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"It seems that the one who came this time isn't the true Hero either."
That was a lost female voice.
It sounded somewhat similar to Kohara Konomi's voice.
Right!
I remember now.
It was the voice of the 47th Village chief, Kohara Konomi.
It was Kohara Konomi standing inside the cave, looking at Himmel who stood by the Hero's Sword, unable to pull it out for a long time, sighing with regret.
"I thought such a gentle and powerful Hero would be the one chosen..."
Kohara Konomi's eyebrows showed a look of regret.
Guarding the Hero's Sword for generations was both an honor and a difficult mission.
She yearned for a true Hero to appear and pull out that sword!
If that happened, she and her family might be able to leave this Village of Swords where they had lived for generations and see the outside world.
Unfortunately, he wasn't.
Even the gentle and powerful Hero before her was still not the so-called Savior Hero...
"What does it matter if I'm a fake Hero?"
"I will defeat the Demon King and restore peace to the world."
"If that's the case, then whether I'm real or fake doesn't matter."
A gentle male voice sounded.
It wasn't difficult to detect the disappointment in this gentle male voice.
But it was this disappointed male voice that spoke astonishing words.
Without that sword, I can still eliminate demons!
He brushed back his flowing blue hair bangs, a confident smile on his face.
And he really did it!
Himmel...
Frieren snapped back from her memories, looking at the few people staring at her and slowly spoke.
"Even without pulling out this sword, Himmel is still a well-deserved Hero."
"However..."
Frieren paused.
She was still very curious about who exactly pulled out that so-called Hero's Sword.
"Can you tell me who pulled it out?"
Frieren stared at Kohara Konomi, her eyes seeming to have a slight ripple like autumn waves.
This was a look of extreme curiosity.
It was also thanks to Frieren being an elf that she could ask something she was very curious about in a calm tone.
"The answer is~"
Kohara Konomi's eyes darted around, building suspense before pointing at Yulian.
"Mr. Yulian—the Hero!"
"Ah!"
"Ha!"
"Huh?!"
Three consecutive cries of surprise echoed inside the cave!
Fern, Stark, and Frieren's eyes widened almost simultaneously!
The Hero is a Greater Demon!
Isn't saying that less shocking than saying the Demon King is the Savior Hero!
A strong urge to retort rose in their hearts, but Fern and Stark tried their best to restrain themselves.
They just stared intently at Yulian, hoping he would give an answer!
"Really?"
"Is it you?"
Frieren looked at Yulian, her eyes shrinking.
Her open mouth could barely close.
This was too hard to accept!
Frieren knew Yulian had a Hero's Sword, but Frieren had never taken it seriously!
She thought Yulian's Hero's Sword was just a fake, like Himmel's!
And Yulian, holding the Hero's Sword, was merely using it to disguise his identity!
"Seems like, it really is me, huh."
Yulian rubbed his nose.
This messed-up setting, let alone them, even Yulian wanted to complain.
But there was nothing he could do, it seemed he really was the one who pulled it out.
"Why are you so surprised!"
Kohara Konomi looked at their reactions, placing her hands on her hips angrily.
"Before Mistress Frieren even arrived, the Hero helped clear the demons around the Village!"
"And the Hero also helped repair the old facilities in the Village, planted fast-growing fruit trees, and even taught the villagers swordsmanship, establishing a defense squad to resist demons!"
"Is there anything surprising about Mr. Yulian being the Hero!"
Kohara Konomi said puffily.
She was feeling indignant for Yulian.
"No, it's just that..."
Fern looked at the puffed-up Kohara Konomi, waving her hands in the air repeatedly.
The words reached her lips, but she hesitated.
How am I supposed to explain that the Hero you're talking about is a Greater Demon!
"Actually, speaking of which..."
Stark blinked his eyes, thinking and thinking.
"Is it really that surprising that Mr. Yulian seems to be the Hero?"
After all, recalling the moments spent with Yulian, Stark truly didn't find any flaws in Yulian.
Although he didn't have any major advantages either.
"Yulian, Hero..."
Frieren pondered.
She tried hard to connect the words Greater Demon, Hero's Sword, and Hero in her mind.
But no matter how she looked at it or combined them, Frieren's mind could only form one sentence: "The Hero holding the Hero's Sword defeated the Greater Demon."
"Actually, there's another possibility..."
Yulian coughed, interrupting their conversation and drawing their attention.
"I did hear a legend that goes something like this."
"Villager A said to Villager B: 'Did you hear? Himmel the Hero didn't pull out that Hero's Sword?'"
"Villager B then said to Villager A: 'I told you that Hero's Sword was fake!'"
Yulian finished speaking with a smile, but found that none of them were smiling.
"Uh, what's wrong..."
Yulian's mouth twitched.
Although he also felt that the story wasn't funny coming from his own mouth, it shouldn't have turned into a cold joke either...
"Hero, you are completely worthy of the title Savior Hero."
"Sir Himmel is a Hero, but he is the Hero who defeated the Demon King."
"You are also a Hero, just the Savior Hero as well."
Kohara Konomi spoke with such seriousness for the first time.
"Mr. Yulian, in my eyes, you can completely be called a Hero!"
Fern also nodded, looking seriously at Yulian.
"And from the time I met you until now, aside from occasionally teasing me, Mr. Yulian is very reliable in other aspects!"
"I've also learned a lot from Yulian!"
"Mm!"
"For example..."
Fern thought to herself, biting her lip, but she couldn't find any examples.
"In short, Mr. Yulian is still great!"
"I think the same way!"
Stark raised his hand in agreement.
This was how he learned to express his opinion from Yulian.
"Really?"
Yulian looked at them suspiciously.
Recalling his past, Yulian only felt it was a mess.
He was purely the kind of person who didn't fully succeed as a good person, nor was he thoroughly bad...
"Whether it's real or fake, I don't know..."
"But~"
Frieren smiled slightly, stood on her tiptoes, and gently patted Yulian's shoulder.
"Since you pulled out the Hero's Sword, you'll be responsible for being the Hero of our party from now on."
"Frieren..."
Yulian turned his head to look at Frieren who was smiling at him beside him, only feeling a warmth in his heart.
It seemed that the rift that had formed earlier in Granat territory due to his Demon Clan identity had completely disappeared without a trace at this moment.
"So remember to cook, wash clothes, and earn lots of money to support the family from now on!"
Frieren showed a cute smile, finished her sentence, and then ran out of the cave.
=ω=
"I knew it, Frieren!"
Yulian, on the other hand, looked at Frieren's retreating figure, shouting as if waking from a dream...
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