Reincarnated As The Hero Ring

Waiting for a day would sure take a long time and because of that, we don't know what to do. Frudroir, the dragon, wouldn't leave Vicar side as it afraid that the lords might come back and bind Frudroir again. Tehreas on the other hand was sharpening his blades as he doesn't want it to be dull when it's time for the battle. 

Vicar and I were just observing the dragon and Tehreas action while sitting on the desert ground. Vicar couldn't lie down and could just sit. He then decided to talk with me about something. 

"Do you think we will ever get from this place?" Vicar ask me. 

When Vicar ask me that question, I took a few seconds before answering it as I wanted to think our chance whether we could or not. "I don't Vicar, it may be a little hard but I do think that we could return back to Acres and leave this ruined world," I said my answer. 

"I see, it just that looking at both Frudroir and Tehreas... They both have been stuck in this world for quite a long time and yet they didn't even know the way out of this world." Vicar said as he still concerns about this matter. 

I realize that Vicar must really miss Acres already, I know that we just been stuck here for just a few days, yet it feels like a very long time. If we never board the Dunkirk Neir in the first place, we might be already halfway to the Kingdom of Kasneira. 

I tried my best to ease Vicar thought as I replied to him, "Well it's because they never tried to find it as they had accepted their fate to be stuck in here... we're different from them and that's why we will get out from this ruined world, besides we had the power of belief." I said to Vicar. 

Hearing that, Vicar smile as he said towards me. "You're right ring. I shouldn't be concern about that as we had the power of belief... How many times we relied on that power and managed to get out from a tricky situation." Vicar said. 

Seeing Vicar smile with me, I'm feeling a little bit glad as he seems to stop thinking about whether we could or couldn't leave this place. As our focus right now should be on the next battle against the Inquisitor, if Vicar put too much thought into this matter. He will probably be able to think quite well when it's the battle time. 

"Well, I guess part of it was because of that power but I think the main reason was that you could use my talents very well now... Cause you're really amazing when you fight Frudroir just now." I compliment Vicar on how he could use my abilities greatly and win the fight against Frudroir. 

"Really? You think that... I wouldn't think that I'm amazing as, without your abilities, I doubt that I could defeat Frudroir with my own skill. I'm far too weak on my own..." Vicar said that to me. 

"Yes, I really think that but you said that you're weak without me... the same could be said to me. Without you Vicar I wouldn't be here, I couldn't fight and needed someone that can fully utilize my abilities... I'm just a simple talking ring without you Vicar." I said that to Vicar. 

"You do have a point but after this adventure was over, you go back to your owner and I will be back to slums..." Vicar said to me as he would return me back to Aliss after our objective was complete. 

When Vicar said that, deep down, I realize that I have been enjoying myself with Vicar. All of the things that we went through together and the memories we had. I realized that I like being with Vicar and somehow doesn't want to go back to Aliss anymore. 

I still remember what Vicar had told me before, he said that I should choose my own freedom as I wasn't just a ring. I have my own feeling and thoughts... With that, I had decided on something that would change Vicar and my life. 

"Do you remember that you once told me that I wasn't just a ring and should start to think as a living thing cause I'm not an object..." I said to Vicar. 

"I think I do remember that but why you bring up that matter all of a sudden," Vicar said. 

"It's because I decided that I wanted to be with you Vicar and venture the world of Acres, don't you feel the same way as me or you really don't want me," I said that to Vicar. 

After I finish saying that, Vicar burst into laughter. I don't know what I had said that amuse him that much. Does he think that I make a joke or something to him right now? 

"You know what, it's seems that you're confessing your love to me with the way you were saying..." Vicar continues to laugh. 

I then think about what I had said to Vicar and I then realize that it does sound like what Vicar thought. I was really embarrassed at myself right now that I feel like I wanted to die. I should have thought a little better for what I'm gonna said to him. 

"It's not like that Vicar, what I'm trying to say was..." I tried to explain it to Vicar but he interrupts what I wanted to say to him. 

Vicar then stopped laughing, "I know what you mean by that, I do think having you around change my life a lot... If weren't for you I think that I would be still in the slums. But do you really wanted to choose me as your partner?" Vicar said that. 

"Of course, you're the best partner I ever had beside of the Bronze Knight of course... Aliss on the other hand, wouldn't try to venture the world anymore and because of that, I would be just an accessory to her." I said that to Vicar. 

"If the Bronze Knight was the best partner, why wouldn't you go with him then?" Vicar said that to me. 

"There's a reason why and that was because he was already too powerful... I wanted someone that I could help and watch their progress. Besides, you're a new hero that still somewhat unknown yet and it's my job to get you famous." I said that to Vicar. 

"I really wouldn't want people to get know me as a hero at all..." Vicar said that as he still didn't want to get recognition at all. 

"It is because you weren't the one that finishes of the skeleton lord before? But you were there and managed to hold on against the skeleton lord even though you're far weaker than it... You should consider that as an achievement and people should know that fact." I said that to Vicar. 

"I do agree on what you said but what I really afraid of that I couldn't do what a hero supposed to do... A hero existed to save people life and how if I failed to do that. I don't want people to put hope in me and then the hope betrayed." Vicar said to me his reason why he doesn't want to be a hero. 

All of the time, I thought that the reason was that he doesn't want fame or glory but it was not his main reason why he rejects becoming a hero. He was afraid that he couldn't shoulder the burden of being a hero and betrayed people expectation on him. 

What Vicar think was true as being a hero wasn't an easy task to do. Earning the title might be easy but becoming what a hero supposed to be would be really difficult. I never thought that Vicar had thought this matter in this way. I guess he's a really mature guy. 

Taking what he said in consideration, I then replied to Vicar. "I do think that you could become a hero Vicar, not many people has thought like you. Maybe earning the title gives them an easy life but you on the other hand tried to live up with the title that has been given to you... That alone made me think that you should become a hero... I believe that you could do it" I said that to Vicar. 

Once again Vicar smile towards me, "No one ever believes in me as you did, I do think that with you by my side... I really can become a hero just like my title was." Vicar said that to me. 

"It's somewhat the same with me as when I with you, I forget that I was originally the first demon lord ring as I will think that I'm a hero ring," I said that to Vicar. 

With Vicar had accepted the title hero, I will now change the origin of the Atheas Ring. I would no longer be the demon lord ring as I will be soon known as the Hero Ring in the World Of Acres.