Episode 10 – Real and Fake

Sol and the other four then stopped in Pasionia, Sol’s hometown. They could have gone directly to the tower by transfer magic, but they needed to go to some town before that because of the preparations for the trip.

And while the other three were out shopping, Sol, at their urging, returned alone to his home.

In truth, he had no interest in going home. For the real Sol, it was probably a place where he could be with his family and his dear friends. But for Yuto, he only remembered it on a set level.

The last time he stopped by Pasionia to cleanse the core, he gave a good reason and did not stop by. Since he was going to die anyway, he didn’t want to go through the trouble of pretending to be Sol and having a conversation. But now that he was alive, he would not be able to stay away forever.

Thankfully, no one knew what Sol had been like not long before. Celes had been in charge of going to his parents to tell them when the time was right, but she had been having a hard time telling them. Because of her strong desire to start with the family, she had not told anyone, not even Lepios and Carla.

To begin with, neither of his parents worked at home. Come to think of it, Sol thinks, that’s how it was set up in the game as well. Talking to a mob in town, he could hear that his parents had spent much of his childhood alone at work. The slightly darker side of the bright Sol no doubt made it a popular setting among some segments of the population.

And so Sol was looking at Pasionia in peace on a bench in the square in front of his house, without anyone in particular to worry about.

When he had been here before, the plants had withered and many demons had appeared due to the miasma caused by the core. But the original purpose of the core was to provide blessings. Now that the miasma was gone, the withered plants had returned and a peaceful time was passing.

“Oh, isn’t he a hero!”

Sol heard a voice he did not know but remembered. It is Sol’s friends, Zed and Lacto.

Zed, smiling and laughing, puts his hand on Sol’s shoulder.

“I never thought you could beat the Demon King! I thought you’d be dead soon after being beaten by some small fry!”

“Anyway, there’s no way Sol, who used to cry when he was chased by the local dog, could defeat the Demon King. Aren’t the other three just stronger?”

　
hat welled up in Sol at the moment he heard those words was not joy at seeing them again after a long time, but disgust at the two of them. The act of making fun of someone and feeling superior in the name of playing with them. Since his previous life, Sol had always hated such entanglements.

Still, Zed and Lacto were indeed the names of Sol’s dear friends in the game. And even if he had gone back to his memory, they were certainly two of Sol’s dearest friends.

Sol’s head was in turmoil, wondering why and how.

In the game, there were definitely lines that they said to Sol, such as “Don’t make a mistake and die because you’re a lazy kid” and “Don’t push yourself too hard because you’re a scaredy-cat”. There was no voice in those lines, and Yuto genuinely thought that they were encouraging him, knowing his weak point. However, this was not the case. He must have said this line to make fun of Sol, as he did this time.

Without noticing Sol’s agitation, the two men opened their mouths.

“You should be grateful! It was myself and Lacto who recommended you to the party to defeat the Demon King! I didn’t think you would actually go! Thanks to us, you became one of the heroes!”

“You got a lot of good feelings from the reward for defeating the Demon King, didn’t you?　You should do something to thank us! That’s right! That big-breasted lady knight was in the party, wasn’t she? Introduce her to me! We’re friends, aren’t we? Oh, does she already has a boyfriend or something? I wonder if there’s a chance.”

The lady knight must be Celes. The moment Sol imagined the two of them talking to Celes, his blood ran cold.

“……, not Celes!”

Sol exclaimed. He was sure that Celes would meet them if he introduced them as his friends. And being the serious Celes that she is, she would surely accept whatever was said to her without getting angry.

He did not want to introduce these two people who say such vulgar things to such a kind Celes. And he didn’t want her to think that these two were his friends.

Zed and Lacto laugh loudly as if they were making fun of Sol, who is seriously glaring at them.

“Eh, What? Don’t tell me you and her are lovers? Do you like her by any chance? A short guy like you, you are not compatible with her! You’re not even taller than me!”

“That’s right! Don’t get your hopes up! Oh, yeah! You didn’t have any luck with that beautiful, big-breasted woman! You must have had something happen to you if you were traveling together! If you’ve gone to all this trouble, tell me!”

Lucky things have certainly happened. Just the other day, he had just had a good thought in Celes’ heart.

But he did not want to tell them about it. Because he didn’t want them to tarnish Celes. And “Sol,” who can get along with anyone, is a character that Yuto also admires, and he couldn’t forgive the two of them for putting down “Sol”

“I don’t even bother to say that stuff… It’s disgusting.”

When Sol unintentionally said that in a low voice, Zed clicked his tongue.

“You can’t even take a joke. Are you getting carried away now that you’re a hero?”

“…… nothing.”

boring. That’s what he was told in his previous life. However, he just didn’t want to go along with this stupid thing, so when ge was Yuuto, I chose to be alone.

“Boring. Let’s go.”

With these words, the two left Sol. Sol clenched his fists as he watched their backs.

Hey, Sol. Were they really your dearest friends? Did you decide to go on such a dangerous journey to defeat the Demon King for them?

Yuto asked Sol. But the real Sol is not in this world, and he does not answer.

He becomes unsure of Sol. They are the most important friend to Sol, but to Yuto, They are the most hated person in the world.

Then, he hears another noise. He looked up and saw a young man of about the same age, wearing glasses, staring at him.

His name was Torsa. His name was only in Sol’s memory, a character that did not appear in the game. Sol’s memory of Torsa was not very good, and he had never talked to him much.

“What’s wrong?”

Sol asked Torsa somehow. Sol’s words made Torsa tremble for a moment, and then he approached Sol fearfully.

“U-umm……!”

“Hmm?”

“I wanted to tell you about your adventures. ……!”

Torsa said to Sol with a twinkle in his eye, unlike the other two.

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