I Became the Hero Who Banished the Protagonist chapter 20

20. one step (2)

At Daphne’s words, the faces of everyone in the room turned to bewilderment. From Georg, who is expressionless except for his usual frown, to Nella, who is already frowning, and even me. I heard footsteps behind me. It was the sound of Daphne approaching.

“you… .”

“Apologize for that right away.”

It was the first time I saw it. I could feel the violent mana leaking out of Daphne little by little. The wooden floor in the office creaked. Either that or not, the holy sword spoke to me in a plain voice as usual. Again, there was a sign that he was having a bit of fun.

“[Your colleague is really bloody. Did you say that it is really scary when a normally calm person gets angry?]”

I just knew he was such a bloody kid. The light that always shone in Daphne’s eyes was now gone. It was also the first time I knew her eyes were that deep purple.

“You’re a funny year too. Since you’ve already given your body to the hero, are you pretending to give your heart too? Did you think I would be scared if you came out that hard?”

As if she would not lose a single word, Nella raised her magic power with resentment. The mana emitted by the wizard at the end of the 5th circle was about to shake the entire room. The two powers emanating from Daphne and Nella engaged in an invisible power struggle.

“Then I don’t think Illroy will accept you even if you give your body.”

As Daphne said, scanning Nella from head to toe, Nella’s face contorted to the point of art. She hesitated, took a half-step back, and her face turned bright red.

“Let’s do it. Instead of just talking, why don’t you attack right now?”

My office is about to collapse. I raised my mana as much as possible and raised my voice to intervene in the huge presence of the two.

“Nella, watch your mouth. And, unless both of you intend to blow up the central street of the capital, leave it at that.”

“Illroy!! Bye, I’m going to come out like this.”

I let out a long sigh. I feel uncomfortable saying something that touched Daphne, but I don’t know what I’ll say if I upset myself even more here. When I managed to control my anger, I heard Georg’s low voice.

“Then, how about doing this?”

The eyes of the three were all focused on Georg at once. Georg cleared his throat, suppressing his embarrassment, as if he hadn’t expected all the attention to be on him.

“Anyway, I was going to check Daphne’s skills and try to match them, but since the two of them fight each other and waste manpower, it’s okay to go outside together and hunt monsters to check.”

At that, Nella nodded vigorously in agreement.

“Yes, Georg. Why did you say the right thing Anyway, the important thing is to check who is more useful in the actual battle, right?”

I saw Georg. Georg slightly raised his hand as if he was apologetic, but this time he was able to take it into account. It was because Daphne was also making an expression that she would not back down. I trusted Daphne. If she does, I won’t step in and stop her.

“Daphne.”

I called Daphne, and Daphne answered, not looking down at me, but still glaring at Nella.

“does not matter. I ask you to do whatever you want.”

Daphne was confident. That’s why I didn’t try to intervene in her will. From now on, it was Daphne Epiphone’s fight. Trusting her was the best I could do. At Daphne’s answer, Nella smiled as if she were laughing.

“you? You say that you are only around the 4th circle, will you seriously try to deal with me?”

“It doesn’t matter if you give up if you don’t have confidence.”

Daphne ignored Nella’s laughter and replied with a firm expression. Nella snorted once more and crossed her arms.

“Okay, then, objectively, the more conducive to the party remains, and the non-girls just walk away. There is no option to be together. My first impression of you today is the worst.”

Daphne didn’t bother to answer. He just kept staring at Nella with his dead light, angry eyes. The two stared at each other for a long time, and the confrontation continued until I got up from my seat and put the holy sword on my waist.

“… Let’s move places.”

I said that and sent the party members out of the building first. I narrowed my eyes as I watched Daphne’s light pink hair rustle as she walked away. Daphne didn’t know it yet, but it seemed to me that she was only one step away from breaking down the wall.

“[Do you think facing that mage this time is an opportunity to break her wall?]”

I just thought it might be the trigger. An opportunity and an opportunity to muster up the courage to take that insufficient step. Even if she couldn’t beat Nella Tarr, I was prepared to risk leaving Daphne at the party.

“[Apart from how you saw through that talent. Is it because you believe that the reason why you continue to embrace Daphne is because her talent will one day reach the highest level?]”

Maybe.

I touched the holy sword and narrowed my brows. Maybe it was as the holy sword said, or there could be another reason. Perhaps he considered her more than just a gifted wizard, more than a character in a novel. breathing, laughing, and crying. I might have started to think of him as a person with flesh and blood, a colleague of mine.

The cool breeze after the rain passed by. I walked slowly, watching Daphne walk away with a firm expression.

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“You guys don’t step out.”

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Nella seemed quite disappointed in the fact that the only place to test herself was the forest outside the capital. Then, as he bent his neck, he began to release the mana he had piled up. Illroy and Georg didn’t say anything, and prepared to deal with any monsters they missed.

“In the first place, it is shameful for me to be compared like this.”

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Nella said that while glancing at Daphne. Did you say that you are a 4th circle wizard? Nella didn’t feel anything special. The only thing that stood out was her looks, which made Nella even more angry. That hero and the knight standing next to him.

‘I’ll make you regret it.’

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Nella made that promise and raised her magic power. Overwhelmingly, I was thinking of getting over that pink-haired bitch and leaving the party, saying that interest had cooled. And after enjoying enough of the embarrassed Georg or Illroy trying to catch him, he takes the initiative of the party and goes back.

‘I can’t recruit a wizard superior to me.’

If you make them realize that, it’s not a dream to run a warrior’s party at will. Rather, the fact that the hero had recruited that wizard this time could have been a good opportunity for her.

The two wizards stood side by side at the head of the party and began to make their way through the forest. The weather was good, and the visibility was not bad.

Kiyi Ik-!!

With a sound like scratching ears, gigantic insect monsters appeared. Nella immediately clenched her fists, converting mana into magic. Sky blue light fluctuated from the ground where the monsters were standing, and a column of ice rose up and pierced the monsters.

“Looking good.”

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Nella smiled and looked back. Daphne stretched her right hand out in front of her, as if she was trying to use magic. The magic did not manifest at the fingertips.

“You just stay still.”

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Nella’s words reached Daphne, but Daphne just brushed them off. Other people’s words didn’t have a big impact on Daphne anymore. Daphne glanced back at Illroy, then closed her eyes. I kept reaching out to catch the thing that was beating in my heart.

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since when Feeling that there is something inside my heart, like the spring of a clock.

It was when Daphne was only ten years old that she realized that it was a circle of mana. Every time she breathed, the mana in the air settled down in Daphne’s body with delight, and the tight circle in Daphne’s heart became stronger and clearer as time passed.

Learning magic was fun. Even without books, Daphne was able to circulate mana in her body and manifest it in the world as a phenomenon.

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Kwaaang-!!

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Nella Tarr’s magic exploded. With a single snap of his fingers, the running Hornhogs were hit by a pillar of fire and burned to pitch black. Nella looked down at the dead Hornhogg, laying her eyes down as if it were trivial.

“I’ll finish it without your bitch stepping out.”

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Nella said so and began to walk forward, deeper. Sparks flew from Daphne’s hand whenever the monster appeared, but Nella’s magic was completed before her efforts showed any tangible results. This time, a simple condensation and release of mana. A wind hole was pierced through the monster’s body by the gunfire of magical power like thunderbolt.

“The way a bitch with 4 circles can’t even use magic in front of me and wriggles.”

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Nella sneered. The monster continued to attack, and whenever it did, Nella’s magical energy shot pierced his head and killed him.

“Yes, I heard your name in the Adventurer’s Guild once.”

bang-!

Another monster died at the hands of Nella. Nella wasn’t even looking in the direction she was shooting her magic anymore. Her gaze was directed at Daphne, who bowed her head after failing to activate the magic again.

“Did I say that I was a strange wizard who wandered around adventurers’ parties without being able to use magic properly? Even in places where I accepted them, I was kicked out every once in a while.”

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The first exile I experienced was a village.

Demons have invaded the village. I remember that it was probably a huge gray bear. Remote villages outside of the urban area lack defense against monsters as they are not places where many monsters live. It was by no means a common occurrence for a dangerous monster the size of a gray bear to come over.

The village elders set out to stop the gray bear. If they left the village, there would be nowhere for them to set foot. That’s how the old men died. whispered the clockwork inside Daphne. you can beat that

So, I did the magic.

The gray bear disappeared without leaving a trace in the world.

Whether it’s banishment, fear toward oneself, or rejection. I don’t think about what happened after that. There was no need. Daphne closed her eyes just to recapture the sense of that moment, the feeling of the magical power that had left her hands.

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Paperweight!

The magic was about to manifest again in Daphne’s hands. Nella didn’t care about Daphne anymore and started slaughtering monsters with her magic as if she wanted to take her anger out. The monster appeared again. As if Nella was not tired, she tried to build her magic again.

Paperweight!

The magic manifested itself again in Daphne’s hands. This time, he reacted faster than Nella. Nella furrowed her eyebrows and glared at Daphne.

“This year… .”

The reaction rate was gradually accelerating. Although it failed every time, the blooming magical presence was no joke. I didn’t know what would happen if things continued like this.

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Nella urgently shouted at Illroy.

“Isn’t this enough?! Need to see more?”

However, Illroy shook his head and only slightly raised one corner of his mouth.

“It’s not over yet.”

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What I was afraid of at first was rejection.

A feeling that you will not accept yourself. Eyes that would never look at a person named Daphne even if they accepted it. Even among such people, Daphne was afraid of being rejected. Daphne was a driftwood that had lost its roots. Abandoned from the place he was most attached to, he was a wanderer wandering without a place to go and a patient suffering from aftereffects.

Then, I met Illroy.

‘Daphne, let’s go.’

The hand that held her wrist.

‘I’ll believe you. And, I will wait until you finally believe in yourself.’

The words he said he believed in himself and the confidence and faith in his eyes. From the rock, the hand that raised me from stasis. Eyes blinking as if embarrassed when scribbling on bandages, and a bitter smile soon after.

‘Daphne.’

A voice that calls out casually with a friendly resonance. thin smile.

I didn’t want to be taken away. I won’t take away my place. The chains that bound Daphne’s legs began to loosen one by one.

What is expulsion like? Even though I was born and raised, the people in that village abandoned me. There’s no reason for me to hang on.

What’s up with the mage tower? That professor didn’t teach me anything properly, and just locked me in the lab.

I have no reason to hold on to adventurers who don’t believe in me. You don’t have to try to blend in with those who deliberately spread bad rumors.

If these memories of the past hold me down even more, I can’t be by Illroy’s side. who taught me faith. I had to pay the minimum reward to the person who faced Daphne Epiphone as a human for the first time. I couldn’t remain a coward who was afraid of people anymore.

Clink.

There was the sound of something breaking. It wasn’t the ominous sound of glass breaking, but a pleasant, liberating sound, like breaking a chain. Tick tock. The clockwork in Daphne’s heart, which had been stopped for a while, began to turn furiously. The mana ring that had stopped at four began building a new ring using the remains of the broken wall as food.

Tick.

The moment the fifth ring was set in Daphne’s heart, all of Daphne’s mana leaked out as if it evaporated in an instant. Instead, a group of lights that had never formed in Daphne’s hands began to rise with destructive force. It was a precursor to destructive magic.

one step.

Daphne stepped forward. Nella suddenly turned her head to the force of magic behind her back.

Lightning Bolt.

Daphne’s lips were soft,

Kwagwagwang-!!!

A single bolt of lightning emanating from his fingertips burned away all beings in front of him.