Running Away From The Hero!

First chapter with new translator

# 241

Chapter 27: In the world of cunning villains, the incompetent don’t survive (8)

Thud, thud, thud.

I couldn’t bring myself to ask the cat that had jumped onto the floor to let go.

I was worried about Ddani. The problem was, if I let go… she would surely die.

It was already moving at a speed that indicated it had reached the surface.

When it jumped down the broken stairs, it was only using them as a foothold, but in terms of speed alone, it was faster than the air movement of the mages.

“We have arrived.”

The cat that had arrived on the ground set down the shuttle and immediately turned around.

“Hey, wait!”

“Ah, they said the benefactor was waiting at the Demon Lord’s castle.”

Ignoring my words, the cat jumped back into the hole.

In the end, the only people left on the ground were me, the still dizzy Shuttle Gun, and Iron Bat.

-What are we going to do? Do we go back down? Are we going to save my sister?

-I don’t know.

It’s not an easy decision.

If I had the ability to jump over there like a cat, it would be different, but I have to go down the stairs.

Will I be able to get there in time?

No, even if I arrived earlier, would it make any difference?

Am I just interfering and causing trouble by interfering with Dani’s plan for no reason?

“Just jump.”

Ignoring Iron Bat’s grumbling about whether we’d be abandoning my sister, I looked at the hill. It wasn’t unconscious, but it still had a confused look.

At times like this, a versatile Iron Bat is the best.

“Are you ready?”

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“No!”

I took Iron Bat, who quickly regained his senses, and jumped into the darkness.

“Let’s leave this kingdom as soon as possible.”

“Understood.”

He didn’t get a high pass, but the shuttle guy is a saint of the Order of Nature.

Considering the circumstances, he may not be as valuable as a hero, but he still has some significance.

“That’s strange.”

Running through the forest, using the faint moonlight as a guide, I looked around and noticed that there was no sign of anyone nearby. I cocked my head in confusion.

“What’s strange?”

“There’s no one here.”

Hearing my words, Hill tilted his head in confusion.

“Wouldn’t it be more suspicious if there were people in a place like this?”

“There are people trying to capture me. Wouldn’t it be strange if they weren’t preparing for my escape?”

“Isn’t it strange to think that you can escape from the situation sooner?”

It was a reasonable argument.

Deep underground, in the room they had prepared, and on top of that, facing someone who couldn’t use magic. Even if he had a crowbar, there were limits to what he could do to something inanimate.

He could inflict endless suffering on living beings, but he didn’t offer me any buffs.

If I locked myself in a perfectly sealed room and collapsed, I wouldn’t be able to do anything and would be captured.

But that was only because those who had experienced being hit by a crowbar or a steel pipe were unable to think rationally due to their trauma.

Well, that was what I was aiming for when I used the crowbars on them.

“Yes, there are.”

As I said before, the crowbar and the steel pipe were treated as sacred objects by those guys.

Even in an unreasonable situation, it was impossible not to think, “What if there’s a steel pipe?”

Especially when the opponent was Sia…

“There’s no way they wouldn’t have it, right?”

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As no one appeared until we broke through the forest, my thoughts became more complicated.

Is it a trap? Or did they really think that Sia wouldn’t be able to escape, so they didn’t prepare anyone?

Damn it! I don’t know.

At times like this, it’s best to hide and observe the situation, but I’m accompanied by Shuttle at the moment.

Unlike me, who doesn’t have magic, the shuttle is overflowing with it.

Is that all? He’s a guy who’s being watched by the deity of nature.

If something goes wrong and the hero guy gets caught, he can pray to the Nature God and find the location of the cure and go after it.

I have no choice.

“Let’s go straight.”

“What?”

“Let’s just walk for now.”

“Understood.”

There was no time to think too deeply.

It was an escape route that Tada had prepared.

To protect me, he challenged the final boss of the other world, Sia, to a fight and created this opportunity! I can’t miss such an opportunity!

I took a deep breath to calm my racing heart and began to control it.

There’s no other way. I’m already 100 years old.

I understood better than anyone else that my stamina and physical abilities were diminishing.

But who am I? I’ve lived most of my life as a member of an evil organization, and spent the last part of my life as a half-assed soldier of the royal family!

My body is that of a villain.

Full of evil in my blood and a mentality of steel!

Although I’ve experienced numerous crises, I’ve never been caught!

I’ve never been captured, and I’ve never failed to escape! That’s why I will succeed in this escape!

After ten minutes.

“Cough!”

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Yes. It seems that age may not be on my side.

“Naran?”

While I was gasping for breath, Hill, surprised, approached me and cast a healing spell.

But healing spells don’t work on me.

Should I take a break after all? But what if the pursuers catch up?

There is a solution.

I can abandon Shuttle now and escape on my own, avoiding the pursuers. But if I don’t have Shuttle, I won’t know the location of the Demon Lord.

For now, I have to leave Shuttle, and for the future, I have to keep him with me.

Present or future.

I have to choose one.

In the current situation, although the boy is less valuable than a warrior, he is still worthy of attention.

“Strange.”

As I dashed through the forest, using the faint moonlight as a guide, I noticed that there was no sign of anyone around and tilted my head in confusion.

“What’s strange?”

“There’s no one here.”

To my surprise, Hill cocked his head at my words.

“Wouldn’t it be more suspicious if there were people in a place like this?”

“If someone was trying to capture me, wouldn’t they have disregarded the possibility of my escape?”

“Isn’t it strange to think that you could escape earlier in this situation?”

It was a reasonable point.

Deep underground, in the room they had prepared. Besides, the opponent was someone who couldn’t use magic.

Although there were traps, there were limits to dealing with inanimate objects.

They could inflict endless pain on living beings, but they didn’t give me any buffs.

If they locked me up alone in a perfectly sealed room and left me there until I collapsed, I wouldn’t be able to do anything and would be captured.

However, those who had been hit by a club or an iron pipe had trouble thinking rationally due to their trauma.

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Well, I had targeted them and used the clubs on them.

“Yes, there are.

As I mentioned before, they regarded clubs and iron pipes as sacred items.

Even in an absurd situation, it was impossible not to think, “What if there were iron pipes?”

Especially when the opponent was Sia…

“It’s impossible not to think that, right?”

Since no one appeared until we broke through the forest, my thoughts became even more complicated.

Was it a trap? Or did they really not prepare anyone because they believed that Sia couldn’t escape?

Damn it! I don’t know.

In times like this, it would be best to hide and observe the situation, but I was with the shuttle.

Unlike me, who didn’t have any magic and wasn’t affected by magic detection, Shuttle was overflowing with magic.

Was that all? He was also someone who was constantly being watched by the Nature Gods.

If something went wrong and the boy, the warrior, was captured, he could pray to the Nature Gods and find the location of the heel and go after it.

I had no choice.

“Let’s go straight.”

“What?”

“Just walk for now.”

“Understood.”

There was no time to think about it too deeply.

It was the escape route Dada had created.

An opportunity she had created by challenging the final boss of the other world, Sia, to protect me! I couldn’t miss such an opportunity!

I took a deep breath to calm my heart, which was pounding like crazy after a long time.

There was no other choice. I was now in my mid-forties.

I understood better than anyone that my stamina and physical abilities were diminishing.

But I was someone! A person who had spent most of his life as a member of an evil organization, who had the misfortune to spend the end of his life as a half-hearted member of the royal court’s military!

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My body was that of a scoundrel.

My blood is filled with evil, and my mental strength is made of steel!

Even in the face of numerous crises, I remain undefeated!

I have never been captured, nor have I ever escaped! Therefore, I will succeed in my escape!

After 10 minutes had passed,

“Cough!”

Hmm, I guess I can’t beat old age after all.

“Naran?”

As I was gasping for breath, reaching my limit, Hill, who was taken aback, approached me and cast a healing spell on me.

However, healing magic does not work on me.

Should I rest after all? But there might be pursuers after me.

There is one way.

If I leave the shuttle now and escape alone, I can shake off the pursuers. But without the shuttle, I won’t know where the Demon King is.

For now, I must abandon the shuttle, but for the future, I must take the shuttle with me.

The present or the future.

I must choose one.

“Will you rest?”

I looked at the shuttle that spoke to me.

Seeing the one who hadn’t even shed a drop of sweat, I once again realized the unfairness of the world.

Undoubtedly, saints also have fighting abilities.

It’s not just anyone who accompanies a warrior, it’s a saint.

Being at the side of a warrior is tantamount to fighting gods, beings who are at the forefront of threatening people and the world.

Therefore, saints need exceptional situational judgment, basic combat skills, and most importantly, remarkable dodging skills.

Think about it. When you used to play games, didn’t you want to kill the healers or ranged damage dealers first?

Healers who cast healing spells on the dying were feared more than anything else.

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And in this world, saints are such beings.

Beings who can save even the dying. No, beings who have the ability to resurrect the dead.

Would the first plan of an evil organization to fight against warriors be to kill the saint accompanying them for no reason?

All this is based on past experience.

That’s why saints also need combat skills.

However… Even if the saint has martial skills, they are not obtained through pure training like mine.

It’s just the ability to use basic knowledge and magic, and the instincts and experience have grown because countless people have tried to kill them.

Without that overflowing magical power, they would be nothing but bodies that even peasants could defeat.

The guy who lives in the evil organization and has trained more than me is in better shape! That damn shuttle!

“Huh?”

At that moment, a tremendous thought flashed through my mind and my body trembled.

There is a way. There is a way to choose between the present and the future.

After 3 minutes had passed,

“Um… Naran?”

Trembling, I held a wrench to the neck of the shuttle.

“Should I hit it?”

“No.”

Once again, magic was almighty.

Even a teenager, as long as he had enough magic, could improve his body and freely wield a greatsword bigger than himself. That’s why Shuttle, whose physical abilities were inferior to mine, didn’t even break a sweat. In other words, magic was so all-powerful that I could carry Shuttle and make him jump.

And yes, why is it called a shuttle?

Isn’t it the means of transportation for aliens riding units in Star C.X.raft!

It’s used to drop crazy warriors next to tanks and drop caterpillars that are weak when enemies use them, but strong when I use them! That’s what the shuttle is for!

Yes, the shuttle is a transport. It exists to be driven.

So,

“Run!”

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“Naran?”

The shuttle probably didn’t expect that I would ask it to carry me, which led to this situation.

But what can I do? I don’t know when the pursuers will catch up.

And the Demon King, I don’t know when he will reappear!

If I want to escape without leaving the shuttle, this is the only way.

“If you don’t want to get hit, run!”

“Ah, understood.”

Shuttle, closing her eyes tightly as she looked at the wrench in my hand, started to run.

Ah, indeed, a fast shuttle. It was really fast.

“Run, run!”

I looked at the little bastard who was shouting in an excited voice. Anyone would think we were riding horses and galloping.

“You rotten bastard…”

Tears clouded my vision. It was because I could still hear the voice of divine punishment accusing me.

“Oh, God of nature, please save your lamb.”

“I am sorry. I’m sorry for my incompetence.”

It was a request from a saint who was also a believer, a saint who still sincerely believed in me despite being associated with that wicked man!

Even in the face of such a sincere request from the saint, I couldn’t do anything.

“What is this! Why do I have to go through this? It’s all because of that damned god of nature!”

“Heal… my saint, heal… Please don’t fall into corruption.”

Tears flowed again at the curses coming from the other side.

He was a knight who had little faith in me from the beginning. And after meeting that evil woman, the knight completely gave himself up.

To be honest, even if they were members of evil organizations that were hostile to the gods, they wouldn’t curse the gods so vehemently,

“I chose the wrong knight…”

I said definitively. The one who curses me the most in this world is my knight.

But what can I do?

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“It’s just karma.”

I wiped away the tears that started to flow again.

I must be crazy. If I could go back in time, I would have told the hero and his party to go their separate ways the moment they encountered those damn bastards.

I was foolish. I thought I could keep an eye on them just because they were chosen as heroes by sheer power.

If only I hadn’t threatened the hero and his companions, if only I hadn’t…

“I’m sorry, everyone…”

Such terrible things wouldn’t have happened.

-Speed is slow!

-Understood!

“When the fragment of evil falls asleep again, I will surely repay you.”

As I watched the saint being treated like a mere pawn, I made a firm decision.

There’s no choice now.

Until that entity known to humans as the Demon King, to demons as the Apostle of Evil, and to the gods as the Fragment of Evil is sealed again, it cannot be left alone, for it would lead the world down the path of destruction.

If the Fragment of Evil devours her and grows through her, the world will truly be doomed.

“You damned bitch! You damned bitch!”

It’s all because of that damn demon woman.

She almost brought about the destruction of the world for her own satisfaction, yet she shamelessly goes around creating danger again.

-Please, dear God.

“I’m sorry, I’m sorry. I’m sorry.”

I could only apologize again in response to the prayers of the exhausted healers.

But still, there’s no choice.

If they are captured here, and in the worst case scenario, they will be contaminated by the Evil Fragment, even the holy ones will be contaminated.

So all I can do is…

“They must not be captured under any circumstances.”

It was only to bestow blessings upon my weary healers, nothing more.

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