One-Shot

TL Note: Although this novel mostly presented in 3rd person POV and the minor character POV, we still able to know what the MC was thinking on her head; if there is "(......)" dialogue, it is the MC's thought.

TS Hero Cannot Resist the Charm

The Kingdom of Midgard is located in the center of the Yggdrasil continent.

A Hero was summoned, enveloped in the light of a magic circle.

"...Have the court magician appraise her immediately."

A deep, dignified voice echoed through the hall.

"There's no doubt that she is a Hero. But, she has Freya-sama's divine protection!"

"That's ridiculous! Are you sure it is not Odin-sama's?"

"Yes... she is a Hero with charm magic..."

It is common knowledge in this world that when the Demon King is resurrected, a Hero chosen by the gods is summoned from another world. Most heroes are granted the protection of the chief god Odin, but on rare occasions, the goddess Freya also grants protection. In such cases, a Hero with the charm skill is sure to be summoned.

A Hero with charms was summoned in the past, and although he defeated the Demon King, it is said that he caused great damage to the kingdom. There is no replacement for the hero, and he cannot be sent back. All that can be done is bet on the hero's conscience until the Demon King is defeated.

"(This is what they call 'summoned to another world as a Hero' kind of thing huh. And I have the ability to charm.)"

The Hero was calm.

"(I don't want to sleep with other women, so I won't use charm, but there's a bigger problem. My 'son' is gone. I don't know why this happened. I'm often teased and told that I'm acting like a girl, but I'm sure I've been protecting my last stronghold. Have I lost my dignity as a man? I can't face reality...)"

The hero was calmly confused, and the fact that she looked too young to be called a girl only exacerbated this.

"(I just glanced at it in the mirror, but isn't it that I'm the one who is in danger?)"

The summoning of a young girl with charm powers had the king and others extremely perplexed. "Are we going to have this girl fight the Demon King?" "Perhaps it would be better for her to attend school before her mission as a Hero" - she could hear them whispering.

"(Help!)"

The king turned away to look at her. "So this is the power of charm..." "Your Majesty, don't tell me you have 'that' kind of hobby?" The court magician looked at the king with a blank look.

Time passed without even an explanation of the circumstances surrounding the summoning. "I don't want to explain it to a girl about my granddaughter age. Can't you, the court magician, do it for me?" "Wait, I don't want to either!" They continued chatting away, ignoring the hero.

The abandoned hero was a little teary-eyed. Unable to bear the sight, the princess spoke to the young hero.

"I'm sorry for suddenly bringing you here. I'm Clarice. What's your name?"

"Satsuki Yuu. You can just call me Yuu."

"Yuu-chan, it's noisy in here, so let's talk in another room."

The smiling princess took the young girl by the hand and led her to her room, where she explained the circumstances of her summoning and apologized once again.

"I'm truly sorry. I'll try to negotiate so that you can receive an education at the academy before defeating the Demon King."

"It's okay. I will head out to defeat the Demon King immediately."

"Yuu-chan..."

The princess looks at her with pity, but Yuu is serious.

“(You’ve got to be kidding me! If there was a prince in the academy, it would be unavoidable for me to meet him and I would end up with something like a 'villainous young lady' title in my name!)”

Yuu is worried that the charm will leak out, but in fact, her fears are unfounded. The charm given to Yuu is an unprecedented type that is always active. Perhaps it's a prank by the goddess Freya, but the charm is always at full power.

Afterwards, she had an audience with the calm king, and firmly refused to enroll in the academy, insisting on defeating the Demon King. The king, unable to turn a blind eye to the desperate pleas of a young girl, advised her to gather heroes from all over the country and travel together. He gave her plenty of pocket money.

Accompanied by Saint Lilia, who was at the church in the royal capital, they decided to go and meet the Sword Princess.

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I'm Dominic, just a villager. The other day, a Hero was summoned. Rumor has it that he has the power of charm. It's a well-known story that the hero two generations ago used his charm to steal people fiancée and form a harem. He apparently wreaked havoc on the towns and villages, and there are even descendants of his victims in this village.

The current Sword Princess, Irene, is my fiancée. She has been chosen to accompany the Hero. The Hero is already on his way from the royal capital to this village...

"Dominic~... I don't want to go on a mission to defeat the Demon King..."

As I held her sobbing, I made a decision. I must not let her be taken away. A few days later, the Hero arrived.

"Um, where is the Hero-sama...?"

The village chief who greeted them looked confused. All we could see was the Saint. "Yuu-chan, come on, say hello..." the Saint whispered to someone behind her. Huh? Behind her?

"Nice to meet you, I'm Hero Yuu."

A young girl popped her head out from under the Saint's feet, greeted the village chief, and then quickly retreated behind the Saint again.

“(What should I do! I don’t know how to act either! I’m doing my best already!)”

Dominic, who was watching the scene from afar, couldn't help but mutter.

"Is that the Hero?"

"Hey... Dominic. Maybe I should go and defeat the Demon King. No, I feel like I have to go."

"I wish I could have been of some help."

A Hero with charm or rather a little girl. The country that sent this girl away must be pretty bad. I was genuinely worried about the heroes' journey.

I encouraged the motivated Irene and sent her off.

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Irene sends letters every few days. It seems that a sage named Fecily has joined her. It seems to be too dangerous for the Hero to be left alone with only two companion. The letters, filled with trivial details, end with "I love you."

Two years have passed since Irene set out to defeat the Demon King.

After defeating the last of the Four Heavenly Kings, the hero party will return to the royal capital before fighting the Demon King. It seems they will stop by this village on the way.

I was worried. I hadn't received any letters from Irene for the past year. At first, they arrived every few days, but before I knew it, they were arriving every few months. The contents were filled with all things related to the Hero, like how cute she is and how she can't leave her alone. But seriously, what's going on with that? And then the letters stopped arriving.

Regardless of the Hero, I was worried that she might have found another man.

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"Irene, welcome back."

"Long time no see, Dominic. Come on, Yuu-chan, this way."

I was taken aback by Irene's cold attitude, and felt a sense of irritation as she quickly took the Hero's hand and walked away.

"Wait! Irene!"

"Whatever it is, leave it for later."

She glared at me with an irritated look on his face. What is this... I stood there, stunned.

"(Dominic-san's behavior was strange. Ugh, this is not the time for that! It's leaking! I can't hold it much longer!!)"

"We're almost at my home, so please hold on a little longer."

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In the end, I wasn't able to talk to Irene properly. I was scared. To find out the truth.

Irene's back seemed to be so distance as she headed towards the royal capital.

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A few months later, the Demon King was defeated. Compared to previous heroes, this was a much quicker defeat. The Hero's own strength was probably greater than she looked, but the efforts of her companions must have been considerable as well. That's what I felt.

A letter has arrived from the Hero. She wants me to come and see the victory parade being held in the royal capital.

Why is it from the Hero? What about Irene? No matter how much I thought about it, I couldn't find any solution. I suppressed my impatience and headed for the royal capital.

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The Saint, the Sage, and Irene, who were at the center of the parade, were all beautiful. Their beauty would captivate anyone, even if they weren't the heroes. As for the Hero... I can't really see her from here. She's too small.

After the parade ended, a crowd had gathered around the hero's party. I couldn't just sit there, so I pushed my way through the crowd and got closer.

"Irene!"

"!? ...Why are you here?"

Irene looked surprised. Didn't she know I was coming? After a moment of hesitation, Irene began to speak.

"I was thinking of telling you once I returned to the village."

"Irene?"

Irene's serious gaze makes me nervous. Could it really be a man?

"Sorry, I'm not going back to the village."

"--!"

That's a lie... We were engaged, weren't we?

"Ugh, I'm so sorry, Dominic-san."

The Hero, who was holding hands with Irene next to her, was sobbing. The Hero hasn't grown at all. She's still a little girl. No, no, that's not it. Huh?

"I don't want to leave Yuu-chan."

"Huh, what does that mean..."

Wait wait wait, is that what it is!? I lost to this little girl and got dumped!? What kind of situation is this? Was the Hero's charm really that great? A hero with charm powers is no good after all!

I couldn't help but glare at the hero.

"I, I didn't mean to..."

"Dominic! Yuu-chan is not at fault!"

"No, but because of her--"

"Dominic, I have a favor to ask of you."

Please stop it already...I don't want to hear it...

"Let's have a wedding after we move here!!"

"--Eh?"

"As I said! Move to the royal capital and live with me!"

"Oh, yeah, OK."

Hmmmmmm? Wedding? Moving?

"Hey hey, Dominic is in trouble. Yuu-chan, come here."

"Ah... Stop..."

Lilia snatches Yuu and picks her up.

"Hey Lilia! Fecily, hold her back!"

"I also need to invite my brother-in-law to the royal capital..."

"(Dominic, help me! I suddenly realized that someone was trying to get into my pants! I'm starting to worry about my chastity! Noooooooooooo...)"

Lilia takes Yuu under her arm and takes her away, while Irene and Fecily chase after her.

What's that? Well, I guess I'll be able to stay with Irene from now on. Sorry for being wary of you, Yuu-san, thinking you were a Hero with charm. I'm glad you're the Hero.

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The End

Yuu's charm is always active, but it is limited to women. Strictly speaking, it is a charm that has an immense effect on women's maternal instincts. With the bonus of rejuvenation and immortality from the goddess Freya, she has no blind spots.

It was inevitable that she would end up creating a harem.

Satsuki Yuu/Yuu-chan: Before the summoning, he was a high school boy, but afterwards he becomes a girl around elementary school age. She is a beautiful young girl with angelic features, but he has a blank expression and doesn't say much. She is a hero blessed by the goddess Freya. She is skilled in hallucination magic and fights by deceiving the five senses. In the battle against the Demon King, she deceived the world itself and created a large number of holy swords, which she slammed into him. After defeating the Demon King, she loses her heroic powers, but her blessing remains. She has no desire to steal other people's hearts, so she is at a loss as she cannot control her constant charm. She cannot tell if the affection she receives from others is due to the influence of her charm. She trusts her comrades in the Hero's party, but sometimes she feels in danger. She harbors bittersweer feelings for Lilia, wishing she were a boy so she could date her.

Saint Lilia: The flesh-and-blood manifestation of the goddess Freya. Learning from her past failures, she was prepared and waiting before teleporting Yuu. Although she had always been fond of her, she has already fallen for her destructive power, which was greater than she had anticipated. Numerous male gods have been flooding the chief god Odin with complaints. She lives a sweet life with Yuu while watching over her future.

Dominic: He successfully married Sword Princess Irene. It seemed that Yuu would become more distant from him while they were raising their child, but she started coming over to visit him by herself, wanting to see the child. Just as planned.

Sage Fecily: She summoned her brother-in-law to the royal capital under the pretext of calling her family. She steadily filled the outer moat, sometimes using Yuu as bait to block his escape route and reach the goal into marrying him. She secretly researched the secret of Yu's immortality. She was later called the Great Immortal Sage.

Princess Clarice: She is married. She was worried that her son, who attends the school, was having trouble with women, but her worries only increased when he fell in love at first sight with Yuu, who happened to be visiting the castle.

King Theseus XXI: He adopted Yu to ensure his identity. He wants to give her pocket money, but he feels lonely because Yuu, who lives with Lilia, rarely comes to the castle. A dandy grandfather.