In the land of Melromarc, the four cardinal heroes were summoned, each wielding a single weapon spear, bow, sword, and shield.
But what if the kingdom accidentally summoned a vassal hero unlike anything the world has seen, a hero with the power to...
[Note: in some sources, the village is called Ryute and other sources call the place Lute. I'm going with Lute]
RYUJI POV
After getting lost like a complete idiot, I felt like I'd gotten further from the castle and decided to camp for tonight.
I set up camp and then roasted some monster rabbit meat, too hungry to worry about whether or not it was edible.
I summoned a nocturnal monster to keep watch while I went to sleep.
for the next few days, I continued my wandering until I eventually reached a small town.
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After asking around I learned that the village is known as Lute Village and that I've been going south-west away from the castle.
with little knowledge of how to get back and that I've been racking up tons of monster parts, I decided to sell some parts I won't need to unlock monsters and gain supplies.
As I was about to head to an inn to rest for the night I was summoned by the chief of the village.
Chief: you must be that hero that I've been hearing about. the one that was summoned along with the four cardinal heroes
Ryuji: that's me. so is there something you need?
Chief: well as you may have heard the waves of calamity struck a village not too long ago and with many of the knights supposedly perished during the attack many wave monsters have resided in the surrounding territories. because of this many monsters have made their home in the mine so no one can enter
Ryuji: so you need me to help clear out the monsters
Chief: *nod* yes... but not just the cave. I'd like to ask that you aid the folks scouting the forest, I stutter thinking about what would happen if they encountered a monster they couldn't handle
Ryuji: I guess I should help since I am a hero. but I need to go back to the castle and regroup with my party
Chief: I understand but you don't need to worry about that. many of the villagers' relatives work in the capital, we could send word to them and let your party members know you're here. of course, we'll even pay for your work
I rubbed the back of my head since I was cool with either choice.
Ryuji: okay. I'll help deal with the monsters
Chief: thank you so much, sir hero
Afterward, I spent the next few days dealing with the monsters.
3RD PERSON POV
After being blamed for a crime he didn't commit, Naofumi resorted to acquiring a slave.
The slave trader named Beloukas began telling Naofumi about a race known as "Demi-humans" and their general use when they were sold as slaves.
After showing Naofumi the slaves at his disposal, Naofumi decides to purchase a sickly and malnourished young tanuki girl.
