Hero

'Ktching… Ktching…'

The sounds of silver colliding with each other were heard as the coins that I threw up in the air fell back down to my palm, hitting each other.

I was happy that I got some coins after selling the meat I hunted.

After retiring as the hero of this world, I became a different person.

Before, I was so focused on leveling up to defeat the Demon Lord that I forgot that I was even human.

Though even the major threat had been vanquished, some of the remaining forces of the demons still remained. But after some time they gave up on avenging their now dead leader and went back to hiding to live a more calm and peaceful life.

But I, as the hero, never had the chance to rest.

The king of the country I formerly served. Luhimbarg. Used my identity as a Hero to assist in dirty acts such as ''Righteous Killing''. But it was merely assasination.

I've killed hundreds of nobles that threatened the king's position on the throne. It was a terrifying experience that I had to endure.

Why didn't I refuse?

That's another story to tell.

As I looked up to the sky after self narrating my own life story as a habit. I gazed to the left to see a huge statue built just for me.

[The Hero Of The World. Kyle Reinhart

The Hero of the entire world,

Slayed the Demon Lord at the age of 16

Remembered forever as the savior.]

Hah. What a joke.

They built a statue of me but didn't honor the companions that fought with me. None of my comrades were recorded in history.

The Wizard that was named William

The Warrior named Robert

The young Priestess named Alicia

The brave Swordswoman named Selena

And…

The man who guided us all. Kaito.

He was a weird man that appeared out of nowhere.

But he was the one who made me the hero I was, but if he were to see the state of me now he would probably be disappointed.

While fighting the Demon King, he sacrificed himself by blocking an instant death skill from the Demon King that was aimed at me.

To this day, I am still grateful to him.

But when I protested to the king to honor his death, what he replied to me was.

''A hero getting saved by a nobody? That's just ridiculous. You can just take all the credit unless you want the people that love and trust you so much to hate on you for not saving a person rather being the one who saves.''

It hurts that it made sense.

Why would the people of the kingdom ever trust me again if I was supposed to be a Hero that saves everyone and ended up getting saved instead.

Maybe I'm not a hero. But just a strong adventurer.

As I had countless thoughts of the past when I gazed to that statue. I decided to ignore them all.

I thought to myself, [I just need to live my now peaceful life].

But forgetting Kaito is just something I'll never be able to do. Neither would I be able to forget the wonderful memories I shared with my comrades.

'Fwoosh'

The sound of the wind started to rise.

''That's odd? It sounds quite close…''

Someone must be using Wind Magic to entertain people nearby. But where is it?

As I looked around left and right to detect where the sound of strong wind came from. I started to notice some large amount of mana under me.

I looked down to find myself on top of a Space Transportation Circle being disguised with the element of Wind Magic.

''Shit! Not this agai-''

As the circle wrapped around Kyle, he disappeared within a mere second. Only leaving behind the coins he accidentally threw up to the air in shock.

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Loud snores were heard at the field of grass.

''aUgh…'' Kyle was half awake on the unfamiliar grass fields. He wanted to sleep more as he thought this was the same grassfields at the Kingdom Of Grass. Grasstia.

''WAH!''

[Where am I?

What's with this place? Where the hell did they teleport me to now?

This grass and this view…

Honestly I don't know if I'm color blind or something because this grass is colored pink and the buildings around this pink-grass field are nothing like the architecture of any of the countries I visited.

Eh. Maybe they teleported me somewhere I, the Hero, doesn't even know.

Still, pink grass?

You know when I pay more attention to this grass it somehow smells like something similar to the Roses near the countryside. Maybe it's just grass infused with roses? I mean magic experiments happen all the time… Also I think I smell milk too?]

As Kyle relaxingly laid down on the pink grass fields and looked up at the night sky, He noticed there were…

''Wait a fucking minute…''

''3 CROISSANTS?''

[Ok calm down Kyle, This must be illusion magic to make me think I travelled to a different world.]

As Kyle used his skill ''Mana Sense'' to feel the Mana Waves around the world….

''Yeah this is an another world.''

[The Mana Waves are severely stronger than the mana in my world. But does that mean…]

As Kyle holded his palm in front of him at the beautiful pink-grass fields.

''Flaming..''

A strangely big red colored magic circle appeared on Kyle's hand, as he looked at the magic circles he felt quite shocked.

[Oh fuck…]

Even without finishing the spell incantation the Magic circle started to activate by itself.

[NOOOOO!!!!]

A huge wave of flames started to flow out of the circle, it was as if a sea of fire descended upon the pink-grass field.

''What kind of spell did I even chant.'' As Kyle dumbfoundedly stares at the huge destruction he had caused.

[I was even planning to sleep on the pink grass… shame.]

The spell that Kyle wanted to use was supposed to be ''Flaming Bullet'' but it seems like he unleashed something similar to ''Hell's Descend'' but still weaker.

Kyle, after the aftermath of his stupid magic spell. He could smell the scent of something similar to cooked beef or a warm glass of milk.

[This might not be too bad.]

But, as usual.

A sword then suddenly flew down the sky, stabbing the ground just a few inches between Kyle.

It seemed like an intentional miss.

He then heard a shout of anger and rage from the sky.

''WHAT THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING TO THE ''CURE-ALL'' GRASS FIELDS OF THE JIN-CLAN?!''

[God, I forgot pink grass was not supposed to be normal anywhere]

As Kyle took a closer look at the man up in the sky.

He noticed that he had a weird wardrobe choice of something similar to a ''Male Priest's'' Formal wear in a temple. But instead of white it's colored in yellow.

But what was more confusing was that he was hovering in the air with a sword below his feet and also having several swords floating behind his back pointed directly at him.

As the man in the sky started to emit a strong murderous aura. Kyle started to get excited.

The man then shouted in a scaringly piercing voice.

''WHICH CLAN DO YOU WORK FOR?''

Kyle then crossed his arms and stood firmly on his ground. He started to emit his own murderous aura too. And shouted back to the man with his thumb pointing to himself.

''I WORK FOR MYSELF!''

The man in the air then started to get angrier.

''IF YOU DON'T WANT TO DIE YOU BETTER TELL US WHO YOU WORK FOR!''

Kyle then smirked a bit and started to pull out his trusty ''Gauntlets Of The King Of Giants''.

He held out a fighting stance as he stomped fiercely on the ground. Making the ground below him crack.

He then gazed at the man in the air with a similar piercing gaze with a sly smirk on his face.

''YOU WILL HAVE TO BEAT ME BEFORE YOU CAN GET ANYTHING OUT OF MY MOUTH!''

The man in the air, enraged. Started to fly at high speeds with the swords towards Kyle. As they were getting closer and closer before they clashed. Kyle could hear an unfamiliar sentence.

''YOU'RE COURTING DEATH!''

End of Chapter 1 of ''The Hero Who Travelled''