How a Hero Lives as a Writer

133 – Cultural Exchange (3)

Jason.

That guy was the first one I became friends with in the royal castle, with his half-naked hair.

Unexpectedly, he had a good personality, so we got along well, and because of that relationship, we hired him as a guard for our house.

But it became a problem that this guy was of the right age for marriage.

I begged with tears in my eyes that I should get married before his hair completely fell out.

That’s why they gave me a generous salary, and when a novel came out, I took care of it as a welfare concept so that I could give it to my lover as a present.

Then, these days, with the excuse of a lover, I started to lose weight.

Still, Jason and I were able to become lovers thanks to Jason.

If Jason hadn’t told me Angelica’s birthday, Angelica and I wouldn’t have had this relationship.

So, in a sense, he was like a benefactor, so he gave me a little more convenience than others in this and that area.

I made a patrol course in his favor so he could play with his lover using patrol as an excuse.

So it was nice to hear the story of a guy whose face has become difficult to see these days.

But why does the story of his brother come out and not himself?

They didn’t come with the brothers, but with Viscount Leonard?

… This is the only one

This bastard Jason said he confided my identity to his younger brother while drinking.

My younger brother said it was okay because he was heavy-mouthed, but no matter how much I thought about it, that was the only thing that Viscount Leonard had brought Jason’s younger brother here.

It means that Viscount Leonard discovered my true identity.

Ha….

I already feel like my head is pounding.

I joined Angelica and headed for the reception room.

“Angelica.”

“Yes, lord.”

“Viscount Leonard came to visit with Jason’s brother.”

“… No way?”

Angelica’s expression went cold.

She reached her hand for the handle of the knife slung around her waist as if it were natural.

I felt the will to decapitate those involved at any time, if necessary.

I guess I was f*cked.

That is the conclusion I came to after careful consideration.

I’m f*cked.

… Let’s stay calm.

From the moment Jason told me that he had confided my secret to his younger brother, it was something I had been prepared for to some extent.

No matter how clever you are, a child is a child.

You expected an accident like this, right?

Viscount Leonard is someone I can talk to.

So stay calm.

After taking a deep breath, I opened the door to the reception room and went inside.

In the waiting room, I saw a little boy who seemed to be out of breath at any moment, and Viscount Leonard, who looked the same as usual.

I exchanged formal greetings with Viscount Leonard and sat down.

What should we talk about now?

If this silence lasts longer, Jason’s younger brother is likely to collapse from shortness of breath….

Should we talk about it first?

“Why did you bring this child?”

“Well, I think you know that too.”

Flinch.

Jack lowered his head, shaking his body.

As Jason said, Jack must be smart.

Enough to understand how dangerous this situation is.

The king has been ordered not to reveal my identity.

Jason, who violated the order, is sentenced to death because he disobeyed the king’s order.

And this kid, who heard the story from Jason, also made fun of his mouth, so he is sentenced to death.

It was a very sensitive issue that, in the worst case, the entire family could be executed.

“I was thinking that you might be something like a dragon.”

“A dragon?”

“Yes.”

Viscount Leonard held the cup of tea in his hand and looked down at it for a long time.

It was as if he was checking his reflection in the tea cup.

“When you talked, he used to cover his mouth unnaturally.”

… Did you notice too?

Translation magic cannot perfectly mimic even the shape of the mouth.

So sometimes, if I couldn’t come up with a replacement word, I would cover my mouth and talk.

It was the way I opened my mouth while bringing the tea to my mouth.

I think Viscount Leonard thought that was unnatural.

“Dragon does not need to learn human language. They say they know all the truth in the world.”

I noticed that I use translation magic to communicate.

But Mare doesn’t have translation magic of this level.

So, the only beings who can use translation magic are dragons.

I guess that was the logic.

“However, a culture called cartoons was born.”

As Viscount Leonard said, he set down the teacup.

“Everything in the world has a flow. But the illustrations and cartoons were already complete from the moment they first appeared in this world.”

Just like you.

Viscount Leonard said that and closed his eyes.

Yeah, he must have noticed already.

Even a dragon that knows the truth of this world cannot know the truth that is not in this world.

Seventh Tale, which deals with the hero, was released when I had such doubts.

The story of 7 warriors.

And it is said that there were six warriors in Mare.

So you must have suspected that I might be a hero.

How to deal with this?

As I was thinking about that, I heard a knock on the reception room door.

ㅡ Author Bright. May I come in?

This is Jason’s voice.

“Come in.”

Jason came up to me with a serious expression, got on his knees and banged his head against me.

“I have committed a mortal sin. Please forgive me with my life.”

“Tongue, brother….”

“Originally, I was the one who disobeyed the king’s command. So please, save my little brother.”

Angelica looked down at Jason with her cold eyes and caressed the pommel of her sword.

It was bloody enough to feel the will to pull out the sword and cut off the head.

… This sweat on my back is definitely not just because of summer.

How do I do this?

“Since I was young, I have been vaguely aware that I am different from others.”

No, you’re talking about yourself here?

Viscount Leonard began his own story as if no one else was visible except me.

I knew my way was a boring person, but I never thought it would be this level….

“I couldn’t laugh when others laughed, and I couldn’t cry when others cried. I was a human being who was seriously lacking something. So I wanted to be the same as others.”

Is that the reason you started the cultural business?

Still a mysterious person.

“But I never thought there would be people who see the world the same way I do.”

Viscount Leonard said that and laughed.

What on earth are you laughing at in this situation?

Looking like me….

An analytical look when looking at something?

“Edward Russell?”

Nodding.

Viscount Leonard nodded with a very satisfied expression.

I am different from others.

Viscount Leonard seems to have felt a sense of alienation rather than superiority.

However, he came across a character named Edward Russell who looked at the world from a similar point of view.

“Maybe that’s why you were worried.”

You speak better than you think.

I look at the world with a gaze as if I am analyzing something.

So you’re saying he felt a sense of kinship with me….

I really don’t know how to react to this.

“The reasoning of Edward Russell…. Is it common in your world?”

“Because it is a world without magic.”

I am a hero summoned from another world.

After raising the white flag and declaring surrender, Viscount Leonard said, “I see,” And drank tea again.

From the beginning, he was a person whose expression on his face did not show well.

But now I don’t know.

What the hell are you thinking?

“I barely found it. And now you find yourself in a situation where you might lose.”

As Viscount Leonard said, he looked at Brother Jason with a cold expression.

If I leave this alone, I think I will commit it.

Should I evacuate first?

As I was thinking that, Viscount Leonard got up from his seat and stood in front of Jason.

“Go away.”

Viscount Leonard looked down at Jason without saying anything and issued a congratulatory order.

Jason stood up from his seat with a miserable expression on his face.

Jason bowed his head to me again.

“… Go out and wait.”

“Sorry.”

As Brother Jason left, Viscount Leonard frowned and sat back on the sofa.

“An unpleasant situation will come to you.”

Viscount Leonard said that in a confident voice and rubbed his temples.

It’s an unpleasant situation….

It is highly likely that rumors about the Jason brothers have already spread.

Perhaps the story has already reached the royal castle.

This is true….

“I think you need to be a little more careful. If one day your true identity is known, you won’t be able to continue living like you are now.”

After saying that, Viscount Leonard stroked his lips.

Yes, that’s right.

Let’s act more carefully in the future.

“Hmm. A world without magic….”

Viscount Leonard, who erased Brother Jason from consciousness before he knew it, began to show interest in Earth.

“Did that locomotive installed in the plaza actually cross continents?”

“I dig a hole underground and run at three times the speed of a horse, and I fly to the other side of the planet on an object called an airplane made of iron. A typical airliner travels roughly 10 to 11 times faster than a horse, and a thing called a rocket travels across the sky at about 100 times the speed of a horse, leaving this planet and traveling in space.”

“….”

It’s true, not to say anything.

As a quick-witted person, you must have noticed that what I said is true, right?

“Yes, such a world, right? Is that possible without magic?”

Viscount Leonard looked at me with a much more interesting expression than when he first encountered the fortune.

“I want you to show me the world you have lived in.”

… Brother Jason’s problem remains, but isn’t this a better situation than expected?

ㅡ Why?

I am just a writer.

Until now, I’ve been all over the place, but that’s because I had the shallow knowledge needed to write in another world.

But now that’s all gone.

No matter how genius a dwarf is, if he doesn’t have a new idea or theory, he won’t be able to create new things.

ㅡ Are you saying you need a brain?

Yes, it is.

By the way, is there someone here who knows my situation well and has a good brain?

As a noble, he has wide feet, so he has the power to recruit talented people with good brains.

To spread Earth’s knowledge here…. In a way, isn’t this also a cultural exchange?

I was a little worried about what would happen in the future, but talent is hiding somewhere not too far away?

I continued the story of Earth that Viscount Leonard might be interested in.

And I also added an explanation that I can’t reproduce everything on Earth as I am now.

Once I got to that point, Viscount Leonard seemed to understand what I wanted to say.

Now, even if I really concentrate on writing, I think I can watch Mare develop on her own.

I shook hands with Viscount Leonard with a happy expression and ended the interview.