Jonny Walker.

　He is Lucy's great-grandfather and the grandfather of the Red Lily Witch, Mr. Rosalie.

　It sounds familiar, but in The Legend of Abel the Brave, he is rarely described.
''When did he become a companion?'' But it is not written.
　It appears in the middle of the picture book, in a huff.
　So I wasn't expecting to come across it as soon as I did.

(Well, that's a good thing...)

　The four people who will defeat the Great Demon King are The Brave Woman of Light (Abel), The Saintess (Anna), The Great Sage, and The Archer (Jonny).
　It's a history I learned a lot about in the Water Temple.
　Jonny Walker is undoubtedly one of the most important people in the world.
　Its safety has been confirmed.

　Abel the Brave and the Great Sage Master have already become friends.　
　Only 'Saint Anna' remains.

(This is quite a problem, isn't it.......

　According to a theory, the brave Abel and Saint Anna were born in the same village and are childhood friends.
　In other words, it's strange if they aren't working together at the moment.
　But so far, the name Saint Anna has not come out of the mouths of the Earth Hero (Wolf), the Wood Hero (Julietta), the Hero Abel, or anyone else.

(No way, she died like the brave woman of fire...?)

　No, no, that idea is premature.
　The story of the brave Abel being trapped in the Demon King's castle doesn't appear in the picture book, and it's better to think that history has already been falsified.
　I'd like to believe that Saint Anna must be doing well somewhere.....

　You can casually probe around the hero of the tree (Julietta), but........
　If you use too much knowledge of the future, your identity will be questioned.
　It's fine to be suspicious, but if you say 'I'm from the future 1,000 years from now', people will think you're a crazy person.
　Therefore, I'm going to hold off on 'Saint Anna'.

　Rather, it's Jonny Walker first.
　The legendary 'Mage'.
　But he looks like a swordsman with a sword at his hip.
　He doesn't look like he has a bow and arrow.

　He is surrounded by a crowd of people and eating.
　He is a powerful man in this city and a 'true companion' in the defeat of the Great Demon King.
　You should get to know him.
　Let's go say hello to him.

''I'll be off for a bit.''
'What?　Master Makoto?
Where are you going, Master Makoto?
　As I stood up, Momo and the brave man of the soil (Wolf) asked me.

'Say hello to Mr. Jonny,'
Well, Makoto-kun is very curious. He's not very nice, especially to guys.
Is that...?
　But I'm talking about a womanizing hero, and that might make sense.
　I just have to talk to him to get started.

　I slowly approached the large table where Jonny was eating.
　Many of his cronies are women.
　Beautiful elves, cat-eared and rabbit-eared adorable beastly girls are surrounding him and drinking.
　They are all chatting loudly, exchanging drinks and having a good time.

　It reminded me of........Sakurai-kun's group in junior high school.
　Huh?
　Haven't I lived my whole life avoiding that kind of joviality?
　Incidentally, Jonny, who is in the center of the noisy group, is drinking in a terribly boring way.
　No wonder they're not very friendly.
　It takes a lot of courage to talk to that group of people...no matter.
　When I was troubled for a while, I was tapped on the shoulder from behind.

'Hey, nee-chan. I heard you saved the brave man of the soil (Wolf) and the brave man of the wood (Julietta)?
　I turned around and saw a well-built, thickly bearded old man standing there.
　He is probably a dwarf because of his physical features.
　The face is thick, but the aura he wears is also thick.　
　It's a warrior from the looks of it.

I'm Makoto. It's a good idea.
I'm Dekker, the Iron Warrior. A pleasure to meet you.
　Oh!
　Iron Warrior!
　Is he the leader of the other faction that I've heard rumors about?
　He seems very strong, and he has a lot of magic power (mana) covering his body, and he doesn't look like a brave man who would very much give up on defeating the Demon King.......

''Yo, I'm looking forward to working with you.
　I took the offered hand and shook it.

"You don't look so tough when you're the one praising the earthly hero, Wolf!　Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha!
Huh....
　He laughed at me.
　Well, I'm used to looking weak, so that's fine.

'Hey, stop the brave man of the soil (Wolf) and the brave man of the wood (Julietta). They say they're going to challenge the Demon King again. To be honest, even the Fire Hero (Olga), who was so strong, couldn't stand up to them. Defeating the Demon King is a dream come true.
'Well...'
And I've got a seven-year-old daughter. And I'm gonna have to live with her until she's big enough!　It's time to stop fighting recklessly!　Don't you think so?　
Your daughter....
　I see.
　The reason why you don't challenge the Demon King is not because you don't have the courage to give up on defeating him....
　Is there a case where it's because you have a family and someone to protect?

Nee-chan has a little sister with her, right?
What?
　Your sister?
　I don't have any brothers or sisters.
　I'm an only child.

"Master Makoto?
You've got a cute little sister here.
　Maybe it was because she was making a lot of noise, but Momo came over.
　Oh, they thought Momo was my sister.
　Well, she doesn't look anything like her.
　And don't let your sister call you by your nickname.

I'm sorry, I don't know. I don't need you to go to all the trouble of telling Makoto that. We're going to challenge the Demon Lord.
　Even the wooden hero (Julietta) came over.

You say so, but weren't you in danger this time, too?　We should stop now.
No!　If the brave men give up, that's the end of the world!
'Hey, hey, Iron Hero (Dekker), Wooden Hero (Julietta). Calm down.　
　Wolff-san soothes them as they argue with each other.
　The brave Abel is staring at us without participating in the conversation.

''Hey, you're giving up on defeating the Demon King, right?
Makoto-kun, you're going to fight the Demon King!
　The Iron Brave (Dekker) and the Wooden Brave (Julietta) crowded over to us.

　Softly, a letter floated in front of me.


''Which side do you side with?''
　The Iron Brave
　The Tree Brave.


　A choice.
　But I twisted my neck.
　Defeat the Demon King?　Can't we take him down?
　No, no, no, no, no, Mr. 'RPG Player', no, no, no, no, no, no.
　My answer is--


I'm going to slay the Demon King and then the Great Demon King.


　It's the right thing to do.
　After all, we have a savior over here, Abel.
　But when I said that, they looked pale.

　The conversation around us stopped.
　Everyone in the cafeteria was looking at me.

'No, no, nee-chan. No, no, no, no, no...
Yeah, that's right. That's right, the Great Demon Lord is a demon god, right?　I don't know how much...
　Huh?
　Doesn't anyone want to take down the Great Demon King?
　Apparently, I gave the wrong answer.

'Oh, brave mankind! It's all well and good, but this is a city of the subhuman race. Those who cause trouble will be asked to leave.
　A few beastly men overheard our conversation and came over to us.
　They were from Jonny's table.

''Don't even think about fighting the Demon King, it's stupid. The human race is weak.''
It's just that, you know, before the Great Demon King and the Demon King, we haven't been able to defeat a single one of his lieutenants.
First, I need you to let those people out of the dude ranch before you can give me any of this shit.
　The other beastmen who were around Mr. Jonny also came over here.
　From the fighting spirit (aura) on their bodies, I felt that they were all pretty good at what they did.

　The Iron Hero (Dekker) and the Wooden Hero (Julietta) looked awkward.
　What a low position for a brave man........
　At that time, someone came forward.

''Makoto-san has defeated one of that Demon King's confidants, 'Gouma no Balam'!
Yes, Makoto-sama is very strong!
　It was Abel the Brave and Momo.

""What?"
　The brave men, including the brave man of the soil (Wolf), and the other brave men have surprised looks on their faces.

　I didn't want them to say that!
　I don't want to make a name for myself in this day and age.
　Next time let's keep it to ourselves.

"Have you defeated the demon Balaam?
'Yeah, well. Just in case....
　One of the beastmen asked me, and I reluctantly replied.

''I don't believe it!
''Is this nice guy really that strong?''
Balaam the Giant Demon is the most senior officer under the Demon King.
All right, well, I'm going to test your skills. They say I'm Master Jonny's right-hand man.
　I have a feeling it's going to be a bit of a mess.

'Hey, hey. You can't, Makoto-kun is tired from the long journey.
'You're a fierce opponent of the Demon King's confidant, aren't you?　It's a light workout.
　The brave man of the tree (Julietta) stops me, but the beastman is willing to do it.
　A bloodthirsty beastman.
　Somehow, he reminded me of the brave man of lightning (Gerald) from a thousand years later.
　Well, this beastman seems to be very strong in terms of his fighting spirit (aura).
　I was wondering if I could somehow avoid the battle.


''An enemy attack-----!


　The man who was on guard came running in with a very pale face.　

''Te, enemy attack!　We're under attack!　Everyone get out of here now!
　The faces of the city of the labyrinth buzzed at the sound of his voice.

　The expressions of the brave men of earth and the brave men of wood changed.
　The same was true for the beastmen and the brave men of iron.
　Each person put their hands on their weapons.

''Well, don't be in a hurry. We have a chieftain now, too.''
What's going on?　A dragon?　Are you a demon?
"Don't look so miserable, Jonny's here...
　The elves and the beast race were somewhat calm, perhaps due to their trust in Jonny's strength.


　However, their next words changed everyone's complexion.


''Well, the Demon King!　Demon King Cain is here!
　A scream-like exclamation echoed through the labyrinthine city.