The Former Hero Began To Be Re-Evaluated

36 – The Last Hero (6)

“Are you sure you should follow that hero?”

In fact, what the warrior party members wanted was very simple.

Help the warrior defeat the Demon King and then get what you want from the empire.

Regardless of how difficult or easy it was, the one desired goal was very simple.

They have been killing demon kings at warrior parties since the time of Lee Han-su. It was moving for this one purpose.

But, the party members couldn’t help but be confused about the method.

“No matter how much I think about it, it’s not easy to believe. Honestly, I don’t think it’s a bad idea to just go to a hero’s party. I.”

Up until this point, you join the warrior party and trust and follow the hero.

They thought this was the easiest way to achieve their goal.

But when I actually followed that method, the results were disastrous.

As they had already met their fourth hero, their faith in that method began to waver.

Because of this, I had no choice but to be suspicious.

Now, I am beginning to have doubts about whether I can defeat the Demon King just by trusting and following Hero Jax.

And the person who began to have the strongest suspicions was Luna, the wizard of the warrior party.

Luna gathered her party members while Jax was distracted and she secretly spoke.

“Ugh… Luna is right. But you want to leave the party? What are you going to do after you leave?”

“…”

Party members also completely agreed with Luna’s thoughts.

The hero named Jax was the most unpleasant and annoying hero among the four heroes I met.

I understood why Luna said that.

However, that did not mean she agreed to that method.

They still had no choice but to be confused.

If this party was an adventurer’s party, they would have come out a long time ago.

If it were an adventurer party, there would be an overabundance of alternative means.

However, the party they were in now was not just an adventurer’s party.

It was the only warrior party in the empire.

So, no matter how unreliable the hero was, he could not make a hasty judgment.

“It would be better to find warrior Lee Han-su again…”

To those party members, Luna once again brought up what she had previously said.

Let’s go visit warrior Lee Han-soo instead.

Rather than follow such an untrustworthy hero, let’s find Lee Han-soo and do whatever it takes.

She argued much more strongly than she had previously argued.

“Are you saying that again?”

The party members sighed at Luna’s words.

Because I couldn’t agree to Luna’s proposal.

“We don’t even know where he is. And warrior Lee Han-soo is no longer a warrior belonging to the empire.”

Luna’s words were truly meaningless.

First of all, I can’t find warrior Lee Han-su.

How on earth are you looking for a hero who you know is there and couldn’t be found even when the guild made an S-rank request?

Besides, even if I were to look for it that way, I don’t know if it would have any meaning.

In the end, the subject who achieved their goals was not the warrior but the empire.

It was their job to follow the hero chosen by the empire.

From that perspective, no matter how bad a hero he was, he had no choice but to follow Jax, the hero chosen by the empire.

The party members countered by giving reasons why they could not do what Luna asked.

“But… When I think about it now, I think Hero Lee Han-soo was the most normal… He was also the only one who survived the Demon King.”

However, Luna did not agree with that.

In the case of Herald and Alex, I felt like I could trust at least one thing.

Even though they were killed by the devil, I still felt like there was some hope.

But in Jax’s case, it didn’t feel that way at all.

No, rather, should I say that if I send a warrior named Jax like this, I will be pouring oil on a house on fire? I had that strong feeling.

Her judgment was that Lee Han-soo was better than that.

If you think about it, we had no choice but to highly value the value of the first surviving hero when the second and third heroes were killed by the Demon King.

It was still quite late, but her argument was that we had to visit warrior Lee Han-soo before it was too late.

“…”

“Ugh… I don’t know.”

“Oh, my head hurts.”

Normally, the party members would have ignored Luna’s words.

Because their perception of warrior Lee Han-su was quite poor.

Their perception was that they were failed warriors who barely defeated one of the Four Heavenly Kings and failed to defeat the Demon King.

But… Could it be that they are misunderstanding?

However, in hindsight, I thought that they may have made a wrong decision.

When all the heroes he had met so far died and only a pathetic hero like Jax remained, Hansoo Lee survived even after meeting the Demon King.

I couldn’t completely refute Luna’s words.

Then what on earth should we do?

Is it really right to abandon the hero now and follow Luna’s words?

There was no easy way to make the decision to abandon the warrior chosen by the empire.

They couldn’t decide what choice they should make.

“Everyone, we have finally arrived at the hot spring village.”

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In the meantime, we eventually arrived at the hot spring village.

Jax, oblivious to the concerns of the party members, was just smiling at the thought of mixed bathing from now on.

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‘Did you get left behind?’

I left Aji behind and ran out of the city.

How far did it run? I turned around just in case, but as expected, he didn’t follow me or anything.

It seems like spraying perfume had an effect. I can’t seem to find my scent through this strong perfume smell.

Seeing as how he hasn’t chased me after more than a week, I guess I won’t ever meet Aji again.

‘I’ll take care of it.’

Honestly, it would be a lie if I said I wasn’t disappointed.

I actually thought about taking Aji in and raise him.

But after all, I am not a cat mom, and I couldn’t raise something I couldn’t take responsibility for.

The perception of beastmen in this world was quite poor.

At least it would be difficult to live together in a village where humans live.

If I take it to the village, there are bound to be people who don’t like it.

There was nothing I could do about those things.

In places like guilds, the perception of beastmen is at least good, so it doesn’t matter, but the village will be different.

So in the end, I chose not to bring Aji.

If I were a warrior, I could protect you from those stares.

The status of a warrior is not small, but right now I am just an ordinary villager.

“Wow, how long has it been since this?”

It seems like we arrived after 10 years…

While I was thinking about miscellaneous things, I finally came upon a sight I had not seen in a long time.

It was a village where I needed to be, a home where I could live in peace.

Peaceful feelings are already rising…

Is it true that if you leave home, you will only end up in trouble?

I arrived at the village with a very happy heart.

“Nice to meet you, Chief.”

“Oh. Hello Hans. It’s been a while.”

And the first person I met was the village head.

It’s been a long time since I last saw you.

When I said hello, the village chief was also very happy to see me.

“I thought you left because you didn’t come back.”

“hahahaha. I have some work to do…”

He didn’t come back for a while, right?

I also had no idea I would be away for this long.

“I see. So, did you have a good time in the Kingdom of Artes?”

“Yes. I had a good time.”

“I’m glad.”

“Yes. Then I’ll go home first. Let’s have a party tomorrow. I’ll shoot.”

“Oh. It’s been a while since I had a nice meal.”

When I told him that I had brought him a gift, the village head seemed quite happy.

He seems excited about the thought of drinking and eating a lot of meat.

I wanted to throw a party right now, but it was already evening and it was a bit of an awkward time to throw a party.

So, I was about to go back to my house, promising tomorrow.

“Oh, that’s right, Hans. There was someone who came to see you.”

“Huh? The person who came to see me?”

But what does this mean?

I could not help but tilt my head at what the chief said.

Someone came to see me?

“Yes. She was a young woman. She said she was probably waiting for you at your house. Come see her.”

“Ah. Yes, I understand.”

The village chief pointed in the direction of my house and said that there was a woman who came to visit me there.

I said I understood and headed to my house.

However, as I headed that way, I couldn’t help but have questions.

Who the hell is this?

Because, no matter how much I thought about it, there was no one who would come visit me.

‘No one will know I’m here, right?’

When I left the empire, I did not tell anyone that I was going here.

There was no one specifically following me or anything like that, so there would be no way for anyone to know that I was here.

Who would come to visit me in such a situation?

I couldn’t really guess.

‘Who the hell is it?’

Hmm… I’ll figure it out once I get there. What.