Hero’s Redo ~ A Hero That Once Saved the World Reborn as a Girl ~

"By total annihilation... you mean there wasn't one left, right? Gold rank must be a fairly skilled adventurer..."

"Yes, but there's no one left. They're all gone."

After work one day, when we gathered in the conference room to hear of an extraordinary guild meeting, we were told by Alliance Master Creek that the party headed for the dungeon's internal investigation had been wiped out. They also said Karin and Ciel were at the entrance just when they entered the dungeon, and they were told in a foolish mix that such a party had gone inside, but I'm not expecting it to end like this. The facial expressions gathered are dark. Can't you help it? Anyway, it's the strongest party in this guild that was wiped out this time, and on top of that, they even joined up with support from other guilds, so it's good to see that the request to say crusade the king has virtually become unattainable. This means that the demon flood cannot be prevented.

"Master, what are you going to do? We're gonna have a big army of demons coming at us soon, aren't we?

"Shouldn't you be advising residents to evacuate...?

"So is that, but why don't you keep the Adventurers together as a force of war, regardless of rank? Soldiers here won't be able to protect them."

Officials come up with oral countermeasures. I wish I could say something too, Raw Hate. I can't think of a good hand at anything. 'Cause you always went in there all by yourself...

"Everybody calm down. This report has also been delivered to the Lords, who have already made requests for support for guilds everywhere in order to boost their combat power. I am in the process of asking the surrounding towns and villages to help me as a temporary alienation destination for my residents. When it comes to actual combat, only soldiers and adventurers should remain in the city."

Everyone howls down their chests. That's a fast and accurate job. Boulder Creek. While I'm secretly impressed, Mr. Miranda raises her hand.

"Master. Is there any information on the enemy in there? They didn't just get hit, did they?

Creek nods, coughs a little before continuing the conversation.

"I have some information, if only a little. The enemy is undead, according to information communicated to them before all the members of the exterminated party ran out. And they say it's a pretty high undead. Not like zombies or skeletons when it comes to high altitude. At least the Necromancer... I'm staring at Rich or Vampire because he's about to be king."

"No!?

"Rich or vampire!

"How can you defeat such a thing!

I was confused by the reactions around me as the place became noisy. Rich - the highest demon in the undead of the Necromancer system. Sometimes the priest falls into darkness and undead, or the user of Necromancer magic becomes rich in his own desire. Both are powerful demons that can kill with a high level of magic and a normal human being with only the temper to leak out of his body.

And vampires. This is a vampire I didn't have to tell you about. It has a special ability to change the body into any organism or into fog. Strength, strength and strength, physical abilities alone shouldn't be opponents, such as co-adventurers. And vampires' most troublesome ability is their resilience. Unless they break the coffin that's hidden somewhere, they show resilience that's almost immortal. Conversely, I'm saying that anyone can take down a coffin if it's broken.

Both were demons who had fought several times during their active years. I struggled there when I was immature, but now I'm the only demon I can afford to defeat, and I used to be an enemy that anyone but me could defeat. But well... based on the adventurers today, they must be tough opponents.

"The magic of Holy Attributes is the most effective way to counter them… I mean, healing magic and purifying magic are the most effective, but the status quo, the cooperation of the priests is not as good as they think"

"Oh no... what church is that?

"So far, the temple of Gael, the god of war, and the temple of Faltila, the god of abundance, have promised me their cooperation. But Lumiel, the god of light, the temple of wisdom, commerce, craftsmanship, has not received a colourful reply."

Creek with a look like a bitter bug chewed up. Everyone seems equally unhappy. I could somehow guess why I couldn't get all the help from all the temples, even if I lived in the city for less than a while. It is also the temples of the faithful sects in this city that are committed to cooperating, otherwise only the temples of the few faithful. In other words, one reason is simply the small number of clerics, and the rest may be an expression of willingness to say that they do not want to cooperate with a city that does not treat them favourably.

I don't know...... I think if we take the initiative and work together at a time like this, we will have a better reputation and more followers...... Am I thinking wrong?

"That's why we can't expect much of the number of clerics. In other words, the main force is only the soldiers of this city and us adventurers. Right there. You can't panic after things happen, so I'm going to decide on a role beforehand. Listen to me."

With that said, Creek took a large piece of paper and pasted it on the wall. That is filled in with the name and role of the Alliance's face child, respectively. If you're Alliance Master Creek, for example, you lead the adventurers to the front line command, if you're Mr. Camille, you support activities in the rear, and Mr. Miranda is the summariser of the orders for each unit. When I looked into my column wondering what my job would be, there was an unexpected letter written there.

"Um, master. My job..."

"Oh. Lapis, you want to ask for a recovery in the rear. Like I said, there aren't enough priests."

"I don't mind that, but I..."

Creek takes control of me. My sword arm would know Creek, too, and I knew this appearance was responsible for turning him into a recovery officer in the rear without letting him fight on the front line?

"Lapis, I know you're strong. Probably stronger than anyone in this. But this battle - no, the war is beyond the scale that can be managed by the power of the individual. So I'd rather ask you to heal the wounded than wave your sword on the front line."

"Ah...... I get it"

I figured out that my mouth, which I rebutted again, stopped moving on its own. If you volunteer forcefully for the front line here, your permission will probably go down. I know you can do enough with my powers to wipe out a bunch of demons with extensive magic attacks, but then I could predict what would happen, and I disguised myself as a reflexively convincing wind.

What the hell did I get after I defeated the Demon King? Too much power has been the subject of repellence, hasn't it? Now that I know good people and have a stable foundation for life, it's scary above all that it's gone. He is treated as a monster by Karin and Ciel, and is treated as a swelling by Mr. Camille and Mr. Miranda. Such a sight turned my head and I could not open my mouth. Gokuri - and my throat rings without knowing it. If anyone knew my strength, they might curse my decision now as cowardly. But I really didn't have the courage.

§ § §

Alliance and lord. Following the announcements from both, the residents continued to leave the city behind and evacuate to their respective places of refuge. I can't take home tools or anything, so all they can have is valuables. In the meantime, the city, which will be almost deserted, continues to be patrolled by soldiers in a twenty-four hour posture to combat fire scene thieves. The lord informs us that prior to the alienation, the fire thief will be sentenced to a maximum sentence, so I don't think he will work for stealing or anything unless he is so unarmed. Suppose you get caught, you'll either execute him later or on the spot.

Soldiers are busy ensuring the safety of alienating residents and keeping the city safe. Nor were guilds or adventurers playing in the meantime. Those who can use magic build earth bases to replace simple walls, otherwise adventurers are moving around to care for weapons and distribute restorative drugs. As an associate of the Alliance, I was being pursued for the storage of valuable materials.

"Karin and Ciel...... I hope you're okay"

The two volunteered to fight on the front line. I just worked out in the mountains, and I don't think the two of us are going to get hit so easily right now, but I can't wipe my anxiety away. I told him to run away without hesitation when he was in danger, but I'm worried because those two could be unscrupulous. I prayed for the two of you to come home safely as I moved my hand to continue the work.

§ § §

- Ciel point of view

What we have is a small tall hill a little further from the dungeon. A group of adventurers with the means of ranged attack and a group of adventurers who are good at melee attacks to escort them are standing by. Inside the dungeon, a fast-paced adventurer remains in the liaison role to keep me on a dangerous reconnaissance mission. Our turn comes after they've informed us of the monster flood.

"You're nervous, Ciel."

"Yeah. Isn't Karin getting stiff, too? This is the time to calm down."

"I know. It's the first time you've ever had a mass battle on a boulder with so many people, and you're scared."

Karin and I are the only friends who have adventured together many times, and I know her personality very well. She is a strong girl who never stops smiling to cheer up her people, even in adversity. The Karin is beefy. I'd like to try to relieve her of her nervousness, but I can't say enough about people either, and most importantly, I can't afford it at all. Anyway, the Gold Rank party has been wiped out, so I have no idea how strong the enemy is.

(How much power do we have over such a powerful opponent...)

I'll look around with Chirali. There are about fifty adventurers here in total. The numbers are gathering there, but most of them are only intermediate Iron Rank. Inside, even the bronze rank of being an adventurer mixes. Honestly, I didn't condone it as a force of war.

"Our role is to restrain and hold back, and a full-scale interception is for the city's soldiers and senior adventurers, so that's not dangerous."

"I hope so..."

Anyone can understand that when the battle actually starts, it doesn't go as planned. I know Karin understands it with her head, too, but I think she wants to put it out in her mouth and admit it, and reassure herself.

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The conversation is interrupted. None of the other adventurers try to talk about how they can no longer afford to slap lightly. I've had several reports from scouts from earlier, but it seems it's only a matter of time before the demon herd has already reached the low level of the dungeon and overflowed outside. If you're coming, come with Sassa! No, I knew you wouldn't come! - When such thoughts were coming and going, one adventurer ran out of the dungeon shouting.

"Coming! Here they come! They're already out there! Prepare for battle!

Adventurers taking out weapons simultaneously. I used my favorite cane, and Karin pulled out her sword and prepared for an enemy raid.

"... what?

"Earthquake?"

The pebble beneath my feet is jumping and the ground is shaking. Is this an earthquake at a time like this? I thought so, but soon I knew it wasn't. Because I saw a bunch of demons that were causing the earth to shake, coming this way as it sounded.

"Wow!"

"Hiya!

"You're lying. Hey!

Too many! A hundred or two hundred demons rush toward us with their hair still roaring. Bronze Rank Adventurers are losing their temper because of this, and some of the Iron Ranks are on the run. I'm gonna barely buy them time like this, and I'm gonna make them bare! In a hurry I set up my cane and jumped forward.

"Ciel!?

"I'll use magic!

We need to slow their legs down a little or we won't talk. I protruded forward the wand in my hand and united my spirit into a magical chant. Thanks to Lapis working out, I am now capable of casting magic that is unparalleled fast, sure, and many times more powerful. Such is the magic of fire that I chose. The small fireball lighting at the end of the cane increased in size with the chant and swelled up about fifty centimeters in diameter.

"Flames! Burn them down!

Magic with the scream, the giant flame sphere that appeared at the end of the wand flew with momentum towards the herd of demons. And a moment later, the moment I hit the demon walking the lead, I sank a strip around me into the sea of fire. Demons falling screaming. Looks like there's a lot of confusion going on thanks to the demons running off on fire.

"Ooh!"

"Wow! This magic of power is rarely found in Silverrank!

"Awesome sister!

I'm glad you compliment me, but I couldn't afford to be happy. Demons burning and decaying like dead trees without raising their voices. I could have defeated quite a few with a blow right now. I have a response. But the demon herd didn't want to be on their side, because they kept moving forward through the bodies.

"Not if you're watching! We'll do it, too!

"Ouch!

"I'll do it!

An adventurer with a bow and one arrow after another. Wizards beat each one of them into a bunch of demons one after the other who are good at magic. But there's no sign of their legs stopping. Several fast-paced demons approached us while adventurers were desperately attacking who could attack at a distance, so escort adventurers, beginning with Karin, were slashed to intercept.

"Hey!

"Ooh!

"You bastard!

The enemy's best balls are supposed to be undead, but there is a wide variety of demons that have emerged. Probably all the demons lurking in the dungeon are out there. What Karin and the others cut down now was also said to be oaks and cobolts, something that was not uniform.

We were desperate to keep attacking as Karin and the others protected us, but the demon leader group passed such a high hill in our formation. Neither me nor the other wizards have any more magic left, and the bow seems to be running out of arrows. There were a few Karin and the others who were badly wounded, and little power was left to fight us.

"It's the limit now! If I stay here like this, I'll be swallowed up by that group and wiped out!

"Retreat! Retreat! Don't leave the injured! Don't let one of them die!

To the decree of the Adventurer, who acted as leader, we began to withdraw from the scene, squeezing our remaining energy. He releases a leftover arrow into the impending demon from behind and runs desperately as he lends his shoulders to the injured adventurer. Hated to leave the body of the herd, after some distance, the demon chase was gone, so we sat down on the ground to collapse and sighed a sigh of relief.

Those demons are headed to the city where we're based. The next time I left, did the city stay... I couldn't get it out of my mouth, but I thought so.