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

85 – Alice Digging Her Grave

The current state of Auren City, which once boasted prosperity, was a disastrously abandoned ruin that could not be restored from the damage of the Great Destruction.

Cathedrals and palaces, which were considered the most desired tourist destinations by travelers on the Pangea continent, were now overshadowing the prosperous past with only rubble remaining.

This place, which had a population of over 1 million, spread a rumor that Faust would come back for revenge one day, and everyone packed up and ran away, becoming a ghost town where no one lives.

“I feel nostalgic for coming to a place like this after a long time.”

Faust looked around at the city he had destroyed with his own hands.

I lived there for about 3 years, so there were many places I was familiar with.

“The cathedral where Dongsu Kwak and I were summoned has completely collapsed, and only traces of the royal palace remain. Oh, that’s the stable where I worked. Horses want to be healthy. Maybe they all ran away? Horses are surprisingly timid.”

I tried to find the house I lived in, but I can’t find any traces of it, either because it was a hut I made roughly by collecting mud or because the residents smashed it up.

what… It doesn’t matter because I won’t be living there anymore.

“Do you feel it, John? Fierce battles are raging on all sides. After the annihilation of the Four Heavenly Kings, the spirit of the demons has declined, but fortunately, the battle seems to be at a dead end thanks to the efforts of the elves who admired your personality. Your elves are more active than the demons I have gathered. It seems I can’t do it alone. John, if you don’t join us… ”

“I can feel the presence of Misha fighting from a distance, too.”

“The opponent the Elf Queen fights is the awakened sage, Evelyn. Saint Beatrice is also fighting alongside her. It is the second coming of the great war between elves and humans a thousand years ago.”

Irene spoke as if she was relaying what was happening right in front of her eyes.

“That’s great, how do you know all that?”

“I’m originally sensitive to mana. I am more accustomed to feeling it with magic than seeing it with my eyes.”

“therefore? Shall we go help Misha?”

“Nope. Even if you win the war, if the unknown secret weapon called the final weapon overturns the result, it’s a leave of absence. Let us do our thing.”

The wise men left it to Misha and Beatrice, and we decided to focus on eliminating the final weapon on the human side.

The ideal case is that Helen has not yet reached this place because she is tied to Mischa, and we first reach the final weapon and take it or destroy it.

Then, if Irene and I join Misha, the war will end easily.

In the form of our total victory.

To do so, you must first find out where the ultimate weapon is hidden.

By using the guy I brought in just for this.

“Hey Carlos. As promised, we have arrived in Auren City, so guide us to the place where the final weapon is located.”

“Um… My legs are numb from the high speed flight, so it’s hard to move. I want my sister to carry me a little.”

Carlos pretended to be weak and glanced at Irene.

“Oh, Carlos. When I look at your face, my murderous intent boils over, so stop staring at me. Right now, my sister desperately holds back her desire to kill you, so she doesn’t have the strength to carry you.”

“… ok… ”

Irene refused with a single knife with a beautiful smile.

I hit Carlos hard on the back of the head.

“Hey. Don’t be fooled and quickly go to the place where the final weapon is. If you suffocate, it really kills you. You know that if time cannot be shortened, the value of your existence will be zero, right?”

“Ah, I know. But it’s really hard, but I think I’ll be able to walk faster if my sister holds my hand… Can’t you?”

“Faust. Hit me one more time.”

Even if Irene didn’t say so, I thought so.

This time, with a little more force, I squeezed the top of my head.

“Ah!! Got it! You can go, go!!”

“Where are you going? Please tell me the approximate location.”

“I’m going to the cathedral where the Irene statue is… ”

cathedral.

It’s a place where you can draw a warrior summoning line.

It was said that the bottom of the lamp was dark, so it seems that the final weapon was hidden in a familiar location.

I’ve been there a few times, but I don’t remember seeing anything like a weapon.

Is it because it is hidden underground?

If that’s the case, as long as we figure out the entrance to the basement, we’ll be done with Carlos.

“You’re not going to kill me as soon as I tell you where the weapon is, right?”

“Stop talking and walk quickly.”

“… When we get to the cathedral, let’s shake hands and rest for a bit.”

“Shut up and walk.”

Carlos relentlessly tried to create opportunities for contact.

It seemed that he believed that he was hiding it well, even though he could clearly see the ulterior motive of trying to steal his body by aiming for the moment he came into contact with Irene.

From this guy’s point of view, he has no choice but to cling to drinking alcohol, so he probably doesn’t even notice anything else.

Of course, there is nothing for us, who clearly know the enemy’s intentions, to expose our gaps.

I walked closely behind Carlos, and Irene moved far away.

King Nome arrived at the Cathedral without seizing the right opportunity to attack his sister.

There, I met an unexpected person again.

“Hey, Faust. was waiting I knew you would definitely come here. Because he’s the smarter guy than anyone else when it comes to protecting himself.”

Alice Frangers, the knight of the warriors’ party, was sitting on a collapsed marble brick like a chair and pulled out a sword.

After recovering from all of her previous injuries, Alice, who had become even more lively, turned to me with a sternly crumpled expression.

“Someone who spreads misfortune… !! You will never get your hands on the ultimate weapon! I’m going to stop you!”

“Alice, I never thought you would be here. what are you doing here How do you know the final weapon?”

“Helen taught me. Helen healed my body and gave me new strength. If you think I’m the same now as before, you’ll hurt your nose… ?”

Alice thrust out a vicious blade and prepared to attack.

The eyes are full of murderous intent. It looks like you’re serious about fighting.

“Do you still think you can beat me after being beaten like that, Alice? Do you know what you are doing is suicidal?”

“You don’t have to win. You just need to pass the time. After that, Helen-sama will bring the final weapon and come out.”

“… what?”

It was a tone that somehow gave off an ominous feeling.

“Helen-sama is already in the basement. You guys are one step behind. Whoops… ”

As expected, Helen struck first.

damn.

What are you talking about?

Should I quickly catch up and get ahead?

But Alice is blocking the way.

The mana that now wrapped around Alice had a different atmosphere than before.

If I fight, I have to win, but in a situation where 1 minute and 1 second is regrettable, an all-out war is a bit cumbersome.

“Come on, Faust! Let’s have a final showdown!”

Alice, who has nothing to lose, is much more active.

“The elf you always took with you has gone and brought a new girl! I don’t think Kwak Dong-soo is a friend, but the woman is really revealing! huh? for a moment… Isn’t His Highness King Carlos there by any chance!”

“Oh, Alice! Will you recognize me!!”

Carlos, who met a man worthy of being called a servant after a long time, was filled with emotions and burst into tears.

“Save me, Alice! These, these guys are trying to kill me!”

“Of course, Your Highness! Knights exist to protect the king. trust me! I will surely kill Faust and rescue Your Highness!”

“Hey… ! Whoa… ! Oh, thank you, Alice. If you really do, I will definitely make you a duke!”

“It’s not like I’m hoping for such an exceptional position! As a knight, I am only fulfilling my natural duty to protect the royal family!”

Alice’s morale was skyrocketing.

Not simply because he coveted the title of duke, but because of his vengeance against me for feeding him so many times.

“Tsk. can’t do it I’ll kill you in one shot with a quick fight. Because I don’t have time.”

“No, wait, John. Leave this to me.”

Irene raised her arm to block the path ahead.

“Irene… you want to fight?”

“I want to talk to that friend.”

Alice showed a wary look when a woman she had never seen approached her with a disapproving face, like an adult relative trying to nag her.

“Who are you? What are you going to talk to me about?”

“I want to give the knight who served the wrong hero a chance to atone.”

“Now, the wrong hero? You mean Lucy von Letlea?”

“Kwak Dong-soo.”

Irene corrected the name.

“He is John… So, by the name you know, I’m just a scumbag who was around when I summoned Faust. Because of Carlos, you mistook such a person for a hero… And Faust did not recognize the great man and helped to bully him… You’re a simple person, so you only thought you had to obey a warrior. I will judge that your sin is relatively light and give you a chance to be forgiven.”

“Sigh?”

Irene spoke like a teacher giving homework to students.

“Go after Helen right now, kill her and destroy the weapon.”

“under? am i crazy Do as Faust’s mangers command you to do? Why don’t you change the line right now instead of embarrassing yourself by following a villain like Faust?”

“Heh… Faust is a villain.”

A mocking laugh.

Irene gave a gentle explanation for the slow-paced students.

“Faust is a true hero who will purify this world and humanity. You’d better take refuge in him as soon as possible.”

“This is so crazy. Who are you to say such nonsense?”

“I am Irene de Aurelia. I am the one you call Goddess Irene.”

“… … … … … … … … … … … ”

Alice froze on the spot with a bizarre expression that she wanted to take a picture of and leave behind.

“Then do as I say, Alice. Otherwise you will walk in very terrible words.”

“Crazy bitch.”

The sharp blade of the female knight cut Irene’s wrist.

No, Irene hurt her wrist because she dodged it with her quickness. Alice definitely came in after aiming for the neck.

“Keugh… ! What does this mean, Alice?”

“Impersonating a goddess and kidnapping the king… It’s too much trouble to mention all of your sins.”

“What about your sins? You too took the lead in tormenting Faust for years, right? Don’t you feel compelled to apologize to Faust personally, leaving behind a macro issue like humanity?”

“at all. I don’t feel sorry for him at all.”

“Why? Don’t you think it’s bad to bully someone as a group?”

“Faust must have done something worthy of bullying first.”

“For example?”

“I don’t know. I just did it after seeing other kids bullying Faust. The other kids will know what.”

“So, in the end, you don’t feel sorry for Faust?”

“yes.”

“Yes. All right.”

Irene’s long hair blew in the wind.

Even the last traces of sympathy disappeared from the graceful face of the goddess.

“Your sin is that you are born as a human and yet you do not think at all. I just follow the opinions of the people around me… Even if it turns out that he followed the wrong opinion, he is an incorrigible fool who refuses to reflect until the end, consistently saying “I’m not bad”. That is you.”

“what?! Did you say everything?!”

“Let’s give such an idiot an endless, terrible hell… Even a fool knows what pain is… ”

Irene said the end to Alice in a cold voice.