(I-It''s done! He did it! Lord Hero has obtained victory!)


    The statue of the goddess made with Zhaviest''s aura exploded and vanished from the Miremia ins without leaving a trace of its original form.


    "Y-You…"


    Exce''s body trembled with fear as she heard Zhaviest''s voice filled with resentment.


    A distance from the Exce, Zhaviest was lying on the ground, his arms and legs bent in strange directions. Just before the statue of the goddess exploded, the shoulder copsed down the arm, and Zhaviest fell to the ground.


    Zhaviest''s bloodshot eyes red at the hero, but in the next instant, he vomited out a mouthful of blood and lost consciousness. Falling from tens of meters high, he suffered bruises andpound fractures all over his body.


    <em ss="chakra-text css-0"><strong>"Capture him! Capture Zhaviest! Immediately!!"</strong></em>


    At Serphiano''smand, the strongest fiends of the Demon Lord''s Army surrounded the unconscious Zhaviest and bound him.


    (I-Is it over…? With this, everything is…)


    Exce looked again at the hero. A figure standing in the Miremia ins,posed,manding ——— <em ss="chakra-text css-0">no, it was a cute figure.</em>


    He wore a pink outfit with a frilly skirt. Yet the hero appeared to Exce more rugged and dignified than any soldier.


    "Lord Hero…!"


    As Exce tried to approach the hero, the demons began to make amotion.


    "Suzuki has won!"


    "The Thunder-Lance Charge''s Suzuki has defeated the insurgents!"


    Kiru, with a proud look on his face, poked the shouting soldier with her elbow.


    "It is Lo-rd-Su-zu-ki! He is ourmander''s adjutant!"


    Then Kiru, with a grin on her face, nced at Nephira, who was wiping the corner of her eyes with her hands.


    "Oh my oh my? Could it be that... Lady Nephira, you''re crying?"


    "I-I''m not crying–!"


    Witnessing these demons boiling over with excitement like that, Exce was ovee with emotion. Along with her excitement, she also became filled with resentment toward her own small heart.


    Exce clenched her fist and bit her lip.


    (I''m an idiot! The Champion Hartline and Lord Hero are totally different types of heroes! And yet, all along, I kept trying to make them the same…! NO! The power of Lord Hero, who asks for nopensation, is far greater than Hartline''s! I can''t believe I didn''t even realize that!)


    Near Exce, Duma had regenerated her body, and wasughing with a "<em ss="chakra-text css-0">Kikekeke</em>."


    "Ah… C-Cute… A-And strong…! T-That''s why I like Suzuki so much…! I-I knew it... I still want to transform him into my personal doll…!"


    Exce nodded her head in agreement with Duma''s words.


    (I was mistaken! A hero is not a mere figure! A hero is one who, for the sake of the world, will cast away even his pride ———one who possesses such a noble spirit. That is... the hero!)


    Suddenly, the book in her traveler''s tote bag seemed annoying and filthy. Exce took out the book of The Legend of Hartline and smashed it violently to the ground with a bang.


    Nephira, who was nearby, wrinkled her brow.


    "<em ss="chakra-text css-0">Uhm</em>? Exce. What the hell are you doing? That book, what is it?"


    "It is a SHITTY kind of book! This kind of thing! This kind of thing–!"


    In her self-resentment, and as an apology to the hero, Exce stomped down on the picture book with a thud "<em ss="chakra-text css-0">dosu dosu,</em>" disheveling her clothes and hair.


    "H-Hey… Exce?"


    "<em ss="chakra-text css-0">Ora</em>–! <em ss="chakra-text css-0">Ora</em>–!! <em ss="chakra-text css-0">ORAAAAAAAAA</em>–!!"


    "<em ss="chakra-text css-0">Eh</em>…! Wai- What''s going on? What''s wrong with this child? Scary–…!"


    Even Nephira became frightened by Exce, who became heated and kept stomping on The Legend of the Champion Hartline.


    The hero walked up to those two. The hero looked at Nephira with his usual gentle smile.


    "Nephira. Are you safe?"


    "<em ss="chakra-text css-0">Fu-Fuun</em>. Naturally. About before… Well done. You did well."


    Next to Nephira, who had replied to him casually, Kiru showed a big smile on her face.


    "Suzuki is, truly awesome! With this, we don''t need to take care of feeding and cleaning up after you poo anymore—!"


    "Like I said, I didn''t want that from the beginning!"


    The hero eximed in a rush. Exce became amused and chuckled. The surrounding Thunder-Lance Charge''s demons alsoughed as if enticed by it.


    In the midst of all this, Aina unsteadily walked closer to Exce. Although she had wounds all over her body, her face looked refreshed. Aina gazed at the smiling Suzuki, surrounded by Nephira and the others.


    "One man alone stopped a war… This is... the power that Lady Leelou entrusted the world to…"


    "YES! Lord Hero will surely guide this world towards true peace ———that''s what I believe!"


    "That''s right! Me too! From today forward, that is what I would believe!"


    Suddenly, the hero turned around over his shoulder.


    "Exce! Let''s go home! To Leirune!"


    "Yes–!"


    Exce responded with a big smile to the hero, and at that moment———


    "<em ss="chakra-text css-0">Kaka</em>–! <em ss="chakra-text css-0">KAKAKAKAKAKAKAKA</em>!!"


    Suddenly, the peaceful atmosphere in the Miremia ins was disrupted by the evil sound ofughter.


    Zhaviest, who had been bound, seemed to have regained consciousness. A Cyclops, who was restraining Zhaviest, spoke with a perplexed expression on his face.


    "What''s with this guy? As soon as he woke up, he startedughing."


    "Let''s just kill him quickly!"


    Zhaviest, who was being held down and restrained so that he could not move, stoppedughing and red at the hero with a fierce expression that had changed drastically from his usual demeanor.


    "So you''re posing as a Champion and even feeling pretty good about it, huh? Really thinking you''ll get your ''Happy Ending,'' don''t you? Shitty brat…"


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