The Former Hero Began To Be Re-Evaluated

23 – The Third Hero (6)

“You followed me here by smell?”

“Yes…”

No, how did they get the idea to follow me all the way here by smell?

It is known that dog beastmen have a better sense of smell than other beastmen.

But that also depends…

I guess this girl is a little more special.

Not only his sixth sense but also other physical conditions seemed to be quite excellent.

Normally, if you fall like this, even if you are a dog, you won’t be able to follow him by scent.

I feel like I am talented in many ways.

‘Ha… How do you really do this?’

But regardless, it’s annoying now. It was really annoying.

Why do these beasts and humans become entangled together…

It keeps opening its hand and asking for food, and even if you run away, it seems like it will chase you anyway.

It seemed like it would follow me to the ends of the earth.

I also think that this is not a dog beastman, but a leech beastman.

‘I really can’t give this away…’

Of course, I didn’t know how to remove this beast.

If you just beat them up a bit, they won’t come after you.

It wasn’t that I didn’t know that.

However, I am a bit hesitant to use that method.

I am not now, but I was a warrior not long ago.

For a year, I worked more like a warrior than anyone else.

Now I can’t become that kind of person who suddenly beats up someone.

Ah… Of course, there are exceptions only for empires and warrior parties.

I am confident that I will not show even the slightest warmth to those people.

Anyway, I am basically a good person.

Even when he was a warrior, humans did not try to beat him.

Of course, there are people among humans who really deserve to be beaten, and only for those people, we have no choice but to boldly use violence.

I also have my own beliefs.

‘There are no bad dogs in the world…’

Because I was that kind of person, I couldn’t beat the prisoner.

There may be individual differences in how each person evaluates a beastman, but I think of a beastman as just an animal that can speak.

Because they are no different from animals other than they look like humans.

He is stupid and acts based on instinct. This was a characteristic of the race of beastmen.

Can’t you tell just by looking at this girl? Other than being able to speak, it was difficult to say that he had human intelligence.

At least, the beast bird of the warrior party… No, the beastman, Naphira, was a bit smart, but the other beastmen were not.

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So that’s the problem.

If you hit a prisoner like this, it’s no different from animal abuse…

How do you beat an animal that just acts according to its instincts…

I am not that horrible person.

Furthermore, I was a great butler when I was on Earth.

I couldn’t beat a beast who was no better than an animal.

‘My Sebastian… I wonder if you’re doing well.’

Thinking of my cat on Earth made me want to shed a few tears, but for now I had to get rid of this dog, Suin.

How should I do this?

Well, isn’t there a better way?

While I was thinking about it on my own, I happened to find a very good method.

‘Let’s ignore it.’

A good way is to just not pay attention.

Even if you run away anyway, it is obvious that they will smell it and chase you.

However, based on my beliefs, I cannot beat him.

Then shouldn’t we just wait for it to fall on its own?

It was a very good way to naturally remove a prisoner without going against my beliefs.

“Give me something to eat.”

“…”

“…?”

I ignored the prisoner who was still looking at me and saying the same thing.

The dog girl tilted her head while looking at me like this, but it was no use.

Let’s wait until it falls.

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“A parade?”

“Yes.”

“Why do that…”

“Well, it’s important to let people know about us. Let’s just say we congratulate ourselves in advance.”

Is it because I was too surprised to hear that there was a rebellion earlier?

The party members honestly weren’t that surprised anymore.

What this hero is doing is so outrageous…

But honestly, having a parade is not normal.

No… What kind of nonsense is that, to hold a parade when we haven’t even defeated the demon lord yet?

Common sense suggests that a parade should be held after defeating the devil.

So, I slightly protested with a puzzled expression.

“… Wouldn’t it be better to kill the Demon King?”

“You can do it twice. Before you go and after you go.”

However, the protests of such party members were simply ignored.

Alex didn’t even pretend to listen to what the party members said and was busy preparing for the parade.

He intended to become a hero himself and to have a parade before going to defeat the Demon King.

The party members sighed at that sight.

Honestly, they also had an idea why Alex was acting like that.

‘It’s probably a plan to increase the hero’s popularity…’

If Alex was really thinking of starting a rebellion, this parade was very important to him.

Think about it, no matter how brave you are, the success rate of a rebellion is very low.

Because this empire has been continuously ruled by the imperial family.

Even if he somehow succeeded in revolting, it was almost unclear whether the people and even the officials would follow him.

I guess that’s why they’re preparing for a parade like this.

Because by holding this parade, you can make yourself known to many people.

Most people don’t even know who the hero is and don’t even know his face.

However, when it comes to a hero, he is usually a respected person. Strong, shield-like beings that protect them, the popularity of heroes in the empire is high.

Alex is trying to take advantage of that.

When rebelling, public sentiment is very important.

By holding a parade like this, you can make yourself known and leave a good impression even if you rebel later.

It seemed like they were doing their best to increase the success rate of the rebellion even just a little.

‘And they decided to use us.’

In addition, it would be the icing on the cake if the faces of the warrior party members were also shown during the parade.

Although the hero party members are referred to as beings who are buried in the hero and follow the hero, they are also quite popular in the empire.

In addition to their beautiful appearance, each of them had an unusual status.

Starting from a saint, a genius of the Magic Tower, a hero of the beast people, and the daughter of an elf chieftain.

It seemed like he intended to raise his approval rating by showing the faces of those party members at this time.

At this point in the parade, the party members are probably planning to show that they are on their side.

‘Even though he looks mindless, he moves with some precision…’

At first, I thought he was a stupid man because he just mentioned rebellion, but that wasn’t the case.

I can’t say he was smart, but at least he wasn’t thoughtless. He definitely had a plan.

Obviously, not only the parade, but also other things are prepared to raise his approval rating.

If things really go on like this, there might be a rebellion in the empire.

This was not a simple matter to think about.

His head is already starting to hurt.

Honestly, I feel like I want to run away right now.

If you get caught for rebellion by getting involved with a man like this…

There will be no end as terrible as that.

“Alright, let’s all party members change into nice clothes and get on the carriage.”

“Yes…”

But now there was no right of veto.

For now, I have decided to follow Alex.

Now I had no choice but to listen to him.

The party members packed the parade clothes they received from Alex.

Then, we went into the locker room, took off the equipment we were wearing, and put on our clothes.

Is it because they are clothes for parades?

It was quite flashy and a bit bolder than the clothes they usually wear, but I couldn’t complain.

“You look good on me. Let’s go.”

After all the party members changed their clothes.

The parade has begun.

“Oooh!!!”

“I guess he’s the newly chosen warrior.”

“Are the people next to me members of the warrior party?”

As expected, people flocked to the parade.

A warrior party marching with exciting music and dancing.

I looked at them with curious eyes and cheered them on.

When people waved at Alex, he also waved his hand.

“Ugh…”

The same was true for the party members.

They also welcomed people who waved their hands.

There’s no way a hero’s party wouldn’t be popular. Their appearance alone was enough to make them one of the most beautiful in the empire.

However, being good at parades was another thing.

Among them, Carne, the elf in the warrior party, looked quite tough.

‘Carne… Cheer up. Let’s be patient for now… If we somehow defeat the Demon King, we’ll run away right away.’

Still, Carne held back and said nothing.

Even if I had to say something else or run away when I rebelled later, I had to endure it for now.

Because we have to defeat the Demon King…

Because this hero will defeat the Demon King.

I decided to endure it.

‘Huh…?’

But… What is it?

Why do I feel uncomfortable?

Ayla felt like she was missing something.

What is she missing?

She thought, and she knew the identity of the discomfort.

‘But… Can you really defeat this man’s demon lord?’

Since when did you think this man could defeat the Demon King?

Aila was so preoccupied that she didn’t suspect anything…

It was only now that I started to have doubts.