Will I End Up As a Hero or a Demon King

eaded.

 

I wondered myself every night, and every day I felt like I was being crushed by anxiety.

 

I had no one to talk to.
I had to make all decisions on my own responsibility.
I don’t know if it’s right or wrong.

 

And if the answer is wrong, you will eventually die.

 

In such a situation, if I heard that you came from the town, I would say…

 

“What’s wrong? Why are you crying?

 

“Oh, come on, you’re afraid of the woods! You were so strong!”

 

“Maybe you’re afraid of Zink’s face!”

 

“Potta! I’m gonna gut you!”

 

Phew, right.
I should not be relieved yet, right?

 

Zink, you’re right, we’re still in the woods.

 

Then I, who am only 32 years old in spirit, will have to do something about the situation.

 

“I’m just relieved because I was lost, and I’m fine now.
Well then, let’s plan to deal with this situation first.
Also… the sun should be down in less than two hours.
Do you think we can make it to the town of Bezart?”

 

I wonder if I am conveying the idea of hours properly, but I guess [Language Understanding] was working, so there was no problem.

 

“I’ve never been this deep before… but I think we can make it out of the woods before the sun goes down!”

 

“I’m sure we could run… but then there’s Potta.”

 

Zink-kun looks at Potta-kun with a sideways glance as he says this, and he is indeed drenched in sweat and his face looks exhausted.

 

That’s because he was running away just now.

 

With that body shape and carrying a large basket on his back, it’s no wonder he was under extra strain.

 

“By the way, have you ever camped…or rather slept in a tree?”

 

“”Of course not!””

 

That’s to be expected, isn’t it?

 

I mean, Potta-kun can’t understand my language, but he seems to be able to understand and speak Mei-chan’s and Zink-kun’s language.

 

It seems that the [Language Understanding] skill is not so simple.

 

Well, that’s not something to think about now.

 

Our priority is to get out of the forest.

 

“Then, since camping out in the forest is not an option, we’ll have to somehow get out of the forest before the sun goes down.
We’ll have to ask Potta-kun to do his best, but if we really can’t make it in time, we can use the light to illuminate the way.”

 

Saying this, I pull out the flashlight that I used earlier in the fight against the goblins and shine it on the three of them, being careful not to point it at their faces.

 

“Wow, that’s amazing! I was wondering about this earlier, but is this a magical tool?”

 

” I knew it, you were a noble after all! Your clothes are so strange!”

 

I received some interesting words.
Some of the words really resonated with me.

 

“Well, we don’t have time to talk, so let’s just go.
I don’t know the way, can I leave it to you?”

 

“If we can see the Sail River, we’re headed in the right direction, but it’s a long way along the river, so we’ll go through the forest.

 

“Okay, then Zink, you take the lead, please.
If there are any monsters, we can deal with them together, while Potta-kun and Mei-chan, don’t get separated from us.”

 

“Yes!”

 

Potta-kun also seemed to have some idea of what to do from the flow of the conversation.

 

Unlike being alone, the situation is different when there is someone to protect.

 

The way we move and the way we fight will change.

 

Still…if I get through this, I will finally be in a world where people live.

 

Just thinking about this brings strength in my legs and back.
One more push.

 

Let’s head out then.
To the town I have longed for.