I looked at Sword. He was extremely on edge. Or rather, his hand was resting on his swords hilt. Hes up and about to slaughter them in an instant!

Hey, wait a moment. I want to talk with them.

Your not doin it would be better for my heart though, you see?

Not my heart but his, eh?

Youre not sensing any malice from them, so wouldnt a little chat be okay? You didnt sense any from the spirit world dweller and Sir Dungeon Core either, did you?

With a deep sigh, Sword released his combat stance.

Being called bravethe young man, who appeared to be in the second half of his twenties going by appearance, had completely frozen while repeatedly blinking his eyes in surprise, maybe stunned about being called a brave or shocked that he was almost cut down all of a sudden. Well, I feel you. Either of those options would be surprising, to say the least.

You followed us cause you got some business with us, right? Fightin or talkin; which is it goin to be?

Talking, please.

Okay, hello then.

Hello. Umm..just to make one thing clear, Im not a brave

Sword interrupted with a scary voice, Liar. Black hair, a relatively flat face, and a slender body; all of these are traits typical for a brave. I wont say that it applied to all braves throughout history, but its been passed down that very many of em had such traits.

Whoa. Seeing his face, I was surprised about him having the same features as the humans of the other world I used to live in, but those were actually the traits for braves, huh?

Certainly, I was summoned here and suddenly told, Go and defeat the demon king as brave, but that was quite one-sided. Besides, the other guy who got summoned with me was all gung-ho about going along with it, so I thought itd be just fine to let him handle all of it Since it looked like Id be killed if I refused, I agreed with their demand for the time being, but after leaving the capital, I never called myself a brave. Look, I was suddenly told to kill a person I dont knowthough Im not sure whether you can call them a person. In the first place, fighting or murdering others is impossible for me since I come from a world that has been peaceful

Oh wow, someone with a super straightforward common sense (for an otherworld person) has shown up. Why has this guy been summoned, though? He seems completely unable to kill others. Or turning it around, hes going to croak in no time in a world like this.

Sword was dumbfounded.

So it wasnt you who tried to meet us when we were in the capital, intruded into the house we rented over there, and destroyed it?

Ah, something like that happened as well, didnt it? I completely forgot after getting all excited about the port town.

Mr. Brave appeared to be somewhat puzzled.

Eh? I dont know anything about that. Or rather, you were in the capital? I departed the capital right away after leaving the royal castle and came here, so I didnt know about you two being over there. Then again, I dont have any acquaintances who could have informed me. I know Im repeating myself, but Ive lived in another world. So I dont know anyone over here.

Sword apparently understood that he was telling the truth.

Certainly, we came here while riding Char or Bronko, and I didnt see anyone following us during that time. To begin with, no one would be able to keep up with our speed anyway! In order to meet us, hed have been forced to leave the capital early to come here ahead of us. But, since we havent told anyone about our destination, he wouldnt know whether were actually going to come here or go somewhere else altogether.

The one destroying our house in a desire to meet us wasnt this guy.

Theres a second brave?

He nodded at my question, Hes a guywho has slight issues with an adolescent hero-wannabe syndromeah, do you understand what I mean?

Youre talking about the thing where they start babbling about dark-something being sealed in their right arm, right?

Yeah, that!

Sword blinked his eyes in surprise.

Eh? Sealin somethin in your right arm? A demon or stuff like that? Isnt that dangerous?

Yes, its dangerous. In all kinds of meanings. So, that guy is currently in the capital, huh?

No idea But, since he couldnt memorize the chants of magic spells, he was given a sword decked with plenty of ornaments. Flaunting around that thing, he challenged the knight leader.

Oof. Makes you wonder just how old that boy is. Or maybe hes actually a geezer?

A wannabe-hero syndrome patient screaming stuff like Im way too old for this! Its been ages since I last memorized anything! Isnt that the absolute worst?