The location Rista chose to travel through was a grassland. In fact, judging by the stats she had seen from Duanmu Huai, she shouldn't have come to such a beginner area at all. But she had been scared half to death by Duanmu Huai, so she hadn't thought about anything and had instinctively opened the gate to this place.
"What is this place?"
Looking at the grassland before him, Duanmu Huai let out an unhappy snort.
"You said we couldn't teleport directly in front of the Demon King, but we could at least teleport to the front of the Demon King's Castle, couldn't we? Did we come here for a picnic?"
"Well, that's true..."
"How interesting."
However, before Rista could finish speaking, a voice suddenly rang out. The two turned their heads and saw a burly woman wielding a greatsword walking toward them with a smile. When she saw Rista, a vicious glint flashed in her eyes.
"How interesting. You must be the goddess. Just as His Excellency the Demon King expected, you brought the summoned Hero here..."
As she spoke, the woman looked at Duanmu Huai, who was standing beside Rista, then froze.
"...Are you the Hero?"
"..."
Rista understood her feelings perfectly. Even she herself wasn't sure whether the man before her was actually a Hero.
"No, I'm not a Hero."
But Duanmu Huai's next words completely shattered Rista's fragile fantasy.
"I'm an Inquisitor from the Inquisition."
"The Inquisition...?"
"The Inquisition's duty is to protect humanity and destroy, at any cost, anything that threatens humanity."
Duanmu Huai raised his head. The scarlet radiance shining through the slits of his helmet resembled the dying afterglow of a star's destruction.
"So, are you a Heretic that threatens humanity?"
"...Hahaha, hahahahaha!!!"
The woman froze for a moment at Duanmu Huai's answer,