I'm Not the Hero! Volume 2 [Complete] by Usber

Author:Usber
Language: eng
Format: epub

“Heh I guess you’ve never let us down before, old man. I just wish you’d come up with less crazy plans,” Radd said, finally cracking a smile. Thankfully, that was enough to get my stubborn little sister to finally cave in as well.

“Very well. I’ll follow your instructions, but in return promise me that you’ll stay safe. If you get so much as a scratch...”

“Don’t worry, I’ll be just fine,” I said confidently, stepping forward.

Everyone had put their faith in me—there was no way I was letting them down. I could tell Radd and the others weren’t afraid anymore either. My speech had convinced them that we could do this. Unfortunately, I hadn’t done as good a job convincing myself. Shit, my knees are shaking! No one else had noticed my trembling at least.

Sure, I might have reincarnated in Rex’s body, but on the inside I was still just a regular Japanese guy, not a legendary adventurer. Unlike Radd and the others, I hadn’t chosen the adventurer life, it had been thrust upon me. Only a crazy person wouldn’t be scared when going up against someone who could kill them in a single spell. Thinking back on it now, I’d probably let myself get so wrapped up in my contest with Recilia because I’d wanted to forget that this boss battle was waiting for me at the end of the dungeon.

There was one other thing about the Elder Lich that I’d neglected to tell Radd and the others. I’d mentioned to Recilia that I understood his attack patterns the best, but in truth that hardly mattered for the first few seconds of the fight. After all, the Elder Lich was coded to always start the battle with Soul Reap, its instant-kill spell.

If I can’t do something about that first spell I’m dead. Soul Reap had a base 30% kill chance. That seemed small at first but when you considered a bad roll meant game over that 30% looked a lot scarier. I certainly didn’t want to stake my life on those odds.

Goddamnit, this was not the life I envisioned having when I first reincarnated! After the fight with the Doom Demon I’d decided I would sit back and let the real heroes go out and save the world for me. Yet here I was on the front lines serving as bait for our party.

But I mean, what choice did I have? We absolutely needed the rare item this boss dropped, and I couldn’t let anyone else handle a role as dangerous as this one. Besides—

“I believe in you, Rex! You can do this!” Mana shouted, cheering me on.

I gave her a thumbs-up in return and got to the very edge of the Elder Lich’s aggro range. I swapped my sword to a one-handed grip and raised it high.

“Godspeed Flourish!”

I started off the battle with one of the fastest arts in my arsenal. Not even Recilia had been able to master the complex motion this art required. That being said, it wasn’t a particularly useful one because of how long its startup was.

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