Hero Creator: The Last Hero
Ch. 100 — Missing Parts

Some time before the executive moves, Britannia, a place that is now becoming silent leaves servants and some new soldiers who volunteer to protect their kingdom and country while the fighters go to war.

Although only a mere worry, there will still be people who are indifferent to the war and take the opportunity to gain wealth in a dirty way. One of them is by robbing and such.

Among the volunteers were also noble families stationed in several regions as a form of assistance and their love of the homeland. They may also be upset about not being able to contribute on the battlefield but not a few are grateful not to join the war.

While in the quiet kingdom, the woman who had been lying weak all this time opened her eyes. His gaze was twitching and he needed a strong effort to be able to sit on his bed. Holding his head, Tirith looked around and realized he was in the room.

“Eh? Aren't I in the park?” Tirith fixed her mind and went back to remembering.

His memory should not be wrong because he was in the park to look at the red sky. Tirith assumed that for too long there she had unwittingly slept and that someone who might be her Father or Hero had brought her into the room. It might as well be the special maid who had been with him since childhood.

Since it was impossible for any other servant or soldier to touch it carelessly, if it happened the next day they were already at the gallows.

“Ugh, my head ..” Tirith tried to take the water that had been provided but he accidentally dropped the glass.

His personal servant who was guarding in front of the entrance hurriedly and cleared his mess and took out a new glass. Tirith drank it slowly and before long the presence of someone entered her room. The servants saluted first before the room died.

Tirith looked at the old but still very mighty man sadly. He used a set of gray armor with a gold sword engraving on his chest, the Excalibur sword that became the emblem of the Britannian knight.

“What Dad will go to war now?” Tirith asked worriedly, to his father, Altucray.

The only family left of the Britannian family and the only family Tirith had. He knew the current conditions would sooner or later push him off to the battlefield but still he wanted his father not to leave.

“... Yes, the war may have reached its peak. All the executives including the Heavenly Emperor had already prepared themselves. All soldiers will be sent to the battlefield.” Altucray was emotionless as he said it, he sat on Tirith's bed, “Dad wants to see you before leaving.”

“This is not as usual. Although I know this is no ordinary war but Dad is not the one who will say goodbye, right?” Tirith smiled gently but it was quite clear that Altucray saw him trembling.

There was a bit of regret and a heart torn to shreds in his chest, Altucray regretted having acted on his selfishness without ever knowing that Tirith was lonely.

“I'm very old, and it seems true that the older a person is the more he wants to spend time with his family. I want to stay by your side, though men will die, but I promise I will not die in this war. You don't have to worry, my daughter.” Altucray rubbed Tirith's head affectionately.

Tirith was relieved and for some reason she crossed hands, puffed up her chest and smiled proudly while grunting a little.

“Hmpfh! After all without the need for Father to intervene, the Heroes are so strong that they can win the war without an army. With the advanced technology of the Region the fighting force of the army became extremely powerful. Then there is also a very strong person, he is also the one who brought that technology, that person—”

Tirith was excited when she told about the great power that humanity had but her face became stiff and complicated at the last moment. He held his head, something was really bothering him.

“What's up?” Altucray asked with little concern when he saw that Tirith's face was so complicated.

“The person ... Wh who? Who is he who created those great things and is so powerful?” Tirith asked herself and began to dig into her memories.

“Eh? Ah, what's up. Me, as if something was missing from my memory.” Tirith held her head meaningfully, she held onto her chest which also felt strange.

“Good. I was just wondering if I could see Petelgeuse or Sirius in the sky.”

“Sirius? Petel- what?” Altucray tilted his head and asked, those two names are very unfamiliar in his ears.

“Sirius and Petelgeuse. Those are the names of the very bright stars in the night sky. Someone told me, he ... Wh who? Who the hell did he teach me about stars, eh? What is this.” Tirith felt increasingly strange to her.

It was as if there was a fog covering his head at the moment so he did not have clear things in place. Altucray watched it sadly then braced himself to ask.

“Why are you crying, your beautiful face will fade, My daughter.”

“Eh?” Tirith was stunned as she never realized that tears were flowing down her cheeks. He rubbed it but the tears never stopped, just like his chest that felt so painful.

Tirith did not feel sad or grieved at anything but her heart felt that it had lost something truly important to her.

“Why does my heart hurt? Why are my memories messed up like something's missing? It was as if I had lost something precious to me. I don't understand this. Then, how to make these tears no longer flow?” He muttered to himself.

At that moment Tirith heard the whisper of— more precisely the vague memory piece. The memory piece depicts a person touching his chin and getting closer. Tirith was unable to see the person's face as if it had been intentionally darkened. The man drew his lips closer and said:

"I love you, Tirith. Good bye."

That moment also the memories ended and his chest became even more painful. Tirith never understood until the end what had happened to himself.

“It seems you are very tired today. It is better to rest and not worry about war, because humans will definitely win.”

Altucray laid down Tirith who looked pitiful and immediately he let himself go. When he was at the door, he paused right at the side of the servant who was always guarding Tirith.

“Don't let him out. You are also not allowed to answer any questions, just answer ‘Don't know’.”

“I understand.” The waiter bowed respectfully as Altucray started walking away.

While in the middle of the road Altucray paused for a moment and looked up at the sky, he clenched his fists very firmly and shed tears.

“You really kept your promise. You're really gonna do it? Let your existence disappear from this world ..”

Altucray had already heard Rigel's intentions when discussing his promise to untie Tirith's shackles. He hears Rigel's plan to erase his daughter's memory so that Tirith won't remember him loving a man named Amatsumi Rigel.

Rigel seems to be planning to do so to Tirith and the current Fairy Queen, when that happens, Altucray believes that Rigel will disappear going somewhere where people won't reach him.

“Related always at the end. So this is how it feels to be sorry. I took away the happiness of Tirith who loved her so much. Please forgive me for failing to be a father to him. If it were you, what would you choose, Elizabeth?” Altucray muttered lonely and longed for the person who was no longer present in this world.