Elf Knight

As the Hero, he had never once entertained such a thought.

Build his own army, then fight other nobles for territory.

No matter how he looked at it, that was the behavior of an ambitious schemer.

"What are you planning to do next? Or are you going to conquer the world with me?"

"I'm heading south. I heard the demon race is invading there now. Humanity really is beyond saving..."

"That doesn't sound like something a Hero would say." Mel slapped Kane on the shoulder and chuckled.

He would not mock Kane over such things. He was just having a little fun.

Kane took two steps.

His footsteps clicked against the stone pavement as he raised his head to look down the city streets.

The demon race was clearly the greater enemy, yet humanity was still busy fighting among themselves. Only when the demon race put enough pressure on them would humans unite for a short while.

Once the Demon King's army stopped its assault, humanity would return to infighting once more.

Wars between humans never ceased, and the destruction they caused was no different from that caused by the demon race.

As the Hero, Kane had not only seen the front lines. If he had truly been nothing more than an Imperial weapon, he would not have abandoned the Holy Sword and fled with Mel.

"It's good that you've realized that. Do you know what I used to worry about? I worried that one day, I'd have to cut you down on the battlefield." Mel directly reached out and put him in a chokehold.

Kane lost his balance from Mel's pull and landed flat on his backside.

"Mel, you bastard!"

The two of them started roughhousing.

Only after leaving the imprint of a teleportation magic circle in the city