Chapter 97 (1/2)

The Hero and His Story

“Well, co?”

Bu—!? Wataru looked like he was punched in the gut

“Y-yeah, no, ell, I did She rejected ive up I will absolutely persuade her”

“Rokuko is Haku-san’s beloved imouto, she’ll erase you if you lay a hand on her you know?”

“It’s fine, I’ll respect the person herself’s wishes”

If it’s about respecting her wishes, I just want to tell hiive up already

“Rokuko is already h”

“Oh, she still doesn’t seeiven her one?”

… Ring?

“So there is a custo to your partner in the place Hero-sama comes from? We come from deep in the mountains, so we don’t have that kind of a custom”

“Ah, then should the present be froer size you know?”

“Ha ha ha, it’s an important present for my partner, I’ll solance at Rokuko, she was s Oi, isn’t this course of events bad?

The conversation is progressing, but which , perhaps… is it the ht, for a partner… so it goes on the ring finger?”

“Yeah, the ring finger”

Oi, what do youafter all?

I should have properly asked what [Partner]’swas I’ive up”

“No, please give up… Rather, why Rokuko? You’re the hero, surely you’re popular?”

“There are a lot of circuan to tell his story

It all started three years ago Summoned to this world, Wataru Nishi+mi was trained as a hero, joined a chivalric order, and lived a militaristic life

Wataru, who had been set up as a hero, was just seventeen years old at the tiames, so he aspired to be a hero

[Defeat the Dean in th

And then on a certain day The chivalric order was assigned to exterminate thieves—his first uilt

Even if he knew that others would die if he didn’t kill the with his fellow knights, he couldn’t evade that feeling of killing a person As a japanese, it was i

Wataru shut hi for ht of reht it wouldn’t be so bad if he would just die as well, the door to his rooed out

[Idiot—! If Wataru died… ould I do!]

The one to save Wataru by a hair’s breadth was his chivalric order comrade, Plu his story He spoke about a lot of japanese things He spoke about a lot of trivial things For all of it, Plume listened to him She never denied Wataru She accepted it all with a sradually charmed by Plume—and confessed

[Un, if you’re fine withthe OK, Wataru was ecstatic Merrily, he struggled to store enough funds to uild

—To live with Plume in this world, he hardened his resolve

[… Eeeh, no way He doesn’t have what it takes to be a leader—] [—Ha ha, right? Wataru’s a weakling Let’s go on to o into the saether

… Even after that, Plu smile

What he saas probably an illusion or soet about it

And then, that ti was arrested, and the chance came

[… Plume… isn’t here?] [Oi! There’s a note in her rooe went like this: [Sorry☆ The count was arrested so I escaped! Everyone, stay healthy♪ Plume Zan]

The count was arrested—so she escaped He couldn’t understand how those actions were related