I Reincarnated as a Villain of an RPG, But I Want to Survive - CH 71

Reunion with Sero, and

「Sero, what happened after I left?」

First, I asked for the details until now

What kind of path did Sero take before meeting me again?

「Until very recently, I was at master’s place though? I promised to train until I’m fifteen after all」

「Haaa」

So, he only started his journey very recently as expected huh?

「So, what happened when you left? Tanu-sage must look lonely, right?」

「He only said 『Take care』. Just as usual though?」

That Tanuki

He pretended to be calm outside, but I’m sure he was crying in his heart

I will talk about it for sure the next time we meet

「After that, I went to various towns and villages…… Then after defeating stray demon beasts and punishing evildoers who abused their power, these people came to talk to me」

Saying so, he looks at all of the Resistance’s members

Sero seemed to be an important figure, and because that Sero welcomed me, the onlookers were gathering here。

Right now, not just leader Jango, a large number of men and women are in the room

「These people said 『Let’s overthrow the empire together』 so I decided to fight with them. So right now I’m in their care」

「I see……!?」

As expected, Sero hasn’t given up on his revenge to the empire

It can’t be helped too

In the game, it’s a flame of resentment that never disappeared in his life

「……Sero-kun is our ray of hope」

The leader interjected

「When I saw him for the first time, I was dumbfounded by his power. He defeated that terrifying demon beast easily. Almost with one hit……」

Charmed by that strength, he scouted Sero on the spot, huh?

The power that can overthrow the empire

「Then……, who is this person? Can Sero-kun introduce him to us?」

「This person is the one who trained together with me at the same place from morning until night. He can be called my senior apprentice」

The place became noisy immediately

『Senior……』『Senior apprentice?』『Brother……!?』

Why are they repeating that?

「That means, this person is the same as Sero-kun……?」

「Of course, Nii-chan is a user of Holy Wisdom art. We trained together at the same place after all」

So they are talking about Holy Wisdom art, huh?

If they have seen the battle, they must have been unable to ignore it after all

「Nii-chan is a much stronger Holy Wisdom art user than me! Originally, he trained it before me, so most of the techniques I used was taught by him!」

「Master was self-indulgent……」

Since there is a senior aka me, he pushed all the coaching to me, that damn beast

I wonder if he taught Sero properly after I left……!?

「T, that is wonderful……! Sero-kun alone owned the power surpassed human’s knowledge, just like a savior, and yet there is someone stronger……!?」

「Stronger than Sero-kun……! If such a person becomes our ally, we won’t need to be afraid of the empire anymore……！」

「We can win! With these two, us Resistance can win against the empire!!」

The room became lively all of a sudden

Everyone dreams of defeating the empire, and is excited about the possibility of its realization

「Brother! You are reliable! Meeting you today is our luck!!」

The leader of the Resistance grabbed my hand and shook it up and down violently

He seemed to be deeply moved

「Please fight with us Resistance by all means! Let’s crush the wicked Behemoth empire!!」

「I can’t do that」

「Why!?」

The leader seems to be unable to believe my refusal

「Why!? Coming to this hideout means you want to cooperate, right!?」

「This is……, only a visit purely to meet Sero-kun……!」

There is no other motive

「In the first place, I can’t support your standpoint……」

「What do you mean?」

When I looked Sero, he awkwardly looked away

……。

That is not something I can freely talk about

However, it’s impossible not to say it after coming this far, Sero begins to talk

「Well……, in fact Nii-chan is from the empire……」

「Haaaaa!?」

「Right now, he should be a normal imperial soldier, I think?」

Upon touching this matter, my heart throbs

This is a chance to win the respect of my junior!

「Listen here, Sero. After becoming the imperial soldier, I was promoted」

「Eh, for real!?」

「You know about the Twelve Apostles, right? I became a member of that!」

The moment I said so, the 『Eeeeehhhhhhhhhhhh!?』 scream resounded from the surrounding

Why are you guys so noisy?

「Aren’t you amazing, Nii-chan! The Twelve Apostles is the strongest group of the empire, right!? Nii-chan is my brother after all!!」

「Right right, that is the reaction I wanted to see……！」

「So, what rank are you?」

「n?」

「I know, the Twelve Apostles has a ranking, right? From rank 1 to rank 12, what rank are you, Nii-chan?」

「T, twelve……!?」

「Isn’t it the bottom? I am disappointed」

Tsk！

It can’t be helped, I don’t want to stand out for various reasons so I got the rank 12……。

I didn’t expect it would disappoint my junior here

「Twelve Apostles……, rank 12……!?」

「About that……, I heard various things……!?」

The surrounding became noisy again

「Every members of the Twelve Apostles of the empire is famous, but he is the most atrocious and fearsome among them」

「Rank 12 is the lowest and yet for some reason he ignored the instruction of other Twelve Apostles and accurately dismantled the enemies’ war potential……!?」

「Nothing remained after he left, even the growing grass. The first move of his overly severe, tenacious attack is sending a flock of mice to eat everything……」

「Because of his craftiness, his nickname is 『Eradicator』……, Jirat, the 12th rank of the Twelve Apostles……!?」

The sound of metal resounded from the surrounding

It’s the sound of unsheathed swords

Multiple swords are pointed at me from all directions

「Stop!」

Sero stands on the way to protect me

「Stop it. Their reaction is inevitable」

I calm Sero down and then turn toward them

「I came here today is of course to reunite with Sero after a long time, but I also wanted to talk to you guys」

「What……？」

「Won’t you stop opposing the empire?」

I don’t want to fight against Sero

That’s all

Of course, part of it is because I wanted to dodge my own bad ending, but I really didn’t want to fight Sero who I loved as my brother

If they put their weapons down here, everything will be solved in peace……。

「Why……」

What returned is neither a yes nor a no, but a question

「Why are you supporting the empire? They are evil……!?」

The person saying so is a Resistance member who surrounded me

After getting this far, I have the obligation to answer

「The empire is where I was born. Everyone must fight for their motherland. That’s all」

「But! The empire attacked other countries! My country too, countries of each people here too! You accept it!?」

「Rivalry of the warlords is a common occurrence」

Behemoth empire is not the only invading country after all

In time of war, various ambitious countries were equal, they fought each other for their continuance

Among them, Behemoth empire was the strongest, so it survived until the end

「There was no choice in that period. If the empire was evil then most of the countries fighting against them were evil too. All countries that chose to fight were」

However, that war finally reached its end

With the fall of Bresden kingdom last year, no one in the area will become the enemy of the empire

Since we have achieved unity, the next step should be peace

「Your action will destroy that peace. After a long suffering, shouldn’t we share the long awaited peace together?」