I Became the Hero Who Banished the Protagonist chapter 14

14. hearing (1)

“It is very well done.”

On Monday morning after a stormy weekend, Georg, who had not seen his face in the office for the first time in a while, looked at me and clicked his tongue. I didn’t have the strength to reply, so I furrowed my eyebrows and waved my hand. The aftermath of the ant nest was still aching all over his body. Georg looked at my drooping figure and let out a blank laugh.

“I thought I was going to be quiet for a while, but this time I went out on my own to hunt monsters and broke my arm. What would you have done if you had to go on an expedition today?”

To Georg, who was criticizing me, I let out a deep sigh and gave a weak answer.

“We are not going to defeat disaster today. No need to fuss over a broken arm. When did we fight well and not get hurt?”

Of course, a broken arm wasn’t the only injury sustained in the fight against Aragrid. As if she suddenly had the ability to heal naturally, after one night, quite a few wounds had healed. Broken legs and ribs, deep cuts and stab wounds. The only scar left was my right arm, which had withstood the force of the Holy Sword. I haven’t heard of any additional effects on opening the holy sword.

“At that time, it was okay to get hurt as long as your throat wasn’t cut off. Because it was when Isis was still at this party.”

Yai-san, what am I to do if you say that?

I let out a blank cough. Come to think of it, I was sitting at this desk when I first woke up possessed by this novel. Georg stood next to me, and Isis stood right in front of me. What was he so mad about, he was threatening me to leave the party. Her blonde hair that seemed to flow down and the wall that shone in the sky. I only saw it briefly, but the image of Isis emerged in my mind in a fairly clear form.

Well, with Isis’ ability, she could have healed me with a few gestures, whether it was a broken arm, a broken leg, or a spilling of intestines. Even thinking about it now meant nothing. I patted my right arm, which was wrapped in a bandage, and sighed.

“Do you regret it? You let Arjen go, and you let Isis go.”

Georg, who was looking into my face, asked. It wasn’t something I did, but I didn’t want the words I regret coming out of my mouth. It reminded me of the scene that Illroy regretted in the original work.

“There is no point in regretting. It’s already happened. I have to do what I can do out of what I have to do.”

“Are you saying that breaking that arm was something you could have done?”

I know this guy is ugly too. I let out a bitter laugh.

“I have no regrets. If there were things that only we could do back then with Isis and Arjen, there are things only we can do now.”

Georg laughed and shook his head.

“It is something only we can do. I really don’t know what it will be.”

“You are coming now. Not then, but the person we only have now.”

I chinned toward the door. A sign was approaching the office. I could feel Georg’s gaze staring down at me. Compared to when he was first possessed here, the hostility in his eyes had softened considerably.

“… Why the hell did you do that in the past?”

Georg’s murmur was close to talking to himself. I didn’t answer and tapped the desk with my fingertips.

“I went to work.”

Light pink hair peeked out through the carefully opened door, as if it were her personality, and a small pale hand opened the door and Daphne entered.

“Come on. Did you rest well over the weekend?”

Daphne smiled and nodded, then turned to Georog and blinked in surprise.

“Yeah. Did Mr. Georg go to work today?”

“I stopped by because I had something to tell you, not to go to work. You’re here too, so I can tell you now.”

Georg put his hand into the lining of the knights uniform.

“What, did you come because you had something else to do?”

“Otherwise, why would I have come to the office dressed up in uniform? I’ll just tell you something for a moment, and I’ll go straight back to the Knights. Listen up, Daphne. It has nothing to do with you either.”

What Georg pulled out of the inside pocket of his uniform was a very expensive-looking, stiff paper bag. Upon checking the seal that sealed the entrance, I immediately realized what Georg had brought.

“They said there was a hearing at the palace.”

It was just as Bishop Andrew had said. I took the envelope and stared at the seal for a while. Two lions facing each other and roaring. It was undoubtedly the brand of the royal palace. Well, it’s probably not the king of this country who summoned me, but the lower ones.

“There is really nothing to do.”

“You did a lot of things that made you fall victim to politics. No matter how brave you are, it will be difficult to avoid this hearing. Isis and Seongguk, the recruitment of new party members, and self-righteous behavior. There are probably a lot of people who are eagerly awaiting it.”

I tore open the envelope with a letter knife and skimmed through the contents. The date is this Friday. The only person attending is me. I am going to surround myself with questions and fight with the people who asked them. My mouth was stuffy. I folded the paper and threw it in the corner of my desk.

“They told me to deliver this directly to you. You know, but I won’t be there to help you.”

“it’s okay. I’d rather go out alone.”

As I waved my hand in response, Georg, who was walking as if to leave the office, stopped in front of his desk. Hesitating and frowning, he looked like a father trying to talk awkwardly to his son. Georg rubbed my square chin, then sighed and opened his mouth. I said it once, but the preparation action was very long,

“That… I heard the story from the Adventurer’s Guild. I haven’t heard the details, but they said they rescued three adventurers from the anthill and returned them safely.”

I let out a laugh. I immediately remembered how the three noisy people would tell the other adventurers about me.

“You look like you can’t believe it.”

“… no. Good work. However, I will not retract the saying that you should keep your body healthy. At least save that for the next expedition.”

Are you worried, or do you think you are proud? To be honest, I don’t think it would be either, but it was as blunt as my father’s words, which he always praised. Georg spat out the words and walked out of the office shaking his head as if he was getting goosebumps. I smiled again and turned to Daphne. Daphne was looking at me with some gloomy eyes.

“Hearing… Is it Why did you call Illroy alone?”

“You don’t have to worry about me. I’m not going to get punished. Rather, it might be an opportunity to weed out those who want to interfere politically with our party.”

I actually thought of that too. If you get entangled too deeply for no reason, it will be a pain in the ass. Daphne nodded, but still didn’t let go of her gloom. I saw Daphne’s gaze on my right arm, and I raised my broken arm to show it.

“It won’t take long to fully recover. A week, at least ten days is all it takes? I’m sorry about your training, but I’ll have to put it off until then.”

I’m sorry for Daphne, but it was impossible to fight monsters with a broken right arm. Is it fortunate that natural healing is ridiculously fast, and that a broken arm can be fixed in a week? Daphne shook her head and came slowly towards me.

“… That’s not what’s important.”

Daphne carefully raised the hand over the bandage. I could faintly feel his hand through the bandages. Daphne looked at me as if she had something more to say, but she didn’t. I let Daphne play with my right arm for a while. The scene overlapped with the dog trying to lick the owner’s wound, which was quite cute.

“Just take a break today. I would have been busy preparing for the hearing until the hearing was over anyway. If you’re going to get hurt, you better get hurt now.”

I said it as a joke, but Daphne’s expression didn’t brighten. If I send it back like that, I don’t think I’ll feel comfortable at all. I picked up the pen that was lying on the desk and handed it to Daphne.

“Do you want to doodle?”

At those words, Daphne finally burst into a small laugh. Daphne shook her head, pushed the pen away, and the tip of her index finger formed a blue mana glow. Then, playfully, he wrote letters down on my arm. I watched with interest the process of writing letters on the bandage.

Daphne, who finished the scribble before long, lifted her finger. The words ‘Get well soon’ were shining blue on the bandage in cute handwriting. Daphne rubbed the bandage with the words engraved on it like rubbing her tattooed skin and smiled like a child who finished the picture.

“This will never be erased.”

“… thanks.”

I didn’t know you could do this. I smiled at Daphne, who blinked her purple eyes.

“It’s good to go to work. Anyway, I have nothing to do today. There probably won’t even be a hearing, so you don’t have to come out at all until next week.”

“No, I will be cleaning. Illroy is here every day. What are you going to do if something happens?”

It was a resolute voice unlike Daphne. Then Daphne stood up to bring cleaning supplies, and quickly left the office. Without being able to stop or tell me to do anything, I opened the door and stared blankly at Daphne’s back.

“… They are gone.”

At my murmur, a voice suddenly rang in my head.

“[You have an interesting friend. This would be fun to watch again.]”

I was startled and jumped out of my chair. Then, along with laughter, the voice came again. It was a woman’s clear, flawless voice. Rather than hearing it, it would be more accurate to say that the voice hummed in my head.

“[What are you so surprised about? Aren’t we even first-timers? It’s not the first time we’ve had a conversation.]”

Slowly, the memory came alive in my head. With a stiff expression on my face, I lifted the holy sword that was leaning against the desk. No, wait. I’ve never heard of anything like this. In the original work, I had never heard or read the sound of the holy sword talking.

“No way, the holy sword…?”

“[yes. It’s what you guys call the holy sword. It’s good that I’m not blind at all. ]”

The voice came back with an archaic and elegant tone that could be used by a high-ranking aristocrat. No, I should say that the holy sword spoke to me. My eyelids trembled and I looked down at the sword.

“[You could speak well until just now, but did you suddenly become mute?]”

“… I really didn’t know it would turn out like this.”

“[Do you think I talk to everyone because I became a person who uses me? Consider it an honor, warrior.]”

“No, then why the hell is it all of a sudden when you’ve been quiet for so long… .”

jump.

As I was about to pour out my arguing words while holding onto the Holy Sword, Daphne opened the door and entered with a duster, a broom, and a dustpan.

“Illroy, there was a customer downstairs… .”

Then, holding up the Holy Sword with both hands, he made eye contact with me, who was talking to me. frozen silence. Without a word, I put the holy sword back on the side of the desk, and Daphne took a duster and started dusting the corner of the room. I looked at the holy sword with a resentful look.

“[Looks like someone who got caught doing something stern.]”

Shut up, Sword.