Why am I telling him this?
My initial plan today
was just to help Mernes
improve his communication skills through a mock interview.
I'M QUITTING HEROING
EPISODE 6: LISTEN TO A HERO WHO HAS BEEN TROUBLED FOR YEARS
You...
You said you wanted to join the demon army to annihilate all humans.
You were lying, weren't you?
I thought it'd be Shutina or the others who ask me this question.
I never expected it would be you.
Didn't you ask me to think from the person's perspective?
Ask them what they want to talk about the most.
That's why I thought from your perspective.
And I realized something.
Those mere humans.
Even if you don't join the demon army, you are more than capable to annihilate them.
That was good.
If you can think this far,
you are already a communication master.
Very well. You are granted the certificates.
The certificates...
I will give you the dining hall coupon.
Don't try to change the topic.
Why didn't you annihilate them?
I would like to know why, too.
Stop acting like you don't know!
Hey, that's dangerous!
Don't you feel unfair?
You protected them but they threw you away in return.
You risked your life to fight for them.
Haven't you once thought that it'd be better
for all humans to die?
I did.
You must have investigated my background.
There's only one thing I know.
You are half-human and half-demon.
You were hated by the humans around you,
abandoned by your parents and sold to a slave trader.
In the end, you were bought by the assassin guild.
That's right.
Even the assassin guild
saw me as a disposable pawn.
But I don't know if I was lucky or not,
I managed to survive as an assassin.
Die,
all of you humans.
Therefore, I'm all for the demon queen to invade the human world.
I hope that they kill them all.
Your Majesty!
I have a report!
The gate is open for some reason!
What?
Very well. Seize this opportunity!
Advance!
Yes!
I made out several invasion routes
and helped them in secret.
But...
Don't be afraid. I don't plan to kill all of you.
I plan to occupy the holy city, Renaie
as the base camp of the demon army.
We have plans to rebuild the city.
We have also captured the fraudulent governor.
There's plenty of food in the castle.
Everyone will have a share!
Here you go. Please come in order.
-Why didn't they kill them? -Don't worry. There's enough food for everyone!
The invasion took too long.
I couldn't stand it any longer.
So I approached Echidna through a special tunnel
and infiltrated the demon army.
It's a better idea to leave the city and keep advancing.
We will depart tomorrow.
But the citizens want to hold a banquet for us tonight.
Thank you so much for saving us from the tyranny
and bringing peace back.
It's nothing.
We just did what we had to do.
This is really good.
I highly recommend this!
Does anybody want more juice?
This is wrong.
I can't believe they are having a party instead of invading.
I understand how you feel.
But Queen Echidna has her reasons to do so.
In long-term battles, the soldiers' concentration tends to drop.
Seize the right moment and create a relaxing atmosphere,
talking to every subordinate
can help to raise the morale.
Morale?
You have been working hard.
You knew?
That's foolish.
Our boss is one of a kind, isn't she?
I always thought this was an evil organization that tried to wipe out humanity.
Yes, that was what I thought, too.
That's why I refused when she invited me to join.
There are indeed bad people among humans.
But the world won't get destroyed so easily.
But look at this.
That's why I changed my mind.
Besides,
people who drink aren't bad!
That's right!
Mernes.
Why do you want to join the demon army?
There's no way I can say it.
It's because I want to kill all humans.
There's no particular reason.
Mernes, thank you for joining us.
I look forward to your performance from tomorrow onwards.
When we have the Philosopher's Stone
and turned the demon world into a world without dispute,
I hope you can come with us.
It will be a great place to settle down.
I'm going to bed.
So soon?
I want to talk to you more.
Fine. Forget it.
If things go sour, I will just defeat Echidna
and lead the demon army to wipe out humanity.
I ended up becoming one of the Elite Four.
The demon army was righteous and beautiful.
They successfully invaded the place at a hopelessly slow pace.
But
a human stood in our way.
Do you mean me?
Do you remember what happened that day?
I lost. Just kill me now.
Or I will end up annihilating all humans one day.
You look like there isn't anything worth living for in life.
You should see the world more.
The world?
I'm already sick of that.
This world is the worst.
There's nothing worthy.
That's because you are seeing the world as an assassin.
The sceneries you see at work
and when you are yourself
are completely different.
Don't make it sound so simple.
That's what I heard. I'm not so sure myself.
What?
Anyway, this is what you can do from now on.
Go back to Echidna.
Discover all the sceneries that you've never seen before.
If you still want to die after that, I will do the honor.
But if you do bad things, I will do that too. You'd better remember that.
Goodbye.
After saying those pretentious words, why did you stop being a hero?
You said you wanted to annihilate all humans.
It must be a lie.
I don't care about humans.
But...
How do I put it?
Hatred for humans.
Yes.
But you don't look like you are acting based on that reason.
Or you won't be able to say those things to me.
Why?
Being betrayed by the people you trust, you must hate them.
It must be despairing and you must hate them...
The hatred...
You...
Gosh.
I've discovered too many things after joining the demon army.
Shutina that I thought is aloof and capable
is actually just a clumsy woman.
Lili who I thought is just a stupid brat is actually a serious and good kid.
And him, too.
I thought he was a ruthless and cold-blooded assassin.
But he has emotions like a normal teenager.
Besides,
he didn't say anything after hearing my motive.
It's not because he was feeling upset after being defeated
but because he sincerely
sympathizes with me who got banished by the humans.
Hey, stop crying.
You make me look like a bad person.
You're annoying.
I will listen to your story.
Please tell me.
Well...
"We don't need you. Kill the hero," people always said that in the end.
Of course I'd feel bumped.
What?
As someone who has protected them for a long time.
For a long time...
I...
I will start from my origin.
That was a long time ago.
What am I talking about?
It was the era of machinery.
Before magic was commonly known,
the shape of the continent was slightly different.
The center of the holy city
was still a city called Tokyo.
Rockets spanned across the night sky.
Countless satellites watched over the earth from above.
Unseen networks that transmit data super quickly are all over the planet.
Even it's filled with tension,
the world was still mostly peaceful.
There were only humans in the city.
But one day,
a hole opened at the very center of Tokyo.
Demons and dwarfs,
orcs and goblins,
charm demons and dream demons.
They are known by the current era as creatures from the demon world.
These creatures
were being called demons at that time.
They were just like Echidna,
sick of the demon world who was always in dark.
To seek warmth from the sun, they emerged from the hole
and came to the human world.
Most demons did whatever they want.
There were even demons who attacked humans.
The humans at that time
can only fight.
The disturbance from the easternmost island
soon escalated to the great war between humans and demons.
It didn't take long.
Should I say it's pathetic?
No matter it's now or the past,
humans have always been weak.
They needed several people to defeat a demon.
We should develop stronger weapons!
That's right. Create the strongest weapon to protect us from the demons.
It is time for humans to work together.
To defeat the demons, they'll have to create demons.
It's almost complete.
With the power of a demon,
the 12 bioweapons can operate by themselves and keep evolving without limit.
They are
the Demonhart Series!
The only one
who survived until the end
is me.
Bioweapon...
What does that mean?
I was born a hero.
I didn't know how to live a normal life besides that.
Because the noble mission of
protecting humans and the world was programmed into my mind.
Heroes will one day grow old and die.
But I was created to be exceptional strength
and a long life span.
The other Demonharts
eventually died in battles.
Only I survived as a hero.
No.
Only I did not die.
That's the correct way of putting it.
Even when the era of machinery had ended
and the world was entering the era of magic,
I have to keep living.
It lasted for so long that I was getting sick of it.
Every time there was a war,
I participated without hesitation.
A strong fighter like me
didn't have a place to die.
Protect the humans, save the world.
I didn't if it was right for me to do that.
Perhaps I was just preventing the humans from being independent.
That I was just being a busybody.
No one could answer my questions.
That being said,
I'm still not so sure.
I couldn't walk away from my duty to protect the world.
When I was abandoned by the whole world,
I did feel sad and lonely.
But I don't feel any regrets.
On the contrary,
I was happy.
You were happy?
I see.
I was happy.
That's right.
"There's no need for a hero anymore. Kill him."
These warm words from the world.
It was important to me.
For the first time in my life,
I can quit my duty as a hero.
I don't have to protect the humans anymore.
When this moment arrived,
I decided to do what I wanted to do.
To be me.
Discover all the sceneries that you've never seen before.
That's what.
Assisting the demon army is currently my goal in my second life.
Wait.
I'm glad that Echidna didn't return to the demon world.
Do you know her father?
The Demon King, Cychreus.
You've lost me there.
He returned immediately after the invasion failed.
I didn't get to talk to him.
I'm asking you to wait!
Why did I tell him so much?
-Don't people always say -It's no rocket science.
-listening is also good communication? -It's no rocket science.
-If someone is willing to listen, -I always wanted someone to listen to my story.
there are more people who want a listener than you think.
-They probably feel better after saying it. -I always hoped that one day
a good listener could ask me those questions.
I didn't expect
that would be you.
I don't get what you're saying.
It was a few hundred years ago
when the Demon King Cychreus invaded the human world.
-According to legend... -That's right.
The great sage who rescued the world
was me.
How old are you?
No, I should ask
who exactly are you?
I'm just a former hero.
I was created to be particularly strong.
I'm not sure how old I am.
I stopped counting when I was over 1000 years old.
1000...
When you lived long enough,
you meet all kinds of people.
The people you want to protect no matter what.
And also bad people whom you wish could disappear.
Based on my experience,
you are all good people.
Echidna and the Elite Four may be silly, but you are all good people.
It makes me want to work hard to assist all of you.
What do you mean by silly?
Don't worry.
I will bring the Philosopher's Stone as a present for all of you.
I will help you achieve a happy life.
Seriously.
I'm still at a loss.
You're never going to explain it to me properly.
I will explain everything to you one day.
Besides, I didn't plan to talk this much.
Then why did you tell me?
It was probably because you looked so serious.
I could feel it at that time.
It's true that he is bad at talking.
But he has the most important communication skill.
That's right.
Make me a communication master.
It's the way he thinks.
Being sincere is the most important aspect of communication.
Even if you are not good at talking or you have a cold expression,
I can still feel that you truly wanted to talk to me.
That's why I told you my story unknowingly.
Just keep being serious and honest like how you are now.
The interviews will definitely go well.
I'm sure you can make them talk.
Don't touch me.
Whatever. I'm tired.
I'm going to sleep here.
Hey, come on. Go back to your own room.
We still have to work at the cafeteria tomorrow!
Goodnight.
Hey, Mernes. Wake up.
Goodness.
Only you haven't changed.
If it was really him,
he could be the bridge.
Father...
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