The Hero Took Everything from Me, So I Partied with the Hero’s Mother! Chapter 62: Hero (Yuusha) Zect's Determination

Lida's POV

After that terrible battle, there was a big gap between the three of us and Zect.

'We'll be blad.'

I thought so... but surprisingly, Zect did not bla us at all.

Maria and l were both prepared to be hit... that much we were prepared for.

But Zect didn't say anything.

At first we thought he was angry and 'won't talk'... but he's not.

The proof is that when we talk, he responds.

"Maria... what should we do?" said Lida.

"There's nothing we can do, after what we did," said Maria.

"Anyway, is everyone all right? I know you all were scared of the dragon... but it's going to get worse from here on out," said Zect.

""Ugh...""

"Surely... Zect must've taken a lot of bla after that blunder," said Lida.

"I wonder what the penalty will be?" said Maria.

"That's one thing... but what are we going to do now?" said Zect.

""...""

We didn't know what to do anymore.

I wish Ceres was here at this ti... I'm not the only one who thinks so.

* * *

Zect's POV

I was protected by Ceres...

It's really pathetic to think that...

This guy used to tell to read books...

But I didn't do anything because 'I'm a hero, it's none of my business'... However if I had so knowledge, maybe things would have turned out differently.

He used to tell 'you can't do it now'... and he was right.

I'm a hero (Yuusha)... and I'm strong by nature because of my job.

In order to keep up with , he spends his free ti training and even taking care of our equipnt.

If I had done the sa thing... sothing might have been different.

Even if he had been there... the war wouldn't have changed much.

But he would have protected us, cheered us up... that's as far as he would have gone.

If he had done that, we would not have lost so badly.

Perhaps we could have given the dragon a head start...

Also, we would have fought not to win but to divert.

Although I don't really know... I can't help but think that he might do that.

Hahahaha... Still, we were protected even after he's gone.

He made sure the Pope and the others didn't bla us.

He was negotiating with the Pope and all the bigwigs in the church when it all went down the drain.

I wonder... how that's possible.

The Pope is... the greatest man in the world...

Not even a king can negotiate like that.

But he did it.

How could he do that?

I don't know... but I know why.

'He did it for us.'

He was working hard for us.

That's all I know...

* * *

I've got an idea.

So I call the three girls over.

Lida, Maria, and l look nervous.

No wonder, they must think I'm mad at them after that blunder.

"Don't be so down... It was my fault too... And about that... we don't take the bla... And it was Ceres does."

I told him what the Pope had told about Ceres.

"That was sothing that happened..."

"Ceres... has done such a thing..." said Lida.

"Did Ceres really...?" said Maria

"Ceres..." said l.

"Yeah, he's the one who was talking to them, so we didn't get blad for anything... and I thought I'd just... talk to him."

"""Okay."""

"This is my idea that if Ceres cos back, I'll quit being the leader of the party, I'll just be a party mber and I'll let Ceres be the leader of this party... I realize now that I'm not good enough to be the leader... I'm not up to it..."

"Well, if Zect says so, then I guess I have no choice," said Lida.

"I think so..." said Maria.

"Yes" said l.

Well, I guess the three of them had been thinking about it for so ti... and they didn't seem to object, even though their eyes were downcast.

"But now... I'm still the party leader, and while I'm still the party leader, I've decided to give you all one order... Maria, Lida, and l are to be expelled from this party soon! The other day in the fight with the dragon I thought... you cried like when you were little girls and Ceres and I were always helping you... So, I thought it's better to quit fighting... You can go back to your village, or you can go to Ceres."

"Zect, I'm glad you feel that way, and I don't bla you, but you can't banish the three of us. A saint, a sage, and a sword saint..." said Lida.

"Saints can't be expelled," said Maria.

"The sa goes for the Sage," said l.

Now, I understood what Ceres ant when he said, "You should read a book."

"Well, listen to ! First of all, Lida, the sword saint, could be expelled rather easily without any problem... There were tis when there were only Hero, Saint and Sage, and so sword saints lived freely after being expelled from the party. The problem is the saint Maria........"

"You can't do it with just and l," said Lida.

"Don't worry about ," said Maria.

"No, Maria, we can't leave you alone and what about you, Zect?"

The three of them are so close I don't think they'd leave Maria alone.

"I know how you all feel, but Ceres told the Pope and the others that 'If you force us to do deadly work we don't want to do... take the responsibility if we fail... but if you don't, we'll quit being hero (Yuusha)!' I don't think that Ceres said this without any reason... There might be a way to quit... So, there must be a way to get Maria and the three of you out... and I will find it... although not right away. But don't worry."

Ceres... surely you wouldn't let these crying guys fight, right...?

So, I'd do the sa... and if I can't do it now, I'll make sure they quit...

"Wait, what about Zect?" said Lida.

"You can't do this on your own," said Maria.

"That's right," said l.

Hahahaha, I want to say a thing that's not cool.

"What I'll do... I'll ask Ceres about it."

And if that doesn't work, then I'll die fighting alone.

That's still better rather than 4 of us die...