episode_0106

The warrior’s tomb has appeared.

The rumor caused a huge stir.

It was not just limited to Darville, but it had such a big impact that it swept the entire continent.

And that big wave created one huge flow.

The place where people swept up in that huge flow gathered was, of course, Darville.

It was natural.

It was in the forest next to Darbil that the warrior’s tomb was discovered.

In this way, Darville experienced an untimely boom.

More people than usual visited Darbil.

People like merchants welcomed the trend.

More people meant more customers.

They were not the only ones, but most of Darbil’s residents welcomed the sudden influx of outsiders.

Basically, Darbil’s residents often ran stores that catered to outsiders, and even if that wasn’t the case, there was nothing wrong with Darbil booming.

But here.

There were a few exceptions.

“The crowd is dizzying.”

That was the case for Anton, who entered the inn with a frown on his face.

“Isn’t it good if business goes well?”

His words were received by a man sitting at a table in the inn.

He was a rather impressive man with orange hair and a scar on his face.

His name is Max.

He was one of the most experienced mercenaries in Darville and a regular customer of this inn.

I heard that he followed Anton a lot because he learned mercenary work from him when he was young.

Even now that Anton has retired, he still shows up at the inn often.

“What is good? It’s obvious that it’s going to be that noisy. Accidents will also increase.”

“Well, it can’t be helped. Still, why don’t you figure out where this is and take care of it yourself? If you don’t want to get scolded for showing off.”

As the rumor spread that the hero’s tomb had been discovered, some people gathered here simply out of curiosity, but there were also people who deliberately moved here to enter the warrior’s tomb themselves.

Naturally, most of them were unmanned.

This is not the case for all, but the martial people are a people who use their swords before their words.

And with so many people gathered around, it is not surprising if an accident occurs at any time.

But this is Darbil.

It is no exaggeration to say that it is a city of mercenaries, and its craftsmanship far surpasses that of other cities.

Max was saying that if you try too hard, it will be completely destroyed and you will be embarrassed.

“No. Still, I’ll hit the guy who causes an accident. There are definitely people who act based on instinct without reason.”

Anton did not deny it, but he declared that accidents would happen.

Personally, I agreed.

“Well, that’s not enough to even be called an accident. In the first place, it wasn’t just a day or two here.”

“Yes. It doesn’t actually happen often. But that means it will now be twice as frequent.”

Anton shook his head lightly as if he was in trouble.

I understand that Anton is actually cooperating with aspects such as city security.

So, it would not be strange for Anton to be worried about accidents that might happen in the future.

“I suddenly don’t know what’s going on. A warrior’s tomb… .”

Clicking his tongue, Anton sat down on an unusually empty chair.

“It’s a story with a dream.”

“What is the dream.”

Anton snorted.

“A. It’s a dream, right? Everyone has heard of the legend of the hero, and among those who fight, there is probably no one who didn’t play the hero at least once when they were young. It’s even said that the sword of a warrior whose whereabouts I didn’t even know was in the tomb. It’s a story full of dreams.”

The mere discovery of the warrior’s tomb becomes a hot topic.

However, that alone does not attract this many people.

There are people who don’t know the legend of the hero, but not many people would have a pure childhood innocence enough to flock to this far away place just for that alone.

The main reason they gathered here.

It was because of the story that the warrior’s sword was sleeping in that tomb.

“Yes. It’s a dream. If the hero’s sword is there like you said, you could really say it was a dream. At least, if it’s real.”

“… Hmm, Master, I guess you don’t trust this rumor?”

“So, stop using that title.”

Anton clicked his tongue as if he didn’t like it.

“No matter how much I think about it, there are a lot of strange corners.”

Anton continued his words at the beginning.

“In the first place, does it make sense for the hero’s grave to be in the forest? How far is this place from that gentleman’s hometown?”

“Hmm… Still, haven’t you stopped by here once?”

“Are you talking about catching ‘Armianon’? That’s a famous story.”

The monster ‘Armianon’ was said to have surpassed the level of disaster.

The monster, which is said to be as large as a mountain, once appeared in this area.

And it was the warrior who took care of it himself.

“But that’s the end, right? Would that be a reason to build a tomb here? This guy has countless episodes like that.”

“Definitely… It’s strange to think that way, but… … .”

The smile disappeared from Max’s face, replaced by a serious expression.

“The ‘Scholars of Alundel’ said that there was a high probability that it was the warrior’s tomb.”

“… okay. That’s the problem.”

The ‘Scholars of Alundel’ was a group comprised of only prominent scholars from the continent.

A group of the most knowledgeable people on the continent, where even renowned scholars are not allowed to even stand on the threshold, let alone enter.

Any opinion has credibility if it is their opinion.

They are a group with knowledge that may be the best on the continent and give objective opinions that are not influenced by any group or country.

That was the reason why so many people gathered in Darbil.

Because the ‘Scholars of Alundel’ themselves came forward and issued a statement that there was a high possibility that the Hero’s Tomb was real.

According to rumors, the ‘Scholars of Alundel’ immediately dispatched someone to inspect the discovered tomb of the hero as soon as the rumor spread that the tomb of the hero had been discovered.

Of course, we don’t know exactly why they behaved that way.

It may be that he simply wanted to satisfy his thirst for knowledge, or he may have wanted to prevent any confusion that might arise.

“From what I heard, it was a building built exactly around the time the hero died, and the handwriting left inside matches that of Verhaville, the warrior’s colleague at the time. And─”

“… It was also said that it was written that a warrior’s sword was placed inside the tomb.”

“The warrior’s sword, I would never dream of getting it, so I’d like to see it in real life.”

Max said with an expectant smile.

At this moment, the smile was enough to make Max, an experienced mercenary, look like an innocent child.

“Sure. I want to see it at least once.”

At that time, a delicate voice joined the conversation.

It was none other than Nina, the inn’s clerk and Anton’s daughter.

“Really? Was Nina also interested in being a hero?”

Max’s eyes went straight to Nina.

Those gazes contained warm emotions.

I heard that Max has known Nina since she was very young.

That’s why Max considers Nina like his younger sister, who is much older than him.

“If you’re a child, you’ve heard it at least once. The legend of a warrior. I’ve heard a lot about it, so it’s no wonder I want to see that legendary sword at least once.”

“That’s true too.”

The warrior’s sword.

A weapon that accompanied the life of a warrior who achieved countless legendary achievements.

There is only one sword in the world that is said to never break, dull, or rust.

After the warrior’s death, the warrior’s sword also disappeared, and no one knew its whereabouts, but there was talk that the warrior’s sword may be enshrined in the recently discovered tomb.

It was safe to say that most of the new arrivals to Darbil now had that goal.

To obtain the strongest sword called the Hero’s Sword. Or to gain the reputation of having obtained the warrior’s sword. Or simply to obtain an item of enormous value and obtain a large sum of money.

They gathered here with their own goals.

“… No matter how much I think about it, it’s strange.”

However, even when Nina, his daughter whom he cherished so much, said that, Anton’s expression did not brighten.

“There’s no way the ‘Scholars of Alundel’ would lie, right?”

“That’s right… .”

He nodded with a hesitant expression.

“But… No matter how much I think about it, I just can’t understand it. like… I even feel like someone is calling people to the grave for some purpose.”

“Yes? Why are you doing this all of a sudden? A person who doesn’t even care about conspiracy theories.”

Max’s eyes widened at Anton’s words.

As if he didn’t expect such words to come out of Anton’s mouth.

“Is there anyone who would do such a thing based on common sense? I think you are overthinking it.”

“… okay. I guess that’s it.”

Anton lowered his head with a reluctant expression.

However, my expression could not straighten as I was quietly listening to their conversation.

Because I knew of the existence of a group capable of doing such a thing.