31 – The Last Hero (1)
‘Wow, even this guy becomes a hero?’
I heard in the newspaper that a man named Jax Eners had become a warrior.
To be honest, I don’t know much about this man.
Seeing as he has the last name Eners, he is probably a descendant of the Eners family, and I know that he has an idiot-like master, but I don’t know much more than that.
But, I couldn’t help but understand how nonsense this matter was.
In the first place, I was a person who did my best as a warrior of the empire.
Of course, I have tried my best to recruit famous talents from the empire to the warrior party.
Of course, I recruited warrior party members because there was no talent I liked in the empire, but…
Anyway, I know everyone in the empire who has some level of talent.
The fact that I had never even heard of this man was proof of how poor this man was.
Maybe he’s just an ordinary person? I want to think about it.
The Eners family… They say they were great in the past, but not now, right?
Just because the ancestor was great, there is no way his descendants will be great as well.
Of course, there may be a possibility, but I have no choice but to view that possibility as slim.
This man must be just an ordinary person.
Furthermore, it is highly likely that his mental state is not normal.
You’re saying you’re a hero against an ordinary person? There is no way you would want to become a hero unless you go crazy.
The hero is not the name of anyone’s dog…
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I think he or the warrior party may be having some kind of illusion.
‘The biggest problem is the empire.’
Well, but the biggest problem was, of course, the empire.
How many people without an eye for people would they think of recruiting a man like that?
It would be better if you ran to me right now and begged for it.
Ah. Of course, even if that happens, my heart has already left a long time ago.
At this point, the empire itself may know that it will soon fall.
“What are you thinking?”
“It’s nothing…”
As I continued to look at the newspaper with a dumbfounded expression, Aji began to tilt her head.
Is it because I find the newspaper too interesting?
I closed the newspaper as if it was nothing to that child.
“Ajia. I’ll tell you one thing in advance. Don’t go to the empire for a while.”
I said to Aji while pouring food into his mouth.
If you are thinking of going to the empire, do it early.
“Huh? Why?”
“Sparks might fly.”
“Spark…?”
“Yes.”
Aji didn’t look like he understood, but he said he understood.
I petted that baby.
Yes. If possible, it’s better not to go to the empire…
No matter how much I think about it now, the situation in the empire is not very good.
It was a wonder that I was still alive.
It’s to the point where I don’t know why the devil doesn’t destroy this empire.
I don’t think you had a very nice personality.
I have met the devil in the past.
A female demon who is extremely strong and has an arrogant personality to match…
It was a being that had some kind of pride and pride, and tried to protect it.
But that by no means meant that she was good.
As the Demon Lord, she does not really see humans as living beings.
A being who destroys anyone who offends him, that was the Demon King.
But why hasn’t she come forward yet?
‘Hmm… I’m not sure.’
Of course I couldn’t answer that.
I think that when the Herald was appointed as a warrior and he died, they invaded the empire right away.
If they knew that the newly appointed warrior was that kind of guy, they would have known that the empire was not normal, and if they had invaded right away, they might have easily taken over the empire.
Of course, you could think of it as a trap, but isn’t it understandable from the point of view of Alex being attacked?
He probably doesn’t know, but why doesn’t he invade the empire?
‘Could it be…? ‘Is it because of me?’
As I was thinking about it, I remembered something from the past that might explain the reason.
When I first fought the Demon King, I said something like that.
When I come back, I will definitely settle the matter.
Could it be that the devil is waiting for me? Isn’t that why he doesn’t end the empire? I thought about it.
‘Ah… That’s a story from when I was a hero.’
Probably not.
That was what I, a warrior after all, said.
I’m not even a hero, so why would I attack the devil?
Furthermore, there was no treaty or promise made; it was just words.
Also, why would she foolishly wait for me?
I guess it’s just excessive self-consciousness on my part to wait at the Demon King’s Castle instead of attacking the Empire because of me.
‘Well… It doesn’t mean anything anyway.’
Anyway, whatever the reason, it is clear that the fate of the empire is not far off.
The devil will not wait for a thousand or ten thousand years.
I assure you that sooner or later they will invade the empire.
He didn’t seem very patient.
At that time, the empire will truly come to an end.
I just have to live as I am.
“Ajia. Let’s go to sleep now.”
“Yes.”
Meal time was slowly coming to an end.
Now I guess I should wash my feet and go to sleep.
I took Aji and went up to the second floor of the inn.
“I have to train tomorrow too.”
“Yes.”
She also followed me.
# # #
‘Will they really accept us to the party?’
A new warrior has been appointed.
A descendant of the Eners family named Jax Eners, a descendant of a sword saint who worked with warriors in the distant past.
Seeing Jax like that, the warrior party members had no choice but to hesitate.
The warrior party members did not know much about the person named Jax Eners.
I knew that he was a descendant of a prestigious family called the Eners family, but I didn’t know anything more than that, and honestly, I didn’t feel the need to know.
Because there was no particular point of contact.
But now, I was feeling the need desperately.
The personnel authority of the warrior party was entirely held by the warrior.
It was all a matter for the warrior to decide, from recruiting them to expelling them.
And the party members were expelled from the warrior party.
They were expelled by former warrior Alex, and were no longer warrior party members.
In order for them to become warrior party members again, they desperately needed Jax’s help.
But, will they really accept them as party members? I couldn’t help but worry.
In the past, I wouldn’t have worried so much, but the situation is very different now.
They were a failed warrior party that failed to defeat the Demon King while going through Lee Han-soo and Herald.
And they were party members who had been expelled by Alex once.
Will Jax really accept these party members?
I wasn’t sure.
“Let’s go first.”
“Yes…”
Let’s collide first…
But I still had to go first.
Even if they didn’t accept it, there was no way for now.
I had to persuade him somehow.
Let’s have a conversation and find a point of agreement.
Thoughts like that, the hero party approached Jax.
“Hello, Hero Jax.”
“Hmm..? What about you guys?”
“Ah. We are warrior party members.”
When the warrior party members greeted each other, Jax fortunately accepted them cheerfully.
When it came to former warrior party members, Jax had no particular objection.
The response was better than expected, and the warrior party members immediately revealed their true feelings to Jax.
“Hey… The reason we’ve come this time is no different… We want to help Hero Jax… Won’t you accept us as party members?”
“We’re so capable…! More than you think.”
“I will do my best to do what you ask me to do.”
It was a request to accept them again.
Each person desperately appealed that they were needed.
Will they really accept them as party members?
With anxious feelings, the party members waited for Jax’s answer.
“Really? I would be honored if beautiful people like you help me.”
And the answer was yes.
I smiled brightly and accepted their offer.
I glanced at them and welcomed them into the party.
Really?
The party members couldn’t help but be very happy when they heard that.
I was worried that they wouldn’t accept me as a party member, but fortunately that didn’t happen.
It was a very fortunate thing for them to return as a warrior party member again.
A hero named Jax might be a good hero, unlike Alex.
“Then let’s leave right now.”
“Yes…!”
The party members happily followed Jax.
From now on, I must follow Hero Jax and defeat the Demon King this time…
It was when the party members were making their pledges.
“Why… Here?”
“Huh…? Inn?”
But why do you come here?
The trip had just begun, and the place Jax stopped by was an inn.
Why do you come to the inn in the first place?
It was still early in the day. Besides, they didn’t say they were tired or anything like that.
No matter how much I thought about it, there was absolutely no reason to come to the inn.
The party members couldn’t understand so they asked Jax.
“That’s right. It’s between the warrior and the party members, shouldn’t we look at their inner compatibility?”
“Yes…???”
What are you saying…? This crazy bastard.
The party members were briefly shocked by Jax’s words.