51 – despair
A week has already passed since the new hero, Maros, was selected in the hero selection contest.
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Maros promised the princess that she would behead the demon king and told her to trust only herself.
Since he is a genius swordsman, he said that he had never lost to anyone and assured that he could easily defeat the demon king.
“It’s time to hear the news…”
Such Maros invaded the Demon Castle alone.
He said that being alone would be enough for the Demon King, but there was no way to know whether it was arrogance born from arrogance or confidence born from real skills.
But, you’ll find out soon enough. By the achievements of Maros.
“How are you going?”
Now, whether we like it or not, it was time for the results to come out.
Whether Maros dies or the Demon King dies, one of the two will surely result.
Also, depending on the result, the outcome of what will happen to him as the person in power of the empire will come out.
now i have to wait
“Sigh…”
And waiting was never a peaceful time.
Originally, 18 noble families supported themselves, and only two noble families supported Anastasia.
Now three more noble families passed to Anastasia.
I felt that the empire was gradually being eaten.
It was only a small gap, and through that small gap, his half-sister was trying to bridge the gap somehow.
It was Anastasia who never missed Lesia’s gap.
Because of that, she couldn’t help but be quite nervous.
Even though the hero was newly selected, everything else was pretty bad.
At this rate, Anastasia might really eat the Empire.
“Please, you should succeed.”
Of course, Lesia had no doubt that it was only a temporary phenomenon.
If only the hero arrived anyway, then everything would be resolved.
No matter how bad the current situation is, as long as she has the symbol of being a hero, her position as princess will be solidified.
Lesia was so desperate right now.
“If you succeed… I’m sure a lot will change.”
The princess let her happy imagination fly for a moment.
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Maros, the hero who returned safely after defeating the demon king.
He reappears in the empire and says he’s supporting the princess, and if that happens, everything will really work out.
It is almost certain that Anastasia’s forces will soon collapse.
Aristocracy is a tribe that clings to the strong in order to protect their interests.
It was almost certain that it would come to him when the tide turned.
And if that happens, you will win another victory against Anastasia, including the succession battle.
His stance will become even more solid.
If that happened, it was obvious that Anastasia would never think of trying to ascend the throne again.
Also, the former hero who confidently said he would defeat the demon lord, Rag.
I could press the bridge of his nose flat.
He came prepared to defeat the demon king at best, but when another warrior has already defeated the demon king, his expression will be very impressive.
It was like she could very well avenge the princess for disgracing herself.
No matter what, I just need to defeat the demon king.
Lesia was confident that if only the demon king could solve it, she would solve everything well.
If that happens, Lesia has the confidence to create a normal position for herself and the Empire again.
“Please… make it a success.”
Lesia doesn’t believe in God.
Because of this, she had never prayed to God, and although she was an atheist who believed that there was no such thing as God, she had no choice but to pray.
I had to pray even to a god who believed there was no one.
Because this was the only place she could lean on right now.
please don’t ruin yourself
please save yourself
The princess closed her eyes and prayed again and again.
But…
No matter how much she prayed, the princess’ wish did not come true.
“Princess…! It’s much better.”
The secretary entered the princess’s room, and he opened the door with an urgent expression.
Just by looking at his expression, it was clear that something out of the ordinary had happened.
“What’s going on?”
“That’s… the hero of Maros has returned…”
To be honest, the princess could only guess.
That must be bad news…
But, nonetheless, she had to listen.
“Tell me…”
The princess made up her mind and started talking.
What would become of Maros?
She waited patiently for the secretary’s words.
“That’s… Only the head of Maros’ hero has returned.”
The secretary uttered incredulous words.
It was like the sound of the sky collapsing.
“Is that… Really?”
“Yes… I’m sure.”
The story of Maros, who set out to defeat the demon lord, was defeated.
This was like saying that the last spark of hope had been trampled on by the princess.
The story that the hero, who was the princess’s last hope, was in vain was a very shocking story for the princess.
“…”
She couldn’t help but be dazed for a moment.
The loss of her last hope was not something she could bear.
“I can’t believe it… I’m going to see for myself.”
Because of this, the princess wanted to confirm.
Seeing with his own two eyes whether or not that was really true, he seemed to be able to understand it.
So I glared at the secretary and asked him to guide me there.
“… Yes…”
With just a short answer from the secretary, the princess took her to the place where Maros’s corpse was.
# # #
“Oooh…”
The place where the corpse of Maros arrived, the warrior who had sworn victory to the princess not too long ago.
Now it was just a cold corpse with the neck and body separated.
The princess, who had no tolerance for people dying at that sight, vomited a little.
“Are you okay, Princess?”
“… it’s okay.”
Seeing the princess like that, the secretary approached her, but the princess raised her hand and shook her head.
The princess didn’t want to hear anything more.
“I’ll just go back.”
Because she just wanted to be alone.
Because it seemed like it had to be.
The princess trudged… with weak steps toward her room.
rattle.
Arriving at the room like that, locking the door, she lay down on the bed.
And with a very depressed expression, he continued his thoughts.
“I lost even my last hope.”
In the end, it felt like everything was over.
In the current situation where there was no hope, there was no place to trust and lean on her anymore.
Even praying to a non-existent god was useless.
“How am I going to be from now on?”
Now, all that awaits her is despair.
Even though Lesia didn’t want to admit it, she had no choice but to admit it.
The devil resurrected, a rebellion broke out, the public sentiment was not good, and the nobles were trying to stick to Anastasia.
Obviously, now that everything has failed, there was no possibility of resolving this at all.
“It won’t be a good ending…”
And, of course, it would be absurd to hope for a good ending in such a situation.
Unless salvation suddenly falls from heaven and puts an end to all problems…
It might be right to say that there is no other way now.
“How on earth did this happen?”
Lecia for the rest of the time.
All I could do was lay in bed and reflect on the past.
# # #
“Whoa… I finally got it.”
After arriving at the elven village, he went to the fairy land.
And finally, I was able to get a new holy sword.
Of course, the process wasn’t easy, and it was bound to take a lot of time.
In any case, the goal was achieved, and it is fortunate that satisfactory results were obtained.
“Hmm… It’s a little later than I thought, but what happened to the Empire?”
But the problem was that it was quite late.
Originally, I was thinking of solving everything within a month and going back, but now two months have passed.
I had no choice but to worry about the empire.
It was something that the demon king might attack and destroy while he wasn’t there.
I just returned, but isn’t it a world where all humans are already dead and occupied by demons?
That thought crossed my mind for a moment, but…
“No. I won’t.”
However, I expect it won’t.
Judging from the demon lord’s personality, he wouldn’t tolerate such a trivial ending.
I’m not sure, but I don’t think it will ever happen from the position of the demon king who wants to have a proper confrontation with himself.
It was also true that Rag felt that the fight against the demon king was fun, as he was a strong man who had no opponent.
Of course, Rag had precious people to protect, so he couldn’t enjoy them.
At least it wasn’t that I couldn’t sympathize with why the demon king acted like that.
“Should we go back to the Empire now?”
Anyway, when you have to go back to this or that.
And it was time to make a decision.
Rag prepared to return to the Empire again.