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Volume 9 Chapter 247

The Town of Galas

When we went to defeat the wicked dragon, for some reason we found Ryuushin already there in his dragon form.
Since Ryuushin had already defeated the wicked dragon, Seira and I didn’t do anything. Instead, we headed back with Lawrence-san, who had approached us with a request for assistance in slaying the wicked dragon.
「Haruto-sama, can we trust that black dragon?」
On the way back, Lawrence-san asked.
「I’m sure it’s probably okay. I didn’t see any malicious intent from that black dragon, and the girl seemed to be trying to protect it」
Somewhere along the line, it seemed Ryuushin had become friendly with the girl.
It felt like they had become friends after he had rescued her when she was about to be sacrificed and killed. She bravely tried to protect Ryuushin even in front of my magic, showing how much she admired him.
Well, since the magic I used was intended to restore Ryuushin to his senses from the beginning, even if it had hit her, it wouldn’t have caused any harm. Besides, the holy attribute magic I used wouldn’t cause damage to humans even if it touched them.
There was no problem even if it had hit the girl.
Anyway, since it didn’t seem like Ryuushin had forcibly attacked the girl, I felt a bit relieved. It would feel wrong to seriously attack Ryuushin, who had become my brother-in-law.
By the way, regarding the request fee paid by the village that made the request to the guild, I decided to cover it myself.
I was a bit concerned when Ryuushin appeared in the form of a black dragon, so I used mind reading magic to read his thoughts a little. It seemed he was trying to intimidate the extermination party into skipping out on paying the request fee to the guild.
While I couldn’t condone his idea, since he said it was to protect the girl, I decided to handle the matter of the request fee somehow.
Besides, Seira and I didn’t do anything.
So, I figured I should just cover the expenses incurred by Lawrence-san, the guild master, in preparing for the extermination of the wicked dragon.
It wasn’t a large amount.
Although Lawrence-san said the request fee wasn’t necessary, it seemed his guild had been in an uproar due to the information about the appearance of the wicked dragon, so I decided to give him extra, partly as compensation for that.
Since I had become acquainted with the guild master Lawrence-san, I thought it might be advantageous in some way when I eventually formed a clan.
「By the way, Lawrence-san, have you always lived in the town of Galas?」
I felt a sense of familiarity with him, even though he was the guild master in the town of Galas.
It was definitely our first meeting.
But somehow, I felt like I had met him before.
「My family has lived in the town of Galas since my great-grandfather’s time. In fact, I received my name from that great-grandfather」
Oh, so does that mean—
「Your great-grandfather’s name was Lawrence too? Was he also an adventurer?」
「Haruto-sama, you guessed correctly. Originally, he was an adventurer affiliated with a guild in another town, but after he protected the town of Stampede, my great-grandfather was hailed as a hero of the town and decided to settle in Galas」
「Oh, I see」
With Lawrence-san’s response, my hunch was confirmed.
When I was here as the Guardian Hero a hundred years ago, I had met Lawrence-san’s great-grandfather.
He was one of the adventurers who protected the town from a Stampede a hundred years ago.
The thing he wore on his arm was being worn by Lawrence-san in front of me now.
The bracelet of wishes.
Presumably, it had been passed down through the generations.
The bracelet, like a hundred years ago, was shining in the same yellow color, symbolizing protection prayer.
I had heard from Seira that the requester was the town of Galas, so I had planned to visit the town after the extermination of the wicked dragon.
I was curious about how the town that the Guardian Hero had saved a hundred years ago was doing now.
Unexpectedly, I felt happy meeting someone related to that time when I was the Guardian Hero.
「Haruto-sama, look! That is the town of Galas」
「Oh!」
It had grown into a magnificent town compared to when I last saw it.
Since he was the guild master in such a large town, Lawrence-san’s abilities must be quite remarkable.
After that, I was led by Lawrence-san into the town of Galas.
And there—
「W-What is this……」
「What do you think? It’s magnificent, isn’t it? This statue in the center of the town is the statue of the Guardian Hero who saved this town and the world!」
In the central square of the town, a huge stone statue was enshrined.
The statue of the Guardian Hero—meaning, a sculpture of me.
It seemed quite embellished.
I found it kind of cool.
Since it was right in the middle of the town, it was attracting a lot of attention.
Honestly, it is embarrassing.
「Haruto-sama, can we make one of these in Holy City Sanctum too?」
Seira asked me quietly.
「……Please, no」
Seira knows I was the Guardian Hero.
Besides, since the Holy City worships the Creator God, it would be disrespectful to place a statue of someone like me in such a place.
「By the way, you can buy a smaller version of this statue at souvenir shops around here. It’s one of the specialties of the town of Galas」
Rocks suitable for carving can be found in this area, so the manufacture of products made from them is said to be popular.
Among them, the most popular one is the statue of the guardian hero.
With Lawrence-san’s words, Seira’s face lit up brightly.
……Seira, you’re not planning to buy one and take it back with us, are you?