What’s Wrong with a Great Hero Being Jobless Vol 1 Prologue

Chapter 0: That is a Common Scene when You Wake Up

【Regarding Grimgal】

「Grimgal」is the term that the people of this world used to refer to the world that they are staying in. Situated at the border city of Altana fortress, there will be outsiders that will accidentally enter regularly, and they will use the name "volunteer soldiers" help humanity.

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「——Wake up (awake).」

「......Huh?」

As though hearing a certain person’s voice, I opened my eyes.

So dark.

Is it still night?

But it is not all dark before me. There is light, is that…… a candle?

It seems like it is like that, the candle is secured on the wall, in a line leading all the way into the deep areas in front.

I shook my head—— where is this place?

Did I fell asleep just now? Sleeping? In a place like this? That is too strange.

Because this place—— is a cave-like place, but will caves have things like candles?

「Argh…...」

Someone gave out a sound. Obviously this is not my voice, since no matter what, this voice sounds like a girl.

I surveyed my surroundings.

There is someone around.

The distance is not too far, and in the darkness, I can see a silhouette of a girl—— and it is not only one person?

「Is there somebody? I say, there is someone there right?」

I opened my mouth and shouted, then after a period of time——

「...... so what if there is.」

That was what the other party replied. These words and the voice of the girl who gave the「Argh…...」sound should not be the same.

Then——

「Mmm, there is someone.」

Another voice echoed over. This should be the voice of the girl who gave off the「Argh…..」

The voice which started with「...... so what if there is.」should be considered cold? It sounds like she is a bit angry and it also feels like she is pouting, while the 「Mmm, there is someone.」voice has a scent of naivety and there isn’t a sense of nervousness from the tone.

Anyway I will call the former as「so-what girl」and the later as「there-is-someone girl」.

The so-what girl voice sounds like she is strong but hard to get along with, but her inner thoughts should be that she is quite afraid, while the there-is-someone girl doesn’t seem to be very smart.

「Is there anybody else?」

「......Think we are the only ones?」

The so-what girl replied.

「Yeah.」

The there-is-someone girl followed up.

「Three people?」

Nodding, I stood up. —— This is strange.

Very strange.

Just the point of opening your eyes and discovering that you, yourself is in a cave-like place, is already strange enough, but there are even stranger stuff.

I can’t remember.

I know my name, birthday…… If I am not wrong, it is 2nd of February. But just these, I know only these.

Is this a joke?

No matter if it is the place that I stayed before, or what I did yesterday, or a week ago, or even a year ago, 5 years ago, 10 years ago, including if I have family or friends, I cannot remember anything.

Of course, I tried to remember, and think about things related to myself. I could only remember my name and birthday, how can someone accept such a thing.

Memories. After searching in my mind after awhile, I could find something similarly close to it. Then when I tried to approach it—— it escaped with a「Shoo…..」. Why, why can’t I get a hold of it. When I realise it, it is already out of sight.

What the heck.

What is going on?

「Hey, the 2 of you.」

When I opened my mouth to shout at them, the there-is-someone girl replied.

「What?」

She replied directly but the so-what girl spoke:

「......Can you don’t call us the “the 2 of you”?」

I sighed, indeed, this girl feels very troublesome. But I feel that once I get entangled with her, it will become more troublesome, so I decided to do as the other party requested and changed my way of speaking.

「Then, the 2 ladies, we are going.」

「Huh?」

The there-is-someone girl gave a weird sound, while the so-what girl said coldly:
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「You said going, but where are we going?」

「There.」

I pointed to the direction where the candles are lined up, and faced the other direction and lifted my chin down to express my intention. The other side is very dark, so dark that we cannot even see our fingers in front of us.

「Forget it, you girl—— no, if this lady wants to go that way, I don’t intend on stopping you. If you wish to stay here, then you can go ahead and stay.」

「I.. I want to go.」

The so-what girl’s tone began to panick, and stood up in a moment.

「......It is okay to go, I will go.」

「Ahah—— I want to go too——」

The there-is-someone girl also stood up.

Following the candles that are lined up in a certain position that is higher than our heads, we walked in the cave.

But it should be that, this cave-like place is not rugged and uneven, in fact it is very easy to walk in. Probably it is man-made, and more or less there are signs of works, after all there are even candles in here.

Although I don’t know where this is, but it is not a secret place where humans don’t pa.s.s-by. This is the only point that I could confirm.

So there is no danger here—— but it seems like I cannot decide just like this. Although I am clear about this, but just quietly waiting does not seem to fit well with me. Am I an impulsive character?

Because I have no memories, so I am not too sure what kind of person I am, but even if that is so, character or things like nature, should be in-borne or something? In short there is still that kind of thing.

Really, it feels very strange.

「The 2 of you—— no, what are your names, ladies?」

「Huh? Why do I have to tell you?」

The so-what girl is really irritating. I sighed again lightly.

「If you don’t want to say, then it’s fine, but always calling you lady or 2 ladies is quite troublesome, so I will anyhow give you names. You girl—— no, this lady, how about this, is it okay for me to call you Kemeko?」(TL note: kemeko = keme kid? Not sure.)

「Ho..how can it be, and what is Kemeko.」

The so-what girl replied after taking a breath:

「My name is Ichika, but…...」

The self-proclaimed Ichika and so-what girl said hesitantly. Probably the matter that she can’t recall anything but her name frightened her, and it is not that I can’t understand her feelings, but there is no meaning in me being confused by it. And being draggy here will not solve the problem right?

「Ah, my name…...」

I don’t know why but the there-is-someone girl said it while smiling brilliantly.

「I am called Momohina」

「Hmm, Momohina huh? Then Momohina, why are you smiling like that?」

「Why…… don’t you think that it is interesting?」

「Can I ask you what is so interesting?」

「Argh…...Mmm…… I also don’t know, what is it…… names?」

「Isn’t that your own name?」

「Nnn…… But, I get this feeling…… although it is not wrong, but it feels like it is my name, but it does not feel like my name, there is a floating feeling to it?」

I could not bear it and laughed along, what a strange fellow.

But perhaps Momohina is using her own methods, to use that floating feeling to explain the strangeness of the things that she does not know. Although it is quite an unique feeling, but I don’t hate it.

「——Then, your name?」

Ichika asked me.

I did not answer her, and just lightened my footsteps to walk silently forward.

「I am asking you.」

Ichika is very noisy and also very troublesome.

「Hurry up and say it, we have already told you ours.」

「Look there.」

I pointed to the front and said to her.

「There is something.」

「Huh…...」

A metal fence-like door appeared there.

Luminating that door is not the candles but the oil lamp that was hung on the wall.

I thought doubtedly that there is someone on the other side of the door? Is he holding his breath while peeking at us?

In the end, this was just my delusion. When I tried to open the door, that door opened very easily.

Behind the door, there is a flight of stairs Following the dark stairs and heading up, once again, we are blocked by another metal fence-like door.

This time, no matter how if I push or pull the door, the door in front of my eyes, remained immobile. But there is someone there, just behind the other side of the metal fence-like door. That person is dressed weirdly, I tilted my head and did my best to think. Not just normal clothes, but armor, that person is wearing armour and there is even a helmet on his head, while the thing hanging at his waist —— is a sword?

The armoured guy gave us a look and unlocked the lock on the metal fence-like door before opening it. Then he waved to us. Is he calling us to come out? But even if he did not say, we would have done so.

When the 3 of us entered the stone room, the armoured guy pulled a certain black tool on the wall, and the heavy sound came, and a part of the wall began to sink. Is that a hidden door?

The door opened.

The outside of the door—— this time, it is the real outside.

「Get out.」

The armoured guy pointed outside and said. What, so he could speak just like a normal person. I was a bit surprised since he is an armoured guy.

I am wearing a black hoodie, with track pants and running shoes. While Ichika is wearing a black western dress that showed the curves of her body clearly and a low-heel shoes. For Momohina, she is wearing a white s.h.i.+rt with a skirt and knee-length stockings. The dressing of the 3 of us are obviously different from the armoured guy.

Armour? Helmet? Sword? What kind of era is this. Then again, era? Is this a problem? After thinking, I can’t understand it.

Anyway we reached the outside.

Is it about to break dawn?

The sky gradually brightened up.

This place seems to be situated at the top of the hill.

Turning back, there is a tower erected there, and we came out of that tower. That is a tall tower, although it looks very st.u.r.dy, but it is actually very simple and boring, in fact you cannot even find a window anywhere. It is as though rejecting anyone who is approaching, and you can even feel its weird aura from it.

「Oh.」

Then the same sound when the door activated came, and the door began to close slowly.

The armoured guy did not wave and looked at us, and before long the entrance closed completely.

「What…...」

Ichika exclaimed in a slow voice.

It can’t be.

Really, something like this…...

I raised my head and look up at the sky.

The moon came out.

That is a moon that is between a full moon and a new moon.

「Oh——」

Momohina sighed,

「It is bright red.」

「Yes.」

I licked my lips.

The moon is red.

「You are joking…...」

Ichika began trembling and I opened my mouth, wanting to speak with her.

「He——llo——」

Suddenly a voice that is not mine, nor Ichika nor Momohina’s transmitted over.

Ichka got a shock while Momohina rolled her eyes and gave out a「fuwa?」 sound. Although I am also shocked by the voice, but I discovered the owner of the voice is at the shadows of the tower quickly.

「Who is it?」

「Wah——」

As I expected, a pet.i.te little girl with two ponytails showed her head from the shadows of the tower.

「I am summoned out, nununu—— because you asked who I am, so I will answer you. I am Hiyomu, good morning—— This is my first time meeting you, how are you——」

「Who the heck are you.」

「I am Hiyomu, a guide. Welcome aboard—— Grimgal——」

「What welcome aboard, you think we are on a boat? You should be saying welcome to here right.」

「Mmm—— a correct tsukkomi, deduct 10 points!」

「Why is it a deduction.」

I scratched my hair. What the heck, is this girl called Hiyomu.

Although she made me very angry, but the one to reveal that they are angry will lose, they will probably be brought into Hiyomu’s pace. Hmph, do you think that I will show you that I am angry so easily?

「Since you said you are a guide, then lead the way. Then again, you said Grimgal? What is that?」

「Haheheh——」

Hiyomu jumped out from the shadows of the tower and pointed to the ground.

「That is that place, this is called Grimgal, here here.」

「Grim…...gal…...」

Ichika chanted in a low voice, and lowered her head although she is in deep thoughts.

Momohina bit her finger as though she is still thinking about the matter with the red moon.

「The moon, why is it red…...」

「Okay, let’s go.」

Hiyomu began walking jumply.

「Work, work, Hiyomu is about to begin working—— Move, move, volunteer soldier candidates, let me lead you to Altana——」

Grimgal

Altana

A red moon

What is this?

Just what exactly is going on?

Hiyomu walked down the slope while shaking her ponytails. At the far end, a tall wall appeared, and the thing that is enclosed in that wall—— don’t tell me, that is the city?

「...... Altana, is there?」

I laughed lightly.

From the current situation, I….. no, it should be we, are probably moved by someone from some other place to here, then we even lost our memories.

You don’t even have to say to know that we are in an urgent situation. It is completely mysterious, even I feel that my mind is in a state of confusion, and my heart is in chaos. But even so, my chest feels excited.

Perhaps it is because I don’t know, so that is why I am like this.

The me who knows nothing, is almost like a piece of white paper. Because there is no troublesome burdens, and no annoying burdens, so I can accept everything within myself. 

Even if the so-called possibility exist, then it will not be too much of a problem.

The meaning is that, as long as I am willing, I can change to any appearance of myself.

「Let me ask you.」

Ichika pulled my sleeve.

「What?」

「Name? Yours, you have haven’t told me yet.」

I snorted with my nose and began chasing Hiyomu.

「I am Kisaragi.」