Nowadays, Fenix leads the fourth-ranked party in the world, but he was bullied as a child.
　Looking back, he wasn't petite or slow or weak, but he was timid. I had no autonomy, and I was indecisive, and whenever that was pointed out to me, I was embarrassed.
　The children in the village laughed at the flushed Feniks.
　The one who helped them was Reme.
　Reme longed to be a 【Brave Man】. That's why he helped Fenix who was in trouble.
　He wasn't particularly strong in fights, but he was quick-witted. He had an oratorical voice, and he tried to get rid of more than one bully, sometimes by talking up, sometimes by surprise, sometimes by trapping them.

　Still, he was always a wreck, but he laughed when he said, "[Brave man] will definitely win in the end.

　I'm a kid now, so I can't beat a lot of people just by going head-to-head, but when I'm ten years old, God will teach me the 【Job】 that I can get the most results from. I am definitely a 【Brave Man】, so I was training my body to train now for that time.

　No matter how late Fenix's words were, Leme waited and saved Fenix by saying, "You're not slow to think, you're thinking deeply.

　Because of his patience with him, Fenix was able to make quick decisions without diving deep into his thoughts.
　Reme had a lot of friends, and with him, Fenix was a natural part of the circle.
　That's why it wasn't strange.
　He couldn't understand how anyone could have given up on him for a mere ritual that would only tell him what the right job was.
　He was exhausted to the point where he couldn't even see, but he still congratulated Fenix for becoming a [Brave Man].
　A person who becomes a brave person must visit the 'Spirit Shrines' that are scattered throughout the world.
　If you find a spirit that likes you there, you can obtain greater power.

　Fenix swore at the shrines. What's a god, what's a spirit. He gave hardship to a person who should be a brave man, to a friend who has a heart more worthy of being a brave man than anyone else. What's [Position (Job)], you fool.

　Fenix was favored by the [Fire Spirit].
　Most of the people who were chosen as 【Brave Person】 were happy, and those who were not immediately began to mistake themselves for someone special. But the [Fire Spirit] doesn't like people like that. It had been a long time since he had been so stupid as to take it out on a god and a spirit, and it was interesting. For that reason, Fenix became the first contractor in a hundred and thirty years.
　How could it be that he was the only one so blessed?
　Fenix returned to the village in the worst possible mood.
　He returned to the village in the worst possible mood.
　His best friend, who had helped him so many times, had had his dreams cut off, and yet he had become a [Flame Brave].
　After that, Fenix would be highly ashamed of himself.
　Leme had recovered and had begun to train himself as a 【Black Mage】.
　Rather than making a disgusted face, he was excited to have obtained the Holy Sword and was happy as if it was his own business.
　A [Brave Man] can become stronger than the fiercest of the previous battles in just a few years. He has that kind of talent.
　Reme didn't falter there.
　Then let's strive for decades. And it's not just an effort, it's a dense and efficient training.
　He laughed as he said that and said the same cliché as usual.

''The [brave] will definitely win in the end.'' and ''On the contrary, if you win in the end, you're a [brave], right?　If you don't look around, I'll overtake you, too.

　Fenix's best friend was not a man whose fate could be twisted.
　In that moment, Fenix's future was set.

'Leme, I want you to party with me.

　I've never regretted those words, not once.

'Huh?　You know, I'll win in the end, but right now I'm a f*cking minnow. Being an adventurer is only going to drag me down. I mean, don't pay attention to me because I'm your friend.

'It's not like that. Leme will be strong. I don't want to be a rival to him. I want to be his friend.

I don't recommend it. You won't get any friends if you put in a [Black Mage].

　The reason I was able to become a [brave man] is because otherwise I wouldn't be able to stand shoulder to shoulder with my best friend.

''I can be the best with Reme. I'll be the first 【Brave Man of Fire】 and the strongest 【Black Mage】 in one hundred and thirty years to become the best.

　Leme rolled his eyes and looked at Fenix as if to confirm the truth.

''Well you've changed something,''

'Leme's never going to change. I'm really happy and proud of that.

I don't like it, quite.

　He says, and we both blurt out almost simultaneously.

'I mean, did you ever want to be an adventurer?'

'No, I hadn't even thought about it. Not until just now.

Hey, hey.

But now I want to be. I understand now. I understand what Reme said about the longing to be a [brave man].

　The longing for the title-less heroes in front of you will never fade away for the rest of your life.

''I see... no wait, you couldn't understand until now?''

"Ha-ha.

"What are you laughing at? d*mn........you're a strange guy, there's nothing good about being a [Black Mage].

　Leme didn't seem to resent his friends for leaving him.

'No, I realised. Me and those guys are the same. I became a [Black Mage] and I was disappointed. Because I thought it was a shitty [position (job)] that was useless. They thought so too, so they left me. It's the same, they and I both looked down on the [Black Mage]. Totally, the guy who admired 【Brave Guy】 is too stupid to notice the unconscious discrimination, it makes me cry.

"Reme is different. Even if I became a [Black Mage], Reme wouldn't have abandoned you.

I don't know.

No, absolutely.

　If he had given up on Fenix after that level, he would have been on the bully's side when he met her.
　Leme was different. He was sure of Fenix.

''Wait three years. I'll become a useful [Black Mage].

　Fenix nodded deeply at Leme's words.
　They themselves would become adventurers in the future.
　And one day we will run up the ranks with the friends we will meet.
　Then we will show them.
　The best-dressed brave man in the world is out there.

　◇

　I was sitting on the bed in the inn.

'Leme....'

　A thought I don't know how many times since he left.
　What should I have done?
　I can understand Leme's decision. He will not change his promise to his mentor. But that's not going to convince Alba or the other two. We were too close to the edge to begin with, and we didn't handle it well.
　The more I preached the necessity of Leme, the more they hated him.
　It's been almost ten years since I found out about [the position (job)]. Many things had changed since then.
　Unlike when the two boys were discussing their dreams with each other, there are many ties and ties.
　If you ignore those things and keep everyone but Reme out of the party, for example, it's useless.
　The party needs five people. No matter where you gather the remaining three people from, the result will be the same.
　In the first place, the three of them are truly excellent adventurers. Reme was the one who did the best job while standing around so that the three of them wouldn't realize their abilities.
　The newcomer was a girl named [Ice Hero] Beulah.
　He's only thirteen years old, but his fighting ability is high, like a 【Brave Man】.
　In order to strengthen the new team's cooperation, Fenix and the others canceled the Demon King's Castle attack once and attacked other dungeons in the vicinity. This is not for distribution, so the footage is not available anywhere.
　
　No wonder.
　The magic sword with its bellows-shaped blade wielded by Alba was flashy in appearance, but difficult to handle. He thought that his improved skills allowed him to comfortably cleave off his enemies, but in reality, Leme was letting him guide them into orbit with his black magic. He had made them stop in confusion or slowing down and adjusted the enemy to stand on track just at the moment the slash came.
　Likewise, Lily's arrows were less accurate, and Lark couldn't judge the enemy's attacks as well as he would have liked.
　Béla's movements were also awkward due to tension.
　The three of them say they're just a little out of sorts, but no.
　With the disappearance of Leme's support, they just felt the enemy was stronger than before and they had to fight with their own near-bare strength.
　The frustrating thing is that no one will believe me when I say that and.
　That Reme wouldn't come back if they made him admit it.
　The three of them are still top-notch adventurers. They've already corrected the misalignment in their senses. They don't seem to realize that the reason for the misalignment is Reme, and when they fix it, the hole that Reme left out is too big.

''I thought we were supposed to be the best together, Reme.

　I didn't think he was going to get out.

I thought we were going to win in the end.

　If you're in a party somewhere, it's still good. But there's no such information.
　But that doesn't seem to mean he's not back home.

"You can't just give up. That's just not possible.

　I don't know what he's doing, but he will eventually become a brave man.
　Then as long as I become the strongest [brave man], he will eventually come to overtake me.

''I'll do that and wait for you.''

　Fenix leaves the room and meets up with Alba Lark.
　He also meets up with Lily Vera near the dungeon.
　He looks around at his companions and quietly tells them.

''We will capture the Demon King's Castle and we will be ranked number one in the world.