Reincarnated As The Hero Ring - Chapter 169

“Calm down? You’re the one that trying to attack me in the room before…” Vicar said that as we both find Captain Neir a little bit suspicious now.

“What are you talking about? I’m just come here to check on you.” Captain Neir said that as he was confused about what had happened.

“Then explain why you suddenly wanted to check on me?” Vicar said that as he kinda didn’t believe in Captain Neir anymore.

“Well it’s because I’m worried that something might happen to you, that’s why I come to check on you.” Captain Neir said that.

I notice that Captain Neir had his sabre on his left hip as the previous one doesn’t have it. I began to realize that the one we encounter in the room was might be a fake Captain Neir that was just trying to get both of us to believe that Captain Neir was the bad guy.

I then share what I’m thinking with Vicar and he then began to ask some questions to Captain Neir, trying to make sure that he was the real one or the fake one. If we could somehow prove that this was a real Captain Neir, then my theory would be right.

“Are you really Captain Neir?” Vicar asks.

“Of course I’m Captain Neir but before you ask me another question, could you unsheathe your sword first Vicar?” Captain Neir said that as he was rather uncomfortable with the sword pointing towards him.

“No, I wanted to make sure that you’re the real one, or I will not unsheathe my sword…” Vicar said as he still trying to be cautious or he will get strike by Captain Neir.

“I already said that I’m Captain Neir… what exactly happens inside the room?” Captain Neir said as he wanted to know what really had happened.

“I was attacked by you in the room and you dare to said that you didn’t know anything about it,” Vicar explains to him what happens.

Hearing that from Vicar, Captain Neir was quite shock to hear that he tried to harm Vicar. “But how could I be in the room as I was with Valia talking about this trip in my quarter just now before I decided to check on you…” Captain Neir said.

“How do I know if you’re not making this up,” Vicar said.

“I guess we could ask Valia then, she could tell you that I’m really with her.” Captain Neir tried to prove that he wasn’t the one that attacks Vicar before.

We had no other choice but to do that as we didn’t want to make a bad decision right now. We just hope that the one we killed wasn’t the real one and the one right here was the real Captain Neir. We then follow Captain Neir from behind to meet Valia.

Along the way, Captain Neir ask Vicar about what he saw in the room. “Do you really saw me in the room?” Captain Neir said.

“I did saw you and that’s why I’m being cautious right now with you right now.” Vicar was still pointing his sword toward Captain Neir.

“There been a lot of strange things happen ever since The Grimoire of Ruination arrive at this ship, I guess you been seeing its effects and that’s why you’re seeing me in the room.” Captain Neir said that.

“Maybe but it still might be you in the room and what I’m seeing wasn’t an illusion at all,” Vicar said that.

“I don’t blame you for this Vicar, you would know the truth as it wasn’t me at the room at all. I was with Valia.” Captain Neir said.

We then arrive at Captain Neir quarter, he then opens the door, and indeed there was Valia in there. She immediately approaches both Captain Neir and Vicar, asks Vicar why he pointing his sword towards Captain Neir.

“Nothing, just…” Before he could finish, Captain Neir said something with Vicar.

“Don’t worry Vicar, just tell Valia the truth as she was the only person besides me that knows about the Grimoire of Ruination.” Captain Neir said that with Vicar.

We didn’t know that Valia had also known about the secret of the room that we been guarding. We really thought that only Captain Neir knows about it and kept it a secret among the crew of the Dunkirk Neir. But after seeing Valia here, we realize that the Captain Neir here was the real one and ain’t the fake one that we fought in the small room before.

With that information, Vicar then unsheathes his sword and tell both of them what exactly had happened in the small room. He explains everything from the start, how he encountered the fake Captain Neir and fought the fake one in there.

“It seems that this is getting more dangerous by time,” Valia said that.

“You’re right Valia if only I shouldn’t have accepted the Grimoire back then and all of this would never happen on the Dunkirk Neir.” Captain Neir said that as he regrets his decision back then to accept the stuff.

Valia puts her hand on Captain Neir’s shoulder and said, “You shouldn’t blame yourself on this Captain, you didn’t know that the Grimoire was a dangerous thing.” Valia said that as she trying to comfort her Captain.

“But there still something we could do and that was to destroy the Grimoire of Ruination, if we do so we could end all of this horrible stuff from happening,” Vicar suggests that to Captain Neir.

When Vicar said that idea, I could see that Captain Neir shakes his head as if already know something about it. Captain Neir then said, “We had tried that before but no matter what we do, we just couldn’t destroy it and somehow make it even worse.”

“Make it worse? what do you mean by that…” Vicar said as he was curious why does it become worse.

Valia then said, “Captain Neir already told you that he killed all the people that went mad right?”

Vicar then nods his head as Captain Neir did say that to him. Told him that he had killed all of the previous people that had gone mad because of guarding the Grimoire of Ruination.

“Captain Neir didn’t kill them by using his sabre but whenever Captain Neir tried to destroy the Grimoire of Ruination, the person who’s guarding the Grimoire of Ruination will get killed mysteriously,” Valia said that to Vicar.

Hearing that, we know that it wasn’t Captain Neir that killed the people that had gone mad. It was an unknown being that to do all of that killing stuff.

“So that’s mean that if we tried to destroy the Grimoire of Ruination, I would get killed?” Vicar asks as he wanted to make sure about that.

“Yes, you could die and because of that we can’t destroy the Grimoire of Ruination.” Captain Neir said.

“I would take the risk as I would like to try to destroy the Grimoire of Ruination,” Vicar said that.

I couldn’t believe what I hear from Vicar, he was willing to risk. A risk that was so huge that he could probably die because he just wanted to destroy the Grimoire of Ruination. Why does he want to do this, he does know the consequences.

Is this because he believes that he would survive it and able to destroy the Grimoire of Ruination. If he thought that way then I guess he was really a dumb guy. Doesn’t he ever think about what would happen next if he somehow fails this one?

His belief wouldn’t save him from this risk and somehow he still wanted to do it. But why Vicar seems really determined about it, doesn’t he scare about dying.

I tried to advise Vicar to not do this but I couldn’t. He was so determined on this thing even though I reminded him that if he destroys it, he wouldn’t know the person that wanted the Grimoire of Ruination or he wouldn’t know the secret of the dark ring.

“I do want to know but I couldn’t risk the other people’s living just to fulfill my own curiosity,” Vicar said that with me.

“People’s lives at risk? How about your life then, have you think about that…” I said that with Vicar.

“I do but I willing to take the risk for that cause only,” Vicar said that with me.

I do know now why do they give Vicar the title hero, he doesn’t care about himself and would fight to protect other lives. It was exactly what he did when Eniesia Town was in danger before, he knows that he doesn’t have the fighting skills yet he still wanted to fight and protect the town.

I just hope that this time he would be able to the same then with he believes. I hope that he can end this madness and solve this problem once for all.

“Are you sure you wanted to do this?” Captain Neir ask Vicar.