I Reincarnated as the Mob Flame User Destined to Die in the Early Stages of the Game, but When I Cleared the Event Before the Protagonist, the Heroines Followed Me

Chapter 31 – Meeting the Hero Dust in the Capital

As soon as we returned to the Capital, we were summoned by the King.

As we waited for an audience with the King, Claire approached me with a smile.

“Estelle-sama, you’ve become splendid in such a short time.”

“It’s all thanks to Gett.”

“I feel like I burdened Estelle.”

“No! That’s not the case at all! Gett has guided me! He has faced danger and challenges to nurture me. Despite knowing I’m a princess, he took risks. I understand the pressure he was under.”

“I only did it for my own sake.”

I was having a normal and fun time in the dungeon.

Maybe treating it like a game was a problem.

Then, the Hero Dust appeared.

“You!! Why are you still alive?! You should’ve died with that Karma Ticket!”

“It’s because of you that I almost died!”

“Then why aren’t you deeeeead?!!”

“This person is Hero Dust, right? It seems there are indeed personality issues as reported.”

Estelle looked at Dust as if she were looking at someone pitiful.

“Estelle! You’re supposed to be in my party!”

“I don’t understand what you’re talking about.”

“This is just how Dust is, nyaa~”

“Alicia! You too! And Claire should be in my party too!!”

“Stop it. This is the royal castle. It’s not good to cause a commotion.”

“Don’t change the subject!! You’re just an incompetent fool whose only skill is ‘Fire Enhancement’! But I’m special, the chosen one with the skill ‘Hero’!”

“Dust, the unique skill of ‘Fire Enhancement’ can be strong with effort! Before criticizing others, you should work hard to develop your ‘Hero’ skill!”

This world has a low literacy rate, and even if some people can read, there are only few who would try reading difficult magic books. (T/N: After watching Frieren, I feel like translating magic books to grimoires now, dem…)

For that reason, magic’s unique skills tend to be seen as weak and low.

However, the effect of “Fire Enhancement” increases the power of fire magic by 1.5 times.

As long as you learn fire magic, “Fire Enhancement” is a powerful skill.

In games, a 1.5x increase in attack power is quite powerful, don’t you think?

“I’m special, and you’re just a useless ordinary person!”

“Gett’s accomplishments are countless. He subdued the great Bandits’ Chief Gills, and he defeated the monsters in the villages and towns he visited. In the village, your reputation was poor, while Gett’s reputation is high.”

“Estelle, Claire. There’s no point in saying anything to Dust. This is the kind of person he is and he will never change.”

“You haven’t done anything remarkable.”

“Dust, what did you do?”

“Hah!! I hunted monsters and protected everyone.”

“I’ve never heard anything like that.”

“Gett! You’re just a useless person who sneaks around and tries to win favor only through underhanded tactics.”

“How did I do that?”

“H-huh?!!! That’s…! You had your way!”

“Yeah, how?? I just stopped by villages and towns to defeat monsters.”

“You…! You must have done something cunning!”

“How?!!”

“I hunted monsters where everyone can’t see! I’m different from the sneaky Gett.”