Open the Main Gate (1)

A sweltering summer.

Two rumors were sweeping through the Kingdom of Gallia.

One was that the Hero had set out on an adventure. Letters and rumors from Academy cadets and merchants spread the news quickly.

-The Hero left the Academy?

-I heard he set out to hunt down those terrifying people called the ‘Black Temple’…

The rumor had even reached the western region of Belior, where the wheat harvest was underway. Farmers used it as fodder for conversation as they enjoyed the peace and the blessing of golden waves stretching across the vast plains.

The busiest place for rumor-mongering was a small town near the lord’s castle in Belior. Merchants and village heads had gathered before reporting each village’s harvest to the lord’s deputy.

In broad daylight.

They raised their beer and shouted.

“This mug of beer—!”...