The Hero Who Shouldn't Appear

"What did you say?!"

At that moment, Shien couldn't help but exclaim.

"W-what's wrong?"

Vivian was startled by Shien's reaction.

"I-it's nothing..." Shien tried his best to suppress the shock in his heart, but he still couldn't help but say, "You're saying the Demon Lord was defeated long ago?"

"Y-yes." Vivian looked at Shien with a face full of surprise, as if checking his expression. After a moment, perhaps realizing Shien wasn't joking, she said somewhat strangely, "The Demon Lord was defeated a thousand years ago in the war by the Hero of this Kingdom of Mithra, and that's why the world regained peace. The adventurer profession also emerged from that time due to the manpower shortage caused by the damage from the war. Isn't this historical knowledge that even children know?"

Hearing this, Shien's expression became rather unpleasant.

No, it should be said that it became directly unpleasant.

"What on earth is wrong with you?"

Shien's behavior made Vivian seem a bit worried, and her tone carried a hint of unease.

"It's nothing."

Shien wanted to say something, but in the end, he held back.

However, Shien still asked the necessary questions.

"Can you tell me about this in detail?"

Shien made a request to Vivian.

Vivian frowned and was about to ask something, but stopped because of Shien's expression.

Because, at this moment, Shien's face showed a forbearance that she had never seen before.

It was as if he had discovered that the meaning of his life was flawed, that he had almost taken the wrong path, and that this situation had occurred due to someone else's deception, as if he had been betrayed and urgently needed to understand the truth.

This made Vivian hesitate to speak, and she ultimately chose silence.

"This is something everyone knows."

Vivian said this first.

"You should know that since the birth of the world, the God Race and the Demon Race have always been in conflict, leading to a long history of war, and subsequently causing the appearance of Humans, Elves, Beastmen, Dwarves, and even Monsters, right?"

Shien nodded in response to Vivian's question.

This was indeed the history of this world that Shien had learned from Nien.

There was no discrepancy between Vivian's explanation and that of the Goddess.

"Because the God Race is generally inferior to the Demon Race in terms of power, and their numbers are naturally limited, the God Race has always been at a disadvantage in wars since ancient times. Even though they created races such as Humans, Elves, Beastmen, and Dwarves, facing the ever-proliferating Demon Race, the God Race could not gain an advantage."

"Therefore, in order to defeat the Demon Race, the supreme God Omnis, who was at the pinnacle of the God Race, finally created a ritual to summon a Hero from another world, thereby summoning the Hero."

"Heroes are born with powerful Unique Skills and Sacred Swords, and each of them displays astonishing potential. Even when compared to the highest-ranking demons, as long as they can grow, they can eventually become stronger than them with ease."

"Each of their interventions would change the tide of the battlefield, allowing the God Race and humans to turn the situation around and begin to gain the upper hand."

"Unfortunately, the Demon Race still had an existence at the pinnacle, a true king, the Demon Lord."

The Demon Lord's power was something even the supreme God Omnis feared.

Even Heroes could not easily defeat the Demon Lord.

Therefore, although several Heroes had appeared throughout history, once turning the tide of the battlefield, the God Race still could not suppress the Demon Race and achieve victory in the war.

Up to this point, Vivian's explanation was consistent with Nien's.

Until...

"A thousand years ago, the last Hero, known as the most powerful in history, appeared."

"That Hero possessed a Sacred Sword and Unique Skills far more powerful than those of his predecessors. He easily overwhelmed the Demon Lord's strongest subordinates and was eventually sent before the Demon Lord with the help of the God Race and Humans."

"Thus, the Hero and the Demon Lord truly entered their final battle."

In that battle, not only the Hero and the Demon Lord, but also the supreme God at the pinnacle of the God Race, three other highest-ranking Goddesses, and the six great demons directly under the Demon Lord participated.

The strongest individuals among Humans, Elves, Beastmen, and Dwarves also participated in that battle.

"In that battle, the Hero defeated the Demon Lord, the Demon Race was utterly defeated, and the God Race also suffered heavy losses, no longer able to sustain the war."

"Therefore, under the Hero's direction, the God Race and the Demon Race declared the war would no longer continue, and the world thus regained peace."

"Later, in order to give the various races a chance to adjust their relationships, the supreme God Omnis used her authority to divide the world into three. She led the God Race to one of the worlds and named it the Divine Realm. The Demon Race, led by the surviving demons, retreated to another world and made it the Demon Realm."

"As for the Human Race, formed by various races including Humans, Elves, Beastmen, and Dwarves, they remained in this world, which then became the Human Realm."

"Thus, the war that had lasted for thousands, even tens of thousands of years, ended. The God Race and the Demon Race entered a state of non-aggression. The Human Race, led by the Hero, began to recuperate. The Hero himself founded a nation and became king, which is this Kingdom of Mithra."

In light of this, the war had ended a thousand years ago, and the Demon Lord had been defeated long ago and no longer existed.

"Currently, the Human Realm, the Divine Realm, and the Demon Realm all have interactions with each other."

"The God Race still protects the Human Race, bestowing blessings upon the children of the Human Race."

"The Demon Race also maintains contact with the various kingdoms of the Human Realm to prosper the Demon Realm."

"In fact, the God Race and the Demon Race even exchange resources with each other at times. While the hostility from past wars hasn't been completely erased, it has certainly eased."

"In about another thousand years, the three races will no longer distinguish between each other and will coexist peacefully. This is something many people look forward to."

Vivian's statement left Shien completely speechless.

"Then the Hero…"

Shien's voice was a little hoarse.

Vivian looked at Shien calmly and spoke after a long pause.

"The Hero has not appeared since the founding king of the Kingdom of Mithra passed away. The God Race also sealed the ritual for summoning the Hero and no longer uses it."

That made sense, of course.

"The Hero is the God Race's trump card to defeat the Demon Lord and even the Demon Race. With the war over and the three races needing to move towards peaceful coexistence, they are no longer needed."

"Rather, if the Hero were to appear again, that would be a major problem."

"Because it would signify that the God Race is preparing to attack the Demon Race again. Naturally, the Demon Race would not remain indifferent to the Hero, who poses the greatest threat to them. At that time, Humans would inevitably be unable to stay out of it."

"Therefore, if the Hero appears, the peace between the three races could very well be shattered, and war could erupt once more."

"For this world, the Hero is the greatest fuse for war, and they absolutely cannot appear again."

The biggest twist has arrived!

This section was originally planned for later, but since everyone seems impatient, I've decided to release it early.

I hope my friends will be satisfied with this and offer their support. Otherwise, my first original novel and my future path as an original author might have to be declared a failure.

To be honest, the recent performance hasn't been ideal, and some people are already advising me to cut it. I'm feeling quite lost.

So, I hope my friends can offer more support to keep this book going.

—Thank you.