The Former Hero Began To Be Re-Evaluated

19 – The Third Hero (2)

‘Really… That doesn’t make sense.’

I have been working as a warrior in the empire for the past year.

As a matter of course, I had no choice but to come into frequent contact with key figures in the empire, and there was one thing I felt every time.

There are ridiculously few talented people in the empire.

Compared to the size of the empire, there were very few people who were truly talented.

All of them are incompetent and just mouthy people. There wasn’t a single one that was right.

What is the reason?

I had doubts at the time, but I was too busy to think about it.

But now I know for sure.

If you look at the story that selects Alex as the hero, you will get the answer.

‘Is there no one in the empire who uses his brain?’

It just means that the superiors have no eyes to see.

How do you plan to select Alex as your hero?

Even if you have a little insight, you will never make this kind of judgment.

Even if I give in a hundred times and say that I understand Herald, I absolutely do not understand Alex.

Even if there is a 0% chance of defeating the Demon King, the feeling itself is different.

Appointing a guy like this as a warrior was like telling him to fail.

‘This guy is much weaker than the Herald.’

In my assessment, Alex was much weaker than Herald.

On the surface, Alex, who is in his prime, may seem stronger than Herald.

Alex may be stronger than Herald in terms of strength and quickness.

But in the end, that was all.

In the sparring between Alex and Herald, at least in my memory, I have never seen Herald lose.

You should never ignore the expertise that comes from the Herald’s history.

He is much stronger than a petty knight like Alex who only believes in his strength and is a bit picky about it.

Of course, it may be far inferior to the Demon King or me, but…

Someone like Alex is not worthy of attacking Herald.

‘There is no loyalty to the empire.’

Furthermore, and this is the biggest problem, Alex did not care much for the empire.

The Alex I saw in the past was a man with a very egocentric mindset.

When I talked to him before, he felt like he became a knight for his own advancement rather than protecting the empire.

Of course, his own success is also important. Since you are a human being, how can you not be greedy?

I can’t say that’s wrong.

But still, a knight has basic duties.

From that perspective, in my view, Alex fell far short of the basic principles.

The quality of people is quite poor.

The empire entrusted such a person with the important position of a warrior, like no other position.

I don’t know about other positions, but at least you should never be seated in the hero’s position.

The power and cause of a warrior are truly powerful.

If there was greed, it would not be surprising if a coup took place.

In that respect, Alex is a man who is very suspicious.

‘Wow… How did this happen in just one month?’

Honestly, I thought the empire’s fortunes were declining when I left, but I had no idea that it would collapse so quickly.

But isn’t it only about a month? It is not easy to fail like this in just one month.

If this continues, it is certain that it will fail within a year.

They say even a rich person lasts 3 years, but how can an empire not last 1 year?

‘Let’s not worry about it.’

The more I thought about it, the angrier I felt.

I feel like a fool for having worked so hard for a year to protect this country.

Should I say it’s frustrating?

It’s not that I feel pity for the empire that abandoned me, but I think it’s too harsh.

I ended up closing the newspaper.

I finished eating, and I didn’t want to spend any more time watching the empire’s foolish actions.

‘I guess I’ll have to find it soon.’

Because I am also busy.

I came here to send Lia to the Kingdom of Artes, but I also had an original purpose.

Now I have to do what I have to do.

I got up from my seat.

# # #

Alex, who was a knight commander, became a warrior.

Of course, the process was not easy at all.

When it was announced that Alex would be appointed as a warrior, not all of the imperial officials agreed.

That’s right, they didn’t fail to see Alex lose to Herald in sparring.

In addition, imperial officials who knew about Alex’s daily behavior opposed Alex’s appointment as a warrior.

I explained to the prime minister that Alex was not worthy of being a hero.

Some even said that it would be better to call Lee Han-soo again.

Or, there was talk of summoning a hero from another world like Lee Han-su.

“Please trust me, Prime Minister. I will definitely defeat the Demon King.”

However, the Prime Minister pushed ahead with the appointment of Alex as a warrior.

It was Alex who told Jae-sang to give him a chance, and Jae-sang saw Alex like that and decided to give him a chance.

It was clearly true that Alex was lacking compared to Herald.

You can never pretend not to know the experiential aspect, so Alex would never have defeated Herald.

However, if you look at it another way, it means that if the fight had been fought properly, Alex might have won.

The pattern between Herald and Alex was always that Herald would use a trick to win over Alex.

If you fight fairly, you don’t know the outcome of the game.

Rather, if you look at pure qualities, many say that Alex is better than Herald.

That is why the Prime Minister appointed Alex as a warrior.

Because it could turn out well.

‘hehehe. Now I am a hero.’

And Alex was also confident in his own way.

Alex himself is aware of the extent to which he failed to beat the Herald.

However, he cannot say that it is weaker than the Herald.

Even if he lost a match, he was never weaker than the Herald.

I tried to prove it by defeating Herald one day, but I felt it was a pity that Herald was already dead.

But it didn’t really matter. From now on, he is a hero himself.

This is a matter of proving it by killing the demon king that Herald was unable to defeat.

‘And to prove it, let’s also become emperor.’

Besides, Alex had no intention of being satisfied with just that.

Alex wanted to succeed as a warrior, but he wanted to be more than that.

He became a hero and accomplished the feat of defeating the Demon King, but shouldn’t he be able to take over the empire for himself?

In an empire, the Prime Minister basically runs the government, but behind him is the princess.

People just don’t know because they don’t show themselves.

Once Alex finishes this job, he plans to marry the princess. He intends to become emperor himself and rule the empire.

Of course, the possibility that the princess will view her and her marriage favorably is unknown.

However, there was a way.

“Hello, Alex. We are members of the party that went with Herald.”

When Alex was thinking about the future after defeating the Demon King, there were people who came to see him.

The women with slightly gloomy expressions were warrior party members who had gone with the Herald to subdue the Demon King.

They looked at each other slightly and said hello to Alex.

The party members could not help but notice. Because they were failed party members.

Although it was not their fault, the party members failed twice.

If Alex doesn’t want to take them with him…

Of course, I don’t think that’s the case, but I couldn’t help but worry because of the possibility.

“Hello. My name is Alex. I am a member of the Red Dragon Knights… No, I am Alex, a warrior now.”

Despite such concerns, Alex was friendly to the party members.

When he saw the party members, it was Alex who greeted them politely.

Seeing Alex like that, the party members breathed a sigh of relief.

Hopefully, none of the worries I had occurred to me.

“I heard the story. The Herald said the former warrior died… Unfortunately…”

And it wasn’t just that.

Alex comforted the party members.

“But don’t worry. I will defeat the demon lord. Just trust me. I am different.”

Gives courage and hope to party members.

He declared that, unlike the other two warriors, he would definitely defeat the Demon King.

“I believe you, Alex. Please defeat the Demon King. We will do our best to help you, Alex.”

Seeing that, the party members decided to follow Alex.

I thought that a really good person had become a hero this time.

Okay… With this person, we might really be able to defeat the Demon Lord this time. The hearts of the party members were filled with anticipation.

However, that thought was bound to disappear quickly.

“hahahaha. Thank you. But I have a question for the party members… Is there anything…”

Alex speaks subtly to the party members.

What he said afterward was quite a dangerous statement.

“Are you interested in overthrowing the empire and establishing a new country?”

“… Yes?”

Are the heroes now telling them to conspire to rebel?

The party members were all taken aback by Alex’s remarks.