The Former Hero Began To Be Re-Evaluated

43 – The Last Hero (13)

After much deliberation, I decided to go to the village where the nymphs live.

I think I need to find out what they are planning to keep me in check like this.

I was walking through the forest with Ellinia.

“How long does it take, Ellinia?”

“Um… About a day? I think it will take.”

Hmm… Does it take a day?

But I didn’t want to spend that much time.

It’s been a while since I left the village and went on a trip, and I didn’t want to spend too much time again.

To be honest, one day was quite a long time for me.

If possible, I want to go a little faster…

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“Is there any way to go faster?”

“Hmm… It’s a faster way, but you can go faster if you take another route…”

But when I asked, they said there was a way to get there faster.

However, Ellinia looked a little difficult to choose that method.

Well, is there a problem?

“Why? Is there any reason not to do something?”

“Well… That road is full of monsters.”

A road littered with monsters?

“Originally, it was a road with no monsters in particular, but it looks like they may have taken refuge from the demon world… So it’s too dangerous to go down that road now.”

Ah, I think I know roughly what’s going on.

When I was active as a warrior in the past, I literally devastated the demon world.

Everything in sight, not only the demons but also the monsters, had been removed.

In the process, rumors about me would naturally spread, and all the monsters must have evacuated.

In the case of demons, even if they ran away, I would chase them down and kill them without fail, but there were times when I didn’t pay much attention to the demons.

It seems that the monsters that were not able to be killed at that time took refuge in the path used by the nymphs.

So Ellinia was reluctant to go down that path.

Because I had to meet monsters.

But… Does that have anything to do with me?

“Then guide me that way.”

“Yes? Really?”

“Uh. Right now.”

I told Ellinia to just go that way.

It didn’t really matter.

It’s like a monster, no matter how many there are.

If there is a faster way, we can go there.

“Um… Yes…!”

Ellinia seemed to be a little worried, but she soon said she would understand and led the way.

How long did it take to walk like that?

I was definitely able to reach the forest swarming with monsters.

If we just get rid of those things, we can go faster, right?

I picked up a suitable tree branch that had fallen on the road.

I forgot to bring a sword, but I guess this doesn’t matter.

After briefly stretching, I was about to move forward to kill the monster.

“But are you really okay?”

“Huh?”

What is okay?

When I was trying to kill the monster, Ellinia tilted her head and gave me a worried look.

Are you worried about me now?

It’s good to worry, but I’m a warrior, so why am I worrying?

I didn’t really know the reason, but I soon found out.

“Well… I heard you’re really weak… I’m not a combatant… Are you really okay?”

Huh… Is this something that really makes you angry every time you hear it?

I had forgotten about it because it had been so long since I heard it, but now that I thought about it, I had been defeated by the Demon King and was recognized as an exiled hero.

Currently, I was perceived as a weak hero, and I was worried that I would not be able to defeat such a monster.

Of course, Ellinia has no malice at all, and she said those things out of a desire to worry, but she feels quite angry at the sudden remark.

You say I’m not weak?

I felt the need to show it.

“Who says that? I’m weak.”

It would be better to show it with one action than with 1,000 words.

I stood in front of the monster holding a tree branch.

And I swung just once.

Dozens of monsters blocking the path were cut down in an instant.

If I showed you this much, would you understand?

“Wow…! You are so strong, warrior. I saw you again.”

Fortunately, it seemed like I understood it very well.

Ellinia’s eyes completely changed.

I looked at her with her twinkling eyes as if asking how this was possible.

Yes, this is probably a normal reaction.

There is no one anywhere on the continent who knows how to do this.

At least it’s a demon lord who fought on equal footing with me.

‘Hmm… But what is the Demon King doing?’

When I thought of the devil, why is the devil still quiet?

The devil has not done anything since I visited.

There was no significant movement until the second and third warriors visited and the fourth warrior visited.

If I were the devil, I would have destroyed the empire a long time ago…

It’s so strange.

Well, it had nothing to do with me anymore.

“Okay, guide me quickly.”

“Yes…!”

For now, let’s go to the village of nymphs.

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‘Hero…’

The Demon King spends most of his time alone in the Demon Castle.

In the deserted Demon King’s Castle, she sat on her throne, doing nothing in particular.

The Demon King was clearly feeling lonely right now.

She was alone all along.

There were numerous groups of demons following the demon king, but no one walked by her side.

Everyone was just following her back, being of much lower rank and insignificant than herself.

Even though hundreds and thousands of such demons were next to me, I didn’t feel like we were together.

Because of this, she always thought she was alone, and she didn’t feel sad or anything even when other demons died.

Destroying her empire was not a big deal to her.

She just got rid of it because it was an eyesore to her, and that was all.

He was always a demon lord in an empty mind.

For the rest of her life, there will be no one who can satisfy her feelings…

It was a moment when she was slowly getting used to loneliness.

One day, a hero appeared to the devil.

The hero who appeared to defeat the Demon King, such a hero and the Demon King fought.

And, for the first time, the Demon King felt the emotion of joy.

He learned how happy it was to be free from the feeling of loneliness.

I met the only person who could walk by my side, the only person who could fight on equal footing with me.

How could you not be happy?

When he thought about the time he fought that hero, he still felt excited deep inside.

The hero was someone who would fill him.

Of course, that sweet time ended quickly.

The demon king, the hero who left saying he would come back, began waiting for the hero from that day on.

I kept looking forward to the day I would meet that hero again.

‘Why… Why on earth does this hero come here?’

However, the hero did not come.

The other heroes who came after that were not like her heroes to her.

He was waiting for the hero who came first and was the only one who could stand against him.

He missed the only hero who could fight on equal footing with him.

But why doesn’t the hero come to visit him?

‘He’s not the same hero this time…’

She was hopeful for a moment.

I was wondering if the guest who came after a long time might be the first hero.

But unfortunately, he was not the first hero.

Another new hero came to visit him.

The devil’s heart, which had heated up for a moment, had no choice but to cool down completely.

Why do you keep sending other heroes to yourself?

He had no idea why she didn’t send the first hero, and could only sigh about the hero in front of her.

“Are you a warrior?”

But, I still have to do what I have to do.

If the opponent came to the Demon King’s Castle as a hero, he himself, as a Demon King, must confront him as befits such a hero.

Because it was the devil’s duty.

At the same time, I also had some expectations.

You don’t know, right?

I wonder if this hero will be as strong as the first one…

The Demon King stood up from his seat. And he prepared to face the warrior before his eyes.

“That’s right…! Demon King, I will make you my s*x slave.”

No… What are you saying?

For a moment, the Demon King thought he had heard wrong.

What on earth are you saying to yourself, the devil?

At first he thought it was just a joke. No, he couldn’t help but think it was a joke.

But, I soon found out.

This warrior was not joking or anything like that.

The eyes looked truly sincere.

“Ha…”

Well… Oh my.

I felt annoyed for a moment.

Why does the hero keep getting worse instead of getting better?

Did the sacred fight between the devil and the hero just seem like a joke to this hero?

Are you unable to keep even the minimum conditions of being a warrior?

Does he, the devil himself, look ridiculous?

This situation was enough to make her angry.

It was no exaggeration to say that this hero was truly the best of all time.

He was much more insignificant than the warriors of the past, and even the basic mindset of a warrior was not maintained properly.

“I’m sorry… I may have to be emotional with you from now on. Please understand even if I may be a bit undignified.”

As a demon lord, he didn’t want to deal with a hero who couldn’t be trusted like this.

I also wondered if the empire was testing my patience.

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If I had sent the first hero, I wouldn’t have felt this way…

It was a situation where I couldn’t help but sigh and think about a lot of things.

In this situation, there is only one thing she should do.

She had endured enough until this point.

“Let me tell you in advance. Don’t expect any mercy.”

I felt like I could endure a little less now.