VOLUME 1: Chapter 10 – The Hero is the Ultimate Weapon

“Oh, there is virtually no such thing right now, right? Since Greed also became the hero, he began to actively use the power of the spirits and he can control them.”

Is it because I was far away? Milly-sama, who seemed to be frightened, became Greed-sama’s follower in a panic.

However, I feel like it is right now....

“Milly-sama, Greed-sama usually does not have a lot of facial expressions to make sure that the spirits do not react to emotions and run wild?”

The princess, who was listening silently, unexpectedly asked. Milly-sama nodded in agreement.

“That’s one reason. Since he grew up in an environment that is not ordinary, originally he was a boy with little emotions but after the incident in that lake, he really stopped showing emotions. Look, he’s using honorific language, doesn’t he? That also, he is doing it deliberately to control himself.”

“On purpose?”

“Yes, yes. He acts as if he was raised like a prince like Rufus, but do you know that Renas, Greed and I are from a village in Elusion’s countryside? Usually, there are no refined guys who can speak such language. Even Greed has referred to himself as ‘me’ [俺 : ore] in the past, and that word is considered as boorish.”

Greed-sama’s boorish language.... I cannot imagine. Because he was using polite language to me from the time he first visited this castle. Just like that time when I was imploring about the princess, his calming tone was very kind and gentle.

Besides, with Greed-sama’s appearance, crude language does not suit him. Greed-sama is a handsome person with blue and green eyes. Although it may seem rude to call a man beautiful, but the exquisitely arranged facial parts are just like artworks between his straight nose. The finest gold hair borders his elegant face. It is not a golden color, but a clear, pale light cascading down his back, almost like a moonlight.

This is what I heard at a later time, but the spirits like Greed-sama’s hair so much and they seem to hate and find it annoying if his hair is tried to be cut.

So the person himself said that having a long hair is cannot be helped but gets in his way, so he made a compromise to tie it in the back.

Not knowing such a thing, with a feeling of losing as a woman to his smooth and shiny hair, I was exposed to sudden super heavy, local rain and my whole body got wet as soon as I got a pair of scissors. But that was another story.

Well, even if he keeps it, Greed-sama’s beautiful appearance does not make him look like a bumpkin.

The man, who wears a legendary silver-shining armor that can only be worn by the generations of heroes, is brimming with grace and elegance, and coupled with his polite language, it was as if he was a prince appearing in a story.

Beautiful, elegant, strong, gentle――the ideal prince.

That’s why, everyone thought, including me, he is suited for the princess. Even now, imagining the two of them standing side by side, flowers seem to bloom in my head....

Aaaah! Indeed, I don’t need to do this! It is no good for me to be next to him. Even if others approve, I cannot approve.

“Princess, Aria, both of you live in the castle, so you make use of polite language on a daily basis, but speaking honorific words for us people from the countryside is a lot tiring. It is necessary to think and think about what to say in your mind. But for Greed, it seems just right to suppress his feelings. Surely, since he began using polite language, the spirits did not use their powers at their own will. It looks like the limiter became an alternative. Thanks to this, whenever Greed is about to lose his temper, they understand his words, so it’s like killing two birds with one stone.”

“U-Uhm, in other words....”

“Yes. When he gets angry, his language returns to the one he used in the past, which is before being chosen as the hero and it also gives us time to prepare of our minds.”

Milly-sama cheerfully laughed.

“Even if he gets angry now, he can control the powers of the spirits by the language, so don’t worry about them behaving recklessly. Greed also became angry with a certain overlord and his daughter but he was able to precisely control the powers of the spirits. The castle, well, collapsed, but no one was injured.”

Although the castle collapsed....?

――Just now, I heard something disturbing!

However, I cannot use tsukkomi. Better not to know the details is appealing.

And yet..

“What do you mean that the castle collapsed?” It was the princess who became the tsukkomi.

Princess, I wanted you to read the atmosphere that I do not want to listen!

And to be honest with the princess’s question, Milly-sama told the story.

“There was an overlord at the border of the country of Ringal. He has a daughter. Her personality is the worst but she is a beautiful woman, and one day, a demon kidnapped her. So, the overlord just asked us to rescue her as we passed by. Because he was a bad lord who takes heavy taxes and imprisons anyone who goes against him, I did not want to get involved, but the reward was good so I decided to accept it.”

Yes. Even though the goddess gave the oracle to remove the threat of the demons, the hero was blessed with powers but they do not do unpaid work. Unlike in the story, even the Hero’s party needs to eat and sleep. The stomach does not get full and the beddings cannot be secured just from gratefulness.

While the landlord is absent, they can search the house but they cannot steal any items or money they have found.

So they will claim the reward for proper work. Of course, my country will also pay them for rescuing the princess.

“The demon that beat the overlord’s daughter was not a big deal and she could be easily rescued, but it was a hard work since then. As usual, the daughter fell in love with Greed. Although Greed was expressionless as usual and ignored her, but the foolish daughter orchestrated a machination and as soon as she was brought back to the palace, she promised her father that she would marry Greed and arranged a multitude of lies. The father is?a?father and knew his daughter’s lies, and thinking that it would be advantageous to become a relative of the hero, he rode on the opportunity. Of course, we refused. That kind of thing is not a joke. However, as soon as Greed refused, the overlord became more difficult and said, ‘Take responsibility for toying with my daughter!’ I regretted with all my heart that we saved such foolish daughter from the demon.” She w

Remembering what happened in the past, Milly-sama smiled.

As I thought, many people think to become a relative of the Hero. I was a little astonished when I heard this story.

....After all, aren’t we convinced and got excited on our own that the Hero who returned home with the princess was in love with the princess?