37 – speed change -1

Eleanor was trapped in darkness.

-She’s quite a pretty bitch, isn’t it a good way to get a share if you sell it to a noble?

-Don’t be silly. She’s of noble blood, and the imperial family is tracking her. Focus on completing the contract.

Her body didn’t move. Terrified, I just pray that I can get out of this dark place.

However, as a little girl, there was no way for her to escape inside this box. The small coffin on the wagon was tightly tied.

Even if he escaped, he would be beaten up and re-entered here by the men guarding him. Like it’s already been done a few times.

‘…It’s a dream.’

However, her mind trapped there could vaguely recall that this was an illusion.

Even so, I couldn’t open my eyes. No matter how much I moved my eyelids, all I could see was complete darkness.

‘I have to move…’

As if her body no longer belonged to her, she couldn’t even move her fingertips.

It was helpless. Nothing could be done.

In front of those who would harm her, she could not resist.

“aaa!”

With a scream, I woke up from my dream.

It was the imperial ward. The footsteps of nurses and priests were heard.

“You’re awake, princess.”

“Situation! How is the situation? Obviously urgent…”

“For now, don’t think about anything and get a good rest. Don’t force yourself to move.”

The place she lay in was not a cold, hard coffin, but a soft, warm bed.

“My body… kuh, move…”

“Not even a healing spell can heal shattered bones instantly.”

Twisting slightly, she felt pain inside her, as if small swordsmen were tearing her apart.

Pieces of her bone were piercing and slicing through her body, like a skilled cook about to slaughter each piece of flesh.

“Uhhhh, the situation…”

“For now, it’s safe. At least for now. I can’t say more because it’s an order from His Majesty the Emperor.”

She lay helpless again, forcing herself to recall the dream she had just had. Because that was the memory that sustained her.

– Oh, are you hurt?

The blonde haired old man, dressed in a nice suit, gave her a big hug and a big smile. Jewels and decorations hung on her body, but apart from that, it was quite soft and comfortable.

– My daughter.

It was the first person I saw. Without understanding why he called her his daughter, little Eleanor was placed in his arms.

-Why do those people, me…

-That’s a difficult question. Because they are people who don’t keep their duty.

-A duty?

– People who have responsibilities do not want to neglect them. A family, an empire, one’s life, hard work, at least a small land or a shabby shop.

The glittering jewels of the emperor and the guards guarding the surroundings deeply penetrated young Eleanor’s heart.

-But those who have nothing to protect are not like that. People who do not want to fulfill their responsibilities and have no one to protect them. They are easily seduced.

It wasn’t a big deal, but it meant a lot to Eleanor, who was rescued from a kidnapped and unknown situation. It became a milestone in life.

I trained to fulfill my responsibilities. Anyone can think of it, no matter how hard it was for children, no women, no matter who it was, they continued to train in a harsh intensity.

To fulfill the duty of a knight, to fulfill the duty of a princess. He trained harder than anyone else and pushed himself to the limit.

But now she couldn’t move.

“…I wasn’t a hero.”

I was mistaken at some point.

Because she used the power of a hero, fought directly with monsters and shed blood and sweat, and everyone called her a hero. I was mistaken.

The emperor held a ceremony to hand over Eleanor’s power, saying that it would be more efficient for Eleanor to use the hero’s power. But, was it really so?

A warrior does not necessarily fight with a sword. You will carry the holy sword in any direction, but you don’t have to stand in the forefront and defeat the enemy with the sword.

In the history books, there were warriors who used magic, warriors who used bows, and warriors who, though a little different, shot small iron balls. At the extreme, there were also necromancers.

As he said, if he could regain the hero’s power ‘at any time’, I couldn’t even guess how patient and considerate he was.

If you used divine power with that power.

Perhaps, he could have killed the Demon King before himself.

Wouldn’t it have been possible to finish this journey with less sacrifice than her.

Eleanor, lying on the bed and looking at the ceiling, felt helpless. As I thought about how to deal with his wrath now, I felt a distant sense of despair.

/////

Revenge is revenge, life is life.

Even if I make a big decision, not everyone else notices it.

In the end, I decided to survive here and achieve my goal, so I had to follow the rules here right now.

Sitting in a shabby chair and waiting blankly, I could feel that the preferential treatment I was receiving was not small.

Even so, I had no intention of going back.

“Mr. Enerel. The goblin eradication request has been officially issued. We recommend that you join a party of 4 or more people. You must bring at least 2 right goblin ears per person.”

The fast-paced, incoherent voice of the guide caught my ear. Just today, he had repeated the same words several times, and his expression seemed powerless.

“If the evidence is submitted, we will issue a basic adventurer’s license within two weeks. There are a lot of applicants right now, and we have to go back and forth with the documents ourselves, so it may take a while.”

“What’s up?”

The guide continued talking without changing a single expression.

“Because when the demon king appears, the adventurer’s job becomes dangerous. The number and quality of the monsters that appear are mixed up, so I usually try to avoid that period.”

“Yes, I understand.”

“Please be aware that it can be revoked at any time if you purchased goblin ears during the certification process, or if your criminal history is proven.”

I blankly nodded.

Without any special plan, he ignorantly left the imperial palace. If the bloody man wandered around the imperial castle, someone would have stopped him, but he was able to escape safely, perhaps because the original body was in great confusion.

She had no desire to open her hand to the imperial palace any longer. In the end, I wanted to do what I could, even if I had to borrow the help of a wizard or priest.

To do that, I had to make my own.

-Can I talk now?

As I left the guild building and walked down the street, the Holy Sword quietly spoke to me.

“Do whatever you feel like.”

-That, I was sorry back then! I just came into your hands, so I don’t know what’s going on…

“I do not care.”

If I went alone, I would probably only have this sword as my only conversation partner. It might be good to get acquainted with them in advance.

Adventure with a happy voice saying that I was caught in my hands in a situation where I was wondering who to kill or save someone right now! adventure! I hated it when I said it, but in the end, somehow, I had no choice but to go on an adventure.

-thank god! Well, let me tell you one by one! Because the capital still remembers. As for where the goblin lair is…

“No, do you know that?”

I was wondering who to ask about this.

– Because it doesn’t change as long as it’s there. People’s greed doesn’t change even if the era passes!

“Five…”

When I came out, I felt weak for some reason. I wanted to sit down. Since they came out in a hurry, not a penny came out, and the clothes that seemed precious in their own way were tattered from yesterday’s battle.

If I hadn’t been summoned as a hero and had just fallen into this world without hearing any explanation, I think it would have started like this.

Looking up at the sky, I saw the sky I had seen many times before. empty sky.

However, there were no warriors who entangled me to practice, and no archers who looked at me coldly, asking me to wash up.

There was no need to march without rest to stop the demon king, and there was no reason to suffer from a sense of pressure because someone would die if you rested right away.

Walk for me, move for my return. It was a pounding sensation that I had forgotten.

Or maybe he’s just a little excited about not seeing the party members for a day.

-Are you going to rest today?

“I don’t have a penny right now, so where can I rest?

I had no intention of staying in the capital for long. I diligently stepped up to the goblin den the Holy Sword had told me about.

– Right here. Hmm, it seems like a lot has changed, but this shouldn’t be too much of a problem!

“No, do you remember all of that?”

I thought she would only remember where she was, but surprisingly she pointed out the exact location.

-This alley hasn’t changed about 3 times?

“It’s a dizzyingly long time…”

But where she brought me to the goblin lair, there were only empty grounds and rubble.

“No?”

-Well, there should be a cave over there! He seems to have disappeared! No matter how good my memory is, it’s information from hundreds of years ago…

I sighed deeply. It was my fault for trusting a sword that couldn’t even move around.

“Well, let’s look for it slowly.”