The brave Radie.

　I'm a brave man who represents the human race, but I'm currently training in the village of Lax.

　It is said that her goal is to master the ability to defeat the Demon King, but she has been staying at Rax Village for some time now.

　That's when this situation came up.

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'My hero!　Brave master ah!
Thank you, thank you, thank you!

　Radhi was being worshipped by a large number of people.
　The people worshipping were people who had come from neighboring towns and villages.
　Pilgrims?

　People who wanted to see the brave man came to the village one after another to worship him.

　Some asked Radhi to shake his hand, and when he shook it, he held it up in tears.
I will never wash my hands again," he said.

　The village was crowded with brave worshippers as they came in one after another.

''What in the world is this...?''

　Watching the commotion from the side, I was just baffled.
　The brave man Radie, who is in the middle of the whirlwind, is also confused and polite to those who come to adore him.

''........this is the fame of the brave, that it is.

　Along with me, the one person who was watching the situation was Sesha, one of the members of the brave party.
　Incidentally, the other party member, Satome, is busily running around the brave Radie, organizing the worshippers and so on.
　Arranging the line, rushing the guests who tried to talk to the brave for a long time....

''Don't you have to help, Sesha-san?''
I'm not ashamed to say that I'm not very good at dealing with people like that...!

　It was the kind of buoyant, detached feeling that is typical of professional adventurers.

　I've spent most of my life on the demon side, so it doesn't quite make sense to me, but...
　Is the human race that valuable to a brave man?

　It's as if they are worshipping the living God.
　That's exactly what the people's reverence, or rather the attitude of devotion, towards Radie was like.

"Of course, the way people perceive it varies from person to person, but...

　Sesha-san also says, puzzled.

'There are those who think of the brave men as gods, aren't there?
Really?

　I've sensed that among the human race, the brave man is a particularly special presence, but I didn't expect that much.
　It's just like the position of the demon king for the demon tribe, isn't it?

That's why, depending on the place, I would receive an unimaginable welcome.... The reaction is even more intense around here, that it is far from the urban areas, that it is...!

　The piety of the countryside is exceptional, isn't it?

"Maybe that's why the brave man also takes this into consideration, that he hides his identity as much as possible during his journey and tries to avoid attracting attention. But this time, we stayed in one place too long...!

　It's the kind of thing that leaks out when you're here for a long time.

　The population of Lax village is small to begin with, so it didn't cause too much of a stir right after my visit.

　After a few months, some people even came all the way from other villages to see the brave man.
　A few months later, some people even went out of their way to come from another village to have a look at the brave man....

　........Now there was a long line of brave worshippers.

''Oh, hero-sama.......!　Since you've been touched by a brave man, you'll have a long life.......
Hahaha...!　Please take care of yourself...?
Brave Lord...!　I've had a bad knee for 10 years now.　If you touch it, I'm sure you'll feel better if you touch it, brave sir.

　Some kind of dubious folk remedy was occurring.
　I'm not sure if the existence of a brave person is that big for the human race, but I feel like someone else's business.

　But it wasn't just happening on its own and getting excited on its own, some were even trying to be active in response to it.

'No, yes, no, no, no...!'

　For example...!

'Come by and see. It's a brave manjuice bun!　Why don't you buy it as a souvenir of meeting the brave master!

　He was robustly doing business in the business of flight.

　It's not only a brave man bun.
　It's not only the memories of meeting the brave men and women, the figure picture, the carved wooden figure of the brave men to bequeath to the form. A parchment with just the brave man's name written on it. A wooden sword of a brave man. A brave man's key ring.

There's so much to choose from...!

　It's not just a matter of time before you're ready to do business with the tourists who have come to Lax Village in search of a brave man.

I'm sure you'll find that our villagers have a lot more business spirit than you think...?

　With that in mind, as I was looking at the stalls in the village, I saw something very strange and it caught my attention.

"Hey shopkeeper, what's this?
Hey, water!

　Water.
　You sell water?

　No, I'm not saying that water vendors are bad, but there are cases where people pay a thousand dollars for water, which is a precious commodity in some regions.

　However, it rains a lot in our village, and there's a river nearby, so we're not lacking in water.
　I don't think water has any monetary value in this area...?

　When I was thinking hard about it like that, did he read the expression on my face.......

Hehehe, you don't understand, sir. Water is water, but it's not just water.
So what kind of water is it?
What about this one, won't the brave man have a bath?

　Yeah?

Then the hot water comes out. And this water is the result of cooling that hot water!
What are you selling?　You!

　Like that water that Radey took a bath with.
　What does it add value to?

Don't underestimate it.　After all, he's a brave man, so not only does he benefit himself, he benefits everything he touches!　Just drink this water and you'll have good health and longevity!　If your husband has a bad spot, take it. You'll be cured in no time!

　You're using it as an elixir in place of a potion?
　Is it that great a hero's fame power?

No, it can't be!

　If the hot water from Radey's bath has such a beneficial effect, then me, Marika and the rest of the villagers who share that bath should be in super good health.......?

　.........hmm?

No, wait?

　Then I remembered something very important.
　My Lax village, although it is a fairly run-down country village, still has bathing facilities.
　Although it's common to the countryside.

　The only problem is that the bathing facility was a sauna.
　It's not a bad idea to have a little bit of a bath tub, but there's no way to get the rest of the water out of it.

What do you mean?

　When I questioned him, the owner confessed surprisingly easily.

Oh, dear. Are you a local?　Then I don't blame you for noticing it, but....

　He lied about the leftover water from the bath that Radey had taken.
　He said it was simply water from the river.

'Think a tourist who doesn't know anything about the situation in this village can be easily fooled?　Brother, will you shut up with this girl?　Don't tell the village leaders. If you do, I'll give you a share...!

　I grabbed the hand on the stall to offer him some coins, saying so, and grabbed it from my wrist.

"Huh?
It's a shame...?　I'm the chief of this village...!

　I'm the leader of my village.

I don't like the idea of you committing fraud in my village...?　Will you come over here a moment?　Why don't we talk about it in detail?

　With the help of the patrol adventurers, the entire stall was forcibly taken away.

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　After careful investigation, I found that most of the vendors were strangers, and some of them were so vicious that I could only think of them as scams, the village had no choice but to crack down on them.

　They even had to send out quests to the guild and mobilize adventurers to crack down on the malicious merchants.

　While there was such a problem, there were basically many tourists who came to visit the village to see the Radie, and the economy of the village was reasonably well off.