Three weeks have passed since I came to the Land of Beastmen.
　Only one more week until I return to the Ifrus Magic Academy.

　This week, we're going to explore the ruins in Bestieth. It's a dungeon inside, but to prevent adventurers from ruining it as a place related to the hero who defeated the demon king a hundred years ago, it is forbidden to enter.

　In the dungeon, there may be equipment and items left behind by the brave men of the past. In fact, in other dungeons that the brave men visited, weapons and other items that were used by the brave men were found.

　This is why some of the dungeons that the brave men of the past have entered are now blocked off with the idea that such items should be passed on to the next brave man.

　I was able to enter such ruins. Since I became the owner of this country and furthermore, Tina is a descendant of the brave, there was no one to complain about it.

　However, I've been asked by Leo, the Beast King, not to destroy the ruins without a fight.

　My purpose for entering the ruins was to follow the trail of a brave man that Tina said she liked.

　I was curious to know what kind of person he was.
　I especially wanted to know the name of the brave man.

　There were five brave men who defeated the Demon King a hundred years ago. Those brave men had defeated the Demon King and saved the world. Naturally, information about them was recorded in various books.

　However, only the heroes that Tina liked were not mentioned in any books, for some reason, their names were not written in any books. People called him the 'guardian hero', and he became stronger when he had someone to protect behind him.

　However, there was little other information about him.

　There were records of what kind of demons he had defeated, but there was no description of his name, appearance, or fighting style in any book.

　Although he was one of the heroes who saved the world, he was the only one for whom no portrait or stone statue was ever made.

　Is there some special reason for this?

　A few years ago, I asked Tina if I could at least ask her the name of a brave man.


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Tina, do you have a minute?

What is it?

"Tina and the brave man who says he traveled with her. His name isn't mentioned in any of the books but do you know why this is?

Oh, that's because he stubbornly refused to identify himself, no matter how many people he saved.

"He didn't tell you his name? Why?

'He said that he didn't have the power of a real brave man and that he was ashamed to have to fight with me - because he was ashamed to have to fight with me.

　The guardian heroes have transferred to this world without receiving the skills and status they should have received from the gods. In order to help Tina.

　He succeeded in saving Tina, but the brave man's strength was too weak compared to the original transitioning hero. Still, he continued to save people as a brave man.

　I'm going to be able to say that I'm not going to be able to do anything about it.

　Tina had the blessing of 'the heir to the blood of the brave'. It is said to be a blessing that appears on the bloodline of a brave person at a distance.

　Tina and her guardian heroes saved many countries and cities from the threat of demons while improving each other.


''I see... but as expected, Tina heard his name, didn't she?

'Of course!　He was...

　Tina's expression stiffened.

''He's a hero-sama's name.......why.......why?''

"Oh, hey, Tina, you okay?

　Tina's face turns blue.
　The brave man's name doesn't come up.

　It seems it's not just that she can't remember it.
　It's as if someone has taken away her memory of the brave man's name and she's upset.

　And then──.

Tina!

　Tina collapsed unconscious.
　She was sweating an unusual amount.


　Later, Tina regained consciousness, but she didn't remember her conversation with me. I was allowed to check Tina's status, but there was nothing abnormal.

　But Tina's condition just now........

　It was as if something was forcibly blocking her memories of the brave guardian──it felt like that.


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　I've been trying to avoid asking Tina about the guardian's bravery ever since.


　And I thought that today I might find some information about the hero's name or Tina's memory in these ruins.

　This was the first ruin that Tina and her guardian heroes had trudged through together.

　I was a little nervous about taking Tina with me after she collapsed just trying to remember the brave man's name, but on the contrary, I had a feeling that I might be able to recover Tina's memories that had been erased or blocked.


'Is everyone ready?'

""Of course!"

　The dungeons in the ruins would be tackled by all of their classmates, including Tina.

　With this group, even if it was a dungeon that took the guardian hero and Tina a month to traverse, they would be able to complete it in a week.

　I heard that the hero and Tina were able to level up to about level 100 after stepping in the dungeon, and I predicted that there would be no problem for us, as there were already several members who were well over level 100.

　If we can't do it in a week, we can transfer back to the Ifrus Magic Academy and try again when we have time.

　We stepped into the dungeon of the ruins.