Prologue (2/2)

「……yup I’o back」

To use such a , fro, this boy was the only one

If others were to talk to the king in such a rounds of blasphemy Or, at the very least, they would undoubtedly receive a sie

However, the king did not fault the young boy

「I thought that you would want to stay here forever……you are this country’s hero, after all I was even prepared to bestow upon you appropriate status From here on, this country will most likely head towards an era of peace and stability There is no reason for us to fall into ruin……even so, are you going back?」

「In that case, it would be better for me to leave This country needs to focus on internal affairs, right? Then froer the era of military officers like me Talented Civil servants will becos were quickly thrown out」

The boy shrugged his shoulders as he declined

「No matter what, huh?」

「Yup……」

「……I see」

The two of them had even drunk from the same pool of filth The hu commonly received

Even so, he was the obstinate one that followed him

He was the one who followed the country that was on the brink of destruction to its end

He was a comrade-in-arms, a close friend, and family

It was precisely because of this that they were very familiar each other’s’ personalities

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Realizing this, the king faintly shook his head from side-to-side and-

「Then take this with you」

What the king had casually throas a single, plain, thick card

Towards the boy who gazed at the gift with a dubious expression, the king spoke

「If you say you don’t want it, you can just leave it here」

「Haha-……I’ll take it graciously, but what is it? I’ve never seen this before……」

「You’ll find out one day Well, as long as they listen to your story, I don’t think you’ll be needing it in that world」

Finishi+ng his spiel, the king’s back turned before he departed

「This is farewell You already know that I dislike depressing things, right? I won’t be seeing you off Take care」

「Sure You too Goodbye……it was fun」

「Yeah……too fun」

It was there that the story of the hero met its end–