I never even carried my beloved parents before. Yet there I was, carrying a male demon on my back through a grass plain.
Of course, I felt likeâŠ
âThe worstâŠâ
[A certain god suggests just killing yourself.]
[A certain god suggests throwing him to the orcs as orc food.]
The god was favorable in their own way to the demon after listening to his sad story.
But they switched attitudes after I carried him on my back.
I almost thought about it, thanks to the encouragement from the ill-mannered god, but I held back. All that time I spent with the demon would be wasted.
Kogmos complained.
âI also feel like the worst.â
âWhy?â
âIf word gets out I got help from a low-rank human, Iâll never be able to marry until I die⊠â
âAha! Iâll spread rumors everywhere if you run away later.â
âAre you really human?! How dare you threaten a demon?!â
âIâm a human that almost became a hero.â
âI wonder how the undutiful children who fell into the goddessâs temptation are all doing.â
It wasnât my place to worry about them, but I grew sympathy that wasnât there before after going to the outskirts of the human village.
I couldnât believe there were no flushing toiletsâŠ
[Outsider]
I never needed to use the toilet thanks to being freed from my bodily functions, but it was gruesome to even think about.
âYou were almost a hero?â
âCanât you tell from my status window?â
âIâm asking because I saw your status window. Demons are usually the ones who get the Hero Curse.â
âHuh?â
âThose who run away after losing against a hero get the Heroâs Curse. Realistically, revenge is impossible because itâs hard to level up. Thatâs why we think of demons with the Hero Curse as dead.â
âHow dreadful.â
The âYou wonât get away with this!â villain line I saw in fantasy novels and comics full of dreams and hopes had been ultimately blocked out.
On my back, Kogmos tried to act smart.
âItâs the reason I decided to help a low human like you. Thereâs a saying that your enemyâs enemy is a comraââ
âThatâs just because you were weak.â
ââŠâ
âDonât cry. I donât want to wet my shoulders with male tears.â
I thought my mood was already at rock bottom, but there was something even worse.
The tearful demon spoke.
âYouâre the strange one! How did a low-rank human get this much power from a mere fairy Blessing!â
âHm?â
This guy has some guts. How could he ignore the Outsiderâs Blessing in front of god?
Heâs definitely getting divine punishment.
[A certain god is uncomfortable.]
[A certain god looks back at the past.]
[A certain god sighs.]
Huh? Hey god?
I thought they would order me to punish this arrogant demon, but he was surprisingly quiet.
The clueless demon kept babbling.
âOr is there something I donât know about the Outsider Blessing?â
âBelieve whatever you want.â
I didnât realize how uncomfortable it was that my status window was exposed to strangers.
I felt naked.
I had looked past it when the main character in a fantasy genre could see everyoneâs status windows.
But when I was on the receiving end, I realized the main character was a real asshole!
The demon kept digging his own grave, unaware of my mood.
âI gathered all sorts of information while wandering the world to grow stronger.â
âAnd?â
âIâve never heard of the Outsiderâs Blessing. Maybe if it was a CurseâŠâ
âOh, really.â
Of course heâd never heard of it.
I was the first person to introduce Earthâs advanced culture, âOutsiderâ, to this savage fantasy world.
This god was just moved by that and named a Blessing after it.
There was no way it was there before.
âResets all states⊠Returns you to the beginningâŠâ
ââŠâ
âAm I misunderstanding this?â
ââŠâ
I didnât feel the need to respond, so I just kept walking.
And yet, Kogmos the demon didnât give up and babbled on and on.
âYou probably donât eat or shit thanks to this Outsiderâs Blessing. It canât be possible if youâre an average human.â
ââŠâ
âAnd you donât even get tired. Your wounds from the orcs heal immediately, too.â
ââŠshut up, will you?â
I was feeling worse and worse. My displeasure even went beyond the time my lips were sexually harassed by the female fairy.
And yet, the demon on my back carried on.
âThereâs no doubt itâs a conniving Blessing up to this point.â
âHmâŠâ
I felt a little better after that compliment.
Was that the carrot and stick method?
The demon got to the point.
âBut you can never grow if all stats reset.â
âHm?â
Come to think of it, he was right!
âThen how do you keep getting stronger?â
âI am?â
ââŠâ
ââŠâ
âDonât look at me like that. I really donât know.â
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The heroes were dispirited after getting utterly defeated by a single level 5 gnoll.
Prince Alsus gathered the hope of humanity, who were wallowing in self-hate, to reassure them.
âDo not worry about it too much. A gnollâs strength multiplies when it is full. You will be able to defeat it with ease when you reach a higher level.â
âOkayâŠâ
âOkayyâŠâ
Although they resembled a bunch of defeated troops, the heroesâ improvement was glaring.
Level 4 average.
They were strong enough to kill an average gnoll through a pincer attack with ease.
It was fine up to this pointâŠ
The commander of the knights gave Prince Alsus a report with a grim face.
âPrince. We couldnât find a trace of the mercenary who wiped out the gnollsâ habitat.â
The heroes had suddenly run out of gnolls to hunt.
The knights, trying to figure out what happened, found the gnollsâ habitats empty. They had been occupying themselves over the issue for the past two days.
âWith very little progress.
âCommander, what have you found out so far?â
âWe assumed it was the act of an infamous mercenary this whole time.â
âRight.â
It was because there were too many gnolls for it to be done by a few skilled men.
âBut the experts seemed certain that it was the act of the knights.â
âThe knightsâŠ?â
âYes. They said the swordsmanship left on the gnollsâ armor were all the same.â
ââŠThatâs odd.â
The forest entrance was strictly regulated so that the heroes could hunt comfortably.
But an anonymous knight had intruded and destroyed the gnollsâ habitat in a single night?
That seemed realistically impossible.
âIt could be a solo culprit⊠hmâŠâ
Prince Alsus took back what he said.
Everyone had a limit to their stamina. It would be impossible for even Prince Alsus himself, who was called the swordmaster Knight Kingdomâs prodigy.
If it was the legendary hero with countless Blessings, on the other handâŠ
ââŠâ
Those heroes were in shock after all dying to a single gnoll.
ââŠCommander. Itâs a bit early, but please hurry the preparation so that the heroes can hunt orcs.â
âBut the investigationâŠâ
âEntrust it to the information guild. I canât afford to disperse talent as our plans move ahead.â
âYessir.â
Relaxing his stern face after ordering the Commander of the Knights, Prince Alsus turned back to the heroes.
âWe are going to go a bit deeper for the hunt today. As long as youâve leveled up, it should be like last timeâŠâ
Bang!
An unwelcome guest came into the holy place where the heroes were gathered.
Opening the door with force, he strode forward with a beautiful girl by his side.
Normally, he was supposed to be removed and punished by then, but the knights and hierarchs did not move.
The unwelcome guest was a Hero.
âI came after hearing the Saintess had come back to the Temple!â
ââŠHero Oh Hanwoo. Please keep your manners.â
âIâm sorry, Prince Alsus! But this girlâs life is on the line!â
Hero Oh Hanwoo. ..
The boy who declared he would move independently came back in two days, and he was making a fuss to let him meet the Saintess.
Princess Ethena, who was staying silent, jumped in surprise at the sight of the beautiful âgirlâ.
âOh my! YouâreâŠâ
âPrincess. I am a mercenary now. Although Iâm planning to go back to the territory after retiring.â
âThe territory? Why so suddenl⊠oh?!â
âThings happenedâŠâ
The girl put on a bittersweet expression as she hid her left arm behind her.
Oh Hanwoo got louder because of that.
âHurry, the SaintessâŠ!â
âHow noisy.â
Through the small back door, the Saintess arrived with hierarchs at her side.
âSaintess! I have a requestâkirk!â
Clang! Clang!
She silently observed Oh Hanwoo, who was stopped by her entourage.
[Name] Oh Hanwoo
[Level] 1
[Blessings] Hero F, Mercenary F
[Curses] See Through F
ââŠShocking indeed. Still at level 1 with a Curse as well?â
âTh-thatâs⊠I recruited an excellent companion instead!â
Listening to his excuse, the Saintess turned to the so-called excellent companion.
[Name] Ara
[Level] 12
[Blessings] Royal B, Charm E, Warrior D, Mercenary C
[Curses] Student F
[Dividend] â
âA B rank noble Blessing. If she herself isnât a marquis, she must be the daughter of a duke. However, I donât know if that alone makes her superiorâŠâ
âShe risked her life to save me!â
Hero Oh Hanwoo, thought âI knew it!â to himself after hearing she was the daughter of a noble family.
The Saintess looked back at him with an empty face.
âIs the reason you think of her as excellent because of her looks?â
âN-no!â
Oh Hanwoo was taken aback by the blunt question.
âThen what about her is so excellent?â
âHer noble heartâŠâ
âLook around you. You are with at least level 30 knights and hierarchs who would gladly give their lives for humanityâs victory.â
ââŠâ
âI ask again, what is so excellent about her?â
Oh Hanwoo, defeated by the logic, squeezed out an excuse.
âHer potential!â
âI see. She would be a beautiful woman in a few years.â
âExactl⊠No, Iâm talking about her talents!â
âThere are many with that kind of talent around you. During the five days you wandered as a level 1, your friends grew to be level 6. That is talent you couldnât imagine.â
ââŠâ
Oh Hanwoo looked around him.
Choi Gangmin, Jang Miyeon, Yoo BoraâŠ
They were all laughing at the âlevel 1 Heroâ.
Such tremendous humiliation!
The Saintess asked, looking down at him like a rock on the ground.
âDo you still have something to say?â
âSaintess! Aria is my valuable comrade. Please treat her hand!â
Oh Hanwoo spoke his truth with a red face.
This humiliation was nothing as long as he could treat the beautiful girlâs handâŠ!
âI refuse.â
âWhat?â
âBefore you make a request, prove to me your worth.â
[Special]
Hero Oh Hanwooâs main character buff did not work on the Saintess.
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The orcs lived a simple life in groups.
They usually wandered aimlessly, raising cows and sheep, but turned into bandits once they saw a human.
But I was the same way.
Usually, I was a good, cultured citizen, but once I saw an orcâŠ
âRun! Ruâoink?!â
âWhat is this pigâoiiink?!â
âPig! Letâs talk things ouâoink?!â
Slash! Slash!
Orcs didnât call for their friends or neighbors like gnolls did, but they obviously stood out as they ran through an empty plain with nothing to hide themselves.
Theyâd slaughter humans like wild pigs if they saw them..
SoâŠ
âOooiiink~!â
I slaughtered them neatly.
As that went on for a few days, I unintentionally ended up gathering a bunch of trophiesâŠ
âNeigh~â
âMoo~â
âBaah~â
I got a couple of cows, horses, sheep, pigs, and goats the orcs had raised and loaded them with our things.
Including a male demon!
My strides were full of life after getting a load off my body and mind!
[A certain god is at ease.]
Even god!
I could finally breathe now that they werenât pestering me to kill the male demon.
âBy the way, I donât see any female orcs. Do the chiefs monopolize them?â
âAre you stupid?â
âhuhh?â
Demon Kogmos, tied to a black cowâs back, picked a fight with me.
âYouâre putting the wives in cruel, hard labor after killing the orcs.â
âWhat nonsense are you talking about?â
âItâs not nonsense⊠oh! Itâs giving birth right on time. Look over there.â
âLook at what⊠hup!â
The horse I took because of how plump its belly was suddenly turned flat.
âAnd a green baby pig came out between its legs.
Plop.
âWaah~!â
âThere are no female orcs. Instead, they donât distinguish female species.â
âOh, shitâŠâ
Fantasy pigs were incredible omnivores beyond my imagination.