Chapter 291
Chapter 32. Stories of Others (4)
#5 Their Circumstances: The Circumstances of a Certain Hero (Trainees)
It started then.
– I am… The goddess of benevolence and devotion. Can you help me save the world?
“What the hell is this nonsense?”
It was really nonsensical nonsense.
And the one spewing that nonsense was my beloved weapon bat that I had received from my instructor and used for 10 years.
Bat says again.
– Please save the world.
“Huh?”
No matter how much I listened, it was nonsense. If the bat could speak, it would surely spew out words like destroy the world as soon as possible or immerse the world in fear, not save the world.
– Please save the world.
There was no way it would plead so desperately to save the world.
“Ha… I see.”
I heard the voice continue.
The moment I heard that voice, I thought, this is exactly my instructor’s trap! I can’t fall for it!
Come to think of it… I wondered why Instructor gave me the bat, so this kind of thing was going to happen.
“Of course, there’s no way Instructor would just give me the bat.”
Instructor was not the kind of person to give away what he held in his hands to others.
If he snatched away what belonged to others, then he snatched it away, he would not give it away.
There was no way such a person would casually hand over something as tremendous as the bat.
That’s right. This is a trap that Instructor has been preparing since 10 years ago!
Instructor’s evil trap has awakened, transcending the passage of 10 years!
– Ah, no that’s not it?
“There’s no way!”
– Really, I’m a goddess……
“I knew it!”
I already knew that even the metal bat referred to itself as a goddess.
Since it calls itself a goddess, it must be a lower compatibility version of the metal bat!
This is definitely Instructor’s trap, no mistake.
– Just what kind of person do you think this Instructor is to make such an evaluation!
“It wouldn’t be strange for him to prepare for 10 years, no even 100 years, just to put one person in a bind!”
That’s right, it wouldn’t be strange for Instructor to prepare a hundred-year plan.
So it’s not strange at all for Instructor’s trap, set 10 years ago, to be triggered now.
No, of course!
– Ah, no that’s not it…….
After that, the goddess made a really big effort to try to persuade me.
If I were to express that effort in words, it would probably take around 3 days, and if written down, it would be enough to fill 5 novels.
Of course, I still can’t completely believe it but.
– Even now?
Leaving the bewildered goddess be, I look down below the castle walls.
“I wonder why I’m here?”
“It’s by the emperor’s order.”
“That’s true.”
At first, it was the crumbling Ruvella City Alliance, but the situation was that it was being quickly rebuilt with the support of the empire.
That was possible not only because of the resources, but also,
“Hey, the castle walls over there look a little low.”
“Bring some stones!”
“No time.”
Swoosh
As the soldiers who were busily carrying stones walked by, a man approached and reached out his hand. Then, as if by magic, boulders sprang up from the ground.
“Lift them up.”
And soon, an earth elemental appeared, lifting up huge rocks and placing them atop the castle walls.
“Morale is indeed everything.”
What would have taken ordinary soldiers half a day to accomplish was finished in less than 10 seconds.
Moreover, it wasn’t just simply piling up rocks. Through the earth elemental, the rocks were perfectly joined with the existing castle walls, which were also created by it.
“Thank you.”
“It’s nothing. I’m just following orders too.”
As the soldiers bowed their heads, the man waved his hand and moved elsewhere.
“I thought dwarves were the best at construction, but it seems summoners are even better at it.”
“Can’t deny that.”
The non-existent castle walls sprouting up before their eyes day after day was truly an unexplainable, mystical sight.
Moreover, it wasn’t shoddy construction either. Since they were made using elementals, the walls were even sturdier than those made by humans.
Moreover,
“Done over here right?”
“Yeah. Let’s get started.”
Look, riding on flying summons, they’re even carving magic onto the castle walls.
They can certainly be called master castle wall artisans.
“At this rate, we might even finish within a week?”
“Until the emperor issues other orders.”
Just a fortnight ago, they received orders to build castle walls around the Ruvella City Alliance and protect the land.
The ostensible reason was to rebuild the Ruvella City Alliance, which had been destroyed by the army of evil god, in order to eliminate the threat of the demon tribes invading, but in truth, the castle walls had no other purpose than to prevent Instructor from crossing over onto the demon continent.
And there was another matter…
“Were you here, Rain?”
“Ah, Lady Yer.”
Seeing the approaching demon, I smiled.
“Rain….”
Thanks to this, it seems like the lady behind my back is glaring at me to the point where it stings, but it can’t be helped.
– You really have a lot of love, Rain. Just your benevolence is enough to make you my apostle as the goddess of benevolence and devotion…
– That’s just my face doing the work. And I already told you I won’t do it, didn’t I?
– Hmph… Just why are you so against becoming my apostle?
Although the goddess spoke in a very sad voice, my opponent was a bat. A weapon more fearsome than any evil god created by Instructor.
I still could not believe that such a weapon was the goddess of benevolence and devotion.
– You promised you’d believe!
– Back then, yes.
But every time she tells me to become her apostle, I can’t help but wonder, isn’t this actually Instructor’s prepared trap?
The moment I become an apostle, won’t a life of slavery as Instructor’s captured archdevil be waiting for me?
I couldn’t shake off that suspicion no matter what.
– I really am a goddess!
Um… please find someone else, Goddess. I’ve already been tainted by the wooden bat and the metal bat. I, already dirtied by them, cannot become a hero any longer…
“Ah, could that be it?”
“Pardon?”
“Ah, it’s nothing.”
I blurted out words without even realizing.
In order to divert the attention of the demon Yer right in front of me, I put on an awkward smile.
Well, thanks to that, I feel like the Lady is staring at me with eyes that could kill, but it must just be my imagination.
– It’s not your imagination! She’s really glaring daggers at you!
– You don’t have to tell me!
“Ah, that’s right. Has there been any contact from the demon continent?”
“Ah, um, that is…”
Flushing red in embarrassment, she took out a small envelope from her bosom.
“Here it is.”
“Thank you.”
“It’s nothing.”
Avoiding my gaze slightly, she only held out the envelope, looking quite cute.
“Rain, you have to do work, right?”
As I stared at that sight, I could hear the Lady urging me from behind.
“Yes, I understand.”
Yes. This was also work. The work that Her Highness the Princess gave me.
I opened the envelope to check how much progress had been made on that work and took out the letter.
The contents of the letter were quite long, but
“In summary, their side also said they understand our position well. It doesn’t seem like there will be any fighting with the demons.”
“Is that so? That’s good.”
The Lady also let out a sigh.
With this, the biggest threat, the demons, had disappeared.
If it hadn’t been for the help of Yer, a distant relative of the current Demon King, we might have ended up fighting the demons without even being able to talk to them. Fortunately the peace treaty was resolved.
“Thank you, Yer.”
“Ah, no. It was possible because Sir Rain saved a lot of demons.”
“Is that so?”
To be honest, I had no intention of helping the demons.
The army of the evil god had smashed through walls and whatnot so I had no idea where anything was, and thanks to that I had crossed over the border of the Ruvella City Alliance, and by chance there were some demons over there who were being attacked by the army of evil god. On top of that, they looked so similar to humans that I saved them thinking they were just humans from afar.
Even afterwards, when I was debating whether I should kill the demons or let them live, Her Highness gave the order to let them live so I kept them alive.
Didn’t the instructor become the Demon King on the demon continent?
According to common sense it made no sense, but thinking it was the instructor, I figured it was possible so I nodded my head.
Her Highness said that if the instructor has nowhere left to escape to on this continent, he would undoubtedly cross over to the demon continent.
So we must make the demons a friendly force and block that path. And she chose the Lady and I to carry out that mission.
After that, she said things that gave nothing but ominous feelings, like telling us to make our new home there and that more people would arrive later. But it must have been my imagination.
– I heard that too.
– …….
– I will never become your apostle or hero!
– Why!
What an oblivious god.
If I become the hero of a god like this, the road ahead will surely be dark.
Come to think of it, the instructor said the job of hero is the biggest sucker job in the world.
Has anything the instructor said so far been wrong?
There hasn’t.
So there can be nothing bad about listening to the instructor’s words.
– Just who is this instructor you’re talking about? No, are they even human?
– Of course they’re human. Probably.
– Of course and probably shouldn’t be used together!
So nitpicky.
Indeed, it seems like this god and I are not a good match.
– I think so too! So, pass on my body to a person suitable to be a hero! Then I’ll give up on you as well!
– I cannot do that.
– Why?
Passing the burden of saving the world to someone else, what nonsense.
– It’s nonsense! Saving the world, saving the world from evil! That is the most important work above anything else!
This goddess surely slept for tens of thousands of years so she knows nothing. Not provoking the instructor’s feelings and not standing out are the most important things in the world.
– Just who is this instructor! Are they even your older brother? Or is it a demon?!
– Um… it’s similar?
– What?!
Back then, I didn’t know. I didn’t know the instructor really was something similar to a demon.
While I thought it was possible since it’s the instructor, I didn’t think they would actually be similar.
The only thing I was thinking then was where the instructor could be at that moment and what they must be doing!
#6 Their circumstances: The circumstances of a certain researcher
In a dark room.
In there, lit only by a small hearth, the man could do nothing but watch the phenomenon unfolding before him.
Tap tap, tap tap.
Gazing at it triggering changes accompanied by clamorous sounds, the man swallowed his saliva.
“Come on… it’s almost time, so please!”
As if reacting to the man’s words-
Tap tap tap! Tap tap!
The thing he was watching was fluttering even more violently.
“Alright, now move. It’s time to show you to the world!”
The sight seemed like an evil black magician summoning a demon from hell.
That was how desperately the man wanted the object in front of him to change, and responding as if to his wish, it began breaking out of its shell and coming out into the world.
Pop… tap tap tap!
“Oh!”
It jumps out energetically as if to prove it’s alive.
“Finally… I finally completed it!”
Seeing it, the man shed tears of emotion.
“I finally completed popcorn!”
The man who is the target of most in the current world.
The man named Naran, who the princess of the empire, the lord of darkness, high elve, the demon king, demons, and numerous others are trying to locate, shed tears as he watched popcorn popping in a pot in the corner of the room.
“This kingdom’s corn is suited for popcorn…!”
Watching that, a small girl next to him shook her head.
“Master, have you gone crazy?”
“What crazy. You don’t know what a great discovery this is! Do you know how much dried corn I bought for making this popcorn?”
“It was a lot. Enough that you were eating nothing but corn all this while.”
The girl stared at the man with eyes that screamed how pathetic this was.
Her gaze was truly cold and chilling, but he didn’t mind it.
“Now that the heroes and the Demon King are about to have their final decisive battle with the fate of the world at stake, we definitely can’t be missing popcorn!”
“From what I see, aren’t you supposed to be the main character of that story? Can you only watch?”
“I have to try to be able to.”
The man gave the first ever popcorn in this world to the girl saying,
“Here, try it. The true taste of popcorn!”
The girl heaved a sigh before taking the popcorn from the man’s hand and putting it in her mouth.
And the first popcorn to appear in this world turned out to be…
“It’s tasteless…”
“Huh?”
“Bland…”
“Ah…”
It was said to have no taste at all since no spice was added in.
