Chapter 74

On the other hand, as for the Far Eastern Heroes Party...

“Grrrrr!”

They were hiding in the forest of the Demon Kingdom.

They were in the middle of healing from severe injuries.

“Why can’t we win all of a sudden!?”

Since they had boldly invaded the Demon Kingdom, they had never once won against the demons.

Their losing streak continued, and they had even been mocked by the new Water Hero, which had pushed the leader, Kagaumi, to the brink of frustration.

“Sir Kagaumi... It’s clear now.”

“It’s because Suigetsu, the middle guard, is gone.”

Despite being pointed out by the Water Hero, Kagaumi did not change his attitude.

When enemies appeared, he would charge without worrying about the rear.

There was no coordination at all.

As a result, those responsible for supporting him would take damage.

Kagaumi, losing his support, would self-destruct.

This cycle had repeated itself.

“Grr...! This...!”

Kagaumi, showing his anger, lashed out at the Light Heroes.

“So what! ? Are you criticizing my decision to kick out Suigetsu! ? You’re just underlings! You’re nothing but trash, acting all high and mighty!”

While cursing and kicking his comrades, Kagaumi understood the most.

It was only because of Suigetsu that he could wreak havoc as he pleased.

“P-Please calm down, Sir Kagaumi...”

“Damn it!”

Cursing, Kagaumi scratched his head irritably.

“What do we do now...”

“We need a middle guard. Should we return to our homeland and bring a new Water Hero?”

“No way! We’ve already sent one replacement! If we go back again because we lost another one, it would be too embarrassing!”

Moreover, it would mean acknowledging Suigetsu’s usefulness again.

He didn’t want to be seen as a fool who made a bad judgment back home.

“Then, should we look for Suigetsu?”

“I don’t want to.”

“Sir Kagaumi, please don’t be stubborn...”

“I’m not being stubborn! Damn it! Fine, it’s true that we’re short on personnel, so we’ll replenish.”

Kagaumi received a map from the Light Hero and spread it out.

“Right now, the North Wall is under human territory. Let’s go there and gather people.”

They didn’t know that the Lawrence Hero Party was staying in the city of the North Wall.

★

A few days after the Far Eastern Heroes Party decided to head for the North Wall.

Lawrence and his party were staying in the city of the North Wall, training.

“Good morning, Ulgar.”

“Hey, Ilay, good morning.”

Ulgar, leaving the inn, headed to the training ground with Ilay.

“You’re doing great by participating in the morning training!”

“Haha... I guess I’m starting to feel the responsibility as the party’s sub-leader, huh.”

When Ulgar and Ilay arrived at the training ground, two people were already practicing with wooden swords.

“999999999998, 999999999999, 1000000000000!”

Lawrence and Suigetsu were swinging their wooden swords at an incredible speed.

Both were bare-chested, drenched in sweat like a waterfall.

Suigetsu had a bandage wrapped around his large chest.

“Good job! End of practice! Great form, Suigetsu!”

“Thank you, Sir Lawrence! Your sword form is as beautiful as ever! Excellent!”

“No! You’re the one who’s amazing!”

“No! You are!”

“Hahaha!”

The two swordsmen, who were getting along well, made Ulgar sigh.

“Practicing 1 trillion swings in the morning... You weren’t joking.”

“Hey, Ulgar! Ilay! Good morning!”

“You two are early!”

Lawrence and the others smiled brightly.

“Good morning, Suigetsu. Are you sure you’re not being poisoned by monsters?”

“Poisoned? No! I’m learning a lot! Sir Lawrence is... my goal!”

“Great! I’m so happy, Suigetsu! Alright, let’s practice!”

“Sure!”

They started their super-fast practice again.

“You two have a good vibe.”

“Grr...! Why does he get all the attention! Where are my fans!?”

“I like you and respect you, Ulgar!”

“Ugh... Thanks, Ilay. Ah, why aren’t you a girl...”

Initially, Ulgar had mistaken the delicate Ilay for a girl.

But after living together for so long, he knew Ilay was male.

“Good morning...”

“Luna, Mido, and Vievur, good morning!”

The girls, looking sleepy, arrived.

“999999999998, 999999999999, 1 trillion!”

“They’re at it again.”

“Everyone turns into monsters when they join this party.”

“Haha... I might be the only normal one.”

“...”

“Say something, guys!”

After a while.

After finishing their morning training, Lawrence and the others returned to their base, the inn.

They headed to the dining room.

“Auntie! Good morning!”

“Oh, Lawrence, good morning.”

Lawrence and the others had become quite famous.

People on the street were grateful and respectful to them.

But the townspeople liked them even more because they didn’t act pretentiously.

“Give us rice! About 100 kg!”

“You’re causing trouble, Lawrence! Sorry, ma’am.”

“Ha! It’s fine! You guys are heroes who saved us! I’ll prepare a mountain of rice!”

“Thank you, Auntie!”

“Within reason, please.”

Ulgar sighed. The others also ordered their meals.

Sitting at the table, they waited for their food.

The auntie brought their breakfast and said,

“By the way, Suigetsu...”

“What is it?”

The auntie said,

“Some people were looking for you earlier.”

“Me? Who could it be?”

He tilted his head in confusion.

“Not your original party members?”

“No way, that’s impossible.”

“Is that so? They must be quite troubled without you. You’re excellent, and there’s no one to replace you.”

“Sir Ulgar, please stop... I’m blushing...”

Just then,

“Suigetsu...!”

A red-haired female hero stood at the entrance of the dining room.

“Sir Kagaumi...?”

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