Vol 1 Chapter 4 (1/2)
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Tate no Yuusha LN
Sekai no Owari no Encore
Chapter 4
Chapter Four: Specially-Arranged Funding
Finally, the dawn arrived
We finished eating breakfast and aiting in anticipation for the king’s suive us a little spare ti No one wants to feel rushed out of bed Finally, when the sun was pretty high in the sky, probably around ten o’ clock, the king called for us We could hardly contain ourselves, and hurried to the audience cha in our chests
“The Heroes enter”
The doors to the audience chaers, all dressed as though they were about to embark on an adventure of their own
There were knights a them
The king certainly kne to show his support
We all bowed to the king, and settled in to listen to his proposal
“As we discussed yesterday, I have called for others to assist you in your journey Apparently o unheeded”
If there were three assistants provided to each of us, we ht just survive
“Now then, gathered adventurers, please choose the Legendary Hero hom you will travel with”
Wait, So THEY got to choose?
That caht about it, it only made sense We all came from another world, so what did we know about our journey? Better to let the experienced citizens make the decision
The four of us lined up
The gathered adventures shuffled over in our direction, and formed little clumps before their intended partners
Five people stood before Ren
Four people stood before Motoyasu
Three people stood before Itsuki
And before me? Yeah—zero
“But sir!” I called to the king How could this be? It was so unfair!
The king was unnerved bylike this”
“He’s not very popular, is he?” Thehe could do about it The king, for his part, seemed disinterested
The , and they all seeh But why?
“So there are rumors?”
“What is it?” Motoyasu asked He wore a strange expression
The situation was so unfair I couldn’tin eleuess I was the last one picked? How could they do this to me, here, in a completely neorld?
“It see around the castle They are saying that a the four Heroes, the shi+eld Hero does not know very much about our world”
“What?!”
“The legends say that the four su of our land People are wondering if you will truly be able to fulfill the conditions set out in the legends”
Motoyasu poked me in the side with his elbow
“I guess soht”
Heaht not know dom, but I was still the shi+eld Hero! For whatever reason…
According to the other guys, I was stuck with the in with!
“Ren! You can’t even use five people! Let’s share!”
The adventures standing around Ren (andin their boots They were behaving like terrified little sheep
Ren looked annoyed, and scratched his head, perplexed Then he said, “I’ you behind”
He said it relatively forcefully, but none of the people behind hi
“Motoyasu! What do you think of this? Isn’t it horrible?!”
“Well…”
By the way, I’d like to point out that there was not a singlethe adventurers with Motoyasu It looked like he was setting up a brothel or so
“Well I don’t want to be biased here… but uh…”
Itsuki looked a little confused but see that he couldn’t exactly refuse the help that he’d been offered
All the adventurers gathered around Motoyasu ouess he really did have a ith them It was like some kind of involuntary attraction
“I suppose it would be fair to split theain, it’s not gentlemanly to deny them once they’ve h, and everyone in the roo
“You o it alone?”
I was stuck with a shi+eld! THEY were the ones who said it was the worst class! If I don’t have a party to travel with, hoas I supposed to get stronger?
“Sir, if it please you, I could serve with the shi+eld Hero” One of the women with Motoyasu raised her hand to volunteer
“Hm? Are you sure?”
“Yes”
She was cute, and had shoulder-length red hair
Her face was pretty too She was relatively tall, just a little shorter than me
“Are there any others a you that would throw your lot in with Mr Naofumi?”
…No one hed heavily
“I suppose there is no way around it Mr Naofumi, you’ll have to recruit others to acco Each month, I will supply all of you with the necessary funds for your journey, though in compensation for today’s events, Naofuher than the others”
“Y…Yes, sir!”
It seemed like a fair resolution
If no one wanted to ith me voluntarily, I would have to find people to help me
“Now then, Heroes, I have set aside these funds for you Please accept them”
Attendants placed envelopes in front of each of us
I could hear soes A peek inside revealed a rather large money pouch
“I have set aside 800 pieces of silver for Mr Naofumi, and 600 pieces for the rest of you Please take these funds and begin your journey”
“Yes sir!” We all answered in unison
Each of usout of the audience chamber Once ere all out of the room, we made our introductions
“Um, so it’s nice to meet you, Mr shi+eld Hero My name is Myne Suphia”
“Pleasure”
She didn’t seem to be very shy, and she spoke without reservation With all that was going on, I suppose I forgot to reed to come with me
I believe in taking care of your friends Especially considering that, according to everyone I’dhand On top of it all, Myne was a girl, and I was the >shi+eld Hero It would be up to me to protect her
“Very well then, let’s get going, shall we? Ms Myne”
She s me out of the room
There was a drawbridge strung between the castle and the town Crossing it, I got my first real view of the town
Granted, I’d gotten a little gli there now, in the middle of it all, I really started to feel like I’d come to a different world
The cobblestone streets were lined with stone buildings, ns There were delicious s from many directions at once
“What should we do?”
“I think it would be wise to try and get some better equipment and armor”
“Good idea With all the et some real quality stuff”
The only equip a weapon was of paraainst any monsters I wouldn’t even be ardless, the other heroes all had weapons that would level up with the, they’d overtake me in no time
Considering all they’d gone through to suht to slack off And besides, even if I was stuck with a weak class, Myne had still teamed up with me I needed to do what I could, for her sake
“Well, I know a good store if you’re ready to go”
“I am”
“Great”
Weapons are important, but all you really need are friends Myne led me down a path to the weapon store she knew She walked as if she was skipping
We’d been walking away from the castle for a fair amount of time when Myne finally slowed her pace and stopped before a shop There was a large sign in the shape of a sword hanging over the wooden door
“This is the shop I was talking about”
“Wow”
I stole a glih the open door There eapons of all sorts hanging on the stone walls It was exactly what you iine when you think of a “weapon shop” It looked like they also stocked ar
“Welcome,” the owner called out to us auy you picture when you think of a “weapon shop” He was leaning on the counter, and the whole scene felt like a painting I was relieved, as I was fearing a fat, pudgy type of owner I really was in a whole neorld…
“So this is a weapon shop…”
“I see this is your first time in one Well, you sure kno to pick ‘em”
“Actually, my companion here told me about your store” I pointed over at Myne, in response to which she raised a hand and waved it in greeting
“Why, thank you very much… Miss… Hey, haven’t we met somewhere?”