I Ended My Engagement With My Childhood Friend, the Hero

45 – Final Chapter

After making the butterfly soup, I headed to the place where Miner and Mer had hidden money.

I went into a hard-to-find cave somewhere in the mountains near the empire.

I was able to get back the money I had lost and the money I was supposed to receive.

Smell the scent of money again, it was quite a thrilling moment.

How much blood and sweat I have shed to earn this money. I was so happy to be able to get it back.

That’s how I got money.

After returning to the dormitory, I took a good rest and felt a bit relieved that things had been resolved, but…

“Ehh…”

However, I couldn’t just be happy. Honestly, unlike before, there are a lot of problems now…

In the first place, the definition of currency is like a promise guaranteed by the central government.

That’s why, in the end, this piece of paper is given value…

After all, that was a story when the country was safe.

The demon lord started to become a threat again.

If the demon king starts to step forward, and if the demon king wins the war at all costs, this money will be worthless.

And, of course, it was obvious that it wouldn’t work even if the money was exchanged for things like gold and jewels.

In the first place, the demon king might keep the human alive, and even if he did, it was obvious that he would become a slave.

If there is only one way to protect the value of this money in such a situation…

That was to defeat the Demon King.

“Why the hell can’t you take it down?”

To be honest, at this moment, Rina is really annoyed.

Whenever you force me out of a party like that.

Whenever I say I’m going to defeat the demon king by myself.

Because I came like this now and couldn’t defeat the demon king and made his comrades die.

I felt as if the tower I had worked so hard to build had collapsed.

For some reason, it felt like starting from the beginning.

“I have to step in after all…”

In this situation, in order to protect the things I need to protect, I was thinking of setting out on a journey to finally defeat the demon king.

I don’t specifically have any intention of defeating the demon king and having great glory and honor.

If not me, who will? It was just this heart.

But to do that, I really needed a lot of things.

In order to deal with the demon king, of course, it was necessary to prepare accordingly.

And, of course, such preparations were not easily available.

“The problem is how to gather allies…”

Especially, it was not easy to find an ally to defeat the most important demon lord.

I have already traveled all over the world and met talented people.

In that situation, the previous warrior’s party chose the best party member…

It was quite a headache that two of them were dead, and I was quite confused.

If only my colleagues were fine, half of it would have been solved…

It can be said that the situation is quite precarious right now.

“Still, even the Demon King will take time to recover.”

In such a situation, if there is one thing that is comforting, it is that the demon king is also the same.

The Demon World, and the Devil’s Castle, visited once again.

Originally, the demon castle and demon realm I saw were a place teeming with countless demons and powerful energy.

When I started the warrior party, the power of the Demon King’s Army was really, really strong.

Still, I managed to overcome the crisis somehow, and I managed to defeat it… I also defeated 4 of the Four Heavenly Kings.

That’s why the forces of the Demon King’s Army are now on the verge of being destroyed.

Perhaps it will take a considerable amount of time for the demon lord to restore the demon lord’s army.

Perhaps there will be time given that the energy of the demons was not felt even in the dreary demon realm with almost no life forms and inside the demon castle.

I don’t think we’ll wage a big war with the demons for at least three years.

So this time was a very important opportunity for me.

“We need to use this time to create party members.”

So I had to create a party member at this time.

I had to find talented party members, polish them, and make them members of the warrior party.

But does such a party member really exist… A party member full of talent?

I’ve been thinking about that…

I don’t know if it’s fortunate or not, but it wasn’t that there weren’t such talented kids.

Fortunately, there were children who reminded me of them.

Riden, Luna, Seria.

Students of the academy where I am a teacher now.

If it’s them, maybe there’s a possibility.

I thought so…

The question is, will they accept this?

Because a warrior’s party is never simple.

Of course I couldn’t help but worry.

“Should I ask?”

Still, with the mindset of persuading as much as possible, I made up my mind.

I visited the children.

And…

@ @ @

“I will.”

It turned out to be easier than I thought.

“Huh…? So simple? Do you understand what I said?”

I explained the current situation to three people.

And he said he needed help.

To be honest, it wasn’t an easy situation, and I said that I could refuse if I didn’t want to do it…

I agreed so easily.

It’s not about playing house, it’s about defeating the demon king…

It was so lighthearted that I was just bewildered.

So I had no choice but to ask.

Are you really going to defeat the demon lord?

As this is not an easy adventure, I had to make sure.

“Yes… It’s impossible if it’s not me… Then what… I can’t help it… I have to do it. What…”

Leeden once again affirmed.

It was her position that she could not help it as the situation was the situation.

A certain amount of responsibility, if you think about it, I think this part is similar to Laina…

Anyway, Leeden looked full of ideas.

“My dream was to become a warrior party. This is a great opportunity…!”

And in Seria’s case, unlike Riden, she had a longing for the hero’s party, and because of that, she agreed.

As much as she longed for the warrior party, she must consider this opportunity very important.

Seria was the only one who was the most delighted among the three.

“Hmm…”

And the most unexpected person was also affirmed.

That’s Luna. Luna looked at me with sleepy eyes and nodded.

Luna also accepted to participate in the warrior’s party, but I couldn’t help but find it a little strange.

“Luna…You too? Why…?”

The other two thought there was some possibility.

Although I didn’t think I’d agree so aggressively all at once, I was confident that I’d be able to somehow convince him if he refused.

However, Luna’s case was very different. She thought she wouldn’t even do it in the first place, and she didn’t even think she’d be able to convince her if she said no.

That’s right… He’s a very self-paced kid.

Because I am a child who likes to sleep, doesn’t want to move, and finds everything in the world to be a nuisance.

I thought she would say no, of course, but when she said yes, I was very surprised.

That’s why I couldn’t understand Luna’s behavior.

Why do you say you do it?

I asked Luna about the reason…

“… I feel lonely…”

Luna answered my words with a slightly embarrassed voice.

“Hmm…”

Lonely… I guess. Because I think about it.

Me, Riden, and Seria.

If these three start moving in earnest, Luna will be a bit cold…

Luna seems to have accepted this offer because she didn’t like that.

“Okay. Did everyone decide to do it?”

“Yes..!”

Anyway, as a result, it was decided that all three would do it.

The first step went quite smoothly.

I was very satisfied. How important is it to hit the first button…

Honestly, I think that if you’ve made it this far, you’ve done almost half of it.

Because the will to do anything is the most important thing.

“Then, I will start training tomorrow. It will be a little bit more intense. Everyone be prepared.”

Anyway, I intend to train them as quickly as possible from now on.

Three people who have become a warrior party from now on.

Until now, they were academy students, but now they have become a warrior party to save the world.

Of course, as much as the level of responsibility changes.

You will face hard times in the future.

What I can do for them is to make them stronger so they don’t succumb to such trials.

I was quite determined.

“Yes…!”

And fortunately, the students seemed to have made up their minds.

After hearing that answer, I left this place with satisfaction.

Because we’re going to start training tomorrow, and gathering a party of warriors isn’t over yet.

I headed straight back to the dormitory.

I was able to spot two Myoin tribes waiting for me.

“Ah…! Master Alan.”

“Alan-sama…!?”

The two people I kept alive without first making them into butterfly soup.

Brother Miner and older sister Mer.

When the two found me, they stood at attention and greeted me.

“You know why I saved you?”

I don’t think I kept them alive for money, though.

Of course, the reason they were kept alive was the warrior party.

I explained this to them sufficiently before.

“Yes… I know. It’s because we were needed in the future warrior party to defeat the demon king…!”

And fortunately, he didn’t seem to have forgotten.

The answer I wanted immediately came out of the two people’s mouths.

I was a little satisfied to see these two well-trained people.

Now these two were a warrior party.

So you can see it as a colleague, and I was thinking of treating my colleague well.

“Be good. If you do something strange again this time, then will you really become a butterfly soup? Okay…?!”

Of course, there are no exceptions if you do something else.

As in the past, stealing money…

At that time, I also thought I would not look at it anymore.

“Yes…Yes…!”

And it seemed that the two of them were imprinted on the incident that almost became a butterfly soup.

The answer was clear and sincere.

“Okay… The party members gathered like this…”

In this way, except for me, the 5 party members were gathered.

Leiden, Seria, Luna, Miner, Mer.

With the exception of Miner and Mer, all five party members were talented, high-level party members with no overlapping positions.

I was quite satisfied with this party member composition, but…

“Ugh… There are no priests…”

The most important thing was missing.

That’s right, there were no priests or healers.

So I had to find a healer…

“Where is Nera and what is she doing?”

Of course, the best healer among them would be the saintess Nera.

But she didn’t know where Ner Ah was now.

I want to find her nera and convince her…

She needs to know where she is, whether to convince her or not.

“Should I just find a new cleric…?”

So I was thinking of giving up on Nera and finding a new healer…

“It’s been a while, Alan.”

I could see Nera.

Nera smiles as I look at it.

Nera was quite happy with me.