NOVEL NEXT Chapter 15 - Episode 15: The Hero Investigates the Pots in Houses
Episode 15: The Hero Investigates the Pots in Houses
~~Cea’s Perspective~~
The Duke of Magic’s domain is bustling with activity. It seems high-quality crops are being harvested there. I’m the one who killed Duke Gozack. In recent years, it seems his son has taken over. The growth of the mediocre Duke of Magic’s domain is all thanks to him. Duke Zaus. Lately, there hasn’t been any slave hunting. They’re probably still using slaves to cultivate crops. It goes without saying that he’s the embodiment of evil. Dukes of Magic like him shouldn’t exist in this world; they’re just trash. I’ll clean them up eventually. My muscle training is going well. However, I lack equipment. I haven’t been able to gather items at all. With this, I won’t become a proper hero. In three years, there will be a ceremony to certify me as a hero by the king. By then, I want to have the equipment befitting a hero. At least, some items… I focused my gaze on the houses. Then, there was an exclamation mark floating above the door of one of the houses. That’s the “Guidance of the Gods”! It’s a special mark that only I can see. In places with that mysterious mark, there’s always an event reserved for the hero. I feel it. I feel it strongly. That pot in the house seems suspicious. There must be some item inside. I broke into that house.
“Se… Cea, isn’t it? What’s the sudden intrusion!? This isn’t your house!”
“I’m someone who’s going to become a hero, you know. When I feel the Guidance of the Gods, it’s okay to forcefully enter.”
“Is, is that allowed?”
“It’s definitely allowed. I have the blood of a hero, you know. And use honorific language. If you’re disrespectful, I’ll consider you evil and eliminate you.”
“Y-Yikes! I-I’m sorry. Cea-san.”
“Then, I’ll investigate that pot since it seems suspicious.”
However, it was empty inside.
“It’s not here! There’s nothing inside!?”
“Oh, there were herbs dedicated to the hero in there. They’ve somehow turned into coins.”
“What!? Who took them!?”
“I don’t know. Isn’t it you, Cea-san?”
“I… I don’t know.”
What’s going on?
“If you want herbs, I’ll give them to you. Here, take them.”
“Don’t mess with me!! I want the herbs from inside the pot!! It has to be the herbs from inside the pot!!”
“Th-the herbs are still herbs, you know.”
Damn it!
This idiot doesn’t understand anything. I’m the chosen hero. I’m acting according to the Guidance of the Gods. I’m not doing this out of self-interest. I grabbed the collar of this guy.
“Yikes! Help meee!”
“Don’t underestimate me. I’m a hero, not a thief! I didn’t break into your house to steal herbs. I came here specifically to get the herbs from inside the pot.”
“B-But… herbs are herbs…”
The herbs inside the pot are the Guidance of the Gods. Ordinary herbs won’t do. If that’s the case, it’s just an item you can buy at a tool shop. And above all, if I take herbs from the residents, it’ll tarnish the name of the hero.
“You useless trash!”
I said, throwing the resident.
“Your purpose as trash is to provide items to the hero!”
“S-So, I’ll give you the herbs…”
“The ones inside the pot are important! Don’t you understand anything!?”
“I-I don’t understand at all!”
Damn useless! Can’t even hold a conversation! I’ll try another house. Thankfully, the ‘Guidance of the Gods’ is clear. This chest in the house seems suspicious. My intuition won’t stop. It’s as if the gods are urging me to search the chest. Surely, there’s something powerful inside.
“Screams! Cea-san, what’s going on all of a sudden!?”
“I’m here to retrieve the item from this chest.”
I examined the chest. However,
“It’s not here! There’s nothing inside!?”
“Oh, there was a seed of power in there. It seems it turned into coins somehow.”
Here too!?
“If it’s a seed of power, we can restock it. Shall I give it to you?”
“Don’t underestimate me! I’m a man destined to become a hero! I act according to the guidance of the gods. I didn’t come here to beg for items!”
“B-But… a seed of power is still the same, right? It’s just that it’s not in the chest…”
“What’s in the chest is important! Damn it!”
I slapped the homeowner woman.
Useless, every single one of them! Your lax security allowed this break-in, it’s all your fault! You’re to blame! This incompetence! I’ll kill you all, damn it!
“Screams! B-But it’s not theft since it turned into coins!”
Shut up!
“D-D-Don’t talk back, damn it!”
“Screams!”
Damn, damn, damn! Why can’t I get any items! I’m a man destined to become a hero!
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~~Stasa’s Perspective~~
Damn it! There are no items in this house either! Why aren’t there any items!?
Hahaha! This is so satisfying! The items in the places he was searching for, I’ve replaced them all with coins. All according to Zaus-sama’s instructions. But who would have thought it was for this purpose? Zaus-sama is truly remarkable.
“Giggles! There are no items in the pots of this house either!”
Haha, this is great. That arrogant Cea is in so much trouble.
“Darn it. Nothing! There are no items in this house either! Neither in the pots nor the chests, there are no items anywhere!”
But seriously, that guy being a hero candidate is like a joke. He’s just causing trouble for everyone around him. Zaus-sama is a million times more deserving of being a hero. I’ll work even harder to ensure Cea doesn’t get any items. An evil hero like him must not become stronger.
For the sake of Zaus-sama, I’ll do everything in my power to confiscate all the items.