I don't like the gods, I want to be a hero

Compared with the more admirable but strict father, Keno was indeed closer to the kind mother who had spent more time with her.

But no matter how Keno yelled, her mother just sat quietly on the armchair, as if she had fallen into eternal sleep and remained motionless.

Keno was a little panicked, but she still comforted herself with the fact that her mother was a weak magic caster, and had been sitting withered like a corpse for decades, which resulted in her not having enough physical strength to wake up.

"Yes...that's right, it is said that the fifth-level magic of the Faith Department 'Resurrection of the Dead' will consume a lot of vitality of the dead, and the flame of Sir Seleus may also have the same situation..."

Keno murmured, she tried her best not to focus on the exuberant vitality contained in the crimson fire, tried her best not to recall the "vigilance" of Serius before, and she couldn't even bring up the memory of looking back at Serius. courage.

She threw herself at her father's side again, praying that her father, who is a 'heroic' fighter, would wake up first, but until time gradually wiped out all her expectations, her father never showed any signs of awakening.

"I told you before..." Seleus waited until Keno had completely quieted down and seemed to have recognized the reality, then stood up from the chair with a sigh, and quietly walked to the corner of the room. Beside Keno, who was absent-minded.

"This is not a problem that can be solved by magic alone. You have also seen that even if my flame revives the bodies of the two of them, they will only maintain such a vegetative appearance and will never be able to wake up."

Sensing Seleus' approach, Keno raised her head blankly, revealing her dull eyes. Even though she didn't see tears, the girl in front of her was undoubtedly crying silently.

"Ugh!"

Seleus sighed again. The reason he had been vaccinated before was to avoid making Keno feel hopeless again, but now it seems that seeing the living dead of her parents with her own eyes still hurt the girl a lot. hit.

"Isn't there a happy ending like the heroes' adventure story?" Keno's words were full of sorrow and unwillingness. "In the end...no one can be saved, there is no way to usher in that kind of ending."

Keno has been working hard to find the magic or knowledge that can restore the parents and the people to their original state. Seleus has proved that the power of magic alone can only turn people into this living dead.

This has almost sentenced people to death, and it is also the real reason why Keno behaved like this.

"How should I say it." Serius knelt down on one knee and gently embraced the girl's shoulders. He knew that even if his spirit had not collapsed. "I have a guess, that is to say, not all of them can't be saved."

"It has reached this point, is there any other way?"

"For some reason, I have a sharper perception of the soul." Seleus reached out and nodded his eyes. "In the beginning, I planned to purify this group of 'walking dead' with flames because I didn't notice the existence of souls in them."

"But when you told them that they were transformed into this way by magic, I suddenly had a guess in my mind."

"guess?"

"The ideas of intelligent creatures are always strange, but in most cases, the purpose of their doing certain things must be because those things can bring him suitable benefits."

Are there any selfless people in the world whose actions are not driven by profit at all, but are based on the wish that everyone can obtain happiness?

Of course there is, and Seleus himself is a very typical example.

But if it was an existence like Serius, how could that guy do such appalling acts of kindness in a kingdom that could raise a kind princess like Keno for no reason?

"But what is the reason for that being who can cast at least the ninth level of magic to turn the living beings of a city into such undead without a trace of soul?"

Keno looked at Seleus, who was close at hand. Combining the boy's question and the behavior of his parents' dead bodies, the girl spoke slowly as if she had suddenly realized something.

"Soul... is it?"

"That's right." Serius nodded in affirmation. "With all due respect, except for the soul, you have nothing that can enter the eyes of that existence."

"Is that why Mr. Seleus said 'magic alone can't solve the problem'?"

"Essentially, this is the situation." Seleus pointed to Keno's parents who were as motionless as the living dead.

"Even if the body has been restored, because of the lack of soul to drive, now they are more in line with the title of 'walking dead' than the previous zombies in a sense."

"so......"

"So..." Serius put his hands on Keno's shoulders, and looked at her red pupils as if to give the girl hope.

"Although the hope is very slim, let's explore the world together, with the purpose of finding everyone's soul and restoring them to their original state..."

Chapter 20 Conventions

"The reason why guys of that level collect the souls of ordinary people is nothing more than an experiment for a certain purpose, or the price paid for performing a certain secret technique when facing the enemy."

"Although the latter is very likely, there are no signs of huge damage around the royal city, and the guy who can do this kind of thing doesn't seem to be the type who cares about the lives of the creatures around the battlefield during the battle."

"So, there is a high probability that everyone's souls are stored for a certain purpose."

"That is to say..." Keno stared closely at Serius in front of him. "As long as we find the culprit who caused everyone to become like this in time, can we change everyone back to the original?"

"Indeed." Seleus nodded affirmatively. "You have also seen that my power can easily revive their bodies. As long as their souls return, they can be reborn."

"but......"

Hearing the sudden change in Serius' tone, Keno, who was just about to breathe a sigh of relief, immediately widened his eyes, staring nervously at the boy's crimson pupils that were incomparably similar to hers.

"I want to make a statement in advance." Seleus's expression was very serious. Out of consideration for the girl's spirit, he had to clarify some issues for her in advance.

"Because too much time has passed, and we don't know any information about the black hand behind the scenes, so it is very likely that we have found the black hand behind the scenes, but everyone's souls are completely obliterated by him... ..”

"Is it because Sir Seleus was worried that this would hurt me, so he didn't say it clearly before?"

Keno's unexpected question made Seleus slightly taken aback, but he quickly came to his senses.

"more or less."

"Trust me, I've been through so much and I'll be fine, but... is it okay?"

"???"

Keno's endless words made Seleus tilt his head in doubt.

"It's about exploring the world together...Although Sir Seleus needs to establish a connection with me to stay in this world, for you, it is better to let me stay here alone than to bring me by your side It's more convenient."

Keno looked down at her little palm, looking very worried.

"That's not the case." Serius comforted and rubbed Keno's little head.

"what?!"

"I also encountered some problems myself, so your company is a must for me in the process of exploring the world."

"Can I help Sir Seleus?" Keno raised her head, but there was a trace of suspicion in her eyes. "I'm so weak and God-like Serius-sama..."

Keno's performance made Seleus rub his head in embarrassment.

There is a problem with Seleus's personality - his current thinking mode is not so much a proud hero, but more inclined to a good-hearted god.

It’s fine if it’s just his incarnation, but Seleus doesn’t dare to gamble on the situation of his own body—if there exists, the ‘beast of despair’ that can destroy all living beings will one day incarnate into a god like Zeus...

Just thinking about the possible disaster in his mind, Serius couldn't help frowning.

Now that the problem is discovered, it is necessary to find a solution, and the solution that Seleus thought of was to explore the world with the company of Keno, a kind child.

Seleus never doubted his previous humanity. As for why his humanity changed to divinity, Seleus could only think of two reasons—one was because of his own overpowering power, and the other was that he was affected by what he encountered in his own experience. influence of the characters.

The first reason is easy to explain. The body and the soul are things that influence each other. For intelligent life, external factors such as money and status can easily change their minds, let alone Seleu This kind of self-derived, sublimated life essence.

The second reason made Seleus a little dumbfounded.

When he just left the army, he was still able to have friendly and relatively equal exchanges with ordinary people, but after completing several commissions from Athena, especially defeating the Greek coalition forces head-on, and single-handedly breaking through the city wall built by the gods in Troy Afterwards, only a few friends from the past and gods who have always been aloof are left with him.

Under the circumstances that all ordinary people would kneel down to themselves subconsciously, and no one around would think that this situation was unreasonable, how could it be possible that Seleus's heart would not change?

For these two reasons, Seleus planned to embark on an adventure to explore the world, hoping to get in touch with more ordinary people in this world where there are no gods on the bright side, so as to move his mind to the human side.

At the same time, in order to prevent himself from accidentally becoming the "only god" in this world, Seleus needs a companion who can talk to him, and when it comes to choosing a companion, who can compare with this kind, strong, and What about the very sensible little girl Keno?

'But sometimes being too sensible can be a nuisance. 'Selius looked at Keno who lowered his head again in front of him with some nerve-wracking.

He intends to tell the truth, but in a world where the strong have no taboos, Seleus, who has god-like power, said that the reason for bringing her is to make his character not so superior...

'If you say that, it will definitely be regarded as a white lie told to save her face. '

What Seleus needed was a companion he could talk to, not a servant who had to act according to his own face.

'The situation of having a maid at my side at all times would only be counterproductive to my main purpose. ' Serius mused.

It was easy to guess what Keno was thinking. It was nothing more than her belief that her current situation could only depend on Serius' kindness, and that the relationship between the two was completely unequal.

And in this case, the only thing Keno can do, who is unable to help, is to avoid causing trouble to Seleus as much as possible, so as not to affect Seleus' mood to save everyone.

Serius' eyes looking at Keno suddenly became extremely gentle——

How similar is the girl in front of me to myself who was struggling in the Styx at that time? When I was desperately maintaining my life, didn't I worry like her that the gods would suddenly change their minds because of my actions?

Seleus gently raised Keno's small head, and the two pairs of red pupils simultaneously imprinted each other's shadow.

"Let's make a promise, Keno, I will never leave you behind on the journey because of you... no, I will never abandon you on the journey, let alone give up the goal of finding the man behind the scenes... ...."

Lord Hades, what kind of thoughts did you have when you took me over from Caron?

Chapter 21 Preparations before departure

"Going to explore the world... By the way, has Keno-chan traveled or traveled far away?"

"I'm very sorry, Sir Serius." Keno, who was packing up and saluted, replied.

"When I was young...ah, before I became an undead, when I was younger than the current image, I seemed to be taken by my father to various parts of the country, but I hardly remember the specific details."

"That's right." Seleus nodded, expressing his understanding of Keno's situation. "In that case, you won't know what is necessary."

"However, although I don't know the situation of Lord Serius, as an undead person, I don't need food and rest. Even if I don't have anything, I won't encounter all kinds of troubles like ordinary people."

Hearing Keno's response to what he said just now, Seleus sighed silently in his heart.

Although he was a little relieved because of his promise, but Keno's performance still made him feel pity.

"Kenuo, if you want, I can completely transform you into a living person."

Seleus's tone carried some complex emotions, but he tried his best to conceal it, not wanting Keno beside him to notice the pity in it.

After making his own promise, Seleus once said that he could turn Keno back into a living person, but was rejected by Keno.

The girl didn't elaborate on the specific reasons, but from Seleus' point of view, Keno's reluctance to be transformed into a living person is not simply because the body of the undead will be very convenient during travel...that is, it will not The point that caused too much trouble for Seleus.

The most important thing is that the girl has determined that as a high-level undead-vampire, she has far more value than ordinary human Keno.

This value is the only bargaining chip she can afford now, so naturally she will not give it up easily, even if Seleus promises that she will not give it up no matter what.

"But isn't it more convenient to be an undead?" Keno didn't seem to understand Serius' hidden meaning, but responded in a natural tone.

As for what the girl is thinking, it is unknown.

"Undead without physical needs are indeed very convenient, but rather than convenience, I hope that my companions can get more from the adventure with me."

Keno tilted her head, looking cute and incomprehensible.

'never mind. 'Selius, who saw this scene, sighed in his heart. 'Anyway, this stupid look is far more than the respectful one before. '

Aside from explicit enemies, the slightly out-of-the-ordinary behavior between the two intelligent beings can be seen as a development in their relationship to some extent.

Therefore, Seleus, who understood this, was quite satisfied with the effect of his previous promise.

"Well, if you insist, the body of the undead will indeed provide a lot of convenience during the adventure."

"But I want to remind you in advance that according to the maid's previous performance, the undead hate the living. On the other hand, almost all the living will regard the undead as their enemy and an existence that must be destroyed."

"From this point of view, once the identity of Keno's undead is revealed, we are very likely to be attacked by all the living... Well~~~ Although it is not a big deal, in order to avoid trouble, we must change Clothing is a necessary consideration."

Serius, who was about to show off the power of the living, put away his clumsy performance under Keno's smile of "I'll just watch you quietly", and changed the subject rather bluntly.

But what he didn't expect was that when the mention of cross-dressing was mentioned, Keno's eyes lit up.

"Cross-dressing? The one who wears a mask like the prince of Phinia, hiding his identity and at the same time acting chivalrously at night?"

There was an indescribable excitement in Keno's tone, but Seleus was a little baffled by it.

'Phoenix your son?mask?Go chivalrous at night?Where did this come from, the Night Knight, or the Night Hero? '

Although I can't figure it out, I always feel that as long as I ask relevant questions, I will waste a long time in meaningless topics, so Seleus decided to bring up this topic later on the road, and use it to draw the relationship between the two of them. distance.

As for now, he very wisely chose to continue changing the subject.

"In fact, the main purpose of cross-dressing is to reduce unnecessary troubles. The usual way is to dress yourself like an assassin inconspicuously. If you put on a mask majestically, you will be killed because of the maverick dress. And it gets too much attention.”

"That said, for the purposes of cross-dressing, wearing a mask is the complete inversion of Motoki."

"Is that so?"

Keno showed a loss that matched his appearance, which made Seleus amusing and at the same time very relieved.

He thinks this is the way to get along with his companions. Of course, it would be great if he could be called from 'Serius' to 'Serius', or something exclusive like 'Berserker' up.

'However, this point will be resolved slowly in the future adventures. If Keno is required to change his words now, it will definitely make her feel uncomfortable. '

Ever since he realized that there was a problem with his personality, he would always spend a lot of brainstorming on these seemingly insignificant details.

"Also, follow this."