Volume 2 Chapter 21 (1/2)

Volume 2 Chapter 21: Wilhelm’s side, Surprise and cooperation

That night.

「So that carrier really was hero Axel……」

Such were the words spoken Wilhelm to Lilac inside a room in the deeper part of the Pirate’s inn.

「Oh my, so you’ve heard about it, Wilhelm.」

「Yes. A few hours ago, on the way back from the guild after giving my greetings. For some reason, I felt like asking『Could it be that Carrier-niisan was a hero in the past?』and then『Yea, I was』was his reply.」

Wilhelm saw that his hands and legs were still covered in goosebumps.

It was that shocking.

That kind of incredible fact and it was announced in an unbelievably casual tone.

Whilst resting at the table in front of him, Wilhelm exudes a deep breath.

「I was really scared. But after experiencing that power and speed I could only accept it.」

「Haha, that’s right. I also wouldn’t believe it if I merely heard the story. But it seems like he is the real one after all. And him becoming the flying carrier, well, there seems to be some kind of circumstance involved.」

「Well, that’s to be expected. Like hell he’ll get a beginner’s job otherwise. To think that esteemed hero would end up with a job where he might run errands for some random guild out there…」

I’m not looking down on carriers, but many of them indeed do end up like that.

Usually, you won’t expect a hero to be in such a position. And furthermore, you couldn’t imagine a hero in such a position to be content with his situation and be so lively.

「On his ring, there were crests of trust of the merchants guild and transportation guild. To get that much credit as a carrier, he must have done something that big…」

「Yeah, right? From what I’ve heard, he took down an ancient dragon. As a carrier.」

「Ancient dragon…? For real…?」

Wilhelm knew what kind of creature an ancient dragon is.

Any human who was involved in the great was with the Demon Lord knew full well of its power.

Only heroes or legendary adventurers are can take down that monstrosity capable of easily leveling a whole town. So defeating one with a beginner-tier job, a carrier, sounds impossible even for Axel-san, who previously was a hero… Is what I thought but—

「It’s the truth, Wilhelm. I saw it with my own two eyes.」

The moment when I was struggling with those doubts, a voice was heard.

The owner of the voice was a blue-haired girl, who just entered the room—

「You are the one from the City of Stars… Marion of【Sagittarius]?」

「Yes, I haven’t heard from you in a while, Wilhelm. It’s been several months. Since you are here today, join the twelve guilds’ conference.」

「Y-Yes. Sure… However, since you saw it yourself, it means an ancient dragon came to the City of Stars?」