Chapter 1900 – [Hero & Demon King & Great Demon King]

Me, Agape, and Leona started our journey. I’ve already packed my luggage, but the more important thing is to prepare my clothes.

Leona said that the main temple or sacred site of the Holy Light Temple was located near the capital of the Kingdom of Estonia, the country where it was located. She says that it is not a small city-state within the country like the Vatican in Italy, but rather has significant influence as part of a kingdom.

There are two gods here, and one of them is the human god, so it is natural that a religion that worships such a god has great authority. If you look at it, it probably isn’t a proper twist.

Anyway, what I want to say is that the goal of the journey is to become the sacred site of the Holy Light Temple near the capital of the Kingdom of Estonia, so you have to look like that so as not to raise suspicion. In response, I dressed up like a retired mercenary and someone taking their child to visit relatives in the capital.

Moderately practical leather armor, plus a sword. For your information, a knife was absolutely necessary, so even though Agape, whose skill is bare-handed fighting, was given at least a dagger.

“I don’t really need it?”

“With or without a weapon, the degree to which the opponent looks down on you is different. If you have a weapon, you can get through a fight without fighting.”

“Oh, is this similar to when you show your teeth and claws and show your guard, the opponent gets scared and runs away?”

“That’s right.”

A man dragging two children around without any weapons, and a seasoned retired mercenary who even has at least one weapon for the children. At that point, even the neighborhood gangsters won’t touch it.

After I finished putting on my makeup, I started my journey right away. Maybe it’s because I have a lot of luggage, but I wish I had a horse or carriage… I’ll get that later.

We descended the Sky Mountains and entered a small village nearby. Perhaps because it was a village infested with monsters, it had fences and other defenses, so the security was quite severe.

“Are you a mercenary?”

“I’m a former mercenary. I’m taking my daughters to see relatives in the capital.”

“You shouldn’t make a fuss in the village. These days, the Holy Knights are going back and forth and the atmosphere is not good… Thanks to that, we are the only ones having a hard time.”

“I’ll be gone in a day. There’s nothing to worry about, so don’t worry.”

There is equipment and, frankly, a sword. Agape and Leona were noticeable in appearance, so they covered them with hoods, but they did not hide the fact that they had swords.

Even the bad-looking guys in the village didn’t approach us carelessly because it meant cutting them down if they had to. At least there seems to be a meaning to the makeup.

“For now, let’s spend the night here and buy the necessary supplies. There’s a lot to do.”

“Still, it’s nice to feel like I’m traveling…”

“Didn’t you feel the same way when you came with your teacher?”

“Ah, back then, I rode a carriage with several paladins, and it wasn’t like this.”

When I first met him after coming up to the Sky Mountains, he and Leonhard came together, but it seems he didn’t come alone at all. The lower knight Koraji is still a hero in his own right, and he must have waited on you, supported you, and done everything…

Leona looked around the small town curiously. It seems like he usually didn’t have time to look around properly.

Still, it’s a good thing. What we are doing now is rebelling against the Holy Light Temple, but that doesn’t mean we can lose our composure.

However, I was worried about Agape, which has an instinctive hostility toward humans… But it was better than I expected. Rather, she expressed her curiosity by looking around her village like Leona.

“I used to just look at it, but this is my first time coming in.”

“For you, it was a few months ago, right?”

“Is that so? It’s not much longer than I thought?”

“It seems like the few months you lived at my house were more fulfilling to you than the years you lived as a wild child.”

That’s the way it is said. When I was a wild child, I wasn’t properly civilized and didn’t have any goals or objectives, but now I have. I don’t know how I’ll end up with Leona… But I don’t think it’s a problem I’m thinking about right now.

Nothing much happened during her stay in the village. It was even more so because the children did not show their faces in front of people, and on the other hand, it was a place where mercenaries often came and went, so the villagers did not act hastily because they knew that mercenaries were scary.

After purchasing a few necessary supplies, we set off on our journey again. Considering the speed of travel, it would probably take a few weeks to reach the sacred site.

“The Sky Mountains are bigger than I thought. Since they are the Hagisa Mountains… It will take a few days just to get out of here.”

“Because it’s that kind of place. There are a lot of monsters, so the Sky Mountains still remain unexplored even after hundreds of years.”

“For something like that, people come up often.”

“I heard that the route to the summit is only taken by regular magicians, so if you know the way, you can go there even if it’s dangerous. But if you deviate just a little…”

“What if I escape?”

Wow!!! Wow!!!!

And the ground shakes. Some gigantic creature began to appear, breaking and crushing the tree.

I’m so glad it’s been a while since I left the village. If it wasn’t for that, there would have been an uproar long ago and the village would have been ruined. A gigantic monster that can’t be matched by just a few dozen humans has appeared.

It was a huge monster that resembled an elephant. However, it seems to be closer to a mammoth because it has three or four tusks sticking out and is covered with fur. However, considering its long nose and size the size of an adult male’s torso… I think it would take at least a sword master to be able to deal with it, right?

“Oh!!! Hello!! This is my first time seeing you. Do you live around here?”

“Puuuuu!!!”

“Okay, okay, I’m just passing by. Excuse me, but I have to go quietly now, so will you please leave?”

“Puuuuu.”

The giant monster, which seemed to have sensed the presence of Agape, the demon lord, carefully stroked Agape with its nose. And as she said, she returned to her original home.

“Super-large monsters… There are other monsters, but I learned that the devil who can control them is dangerous because they are like the losers of an area.”

“Somehow the balance was struck.”

Even with ordinary monsters, an expert level can handle them. If it were the White Light Knights of the Holy Light Temple that I saw before, they would be able to slaughter a hundred or a thousand people.

Then I thought the human side was too dominant, but it seems like the monster side has something like that instead of the Sword Master. I think it would be convenient to think of it as something like an ultralisk. Oh, if you call an Ultralisk to cry, it will kill it?

“Super-large monsters rarely leave their territory and do not go on a rampage unless provoked. Instead, my teacher told me that if they move once, several villages or cities will be blown away.”

“These are the words of someone who saw it in person.”

“Yes, Master, you have experience subduing such large monsters.”

“He’s a good kid, why kill him!!!!!”

“No, but if you kill someone, you have to die!!!!!”

“You guys did something wrong first, so I’m killing you!!!! I’m so fucking disgusted!!!!!”

“Uh-huh!!!! Agape, you’re not using such mean words!!!!”

By the way, I didn’t see them at the top of the Sky Mountains, but I think it’s probably because they’re so big. Since it is the top of a mountain, it is difficult to move with its large body, and it is inconvenient to come and go, but unless it has wings, such large monsters will not live there.

I’d like to know what to do with food, but seeing as the mana is circulating so strongly, it looks like I can survive without eating or eating a little like a dragon, right? It seemed like there was a good balance between humans and monsters.

Anyway, we continued our journey again. After moving for a few days and leaving the area of ​​the Sky Mountains, we came to a place that had a somewhat human scent. There is a road to some extent and there are traces of people coming and going.

“Now we will enter the human realm in earnest. We must be prepared to call the children at any time.”

“Aren’t you saying something so hideous and terrible?! This is why you are the devil!!!!”

“Apart from bickering, you can’t say things like demon king or hero in front of others, so call me by my first name if possible. Understood?”

“I don’t want to be called anything other than Hero, so I’ll just call you something like Hey.”

“Then I’ll just sing roughly.”

“Are you guys on good terms or bad terms?”

“Well, well?”

“I don’t know either.”

The two are the same in that they are God’s champions. However, since they are hostile to each other and have different opinions, they are bound to be conflicting, so they cannot help but find themselves in a contradictory situation where they understand each other the most but are hostile to each other.

I guess the fact that we always bicker is one of those things. There may be differences in values, but…

“Ah, it’s coming out slowly.”

“Uh, it seems like something is coming, but is that what you mean?”

“Yes, something like a monster.”

“It’s not a monster? It’s a human?”

“You can treat that as a monster.”

As I entered a place where there were people, things slowly began to appear. It’s nothing like a highwayman or a thief.

In a village where its own order is maintained, I and the kids were holding knives, so I couldn’t mess with them. However, from the perspective of the bandits who had gathered a few or more than ten people, a group of only three people including a child was no different from tasty prey.

Sweeeeek!!!

And an arrow was fired, aiming at my head. I roughly pull out my sword and swing it to cut off the arrow.

When the first attack did not work, the hidden thieves began to appear. They’re rugged and scary… They look like they’re about 15 years old.

Hehe, it would have been easier if I had been killed by an arrow…”

“Looking at it, is it a girl? If she had died a long time ago, I wouldn’t have had to see the kids getting eaten.”

“Well, who will die? For your information, there is no use begging for your life later.”

“What, why is this bastard so confident? If you want to die gracefully, kneel down right now…”

“Yes, die.”

Whoa whoa whoa!!!!!

I throw a moderate punch and blow off the head of the guy who was talking nearby. Power was overflowing from my fists and emanating menacingly.

The opponents are, at best, somewhat disciplined humans. There are no wizards and not a single expert level person. Then all that’s left is massacre.

“Uh, huh?!?!”

“Hans?! Do, what on earth?!?!”

Agape looked at the hostile opponent and ignited his hostility, leaving the thieves confused as they saw their dead comrade’s head blown off out of nowhere.

These are the people of this world who basically express hostility. If such a person acted threateningly, Agape would go on a rampage without any sense of guilt.

“Can I screw it up?”

“Do whatever you want this time.”

“Waaaaa!!!!!!!”

And Agape, who was liberated as the devil, rushed at the thieves. Actually, I wouldn’t have any intention of asking a minor to kill someone, but this is a place where public order is not maintained, and Agape was not a human if you look at it.

Even though he is a human, he is not a human. Wouldn’t it be selfish to tell a child who was born to kill humans not to kill humans? Moreover, when I work, I go around killing people.

Soon, Agape, holding a dagger, rushed at the thieves. The overflowing river immediately cut off the heads of three thieves, and without them having time to react, cut off two more, killing a third of the thieves in one go.

“Fuck, fuck!!!!!”

“Monster!!! Monster!!! Run away!!!!!!”

However, Agape caught and killed each one of them. She doesn’t just kill, she kills with a smiling expression.

Is it fortunate that they kill him with a single blow by cutting off his head instead of torturing him? However, Leona was frozen and unable to react to the situation of dealing with people and sudden situations.

Agape, who killed all the thieves, smiled with a relieved expression. It’s like a refreshing expression after relieving stress.

“Ah!!!! It feels good!!!!!”

“Then that’s it. I could have taken care of it, but you took care of everything.”

“I…”

When Leona came to talk to me, I patted her back and spoke to her.

As a warrior, it is good to give to others, but sometimes there are limits. And at least in my opinion, they were trash who had crossed the line a long time ago and were no different from monsters.

“Leona, there are two types of thieves. One is the type that cannot overcome hunger and poverty and becomes a thief. The other type is the type that kills and robs others just for profit. Which side do you think these people are?” 〈 Br〉

“Well, the latter.”

“Yes, and there must have been quite a few people killed by those guys. So what should be right for these guys? Is it right to let them go because they saved their lives for no reason, so they were rehabilitated? Is it right to create another victim, or is it right to kill them and put an end to it?”

“That’s…”

“You don’t know now. You can pursue the ideal or the reality. I’ll leave it up to you to decide which choice you will make.”

I don’t criticize people for pursuing ideals. It’s going to be hard, and I want to stop her, but… If you’re like Leona, I’d rather tell you to look at reality even if it’s a little painful. Just as the impact of falling is greater when you fly high, I don’t want to see you break down while dreaming high.

“Oh, Worst. It looks like they dumped the people they killed here. There are quite a few, right?”

“Wow, what kind of bodies are these… They’ve been there for quite a long time.”

Not far away, we found the pit where the thieves disposed of the bodies. There are corpses and skeletons that appear to be at least 30 years old, and they look like they have been eaten for quite a long time.

Well done for killing him. If I had left it alone, there would have been a bigger uproar.

First, it was decided to burn the bodies. I bring firewood separately, make a fire, throw it into the pit, and it starts to burn relatively well.

Looking at those flames, Leona made a complicated expression as if she was thinking a lot. Probably only the person concerned knows what they are thinking.

“Are you okay?”

“… Yes, it’s okay.”

Although he is timid, he is stronger than I thought. If I hadn’t done that, I wouldn’t have been able to survive the ten years of hero training in the first place. Only if you have strong mental strength can you survive a life in which others see you only as a warrior, not as an individual.

And we set off on our journey again. The nearest city is not far away.

I wish it would be relatively quiet in the city… But I’m worried that this doesn’t feel very good either.