'I never chose to be a Hero...I was forced into it...and I hate it. I don't want to be a Hero anymore...I want to be normal. But I have no choice in the matter, so what's the point in complaining about it now...' Naofumi complains to himself when no one else is around.

When Naofumi checked his status, he discovers something new.

[Passive Skill (Hidden): Prophetic Dreams.]

"Prophetic Dreams?"

[Prophetic Dreams: User sometimes sees the future in a dream.]

"…" Naofumi sighs, 'So, I can see the future…great. To my knowledge, I probably don't have any control over my dreams… Either I got this power before I was summoned, or a God is messing with me…'

Shrugging, Naofumi figures, 'Oh well… might as well make some use of it if I dream tonight.'


During a shopping trip, he finds a broken mirror. Its silver frame had faded, several cracks making a spider web in its surface. Thankfully, all of its pieces are still intact.

"You're just throwing it away?" Naofumi asks the shop owner.

"Yeah…" The shop owner replies, "No one wants a broken mirror…"

It only take a second for Naofumi to make a decision, "Can I have it then?"

The shop owner blinks, shrugging, "Sure. It's just trash anyway."

Naofumi takes the mirror into his hands, careful not to hurt himself on the broken glass.

'What was that saying…? "Broken things don't lose their worth." '


In the forest, he gets the mirror and put it into his shield.

[Mirror Shield: A shiny glass shield that acts like a mirror.]

[Skills: Counter - reflects physical damage taken right back at 2x power.

Mirror Coat - reflects magic damage taken right back at 2x power.

Additional Skill: Magic Coat - reflects all status effects back at the opponent.]

[Note: A shiny mirror reflecting light in an opponent's eyes can Blind them.]

"…Oh my God… I can do damage now!" Naofumi cheers.

He immediately equips the Mirror Shield. It's a shiny silver shield frame, the inside is made of glass with a green gem in the middle. It reflects light easily, and he can even see his own reflection in it.

He tries it out on a few low-level monsters, easily reflecting back any damage he's taken right back at twice the power and killing them, gaining EXP all by himself.

Stars in his eyes and very excited, he goes a bit overboard with leveling…


Once the sunset, he lays flat on the grass, exhausted…but satisfied with his results.

'Finally…a way for me to fight back and deal damage…even if it means being hit first.'

He smiles, looking up at the stars, "I hope I can get home soon…"

After setting up camp for the night, instead of making potions, he sleeps…and dreams.


Omake:

He dreams of a redheaded man with a tattoo and a scythe on his back, smiling at him. They were on a beach, the moon high in the sky.

Then… the redhead chuckles, "C'mere Kiddo," before kissing him.

When Naofumi woke up, he's blushing up to his ears.

'What the heck was that?! He called me Kiddo…and kissed me!'

'Still…he is handsome…' Naofumi shakes his head, 'No! Don't think about romance! Just think about getting home!'

He tries to fall asleep, but that redhead keeps occupying his mind. When morning came, he had quite the bags under his eyes…but that's nothing new to him.