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The Hero of Regression – The Talentless Boy Vows to Protect His Childhood Friend, the Female Hero, This Time Around – Chapter 26

𝐑𝐞𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧

Using the power of the Gale Leg Armor, I soar into the sky and land on the church balcony.

As I look down from the railing, I see Stella, who I haven’t seen up close in a long time.

I also spot Rin and others, but I don’t care about them right now.

I step down from the railing and stand before Stella.

Ah, it’s been so long.

Finally. . . . . .Finally, she is within touching distance. . . . . .

“It’s been a while, Stella.”

“. . . . . .Oh.”

“Oh?”

“You’re late, you idiot!”

“Hmph?!”

This person?!

In this emotional reunion, she headbutts me in the chest?!

The impact even penetrates my Mithril armor!

How uncivilized!

“Uh. . . . . .sniff. . . . . .!”

For a moment, I thought she had headbutted me, but apparently not.

Stella was crying on my chest.

She didn’t headbutt me; she hugged me.

Disturbed by Stella’s tears, which I hadn’t seen in a long time, I instinctively wrap my arms around her.

“I was lonely! I was worried!

Sure, I believed you’d come for me someday, but as time passed, I became scared. What if you were seriously injured, or worse, dead?!”

“Stella. . . . . .”

“At least come visit me regularly! If you can’t, at least send a letter! Idiot!”

“. . . . . .I’m sorry.”

I held Stella, who was sobbing, tightly in my arms and continued to pat her head gently.

I’m sorry, I left you alone for so long.

No matter how much I prioritized becoming stronger, as Stella said, I should have at least sent a letter.

I was confident that she would be safe under the protection of the kingdom’s forces until she set out on the journey to defeat the Demon King. But Stella had no way of knowing if I was safe.

Eventually, it seemed like Stella had vented her anxiety and calmed down. In a soft, tearful voice, she said,

“Thank you for coming to get me. . . . . .”

Feeling the emotions behind those words, I tightened my embrace around Stella.

“Yeah, it’s all right now. I won’t leave you alone anymore.”

“. . . . . .It’s a promise, okay?”

“Yeah.”

“The absolute promise that can never be broken, it’s the third one.

The second is the promise to fight together.

The first and foremost is my vow to protect Stella to the very end, without fail.

Finally, we stand at the starting line where we can fulfill that promise.

From here.

From here, our battle begins.

My heart aches with joy and a sense of accomplishment.

No, it’s a pain as if my heart is being crushed. . . . . .

“. . . . . .Ouch?!”

This isn’t emotional pain!

It’s physical pain!

What was supposed to be an emotional hug has turned into a strangling attack because Stella’s too strong!

“You’re hurting me, idiot! Be mindful of your strength!”

“Ow?!”

I instinctively pull away and give Stella a chop on the head.

That’s no joke!

After all this trouble to get here, the last thing I need is to die from an overenthusiastic hug!

“What the heck! Aren’t men supposed to take this silently?”

“Shut up! Your ridiculous strength isn’t a joke!”

“Don’t call it ridiculous strength during our emotional reunion! You have zero delicacy! And you stink!”

“Who stinks?! That’s the smell of my equipment! It’s been left in the labyrinth for a long time, and with all the blood splatter, it’s bound to smell!”

Squabbling like children━━

That’s the best way to describe the heated exchange between us.

Hard to believe this was a conversation between supposed saviors of humanity, heroes surpassing Holy Warriors.

The exchange was as uninhibited as if we were real siblings, completely unchanged from our childhood.

Oddly enough, the back-and-forth was fun after so long.

It felt as if the time we hadn’t seen each other was instantly bridged.

We were so caught up, we even forgot that this was the departure ceremony for heroes.

“Oh, you two get along so well.”

“”Since when?!””

Finally, our mutual acquaintance Rin casually made that remark, prompting an immediate retort from us, bringing an end to the exchange.

Though we hate to admit it, it goes without saying that the corners of our mouths were slightly upturned.

◆◆◆

『Hero』 The Love Story of Stella and 『Sword Demon』 Allan.

This is a tale of a young man who overcomes the absolute fate set by the gods, known as the difference in divine protection, to be with the girl he loves. It is a miraculous story that will be passed down for generations to come.

Later, it would even come to be known as the world’s most famous love story. However, the pointless lovers’ quarrel that occurred when they reunited troubled the minds of future writers and scriptwriters greatly.

But that’s another story altogether.

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