"...Hero?"
Fao took the sword subconsciously and was momentarily stunned, then shook his head and said, "No, I'm not a hero, Your Excellency, you are."
If Herbert hadn't come to the rescue, he would have been trampled to death by the Demon, swallowed into its belly, and eventually turned into a pile of dung.
"If it weren't for you, I would have died."
Herbert looked at the downcast Paladin, raised his eyebrows, placed his hand on Fao's shoulder, and said softly:
"If it weren't for you, they would have died too."
"If you hadn't persisted, I wouldn't have been able to come and help you."
Herbert let Fao lift his head, showing him the massive corpse, and softly said, "I did kill it, but I didn't truly defeat it."
From beginning to end, Herbert only enraged the Demon, which didn't make it feel fear.
But Fao was different.
Though weaker, he successfully forced back the swamp boar, making it uneasy and hesitant for a long time.
"The one who truly defeated it is you."
