The Former Hero Began To Be Re-Evaluated

48 – Hero’s Party Members (4)

‘Hmm… I guess the empire is in big trouble by now?’

The fact that the Devil King was not in the Devil Castle meant that the Devil King had taken action.

And that action is definitely one that threatens the empire.

The devil had finally begun to move.

I thought it would happen at some point, but it seems like it started like this.

In this situation, I was worried for a moment.

Should I step in and stop the devil now? That’s the kind of concern.

‘Well, what’s my business?’

Of course, such concerns only lasted for a moment.

No matter how much I thought about it, there was no reason for me to save the empire from the devil.

The empire has clearly abandoned me.

I did my job as a warrior so faithfully that it is no exaggeration to say that I poured everything into the empire.

But wasn’t it the empire that abandoned me first?

I only left because the empire told me to leave, and of course I still don’t have good feelings about the empire.

Whether the empire falls or not is not something I care about.

Because I am no longer a warrior.

‘Besides, it might be better to perish like this.’

It’s not a bad idea to change it once in a while…

Also, it’s not my personal problem, but the empire had to fall.

The current empire had numerous problems.

As a warrior, I didn’t necessarily try to find out about the internal affairs of the empire, but there were dozens of things that naturally caught my eye.

And it is not other people who suffer from those problems, but ordinary people living in the empire.

The empire was in such a vicious cycle.

If I were a hero, I would have tried to do something after defeating the Demon King, but I was no longer a hero.

Of course, there was no more hope for the empire.

The devil may be doing something good.

Of course, there will be no casualties in the process of the Demon King invading the empire, but I think it is at least a much better way than allowing the empire to continue.

“Hero…! What are you going to do now? It looks like the Demon King has begun an invasion…!”

“Hmm. I see.”

“What should we do from now? Should we return to the Empire?”

“No, there is no need.”

What a fuss…

Unlike Ellinia, who was embarrassed by this situation, I had already finished organizing my thoughts.

I do not go to save the empire. This was the conclusion I came to.

“The devil has started an invasion, but what if he dies?”

Of course, Ellinia seemed quite surprised by my decision.

You let the devil run wild…

It was definitely worth worrying about.

Because the Demon King was so dangerous that he could destroy the continent with just his presence.

“Not everyone dies. I’m here.”

But you don’t have to worry?

I had enough power to confront that demon lord.

As long as I am here, this continent will not fall into the hands of the devil and be destroyed or anything like that will happen.

Once the empire falls, I will step in from then on.

“Really? Can I really trust you?”

“Okay. Let’s go to the Magic Tower now.”

Anyway, what I had to do now was to go straight to the Magic Tower.

After Ellinia and I escaped from the Demon King’s Castle, we headed to the Demon Tower again.

‘Anyway, what is the warrior party doing?’

But while I was playing the Magic Tower, I couldn’t help but think about the warrior party.

The wizard of the warrior party, Luna. The place where I first met her was at the Magic Tower, and Luna became a member of her warrior party there.

Other than that, it wasn’t a place with a big connection, but it couldn’t be said that the connection was small.

What is the warrior party doing right now?

First of all, I heard that they left me behind and formed a party with other warriors.

I went through the second warrior, the third warrior, and even the fourth warrior.

And they all failed…

‘Well, it’s a blessing to be self-employed.’

I don’t really sympathize with that part or anything.

Well, to be honest, I knew that I would never be able to defeat the Demon King when he abandoned me, and of course the party members also knew that they would not be able to achieve their goal.

It is just a choice they made themselves. I couldn’t take responsibility for that choice.

Aren’t you probably thinking about the problems you all have to solve right now because you haven’t been able to defeat the Demon King?

In the case of Aela, it is the position of a saint, in the case of Luna, the position of a magic tower lord, in the case of Carne, the continuation of the World Tree, and in the case of Naphira, the independence of a beastman.

You are probably thinking about what to do by now.

‘Are you going to come visit me or something?’

I think that’s probably true?

No matter how much I think about it, I’m probably the only one who can solve it.

Because I am the only one who can physically stop the Demon King.

Unless they found another innovative way, it was clear that they would definitely come to me.

‘Things without conscience.’

I was frowned upon.

Now you’re coming to visit me?

You betrayed me?

Let me tell you in advance, if party members come to visit me, I have absolutely no intention of welcoming them.

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Meanwhile, the warrior party members at that time.

‘We must absolutely find the hero.’

They were currently meeting the princess, Lia, in the Kingdom of Artes.

Due to the chaotic atmosphere of the kingdom due to the rebellion, she was not yet crowned, so she was still a princess, but in reality, she was the queen ruling the Kingdom of Artes.

The purpose of her hero’s party coming to visit her was to obtain the whereabouts of her hero.

If she was with the hero, she would know where the hero is now.

The warrior party members hoped that Princess Lia would tell them what she knew.

“Hmm… How do I do this?”

But why… Don’t you tell me?

However, Princess Lia took an attitude as if she did not want to let the hero party know.

Is it possible that you don’t know? She thought so, but it didn’t seem like it.

By feeling, she clearly knew where the hero was.

At the same time, she was resting on herself.

“Please inform us. We do not intend to visit you with bad intentions.”

Seeing the princess like that, her party members couldn’t help but feel annoyed.

You must find the hero.

And we must defeat the devil.

Emphasizing that.

“Yes, I know. I know…”

At those words, Lia took a deep breath and smiled.

“What I want to say is the question of whether I can tell you…”

“What is that…”

“The hero didn’t want to know where he was. But I wonder if I can tell you this…”

Lia cited a conversation with a warrior from her past as the reason, and she said she could not tell the party members.

Of course, the hero and Lia did not directly talk about that kind of thing.

The hero never asked Lia not to reveal where he was.

But, it doesn’t really matter…

Even if she didn’t say that, Lia already knew that the hero wanted to live in peace and quiet.

She

And she knew that she really disliked the party members.

I feel like I’m saying it in a twisted way, but in the end, what Lia wants to say is.

‘I’m sorry, but I can’t tell you.’ It meant.

“You can tell us. We were the warrior’s party members.”

However, the hero party did not give up just because she said such things.

They had to find a hero.

She told Leah that she was someone they could trust, and that she had been a party member with him in the past.

“Hmm… Is that so? But isn’t that the case anymore?”

“…”

Of course, the hero party’s claim was easily refuted.

Because Lia did not know the story of the hero party members who abandoned the hero.

Are you more shameless than I thought?

As she chatted with the warrior party, Lia couldn’t help but chuckle.

I wanted to see what kind of party members the hero said to have abandoned Lee Han-soo, and I thought I could understand why Lee Han-soo hated the party members.

I don’t think she knew that she had been eating it from the moment she came to see warrior Lee Han-soo in the first place.

Lee Han-soo was expelled because of these party members…

When she saw the abominable party members who had expelled the hero who had received favor from her, Lia’s expression couldn’t help but become quite cold.

“hehehe. I don’t plan on not telling you. You are the warrior’s colleagues, right?”

However, her face soon changed and she treated the party members with a friendly expression.

“But I also want to be confident. So, could you show me trust that the party members are not bad? Then, I think I can trust you and let you know…”

You can’t just send it back…

Lia had no intention of revealing the location of the hero to her party members.

Her proof of trust was a mess… Lia was telling lies to the party members.

And of course the reason she said this was because of revenge.

The party member who betrayed the hero who was her benefactor. Do you think that you will feel better if you pick on them a little?

“Okay, I’ll show you my trust. What can we do?”

The party members who did not know Lia’s true intentions accepted her offer.

She accepted Leah’s offer, thinking she would ask her to ask her for a simple favor to really test their trust.

“Wow… That’s good. We were already short of workers.”

The transaction has been completed.

Leah chuckled as she told the party members what they had to do first.

“Then, would you like to clean the palace stables first?”

“…What?”

A very dirty and trivial thing.

What is that…

The party members were quite embarrassed.

Ask them to clean the stables…?

They were the women who had never touched anything dirty in their lives.

I never imagined that such a request would be made to the warrior party members.

Of course, I couldn’t help but make unpleasant sounds and facial expressions.

“This is all to test the trust of the party members. If you don’t like it, you don’t have to do it.”

Lia greeted those party members with a smile.