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Evade The Hero and Flee! Chapter 248

Chapter 248

  1. Ah, is that so? (4)

“Ugh!”

Another violent patient screamed like a comic book character and collapsed.  

“You lasted quite a while.”

“Sh-should I keep going?”

Shuttle, who I had hit by swinging away earlier, came over.

“Yes.”

“Understood.”

A bright light shot out from Shuttle’s hand as he nodded.

As a saint of the Natural Religion, Shuttle has tremendous power.

And that bright light he’s emitting when he’s determined is!

“Is this brightness enough?”

“Yes.”   

Just light.

-He’s not using his abilities properly either.

-But we’re the ones guiding him.

-It’s not us, it’s you Master!

At the Metal bat’s words, I unconsciously nodded.

Well, I have to admit it. This situation was my intention.

“Then let’s start the treatment.”

“Understood.”

Looking at the two fallen men and women, I raise the Metal bat.

First, the man.

“One of his arms is gone. Was the wound cauterized there?”

“It looks like it worked.”

“If he had an arm, I’d try to reattach it.” 

“What a shame.”

It really is a shame. If they could hold off forces like that with just the two of them, they must have high combat ability.

In this situation where we can’t afford to wastefully use even one fighter’s strength, with the Demon King and the Empire as our opponents, both monsters who could take on the world.

To save the world from such monsters, heroes would be the most fitting existence.

-Not the world, but you Master.

-One’s own eyes are their entire world. In other words, without me, my world wouldn’t exist either.

-Excuses…

They’re not excuses. The world inherently revolves around one’s own subjectivity.

No matter how well-made, if a law damages me, I’ll resent it. If it benefits me, it becomes a good law.

The world is the same.

Everyone is born and eventually dies. But no two lives are the same.

There may be people living worse yet happier than me.

There may be people better off yet more miserable than me!

For example, say there’s a class of 40. A student ranked 35th improves to 20th.

They’d probably be happy. Their parents would too.

But if the #1 student makes a mistake and drops to #3, would they and their parents be happy?

They could think it was a mistake and do better next time. That would be normal. 

But my lingering memory is of a depressed student.

Didn’t they say their parents scolded them harshly?

Anyway, it didn’t end well from what I remember.

Objectively, the #3 student did far better than the one who rose from 35th to 20th.

But that’s not how it works in reality.

There is no absolute. It’s all subjective.

Like how 10,000 won has different value to a preschooler and an adult. 

How a glass of water has different value in a normal place versus a desert.

How air conditioner sales fluctuate between summer and winter!

Ah, maybe not the last one.

Anyway, nothing is absolute in this world.

My own thoughts, physical abilities, possessions, surrounding circumstances – that’s my entire world, and the entire world.

Why worry about a world without me that I can’t know?

-Little sister?

-Ah, I should worry about her.

My innocent daughter.

From her recent behavior, she didn’t seem likely to be deceived. But still, a father worries!

Yes! She’s become a bit temperamental from puberty, but still, she’s my innocent daughter.

If I’m gone, what will become of my beloved daughter!

-What will happen is, she’ll live well.

-The world is scary. It’s too harsh for an innocent child like my daughter to live in!

-Innocent… Little sister has already taken after Master. You saw it too, right? How much she’s changed, too much to write off as puberty!  

-No, that’s not true!

-Accept reality!

“The treatment is finished.”

The Metal bat’s shaking brings me back to my senses. 

Looking at the floor, I see the man holding foam from his mouth.

As versatile as the Metal bat is, the man’s hand didn’t sprout back like the great Demon King with blood, but all his wounds were healed.

“Now it’s the hero’s turn.

At Shuttle words about the collapsed hero of the River Temple, I lowered my gaze.

“Hmm…”

Her face didn’t seem like a commoner’s.

The lips dripping drool were as red as if lipstick had been applied, and her hair was caked with dirt yet still glossy.

On top of that, she exuded the charm of a mature woman with her beauty and figure.

I came to a decision.

“Put on masks.”

“Understood.”

Shuttle and I put on the prepared black masks to cover our faces.

“Let’s start.”

“Yes!”

I’ve warned Shuttle about the dangers of beauty numerous times now.

At first he didn’t believe me, but after I gave some examples he understood quickly.

Well, the hero he serves got caught by some princess, so he’d be an idiot not to understand.

Still, he could become desensitized, so I should have him memorize precautions before starting work.

“Recite what I taught you.”

“Commoners may be good, but beautiful commoners cannot be good. Powerless commoners may be good, but powerful commoners cannot be good.”

“Right, why?”

“The flowers by the roadside that get plucked first are the useful and beautiful ones.” 

“Correct. But people?”

“There are exceptions! Even if they are beautiful or powerful, be wary if they’re alone. The odds that their personality is twisted are high!”

“Good, excellent.” 

“Thank you.”

I nodded at Shuttle as he focused his magic power to make a bright light again.

I’m at the point of wanting to keep him as a hero & Demon radar even after his role ends! 

It’s just regrettable I’ll have to let him go due to the risk of backtracking after catching the Demon King.

“Now, let’s begin the operation.”

I look down at the collapsed hero, holding the Metal bat.

She had already been somewhat treated since her body thrashed around while she was unconscious.

Her wounds weren’t as bad as the man’s, and the Metal bat had already hit her plenty, so Shuttle could heal her. But…

-When else can I beat up heroes like this!

Due to the Metal bat’s strong desire, I decided to get my hands dirty.

He swung the bat at a steady rhythm.  

The pounding was like a salmon going against the flowing stream!

But the sound coming from her mouth was the howling of a beast, so it was a strange combination.

“It’s done.”

The shaking hero’s body stopped.

It seems there is nothing left on her body to heal or bless anymore.

“Her skills seem decent.”

“I heard she moved with the Knights of the River Temple. Though the River Temple is not famous for lack of achievements, everyone acknowledges their skills.”

“Still, she wouldn’t have survived if not for her own skills.”  

I’ve found quite a useful talent.

No matter how strong the River Temple knights are, the hero from the River Temple was just a girl chosen only a year ago.

For such a girl to survive a battle of considerable scale, and come away without major wounds!

I couldn’t call her anything but a hero.

“That’s true.”

And the sla… no, Shuttle who told me about this hero understands how great the heroes of the River Temple are.

“Though just a common farmer, she has talent and beauty… I’m designating her as an extreme risk.”

“Excellent!”

He understood very well.

“We can leave the hero to the priestesses waiting… What should we do with this man?”

“Hmm… I should ask their opinion first, but we should probably send him back to the River Order.”

It would just be annoying if I brought a guy like that along.

For example, if he rushes ahead as usual and gets into mortal danger, and the hero from the River Temple gets attached to him and abandons the formation to go save him. 

And the male warriors, smitten by the beauty of the River Temple hero, rush to save the River Temple hero…

It would be a mess.

“How awful.”

“Huh?”

As my words blurted out suddenly, Shuttle tilted his head and looked at me.

“For a swordsman to lose his arm is a fate worse than death.”

“Oh…”

Without a moment’s hesitation, Shuttle nods at my prompt reply.

“You’re right. It would hinder the daily life of even an ordinary person to lose an arm. For a swordsman, needless to say…”

“Especially for knights, I heard they cannot bear to be protected when they used to protect others.”

“Is that so…?”

No, I never heard that. I’m just saying something plausible.

I need to sway public opinion like this to make it easy to send this guy away.

If I keep an injured soldier or civilian with us until the end, the things I mentioned earlier might happen.

The patient belongs at home resting comfortably. Especially now, with the final battle against the Demon King imminent!

Because as soon as we defeat the Demon King, they might rush in to capture me!

“Where is the Demon King’s location now?”

“We’ve gotten fairly close. At our current rate of advance, we can meet in ten days.”

“What about the Imperial Army’s location?”  

“They’re in various places, but the main force is about five days from here.”

The main force was the unit commanded by Mirea.

If she sets her mind to it, they could be here in a day.

“What about reinforcements from other kingdoms?”

“Food supplies are scheduled to arrive this afternoon, and militarily, the closest are 10,000 elite troops from the Pasisir Kingdom.”

10,000. A decent number, but considering they’re soldiers, it’s enough to face about 500 Demon troops.

Not too bad.

“How accurate is this information?”

“The Demon King’s location came directly from the God of Nature, so it’s certain. The Imperial Army’s location isn’t completely accurate due to some manipulation of information, but the main force’s location is definite.”  

According to Shuttle, it seems the head of the Imperial Army’s main force, Mirea, requested aid from the Nature Religion and was accompanied by some priests.

Officially it’s in case emergency healing is needed, but among the Yugrasia forces were some powerful users of recovery magic.

Since the Wooden bat could just heal everyone… they tried hard to heal people before the Wooden bat arrived…

It seems Mirea brought the priests from the Nature Religion to signal me. That she doesn’t have all the ingredients yet.

Of course, she could also be plotting against my command, so caution is necessary.

In the worst case, they may rush in and capture me right after we defeat the Demon King!

“Preparations are nearly complete… Shuttle, take the hero to the priestesses. I’ll hand this man over to someone else and come back.”

“Understood.”

Nodding deeply and lifting up the hero slightly, Shuttle left the spot.

“I told you not to carry her like that…”

Carrying the hero like a princess when she still seems unaware of her surroundings…

If the hero awakens like that and falls for Shuttle…

“No, that would be too fast.”  

Having finished everything, the Metal bat naturally started grumbling like a young girl.

“Love often starts suddenly, you know.”

“Huh? I can barely hear someone who’s never even dated talk about this stuff?”

“Hey… you…”

Suddenly pierced by the Metal bat’s words, I took a slight mental blow.

Damn! Confirmed lifelong bachelor in this life!

Even with a daughter, this stings, man!

“And why did you pop out again? I told you I’m busy, right?”

“Oh, that’s… 

The Metal bat looked around and stared at me with a serious expression.

“Master, listen carefully to what I’m about to say. There  is a legend…”

The Metal bat was about to spout useless nonsense with a serious face.  

How do I know it’s useless nonsense?

Because it’s the Metal bat’s words.

It will surely be useless.

“Long, long ago…”

See, just the introduction sounds tedious.

“Have you ever heard this saying?”

“What saying?”

Cutting the Metal bat off swiftly, I continued with a grave expression.

“That rock has a sad legend.”

“Legend?”

“I don’t believe in legends and stuff like that.”

“…”

The Metal bat’s expression turned cold. But I couldn’t help it. 

We’re preparing for the final battle against the Demon King in a few days! I had no reason to listen to the Metal bat’s ramblings in this situation!

“Hmph… tsk…”

Pouting her lips and showing displeasure, the Metal bat ignored me as I looked upon the battlefield where heroes were fighting to plan our next strategy.

“It was really important…”

The Metal bat’s resentful gaze.

At the time, I didn’t notice her expression was completely different from usual.

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Evade The Hero and Flee!

Evade The Hero and Flee!

R.A.T.H, Running Away From The Hero! (Remake)
Score 8.6
Status: Ongoing Type: Author: Released: 2017 Native Language: Korean
When I woke up after a pretty crappy death, what greeted me was one of those famous fantasy worlds! I didn’t expect anything like becoming the strongest with a common job, or rising to the top with the weakest class… All I wanted was to live a slow farming life, but the world just wouldn’t leave me alone! And so I equally backstabbed good people and bad people alike, becoming a villain with a true sense of equality and just when I was about to retire and enjoy a proper life on a farm… “Master!” My former disciple at the evil organisation, currently the hero of justice came looking for me. Can’t you all just leave me alone?
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