Beyond the memories that were once shown in Samaria.

The insane power of the previous hero Hisago Mr./Ms. left us speechless.

 

"——— Hisago didn't even recognize the fear of the evil dragon that threatened him."

"How much of it was he able to seal?"

"Come on, even I was able to seal it. There's no limit, is there?"

 

It was the Demon Lord's words that didn't seem to be a good deal, but I could understand that it was the only way to put it into words.

The sight of him launching a spear out of nowhere, creating flames, and even using the power of the evil dragon itself as his own power to fight made me think that he was a monster more than an evil dragon.

 

"But then, why was the Evil Dragon sealed?"

「…… yes, yes."

 

Nea nods in response to my murmur.

No matter how you look at it, the evil dragon is overwhelmed by Mr./Ms.'s power from start to finish.

The story of the battle between the former hero and the evil dragon that I know is that Mr./Ms. Hisago, who jumped into the mouth of the evil dragon himself, pierced the heart of the hero with a small sword, which is the armor of the hero, and sealed its soul.

But what we are being shown now is...

 

"What's the matter ———?

"Gi, Giza...... Ujaa...... Whew!'

 

An evil dragon that has one eye crushed, one wing is torn off, and falls to the ground, exposing a miserable appearance.

Beside him, Mr./Ms. Hisago, who sheathed his sword while landing on the ground, looked down at the evil dragon that was blurring even his consciousness and put his hand on his chin.

 

『…… That's right.'

 

He pulled out the small knife as if holding it in his other hand, and forcibly opened the mouth of the evil dragon and stepped into its mouth.

He disappeared into the body of the evil dragon as it was, and when he tried to see what was going on, he felt something like a noise that signified the change of scene.

 

"Huh, Demon Lord?"

"You'll find out later, there's something to see first."

 

———Oh, that's what I mean.

You want to show us how lukewarm hell is from here on.

The viciousness of the Demon King makes him grit his teeth and quietly turn his attention to the next scene.

There, Hisago Mr./Ms. and Nagi Mr./Ms. surrounded by many people.

As far as I can remember, I thought it was a scene where many people were blaming me and throwing stones at me, but this time it was completely different.

 

"Thank you...... Thank you......

"Thanks to the two of you, I ...... a dangerous place."

"How can I be grateful......

 

It was a genuine word of gratitude.

The streets of Samaria were severely damaged by the attack of the evil dragon, but the people who lived there were safe.

Hisago Mr./Ms. and Mr./Ms.Nagi saved their lives, and they sent their heartfelt gratitude to the two of them, and they didn't know how to react to the unusual situation.

 

"This kind of thing happens...... Hisago

"Yes, I did...... I didn't expect this situation.''

 

Hisago awkwardly replies to Nagi Mr./Ms.'s words, who Mr./Ms. a little happy.

At the sight of the two of them, Ferm turned to look back at him with a slightly brighter expression.

 

"This paid off...... That's what it is, isn't it? Usato"

「……」

"Hey, tell me something, why does Nea look so serious?"

 

Ferm tilts his head at me and Nea, whose expressions are still stiff, but from the perspective of someone who knows what lies ahead, even this "rewarding scene" seems painful.

Hisago Mr./Ms. and Nagi Mr./Ms. then stayed in the city for a while to help rebuild the city and treat the injured.

 

"Doriya!!"

 

Mr./Ms. Nagi carried out rubble and wood with a force that was unimaginable from the outside, and Mr./Ms. Hisago was treating injured people affected by the evil dragon.

 

"Uncle, what's this?"

"This is a life force...... No, it's a medicine that gives you the energy to live. You'll be fine right now.'

 

Mr./Ms. Hisago was showing a ball of light that he had taken out of his palm to a boy with bandages on his head and arms.

Perhaps he is sharing the life energy he snatched from the enemy in the form of a seal during the battle to the emaciated boy.

With each light, the boy's expression regained its ruddy complexion.

 

"Thank you! Uncle!'

"Yes, but I'm still tired, so I should rest a little longer."

"Yes!"

 

Mr./Ms. smiled kindly as the boy nodded, and reached for his head with a gentle smile -- and slowly stroked his head while showing a momentary hesitation.

 

"Just by showing me how energetic I am...... That's it, parents ...... Your father and mother should be happy.'

"And your uncle?"

"......, of course. …… I'll have to look at the other guys. See you soon.'

 

Mr./Ms. Hisago hears the boy's voice and heads to the next injured person.

One after another, he reaches out to those who suffer from the poison of the evil dragon.

…… At least for this moment, was he able to become the "hero" he wanted to be?

I hope so.

As he sincerely wished for this, he suddenly stopped in his tracks and looked up at the sky.

 

"Tower, huh?"

 

When he sees the building, he can't help but understand that the situation is just around the corner.

A structure that is built in priority over any other building.

Assembled at an unusual speed by the magic of the earth system is the tower, which in our time was called the "symbol of Samarian hope".

 

"At this point, he must still have hope for the human race, and if he had just headed to the Ringle Kingdom without dealing with the Evil Dragon in the first place, he might have had a reasonably good life."

「……」

"Usato, you know what's ahead, don't you?"

 

The demon king asks me that question when I know what will happen next.

Perhaps he regarded the silence as an affirmation, and his smile deepened, and he continued to talk to me with interest.

 

"What did you think when you found out the truth?" What kind of feelings did you have towards humans?"

「…… I'm angry."

"Yes, that's right."

 

Perhaps satisfied with my answer, the Demon King sped up the scene.

After a brief flicker, the scene switches from the square where the wounded were held to what appears to be a castle hall.

It didn't seem long before the scene, but the scenery outside the window was shrouded in darkness, and the sky was shrouded in clouds that hid the moonlight.

 

"Brave man! You are the one who needs this Samariar! No! You are the one! It's still not enough to say that your power is a treasure that surpasses all things!

"——— King of Samaria, what is this?"

 

Mr./Ms. Hisago is tied tightly to a chain extending from the magic circle.

Seeing him, the king of Samarita at that time spits out words as if he has lost his sanity, and the sorcerer who was alive standing next to him.

Ferm shakes my shoulders, confused by the outlandish situation.

 

"Huh? What do you mean? Why are you tying up that man who is supposed to be your benefactor!?"

"Too much power can deceive people," said King Samariar, who had seen Hisago Mr./Ms. fight the evil dragon...... No, I was fascinated by the power."

 

The magic has already been activated, and dozens or hundreds of chains familiar to me and Nea are wrapped around Mr./Ms.'s body.

 

"That power is too much! Your power for the prosperity of my kingdom! Bloodline! Will! I wanted to bring it into my kingdom!!"

『……』

 

Mr./Ms., who looked at the Samaritan king with cold eyes as he spoke excitedly, noticed something just as he tried to break the restraints on the chains that bound him with strength in his arms.

 

"———, no way, this guy is ......!"

"That's right! The magic that my subordinates have prepared to keep you from when you are not alive--"

 

Before the king can say a word, Mr./Ms. draws the sword from his waist and destroys all restraints with a single sword.

Without even seeing the king and the sorcerer, who had expressions of astonishment and despair on their faces, he jumped out of the window of the castle and headed away.

His expression had changed to one of frustration and fear that he had never seen before.

Before he knew it, it started to rain, and he was struck by it, but when he reached his destination, what he saw was...

 

"That's it."

 

They were wounded and died in their sleep.

Those who were injured by the attack of the evil dragon gathered in the square and were unable to move due to poison inhalation.

The life that Hisago Mr./Ms. healed and saved was taken away for too selfish reasons.

 

"Ferm, the king and sorcerer of Samaria have taken certain measures to bind Hisago to the land."

"What's that, ......?"

"I sacrificed a magical sacrifice to an injured person who was unable to move due to the damage of the evil dragon...... As you can see, the technique was easily broken, and all that was left was a corpse that had been drained of its soul and had ...... died."

 

To Ferm, who is stunned, Nea explains.

The Samarian people, except for Mr./Ms. Hisago, who were there, had no choice but to break down crying as they clung to the corpses of their families and friends.

Hisago himself sat down in front of Mr./Ms. corpse and cradled the body that would have been alive just a moment ago.

The corpse was a boy whom Mr./Ms. Hisago had healed with magic.

 

『……』

 

Mr./Ms. Nagi rushes to Hisago Mr./Ms., who has sat down with a child in his arms who is no longer moving without saying anything.

 

"Hisago! I'm being stopped by soldiers...... Huh!? What's ......?"

 

She is speechless at the scene in front of her, and he tells her how she got to where she is now in a voice that seems to disappear.

When Mr./Ms. learns that the people who were supposed to be cured have died senseless deaths, she looks back as she draws her sword with a look of anger on her face.

Beyond that is the castle of Samaria.

 

"Nagi, what are you going to do?"

"I'm going to make them pay their reward, and I'll never forgive ......!"

 

I'm going to kill the king and the sorcerer.

You can tell by the angry look on his face that he's trying to do so.

 

『…… Enough, leave me alone.'

"Huh?"

 

At the sound of Hisago's flat Mr./Ms. voice, Nagi Mr./Ms.involuntarily turned around and stopped moving as if he were in a bind.

He slowly laid the corpse on the ground, and as he stood up, his eyes and expression were as if his emotions had been stripped away.

 

"I'm leaving."

"So, I'm leaving...... What are you going to do with the scum who killed these people?! Are you telling me to leave it like this?!?"

"You won't end up in a bad way, you will be rewarded...... Someday, for sure."

 

He speaks as if he is sure that this is the case, and Mr./Ms. Nagi forgets his anger and walks up to him distraught.

 

"Where are you going...... Of course, it's the Ringle Kingdom, right?"

"No, I'm not going to that country."

 

After seeing the people he was supposed to have saved, he turns away and starts walking.

There was no sadness in his eyes, nothing.

However, there was only a helpless "resignation".

 

"Come on, I'm going to finish it."

"Do you want ...... end it?"

"A trivial skirmish with the Demon Lord, everything."

 

It seemed to be a declaration of war on the Demon King at the time.

The life he supposedly saved was lost to a heartless king and a sorcerer, and the last thing that held his heart together was torn to shreds.

There's no one to hold him back anymore.

 

"No matter how good people are, no matter how innocent children are laughing, they will be trampled on by the outer road that is rotten both physically and mentally...... There were just too many people in this era who couldn't do anything about it.'

"Hisago ......"

 

The city of Samaria is shrouded in sorrow.

Hisago Mr./Ms. and Nagi Mr./Ms. making their way through the pouring rain.

I had no choice but to look away from her painful appearance.

 

"From this point on, there are only fragmentary memories, with some exceptions."

「…… Why?"

"He didn't want to show it. If he was just fighting our army, that would be it, but he obviously went beyond where our army was.something・・・I was doing it."

 

Something???????

Is it something that even the Demon King doesn't understand......?

 

"But this incident has finally motivated him to fight me."

 

Fragmentary recordings are reflected in the landscape.

A wizard of light who single-handedly wipes out and overwhelms the forces of the Demon King's army.

His back was so brave that he was called a "hero", but his battle was that of a demon god himself.

But in the midst of all this, he was letting go of the beastmen who had been treated badly on the battlefield.

After the battle, he would move them into the woods, far away from human habitation, and teach them human culture and culture.

Among them are Mr./Ms. Nagi and two girls.

However, this one is not as bullish as Mr./Ms. Nagi, but has a calm atmosphere.

 

"He led the beastmen and crossed paths with us, and when most of our army was decimated by the power of Hisago alone, he set foot in my castle."

 

Perhaps remembering those days, the demon king has a nostalgic expression.

A castle for the Demon King hundreds of years ago.

If not here, it is probably the ruins of the ruins.

 

"To settle things with me."

 

It will probably be the next and the last.

I have to see what kind of choices Hisago has chosen, what kind of path he has chosen, instead of Senpai and Kazuki, who are not here right now.

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Hisago's heart was broken here.