"Stop!"
Seeing the Demon King turn toward the Hero girl, Shien could no longer sit by calmly and watch. He could not help taking a step forward.
He had done the same thing in the dream before.
But that time, Shien had only acted on a vague feeling that things would turn out terribly. That was why he had stepped forward, instinctively wanting to stop the Demon King girl.
This time, however, was different.
This time, Shien knew very clearly who the Hero girl being watched by the Demon King was.
She was not merely the First Generation Hero, nor merely a friend cherished by the Goddess and the Demon King. She was someone vitally important to him.
The young girl's childish face overlapped with the image of the mature woman in Shien's mind, forcing him to take that step and cry out.
Unfortunately...
"This is a reenacted past, and one inextricably tied to the Demon King—a crucial part of history. We are merely observers of this era, passing guests here. We cannot change this past."
The Goddess holding God's Spear spoke indifferently from the side.
And under such circumstances, the ashen-faced, cold Demon King threw an utterly ordinary yet unimaginably terrifying punch at the Hero girl.
That punch was clearly terrifying enough to send even the Almighty Goddess flying to the end of the world, yet for some reason, it was incredibly slow.
Unfortunately, the Hero girl did not notice that.
Perhaps the power contained in that blow was simply too horrifying, completely stirring the fear in her heart. At last, the Hero girl gave a soundless scream and thrust out the Holy Sword in her hand.
"Pshk!"
The Holy Sword pierced the Demon King's heart.
The Holy Sword sank into the Demon King's chest.
The Demon King's seemingly