I Became the Hero Who Banished the Protagonist chapter 101

101. Between Events (4)

For a very short while, the queen’s face, which showed an expression devoid of dignity, quickly regained her composure and returned to normal. She looked at me with a thoughtful expression on her face and opened her mouth.

“You want to be strong. Are you saying you want to become stronger after defeating three disasters already?”

“As I said before, dealing with disaster is not enough no matter how strong you are. In particular, I believe that in order not to create victims, you must have the power to overwhelm the disaster.”

I asserted Just the pursuit of infinite strength. To fight against a being that could destroy this world, you literally have no choice but to become stronger than this world. The Queen stared into my eyes. To the queen who quietly tried to read me, I read it obediently.

“It’s difficult. I don’t know how to make you stronger here. No matter what holy relics or treasures I ask you to pile up and take away, it won’t be as good as a single holy sword.”

The queen looked at me for a while and said so. Then, he looked around at the royal family escort knights sideways and exhaled with a small hmm.

“But a wish is not a wish. Sooner or later, I will call you to the palace. let me show my best Don’t expect too much.”

“I’m just glad you think about it, Your Majesty. We will definitely repay that support.”

It seemed that she was trying to figure something out. I nodded happily, and the Queen smiled meaningfully again.

“I get it. Of course, I didn’t mean to ask only you. Everyone in the warriors’ party worked hard, so I thought I’d do a personal request to the other party members as well.”

The Queen’s gaze turned to Georg, Daphne, and Marianne. All three opened their eyes wide in surprise and turned their heads toward the queen. The Queen laughed at the warrior party. Then, as if to give them time to think, I let them talk in low voices.

“Tell me without hesitation. Let’s start with Captain Georg.”

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Georg exchanged glances with Daphne and Marianne, and then opened his mouth without hesitation, as if it were a thought he had always had in his heart.

“Then, I would like to make one request by collecting the opinions of our party members.”

A strong curiosity flashed in the queen’s red eyes. Georg gently nodded at me and said something very unexpected and very embarrassing to me.

“Illroy, I want you to keep him out of business during his vacation. Please be considerate so that you can fully enjoy your time, at least until the next catastrophe occurs.”

I frowned, and the Queen smiled broadly, as if amused. No, in what context is that guy talking nonsense like that? Besides, Daphne and Marianne are together… .

“You guys really care deeply about the hero. Although the warrior does not seem to care much about himself. I’m sure you need a quiet vacation.”

Georg nodded as if agreeing. I felt like I was being targeted by a hidden camera. I was discussing my vacation with other people, excluding the person who would decide how to spend the vacation.

“Last vacation, you had a hard time at Baktins, and after defeating the Kraken, you must have been busy cracking down on the inside of the party. Before that, he would have been selected as a hero and spent the rest of his life, so he would not have been able to properly rest for the past few years.”

What are you saying all of a sudden, that guy? But Georg didn’t even try to turn his head towards me. I watched Georg rave about my need for rest, completely ignored.

“Please protect our warriors, even if only for a moment to breathe. I beg you.”

The Queen nodded without hesitation. She glanced at my frown and turned her head back to Georg.

“okay. don’t promise Unless a disaster strikes suddenly, the entire party of warriors will not be summoned for other tasks. You guys can rest as long as you want in the meantime.”

Besides, it was an unspecified vacation. I turned my head to Georg, but Georg shrugged his shoulders ignoring me.

“If you look too far ahead and run, you will be ruined. That’s a fact that doesn’t change even if you’re a hero.”

“Useless care.”

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Georg saw my disgusted expression and giggled like someone who had succeeded in getting him into trouble.

“It is not a world that will perish if you rest for a while. If it had been, it would have been destroyed long ago.”

I let out a long sigh at Georg’s laughter, and the Queen issued a congratulatory order. It was a sluggish exit for one who had appeared majestically and through a crowd.

As I stepped out of the palace, a single snow fell on my head. The snow-covered streets of the royal capital were not as cold as they looked. Maybe it’s because the wind isn’t blowing too hard? The streets near the royal palace, which the guards probably swept vigorously, are clean. I continued to exhale steam from my mouth as I walked.

“Congratulations, you’ve got a long vacation, Illroy.”

“… I didn’t think it was necessary. Why did you say that?”

I didn’t need a vacation, I didn’t need sympathy. I groaned and put my hands in my pockets. In my remaining hand was a bag containing the uniform I had changed into before leaving the palace. I don’t think I’ll get used to this white uniform no matter how much I wear it.

“We need to rest too. If not, were you thinking of leaving right away to find the next catastrophe, Illroy?”

Daphne said softly. I couldn’t resist and kept my mouth shut. It is true that not only me, but also the party of warriors have been forced to march. Daphne somehow seemed to be starting to learn how to keep me quiet.

“no… , You probably have quite a bit of time left until you deal with the sixth plague. This time, there is no particular obstacle, so I will be able to spend my vacation properly.”

Were there any major incidents in the original work? As long as monsters don’t suddenly go mad and attack the royal capital in groups, it’s okay to stay still until we deal with the sixth catastrophe, the comet. Well, I didn’t mean to stay still.

“Let’s think about how we will spend our vacation. Worry about disaster later.”

Daphne said with a smile. Snow fell on the bridge of her nose. I crossed my arms as I watched the huddled party of warriors.

“Okay, let’s break up today. Everyone must be tired, go in. From tomorrow, don’t go to work until I’m called, and take a rest. I would appreciate it if you could come and organize the budget.”

When I was joking, Daphne gave me a hard look.

“We’ll go on a trip somewhere together later. If I leave Illroy alone, he will do something again. I have to keep him by my side and keep an eye on him.”

Daphne said that and turned to Marianne.

“… Keep an eye on him, Marianne. Don’t get caught up in Illroy’s pace.”

“of course.”

Marianne answered confidently. I swallowed, feeling the strange air flowing between the two of them. It’s not like they’re fighting each other at all. I heard that Daphne blocked Marianne from entering the mist. I watched the conversation between the two with mixed feelings.

“Then, I will go first. Go in slowly.”

Surprisingly, Daphne said she would go first. I waved my hand lightly and followed Daphne away, raising my eyes and sighing. I’ll have to talk to Daphne separately later. Because Daphne now wanted to be alone, so she was making a lot of noise about not talking to her.

“I’m going back too. I really should spend this vacation doing nothing. Shall we go winter fishing, Illroy? I know quite a few places where I’m not bad.”

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Go winter fishing I wasn’t very interested in fishing, but it was true that it was a suggestion from a guy who was good at all kinds of catches, so it was appealing. When I noticed that I was slightly interested, Georg put a hand on my shoulder and raised an eyebrow.

“Are you interested? It will be spent completely in the wild. Self-sufficient firewood and fire, as well as local procurement of food. You probably won’t regret it.”

Georg threw out those insults and walked away waving his hands. Left alone on the snowy street with Marianne, I looked back at her. Marianne was pretending to be back to her original self. He looks at me with sparkling eyes, without any expression. It looked like a cat, and I burst into laughter.

“Shall we go back, too?”

Marianne pretended to be nothing and nodded her head. The neighborhood kids seem to be tired of looking at them. He walks with his nose dyed bright red, chattering. Machi does not pass well on the frozen road. Marianne walked beside me and looked around the scenery bit by bit.

“Are not you hungry?”

“yes. I think I need to buy something and go in.”

“What about eating out? Are not you tired?”

Marianne shook her head at my question.

“no. I will cook. It’s easy.”

We walked to the market street. I bought the ingredients Marianne chose, and Marianne meticulously selected the vegetables and meat with eager eyes. Normally, I would have said that I would buy it on my own. I saw Marianne nodding slightly as she listened to the merchants in front of me.

“… All right.”

Marianne said, holding up the ingredients in her arms. The end of the baguette in the paper basket pricked my chin. It was a look from the back that somehow made me want to hum. The snow piled on top of her head trickled down little by little with her chubby steps.

“What kind of dish are you going to cook?”

“I’m thinking of making a dish that mimics the stew I ate as a child. I remember eating it one day when I was in an orphanage. It was probably the first time in my life that I ate meat.”

Marianne rarely told her story. no, it’s the first time

“I couldn’t forget the taste, so even after becoming the Heretic Questioner, I kept trying to find that taste.”

A quiet alley off the market street was a shortcut to our headquarters. Under the shadow cast by the building, I quietly listened to Marianne’s story.

“In the end, I came to the conclusion that it would be difficult to recreate the taste I ate as a child. No matter how much I tried, no matter how much I ate it, I couldn’t taste it.”

Marianne said it indifferently. At this point, it seemed like it didn’t matter at all. We arrived at the headquarters and muttered as we looked at the somewhat desolate lobby.

“I’m home.”

I lit the fireplace. Warm colors filled the lobby. Marianne took the ingredients she had packed and went to the kitchen to start cooking. I waited for the house to fill with the smell of Marianne’s cooking. It was a soft, warm scent.

“It is done.”

I was half asleep in a rocking chair near the fireplace, and Marianne called to me. I went straight to the kitchen to help finish the job. Taking a peek at the pot, I could see the thick, thick soup and the piled up ingredients.

“… You did quite a bit.”

“Because it’s delicious if you boil it once more and eat it.”

Marianne replied, pouring the stew into my bowl. We ate dinner in a quiet but comfortable atmosphere. Marianne took a mouthful of stew, opened her eyes wide in surprise, put her spoon down for a moment, and pursed her lips. Seeing that, I smiled.

“It is delicious. Are you too?”

“… I thought I would never feel that taste again.”

Marianne muttered as she looked down at the bowl. Then, he raised his head again and met my eyes. The candles in the kitchen shone as bright as Marianne’s golden eyes.

“Why?”

Marianne mumbled again and opened her spoon. Marianne took another bite of the stew and pursed her lips slowly. Like trying to savor the taste for a very long time.

“I guess, I think this is really home.”

Marianne said so as if to confess.

“I want to stay by Illroy’s side like this.”

Marianne said that with a smile on her face. I stared blankly at that smile, then opened my mouth to say something, but Marianne quickly waved her hand away.

“After the rest is over, I want to listen to Illroy. Right now, I am satisfied with just doing this.”

Marianne looked at me and, a little more, changed her smile to a softer, more natural look. We looked at each other like that, then picked up our spoons again and started eating the stew. The sound of spoons coming and going filled the kitchen for a while.