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Since I had heard in advance about the location of Arien’s party, I was able to arrive immediately without wasting time. We were greeted by a rather stylish building, wondering if it was a lie that its reputation had recently risen while solving various problems.

As we go inside, what we see is Arien’s party sitting in their seats.

I sat down in the empty seat and Elon sat next to me.

Everyone at Arien’s party looked puzzled by the new faces.

“Let me introduce everyone. The name is Elon. I will be with your party for some time from now on.”

““Yes?””

Everyone reacted with surprise.

Even if it were me, I would react like that if a party member was suddenly added.

But the only one who can suppress Elon’s instincts is Arien’s party.

If left as is, it was destined to turn into a massacre demon and someday turn into an enemy.

A guy who already has incredible talent turns into an enemy?

‘There’s nothing more troublesome than that.’

It would have been better to have one more executive in the Demon King’s army.

That’s why we have to put her in Arien’s party and let her live with her.

The backlash was stronger than expected.

“The current party balance is not bad. However, adding one more person here would actually make it unstable.”

“Agree. Even if you are our supporter, this is an opinion that cannot be easily accepted.”

“This is me too… ”

I was quite embarrassed when even Arien, whom I had trusted, showed signs of reluctance.

‘Is it because they tried to force it in too much?’

Originally, Arien knew what state Elon was in and went with him to stop him and save him.

However, Arien seemed reluctant to put it in so suddenly.

‘Is there any way?’

I was trying to think of a way to include Elon in Arien’s party without feeling rejected.

bang!

Suddenly, Elon hit the table hard and stood up.

“Tsk. I came because you said I could achieve what I want. If I had known that what I was going to see would be this kind of garbage, I wouldn’t have come. Even more so if they were idiots who listened to their sponsors like dogs.”

A harsh curse spewed from Elon’s mouth.

I was momentarily taken aback because it was a situation that even I wasn’t expecting.

Even I was confused, but what about Arien’s party members?

When they suddenly heard a harsh curse, they immediately increased their power, but Elon moved one step faster than them.

A sword and a sword were placed on the table.

Arien’s party members also looked at him with a wary look, as if they had realized that Elon was an unusual person.

In a turbulent atmosphere.

I couldn’t help but be a little surprised by Elon’s appearance.

‘I’ve gotten stronger while I haven’t seen you.’

Elon’s current level was practically such that he could reach the level of a sword expert with just one step.

Since he possessed incredible talent and sense from the beginning, it was safe to view him as a being who had reached the level of a sword expert, and at his current level, he would probably not be defeated even if he fought a beginner sword expert.

‘And the same goes for Arien.’

As if to prove that Arien’s party wasn’t just sitting around, the level of Arien and all party members had grown considerably.

‘This is all I’ll check first.’

Before the atmosphere became even more bloody, mediation was initiated.

“Everyone, stop it. Let me explain first. First of all, Elon was born cursed. I usually control myself, but sometimes I get an uncontrollable urge to kill and I crave blood. Your party is the only one who can control and suppress it, so I leave it to you.”

After hearing those words, the atmosphere at Arien’s party became a little more serious.

It was a reaction I never expected there to be such a reason.

However, the look of concern still remained.

Just as Elon’s expression was about to get worse again.

Arel, the party wizard, said.

“There is one condition.”

“What is it?”

“I want to know your identity.”

The ones who were surprised by those words were not me, but other Arien party members.

Arien’s reaction was especially harsh.

“Arel! What do you mean!”

“Arien. This is very important in the path we will take in the future. Even if they have helped us without receiving anything in return, in the end, those who do not know their true identity cannot be trusted.”

“I would have said that I was just supporting the hero.”

“Even so, it is true that you cannot easily believe the words of someone whose identity you do not know. We have also achieved a lot of growth and can solve problems on our own without anyone’s help.”

In short, we have nothing to regret anymore.

This was the meaning.

‘But you’re saying they don’t know that problems are brewing?’

Arel must also be aware that if he reveals his identity in the name of not listening to me, it will only be a matter of time before he is wanted.

And yet, to act like this.

‘You’re sure I won’t do that.’

I don’t know how they figured it out, but it can be said to be a very accurate guess.

As I said, I had no intention of revealing information about the main character’s party.

‘Very clever.’

I am confident that I will not do anything that will harm them, and I want to make sure of my identity in this matter.

He may not be a wizard for no reason, but his head worked very well.

‘Shall we hang out just this once?’

Honestly, there are many ways to reject and suppress it.

But this time, I was willing to join in.

“Good. I’ll tell you my identity. Instead, welcome Elon into your party.”

“Good.”

Everyone looked dumbfounded, as if they didn’t think I would accept it the way I thought.

Only Elon looked like he couldn’t understand the current situation.

Before I said anything useless, I spoke so that only Elon could hear it.

[I will explain in detail later. Just keep your mouth shut for now.]

“Tsk.”

He looked quite dissatisfied, but he still seemed to listen to me.

I looked away from Elon and spoke to the party members.

“You probably know the 5 dukes.”

“He is called Imperial Goku.”

“Okay.”

It meant the five dukes supporting the empire.

Since it means the five ducal families supporting the empire, the power each ducal family possesses can be seen as enormous.

Especially recently, thanks to my fake identity, trust in the Duke family has increased greatly.

I proudly revealed my fake identity.

“I am one of the Empire’s Wukong. The head of the Mertain family.”

“… The Mertain family is the most secretive of all ducal families. Moreover, it is also the family that handled the previous count’s affairs.”

“You won’t believe me if I tell you, so I’ll show you a proof.”

Noble families have a family badge that only the head of the family can have.

A characteristic feature of the certificate was that it had the family emblem drawn on it.

I took out the Mertain family badge from my pocket.

The eyes of Arel and others who saw this widened.

It was as if I had never thought that I was one of those called Imperial Wukong.

‘Isn’t it natural to be unpredictable?’

Empire Wukong is not even someone’s dog’s name.

It was normal for them not to think that one of the Empire’s Goku would support them.

‘Even though it was a fake identity.’

Externally, it was difficult to see whether it was a real identity or a false identity.

There were also estates and mansions.

“Is this enough?”

“… That’s it.”

Arel nodded with a cheerful expression.

“Then go with Elon from now on. I also have one request to make, so it would be perfect.”

After saying that, he stood up and pointed at Elon.

“I’ll talk to Elon for a moment and then come back. Follow me.”

“… ”

Elon got up without saying anything and followed me as I said.

When I came out, I headed to a place with a bench where I could rest comfortably.

As I sat there, Elon followed me and sat next to me.

Immediately after using magic to create a barrier to prevent sound from escaping, the story began.

“To briefly explain what the situation is, the party I’m putting you in is a hero’s party.”

“I actually don’t understand that. Are you a hero and sponsoring a hero party? What kind of contradiction is this?”

“It means literally. We are literally supporting a warrior.”

“So are you saying that you are a fake hero?”

“Maybe so.”

I can’t give a proper definition for it yet.

Until recently, I only vaguely thought that it was fake.

However, after experiencing the Holy Sword-related incident this time, my thoughts about him changed a little.

However, we cannot be certain yet.

Therefore, I could only give an ambiguous answer that it might be so.

“There’s no way you don’t know what that means right now, right?”

Of course, that answer alone can be considered a shocking answer.

Because I, known externally as a warrior, showed the possibility that I may not be a warrior myself.

If this fact were to become known, there would be many people who would bite me and drag me down.

But still, the reason why I answered Elon like this.

“It doesn’t matter. Because eventually everyone will find out.”

This is a fact that will be known anyway.

In order for Elon to join the party and grow, he had to be known at least like this.

“Is this enough of an answer?”

“… ”

Elon made no reply.

His face showed concern, as if many worries were passing by.

Soon he opened his mouth quietly.

“This is really… I came here without thinking much. I heard something more shocking than I thought.”

“So are you going to do it?”

“I have to do it. Anyway, I accepted it to achieve what I wanted.”

After saying that, Elon stood up.

“But I’ll keep the secret well, so don’t worry. and… No.”

He looked like he was about to say something more, then shook his head and walked away again.

I sat on a bench for a moment to cool my head and then went back into the building.