My inn currently has the commander of the Third Knight Order (the Third Knight Order is stationed closest to this town) visiting. It seems they wanted to know about the Four Heavenly Kings.
“I see, so you were leveling up in the ruins… There, you met the Four Heavenly Kings Text, and when you tried to stop him after learning his goal, you were manipulated.”
Paulo nodded quietly.
“And Cain-kun… or was it -chan… you fought the Four Heavenly Kings almost single-handedly?”
“Just ‘Cain’ is fine. Well, yes.”
“I see… I understand roughly. Thank you, that’s all. I think you’ll receive a reward from the country.”
Paulo answered, hiding his face with his long bangs.
“I… I don’t need it…”
“Come now, don’t say that. You should take what you can get. It’s not something you can share. Ganjis-kun will also be reported as a subjugator, of course.”
…And with that, the questioning ended.
“…By the way, did Text say anything?”
“Ah, him… At first, he was quite defiant, but when I said something like, ‘Guess we’ll have to call Cain…’ he calmed down. But it seems his real goal was to occupy this town, and the only other useful information he gave was about the Demon Lord’s Army’s strength.”
“I see…”
“Well, I didn’t expect one of the Four Heavenly Kings to be defeated so quickly. I want to thank you all.”
“Please, don’t. We just did what was necessary…”
After talking for a while, the commander left.
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The next day,
Cain and the others became heroes to the people of the town.
The country made a grand announcement that the adventurers Cain, Ganjis, and Paulo were heroes who had defeated one of the Four Heavenly Kings.
At the same time, the town held a party for Cain and the others as heroes who had saved the town from danger.
“Hah hah hah, let’s celebrate the appearance of new heroes today!”
“Come on, drink your fill… What? You don’t drink alcohol? That’s a shame.”
“Hey, how about it? Why don’t you come buy a sword from us next time?”
The town mayor and many other people treated them to a feast.
This kind of thing isn’t so bad once in a while…
However, trouble seems to be a common occurrence at banquets…
“Why is that guy with Skill Aptitude G…”
“It’s definitely a lie.”
Such critical voices could be heard. Mostly from fellow adventurers…
No, maybe the townspeople don’t really care whether Cain defeated him or not.
To them, they just want the fact that a hero was born from their town, even if it’s a mistake.
Then… the blonde adventurer who used to make fun of me approached.
“Hmph, impressive.”
“Huh?”
“I always thought you guys could do it. That’s why I was so harsh on you. But it seems you’ve gotten stronger, so I might even make you my underlings from now on.”
“You’re so full of yourself…”
“Huh? What was that? Say it again.”
“Do you really think that someone you’ve ridiculed so much would become your subordinate now? Or do you think I’m that stupid?”
“Fine, I was going to treat you a little better if you did as I said… but I’ll kill you right now.”
“Hey, stop it! Not on a day like this!”
“That’s right. Do you even understand what he’s accomplished!?”
The people around were trying to stop them with words, but they didn’t seem serious about it.
The adventurers also seemed to think that it was some kind of mistake that I had defeated one of the Four Heavenly Kings…
“Do as you like?”
With that one sentence, the blonde grinned and drew his sword, slashing at my head.
…But he was slow. And weak. I easily stopped it with one finger.
“N-no way…”
I flicked him away with a finger, sending him flying several meters.
“N-no way…”
Someone who rushed to the unconscious blonde’s side said.
Then, another unpleasant person approached.
“Hah hah hah, as expected of my daughter.”
“Yes, it was worth raising her with love all this time.”
It was my parents.
“Excuse me, but who are you? I don’t have any parents…”
“What are you saying? We’re family.”
“That’s right, let’s get along, Cain-chan. Let’s live together at our place from today. We’ll love you…”
How disgusting. Such an obvious change of heart…
They’ll probably start demanding money from me soon.
“I don’t understand what you’re saying. I don’t consider you my family anymore, since you severed our family ties. Now, please leave.”
“Don’t say that…”
My parents were persistently trying to pull me back.
It’s a pain, but I need to be firm here…
At that moment, Paulo, who was sitting next to me, stood up.
“Don’t be ridiculous! You abandoned Cain-san, don’t talk about love! You’re just trying to use Cain-san for your own benefit! You don’t deserve to rely on your child if you can’t cherish them!”
“Who do you think you are? This is our daughter. Mind your own business.”
“I-I’m not a stranger…”
“Then what are you?”
“I-I’m… Cain-san’s lover!”
““““““Huh?””””””
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