This Hero Is Invincible but Too Cautious

The morning of the third day of my stay in the divine kingdom. I turned to Café de Cerceus to meet Kirico.

Usually beyond the parasolated table chatting with Aria and the others, there was a small building with a kitchenette, where Johnde and Kirico rested.

"Kiri. Get in?"

Enter the room assigned to Kirico. In a small room, Kirico was wearing sheets in the corner of the room.

"Oh, I'm sorry! You were asleep? You mean, Kiri sleeps, right?

Then Kirico scratches his head in embarrassment.

"No, I'm not sleepy at all, but what Mr. Cerceus says is, 'After working hard, you have to go to bed. Ah, no'..."

Yep... why are you trying to put a robot to sleep? Cerceus is an amazing idiot after all......!

"I'm sorry, Kiri. 'Cause I'll tell that idiot from me."

But Kirico shook his head with a boom.

"That's okay! I, Mr Cerceus, thank you! Plus, I'm kind of glad you treat me like a human being!

"Oh, yeah?

Well, if you're saying you like him in person, that's all right...

"Bye, Kiri. Come here for a second?

I sat Kirico in front of a mirror stand in my room.

"You're a girl. I need to be a little stylish."

And put the flower pendant that was ready on Kiriko's chest.

"Ko, what's this?

"The flowers Kiri was growing in Tarmaine! I only took one wheel and pounded it before it withered! A gift!"

Kirico, who had been stunned for a while, eventually shook my hand and shook it up and down with the boom.

"Thank you, Lista!! I take care of it!!

As I thought, Kirico was delighted. I feel the peach flower accessory on my chest softened my appearance of slaughter as a Killing Machine.

I watched Kiriko over the mirror with satisfaction, but Kiriko seemed to see me next door too.

"Lista is really beautiful!!

"Eh. That's not true."

I humbled myself, but the tension rises secretly. Usually, I was so weak on compliments because of how well I was treated by Holy Ya.

I'll take another look at my face.

- Right? Isn't that right? I guess I'm pretty, huh? She's a goddess, isn't she? I wonder why Sacred Ya doesn't realize my charm!

Beautiful, beautiful, ugh, I'm clean...... I was wooty with narcissistic flair, but accidentally notice my mouth angle in the mirror dropping.

"Huh...?

And no heart, or crisp lines.

"Is...?

And countless twitches appear on your forehead and eyeballs! Beautiful blonde hair gets whiter as she sees it too!

"Hey, hey, what's up, Collee!?

"Ri, Mr. Lista!? Kiu, you suddenly look like an old lady!?

When we were both surprised, we heard a calm voice coming from right next door.

"Mm-hmm. You're rapidly old. Awesome power."

"Ahhhhhhhhh!?

Seeing, Sacred Aya was pointing a red sword at me! And the red and black evil that dissipated from that sword is covering me!

"Did you do this? Aaaaaaaaaaaaaa!?

"It's the power of this sword. The amulet of the evil god I used to buy from the Beastman and the sword that sucks away the vivacity. synthesized and made them."

When Holy Blessing keeps her sword away from me, she also loses the wrinkles on my face. And as I approached, I also became an old lady full of wrinkles.

"!! I get old or younger!? Won't you stop!?

"It's a strange sword. Want to appraise it?"

I activate my appraisal skills in the same way as Sacred Eye while I crack my nose.

"Holy Power Drain Sword - a sword that absorbs divinity from God! God will grow old and weak just by getting close!

I shudder into small pieces and scream.

"What is it, this utterly useless sword!!

"'Holy Power Drain Sword'? It's a long name. From now on, let's call it the Lista Baba Assord."

"!? Don't be ridiculous just now, you!!

"I'm not kidding. They're developing a sword to replace the platinum sword. In Ixfolia, you've already lost powerful weapons that can defeat the Demon King."

"You can't beat the Demon King with such a failure!!

"It's not necessarily a failure. It might come in handy. I'd make spares if I could."

"I don't need two or three, like this!!

Turn your contempt eyes to Saint Aya, who puts a creepy sword in his tool bag.

"You didn't bother to extend your stay to make this!?

"No. That's a separate case."

I don't know what that means!! How the hell do you have a separate case!?

"The original 'separate case' hasn't progressed much. That's why I can't help staying too long in the divine world. The stay shall expire today. Get ready."

That's all I'm saying, Sacred Ya has left the room.

"What the hell, already!!

All of a sudden she was made an old lady or rushed to get ready, and I didn't want to be outraged, but Kiriko talks happily.

"Seiya loves Lista!

"Ha, ha!?

"I'm kind of glad you two are close!

Look at that now, he said he's close... what do you mean!? Mm-hmm. Kiri's a robot, after all. Don't you know anything about men and women......

I told Jonde and Cerceus that I was going back to Ixfolia after I got back on my mind and got back to myself. Selseus, among other things, looked remorseful when he heard the story.

"Whenever you come to God again, stop by."

"Oh. Thank you for looking after me."

Jonde and I shake hands hot, then Cerceus looks back at Kirico.

"Thank you Kirico, too. Thanks to you, our shop flourished."

"Yes, no! Me!"

"There's a café where monsters bring coffee" - rumors like that have flown to the divine world, and Café de Cerceus has only gotten a little busy for the past two days.

Cerceus stared at them with a serious face sometime.

"Until now I've seen things with prejudice. But, Johnde, Kirico. When I met you guys, I could change. Even as a sword god in the first place so far I... whoa whoa whoa!?

All of a sudden, Serseus, who was seriously talking, blew it up! He's unnecessarily pulling back a few meters away and blowing bubbles out of his mouth!

"Let, Cerceus!?

"Mr. Cerceus!?

Johnde and Kirico scream. And where Cerceus stood until earlier, he was undoing the legs Saint-Yi kicked up. Point to the fainted Cerceus, and Johnde screams.

"No, why are you kicking me all of a sudden!?

"That crap was going to take a long time. Treated early."

"Do you kick that out of your mind for that reason!? Hiya!!

Saint Ya doesn't mind Johnde, he speaks to me.

"Looks like you're ready now. Okay, we're going back."

"Wow, I get it..."

Alia and Lady Adenella dropped me off when I shut up and let out the gate because I don't like it if they kick me too.

"Sacred Aye, Lista. Good luck."

"Yeah! Thanks, Aria!

I give Aria the ring and other divine objects I bought from Baldur.

"As it were, well, you wouldn't worry. Sacred Blessings have grown extraordinarily strong. nor in any world, such as those who are no longer enemies..."

After smiling and nodding at Lady Adenella, she looks back at Sacred Eye.

"Bye, Sacred Eye. You want to go to Tarmaine for now?

"No. I want to maintain the fortress I'm building on the south coast of Ladral"

"Near Galvano. Okay."

But then. Jonde asked Holy Eye with a face that seemed unusual and sorry.

"I'm sorry, but I need one favor. Can't we go see the northern land of the Balacada, ruled by the Emperor of the Aircraft?

"Why?

"Though it was ruled by the Killing Machines, there may still be human beings like Tarmaine."

"Hmm..."

Sacred Aya kept her mouth shut a little as she thought,

"Sacred Aya......! So, if I could, I'd like to know what's going on on on the Balacada continent too......!

Kiriko also told me that Sacred Ya snorted quietly. There is something cold about it, but holy and brave. If you still have a life to save, you want to save it. And it makes me feel the same way.

But we need Isister's permission when we get out the gate to land we've never been to.

"Lista, I'll ask Master Isister."

Aria, who was listening, meditates her eyes and talks to Isister. After a while Aria opened her eyes.

"I have now given Isister permission to leave the gates on the Balacada. But..."

Aria says with a strange face.

"Master Isister said that there are probably no more humans left on the Balacada..."

We breathe in Aria's words, but still, Sacred Aya says.

"Is Isister's Thousand Eyes weakened because of the Evil God? Not 100% sure there are no survivors. Until I know with these eyes, actually."

"Oh, right! Holy shit, you're right! Let's go!

Both Johnde and Kirico nod. After that, Saint Ya let the dirt snake enter through the gate, ensuring the safety of the surrounding area, before we dived the gate.

The moment I opened the gate, to the sight that spread in front of me, both Johnde and Kirico were speechless.

The area is a burning field as far as I can see. There are not a few human bones scattered everywhere, but more than a hundred graciously.

- Hey, how awful...! Well then, I still can't believe you're alive...!

In the meantime, only Sacred Ya utters pale words as usual.

"Well, hopeless, but for once, let's explore if there are any survivors. Maybe this is the only place in the world that's terrible."

And Sacred Aya fell on her knees, and laid her hands on the ground. Apparently, they're creating dirt snakes for exploration. Johnde asks Holy Blessing.

"Not as large as Ladral, but the Balacada continent is also quite vast. It'll take a while to find out all the areas, won't it?

But momentarily, the ground protrudes in circles, centering on the Sacred Aya. And the protuberance drifts away from Saint Aya at a tremendous rate so that the ripples of pebbles dropped on the surface of the water spread.

"In his training with the earthly god, he has also succeeded in the generation of earthsnakes, whose speed of movement has greatly improved. We won't need that much time to figure out what's going on all over the continent."

Sacred Aya closes her eyes. Apparently, I'm linking it to the countless dirt snake eyes I let go, and I'm looking at the situation.

Occasionally, Saint Ya has reported the situation as succinctly as a machine.

"... West, within a 30-kilometer radius, all, full of corpses"

"... as is the North. No survivors."

Now there must be a tragic sight in Sacred Eye that we cannot see.

"Hey, Sacred Eye. You okay? Isn't it hard?

"Uhm. It uses nerves to share vision with a lot of dirt snakes. But there's no particular problem."

"Ha, ha. Is that so..."

Looking at the numerous human bones, they don't seem to be upset at all. Plus, I care about something completely different than my worries. More than that, I noticed Kiriko nodding behind the concentrated Sacred Aya.

Johnde puts his hand on Kirico's shoulder before I speak.

"Are you all right, Kirico?

"Father - No. The Emperor Occerio said my real parents were already dead. Does that mean there are parents' remains on this land?

That's what they said, and Johnde was obviously a werewolf.

"Oh, not necessarily! I'm sure some humans still survive! There's your parents in there!

"I hope so..."

I come close to Kiriko, who is still nagging. And I broke my knee and got the same gaze as Kirico.

"Hey, Kiri. Kiri is such a good girl. And there's always a nice future for a good girl."

"Nice future, is it?

"Yes, it is."

Johnde is in tune with me.

"Oh yeah! Maybe they'll find a way for Kiriko to be human!

"Wow, am I human?

"There's hope!

"Ho, is that true? also, if so...... glad......!

And Kirico gave a bright voice.

"Thank you! Somehow I'm feeling better!

But then. Holy Blessing does not even turn around and speaks a cold voice.

"No matter how much good you keep doing, some people die all their lives without paying off. And if you do evil, you will not be judged, and some villains will live for it. I don't know what the future will be like."

When I heard that, Johnde roughed up his voice.

"No, what the hell, you are ah!!

I really am! I was trying so hard to get Kiri's tension up!

Sacred Ya only turned his neck and had a cold eye on Kiriko.

"Kirico, you're a machine. Don't have excessive expectations that you might be human."

I couldn't stand boulders either.

"Terrible, Sacred Aya!! Why would you say that!?

"The disappointment is enormous when there was nothing left to expect. Can you take responsibility then?

"Oh, that's..."

"Don't make promises you can't."

And Sacred Aya stood up, keeping her back to me.

"Lista, get out the gate. There's no use here anymore."

"Huh...! Oh, no...!

"We took stock of the situation throughout the Balacada continent. Isister's right, the survivors are zero. The remnants of the Killing Machine are still dotted all over the continent."

"Ma, wait! Whatever it takes in this short time. That's a quick count! I might have missed it!

"There is no overlooking. My investigation is sure and perfect. There were no survivors."

From experience so far, I guess Jonde also knows that the words of Saint Ya are true. Kiriko opens her mouth as everyone presses hard and silent.

"After all, both your father and mother were dead..."

"Well, that's what I knew from the beginning. This survivor confirmation is just in case and formalized. First of all, where your parents lived, you don't even know your face?

"Oh yeah... right..."

And Seiya changed her gaze from Kirico to me.

"That was a waste of time. Okay, Lista. We're heading out to the fortress as planned."

"Shh, holy shit! Just think about how Kiri feels!

"My job is to save the world."

"Yes, that's okay, Mr. Lista! Head to the next place! And I... I don't want to be here anymore..."

"Kiri..."

Johnde kicked up the dirt under his feet abominably. I won't say it to you, but you probably think, 'If this is the case, you shouldn't have asked me to explore the Balacamese continent.'

We headed to the southern coast of the Ladral continent in a blocked mood.