The Former Hero Began To Be Re-Evaluated - Chapter 44



44 – The Last Hero (14)

While taking the shortcut that Ellinia had told me about, monsters continued to pour out.

I think I defeated a lot earlier, but wasn’t that the end?

When I was a warrior, I defeated so many monsters, but at some point, I couldn’t see them anymore.

I was a little surprised that all the monsters were hiding in a place like this, but…

To me, no matter how many monsters there were, it was just a stretch.

“Is this the city of nymphs?”

“My!!! That’s right!!!”

Did he walk down the road for about an hour while defeating monsters? Finally, I was able to arrive at the city of nymphs.

The small city made up of trees and springs visible at the bottom of the hill was the hidden city of nymphs.

Is this the city of nymphs?

My impressions of seeing the city of nymphs for the first time were nothing special.

Should I say that it is similar to an elf village overall…?

Considering that the two species have something in common, living in harmony with nature, their living environments are bound to be similar.

Of course, there are some differences, but I didn’t see any special differences.

“Hmm… Let me see.”

I finished my impressions here and started looking around the nymphs’ village on the hill.

I didn’t come here to sightsee, right?

Why did they hide it so much that they even sent it to Ellinia to prevent me from coming here?

I started looking for the reason and was able to find it without difficulty.

‘What… It wasn’t a big deal?’

I wondered if I was thinking of something great, but after learning the truth, I felt like I was cooling down.

When looking from above, the nymphs were armed and training.

And they were teaching elves about magic.

If you look at that, you can’t help but know what the purpose is.

The nymphs seemed intent on going to war with the elves.

‘Hmm… Our relationship hasn’t been good lately.’

I could easily predict their purpose for waging war.

The reason must be the World Tree.

I don’t know all the details, but I was able to get a general idea because the purpose of Carne, the elf from the warrior party, joining our party was to revive the World Tree.

The World Tree, which has supplied life and magic to countless races for a long time, has recently begun to dry up and die.

I heard that many races were separated because of that world tree.

The nymphs and elves you see over there are examples of that.

Nymphs and elves have been close since ancient times, but that relationship seems to have gradually broken down.

By blaming each other for the reason why the world tree turned out like that.

It looked like they would finally start a war.

‘Did you think I would protect the elves?’

So it seemed like the nymphs had sent Ellinia to me.

I was a warrior and was with Carne, so I guess I predicted that I would probably take her side.

He must have wanted to somehow hold on to my feet as a warrior.

If I start participating in the war, I will be at a real disadvantage due to the warrior’s power and symbolism.

But, there was nothing to worry about.

‘Why am I saving you?’

It has already been a long time since I parted ways with the elf Carne.

There was no reason for me to protect her elves for her any more than the liver of her fleas.

No, rather, I wanted to help the nymphs and destroy the elf village together.

This was the most appropriate evaluation of the elf who betrayed me.

Is this really going to help the nymphs?

Honestly, it was an issue worth considering.

‘Ehyo. ‘That went too far.’

But I also decided to quit.

Carne was the problem in the first place, not the elves.

Furthermore, just because you hate Carne doesn’t mean you can attack the elves.

Also, as a former warrior, I didn’t know how embarrassing it was to act out of petty revenge.

Don’t bother to step forward here, let’s save face…

They will take care of it. What.

“Hero. Welcome to the village of nymphs. Now that you are here, I will introduce you to the elders.”

“No need.”

The situation has been roughly resolved. There was no need to stay here any longer.

Ellinia, who knew I was just here to have fun, offered to take me on a tour, but I refused.

Ellinia was taken aback by my cold reaction without even knowing what was happening.

“I’m going back, why don’t you just go back too?”

“Yes?”

“If you don’t worry, I’ll be stuck in the village for a while. You don’t have to bother staying next to me. If you tell this to the elder, he’ll say he knew.”

It would be better to be clear at this point, right?

The situation has become fully known.

I had no intention of interfering with what the nymphs were doing.

Therefore, Ellinia no longer had to be by my side.

So I told Ellinia to leave.

“Uhm… I’ll just follow the warrior.”

“Why?”

That’s right. “I enjoy being with the warrior.”

“Do whatever you want.”

Ellinia smiled and said she would stay by my side.

Do you enjoy being next to me? Doing nothing but housework all day?

Really… I don’t understand why people are happy about something like this.

Well, it doesn’t matter, right?

As long as there was nothing particularly bothersome, it didn’t matter that I was next to him.

I decided to take Ellinia with me.

Take him in and make him do a lot of housework. What.

I heard it’s good.

“Let’s go back now.”

Now that I’m done with my business, I guess I should go back to the village.

It was when I was taking a step back.

“Oh… Wait a minute.”

“Yes?”

“If this is the case, let’s just stop by one place and let’s go.”

I suddenly remembered something I had forgotten.

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The devil is always aware of his position and tries to behave appropriately.

He maintains his pride as the Demon King and does not let go of his dignity as the conqueror of the continent.

Because that is the devil…

That’s why she never showed anger or anything like that.

It was unacceptable to her that she, the devil, could not hold back her emotions and became angry.

‘Ha…’

But now she was expressing her anger.

To a mere insignificant human being.

At the feet of the Demon King, there was already only a cold corpse.

A mutilated body that was no longer recognizable as its original form, that was the result of her anger.

Leaving her body behind, she sat back down on her throne.

And then I was once again eroded by the overwhelming feeling of emptiness.

‘I behaved uncharacteristically of myself…’

The Demon King wondered if she had changed.

In the past, no matter what someone said to her, she felt nothing.

No, it wasn’t worth feeling.

To her, who reigned as her demon lord, all living things in the world were just like ants.

No matter what an ant-like being passing by said to him, it was natural that it had no meaning.

I just stepped on her and killed her, or let her live, depending on my mood.

But, these days, that doesn’t work very well.

I feel happy and annoyed by small things.

I can’t believe I feel this way towards beings that are just like ants…

If she were the person she used to be, this would have been something she couldn’t have imagined.

‘You made me change.’

Why did she change herself like this?

The reason was simple to understand with just a little thought.

The reason for this change in her was simple.

This is because she became aware of numerous emotions during the last battle with the hero.

For the first time in my life, I am fighting a life-threatening battle against an equal opponent…

In that battle, she felt countless emotions.

Pain, pleasure, anger, anticipation, fear, worry, nervousness, confusion, caution, embarrassment, jealousy, bewilderment, suffering, unhappiness, comfort, excitement, joy, emotion, earnestness, happiness, etc…

The emotions at that time were much more than the emotions she had felt in her entire life.

As she experienced such a tsunami of emotions, she must have had no choice but to change.

‘I want to meet you.’

Even thinking about it again, I feel that she is truly an amazing being who can change the existence of the Demon Lord.

So I wanted to meet the hero again.

What other emotions will you get when you meet him this time?

How much will you change yourself?

For her, who lived her entire life in loneliness, that warrior may be like the sun.

Because he was the only being who brightened me as I walked in the dark night.

She could only hope that she would reveal herself again.

“Hero, it looks like you won’t come no matter how long I wait here.”

However, it seemed like the hero would probably not come to him.

He said he would come back later and settle the matter again, but has he forgotten his promise? Or maybe he knows but has no intention of keeping it, he doesn’t know, but it seems certain that he won’t come.

If you look at the fact that the other warriors came three times and there was no sign of a nose, you would have no choice but to make that prediction.

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Does he somehow hate himself?

Is that why you didn’t come?

If you are hated by a hero, that might just be sad.

As the Demon King, he was hostile to the hero, but he did not hate him.

“Hero. If you don’t come, I will go find you myself.”

Anyway, he had no intention of giving up just because he didn’t come.

The devil rose from the throne.

She finally started moving on her own.