The Hero and His Story
“Well, co to think of it… you proposed to Rokuko or sothing?”
Bu—!? Wataru looked like he was punched in the gut.
“Y-yeah, no, w-well, I did. She rejected … But I won’t give up. I will absolutely persuade her.”
“Rokuko is Haku-san’s beloved imouto, she’ll erase you if you lay a hand on her you know?”
“It’s fine, I’ll respect the person herself’s wishes.”
If it’s about respecting her wishes, I just want to tell him to give up already.
“Rokuko is already my partner though.”
“Oh, she still doesn’t seem to have a ring though, have you still not given her one?”
… Ring?
“So there is a custom of giving a ring to your partner in the place Hero-sama cos from? We co from deep in the mountains, so we don’t have that kind of a custom.”
“Ah, then should the present be from ? I’ll send it to her later if she tells her finger size you know?”
“Ha ha ha, it’s an important present for my partner, I’ll sohow handle it myself.”
When I took a brief glance at Rokuko, she was smiling with her cheeks blushing. Oi, isn’t this course of events bad?
The conversation is progressing, but which aning of [Partner] is it?
Ring, perhaps… is it the aning related to marriage?
“Right, for a partner… so it goes on the ring finger?”
“Yeah, the ring finger.”
Oi, what do you an by ring finger? Is it the engagent ring or wedding ring after all?
I should have properly asked what [Partner]’s aning was. I’m so bad at ad lib.
“Well, even so, I won’t give up.”
“No, please give up… Rather, why Rokuko? You’re the hero, surely you’re popular?”
“There are a lot of circumstances…”
Wataru looked down and began to tell his story.
*
It all started three years ago. Summoned to this world, Wataru Nishimi was trained as a hero, joined a chivalric order, and lived a militaristic life.
Wataru, who had been set up as a hero, was just seventeen years old at the ti, a high school student. He liked gas, so he aspired to be a hero.
[Defeat the Demon King]—with that slogan in mind, Hero Wataru hunted monsters to acquire strength.
And then on a certain day. The chivalric order was assigned to exterminate thieves—his first murder.
He was overco by intense guilt.
Even if he knew that others would die if he didn’t kill them, even if he had almost lost himself in the killing with his fellow knights, he couldn’t evade that feeling of killing a person. As a Japanese, it was impossible for Wataru to rid himself of that feeling.
Wataru shut himself in his room.
He neglected his training for many days, unable to move due to the crushing weight of remorse.
Just when Wataru thought it wouldn’t be so bad if he would just die as well, the door to his room was kicked open and he was forcibly dragged out.
[Idiot—! If Wataru died… what would I do!]
The one to save Wataru by a hair’s breadth was his chivalric order comrade, Plu.
Plu devotedly attended Wataru, hearing his story. He spoke about a lot of Japanese things. He spoke about a lot of trivial things. For all of it, Plu listened to him. She never denied Wataru. She accepted it all with a smile.
Then, he was gradually chard by Plu—and confessed.
[Un, if you’re fine with .]
Getting the OK, Wataru was ecstatic. rrily, he struggled to store enough funds to marry Plu and accepted difficult commissions from the guild.
—To live with Plu in this world, he hardened his resolve.
[… Eeeh, no way. He doesn’t have what it takes to be a leader—] [—Ha ha, right? Wataru’s a weakling. Let’s go on to my room.]
Then, he saw Plu and another leader go into the sa room together.
… Even after that, Plu stayed with Wataru with an unchanging smile.
What he saw was probably an illusion or sothing, that’s what he told himself. Wataru started to forget about it.
And then, that ti ca.
Count String was arrested, and the chance ca.
[… Plu… isn’t here?] [Oi! There’s a note in her room!]
The ssage went like this: [Sorry☆ The count was arrested so I escaped! Everyone, stay healthy? Plu Zan].
The count was arrested—so she escaped. He couldn’t understand how those actions were related.
However, it was imdiately cleared up.
[Oi, don’t go entering my Plu’s room because of the ergency!] [Hah? What’re you saying. Plu is my Plu!] [Wait wait wait, everyone be quiet, Plu and I are planning on marrying you know?] [I am! I am Plu’s fiance!]
Those were all remarks from separate n.
And all of their savings had disappeared. After they looked around, they realized that everything with jewels were taken away.
… Plum was an assassin sent in by the count in order to ensnare the hero—an international fugitive marriage impostor.
Furthermore, sohow, Wataru’s savings disappeared as well. As well as his ntos brought from Japan.—Most of all, even though he was able to buy so of it back from pawn shops nearby—Plu, the most important thing, couldn’t be found.
[Plu was… was… a criminal? But surely there were reasons—] [Co to think of it, the marriage impostor Plu Zan is… a man. To begin with, won aren’t allowed into the String Chivalric Order.]
What was that? All of his hopes were smashed into pieces.
*
“… That is what happened.”
“T-that’s, well, my condolences.”
Sohow or another, he’s went through a subli experience huh. I didn’t say it though.
To deceive those guys and their leader, that’s… well, let’s stop there. It’s nothing but guessing on my own.
“So then, what relation does Plu-san have to your proposal with Rokuko?”
“No, love at first sight needs no reasons.”
It had nothing to do with it!?
“Aaah no! It’s not that it’s unrelated, umm, love at first sight, I an, I value my instincts.”
“… Is that all?”
“Yes, that’s all.”
Then why did you have listen to a story about your past? What a roundabout hero.
“… However, if Rokuko-san is that important to you, you should want to show her proof of that.”
“Huh? Proof?”
“That’s right. If you showed her proof of it, then I’ll probably have to give up.”
… Yep, I don’t really get what he’s saying, but I can understand a little.
“In other words, isn’t it fine if I just kiss Rokuko here?”
“Hyahi!? W-wait, hold on! No no, there’s no way, it’s impossible!”
Rokuko refused with a blushing face, waving her hands back and forth super fast.
Oi, the hero’ll have no choice but to take advantage of that if you deny it. Well, I’d probably be executed by Haku-san if I actually kissed her though.
“Hahaha, it seems that’s impossible for Rokuko-san. So then, it looks like I still have a chance.
“No no, Rokuko is just shy after all. Although it looks like this, we are partners in mind and body.
I responded to Hero Wataru’s cheerful remark.
“Well then, let’s do it like this… I fell in love with her on sight. Please let confirm whether or not you can protect Rokuko-san. Right, if it’s an adventurer that’s superior to , I’ll be able to entrust Rokuko-san to them with peace of mind.”
“Hahaha, surely you’re joking. A condition of being an adventurer that surpasses an S-Rank like yourself, isn’t that a little unreasonable?”
“Don’t worry. I was still a C-Rank before they made S-Rank.”
Oi, did that count put so pressure on them? Haku-san would definitely find out if the adventurer guild made him a high rank… Looks like the count’s maneuvering was in vain as well.
“Well, that’s how it is. So then let’s have a match. By using that to probe—ah, not that, aren’t you excited?”
Wataru corrected himself, standing up trying to pretend it didn’t happen.
“A match with Rokuko-san on the line, Narikin!”
“I’ll decline.”
I answered imdiately.
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