CHAPTER 6

When I was in Fabian's expedition, it was rare to acknowledge good results thanks to me.

The time when I joined Fabian's expedition was when the expedition wasn't completed yet, when he was leveling up.

As it was when everyone was growing up, even if they achieved good results, they were mistaken as the result of their earnest work.

In fact, they were able to make a lot of progress with my support.

It was then. I thought I only had to have Fabian's acknowledgement.

It will be reset in the second round anyway…

But I didn't know I'd be thrown out like this.

'Is that why you shouldn't trust people too much?'

Originally, I wouldn't have believed Fabian this much.

Since I played the game from Fabian's point of view, I must have mistakenly thought that I knew Fabian well.

I sighed at the stupidity of knowing it now.

'Let's do well this time. Don't think of it as a game, don't jump to conclusions with the information I know.'

I repeated my caution in my mind.

Even if it was unfair, I intended to keep Meyer Knox and the Black Knights at their strongest. Never let Fabian catch up.

'Let's see if you do well in the second round without me, Fabian!'

There is an annual performance report meeting in the palace where all expeditions gather.

This year's performance report meeting is just over, so next year.

My lips were poking up at the thought of seeing Fabian's face, a year later, which I encountered at the palace, distorted.

It was a low joy, but something to know. I'm not a hero, I was just feeling a small sense of victory.

Compared to the betrayal I felt, it was an aristocrat who finished this much. Oh, yes, of course.

Even if that time comes, I have no intention of going back.

I've already thrown it once, but I can't throw it twice.

Besides, a woman is faithful…

It was difficult to be with Meyer in the first place, but if I refused, I would not know again, and if I had decided to join once, It would have been right to keep my loyalty as much as possible.

Now I'm not in the warrior's expedition, but a member of the Black Knights.

At the moment I admitted, the list of the Black Knights filled the window of the party members.

I glistened with determination, checking the list that only I could see.

***

As I looked around the barracks, I asked that I remembered Axion, who briefly explained about the Black Knights.

"Then, your parents will be worried about you and cry. If you join the Black Knights Divison, you will have to live in Nokentoria in the future, so why don't you go and see them?"

"Oh… My parents."

I blurted my words against my will. My face was distorted by itself.

Parents… They were terrible just thinking about it.

Would it be clear if I said they were the first evil I met when I fell into this world?

Then, there was a loud noise from far away.

It was a crowd of villagers who heard the story that the dungeon was closed belatedly.

"The dungeon was really closed…!"

"I'm finally alive!"

"I can't believe the dungeon closed so quickly… The best Black Knights ever!"

People praised the Black Knights. Is it because my heart has been empty that it doesn't look like pure gratitude?

Their voices praising the Black Knights seemed to have another dream.

The chief appeared, beating out the buzzing crowd. He spoke to Meyer, bending his bent back even more.

"Thank you for saving our village. We prepared a festival to express our gratitude to the Black Knights. Please attend and brighten the event."

There was a side that stimulated pity that the old man bent his back as if he were touching the floor.

It was abominable to me to know what his personality was like.

That's what he said.

It's said I'm a useless support wizard in general.

Knowing that there was nothing I could do in there, he insisted so, and he managed to push me into the dungeon.

Apart from what I hate, the chief looked at Meyer to the point where I felt sorry for him.

Of course Meyer didn't care about that. He refused the Chief's offer with a single stroke.

"We don't have time to enjoy the festival. I'll be on my way."

"But in view of the sincerity that we have prepared…!"

The chief fell flatly in front of him.

It would have been a ruse to try to do that and to involve the Black Knights in the festival.

Sure enough, all the young people from the countryside were gathered to say that their faces are okay.

It was a dark day trying to get involved with the Black Knights.

Grand Duke Meyer Knox, he couldn't even dare, but the story of the Black Knights under him was different.

When the Black Knights defeat the Demon King, the Black Knights are also guaranteed to succeed as a warrior's party.

In short, the goal of the young villagers was the black knights.

Chief also had a handsome grandson.

It is no better if he is said to be in the eyes of the wizard of the Black Knights. As a village chief, he had to somehow bring down the Black Knights.

But who is Meyer Knox? Closing the dungeon, he must have seen the attitude of those guys countless times.

He passed by the village chief lying on the floor without answering any more.

"Y-Your Grace!"

The chief tried to chase after Meyer, but was blocked by other black knights.

"Your Excellency has refused. Now back off!"

The Black Knights set up a wall as if they were driving the villagers away.

When the chief was stamping his feet without knowing what to do, his eyes met with me among the black knights.

Chief opened his eyes incredibly.

"No, J-Jun! You're alive!

It's like you didn't think I'd be alive…?

As he noticed the subtle tone of the village chief, Axion who was next to me, frowned.

"He didn't even think you'd be alive. No, shouldn't he have found you before he talked to Your Excellency about the festival?"

I completely agreed with Axion. He wouldn't have thrown me in the dungeon if he were a human being who was worried about my survival.

I shrugged my shoulders.

"I was a mountain offering thrown in the name of nothing to calm the anger of the dungeon, so he didn't really expect me to come alive."

"… Really?"

"Otherwise, as a support type, I can't go into the dungeon alone. I can't even catch a monster standing alone."

Axion freaked out at my words.

He may have heard that such an ignorant personality cult often takes place when a dungeon is held in a rural village, but it seemed to be the first time he actually saw it.

"What kind of time is this now to do such an illogical, inefficient, irrational, and nonsense thing…"

I don't know what time this is, but I agree with Axion.

At the same time, my father and the stepmother with four beats of illogical, inefficient, irrational, and nonsense appeared in good timing.

"Chief, what happened to the festival? … No, Jun!"

The festival comes before my survival, everyone.

I can't believe they're celebrating when their child could be dead or alive.

I'm used to them being ridiculous at this point. I chased after my tongue.

<… Do you all know the meaning of the word "support"? I don't know what to do by going in alone.>

… It would be foolish to be the ones who made the bullshit.

Surprised, they soon completely changed their faces and rebuked me.

"How worried we were for you… Why are you here without returning right away! Your Excellency saved you, how much more trouble do you want to cause!"

What was that?

Not to mention nonsense, they pushed people onto me.

The Black Knights quickly stopped them, but they put blood on their necks.

"We are her parents. Why are you stopping us!"

"Does it make sense that parents can't go where they have children? If you don't let us in, let her out of there!"

My stepmother and father shouted without anyone saying anything first.

By any means, they were a million years away from worrying about me.

Axion, who saw it, twisted his face and whispered in a small whisper as if he could not believe it.

"… Are they your biological parents?"

"Mother is stepmother, but father is right."

"…"

Axion bowed his head to me with a mixed face.

"If I could turn back time, I'd like to take back what I said to you about your parents' tears."

"I'll take that retraction."

I answered lightly as if I didn't care.

Well, Axion couldn't have thought that my parents would be humans like that.

At first, it was hard for me to believe their attitude.

Since the information I knew was from the perspective of the protagonist Fabian, I only knew that Jun voluntarily entered the dungeon for the village.

≪You saved my life! The hero is a benefactor of our village… I'd like to be of help to your journey. Take me with you!≫

Maybe that's why I thought Jun, the supporting wizard, being alone in the dungeon was just an irrational number for smooth game progress.

'I didn't know she was forced out by her parents and the villagers.'