A suitably long time ago, when the Dark Demon King was suitably about to cover the world in darkness,
five brave heroes appeared.
Louise Prock Haite Pol Kalleuarukton, noble holy knight of a fallen nation.
Jaei, one of the Three Excellencies of the Great Jin.
Tatiana Del, sorcerer of the Five Archipelagoes.
Magu Hisora Mibani, vanguard of the Magic Empire.
And even an amnesiac migrant-worker Hero dragged in from a rift between dimensions.
All of them came together toward one single goal: to defeat the Demon King.
Through their perilous journey, they relied on one another and overcame countless trials.
At last, the heroes arrived at the Demon King’s castle! Preparing for the final battle, they clasped one another’s hands.
“Once this war is over, I’m going to propose to all of you..!”
The Hero proposed to his beautiful companions.
And his companions shyly answered.
“You crazy bastard, why the fuck are you saying that now?”
“...... All right.”
“I-I look forward to being with you from now on..!”
“I’m so happy ♡”
“Am I the only normal one here,..?”
“... Hisora says she doesn’t want to, Hero.”
“Who said I don’t! No, I mean, by common sense... You lunatic, hey!! Don’t laugh, do this properly! ...”
After six years of adventure, the friendship that had deepened between them blossomed into love and bore fruit.
And so, one groom and four brides entered the Demon King’s castle instead of walking down the wedding aisle.
The Demon King was powerful, but before the teamwork of the five heroes, he was helpless.
The Hero’s sword pierced the Demon King’s heart, and at last, the darkness vanished.
The world regained its peace, and the heroes returned to the kingdom where their adventure had begun, welcomed by all.
The people praised their valor and held a festival.
And on the final day of the festival, a day brighter and clearer than any before it, all five heroes held a beautiful wedding together.
They loved and respected one another, and lived happily ever after for a long, long time. The world shone even brighter with the love story of its heroes.
Pshuk, prrrrk, chureuk, chureuk.
Black blood gushed from the Demon King’s chest like crude oil.
So now it really was over. I let go of the sword hilt, prying away the hand I had clenched so hard it had turned blue enough to bleed.
To hide the fact that my fingertips were still trembling, I shouted instead.
“Tell me if it’s over, Demon King! Why did you kill all those people?”
Unexpectedly, he answered obediently, innocently.
“B-bec... cough, because... isn’t it obvious..? Krrgh, khh... Because... they’re experience points...”
“.... What?”
The Hero’s mind went blank, and he couldn’t immediately continue.
He stood there with his mouth open for a long while, swallowing his shock, before he finally managed to ask.
“You... believe this world is a game..?”
“Khhhhh... krk... hhuuk... What..? You... know games..?”
“... You did all this because you thought this was... a computer game... like the ones back on Earth..?”
“Khhhuuk... khk... Don’t make me laugh... The status window should be right........ Huh..?”
The Demon King waved his ragged hand through empty air. Once, twice, three times, four timesfive timessix timesseven timeseight timesnine times.
On the tenth time,
the Demon King was finally horrified like a human being. And, as if by fate, he felt the weight of his duty.
“Khhuk... Hero... l-listen carefully. If... khk... if a status window appears before your eyes... if it appears, hrrk... you... those... those missions... you must carry them out no matter what... khkhk. I don’t know what will show up, but...”
“... What are you...”
With the hand he had dropped like a corpse while searching for the status window, the Demon King grabbed the Hero by the collar.
“Remember this!!!!!! If you ignore the status window...”
You will become me.
Pop.
Splorch, shrrrk, splat, splash.
The sound was not even that loud.
The Demon King, who had shaken the world and trampled countless living beings, burst and disappeared like a balloon. The things that had once been the Demon King splattered across the floor and walls, even the ceiling.
The Hero was covered in the Demon King’s blood from head to toe. And yet the Hero could not pay attention to his own appearance. To be precise, he was unable to pay attention to it.
Because something was blocking his vision.
(Status Window)
Name: Jin
Hero: 21 years old
Level: 88
Skills:
Cloud Shooting
Tank Cleaver
Wheel Strike
Listening to Water Drops
Special Move: Sword of Fate and Destiny
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Mission: Have ??? embrace your woman.