Disclaimer: I don't own Rokka no Yuusha. Some lines in this story were copied directly from NanoDesu LN translation.
8. Crests
"Guh..." A whimper that sounded like a wounded rabbit was heard from the entrance of the temple. All eyes immediately turned to the small figure half-crouching at the entrance. A small girl with glasses stared back at them tentatively.
"Rolonia?" Adlet said, noticing the girl as his friend from childhood. They had both trained under Atro Spyker for a while. "What are you doing here!?"
"Ad-kun...I-I'm sorry...I r-really didn't mean to...but..." Rolonia cried, trying her best to formulate her planned apology, but her awful stuttering made it hard to understand her words. Feeling everyone's gaze on her, Rolonia trembled, grasping her hands tightly to her chest.
"What's that on your hand?"
"Huh?" Rolonia stared down at her crest. A look of realization appeared on her face. "I know I'm not fit to be a hero...b-but I will try my best! And I'm really sorry for-"
"A hero? How can you be a hero?" Chamo interrupted.
"W-what?" Rolonia said, confused. A second later, she gasped. "W-wait! Why are there seven of us?"
"That's what I wanted to ask, meow."
"Apparently, there is an imposter among us." Mora said. "Everyone, show your crest."
Mora undid her buttons on her Shinto garb and turned around, showing everyone the crest between her shoulder blades. Chamo lifted her skirt to reveal the crest on her thigh. Nashetania and Adlet lowered their armor on their chest to show the crest near their collar bone. Hans took off his shirt to expose the crest on his breast, around where his heart was. And lastly, Goldof removed the armor from his right shoulder and turned his arm upwards. The crest of the Six Flowers was unmistakably on his shoulder.
AN: I will be writing this story parts by parts. Not chapter by chapter, because I just couldn't figure out where a chapter should end in a story like this.