Part 1
On my 14th birthday, I got the Healer class and the Extra Class called Hero, which only 10 people in the world can have at once.
After getting my class, I’m returning to my village. Of course, I’m not just walking. I’m also ingesting poison to build up my Drug Resistance.
“Heal.”
I place my right hand on my body and use Heal to remove the toxins from my body.
“I also need to increase my healing proficiency.”
I mutter to myself. Originally, it’s really difficult to cast healing magic on yourself. When you cast magic, a kind of noise enters your body, making it impossible to control the magic. But I’ve used Heal tens of thousands of times. I just have to predict how my target will change and change my spell accordingly.
Because I can treat poison now, the pace at which I raise my Drug Resistance proficiency has increased.
But my MP runs out after using Heal just four times. It’ll be hard if I don’t level up and increase my MP. So, three days after getting my class and walking through the woods, I finally arrived back at my village.
Part 2
Once I arrived back at my village, my acquaintances came running up to me. I must have made them worry, being gone without a word for 10 days.
They asked me a lot of things, but I had to deceive them. Even if I told them, no one would believe me.
My Jade Eye doesn’t glow green if I’m not using it, so I can also hide it perfectly.
The mayor invited me to go to the capital with him on the next shopping trip. Of course, it’s to buy an Appraisal at the capital.
My village is fairly big, but there’s no one who can make an Appraisal, which only high level magicians can make. I nodded my head at his suggestion. I already know my class thanks to the Jade Eye, but I shouldn’t. It would be unnatural to not want to know your class after getting it.
Well, it doesn’t matter. Princess Flare will arrive before I go shopping.
Part 3
After I returned to the village, I continued to take care of my apples as usual while training to get Drug Resistance. I’d like to go out and hunt monsters, but my physical attack and defense talents are in the 50s, so a low value.
The only attack magic I have right now is Corruption Heal, which has a high MP consumption. As expected, I can’t cast it with my current MP. I can’t fight monsters in this situation.
But there’s no need to rush. I can make up for it later with Looting Heal.
“Keyaru-kun, what’s that pattern on your right hand?”
As I was going to return home after finishing work, Anna-san called out to me.
“I don’t know, it showed up all the sudden.”
“Why don’t you have someone who knows about curses take a look?”
I give Anna-san a wry smile. The existence of Heroes is well known, but not the Hero Crest.
“I’ll take a look at it if it starts hurting. It’s getting noisy over there.”
The entrance of the village was getting noisy. Maybe the princess has arrived.
Let’s move forward with history.
Part 4
I immediately noticed the cause of commotion as I reached the center of the village: an unfamiliar carriage was parked there.
It was luxurious and full of extravagant designs. Even the horses pulling it were no ordinary horses, but the mystical beasts known as unicorns. It’s something a person who is just wealthy can’t afford.
The carriage was guarded by knights in mythril armor. The royal crest on their armor and carriage speaks volumes for who they are.
The carriage door opens and a girl in her mid-teens shows up. The villagers all watch her with a dumbfounded look as they watch her in awe. Her beauty, graceful appearance, her smile like a saint.
The princess with an overwhelming charisma who is also a Hero. Her name is…
“Hello everyone. I’m the first princess of Jioral Kingdom, the Magic Hero Flare Arlgrande Jioral.”
She suddenly names herself a Hero.
Flare has already mastered the highest level of magic that humans can achieve, Rank 5, she’s also known as one of the strongest Magicians in the world, being able to use the unprecedented Rank 6. And I also know that, in a few years, she’ll reach Rank 7.
No human can beat her in magic.
Today, I’ve come to pick up the new Hero born in this village.”
The cheers grow louder. The villages are curiously asking each other who is the Hero.
I focus on my eye, activating the Jade Eye. I want to check how strong Flare is.
Race: Human
Name: Flare
Class: Magician / Hero
Level: 25
Status:
MP: 155/155
Physical Attack: 40
Physical Defense: 25
Magical Attack: 70
Magical Defense: 55
Speed: 50
Abilities:
Attack Magic level 3
Martial Arts level 2
Skills:
MP Recovery Rate Increase level 2: Magician skill. MP recovers 10% faster.
Attack Magic Power Increase level 2: Magician skill. Adds a positive correction to attack magic.
Transcendental Magician level 2: Magician and Hero composite skill. All attributes of magic can be used. High level magic can be used.
EXP increase: Hero exclusive skill. Doubles the values of EXP for you and your party.
Level Limit Breakthrough (self): Hero exclusive skill. No level limit.
Looking at it now, it’s quite a terrifying status. Magic attack is particularly good.
In terms of skills, what catches the eye is the composite skill. Being able to use all magic attributes, when normally only 2 can be used, and she can also use high level magic.
It really is a skill worthy of a Hero. The only part she lacks in is that she can’t increase other’s level. Now, I should check the talent values as well.
Level Limit: ∞
Talent Values:
MP: 150
Physical Attack: 70
Physical Defense: 40
Magical Attack: 140
Magical Defense: 100
Speed: 80
Total Talent Value: 580
Not only is there the Hero’s infinite level limit, there’s also a total talent value of 580.
A normal human’s talent values is about 60 for each status, so a total of 300 is considered good. A 140 in magical attack probably puts her as the peak of humankind.
I’ve seen what I wanted to see, so I closed my Jade Eye. Right after that, Flare’s eyes met mine.
“You are the one I’m looking for, right? Please, come here.”
After Flare said that, the villagers between me and her opened the way. I walked up to her.
“I’m the Hero?!”
Act surprised. It would be strange otherwise.
“So you hadn’t noticed it yet. You were chosen as a Hero.”
She got closer to me and held my hand.
“This mark is the proof of a Hero. I have come to pick you up, let us free this world from the Demon Lord’s hands together.”
The villagers got excited and erupted into applause. There are many benefits when a Hero is born in a certain village, such as receiving assistance from the kingdom.
“I can’t believe I’m a Hero.”
“It’s no wonder you think like that, but it’s the truth. There are many things you have to learn as a Hero, so let’s head to the royal capital as soon as possible.”
I was about to throw up. What she’ll want me to learn as a Hero is how to obediently cast Heal like a machine.
“Even if you suddenly say that, my heart isn’t ready.”
“Fufu, don’t worry, I’m with you. I’ll teach you a lot as your senior Hero.”
Flare smiles and holds my hand tightly. She smells good and has a soft touch. Any man would fall for her like this. But I know the true nature of this woman and can only feel disgusted.
“Okay. Princess, please take me to the capital.”
“Yes, of course.”
The villagers are blessing me with their words, none of them are trying to stop me. No one could imagine what I was going to go through. It can’t be helped, but it is frustrating.
Part 5
We’re heading to the royal capital in the carriage.
“By the way, I didn’t even ask your name. I am Flare Arlgrande Jioral.”
“I’m Keyaru, nice to meet you.”
“That’s a lovely name. Could you tell me what your class is?”
As usual, Flare’s smile can charm anyone. Her voice can also capture any heart, and she’s talking to me. The fact that this is all a calculated maneuver is quite scary.
“I don’t know my class yet. I just became an adult and haven’t used an Appraisal yet.”
“Is that so? If you don’t mind, we can use an Appraisal here.”
Flare calls out to her attendant, who gives her an Appraisal. She teaches me how to use it.
The result is the same as what the Jade Eye showed me. Except the level cap and talent values can’t be seen.
“My class is Healer.”
The moment I said that, Flare’s face twitched slightly. Disdain is mixed in her glare, but it quickly disappears. Even though she had such high hopes, she must have been really disappointed and dismissed me as useless.
“Keyaru-san, may I see the Appraisal?”
“Here you go.”
While keeping her smile, she looked through my status. She’s probably doing all kinds of calculations in her head, that’s the kind of woman she is.
The conclusion she reached in the previous world was that, even if I couldn’t be counted as a fighting force, I could still join the party. That way, her experience would be doubled and I could heal them. After all, no matter how many you have, an elixir is quite valuable, so you want to save it as much as possible.
So, even if I myself am not a fighting force, I could still be used to recycle those who have retired due to injuries.
As a result of her calculations, it was decided that there is just a little bit of value in my existence. If not, I would have been killed so another Hero could be born. Only 10 Heroes can exist at once, so you have to kill one to get another.
Knowing that, I was able to see Flare’s true face, tucked behind that smile.
While we were just making some casual talk, the carriage arrived at the royal capital.
According to my memories, after receiving lessons for a few days, I’ll be asked to heal the Sword Saint. After healing her, I found out about the extreme pain from using Heal and refused to use it again. But the royal family didn’t forgive me and drugged me.
The royal family only thinks of using me as a tool, that’s why they can do these cruel things.
But the new me isn’t just a tool to be used. If they try to do it again, I’ll destroy them. Just like the princess that hides her true face with a smile, I also have a demon inside me. They just haven’t realized it yet.