"Elysia, how did you meet Guichen?"
"Hmm... It was a rather unusual story. Does a hero saving a beauty count? A reliable and powerful young beauty rescued an adorable boy from the ruins."
"Look, this is the promotional material I made for Guichen."
[The white-haired swordsman who appeared out of nowhere defeated the Second Herrscher, then went on to defeat the Third Herrscher with the help of an adorable young beauty...]
The fairy-like pink-haired girl reads aloud the words printed on an A4 sheet in front of everyone, then hands out copies.
Just then, a pitch-black figure appears, his white hair billowing in the wind. Each step lands like a heavy object hitting the ground.
A pitch-black sword case, nearly as long as he is tall and seemingly weighing a thousand pounds, is strapped to his back.
"Let's go, Elysia."
His calm voice makes Elysia smile brightly. With a light, elfin step, she walks over to him, takes his arm, and leaves with the boy.
At the bottom of the page are two lines:
If becoming a Flame-Chaser is inevitable, then at least let us have no regrets now?
No one wants to become a hero, but someone always has to set out on the road of no return called heroism.
