The Hero in Exile

"Moran, hurry up, don't dawdle, the sun is about to set."

The girl was waving at him with the setting sun behind her. The remaining golden light cast on her body beautifully. Her every smile and movement touched his heartstrings. She and the surroundings were like a painting and he really wanted to blend into it.

"Wait for me, there are too many things to walk too fast."

Moran did the same and walked to Lingyu's side. Lingyu's warm gaze never left him, and the intensity of her gaze made it difficult for Moran to ignore it.

Moran and Lingyu didn't say anything else as they just walked on the mud brick road. At this moment, it seemed as if time had stopped. It was so beautiful that Moran could stay here forever. There were no worries, no races, only himself and her.

Although it was just Lingyu who kept shopping today, which made Moran mistakenly think that she was on a date, she rarely did her hair style and changed her clothes. Lingyu also dressed much better than usual, but she was just out for fun. My role should be as simple as helping her carry things.

Even so, I feel very satisfied.

"I'm exhausted after a day of shopping."

"I'm obviously the most tired one, okay? I've been carrying things for you all day."

Although it was a complaint, there was no trace of accusation in the tone, instead it sounded more like concern.

"There seems to be a drink shop up ahead. It looks delicious. I'll go check it out."

This shop seems to be doing good business. The slightly luxurious decoration and the fact that there are still people here even though it is almost nightfall. Lingyu glanced at the menu and saw that there are various flavors of milk tea made with goat's milk.

"I never thought there would be milk tea in another world. I don't know what it tastes like."

"Miss, would you like something to order? Our milk tea is very popular among adventurers. It's delicious and cheap."

The dwarf inside found Lingyu who was watching and gave her a long explanation, but in fact, when Lingyu heard that it was milk tea, she didn't care about the taste anymore. She would make a profit if she bought it now.

"What flavor do you want, Moran?"

"Me? Forget it. I can't take these even if I buy them. Besides, I'm not interested in them."

Not getting a reply from Moran, I bought myself a cup of strawberry flavored milk tea.

……

"Huh huh huh~"

Lingyu, who was walking in front, was drinking from a straw in her mouth and seemed to be in a good mood. That thing called milk tea was really so delicious. And it seemed that she drank it so slowly. She usually finished her meal in no time, but now she was so elegant?

"By the way, do you want to drink?"

Lingyu's sudden turn around made Moran stunned for a moment. He was about to say no but hesitated when he saw the straw's small gums. His mouth suddenly became dry and he swallowed his saliva.

"think."

With both hands holding things, Moran could only stretch his head to hold the straw. The moment he touched it, he saw the cup of milk tea moving away from him, and at the same time, his face felt moist and soft.

It happened quickly like ripples on the water. It appeared for a moment and when you came to your senses, it was gone.

"How can you drink with something in your hand? I'll help you get it."

Lingyu quickly snatched the thing from Moran's hand, stuffed the remaining milk tea into Moran's hand, and occasionally adjusted her hair in an unnatural manner.

Moran's pupils suddenly shrank and he stared blankly at Lingyu's back. He came to his senses and shook the cup, finding there was still half a cup left. He took a sip and it was very sweet and delicious.

Moran was in a good mood as he watched Lingyu running faster and faster in front of him. Moran also silently quickened his pace and walked to Lingyu's side.

Lingyu noticed that the person next to her just glanced at her without doing anything else and just naturally admired the building next to her.

Of course it would have been more similar if she could cover up her red ears, but the two of them walked along the road tacitly as if nothing had happened.

……

"Hero and Demon King, you are finally here. By the way, you look quite... listless?"

"Really? You must have seen it wrong. Maybe you came too early and it was dark so you couldn't see clearly, right?"

"I am the Demon King. I was born in a place full of demonic energy, so it's normal for me to look listless."

Something was nine out of ten wrong. The two of them didn't dare to look at each other and their faces were slightly red with shyness. In addition, his subordinates said yesterday that they saw them hanging out together for a day.

Bronzebeard realized that it was normal that the Demon King and the hero were both young, and if they were really together, the direction of the world would be even more unpredictable. If they could establish a good relationship, they could trade with the demons.

"Then I must have seen it wrong."

Ha, I got away with it x2.

The two of them thought of that night at the same time.

Lingyu Moran back to back.

"Rest early today because we have to travel tomorrow."

"it is good."

This was the conversation that lasted the entire evening. What happened in the afternoon created an invisible awkwardness between the two of them. One was looking at the wall while the other was looking at the door, with the kiss being the only thing on their minds.

How can I sleep when Lingyu suddenly kissed me like that?

I suddenly kissed Moran in the afternoon. How can I sleep with you leaning against me now?

Bronzebeard, who silently took everything in, also said that it was great to be young.

Bronzebeard brought about ten people on this expedition. All of them were wearing heavy armor, but it did not affect their steps at all. One or two of them had been seen in the palace. Apart from them, the only other person in the team was the dwarf miner who discovered the elemental monster.

"My Lord King and everyone else please follow me. I will take you to the mine."

The miner looked nervous and turned around tremblingly after he finished speaking. He led the way without even daring to glance to the side, for fear that if he was not satisfied, he would die here today.

"It can't be a threat. He looks so nervous."

Lingyu just said it as a joke.

Although the miners in front do not look back, their hearing is excellent due to years of working in the mines. After all, the collapse of rubble cannot be seen with the naked eye and can only be heard.

"Sir, please stop joking. I couldn't refuse the price Lord Bronzebeard offered me, but I was a little nervous."

As if afraid that Lingyu wouldn't believe him, he kept muttering along the way, "Nothing happened, I'm not threatened."

"Are you that nervous?"

"This is normal, Lingyu. A miner would be nervous when meeting a patrol captain, not to mention working for a king who you only hear about and can actually see. You won't feel this way if you come to this world and deal with people of this level often."

If I think about it carefully, at first I saw Bourne and Vida using respectful titles, but later I started calling them Old Bo and Dead Old Man.

"Let me carry it for you. They just said it's quite far."

Without giving Lingyu a chance to react, the back that was originally carrying the big backpack became empty.

"I'm a hero, not some noble daughter who can't even kill a chicken. Give it to me now."

This backpack is full of dry food and mountaineering tools. Moran's strength is not as good as before and he will get tired after carrying it for a long time, but every time he moves forward, Moran will take a step back accordingly.

After trying a few times, Lingyu turned around angrily and ignored the person behind her.

"You can recite it if you want. You will be the one who runs out of energy when fighting with the elemental monster."