I Picked Up the Abandoned Hero

149. Afterword (3)

Legend of the Warrior – Written by a genius wizard.

Once upon a time, a long time ago, so far away that it could be considered ancient rather than ancient times.

For the first time, there was someone who was called a hero.

For some reason, the hero became angry and slaughtered the demons, and at the end, he quietly disappeared without a sound, leaving behind only an unidentified sword.

People wondered why the demons suddenly disappeared one day, and when they went to visit them, only an old sword stained with blood was left there.

At that time, a person pointed a sword and opened his mouth.

The warrior appeared and killed the evil demons who were trying to attack the village!

It was a completely unexpected statement, but people easily believed it.

In fact, recently a small village was reduced to ashes for unknown reasons, and the only old sword left was an old sword made by the village’s blacksmith.

This is the beginning of the legend of the warrior.

It is a story from the past so far that it has now been forgotten by everyone, but this legend later gave birth to an extensive sequel called The Hero and the Legend.

Once upon a time, so far away, so far away. There was a warrior who was chosen first.

But the hero was too weak and died while subduing the monster.

The rumor is that he encountered an unexpectedly strong monster, and after fighting with his life to protect a nearby village, he died along with the monster.

A terrifying monster with wings and breathing fire.

The hero shared his destiny with the monster.

That is the first story that begins the legend of the hero and the demon king.

After the first hero, the story of the second chosen hero begins.

Once upon a time, a long, long time ago. There was a warrior who was chosen second.

The second warrior was stronger than the first warrior.

Unlike the first warrior, he was formally taught the sword by knights, and he wore armor and helmet made by excellent craftsmen and was armed with a sturdy shield.

This is the birth of a warrior who excels in both skill and equipment.

This warrior was able to secure victory by single-handedly blocking the knights’ joint attack, and easily defeated a monster similar to the monster that the first warrior had attacked.

He was a very strong warrior.

And then it disappeared.

No one knows when, where, or what happened.

Did you get hit by a monster, a demon, a human… Or yourself?

The second hero disappeared alone and lonely.

Of course, we cannot guarantee that the hero met an unhappy ending.

Maybe he met his lover in a deserted forest, put down her holy sword, and chose his own life.

So humans thought.

The third hero must prevent such a thing from happening.

Let’s give them a destiny that has no choice but to fulfill the hero’s mission, so that they don’t disappear into loneliness and loneliness.

The birth of the third warrior was not much different from the second.

Instead, there was only one difference, and that was the presence of someone who accompanied the warrior’s journey.

A companion who shares the fate of a warrior created by humans.

The priest, who was called a saint, willingly offered his body to the chosen one.

I decided to go on this journey with the hero who sacrifices his life to save the world from a terrifying being called the Demon King.

Moreover, the saint was able to heal injuries, making her an invaluable companion to warriors.

Thanks to this, the third warrior moved forward faster and more courageously than the second warrior.

Even if you fell while moving forward, the saint helped you up, and if you had any injuries, she treated you with care.

Even if the difficult and rough path seemed to break our hearts, we did not give up on moving forward, whispering our sincere love to each other.

Nothing could break these two.

As long as the warrior and the saint are together, they can overcome any adversity.

Of course, that was only when the two were together.

He was a warrior who defeated monsters stronger than himself, but he ended up kneeling before demons who were weaker than him.

Unlike monsters, were demons smart?

The demons captured the most annoying saint and held her hostage.

The saint asked her not to worry about herself and to defeat her demons, but the hero could not choose to give up his beloved.

Because of her, she was able to come this far.

But if I gave up on her now, what would have been the point in moving forward any further?

In the end, the hero stuck his holy sword directly into his chest as his demons requested.

This was the price paid by the demons for saving the saint.

But the demons did not keep their promise.

Instead, she laughed at the hero and cut off the saint’s head in front of the hero.

The warrior was furious, but he stuck the holy sword directly into his chest and could no longer move.

In the end, the two people were torn apart by the demons.

It is said that the demons held a festival and even received praise from the demon king, claiming that they had avenged the countless compatriots who were sacrificed by the two men.

Thanks to this, humans once again fell into trouble.

How can we create the perfect hero to save us?

What kind of hero can we make to stand against the devil?

We have already provided the warrior with the best swordsmanship and the best equipment in the world, and even prepared a companion with a beautiful appearance and kind heart, but in the end, we have failed.

So I went through a long period of trial and error.

Better equipment and better swordsmanship.

Next, we wanted to increase the number of companions first, so we gradually increased the number of companions for the warrior so that they could demonstrate the most efficient power without decreasing quality as much as possible.

After much effort, the hero finally came face to face with the devil.

Until now, the hero’s journey ended before he could reach the Demon King, but now he has reached the Demon King!

The humans cheered, the warrior strengthened his resolve, and the Demon King smiled brightly.

Laughing, he tore the warrior and his companions apart.

Well, it looks like the Demon King was too strong.

The warrior had his limbs cut off and could only watch helplessly as his comrades were torn apart by the Demon King.

The Demon King smiled and said to the hero.

You will soon be like me.

Just like that, the 7th warrior’s journey has come to an end.

After that, the same pattern was repeated.

The hero reaches the demon king, and the demon king laughs and tears the hero’s companions apart before saying:

You will soon become like me.

Humans are slowly starting to have doubts.

Obviously they always create stronger heroes, but why is the Demon King stronger than those heroes?

It even feels as if the Demon King is becoming more powerful according to the hero.

Could it be that someone on the human side leaked information about the hero to the Demon King?

If anything, it would have been sooner for the Demon King to reach the end of his life and die than to fall at the hands of a hero.

But in the end, there was only one way.

A stronger warrior, a stronger companion.

There was no choice but to create a stronger hero who could rival the Demon King.

That’s the 17th time.

A boy with bright blonde hair and blue eyes was chosen as the Holy Sword.

The boy who became a hero cut down dozens of monsters alone and, leading his companions, reached the Demon King’s Castle.

Numerous demons and monsters blocked the warrior’s path, but the hero tore everything in his path to pieces with his invincible power.

The one waiting for the hero at the end is the Demon King.

The Demon King smiled and welcomed the hero, and as always, he happily tore apart the hero’s companions.

Now all that remains is the hero.

Huh? But what is this?

The hero was stronger than I thought.

The Demon King tore his own hand as he tried to tear the warrior apart.

Although the hero’s companions were all torn like paper, the hero alone grabbed the demon king’s collar and tore it to pieces just as his companions had done.

This is truly something to celebrate.

After a long time, the hero finally defeated the Demon King.

Now, all you have to do is call the warrior who defeated the Demon King, raise a toast, congratulate him on his victory, and deal with the remaining demons.

But not everything in this world goes according to plan.

The hero clearly achieved victory by defeating the Demon King, but strangely, he did not return.

Is it because all of the companions are gone?

The 17th hero who defeated the Demon King suddenly disappeared, just like the second hero.

Because of this, the demons had a chance to increase their power again, and a new demon king reigned again, and the humans broke the back of their heads while toasting victory.

The hero did not appear for a while, and the demons gradually expanded their power.

Then, a hero appears who concludes the ending of this legend, and that is the final 18th hero.

The girl who resembles the 17th hero is chosen by the Holy Sword.

The girl proudly pulled out the holy sword in front of her knights.

I became the glorious 18th warrior.

After a long journey, the hero defeated the Demon King, and all of his companions returned alive together.

After returning, I toasted with everyone.

And the warrior was alone.

I don’t know what happened.

When I opened my eyes, all of my colleagues who were as precious as my life were dead, and the humans called the hero a witch and started trying to take his life.

The hero had no choice but to run away.

In a situation where he didn’t know what was going on, he moved forward even though he was staggered by the fact that his path wasn’t over yet.

But eventually there comes a limit.

There was no one by the hero’s side, and humans no longer treated him favorably.

I was exhausted both physically and mentally.

Now I feel like I’m going to collapse.

It was to the point where he thought it would be better for him to collapse here and die.

Just like that, the hero barely reached the castle where the Demon King once lived and collapsed.

This is the end.

The warrior thought his journey was over.

In the end, he too failed, and the demons only try to destroy the world by increasing their power again as before.

Many people will suffer from the war, and warriors like you will appear again and repeat the arduous journey.

So the warrior thought.

I hope so.

Rather than repeat such a tragic fate.

Wouldn’t it be better to end this world yourself?

Bad thoughts were blooming in my head.

At that time, someone appeared in front of the hero.

Who is this kind and handsome genius wizard?

He held out his hand to the girl who was sitting down.

In despair, the girl took his hand and stood up to move forward again.

This is the end of the warrior’s journey.

It seems like the last part was a little omitted, but the author’s neck turned 360 degrees to the left, so it ended up here.

This is truly unfortunate.

“…This is the end. How was it? The story of a warrior. “It’s a book written by someone my grandmother knows.”

Zion said as he closed the book.

“How did they cut it off right before the end? I think we should go find that writer and have him burned at the stake. “There’s a stake and a torch made of oak, so right now-“

A girl with white hair like Alfred spoke confidently while holding a stake and a torch.

“…I don’t know who the writer is, but I know that something bad happened.”

The boy who resembled Arcel trembled while hiding behind Sion.

It was because he was afraid that his sister would tie him to the cross again and burn him at the stake.

“Anyway, I guess I’ll just go to sleep today. “It’s already getting late at night, so why don’t you just sleep in with her grandmother until the sun comes back?”

Shion smiled and lay down on the bed with his two siblings.

“But grandma, why do you think you’re the same age as us?”

Before going to sleep, the girl asked a question she always felt.

“It’s because I don’t sleep at night. “Growth has stopped.”

“Oh, I don’t like that… I want to grow in body and mind like my mother, so I’ll just sleep now.”

“Okay, sleep well.”

The girl was shocked by Shion’s answer and tightly covered her eyes with the blanket.

Even though she couldn’t sleep, seeing her trying to sleep made me laugh.

“…Grandma, then what happened to the 18th hero in the end? “Does grandma know the ending?”

“Hmm, I know, but it would be better to ask your parents for more details. “He knows more details than I do.”

“Really? Then I’m heading back and I have to ask. “I’m really curious about what happened to the 18th warrior.”

“Yes, I guess so.”

Shion smiled and patted the two children on the back.

She looked out the window and saw that the moon was bright today.

What are these two people doing right now?

A thought occurred to her, but she soon turned off her mind and closed her eyes to sleep together.

It was obvious without even looking what the two good-natured couples were doing.

Seeing as they have entrusted their children to themselves, they will probably whisper love to each other today as well, on the same ceiling-like bed.