Hero and Dragon

‘Hmm… I have to set the standard… … .’

That’s a pretty good word.

Is this why people want power?

To be honest, I almost said I would do it as soon as I received the offer.

I’m going to another world, not another place, isn’t it?

I miss you a lot… … .

But I didn’t answer right away.

Because I know now is not the time for me to play.

There is no time to do things like earth tours at this time, when we have to beat the villains diligently and collect karma diligently.

Of course, you can think of it as a problem that can be solved by defeating the villains of Earth.

But in order to do that, we Roden must also give Earthlings a chance to beat the villains.

The world I know of the villain is Roden, not Earth, which is very bad for me.

‘Should I go there for a short period of time… … .’

The Pope, who had been watching me for a while, opened his mouth.

“You seem to be having a hard time deciding.”

“I want to do it with an honest heart, but I don’t think it’s something I have to decide on my own.”

“I understand. Because the hero has a family.”

“Can I talk to you after talking to your family?”

“of course. Oh, by the way, if the delegation is formed, the Holy Kingdom will include two executor. If the hero goes, their main duty will be to escort the hero.”

Five… Two enforcers are like two pre-teens.

“Arias-sama can’t go?”

“He cannot leave Roden.”

In the first place, dragons were created to protect Roden.

It is natural that he cannot leave Roden.

As we nodded, the Pope said.

“If you want to take someone, you can take them comfortably.”

If it wasn’t for the pope, he’s generous enough to think he’s an impostor.

This is all because I am a warrior.

I asked the Pope a fundamental question.

“Why did you choose me as your hero?”

“I do not know… … . Didn’t he see what I didn’t see?”

What else do you mean by this?

“Wasn’t it the Holy Father who chose me as a hero?”

he answers with a smile

“How can I choose a hero who carries the fate of Roden? Of course, that’s Roden-sama’s will.”

“… It may be a bit rude to say this, but as far as I know, the Holy Father is unable to communicate with the god Loden.”

“It’s just that we can’t communicate with each other like the saintess. Sometimes I hear the voice of God in my ears. Just like when I heard the choice of the hero.”

“okay.”

I still thought it was the Pope who chose me as a warrior.

But it was a god… … .

It feels like a weight is being lifted off my shoulders.

“Have you prepared your speech?”

The procedure for appointing a warrior includes my speech.

Ready?

Of course I didn’t.

“I just want to keep it brief.”

“Huh, well done. The shorter the speech, the better. So, shall we just give up? You should get some rest.”

Then thank you for me

“good. I will discuss with my family about the delegation.”

“I want you to think positively.”

After bowing my head to the Pope, I came out of the room and saw Arias standing in the hallway.

“what? Are you still here?”

“yes. I have to take you.”

“I’m not even a kid, so what… … .”

“no. You don’t know what it will be like if you go alone.”

“… … .”

What else are you talking about?

“Wouldn’t it be better to see it with your own eyes?”

Arias thumps! I stepped down the hallway with my feet.

Then, a black circle appeared at her feet.

I wondered if I had to make that messy move again, but it wasn’t like that.

A certain space was visible in the black circle.

“… Embassy?”

“That’s right, Talon’s embassy.”

“Wow… … .”

The embassy was surrounded by huge crowds.

It looks like all the races that exist in Roden have gathered in one place.

There were even other races such as beastmen and elves.

“What are all these people doing?”

Arias stared at me as if asking for something.

“Did you all come to see me?”

“He’s a hero who appeared after 2,500 years. You might be wondering Besides, have you been getting any attention lately?”

“… … .”

That’s it.

I raised a fight against the villains and uploaded a video, and now the general public in other countries must have known my name.

Thanks to that, our Lamot family business is on the rise, right?

rich good

“But what is that person shouting like that?”

An aristocratic woman was screaming at the front door of the embassy, spinning a cloth in her hand.

All I see is a sore throat.

“Do you want to hear it?”

“Is that even possible?”

“There are some restrictions compared to what you see, but it is possible at this distance.”

Dragon too!

But I shook my head.

It seemed that he was being rude enough to the pope even now.

Isn’t it?

In front of the office of the pope, who can be said to be the emperor of the holy kingdom, he is making such a loud noise while exuding his magical powers that, to be honest, I have no choice but to notice him.

It’s rather strange that no one comes to stop us.

Arias said with a sullen face, perhaps noticing my feelings.

“The pope is such a good person that he usually respects me, but basically I do what I want to do. It’s great for the pope, saints, and humans, but to me, it’s just a human to protect. Don’t look at others.”

As God’s creation, human beings are to be protected.

Is this how dragons see humans?

Anyway, that’s like you, a dragon, and why are you telling me not to notice?

“Don’t you see?”

“… What do I not know?”

“For us, the status of a hero is different from that of the pope or saint.”

“how?”

“The hero commands us… It’s kind of hard to say, but I have the right to make a request. As long as the aspect of protecting the world is met, we must respond to the hero’s request.”

I almost opened my mouth without realizing it.

‘Can you command a dragon?’

Even if it is necessary for the sake of the world, this is obviously a great privilege.

“From the moment you were recognized as a hero by God, you became God’s representative. So you can’t look at anyone’s eyes. Even if it is our dragon.”

Being a warrior is… did that mean

The chest becomes grand.

“I will remember.”

“As Keshin’s successor, I will represent the dragons and communicate with you from now on.”

“Maybe there will be a request for something from time to time in the future. Please listen carefully then.”

“Yeah, don’t worry.”

“In that sense… … .”

Now that I know I’m not in a position to notice the pope, I’ll do as I please.

“Should we listen to what that woman has to say?”

“It’s not for the world… I’m a little curious too.”

Arias’s magical power permeates the ground once again, and voices begin to be heard.

“Marry me, Martin! please!”

… crazy.

I just heard

“Let’s go to the embassy.”

“yes.”

We rode the black hole she made and moved to the embassy in an instant.

* * *

Time passed quickly.

Apparently, until yesterday, nothing was wrong, but rather, I was excited at the thought of meeting people from the other world, but with the appointing ceremony as a hero right in front of my nose, my saliva dries up.

throbbing.

‘I can hear the sound of my heart with my ears.’

Even when I was trapped in a siege built by my father and over a hundred warriors, I wasn’t so nervous.

“there… Wipe your sweat with this.”

The name of the woman carefully handing me a fragrant handkerchief… none.

From the moment she was born until the day she dies, she will only be called a saint.

“Thank you, hmmm. The clothes are a bit awkward.”

I am now wearing the clothes of an authentic warrior.

He wore a black cape and golden clothes symbolizing Roden.

Maybe it’s because it’s a design from thousands of years ago, and it’s old-fashioned and uncomfortable.

“Get along well.”

She handed me a handkerchief and took a step away with a grin.

that smile is so warm

‘I wasn’t like this when we first met.’

When I was having tea time with my family after lunch at the embassy, she came in unexpectedly and looked at me, like a girl fan who met a famous Peking Opera star! I shouted.

Then, she suddenly changed and behaves like a ‘Saint in rumors’ like now.

‘Did he suddenly change after being stabbed in the side by a paladin next to him?’

Maybe that’s how you usually look when you first meet.

Maybe it reminds me of Alice?

“Well, if you stare at me like that… … .”

“ah! I’m sorry.”

“no… … .”

Just when awkwardness was brewing between the saintess and me, someone entered the waiting room.

Did I say cardinal?

He is said to be a high-educated person, but to be honest, I do not know his name.

I’m not in a class where I have to remember a single cardinal’s name now.

is not it?

“The Pope’s speech has just ended. It’s time to step up.”

“yes.”

The saintess and I stood facing the door side by side.

I’m the only one giving a speech at the stage, but there must be a saint by the hero’s side… … . That’s tradition… … .

Therefore, it was the two of us who climbed the stage.

“let’s go.”

Saying so, he removed his leg.

By the way… … .

“Ugh!”

“Kyaaak!”

A paladin named Leto and Elise’s screams were heard.

‘what?’

Shocked, I quickly turned around.

Surprisingly, the saintess next to me had disappeared without a trace.

It’s absurd.

Could it be that the saintess was joking?

“This, what kind of nonsense is this all of a sudden… … .”

Yes, Cardinal Grandpa.

What you just said is my heart.

widely.

I turn to see my father pointing at the door.

“The attention of the continent is heading this way. Go and finish the ceremony by yourself.”

“… I will.”

Father is right.

“Good job, son. I will be around.”

I’m strong.

“yes.”

After making eye contact with his father, Arlene, Tom, Elise, Pierre, Lamba, and Colsen, he headed for the door.

* * *

waaa-

aaa-

As I step out of the waiting room and stand on the podium, a tremendous shout hits my body.

‘They said there was no place to put a Zeppelin at the airport… … .’

The central square is not so narrow, but there are literally huge crowds.

To the point of giving goosebumps.

rattle-

The platform started to climb up.

Dan stopped when only the head of the Roden statue was above me, and I was able to take in a glance at the humans and other races spread out in a circle around me.

They are the beings of this world that I must protect.

As I look at them, the dark planet Roden in the illusion comes to mind.

It was terrible.

No one would have survived in it.

That’s probably why a small number of people, including me, left the planet.

‘I won’t let it go like that.’

Promising once again, he brought his mouth to the voice amplifier placed on the podium.

“Hello, this is Martin Lamott.”

Those who cheered at my voice fell silent for a moment.

What should I say?

To be honest, I didn’t think much of it until I came here.

It would just be a general statement that he would do his duty as a warrior to protect the world, he thought.

But when everyone is looking only at my mouth like this, I can’t bear to say such stereotypical words.

After thinking about it for about 3 seconds, I opened my mouth.

“Heroes do not appear out of nowhere.”

Yes.

Now, I want to tell them why the hero appeared after 2,500 years.

About how dangerous Roden is right now.

But I couldn’t keep talking.

“I… … .”

It was because I could see the space below the front being distorted in the distance.

It is a precursor to the gate.

“there!”

The Holy Knights of the Holy Kingdom, who were waiting for my call, quickly ran to the location I pointed to.

The crowd who were dazed at my sudden appearance soon found a distorted crack where I pointed, and a total confusion broke out in the plaza.

“Run away! Gate!”

“Everyone will die!”

If this continues, it seems that a great disaster will happen before the gate even opens.

But I wasn’t worried.

‘I have prepared something for this time.’

I quickly turned around and looked down and shouted.

“Arias!”

She, who had already come out of the waiting room, nodded at me and rose to the sky.

Hwaaa-

Everyone’s eyes turned to the sky at the strong light that erupted in an instant. It looks as if time has stopped in the plaza.

The light disappeared, and instead of the girl Arias, a dragon with a body large enough to block the sun appeared.

Everyone, even the paladins who were supposed to lead the crowd, were staring blankly at Arias, then she said.

[Children of great and great Loden, do not be afraid.]

Her eyes turned to me.

[The hero and our dragon will protect you.]