“Isaac. What do you plan to do tomorrow?”

    “Well… for now, we’ll have to wait for Yurang’s condition to improve.”

    The two took off their armor and protective gear and lay down on the bed.

    “…Isaac.”

    “Yes?”

    “What do you think about Yuuna?”

    Isaac blushed slightly and answered Tranog’s direct question.

    “Yuuna… Yuuna is my precious childhood friend.

    We are partners who go on adventures together from childhood to now, even as adults.”

    “No… It’s not that obvious, I’m asking you if you like Yuuna.”

    “Yes? ah. ah. No, that… that… Ahaha! Haha…”

    “You like Yuna?”

    “Ah. ah. no! That… Haha… That’s right.”

    Isaac has secretly had a crush on Yuuna since he was young and developed affection for her.

    He tried to hide his feelings in case others found out,

    He eventually confesses to Tranog’s reckless and murderous comments.

    “It’s a secret for Yuna! Please don’t tell me.”

    “Haha! of course. Secrets between men!”

    “But… why did you ask that? Could it be…”

    “That’s right. When Isaac stands in front of Yuna, he doesn’t act like an old childhood friend…

    Even though he was a little embarrassed, he seemed to accept it as is.”

    When Tranog asked Isaac about his feelings while looking at Yuna,

    It was because he felt like cheering for the two people he saw in a short period of time.

    “Do you always get excited whenever you see Yuuna’s face? Speak quickly! Haha.”

    “Kk… Kkum! Well… I guess so. Please stop saying embarrassing things like that!”

    “Haha! Isaac has a pretty cute side too.

    It’s completely different from the dignified appearance you see on the battlefield, isn’t it?”

    Although Tranog was making fun of Isaac with his words,

    The smile on his face showed that he was sincerely rooting for him as a fellow man.

    “Unrequited love… It’s such a wonderful thing. It’s cool.”

    “Once the demon subjugation is over… I want to confess my feelings someday.”

    “Be sure to convey your feelings before it is too late. It’s… not as long as I thought.”

    “Yes? It’s not long…”

    Isaac was heartbroken as he saw Thranog’s somewhat bitter expression.

    “By any chance… something happened in the past?”

    “Um… I wouldn’t say it to anyone else, but… Yes!

    Since you told me honestly how you feel, it would be right for me to tell you too.”

    Thranog was lying comfortably on the bed, leaning his head against his head, with a serious face.

    Looking at Isaac’s face, he brought up a story from the past.

    “Probably… It was long before you two were even born.

    Travel around the entire kingdom and fulfill requests like other adventurers,

    I enjoyed traveling to various continents that the kingdom could not reach.

    Then there was a dwarf woman I met by chance.”

    “Dwarf… woman?”

    “Yes. There are not that many cases of people blending into human society.

    Sometimes, when I walk around the city, I come across a lot of things.”

    In reality, dwarves do not deviate too far from the mountain areas where they were born and raised.

    They often lead closed lives, sticking to their own way of life.

    Among them, female dwarves in particular want to ensure that the dwarven family lineage continues.

    In most cases, they are still prevented from leaving their residence.

    “I can’t even remember exactly where it was, but…

    I remember the first time we met at a store where I went to buy a new magic tool because I broke it.

    Maybe it’s because he’s a dwarf, but he’s got a really small physique, a cute face, and big breasts…

    His tone of voice was very sharp and scary.

    They were calling me a dragon… and asking if I had come to set the store on fire… that’s what I said.”

    “Why did you like meeting such a scary person?”

    “When I happened to see her working, it was really cool.

    Those eyes that seem to have a story behind them…

    Even though his words were harsh, it felt like he was proud of his skills and products.”

    Tranog is completely different from his previous light and cheerful expression and tone of voice.

    He continued his story with a face like a fresh-faced boy who had truly fallen in love.

    “Even though I heard such harsh words and curses, I still liked it so much,

    Even if I had nothing to do, I made an effort to go and talk to them.

    That was probably the time when a monster called Bone Fire appeared near the city…

    I bought a ring with the commission reward I earned from killing that guy.

    I was excited that I could finally confess my true feelings.

    But… the day I took that ring, the store was completely empty.”

    “The store was completely empty? Then where is he…”

    “Perhaps there was something very urgent… or there were other circumstances.

    And I haven’t seen her once since that day.”

    Thranog went to find the dwarf whose name he had not known since that day.

    He traveled across the entire continent, searching for her whereabouts based solely on her appearance and the way she spoke.

    But even after several decades, she could not be found,

    In the end, he lived with his feelings for her buried deep in his heart.

    I wish that the young boy would not have to go through such a painful experience.

    From that heart, she told Isaac her story.

    “It is up to Isaac to decide when to express his true feelings to Yuuna.

    But… I hope it’s not too late.”

    “In order to become a great person who won’t be embarrassed by Yuna… I’m still lacking.”

    “That’s right! To do that… you must defeat the demons and become a true hero. Isn’t that right?”

    “Yes! I will definitely defeat the demons… and stand proudly in front of Yuna.”

    “Haha! What a cool guy. I’ll be cheering you on from the side!”

    ***

    Early morning on the second day of the warrior’s party in Tamil.

    “Umm… gasp! It’s already morning…”

    Yuuna, who had been nursing Yurang all night, sat down next to the bed where Yurang was sleeping.

    It looks like he just fell asleep.

    “Ah… It’s not as late in the morning as I thought.

    Yurang… Are you still sleeping?”

    Yurang’s complexion looked a little better than yesterday,

    It still didn’t look that good.

    “There is nothing wrong with the flow of magic power… what should I do…”

    Some priests who have learned special magic to purify and cure abnormal conditions and illnesses.

    Perhaps because it was a curse that even such a priest could not properly understand,

    No matter how powerful and excellent her magic master was, it was difficult to find a way to solve it.

    “…Umm… Hmm…”

    “Yurang? Are you awake?”

    When Yuna was checking the flow of magic power again with a worried face,

    Yurang woke up and let out a sound of difficulty.

    “Me… since when have I been asleep?”

    “You have been sleeping since you were examined by the priestess at the cathedral yesterday.

    I almost thought you couldn’t wake up…”

    “I see. Well… that doesn’t mean you should cry.”

    Because he did not stop Yurang when he said he was going alone into the castle,

    Yuna thought she ended up in this situation.

    Even after almost a day, he didn’t make even the slightest movement, let alone waking up.

    Yuna was anxious until she woke up.

    “Well… So are you feeling okay?”

    “I think I feel a little better than before I passed out yesterday…

    It’s no different than feeling like you have no energy and are constantly tired.

    I’m sure… it must be because of the evil curse that that demon placed on me yesterday.”

    Through information researched in the kingdom, I learned that demons use evil magic,

    A group of warriors who had taken countermeasures such as magic nullification spells.

    However, the magic of the demons was more powerful and vicious than expected,

    It seems that the spell book could not completely nullify the magic.

    “Quickly… I have to find that demon and get revenge…

    My body won’t follow me… keuuu me its us their their their his their their their for their to their?

    It wasn’t enough that Yurang discovered his secret skills so easily,

    I ground my teeth as I thought about Veronica, whom I had played with like a toy.

    However, because of Veronica’s curse, she is unable to control her body properly.

    It wasn’t the first time she had experienced frustration in her life so far, but

    It scratched my self-esteem to be completely blindsided and at the same time feel a sense of fear.

    “Ha…”

    “It’s okay! It’s more important for Yurang to get healthy again.

    And…the territory of the demons is still very weak.”

    “It’s weak… It’s not that weak.

    But if each and every one of those weak forces is strong enough to be of a different level…”

    The curse she received from Veronica does not just apply to her body,

    As a ‘fear’, it was engraved like a scar in the wandering mind.

    However, the pride that one such scar is nothing compared to the path he has lived.

    That kind of pride controlled the wandering spirit.

    ‘okay. He was a strong guy on a different level.

    Even the highest quality nullification spell in the kingdom could not completely block it.

    But… we were sent after proving that we were strong enough to be on a different level on this continent.

    Long and short… you have to be sure about it, right?’

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