I Was Kidnapped to Another World and Forced to Become a Hero

Ch. 13 - A New Dawn Brings a Golden Sun

The katana-wielding girl rushed off and headed up above to the paralyzed cult members. She made mincemeat of the metal gates blocking the path along the way.

"Zanna, hold on...! Ah, whatever." The burly man looked up at the seemingly endless rows of cells. "This is some dungeon they had down here. I didn't know the church of old was into this kind of thing." Next to him was Emil Vanstaiff along with his party, except Lily. "Nice job back there, kid. That's some spell you have."

Emil bowed. "Thank you, Sir,"

The man smacked his back. "Stop being so uptight, kid. I already told you, just call me Clive. I stopped being a knight long ago."

"Yes, Sir Clive."

Clive sighed. "Well, you're getting there."

Earla struggled up. "E-Emil Vanstaiff?"

"Quite a surprise to see you all here," Emil said. He seemed saddened when he saw the condition Kamiro and his party were in. "I apologize we did not arrive sooner."

The light brown-haired woman looked over Kamiro. "This doesn't look too good. Rickon, I want you to focus on healing the three girls. I'll take care of this boy."

  "Y-Yes, ma'am!" Rickon said.

Who is this mature beauty? Damn, did I blackout after all? Kamiro tried to talk but couldn't release any words.

"Shhh." The woman smiled. Her luminous hands hovered over Kamiro's injuries.

"H-Hey, wait. You three need more healing," Rickon said.

Earla, Fleur, and Ayu brushed him off and went to check on Kamiro.

"Is... he going to be okay?" Fleur said.

The woman chuckled while she looked at him. "Well, aren't you popular?" She sighed and faced the girls. "To be honest... he's taken quite a bit of damage. It is as if his body didn't know when to stop. And his mana drain... It was far from normal. It could've caused permanent damage."

"No..." Ayu's gaze was glued to the ground.

The woman gave a thumbs up. "He is lucky that one of the top healers in the kingdom arrived at the right time. He should be fine after a few days of treatment, but don't expect him to be using any magic for almost a month."

The girls smiled and thanked the woman.

Kamiro struggled to glance at Emil, who walked up to him. So, the hero came just in the nick of time. All he could muster was a smile to show his thanks and hoped that Emil understood.

"It seems you had quite a difficult battle. I'm still expecting to face you someday, so make sure to pull through," Emil said.

"How are you all here? Even New Dawn..." Ayu said.

Emil explained how they were shadowing the veteran Adventurer party, New Dawn, as a training quest. New Dawn was on a quest to investigate suspicious activity in the area, possibly related to a cult with ties to the Demon King. Eventually, they came across an old man and his grandson on a mule pulled carriage, with some cult members tied up in the hold. The two explained everything to the group.

"But I never expected that the party they were with had been you three." Emil glanced at Fleur. "And it seems there was more to your quest than initially presented."

Fleur looked away.

"Well, I'm sure the headmasters will take care of it," he said.

Kamiro was relieved to know everyone was safe. Was it a dream? It was almost too good to be true. Both, Emil's party, the Golden Sun, and the famous Adventurer party, New Dawn, were present.