Chapter 33: Perspective of the Hero, Grathias
And so, I stayed at the inn.
The next morning, I was called again by the guild and Misha and Finel accompanied me to the guild.
Guild Master Tap was waiting for me with a stern expression.
"Grathias, it's urgent! Another emergency request!"
"Again? Is it a monster?"
An urgent request usually means a formidable monster, and I could tell from Tap's expression without him saying anything.
Please don't tell me it's a Behemoth or something.
"The Behemoth has emerged from the depths of the forest. And it's accompanied by the demon horse Centaurus!"
"Centaurus! A horse-like monster?"
"There's an A-rank monster. Since the Behemoth is S-rank, we can only rely on a party of heroes."
Tap casually mentioned it as if I should just go defeat both the Centaurus and the Behemoth.
Is this guy an idiot?
He expects us to defeat both the Behemoth and the Centaurus at the same time?
Moreover, against the Behemoth, we already failed and fled.
Does he understand that part?
"Hold on, is it just my party? Aren't there others?"
"I invited others, but unfortunately, only two parties agreed to join. Both are B-rank parties. Fight together with them. Even if your power is lacking, cooperate with them. The Behemoth and Centaurus have already arrived in the capital. They were battling with the Kingdom Knights at the outer walls but retreated. The knights can't defeat them. A request for support from the hero party has been sent. Go immediately, Grathias!"
"Understood. If there are two parties, it's better than last time."
"Are you okay, Grathias...?"
"What is it, Finel?"
"Your attacks don't work on the Behemoth. You can't fight against it."
"Is that true?"
"Yes, only against the Behemoth. It seems our compatibility is bad. But don't worry. I am the strongest hero, Grathias. There's nothing to fear before the strongest."
I couldn't afford to show weakness since he Tap is doubting me.
I wanted to avoid the image of a pathetic hero.
"I'm counting on you this time. Don't you dare lose or run away like last time. The fate of the capital is at stake!"
"Yes!"
"Yes!"
"Yes!"
Encouraged by Guild Master Tap, we made up our minds and headed out.
But seriously, he's such a carefree master.
If it's that dangerous, he should have told me to fight as well, but he barely held himself back.