EP5. Epilogue – Monster Search
Sean was lying still on the bed in the inn’s room.
The girl who was always by his side was nowhere to be seen. Levy said that it was hard to rest all day at the dorm yesterday, and she left the dorm today to find a clue to magic.
Sean thought about following Levi, but she just wanted to rest today. Because Sean’s head is too complicated, he knows that even if he followed, he wouldn’t be able to fully give Levy all her attention.
Sean thought about yesterday.
Meet Cren at Silent Wolf and help him train, then talk with Hector.
He asked if Hector had made up with him.
Adventurers and mercenaries. Baron and Association. The two powers that surround this city are divided.
Of course, Shawn couldn’t decide. That’s why he just flinched at Hector’s question and ran away.
But he can’t keep running away. When he evaded an answer, Hector’s eyes did not look very friendly.
The moment of choice is coming. Perhaps when the banquet is over, I will add more to my choice. Shawn was just thinking about it.
Sean had a hard time thinking about such a heavy topic. Maybe it’s because the more I think about it, the more I feel that only sighs come out.
So instead, Sean decided to think of something better. Levi, if it were her own childhood friend, it would be enough material to fulfill that wish.
Sean wondered if Levy could find a clue about magic today. But even that didn’t sound very hopeful.
In the first place, this city, Raes, had fewer traces of wizards than I thought. True to its nickname, the city of adventure, there was an abundance of information about adventurers and monsters, but even in the midst of that, wizards were still rare.
At least now, it seemed like there was only one mage, Levi, in this city. But Levi’s knowledge of magic is almost nil.
Sean pondered how Levy could gain knowledge of magic.
At that time, smart.
I heard someone knocking on the door.
Who are you?
There is no reason for Levy to knock on the door. Are you the innkeeper then? In the first place, Sean didn’t have anyone in his mind because he didn’t hang out with anyone in particular at this inn.
Sean asked someone who knocked on the door.
“Who are you?”
“This is me. Shawn.”
That soft voice was not completely familiar, but it was a voice I had heard before.
Sean soon noticed who the visitor was. But why?
Sean decided to open the door for now. At least he wouldn’t be someone who would do any harm.
As Sean opened the door, the person he saw was exactly what he had in mind.
“·····hehehe, that…. How are you···?”
At Kania’s question, Sean made a mysterious expression.
In a way, this woman was the one who caused Sean’s trouble, and the starting point of all his troubles.
“Yes. How has Kania been? . . . By the way, what happened…?”
At that word, Kania hesitated, then she said with a embarrassed smile.
“The Society gave Sean a mission.”
“A mission?”
“Yes. It’s nothing special, it’s a mission to see if there are any monsters left around Raes.”
Kania, who was paying attention to Sean, added urgently.
“Ah! That doesn’t mean you have to do it unconditionally. If you just do it, it’s the same as the rewarded quest, so if you have work today or just don’t want to do it, you can decline it!”
Exploring the surroundings of Laes… Sean thought for a moment. He didn’t see any particular reason not to. And since he’s just lying around like this, it seems like his head hurts more, so he seemed better off just going out and focusing on other things.
So Sean nodded.
“Yes. Are you okay. Then, is Levy going with you too?”
“It doesn’t matter if you do it together, but Miss Levy can’t see you?”
That’s right. Shawn didn’t know where Levy was. He just knows he’s been roaming the city looking for magic.
I tried to go with Levi, but I couldn’t help it because I didn’t know where he was.
“Then I should do it alone. But where should I start my search?”
With Gania’s guidance, they learned the way inside the city to some extent, but the outside of the city was still nothing but a blank slate.
At Shawn’s question, Kania smiled and said.
“Don’t worry about that! Because I’m going with you!”
Hmm, it’s not reliable for some reason. What does Sean say about this little woman? She felt a little bit like she didn’t fit in.
“Come on! Then let’s go!”
***
Sean and Kania got out of the city at some point.
When I came out of the city, I couldn’t see a single crowd of people, and the two of them were walking down a deserted street.
Still, the awkward air flow did not flow. The combination of Kania, who is so talkative and lively, and Sean, who adapts well to such a person, eventually kept the two from talking.
Sean, who had only responded briefly to Kania’s nonsensical words, suddenly became curious and asked Kania.
“By the way, Mr. Kania.”
“Yes? Please speak.”
“How did you find out where I was staying?”
From noble mtl dot com.
At those words, Kania looked at Sean and said.
“·····I asked Gania. . . . I apologize if you feel offended . . .”
It wasn’t particularly bad. I was really curious, so I asked.
“It’s okay.”
But did Sean’s answer feel different to Kania? After that story, Kania couldn’t speak as excitedly as before, and she only looked at Sean.
Then, Kania cautiously spoke to Sean.
“…Hey, Sean…?”
“Yes.”
“I’m sorry.”
Sean, who had been walking her path looking ahead of her, turned her head to look at her at her sudden apology from Kania.
“You don’t need to apologize?”
“…That’s not it, that’s what I was talking about the other day.”
Sean realized what Kania was talking about at that answer. I didn’t know how to react to this.
Kania continued to speak to Shawn, who cherished her words.
“You must have been very upset because of me. I think I said it too blindly. I didn’t mean to.”
“·······.”
“Please forget the last request I asked you to keep an eye on Hector. And personally, I think you should just leave the city as soon as possible.”
Sean sighed at the words of Kania and asked.
“Kania-san is… You said she wouldn’t follow anywhere? But why is she affiliated with the adventurers? Why is she still obeying the orders of the Society?”
At those words, Kania was taken aback. And she spoke hastily.
“Follow orders. I just accepted the mission of the Association because it would be dangerous if there were monsters in this city. ······And.”
Kania took a break from her words. It seemed that her eyes were full of water.
“The reason I am an adventurer is because I have always admired adventurers. There is no reason other than that.”
At that, Sean couldn’t say anything about Kania. The way she looks like she says that. Because she seemed to overlap with himself.
Shaun admired adventurers as well. Shawn remembered his first meeting with Kania. She said that she was a true adventurer looking at them, and her joy like a child made her realize how sincere her heart was.
Kania was immersed in emotion for a while, then realized the existence of a boy next to her and hurriedly got out. She said, hesitantly.
“I started to like adventurers after I read When I was young.”
A great adventurer? She had heard many adventure stories from her grandmother when she was young, but this was the first time she had heard anything from Kania.
Isn’t the expression great adventurer too simplistic in the first place?
“Aren’t there too many great adventurers?”
“There are definitely too many great adventurers. But usually, the title ‘great adventurer’ is given to only one person.”
Sean asked at that. He doesn’t even know if he’s one of the adventure heroes he knows?
“Who are you?”
“I don’t know.”
“Yes?”
You don’t know, after talking about a great adventurer just a while ago.
“Nobody knows what his name is.”
Does that make sense? Sean pondered. With the title of a great adventurer, if a book that was famous enough for a child to read was made, it would be natural for the name to be known.
“Aren’t you less famous than you thought?”
“The great adventurer made many achievements. They told stories that could only be seen in fairy tales, such as defeating monsters that seemed impossible to defeat, discovering ancient ruins that had not been found for thousands of years, and reconciling two warring tribes.”
If those stories are true, then, as she said, he was really a fairy tale hero himself.
Sean tried to talk about other possibilities.
“Did everyone forget it because it was so long ago?”
“A great adventurer is someone from decades ago. Although the period of his activity is very short, his existence can be found in various sources.”
That’s not the case either. Sean now spoke of a far-fetched possibility.
“…Then, wouldn’t the great adventurer not want to make himself known?”
“So little is known about the great adventurer that we cannot be sure. But there is a hypothesis that I think is the most likely.”
The two stopped walking and were talking.
“····What kind of possibility do you mean when you say that the possibility is high…?”
“The reason the great adventurer didn’t leave a name.”
Her words sounded rather awkward.
·····It sounded as if it had nothing to do with the will of a great adventurer.
“Every record mentioning him is awkward.”
“······Awkward, you say?”
“In a space that would have been natural to have a name, all it says is The Great Adventurer.”
“·······.”
“The context of the sentence, which only fits the name, is empty.”
“…That means.”
“Where names appear, they are burned for no reason.”
“You mean someone intentionally hid it?”
Kania did not answer Sean’s question.
“But who? Who the hell is influencing all those records?”
It makes no sense. Who would want to erase all traces of him for some reason?
No, is that possible in the first place? Let’s say you burn it. Let’s say how to erase it without anyone knowing.
Changing his name to The Great Adventurer and just leaving his traces blank?
All records, not just one?
Kania gave an answer to Sean’s question.
“Students were also curious about it, and as a result, a clue was found in a history book.”
“In the past, a god cursed a man who disrespected him. It is a curse that cannot be named or left behind by any being in this world.”
“······God?”
“The great adventurer has been cursed by the gods. This is the most likely hypothesis.”
Achieved greater achievements than anyone else, and looks like something out of a fairy tale.
To think that a man whose title was the ‘great adventurer’ was cursed by God.
It seemed so contradictory.
Kania, who was talking in a serious tone, suddenly returned to normal and smiled.
“Well, that is a hypothesis. Maybe, as Sean said, great adventurers are just cowards who don’t like to reveal themselves.”
“Yes. Maybe.”
Kania looked at Shawn, who she was absent-mindedly, she said as she clapped her hands in front of him.
“Oops! I’ve been thinking too much. Let’s explore! Welcome!”
So Sean and Kania ended their small talk and started searching for monsters.
However, in Sean’s head, the conversation with Kania
The great adventurer continued to glimmer.