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

 

 

You Understand Red, Right?

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After Kanae and the others had paid on their behalf, Leon was listening to the detailed story. Tina was tied up with rope all over her body and was lying around nearby.

“I see. So, after she took up that sword, Henri-neechan’s behavior started acting strange.” (Leon)

“That’s right. It was probably a cursed sword.” (Kanae)

They had chased the man who had been breaking dojo and defeated him safely. Right after that, Henriette had taken the sword that the man was holding, and then she began to behave exactly like him. Kanae and the others were desperately pursuing her too, but they were having trouble finding her.

“What happened to that man?” (Leon)

“He woke up after that, but he doesn’t remember anything about the time he held the sword. However, his memory of just before that remained.” (Kanae)

“What was that memory like?” (Leon)

“Apparently, he found it at some shrine. That man used to be a skilled samurai who served a certain daimyo, but he was fired for some misconduct. After that, he struggled to find food and ended up breaking in to steal.” (Kanae)

The man’s testimony was verified by investigating his background and the shrine. The information had already been confirmed. By the way, a shrine in this country was a religious facility equivalent to the church that Leon and the others knew.

“He was skilled, but not enough to beat every dojo one after another. It seems the sword’s power brought out strength beyond his natural ability. Also, that shrine was built fairly recently, about a hundred years ago.” (Kanae)

A hundred years might seem not so new, but this country had shrines that had existed for hundreds of years.

“It was built to honor a certain famous swordsman. We don’t really understand it, but in this country, people can become gods after they die.” (Kanae)

The stolen sword was said to be the one that famous swordsman had used while alive.

“In any case, we have to find Henri-neechan.” (Leon)

“That’s true, but unfortunately, all the dojos in this city and surrounding areas have been completely destroyed, so she probably moved somewhere far away. The problem is we have no clues at all. If only we knew whether it was north, south, east, or west…” (Kanae)

If they had put tracking magic on her beforehand, they could have followed her wherever she went. But since they didn’t, there was no use wishing for that now.

“Even if we use the mass search tactic with the Baby Sura, it won’t work because she doesn’t have the power to recognize the right person.” (Leon)

Recalling the last time they tried to search for Zeta, Leon shook his head, knowing this method would not work.

“Wait a minute… In this country where most people have black hair, maybe we can identify her by her red hair…” (Leon)

Without much hope, Leon decided to ask Sura to search for Henriette.

“Red hair, red hair. You understand red, right? Which one is red, this one or this one?” (Leon)

Showing Sura an apple and an orange, Sura immediately reached for the apple without hesitation. It seemed she could properly distinguish colors.

“Looks like this will work. Alright, please do it.” (Leon)

“Leave it to me!” (Sura)

One after another, tiny Sura copies emerged from Sura’s body. Sura, the Queen Slime, had the ability to produce her own clones. All of these clones were Leon’s familiars, so they could communicate with him telepathically even when far apart.

“Let’s go!” (Baby Suras)

Over ten thousand Baby Suras quickly scattered in all directions. Even so, Sura’s main body did not appear to change size at all, because she usually condensed her body to the limit to reduce volume.

“W-what was that just now…?” (Kanae)

“She’s still an incredible slime…” (Tina)

Kanae and the others were astonished.

“By the way… I’ve been curious. Why is that Elf lady with you?” (Leon)

“Hmm?” (Kanae)

“We met on the journey and decided to travel together.” (Filia)

“Yeah, we had the same goal.” (Kanae)

Leon tilted his head.

“Goal?” (Leon)

“At that time, I wanted to ask many questions, but you fled quickly, so I was searching for you too.” (Filia)

“…” (Leon)

“I will ask more once Henriette-dono is safely rescued.” (Filia)

Leon remembered that he had fled in a hurry because his identity was almost exposed. It was unfortunate to come all the way to this island, but he resolved in his heart to escape again when an opportunity arose.

 

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“We found her!” (Baby Sura)

About an hour after sending them out, the Baby Sura reported back.

“Could it be just the right timing?” (Leon)

Last time, the report came very fast but was very inaccurate. This time, hopefully, they didn’t get caught by unnecessary things and were properly searching for a person with red hair. Still, some misses were inevitable. Without high expectations, they decided to head toward the location where that Baby Sura was.

“It’s about 30 kilometers from here.” (Leon)

“That’s pretty far.” (Kanae)

“If we ride this, we’ll get there quickly.” (Leon)

Leon produced an earthen boat.

“You don’t mean this boat runs on land, right?” (Kanae)

“It does run.” (Leon)

 

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