I’ve been reborn as a villainous lord, so I’m going to defeat the mastermind with a group of characters who are good at just one skill

Irma used holy magic, which was rare.

　Thanks to her efforts, Melia regained consciousness with no injuries even though she was caught in the explosion.

a"What is this place?"

"Oh, you're all right. Thank God you're awake. ......"

　Melia's memory is cloudy, thinking that she was caught in the explosion and .......

"Yes, that's right. I was in the middle of an explosion, and I was in ....... Was it a dream?"

　Melia let out a sigh of relief.

　And at that moment, Irma peeks out of her face.

"I haven't used it in a while, but I'm glad it worked."

"What?　Irma!　Well, then, I am ......."

　Melia is desperately touching herself.

 

'Huh?　It doesn't explode?"

I used a recovery magic. More importantly, you need to get dressed quickly ......."

"Ah,......."

　Melia turns her face and hurriedly puts her clothes back on.

"So, Irma. What's your relationship with this person?"

　I asked her, since Melia seemed to know about Irma.

"I don't even know her."

Why is that?!　We used to work together at the church!'

'When you say the church ......, you mean the saint?'

Yes!　Oh, no, the lord of this place is suspicious, so I didn't tell you. ."

"No, no, no, how can you hide it now?"

　It's so obvious that it makes one laugh.

"....... Once again, I am Melia. I am a saint."

Oh, so you're a saint after all. What do you mean I'm suspicious?"

　There is nothing suspicious here ...... except for Irma's explosion.

　And since Irma is an apprentice saint, the church must know about her.

　Kurt himself should not have been suspected.

"Well, I'm ...... not that far along either. But the head priest told me to investigate because Lord of this place is connected to the demon tribe,......".

'I don't trust what the head priest says.　He said I have no talent for alchemy."

--No, that's a truth!

　He did not say what he thought.

"Anyway, I assume you're here to investigate this place?"

Yes, I am. But I am the only one who was saved?"

'You mean?"

"There were other heroes here, ......."

"The hero of ......? You mean Yuna?"

　Kurt and the others' gazes were drawn to Yuna.

"What? Me?"

There are no other heroes in this territory besides you, right?

"That's certainly true, but ......"

　　　　　　　　Yuna seemed somewhat unhappy.

　Perhaps she was not happy to be raised without much actual ability as a hero.

 

"Well, it's not you, it's another hero."

'There was another hero here?'

　As expected, Irma's explosion would not work against a hero .

　And if the heroes are obeying the orders of the church, then it might be a bit of a problem.

"I was with them until they came to this territory, but before I knew it, they were gone."

"Could that be ......"

　When Irma caused the explosion, it seemed as if some voice was heard.

　 　 It is very possible that the owner of that one voice was a hero.

　　But if that is the case, the heroes were swallowed up by Irma's explosive wards.

　The hero's HP would have been no match for the permanent explosion of that ward, no matter how low the power was.

"Surely there was no one like that."

'Certainly they were men who looked more like bandits or something than heroes,......, but no, it's fine. "

　　He had something on his mind.

"What's happened to you?　If you don't mind me asking, I'd like to hear your story."

"Actually, ......"

　Melia tells how she was almost attacked many times on the way here.

It is indeed an unbecoming behavior for a hero.

　　The church's authority would decline if it tolerated such a person--''

"Not really. After all, they are capable people."

It was a world of meritocracy, after all, where power was demanded of the heroes.

　That's just saying that as long as there is power, anything can be done.

　 But is that really the right thing to do?

"I don't think that's what being a hero is all about. ......"

　 Yuna, an apprentice hero, murmured in dissatisfaction.

"Yes, that's right. The hero is the one who blows up the danger.

　Irma's words sounded like she just wanted to blow someone up.

"Anyway, it is not good to rely on others to decide what is right and what is wrong. You should first think about what is right for yourself and what you should do by yourself. What do you want to do?　Are you going to follow the orders of the Church and destroy this territory?"

　He says with a sharp gaze to find out Melia's true intentions.

　Melia then replies, troubled.

'I just wanted to spend my time surrounded by nature's beauty ....... But I don't have that kind of freedom because I can use holy magic. ......

'Then why don't you come to this territory?　You can see from Irma that she's pretty much free to do whatever she wants, right?"

"I'm only doing this because Kurt gave me permission."

"Well, I'm not asking you to trust me right away. Either way, you're going to inspect this territory for church , right?　You can think about it while we're there."

"I understand. ......"

　But Melia's heart was moved quite a bit.