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Chapter 7 – News About The Birth of The Hero
That day, all the people in the village were gathered at a meeting house in the center of the village. The village chief leaned his weight on his cane with both hands and slowly stretched his bent hips to raise his voice.
“Everyone, this gentleman is Pastor Saar, who came from the royal capital. And he has something to announce, so please listen carefully.”
Knowing that the person standing beside their chief was a messenger from the royal capital, half of the villagers were curious, while the other half were hoping that they wouldn’t get involved in troublesome matters.
Pastor Saar, who is dressed in a dark green garment, then bows to the villagers. From his looks, people assumed that he was still in his mid-twenties and seemed to be a serious young man.
“As introduced by the chief, my name is Saar. This time, I come to convey the words of the pope to everyone.”
The villagers then started to make a commotion.
“Please calm down. We only wanted to ask one thing from everyone. That is, when your children turn fifteen, please be sure to have them receive a profession assessment at the Church in the town of Assis.”
Hearing that, the commotion stopped for a moment, before they started to talk with each other, but with a voice lower than before.
In towns, when boys and girls turned 15 years old, they would definitely receive a profession assessment at the church. However, people from villages in remote areas don’t really like to go out of their way to send their children to the town just for that. Thus, there were a number of parents who didn’t let their children receive a profession assessment. The reason for this may be that they believed that villagers like them, who live their lives doing farming or hunting, don’t particularly need a good profession.
“This time, there was an oracle from Goddess-sama, informing us that the Hero will be chosen.”
When Saar said that, the villagers’ voices became louder again.
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“Eto, did you hear that? Hero-sama will be chosen, he said! Amazing! I can’t believe the Hero really exists.”
Lana’s face was flushed with excitement.
“Like that Hero-sama who defeated the demon of darkness a hundred years ago?”
“That’s right! And don’t forget, Hero-sama also defeated the Rotten God and the Golem King!”
“But, isn’t that just a story? I wonder if Hero-sama really defeated them.”
“Of course he did! Isn’t that’s why Pastor-sama came all the way to this village”
Knowing that the Hero, who always appeared in the story, actually existed, Lana’s eyes brightened. That is understandable. Because she really liked the story of the Hero since she was little. Although it was a rare hobby for a girl, because of that, she gets on well with Eto, who admired adventure stories just like her.
“Everyone, the announcement isn’t over yet. From here, I will be announcing the most important thing. Hero-sama needs some people to fight together with him. And according to the oracle from Goddess-sama, a Sword Saint, which was the highest profession of a swordsman, and a Sage who has an outstanding magic talent will be born in a remote region.”
It goes without saying, that announcement made the villagers start talking loudly, as they thought heroes might be born among themselves.
“Eto, a Sword Saint, he said! That’s so cool!”
“Lana, isn’t the Sword Saint supposed to be a man, just like the story that we read?”
“Isn’t it fine even if the Sword Saint is a woman? And because Eto is smart, you would be the Sage!”
“I also prefer to be the Sword Saint, you know! It’s cooler to defeat the enemies with a sword than magic, after all.”
“But, as I said, it would be me–”
Naturally, the conversation between the two, who cannot suppress their excitement, continued for a while. Just by hearing that the Hero actually exists, Eto felt like the world which they lived in changed, as if it was reborn.
“That’s why, when your children turn fifteen, please be sure to receive a profession assessment! And the closest Church from this village is the Church in the town of Assis! Please remember to do that!”
Although pastor Saar shouted with a loud voice, the villagers’ uproar had become louder, to the point that it couldn’t be controlled.