Chapter 62. Farewell, Shining Sword

Leon was lying on his back, looking at the blue sky, he wasn't thinking about anything in particular, or even feeling. Little by little, everything turned white, everything around him disappeared and when he blinked, he was in his hometown, in his little house next to his grandmother.

She was about to read him a book about the hero, but as soon as she opened the book, he felt uneasy.

"Being a hero isn't so great after all."

A hero must fight to the end, isn't that too tiring? Maybe a normal life as a shopkeeper would be better? Especially when we have the blessing of the emissaries. You can work better and you don't have the burden of always getting stronger. You're not competing against nature's tricksters like avatars...

He didn't feel anything, but he smiled, he was happy.

He raised his hand and whispered.

"... just... just... you wait... andma... I'll... I'll take care of... the shop... don't... don't... do not worry..."

The hand hit the ground