The Discarded Warrior Party Came to Me chapter 1

1 – Curse

“Shut up…”

As soon as I opened my eyes, I felt a rush of pain, as if someone was lighting my body on fire all day long. Pain that pierces the intestines every second and swallows thousands of thorns. Such terrible pain continued all day.

-gulp

-gulp

I poured the finest holy water like water.

-Hwaaah

In an instant, the pain begins to relieve. But after a while, the pain gets worse again.

I looked in the mirror.

There is no vitality in the face, and there is no energy in the body. But the pain wasn’t just bad.

This pain is a curse received in exchange for sealing the Demon King.

I took the crystal ball out of my arms and looked at it.

[Sealed Demon King’s Crystal Orb]

▶ This is a crystal ball temporarily sealed by the Demon King.

▶If the user’s mana is not continuously injected, the seal will be weakened.

▶If mana is not injected, the life force of the sacrifice is absorbed and the seal is maintained.

▶As long as the seal is maintained, you will be under the [Demon King’s Wrath] curse.

In exchange for sealing the powerful demon king, I fell under the curse of [the demon king’s wrath].

[The Demon King’s Wrath]

▶ As time goes by, the body becomes necrotic.

▶The more the seal is maintained, the greater the pain.

▶In order to prevent the curse from worsening, you must regularly consume a large amount of holy water.

If you don’t drink holy water, your whole body will die, and you will experience terrible pain in real time. It is one of the worst curses that cannot be lifted until death. In order to prevent necrosis of the body and to slow down the pain even a little, you need to regularly drink holy water.

After pouring in too much holy water, I sometimes have hallucinations and feel dizzy. However, it quickly disappears. It was predicted that it was because my various characteristics were responding to [Status Abnormality].

-Chiririt

Severe pain rushes through my body again. I thought to myself.

‘It’s okay… Even if I suffer like this, peace has come to the people of the goddess Abelida.”

I was cursed while sealing the Demon King, but after the heinous Demon Lord was sealed, many of the demons who were tyrannical also became quiet. Originally, I would have had to run around to catch the warrior party members and rampaging monsters by now, but now I don’t have to do that anymore.

– profit

“Heroes came today.”

As usual today, Jin Soo-yeon, the representative of the goddess, came into our house. A box of holy water was held in her hand. The grades range from intermediate to advanced. It consisted of various kinds.

I talked to her.

“Thank you every time. It must be bothering you, but for coming with holy water like this… Please tell the goddess thank you too…”

“Shut up…”

–

I fell to the floor with a stabbing pain.

Joo-yeon looked at me and asked a question.

“Are you very sick?…”

I answered with a smile.

“Okay. After all, if you drink holy water, the pain will go away for a while.”

Joo-yeon looked at me and asked a question.

“Do you have to live with that curse for the rest of your life?”

I nodded and spoke.

“Don’t worry too much. If I could make everyone happy through my own sacrifice, wouldn’t that be enough?’

When Jinsu-yeon heard my story, she turned her back without a word and walked towards the door.

“I will bring holy water tomorrow as well.”

“Thank you.”

“You have nothing to thank me for. Everything is the grace of the Goddess.”

Jin Jinsu-yeon, the representative of the goddess. I felt grateful to her at times.

‘It must be difficult to carry a large amount of holy water with you every time… Seeing you come without saying a word, you seem like a really kind person…’

It would have been just listening to the orders of the goddess Abelida and executing them, but it was natural as a human being to feel grateful.

‘I’ll have to prepare some fruit for tomorrow… I’m worried because I send them back empty-handed every time…’

While I was thinking like that, I got a text message on my cell phone.

– Hero. Can’t you go home today?

– I told you. I’m busy these days, so it’s hard to see.

– If you could explain what’s going on…

– It’s hard to say because it’s a personal matter. Just a little busy these days.

The warrior party members who went to subjugate the demon king with me. I have kept my distance from them since I was cursed. It was because I was afraid that I would find out that I was cursed for nothing.

I hid the fact that I was under a curse, because I was afraid that the girls who were with me would feel sorry for them.

If I found out that I was cursed with such a terrible curse in exchange for sealing the Demon King, my good party members will surely be very sad.

‘Well done. Kang Eun-chan. Well done.’

“Shut up…”

I comforted myself by drinking holy water, even in the midst of periodic pain. This is for everyone.

***

The next day. Jinsu-yeon came to our house again. But this time she was not holding holy water.

She looked at me as if she was someone else and informed me.

“I’m sorry, Hero, but now you have to leave our Goddess Bureau.”

Jin Jinsu-yeon, the representative of the goddess, told me an absurd story.

I answered with a sad expression.

“What do you mean by that? I killed the Demon King. Why are you suddenly trying to kick me out of this place?”

Joo-yeon, she answered with a look of trouble.

“The curse you put on sealing the Demon King is a curse that causes your body to rot if you don’t drink holy water regularly. There is also a limit to how our Goddess Bureau provides holy water. It is the judgment of the Goddess that I can no longer afford to support you.”

I shouted at her.

“What the hell is this nonsense! All the curses I’ve been cursed were caused by the process of sealing the Demon King. Obviously, the goddess promised that she would not hesitate to provide any support until she left to subdue the demon king, and she promised her steady support even after returning here. Now, if you change your words, what will I do?”

She shook her head and whispered quietly.

“Hero. I’m not asking you to choose now. This is a command. God’s orders are absolute. You just have to follow.”

I cried my throat to burst.

“I spent all the money I earned while working as a warrior to purchase holy water. Do you know what the reason is? This is to neutralize the curse placed on this damn body for sealing the Demon King. I’m trying to keep my seal away from my personal finances, so why are you kicking me out! Do you really not know what will happen if the seal of the Demon King is weakened?”

“….”

“I don’t understand. Let me meet the Goddess. If I die, the seal of the Demon King will be broken as well. Then the old nightmare will repeat itself again. That means the Demon King will be resurrected!”

“Okay. While you sealed the Demon King, we have prepared enough troops and alternatives. The Goddess just decided that it would be better to deal with the resurrected demon king than the enormous amount of holy water consumed by you.”

“No! The demon lord that I sealed is never at a level that the Goddess Kingdom’s forces can handle. Right now, you may feel that the money spent on holy water is a pity, but it is a miracle that you can tie the demon lord at this cost. For such an arrogant thought that you can defeat the Demon King, nothing but ruin will remain.”

“No. It is you who is arrogant. We are perfectly prepared. We have already found a new hero.”

“What… what did you say?”

“You said that you have already found a new hero. You have someone to replace you. If the seal of the Demon King is released, this time we will proceed with a perfect subjugation. Then there would be no need to spend a huge amount of holy water for a curse or something.”

“Are you saying you have found a warrior to replace me? whenever?….”

“You will find out tomorrow. Please rest well today. Tomorrow the Goddess will tell you the details.”

“Now… wait a minute!”

-bang

The goddess’s representative who closed the door and left. I stared blankly at the place she left.

‘Damn…’

I’m seriously mistaken about them. They say they can kill the Demon King.

[Unique Privilege] [First Demon King Slayer]

▶Damage to Demon Lord and monsters is increased by 1,200%.

▶When disclosing the contents of privileges. Privileges expire.

The reason I was able to seal the Demon King is because of this privilege. However, it seems that I am mistaken for my ability to be on the same level as the other warriors.

‘Damn…’

You have to convince me somehow. If the curse of the Demon King is lifted, there will be many victims.

I thought so. Even until the next morning comes.

***