Chapter 198 Farewell, Departure
After stopping the rampage of the Four Evils, I arrived at my hometown, Dead End Village.
"Hey, Leaf-chan!"
My beloved grandparents, Granny and the others, welcomed me with smiles.
"Everyone, I'm back!"
I was showered with affection by everyone since there were hardly any children in the village.
"You were amazing the other day!" "You truly are the top disciple of Asclepius-sama!" "Leaf, you were so cool!"
Everyone praised me. Hehe.
"Oh, Lauren-chan is here too?"
"Yes! I'm back!"
Lauren-kun came here with me (or rather, I was brought here by his dimensional slash).
"Oh, Leaf-chan, Lauren-chan."
"Old Man Arthur."
The village head, Old Man Arthur, approached me.
"What's up, both of you?"
"I've finished various tasks and missions."
"Oh, I see. And what about Lauren?"
Then Lauren-kun stated his reason for coming here.
"I've decided to train here for a while!"
"Oh? Why the sudden decision after just leaving?"
Originally, Lauren-kun was from this village.
"I fought against monsters called the Four Evils outside! But I struggled and realized I still have a long way to go!"
Lauren-kun defeated 3 monsters other than Kyuuki.
He felt his own powerlessness during that time.
"Oh, I see. Were they strong opponents?"
"Yes! They were tough! It took me 10 seconds to defeat 1 of the Four Evils! I took 3 steps to advance! I still have a long way to go!"
Ten seconds...!
That's...!
"""Indeed, you still have a long way to go."""
Granny and the others nodded.
From the perspective of the former heroes, it seems he is still immature.
But I think he's already amazing.
It took me quite some time to cure Kyuuki's illness.
"Village Head Arthur, please train me more!"
"Alright. I'll train you rigorously starting today."
"Thank you!"
Then, Lauren-kun looked at me.
"Well then, Leaf-kun! It's time for a temporary farewell!"
"Yeah... I'll miss you."
It seems he will be on hiatus with the guild.
I thought I finally had a junior...
"Don't worry, we can meet anytime with the dimensional slash!"
"Oh right! I forgot about that!"
We laughed together.
It's not really a farewell for this lifetime.
"Oh, Leaf-chan! Are you leaving already?"
"I'll miss you."
Granny and the others looked sad.
I feel a bit reluctant to leave. But...
"Yeah. I have work to do."
As an S-rank adventurer, I have my duties.
Old Man Arthur smiled and patted my head.
"Come back anytime."
"Okay!"
I headed towards Tai-chan who was waiting outside.
"Tai-chan, are you glad you didn't enter the village?"
'I don't want to go into that demon's den...'
Makutsu (Demon Den)?
I'm not sure, but maybe she's just shy.
"Alright, Tai-chan. Let's go back."
And so, the various events were resolved safely.
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