The Former Hero Began To Be Re-Evaluated

29 – The Third Hero (12)

“Click … Click … !!!!”

Alex saw two severed legs in his own eyes.

And only then did Alex begin to feel pain.

The scale of the pain was truly unimaginable.

For a while, I had no choice but to scream…

Because of the pain, he could not think.

He needed time to get used to the pain.

“It’s noisy…”

However, the Demon King did not wait for Alex like that.

He had no obligation to wait.

He probably has a reason to be killed.

Because he kept crying in an unpleasant voice.

“Huh…Huh…Huh…”

At those words, Alex had no choice but to stop crying.

The pain did not disappear.

A terrible pain that he still couldn’t bear covered his whole body, but an even more intense feeling of fear began to dominate him.

He had to live for now.

The moment he went against the will of the devil in front of him, he had no choice but to die.

Alex stopped crying.

“Please save me. I made a mistake. Please save me.”

He had to survive somehow.

I wanted to live so badly.

Alex began to beg the devil uglyly.

He begged like a dog with an expression of regret for daring to confront such a demon lord.

“Please save me. Please save me. Please save me. I will do anything.”

He hoped that they would show mercy.

He was willing to do anything if it could save his life.

“Hmm… Are you saying you’ll do anything?”

Seeing Alex like that, the Demon King slowly asked again.

Is that true?

“Yes, that’s right.”

Alex lifted his head in joy at those words.

I began to hope that the Demon King would save me.

“If Jim asked you to betray the empire? Would you do that too?”

“Yes, I will do it unconditionally. Please just save me.”

There was no reason to hesitate.

I could have betrayed the empire as many times as it would have spared my life.

Alex desperately expressed his will to the Demon King.

To win the favor of the devil.

To somehow save my life.

“Ha. That’s pathetic. Really…”

However, Alex’s actions had the opposite effect.

Although Alex swore loyalty, the Demon King’s expression was gradually becoming colder.

It was as if he was looking at an insect.

“Ugh… Ugh…!”

Alex was killed by her demon lord without even knowing why she was making such an expression.

The Demon King returned to the room he was in, leaving behind Alex, who could no longer survive because her throat had been slit.

“Don’t make Jim angry anymore.”

Returning to her room, she looked quite displeased.

The hero is just that kind of guy…

Even for a moment, she felt like she had become ugly as she had developed feelings for a being lower than an insect.

“Ha… Why didn’t that hero come then?”

After she faced a hero who was not even a hero, the emptiness in her heart became even worse.

She expected Lee Han-soo, but far from being comparable to him, she was a being lower than an insect…

Her disappointment was so great.

“Is the Empire ignoring Jim?”

And her disappointment gradually turned into anger.

The results are out.

A hero who did not even look like a hero died at the hands of the devil.

Why does the empire send these heroes to itself?

After meeting Lee Han-soo, she looked forward to the day when he would come visit again.

However, the empire did not send Lee Han-su.

They did not send Lee Han-su, but only sent warriors who were far inferior to him.

This was clearly an act of self-disrespect.

Whether you know it or not, the act of ignoring the devil is not forgiven.

The desire to wipe out arrogant humans right now has soared.

“I will wait one last time.”

But, as the Demon King, I have to maintain my physical integrity.

She calmed down her expression, which was distorted with anger.

As always, a loser named the devil must be given a chance.

So, I will give you one last chance.

But, what if… They don’t let Lee Han-su go even though they are given the opportunity?

At that time, something really terrible may happen.

# # #

‘The elves’ elixir will be valuable to Alex.’

The warrior party decided to wait for Alex in the empire.

I was planning on preparing for negotiations with Alex, who returned from the Demon World, and returning to the warrior party.

So, I was preparing thoroughly for it.

I had prepared all the questions and answers I would have with Alex in advance, and I had almost prepared everything on how to persuade Alex.

Carne was planning to give the elves’ treasure, the elixir, to Alex.

An elixir that can be made using a secret recipe passed down to the elves. It was clear that Alex would be interested in this product.

If you have this, you will be able to reach an amicable negotiation with Alex.

“Umm… He’s not coming.”

But the really important person, Alex, wasn’t coming.

Carne, the elf of the warrior party who was waiting for Alex, sighed.

Even though a long time had passed since the warrior party waited for Alex, there was no news from him at all.

Considering the time we left for the Demon World, it should have already arrived…

Why aren’t they coming?

They couldn’t help but feel frustrated.

“Great… We’re in big trouble.”

But in the meantime, they faced a shocking fact.

“They said warrior Alex is dead…”

Naphira, the prisoner of the warrior party who rushed over, brought news that Alex had died.

“What…? Is that real?”

“Yes. I heard it from a reliable source. I’m sure…”

Of course it was unbelievable, but there was no way it wasn’t true.

There were almost no cases where the information Napira brought was incorrect.

I guess Alex is really dead.

For them, this was very unexpected.

“What should I do…”

Up until now, we had been preparing for when Alex returned after defeating the Demon King, but all plans were in vain.

If this happens, won’t I be able to return to the warrior party again?

Anxiety was creeping into Carnet’s mind.

If that happens, the World Tree will not be able to be saved, and then the elves…

“Isn’t it actually a good thing?”

When Carne was in the throes of anxiety, there was someone who had a calm expression on her face.

Saint, Aila. She said it didn’t really matter that Alex was dead.

“It’s surprising, but from our perspective, it might have been better for Alex not to come back alive.”

Aila didn’t expect Alex to die.

But, wasn’t it a good thing in the end?

Aila didn’t like Alex very much.

“The next hero will be decided anyway.”

When the next hero is decided, the hero party will just have to ask that hero.

It’s much simpler that way, and there’s no need to say anything else.

I don’t know who will be chosen, but I thought it would be better than Alex.

“Hmm… Is that so?”

After hearing it, it seems like that..?

Carnet agreed with Eila’s thoughts.

As Eila said, another hero will be chosen from the empire, and if she asks that hero, there is nothing she cannot do.

It was not an issue to be taken that seriously.

“Okay. Then, let’s leave. Hurry… They’ll be deciding on the next hero by now.”

The warrior party immediately prepared to move.

This time, she was hoping to meet a proper hero.

# # #

“Like this?”

“Okay. Good.”

It’s moving faster than I thought.

I kept telling Aji to catch the monster.

And in that process, what I did was proofreading.

In Aji’s movements, things that needed to be fixed were made to be fixed, and then made to battle the next monster in that state, and this process was repeated over and over again.

As a result, Aji really grew a lot.

You definitely have talent?

I felt quite proud seeing him like that, and I wanted to train him even more.

“That’s it. It’s late. Shall we go back first?”

“Yes.”

But, the sun has already set, and it will be difficult to train any more.

I think it would be better to stop here for today and get some rest.

Aji came back immediately upon my order to return.

I headed back to the city with Aji and entered a suitable inn.

“Ask whatever you want.”

“Wow…!”

Since they worked hard, it would be okay to feed them a little more.

Aji was very happy with what I said and started ordering various things.

Aji seemed happy as if he had the whole world, ordering as many things as he wanted to eat.

Of course it wasn’t me.

It’s all money…

To be honest, I felt like it was a waste.

Still, there is no benefit to me in taking Aji with me…

To be honest, I thought I should have taken it back since they ordered so much food.

But, I still wanted to do it.

Later, when Aji completes the request, I’ll have to tear it all down…

Because it was a problem that could be resolved.

“Huh…?”

When I was thinking such trivial thoughts.

Something caught my eye by chance.

“Hmm… Newspaper?”

It was a newspaper.

It was also a relatively recent newspaper.

“Would you like to see each other again after a long time?”

It’s been quite a while since I last read a newspaper in the Kingdom of Artes.

A lot of what happened in the meantime will be in this newspaper.

How foolish has the empire been?

I opened the newspaper as if I was reading a novel where I was looking forward to the backstory.