Visit the headquarter

    Since I am allowed to take independent action to the Resistance, I move on to it immediately

    ……After making a firm promise to spend time with Forte and Saraka after the task

    First, I left the capital and moved while relying only on my memory

    The destination is a secret

    「This is the north……so southeast is over there huh……」

    No matter how far the destination is, there was not much burden to me, whose body has been strengthened after receiving the beast piece

    I continue to advance with my superhuman leg power

    I relied on my memory for everything

    Since I was reincarnated, I couldn’t bring anything here other than my memory

    After playing the game repeatedly multiple times in my previous world, I can recall the map with my eyes closed. However, seeing the pixel arts on the game screen feels vastly different compared to actually walking

    Even when searching for the Tanu-sage’s hermitage, I took several wrong paths

    Therefore, I must advance carefully

    「It’s here」

    As the result, I was able to arrive at the destination without getting lost too much

    In the middle of the wasteland far away from a certain city

    Where the thin grass grows on the exposed soil and the desolate wind mixed with sand blows

    Such landscape spreads as far as the eyes can see, just like an outer land  (化外の地 = land outside the range of civilization)

    Exactly because it makes you think 『No people can live in this kind of place』, it becomes suspicious

    「Since there is no special landmark, it’s really hard to find……!?」

    Well, if it is easy to find then it would be disqualified as a secret base to begin with

    But I have found it

    There is a deep valley carved to the wasteland, by descending to the end of it……

    There is a cave at the side of the cliff

    It’s unlikely to be naturally made. A cave dig through by human’s hands

    Immediately after entering, I was surrounded by multiple people

    「Who are you!?」

    They are armed, and the sharp tips of their spears are pointed at me

    Their look are menacing, as if a single wrong word will make me be stabbed to death

    I calm down and mutter what I should say here

    「『Behemoth empire is the calamity of the world』……」

    「!?」

    The men’s expression immediately change

    「『The one who will save the world is』？」

    「『The hot-blooded rebellious soul』」

    「The password is correct. Welcome to the Resistance headquarter」

    I have arrived at the Resistance headquarter

    Yes, this is the center of the underground organization that opposes the empire

    Thanks to the game knowledge of the previous life, I can easily locate the headquarter, also know the password to enter it in advance

    Therefore, even if I’m not one of the Resistance’s staff, I can enter the headquarter

    I’m sorry because it’s too easy

    「O comrade, welcome to the Resistance headquarter!」

    「Umu, thank you for your hard work」

    If I act brazenly, it’s unlikely to be exposed

    Even in their wildest dream, they won’t expect that a person from the empire they are trying to overthrow, moreover a top brass of that, has sneaked in

    「Well well……? According to my memory……？」

    The inner structure of the Resistance headquarter has been passed down from my previous life properly too

    Therefore, I know where the important areas are even without searching

    The cave, which is the Resistance headquarter, has a solid built other than where the entrance is. It looks like a splendid building with brick walls and ceilings

    It is bright enough thanks to the light made from magic

    「I’m sure it’s this stair……？」

    It’s terrible that there are stairs inside the cave. I didn’t pay any attention to them in the minimap in the game at all

    At the end of the stair……here it is

    This is the room of the leader of the Resistance

    「Excuse me」

    「Umu?」

    The man inside the room reacted by raising his eyebrows upon the sudden intrusion

    He had a gentle and handsome face, but some parts seemed to be haggard, as if he was tired

    According to my memory, he is Jango, the leader of the Resistance

    To be in such haggard state, it is because of the heavy responsibility to arrange the Resistance, right?

    「Who are you? Your face is unfamiliar……!?」

    When I intruded, leader Jango was sitting on his working desk and staring at the documents. There are wrinkles between his eyebrows

    The emperor is the same during his government affairs

    Their positions are different, but they are both the person in charge in the end

    「……」

    However, it’s not easy to be a Resistance Leader……。

    I spoke straightforwardly

    「An old friend of Sero」

    「What! Sero-kun’s!?」

    He has a big reaction the moment Sero’s name appeared

    Such a reaction means he has already contacted Sero

    It’s just as my prediction though……。

    Sero has already left Tanu-sage

    「If you are his friend then no wonder you know the place of the hideout! And the password too! ……I was afraid for a moment, an unknown person appeared so I thought the empire has located us!」

    I am sorry, but it’s correct

    However, I won’t tell my affiliation and ask while keeping my cool

    「I thought I can meet him if I come here. If you know his whereabouts, can you tell me?」

    「If that’s the case, such nice timing! Sero-kun is here at the moment! Oi, someone! Someone, call Sero-kun here!!」

    ……。

    I had a new impression during this time

    The security is terrible

    Too insecure!

    Even if someone know the password, it’s too insecure to welcome an unknown man to the secret hideout

    I can meet Sero easily just by saying I’m his friend too

    Well, that’s the case for the old school RPG. The story won’t go on unless it’s like this!

    In the first place, the RPG’s protagonist can do some typical acts like 『Enter a private house on his own and open the drawer』 and the police won’t even be called

    It’s like the concept of “security” itself doesn’t exist in RPG world

    However, this world where I reincarnated to is an undeniable reality, so I’m unable to not be shocked 『Is this really ok!?』

    While pondering, the rumbling footsteps can be heard

    「Nii-chan!?」

    The one who entered the room as if he kicked the door and jumped inside has a familiar face.

    A nostalgic one

    「Sero!」

    「It is really Nii-chan!!!! Nii-chaaaaaannn!?」

    「Guhohohoo!?」

    The super excited Sero rushed toward and hugged me

    I coughed from the shock of the impack

    Why did my sister and brother(-like figure) like to use rushing hug!?

    「I don’t expect to see Nii-chan here! How do you know I am here!?」

    「Ahahahaha, it’s how great your brother is」

    However, Sero has grown

    Appearance-wise too

    The last time we met was three years ago, but compared to that time, I can see that he has become very strong

    He is taller and his face becomes fearless now

    He has enough presence of a hero fighting against an evil empire

    「Sero-kun adores you this much……!? You two must be really close, huh?」

    After rejoicing at our reunion for a while, the Resistance’s leader stepped in

    「However, Sero-kun, I want you to be careful when telling others about this hideout. The existence of this place must not be leaked to the empire. If you tell someone, please notice me first……」

    「I didn’t tell anyone though?」

    「Eh?」

    The leader is bewildered

    「Sero-kun didn’t tell him? Then how can he come here?」

    「By myself」

    「Yourself!?」

    I can only answer so

    「My Nii-chan is like that, you shouldn’t force yourself to comprehend」

    「What kind of existence do you think I am? You little junior……?」

    「Ahahahaha」

    Laughing even while his head is being swayed, Sero has guts

    I’m sure that after being separated from me, he has overcome many hardships

    I’m glad that he has become this capable