16 – Hero side part 1
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Name: Shirayuki Kaguya
Age: 18
Race: Human
Class: Paladin
Level: 61
Attack Power: 6028
Defense Power: 4710
Magical Power: 5005
Speed: 4135
Intelligence: 3008
Magic: Levitation, Holy Smite, Purify, Sweeping Wave, Divine Shield, Lightning Boost, Heavens' Judgement, Dispel
Special Abilities: Master Swordsman, All physical abilities up x3, Absolute Vanguard, Cleaning
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That is the current status of the Hero Shirayuki Kaguya. The world should know, is what the king thought. The hero that descended upon the summoning ritual performed in the Noela Kingdom.
She participated in the mid-scaled wars against the demon race that occurred in the kingdom and the countries in its vicinity. In reality, moving from one country to the other takes a big amount of time. But various teleportation portals were made available for her. It can be considered a VIP transportation system.
At first she hesitated in fighting against demons and just wanted to go home, but after a number of fights and seeing the deaths of her comrade soldiers as well as the enemy soldiers, she began accepting the constant fight to take one another’s life.
She believed that if she could end the suffering here she will return to her world. There is no room to indulge yourself sightseeing in a country that is in the frontlines of war. So life was mostly a chore for her.
Above all, the companions that fight at her side are important. Inside all the noise, the importance of their life is clearly heavier than that of a stranger. If these were companions that followed you in your journey, more the case.
If you participate in war and repeat battles over and over…
The thing that gets etched the most in a soldier when they participate in war is not determination, but the thirst of surviving the battle along with your companions that you leave your back to.
And so, now…
Kaguya is in the royal castle. She had just fought through a harsh battle.
It was not against the demons, but she was unexpectedly injured. She returned to the castle to treat her wound and was now in the middle of recovering.
Her party companions were also thoroughly injured and were receiving treatment in a separate room. Kaguya was granted powerful armor and the legendary blade Ophelia. Ophelia was made from mithril, and also had a powerful enchantment that let it change it's main element. This way it was assured that she would always have an elemental advantage against whatever foe she faces. A blade that can adapt.
“Kyaaa~”
A worried voice came out from the silver belt sacred treasure that is wrapped around her waist. It’s the guardian beast that resides in the silver belt, Silver Eagle. Just like the girl, he was also injured in this fight and had returned inside the belt to recover.
“I am okay. You should also rest at ease and heal your body. Even if you can heal your wounds with magic, it doesn’t mean that your stamina will return as well after all.”
Counting her companion eagle, this girl had a party made out of: a fellow swordsman, an archer, a mage and a healer.
Yet even with such a balanced party, her defeat still presses on her.
In our plans I would be able to fight one equally with one of the demon generals. But this…
Even Mina’s speed couldn’t oppose it. Leo's arrows were also useless. Cassius's magic only seemed to annoy it. And poor Irina had the biggest burden as our healer. She couldn't keep up at all with the damage we toom.
Kaguya, Mina, Leo, Cassius and Irina. This is Noela's hero and her party. It is made up entirely by humans. It has only been 1 year since Kaguya has arrived to this world. Just how many events she has faced? It is to the point that one could call it a storm of ups and downs.
At the time when she registered in the Adventurer Guild, she was level 40. She raised her levels in an extremely fast rate. Of course, the kingdom also contributed to that rapid progress.
And yet, she lost this time. Her physical strength was quite enhanced because of her previous world. She has all the advantages one could wish for.
But the reality was different.
She and the others were all defeated by a single being. There was no carefully made out plan, nor tactic that read their next movements. Nothing at all.
Just instinct. Its overwhelming attack strength and crazy defense power.
Being overwhelmed by only its defensive and offensive power, they were almost crushed. Her comrades had already fallen. She didn’t even know if they were all safe. But just when it was prepared to deal the killer blow on Kaguya, the strange creature vanished. It dispersed like black particles.
The hero, Shirayuki Kaguya, had experienced for the first time the taste of defeat. A complete defeat that the current her couldn’t have won at all.
“I will win. Absolutely. Thanks for the defeat…Just you wait. I'll carve this lesson in my heart… and pay you back next time...”
Her defeat might make her reputation fall, but she didn’t care about such a thing.
"I will investigate about that thing and defeat it."
She has obtained one clear objective now. She wasn't doing this for the sake of the kingdom. She was doing it for herself. Trying her best was always one of her traits. Always push herself to greater peaks because if she could do that, she could eventually return home.
However, what the king didn't tell her was that such an option doesn't exist. Her wish to go home is what's pushing her, however the summoning ritual only works one way. The ritual was passed down by a divine entity.
But that ritual can not be used to send the hero back. It's impossible. Kaguya was stuck here forever from the king's point of view, but such a thing must never be revealed or else he would lose their ace. As for Kaguya's current situation...
This world has finally provided that feeling of defeat and frustration that she couldn’t obtain before even when she wished for it.
Kaguya’s reputation, instead of falling, actually rose. Normally when you meet such a creature it’s the end for you. It’s a high level threat that even the adventurer guild gathers high ranked adventurers that are affiliated with the country to make a magic division and bombard it with long ranged attacks to make it retreat.
This talk surprised the kingdom and it pushed the name of hero Shirayuki Kaguya higher. The King's main desire is to put their hero in the spotlight as much as possible.