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Now, I am on my way back to the Blackmore family mansion.

Initially, I had planned to return straight there, as it was located right along the route from the battlefield. But circumstances changed.

Patriarch needed urgent attention from the Saintess in the royal capital.

So instead, I sent William—the captain of the Blackmore family knights—along with Allan and several others, to bring news of our return to Lilia, Mark, and Milly, who were eagerly waiting for us at home.

I gave them strict instructions: do not tell them about the Patriarch’s coma. I had still been holding on to hope that the Saintess might be able to wake him.

But that hope... was in vain.

Now, I’m returning to the Blackmore estate with the Saintess’s attendants, along with my unconscious father.

After about an hour of travel, we finally cross into Blackmore territory.

The people here greet me with joy—cheering, waving, their faces bright with admiration. News had already reached them: that I, Naoki von Blackmore, had become a hero of Braveheart Kingdom—the one who pushed back the demon armies on the front lines.

I simply waved and smiled in return.

It was surreal.