I Picked Up the Abandoned Hero

97. The moment you need it

It was quite a cruel scene, so even if the restraints were not removed, the wounds were treated.

Normally, the injury would have killed him a long time ago, but Morian seemed to be in better shape than expected.

While the wound was being treated for a while, Arcel asked Clen what had happened.

“A person who cut down humans and elves indiscriminately appeared in my territory. He even had a sword in his hand. Is there any reason I shouldn’t take care of that?”

It is said that he even pointed his sword at the soldiers in the border area.

It is natural that Clen immediately tried to deal with Morrian.

Of course, from Morian’s point of view, it is inevitable that demon soldiers have suddenly appeared, so it is inevitable to be cautious.

“But why did you come here? “The humans of Hermod knew where the demon’s castle was.”

Stella didn’t seem to understand that Morian came to Clan’s territory.

It could be resolved by hearing the story from the person himself, but anyway, the Kingdom of Hermod knew Arcel’s whereabouts, and with that, Stella went to Alfred’s castle.

But why did we go to Clen’s territory?

“Maybe it should have been kept a secret?”

Alfred’s opinion is that Morian took a wrong turn while trying to secretly visit Arcel.

“Why are you keeping it a secret?”

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“I thought I might cause trouble if I asked about your whereabouts to find you. “Is this similar to how children often go to entertainment establishments without their parents knowing?”

“The analogy is a bit strange, but…”

“It’s surprisingly persuasive. I think that demon is right. What about you?”

Stella says that Alfred’s opinion seems to be correct.

It is said that Morian was trying to visit Arcel without the kingdom people knowing, but took a wrong turn and ended up in Clen’s territory.

I didn’t know the way well, so I just went there based on rumors I heard, and ended up like that.

“No, no matter what, I guess I took a wrong turn.”

“Have you ever lost your way when you set out on a journey?”

“There was no exception when the ship encountered a storm and was stranded in the open sea. “It wasn’t difficult to escape even that.”

“Ah, that was when we encountered a storm while heading to Treasure Island.”

“Has that ever happened?”

This is a story before I met Stella.

Stella, who had only been to the sea once, would have listened to the story with interest if the situation had not been like this.

“Treatment is over. Now that you are stable, we can talk.”

While we were discussing our opinions, a demon doctor came to us and said that we could now talk to Morian again.

We talked about various things, but the most accurate thing is to listen to Morian’s own opinion.

What kind of guts did you have to come here and why did you come to Arcel?

“I think I got lost while trying to find the old Demon King’s castle. hahahaha, I’m really stupid too, right? “To not only get lost, but to be captured by a vampire like this.”

Morian explained the situation while still being restrained.

Morian was truly lost, and he was blaming himself for being captured by an unknown frontier demon without being able to resist.

Although there was also the fact that the opponent was Clen, who was second only to the Demon King among the existing demons.

Morian himself seemed not to know much about Clen.

“…Is the wound any better than that?”

Arsel asked, worried about Morian.

Just five minutes ago, there was a thorn the size of a stake stuck in Morrían’s chest.

“It hurt, but I’m okay. “She also received treatment.”

That was an injury that could have resulted in a fatal injury or death for Arcel, but Morian’s response was that it was not a particularly serious injury.

In particular, the thorns were coated with Clen’s deadly poison.

Of course, it is a poison that paralyzes the body rather than a poison that kills directly, but it is also a poison that hardens muscles and stops the heart.

But wasn’t Morrian relatively sane?

“Ha…”

“Why are you doing this?”

“No, nothing.”

Arsel frowned and sighed.

What should we do with the Morrigan in front of us?

Apart from that, there seemed to be someone nearby who felt similar to Morian.

Even if her head is cut off, she will not die, and even if her head is blown off, she will regenerate just fine.

If you look closely, there were differences.

“What’s wrong? “Why are you looking at me all of a sudden?”

“…No, nothing.”

Alfred asked, tilting his head like a puppy, but he didn’t really want to explain.

I don’t know.

First, I need to organize my thoughts.

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“I just wanted to say thank you. “I was grateful that he saved me… And also showed me the way to get out of that place.”

Morian said she had a handwritten letter in her pocket expressing her gratitude.

Originally, the note was left where Arcel was, but she said she planned to secretly leave it behind.

Her hands were tied to the chains, so she couldn’t get it out herself.

Perhaps she was able to escape safely thanks to Moriando Arcel taking care of her cursed elf at the time, and she seemed to be grateful to him and also to her Alfred.

“I gave directions separately, but he wasn’t someone I wanted to see for a long time.”

As soon as Alfred cut down the world tree, he half-threatened Morian and told him to leave the land of the elves.

Of course, she seemed grateful that it was like helping her.

“Plus, he treated my wounds…”

Morian looked at her Alfred and turned her head, her face blushing.

“I did it because I felt like I would die if I left it as is. “It seemed like she wouldn’t be able to sleep for a while after letting a child die right in front of her.”

After seeing that, Arcel felt strangely uncomfortable and stepped in front of Alfred.

“Especially at that time, I was desperate for help from others.”

“Well, I didn’t do anything in particular! “The only help I received was to push away the elves that came close.”

Arsel Morian shook her head several times with a bitter look on her face as she recalled her past.

She probably wants it to be her who is expressing gratitude.

“Besides, your sword was really cool! “I probably won’t be able to create sword skills like that even if I train for the rest of my life.”

“Not really. Any warrior can reach that level if given enough time.”

The light that brightened the dawn.

Morian said that the sword energy at that time was so beautiful that one could stare at it in a daze.

Arsel explains that it is not a big deal, saying that the warriors before him were also able to do it.

However, we must consider that the warriors of Arcel Squadron were equally outstanding warriors.

“Oh, anyway, that’s why…! “Would you like to come to the next festival in the capital?”

“Festival? “What festival are you talking about?”

“I guess it’s a festival commemorating the subjugation of the devil? “You may not have known this because you haven’t even been to the capital, but humans always hold a fairly large festival around this time in the capital of the Kingdom of Hermod to commemorate the subjugation of the Demon King.”

Alfred gave a brief explanation.

It is said that this is actually the first time humanity has achieved complete victory over the Demon King, and in celebration of this, a large-scale festival is held at the royal palace in the Kingdom of Hermod.

Although the war caused prices to soar and the number of people to sit on the streets increased, it also meant that everyone should celebrate by eating their fill on that day.

“Of course, recommending it to you is also a kind of provocation.”

“Ah…”

Alfred grabbed Morian’s chin and shook it slightly.

That was right.

Arsel is currently being hunted by the Kingdom of Hermod with the name witch being used.

However, asking Arsel to come to Hermod Kingdom to enjoy the festival was actually like an overt provocation.

“Well, I never meant it that way! “I just… you were the one who defeated the Demon King, and I didn’t think it was right to celebrate it without you…”

If you want to go to the festival, it is possible.

“That is correct, in the end, it was you, Arcel, who defeated the Demon King. At the same time, what that demon said is true.”

It was easy for Alfred to put on a disguise and hide his identity, and there was no one on the human side like Clen who had a good sense of smell to determine his identity.

But how does Arcel feel?

He sacrificed his life to defeat the devil, but after that, can he forgive those who accused him of being a murderer and tried to execute him without properly listening to his situation?

Of course Arcel wouldn’t draw his sword because of that.

But that didn’t mean he was forgiving.

“Furthermore, after I returned that day, I investigated what happened to my senior! But no matter how much I think about it, there is no way my senior would do something like that. Even if he did it, it seems like there was some other reason…”

“That’s something I could never do in my right mind. And… I hope that that matter will not be brought up again if possible.”

“…I’m sorry.”

Arcel said, biting his lip.

I was still concerned about that matter.

I still don’t know what happened back then.

And in the end, all that remains is the result, not the process.

No one wanted to find out what the process was like, and there was no one left who even watched the process.

It will be difficult to find out the true truth.

“I understand first of all. We’ll come back in a bit. “If possible, I will ask them to release you from here.”

“Ah… Yes, in the end, I came to say thank you and then received help from my senior.”

Morrian lowered her head and answered as if she had no shame.

Arsel found it difficult to criticize or defend Morian, so he ran away.

It was just a complicated feeling.

“So what do you want to do?”

Alfred asked in the hallway, heading to where Clen was.

“What are we going to do?”

“Should that guy just tell Grandma Clen and get her out of bed?”

Alfred’s eyes were shining brightly, as if filled with anticipation.

There is no need to explain what those eyes want.

If possible, he even asked that the execution be left to him.

“…No, I don’t think that’s right.”

“Oh, I see. “That’s such a shame.”

When Arcel shakes her head, she lowers her tail like a puppy that can’t go for a walk.

“But I think it wouldn’t be a bad idea for you to go to the Kingdom of Hermod yourself.”

Then Stella opened her mouth.

“What if it’s a trap?”

“There is a risk, but it doesn’t really matter, right?”

It is possible that it is a trap as Alfred said, but if you think about it, what does it actually mean?

“Arsel, honestly, do you think that the Kingdom of Hermod can defeat those demons or you now if they are fully prepared? “And in a capital city with so many people?”

Absolutely not.

If they tried to do something like that, unless it was the capital of the kingdom, they would all be destroyed.

“If you want, you can erase Hermod’s kingdom from the map right now. “My mother will probably be very angry if I summon her again, so I summon her to the Kingdom of Hermod and then run away!”

Then Alfred applauded himself, saying it was a very good plan.

“…Does that really mean that only Hermod’s kingdom will be erased?”

“In some cases, three or four more neighboring countries might be deleted?”

“Please, stop doing things like that. “It’s because other countries are aware of the Kingdom of Hermod, and there are countries that secretly helped me in the past.”

Arcel did not want unrelated people or other countries to be harmed as much as possible.

As he said, when he was running away from his pursuers for the past five years, he often helped several small kingdoms even though they could have been hostile to the kingdom of Hermod.

-There must have been some misunderstanding. We have not forgotten the grace that our hero saved us from the devil. –

That was also the driving force behind Arcel’s continued progress.

I thought that my journey was not in vain.

Of course, they could not stay for long because they did not want to be antagonized by the Kingdom of Hermod.

“Anyway, my opinion is that we need to visit the Kingdom of Hermod at least once. “It’s too bad your body wasn’t in good shape until now, but not now.”

Stella cleared her throat and continued her words.

“Besides, if the Queen is plotting something against her… She’d better deal with it before it escalates further. In addition, I decided to find out in more detail what exactly happened that day.”

Immediately, Morian, created by the Kingdom of Hermod as the successor to Arcel, received the award.

I don’t feel any malice, but I can’t guarantee that the people who created Morrigan will feel the same way.

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