New Reincarnated Hero chapter is out! (4/10 chapters)

 

 

I Can Only See a Man

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“So, with this, we might be able to find Zeta.” (Leon)

Suddenly inspired, Leon clapped his hands.

“Sura. You remember Zeta, right?” (Leon)

“I remember~. I think it’s like this~.” (Sura)

Sura began to move her body in a squirming way. Looking closely, it seemed she was starting to take human form. She appeared to be trying to take Zeta’s shape.

“Impressive. You can even do something like that.” (Leon)

Lately, she had been playing around not just by extending tentacles but also by taking the shapes of stars, swords, or animals, becoming quite skilled. However, Leon hadn’t expected her to be able to resemble a human this well.

“I did it~.” (Sura)

What appeared was a heavyset woman who looked like she weighed about a hundred kilos. Her eyes and nose were a bit oddly balanced, but that aside, sadly, she didn’t look anything like Zeta.

“…I think she was a bit slimmer.” (Leon)

“Oh? Then how about like this~?” (Sura)

Her round body slimmed down, and her height stretched up sharply. What appeared was a creepy, wire-thin old woman.

“First of all, Zeta isn’t an old woman. She’s a young woman.” (Leon)

“Hmm?” (Sura)

Leon reluctantly decided to draw a portrait of Zeta. After a while, putting pen to paper, he nodded in satisfaction.

“Yeah, something like this.” (Leon)

“Ah~ that’s Zeta~.” (Sura)

Looking at the finished drawing, Sura nodded with a shiver. The twins peeked over from the side.

“‘Who…?’” (Arc/Iris)

The figure drawn was a mysterious creature, and it was unclear if it was human or not.

“Come to think of it, you two haven’t met her yet, right?” (Leon)

“‘Yeah…’” (Arc/Iris)

The twins wore faces that said, “Does a person like this even exist?”. Even if she did, they definitely didn’t want to meet her.

“Looks like we can search with this.” (Leon)

“I’ll try~.” (Baby Sura)

“Leave it to us~.” (Baby Sura)

“Let’s go~.” (Baby Sura)

Small Baby Suras created by Sura set off enthusiastically. Each was about the size of a bug, and there were three hundred in total. They would scatter around the city and contact Leon via telepathy if they found someone resembling Zeta.

After a few minutes of waiting…

“I found her~.” (Sura)

Immediately, a report came from one of them.

“Great. Already found? I’ll be there soon, so wait a moment.” (Leon)

“Okay~.” (Sura)

Leon rushed to the scene. The Baby Sura was in a crowded marketplace full of people.

“That’s the person~.” (Sura)

The tentacle pointed to a young man selling grilled skewers at a stall.

“Hm? Which one?” (Leon)

“That person~.” (Sura)

“…He only looks like a man.” (Leon)
“Oh?” (Sura)

Of course, this was not Zeta. In fact, not even a woman. If anything, the similarity was only that the person’s long hair was tied back. Zeta certainly did not have a beard.

“Well, well, these things happen sometimes.” (Leon)

Trying to cheer up, Leon waited for the next report. Less than two minutes later, another Baby Sura contacted him with “Found her~”. This time it seemed to be a residential area. The Baby Sura pointed with a tentacle at a house.

“She went inside~.” (Baby Sura)

“So, she lives here.” (Leon)

Leon knocked on the front door.

“Zeta onee~chan!” (Leon)

After a while, someone came out. An unpleasant-looking older woman.

“Who are you? What do you want at my house?” (Woman)

“Um… I heard Zeta was here…” (Leon)

“Zeta? There’s no such girl here!” (Woman)

*Bang!*

The door was slammed shut forcefully.

“Oh?” (Suura)

After that, reports of Zeta’s discovery continued to come in one after another. However, when checking, all the people looked nothing like her. In a terrible case, it wasn’t even a person but a mysterious doll a restaurant owner had made as a hobby and displayed in front of the shop.

“…Yeah, this isn’t working.” (Leon)

It seemed the Baby Suras had absolutely no ability to distinguish people. He decided to give up the search for Zeta for the time being.

 

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“L-Leon-kun, something terrible happened!” (Silue)

That day, when Leon came to the Adventurer Guild, the receptionist Silue hurriedly ran up to him in a panic.

“Did something happen?” (Leon)

“It’s actually for you from the king… or rather, not here. Come with me.” (Silue)

It seemed the matter was too sensitive to be overheard. Silue led Leon to a private room.

“Look at this.” (Silue)

She handed over a rather elegant envelope. Since the seal had a crest engraved, the sender was likely a noble. In this country, only nobles were allowed to use crests.

“A well-dressed gentleman just came by and asked me to give this to you.” (Silue)

“My name is definitely written here.” (Leon)

The envelope was addressed to “Leon”. Apparently, it was a letter addressed to him.

“Which noble could it be from?” (Leon)

“The royal family.” (Silue)

“Huh?” (Leon)

“The royal family! This crest is only used by them! Leon-kun, do you know someone from the royal family?” (Silue)

Leon shook his head when Silue pressed him.

“That can’t be. This is my first time in the royal capital.” (Leon)

“Then, what is this letter about…?” (Silue)

“Maybe someone got the wrong person.” (Leon)

“That’s impossible. When I received it, I carefully checked the person’s features. It was definitely you.” (Silue)

Leon tilted his head, puzzled. Anyway, maybe he’d understand something by reading the letter. He broke the seal and unfolded the letter inside.

“Um… the sender is… Sirius Stewart?” (Leon)

“Wait, that’s the Crown Prince-sama!?” (Silue)

After quickly scanning it, Leon frowned.

“…An invitation to the royal palace?” (Leon)

 

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