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

"Selius...sir?" Keno looked at Seleus who suddenly started talking to himself in some confusion.

"It's nothing, it's just some nonsense words worth mentioning, don't take it to heart at all."

"If Sirius...sir says so."

"Don't say that Mr. Seleus is long and Mr. Seleus is short...I mean, we should find a hotel next, and inquire about some news while we are resting."

Realizing that it would only be endless if he continued, Seleus simply changed the topic directly. Then, he looked around, and soon found a high-end hotel that looked very weird.

As for why this store is said to be weird, it is because although the whole building looks quite large, the height of the gate is just at the limit where it cannot accommodate the giants.

But Seleus pushed open the thick, roughly four-meter-high gate without hesitation.

As for the reason - the high-end storefront means that the store has sufficient customers, while the specifications different from humans and giants mean that the customers of this store are likely to come from distant alien races.

For the two Seriuses who lacked and urgently needed information, the hotel in front of them was undoubtedly a very good choice.

Contrary to the heavy appearance, Seleus didn't use much force to push the door open. Considering the group of guests it faces, this is probably a design that even children can enter and exit freely.

Behind the door is a spacious restaurant that takes up the entire space on the first floor. It seems that because of the part-time job as a tavern, even during the day, there are many relatively large customers drinking beer in groups and making a lot of noise .

Noticing Seleus and Keno who pushed the door and entered, the noise in the store suddenly fell silent. I don't know if it was because of Seleus's strange outfit or their petite figures that didn't fit in with the store's decoration.

Serius didn't care about the curious eyes cast by the guests, but walked straight to the man behind the counter.

This is also a strong man with a height of more than [-] meters. His black and white clothes are supported by strong muscles. Compared with the bartender who serves drinks, he is more like a thug watching the scene. In other words, the owner of this shop When he was hired, it was with the idea of ​​paying less salary.

Serius, who came to the counter, stepped a little bit, and sat lightly on the chair that was almost at the same level as his eyes.

On the other side, Keno had to jump up and grab the chair surface with her hands, and it took a lot of effort to kick her calves and climb onto the chair that was too huge for her.

"I'm so sorry, two kids."

After confirming the identities of the two guests, the burly bartender looked towards Serius, who was obviously the leader, with a gentle expression that didn't match his appearance.

And it wasn't until then that Seleus noticed that the weird decoration on the bartender's head was actually a hard horn that shot straight into the sky.

"The chairs we have here are not suitable for the trumpet race."

"It's okay, you're welcome." Seleus smiled. He liked the bartender whose attitude and figure were very similar to his former self.

"The two of us need to stay here for a while, is there enough room?"

"There is no shortage of rooms." The bartender's voice hesitated.

"Although I don't know why the two of you came to this store, but if it's because you can't find a suitable hotel, I can actually recommend a store with the same grade but with an environment that is more suitable for your body type."

"Thank you very much for your kindness." Serius' smile became brighter. "However, we chose your hotel for some reasons. If we switch to other hotels, it may cause a lot of trouble."

"That's right." The bartender scratched his big horn, and his expression was a little confused.

He didn't think there was any special reason for the two small guests, but he just reminded him out of kindness. Since Serius himself insisted, as the bartender of this hotel, he has no position to ask the guests to leave. nonsense.

"What about the room? Even the bed in the single room in this store has enough space for two beautiful people to sleep... If you need to stay here for a long time, a single room can save a lot of money. "

The bartender leaned over the counter so that the two of them could look Seleus directly in the eye without lifting their heads too high. "And looking at the relationship between the two of you, it doesn't seem like there is any need to avoid each other."

"It's unnecessary. I'm not short of money. I just need a double room."

"Really?" The shopkeeper glanced at the flushed and somewhat disappointed Keno next to him, and whistled. "I think sometimes it is better to save some money, but I have no position to say these things."

The shopkeeper knelt down, and when he stood up again, he took out a key in his hand.

"Take this, you can tell me what you want to eat, and you can call me if you need to run errands at night, and you can give the two of you free for the first time."

"In addition, if you have any information you want to know, you can come and ask me. Of course, if some information is involved, I will charge you."

"Information?" Serius, who was about to leave, suddenly turned his head. "Do you have any information?"

"You can ask anything, but if you know it, that's another matter."

"Then..." With the bartender's eyes widening suddenly, Seleus put the thing taken from the crimson ripples on the counter.

"Do you know what this thing means?"

Chapter 24 Clues

The room opened, and the ceiling was higher than expected, and the space was too spacious for two people.

The strangely shaped windows are wide open, allowing fresh air and bright sunlight to fill the entire room. The cabinets, tables and chairs have specifications beyond ordinary people as the bartender said.

Afterwards, there were two beds that could be called huge enough to at least fit the two original Seriuses, so that Seleus sighed, "If I had known earlier, I would have only booked a single room".

The two beds are arranged in white, which seems to use this visual impact to dispel the doubts of the distinguished guests about the cleanliness of the room.

As far as Serius's own experience is concerned, this kind of businessman's little trick does have its unique effect.

"Mr. Seleus..."

Just as Serius was silently observing the structure of the room, a voice that sounded slightly resentful suddenly entered his ears.

Hearing the sound, Serius moved his eyes downward as if he had thought of something, and happened to meet the displeased Keno girl with puffed cheeks.

"I'm sorry, Keno-chan, I accidentally forgot about you because I was too excited."

Just like the configuration of the rooms, this is a hotel for large races. Therefore, each step of the stairs is twice the height of the normal specification.

As a young man, Serius was fine, and his impressive physical fitness was enough to ignore this gap, but the petite Keno seemed to have a bit of difficulty climbing the stairs.

Naturally, Seleus couldn't ignore this scene, so after getting Keno's consent, he stretched out his hand to Keno who put his arms in a 'V' shape, and pulled her into his arms as if to hug her. She lifts up.

However, when the girl was expecting to put her hand on his neck, Serius put it under his armpit like a salute...

"If things are really as Mr. Seleus said, I will naturally not have any complaints."

The reason for getting angry is naturally because of the embarrassing gesture that shattered the girl's dreams and even doubted her life.

However, based on common rational considerations, the hugging posture of the lovers will undoubtedly hinder the range of the boy's lifting of his feet, and the princess hug will hinder the boy's sight from observing his feet.

That is to say, in terms of appearance alone, if the youthful-sized Seleus wants to help Keno go upstairs while maintaining safety, this posture is good for maintaining balance and will not hinder the youth. optimal choice.

It's not that the girl doesn't understand this situation, but Seleus is obviously a great existence that can't be taken lightly just because of his immature appearance. He was able to hold her in his arms very leisurely during the battle with the Night Mage Experience is a powerful proof of this.

Therefore, even though she knew that she had no right to complain, Keno still couldn't restrain her small emotions.

Moreover, since the shy girl couldn't express her heart directly, Keno could only follow Serius' words and let the boy's behavior of "not putting herself down in time" take the blame for her little emotions.

But the resentment in her heart still caused the girl to turn over the dead fish eyes that should not have appeared on the red pupils.

"But with Mr. Seleus's performance, I really don't think a room of this level will make you feel so excited that you can forget that you still have a girl in your hand."

Simply put, I don't believe it.

Serius could understand the girl's feelings, after all, he did it on purpose.

'Since it's you who always thought you understood and refused to change your name first, then don't blame me for playing a little prank. '

The young man thought so, but naturally he would not be so stupid as to admit it directly in front of Keno.

"How could it be? Even for me, this is the first time I've seen a room of this size. Isn't it natural to feel excited?"

"Since Mr. Seleus said so, let me just believe it." Keno sighed, with a deep helplessness revealed on his better face.

"So, can Mr. Seleus put me down first?"

"Oh, sorry."

"There, I should thank Mr. Seleus for his help."

Serius put down Keno slowly, and the girl tidied her clothes first, then bowed her head to the boy beside her in thanks.

After all, no matter what thoughts he had in his mind, it was an irreversible fact that Seleus had helped Keno.

"Companions should help each other." Seleus waved his hand quite casually.

"And compared to these small things, we should pay more attention to the next goal."

Keno straightened up and muttered a few words like 'this is not a trivial matter', but being sensible, she quickly suppressed these distracting thoughts, and looked at the chin resting on her hand with a solemn attitude of Seleus.

"The bartender claims to be the best informant in the city, but he doesn't have the slightest impression of the mithril necklace and the marks on it... Could it be... I mean ......wrong......"

"It doesn't matter if you don't have to force your words and sentences."

Seleus showed a reassuring smile to Keno who hesitated and didn't know how to take care of Seleus's 'dignity' while tactfully pointing out the boy's mistake in judgment.

"I don't think it's such a shameful thing to make a mistake on my own body. In other words, as long as it's not at a critical moment, the more I can discover my mistakes in advance, the happier I will be."

This is the attitude towards life that Seleus developed during his training with Teacher Chiron. As for how he developed it...

After a period of training, Serius would start a battle royale with Chiron using all means to test the training results of the previous period.

During the training, Seleus can make mistakes at will, as long as his attitude is correct and he is not lazy, Chiron will try his best to fulfill his duties as a teacher, and help him to correct it kindly and patiently.

But if Seleus makes a mistake in the battle royale, he will experience first-hand what a centaur sage can do at full speed—with his head pushed into the ground and plowed a chasm.

And this kind of situation has been experienced a lot, and even after the mountain where the battle royale is located is almost being plowed into the ground by his head, Seleus has naturally developed such an attitude.

It is precisely because of this attitude towards life that Seleus can face various emergencies with ease in the adventures of life.

"Hmm..." Keno was a little speechless.

Although strictly speaking, her life experience can only match her appearance, the wisdom gained from ten years of hard study and research is enough to make her understand how 'special' this attitude is.

"I say so much so that you can speak freely without any scruples, but if you stop here and don't speak, I will be a little distressed."

Seleus smiled lightly and rubbed Keno's little head, then lightly jumped onto the oversized chair and at the same time signaled for Keno to choose one of the beds and chairs.

Although Keno's girlish heart that never dissipated kept calling for the fluffy bed, but considering the seriousness of the topic they were discussing next, she still walked slowly to the other chair that Serius had brought over.

Then, she grasped the chair with her small hands, kicked her two legs and climbed onto the chair that was too big for her.

'Actually, just sit on the bed, I don't mind that. Watching Keno's strenuous movements, Serius thought silently in his heart, but he didn't take any action because of it.

If it was Serleus who had just arrived, he would have sent her to the bed out of consideration for the girl from the very beginning.

But the current Serius would not do that. As for the reason... there is no particular reason, but simply respecting the girl's own choice.

"I remember Keno once said that accessories such as magic necklaces can only exert their power when they are worn last, right?"

After Keno sat down, Seleus took out a strangely shaped mithril necklace from the crimson ripples that suddenly appeared.

The whole body of this necklace exudes soft light, and a disc-shaped thing hangs at the end. Although the surface of this thing is slightly worn, the traces of symbols and words engraved on it are still clearly visible.

"That's true." Keno nodded, affirming what Serius said.

"Is that so..." Serius gradually fell into deep thought, rubbing the mithril necklace in his hand.

The Mithril Necklace was an item dropped from the body of the Night Mage who had turned into ashes. Although there was no magic power remaining, Seleus once judged that it was just a collection.

But considering that a night mage who yearns for the ultimate in magic should not wear meaningless decorations, and that guy has mentioned many times before his death that there are multiple undead associations of night mages Because of [Body of the Abyss].

Seleus guessed that this might be more symbolic than actual, like a keepsake.

"Well, Mr. Seleus thinks that the magic that transforms parents and everyone into undead has something to do with the organization of the Night Mage?"

"Although I can't be sure... Or, I have a lot of confidence that they didn't do it."

"Huh—?!" Keno covered her small mouth in surprise.

"The key lies in power. I don't think a group of night mages who can only cast eighth-level magic at most and regard ninth-level magic as legends have the ability to directly take away the souls of an entire city."

"Besides, the guy who died at my hand didn't seem to have a low status among them. That is to say, if it was really the hands of those night mages, that guy shouldn't know anything about your situation. .” Celius told his speculation.

"Since you think that everyone's affairs are not theirs, why does Mr. Seleus..."

"Just like humans who only know fifth-level magic collect books about sixth and even seventh-level magic, more powerful beings must also collect books that record existences that are more powerful than them. "

"So, Mr. Seleus wants to get more clues through those powerful night mages, right?" Keno's red pupils flickered unknowingly.

"Exactly." Seleus nodded affirmatively.

"That's why I have to figure out whether this mithril necklace is a token of the night mages... that's right!"

As if thinking of a certain possibility, Serius hastily turned his head to look at Keno who was carefully spying on him, and made the girl who couldn't look back in time let out a panicked exclamation.

"Although it feels very unreal, the undead here should not have the trait of liking shiny or valuable things like dragons?"

"And if possible, can you introduce me to the rarity level of the metal, just briefly describe it and provide me with a general idea."

Because most of what he saw and heard was consistent with the common sense of Seleus, so Seleus subconsciously ignored the fact that he is now in a 'different world'.

'Perhaps the undead in another world will behave beyond my common sense. Seleus, who suddenly realized this, could only hope that Keno, who had read a lot of tomes about the undead, could give him an accurate answer.

And use it as evidence to judge whether this mithril necklace is the token of the undead association [Body of the Abyss].

The same goes for the issue of Mithril rarity levels.