Chapter 77 – Another Hero.

It had been a while since they returned to the territory, and when they saw the sight of a young man in the middle of the street, all of them, except Tiaran, glared at him with a look of nervousness.

“What business do you have?”

“Please don’t be so cautious. I came here to apologize to you all.”

In particular, when Lucia showed open hostility by crossing her arms and stomping on the floor, the young man raised his hands as if he was surrendering.

“An apple?”

When she narrowed her eyes suspiciously, he nodded his head in response.

“I feel like my actions earlier were a burden to you all.”

The young man’s appearance as he lowered his head looked quite serious, enough to dilute Lucia’s anger even if only slightly.

“So is that the end of this matter?”

“No. There’s still something I want to talk about. Could you talk about it in a suitable place?”

As he glanced around, Lucia suddenly noticed that people passing by on the street were stopping one by one and looking at them curiously.

‘Before I knew it…’

It was natural. I don’t know what happened, but the young man had pure white silver hair and golden eyes. It was strange that no attention was drawn to him as he stood like a symbol of the cult of warriors and goddesses.

Lucia had no intention of facing the young man and talking to him, but as the situation unfolded, she had no choice but to look at Tiaran, and he nodded.

“I happen to know a place nearby, so let’s go.”

And what we arrived at was a building, an unidentifiable store with a lot of strange pink lights inside.

“Wait!? You want to talk in a place like this?!”

“Come on, don’t be like that, just go in, and you’ll find out.”

When Lucia shouted at the store, which looked unhealthy in every way, Tiaran grabbed her shoulders and started pushing her.

“Stop pushing me! Where are you taking me?!”

She soon reached the inside of the store when Lucia closed her eyes tightly, unable to open them.

“Wow! It’s cute!”

“There was a place like this too.”

However, what I heard in my ears was not such a strange sound, but the voice of Krusha and Anis, who were cheering at something and full of curiosity, so when I opened my eyes, what I saw was.

“Meow.”

“King!”

“Cat and dog…?”

There were countless animals gathered around their feet.

“Mon!”

Not only that, but Lucia stood there blankly unable to understand her situation as she saw a large dog almost running towards Tiaran and being petted by her.

“You’re not going to take Lucia?”

“Eh?”

It was only then that I noticed the information board inside the store as I watched Anis talking while petting the golden retriever that was making Tiaran’s armor.

‘Welcome to the pet café! The store’s rules are listed below, so please follow them.’

I read it roughly, and it said that this is a pet café and that each person can bring one pet to have a drink or use the room.

“Could it be that you misunderstood that it was a wind speed point or a wind speed point or a wind speed point?”

“Iik!! No matter how you think about it, it’s the store’s fault for using strange lighting, right?!”

Lucia cried out in frustration.

“Isn’t it a place full of lewd guys who come to you knowing that if they show cuteness they will get a snack?”

“Don’t say strange things to animals!!”

Tiaran, who was still talking nonsense, only made her lose energy.

“So you won’t take me with you?”

“… I am this child.”

When Lucia held up a small Shih Tzu and asked about it, the one she ended up choosing was a gray-haired cat that was glancing at her while waving its tail arrogantly.

“It’s a store I still don’t know how it exists.”

“Is that what Tiaran would say…”

Lucia just sighed at his words, questioning the meaning of the store’s existence, even though she brought it there herself.

“So you don’t plan on taking me with you?”

Tiaran soon asked the self-proclaimed hero, but he looked around with a bitter smile.

“As you can see, the animals don’t like me that much.”

“Kyaaaaa!”

“Growl.”

In fact, while there were many animals gathered around them, no animals came near him, as if an invisible shield had been spread around him.

In the end, only Tiaran and the young man did not take the animals, and the room they entered with the guidance of a staff member was a closed structure with no windows.

‘I wondered why they brought me to a place like this.’

Only then did Lucia understand why Tiaran had come here. Still, if you have some complaints.

“Ah! Why are you only going to Tiaran?”

“Wow, that’s shameful.”

The retriever and shih tzu brought by Krusha and Anise, as well as the cat brought by Lucia, were sitting next to Tiaran, pretending not to notice, with their tails wrapped around his arm.

“These are definitely the children we brought in…”

“Animals have liked me for a long time.”

‘Is it an influence raised by elves?’

The more Lucia looked at Tiaran, the more she wondered how he came to be raised by elves, but since it was not an easy guess, she did not dare to ask. As she watched him with her slightly depressed eyes, Tiaran opened her mouth.

“So, why did you come here again?”

“I realized I made a mistake last time.”

The young man who asked his question glanced at them, his golden eyes shining yo-yo. The moment when Lucia’s body trembled due to a somewhat creepy feeling.

“”Growl!!””

“Shaaaaak!”

Even the animals next to Tia Ran seemed to sense her energy and showed their caution towards the young man. Either way, he smiled brightly.

“Would you like to join my party instead of his party?”

“What did you hear about what I said earlier…!”

“I’m asking for each individual’s opinion, not your party.”

“What.”

Isn’t this sophistry? Tiaran would have already rejected his offer.

‘No way?!’

“Yes, Mr. Tiaran, you already rejected it, but I thought you might differ.”

The sight of the young man talking as if he had read her thoughts gave me goosebumps, but it was more of a feeling of discomfort. Because their answers were already decided.

“My answer doesn’t change. It’s no.”

“I refuse.”

“I don’t like it.”

These were the answers of Lucia Crusha and Anise, one by one. Since it seemed like he wouldn’t be able to convince Tiaran, he must have been thinking of persuading each of them.

“Whew, I can’t help it.”

When the women clearly refused, the young man looked regretful and took out a piece of parchment from his sleeve. Lucia confirmed this and her face hardened.

“Then I have no choice but to use my conscription authority to bring you back.”

‘How?!’

Because it was clearly a document acknowledging the warrior’s right to conscript. I was able to find out because I already had the documents given to Anis. Even the kingdom’s seal on the document is exactly the same.

“A common hero forcibly takes in people who say they don’t like it?!”

“I wasn’t going to use this method either, but I can’t help it because we are in a hurry for talent.”

When Krusha couldn’t hide his anger and shouted, the young man also said that there was nothing he could do, but she said it was ridiculous. The conscription authority given to the warrior was not given to be used to save the party.

In the end, it was about the authority to mobilize nearby troops, guards, or supplies when fighting against demons or in a situation that required many soldiers.

It’s not that you can’t save the party this way, but it’s certain to get some backlash from the other party. Isn’t it foolish to use conscription authority in a place like this?

That’s the moment when Lucia was trying to say something.

“I still don’t know if you’re real or fake.”

Anis spoke first in a calm voice.

“It’s fake. Even if I pretend, I’m real…”

“That doesn’t prove you’re real.”

The young man touched his hair and spoke, but soon he was unable to continue speaking. Because she took the ring off her finger.

“Even if you were real, it wouldn’t be your exclusive property.”

Naturally, Anise’s hair and eyes returned to their original color. She has pure white silver hair and golden eyes, just like the young man in front of her.

“So, I’ll say it again.”

Even when Lucia looked at her with concern, Anise stood up proudly and looked down at him with a small smile as if telling her not to worry.

“Stop flirting with us anymore and get out of here.”

“… Can you tell me your name?”

The young man looked at her in disbelief and opened his mouth as if fascinated.

“If I tell you, will you step down?”

Seeing him nodding his head quietly, Anise told him her name.

“Nois. No last name.”

Eventually, he really left.

“You really went away?”

“I guess so.”

Lucia agreed with Krusha, who mumbled that she was surprised. Because I thought he would endure until the end.

“Tiaran, I had a hard time.”

“Yes, yes, you had a hard time.”

Meanwhile, Anise’s confident appearance from before had disappeared, and she was rubbing her face in Tiaran’s arms along with the animals they had brought.

It was when Lucia and Krusha were watching the scene as if they could not help it.

“Hehe, it’s been a while since I’ve seen something interesting.”

The voice of an unfamiliar woman was heard from somewhere.

“Uh, since when?”

“This fox…”

When they turned around in surprise, a fox with golden fur was watching them.

“Is this a new Dog Day ingredient?”

“Wait a minute! I don’t know what that is, but I’m not eating it!”

However, that mysterious atmosphere lasted only for a moment. He looked appalled at the sight of Tiaran taking out a fork and knife.