Who Is the Hero?

“Ugh~ No matter how fine the inn is, it still falls far short of the Imperial Palace.”

The outskirts of the Imperial Palace.

A guest annex reserved exclusively for state guests.

Four people had taken up residence there.

Ash, a platinum-rank adventurer hailed as the strongest on the continent.

Esca Laurent, a knight from House Laurent.

Simon, a high priest dispatched by the Church, and Morian, known as a maverick in magical academic circles.

They were the people commonly known as the ‘Hero Party.’

Having followed Rahav all the way to the capital, they had been invited as honored guests and were resting in the Imperial Palace.

Among them, Ash propped one leg crookedly on the marble table...