Shut up, brave man! I don't want to atone for my sins to you!

She didn't care about it, but what about Joseph and the others? How would Joseph and the others react when they knew that Charles was not a real hero?

Miss Witch was a little worried.

But Charles, in return, held Lacie's hand and smiled silently at her.

"It's fine."

He comforted Lacier softly, then turned around, faced his teammates, and said without even hesitating:

"Actually, there is something I have been hiding from you for a long time..."

He had just said this when Godot interrupted him with a smile:

"What's the matter? Captain, are you planning to go back to your hometown in a couple of days to marry Lacie and retire early?"

Ciel shook his head, his expression becoming serious:

"No, it's something more serious."

Upon hearing this, Godot immediately sat up straight and stopped smiling. Joseph beside him also nodded solemnly:

"Captain, you say."

Charles then told the truth frankly:

"Actually, I'm not a real hero."

Several people had different reactions when they heard this.

Joseph frowned, Godot uttered an "ah", and Celine, who was standing next to them leaning against the wall, glanced at Charles.

Finally, Joseph was the first to ask:

"Captain, what do you mean by that? What do you mean... you are not a true hero?"

"It's a long story," Charles smiled, "but if you want to hear it, I'll tell you all."

At this time, several people probably realized the seriousness of the problem.

Joseph and Godot looked at each other, and Xi Rui turned around. After a long silence, Joseph nodded and said:

"I think we are probably ready, Captain, tell me."

"Okay." Charles agreed, "Then I'll start talking."

Then, he recounted the whole process of how he was adopted by the former brave Elvis as concisely and clearly as possible.

Only those who are recognized by the Holy Sword and possess certain "qualifications" can be called heroes, but he is not recognized by the Holy Sword, so he is a fake hero.

After hearing what Charles said, Joseph and Godot looked strange, but Celine didn't seem to react much.

Lacele observed the faces of the three people, and at the same time she couldn't help but nervously grasped Charles' thumb.

Although Charles seemed calm... No, wasn't he afraid that Joseph and the others would be disappointed in him? After all, he had deceived them, right?

Lacey thought in a somewhat strange way.

However, Charles did not seem afraid.

He sat there with a calm expression, as if he had already planned to tell the truth.

Or...

Long before, when he first told this lie, Charles had already realized that he would be responsible for his actions in the future.

He would find a way to make it up to them.

At this time, the three of them finally recovered from the shock of the truth.

However, it was not Joseph who spoke first, but Godot:

"So, even though you, Captain, have carried the Holy Sword and punished evil and promoted good in the Pan-Continent for so many years, you are still not considered a true hero?"

Charles hesitated for a moment, then nodded.

"Ah."

"Tsk..." Godot smacked his lips inexplicably, then stretched his body, fell back, and collapsed his entire body on the sofa, saying, "But this is not very important to me."

He even yawned, and his tone was lazy, and even gave a feeling of "What, did you call everyone out just to announce something like this?"

"Captain, you also said that in the past few years, the Holy Sword has never indicated a new, 'qualified' successor, so you took the Holy Sword and traveled around the Pangaea pretending to be a hero, right?"

"……Correct."

"Then things are much simpler," Godot said, "The previous brave warrior has died, and there is no suitable successor to the holy sword. In this gap, you..."

He waved his hand nonchalantly:

"Captain, you are now undoubtedly a brave man. Is this something that is worth doubting?"

He said no more, as if the facts had been finalized.

Joseph was the first to speak after Godot.

"Gordo and I have similar opinions, but there are some differences in the details."

The man stroked his chin, narrowed his eyes, and said softly:

"In the beginning, I came to Kangkel for the title of a hero. After joining the team, I no longer care about these things. Instead of caring about the false reputation of a hero, I care more about you, the captain."

"Hero, I don't understand all that nonsense," he said softly, "In fact, it's not important. In the end, the only person I can trust is you, Captain. Even if you can't get the recognition of the Holy Sword, even if you are not a true hero, but in fact, in the end..."

He smiled brightly:

"If you, the captain, can't even be called a hero, then who else in the entire Pan-Continent can be called a hero?"

"It doesn't matter who the hero is," Joseph said seriously, "but no matter what, you, Captain, you are already the hero in my mind, without a doubt."

This is Joseph's answer.

And after Joseph... it was Ciri.

The assassin, who had always been hiding outside the crowd and leaning against the wall, looked at Charles after Godot and Joseph, then looked at Lacielle, and finally asked in a low voice:

“When are we going to Victoria?”

This may be the most powerful answer.

She never cared whether Ciel was a hero or not. Perhaps, this in itself was the most powerful answer.

Whether it's Siree, Godot or Joseph...

None of them cared whether Charles was a so-called hero or not.

[To be continued]

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7. Almost Success

Neither Godot, Joseph nor Céline cared at all whether Charles was a real hero or not.

Although their views do not agree.

Godot believes that Charles is undoubtedly a hero of the modern era. Joseph thinks that what is important is not the title of a hero but Charles himself. As for Sire...

"That guy seems to be the same as always, his mind is full of tatakai."

Lacey couldn't help but think.

Although the person Xi Rui wants to step on is suspected to be more extreme than herself.

Victoria, the country of steam and steel built by mortals, is apparently ready to fight against the entire wizard world.

Fighting is fun!

Declare war on Ceylon!

Declare war on the White Tower!

Declare war on Bharata!

Declare war on Kievan Rus!

Declare war on Germania!

Tap it open, tap it open with your own touch!

Victoria is ready! It will use the power of one country to defeat the whole damn world!

Even if Xi Rui came here, she would probably make a sharp comment: "You Victoria seem to be a little too extreme."

And next, they are going to this extreme Victoria.

After telling everyone the truth that he was not a true hero, it was natural for Charles to tell everyone all the information he and Rachel had collected in Diesel, as well as the assumptions and guesses they had made through analyzing the information.

Including but not limited to the origin of the witch, the prophecy about the holy sword, and the truth behind the demise of the previous civilization.

While Charles was talking, Lacele sat next to him, helping him add details from time to time. Even so, it took the two of them nearly half an hour to barely reveal all the information they knew.

After hearing this, the other three fell silent.

They need time to digest this information.

After a long time, Godot was the first to come back to his senses and sighed:

"It turns out that the news circulating outside is far less exciting than your real experience, Captain. This is really too exaggerated. Whether it is the limited wish machine, the slender ghost, or the truth about the death of the previous generation of heroes... Alas, just listening to it here is enough to make me fascinated. Captain, why don't you return to Kangkel earlier? If you return to Kangkel earlier, maybe I can go on adventures with you two."

After joking like this, he finally became serious and analyzed calmly:

"My opinion is the same as yours, Captain. We still have too little information about the demise of the previous civilization. So even if we know that the witch and the holy sword are likely from the previous civilization, and that the disasters that caused the demise of the previous civilization have reappeared in the Pangaea... there is still very little we can do."

Godot looked at the emblem of the White Tower hanging on Rachel's cloak:

"Since the White Tower has already informed the human nations of this matter, and Captain, didn't you say that there are witches behind almost every powerful country, and the witches are from the previous civilization, so they should try every means to prevent this civilization from repeating the mistakes of the previous civilization."

"If they can't do it, then..."

Rachel almost thought that Godot would say something depressing like "What can we do?", but to her surprise, Godot said seriously:

"Then it's our turn to save the world."

Joseph next to him naturally continued the conversation after hearing this:

"Well, Godot is right. Facing a disaster that can destroy our previous civilization, I'm afraid we can't do anything. All we can do is go to Victoria and find out what the witch Thea wants to do, and find out the truth about the death of the previous hero."

Joseph paused here, his expression became firm:

"When the end of the world comes, everyone probably has something to do. Although we don't know whether what we are doing can delay or even prevent the end of the world, in the end..."

"It is better for everyone to do their job than for there to be chaos and disorder."

Charles agreed with Joseph and nodded.

At this time, Xi Rui, who had always maintained a precious silence, suddenly spoke:

"Why don't the witches reveal the truth about the fall of the previous civilization?"

Lacey was stunned when she heard this.

"Yes," she thought, "Why don't the witches reveal the truth? Obviously, if they reveal the truth, humans, dwarves, and dragons will all unite together."

As long as the entire Pangaea is united and works together, even the disaster that led to the destruction of the previous civilization may not be invincible.

At this time, Godot spoke:

"Even if the witches revealed the truth, I'm afraid not many countries would be willing to unite. This is human nature. Even when death is imminent, they will not forget to grab the tiny benefits in front of them."

As he spoke, he showed a mocking expression and sneered:

"Like my father, he probably knew the truth about the demise of the previous civilization a long time ago. After all, the witch had also 'visited' our Ceylon and helped us Ceylonians resist the invasion of foreign enemies..."

"So there is no reason for the witch who was crowned with the title of Saint not to tell the Ceylon royal family and my father the truth about the demise of the previous civilization. But even so, didn't my father still disdain it and even try to use me to win over you, the captain, in order to overthrow the rule of the Ceylon royal family?"

"In his eyes, the survival of civilization is far less important than power and status. I understand him better than anyone else. In the eyes of that old man, no matter what it is, it is not as important as the family. That is why I left the family and left that old man."

Perhaps realizing that his emotions were a little too intense, the young wizard took a deep breath to calm himself down, and concluded:

"I think the reason why the witches didn't reveal the truth is probably because they are worried that the truth might affect the development of our civilization this season? After all, no one can guarantee what the Pangaea will become after knowing that the disaster that caused the destruction of the previous civilization may come back at any time."

Lacie quickly figured this out - by the way, she suddenly remembered what the witch Thea had said to her and Ciel when they were in Diesel:

“There will be no war.”

That is, disputes between mortals and mages will not eventually escalate into war.