Chapter 41 (1/2)

Chapter 41 – A Small Hero

「Uwa! This is bad!」

「Hang on!」

They frantically held onto the warp. The net split at the same time that Tsuchigumo and the truck together dropped to the bottom of the elevator.

「Did that actually kill the Tsuchigumo?」

「I don’t know, probably.」

When Ritone muttered, a spark flashed alongside a sound at the bottom of the elevator.

Ritone looked on in a panic.

「Hurry up and climb! With this, the promise could be…」

Urging on Littlette, he used his last bit of strength to climb up the warp.

The second they finally arrived at the upper floor, a huge explosion went off and, the elevator and the underground residence area was wrapped in flames.

「Tsuchigumo… was defeated? By you? Despite not being a hero.」

「Onii-chan! You’re amazing!」

「Thank you for saving my family.」

Though Ritone was getting praises from those three people, his face still turned pale.

(This is bad. At the bottom is the airborne fortress Pegasus Wing… What should I do?)

Destroying the hero’s s.h.i.+p which would enable the hero to go to the Castle in the Sky Labuta*, now he was at a loss on what’s the best thing to do.

[Daily: Obvious reference]

(This is bad, this is bad… Huh?)

Suddenly the air became sullen.

「Onii-chan! Are you ok? Stay with us!」

「Ritone!」

「Ritone-sama!」

Hearing the worrying voices of those three people, Ritone’s consciousness fell into darkness.

「… Huh?」

When Ritone regained consciousness, he found himself in a white sickroom.

For some reason, there were three girls including Rin, who were sitting on chairs around him, asleep.

「What’s with this situation?」

While Ritone pondered, the door of the sickroom opened and several men and women entered.

「You’re Nady’s fiancé, the hero Ritone-chan? Thank you. You saved us.」