The Former Hero Began To Be Re-Evaluated

18 – The Third Hero (1)

‘I can’t believe the Herald is suffering…’

The Prime Minister of the Empire was faced with a truly unbelievable fact.

This time, the newly selected knight, Herald. I still couldn’t quite believe the news that he had died.

Herald was a man who had been active as a knight and commander in the empire for a long time.

Although he is old now, his strength is by no means weak.

For a man like that to be killed by the devil, I couldn’t help but think about many things.

However, regardless of that, the current situation was strange to the Prime Minister.

“What did the warrior party members do? What did they do until the Herald died?”

Is it usually the case that only the hero dies?

Based on common sense, the hero and his party members would have gone to the devil together.

Since they are a party in the first place, there is no need for the hero to go alone against the enemy called the Demon King.

So, if the hero’s party is defeated by the devil, only the hero cannot die.

There is no reason for the Demon King to kill only the hero and spare the rest of the party members.

If the devil was defeated and the hero died, the party members would probably have died as well.

Of course, the Prime Minister didn’t want the party members to die or anything like that.

However, this situation was clearly strange.

Because of this, I had no choice but to ask the reason.

“…”

The party members were silent for a moment regarding that question.

We looked at each other, not knowing what to say.

In the meantime, the first to step forward was Aila, the saintess of the warrior party.

“We had no choice either. Herald said he would go alone…”

She reported what happened before.

He was the Herald who said he would go to the Demon King alone, and the party members only respected that.

Then why?

“What is the reason?”

“Um… We don’t know either.”

I couldn’t even explain the reason.

Aila seemed to be slightly vague in her answer.

“I swear to God, isn’t it a lie?”

Is that really true?

No matter how much I thought about it, it was nonsense.

A hero would go to the devil alone… The Prime Minister couldn’t believe it.

“I swear to God, it’s not a lie.”

But, Eila made an oath.

As a priest, swearing in the name of God is not a simple task.

Swearing to God is like risking everything you have.

If she can prove it like that, her words will definitely not be false.

“If that’s the case… What the hell.”

So, the Herald decided to go to the Demon King alone, but what was the reason?

The Prime Minister could not know.

There must have been a reason why she had no choice but to make that choice…

Have you ever felt senile?

Considering the Herald’s age, this could well be the case, but there is no confirmation.

Or are the warrior’s party members hiding something?

Since she could not call back the dead Herald, the Prime Minister was frustrated.

“Ha… Who should we entrust the fate of the empire to now?”

In the end, the hero is dead and the devil is alive.

Regardless of the reasons, this situation was the most problematic.

The Herald I trusted died, and the position of warrior became empty again.

Is there anyone who can replace the Herald?

Now that the Herald is dead, who should be entrusted with subduing the Demon Lord?

It was time for the Prime Minister to just sigh.

“I will do it.”

At that moment, someone came out who wanted to become a warrior.

“Alex, Commander of the Knights?”

When the Prime Minister turned his head and looked at the person, there stood Alex, a young knight commander who was different from the Herald.

The prime minister was a little surprised by Alex’s words.

“You want to become a hero?”

“Yes. I will subdue the demon lord.”

Alex was clearly a man who was greedy for the position of a hero.

So, you might be interested in the vacant hero position.

“But… What even the Herald couldn’t do… How can you do it?”

However, I didn’t have much faith.

Although the Herald is old, his skills are considered the best in the empire.

But, can Alex, who is considered weaker than Herald, really be able to subdue the Demon King?

I wasn’t sure about him.

So the prime minister had no choice but to hesitate.

The position of a hero was too important to do with just the spirit of a young man.

“It’s something the Herald couldn’t do, so I guess I can do it.”

It was Alex who told the Prime Minister not to worry at all.

“Herald Knight Commander is definitely strong. I have lost many times before. However, he is old. Although his skills are great, he is just an old man.”

Since Alex did not usually get along with the Herald, he did not say very good things about the Herald.

“I will be stronger now.”

However, he was confident that he was not inferior to him.

Alex’s face was full of confidence.

“…”

Looking at Alex like that, the Prime Minister couldn’t help but think for a moment.

Herald is by no means weak.

He wasn’t called the best knight in the empire for nothing.

However, as Alex said, it was true that he was an old knight.

I wasn’t the right age to become a warrior.

In comparison, Alex’s age could be seen as truly appropriate.

All previous warriors were active at an age around Alex’s age.

But still… I was worried.

Is it really stronger than the Herald?

Alex?

He thought that Alex was just young and that he was not that much better than the Herald.

He always said he was stronger, but it was Alex who lost to the Herald.

Under normal circumstances, the prime minister would never have appointed Alex as a hero.

“I understand. We’ll hold the inauguration ceremony a little later.”

However, this was not a normal situation.

Because now we need a new hero.

The prime minister is thinking of making Alex a hero.

It is also true that Alex may be stronger than Herald.

# # #

‘Should we have eaten a meal together and then parted ways?’

After breaking up with Lia, I went into a nearby restaurant.

It’s not that I couldn’t eat during the long trip, but I couldn’t eat properly.

Even though I wasn’t hungry, my heart was hungry.

For the first time in a while, I wanted to eat something more humane, so I ordered food and waited.

At the same time, she naturally couldn’t help but think about Lia, with whom she had just broken up.

Still, maybe she should have broken up after a while?

It wasn’t something I regretted, but I still felt like I had some thoughts.

Because this may be the last time we see each other.

Will Lia be able to do well?

‘You’ll do well. What.’

I have a lot of worries, and the situation is not very good, but I still believe that I will do well.

There is no particular basis for thinking that way.

Should I just say it’s a feeling? I think that when I come to visit her in about a year or two, she will become a great queen and welcome me.

By that time, won’t she have changed beyond recognition?

Ah… What kind of kid is that?

‘Hmm…? Newspaper?’

As I was waiting for my food while thinking about something trivial, a newspaper caught my eye.

Who left it behind while reading it at the restaurant?

I naturally turned to the newspaper.

‘I’m sleeping today. ‘Would you like to read it?’

I haven’t been able to read the newspaper for the past few days.

Because I couldn’t read it on the way to the Kingdom of Artes.

I happen to have a newspaper, so it wouldn’t be a bad idea to read it.

Most stories are about the empire anyway…

Of course, it’s not that I’m interested in the empire or that’s why I read it.

“The Herald is dead?”

When I read the newspaper, the first thing that caught my eye was the death of the Herald.

The newspaper said that the Herald, who was appointed as the new hero, died during the battle with the Demon King.

Quite shocking news. Is it okay to announce the death of a hero so easily…? That’s what I thought, but when I thought about it, it made sense.

Normally, the empire would immediately control such news. Because there was no benefit in letting me know.

However, the fact that it could not be done means that the empire is in a state of disarray.

The hero is definitely dead, but I don’t have the energy to worry about anything else.

“I expected it, but still.”

When I heard of Herald’s death, I felt a little bitter.

Well, I didn’t expect Herald to die.

With the Herald’s skills, I decided that if I were to face the demon lord I knew, he would definitely die.

But, there is such a thing.

Because I didn’t view the Herald that badly.

This would be the end of a knight who met the wrong country to serve…

“So the next news is…”

I decided to stop skipping the unpleasant news and looked for the next news to read.

“What? They selected a new hero?”

And I was able to see some pretty shocking news.

It was news that a hero had already been selected not long after the Herald’s death.

You’ve already chosen a new hero?

When a hero dies, a new hero is chosen. It’s not that strange, but if you think about it carefully, it’s quite strange.

Strange…? There is no article stronger than the Herald, right?

Because there was no talent to be selected as a hero.

I know most of the knights of the empire.

I know that there was no knight stronger than the Herald, but who on earth did they choose as their hero?

I continued reading the newspaper out of curiosity.

“What? Alex?”

And then I found out the identity of the new hero.

“No, why are you making this bastard a hero?”

I was amazed.

With irony, of course.

At this point, I think the empire is determined to fall.