I Became a Foreigner Loved by Transcendentalists

Episode 60. Lee Garam, the hero of Dotae

The light that greeted me as I surrendered myself to the feeling of floating by gravity.

When you are freed from that glare, you are greeted with enthusiastic cheers.

The old man dressed in flashy clothes who appeared before, as if representing such a group, stood in front of him as if it was natural and spoke confidently.

‘Oh, warrior. You are the one born with the destiny to save this world! We will make sure that that greatness shines to the fullest extent possible, so I hope you will unfold its majesty to your heart’s content.’

The moment he, who had always been ignored at school, faced something that seemed like something out of a fantasy novel he enjoyed reading to escape.

At first, he felt uneasy about whether he could be treated like this, but after several months of preparation, he became somewhat accustomed to it.

Yes, originally, as soon as I finished adapting, I should have gone through a brilliant debut match and written a brilliant narrative as a hero without hesitation…….

-Roaring.

About 10 days have passed since I ate the debut matcha.

The unwelcome atmosphere that struck him from the moment he entered the bar made Lee Garam feel intimidated and began to look at their eyes.

‘Woman, as expected, everyone is looking into it.’

It is natural.

That day, I made a big accident that made everyone pay attention to me, and as a result, my name and impressions, as well as the incident that happened that day, would have been spread everywhere.

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What’s worse, that day, he suffered a heart attack and was taken to Shinseong. Do you think the warriors who came to hear the news would have laughed at him?

‘I heard you lost to an adventurer?’

‘I was so scared that I fell down alone…. Phew, that’s a good thing to do with the label of a hero~’

After all, if you are a warrior, you must know how to command adventurers and reign over them.

In the world of heroes where this is considered common sense, those who ruin a monumental beginning are regarded as exceptionally inferior.

Because it is such a ridiculous being, it would be okay to treat it with contempt and ridicule like foreigners and marangazi.

‘When you went down to the guild earlier, everyone was whispering about that. Do you know what they said when they looked at you? ‘Dotaeyongsaranda Dotaeyongsa.’

‘Puh-huh~ It’s okay, even though I came here with that ability, I couldn’t do anything properly, so it’s okay to be treated like that~’

‘Of course, this news must have reached the nobleman who supports you, but if he hears it, he might be disappointed and cut off his support.’

Collective and exaggerated criticism.

It’s something I was very familiar with in my past life, but just because I’m used to it doesn’t mean I’m okay with it.

Even if you can endure it, pain still hurts.

I had been persecuted like that in my previous life, and I didn’t want to fall into that same situation in this world.

‘What happens if you don’t get support from the nobles? Of course, I have to return my warrior ticket and get kicked out on the street.’

‘But is there somewhere that will accept someone who has abilities but can’t use them properly?’

‘So, if you want to make up for it, try to improve your performance as soon as possible. I heard that a dungeon was recently excavated. Why not go there at least once?’

‘Well, I don’t know if a hero like you can do it. hahahahaha!’

Yes, we have to achieve results as soon as possible.

Otherwise, everything they say will become reality, and the opportunity you gained in your second life will disappear forever.

‘I came back to the guild for that… …. As expected, everyone hates me.’

That may mean that they had a bad feeling towards the being called a hero, but even more than that, there seemed to be quite a few people who saw a hero who could not hastily touch them and saw it as an ‘opportunity’.

Although they may not be able to engage in a direct fight due to the difference in their natural strength, it is quite possible to gossip or ridicule them from afar.

‘If you press it with force…’ ….’

In such an atmosphere, I was sometimes overcome by the urge to use my abilities, but even that only ended up as a thought, suppressed by the fear rooted in the past.

‘No, what if something like that happens again? ‘I could really die this time.’

This was the first time I believed myself to be invincible.

With my self-confidence plummeting from the beginning, there was no way I could harbor the desire to wield my power as I wanted.

So, when it comes to gathering colleagues, we try to carry on with a passive attitude without using force.

The longer the gap lasted, the more times my weak heart repeated the consolation to convince itself.

‘In the first place… It’s wrong to use force to force a person down.’

No matter how powerful one is, there are lines that all humans must protect.

Rather, the fact that she was able to be honest about such rejection because she was given the derogatory name of a doomed warrior could be said to be one of the few consolations for a girl who has not yet become an adult.

Even in my past life, I was criticized for having ‘no strengths other than being kind’, but right now, it felt more comfortable to stick to those feelings.

“Hey, is there anyone who wants to party with me?”

She spent hours wandering around each guild, being despised by adventurers.

Eventually, at the guild bar that Lee Garam had visited ten days ago, she found the last person to join her party.

“Hey, brother over there. “If it’s okay, could you join my party?”

A spearman wearing black armor and carrying a spear strapped to his back.

He stared at me with rigid eyes for a moment from the moment he faced me, and then answered in a low voice, pressing the mask that was hiding his face even more.

“… “Let’s listen first.”

It was a very small voice.

With the mask hiding my face, as if I was hiding something.

‘Are they shy away from others?’

Although Lee Garam felt suspicious of such a man, he did not feel suspicious.

For a moment, I thought he might be the same person as the ‘Hero Slayer’ in that he used a spear, but his attire and the bloody atmosphere at the time were not visible.

More than anything, his appearance is still so clear that it appears in my nightmares every day, but I don’t really feel anything like this about the man in front of me, right?

‘Yes, if it were the hero slayer I met back then, he would have tried to kill me as soon as he saw me in the first place.’

He was given that name because he was said to kill every warrior he met.

The fact that he was able to survive at that time was only due to luck, but if this person was really the hero slayer, it would not be surprising if he recognized him and rushed at him right away like he did then.

Just because we didn’t do that is enough reason to be together.

“Ehehehe~”

When Lee Garam, who felt that he had recruited his last colleague to follow him, smiled brightly, the man sitting bluntly on the other side put his hand on his mask and asked.

“What’s so good about it?”

“Oh, that’s…. “We finally have the last people we need for the party.”

“…Have you already saved other party members besides me?”

“Yes, yes. Everyone is kind…….”

At a glance, Lee Garam is looking upward with his head down.

But at that time, he had already turned his gaze away from himself and turned his attention to the scenery of the bar.

Rather than even looking at something clearly, he just stared at the people passing by with dull eyes.

“I… ….”

Could it be that he doesn’t like himself?

To what extent did you accept the party reluctantly or half-heartedly?

“Hey, is there anything you’d like to eat? Whether it’s alcohol or food, I’ll buy it. Because I have a lot of money…….”

“No, I already ate, so it’s okay.”

A man with a mask pointing to the empty plate and glass of wine in front of me.

Sensing that he had lost the opportunity to lighten the mood, Lee Garam made a sullen expression, and the man resting his chin gave a quick glance and opened his mouth.

“Quest.”

“Yes?”

“It looks like you are on a mission from the guild, seeing as you are in a hurry to save people. Is it true that they provide different things to heroes than what they usually give to adventurers?”

“Ah, yes. Yes that’s right! So, what kind of quest is this time…….”

The conversation opens wide as soon as a subject of interest is mentioned.

Afterwards, Lee Garam, who poured out stories related to him like a rapid fire, personally showed him the request form that he had been carrying with him all along.

“So to sum it up, there is a newly discovered dungeon, and we will share the rewards we get from investigating that dungeon. The ratio is roughly like this…. Are you okay?”

“… ….”

“… Excuse me.”

“Are you okay?”

“Yes, yes?”

“I asked if this rate was okay.”

A man in a mask asks, pointing with his finger at the part where the ratio is written.

After Lee Garam understood what that meant and calmed his nerves, he smiled vaguely and said,

“Yes, this is something we have already discussed with other party members… ….”

“Did the party members not accept it unless the ratio was increased this much?”

In the case of a party centered around warriors, it is standard practice for the warriors to have the largest proportion.

However, what was actually stated in this contract was that all party members would receive compensation at the same rate.

Anyone can see that there is no one who joins the party due to the reputation of being a culling hero, so you can see that he took advantage of that and increased his share.

“… “Hey, is the ratio perhaps low?”

However, Lee Garam’s face, who accepted the criticism differently, gradually began to become colored with contemplation.

It seems as if he is more afraid of being abandoned than the problem just pointed out.

“Then, even if I have to take my share… ….”

“No.”

The man in the mask immediately stops those urgent words.

Afterwards, he pressed the mask covering his face even deeper and answered in a heavy voice.

“For now, I will accept it under these conditions, so I would like you to guide the party members right away.”

“Oh yes! “I will guide you right away.”

It feels like he changed the subject a little hastily, but whatever it is, the fact that he actively participates in the party is something to be admired.

Lee Garam, who finally realized that he had taken his first step, clenched his fists and took all his heart.

‘Okay, I’ve gathered all the necessary companions, and it’s finally the first quest.’

I will achieve meaningful results in the upcoming dungeon raid and prove that I can truly fulfill my role as a single person.

‘Now, can we do well?’

However, the more I remembered my first failure, the more I felt my resolve gradually weakening, and in the end, even my steps toward my destination stopped in place.

I thought that if I fail again this time, I might end up repeating the same thing as in my previous life.

“I’m just saying this out of old age.”

He came up to me, who was standing still, and gently placed his hand on my head and spoke quietly.

“Be confident. “You may be young, but you are a warrior and the leader of the party.”

The rough and hard feel of hands without gloves.

It was teaching me that he had gone through a lot of hardships, but even so, I could feel the softness in the movements of the stroking hand.

The current advice is also the same…. Is it really going to provide comfort?

” Ah, that…”

Lee Garam, who sensed his sincerity, brushed his red face, raised his cloak, and spoke.

“Well… Thank you, brother. “Thank you for your encouragement.”

“… ….”

“… Excuse me.”

“Let’s just go.”

“Ah, four!”

The masked man quietly stares at himself, then steps into the path he was walking on.

There was a faint hint of guilt in his eyes, but Lee Garam eventually thought it was an illusion and guided him to the colleagues he had recruited earlier.

For whatever reason, I had hopes that things would work out well in the future with this man.

***

After the hero and the masked adventurer following him disappeared.

A warrior who was watching this scene leaning against the wall of the tavern began to slowly open his eyes as he stared at them.

“Hmm~ It looks like I somehow saved all the party members despite the topic of culling heroes.”

The warrior Kang Su-jin.

He was one of the heroes summoned at the same time as Lee Garam, and unlike Lee Garam, who was treated as a eliminated hero, he succeeded in clearing high-rank quests after his debut match.

To her, the actions of her motive, Garam Lee, did not look very good.

If you’ve already been labeled as culled, you should just stay culled. Why are you trying to climb up without even knowing how to do this when you failed to prove your qualifications from the beginning?

“By the way, that guy, the equipment and weapons he’s wearing look pretty good… ….”

The malice that arose from such annoyance was also directed at the man following him.

As she looked at the back, she gradually smiled bitterly, snapped her fingers and muttered.

“… Should I just kill that thing and intercept it?”

That Dotae warrior will also probably go on to conquer the recently discovered dungeon.

The garage will be overflowing with opportunities to take the lead.