The Sub-Protagonist Is Retiring

24 – 024.The morning after the fierce battle

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Every morning, the loud chirping of sparrows brought consciousness out of sleep.

It took a while to stare blankly at the ceiling made of logs.

Instead of the ceiling, there was a face sticking out.

“You are awake!”

“ah… . huh.”

This morning also started with a bright smile from Renee.

However, it was more uncomfortable than any morning I had ever faced. The aftermath of the fierce battle of the previous day had continued to this day.

I felt like I had to accept my position on the bed without moving for a while.

“Rene.”

“yes!”

“Could you tell me how I woke up here? My memory is vague.”

“all right. First of all, it was after the roar that I discovered Bern.”

According to Renée, during the banquet there was a shock wave and a loud noise that shook the surrounding area.

After the commotion has subsided, Rene and the elves head to the temple, where they find me and Marianne lying down.

“At that time, my heart was racing!”

Due to the elves’ misunderstanding, I was placed in danger of summary execution based on the charge of murdering a saint.

Fortunately, Marianne, who had regained consciousness, urgently defended me and said that I was able to survive.

He said that I was the hero who protected him from the kidnappers.

As a result, my innocence was proven, and I am being promoted as a hero of Alfheim.

“Then this arm… … .”

“That was fixed by the saintess herself!”

The left arm, which had been ripped off by Marianne’s brute force, remained in its original place like a lie.

It was only immobilized with bandages and splints.

“The arm has been completely repaired, but the bones have weakened. He told me not to use my arms for two days!”

“For two days… .”

“yes! That’s why you can stay in the village for a long time.”

“But there is still rescue of the twin sister, right?”

“I don’t think you need to worry about that!”

Renee opened a note and handed it to me.

Receiving this, I skimmed the contents.

The request was resolved with a note from Albastro, and the blind swordsman who was passing by had succeeded in rescuing the saintess.

The problem was solved without me having to step in.

thank you! A blind prosecutor passing by!

“Everything went well, so let’s rest in peace for the time being!”

“I will.”

Even if it wasn’t so, I needed time to completely make the power of the Earth Mother I absorbed into my own.

I didn’t intend to become strong, but I accidentally acquired powerful power.

I decided to do my best to capture it while I was resting so that I could use it later.

“Oh! I cut fruit to feed Bern when he wakes up!”

“oh? What are you doing?”

“Ooh! I know how to do this too!”

Renee puffed out her cheeks and complained.

I laughed a little and told her that I had played a joke.

“Even though something like that happened yesterday, Vern-sama is able to laugh well. If it were me, I would have suffered in many ways… … .”

“Worrying about the past won’t change anything, right? It is important to laugh while living this life.”

“That is also true.”

“What about fruit?”

“Here you are!”

Voila! With a noise, Renee held out a wooden plate to me.

Inside the plate were neatly arranged mango flesh cut into small pieces.

Renée passed one of them to me, poking it with a toothpick.

“Isn’t it inconvenient to eat with one arm? I’ll take a picture!”

“thank you.”

Receiving the fruit from Rene, I popped it into my mouth without thinking.

As soon as I took a bite, the juice burst out. A sweet fruity scent covered the entire nostrils.

The tongue was dancing happily, so it was delicious enough to be said to be the best fruit I’ve ever eaten in my life.

If you lose your mind, you might eat without stopping your hands?

“How are you?”

“delicious! The fruits harvested by the elves are definitely different!”

“I’m glad if it was delicious.”

“What kind of fruit is this? I want to take several with me when I leave town later!”

“The fruit of the world tree!”

“what… ?”

At that moment, I dropped the toothpick I was holding on the floor.

Because I heard a word that made me doubt my ears.

Thinking I had heard wrong, I asked Renée again.

“Muh, what kind of fruit… ?”

“The fruit of the World Tree that Bern-sama was supposed to receive from the elves!”

“Hey, b*tch! What if I feed this precious thing!”

I have to sell it for the asking price!

***

Offer the fruit of the World Tree to the auction house.

People are enthusiastic about rare items that are rarely seen. Prices that start at a base price and increase exponentially.

People show their desire by holding up the panel and shouting higher prices.

Eventually, the auction ends with an astronomical price.

I became rich overnight and met a happy ending… … it was

All that imagination was shattered by the fruit that I swallowed behind my throat.

It was as if the sweetness of the moment had destroyed the happy future.

“My millionaire’s dream… … !”

“I’m sorry! I had no idea you were trying to sell!”

“Ugh… … .”

“It was still delicious, right?”

When I tried to throw the toothpick, Renee ran away.

The speed of her escape was faster than that of Marianne, who had awakened the night before.

How the hell did you kidnap a kid like that?

I still couldn’t understand that Renée had been kidnapped.

[Contractor, are you awake?]

“Ah, Frach.”

[Good work. Yesterday, you must have had a lot of trouble fighting a ridiculous opponent.]

“You suffered more than I did. It must have been a lot of pressure to unlock various abilities for me.”

[Okay. You will be paid later.]

“Come to think of it, do you still want to tell me what you’re trying to get in return?”

[Contractor, a man must not carelessly reveal the secret of the black sword.]

Are you talking about the dark sword?

But for some reason, I couldn’t erase the feeling that the meaning of the dark sword that Prach was talking about was quite different.

Let’s go over first.

“okay. I won’t force you to find out, so please don’t ask me too hard.”

[Don’t worry. I intend to ask for a price that you can fully understand and accept.]

“Then I’m glad.”

I ate the fruit from the wooden plate with a toothpick.

Since it’s already been cut, it’s a waste to throw it away, so I’ll have to eat me too.

‘The taste is really good, really good… … .’

My heart ached when I thought that the bite I had now was 100 gold coins.

It felt like the physical pain was fading, perhaps because of the pain in my heart.

[You are eating the fruit of the World Tree. It’s a great choice. The fruit will soothe the power of the Earth Mother who continues to resist within you.]

it was my mistake

The fruit of the World Tree was calming the pain of the body.

I was taken aback by the speculation.

“I heard that consciousness has returned. Are you feeling well?”

Knock-!

The door René had left opened again, and Marianne came in from the outside.

Unlike when she woke up, Marianne took on her usual appearance.

She looked much more beautiful than when I saw her last night.

It may have been because the morning sunlight shining on Marianne looked like the majesty of a saint.

“it’s okay. More than that, is the saintess all right?”

“yes. Thanks to Mr. Bern, I’m up and running!”

“Then do you remember what happened yesterday?”

I asked if she had any memories from when she woke up, but Marianne shook her head.

“I’m sorry if you’re talking about when my powers were unlocked, but nothing after that.”

“Is that so… .”

“Even so, I do remember that a warm hand pulled me out of the abyss. Maybe that’s Mr. Bern?”

“Ahahahaha… ! Unfortunately, it’s not such a good thing. I stole her power.”

“You mean my power… ?”

“yes. I can’t tell you how, but I took about 30% of the Earth Mother’s power from the saintess’s body.”

Absorption Great Law is an absolute martial art, but it is treated as black magic in the worldview of Adog Choi.

Among black magic, there is magic like life drain, so it is treated as the same.

Therefore, there was a high possibility that I would be treated as an cheater or a black magician if I explained the Great Law of Absorption.

It is something that must be addressed.

“okay… … .”

“sorry. You took my power without the saintess’s permission.”

I leaned slightly towards Marianne.

Then she panicked and threw up her hands.

“Oh no! It’s not something Mr. Bern apologizes for. Rather, it is something to be thankful for on my side!”

“yes? Are you thankful that your powers were taken away?”

“I think you would know, having experienced it, but that power was close to a curse for me.”

“curse… .”

“Other elves would have been shocked if they heard it, but it was too much power for me to say it was a curse.”

An uncontrollable force.

Certainly, the power that made it impossible to even identify friends and family was close to disaster, to the extent that even me, an ally, was treated as an enemy.

“I had to live while suppressing this power, and I had to stay in the temple all the time without being able to do what I wanted to do properly.”

“ah… . There was a story like that.”

“yes. But thanks to Mr. Bern for taking my power. I was able to come out of the temple and visit the hospital like this!”

“That is fortunate.”

I took away such strong power, but rather than curse, I was greeted with gratitude.

Isn’t this the absolute best… … .

“So, there is one thing I want to ask of Mr. Bern!”

“What is it?”

“Now that I can come out like this, if you don’t mind… … !”

Marianne hesitated abruptly avoiding her eyes.

She barely opened her mouth, dyeing her white face red.

“Would you like to go on a date with me?”

A date with a saint. It was an indescribable joy… … .

I was afraid that I would go to the gym and ask for a squat first.