Episode 13. Legacy of the First Hero (8)
“…… What?”
Niad’s expression is mysterious.
He seemed angry, but also surprised. Various emotions were randomly mixed, and I couldn’t figure out exactly what it felt like.
“A player… ….”
I listened to Ariel’s murmur and looked at the expressions of the other spirit kings. All of them are confused faces.
To see such a reaction…….
Could you understand me? How?
No one in this world can understand the word player.
Understanding that means knowing that this world was based on the world view of the game 「The Three Warriors of Pretium」.
If I had known that, I would have tried to enlist the warriors before I did. Of course, there was no way I would have left the relic alone.
But until now, there has been no such person.
No one interfered with my plans.
Then how do the spirit kings understand the word ‘player’?
Should I assume that there is someone from another world like me?
Is there a cliché that the first hero is possessed by someone from another world?
It’s complicated in my head. Because of the abnormal acceleration of the accident, it is twisted in a big way. I shook my head.
Now this is not something I have to worry about alone.
We needed to verify that they knew the player.
“You bastard…… What now—”
“You. How do you know ‘the word’?”
As Naiad was watching, Phoenix suddenly intervened. Before I knew it, she stood in front of me and glared at me with her wary eyes.
The red eyes are burning. I felt like my pupils were on fire.
“…… What is that word?”
“You’re noticing it. The word player.”
It became clear that the spirit kings knew the word player.
“Okay. I spit it out without even knowing.”
“Don’t be funny.”
As I was about to deftly jump over, the phoenix took a step closer.
You can feel the strong aura with the sharp impression. The long red hair began to flutter.
There is a crackling sound from the floor. It seemed that the fire would grow stronger at any time.
“Not even a hero, just an ordinary human subject…… ! Explain right away Otherwise, I can force you to find out.”
The information from the other world was something I had to be wary of as well. Somehow I also needed to find out what information they knew.
Of course, while hiding everything about me.
I glanced sideways at Ariel.
The one I liked the most was Ariel. Because I have Phasma in my grasp.
Besides, she also has the time she spent with me, and she is the one who has watched the achievements I have done right in front of her eyes. There will definitely be a lot of trust in me.
But it’s me who uses her to eat her.
First of all, getting out of this situation was the first thing.
For that, there was only one thing I had to do.
You just have to touch what the spirit kings will never give up.
“My children.”
The warriors responded immediately to my words. The moment I gently warmed my body, the warriors came in between me and the phoenix.
“!”
“I’m sorry, but touching Master is unacceptable. Even if it’s the Spirit King.”
Iris muttered with her sword drawn. The same goes for Tina and Maria. He was poised as if he would strike back if necessary.
Looking at the warriors obediently following, Phoenix looked at the three as if he couldn’t understand.
“You… still don’t know You guys are tricked by that guy now. You are pretending to be a hero like that, so why are you trying to be taken advantage of?”
Even the spirit kings have no choice but to weaken in front of a hero.
There are two reasons for this.
The first was that only the hero could save the spirit realm from the demons. It was precisely because he was the only person who could defeat the Demon King.
The second reason was that there was a very good precedent of being the first hero. Like it or not, I had no choice but to overlap the memories of signing contracts and fighting together hundreds of years ago from the current warriors.
To put it simply, it can be called a bean pod.
“It is up to us to accept that. I don’t think it’s something the Spirit Kings should worry about. And from the beginning, Master brought me to use me. Rather, I think I can trust Master more after hearing the reason.”
“In the first place, Master never called himself a warrior. We just thought that when we saw Master.”
At the words of Maria and Iris, Phoenix slapped his forehead in amazement.
“What the hell did you do to the kids? Have you been brainwashed?!”
“Can you be brainwashed with delicious food?”
“…… ?”
Tina’s stupid question gave Phoenix a puzzled look.
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“I don’t know anything else, but if I hadn’t had a teacher, I would have died somewhere while begging. Winter…… Because it’s cold.”
She knew how comfortable and happy she was living now because she had lived in a situation where she couldn’t afford to buy a single item of clothing and wear it properly.
“If you attack the master, I have no choice but to attack you. Because a teacher always does the right thing.”
The will of the three was firm.
As expected, it was good to have insurance. I felt like I could easily change this flow if I did well.
“Ha… …. Do you protect yourself with young warriors at the front? Aren’t grownups ugly?”
“Wise beggar. Because you can avoid useless quarrels.”
“…… Then just give me two answers.”
Naiad, who was watching from a distance, approaches. She seemed to have decided that she had no choice but to intervene.
“What do you mean by player? And why did you refer to yourself as a player?”
I could have answered that much.
Since I can’t say that I’m talking about people who play games, I thought about what to answer. And I came up with the most plausible explanation.
“He is the one who understands this world the most.”
It was an answer that made sense but could hide the essence.
“…… Does that mean that he understands this world better than us, the spirit kings who have lived for hundreds of years?”
“You can look at it that way.”
“You are arrogant. After all, except for the beings with the qualities of a hero, humans…… !”
“Humans are inherently selfish and arrogant. That’s why you can see things that you spirits can’t see.”
The two spirit kings, Naiad and Phoenix, could not answer.
The spirit kings didn’t know that the three children in front of me were warriors, and they didn’t know that the 2nd Man-Ma War would break out.
There will be no excuses.
Actually, if I had been born in this world, I wouldn’t have known at all.
What can I do? I’ve been playing this game
…… If you think about it, if you hadn’t played this game, you wouldn’t be suffering like this. Awesome.
“…… Is everything engraved there the ‘truth’?”
My ears perked up at his meaningful words.
There…… ?
It was clear that it was directly related to the word player.
Seeing that everything is said to be true, other than the word ‘player’, there could be words from the other world written on it.
But let’s not ask about it.
If I ask the other spirit kings a question, they will naturally have no choice but to show me my hand.
“I don’t know why you’re doing this, but let’s stop and get to the point.”
I immediately changed the subject.
“The body?”
“Why do you think I am here? Naiad, it was to meet you.”
“…… Right. I passed the test. Aside from pretending to be a hero, you deserve to meet me.”
I didn’t pretend to be a hero. See you don’t believe it until the end.
“Yes. Why did you ask to meet me?”
“Tell me directly. It only hurts your mouth if you drag it on for a long time.”
I looked at Naiad, who was crossing his arms defensively, and said.
“I am the first hero… I came to obtain the sword of the Sword Master, [Across All Things].”
“!”
Niad’s arms loosened up as if his arms had loosened up. Stare blankly at me
“You bastard, how do you know the name of that sword?”
“The question just ended with two questions. I came here with the intention of obtaining that sword.”
“This sword is already hundreds of years old. Right now, that sword has no effect. It’s just an old sword. There would be no point in taking it, right?”
“I am the one who judges that.”
I said firmly.
If you don’t even know the artifact’s performance properly and needlessly dump it in a warehouse, give it to me.
Naiad gnashed his teeth as if he didn’t like my tone. It seemed like he was about to come.
“Even if it is! I can’t just give away my contractor’s sword! It is to protect the bond between me and the Sword Saint.”
Well, I guess.
I didn’t think I would give it up easily.
So I thought I’d go a little harder.
“If you don’t give it up, these children will surely die in the 2nd Manma War that will happen this time.”
“!”
I didn’t have to check how much impact my remarks had.
It goes without saying that all the spirits, including the spirit king, who were there were surprised, and even the warriors who were guarding me in front of me looked back at me in amazement.
“Master, what do you mean…… ?”
The title of a player.
The word truth.
I don’t know what a player is to the spirit king, and I don’t know what is written in ‘there’, but it was clear that my words had ‘power’.
“The way to win the Battle of the Horses is for these children to ‘survive’ until the end. If any one of them dies before the demon king falls, everything is over. Not only the human world, but also the spirit world will fall into the clutches of demons.”
As the spirit king, they should know better how strong the demon king is. No matter what anyone says, they are veterans who fought on the front lines hundreds of years ago.
“How do you know that? What even the King of Spirits doesn’t know…….”
“I think I already answered that question.”
“…… The one who understands this world more than anyone else…….”
After chanting like that, he closed his eyes tightly and gave an answer after thinking for a long time.
“Okay. I will hand over the legacy of the first hero.”
I hate the sprit king attitude….