No one could understand what had just happened.

How Linasien had appeared here, how she managed to approach the Demon without anyone noticing, or why she looked blood-soaked and disheveled—all remained a mystery.

Above all, seeing Linasien holding the Demon King's horn, which she used to stab the Demon, shocked both the Hero’s party and the goddess.

Not just Lin, but every member of the Hero’s party recognized this quest item at a glance.

The horn, proof of their victory over the Demon King, was supposed to be safely stored in a sacred vault in the imperial treasury.

And that …