Why?

　I've said no once and for all, but Roselwy is persistent.
I'm sure he is the kind of person who takes the refusal to say "I'm fine" as an affirmation.

I'm sure you'll be able to find out more about this.　We have been given the heaviest and most honourable title for a human being!　Shouldn't we accept it with great joy and respect?
That's your idea, not mine. I don't want to be a hero.

　I had a hunch, but when I came here, his purpose became clear.

　Apparently, he wants to make me into a hero.
　I think he wants to use that as his trump card to defeat the demon king.

''From what I've heard, it seems that it was you who made Pigalo, Zester and Altamir into brave men.
Uh-huh...?
The rule of thumb is to have one brave person per generation. It's not a good idea to ignore the legitimate hero, Radie, and mass produce fake heroes.
''I hope you'll take that as a sign of my determination to help the human race achieve its longest wishes!

　You are exaggerating again.

''I will do everything I can to defeat the Demon King!　If a brave man has no chance of defeating the Demon King, I'll just fire him and install a stronger man as the brave man!　Isn't that the natural course of events!
What?

　The one listening beside you is your own Radie.
　This is a rude comment, and as expected, her expression is frozen.

"That's a horrible thing to say, you...!

　I'll be the first to argue with you.

'Radey is a fine and brave man. He's a minimum of competence and has a noble spirit. Much more so than all the brave men and women you've picked out.
''No, I have just selected someone far more qualified to be a hero than her. It's you!

　He points at me with a thud.
　I'm not going to be able to get the same thing done.

"I'm definitely lacking in one thing that makes me a brave man.
'What is that!　'I don't think I'm missing anything. You're perfect!　Pointless humility is just spinning time, throw it away!
The will to do a hero's duty.

　When I told him this, Roselwy's expression didn't seem to be in sync.

'I don't think a brave man is noble in the slightest, nor do I feel proud of it. Everything a brave man has to do seems pointless to me.
''What, what...?''
'In comparison, Radey takes pride in being a brave and responsible person. Isn't it too disingenuous that he's trying so hard to fulfill his responsibilities, but the board members who appointed him refuse to acknowledge him?
Uguguugu...?

　I said it so crisply that the other party froze, unable to continue with the second sentence.

I'm sure that my assertion that the title of a brave man is of no value at all struck too much of a void in his thinking.

''Ko...!　Stop saying things that are not in your heart. Why are you spouting such falsehoods?　Are you suggesting that I undermine you?
'Undermine?　Why?
'Because those who should be brave are despising the brave!　What an unreasonable statement!　Now, take back your words now and take your place as a brave man!　And you must defeat the Demon King!　It's your destiny for the world and your destiny!　It's justice!
No.

　He's really not a good conversationalist.
　He came out poorly as a director of the Center Guild, but he's getting less and less patient.

''.........''

　The other party also exhales deeply, as if trying to calm himself down.

''Well let me tell you my story. I was born in a city on the west side of human territory. My family was reasonably wealthy, and I was raised with a reasonable education.

　Talking about yourself all of a sudden?

The most important lesson I received from my parents is that everyone has a role to play. The most important lesson I learned from my parents was that each person has a role to play. Otherwise, there is no point in being born. That's why I wanted to contribute to this world as much as I could.
Heh.
''The first thing I thought of was to defeat the Demon King. What could be a greater feat for the human race than defeating the demon king and destroying the demon race?　Become a hero, kick out the demons under your command to reach the demon king and destroy him!　That's how I've devoted myself to dreaming of myself contributing to this world!
Oh, man.
'But the dream was dashed. I had no talent for fighting. No matter how hard I tried, my talent never blossomed. I was forced to give up not only the path of being a brave man, but also the path of becoming an adventurer, which was the way forward. I was really shocked at the time. I even thought I shouldn't have been born.

　Roselwy's tone was trembling as he remembered the agony of those days.

　He must have been frustrated from the bottom of his heart.

　I also suffered a major setback when I was just starting to remember things.
　When I was confronted with the fact that I couldn't use magic in the demon king's army, I realized that the only way to live was to crawl around at the bottom.

　Even when those memories came back, he didn't feel sorry for Roselwy.

　Even though it was a setback, his was light.
　He had said he was born 'reasonably well off', but that was a lie.
　He was supposed to be absurdly wealthy.
　Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to ascend to the position of Director of the Center Guild, the pinnacle of the human race.

　From the looks of it, Roselwy was in his late thirties to early forties.
　It was even more so since he was able to master the position of a vassal at such a young age.

'More importantly, my life is set in stone. If I can't make the best contribution to the world, then I will help those who can make the best contribution. ....That's why I joined the Council.

　The blessed who have been given everything, wielding power and wealth to fill the tiniest of gaps.
　That's all I saw.

　A grand game of power struggle to fill the void of complacency.
　Why does it look that way?

''I believe that with you, I will definitely be able to accomplish the feat of defeating the Demon King!　Now, let's go and take each other's hands!　To the path of glory!
"If you really want to 'save the brave'........

　I said my honest opinion.

I said, "You have to help him unconditionally. If you can't do that, then at the end of the day, you're doing it for yourself, not for the world, not for others. If you can't do that, then at the end of the day, you are doing it for yourself, not for the world or others. You are using a brave man for your own sake.

　At that word, Roselwy's expression distorted.

''It's probably the same with the fact that you selected the brave men yourself without permission. You just want to keep the credit to yourself. The other board members don't care about the other board members, they're trying to get the brave man they alone selected to defeat the Demon King.

　Because if you don't, you won't get to keep the credit to yourself.

"You only see your own glory. How can you make such a blatant lie about wanting to make a contribution?
'I'm not lying!　I sincerely do the world a favor...!
'And I'm cornered and impatient. After the mistakes Pigaro and the others have made, the fire is coming to you, isn't it?

　It's a good thing that you're not the only one who's been in the same boat as me.

I've heard that they were chosen by you arbitrarily. That's why if you succeed, you'll be the only one who gets credit. If you fail, you'll be the only one to take the blame. It's a risk that should be taken.
..........
I'm not doing your job for you. So you'll go home quietly. I have a very important job to do.
''Don't be silly.......?''

　The voice was muddled with vindictiveness.
　It was like a different person from the voice before it.

''What's the important business...!　How can the insignificant day-to-day life of these poor people take precedence over my plans!　You idiot!　Why can't you see that getting my cooperation is the most precious thing in the world!
I guess it's true.

　It's crude to expose the ground at this level.

'Listen!　I chose you for this!　Then you must do what I tell you!　I'm going to make you a hero!　And you will do it willingly!
So that's your job, Radie.
'No!　That little girl, she's not a brave one!　He's not because I didn't choose him!　Only my chosen ones are brave!　Fool!　How can't you understand something so simple?
Try saying that in front of the other directors. There'll be a lot of idiots.
''Unugaahhhh?!''

　Roselwy, finally forgetting his language in a fit of emotion.

''Obey!　The director's orders!　The Center Guild Director's orders!　If you do that, we'll send a guild knight to tie you up!　I'll burn this poor village to the ground!　If you don't like that, then follow me!

　Roselwy's cheeks, which were making so much noise that she couldn't watch anymore, were slapped as hard as she could.
　Pang.

''Buh-oh?''

　With a slap.
　I was surprised as well as I wondered what was going on, but who slapped me was the female adventurer, Leelina.
　It was supposed to be someone from the same side that came with him, but why?

'Come on, it's too unseemly.

　I say this on behalf of everyone who has been thinking.

''I came here because I believed in you. I believed in Anata's words of wanting to defeat the demon king and bring prosperity to the human race. But all you ever thought about was your own prosperity, and I'm disillusioned.
''.........?''

　Roselwy suppressed her cheeks with an expression that said, 'I've never even been beaten up by my parents.

''Ooh, good thing I remember that!　I don't care what you think!　You can do the world a favor!　Under me!　The powerful have a duty to use it justly!
'It's horribly empty coming out of your mouth!
Shut up!　I will bring you to your knees!　And you will be the brave man who saves the world!

　Roselwy had left with the discarded line "I'm going to save the world!
　He really was just a beautiful guy.