E - Rank Hero In Another World
Chapter 99 - Sacrifice

"Sir Leo, what do you mean by that?" Selene asked in confusion.

Leo mused a little before answering Selene's question. After a while....

"Difficult to explain. Come with me." Reply Leo as he immediately walked towards a table. On the table, there is an iron clamp that is usually used by Leo to make his magic weapon. But this time....

Leo put his left hand into the iron clamp, then locked it slowly. His left arm was unable to move.

"Master! What are you doing?"

Leo did not answer that question at all. However, He took a small Mithril stick with a small tip. Its size is equivalent to a pen.

"I want you to pay close attention to it. If you feel like this is too much for you, you can turn it down." Said Leo.

After a while, Leo is seen pointing the Mithril wand at his left arm. With a steady and constant flow of Mana, Leo slowly wrote down the Runes themselves on his arm.

"Kuggh...."

Despite trying to endure it, the pain felt by Leo was quite overwhelming. Maybe like when in tattoos when in his previous world. It was just that, a tearing and burning sensation was felt all over his left arm.

All of that was the result of implanting a rune within himself.

On the other hand, Roselia who saw him from a distance still remained hiding behind her thick blanket.

"Leo, what are you doing?" Ask Roselia.

But there's no answer.

Leo is still too focused to think about anything else.

'Cess....'

Blood started to flow from his left arm. Even so, the blood quickly began to evaporate due to the heat generated by the process of mounting the rune.

Until finally, after a while....

"Done." Reply Leo who slowly removed the iron clamp from his left arm.

Now, on his left wrist, there are 4 Rune letters with a beautiful light blue color. The four letters form a semicircle, only filling the top of his left arm.

After a while, Selene began to ask what was really going on.

"Sir, what did you do just now? Putting runes on yourself? What are you thinking?!" Selene asked in a tone that looked so worried.

"This is half of the runes needed to make Mana Link work. I need to make the other half at the bottom of my left hand." Reply Leo.

Instantly, Selene began to realize what Leo had meant all along.

In other words....

"So, Master Leo will make the same rune on my body?"

"No. I who is still a beginner in magic have not been able to find a way to connect the 2 Mana in 2 directions. The best thing I know right now is to connect in 1 direction.

In other words, I will be the recipient, while you yourself will be the donor. And for his own runes will be much greater." Obviously Leo is quite long.

This time, Roselia who was previously just hiding under her blanket started walking out with her body still wrapped by several layers of the blanket.

He is seen watching what Leo and Selene are doing in the corner of the room.

After understanding the whole story, Roselia immediately commented.

"You know, what you just did violates the witch's code of conduct in the human kingdom. Making body modifications with magic is forbidden." Roselia.

Hearing that, Leo simply stared intently at the short black haired woman.

"Then, are you going to report it?" Ask Leo.

With a big smile, Roselia answered.

"No.... I also don't care about the rules of those old witches. Moreover, I was curious about the result hehehe...."

Leo breathed a sigh of relief. Knowing that his secret seems to be safe. He also only realized the existence of the code of ethics itself because Roselia had never discussed it before.

"Don't mind me! Go ahead, the important thing is not to be caught by the old witches." Continue Roselia while returning to her hiding place under the covers.

After that, Leo looked towards Selene as if waiting for an answer from her. And finally....

"I'm gonna do it. Anything to help Mr. Leo. But nevertheless.... Can I ask you something?" Ask Selene.

"What's that?" Reply Leo briefly.

Selene is seen bringing her thin pink lips closer to Leo's ears. Soon after, he whispered something.

"Can Mr Leo tell me the truth, who you really are?"

Both of Leo's eyes widened slightly after hearing the question. He had little idea that Selene would actually ask him.

But he himself is also conscious. All the lies he had made to this day, would definitely turn around and fight him. This is one of them.

Knowing that Leo can no longer avoid, or rather need to face and rectify this problem, Leo replied with a simple nod.

"Then I agree." Reply Selene briefly.

The two of them finally walked towards one of Roselia's rooms in this place. Or rather in the arsenal of various magic equipment.

"Roselia, I'll borrow this room for a second." Said Leo briefly as he immediately walked in.

"Please...." Reply Roselia with a face that looks sleepy while facing towards a warming magic.

Upon arrival inside, Leo immediately lit up the light with the Mana stone present and closed the door.

"So, what do I do, sir?" Ask Selene.

"Of course." Reply Selene briefly.

Leo then asks Selene to take off her upper clothes. He explains that Leo needs to make a rune on Selene's back because she is the donor.

But before that, Leo made the remaining 4 letters on his left arm with the help of Selene. Making his left wrist now seemed to have a tattoo that emitted a soft blue light.

'Srruugg'

"Master.... You're not gonna do anything, are you?" Selene asked for a moment before taking off her upper clothes.

"Believe in me. I'm not that kind of person." Reply Leo briefly with a serious face.

Once everything was ready, Leo immediately began the process of making this rune.

What is depicted on Selene's white back is a hexagon with 6 rune letters on each side. From each corner of the facet, there is a line connecting to a small circle in the middle with a rune letter in it.

The process of making this itself is a little longer than expected, because Leo works while telling the whole past, and how He can arrive to the present.

This time, without any lies.

It's just, there's something a little beyond Leo's expectations.

With her back now visibly flooded with blood, Selene turned her head slightly toward Leo with a faint smile.

"I've guessed, that Mr. Leo is a great man. But I didn't expect.... A real hero, huh? Even Miss Reina too?" Selene asked with a face that looked as hard as she could trying to endure the pain.

"so. Just like the 8 heroes in this world." Reply Leo briefly.

"In other words, Mr Leo will also save this world right?"

The question from Selene, now a little piercing in his heart.

What he had been doing all this time was just to survive and also keep his peaceful life. But nevertheless....

Is that enough of that?

Will he really neglect his duty as a hero?

After all, could He indeed maintain peace itself?

All of this went through Leo's mind. In front of him, there was a back that was filled with blood.

At that moment he asked himself again.

What are the sacrifices made by Reina at this time?

Is it just for himself? To protect his group? What about this world?

No, did this girl before him really have to get hurt to fulfill that ridiculous dream of hers?

And it was at that moment, that Leo unconsciously did what he should not.

Her strong feeling of protecting something, and at this moment, protecting the figure of the girl who was willingly injured for herself, was now manifested on her left hand.

The runes on his wrists started to light up brightly.

His magic energy began to be absorbed quickly and strongly, even he felt that he would soon run out of his magic energy at that very instant.

Fortunately, the Mana Link he created has been connected and now Leo subconsciously begins to pull out Selene's Mana.

"Sir Leo?" Selene asked curiously because Leo was silent.

And Leo himself....

'What have I done?!' Leo shouted as he quickly pulled his left hand from Selene's back. Keep him away as soon as possible.

Instantly, Selene seemed to start losing her consciousness. His body starts to limp. And Leo himself can feel that the girl's body is getting hot.

'Bruk!'

Without power, Selene immediately fell to the floor.

"Selene! Hang in!"

Leo quickly stood up and ran out of the room to ask for help.

"Roselias! Help me!" Shouted Leo.

"What's wrong, I'm still lazy. Can you do it yourself?"

"I.... Unconsciously.... The point is hurry up here, Selene's unconscious!"

Roselia who heard that quickly stood up. It was as if all his laziness all along was just an excuse to rest.

He quickly ran while wearing his magic gloves.

"What's going on?" Roselia asked briefly as she immediately examined Selene's body lying as if it was lifeless.

"I.... Didn't do Enchanting to her...." Reply Leo while continuing to stare at the ground. Not one bit dare to look at Roselia or Selene.

"That reinforcing magic belongs to you, huh? Didn't you say you can only be on things?" Roselia asked again as she began using the complex-looking magic to check Selene's condition.

But Leo was silent. Unable to answer.

Might....

This was the biggest mistake of his life.

Just because He daydreams of unnecessary things to be confused for more than a year in this world.