1 - 1. I isolated him from St. Powerhara.

You're such a jerk and a slow learner!　How long do you have to drag me down?

It was my childhood friend and girlfriend, Elma, who rebuked me as soon as we arrived at the inn.

Elma is a beautiful girl who has been chosen by the Holy Sword and found talented as a saint, and I am in the same party with her as her luggage guard.

Or perhaps it would be more accurate to say that I am partnered with her.

In this world, the moment you are born, you are given skills by the Goddess.

The skill is like a talent that influences one's life, and Erma, who will eventually become a saint, has the skill of a "sword saint.

She was born with talent.

On the other hand, my skill is "Substitute.

It was a skill that only allowed me to take damage on behalf of someone else.

Frankly speaking, it was a useless skill.

But it was enough to protect Erma, the hope of the village.

If something should happen to her, I could take her place immediately.

That is why the villagers always kept me by her side.

My parents were also willing to have their son hurt if they could be the hope of the village.

And so, from a very young age, we worked hard together in our training.

However, I only continued to receive the wounds that Erma received during her training in place of her.

But thanks to that, Erma grew up remarkably.

Of course.

No matter how hard she trained, she never got hurt, only her skills improved.

And Erma probably thought it was natural for her to do so.

I think that's why she became so selfish.

I can't help it. I'm not as strong as you. I was too busy protecting my belongings just now.

That's right!　You've always been so useless!　You've always been so useless, and yet you're so good at playing the boyfriend card!　You're so annoying!

I don't have a boyfriend ......

I guess he wanted to make a beautiful story like a knight protecting a saint.

The actuality is that I'm Elma's boyfriend.

And I'm the one who fell in love with Elma and ran out of the village to protect her.

Erma's character is very concerned about public appearances, so I guess she wants to gain popularity through such a dramatic development.

In fact, Elma's popularity was great.

Her beauty, including the beautiful story I just told you, her outward appearance, her swordsmanship, and her kind nature that treats everyone with open arms make her a very popular person.

So, the only time she would show her true colors was when we were alone together.

I guess being a saint is usually stressful.

She has always been selfish, but recently she has been particularly harsh with me.

She was also annoyed by his teasing.　If you have something to say, say it out loud!　You're a man!

......"

I have a lot of things I want to say, to be honest.

The most important thing to remember is that you can't just say what you want to say.

A saint is the hope of the people.

Without her, this world would be overrun by demons.

That's why I won't say anything.

Because if I just put up with it, that's all it takes for everyone to be happy.

I mean, how long are you going to stay in my room?　There is only one room available at this inn, so you should go and stay somewhere else!　You useless bastard!"

That's what I thought until now.

"Okay. Then I'm done with you. Do whatever you want with the rest."

"...... what?　What?

The first time I saw him, I thought he was a good guy.

Elma opened her mouth as if she was dumbfounded.

So I told her again in a way that was easy to understand.

I told her that the party with you ended here. I'm useless, right?　Then find another useful boyfriend. I can't babysit you anymore.

Huh?　Why should I listen to you?　I'm the one who babysat you, not you!　You're nothing without me!

I guess so." So thank you for everything. I'll give you all my stuff and you can take it with you. Well, most of them are your personal belongings.

Saying this, I began to turn my back on Elma.

Then, with a look of disbelief on her face, she raised her voice even more.

What, you can't be serious!　I am a saint!　Do you think you can get away with this?　Hey!

I'll see you later. I hope you meet a good guy.

I told her that and closed the door, and right after that, she threw a pillow at me. I left the inn.

I left the inn and stretched out my back as I walked alone along the street at sunset.

The most important thing to remember is that you can't be too careful when it comes to your health and wellbeing.

The question is what to do now. ......

Well..."

So I display my status.

Status is a visualization of the ability values that are given to you at birth, just like skills, and it contains basic ability values such as attack and defense, as well as detailed information about the skills.

Skill -- 《Immortal》: Instantly heals wounds received, including death.

My skill had changed from "Substitute" to "Invulnerability".

Perhaps my skills had evolved from the many times I had received wounds from Erma.

That is why I said goodbye to Elma.

From now on, I will not be a mere failure.

--My name is Iguza.

I am an "immortal man" who can do anything.

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