Too Early to Celebrate

Too Early to Celebrate

"Can a plain, unremarkable guy like me really become the pride of Kumogakure? If possible, I hope to have these words carved on my tombstone."

Nima Mele's gaze held a heartbreaking anticipation.

A sorrowful atmosphere quickly spread. Although they successfully defeated the enemy, the price paid was simply too tragic.

Homeland destroyed, casualties countless!

Had the usually unnoticed Nima Mele not suddenly stepped up, perhaps even such a pyrrhic victory would have eluded them.

Now watching Nima Mele about to leave them as well, how could they not feel grief?

At this moment, Samui—with short blonde hair and a sultry figure—was infected by the mood and couldn't help saying, "No, you aren't plain at all. You're a hero, the hero who saved all of us! In my eyes, no one is more handsome than you!"

Aoba, lying flat on the ground, gave Samui a quick once-over, as if seeing a broad-mindedness rivaling Tsunade's in the other person.

What a good person...

And she had an extremely sharp eye!

To actually look past the ordinary and see the heaven-shaking essence of his handsomeness.

For that alone, he would grant her a little reward.

Only to see hope-filled light seemingly well up in Aoba's eyes. "Really? Do you really think someone as unremarkable as me is a hero, and that I'm very handsome?"

Samui showed no fear of the surrounding gazes and nodded firmly. "You are the supreme hero in my heart, the most handsome man!"

Whether it was comfort or from the bottom of her heart, at this point, did it still matter?

Although Samui was knowledgeable, cold in nature, and usually far more rational than emotional, upon seeing that trace of hopeful light in the other person's eyes, her entire heart rapidly softened.

"This is the