Return of the Hero

Kurrureung-

Space warped with the sound of thunder and a man jumped out.

“Ah-oh… Demon cubs! He is also persistent.”

The man’s clothes were soaked in blood.

After a while, a light flashed once from his body, and the bloodstains disappeared without a trace.

“Anyway, did you come right?”

The man sat on a nearby rock and looked around. Then, he raised his arms and shouted.

“Roden is right!”

A long time ago, the man left Roden to find someone.

However, the planned journey was short-lived, and for some reason he went into an unknown space and was trapped for hundreds of years.

the deepest place of hell.

Unfortunately, the space the man was sucked into was a place where the monarch’s control was very strong. To such an extent that no one could escape there without the monarch’s permission.

Besides, the monarch would not let go of the man. strongly obsessed Unleashed the demons under his command to catch him.

‘I’m glad I didn’t step out myself… … .’

If the six-horned demon lord had stepped forward himself, he wouldn’t have been able to escape for so long in the first place.

“Looks like I’m going to Hell again!”

The man brushed his ass and stood up.

“Let’s start by eating rice first.”

I ate well in Hell, but I still missed the meal in Loden.

The man wanted to eat man-made, man-made food.

However, a sudden voice grabbed him.

[It’s been a while, my warrior.]

“… Roden?”

[You still remember my voice. Thankfully… … .]

The man narrowed his brow.

Because the timing is so exquisite.

It’s like… … .

“Did you even wait for me to come back?”

[Yes.]

The man let out a deep sigh.

“You saved Roden twice, do you have something else to do?”

Isn’t that enough to repay the grace that laid the foundation for the transcendent?

I thought I would like to take a break now.

[It’s not like that. Anyway, I wondered where he went, did he still go to hell?]

“It’s been about five hundred years.”

[Oh, what happened?]

“There were some circumstances.”

[I see. I’m glad you came back safely though.]

The man bowed his head toward the sky.

“thank you. Enough then.”

[Stop. Can I talk to you for a second?]

“… We are still talking.”

[Looking at your face.]

“You don’t want to meet now, do you?”

[Why not?]

The man twisted his face.

I want to eat comfortably, but why now?

Less than 10 minutes have passed since I came back from Hell!

“I am not the old me!”

[…] What does that mean?]

“Even if it’s Lord Roden, you can’t just tell me to come and go!”

[That’s a bit embarrassing, yes.]

His heart ached at his gloomy tone, but the man proudly showed his presence.

“Let’s see.”

I can feel Roden’s gaze.

“How is it?”

[Awesome! To this extent in such a short time!]

It is the first meeting in two thousand years.

I can’t agree that it’s short, but it’s true that I felt better after being recognized by Roden anyway.

The man chuckled.

Of course, I didn’t change my mind that I had to eat properly.

“I’m really trying to eat like a human after a long time. So let’s talk after that.”

[Who said what? Let’s go eat.]

“Five?”

[Listen while eating.]

“I haven’t even eaten, but I’ll put it on top.”

The man let out a deep sigh.

Roden said in a warm voice to such a man.

[I remember what you said to me the last time we met.]

The man flinched, then smiled awkwardly.

“Haha, at that time I was a bit intoxicated with the atmosphere… … .”

[He called me father.]

“Ugh! It was.”

Everyone has a past they want to erase.

Also called black history… … .

To the man, that’s exactly what Roden said.

But Roden went one step further.

[When you return home, isn’t it your duty to greet your father first?]

playful speech. But the man felt Roden’s deep affection there.

“after… … .”

Originally from another dimension, the man was a high school student from another world dying from an incurable disease.

It was Roden who called him to the planet Roden, treated him, and raised him as a warrior.

Roden always showered him with all kinds of affection, saying he was sorry for bringing him on his own. The man was grateful to Roden for saving his life and giving him great strength… … .

Was it like that?

From a certain moment, the man considered Roden as his father.

Roden’s sincerity made the man who grew up as an orphan know that ‘this is what a father is’.

So the man couldn’t refuse Roden’s invitation to say this.

“… Please open the door.”

As if waiting, the gate to Roden’s sanctuary opens.

The man shook his head and crossed the gate.

As if he still liked gold, Roden, dressed in sparkling gold, greeted him with a smile.

[Welcome, son.]

The man bowed his head.

“Transcendence… The hero Ramune is meeting his father.”

The third hero of Roden has returned.

* * *

Krishnar frowned at the ceiling of the cave.

“I think we’ll reach the boundary if we go up about 10m.”

“I can feel it too.”

The moment we pass there, the demon king will know that we have invaded the demon castle.

“What are you going to do? Are you going to just ignore it?”

“Well… … .”

The possibility that the Demon King knows our plan is very high.

That’s why they sent a large army to stop us.

It’s better to be discovered as late as possible in order to be caught off guard… … .

“The above will be prepared to some extent.”

“I guess so.”

There’s no way that the Demon King didn’t think of what-ifs.

“If it were you, you might have come up with a countermeasure.”

“It is, but… … . I’ve never bet this on anyone else, so I don’t know if it will work.”

What I originally intended to use was ‘nature assimilation’, which I used to hide my weakness when I first met earthlings.

Although my appearance is a bit different from that of normal demons, it shouldn’t be a big problem.

Just like how the black dragon defected, there must be demons of human origin.

‘The important thing is the magic.’

‘Natural assimilation’ hides my power and makes me look like a normal person in each world.

If I use ‘Natural Assimilation’ in the Pandemonium, demons will see me as a low-level demon.

I was thinking of writing a ‘nature fairy tale’ and hitting the back of the head of the devil who was busy fighting Latun.

‘The thing is, I’m not alone right now… … .’

I’ve never bet ‘nature assimilation’ on anyone before, so I’m not sure if it will work.

One concern prevented him from walking with others.

‘There may be side effects.’

As I pondered, Krishnar asked.

“Does it consume a lot of energy?”

“Not really… … .”

After I explained my concerns, Leon, who had been quiet, opened his mouth.

“Please do it for me first, lord.”

“Are you okay?”

“of course.”

“after… … .”

First of all, I walked ‘nature assimilation’ on my body.

『We realize ‘nature assimilation’.

100 karma used per minute

Possession Karma: 30,250

128 Pandemonium Exclusive Possession Karma: 867,280』

Krishnar widened his eyes in surprise.

“Ohh… It’s like thin. This might not be enough.”

“Then I’ll try.”

“Well.”

“Tell me right away if you feel anything wrong.”

I reached out for Krishnar, not Leon.

Because Leon is precious.

‘Nature assimilation.’

Karma dwells in Krishnar.

『We realize ‘nature assimilation’.

Use 1,000 karma per minute』

Fortunately, there seem to be no side effects.

However… … .

‘Ten times!’

It’s amazing.

I don’t even have much karma… … .

Had I known this was going to happen, I would have been better off just coming alone.

“Martin… Do I look like Leon?”

“Oops, such a mistake! Haha, luckily it looks fine.”

I couldn’t help but laugh at the bloody karma bleeding, but I forced myself to smile.

In the end, Krishnar also laughed at my joke.

“My lord, even for me… … .”

I gave Leon a ‘Nature Fairy Tale’ too.

‘2,100 points per minute… … .’

My mind goes blank.

Isn’t this worse than using ‘floating’?

I had no choice but to urge Krishnar.

“Let’s go!”

“Well?”

“hurry!”

“Yes, yes.”

The passage that had only been pierced forward began to pierce upward.

* * *

I passed the boundary in an instant and arrived at the first floor of the Demon Castle.

When only our heads came out of the ground, we could see dozens of demons running towards us.

‘It’s a fantastic location choice.’

Even the timing was very bad.

Krishnar quickly lowered us back to the ground, but… It seems to be useless.

Among the demons that were running, there was a guy who made eye contact with me.

“Get ready.”

At my words, the two nodded.

Having been caught like this, it would be better to strike first before they are completely encircled.

By the way,

The situation was completely different from what was expected.

thud! thud! thud!

The demons just passed by where we were.

Even though he obviously saw us.

“You look in a hurry?”

I nodded at Leon’s words and listened to the ground.

[Run faster! We must help the Demon King!]

[Captain, there was something down there.]

[I saw it too. Don’t worry about useless bugs hiding out of fear and run!]

[yes!]

Became a bug.

Should I say this is fortunate?

‘The effect is so good!’

They didn’t seem to have the slightest suspicion that we weren’t demons.

“They don’t seem to know we got out.”

“It seems certain that Loki and Latun are in a situation where they can’t use their divine powers. Just as the two transcendentalists are waiting for you, they are trying to push through their numbers.”

“I see.”

“It seems that the situation is more urgent than I thought. If you hide your power as much as you can and avoid their eyes, I don’t think you need to waste your power with this. solve it.”

then i’m good

I turned off ‘nature assimilation’ without hesitation.

『Release ‘Nature Assimilation’.

Retained Karma: 28,150

128 Pandemonium Exclusive Possession Karma: 867,280』

Karma like my blood… … .

Fortunately, a minute hadn’t passed.

“All right. Let’s go.”

“Well.”

We jumped out of the ground and followed the demons.

And it wasn’t long before I was able to witness an unbelievable scene.

* * *

[Aaah!]

rolling around.

[Come on in!]

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.

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[Aaah!]

rolling around.

[next!]

Demons are standing in an orderly line by the door of a certain room. One enters the room. It bounces off shortly after. Then the next demon enters.

I’m repeating this.

‘It’s certain that the Demon King is in the room.’

One of Ratun or Loki is dealing with the demon king, and one is blocking the demons from entering.

I can’t even hear the sound even though the door is open as to what kind of device is blocking the room from the outside, but I can guess that much.

“What are you going to do?”

“I have to go in.”

Even now, outside, our personnel must be dying.

“Then I’m asking how you’re going to get in.”

“Well… … .”

I thought about it for a while.

‘Do you want to kill everyone and go in?’

You will immediately shake your head.

The one inside is a transcendental person, so as soon as you enter like that, you get beaten up and come out. From our standards, those demons are by no means easygoing people.

“Should I suck it into the swamp?”

For the same reason, this is also dismissed.

“There are a lot of people who don’t work. Besides, this is the third floor.”

If it is not the first floor, the effect of ‘swamp’ will be greatly reduced.

Everyone will escape around the second floor.

When Leon tried to open his mouth, he raised his hand to block it.

I’ll turn the road anyway, so I’m sure you’re trying to tell me to take a chance and go in.

‘Should I write ‘Nature Fairy Tales’ again?’

The problem is, no matter what, the appearance I would show would be that of a low-level demon.

‘I can only fit in there because I’m so weak… … .’

In an instant, my mind flashed.

“her… … .”

why didn’t i think of this?

“Why but?”

“I found a way. You two should go back at once.”

“Way? What is it?”

Unlike Krishnar, who showed curiosity, Leon vehemently refused.

“I can’t leave my lord alone!”

I put my hand on his shoulder.

“Go and protect my father. I think I can handle this on my own.”

“… Please tell me what it is.”

I smiled and said.

“I’m thinking of pretending to be a demon.”

“… yes?”

It also creates divine power, but it’s about Magi.

I still have close to 30,000 karma left.