“Th-the Hero’s radiance…” the oracle stammered. “It rests within her .”
Damn it.
(She draws her cracked sword. It glows weakly, then flickers.) yuusha milia
She swallowed the bun. “Yeah. That’s me. Yuusha Milia. Let’s go kill a demon king or whatever.” General: “You bear the holy mark. Why do you fight without joy, Hero?” “Th-the Hero’s radiance…” the oracle stammered
Milia chewed slowly. Then she turned to the small boy beside her — the one she’d saved from a slime an hour ago. His hopeful eyes were already watering. yuusha milia
“Because joy doesn’t stop your kind from burning villages. This mark is a curse you gave us. So here’s my offer — step aside, or I’ll show you exactly how ‘unheroic’ I can be.”