A forest trail to the destination village.
Rio and Mayfa run around in a picnic mood, chasing and chasing Cho Cho and chasing Cacca.
Unlike normal children, Cho Cho, who runs away, seems more desperate for two people who move apart from humans.
By the way, Illis was walking next to me, holding my hand softly.
Illis, who was embarrassed at first or happily hoarse, but now, after walking from the city for a while, he has become more hesitant like his wife, who has leaned against him for years.
When I look at Chirali and Iris, Iris smiles at me when I notice that gaze.
That smile is just so cute, I'm more embarrassed and distracted.
I saw how we were like that. Rio tries to say something, but Mayfa puts her hand on that shoulder and shakes her neck to the side.
Then Rio and Mayfa walk away from me and Illis in such a way as patience.
Apparently, some sort of agreement has been reached between the three girls...
Well in any case, the journey from the city to the village of destination took place in that way.
In those tranquil landscapes, I was thinking about something.
Mayfa told me in the Guild of the Brave, that one word.
Brother, you can beat the three of us, protect us or something.
The word unexpectedly turned out to be a big lizard and remained on my chest.
Of course Mayfa didn't say that in such a strong way.
I know you used it as a convenience to convince me.
But still...
That word -- no, that fact kept lingering in me as a wedge.
Rio quickly learned about the [moonlight sword] that I was frustrated by not being able to acquire.
Even the [Ultimate Healing (Ultimate Heel)] that Illis has acquired is magic that I can't use.
My godchildren are steadily trying to move ahead of where I am.
I know by reason that that is something to rejoice in.
But still, the fear that one of me would be left behind kept creeping into the back of my chest.
It's an innate difference in talent, so I can't help it.
That is a one-sided fact.
Nor can we dispute that power as a brave man is not all of that human being.
Alma, for example, who was a colleague's teacher at the College of Brave Men in Wang Du, is not a big deal about his power as a brave man, but I like her humanly and think that's fine.
But when I ask myself "I" if that's okay, it really leaves something moist.
There has always been a vague rush in me that I shouldn't keep doing this.
So for the past month, I've been up early every morning waving my sword, wondering if I can't acquire [Moonlight Sword] again myself, stealing it beside Rio's teaching [Moonlight Sword] from Cecilia.
But still, I can't fill the overwhelming difference in taste between Rio and me, and even now that Rio has achieved his [moonlight sword] acquisition, I still haven't been able to get that move in my hands.
But one day, Cecilia woke up early to see my secret early morning training.
Cecilia laughed all the time when she found me training in front of the house.
"I'm relieved, Brett. Now you look like a beast with your fangs out. Speaking of which, why did Brett stop being a demon hunter?
When asked so indignantly, I replied as I wiped down the sweat.
"No, I don't care why you ask... If you insist, that's right... because you felt void in your days just to keep defeating the Demon King everywhere, and then you admired my mentor's teacher."
"Hmm, did Brett find it more attractive to cultivate backward moves than to sublime himself as a brave man? ─ ─ But I call it vanity, but didn't you want to be the world's most powerful demon hunter yourself, etc? I guess it's something anyone dreams of, he wants to be at the top of the world."
That's what they say, and I'll think about it for a little while before I answer.
"... No, there's a lot of things about being a man. I wasn't really interested... Well, it's not that kind of vessel."
"You didn't have a motive to go for the strongest in the world, and you've got no talent that far, so you've set yourself aside. ─ ─ But Brett also had a better motive for the strongest in the world.... Right?
"... Huh!
That's what they told me, and I lost my word.
Cecilia keeps me up her ass like that.
"My godchildren grow up looking at you on your back. If you have a rounded back that should be an example, those kids might abandon you one day. So I have to show you that you're trying to get high on your own - Brett, I prefer your hiccups to that foolishness. I'm sure those kids will, too."
That sounded like a compliment.
I'm not worthy of my age, my face gets hot, and I turn away from Cecilia.
A side of Cecilia I've seen for a long time.
As an older sister, she was reliable and well-dressed, and I used to admire her a little.
I return these words in the blindfold.
"... it's not that cool. I'm just afraid I'll be limited by them."
"Even so. Stretching your spine without infidelity is not something anyone can do when they think something is missing. Especially when you work hard and you don't always get results."
"... in fact, if you wave your sword foolishly, you won't necessarily be rewarded"
"Sort of. But fortunately, we're brave. History has proven that there is protection for the courageous, the brave, the brave. I believe Brett will be rewarded for his positive attitude."
Cecilia said so and walked away from me with a flickering wave.
As Cecilia put it, the legacy remains numerous that the brave man who stood resolutely against his destiny cut and paved his own way.
Of course, there will be survival biases.
It is not hard to imagine how many brave men who were not rewarded for their positivity and hiccups and crushed in the middle of their minds would have disappeared into the darkness of history.
But if it's not zero possibility, there's no reason not to challenge it.
I'm going to do what I can to get the future I want.
If that is not the case, then that is the time.
It's better suited to sex than to sit and be fated.
"... because... Doctor.... Um, Doctor. What's wrong with you?
The voice of Illis.
I find myself in the midst of past events.
Trails in the woods.
Next to me, there was an image of Illis holding my hand.
"Ah... no, it's nothing. I was just thinking."
"Really...... Oh, look, Doctor, I can see the village."
Ahead of where Illis pointed, the entrance to the village did show itself.
The time is about evening, but there are more and more clouds looming in the distant skies, and the dimness is noticeable early around.
"Brother, hurry up!"
"... brother, it's late.... Whatever it takes, I flirt too much with Illis"
From the end of the road, the voices of Rio and Mayfa.
While I felt some ominous air in the sky, I headed to the village with my godchildren.