Hero Candidate

In the world of

「Clanas」

, protected by the Goddess, there are two Hero Candidates.

Though not yet officially recognized Heroes, they are two people who harbor the potential to become the true Hero.

They are Yomi and Cedric.

To become the true Hero, one must be chosen by the world's only Holy Sword.

However, neither of them has been chosen by the Holy Sword yet.

Yomi and Cedric each lead their companions on their own journeys to be chosen by the one and only Holy Sword and be reborn as the true Hero.

Yomi was originally just an ordinary commoner with nothing special.

But because of exceptional talent and a vast amount of mana befitting a Hero Candidate, Yomi became a candidate with the potential to be chosen by the Holy Sword.

Ruina, the elven swordsman, and Freya, the priestess of the Order, were on the side of supporting Yomi rather than the other candidate, Cedric.

It's getting dark. Shall we set up camp here for today?

Ruina stops her pace and nods.

Freya smiles brightly and takes out cooking utensils and ingredients needed for a meal from her luggage.

While Ruina starts the fire and Freya cooks, Yomi sets up the tent.

It was just as they were preparing the camp, each handling their assigned roles.

The presence of others and the sound of voices reached them. The three of them turned their gazes simultaneously toward the direction of the voices.

...Cedric?

Soon, emerging from the darkness of the forest, were the other Hero Candidate, Cedric, and his companions, Rael and Vivica.

Rael, standing right next to Cedric, still looked hostile toward Yomi.

It wasn't as if Yomi had done anything to earn her grudge.

She simply dislikes Yomi because Yomi is Cedric's rival. In her mind, the only true Hero is Cedric.

And Cedric's other companion, Vivica.

The youngest 7th-circle mage from the Magic Tower, she didn't particularly have any sense of camaraderie. The reason she became Cedric's companion was simple.

Because Cedric provides the money she needs for her magic research.

At Vivica's words, Cedric smirks as if it's a great idea, then looks back at Yomi and speaks.