I was worried about the brave man, so I went after him.

It seems that Lunamaria dislikes the brave man, but I didn't dislike him.

It seems that he is not detestable, or perhaps he is not a bad person.

To find him, I stroll through the forest with Lunamaria, but soon find the hero.

The fairy Lyle told me where to find him.

But although I know where he is, Lyle's expression is dark. Or rather, she's frightened.

...... gee, this might not be good.

What do you mean?

Yeah. The brave man is going south, but there's a swamp there.

"Bottomless Swamp?

"It could be something like . The Jabberwock lives there.

"Jabberwock!

It was Luna Maria who raised her voice.

"You know her?　The "Lunamaría

"Yes . A legendary monster. A creature like a dragon and a leech, very evil.

"I'm sure the heartbroken heroes will have a drink.

And that is what was true, in the words of Lil'
I can hear a brave man's scream from ahead.
It was a very pretty scream, even for a brave man.

I think we're trapped. We've got to get him before the Jabberwock comes.

That's smart, but it's too late.

And Lil' strike a troubled pose. Yes, it's too late.

A few meters away from Levin, there's already a creature with its mouth wide open.

A giant winged leech.
It's the Jabberwock.

To save Levin, I dove into the swamp and brought him back to shore.

At that moment, I break free from the swamp with my flying magic, but the Jabberwock flies to bite me.

I bare my fangs. It's so fast that I'm trapped.

"Master Will!

Lunamaría changes hue.
She tries to draw her sword, but I stop her.

"Don't worry, we're trapped, but we're not predators.

I wish more for Levin's rescue than for protection, and Luna Maria obeys.

But Levin seems to be full of cynicism.

"It took taking a wound to save you, Master Will.

Levin seems to feel sorry for that statement.

He nods his head and replies.

"You could have just left me alone.

Lunamaria seems to have snapped at that statement.

"What do you mean? Don't say anything to make Master Will sad.

But I don't

"And don't get me wrong. Will doesn't help you because he's you. Will helps you because he's Will.

"Because Will?

It is. Mr. Will would not overlook a man in need. Any man. I will protect you even if it costs me my life.

As Lunamaria and Levin were having such an exchange, Will twisted his body and avoided the Jabberwock's attack.

The Jabberwock was a powerful demon, but it had one weakness: it was a demon.

It was that it was a demon.
　Will was a benevolent boy, but he was no saint.

He's not soft-hearted enough to go easy on someone who's trying to eat him.

Will puts his magic in the dagger and delivers a powerful blow to the Jabberwock.


"Blow.


and writes runes on his sword and shoots it straight into the Jabberwock.

The Jabberwock reels from Will's blow.

He almost falls to the ground, but the evilest monster in the Lost Forest is there.

The Jabberwock escapes the blow and runs into the swamp.

Will fights off the Jabberwock, but Levin sees him and feels sorry for him.

Blood is flowing from his shoulder.

Luna Maria is tending to Will's shoulder, but Levin feels uncomfortable and slips away.

Levin could not thank the boy who had saved him.

How shameful, he thought to himself.


With tears streaming down his face, he ran alone through the woods.

If there was a cliff nearby, he would have jumped straight into it.

The brave Levin runs on forever, but eventually he finds himself in the open land.

When he arrived at a spot in the forest, he cried out and cried all the way there.

...... I'm such a miserable guy. I can't even thank the boy. ......



I was saddened by my self-loathing, but regretting it now would not help.

...... and your friends will not forgive you. I've betrayed them by giving them too much hope.

If I go back now, I'll be confronted with three and a half lines.

"Oh, I'd rather die.

Levin tries to put his hand on the sword at his waist, but he shakes his head.

...... No, no, no. I'm ...... no, I have a mission.

Levin took out a locket hidden in his chest.

There's a family portrait on it.

No, a picture. Only he knows, but anyway, they were none other than his beloved family.

...... Dad and Mom, please forgive poor Levin. Please forgive Levin for not being able to rebuild your home.

Apologies to the beloved family.

In fact, Levin is from a kingdom in the west, where she was born the daughter of a nobleman.

She was born the daughter of a nobleman, but from an early age she disguised herself and fought her way into the battle to take over her family.

Her father, a warrior, gave her a strict education from an early age: "Don't let my family die out in my generation," he said.

Her mother, also a warrior's daughter, told her, "You are a man from today. You are a man from today, and you must not under any circumstances do anything to defame the family name".

It was a harsh upbringing.

They took the doll away from Levin, who was at an age when playing with dolls was more fun than anything else, and put a sword in his hand.

Levin, who is naturally slender, was trained harder than a man.

But Levin endured it.
And he got through it.
because he loved mother and father.

They were strict with their parents, but they were also kind, always cheering up Levin when he whined.

When Levin's hands turned red with blood beans, his father bandaged them up with gentle hands.

When Levin fell ill with a high fever, his mother stayed up until morning to care for him.

All in all, Levin became a great hero and took over the family name.

Levin had worked tirelessly to live up to his parents' expectations and love.

But he ended up being abandoned by the holy sword and by his friends.

...... Father, Mother, Levin is still a bad boy. He doesn't deserve to be alive anymore.

Again the desperation, but it was God who descended there.

This is not a metaphor. A god in the form of a giant eagle has landed in the woods.

Reus, the faceless god incarnate in the form of an eagle, flapped his wings and said he would descend into the lost forest.

What is troubling you, young man?

"...... You?　That divine aura, is God?

"How I am the new God, the all-powerful God Reus.

The Lord of Table Mountain: ......

"Yes. Now I'm a bird flying over a young man for a reason.

...... What does that god have to do with a useless person like me?

No, I thought it was none of my business, but it seemed to be on my mind.

"...... Yes, it is.

There's no way to hide it now.

And maybe Levin wanted someone to listen to his troubles.

...... I've been trying to become a hero since I was a child. But until today, no one has ever been rejected by the Holy Sword.

That's true, but that's okay, isn't it?
"What ......?　Is that okay?

Yes. I've never heard of any brave men who were rejected by the Holy Sword, but it's okay to have one of them.

"............

"There is more than one form of bravery. The brave men we know don't have the marks of a brave man, but they are brave.

"Is there a brave man without a stigmata?

I do. To begin with, being brave isn't a qualification. The presence or absence of a stigmata is irrelevant.

I've never heard of such a thing.

"For example, isn't the boy who just saved you a brave man?　He risked his life for nothing to save you. He even got hurt to save you.

"............

Levin to be silent.

"...... think he's a brave man. I think he will awaken one day.

"The bruises of the brave, the stigmata or, as I keep saying, the stigmata are not everything.

Is it?　I was taught that this sacrament is everything.

I'm not so sure. There are other heroes who do not have the sacrament. There are countless nameless heroes in this world. For example, the hero I knew was a true hero. A hero who died for his people. He was a nobleman of the west, but one day he died in battle. But no one knows why...no one knows why.



Then God hangs up and continues.

The reason is the disgrace of having died for violating a military order. But the world's disgraced nobleman had his own reasons. Because of the looming banditry in his domain, he escaped from the king's army and went to the rescue alone. As a result, the nobleman is killed and killed, but the village is saved. But a violation of military order is a violation of military order. The man's house was demolished.

"............

Levin is silent.
Because I knew the nobleman well.

His name was Isak von Arenheimer, your father. He was stripped of his peerage, but do you claim that you are not a nobleman?

My father is the proudest of all. Stripped of his title and whatever rumors are spread about him, he is a nobleman among nobles.

The noble heart that protects the villagers is the bravest of the brave. You have the blood in your veins.

"...... its blood

"Yes. I don't care about rebuilding our house. It doesn't matter what the title of hero is. What matters is whether you can boast that you are Izaak's son or daughter. I think that's all.

"...... I am the daughter of Izaak!

"Then live proudly. That's what living is all about.

Leus says and flaps his wings again.
Levin gazes at the figure.

He decides to leave until the god is small and out of sight.

...... no more pretending to be something you're not.

Levin murmurs and takes a salami. Dressed as a man and changing his tone of voice to that of a man.

"Don't. --I won't pretend to be something I'm not anymore.

With that, Levin decided to return to his friends and apologize to them.

For the past rudeness, for being so cocky, for pretending to be something they weren't.

Perhaps they will never forgive you, but you still want to say goodbye to your past.

And so Reus had saved the young man's life, but he was still circling above the Lost Forest.

Just stop paying attention to Levin and shift your gaze to Will.

Watching his beloved son from above.
Leus isn't sure whether to swoop down on him.

He hoped that Will would come to Levin and implore her to tell him.

But he doesn't seem to need to do that.

The boy, Will, was as kind as can be, and he was worried about the brave man who ran off with a thoughtful look on his face and went out to look for her.

He was looking for the girl who had run off without saying thank you.
It seems that Reus will no longer have to meddle.

Glad once again to see the compassionate nature of his beloved son, Reus flew high into the sky.