As the dust settled, I saw everyone was looking at me. Whenever I went out, I wore black clothes. Everyone quickly realized that it was me by seeing my black tuxedo, of course no tuxedo in the world would stay presentable after a jump like that, but in any case, my Miasma made one was actually holding up quite well. Leila seemed to have already taken command of the other adventurers and the area was cleared in a moment. I didn't have Amanori with me but I was planning to make a new move.
"Amanoriii!" I pushed my hand up and released miasma thinking my hand was a magnetic force. The Miasma started to smoke out all over my hand and soon I could see a black mass heading straight towards me. It was Amanori. The sword was anyone's worst nightmare. I was standing on the behemoth and as I got a hold of Amanori. I felt the behemoth shiver a bit. but this wasn't an intelligent creature, no, behemoths were overgrown creatures who had taken in too much mana and which made them go berserk. They were like a natural disaster Gramps had told me about in our journey.
of course natural disaster or not, a behemoth was nothing in front of my grandparent's but looking at the scene it seems gramps and granny were really holding back? did they want me to take care of it? it seems so.
[ha ha ha what was that! it was like I was pulled towards you..]
"Just my new move! Now it's time to chop this bastard up!"
[heh heh heh do it! swing me hard even a behemoth's skin is nothing to my blade. Although you seem oddly agitated by this low life.]
"I know, even the sage treant got cut down by this blade. This is nothing!" I had to be agitated… this bastard was the reason I was not with Leila now after all.
As I swung Amanori with my full force, the 1000 fold gravity made Amanori heavier then she ever was, so my swing could hold 1000 fold more power inside it. although swinging her took everything I had in me. The sword looked like it cut through air itself and made an impact with its target.
Shhhhhiiiiiiiingggg!
My swing brought out a high pitched noise. It was like the sound of cutting through something hard. The blade had no resistance at all, in one stroke, the same move that I had pulled in front of the sage treant that had been chopped in one go, had beheaded the behemoth too. great amounts of blood could be seen. the behemoth had died without even letting out a cry. It had all happened so fast.
I stood atop the behemoth holding my right hand up in the sky holding Amanori. she really looked imposing in this dim glow of the night. everyone around me the adventurers and the towns guards realized that the battle was over, they all cheered "Yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!"
As the town looked at me yet again in admiration. This time the raw power that I displayed held a force of its own. The world was getting to know me. Being the hero's grandson or not… I was making an impression on the world as a whole. As I looked at the people from up here, I felt the pressure that I hadn't felt in this life at all… expectations… not only the people here… my new life partner was there looking at me with a look of pure delight.
It seemed that I really do love it when I see them cheering for me, and here I thought I myself had no expectations of them at all…
...
As Rekka saw the society look at him in awe from the display of power he showed far be it being scared, the people looked at a hero who overwhelmed a calamity saving the town in a single swoop and a swing. Even if the cursed sword was overwhelmingly scary… the look and the smile that the new Hero showed to the people made the adventurers' hearts race with excitement. This was the day that Rekka's might would be known to people and not for defeating the beast… no, it was because he showed a smile unhindered by even a strong behemoth. The look of not being fazed by calamities was something even the hero's could not do, or rather, as cleanly as he took out the monster, everyone understood that Rekka was in a completely different level.
Taking care of a monster of this size was in no one's capabilities after all… but Rekka who grew up in the wild… he was the natural enemy of these monsters. He really was lucky as the world saw him facing the biggest enemy they could have seen… only for Rekka to be extremely adept at handling it.
...…..
As the fight was over, I got down from the monster corps to find my grandparents looking at me.
They were proud. I know that both of them could take down a behemoth like this no problem but this was inside the town and the monster was big. Granny's wide area magic would have destroyed the area.
Grandpa and Alice both had holed down the behemoth practically alone. all the adventurers had done close to no damage on this monster's outer shell, it was just so hard. But they helped a lot too or else the behemoth would have destroyed more of the city and maybe even harm some citizens. I was happy that so many brave warriors were here in this town. people may not be able to face the enemies but there's more to being a hero than to kill the enemy, so you could say the adventurers did a lot… Being able to stay in town and help the people was enough to be called a hero in my book. And for their bravery, they were able to save many valuable wares in the market distinct.
After everything settled, workers of the guild came to look at the situation. They covered the whole area of the wreckage and started finding if there were any injuries and other life threats.
"Hey! What was that! I thought you said you couldn't use that power over and over but you just used it twice!" Alice came towards me in a huff and started shouting at me. She was angry because in our battle I had said that I couldn't use 300% of my power constantly and that was true.
"Wait! I didn't use that power, it would just destroy my body, this is purely technique!" I tried to explain but she started coming even closer with a red face of anger.
Why do I have to explain that to her so much?
I started to think about those thoughts but they were not given time to move forward.
"Then!" Alice asked as she was literally pushing her face towards me.
"Let him explain, Alice, you're just making a scene again!" Suddenly from behind Alice, Leila spoke and gave me breathing room. Hearing her sister, Alice seemed to realize that and stepped back a bit.
"I didn't have my weapon back then, didn't we fight bare handed? Did you forget? I don't really remember hitting your head!" I said sarcastically.
"Do you think I am a fool !! What kind of weapon makes the wielder super strong!?"
Alice was talking in a pouty manner. acting like this I could really see she was still just a little girl. Even though she had a good amount of power, her head was as good as a middle schooler.
"Actually Alice dear, in this case the Wielder is the one who's strong, so the weapon would be strongly wielded!" Granny made her comment on our little debate and everyone in my group nodded.
[Tsk.. are they saying I am strong because of you!]
"Oh! Hell no! you're the strongest there is okay? look at that monster, any other blade would have broken by now and my strength would have had no way to defeat it alone, you're stronger than any other!" I tried to get Amanori in a good mood. She can be really grumpy in case her power comes up in people's discussion. I wouldn't want people getting cursed for her mood swings.
[...]
Looks like I am saved this time. So after everything was settled, Leila gave the guild employees their work and headed to her home. I came back to my place with Alice and my grandparents. My black tuxedo had gotten bloody because of the blood getting squirted on me and the white shirt had become red.
So after going home I needed to take a shower. Something more dramatic happened when I had gone home.
Although many of our maids had combat experience, they didn't really fight that much. In this world, it was mandatory to have combat experience for being a maid. Now when I had gone home, all the people in the mansion had already heard the news that I had defeated the monster.
I did say to everyone after the fight that I just made the final strike and they all helped to keep the damage at a minimum but when I said that everyone was a great help and we couldn't do it without them in the guild statement, all the other adventurers had started cheering and crying in bliss, so they all cheered about the heroes grandson.
I wonder if my line from a manga was really that valuable. But because of my statement, it seemed that the money selling the behemoth would be equally distributed among the adventurers there. As for me slaying the beast, I would still get a substantial reward apart from that…
Well I do like to hear cheers so I was happy seeing my first victory in a while. Still Now when I came to the mansion, bloodied and all, my entrance was very hectic.
When I came in, I saw that all the maids had gathered around the entrance of the mansion. They probably wanted to congratulate me on my first victory but seeing a bloodied boy most of them fainted with a shriek.
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!!!!!!
"We are back?..." I was left hanging. I didn't know what to do in this kind of situation.
"Sorry… master and Mistress, they must have thought the young master was bleeding all over," Mai said the reason behind the dramatic feinting.
Well even I'd be frightened if a teen boy walked in covered in dripping blood in the middle of the night.
[yeah…. But you know? I could get used to you looking like this. after every battle bloodied in your prey's blood ohh! The savagery!]
You nutcase !.... if I only had wind magic.... Or water magic….
"Hey, why don't I cover you in mud ? it's better than blood soaked isn't it?"
I want to go wash up and sleep….!
Both of them were nut cases. So I proceeded towards my bath but Mai was the only one to come with me.
"It seems that the maids are a little short handed, so I will accompany you."
"Really, I can take a bath by myself too, so if you're busy then you should go." I said looking as honest as possible.
"That was a good excuse. I see that the young master is learning fast."
I was trying to shake her off. I mean it was good and all getting helped while bathing but sometimes it is a hassle, especially today after getting lucky with Leila, I had to abruptly end the blissful moment. Damn that dinosaur!! Yeah I am a little grumpy now because of it . I entered adolescence faster than most people. I didn't remember having a short temper and grumpy attitude.
Or maybe I was just being spoiled living with my grandparents.
"No, I try sometimes.. Well then, thanks again for helping, this blood would have been a headache to remove." I said as I sighed.
"Yes that's right, take all the help you want from us. We are here for just that! You are surrounded by many many people now, so you should not hold back on taking their help..." Mai said, puffing her chest. Those were already big but emphasizing it makes it noteworthy.
....
As she was washing my back, she asked. "So how did your confession go..?"
"It went good, actually until that behemoth ruined it!" every time I remember it I get pissed. glory was good for defeating the monster but those moments at the top of the tower. I can't get those back again, that mood can't be made again.
"Well life doesn't always go as planned, but I guess struggling in the wild, you have already realized that …still this is the first time I see master this Agitated..."
"That I have… that's why I need strength… beyond any limits… this time…" huh why did I say this time…? the same feeling that I felt while I held Leila...
! My Head!
Suddenly my head started to ache like crazy and fell to the floor. since I had lost my balance. Mai took a hold of me. She got worried and I saw her panicked look for a second.
"Now, I don't see you look like that… often?"
"Yes, sorry young master, I panicked but are you alright?"
"Yes, I think I should head to bed soon….." I didn't know what had happened to me. The system was silent too, so going to bed was the only thing I thought. maybe I was sleepy….
I went to bed straight after that and as if everything was alright, I woke up in the morning to find everyone who had fainted apologizing to me.
"We are sorry young master!"
I promptly told them to don't worry about it. They must be getting overworked from Ossan. He was quite strict so maybe I'll talk to him about it.
After that, I was asked to come to the guild. My power level was already well known to everyone. so I was given a chance to be an A-rank capable warrior. My own guild rank was determined as B-rank because I had handled some special quests. I also sold some of my valuable Items to the guild which was of course certified by Gramps an S-rank Adventurer.
So my rank had risen in mere days, but nobody really presented any fuss about it. All the adventurers in the town already saw me fight and believed that I was a very good kid and worthy to be the heroes grandson.
By the 2nd week after the behemoth battle, I had already gotten renown in the whole nation because of the adventurers guild which was deeply connected to this country. I didn't mind it of course, who even wanted to be under wraps all the time. You gotta make the world know who you were. I would hate to stay passive with my power, gramps and granny already lived as heroes, and since they wanted me to follow them, won't be hesitating one bit. Still if you have strength letting people know that, might help them reach you faster to ask for help.. The strong should help the weak in a world this chaotic, I really wanted to keep this value of mine intact.
Still I got to understand that this hunger for not being under anyone and being acknowledged by people was because of getting acquainted with them. My grandparent. As I had traveled with them, I had learned of their great fame and prestige. For some reason a will formed in me after that. And as I lived more in this world, I got the feeling that I should aspire to be known by people. Be it for something bad or something good, as long as I keep my mind right and eyes straight for the goal.. I am sure pretty soon, I won't be called their grandson… but they will be called my grandparents…
Unknowingly enough, it seemed that I had already left my past selves… it seemed that having a guardian could really change you. But the change was something good… at least for me.
....
"Sister, you at last fell for a man like that huh…." as Alice said, grabbing her sister on the couch so as to not let her run out, Leila looked embarrassed enough to hide under a blanket for life.
"Now now, lady Alice, you should be happy that your sister won't die lonely." as Mia, a maid caring for Leila said that, Leila got even more red.
"It's enough, can't you guys let it go already? He-he was so earnest and honest… I couldn't ignore him could I?!" As Leila said, Alice looked back at the days where thousands of men were ignored by her sister without even a second thought. Not being satisfied with the explanation, Alice looked at her sister sharply.
"He is a goofy man… he has that much strength but he never looks strong… he is annoyingly carefree… not to mention… he doesn't look arrogant at all… is that kind of a man really to your liking?" as Alice said that, the description she presented made one realize that this girl might have been looking at Rekka more than they had thought.
"Everyone has their own way to live… Master Merlin and Melinda wanted to be up there alone that was why they never interacted much with people. If Rekka doesn't want to be like that then it is his choice." As Leila said that, she recalled the past told by her mother.
Merlin and Melinda had nobody they could lean on. Their life was a solitary path in a harsh world. At the time they came out into the world, the human lands had only war and tragedy at play. Overcoming those situations, Merlin and Melinda found themselves together.
Although from then on they did many things such as train new disciples. Take apprentices and open up to help stabilize the human lands, by choice they never took a place in power. All they did was hold their place and ensured no one acted out of their place.
Thus why they were worshiped in the human lands. Common people and wise rulers realized the opportunity to finally prosper. Given the protection and threat from the hero simultaneously, it was a bigger role to stabilize this whole race than anything could have been.
But Rekka who came now… he had no obligation to follow that route. That was what Leila said.
"He is someone very important… not only for us… but for the heroes too.." as Leila said while heaving a sigh. She remembered the hero's cherry expressions. A single boy had given them a hope that a whole human land could not.
"I see…. But I still don't like him acting that humble…. Why couldn't he just say that I killed it! He just had to say that everyone helped!" as Alice grumbled, Leila chuckled.
"He probably doesn't care about the recognition… it is so like him…" as Leila said remembering the dinner… her face got red again. Rekka had said that choosing this place was a stroke of luck. He had no idea that Leila would like it that much…
He could have easily lied and made an impression on Leila, she could hardly have realized as she was already mesmerized out of her mind… but he had not… taking credit for something that he hadn't done… it was simply not in him…
So if he had said that the people in town helped in this endeavor, then he probably believed that to be true too. Thus the town being so much in delight.
"Sister… we got off the subject, but you really like men like that huh? That too someone my age.`` As Alice said that, Leila got red again. Was she gonna get teased all her life now?
"It's not like that!"
"Now that your man-hating image is gone, I wonder what the others would do… although I never hated men… but if that guy could get a little arrogant, I wouldn't mind him being my partner too… Sister you wouldn't mind it would you?"
"Hmm…. I wouldn't… everyone would be a girl… I suppose it won't be a big deal then.." to these girls who were brought up by Melinda… it seemed that their sense of relationship was quite warped…
"Hmm… well… that is fine then…" as Alice looked as if she had her own plan about Rekka, Leila looked a bit intrigued… but thinking back, Alice who valued strength got beaten by Rekka fair and square… it was normal for the girl to develop at least some feelings after a loss like that…
"Alice, no matter what you do, we are sisters, I will be fine as long as you are happy. But remember that changing someone isn't that easy." as Leila said that, Alice looked at Leila skeptically.
"You who changed night and day for him, saying that doesn't sound very convincing." as Alice said that with a deadpan voice Leila got red… it seemed that For the time being Leila would not be able to stay still from being teased by her sister.