Hero’s Redo ~ A Hero That Once Saved the World Reborn as a Girl ~

- Shadow Perspective

I'm a shadow. I threw my real name away a long time ago, and it's just a secret detective called Shadow. Since Master Rubias is to leave the castle, the King has ordered that Master Rubias guard and gather information immediately. She almost seems to think she left the castle on her own, but even if royalty, there's no way she could be that free. Naturally, you're being watched like me. There are a few more like me, so it's been 24 hours.

I have been observing her life for some time since Master Rubias arrived in the city of Suphore. Even so, it's easy to monitor the training center and the castle because it's a monotonous thing to do when you have nothing to do.

Yes, the training at that training center, but that was far tougher than I had imagined. Putting students in harsh environments and pushing their strength and energy to the limit. Falling down will magically force you to heal and won't even allow you to escape. Even the Knights of the King's Capital, said to be elite, would not be that harsh.

When Master Rubias took a decent blow of the golem under high gravity during his first training, he was not comfortable alive. I had heard rumors about Miss Lapis, but I had no idea she was going to hurt her princess. Like smashing my common sense into a piece of wood dust like that, Golem's fist busted every bone and tooth of Master Rubias.

I accidentally tried to jump out and couldn't move like my body was frozen the next moment. Murder, surveillance of the entire training station from the sky, pointing a caged gaze at Miss Lapis who shouldn't have noticed us.

Since when have you noticed -? No, that must have noticed our presence from the beginning. On top of that, he probably allowed it to be monitored after understanding someone and stabbed the nail so he wouldn't get his hands on it.

I'm confident in my arms too, just because I'm given the task of protecting the princess from the shadows. But she just stared at me and I understood. That's fundamentally something different. No matter how hard a decent person tries, there's nothing he can do about it. I felt terrified, but I also found that she was not harmful to Master Rubias, so after that, there was no longer anything for us covert detectives to do during training.

That's how we work hard every day, and Master Rubias becomes visible and strong. If I just listened, I wondered how I could make my students strong in the short term, but in such a harsh situation I would have to be strong even if I didn't like it. Because death awaits us if we remain weak.

One day, such Master Rubias seemed entrusted with one request from Miss Lapis for an adventurer. The bandits who have been causing damage around this city lately, tell them to crusade it with other adventurers. There are two adventurers to accompany. You can both say Miss Lapis' beloved apprentices, her cohabitants. If only two of them were together who defeated the brave men of the Rebble Empire, Master Rubias would be able to return safely, even if Miss Lapis was not accompanied.

But there was one problem here. A wizard by the name of Ciel, she's the only disciple of Miss Lapis, and what flying magic she can use. Our secret detective's feet are fast, but not enough to catch up with anyone flying at all costs. I was haunting my head about how to follow, and the problem was solved lightly. Thank you, Master Rubias. They don't fly in the sky, they travel on foot. There should be no mistake because this information was brought to you via the maid Sepia.

Anything, he seems to walk for the reason that he says he will gain experience as a general adventurer, but I decided that wasn't the only reason. It's about Miss Lapis, so I was wondering if our secret detectives would have made it easy for us to catch up. She doesn't have to say anything about this one, but she's going to take care of it.

A few days after Master Rubias and the others left the city, I finally saw the forest of purpose. Master Rubias and the two adventurers seemed to be doing well and there were no particular problems with collusion or anything like that. If you check on the map, the forest of purpose is surprisingly large, and if it's about the size of a big city, it's likely to go into Suppoli. If there were a bunch of bandits lurking here, you'd have a lot of trouble finding them.

I was wondering how you were going to find it, and a wizard by the name of Ciel started casting some sort of magic. Then a while later, after feeling like the magic had swelled up just for a moment around her, something pushed through her body. I didn't have time to see what the hell happened. Because one of the three people I was just ridiculing in front of - Karin, the adventurer, was pulling out his sword and approaching us.

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I wouldn't expose myself to the lack of voice, but I couldn't forbid my inner consternation. Footsteps loom from behind me as I turn myself over. Why did they feel it!? The signs were supposed to be totally no! I just think I figured out where this one is in some way, considering it's going to go between the trees without hesitation. There's no way I'm going to expose myself in front of Master Rubias as a shadow guard. Manage to escape -!?

"Don't move!

When did you get around to it, Karin has a sword in the front. Though he tried to escape through his sides in an aggressive manner, I see no such gap at all. Even if she's not as strong as Miss Lapis, this woman is strong enough, too. At least you don't seem to be the one with my teeth standing up. She doesn't know who this one is. If you do poorly, you risk being judged a fellow bandit and killed. I rushed my hands away from the weapon, representing no hostility. While she stares at this one without alarm like that, the footsteps for both of us approach from behind. Apparently, Lady Rubias and Ciel have caught up. Damn, I didn't expect you to commit such a lapse......

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"So you're saying that you were my escort and that you were in touch with Sepia, too?

"It seems so, Your Highness. Ever since His Highness left the castle, I have been protecting His Highness in the shadows."

…………

Master Rubias's expression is cloudy. Naturally. She followed the royal castle for a completely independent life, so it can't be interesting to find out she was escorted and watched. Karin and Ciel look worried about Master Rubias like that.

"... there are still a few of them besides you?

"Yes, I can't tell you how many people are in detail, but only with multiple people"

As Lady Rubias turned her gaze to Ciel on the sieve, she shook her neck to the left and right.

"My range of detective magic couldn't confirm anything other than him. Either you're lurking out of range or you're not here."

Detective magic!? What the hell is that? I've never even heard of you! From the name, I think it explores the location of the people around us... No way, if I became Miss Lapis' apprentice, would I even be able to use such magic!? Then wherever you hide yourself, it makes no sense at all. It's a secret detective's business! With such my surprise, Master Rubias seemed to have something in mind.

"I can't drive you back now. You'll be obliged to report it to your father too... All right, you, keep following us."

"Being hidden is not right for sex. Then it would be better if I accompanied you. What do you two think?

"I don't mind. If you're not hostile to Rubias, it's fine."

"Me too. I think it would be easier if he could cover for me."

Thankfully, Master Rubias has allowed me to accompany him. As someone who has already found out where he is, you should think that the situation has improved for as long as you can reopen it and serve as an escort. Nevertheless these two...... I didn't know how much Master Rubias told me to make you feel at ease, but I would give you a proper name... Say you don't know fear, or dare. You don't seem like a very good imitator to me.

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The line that added me to my crew continues unchastily through the woods. I guess this is also the benefit of the detective magic that Ciel was talking about earlier, but I don't think this is normal from the average adventurer. For once, this trip was supposed to be something that would give Master Rubias some experience as a general adventurer, but what do the two of you think about that area?

"I'll tell you what, it wouldn't be so easy if it were true. If it's a normal party, one of the scouts will first proceed with caution as he examines his surroundings. Little by little over time. And when you find the enemy watch, leave one behind and wipe them out. After that, let him guide you or break your mouth, and you'll finally arrive at the enemy's home."

"I see. So, what exactly do you mean by letting him crack his mouth...?

"Hit or kick? Sounds like there's some magic way to crack your mouth, but Ciel says you can't. Maybe Lapis would know."

"Oh! Master is a boulder!

Watching the three girls talk soothingly about torture made me worried about Master Rubias's future. Is it okay to keep her under Miss Lapis like this? I was anxious to see if it would be such a thing as stuffing some unpleasant knowledge into my head and letting the king fall.

"It's about time. Let's be careful from here."

Suddenly stopped, Ciel. Apparently, the enemy she detected is nearby.

"I'll check the procedure first. If you're at a distance you can't talk, you can do all the exchanges by hand, right? Here's how to proceed first. Stop is this. The number of enemies raises their fingers, and from the five they fold their fingers first. This is the signal to start the attack, come back, but this"

Ciel signals one after the other while actually changing hands. Master Rubias is desperate to remember as he tries to do it himself.

"You don't have to be in such a hurry, so be careful. I'll be right there."

The party begins to move forward with Ciel's decree. The line is Karin, Master Rubias, Ciel, in my order. Karin is sure to go one step at a time to make as little noise as possible. She cuts off the grass where it seems difficult to get through and makes it easier to walk after her. I guess I'm used to the act of saying this.

Eventually a cabin appeared before us. I can feel signs of people from inside. Is that the Bandits' lookout cabin? But nobody's out there for what it's called a watchhouse. Hey, not the bandits, not the wooden break shed or something? You felt the same doubt as me, Karin nodded one thing and approached the cabin with cautious footsteps. Put your ear against the wall to check the sound and check the trap near the door. And as well as going, she came back here discreetly and quickly.

"... sleeping. There are three bandits inside."

"I'm the perimeter alert. Karin and the three of them go in through the entrance and clean them up at once."

"Wow, okay."

Karin pulled out her sword and at the same time Ciel put up a cane. Master Rubias sets up his sword in a slightly nervous manner and follows Karin right behind him. I'm in the middle of it so I can cover both of you and Ciel. Karin slowly opens the door with her hands on the door knob. Surprisingly, not a single one of them has been locked. When he didn't make a sound and even kept his breath down and went inside the cabin, there were three bandits, male and female, who slept snoring.

Rapid rush over Karin waves her sword down. Even so, I didn't slaughter him. He punched the bandits in the belly of his sword and was unable to act. Two of the three people I slept with seemed to wake up for a moment, but I made a cob in my head and lost consciousness again. One of the others, before they know what happened, ends up in Karin's custody.

"Hey, what the heck! What the fuck!

"Shut up. If you're going to answer this question, I won't take your life. How many of your people are there? Where's your home base? How many lookouts?

"I don't know what to say! Imitation like selling buddies - damn!?

Karin's relentless beating stopped the bandit's mouth moving as he continued to throw up a strong dialogue. Interrogation would be amateur, but it's quite handy. While Karin continues questioning, we will hold the stunned bandits in captivity to prevent them from moving. Be alert to the likeness of concealed weapons, strip everything apart from underwear, and hold it in place with the shrimp in place to prevent the force of the body from entering. Tie it to a nearby tree.

"Karin, have you figured something out?

"Yeah. About ten enemies left. No one was kidnapped. Plus the two of us. It's like a pair of con artists Lapis said."

The bandit is fainting under Karin's feet. Apparently, he made me throw up all the information. Plus, a con artist would be a pair of people who stole money in the city.

"Mr. Karin. What do you call a hostage?

Lady Rubias has her neck tied to the presence of a hostage that was not specified in this request. I can't help it. She seems to recognize the bandits as a group that steals money and things. Karin explained to her like that was hard to say.

"Eh, bandits don't just take money and things away from people, they can kidnap people themselves. For ransom or comfort reasons, but for a request like this one, we have to be careful not to kill those people."

"That was... my lack of recognition. What kind of out-of-town group is that..."

Master Rubias is trembling in anger. It's like the bandits in captivity are about to slash us.

"Take it easy, Rubias. Even if we don't kill him here now, he'll be executed in no time. In this country, bandits are tied up... and you, the royal family, can't possibly not know that, can you?

"Right...... right. Excuse me. Let's hurry up."

According to information Karin got from the bandits, their home base is a short distance from here. There would be no point in watching if the distance from the watchhouse to the main base was far, so that would be natural in itself. And it seems that the enemy's home is behind a cave made of rocks. The cave itself is the main road, so the information is that you won't get lost, but how far was it believed?

Eventually, as the bandits informed us, we could see their home base. Two bandits are sitting out at the entrance and exit of the cave, killing the stretch. It's like an unmotivated watch, but lucky for us.

"Well, there's no guarantee that the bandits just now are telling the truth. Shall we take safety precautions here?"

"And say?

"Of course. Fire."

It was Ciel who answered Master Rubias's question. Apparently she intends to set fire to the home of the Bandits. Here's what they do. First Karin and Lady Rubias split into two hands, each pasting near the entrance. Then Ciel ends their watch with magic from a distance and punches a fireball near the entrance. What matters here is near the entrance - not in the cave. Because if you punch a fireball into a cave, the worst hostages and so on could die. I can't be impotent without getting those confirmations. And if a firehand rises at the entrance to the cave, naturally the bandits jump out in a hurry. They're going to pinch it from left to right.

"Rubias is the first real battle, so you are about Rubias' aid. I'll start the attack as soon as everyone's ready."

"Okay. Master Rubias, let's go."

"Oh, oh."

You seem nervous about the boulder. Killing her breath and getting into placement, she's been busy squeezing and spreading her hands tightly since just now. I don't know. Whether we can fight properly as we are.

"Dear Rubias,"

"Hey, what?

"There's nothing wrong with that if you do as you train. Because Master Rubias has gained strength that does not even reach under his feet, such as bandits. There is only one piece of advice I can give you. Don't hesitate."

"Hesitation..."

"If you hesitate, you risk your life as well as that of your allies. Enemies kill to help themselves and their allies. That's right. Think simple. That way we can fight."

"... ok. advice, thank you."

A little, just a little tension seems to have been lifted. I checked it and then sent a hand signal towards Ciel. Then the next moment, two ice arrows flew from behind her hidden bushes and stabbed them in the heads of the bandits, aimlessly. Bandits slowly collapsing. A fireball that flew in uninterrupted hair landed at the entrance to the cave, flashly raising the firepillar.

"Hey, what!? What happened!

"Put out the fire!

"No! This is gonna be a whole roast! Run outside!

You can hear the bandits' rough footsteps from the back. I pulled out my sword and went in ready to be jumped anytime.

"I'm coming! Dear Rubias!"

"Oh!"

As soon as the leading bandit shows up, Karin pops up and quickly snaps her neck. The subsequent bandits are frightened by the fountain of blood erupting from their torso. We pulled the sword out there. We attacked.

"Ahhh!

When Master Rubias flashed the sword he had erected from the top, the bandit who saw it failed to play with the sword and was busted from the shoulder to near the center of his body.

"Oh, my God!"

"How dare you!"

An upside-down bandit tries to kill Master Rubias, but instantly I cut and throw him away. Half of them were quickly hit, and the bandits were losing their will to fight or started running away with their backs turned. There comes the magic of Ciel again. The rain of ice, created almost directly from the top, scratches countless wounds all over their bodies as they finely cleave their bodies. When he was jumping up, Ciel began to explore what was going on around him with the magic of detection as he came down to earth.

"Now you look like all of us. There's no sign of anyone in the cave."

"Then that's it. Rubias, how was your first real fight?

"... I was selflessly obsessed. Sadly, my hands are shaking by now."

Forget to even wipe the blood back, and Master Rubias lets his trembling hands shake on both of us. But without laughing at it, the two slapped their shoulders to reassure them.

"Anyone at first is like that. Rubias did a good job. We did what we had to do by defeating our enemies. Be confident."

"That's right. You're doing so much better than I did."

"... thank you"

Even though the other person is a bandit, the act of taking a person's life is still a heavy mental burden. I just want to give you a quick break here, but the situation didn't allow it. Because two people, Karin and Ciel, took the dagger and approached the desperate bandits.

"... both of you, what are you going to do?

Master Rubias must be wondering what the bandit who became the corpse could do for you. But I instantly understood what they were going to do. Karin necks cutely in the way that Master Rubias doesn't know what he's talking about.

"What's a strip? If you defeat the demon, you dismantle it, you take the material, you cut off your ears and you take it home."

"Mi, ears!?

"Yeah. 'Cause when you say you crusaded without proof, you don't trust the guild, do you?

"That's right..."

Master Rubias is turning blue. I know it's unimaginable for her to grow up in a greenhouse, but their response nowadays is common sense, not only for adventurers, but also for those in general combat positions, including mine. Battlefield, for example. A namesake enemy general can be recognized as a handicap if he brings back something that can be seen at a glance, such as a neck or sword. But you can't fight with an unnamed soldier's neck, so cut off your ear and take it home. If you have ears, holes are holed up and tied together with strings, even if they are not bulky. It was common sense on the battlefield.

"Try Rubias, too. If you can't do it, we'll do it."

"... no, I'll do it too. I'm an adventurer, too."

With his hips drawn, Master Rubias approached the remains of the bandits with a dagger in one hand. By experiencing this, she will also be stronger than ever. But...... boy. I didn't know I was going to throw a party with Master Rubias. I don't know what to write in the report to be submitted later. I have a headache.