Chapter 32 (1/2)

I could not draw the sacred sword, so I returned to my homeland, Barseille.

The courtroom is silent.

I ducked my head and bit my teeth in frustration.

”I'm asking you again - you say you couldn't obtain the sacred sword?”

”Yes. I'm afraid so.”

”And then someone took Armand's sacred weapon before you could, and you came back to this country with nothing to show for it?

”Y-yes....”

I heard a loud sigh.

It was obvious that disappointment was in the air.

The king's disappointment is great because his expectations were high.

My body trembles with anger.

This happened because of the Manyu Brigade, which continued to steal my credit.

I should have been the one to receive all that praise, to the point where I got tired of it.

However, the reality is different.

I don't want to lower my head in front of a bunch of weak, stupid morons.

If I could, I would kill them all, right here and now.

''Your Majesty, can't you give me one more chance? Maybe I was just incompatible with Grigit's sacred weapon.''

”Hmm, that is possible. In the past, someone who couldn't get the sacred weapon from one temple, succeeded in a different one. That's okay, you can go get the other sacred weapon. The nearest one is in... Chancellor?”

”It's at Northstar, your highness.”

Hearing that, a smile broke out on my face.

Northstar is a small country in the middle of nowhere with higher temperatures and humidity than here, right?

Moreover, it is under the umbrella of a major power antagonistic to Barseille.

Now that the Demon King has appeared, we're cooperating with them somewhat, but it probably doesn't look good.

But I can't speak of this story.

Now that the royal family's trust in me is being shaken, the first thing I must do is to regain it.

I have to get the sacred sword at all costs and make myself a hero.

”I have learned that the race of demons are hiding there, and they are wreaking havoc in the country. So I order you to kill them all.”

”As you command.”

I had no choice but to accept it in silence.

I traveled south through Barseilles.

And we finally arrived at Northstar.

In fact, I wanted to see Toru's wretched figure before I started my journey, but I couldn't say so.

If I don't recover here, I will be the most useless hero in history.

And even if I defeated the Demon King, the recognition I would receive would be very poor.

My magic eye is not all-powerful either.

The subject must be of the opposite sex only, and must be of a lower level than mine.

In addition, if an antidote is used, the effect is lost and the spell cannot be cast on the subject again.

Not to mention that the effect diminishes with the passage of time.

Although it is a wonderful power, it has its shortcomings.

And this ”Demonic Eye of Seduction” is designated as a forbidden ability.

In other words, it is a dangerous ability that makes you a target to be defeated just for possessing it.

If I didn't have my stealth skills, I would have been sent to the execution block by now.

”Sain, I'm getting dizzy.”

”Shut up, you're very annoying.”

”These roads are worse than Balseille.”

''It would have been better if Sain had pulled out the holy sword back at the temple. Haah~.''

Lisa's sighs made my stress go through the roof.

Every minute my patience is wearing thin with the complaints of these stupid women.

I've been so frustrated lately that I haven't even had sex.

I should have known it was too soon to get rid of Toru.

He was a nuisance, but he took the initiative and took care of us. He kept the balance in the party by consulting every decision with me. Most importantly, he was the best partner I could have to make me feel superior.

If I had known things would be like this, I would have first gotten the sacred sword, given him some of the credit and then thrown him out.

The carriage was swaying all the time.

”Hey, how far is it to the temple?”

”We're almost there.”

This place is very far away. We would have gotten there faster walking.

Who was the idiot who thought of coming by carriage?

Damn it... It was me.

”Sir, we're about to arrive in the city. Shall we stop by in case you want to buy something?

”Yes! We need to eat!”

The gluttonous Nei exclaimed at the top of her lungs without consulting us first.

Aaagh. What an annoying woman you are, Nei.

Just being near you depresses me.

The carriage entered the city and stopped at a suitable place.

”This place looks great!”

”What do you say, Sain?”

”I think it's okay. If you're hungry, I won't care.”

”Oh, this place has a strange smell.”

We entered the restaurant and placed an order.

Everything on the table were dishes I had never seen before.

Insects fried in oil.

A river fish with sharp fangs.