Black Hero
Helping the Agate Kingdom

"Cure?"

This 20-year-old man looks like his brother. He looks confused to hear Tatsumi say that.

"Right, they saved us before, let me introduce them. From right to left Bruce, Lilith, Riska and Zen."

"So, so you're Zen."

This man who approached me must be his father or rather the king.

"Right, is there something wrong?"

"No, it's just that your face looks like someone. But.. who is it?"

She was confused in her own world after seeing my face.

"Oh, I'm sorry. We haven't introduced ourselves, my name is Altson Agate and this is my son Adelino Agate."

They bow to me.

I saw Tatsumi's mother lying on the bed. However, I sensed that something evil was surrounding his body.

"What happened to your wife?"

"Oh yeah, I'm sorry. My wife was blinded after a strange portal suddenly appeared near my kingdom."

He looks different to the king I previously met. However, what does the strange portal mean? is that the same portal I met while coming out of the forest of death?

I was in my own world thinking about it.

A second later I came back and started asking again.

"I might be able to heal your wife's eyes, but I want you to answer my question."

"certain."

"Is that strange portal floating in the sky?"

"Right, do you know anything?"

It seems like my guess is correct, although I don't know what the portal is yet I have one conclusion. If the portal is something to be exterminated and the Fredrosse government calls us to it.

"No, nothing."

He helped his wife sit down and I walked over to him. Without saying much, I put my hand into his eyes.

"[Ex Mega Heall]"

A soft, green-colored light flowed from my hands into his eyes. When the light faded, I pulled my hand.

His gaze wandered for a moment before slowly starting to calm down. After blinking her eyelids a few times, she silently looked towards her husband and children.

"... I-I can't.. see? Dear...! I can see!" Tears began to flow from his eyes.

"Maye ...!"

"Mother!" The three of them hugged each other and started crying. Finally seeing her husband and children again, she smiled brightly through her tears. He simply continued to stare at them through eyes that were stained with tears. The faces of beloved families.

Sebas, who was quietly watching the scene up close, raised his face and started sobbing as well.

"Uwahm ... I'm so happy!" Brull choking.

"I'm really happy for them, me...!"

Wait, why are you crying too? Wait a minute isn't this making me a terrible person because the only one who doesn't cry? I feel touched by this whole scene too, you know! It's just that I'm under pressure to make sure it works so I'm more relieved than happy now.

For now, we watch warmly as the family rejoices.

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"I owe you so much. Really, you don't know what all this means to me. You not only saved my daughter, but also healed my wife's eyes ... Thank you, thank you very much." The king bowed to me. I'm really not good with that situation. I can't keep this guy submissive.

Tatsumi was still in the room. We were taken to the living room, where we sat in luxurious chairs across the king and prince.

"No need to thank me, I'm just a little help. Tatsumi's safe, and your wife's cured. We're glad everything's okay now."

"No, I can't just let it go. I really have to show the right level of gratitude. Take that."

"Good, sir." Sebas was carrying an iron tray with some objects on it.

"First of all, take this. This is your reward for saving my daughter. And escort her to her home safely." Sebas gave me a bag that I considered to keep money in it.

"It has 50 platinum coins in it."

"Huh?!

"What?!"

"Eh?!"

They seemed to understand the situation immediately, but I wasn't sure what this meant. Even I don't know 50 platinum coins is a big or small amount but seeing them surprised like it seems like this is a very large amount, I asked Brull who was sitting next to me.

"Hey, Brull, how many 50 platinum coins is that?"

"It seems like you don't know the money system in this world yet? that's just like our rank. The lowest is bronze and the highest is platinum. 1 bronze coin can only buy candy while 1 platinum coin can buy 2 or 3 big houses. 100 Bronze coins equivalent to 1 silver coin, 100 silver coins equivalent to 1 gold coin and 100 gold coins equivalent to 1 platinum coin."

Doesn't that mean that 50 platinum coins is equivalent to 50,000,000 bronze coins? that doesn't mean a lot?!

"I can't accept this! That's too much!" After I realized how much was given to us, I hurriedly rejected it. There's no way we're doing anything worth it.

"Don't say it like that, please, just accept it. If you plan to make a living as an adventurer. I'm sure you'll reach a point where you'll find yourself needing this money. Consider it a fund to keep when the time comes."

"Yeah ...!" He was right, the money would probably be very useful. I hate to admit it, but there are things in this world that can only be solved with money. Besides, judging from his personality, he won't give up until I receive his reward.

"In addition, I want to give each of you one of these." Four medals lined up on the table. Each has a diameter of about five centimeters. The medallion design features three stones as the backdrop and a pair of crossed swords in the middle.

"It was a medal that featured the royal coat of arms of Agate. With this you, you can pass through each checkpoint with relative ease, and if you happen anything, we will act as a guarantee that our kingdom will provide support to you."

According to them, the medals are usually given to their exclusive traders or other important figures. But what we have is a little different. What the exclusive merchants or their important figures used was just an ordinary medallion on top engraved with one word, while our medallion is an item that can store magic and no words are engraved on it.

"Try giving a little mana to the medal."

We hold with one hand and give a little mana on the medal, not long a word engraved on it.

"That's the word that symbolizes you, how?"

The Brull Medal carries the word "Strength," Lilith is "Sincerity," Risk is "Goodness," while I carry the word "Destruction."

Destruction, uh ... I seem to give too much mana.