New chapter of Reincarnated Hero is out! (5/10 chapters)

 

 

Is It Really You?

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“Finally, it’s settled.” (Leon)

Leon murmured as he looked over the ground covered with ant corpses. He must have defeated over 3000 by himself. Even so, he showed no sign of fatigue.

““Haa… haa…”” (Arc/Iris)

Meanwhile, the twins were breathing heavily. Although no major wounds were visible, they seemed quite exhausted.

“Cleaning time~” (Sura)

“Suaa!” (Sura)

Sura, along with the Baby Suras, was scavenging the dead ants. Leon left them alone, thinking that if left to it, they would clean up eventually, and he approached the fortifications with the twins. Piles of ant corpses were stacked like a mountain. The fortifications were especially damaged in the lower half, with holes torn open, in a condition that could collapse at any moment. If Leon and the others had not reinforced the fight, the defenses might have been completely breached.

“…Thanks to you all, we were saved. I want to express my gratitude.” (Cyan)

A voice came down from above the fortifications. A brown-haired Catkin girl, who appeared to be in her mid-teens, was cautiously looking down at them. Though her fur color was different, her facial features closely resembled those of Arc and Iris.

Leon immediately guessed that this girl must be the twins’ older sister. The twins seemed to sense this as well, and their bodies stiffened slightly. They were probably nervous to meet family related by blood for the first time.

“But why are humans here? And also…” (Cyan)

The girl’s gaze shifted toward the twins behind Leon.

“Those twins… No, it can’t be… That can’t be…” (Cyan)

Her eyes widened greatly. Other beastkin seemed to notice something as well and gasped.

“With that golden fur and blue eyes… They look exactly like our father, the one called the Lion King…” (Beastkin)

Tears slipped from the girl’s eyes. She, too, had realized that these two were her long-separated younger brother and sister.

“Sti… and Coty… is it really you…?” (Cyan)

Those might be the twins’ real names. Encouraged by Leon, the two timidly stepped forward.

““…Onee-chan.”” (Arc/Iris)

“Ah!” (Cyan)

The girl jumped down from the fortifications and ran over, embracing the twins.

“You’re alive… You really lived… You were still just babies back then… and now you’ve grown this much…!” (Cyan)

““Nn.”” (Arc/Iris)

The twins also buried their faces in her chest and hugged tightly.

“Not a single day passed when I did not remember you… I was prepared to never see you again… but I believed that you were alive somewhere… Just believing that alone… And now… to meet again like this…!” (Cyan)

The girl sobbed with tears. Sobs could be heard from other beastkin as well. Leon quietly watched the emotional reunion, thinking it would be bad to interrupt.

Afterwards, Leon and the others were led into the settlement. There, they briefly explained why the twins were traveling with Leon, including how it started and what had happened so far.

“I see… So, you currently go by Arc and Iris… No, if those names have already been established, Arc and Iris is fine. Sti and Coty were the names planned for you two, but they were never formally decided.” (Cyan)

The two had been separated from their family and hometown to escape enemies when they were less than a week old.

“Even so, thanks to you, I was able to reunite with the two. I want to thank you again.” (Cyan)

The twins’ older sister, Cyan, bowed deeply.

“The two’s benefactor is also my benefactor. I cannot thank you enough. But sadly, I currently have no power. My uncle Bengal has taken the throne, and we can only wait for the moment to rebel from this settlement built in the dungeon. I cannot offer you a fitting reward now. However, I promise that when we reclaim the regime, I will definitely give you a reward.” (Cyan)

Cyan said this apologetically.

Leon replied.

“Oh, that Bengal? We have already defeated him.” (Leon)

“““…Huh?””” (Beastkin)

The voices of the beastkin overlapped.

“Well, I was tricked by a lord named Sham and went to the royal castle, where I almost got killed, so I fought back. Then I heard from a Catkin named Machinka that the twins’ sister was in this dungeon, so I came here.” (Leon)

“You defeated Bengal…? He may be a foolish king, but his strength is real. Besides, he is protected by guards composed of battle-hardened veterans… It’s not that easy…” (Cyan)

““We defeated him!”” (Arc/Iris)

“We defeated the Beast King just the two of them.” (Leon)

“What… No way, you’re still only five years old, right? That can’t be…” (Cyan)

Cyan shook her head as if refusing to believe it, forgetting how the twins had just kicked apart the Anger Ants.

““…We defeated him.”” (Arc/Iris)

The twins looked up at their sister with eyes wet, perhaps hurt by the doubt.

“Yes, you defeated him! That’s amazing!” (Cyan)

Cyan immediately relented.

““Nn!”” (Arc/Iris)

“Well well, good job~ You two~ When I was five, I was still toddling around~” (Cyan)

She seemed completely smitten with her brother and sister reunited after five years. Though it was strange to say she was toddling at five. Leon spoke to Cyan, who was smiling foolishly.

“So, that means you can leave here and return to the royal castle right away.” (Leon)

 

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