Chapter 2

1. The pharmacist who became a hero (Hesse Rote)

I think it's okay for me to cry, isn't it?

2. The bounty hunter who became a hero (Jiguray)

I do think that a man's tears are just ugly, but...

What happened?

3. The king who became a hero (Alesia)

Even kings don't have privacy, you know (laughs).

Well, good job, I guess?

4. The priest who became a hero (Froy Legas)

Even if I become a hermit, I still won't have any privacy?

I can understand complaining about no privacy when traveling with companions all the time, but... muscle festival...!!

5. The mercenary who became a hero (Remlin)

Priest, huh (laughs)?

Or is this guy... a new face?

Do you recognize the world name?

6. The village chief who became a hero (Ta Bata)

I don't have any, am I a hero of results? Anyway, good job.

But talk.

7. The student who became a hero (Earth Nation)

That face is a mysterious ☆ student, hidden behind a veil.

Hesse Rote world... I don't get it!

8. The mercenary who became a hero (Remlin)

If even the student doesn't know, is he really a new face?

9. The pharmacist who became a hero (Hesse Rote)

Hey, does no one know me? I've been here before, you know?

I used to be a regular on the hero board a while back.

10. The student who became a hero (Earth Nation)

MJD!?

It's unthinkable that I, of all people, don't know such a person!

It's a disgrace to be a student!!

11. The village chief who became a hero (Ta Bata)

...I'm not going to comment.

12. The king who became a hero (Alesia)

If even a student doesn't know, pharmacist, when exactly was "a while back"?

13. The pharmacist who became a hero (Hesse Rote)

Huh? ...When?

One, two, three...

...About 200 years ago?

14. The mercenary who became a hero (Remlin)

Hey (laughs).

15. The village chief who became a hero (Ta Bata)

Hey (laughs).

16. The bounty hunter who became a hero (Jiguray)

I wasn't even born yet (laughs).

17. The king who became a hero (Alesia)

You weren't even born yet (laughs).

18. The priest who became a hero (Froy Legas)

Indeed, I wasn't even born...

19. The sage who became a hero (Floating Garden)

Seeing that familiar world name!!

I'm glad you're safe!!

You won, that's great!!

Welcome back! Really, welcome back!!

Good job, hero turned pharmacist!!

20. The pharmacist who became a hero (Hesse Rote)

Huh?

Who are you?

21. The sage who became a hero (Floating Garden)

Huh?

22. The mercenary who became a hero (Remlin)

Huh?

23. The village chief who became a hero (Ta Bata)

Huh?

24. The pharmacist who became a hero (Hesse Rote)

I don't know you...

...A sage?

25. The king who became a hero (Alesia)

Huh?

26. The priest who became a hero (Froy Legas)

Huh?

27. The sage who became a hero (Floating Garden)

Huh?

28. The bounty hunter who became a hero (Jiguray)

...Sage, why are you surprised twice (laughs)?

29. The king who became a hero (Alesia)

You guys don't know each other...?

...Around 200 years ago, that's when the sage was active as a hero.

30. The pharmacist who became a hero (Hesse Rote)

So, you don't know... I guess...

Sage...?

31. The student who became a hero (Earth Nation)

Ah!

Ah (laughs).

32. The village chief who became a hero (Ta Bata)

What's up, student?

33. The student who became a hero (Earth Nation)

Here!

Thinking time for the pharmacist ☆

- 200 years ago

- Floating Garden world

- A magician who was a hero

34. The pharmacist who became a hero (Hesse Rote)

...Huh?

Ah!

Ahh!!

35. The priest who became a hero (Froy Legas)

So, you did know each other?

36. The mercenary who became a hero (Remlin)

Why didn't I know?

37. The king who became a hero (Alesia)

Back then, both of you were known as "Hero" without names?

38. The student who became a hero (Earth Nation)

That could be, but...

Sage, you changed your name in this thread ☆

[Retired Hero Board "Something big happened"]

39. The bounty hunter who became a hero (Jiguray)

Ah, "The Sage of the Forest (laughs)"

40. The village chief who became a hero (Ta Bata)

"The Sage of the Forest (laughs)"

41. The king who became a hero (Alesia)

Come to think of it, it all started with "The Sage of the Forest" (laughs).

42. The priest who became a hero (Froy Legas)

Come to think of it, your name was "Magician" in that thread...

" Sage" became so well-known that I completely forgot.

43. The pharmacist who became a hero (Hesse Rote)

What the hell, "Destruction King Trauma Machine"!!

Wow, it's been a while!!

44. The sage who became a hero (Floating Garden)

Yeah, it's been a while!

But let's stop using that nickname!!

45. The village chief who became a hero (Ta Bata)

Huh? (laughs)

46. The king who became a hero (Alesia)

What's that (laughs)?

47. The bounty hunter who became a hero (Jiguray)

Maybe it was your nickname during your active days (laughs)?

48. The student who became a hero (Earth Nation)

Wow

Your official title ☆ was that, but...

Even the way you were called on the hero board was that...

Sage, you're one of a kind! (laughs)

49. The pharmacist who became a hero (Hesse Rote)

So, you're still alive, "Walking Accidental Epicenter"!

Did you become immortal or something?

50. The sage who became a hero (Floating Garden)

Yeah, I became immortal, but

Let's stop using that nickname!!

51. The priest who became a hero (Froy Legas)

Sage (laughs)

52. The mercenary who became a hero (Remlin)

Sage (laughs)

53. The pharmacist who became a hero (Hesse Rote)

Seriously, it's great to see you again, "Paper-Thin of Paper-Thin"!

You definitely didn't fail to defeat the demon king, did you?

54. The sage who became a hero (Floating Garden)

Yeah, I defeated him easily, but

Let's stop using that nickname!!

55. The village chief who became a hero (Ta Bata)

Sage (laughs)

56. The king who became a hero (Alesia)

Sage (laughs)

...This is what the "Retired Hero Board (Youthful Indiscretion Board)" is all about, isn't it?

57. The pharmacist who became a hero (Hesse Rote)

By the way, that "Hero Recognized Instantly as a White Card Guy" is now living in seclusion?

What, you've become so quiet!

58. The sage who became a hero (Floating Garden)

Yeah, I'm in seclusion, focusing on magic research, but

Let's stop using that nickname!!

59. The bounty hunter who became a hero (Jiguray)

Sage (laughs)

60. The student who became a hero (Earth Nation)

Sage (laughs)

61. The pharmacist who became a hero (Hesse Rote)

"The reason why the Floating Garden's magician is: Hall of Fame" became world-renowned as "The Sage of the Forest"...

You've really come a long way, haven't you?

62. The sage who became a hero (Floating Garden)

Yeah, I didn't mean to become so famous...

...Let's stop talking about my active days!!

63. The student who became a hero (Earth Nation)

Sage, how wild were you during your hero days (laughs)?

By the way, there are no threads from your active days left, right?

It's getting exciting ☆

64. The king who became a hero (Alesia)

We're getting excited about something completely different from the main topic (laughs).

65. The mercenary who became a hero (Remlin)

By the way, I don't remember seeing any threads from the sage's active days

Are they gone? Why did they disappear?

66. The pharmacist who became a hero (Hesse Rote)

Ah, I was wondering about that too

About half of the threads I used to read 200 years ago are gone

Did something happen?

67. The priest who became a hero (Froy Legas)

Ah... Was it because of the Hero Board Crash Incident?

68. The village chief who became a hero (Ta Bata)

Ah... That happened about 20 years ago

69. The student who became a hero (Earth Nation)

One of the threads at the time got so many posts that it overloaded the board system and crashed

A lot of logs were lost, apparently ☆

Especially the threads from that time were heavily affected

Even the threads from the village chief's active days are gone, right?

70. The village chief who became a hero (Ta Bata)

That's a relief, they were so embarrassing that I'd rather they were gone!!

71. The sage who became a hero (Floating Garden)

It's a relief they're gone!!

72. The priest who became a hero (Froy Legas)

Sage...

73. The bounty hunter who became a hero (Jiguray)

Sage... there are witnesses here, you know? (laughs)

74. The sage who became a hero (Floating Garden)

Well, I want to hear the story of how the pharmacist ended up in seclusion!

Right!

We haven't even gotten to the main topic yet!

...You said the survival rate was 50%, right?

75. The priest who became a hero (Froy Legas)

The survival rate... 50%?

Did you overcome such a trial?

76. The mercenary who became a hero (Remlin)

Was the demon king in the pharmacist's world that strong?

How did you defeat him?

And why did it take 200 years?

77. The sage who became a hero (Floating Garden)

Ah, the final battle between the "Hero" and the "Demon King" in the Hesse Rote world is a bit special.

78. The pharmacist who became a hero (Hesse Rote)

Yeah

It's not something you can resolve with brute force like stabbing with a sword or annihilating with magic

79. The student who became a hero (Earth Nation)

What do you mean?

80. The sage who became a hero (Floating Garden)

The "Coffin of Otonashi"...

81. The pharmacist who became a hero (Hesse Rote)

Yeah, that's it

The hero, who represents people's hope, and the demon king, who rules over evil, can't really settle things with physical strength or magic. Even if you defeat them physically, their existence doesn't disappear.

To settle things, both the hero and the demon king have to enter the "Coffin of Otonashi" and fall asleep.

Then, the "Hero" and the "Demon King" start erasing each other's existence.

The one who erases the other completely wakes up from the sleep.

82. The king who became a hero (Alesia)

So, the 200 years you spent in the "Coffin of Otonashi" is the reason?

83. The pharmacist who became a hero (Hesse Rote)

Yeah, that's it.

84. The sage who became a hero (Floating Garden)

I'm glad you won...!

Really glad you won...!!

85. The bounty hunter who became a hero (Jiguray)

50-50... that's what you mean

86. The priest who became a hero (Froy Legas)

It seems you had divine protection...

87. The pharmacist who became a hero (Hesse Rote)

Even if I had divine protection, the demon king had the protection of the gods he believed in, didn't he?

88. The priest who became a hero (Froy Legas)

Huh?

89. The king who became a hero (Alesia)

Priest (laughs)

90. The student who became a hero (Earth Nation)

Priest (laughs)

But, you won as an existence, right? Good job! Good job!

91. The pharmacist who became a hero (Hesse Rote)

Thanks, man!

92. The village chief who became a hero (Ta Bata)

By the way, I'm a bit concerned that we've strayed so far from the main topic

93. The bounty hunter who became a hero (Jiguray)

Yeah, I agree (laughs)

94. The sage who became a hero (Floating Garden)

Ah, I remember diving in when I saw the world name... but... no privacy?

95. The pharmacist who became a hero (Hesse Rote)

Nope!

I couldn't stand it, so I fled to a remote area and have been living as a hermit pharmacist, almost in seclusion!!

96. The mercenary who became a hero (Remlin)

You're true to your sage's ways, walking the same path (laughs)

97. The bounty hunter who became a hero (Jiguray)

I strongly agree, but you've been sleeping for 200 years, right?

Is there even such a thing as privacy now?

All your acquaintances have probably lived out their lives while you were in the "Coffin of Otonashi" with the demon king, right?

Ah, maybe you're a long-lived species?

98. The pharmacist who became a hero (Hesse Rote)

No, the average lifespan of humans is around 70 years.

The people I traveled with and the people from my hometown are all dead.

99. The student who became a hero (Earth Nation)

Then, why do you have no privacy?

Aren't you living in seclusion in a remote area like "The Sage of the Forest"?

100. The pharmacist who became a hero (Hesse Rote)

My diary was published.

101. The priest who became a hero (Froy Legas)

Huh?

102. The bounty hunter who became a hero (Jiguray)

Huh?

103. The sage who became a hero (Floating Garden)

Huh?

You kept a diary?

104. The king who became a hero (Alesia)

Sage, that's not the point (laughs)

105. The village chief who became a hero (Ta Bata)

Ah, well, you're a hero...

It's understandable that people would want to know...

But I absolutely don't want to...

106. The student who became a hero (Earth Nation)

The daily records of the hero who saved the world (if successful)!

It's bound to be a bestseller ☆

107. The pharmacist who became a hero (Hesse Rote)

All the travel diaries I kept during my journey and the diaries I wrote as a kid were published.

They were so widespread that almost everyone had read them.

By the way, I didn't get any royalties.

108. The priest who became a hero (Froy Legas)

Is that the problem...?

109. The pharmacist who became a