3 – Resummoned

“How can I do this… ….”

The emperor, who had rapidly deteriorated in the past year, appealed in a weak voice to his retainers.

I thought everything was over as the hero got rid of the demon’s clone body and quietly disappeared.

However, while the reconstruction work is in full swing, the disaster is waking up again.

This time, just in case, I sent an army, but as expected, there was little way for the continental people to stop the monster.

A demon is an irrational being.

One of the innumerable clones is vastly stronger than the world’s strongest, leaving no room for negotiation.

It appeared out of nowhere one day and just tried to destroy the world as if it was its mission to get rid of everything.

So, even those who wanted to prevent destruction had no choice but to use unreasonable methods.

The Goddess’ ‘protection’ that can only be bestowed on beings from the other world.

If you have it, you will be able to prevent the disaster that is trying to devour the world with the power of the strongest in the human world.

And those who were granted such blessings were called warriors in the world.

“In the midst of rebuilding with hope, everything collapses again, and the people’s cries are piercing the sky. Why did you let the hero feel like going back when it wasn’t even over?”

Although the emperor was called absolute power, he could never be ignored if Mincho sent a resentment with one heart and one mind.

Because there are people, there is also a king. Apart from such a principled story, their anger was at its peak since the establishment of the empire.

Fear is the biggest factor in maintaining power without collapsing.

Fear was definitely a strong emotion, but I couldn’t overcome the anger that boiled to the limit.

A situation where everyone must die if nothing is done.

They were ready to replace their leaders, even if their blood would run into rivers and pile up mountains of corpses.

Even if you block it with the power of accumulated power, the problem will not go away.

Anyway, the world was destined to be eaten by demons and destroyed.

In many ways, it was a desperate situation.

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Just like when I had to call the hero Han Chae-jin for the first time.

If the truth about the hero’s return – that he did not return by himself but was expelled by force – had been known to the public, the coup would have happened long ago.

For the common people, the hero who came from the other world and saved the world had that much influence.

It can be said that it is a combination of achievements, character, and the failure of the imperial family to undermine the hero’s reputation.

This means that the imperial family did not resort to trickery to expel the hero for nothing.

Now it’s like digging my own grave.

“It looks like we have no choice but to call in a new hero.”

To the emperor’s lamentation, the commander of the 1st Imperial Knight replied with a deplorable expression.

As the emperor, who hadn’t wanted to hear such an obvious answer, his irritation soared.

“That’s natural! As you all know, there’s no way that warriors will be able to save the world without hesitation! I mean, how to hold on until then, and come up with a plan for what to do next!”

Even if you are old and weak, an emperor is an emperor.

Even though all the nobles gathered, the scene became solemn because even sparks were sparked by the shouting.

Although many years have passed, there was no one here who did not know the wind of great purges that blew upon him when he first ascended the throne.

Woo woo woo.

The emperor sighed heavily.

“I shouldn’t have let him go… ….”

Although it was something I personally approved, I greatly regretted it.

‘Hero Chaejin Han, at least he had a sense of mission to save the world. Is this punishment?’

I have done countless things to be punished.

This is usually the position of emperor.

A position he could not have climbed if he had not killed, betrayed, and sweetly swallowed all kinds of curse words.

I know that the hero sacrificed to save the world, but the burden was too great to actually give half of the empire and leave it to the world.

‘So I chose the most convenient and meanest way…….’

As expected, it seemed that the act of betraying the hero who was protected by the goddess was accompanied by divine punishment.

The emperor regretted deeply, but what has already happened cannot be undone.

He has no choice but to do what he can and not make the same mistake for the new warrior.

“Prepare to summon the hero as soon as possible. And send all the troops to protect the imperial family so that we can regain the public sentiment at least while holding on.”

“Yes!”

Summoning a hero requires a huge amount of mana.

Perhaps because of the emergency situation, most of the empire’s talented wizards were conscripted and gathered at the imperial palace.

‘Hero… ….’

Among them was Elua, who gave Han Chae-jin a tremendous sense of betrayal.

He knew what Chaejin had been through, so he didn’t like the idea of summoning a new warrior, but Yena still couldn’t refuse the imperial family’s orders.

She pulled her hood down and covered her mouth with her cloth to hide her own face.

In case he is summoned again.

I’m afraid he won’t keep his last command.

I squeezed the mana out of my heart.

“Pour more mana! There is still a long way for Jin to react!”

A few seconds after the call of the chief mage of the imperial palace, the summoning circle that the goddess had given down emitted light.

It was the same that the emperor and the high-ranking officials who were watching it were also holding their hearts.

Please come with an innocent and righteous warrior.

I must be praying to the sky like that.

Flash-!

A flash of light passed, and a man appeared in the center of the summoning circle.

Surprisingly, the summoned hero was a familiar face to most of the people gathered here.

Her man looks around her and she grins as if she knew this.

“Hey, nice to meet you. Continent people. Nice to meet you again. There are so many familiar faces.”

There was no one here who dared to accept that greeting.

Hero Han Chae-jin.

The hero they had expelled with their own hands was called back to this world.

After a few seconds of quiet silence, Chaejin looked up at the emperor’s seat and asked.

“Emperor, have you been well? I haven’t seen him in just two years, and he seems to have gotten emaciated.”

“Yes, yes. Maybe it’s because you’re not there, and nothing’s working properly.”

The situation was so unprecedented that even the emperor had no choice but to stutter.

Conversation continued in a situation full of confusion.

“hahahaha, I guess so. So what did you call me again this time?”

“That… ….”

“If it’s hard for you to say, let me guess. Hmm, did you say that the Demon God’s clone that was thought to be dead suddenly resurrected?”

“…… !”

The hero knew it would turn out like this.

That fact was pierced into the heads of the emperor and his high-ranking officials.

“Yes, yes. Please. Save the continent in danger.”

“Remuneration?”

“That, my, half of the empire… ….”

“Are you giving me the whole empire by hitting what I didn’t get last time?”

“… ….”

“It was a joke. You have no intention of giving me a grain of rice anyway, so you’ve been hesitating for a long time.”

The emperor became a mute after eating honey.

“Save the world again?”

Since Chaejin was expelled with a bit of hesitation, he brought out the words he wanted to pretend.

“Why am I doing that, you idiots who don’t even know grace.”

Indeed, those words could not help but stir up a stir.

The hall was covered with the noise of nobles chattering among themselves.

“Even a mere bastard knows how to fawn over the guy who saved his life and wag his tail. Are you thinking of summoning another hero without shame? On a topic that they can’t even solve on their own…….”

A young man shouted loudly as if he would not listen to the accusations.

“Look, hero! I’ve heard that your achievements are great, but aren’t you being too rude in front of the Emperor? After all, isn’t it your responsibility! To return to the original world without completing the mission properly!”

It was a logical statement.

As long as it is limited to those who accept distorted information without knowing the truth.

Two years have passed since the hero was forcibly exiled.

It was enough time for some water changes to take place even in the group called the ‘headquarters’.

Also, the plan to reverse summon the hero was top-secret, so not many people in the leadership knew about it.

Those who did not know the truth agreed with the words of some young people.

“That’s right! The hero must take responsibility and get rid of the demon’s duplicate body again!”

“Isn’t it a bit harsh to be resurrected after being killed!”

“This is a tragedy caused by your mistake!”

Some of the nobles who were listening to this wanted to tell them to shut up and tell them to shut up to those who were inciting the warrior’s wrath by pouring out rude words without knowing anything, but they couldn’t because doing such a thing would be like putting an ax on their feet.

Some were sweating profusely, others sighed and shook their heads.

“… ….”

Chaejin, who had been listening to it while standing still in the heated atmosphere, returned to the young man who spoke first.

This young man with a cheerful spirit did not avert his gaze at all, as if he was wrong.

Chaejin looked at the young man and said.

“Come down and talk.”

Anyway, as if to say that, the aristocratic young man jumped from a seat like a spectator seat and stood in front of Chaejin.

Chaejin told the truth in a voice that only the young man could hear.

The young man widened his eyes as if he had no idea.

“That…… Really?”

“Bet on the protection of the goddess. There is no lie at all.”

“… ….”

The young man, who had been in a daze for a while, began to strike at the emperor and the leaders as if the liver had come out of the ship.

“Why, why did you do that…… ! If what I just heard is really true, then we are punished! It is only natural that the goddess who bestowed her protection would be angry with the hero who sacrificed himself to save the world!”

ㅡ Is that statement true?

ㅡ Huh, he didn’t go back, he was banished…….

ㅡ How did that happen?

The voices of nobles who did not know the truth grew a little louder.