If I made that idiot sergeant the director of the Center Guild, Lax Village would be in trouble not too far away.

　With that in mind, I decided to thoroughly hinder him from becoming a board member.

　In order to do so, what will be needed is someone to replace him as the director of the Center Guild.

　Soon, the board of directors will have one seat open due to the retirement of the chairman of the board.

　He's the one who's going to jump into that vacant seat.
　It was calculated that if they packed in another person beforehand and kept a lid on it, they wouldn't let that guy hold any unnecessary power.

　So who would they push to be the new board member?

　The current president of the Center Guild seemed to think that I was the one, but that's exactly what I'm going to do.

　I'm a lifelong servant of Lax Village only, so I don't have time to be a board member in another land.
　I also serve my family.

　So, is there anyone else?　I rummaged around and came across just the right person.

　It was Mr. Best Fred, the foreman at Mithril Mine.

　That man has been posted to the Mithril Mine for quite some time now, and that's why it's probably time for him to be transferred.

　Before he was transferred, he was also serving as the director of the Center Guild and had fallen out of the capital, so to speak.

　If that's the case, there is a way to return to the director's position.

　Best Fred has been a great help to me during the mithril mining process, and I know that I can trust him with my personality and abilities.

　I know that I can trust him with my personality and abilities.

　So I approached him about it, but.....

'No!!!　Never!　I don't like it!

　I was rejected like crazy.
　Why?

'I don't want to go back to the Centre Guild anymore!　Day and night conspiracy numbers swirl!　I don't want to go back to the mononoke's nest where I can't trust anyone!　No more days of nerve-wracking and even suicidal thoughts on a daily basis!

　He was adamantly reluctant to do so.

'By contrast, my days in the Mithril mines seem to be heart-warming!　Knockers are pure, hard-working people whose hearts show up!　I don't want to leave this place ever again!　I'm going to spend my whole life with them!
Danner!
'We love our dunnas too!

　The sub-race knockers working in the mine.
　The sub-race knockers who work in the mine came out of nowhere and flocked to Best Fred.

"When did these guys become friends...?

　I'm baffled, but that's because we've been working together for five years now.
　It's not a bad thing.

　It's a pity that Bestfred-san, who has found a safe haven, has to be dragged back to the center of the conspiracy, so he has decided not to run for office.

　I wish him a long and happy life with the knockers.

'I'll have to find another person to run...'

　I returned home to the village of Lax, thinking about many things.
　Home is important.
　No matter how hard I work during the day, coming home and being surrounded by my wife and children revives my body and soul.

　They are the reason I can fight.

　Today, I come home to rethink the meaning of my desperate life...!
　But today, things were somewhat different.

'To-chan, to-chan!

　First of all, my oldest son, the most energetic in our house, came to greet me.
　And then he said.

"Dad, I'm going to be a hero!
What?

　I couldn't believe my ears when I suddenly couldn't believe what he was talking about.

　My child is a brave man?
　How did that happen?

I had an errand boy come by during the day.

　His wife, Marika, who appeared to greet him afterwards, said.

''They're going to hold a selection meeting soon to select new brave men. And they're inviting Gran to it........
Did they invite you to watch the show?
No, I'm told he's a candidate for bravery.

　It was insane.

　Radhi had reached the Demon King's Castle and disappeared without a trace.
　Since then, the human race has been without a brave man on the human side.

　Even excluding the great goal of defeating the Demon King, the existence of brave men is now an essential part of the human race.
　That's why there must not be a period of time without a brave man.

　I'm sure you'll be able to find out what's going on in the world.

''When you think about it, it's too late...?

　The fact that the selection meeting for the brave is now held after all this time.

　It's almost a year since Radie disappeared.
　It's a long enough time to be a problem for the return of a brave man's absence.

There was a lot of confusion. Radey didn't receive any support from the center guild towards the end.

　The news that she had reached the Demon King's side was the first I had heard of it.

　I was surprised and confused, and the situation was further complicated by the truce agreement to rebuild the Rasperda Fortress.

　This and other factors must have postponed it until today.

　Well, if you want to replace Reedy with a new, brave man, do what you want.
　It's none of my business.

　I thought there might be another attempt to make me the hero, so I was wary of that.

　But now I've changed my aim.
　I'm going to carry my son out.

It's a good thing that you're not the only one.

　A six year old hero........
　

"I think they think you're more likely to be antsy than a forty-year-old brave man.

　I've been a married couple for a long time, and Marika is becoming less and less reserved in her speech to me.

I'm not going to be able to do that. It's not a good thing to be a brave man.

　It's just life being used by the political monocrats of the Center Guild.
　I don't want to be the one to do it, and I don't want my son to do it either.

I'll tell him no.

　And I'll give him a glare and tell him not to mess with my kids ever again.

"Dad, I want to go.
Hmm?

　There's something positive about my son Gran.

'A brave man is a thing, right?　The best ones do it, right?　I'm strong!
No, no, no.　Being brave isn't just about being strong...!

　I'm not even talking about those with courage in their hearts, or love in their minds, or any of that ideological stuff.
　I'm talking about the politics of being a handmaiden to the Center Guild!

''Ehhh?　I want to be a hero, I want to be a hero!

　Is that kind of a 'buy a toy, buy a toy' kind of thing?
　Unexpected. Why is this girl so obsessed with being brave?

'Because Grandpa Arantzill was a brave man once, wasn't he?　I'm always bragging about it. That a brave man has to be a true strong man to be a brave man.
"That man...?

　You were just trying to win the respect of your grandchildren by lying to them...?
　Isn't that the only time in your life?　How dare you go around spouting off about that guy being a hero?

'Grandpa Grumba says the Four Heavenly Kings are stronger than him!　I'm going to be a hero or the Fourth Heavenly King!

　Seriously?
　I wonder if the brave is still more realistic from that option?

　... no wait?

　They've been busy rebuilding Lasperda Fortress lately, haven't they been in town much?
　So where do you get to interact with your grandchildren?

It's okay, Anita.

　Maleeka says as she puts her dinner on the table.

'I'm afraid her wannabes are getting out of hand now. 'I think he'll be a little calmer if he learns about the outside world. It's important to make memories of your childhood.

　The brave selection committee is making memories.

　.........Well, there's no way a six year old would be chosen as a brave person.
　It's true that it's just to make memories.