The Traveling Hero Won’t Let the Innkeeper’s Son Escape

When he confirms that Geo's signs have completely disappeared, Wonok, who remains in the room alone, deposits his back in the chair.

"... I didn't know I'd get lost..."

For Wonok, whose purpose is to free Fance from the human pillar, it was surprising that he could not immediately endorse Gio's idea. Instead, I would have said the same thing myself, not Geo.

"Is that Ruth…………"

I had no idea that it would cause only one mediocre village youth to have a slight hesitation about a thousand years of long-sought wishes. Except he's obsessed with the brave. Ruth is an ordinary young man. He was also the one who would never have gotten involved with Wonok without the brave.

"But" the one who holds the fate of the brave man "is a little special……"

Something that exudes discoloration in Ruth's mediocre status, which is "The One Who holds the fate of the brave" written in the remarks section. Moreover, at first, the “brave man" part was in an ambush, and the change appeared after the brave man awakened. Normally things like this never get written down in the status of an average person. Probably if you have a big fate.

- Even so, they're brave. I don't think Ruth has anything. Even from this case, I guess it's a sign that Ruth's presence is all that is necessary for that man. That's why Wonock thinks Alec's obsession with Ruth, who even changes someone else's status, is unusual.

".................. but"

And that's why Wonok had some concerns.

"- Cannagra, can you talk to me?

When Wonok saw the universe with nothing and put his magic on the words and spoke, a light purple sphere appeared, which eventually turned into the figure of a woman with long dark hair.

"Please forgive me for the disrespect that only comes to mind because the body is far away. May I call you, Your Excellency Wonok, Consultant to the Head of the Demonic Nation (Marizfathom)"

She sat directly on the floor a little further from Wonok. He has kept his head up all the time since he appeared, with his hands on the floor.

Kannagra, a translucent woman who replies in a way she can't imagine from the rampant appearance she showed in front of Alec and Ruth - making a pact with the brave, seemed to have a sense of awe close to fear in Wonok. Even the language in the evidence has changed gallantly. It was just not something I cared about because it's more natural for me to get this attitude if I try to wonock it up.

"I have a few questions."

"What a question. As far as my concubine knows, I will answer you."

"Brave Alec's Brave Correction Ability Value, but when I saw it, it was eighteen. Is that the highest price?

The first thing that bothered Wonok was the brave man's ability to correct, which rose significantly in this case.

Since we are beyond the status of the historical braves at the moment, it shouldn't be strange if we were supposed to be kansting, but for some reason we are stopping at a half-way value of eighteen. That bothered me slightly.

"…… status is a complex mechanism, with values determined from birth, which depends on the individual person-"

"- If you have a general view, you don't have to ask questions. I know the answer. I ask you," You ”, who have so far given so many a test. Answer me in your own words. You know what I'm talking about?

Kannagra's body trembled at Wonok's slightly more powerful words.

"… Allow me to express my concubine's personal views. Anything beyond normal trials is just a breach of the wall. As a result, there is scope for the values to continue to rise even after the trials have been exceeded. Considering the value of Alec the Brave, I wonder if it could still rise."

"What can you expect the highest price to be?

"The other companions of the brave, the concubines who have so far seen the status of those who have broken through the trials, seem to imagine that the upper limit of the correction value is twenty. That's what the superior spirit of the concubine's predecessor said. Alec the Brave is also thought to be capped at twenty."

"And then there's the possibility of two levels going up………"

Alec, who at the moment is unfamiliar with the body, transcends the historical brave and, after a while, even the power of Wonok, still has room for two levels of significant growth. I got a really bad feeling about it.

Alec's power, which transcends reason as a creature, makes even the Wonocks feel a sign of "something”.

"Isn't he just a 'star wisher'......?

"The One Who Fulfills the Star's Wish" - something like the title all the brave men of history had earned. I lived a long time, but still, Wonok only sees this description in what made him a brave man. Of course there is this statement in the Remarks section of the status of the Brave (Alec). But obviously things aren't the same with the brave guys so far.

"Ask one more question. Ruth seemed to have been involved in that man's rising corrective talent, but could that be a good thing?

To Wonok's question, Kannagra shook his head quietly without raising his face.

"To be honest, there can be no such thing as the involvement of one person, and others, in the status of concubines being given trials. I've never seen it."

In general, that part seems to involve what creatures need in living, such as appetite, lust, sleep desire, and other survival instincts besides the three main desires. And only some powerful people say that special elements such as justice and mercy may be added to that part. That seems to make him stronger.

"So you're saying that Alec, the brave man Ruth is involved in, is an anomaly?

"... I don't know if my concubine can say this, but it seems that he is also unusual and unstable."

"Unstable? What's the meaning of this?

"What the concubine gives the test is the living food, the spiritual pillar and the cloudy part of the person. So appetite, survival instincts, etc. are usually the cornerstone of universal elements. I mean, it's something that can change anything. But he's a man named Ruth."

"There's no substitute for Ruth... so he says it's unstable"

"Yes.... I can't even imagine what would happen to Alec the Brave when he had something”

"Sure..."

Wonok can't even imagine a brave man when Ruth has something.

You lose your power, you destroy yourself, or...

"But the concubine wonders if that's why the magnification of the Brave Alec correction value is so strange."

"Because of the strict condition that only the presence of the loose can raise the correction value, does that mean that the increase in status is large..."

The tighter the constraints, the bigger you get when the conditions are right, which is common to everything. When I think about it, I can also nod that the status of Alec the Brave is the strongest in history.

Not only did Cannagra think to accompany the brave, he was ordered by the Spirit King, but he also seems to have learned to catch on to that part. He thinks a lot. Seems better than I thought.

"Cannagra."

"Yes, sir"

"Keep watching the valiant - watch them grow. If anything happens, give me the best report."

The moment Wonok tried to order Kannagra, signs suddenly appeared on the spot that he hadn't even called. It was Cannagra who reacted to it as quickly as possible.

"- Your Excellency!?

Kannagra, who had bowed his head all the way in front of Wonok, looked up to his beloved lord - to the signs of the Spirit King, and when he approached, he stopped by his side to step back that step. A palliative colour had clearly appeared on his face. He didn't express it in his attitude, but he was frightened the whole time.

Wonok grins bitterly when he sees the face of the Spirit King who appeared to protect Kannagra.

"Don't look so disgusted, I didn't mean to use your men on my own. I just can't leave here for a reason either. The brave men will notice if they are attached to one another, but too close. Then there is the possibility of a fuss. I'm not often thought of by the brave. So, naturally, I was just going to ask him to report it."

When Wonok spoke of his reasons, the Spirit King asked him why he couldn't leave. Because he's a person who understands the story, for some reasons, he can admit to direct contact with Kannagra.

"This village, Hashi Village, is inherently a peaceful village. A B-rank demon like Bal should also come out once a year. - But there have already been Balclass demons around us about ten times since we came to this village."

Wonok, who realizes that, has eliminated it far before the villagers know it, so no problem has arisen. But I also felt hesitant to leave the village for those reasons. It is also possible for Balclass to get his men to eliminate it and end it, but I don't know if I can deal with it when I become a bigger opponent. In the first place, the land was filled with the ruins where the fans would sleep, the Ark, and I didn't even want to leave security to anyone else.

"Besides, I was…… curious to hear what the demon Rothschild once said to Ruth when he appeared in the village……………"

"God wants my life," - a word Addy told Ruth before he was killed by the brave.

In the end, I didn't know who the man was referring to as "God," but Wonok knows for sure that he is not the four gods believed in worldwide. There is no reason for them to kill one young man living in a peaceful village. And I can't manipulate or empower people that way with myself as a human pillar. I don't even think he was crazy like the other assassin who was there.

Talking about it, the Spirit King admitted to contacting Cannagra conditionally, after a sinister face. And from now on, he took Kannagra home with him stabbing a nail in Wonok over the distance, telling him not to call it in on his own.

"I didn't expect him to show up..."

The Spirit King brings together a wide variety of homogeneous species, so he won't be out of his own territory unless there's much left to do. But he's more of a subordinate than that. I also understand the circumstances of Wonok, but I guess I couldn't help but show up in such a neighborhood for the calling and frightening Kannagra.

Wonok headed to his usual room after a cup of tea that had cooled him down.

Sitting in a chair and looking up at the portrait of Fance, I recall my farewell to Fance, who has become a pillar of humanity for the world.

"Ruth will cry………"

The young man who earlier spoke happily of his relationship with the brave man in front of Wonok. Imagining him crying in despair that the brave man would not return, his conscience, which he did not even recognize existed, hurt slightly.

But I also knew there was a reason for that. Because I can imagine the pain of getting Ruth mutilated by Wonok, who keeps waiting for the fans.

But I could wait. Even in the millennium or 2,000 years, we were able to conserve magic and convert it into Mana, a vital force. But Ruth, who is just a human being, can't do that. Ruth has no choice but to grow old and leave the world without hearing the brave call his name again. I can easily imagine feeling even harder than myself.

"... Fance, what do you think I want to do?

Even though he knew the answer would never come back, Wonok had to whine that way.