Valmcardo, a large country in the west.
The country that will summon the demon king in the future.
Unlike the peaceful country we’re in, Valmcardo has been in conflict with a large southern country for a long time, almost a hundred years of animosity. Deciding to end it once and for all, Valmcardo will summon the demon king using a forbidden method.
To escape the war between the two countries, many people have already fled to the country Alfred and I are in. Lian’s father has been grumbling about this influx of new people.
It seems like his boss threatened, no, asked him to accept all of the refugees the other day.
“The country… in the west.”
“Yeah. It’s currently just a plan, but I do have to go back one day. My mother is still sleeping there,” Alfred murmurs, chuckling. “I wasn’t able to give her a proper burial back then. if possible, I want to bring her back to this village. We had no good memories back in our homeland. I believe my mother will prefer this calm village.”
“I see…”
That may be for the better.
Valmcardo is a large and technologically-advanced country, but it is too chaotic. It’s not a country where one can live peacefully. If Alfred’s mother can move here, she will surely be able to rest in peace.
“That’s why, like I’ve said before, I’m thinking of taking a short visit back to Valmcardo once I’ve settled down.”
After he settles down.
After two years have passed.
Once again, my mind is trembling.
“You’re going to leave the village…?”
“Yeah. It will be a long journey, but,” Alfred continues me, looking a bit anxious. “Are you okay with it?”
Lian’s role is only until this village arc. If I survive, I’ll have my freedom in the future, since Lian doesn’t have any scenarios beyond that.
And when that time comes, it doesn’t matter to me whether I can return to my original world.
I can do whatever I want. Go wherever I want. I’ll be free to do anything. The script is blank. There’ll be no need to act anymore.
Up until now, the goddess who threw me into this world had not contacted me even once, even after all my shouts and prayers.
That’s why, I’ve already inwardly prepared myself for the worst case scenario.
And also…
Four years.
I have lived in this world for four years.
It’s only natural I have grown attached to many things and people in this world.
If I return to my original world, I will be all alone again, in a home with no one to welcome me back, no one to ask how my day is.
One side of me is thinking that… it may not be that bad to stay here.
But that’s only if I’m able to survive the incident that’s coming in two years.
“If I can go…”
“Lian?”
Besides, this guy will soon be travelling with the holy maiden. Whether he will fulfil this promise when the time comes is uncertain.
“If I can go, that would be nice…”
One day, together with you.
Once I finish my role as Lian, I don’t need to act as your rival anymore. I can have a normal… friendship with you.
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Nurturing the Hero to Avoid Death
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