I Own A Brothel In Another World (Ch. 1-196)

Chapter 21 - Through the Eyes of Another: The Hero's First Battle

Meanwhile, a little bit to the east from Evalitia's capital...

After three days in the carriage, we finally reach the place that the idiot King has sent us to. Honestly, what the fuck, my ass hurts like hell. They have all this magic and shit but can't even make a little trip a bit comfortable. And why did it take so long? Shouldn't his mages be able to just like, teleport us anywhere or something?

I exit the carriage I was in with Marcia and Paul and look around. It's barely dawn. We are in some kind of a small, wooden village. More like a ghost town I should say. Besides the other carriage which transports Shino and Natalie, and some knights that are escorting us, it doesn't look like a single person is living here. Some buildings wear marks of a fight that might have taken place in this settlement. Sword cuts, arrows sticking out from the walls, claw marks here and there, and a weird dark substance covering some parts of the buildings.

We gather with the knights in what looks like the town's main square and the captain of our escort brings up a roll of paper, unwinds it and speaks up.

"Heroes, this is the mining settlement of Reghuar. Another outbreak happened here two months ago. The knights and adventurers have already dealt with the main wave of Abyssals, but we still think it's too risky to let people return to their homes. There's a nearby mine which was the source of the assault. As per King's orders, we humbly ask you to investigate it and make sure that all abominations have been taken down and to confirm that the area is safe again. Previous forces have stopped before reaching the core of this excavation site, so there still might be a few monsters lurking around. Please, be careful."

He ends reading and makes a courteous bow towards us.

"Yeah, yeah, whatever, we just have to kill all the ugly shits in that mine, right?" I ask the captain.

"Erm... generally speaking, yes, Sir Lewandowski."

I furrow my brows at the man. "I already told you to not address me like that. It's Sir Kamil or Sir Hero! I finally fucking escaped the shadow of that pathetic nerd who does nothing besides playing those retarded games all day, laughing like an idiot to thousands of even more pathetic people. Fucking Citadelday kids. Worse than simps."

The soldier hastily bows again. "I apologize, Sir Hero. I definitely won't repeat that mistake."

"You better." I point my finger at him and turn around to the rest of our party. "Let's smash some undead fantasy monkeys, I'm bored as hell and can't wait to finally test my skills on real targets!"

"Well, I certainly could use some exercise after all this sitting," Marcia says while doing some stretches.

The knights start leaving the area. We were told before that they'll be waiting in the village's main inn, in case we need any help. Not like it will ever happen. We are all super strong heroes here, and there are 5 of us.

"Oi! Which way to the mine?" I shout before they disappear from our sight and someone points in the direction of a medium-sized mountain to the south. Doesn't look far. There's a road leading to it. "Nice. Time to go. Follow me." I start walking towards the big, black hill.

"Wait." Shino's quiet voice catches up to me and I glance back. "When did we decide on you being the leader?" she asks.

"Huh? What's to discuss here? I have the Hero class, of course I'll be the one leading our team into the battle," I say while turning to her. "While I take that burden from your shoulders, you can focus on doing your part properly. Or what, do you think you would do better than me?"

She drops her gaze. "No... I'm not good at stuff like that... But, shouldn't we at least vote or something?"

"Fine." I grab Marcia by the waist and pull her closer to me, looking at her face from up close. "Any issues with me being the leader?"