

Just like that, the sun goes down and the moon rises.

The body gradually deteriorates.

However, the motivation is seldom revived.

Where else are you going?

By blocking it again, it must mean slaughter everything and be true.

… ….

W…… Ah?

My eyelids spontaneously went up at the sound of a distant voice.

“… ….”

I left the door of her cabin holding the sword I was holding.

When did she hold onto it?

I don’t understand English.

“Huh?”

When I opened the door, there was a young man and a girl I had never seen before, and a man.

There were three of them.

A young man among them.

My eyes are automatically drawn to that young man.

White hair, like that of fluttering snow.

Maybe it’s similar to silver.

Your eyes are as firm as gold.

Even the outline of the face… It was similar.

“… ….”

To feel fate in this way.

It’s just absurd.

“You are the owner of this place, right?”

The young man asked in a polite tone.

“Why are you here to see the wise man in the forest? Aren’t we here to find the killer killer?”

The girl next to me fired at me nervously.

“Kuhm!”

The man aroused the situation with a cough, as if telling him to be nervous.

“… ….”

I know something.

One thing is clear.

“Are you the son of a warrior?”

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Then the red-haired girl smirks.

“What? I know all about it. Are you famous, our warrior son?”

“… That’s why you shouldn’t do that.”

The gray-haired young man frowned in embarrassment.

“Excuse me, but I would like to ask if you are the person we are looking for.”

Even though the man clearly understood the reality of this side to some extent.

Dare to set an example.

“… ….”

I was still silent.

What do you mean?

Your father is also my father.

Looking at you, the red-haired kid over there, you’ve learned the characteristics of the royal family very well, so it seems you were born there.

… In-house, I don’t know.

“… ….”

What do you mean?

“So, what is it?”

Then the girl took the lead and criticized.

“If the murderer of that rumor is right, he should be punished properly. It was a good thing to overturn some of the territories and clean up several guilds and back alley organizations, but… Have you touched innocent people too much?”

“… ….”

It’s innocent.

Of course, there may have been innocent people.

However, if you consider all those things one by one.

When do you wield a sword?

When do you do tracking?

“How did you find out where this place is located?”

“What can I do on my own?”

The attitude of the girl is that she is not at ease.

But why?

She wasn’t that annoying.

Even if it’s a feeling of intimacy or something far away from familiarity.

What?

“…… So. What do you want to do?”

“Ah, if I say it twice, it’s nagging! Get arrested or resist… Let go of her limbs.”

“Hey. You really… Ha!”

The young man puts his forehead on his forehead and makes a puzzled expression.

“It was a bit harsh, but it is what it says.”

“Doesn’t it make you think you’re messing around with a strict person?”

“Because the physical features are so obvious.”

He has long black hair and a decent build.

A beard that just grew thick without trimming.

“Black hair is common in empires, but… This isn’t even imperial land, is it?”

“… But are you going to catch me?”

“Because I was asked.”

The red-haired girl intervenes again.

“My sister-in-law ordered it directly, so I can’t just ignore it.”

“… Ha.”

Sister-in-law.

In the imperial family, if you look at the causal relationship that the little boy can be called a sister-in-law….

“… Are you Enzul’s, collateral daughter?”

Then the naked girl becomes the flagship.

“Huh?! How did you know that?! Did I ever reveal my name or identity before?”

“… ….”

This made it clear.

“… Is it Eras?”

It can’t be Seras.

Even more so, El Hermina Illie.

Then… Isn’t it obvious

It doesn’t matter if it’s a misunderstanding.

‘Even if I came this far, I guess bad luck is bad luck.’

A mischievous laugh leaks out.

How much more so the young man in front of me.

…… Aren’t they his children?

“Can’t you solve it through conversation?”

Did you read our fighting spirit?

The young man was wary and asked.

“Then back off. If you don’t wander around here again, I’ll let you go this time.”

“What?! Go over?! Who is this madman?!”

The fiery girl seems to have taken that as an obvious insult.

I immediately light a fire in my hand and fire it at me.

“Huh?”

They scattered in vain.

“… ….”

Still to me.

Something remains.

Unfortunately.

“You don’t seem to know that if you kill me, the empire will be ruined.”

Where is the only empire?

Now I am just a medium, transmitter, and carrier of the curse.

But it’s so unfortunate.

The curse hasn’t even been activated yet.

“Well, do whatever you want.”

I have to rescue the child.

Even if you rescue him, the future that remains for that child is nothing more than a medium for passing the curse he gives you.

Rather.

… It might be better to die sooner rather than later.

No, didn’t the demon king say that?

That even death would be meaningless.

“… ….”

I had predicted this tragedy long ago.

Why did you do such a regrettable thing?

I just….

‘I just wanted to be at least a little more comfortable.’

That was a really big greed.

I thought I had to repeat it every day.

“Come.”

Now all that’s left is a humble sword.

The immediate task of defeating my father was meaningless.

Even now, my father is the strongest on the continent, and he is enjoying his prime without any time to age.

On the other hand, what about me?

My body has grown old and has become dull.

Let alone the prime of life, both the body and the mind.

Are you dying day by day?

It’s my fault.

I should have carried it all by myself.

Intoxicated with the kindness of being supported and lending a shoulder.

… I made a very big mistake.

‘I don’t like it.’

I don’t even have any regrets.

If you go back to those days, even more so.

Because what has already happened has already happened.

So I….

“―!!”

Death by the guys in front of you.

Or die buried in another ordeal.

In the end, my conclusion will not change.

――

Puong!

Water droplets burst.

Skinny fingers.

The tips of those nails burst into water droplets with force.

Maybe.

But a story that shouldn’t have happened.

That way again.

It exploded without a trace.