After the reval, a lottery was held for Mr./Ms. Leona, and Liz, who remained after that, was selected as all the attendants by the elimination method.

The combinations that participate in the second trial are ———、

 

Senior, Elisha.

- Liz: Two servants of the kingdom of Fremia

・Leona Mr./Ms. Loa

Claude Mr./Ms. Servants of the Kingdom of Garga

・Aura Mr./Ms. Mirfa Mr./Ms.

・Rival Me

 

The result was as follows.

Mr./Ms. Lanzas still comes out with Rain as a special case, but I think it turned out to be an interesting combination.

…… So, after the draw, Lambda told me about the second trial, which was set ...... three days later.

 

"Three days from now on, the second trial will begin, and in the meantime you may make friends with the servants you have decided! It's also good to face the trial without daring to get involved! However, not only the brave but also the servants should not forget that they are the representatives of the country, and take on the test! Let's enjoy the dinner!!"

 

It reminds me that there are a lot of weird people in the king.

 

"Look, Ferm, Nea."

 

The food on the plate is taken in as if it were inserted into the inside of the uniform.

I make sure that Ferm, who is assimilated, has received the plate, and I eat the meal I have taken for myself.

 

"Unlike before, there are only a few people to talk to, so it's easier to eat."

"Certainly."

 

The last time I was there, there were a lot of stares and I couldn't eat calmly.

On top of that, there was a drunken Rival involved, but this time I was able to eat relatively calmly.

 

"The second trial is also quite interesting."

"Isn't it an easy win for seniors? You're good at solving puzzles, aren't you?"

"I'm a bit of a man, but I like to solve puzzles. Solving riddles cures my loneliness."

"Can you please stop making comments that are suddenly difficult to respond to?"

 

What is it about the episode that makes you feel the darkness in that area?

 

"Squire shuffle, this also gave me a sense of hidden intentions."

"Is there something in this?"

 

In the first test, there was no clear risk of breaking the rules, and I was asked to behave like a hero, but is there a similar one?

 

"I haven't been told the rules of scoring or anything like that yet, but it should not change the fact that the score of the basic hero side is high, so if you want to do it, let the person who became the servant of the hero of another country interfere with the second trial and dare to drag his feet...... You can do that."

"I see......

 

Even in a place like this, the honor of a hero is tested.

 

"But I don't think anybody would do that."

"Yes...... There are some people who are a little suspicious."

 

I knew right away who my seniors were talking about.

 

"I think it's still too early to make a definitive decision on Reval."

"I mean, are you going to start working with him tomorrow?"

"If they refuse, I'll give up, because I can't really devote that much attention to it."

 

It's vague, but I don't think we should judge him as just a bad guy.

To find out, we have to talk about it first.

…… The rival left the venue right after the King Lambda story was over.

 

"Well, Usato-kun."

"Yes? …… Hmm?"

 

Someone approaches us while we are talking.

When I looked there, I saw three knights who seemed to be the servants of Rival of the Kingdom of Garga.

 

「…… Excuse me, Lord Inukami, the hero of the Lingle Kingdom."

"You are the ...... of the kingdom of Garga."

 

At the words of the senior, one of the knights stepped forward, put his hand on his chest and bowed.

 

"We are knights in the service of the hero of the kingdom of Garga, Lord Rival."

"What's going on?"

"I know I'm rude, but I'd like to speak to your squire."

"yes? Talk to Usato-kun?"

 

...... the servant of the kingdom of Garga talks to me?

The seniors are also suspicious that the servant has approached them instead of Rival.

 

"Is it inconvenient for me to be present?"

「…… No, not at all. This is not an order from Lord Rival, but from us, the servants...... It's like a request."

"I'll be his squire in the second trial, huh?"

 

The content is probably that he will take part in the second trial as his squire, but the bottom line is that he is not present.

Maybe it's something that Rival doesn't know that they're talking to us.

 

"Senpai"

"Sounds like there's a reason, Usato-kun, come talk to me. I'm going to my sister in the meantime."

"You can't complain if you don't like it, can you?"

"Huh, you know what to do."

 

I wonder if you understand.

Crossing his arms and smiling wryly at his senior, who smiled nihilistly, he moved around with his attendants.

Perhaps to avoid public attention, the attendants stopped in a deserted passage in the castle after leaving the venue, and turned to me as if they had made up their mind——— and then lay down on the floor and performed a beautiful doshita seat.

 

"I'm prepared for rudeness! Please help Reval-sama!!"

"Hmm!?"

 

For the time being, it's the culture of the beast people!

Moreover, I was surprised to suddenly enter from the Dogeza.

 

"Hold your head up for now...... I am also on a mission from the government. You can't take it lightly without asking why. First of all, let's talk about it."

"Oh, excuse me......"

 

One of the attendants, who stood up apologetically, opened his mouth with a serious look.

 

「…… If this continues, Rival-sama may collapse."

"Will it collapse?"

"First of all, I would like to talk about the situation surrounding him."

 

From the mouth of the attendant, he told the story of how the hero of the kingdom of Garga should be and how Rival became a hero.

Rival, who longed to be a hero, strived to become a hero, but his aspirations and efforts were meaningless to the kingdom of Garga, and he involuntarily obtained the title of hero.

Feeling guilty about the knight who was supposed to be a hero and disappointment in his country——— he is mentally devastated.

 

"The title of a hero becomes an ornament in name only...... It's a formality of the hero system."

"It's ironic that the name "hero" itself is a hindrance."

 

Nea and Ferm, who were listening to the story, also seemed somewhat dumbfounded.

There was a possibility that such a country existed, but when I asked about it, I could understand the feeling that Rival would be thrown away.

 

"I am well aware that Rival-sama was rude and made Lord Usato feel uncomfortable at the last dinner, and we are at fault for not being able to stop ......!!"

 

With a look of remorse, the squire continued:

 

"Mr. Rival is ...... He's not a bad person. He unreasonably withdrew the hero candidates and took us as his followers after he was expelled...... And yet, more than anyone else, I blame myself ......."

"You guys ...... maybe."

"yes, we're all former hero candidates......

 

Is that really the reason why there are so many retinues in Reval?

 

"We can understand Reval's anguish, but we can't solve it, as long as he feels indebted to us......

"That's why ......."

 

For Rival, the squire is like being unfairly withdrawn as a hero candidate because of his own fault.

Even if he sets them up as squires, does he feel guilty about it?

 

"But why did you tell me so much? I don't want to say it, but I'm just an outsider who was chosen as a squire in the second trial in three days."

"......, we have some information about the heroes of each country and the people associated with them."

"What...... yes?"

 

I don't know what it is, suddenly.

 

"I have heard that Lord Usato, the deputy leader of the famous Life Saving Corps, pointed the way to a healing wizard boy who was suffering from his own situation in Luxvis, which he visited as part of his journey to deliver letters...... Maybe."

「……」

 

I'm more scared of these people who grasp information with tremendous accuracy than novels that are exaggerated or fabricated.

 

"During the war with the Demon King's army, he saved the lives of many knights and fought against the legion commander who wielded great power.......

「…… No, no, I don't ...... that far."

"Humility!!"

 

When I tried to deny it gently, I was struck with tremendous force.

If you look closely, the other attendants behind you are also nodding in agreement.

 

"But you know a lot about the war, don't you......?"

"No! Compared to Reval-sama, we are such a thing! He knows more about the hero than we do......!!"

 

I've always admired heroes, so I know a lot about heroes from other countries...... Is that what you mean?

If that's the case, it means that he actually understood the curse that was attached to me.

 

"These guys are just brave nerds."

"The country of Ōmoto looks down on the brave, but other than that, it seems to be directed with a ridiculous amount of enthusiasm......

 

A hero who suffers from a deformed hero system?

I was going to talk to you when you were chosen as a squire...... I feel like I've been asked to do a lot of things since I came here.

I can say that most of it is my own fault, but at this point, I don't think one or two things have changed.

 

「…… For now, let me talk to Lord Revar. Let's start with that."

「! Thank you very much. Rival is on the balcony outside the venue. I'll show you around."

 

The squire knight, bowing vigorously, began to lead me down the aisle.

As we walk, Ferm quietly talks to me.

 

"Hey, Usato, are you okay?"

"It's not going to start unless you talk to me, and I've got an ordeal in three days' time."

 

I have to talk to him no matter what.

Besides, I don't want to go into the ordeal with a misunderstanding of who he is.

 

"Beyond this, there is Mr. Reval."

"What about you?"

"If we were there, Master Rival wouldn't tell us the truth...... I'm watching over you in the shadows."

 

It's a great loyalty.

He is trusted so much by his servants, so if he is not mentally unstable, he seems to be a decent person.

Once he separated from his attendants and made his way to the balcony, he found Rival leaning against the balcony railing as they had said, fueling his booze.

 

"Ah, Lord Rival."

"Oh? …… What the hell is that, you?"

 

When I called out to him, he turned around with a drunken blushing face and fixed his eyes.

 

"Are you talking about the Second Trial? Seriously."

"That's part of it, but I thought I'd talk to you first."

"Oh, what's the story?"

"Excuse me, next door."

 

Move next to the railing on which he rests more.

 

"So, Lord Reval."

"Don't put on a lord, you don't change your age...... Honorifics are also good. I'm not a big guy to be respected by you."

 

Isn't this person really negative, isn't ...... thing really negative?

If the person himself says this, do you remove honorifics in places where there are no people?

 

"I've been escorted here by your attendant."

「…… They're good people. Have you heard of me?"

"It's not easy."

 

As he said this, Rival pressed his hand to his forehead and let out a big sigh.

 

"I'm worried about you."

"......, I don't need you to tell me that."

 

…… This is quite heartfelt.

I check his mental state with a sidelong glance and let him radiate the healing magic that he weakened due to the deterioration of his system so that he doesn't get caught.

This will give you a little peace of mind, but .......

 

"You know I'm the most helpless of all the brave people here."

"I don't think so."

"It's okay to be flattered, I don't deserve to be a hero."

 

He cuts off my words and throws them away, and he expresses his inner thoughts while being even more depressed.

 

"I was chosen because my father was a hero, and on top of that, those who deserve to be brave more than I did, were unreasonably deprived of that qualification...... So I took them as my servants when they were driven back to their homeland because of guilt, and I thought I was going to destroy ...... sin."

"They trust you."

"Well, that's what they're like. They're all good guys."

 

Is that trust hurting Reval?

 

「…… It was bad."

"What?"

 

I was stunned by the sudden apology.

 

"When I saw you, I called you a hypocrite, and it was really bad for me to save a wounded knight on top of that, when a guy who is no different age than me is going into battle."

"No, I'm ......."

"I was the worst at that time, I was so ugly that I threw myself around and exposed myself to an ugliness that I couldn't be a knight, let alone a hero. If I did it poorly, I could have made a bad impression on you."

「……」

"But still...... Maybe it's selfish, but I wanted you to deny it. If they told me I wasn't worthy of being a hero, I would have given up."

 

With that in his mouth, Rival fanned the bottle of liquor in his hand.

He drank quite vigorously, wiped his mouth and laughed self-deprecatingly.

 

"Ha, it's funny, what a hypocrite. I'm a coward who doesn't even deserve to say that."

「……」

"So leave me alone, I'm sorry for you, but I'm useless in the second trial."

 

…… This is a serious case.

Rather, most of the heroes gathered in Calmherio have one or two quirks.

Leona, who is too reassuring, Mr./Ms. feels that something is wrong on the contrary.

 

"Huh......"

 

But I can't leave it alone.

He's now overwhelmed by the circumstances around him and negative thoughts, and he can only think backwards all the time.

This kind of thing usually takes a long time to improve——— but the only way to do something about his mental problems is to do a bit of brute force.

 

"Reval"

「…… What's that?"

"I'm going to run."

"Huh? Why?"

"I'm going to run."

"No, it's not that I didn't hear it, did I? Hey? Why do you put your hand on your shoulder?"

 

If you let them talk any longer, they will only rot.

The situation of carrying the weight of being a hero of the kingdom of Garga and being unworthy of himself is nothing but poison.

I don't feel like it, but I have no choice but to go for a little rough treatment.

 

"I'm unfaithful because I'm thinking about unnecessary things, and I'm going to empty your head first."

"Huh? It's an extra care. Whew!? Don't carry it!?"

 

With Rival on your shoulders with no questions asked? Carry it and start walking.

 

"You don't know what it means to run!? Hey, I'm drunk!!"

"I cured my drunkenness with healing magic."

"!"

 

Sickness can be cured with healing magic.

As he walks down the aisle without paying attention to the rampaging Rival, the knights of Reval's attendants, who have been peeking out from the corner with concern, come out with puzzled expressions.

 

"Usato-dono."

"Your lord, I'll borrow you a little."

"What are you going to do ......?"

 

I answer with Rival on my shoulders.

 

"I'm going to run with you so you don't have to think backwards any more."

"It doesn't make sense!? What's more, this guy isn't scared at all! Is it a stone statue or something!?"

"This is also the result of training."

"It's a mistake in the outer law, isn't it?!"

 

"This guy is doing a good job."

"It wouldn't be a mistake for you not to make me think strangely, would you?"

"Certainly, this kind of responsible person is endlessly hoarding, so Usato's recklessness is likely to be a rough cure."

 

I'm going to keep thinking backwards, so I'm going to get more and more unfaithful.

 

"Hey, you guys! Stop this guy!!"

 

Rival asked his squire for help.

We looked at each other, looking confused at the sound of his voice.

 

"I can't believe Rival-sama is showing so much emotion......"

"You shouldn't miss this opportunity...... yes."

"I've been forcing you to do it for a long time, so we have to repay ......!!"

 

They have a determined look on their faces.

 

"Rival-sama, we will accompany you!!"

"Huh!? Why!? Stop it!! You don't know what that means!?"

"If the Lord suffers, we will share in them!"

"Can't you see the Lord in front of suffering now?!"

 

Whew, aren't your squires also moderately gritty?

They each looked straight at me with determined eyes and put their hands on their chests.

 

"Usato-dono, we too!!"

"If that's good, then follow me!!"

"Oh!!""

"What!? Whose squire are you!?"

 

If I'm prepared for that, I won't stop.

Their feelings for Rival are genuine, and I should respond to them seriously.

 

"Everyone, let's go to the training ground!!"

""Ha!!""

"Oh no, oh no!?"

 

I think it's the Emergency Rescue Team Calm Herio edition.

First of all, let me spit out all the poison in my heart that thinks only backwards.

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It was Mr. Rival who began to shine as a squire who worked hard at everything.