I’m a Hero, but I Gave Up Saving the World

49 – Come to think of it, there was also a woman called Princess Isabelle. kidnapped by a dragon

‘Ha fuck. It has to be bluffed’

After I uttered a provocative line, my inner mind was actually full of anxiety and nervousness.

‘My fucking guts are almost burned. ignorant bastard. Serena wasn’t weak either, but rumors that she’s a genius who can’t be compared to her younger sister seem to be true.’

Gerena was stronger than I thought.

I’m pretending to be relaxed, but to be honest, I feel like I barely won even though I fought with 100% of my strength.

At least the other Four Heavenly Kings didn’t help, so if even one of them joined, it would be a defeat on our side.

“Choose whether you want to go on your own or get hit from behind”

—So this word, in fact, is a bluff.

In Korean, it was bravado.

“Ah, I’m exhausted, so I can’t fight anymore. Why don’t we make it a draw?”

There are three remaining Four Heavenly Kings.

I don’t know how far Gerena ranks among the Four Heavenly Kings, but assuming that the strength of the four is almost equal, if I fight 3 to 1, even if I die and wake up, I can’t win.

I don’t know if Misha is awake.

If it gets out that I’m bluffing, I’m dead.

“Keugh… this, this child. Don’t be proud of yourself for defeating Gerena or something… ”

“Wait a minute, Obite. You only have about half of Gerena’s mana. If I go out recklessly, will I die?”

“Oh, Juvia. why are you drying it? It would be nice if the ugly obite bastard died on its own this time.”

“Why did I do it because Obyte is pretty? After Obyte dies, it will be our turn next. Honestly, if you killed Gerena, the strongest of the Four Heavenly Kings, single-handedly, no one knows what the upper limit of that power is… !!”

—Fortunately, my strategy seems to be working.

To show off my dignity as much as possible, I exposed my horns and wings and looked around the Four Heavenly Kings one by one with a solemn expression.

The demon named Obite is a green monster that looks just like an orc.

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Judging by the thick club he is holding like a weapon, he seems to be using simple, ignorant artisan skills.

In a sense, it can be said that they are the most demon-like demons.

Meanwhile, Juvia? The woman with the pointy ears called ‘ is just an elf to anyone’s eyes.

You don’t even have to think complicated.

but one left.

The identity of the woman wearing a bikini-like top with bat wings is a bit confusing.

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Judging by the heavy makeup and the fact that her body is decorated with precious metals, she doesn’t seem to be the type who enjoys fighting.

“Hey there bat woman. what is your name?”

“oh. I can’t seem to come to my senses when I see a pretty woman in case someone isn’t a man. Do you care about me that much?”

No, I was just asking because your name wasn’t revealed.

“I am Lilith Arcane, the Succubus Queen. who did you say you were I forgot everything because I was immersed in watching her fight with Gerena.”

“I am Faust. To put it simply, he is someone who has the power of the Dragon King.”

“okay. You, like Gerena, were human and then became a demon after eating spinal fluid.”

The elf Juvia interrupted.

“It’s easy to think that demons are naturally members of the demon king’s army, but there is also a group in the demon continent that is openly against the demon king. That’s a dragon. Among them, the Fire Dragon King, the Water Dragon King, the Earth Dragon King, and the Heavenly Dragon King are as troublesome as human beings to us. If you became a demon with the spinal fluid of the Dragon King, the strength of defeating Gerena is understandable.”

At this point, it seems that there is no longer a need to explain my true identity to the Four Heavenly Kings.

“Okay, Faust. Us… No, at least I have no intention of fighting you. But I wonder what your purpose is. What is the goal you want to achieve with that much power?”

“To put it in a word, revenge on humanity… ”

“revenge… ?”

At that moment, the stunned Gerena’s eyebrows twitched for a moment.

Well, he was still unconscious.

“Believe it or not, I am from another world, not here. The people here in my eyes… It’s trash. They don’t deserve to be alive. However, it is also true that individuals with high combat power are mixed among the trash, which is a headache. I don’t know if you guys know, but especially the ones like the Great Sage and Arwen Undress were too much for me to deal with alone.”

“In terms of hating humanity, your goals are definitely the same as ours. However, having the same goals does not mean they are on the same side. To join forces, hearts must be aligned. In that sense, there’s something I really want to ask you about, the elf you brought. May I ask who the heck is it? I know most elves, but it’s the first time I’ve seen them.”

“… Before that, how old are you? Did you participate in the great war between elves and humans a thousand years ago?”

“no. Although my mother served as a military commander. One day, the leader, the queen, suddenly disappeared, and her mother had no choice but to retreat to the Demon Continent. To me, that war is a story of the distant past. Why?”

“The missing queen is that one.”

“I beg your pardon?!”

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Juvia dropped her chin in surprise.

“Uh heh… The owner protected Misha… I’ll be by your side forever, Master… ”

“Um, is that really the queen? I can’t believe it. My mother said that the Queen is more proud, elegant, and charismatic than anyone else. Is that, how to say, a person like that who is a bit like a child really our queen?”

“I love you, master… ”

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Juvia shook her head from side to side as if she didn’t want to believe it.

Well, even if I think about it, honestly, I think it would be difficult to overlap the legendary queen after seeing Mischa talking in her sleep while drooling.

But this is real.

“Misha Greenwood. that’s the guy’s name If in doubt, you should check it yourself later.”

“… It’s the same name my mother gave me.”

“The Queen must be living somewhere. When he comes back, you take the place of mom and bring the queen… please”

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Just as Juvia Forrest, one of the Four Heavenly Kings, was remembering her mother’s will, the Orc King Obite interrupted in anger.

“Hey hey hey! That’s it after all! After all, I’m not saying you have the power of the Fire Dragon King! Then it’s not strange that he won against Gerena, but he’s not so overwhelmingly strong that we can’t even rub against him! Rather, isn’t this your chance to defeat him?! You must be exhausted!”

Five.

Contrary to how this kid was born, he’s surprisingly sharp.

“It’s noisy, O Byte. My head is a bit complicated right now, so please stay quiet.”

“that’s right. Shut up ugly! Boo-!”

Fortunately, this guy’s popularity was the worst, so he lived.

Obite became intimidated when no one took his side and fell backwards, and instead, the Succubus Queen jumped up and flapped her bat wings.

“What, honestly, am I going to annihilate the human race? I’m not really interested in that. It’s just fun to harass good-looking guys.”

Lilith approached me so that the bridge of her nose touched, then looked up at my face and said.

“Um~ You’re pretty handsome too. not bad. No, rather very good. It’s just my type. It’s sharp, deadly, and gives off a youthful vibe.”

“… So what are you going to do?”

“But you know, Gerena and that bastard are good at fighting, but oh~ your skills are terrible. How are you?”

“Sigh?”

“Are you that after all? You can’t win against humanity on your own, so please help us, right? Surely you don’t intend to eat it with your bare mouth? Shall we go to a quiet place with no one for a while? Noona will lead you well so you don’t get sick, so don’t cry and follow me, okay?”

—I was taken by the hand of Lilith to a remote forest and returned half an hour later.

When Lilith, who was confident when she left, returned, she was drenched in sweat and couldn’t even control her body properly.

“Huh… Heo-eok… ♡ Cha, Chansung… I’m for Mr. Faust to be our leader… ♡”

“They say that Lilith is like that. What do you think?”

“Lee, Lilith! What happened! To think that you came back because your energy was sucked by a man!”

“Mister Faust… Unexpectedly, a manly man… Physically and technically the best… Anyway I… I will follow Mr. Faust unconditionally… ”

Lilith raised her hand as if raising her hand.

When two of the Four Heavenly Kings had already been captured, Juvia and Obite began to propose that the decision be withheld.

“It’s great… ! The Four Heavenly Kings are the pinnacle of the demons! You can’t pick a leader that easily! Joe, I need some more time to think about it!”

“No, that’s right!! Let the four of us think and decide, man!!”

“Well, do whatever you want. Because I’m not in a hurry anyway.”

I readily agreed to the request of the Four Heavenly Kings for a ceasefire.

In the first place, Gerena suddenly got into a fight and the battle took place, but I’m not very interested in these guys.

The proposal to join forces was also close to improvisation, and even if the Four Heavenly Kings do not follow me, Misha and I can continue to take revenge together.

Maybe that way would be more fun.

“Well, think about it. I go.”

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Just as I lifted Misha into the arms of the princess and tried to escape the hideout of the Four Heavenly Kings, who had crash-landed due to the scheming of the great sage, the urgent voice of an elf caught my ankle from behind.

“Wait, Faust! you, the kid… Oh no, are you going with the queen?”

“? of course. This guy is a member of my family.”

“If that person is really the queen, then I should serve her. Can I be guided?”

“Can not be done.”

“Why? Aren’t you a mad avenger who has lost his sanity because of his grudge against humans? What kind of existence is the queen to you?”

“huh. You’re misunderstanding me. I am a very simple guy.”

Of the two questions, I deliberately left out the latter and answered only the former.

It was because I confirmed that the big ears of the elf in my arms were erect.

“A worm is a worm. Humans are treated like human beings. You don’t call it an avenger of madness because it catches and kills mosquitoes and cockroaches that come into the house, right? Do you understand me? Maybe this stupid elf pretending to sleep will understand.”

I jumped up and spread my wings on the top of a tree over 10,000 meters above sea level.

“… master. Misha, you just woke up. I didn’t pretend to sleep… ”

“I guess so. If it had been up earlier, it would have been a mess earlier.”

“? Do you know?”

When I briefly disappeared with the succubus queen.

— didn’t say that.

I split the sky and flew at high speed.

I think it will probably be as fast as a jet plane.

To me, the Demon Continent is an unknown continent that I first set foot on today, and I have absolutely no idea where it is.

However, the reason I left silently without asking the Four Heavenly Kings if there was a good hotel nearby was because I had a strong urge to leave for a specific place somewhere in my body.

Perhaps this was Meranir’s instinct that I had absorbed.

Arriving at a certain mountain, I suddenly wanted to stop flapping my wings.

After landing at the right place and walking as far as my feet could reach, a cave with a narrow entrance came out.

Guided by a certain certainty, I went into the cave, and a wide, open space that was completely different from the exterior protruded.

It was a good enough place to stay for two people.

“Misha, let’s hide here until you fully recover.”

“It’s a nest just for the two of you, with Misha and the owner… ♡ I like it.”

“No, I don’t think we are alone.”

Dragon King Meranir left the hideout with all the dragons under his command to fight.

But there was still someone left in the cave.

Misha looked in the direction my finger was pointing and wrinkled her expression like a fishmonger who found a stray cat.

“Sigh… who was that year My memory is fuzzy.”

“It’s Isabelle, you idiot. Did you forget to hang it on the tree yourself?”

… yes.

After being kidnapped by Meranir quite a long time ago, the princess who had not been rescued was starving to death alone in a cave with no one around.

Isabelle continued to write something on what appeared to be stationery, and seemed to have passed out on the way, perhaps from starvation.