The life long dream of Maruki being Saint Wizard within the "Hero Party" has been cut short, due to an unknown fatigue that has been corroding his health since a few months ago to the point of retirement. As he settles down back in his hometown, every passing day, not a single moment he wasn't in agony. In his last moments, with his childhood friend in his hands, had hired a local priest from the next town to let him have a painless passing, had used a curse-dispel to cure him from his bedridden state!?