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“In the end, she followed.”

The carriage carrying the maids was following behind the procession.

Inside the carriage, the maids were seated.

At the Hero Academy, only one maid could be brought along.

There was no problem with her accompanying me.

“Why are you following me? Is it true that the Emperor’s personal investigator will show up?”

It could have been a lie to get out of prison.

The badge given to the mayor was a badge that was given to the new mayor.

The Emperor wouldn’t personally move to kill a mayor he didn’t even know.

As evidence of my words, when the mayor was assassinated last time, the Emperor’s personal investigators did not move.

And my infiltration was perfect.

Ordinary investigators couldn’t find my traces.

“Ah… I want to escape. Why didn’t I have the courage?”

I couldn’t refuse the crazy person who was gnawing on her lips to the point of bleeding.

“Come to think of it, we didn’t even introduce ourselves.”

I don’t know her name.

But she knew mine.

The background check was already done.

“Wait, did she use my family as hostages?”

I recalled information about the crazy person.

A lunatic who kills people as they please.

But once they mark a target, they become a psychopathic killer who will follow them to the end.

Her information gathering skills were excellent.

Even details about the target’s relatives.

Even a childhood friend I briefly met, she could find out quickly given enough time.

The only way to escape from her was to flee to a different area.

That was the only way.

“But that method won’t work now, will it?”

She was not giving up.

She was following me of her own will.

The method from before wouldn’t work.

I was lost in thought.

“What happened to Freya?”

Marzita asked.

“Stop, I’m fine. You don’t have to say anything.”

Freya objected.

But Marzita didn’t listen to her friend’s words.

“What happened? I told the security chief everything about the attack and came out.”

As they crossed the city, she explained everything about the attack.

Two criminals attacked the escort.

The escort risked their lives to stop the criminals and managed to escape.

When they returned after some time, the criminals had disappeared, and the escort was wiped out.

I calmed down the shocked Freya and told the security chief about the attack site.

It was a matter of coordinating while moving.

“The bodies must have been cleared by now.”

I couldn’t talk about the Hero of the Spear.

The person who ordered the attack was very high up.

There weren’t many who would order an assassination of the Hero of the Spear.

“The Pope, the King, the Dukes, perhaps?”

There were about six people who could give the order.

Freya’s father wouldn’t have ordered an assassination.

The suspects were narrowed down to five.

The suspects were all influential figures in the top five of the current world.

The bodies of the Hero of the Spear and his companions would have already disappeared.

Even if investigators arrived at the attack site, they would find nothing.

“I don’t know who she is, but she’s a woman you shouldn’t get close to.”

I guessed from Freya’s personality.

She seemed to have made a lot of enemies somewhere, given her lack of manners.

And she was one of the top five most influential people in the world.

“I keep getting scared every time I see you.”

I looked at Freya.

The color had drained from her face.

“You seem very surprised.”

I shrugged my shoulders.

I hadn’t done anything wrong to her.

“….Really?”

Marzita asked again in a lowered voice.

It was a gaze reminiscent of a tiger.

If it was before the regression, and my mental age was actually 15, I might have been intimidated by her gaze.

“Really. I swear on my name and the name of the gods.”

Not now.

To survive after the apocalypse, one must never lose their composure.

The moment you show signs of losing your composure,

People around you will look down on you and try to tear you apart.

“And I really didn’t do anything.”

I only helped Freya, why do I have to be cursed at?

I felt really unjust.

“I understand. Trust me. But there are still some unpleasant things.”

While living in the academy, I will watch you closely, so be careful of that.

“Huh?”

I’m getting annoyed.

Marzita’s words pushed me to the limit of patience.

But I couldn’t get angry and swallowed it.

Marzita is also a direct descendant of the Grand Duke family.

If I antagonize her, I won’t even be able to escape.

“Say something at least.”

If I keep waiting quietly, misunderstandings will pile up.

I looked at Freya and hesitated to answer.

“Eek.”

Freya trembled and her face turned pale.

“Stop, stop it.”

Misunderstandings piled up even more.

Marzita stood between me and Freya.

The treatment was as if I was the victim and the criminal.

“Damn… let’s just go to sleep.”

It’s frustrating. Do I have to endure this treatment?

I huddled in a corner and closed my eyes.

“Salute to the hero!”

“Chung! Sung!”

“When did I fall asleep?”

I opened my eyes at the noise coming from outside.

Looking out the window, it was evening as the sun was setting.

The other two women were also fast asleep.

“Emil, hero, there’s a seat available. Move over there.”

“Yes.”

I didn’t want to stay here anymore.

I quickly went out of the carriage.

There were two carriages with the hero’s emblem parked.

A new hero candidate had joined this place.

“Isn’t that Aeris Kye?”

A familiar figure was standing in front of the carriage.

Aeris Greenwood.

She was the former top-ranked hero.

She had reached the 8th rank with a powerful force, but couldn’t beat time.

At this point, she had retired as a hero and focused on training successors.

“Her granddaughter is in the same class as me.”

I knew who was in the carriage.

Daphne Greenwood, Aeris’ granddaughter.

A figure who would definitely rise to the top rank of hero at the age of 25.

But her end was tragic.

She died in an unexpected accident.

And a year after her death.

A demon appeared in the world.

If she had survived, she was evaluated to have the power to kill the demon.

“…If the world is to be destroyed, she must be left to die, right?”

I suddenly felt depressed.

It was depressing to know that even in the past, I couldn’t save a single sage.

“Maybe…”

I looked up at the sky, fearing to hear the voice of destroying the world.

If the voice came now, I would have to kill Aeris.

“Phew, not yet, I guess.”

Since killing the market yesterday, God has maintained silence.

It seems it’s not time for Him to act yet.

“I don’t have to kill her yet.”

Suddenly, I felt good.

I smiled and got on the carriage.

“Nice to meet you, I’m really glad to meet a fellow student for the first time.”

I got on the carriage.

Daphne greeted me warmly.

“Yes, nice to meet you.”

“Do we really need to use honorifics when we’re friends?”

“Is that so? I’m Emil Brown. Nice to meet you.”

“I’m Daphne Greenwood. Nice to meet you.”

Tears welled up.

It had only been a few days.

The accumulated sorrow of being ignored and persecuted rushed in.

“It’s hard to believe that such a person has to die.”

The future cannot be changed.

She had to die to bring about the destruction of the world.

“Ah…”

It seemed even the God in the sky had fallen for her kindness.

With a sigh, she did not say the words to destroy.

“At first, you ignored me, right? Eventually, we became close, but…”

She pointed to another carriage.

It was the carriage that the classmates who practiced swordsmanship under Eris’ guidance were riding in.

“Did you really end it like that?”

“Huh? What do you mean?”

“You should have at least broken a finger, right?”

“That’s too harsh of a joke. Why would I break a finger just for that?”

“If you just leave it alone, won’t you keep being ignored?”

They laughed and chatted, easily becoming close as they got older.

Even when questioning each other’s opinions, they easily shared their thoughts.

If it had been after the destruction, she would have used her hand to avoid being ignored.

Clunk.

The carriage stopped.

“We will be camping here tonight! Everyone, please get off the carriage.”

The sun had completely set.

Following the captain’s orders, I opened the carriage door and stepped outside.

“What? You want us to make a campsite ourselves?”

“Can’t you at least provide us with tents?”

“Stop it. Building a campsite is something everyone should do once they become heroes.”

“That classmate over there has already finished setting up the tent.”

The captain pointed at me.

As he said, I had already finished setting up the tent.

After the destruction, living at home was no longer an option.

A wandering life heading to places without monsters.

I had made tents dozens, hundreds of times.

I lay down in the sleeping bag on the bed.

“I’m relieved that I didn’t kill anyone today.”

I sighed in relief. I was glad that I didn’t kill anyone today.

“Destroy the world.”

The voice came as always.

“Do I really have to? Oh, can’t I just wait until later and kill them then?”

I prayed to the gods.

There were only two people I could kill right now.

Marzita, Eris.

Daphne was out of the question.

Destruction began after she died.

“Why are you trying to kill them now when they’re all humans who will die if left alone?”

If a demon were to appear, all humans would die.

I didn’t need a horoscope.

“Do you want humans to be destroyed as soon as possible, even for a day?”

It seemed like they wanted to see humans disappear from this world as soon as possible.

“Destroy the world.”

Rumble.

Thunder roared in the sky.

It was an expression of not accepting questions.

“Got it. I’ll do it. It’ll be fine.”

Even if they were the absolute rulers of the previous generation, they would eventually die at my hands.

I stepped out of the sleeping bag and prepared.

I was ready to kill Eris.

“She’s about to die soon. Even if she dies, she’ll think she died of old age.”

There was no other reason.

It was the least suspicious way to do it.

“Oh, when you kill the author, be sure to say this.”

A paper fell from the sky.

I read the paper.

“Uh… Okay.”

I made up my mind to kill her.

I could easily grant such a request.