Become What You Want to Be (17)

“How did he get this strong...? No, why did he even want to become strong? What could have driven him to gain that kind of power?!”

Without taking his eyes off Kagami, who kept fighting with a smile, boldly facing the monsters bare-handed and taking every attack head-on, Rex asked Takako in a trembling voice.

“...Who knows? I don’t know why he wanted to become that strong, either. But I think I can guess why he first wanted the power to fight...”

Watching Kagami with a thoughtful gaze, Takako answered Rex’s question.

“The reason he wanted the power to fight?”

Rex asked, showing interest without taking his eyes off the battle.

“I bet it was for much the same reason as you... Hero Rex Chikubiboy.”

The moment Takako said that and murmured Rex’s full name, all six people there—including Rex, Alice, Menou, Parna, Kururu, and Tina—whipped around to look at her.

“You... know who I am?”

“I run a bar, you know? That makes me well-informed. Though I think you’re famous enough that I’d know about you either way. Rex Chikubiboy: born into one of the prominent families in the capital of the Kingdom of Alcasia, and destined for a bright future after being born with the role of Hero. Then, unlucky enough to encounter a high-level monster—something you should rarely run into on the road—and slaughtered... Wasn’t your family brought low because its heir was still too young to do anything about it?”...