A castle.

''The one with ........Shun?''

　A brave man, Oshima Hiroshi (Oshima Hiroshi), had heard the news that Sun had died.

''Yes, it seems he died after attacking the Elven Nation and being defeated.

　Hiro had received a report from his entourage, Aleverus.
　He was a man equipped with armor. His age was in the mid-twenties.

''He is ... dead.''

　Hearing those words, Hiro turned over.
　It wasn't because he was sad that Shun was dead.
　He was terrified that he was dead.
　Could it be that I will eventually be too?　He was so anxious.

''You can rest assured that we will protect you, Hiro-sama.

　Perhaps sensing Hiroshi's anxiety, Aleverus said that.
　But Hiroshi's anxiety doesn't go away, as these guys are weaker than me, so how can they be reassured?
　The brave men and women had a lot of optimistic thoughts, but only Hiroshi was the type who often had negative thoughts.

(The guy from Shun was weaker than me, too. That's why I was beaten. I'm not like him, I'm strong. I shouldn't get beaten.)

　I tried to keep that in mind, but my anxiety didn't completely disappear.

'Ah!　Shit!　We're going to hit them somewhere!　As long as we kill all the enemies and level up more, we shouldn't lose the quicksilver!

　I concluded.

'Where would you like to attack...?'

　Aleverus asks.

'Right. 'Bring me a map.'
Ha!

　Aleverus hurries over to grab a map.

'Well okay let's make it here.

　He pointed to the map.

'This is a well-defended place, you know?
I'm the one who's attacking you. You'll be fine.
Well that's true, I suppose. But I would like to make a few preparations.
Make it quick.
Ha!

　Hiroshi and his team's next attack site was decided.


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　Leaving the elven nation of Faracion, we headed to Vafol.
　Vafol is far away, and it's a long journey, but the people of the Falcyon royal palace have provided all the necessary tools for us.

　Along the way I absorbed a lot of demons.
　I defeated and absorbed every single demon I encountered.

　It would take a lot of time to remove the mark on my right arm.
　If what that guy said was true, then there would surely be a crisis in the meantime.
　In order to not create a situation where we have to rely on the power of the Abyss (Abyss), we need to become stronger.

　The demons that appeared along the way were not much of a guy, and I could defeat all of them now with a single blow.

　About thirty days after I left Falcyon, I arrived in Vafol.


'So this is Vafol?'
It's been a long time since I've been here, but it's still a big town.
There's so many people!

　There was a large gate at the entrance, and as we entered, we saw people of various races walking through the streets.

　Mestos, where we were staying, also had many different species.
　It's a town that looks like it's been scaled up from that place.
　There are some species that I did not see in Vafol.
　I would have liked to take my time looking around, but I didn't come here for sightseeing.
　But we are not here to see the sights.

I'm sure you are tired from your long journey, so let's find a place to stay and get some rest and then go to the library tomorrow to find out more about my curse and the Mark.
Will do.

　We find a place to stay.
　We found a cheap inn and spent the night there.