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It was shortly after Shuji was summoned to another world and set off on his journey.
One of the tasks of a hero was to solve problems that arose here and there in the world.
While solving problems, they would build up their strength as heroes, in order to accumulate the power to eventually seal the gates of the Demon World.
From the perspective of the demons in the demon world – to become better bait.
It was soon after the journey began.
Leticia, who had been nominated as the party leader, was giving her all to her role.
Among the heroes, she was trying to stand in front of everyone and be stronger than anyone else.
Leticia wanted to be a better hero than anyone else. To make the time until the next hero is chosen by the country and her family members – as long as possible.
This was before she took on a dungeon in a certain region.
Leticia was still beating her chest that day, and with a smile, she declared.
“I’ll take care of everyone. I’m the leader, so I’ll do everything, including detecting traps and searching for demons!”
Shuji interrupted Letitia, who was puffing out her chest and declaring as usual, to say something to her.
“There is no need to do all of it you know If you get tired, we can just take turns.”
He made the suggestion while yawning.
This attitude made Leticia angry.
Rather, Leticia didn’t like this Shuji guide from the beginning.
His appearance was that of a tired old man, and it showed in his attitude as well.
To put it plainly, he didn’t seem motivated or animated.
Above all, Leticia wanted someone cooler, so she was dissatisfied with a lot of things anyway.
“Hmm! Are you trying to say that I’m tired! I was the best of my generation in the Kingdom of Rufil you know!”
“Yes, yes.
Well, take it easy and tell me when you’re tired.”
The dungeon was a place where the people of the kingdom were able to get to know each other and to learn from each other.
The dungeon attack went smoothly.
However, Leticia was gradually getting tired, although she did not …… show it on her face.
However, she did not intend to show it. She didn’t want to be shamelessly asking Shuji for help because she had dared him to do so.
“Leticia. Wouldn’t it be closer to the next floor if you turned right there?”
“……! N-No, I’m the leader now! Don’t give me orders!”
Leticia, who had just started her journey and was still inexperienced, became angry and shouted at him.
To this attitude, Shuji gently admonishes her.
“……I’m sorry, I’m sorry. But why don’t we divide up the roles? I’m getting bored too.”
“I won’t! I’m the leader and I can do it right!”
“But you know, …… a leader is only as good as the people around him or her, right? I used to work for a guy who took on all the work. He took on all the work and …… you know what happened in the end?”
“I don’t know. I don’t know what you’re talking about!”
“In the end, he had so much work. He had so much work that he had to work overtime every day, and in the end he got sick. A good person is probably someone who can allocate work appropriately to his subordinates. Well, I’ve never been able to rise to that position. ……”
“So you don’t know after all! Anyway! For now, just follow my lead!”
“…… got it.”
Leticia was most annoyed that Shuji had realised that she was tired.
It would have been better if she had not been so stubborn, but had acknowledged it properly and shared her role with Shuji.
But Leticia was still immature. And above all, her pride, which had always been perfect since she was …… little and had been praised by those around her, got in the way.
So Leticia was attacking dungeons while hiding her fatigue…
“Hey, Leticia!”
“…… Eh!”
Shuji’s bloodshot face and impatient voice, which she saw for the first time.
And then, belatedly, Leticia realised. She had stepped into the trap without realising it.
“—!”
The next moment, a part of the floor sank and an eerie magic circle floated up.
A magical trap appeared in front of Leticia’s eyes, and a sharp blade swung down.
“Watch out!”
Shuji immediately jumped forward and pushed Leticia away.
If that happens, the only person who will suffer the damage of the blade is -.
The blade sliced through Shuji’s arm. In front of Leticia’s eyes, fresh blood splattered …… his one arm was cut by its trap.
Cruelly, Shuji’s arm fell off, and Shuji shouted on the spot.
“Ah ……!”
“Aaaaah! I have pain tolerance, but it still hurts!”
“Shu, Shuji-sama! I’ll heal one arm right away!”
“Please! It’s my dominant arm, I can’t eat!”
“….I think you have better things to worry about.”
As Lianna was blurting out her criticisms, Leticia could do nothing but stare in amazement.
“I-I’ve stuck it ……!”
“Ferris! Arm facing the other way!
This!!!”
“Ah, yeah! I’ll reattach it right away!”
“Ouch!! You’re forcing me to turn it!”
“Y-Yes, ……! If I put it here …… yes, it’s back together ……!”
The treatment …… went perfectly, with a few problems.
Shuji then moved his hand in a gooey motion to make sure his safely attached arm was moving.
“…… seriously amazing, different world. It’s attached like it was bonded together. Thanks for that, Ferris. Nice.”
“Ehehe …… Ferris is awesome? Thank you.”
“Just be careful you put it on backwards. Anyway, just calm down.”
“……y-yes!”
After Shuji said that, he turned his gaze towards Leticia.
Startled, Leticia raised her shoulders, then tried to open her mouth, but then closed it.
“Leticia. Did you notice the trap earlier?”
“I didn’t ……………… realise.”
She couldn’t be strong now.
“Yeah. It was perfect until then, why?”
“……”
Leticia bit her lip and then lowered her gaze.
“Because I was …… tired”
“I bet. I told you a couple of times, didn’t I? I told you it’s okay to switch in the middle of a shift.”
“………… yeah.”
The excuse ‘but because ……’ was floating around, but Leticia swallowed it.
“You’re still going to be travelling from now on, aren’t you? Are you going to be on your own and uptight all the way?”
“…… that’s …… but I’m the leader, so…”
“I thought we were mates? …… Don’t keep it to yourself.
Like in battle, wouldn’t we be able to travel more efficiently if we each did what we were good at?”
“…… it’s ………… yeah.”
“Good, then next time you can rely on me more. It’s the leader’s job to find out what everyone is good at and assign them work. We’re done talking about this. Shall we move on?”
“…… sorry”
back the tears that came to her eyes and rubbed her eyes.
Even so, sge couldn’t hold back her tears and started crying profusely.
“Do not cry. I’m done talking about it.”
“No, no, ……. Because of …… my fault,…… your arm,…… because of me,…… Shuji is in pain. I’ve hurt …… Shuji, and I have to apologise to him. ……”
Leticia wiped her tears and bowed her head to Shuji.
“It’s okay. Anyway, I’m glad you weren’t hurt. If something happened to Leticia, everyone would be sad. Me too, of course. I won’t have anyone to wake me up in the morning.”
Shuji smiles as he jokes.
Leticia then cried on the spot for a while.
“Dream ……”
Leticia rubbed her red face repeatedly. These days, Leticia slept day and night.
Even if she was awake, she was only in pain. This is because even though she was desperately trying to talk to Shuji, somewhere in her mind there was a part of her that was denying it.
So sleeping was the easiest thing to do.
“You ……said let’s talk about it together,…… why,…………. Why!!!”
Leticia raised her voice and slammed her fist into the pillow.
With a blow that didn’t add up, the pillow broke and the bed snapped.
Leticia then turned her gaze out of the window.
“If I could jump to my death from here, would I be able to see …… Shuji?”
But Leticia immediately shakes her head to shake off the thought.
Because she knew that was definitely not what Shuji wanted.
But if she did, she would not be able to meet Shuji.
Leticia opened her mouth as if to escape such a reality.
“Shuji, I’m still with you today–“
Leticia desperately tries to make him. It doesn’t matter if it’s in her imagination or not.
Because she couldn’t bear it if she didn’t.
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