The Banished Former Hero Lives as He Pleases: Volume 1 [Parts 1 to 6] by Shin Kouduki

Author:Shin Kouduki
Language: eng
Format: epub

The Banished Former Hero Arrives in the Village

The place where Allen and company arrived resembled a settlement more than a village. Perhaps the desolate air that drifted over the small community was inevitable; after all, while Allen had made great pace and arrived the same day he had left the Westfeldt estate, this remote region would usually take two days on foot to reach from the central city of Nox.

At the moment, though, a commotion had broken out, piercing the normally lifeless atmosphere. The villagers were gathered around in deep discussion. Judging by the looks on their faces, it was not a peaceful conversation.

“Hmm...I wonder what this is about?” said Allen.

“Hopefully they’ll take some kind of action as we get closer, but right now they’re just staring at us,” replied Beatrice.

“They appear to be bewildered, expectant, and scared,” Riese added.

The villagers continued to gaze silently at the group as the strangers entered the village. Normally, one would expect a reaction, but the fact that they were all gathered together was odd to begin with. After all, surely they must have had tasks to attend to.

“Hmm...come to think of it, why did you two come here, anyway?” Allen knew that Riese and Beatrice had business in the village, but had no idea what it was.

“Well...to be honest, we don’t know the specifics either,” Riese admitted. “We just received a revelation that this village was in trouble.”

Allen sighed. He supposed there wasn’t much other reason to come to a place like this. “Ah. A revelation.”

A revelation. One of the powers afforded to those with priestly Gifts, it was the ability to converse with deities. However, this power could not be used freely, and it usually took the form of unilateral dispatches from the gods, often some type of prophecy or counsel. Ill fortune could be avoided by heeding the gods’ words—or rather, ill fortune was inevitable if those words were not heeded. It was not guaranteed that the victim of this ill fortune would be the recipient of the prophecy, but it was said that those who were inclined to disregard the misfortune of others would never receive priestly Gifts in the first place.

The main problem was that such prophecies tended toward the abstract. While the place and time were relatively easy to comprehend, there were often coded messages included, which were difficult to follow even if one tried.

“So the problem is that you don’t know what you’re supposed to do, huh? Just receiving a revelation doesn’t mean you can understand it,” Allen mused. He had already known that Riese’s Gift allowed her to receive such revelations.

“Hm? You mean you’re going to help us?” asked Beatrice.

Allen merely shrugged in response. He had told them that he would travel with them simply because it was convenient. His goal had been nothing more than to enjoy a peaceful life at the Frontier. Agreeing to help Beatrice and Riese was asking for trouble.

“Hey, I’m not so shameless that I’d let myself enjoy the quiet life while my friends are in trouble.

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