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After asking them for a favor.

I once again faced the magic tower lord.

It’s been a while since I’ve seen him, but Matapju greeted me with a very relaxed expression.

“Has everyone gone?”

“Okay.”

“Seeing as I still have business left, I think I have something to say.”

Could it be a woman’s intuition?

It was quite surprising to see him say that while narrowing his eyes.

“Yes. Before that, could you please do me a favor as a friend?”

“I never thought the hero would call me friend. Well, okay. ‘I can do anything for the first friend I make.’

After saying that, I chuckled as he asked me with his eyes what my request was.

“The devil will appear in 3 or 4 weeks.”

“What!?”

Before I could finish speaking, the magic tower owner left his seat.

When he seemed to doubt whether what he heard was correct, I gave him a clear answer.

“The devil will appear in 3 or 4 weeks. It’s not just a rumor, it’s for sure, so you can trust it.”

“Sleep… That means… ?”

“Yes. The end will begin.”

Since it is already a widely known fact that the mere appearance of the devil causes numerous disasters, the reaction is bound to be even more intense.

“… So, is your favor to ask me for help? In preparation for when the devil appears.”

As a magic tower owner with a quick mind, he seemed to know what I wanted right away.

“Yes. I am in charge of the devil. However, since I can’t care about anything else, I hope to save many people.”

“That’s quite a request to ask from a friend you just met for the first time, isn’t it?”

“So is it difficult?”

“It’s difficult. It’s not just about catching the devil, it’s easy to stop other things. Even if it wasn’t a request in the first place, he would have taken care of it when the devil showed up.”

The devil comes and the end comes.

From the Magic Tower’s perspective, it would be natural to stop them.

No matter how much one does not want to step forward, there is no one who can stand by and watch when the beings destroying humans are attacking them.

I too know that fact.

What I wanted was something different.

“This means paying more attention to saving people.”

It is obvious that the focus will be on blocking or subjugating.

What I was saying was to prioritize saving people over such situations.

The Mage Tower seems to have realized the meaning and laughs as if he is dumbfounded.

“I am not worried about my own life as I fight against the Demon King right now, but I am asking you to save someone I don’t even know who they are. Should I say that he is like a warrior?”

“So is it possible?”

“This is a request from a friend I made for the first time. Good luck to the wizards. So is that all you ask for?”

“Okay.”

There was nothing more important than that right now.

There won’t be any more in the future.

I got up from where I was sitting. There are about 3 weeks left. I was wondering what to do at that time, but the destination was already decided.

I left my last words before leaving.

“Then please take care of me.”

When I was about to leave and look back.

“Can I have a drink later?”

Her voice continued.

Of course, I nodded, left the magic tower, and headed to my next destination.

***

The next destination was a place that could be said to be familiar.

Because it was a place that could be called my starting point in this life.

I headed to a tavern in the first district of Fate City.

When I opened the door to the bar I had been visiting for quite some time and entered, I saw Mule sitting blankly.

Mule, who was sitting blankly, was startled when she saw me.

“Why are you here?”

“It’s been a while since I came to play.”

As I sit down at the table across from Mule, he chuckles and taps my shoulder.

“Asshole. You look good these days? I’m glad you look happy.”

“Has it already spread there?”

“That’s right. How much salting would it take to spread this far?”

There were so many things I did with Llewen that I couldn’t bear to say no.

“Arina will also be happy up there. Because this very dull and seemingly incapable person is living this well.”

“Definitely so.”

“Still, he might be jealous that people are getting along well with someone other than him.”

“That might be true for Arina. Because I’m so jealous.”

We burst into laughter while exchanging nonsense.

After that, after chatting about various things, I got to the point.

“Mule. In the next three weeks, the devil will appear.”

Although this must have been quite a shocking fact, Mule remained calm.

Maybe it was as if he was waiting for the right moment.

“Rotten guy. Even if you come here, it seems like you are leaving something to say before you die.”

Actually, to some extent, this is true.

If I really couldn’t defeat the devil, I wanted to convey what I couldn’t say before.

‘If I lose, there is a high probability that the world will be destroyed that way.’

I believed that Arien, not me, would somehow do something.

Because she is clearly a warrior.

And me too…

‘after… done.’

After clearing my mind of useless thoughts, I spoke again.

“I just came here to tell you that.”

“… Rotten bastard. Just because it’s been a while since I’ve been here means that I might be left behind. Even if you think about it, doesn’t it seem like trash?”

“Sure.”

Pick! After laughing, he got up from his seat.

Having said everything I wanted to say, I was just about to head to my next destination.

“Kael. I believe you will solve it well.”

“Of course. I’ll come back later.”

“Okay.”

Without any further conversation, I turned away without any hesitation.

***

The next destination was the Kingdom of Dillun.

This time I went to visit suddenly, but it was the 1st prince. No, Lyton, now the king of Dillun, welcomed me.

“It’s been a while.”

“1The prince seems to be doing quite well.”

Prince 1 shrugged his shoulders and answered.

“Now I am a king, not a prince.”

“Still, I’m glad you’re feeling more stable. Earlier, the reason I came here like this is because I have something to say.”

“Could it be bad news?”

Instead of answering, I smiled bitterly.

There was no way the king in front of him did not know that it meant positivity.

“Huh. You’ve recently caught the devil, so it’s bad news once again. What is it?”

“The Demon King is resurrected.”

Lyton’s mouth dropped open at those words.

The expression on his face now seemed so happy that I burst out laughing.

“Is this something to laugh about?”

“I’ve seen it so many times. I’m used to it now.”

Lyton bursts into laughter at the thought of answering so calmly.

“Huh. When on earth will you be resurrected?”

“3 weeks. It will be revived around that time. The reason I am telling you these words is to warn you to prepare in advance. The moment the Demon King appears, numerous monsters and demons will attack.”

“Then for the hero… ”

“We will deal with the devil.”

Lyton asked with a worried look.

“Are you okay? ?”

Are you okay?

I hadn’t really thought about it, but if I had to think about it, it was neither.

“Whether it’s okay or not, the situation of having to fight the devil in the end doesn’t change, so I never really thought about it.”

What if it’s okay, and what if it’s not okay.

As long as the goal is to defeat the devil in the end.

I was ready to fight at any time.

“As expected, nothing has changed for the warrior since then.”

The first prince smiled as he looked at me like that.

“Is that a compliment?”

“It’s a compliment. The hero saved our Kingdom of Dillun, so I live with a grateful heart always to the hero.”

“I am just grateful that you think so.”

After saying that, a heavy silence follows for a moment.

I, who had been silent, stood up from my seat.

There are still places left to go.

I had something to say, and it was because there was nothing I could do if I stayed here.

“It was fun.”

Before I knew it, I offered my hand to Prince 1, who followed me.

Although he is now a full-fledged king, his appearance is still the same as before.

“I was also happy that the hero came to visit me like this. Also, I believe you will do well. As always.”

He says that and holds my hand.

Instead of answering, I smiled and turned around to leave.

‘Now there is only one place left.’

It was quite annoying and I didn’t want to go when I was called all the time, so I only went to this place myself except a few times.

Now, the place we are almost ready to become familiar with is the imperial palace.

And the only person I would meet in the imperial palace was the emperor, who could be said to be the sky of the empire.

There is only one reason why I want to meet the Emperor.

Because it’s related to the devil.

I don’t know exactly where the Demon King appears when he appears.

There was a high probability that it was at least somewhere within the empire, and even if not, the country that would suffer the most was the empire.

In order to reduce the sacrifice of many people, I also planned to inform the emperor of this fact.

Considering the emperor’s personality, going to meet him was quite burdensome…

Still, I thought it was just a stupid idea not to tell, so I headed to the imperial palace with a sigh.