A week has passed since the attack by the Empire.

　Since then, banquets had been held every day in various parts of the royal capital, and the entire country was in a celebratory mood.
　It was the same at the Eccarlato mansion, and Mr. Brown and Maria threw a party for Sierra, Toa, and Nem's safe return, just like every day.

'Hello, hero,'
Haha ... hello.

　This is me now.
　Just walking around town, I get approached by strangers.
　Even though I'm just going to the guild, a number of strangers have talked to me today.
　Each time I have to laugh at them.
　Toa and Sierra are also busy waving at me.
　Nem was shyly hiding in my shadow.

'Oops!　Hey guys, here comes the hero!

　As soon as I opened the guild door, I saw a hot and stuffy man and a group of noisy adventurers coming into view.
　Yogi, standing on a table and holding up a mug, welcomed me when he found me.

　Yogi didn't think anything of the fact that I, a healer, had saved him.
　Rather, he was just impressed for some reason, saying, "I'm a healer and you've worked so hard to get this far.
　Every time he passed me in town, he'd say, "You're a hero! He even calls out to me in a familiar voice.
　The people in the town who noticed it would make a fuss about it, "It seems he's that hero," so please don't do that.
　Thanks to this, I couldn't go anywhere I wanted to go, and although I did show up at the guild, I had to spend most of my time in the gardens of the Eccarlato mansion.

'Yogi, please don't call me that,'
What's wrong with you? I'll give you another f*cking razzle-dazzle.

　Razbeer is a specialty of this country, a beer with a flowery aroma.

　After a while, Yogi returned with a handful of razz beer.
　I like to drink.
　Especially Razbeer, which I've been drinking every night these days.
　The adventurers who are not afraid to drink from noon onwards keep the whole guild involved in drinking, but it's not just the adventurers.
　The entire capital was filled with the smell of alcohol.

We have snacks too. How about you ladies? I'll bring some juice for the cat girls.''
'I'm not a catgirl!　It's Nem!
Oh, yeah. Oh, Nem. I'm sorry.

　Nem received the red juice from Yogi and took a seat as he was led to it.
　I came here today with the intention of receiving a request.........................what a light guy.
　However, I can't say that about Nem either.

''Isn't this all happening lately?''

　We sat around the table, each with a drink or juice in hand, and settled into our usual seats.

'Because, you know, the country was saved, right?　It's not the way it's supposed to be.
''I don't know what would have happened to King's Landing if Masamune hadn't come... Everyone admitted to losing at that time, and it can't be helped. The party will continue for the time being.

　Sierra was pouring down her second razzle-dazzle beer as she said this.

'Sierra, is the White King Knight's job okay?　A knight drinking in the daytime.
No problem. Reinhardt was drinking yesterday.
'Oh, knight's daughter!　You're drinking good!

　Sierra's cheeks blush as she is told that.
　Toa, who is defiantly drinking to the point of defeat.
　Nem is feeling drunk from the juice.
　In the past week, I've seen a similar scene many times.

　Since the end of the war, there have been few adventurers who have received requests for help.
　There have been few requests on the board. The reason for this is that the whole country is partying and getting drunk every day.
　But I'm not proud of being an adventurer, and I don't blame them.
　I just want to live happily and happily.
　It's just that I don't like to live in crowded places. I don't dislike the bustle and the atmosphere of the guild, but a few minutes later, I was leaving the shop as usual.



　I was drinking a razz beer in a bar with no sign alone.
　The second counter seat from the left is his permanent position for the past week.
　I guess this place only attracts regulars. If it's not too noisy, I always see only a few people.
　Maybe it's because the rest of the party is full of partying, but today I was the only one who saw any customers.

'It's empty today, isn't it?'

　I tried to talk to the master, but as usual, there was no response.
　The only thing that comes to mind is the unfamiliar music playing from the magic tool.
　Other than that, things were quiet.

　The door to the store opened and a man came in.
　It's a face I've seen a few times.
　The man sat down to my right, leaving one seat open. He sat down to my right and ordered a whiskey.

"You're alone again, aren't you?

　They knew me, too.

'Eh ... well, yes. I can't hold my breath for long in the atmosphere outside.
Is that why you always come here?
'Well, yes. It's always a little crowded here.

　I said.

'Excuse me,'

　I apologized to the Master.

"Our hero is shy. He's a hard man to find. I could have gotten anything with all this honor.

　I take a sip of razzle-dazzle at those words, pausing to pause.

'Did you know?'
You'd be crazy not to know. I know what it's like to be a regular. You've been here a long time, haven't you?
Is your uncle a regular?
My name is Arnold. I've been coming here since I was an adventurer," he said, "and I don't come here often anymore, but I still go here occasionally. I don't come here as often now, but I still visit occasionally. Master, you'll have to put his share on me.
Yeah.
"Mister Nito, today is my treat. I've rented out the whole place for that.
A private party? ........." and I looked around the store without understanding why. Mr. Arnold was looking at me with a dignified expression. Then suddenly, the name "Arnold" stuck with me.
"Master, get him a whiskey, please.
Mr. Arnold isn't an adventurer now, is he?
Yeah, I'm the king now.
Hey, the king?
Forgive me. I was told by Reinhardt that you wouldn't be granted an audience.
I mean, it's a private party, but... yeah, but...

　I couldn't help but look at Master's face.
　It would just be a normal thing for Master to agree to.

'Should I call you Masamune-dono, or Nito-dono? Rest assured, what we talk about here will not get out.
Nito, then, please.

　You don't know anything about me.

Well, then, Mister Nito. I would like to give you a medal. He can be knighted if he wishes. You'll get your money, your honor, and your position. But Reinhardt says that I should wait until I hear what Herr Nithot wishes. That's why I've created this opportunity for you, Master Nito, please do not hesitate to answer. What do you want from me as king?

　Suddenly, the audience began, and I was suddenly troubled by a question.
　I'm leaving King's Landing and I don't need the honor here.
　I have money, and even if I got a knighthood, I'm not familiar with it and don't know how to use it.

''That's your reward for preventing an imperial raid, right?
''That's how it will be. If the hero who saved King's Landing has nothing to show for it, his name as a king will be ruined. Whatever you want, just tell me what you want.
''I don't need the money. Yes, I've told Reinhardt, but if possible, please remove the name Masamune.
Huh, no need for money. You're just as weird as Reinhardt told me. But it's a very unusual request to have your name removed.
I hope you won't be prying, but we can't afford to let this "Hero Masamune" thing spread.
Okay. Okay, we'll take care of it. But that's not all.
Well, there are a few things you need to know.
You can ask me anything you want.
'I'm looking for attack magic that even healers can use, is there anything like that out there?　I looked it up at the Royal Library for a while, but I didn't know much about it.

　I remembered Sharon's words and went to the library a few days ago and forgot that I couldn't read.

'Well, you said that Lord Nito was a healer. I'm sorry, but I've never seen anything like that in my experience. It's common knowledge that healers can't use anything else due to the nature of their magic power being specialized in healing magic. I've never heard of any exceptions.
Well.....
I'm sorry. But you might learn something from the wizardry school. The Heilkwaite Higher School of Magic - one of the three major magical schools. It's a prestigious school for mages, and my son is a student there. It's not far from here.

　Speaking of which, Zephyr also told me to learn magic in school.
　He said that's common for a mage like me.

'It's easy to gather books and information that you won't find anywhere else in a magic school. I don't know what you'll find there, but it couldn't hurt to go. I'll send you a letter of recommendation, I'm an old friend of the headmaster there.
'Well, please. I'll stop by on my way.
All right. If you ever meet my son, I want you to be friendly with him. If you don't have any other questions, there's one thing I need to tell you, if that's okay with you.
Come in.
'I'm sorry to spring it on you, but when you leave the country, will you allow Sierra to accompany you on your journey?
Speaking of which, Hilda told me about it.
''Right, then we'll talk fast. Reinhardt, the late Edward, and the other White King's Knights, as well as others, already agree with me.
Ms. Sierra knows that...
'I haven't told you yet. I'm supposed to tell you between meetings today.
'But it's okay? We're missing a White King's Knight.
''The White King's knight is a position that was established to protect the king in the first place. Essentially, it is not the kind of thing that goes to the front lines to fight. The defense of the country is the job of the Kingdom Knights and the Ash Clan. And more importantly, Reinhardt said he was fine with that. I'm a trustworthy guy. No problem.
'I see. Then it's no problem for me. But let Sierra make the final decision. I don't want to be forced to take you around.
I'll tell him.

　Then he sipped his whiskey for a while.
　Mr. Arnold asked if there was anything else he wanted, but he couldn't think of anything in particular.

　A few days ago, Mr. Roberts came to the Eckerlert house to ask about it.
　It seems that the Old Gelt was sold, and that's why he came to give me a share of it, but I told him it wasn't all of it, but it was a lot of money.
　So I feel that getting money from the king is somehow meaningless.
　If the other party is the king, I want to receive something more valuable than money - and then I suddenly remembered.

　It was Oliver Joe.

　When I ran into him in Tanya village, I dropped the 《Oliver's Letter》 and saw what that guy had in mind for the king.
　According to Sierra-san, Oliver was a kingdom knight of Radshausen and former captain of the Ash Clan until two years ago.

''Arnold-san, there was one more thing I wanted you to tell me. Could you please read this to me?
What's this? What is this, a letter?
'Yes, sir. That's Oliver Joe's letter.

　Arnold-san's expression as he looked through the letter with a question on his face gradually changed to something dark and sad.

''Well I've heard from Reinhardt. I heard that Oliver is dead.
'He seemed to resent the country. He also cursed Sierra, who adores Mr. Arnold. Since I read that letter, I've been wondering why.

　I'm also curious as to why the name of the magic is still not displayed, only the magic I got from Oliver.

If it's just something that's hard to talk about, it's not--
Oliver is the man who was the captain of the Ash Clan.

　Mr. Arnold cut him off and took a sip of whiskey and told me about a past tragedy that had happened in this country.