Chapter 73 – Another Hero.

Tiaran checked the appearance for a moment and then spoke to Raina.

“Raina, do you have a request to subdue an E-class monster?”

“Yes, yes? There is.”

Raina is somehow taken aback by his question.

“I guess I’ll have to choose between them.”

“No, is it time to choose a quest now?!”

As Lucia watched Tia Ran checking her request, she finally couldn’t bear it anymore and patted his armor to give him a hint.

“Whatever it is, aren’t we here to give Krusha some practical experience? So we should mind our own business.”

“Wow, you don’t even care about the new hero.”

“At this point, I don’t know if I’m being insensitive or bold.”

Crusha also spoke with admiration after hearing his words, while Lucia just shook her head.

“Eh?”

Even Anis, who had been confused by Tiaran’s calm appearance, came to her senses and just looked at him, and somehow, she could see that the rumbling was getting louder and was coming towards them.

“Huh, hero?”

“Are you… Going to Nimaka?”

“Don’t talk nonsense! What do you regret about the warrior?”

Sure enough, when I heard voices from inside the guild, it seemed like a self-proclaimed warrior was approaching the group.

‘I make it impossible to ignore it on purpose.’

It wasn’t something I was interested in enough to pay attention to.

“Are you planning on going forward with the request?”

“Huh?”

Finally, when I saw the self-proclaimed warrior come closer and ask with golden eyes that seemed to sparkle with curiosity, I looked back at him as if I hadn’t expected him to talk to me.

‘Are you aiming for anise?’

I was still skeptical, but when he spoke to me in person, I was half convinced. From the moment we first met, my eyes lingered on them, especially Anis.

Anis, who had calmed down for a moment, was also hiding behind Tiaran, holding the holy sword on her back, as if trying to avoid the self-proclaimed hero’s gaze.

“So what’s your business?”

“Yamma! Nimaka! You shouldn’t say things like that!”

“I wish the hero would talk to me because I don’t have a Maka…!”

“You guys make so much noise! ​​How can you be so nosy when you normally don’t care what I’m doing?”

Of course, the adventurers who were staying inside the guild spoke and criticized him as if they were dissatisfied with his attitude towards the self-proclaimed hero, but when he shouted, the excited atmosphere so far subsided as if it were a lie.

“Haha, it’s okay. After all, I come from a commoner background like you all.”

“Wow, warrior!”

“Nimaka doesn’t get angry even if he does that!”

However, the atmosphere emerges again as the self-proclaimed hero waves his hands as if he is feeling burdened.

‘Something is strange.’

Lucia felt uncomfortable at that sight. Adventurers were usually noisy, but no matter how many times they faced a hero, would they still follow him to this extent? I wondered if she should tell Tiaran about this too.

“I’m busy raising newbies right now. Let’s get this out of the way and get to the point, shall we?”

‘Are you really only concerned about teaching Krusha?!’

The sight of Tiaran, who couldn’t help but look extremely uncomfortable at being interrupted from her favorite activity, drained her of steam. Why does it feel like big things don’t seem like big problems when I’m around him?

“I’m sorry if I interrupted you like this. My business is simple.”

The self-proclaimed hero smiled brightly and held out his hand, not paying attention to Tiaran’s exclusive appearance.

“Can I recruit you to my party?”

Lucia immediately realized what he meant by saying those words.

‘This isn’t a suggestion or anything. Notice.’

The value of the name ‘Hero’ is not ordinary. Is it for no reason that Anise changed her hair and eye color with a specially made ring and has been active as an adventurer until now?

Even now, the adventurers in the guild are overly enthusiastic about him. It was an obvious intention to say such a thing in a situation where everyone’s attention was focused.

“At that time…!?”

‘How funny are you looking at people!!’

That’s when Lucia lost control of her anger and was about to shout. Tia Ran stabbed her in the side and silenced her voice.

‘W-what are you doing?!’

I asked Tiaran with pointed eyes as he let out a squeak at the unexpected interruption, but he crossed his arms and said to the self-proclaimed hero as if he was saying no.

“What? Are you saying that heroes and adventurers don’t have to keep morals with each other?”

“What are you talking about…”

“We are four, and you are one. Who goes to whose party?”

Even though his expression was pretending to be relaxed, he seemed embarrassed, as if he had not expected Tiaran’s words. First, if he is a true hero, there is no way.

“I am a warrior.”

“What are you going to do?”

“… Yes?”

In fact, it seemed like he was planning to use the warrior’s conscription authority. Even so, he didn’t seem to have expected that he would come out as proud as Tia Ran.

“Even if I go in, how much money will you give me?”

“If it’s money…”

“Hey. You know what we know, right? Even if it’s for the country, who would want to work without getting paid a penny?”

Crucially, Tiaran’s words were the beginning.

“Isn’t that right?”

“They may give you a better position later, but being penniless is a bit…”

“I also served in the military. Do I have to join the hero party?”

‘Has the reaction changed?’

The adventurers who seemed to sympathize with the self-proclaimed hero just moments ago became agitated. There were even some people who spoke as if they understood their position.

“So, look for someone other than us. It’s a hero party? People who want to work penniless are tough.”

“Oh my. My stomach hurts.”

“Uh, I guess I’m a little drunk.”

“Hmm, I’m not in a good mood today…”

As the people who were loudly shouting disappeared, the atmosphere of the guild, which had been lively just a moment ago, became as quiet as a lie.

The hall looked deserted, with beer glasses, empty dishes, and various food items that someone had dropped or left behind, all lying around on the floor.

In this way, they were able to resist the advice of the self-proclaimed warrior.

“What did you do?”

“What do you mean?”

Lucia sat at the table, looked around the empty hall, and asked Tiaran.

“How did you bite people?”

“That’s right.”

He said it as if he was asking me what I had done, but they all saw the scene together.

“I’m curious about that too?”

With all the adventurers leaving, even Reina, who had become more relaxed, was sitting at the same table, so it was impossible to leave. Although they did not take their side, the people who took the hero’s side changed their attitude and retreated as if running away.

“It’s simple. People live based on their desires.”

If you look at Tiaran talking as if it’s really no big deal, it seems like he didn’t even have any intention of showing off.

“Otherwise, why would people work hard to make money and eat delicious food?”

Moreover, it was safe to say that even the majority of people who wanted to attend the hero party had the goal of rising status rather than a noble cause.

“If you don’t have anything special to do, you can live without any problems by working moderately and earning moderately.”

Even if you are not of high status, if you have a certain level of skill or power, you can live without starving.

“Women? There are plenty of people who are satisfied just by going to a brothel.”

It was especially fitting for adventurers to earn by day and live by day. No matter how much money you earn, what do you do? I quickly spend it all on expensive alcohol, food, and drinking.

“People like that are told to do a job that doesn’t make even a little bit of money? I can’t stand this.”

While the women were at a loss for words in many ways, Tiaran continued speaking.

“Besides, this makes it clear. He has no idea how a hero party works.”

“Why is that conclusion drawn?”

“Are we working without a penny now?”

“””Ah.”””

In fact, by solving the quest, they were collecting party funds and distributing them fairly to each person. Above all, the reason why it makes no sense to not receive money.

“Donations are coming in steadily.”

Since Lucy was in charge of finances, I could guarantee that their finances were on a level comparable to that of any other rich person. Of course, if you enter into a full-scale battle with the demons, there will be a lot of trouble.

“So, he thought that being a hero was an honorary job, working pennilessly.”

A person who called himself a warrior was obsessed with stereotypes about warriors.

“It would definitely be difficult for a warrior to do anything if he didn’t have money.”

Crusha also remembered the self-proclaimed hero’s reaction and doubted him in his own way.

‘If the opponent was a real hero, this method wouldn’t have worked.’

But don’t they already know who the real hero is?

“Desire…”

Lucia glanced at Anis, who seemed to be obsessed with something, muttering the word “Her desire,” And then looked at Tiaran again.

‘I knew you were resourceful, but.’

She looked at him silently and cleared her throat out of an itch.

Hehe, I didn’t fall for it for no reason.’

However, it was only for a moment that Lucia was able to fall into sweet thoughts.

“More than anything, I cannot forgive anyone who interferes with the training of newbies!”

“… Was that the problem in the end?!”

“This is a very important issue! If you raise them well, you will have a rare talent called a blacksmith who can fight!”

She was astonished to learn that he himself had done such a terrible thing on the grounds that it would interfere with Krusha’s growth.

“We call it the millstone handle.”

“So don’t read other people’s thoughts!!!”