The deeds of heroes and brave men are admired and yearned, and when they return triumphantly with their swords in their hands and stride into the crowd that has been waiting for the news of their victory for a long time, what awaits them is glory, praise, or ...... All. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

In their time, they are like absolute beings, their words are answered by a thousand people, their words are listened to by thousands of people, they stretch out their hands to turn the clouds and collect the rain, and anyone who disobeys their will will be spurned by all.

But when the war ends or times change, what about the heroes of the past?

"Let's give a warm welcome to the hero Arleniel!"

The newly built Brave Academy was solemn and magnificent, and in the golden hall, the host introduced loudly in an impassioned voice.

"Hello everyone!"

A gentle and powerful voice came from behind the scenes, and a handsome young man in shining armor caught the eyes of the students in the audience, he was Arlennier, one of the heroes who entered the Hall of Fame, and after smiling on the stage, he first greeted everyone, and then sat down in the VIP seat next to the host.

Wow -

The applause from the audience was not too warm, perhaps because he felt a little embarrassed, and the host immediately motioned to the magician to simulate applause-

"No, that's it."

Without waiting for the host to make a gesture, Neil immediately whispered quietly, and the host was stunned for a moment and nodded to him with an apologetic look.

"Why did you invite this person here, and did he contribute anything?"

In the applause, which was not warm in the first place, a somewhat shrill voice reached everyone's ears, and the face of the college tutor sitting on the stage was naturally a little unbearable, but laughter began to faintly sound among the students.

Who said that? Stand out! ”

The sound of laughter made the headmaster unable to sit still, and he stood up with some anger, and the loud voice resounded throughout the hall.

"Me."

After a brief silence, a man stood up without fear.

"Do you know Arleniel?"

The headmaster's voice was a little cold.

"You know, ten years ago, he defeated the Demon King Segrend, and because of his superb sword skills, he was called 'Master of Blades', and he also entered the Hall of Fame."

"Since you know who he is, why ......"

"Ten years ago, he was indeed the top hero, but now he is just a hero who lives a fool's errand?"

The student said unceremoniously.

"The hero of the day? Do you know ......?"

"Has he achieved anything in the past 10 years? At that time, Arlennir did not rely on his own strength to defeat Selglinde, and he couldn't give him all the glory, besides, even if there was no Arennir at that time, the strength of the other people in his adventurous team may not be Selglind's opponent, he is just a hero of the old generation...... Very powerful one, I am sorry for the honorable Lord Arlennier, I apologize to you for my previous rudeness, and I ask you to forgive me for my faux pas. ”

"I ...... Forgive you. ”

Neil would not fail to see that the godless eyes of this student who looked down on him were obviously the result of being controlled by others, but after so many years, he had changed from a simple brave man to a sophisticated adult.

The ceremony went smoothly, with Neil giving an impassioned speech based on the prepared speech, then cutting the ribbon for the newly built academy with his holy sword, and finally attending the academy's dinner, which was the "mission" that Neil received the most after he stopped taking on the tasks of the Adventurer's Guild.

Night.

Squeak-

"I'm back."

"You're back...... It smells of alcohol again, how much did you drink at night? ”

The girl sitting on the sofa in the living room was dressed in a normal maid's suit, and although she looked happy to see Neil come home, she couldn't help but pinch her nose and frown after smelling the smell of alcohol.

"It's fine, just a few bottles of wine."

"A few bottles of wine is missing? I've got the sobering medicine ready for you, go take a shower......"

"Do you think I'm drunk?"

Looking at Neil's smiling expression, the girl couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, as if she understood something, she gently took Neil's hand, helped him to the table and sat down: "What's wrong today?" ”

"It's nothing, it's just that it's looked down upon by young people again."

It was only then that Neil's face finally showed a few bitter smiles, and he picked up the glass of water that the girl had handed him and shook it as if he were drinking.

"Really......"

Hearing Neil's answer, the maid's beautiful and gentle face finally showed a look of concern and sadness, although this is not the first time this kind of thing has happened, but Neil seems to have been hit hard today.

"By the way, how many years have I not taken on a mission?"

After sitting in silence at the table for a moment, Neil asked again.

“…… Decade. ”

After a moment's hesitation, the maid replied in a whisper.

"Ten years...... I've been a bucket for 10 years......"

"Please don't say that, you've always wanted to go to the front, it's the Adventurers' Association that hasn't let you go, hasn't it?"

The maid poured Neil another glass of water, and as the person who had been with him the longest, she had indescribable feelings for Neil.

"Let me go to the front? They can't afford to take the risk......"

Neil smiled wryly.

"I am a member of the Hall of Fame, I represent all the heroes in the Hall of Fame, even the glory they have achieved, if I win on the battlefield, it doesn't matter, if I fail, the pressure of public opinion will crush the Hall of Fame, and even the whole worship of heroes and adventurers, you ...... Do you understand what I mean? ”

"I ...... Got it. ”

The maid tilted her head and thought for a moment, then finally nodded.

What are you talking to a maid...... Neil, who was a little excited, smiled self-deprecatingly, not that he cared about what he had achieved, if the Adventurers' Association agreed, he could go to the front line at any time, but almost all the brave people who had killed the demon king would basically choose to change careers after the triumph.

After reaching the top of the highest glory, in addition to sticking to the top of the mountain, there is only a way to go down, and those former feats will become the talk of people after dinner, and finally the dust will be sealed in the books, and the most terrible and sad thing is that even if they succeed again, if it is not the same level of mountain, what awaits them is only ridicule.

"If I had known that this would be the result of entering the Hall of Fame, I would rather be an ordinary adventurer, at least not be looked down upon like a vase......"

Neil was really a little drunk, and he was still wearing that flashy armor, so he lay on the table and muttered like a dream.

"Really...... If you had the chance, would you ever think about starting over? ”

"Re-...... Begin? Do you mean to start as a lowliest adventurer? ”

Neil reluctantly raised his head, and after looking at the maid with already somewhat confused eyes, he said as if jokingly, "It doesn't seem bad...... At least I don't have to be so bored every day......"

Wow, wow, wow,

Just as Neil was drowsy, there was an unhurried knock on the door, and it was already this time...... The maid looked at Neil with some hesitation, and after seeing him nod in agreement, she went to open the door.

"You are ......"

"Is that you?"

Although sleepy-eyed, Neil immediately recognized the person in front of him as a court historian, and he shook his head slightly to sober himself up, and stood up and motioned for the historian to sit down.

"I'm sorry to disturb your rest so late, you don't have to be so polite, I'm just here to ask you a few questions, and I'll leave after asking."

The historian saluted Neil respectfully.

"Asking questions so late? What is the problem? ”

Neil couldn't help but sit up straight.

"It's not a big deal, His Majesty the King has asked us to rewrite the history books, and we have found some omissions in the account of the war ten years ago, so I would like to ask you, who killed the Demon King Segrin ten years ago?"

"Who? Of course it's me...... What you want to know is, who stabbed the last sword last? ”

Neil's defeat of Seglind was well known, otherwise he would not have entered the Hall of Fame, and after hearing the historian's question, Neil quickly understood what he meant.

"Yes, because the siege of Demon King City was a coalition operation at that time, and although I know that there is nothing wrong with you defeating her, as a historian, I must know every detail."

“…… It's Jerol. ”

After thinking about it for a moment, Neil replied in the affirmative.

"Is it His Majesty Gerol?"

The historian's face showed a slightly surprised but deserved expression.

Fifteen years ago, only Geral, who was in his twenties, was a human prince, but fifteen years later, he had ascended the throne and became king.

"That's right, at that time, I couldn't have fought Segrend without distraction if His Majesty Jerol had broken it for me, so after defeating her, I gave him the glory of the last sword, but Your Majesty he never said anything about it, you ......"

"What a great humility! Please rest assured, since His Majesty the King did not say anything, I will never say more about this matter, and there are so many questions I want to ask, so please rest well. ”

After saluting Neil again, the historian turned away without hesitation, not even taking a sip of the tea that the maid had just offered.

"That guy is so weird...... Does it matter who stabs the last sword? Is it really okay for you to just answer his question? ”

After putting the tea on the table, the maid asked with some unease.

"That's the historians, that's what they ...... Scold...... Seriously, I'm a little sleepy, good night......"

Neil yawned heavily, and he barely walked to the table, where he fell asleep.

And then......

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