I, the Warrior of Light, Ray, was watching the running lights.
　He had lost the battle with the Earth Drake, was lying in a cave, and was approaching the end of his life.
　How could I let this happen?

　It all started when the four of us were gathered in the Grand Duke's castle.

'Welcome, warriors of light!

　His Highness, whose hair and beard were all white, welcomed the four of us, boys and girls from different backgrounds, with such a warm welcome.

　I was just a village man, a young monk of only 14 years old, and if I were real, I would not be allowed to enter the castle.
　Then suddenly the knight came to the village and said to me, "The prominence of the Warrior Spirit Prominence has come to me. You are the warrior of light." To be honest, I was skeptical at first.
　But after the four of us were hugged and praised by His Highness one by one, I realized that we were not being deceived.
　Because His Highness must be busy and has no time to deal with lowly people like me.

'Warriors of light!　In the name of Grand Duke Luxon Deveron, I decree!　"Strike down the Calicorn!　I promise to give you the benefit of the doubt as you wish in that time!　May the Divine Spirit Prominence bless you!

　His Highness sent us off with a loud proclamation in front of all his subjects.
　So the four of us set out on our journey as the Divine Spirit's chosen warriors of light.
　The purpose of our journey was to defeat the "Magic Bullet General" who was invading the Grand Duchy of Luxun.

　The journey was going very well right after we left.

My name is Eldora. "My name is Eldora, I'm a knight, and I worked as an apprentice knight in a castle.

　The oldest boy, the oldest of the four, said his name.

'Am I the only one here who has experience in battle?　I'll be in charge. You must listen to what I say. If you do that, we'll take down General Mago. You can count on me!　Trust me!

　With that, Eldora patted herself on the chest.

　I patted my chest inwardly. I think the other two felt the same way.
　Because I was just a mere villager until just a few days ago, and suddenly being told that I was a warrior of light and that I should fight monsters was troubling.

　As we continued our journey, we killed the small fry monsters along the way.
　Eldora always took the lead and taught us how to fight with great care. His leadership was excellent, and the three of us were safe as long as we listened to him.

　We kept moving up, and we realized that we were really warriors of light.
　The rate at which our status increased as we upgraded was tremendous.
　If I had stayed in the village and helped my father with the farming, I would have never noticed this in my life.
　We became more and more confident in our ability to fight, and we became more and more like warriors of light. I think.

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　Our journey, which had been smooth sailing, turned out not to be so...so abruptly.
　When we arrived in the town ruled by the Count of Postian, he pleaded with us.

His beloved daughter has been kidnapped by the Orc King who rules the nearby forest!　Please help me out, warriors of light!

　We talked it over. One of our companions suggested that we should not stop until we get to work on the Maggot General.
　But then Eldora said, "You can't just let him die.

"Can't just let them die, can we?　What did the Divine Spirit Prominence give us this power for?　We're not just trying to take out the Maggot Commander!

　Eldora insisted so strongly.
　Originally we were supposed to listen to our leader, so no one opposed us any further.
　We risked our lives to infiltrate into the forest controlled by the orc tribe, and together, we killed the orc king and rescued the count's daughter, Princess Isabelle, by joining forces.
　Then, after returning to the town, Eldora said.

I have decided to marry Princess Isabelle. I've decided to marry Isabelle, and I think she's fallen in love with me. So I'm sorry, but this is the end of our trip.

　The turmoil between us at that moment is indescribable.

"What are you going to do to defeat the Demon Bullet General, Eldora!
I'm giving it to you. You're gonna be fine now.
'Don't fool me with good smiles and dialogue!　What do you think the Divine Spirit Prominence has given us attaches to this power for!
At least as far as I'm concerned, it's not to get the ball rolling here. It's always been a dream of mine. I don't want to be a knight in shining armor. I want to do something good, become a nobleman.
It's you!　That's what you intended to do all along, and you said you were going to save the princess!
No, no, no, no, it was just good intentions. Good intentions.

　We realized that further pushback was futile.
　Eldora was a convicted criminal, ready to topple over, and it was useless to appeal to reason or conscience.

'Here's Attama!　Okay?　The three of us are going to defeat the Demon Boss for sure!　His Highness will give me a more awesome favor than being an earl!

　So breathed Teresa, the redhead of the party.
　She was more beautiful than pretty, and her winning ways suited her again, and she was popular with the guys.
　I think Eldora also had a shot at her before she switched to Princess Isabelle.

''From now on, I'm going to be the leader!　You guys, follow me!

　The winsome Teresa said, and the two of us remaining decided to follow.
　To be honest, the shock of Eldora leaving the party so suddenly was too much for me to think about things on my own. It was easier to follow silently, even though Teresa was telling me this and that, it was easier to follow in silence.

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'The four of us are now three, so we need to be stronger than that!
Yeah, I guess so.
So let's make a lot of detours from now on, shall we?　If you find a boss monster like the Orc King from the other day, you should kill it to gain experience!
Yeah, I guess so.
I had hoped to go straight to the bottom of the list to destroy the Demon Lord, but it's Eldora's fault for betraying me!
Yeah, I guess so.

　With such an exchange, with Teresa as our leader, our party started again.
　I was apprehensive at first, but that was quickly dispelled.
　We were a level higher than when we left the castle, and we had learned how to fight.
　Even with Eldora gone, the three of us were still able to cross the monsters well enough.

　When we heard that some village was attacked by a monster, we rushed over and killed it, and when we heard that some town was being troubled by a nearby boss monster, we rushed over and defeated it.
　Each time I was thanked for it, I didn't feel bad about it.
　We received lots of tokenistic thanks, and everyone was very happy.
　One time, the marquis was so grateful to have been saved from his land that he was able to say, "I'm so glad you're here.

'Great!　So much for the Warriors of Light!　I beg you to take our family heirloom, the Sword of White Flame!　"I want you to help us defeat the Magellanic General!

　He said and gave me a very rare magic sword.
　He said that if he sold it, it would be worth no more than 50,000 gold coins. I have no idea how many times in my life I would be able to live with that kind of money.

　The next day, Teresa disappeared with the Sword of White Fire.

　She had absconded with the treasured sword while the others and I were asleep.
　Teresa, who had called Eldora a "traitor," had betrayed us before her tongue was even dry.

'd*mn it, that guy!　You're going to sell out and live a lifetime of wealth on your own!

　The other - a boy whose face, name, features, and everything else seemed to be everywhere, Lad, stepped on the ground in frustration.
　He did so to the point that the floor of the inn almost fell out, and then

You wouldn't betray me, would you, Ray?

　Rudd asked with bloodshot eyes.

'Yes, of course......... But, Rudd still plans to continue his journey...?
'Ah!　What do you mean by that?
Because we're the two people who sang it.　Do you think this is enough to take out the Demon Lord?
It's not a question of if you can do it. We're going to strike!

　Rudd shouted at them with a fierce battle cry.
　I didn't know that he had such a strong desire to defeat the Magellanic Warlord.

The village where I was born was destroyed by the Magus General's army...
..........

　I thought I was going to be burned by the heat of hatred that flooded out of Rudd.

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　Me and Lad continued our journey together.
　There were supposed to be four warriors of light, but now there were half of them, and we had to level up more and more.
　Maybe Lad was in a hurry.
　Otherwise, he wouldn't have suggested that we gain a lot of experience by defeating a boss monster as powerful as Earth Drake.

　To be honest, I thought it was reckless, but in the end, I did as Rudd said and followed him, just following his lead.
　The two of us went to kill an earth drake that lived in a cave on the outskirts of a village.

　The four of us were all warriors of light, but our abilities and characteristics were very different.
　I'm sure you'll be able to find out more about this as well.
　So naturally, the way we fought would be me in front of them and Lad would do long-range attacks and support them.

'The one with degenerate dragon limbs is called a wyvern and the one with degenerate wings is called a drake. Both are said to be much weaker than real dragons. So even we should be able to beat them.

　Rudd had this unexpectedly savvy side to him, and I had to believe his story.

　I was a fool for believing it.

　At the far end of the cave, the hulking Earth Drake, who had been sleeping on his side, woke up when he noticed our presence and shrank back.
　Yes, it wasn't dressed up as an attack.
　Nevertheless, I was blown away by a tail blow waved by the bouncing bouncer that woke me up. It was only one shot, and I was mortally wounded.



　When Rudd saw this, he ran away, fearing for his life.
"Maybe he thought he couldn't die until he had avenged his village by taking out the Magic Bullet General.
　At any rate, I was betrayed by all three of the people I thought were my friends.

　I heard the huge footsteps of the Earth Drake biting down on me, and as I lay on the ground, still unable to move, I thought to myself, "Where in the world did I go wrong?

　Where in the world did I go wrong?

　It's obvious. From the very beginning.

　Was I really obligated to kill the Magus General, just because I was chosen to be the Warrior of Light, as ordered by His Highness?
　No matter how much leadership he had, why would he listen to Eldora's orders?　Why would you listen to Teresa's orders?　Why would he listen to Rudd's orders?　What's happening to me as a result of that?
　No, I'm not going to blame anyone else.
　It's my fault.
　I was the one who had no initiative, was too lazy to disagree because it was easy, and was always always at the mercy of others.
　I deserved it, and I'm dying.

'Yeah, it's a bummer...'

　As I was dying, I monologued.
　Earth Drake opens his big jaw gate and stretches his neck to eat me.
　At least I hope he does it in one breath.
　I don't want him to chew slowly or swallow it all the way into his stomach.

　So, just as I was thinking that - a sharp voice came to me - "Don't give up!

"Don't give up!

　At the same time, the sound of wind noise could be heard.
　Someone rushed over to me.
　Moreover, when it jumped, it took a leaping kick to the face of the Earth Drake.
　The monster, which looked so tough, suffered and gasped from a single blow.
　It was a ridiculous leg strength.

''Da.........?

　I stare into my fading consciousness.
　A young man was fighting an earth drake.
　He held a staff that seemed to be made of total mithril in both hands and struck the demon over and over again. He even mixed in a variety of kicking techniques to strike it down.
　What a brilliant battle of flesh and blood.
　Alone, he's overwhelmed that Earth Drake!

　He said his name.



　A martial artist.
　Oh, right, a martial artist. No wonder it's a brilliant meat fight.

　That martial artist, Mr. Magnus, continued to talk as he fought.

''Try to recover for now!　Drink the high portion.
'Yes, go ahead. You'll feel better soon.

　Before I knew it, the other one was at my side.
　Is it one of Mr. Magnus' friends?
　It's a girl in a maid's outfit of some dubious design.
　Her tone is pretty, but her face is disappointingly expressionless, and she presses a vial of Hyposensation into my mouth.

　At last, I couldn't keep my consciousness, and as my thoughts went dark, I replied, "Please.....

'Please ... don't ... don't ... order me ...'