I Kidnapped the Hero's Women-Chapter 211: Tue. Tour (4)

Charlotte unfolded the note, drawing everyone's attention.

The contents of the note were simple.

"It's definitely the handwriting of the Grand Mage Kalista! I’m sure of it!"

"Kalista-sama had the power to appoint the next hero, didn’t she?"

"How did this happen...?"

The area quickly became chaotic, and I felt a throbbing pain in my head.

A hero?

Why is that title coming up now?

'The hero was supposed to be Yuria...'

In the original game, Yuria was destined to become the hero.

It was mentioned multiple times in the game’s description and in the tutorial narration, that Yuria was destined to be the hero.

So, I never doubted that Yuria would be the hero.

And yet, at this completely unexpected moment, Charlotte was chosen as the hero instead.

No. It wasn’t truly unexpected.

Now that I think about it, this is a pretty standard cliché.

It’s the orb for the student test.

No wonder it felt familiar; this was exactly like the one the protagonists break in countless novels.

In the original story, Yuria would awaken during the battle with Aslan in Chapter 1 and escape from the Vermont Estate.

Then, in Chapter 2, she would enter the Academy and break the orb, being appointed as the hero.

But here, Yuria entered the Academy without awakening.

Because of that, she didn’t break the orb during the entrance ceremony.

Now, the orb, which should have been Yuria’s, was shattered by Charlotte, who had awakened...

Can the story twist this much?

Suddenly, my temples started throbbing, and my head became cluttered with thoughts.

'What happens now?'

This was the prophecy of the great mage Kalista, who had the authority to appoint the hero.

If this goes on, Charlotte will be officially designated as the next hero.

But is this really okay?

Does it even matter that Yuria isn’t the hero?

I’ve already changed the story countless times,

but at least I never planned to change the major plotline where Yuria grows as the hero.

But now, that major plotline had been unintentionally broken, and I was completely lost.

This is something that affects the fate of the world.

The problem is that I have no idea how this change will impact the future.

Of course, that’s because I’ve only played up to Chapter 1 of the game...

'Ah. I don’t know anymore. Whatever happens, happens. Honestly, everything has been off course since I didn’t die when I was supposed to.'

Shaking my head to clear my thoughts, I decided to stop overthinking.

The villain, who was supposed to die in Chapter 1, didn’t. Instead, I took in the protagonist and their group.

From the moment I possessed this body, everything has been wrong.

I was swimming in an uncertain sea, unable to see what lay ahead.

But I’ve done well so far. So, why should I expect it to be any different now?

"Uncle! Uncle! They’re calling me the hero!?"

"Yeah, I saw. The person who wrote that note is quite important, so it seems a lot of people trust and follow them."

"But... what is a hero? It doesn’t seem like it’s something you eat."

"..."

I was at a loss for words at Charlotte’s innocent question.

So what is a hero? Is it something you eat?

It was a difficult question to answer.

...What even is it?

"Well..."

"A hero is someone who carries the fate of the world! This is... this is... I don’t know why Kalista-sama chose you, but it’s a very important role, I tell you!"

At that moment, the headmaster rushed in and answered Charlotte’s question.

He had probably just heard the news of the hero’s birth and hurried over. His wig was in disarray from the rush.

"The fate of the world? Is that really important?"

"Of course it is! Throughout history, the hero has been the one to defeat the great threats to the world and save humanity!"

"So what’s this great threat?"

"Er... Um... Based on Kalista-sama's prophecy, it seems that a great crisis will soon occur!"

"So right now, there isn’t any threat, right? Then I don’t want to be a hero."

"...!?"

Charlotte handed the note to the headmaster.

He stood there, speechless, making strange sounds like "Eek! Ack!"

It was as if he was facing an alien who could speak but didn’t understand common sense.

"No! Kalista-sama chose you!"

"Huh? I don’t know them."

"Well... they passed away 100 years ago, so you probably wouldn’t know..."

"How can I take such an important position when I don’t know anything about it!?"

"Well... you’ve got a point there..."

Charlotte began scolding the headmaster.

The headmaster scratched his head and began to lose his composure.

Is this really convincing...?

"I don’t want to do it! The fate of the world? I don’t care about that! I just want the people around me to be safe, like my friends, uncle, knight sister, and His Majesty... Hmm... Maybe I should include Count Ariant too? Anyway! As long as the people around me are safe, that’s fine!"

"How can you just throw away such an important position when so many people want to be heroes? Are you serious?!"

"Well, just give it to someone else who wants it! I’m going to go now! I want to look around before it gets dark!"

"..."

Charlotte made the headmaster speechless and quickly ran back to me.

Her face looked oddly proud.

She didn’t know what being a hero meant, nor did she want to do it, but it seemed she was still happy about being chosen.

At least, maybe this way, the story won’t get all messed up, right?

Or has it only gotten worse?

I don’t know...

Thinking about it for a hundred years won’t change anything, so I decided to clear my mind.

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"Uncle! I’ve decided not to be a hero!"

"How can you refuse! It’s such an important position!"

"Right! If you go against the prophecy, won’t there be divine punishment or something?"

"Don’t worry about it. Charlotte’s right, and she’s saying exactly what she wants. No one can force responsibility on you."

"Hehe! Is that right!?"

Yuria and Yulia, confused by Charlotte’s bold decision, were in turmoil.

But Charlotte just smiled brightly while patting my head.

The words I just said were for both Charlotte and Yuria.

To the Yuria of the original story,

who, simply by being the protagonist and destined to be the hero, had to endure cruel torture at such a young age and suffer great mental and physical scars.

I wanted to tell her that she didn’t need to carry such heavy responsibilities and fate.

'I’ll protect them from all the storms they don’t need to go through.'

This is a stupid game that started with such a grim atmosphere in Chapter 1.

I can’t even begin to imagine how much more cruel the trials Yuria would have gone through.

But I can say one thing for sure.

And that’s that Yuria and the children didn’t need such trials.

Charlotte and Yulia found their true calling and awakened without facing a tragic fate.

Yuria, though she must have suffered emotionally, completed her first class change without losing anything.

It wasn’t quite the direction I had expected, but at least...

I’ve always disliked the harsh trials and fate the children had to endure.

And I’ve been using my power to prevent it.

The title of hero is no different.

If being the hero would burden Charlotte with too much responsibility,

and if Charlotte doesn’t want it, I’ll protect her from it.

It’s a simple issue with no need for much thought.

"It feels like too many things are happening all at once, and I’m feeling dizzy..."

"Me too... I’m just so exhausted..."

Maybe it’s because something so huge happened right when we started the tour.

Yulia and Yuria both sighed heavily, walking tiredly.

Meanwhile, Charlotte, the one at the center of the commotion, seemed to be bursting with energy.

But because of the commotion, so many people had gathered,

and it didn’t seem like we could continue the tour.

So, just as I was thinking it might be time to head back,

"Eh?"

"What's wrong, Yulia?"

"I... I feel a powerful elemental presence...?"

"...!?"

Boom!

As soon as Yulia’s words finished, a tremendous roar came from the ground.

When I turned around in surprise,

a massive pillar of water shot up from the fountain.

[Arrgh! I can feel the presence of that damn thing nearby! Get out here, you sworn enemy!]

"Oh. What’s this now..."

My temples started throbbing again.