I Was Reborn in Another World, but Hold On – No Parents? Was I Abandoned? - Chapter 42

Chapter 42: The Hero and Arus (Side Story)

“Sorry… I never thought something like this would happen…”

A young man clad in dazzling, luxurious armor apologized to me.

What’s going on?

But no words came out.

“I know you probably won’t understand what I’m saying right now… but when I was fighting the Demon King, I obtained a new magic… the magic of foresight. And when I saw it, I was shocked… to learn that the god believed in by humans is actually an evil god, and moreover, that I would be killed by humans… Damn it… I was transported away, hailed as a hero and all that… and this is the result… I’m truly sorry… This is all I can do… but for now… please… live on as a human… You’re the only one who can change the future of this world…”

A hero? Am I the hero?

Does that mean this is a memory from when I was a baby?

“It’s surprising how a concealment spell I never used before comes in handy here…”

Saying so, the hero cast a spell on me.

“My death is inevitable. No matter how much I resist, if the enemy is an evil god, the outcome will be death. So, please, I beg you. Change the world. …It’s hard to ask this of a baby…”

With a pained smile, the hero, who in his previous life was probably only a high school student, continued, “Don’t trust people blindly. They might attack you after hearing the words of the evil god. But, there is happiness in your future, I promise as the hero… Please, live. Live and save the world.”

His wish was surely engraved in my heart now.

Indeed, this world is messed up.

This young man must have been unhappy too.

Being transported from that peaceful previous life, probably summoned by an evil god, hailed as a hero by humans who worship that evil god, fighting the Demon King, stealing away me, his son, when I was just a baby, only to realize it was all a huge mistake, and even foreseeing a future where he would be killed by humans.

“But I see… so this person saved me.”

Thinking ahead, they even cast concealment magic.

I hope this person… will find happiness in their next life.

Just like I had a previous life, this person must have a next one too, right?

If that’s the case, then please make them happy, God.