Chapter 2 (1/2)

Chapter 2: Prologue, part 2

Riley was sick and tired of everything. Because of all the stupid events surrounding the triumphant return of the Hero and the resulting parade, it’s been one thing or another, and they’ve been parading around the town for half a day already. It’s hot, tiresome, and exhausting.

“Whoa!”

The wizard boy named Keito sitting diagonally across from Riley suddenly twisted his body. As for why, it seems that a piece of candy flew into the carriage from the direction of the ma.s.s of townspeople. The candy fell on the floor of the carriage with a “plunk!” sound.

“How dangerous……”

The overly excited populace had started tossing various items such as food, flowers, and even dolls modeled after them at the carriage……

Keito was just like Riley, fed up with everything, and was slouching against the side of the carriage.

Riley was looking into the distance at Weizland Castle. Since they were making one full circle around the castle town, it seemed that it would still take quite a bit of time.

“Now, now. Keito and Riley, don’t be so down, and try to enjoy yourselves, okay? After all, such a chance is limited only to today.”

The boy with ash blonde hair sitting next to Riley was Ash, the person tirelessly waving at the crowds earlier, and when he showed off his sword to them he had been bathed in cheers. As the swordsman who undertook a special mission directly from the king to defeat the Demon King, everyone called him the “Hero.” In truth, he was a person that had been summoned here and guided by the G.o.ddess herself, a “chosen one.”

The other members all voluntarily gathered themselves around Ash.

The cleric, Erin, was saved by Ash during the time when the Demon King’s subordinates were attacking a church, and she’s requested to travel with him since then. As for the famous martial artist Igor, it seems that he was impressed with Ash’s abilities when he lost to him during a certain martial arts tournament. Since then, he’s been persistently following Ash around. In the end, he even followed him all the way to the final battle against the Demon King. And as for the wizard Keito, he used to be the Demon King’s subordinate, a member of the demonic cult, but he betrayed them and aligned himself with Ash. In order for the demonic cult to not harm humans anymore, it’s been completely dismantled.