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I was once a king.

The strongest king.

As a king, I had taken so many lives,

and sinned so many times.

And I…

We have our next quest, Arthur.

Got it. Let's go, Jasmine.

I was given another chance at life.

Confirm the quest.

We've lost contact with the village near the Beast Glades.

We are to investigate the cause.

What's our priority?

Survive.

What if there are hostile Beasts?

Since the quest doesn't specify taking them down,

no need to go out of our way for that.

You passed.

What about you, Sylvie?

I'll go train somewhere near.

Got it. I'll call you when we're done.

Break a leg, Arthur.

Note, you noticed this?

There are footprints leading toward the village,

but few leading away from it.

What should we do now?

Gather information first.

Correct.

I don't sense anyone.

Were they attacked by a Beast?

It's strange that there are no signs of battle here.

Note.

What's that?

Let's check it out.

Crystals…

Why here?

Jasmine.

Can you tell us what happened?

I don't know.

I went to collect some herbs in the forest,

and when I came back…

It must be a Beast's doing.

Yeah.

But…

Huh? N-No…

Why?!

Don't.

No! Mom!

We're pulling out.

An alliance of three countries by humans, elves, and dwarves…

This is not a favorable situation for us.

Everything has its own flow.

Sometimes it's not a bad idea to just go with the flow.

Beast Glades…

Those who will shape the future of this continent have gathered here,

to hone their skills.

Future, eh…

We'll definitely have to pluck them.

I thought it would be a boring job,

but it looks like I might actually enjoy it.

What's that?

An Arachne. It's one of the top five Beasts I'd rather not fight.

Have you fought it?

Five times. We only managed to defeat it once.

With all the members of Twin Horns.

Alongside your parents, Reynolds and Alice.

Especially without Alice, we wouldn't have won.

Because of the Emitter's power?

Yeah.

Only Emitters can dispel an Arachne's curse.

The only option left is to defeat the Arachne itself.

But Arachnes have high resistance, rendering them impervious to magic.

Their exterior is tough, deflecting any sword coming at them.

That means we're currently powerless against it…

Yeah, but Arachnes hate sunlight.

They're supposed to be inside a dungeon.

Anyway, Note…

No…

Arthur, I've taught you everything I can as an adventurer.

Not just swordsmanship and magic.

But the power to survive as well.

I've taught you all of it.

So I'm asking you this now. What should we do?

Let's head back.

We inform the guild, regroup, and get in top shape to save the village.

Right.

Arthur!

Jasmine!

Stay back, Arthur!

Stay alive…

Now you have done it…

I was once a king.

Touted as the strongest.

A mere swing from my sword…

…was enough to win every battle.

I guess swords alone won't do.

Then how about swords and flames?

This should go through.

Did I get it?

I see.

Jasmine said it's impervious to magic.

It's useless.

Ever tasted magic from within you?

Give Jasmine back.

Jasmine…

What a sore loser you are.

I want to thank you for one thing.

I could recall the swordsmanship of my past life.

It is still too much to bear…

My swordsmanship of the past…

And the new power added through this world's magic.

Looks like I am still far from the ideal.

I need to train more…

Arthur!

You okay? Did something happen? You seemed so angry…

I'm good now. It's all over.

Really?

Really.

That's great, then. Good luck to you.

For what?

That.

Ah…

Jasmine, glad to see the curse is gone.

I could easily defeat you now.

You're kidding me…

Or not…

That's all you have to say?

I'm sorry.

For what?

For not heeding your words and fighting the Beast.

I acted on a momentary impulse.

It's good that you understand.

You really took it down alone, huh?

I merely took it down.

It's the power I needed, but not what I want.

What kind of power do you want?

The power to protect.

Because I was weak, Mom, Dad,

and even Elena were separated from me.

If I had more power, I could've protected those dear to me.

I'm sorry.

It's not your fault, Jasmine.

Besides, the past is the past.

That's why I'll just live without any more regrets.

Even so, if the unthinkable happens to you, your family will be sad.

Don't do reckless things for me.

That I can't obey.

After all, you're also dear to me.

I-I don't think it's a good thing to get me to forgive you with that…

Huh? I didn't mean it like that…

You've gotten better with your words…

I'm serious!

Thanks for saving me.

Think nothing of it.

Oh, right. We need to extract the Arachne's Mana Core…

Ah…

You fought an Arachne?

How did you survive that?

I just got lucky.

Hey, Note!

Did you really fight an Arachne?

Not again, Lucas.

Anyone would doubt him. Like an Arachne would come up to the surface anyway.

Maybe he's just making it up.

How do I prove it to you?

Show us the Arachne's Mana Core.

Unfortunately, I failed to extract it.

Then it's all more fishy!

Maybe you mistook it for a giant spider?

Will this do?

A petrified demon eye?!

It's the real deal…

You're kidding me…

Never seen one in person…

So hard.

How could you even cut this?

Well, Lucas?

L-Looks like you weren't lying!

Well, this kind of Mana Beast isn't really on my level.

Oh, then I'd like to borrow your strength next time, Lucas Wykes.

Come on!

He's always like that…

Yeah…

Note, it's almost time.

Where are you going?

Homecoming.

I'm home.

Bro!

Tell us what kind of grand adventure you did this time,

hero of our household.

You took down an Arachne?!

-My goodness… -Way to go, Arthur!

Even we had a hard time fighting that thing!

Right, Jasmine?

Yeah, we were almost annihilated four times.

You're so awesome, Bro!

How did you defeat it?

It was so hard to penetrate, so I focused my attack on one place.

I thought magic would work from the inside.

Sit down there.

You promised me not to do dangerous things, didn't you?

Didn't you?

I did, but as long as I'm an adventurer, that's not possible…

A promise is still a promise!

I'm sorry!

Jasmine!

You were with him, so why?

I'm sorry.

Arachnes are one of the top five Beasts you should avoid confrontation with!

I'm sorry…

Jasmine isn't at fault! I did that alone…

I'm talking to Jasmine now!

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry…

Since you begged on your knees,

and Jasmine would teach you properly,

I allowed you to become an adventurer…

And yet…

Why would you fight something as dangerous as an Arachne?!

And what do you mean you defeated it?!

There, there.

Arthur, you better listen to Jasmine's orders next time.

Okay?

Okay.

Jasmine, about the Arachne…

I've already asked the guild to investigate.

Thanks. I'll tell Helen and the others to be careful as well.

Yeah.

Now, cheer up, Mama.

What Arthur did was dangerous, but it's something to be proud of.

And I'm not talking about taking down an Arachne.

It's how he managed to come back home safely.

Oh, right.

Arthur, don't make us worry so much, okay?

I know, Mom.

We got scolded.

Alice has always been the scariest since long ago.

Yeah… I feel you.

We gotta make sure she doesn't scold us again.

Right.

We spar without using magic.

Got it.

What I could not obtain in my past life…

Those I swore to protect in this life…

I need more power to achieve that.

The power to protect those dear to me.

Thank you.

What's up?

I just recalled something.

She was just like the wind…

Wonder what she's up to now…

Tessia…

No way, no way, no way!

I wasn't informed of this!