The Banished Former Hero Lives as He Pleases: Volume 2 [Parts 1 to 3] by Shin Kouduki

Author:Shin Kouduki
Language: eng
Format: epub

“Yes...I wasn’t quite sure what to say, but...the truth is, I had already heard the rumors about my uncle being sighted,” said Riese.

“Yeah, I’ve heard talk of it here and there too,” said Allen. “That his body was never found and he’s actually still alive somewhere.”

“Right. And in our investigations, we found that this town is the source of those rumors.”

“Oh yeah?”

That was the first Allen had heard of it, although... No, there was no reason Nadia should know everything about the matter just because she worked at the guild. But one possibility did come to his mind.

“So that’s why you two came here?”

“Pretty much,” said Beatrice. “Of course, investigating the General’s death was part of it too.”

“We wanted to find out whether the rumors were true,” said Riese.

“I see,” said Allen. Now he could understand why the two had been so diligent about covering every part of the town. If the General had truly been killed by a demon, they were unlikely to find any useful information there. It was likely they had been trying to pin down the source of the rumors—not that they hadn’t also been looking for clues about demons, of course. “So you found out the rumors are true?”

“No. It seems the rumor started quite some time ago,” said Riese. “We still haven’t been able to find out exactly who was responsible for it.”

“So you don’t even know if it’s true or not, huh?”

That was hardly surprising. Rumors being rumors, even if the pair were able to locate the party responsible, it still wouldn’t tell them if the claim was true. The person’s memories had probably already become hazy, and though they could insist on its veracity, that wouldn’t prove anything.

Through all their investigations, the most the women could hope to learn was whether the person in question was outright lying or not. Of course, Riese had to know this. There must have been some reason she had chosen to look into the matter regardless.

“Mind if I ask why you came to check out the story to begin with?” said Allen. “It can’t just be because he was a fellow royal. You said it’s personal.”

Since a missing royal was an official concern, an official, public investigation would have been not only sufficient, but the proper means of looking into the matter. There was no need for Riese and Beatrice to get directly involved, since there were others far more specialized at such tasks.

“The thing is...” Beatrice spluttered.

“No, it’s all right,” said Riese, silencing her. “I’ll explain it myself.”

As Allen had sensed, it seemed this was difficult for her to talk about. He didn’t particularly mind if Riese wanted to avoid the subject, but a serious glance from her stopped him from saying so. She clearly intended to attack the issue head-on, and he saw no reason to stop her.

“I saw a demon devour my uncle’s lower half with my own eyes,” she admitted, going on to explain that they had been returning from a gathering of nobles when, on a treacherous mountain pass, they had been attacked by a group of demons.

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