Chapter 1

It’s over, I thought.

The Fourth Great War, Brave-Demon.

In other words, the fourth war since the start of the battle between the Brave and Demon Lord.

The Demon Lord is ruler darkness who only thinks that humanity exists to destroy.

On the other side, the brave is a person who has the title of the hero who was born only to defeat the Demon Lord to protect humanity.

To against the Demon Lord’s forces, a Brave and his fellows are sent to war. It is war without mercy. Many were involved during the war between both sides. The bloody fight seems to last forever, but now, ten years have passed, and the war ended.

…But it’s not mean anything to me.

Surrounded by flames burning brightly and debris from the rubble, I felt empty.

I’m sure war will end in a few minutes.

At this time, the Brave should be fighting fiercely against the Demon Lord out there.

And while that was going on – I had completed this last mission.

“So, is this Demon Lord’s heart?”

I stared at the throbbing black internal organ in my palm.

This is “Demon Lord’s heart”, as the boss said. It gives a warm feeling.

It was unclear what theory could explain it so that even though he was separated from his body, his heart was still beating alive.

“If I destroy it, I think Demon Lord will die, right?”

I asked existence lying under my feet.

“…Yes, that’s right.”

The lying figure justifying in low voice.

It seems that the current Demon Lord has high vigilance.

Unlike humans, the Demon Lord won’t die no matter what type of injury he suffers unless you destroy his heart. Therefore, the Demon Lord arranges some things before the final battle takes place by hiding his heart elsewhere.

That is why I was given this mission.

While the Demon Lord was preoccupied with the Brave, I took his heart which he kept elsewhere and destroyed it.

“No way, I never thought I’d be killed by a human other than a Brave.”

He grumbled under my feet.

This man was a demon protecting the Demon Lord’s heart —— in other words, he was one of his subordinates.

He is the biggest obstacle for me to steal his heart.

As expected of a person entrusted as the Demon Lord’s back protector, he is a stronger enemy than any demon I’ve ever fought. I was finally able to win from him after going through a fierce battle that caused all the buildings around to collapse and full of flames.

You could say I was satisfied with the results of this victory.

His chest pricked and continued to bleed. On the other hand, there is no the slightest injury to me.

Even if there was a second round of battles, there was still energy left for me to move at full strength.

“The Brave is busy fighting the Demon Lord. If it’s only a demon, I’m alone enough.”

When I said that, he laughed.

“You said something foolish. You should also realize it yourself. The Demon Lord is now very weak. Even weaker than his subordinates, the demons… There was no way Brave who had been overwhelmed by the weak Demon Lord could kill me. I always thought that if there were humans who could kill me, it would be you. ”

His eyes glared.

“I thought this was the first time we met, but did you know me?”

“Indeed. I don’t know when the great war will start. In this world, there isn’t a single one of us, demons who don’t know you. All the demons you have killed so far are far stronger than the Demon Lord, you know. … Kuku, from the beginning, what we have to watch out for is not Brave, but you. ”

Demon skin starts to peel, flesh and bones begin to turn to dust. That is the condition when a demon dies.

“This is our separation, Shadow Hero. I am more honored to be buried by you than by a brave. ”

After he said his last words, the demon’s body turned to dust and scattered into the air.

The demon seemed to praise me. Even so, it was something that I shouldn’t sympathize with.

With my hand, I squeezed the Demon Lord’s heart to pieces.

In this way, the Demon Lord will die. End this war.

“This is the end.”

It took ten years for this war to end.

Whether it’s long or not —— after all, it’s not mean anything to me.

But I think that’s understandable.

There were no eyes watching where I stood. I was behind the scenes, on the other side of the stage.

I pulled out a thin piece of paper from my pocket and pressed my fingers into the center.

After the paper came on, I brought it close to my mouth and started talking.

“Mission accomplished. I have destroyed Demon Lord heart. ”

“Roger. I will confirm Demon Lord death. Return to base immediately. … Don’t let Brave and others feel you around. You were originally not someone who should be on battlefield. ”

“I know it. … who defeated Demon Lord was the Brave. I have no intention of covering up this fact. ”

“That’s a good intention.”

I cut off communication and left the place.

There is no feeling, however small, that I have saved humanity.

I just did the work that was given to me, that’s all.

I have been a member of the agency since I was a child and raised as a soldier who obeyed orders.

It was an agency formed as a goal to win the Great War.

And that goal has been fulfilled, the war is over now.

The last mission given to me is over.

So after this – where should I live my life?