<Authors Notes>

We have received one new review since the latest chapter. Thank you very much.

Incidentally, the title is similar to Chapter 227, but this is a new chapter. (The words used in that chapter were swapped)

< Yasu Tomohiro POV >

Gashaaaannn!

A strange metallic sound woke me up from my slumber.

If I remember correctly, my body should have laid down on the ground when I went to sleep.

But now, I felt like my upper body was upright.

Someone was clutching unto my shoulders from behind.

Some rude b*stard actually dared raise my body and disturb my sleep!?

What the f*ck do you think youre doing, b*stard!?

Just when I was about to exclaim my right, I noticed.

[! Hnnnnhghhh!?]

My words wont properly come out.

The lower half of my face is covered with some kind of iron mask.

This must have forcefully put on my face.

I can still breathe through my nose.

However, this thing hardly allows me to breathe through my mouth.

[Ngghhhhhh!]

We should already be near the royal capital of Urza, Monroy.

Last night, we camped out and slept.

Just as usual, I slept in a place far away from the Sixth Cavalry.

(There should have been a device that would make a sound if there was an intruder!)

A device made from pieces of wood and thread.

When someone intrudes and their foot trips upon this string, the pieces of wood would clatter and make a sound.

I saw it in a movie a long time ago, and copied it.

(I didnt notice the sound!? How is this possible!?)

[Theres no way that us, the Sixth would fall for that obvious trick]

A familiar voice came from behind me.

The Deputy Captain, Ferenoch.

In addition, I also noticed the other members of the Sixth Cavalry surrounding me.

(T- This is unforgivable! Burn up-)

< Laevateinn >

[Ngghhh!]

The skill wont activate.

Thats right.

In order to activate a skill, I need to vocalize the skills name.

But because of this d*mned ill-formed mask, I cant pronounce it!

[Hnnnhh!]

However, I still have the Heros status correction.

I should still have more abilities than most of these otherworlders.

Standing up, I tried to strike Ferenoch who was behind me.

However, my fist simply cut through the air.

[This is the extent of a Hero from Another Worlds abilities huh?]

Nfufufufufu

The soldiers started chuckling.

Even Radis, who I punished with my black flames before, sneered.

[Gyahaa! What a sorry sight you are, Hero-dono? Without that Inherent Skill youre so proud of, is that all you can do?]

[!]

Anger erupted within me.

My head was seething with rage.

(This cowardly b*staaaaaaards!)

Feeling this rage within me, I glared at their Captain, John Doe, who is the only one sitting in their group.

I tried complaining to him with my eyes.

If I report this to the Goddess, something dreadful will happen to you.

But if you stop this farce now, I may still forgive you.

Quickly order your lackeys to release this Black Flame Hero now.

I dont know if my intent was conveyed or not.

John Doe stands up.

He then started walking closer.

The soldiers obediently opened up a path for him.

When John Doe arrived directly before me, he crouched down-

[? -!]

and unsheathed the dagger on his waist.

He then placed the tip of his dagger at my throat.

(This b*stard What is he up to now)

The atmosphere around him is unlike before.

[Hmmm!?]

[If I decide that youre useless, I can get rid of him huh that was what the Goddess told me but I see. No wonder the Goddess gave up on you.]

[ ! ]

Thats impossible

(I am)

I was given a special mission by the Goddess A mission only I could perform

[A Hero who abandoned the other Heroes and fled alone after a few fingers were cut off by a Golden-eyed monster. It would be strange if you seriously didnt think that the Goddess evaluation towards you had fallen to the bottom.]

[..!]

[Well, perhaps, the Goddess had already given up on Tomohiro Yasu when she entrusted you to us, the Sixth.]

What in the

What in the world is this guy before me talking about-

[It was beyond pathetic that it looks ridiculous. In other words, you have been determined to be a hindrance to the other Heroes.]

[ ! ]

[The Goddess had judged that even without you, the other Heroes can still defeat the Geat Demon Emperor.]

That is

That is that is that is-

-impossible.

[Perhaps, anticipating that a situation like this would happen, the Goddess had given me this mask for your execution. As long as you wear it, you would not be able to speak your skills name It doesnt have much use for the S-ranks who have high status corrections or for those Heroes who dont rely on their skills but its very effective on Heroes like you who only rely on your skills.]

There was no expression on John Does face as he indifferently spoke this.

Even though it held no emotions within it, on the contrary, it scares me.

[Good griefOur captains hobbies are getting worse every year.]

[The higher they rise, the harder they fall. The only way to deal with people like this is to allow them to be as arrogant as possible. That way, the pleasure of them down will be multiplied many times over. This fall is necessary to spice things up.]

[Youre scary as heck, you know that?]

[Radis too, well done persevering.]

[The only reason I was able to persevere was because I was because I was scared of Captain. Captain is really scary.]

[Tomohiro Yasu.]

John Does eyes turned back towards me.

Our eyes met with each other.

However, I could feel no hatred in his eyes.

Its just normal.

Average.

The look in his eyes is no different from a random passerby who is just looking at some drama unrelated to them.

And they were a scary pair of eyes.

[You seriously thought the people of this world are generally stupid, arent you?]

[ ! ]

[I can tell by your attitude. Its not just us, the Sixth, that youre treating like a fool. You probably look down on all of us all the humans in this world. Well, in short]

John Doe pushes the tip of her blade slightly into my throat.

I could feel pain like being pricked by a fine needle from my neck.

[You shouldnt underestimate people from other world, you know?]

[However, it would be a shame to kill you too soon. Well have you tag along our travel for a while.]

The smiles on the faces of the surrounding soldiers were very sadistic.

Even Ferenoch and Radis

The both of them were laughing.

Still with the same indifference he had before, John Doe continued.

[Well make this trip as enjoyable as possible.]

[Youre quite a wreck, wheres the spunk you had back then?]

[How unsightly Captain, it doesnt look like hell last for long. His screams have all died down]

[I believe tthat the fingers that were severed by the Golden-eyed monsters were attached by the power of the Goddess.]

(?)

[Lets detach it again.]

[ ! ]

[Uwaahh, you serious!?]

[Im not joking. However, only detach those fingers which the Goddess attached. I will not allow you to cut off any other fingers.]

[Hmmm! Hngghh!? Hmmmnhh!]

[Ohh, hes starting to stir now, isnt he?]

[Hold him steady. Ferenoch, you do the cutting.]

[It cant be helped. Im not really interested in doing this, but, oh well]

[Be ready to stop his hand from bleeding as soon as Ferenoch is done.]

[Hmmmhhhh!!!]

[Gyahaa! What the, so hes still fine and lively, aint he!?]

[Your tears are already far too late.]

[Hnnnnhhhh!!! Hmmm! Hmmmgggnnhnhhh!!!!]

(S- Stop! Stop stop stoooooop! Waaaaaaa!? Stop! Stop, stop! Wait! Waaaaaaaaa!? Sto)

Thunk-

[]

Regaining my consciousness, I dont feel the pain anymore.

I could only feel the vibrations, as my body was tied up.

Placed in some kind of sack

Im now being carried by someone.

As a luggage, that is.

Its most probably Ferenoch whos carrying me.

[I wonder if you can successfully do this mission, Radis?]

[Ill make it successful. If Goddess-sama judges that I did a job well done, she might finally confer upon me the title of Demi-Human! Theres also a chance that she would entrust me the management of some of the Demi-Humans we capture in the Faraway Country]

[That Goddess is generous to those who obey her. That part makes her scary though.]

[Shes beautiful, kind, and has a nice body though?]

[Im talking about the inside.]

[Huhh Captain also had that side of him thats the same as Goddess-sama, doesnt he?]

[Well, Captain is someone easy to talk to. As long as you dont go against him, hes a reassuring ally.]

[Speaking of which I understand that the Faraway Country is a danger, but can we really just leave the Great Demon Emperor alone?]

[That will be for the Heroes to handle. Well, other than this one, that is.]

[.]

[Oiiii, you still alive there?]

Fwump!

[Uuuu.]

[Still alive huh, I guess its thanks to the Goddess blessing.]

[Captain, are we not going to kill him yet?]

[Eh? No, what absurdity are you talking about? Were not going to kill him. Im a pacifist, I have a no-killing decree. Besides, it would be such a shame to end the life of someone who could simply trample on the lives of others.]

[Is that really so? Speaking of which, Captain]

[Oya?]

< Goddess Envoy POV >

Theyve finally arrived

The Sixth Cavalry.

When I, the Goddess envoy, confirmed their appearance, I sat up.

I had been waiting for the arrival of the Six Cavalry in the royal capital of Urza.

It was all in order to convey the instructions of the Goddess that was sent by a magical war pigeon.

Meeting the group a few distance away from Urzas main gate, I delivered the Goddess instructions.

[I see, so the Mad Emperor has revolted huh, I guess all the sanity in his mind disappeared already.]

The Deputy Captain said, seemingly not surprised at all.

Thereupon

[Hmph.]

The Captain, John Doe, snorted.

[Ehh!?]

My heart jumped in surprise.

Since when has he been there?

It was only when I heard his voice that I realized he was there.

Hes just as I heard, his presence was thinner than shadows.

If he were to walk around here in the royal city of Monroy in a different outfit, I would have thought he was just an ordinary citizen.

[By the way There is blood dripping from the sling bag that Ferenoch-dono is carrying]

[Its nothing you should be worrying about.]

[No, but I was hoping you could tell me if there may be some change that occurred-]

[Its a corpse. That should make you understand already.]

[May I see whats inside?]

[.]

[Ummm, Im just checking]

[You must be new to the job of being an evoy, arent you?]

[Ah, yes, .]

Feeling something, I lowered my gaze.

On the left side of my lower abdomen

[Eh?]

was a dagger pierced into it.

I didnt realize that I had been stabbed until I felt the pain.

[Ahh- O- Ouch!? John Doe-sama, w- what are you!?]

[Its nothing that you should be worrying about.]

I felt chills run down my spine.

I felt fear that Ive never felt before in my life.

From such an average person.

I was so terrified- that I could not speak.

[Please be relieved. The wound isnt that deep. Now then, you should go for treatment immediately. As for the contents of this luggage-]

John Doe said it for the third time.

[Its nothing that you should be worried about.]

< Yasu Tomohiro POV >

[]

How much time has passed?

I cant remember.

I wonder how many days has it been?

During this time, I felt like a lot of things had disappeared from my mind.

My body is itchy.

One thing is for sure though.

Im still alive

Feeling like my consciousness is going dim again

I thought to myself, how is it that Im still alive.

[Hmmm, we should already be at the edge of the Demon Zone.]

[The landmarks left by the Heroic Sword doesnt seem to be here anymore though.]

[Say, Captain.]

[What is it?]

[Was it really necessary to drive away that envoy like that? Im sure that the envoy could have already guessed that the contents of the sling bag was the Hero accompanying us.]

[It was just my way of educating him a little. It seemed that that envoy was being a bit too curious. However, unwarranted curiosity kills the cat In other words, filled within that stab of mine were my good intentions. Its a lesson for the future.]

[Captain, isnt it just that you dont like being meddled too much.]

[That might be so.]

[Anyway, that envoy said it earlier but Mira declaring war on Alion What the heck is the Mad Emperor up to Hmm? Oya? What is that?]

[They kinda look like corpses.]

[Are you sure that these corpses were from that Heroic Sword?]

[The corpses have been devoured and were nearly shredded but its very likely that these are their corpses.]

[These are the Heroic Sword? That Ruin Seal had been defeated? Thats impossible.]

[However, just who could possibly?]

[Fumu The group of corpses we found a short distance away were wearing the armor of the Magic Knights, werent they?]

[Thats right, those were the armor of the Magic Knights.]

[And then, theres this This is a sword that was probably used by the leader of the Magic Knights. However, the crest on the sword guard has been crushed.]

[What does that mean?]

[Putting aside armor Humans generally prefer to use weapons that they are familiar with.]

[Hmm? What do you mean?]

[What I mean is that humans use the same weapons they normally use. However, the people here wanted to hide their true identity. Thats why the emblems here were destroyed.]

[Does that mean that the Magic Knights deceived and attacked the Heroic Sword? However, how could they be stronger than the Heroic Sword]

[Its possible that if its the Mad Emperor or perhaps, even for the Brilliant Squadron.]

[Ehh!? Then, this was done by the Mad Emperor!?]

[Its only a possibility. Nevertheless, this crest Its at least possible to guess what the crest was before it was crushed. A lion and a lily Miras crest.]

[Then, Mira had]

[Were supposed to be here to conquer the Faraway Country, but this complicates things. Thinking of the talented people in Mira who can surpass the Heroic Sword]

[It looks like the rest of the cavalry is gathering here Should we tell them about this?]

[No, we dont have to tell him yet. Well if the Mad Emperor is around here, then my guess was right.]

(.)

What they were talking about doesnt concern me anymore.

It would be better if they treat me as luggage as air.

No, perhaps, it may be better if they forgot I exist.

With that thought in mind, John Does indifferent voice reached my ears.

[Nonetheless, if theres some people that defeated that Heroic Sword As expected, I think we should move a little more cautiously from here on out.]

<Authors Notes>

I still cant give a definite date as to when the would be posted yet, but I hope I could update it soon. (Im thinking of uploading it around next week)

In the , the story returns to Toukas point of view.