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　There is a legend that a brave man sleeps in my hometown.

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　This is one of the many legends of heroes that exist in many places.

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　Among them, the place where it is said that a brave man spent his last days and buried his bones was the place where my house is located.

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"The heroes visited this place for the last time."

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"I have not seen a world at peace."

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"and never saw a human being."

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"Nothing left behind."

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"Nothing is left behind, nothing is handed down."

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"He will end his life without having anything to do with anyone."

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　Of course, I didn't believe that.

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　In fact, not even everyone in the village believed it.

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　It was impossible for me to believe that a heroic man would leave behind such a false legend.

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　Some unusual scholars were interested in it, but most of them lost interest and left the village in the end.

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　There are no heroes who were active in the past in this day and age, but I have heard that the Demon King has risen from the dead and is invading the Kingdom of Lingle, a land far from here.

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　There have been rumors and articles about it, but to be honest, I thought it was not that relevant to me. ......

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　I had heard about a brave man from the Kingdom of Ringle,

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　The invasion of the demon king's army,

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　A healing wizard on the battlefield,

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　The stories about the Kingdom of Lingle and the Demon Lord's territory were foreign to me, so I had always been a stranger to the world.

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"We also sent troops from Calm Helio, and this is the result. ...... It's good news that we won the battle against the Demon Lord's army, but this is like a painless draw. ......"

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　A typical morning.

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　My father was looking through the newspaper that had arrived in the village and muttered something like that in a troubled voice.

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　Mom, who was preparing breakfast at the table, looked anxious.

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"A demon army in this day and age? It's scary, isn't it?

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"Don't worry, they won't come this way. The third attempt of the Demon King's army to march on the Kingdom of Lingle ended in failure.

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　It is often heard these days that the Kingdom of Lingle delivers letters to various countries.

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　They want to make people aware of the dangers of the Demon Lord's army,...... though it still doesn't sound very realistic.

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"Besides, I heard that the Lingle Kingdom has two very strong heroes. And if the nations join forces, I'm sure we'll be fine."

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"Dad, I think you're being too optimistic."

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　I talk to my optimistic father, sipping warm milk and a loaf of bread that has been baked just right.

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"Shea, you can't be so anxious all the time, can you?"

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"......Yes, that's true, but..."

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"Sis, that's enough!"

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　The younger brother, sitting next to her, claps his hands to prevent Berio from snatching the bread from the side of his plate.

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"Stop it! You're so mean!"

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"Berio, there's more bread, so don't do it."

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"Tsk ......."

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　I sigh at my younger brother, whose behavior is a combination of growing up and rebellion.

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　Too much mischief is a problem.

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　No matter how much he is five years older than me. .......

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"Shea, Berio."

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"Hmm?"

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"What?"

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　I look up at the sound of my father's voice.

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"Didn't it rain a lot the other day?　You know how it caused a landslide nearby?

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"Yeah. But it's not that close to your house, is it?

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Yeah, but... But it's dangerous, so you two stay away.

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Yes, sir."

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　I replied in unison with my brother and concentrated on my breakfast again.

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　Then I come back to myself.

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　Your mother, your father, your brother.

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　I was born in a peaceful place, and I thought I could lead a quiet life for the rest of my life.

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　One day I'd find someone I love and grow up.

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　Have children and watch them grow up.

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　I thought I would find such ...... happiness that I took for granted.

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　A happy memory of my casual life sometime ago.

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　I could only look at the nightmare that was about to happen, as the scene moved across my vision like a running lamp.

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　I think it was when I was looking for my younger brother Berio that I started to feel this way.

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　He was running around in search of his brother, who was excited to play, and I found him walking around in search of him....

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　It was as if that cave was the only place that was clean and empty, and now I think it was just an eerie sight.

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"Berriault?"

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　I was lured into the cave that no one had seen for hundreds of years.

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　There I found a single-edged sword in its scabbard and the corpse of someone else.

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"A corpse?

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　In the hand of the corpse, which was nothing but bones, was a glistening crystal orb. .......

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　It popped on its own, and a golden smoke popped out of it... and entered my body like it was being sucked into mine.

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"---!!!?"

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　I felt as if my mind was being rewritten.

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　The pain in my head as I was shown the memories of someone I don't know.

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　The "anger" and "hatred" of a person named "hisago" are pasted on my existence.

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"Oh, ah, ah, ah... ...... don't... ...... stop... ......!"

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　Memories and magic as a brave hisago, forcibly fleshed out in my mind.

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　Memories that cannot be described with the word "gruesome".

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　The killing of humans in another world and the death of his beloved wife and child, he ended up in a world ...... that was also as harsh and cruel as the one he was in.

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　As I was shown some of these memories and my existence was being rewritten---Hisago's, his voice echoed in my mind.

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---Kill the Demon King.

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--- You must kill the Demon Lord.

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　I think I understood that it was just a residue of memories left by the past Hisago.

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　But I couldn't resist.

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　My emotions were already possessed by the person of Hisago, and I had almost lost even my freedom.

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　I (I) left the village, letting my impulses take over.

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　I was not allowed to say anything to my family, and I went to the Demon Lord's territory alone, accompanied only by my sword, to kill the Demon Lord.

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　At first, I had no choice but to go forward as I was swept along.

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　When I regained consciousness, I was too tired and hungry to do anything.

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　The next time I became conscious, I was just about to head for the demon king's territory, not even allowing myself to think of returning to my hometown.　
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　The only thing I was allowed to do was to live.
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　He was allowed to bathe, eat, and sleep, but he was not allowed to return the way he came from, so he just kept on walking during the day.
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　When I wake up, I will not be conscious anymore.
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　I always cried before I went to sleep because I was afraid that my consciousness would be painted over by the consciousness influenced by hisago's consciousness.
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　My magic had been changed into something else, light magic, and my red hair, which my mother had told me was beautiful, was now mostly jet-black in the night.
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　I couldn't handle magic properly, and I had no real combat experience except in my memory, but going to defeat the Demon King was like going to die.
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　You can easily defeat a bandit or a gang of thieves, but you can't beat the Demon King.
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　What can you do with mere light magic?
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　I couldn't even handle lineage enhancement. I was a village girl who never thought of hurting anyone...I couldn't ...... fight..........
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　But I can't stop.
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　Because the voice of the ghost whispering in my mind never stopped until it sent me to the Demon Lord.
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　All I could think of at the time was despair.
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　For no reason at all, I was implanted with the memories of a man named Hisago, and I was being led on a reckless journey by my impulses.
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　Even if I wanted to commit suicide, my memories, which are strongly connected to my emotions, would not allow me to do so.
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　Defeat of the Demon King.
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　The Demon King was defeated by the heroes who infiltrated from the Kingdom of Lingle and the healing wizard, Usato.
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　At that time, --- I remember well when I was there with the soldiers of the demon tribe at the end of the battle.
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　I remember how the Demon Lord declared his defeat after the wounded Demon Lord and the heroes who fought against him came out of the basement.
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I have decided to entrust the future of the demon tribe to this human.
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　The Demon Lord is alive, but the humans have won.
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　The memories and feelings of the brave hisago, not me, held an indescribable will.
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　I think it was joy.
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　A boy not much older than me, called Usato --- he indirectly saved my life.
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　Even if he had no intention to do so, I cannot help but be grateful.
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　I am done dwelling on this memory.
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　I can go home, back to my family.
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　But there was no end in sight.
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　After the Demon King, I had the ridiculous task of killing demons.
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　My arms were covered with scars from the systemic reinforcement that was forcibly invoked, and I was in pain.
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　I didn't want to hurt anyone, I didn't want to fight, so why should I kill a demon ...... or anyone else?
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　Why did the brave man leave this behind?
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　If you're going to erase what you've left behind from yourself, why not leave it behind in the first place?
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　I can't take it anymore.
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　I never wanted his power.
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　I want to go home with Mom and Dad and Berio.
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　Somebody..,
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"Help ......"
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"Okay."
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　A voice murmured in my sleep.
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　I open my eyes to hear a strong, clear response.
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　Gentle, comforting light of healing magic.
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　A warm hand holding mine.
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　When I finally became conscious of the real touch, I saw Usato, the man who saved my life.
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