Five years have passed.

　My thirty-something years are almost over.
　I might be able to call myself completely Ala-Fore-Four, if I'm so-called Ala-Four.

　However, I am still in my thirties.
　I won't give up on being a thirty-something until my fortieth birthday.

　I'm going to pick out some of the important things that have happened in the past five years.

　Radhi confronted the Demon King.

　It wasn't long before we developed a route from the village of Luxe to the Demon King's Castle, but since then, Radie began training in preparation for the actual battle.

　I've been training under me for a while now, but it's a different kind of training than that, and it's with the goal of completely defeating the Demon King in mind.
　It seems that she has a secret plan to defeat the Demon King, and this training is to make it more certain.

　At first, she declared that she would finish it in a year, but in the end it took three years to achieve a satisfactory result.

　From there, he headed for the castle, but along the way he was confronted by Droyer.
　It seems that she didn't disobey the mission of the Four Heavenly Kings either, saying something like that.

　It took us a year to break through this.

　It was a vindictive breakthrough, going back and forth from the relay village of Dryad.

　However, even though Droyer showed a willingness to thwart it, he didn't seem to pour any more power into it than an individual.
　He didn't mobilize the Demon King's Army or the other Four Heavenly Kings to stop Radey, and he didn't even report the incident.

　Thanks to this, the main body of the Demon King's Army was occupied with the Rasperda Fortress, which was being rebuilt, and when they heard about the "Reaching the Radie Demon King's Castle", they were so surprised that their jaws fell off when they heard about it.

　Other than that, Droyer didn't even blame the Zebiantes for completely supporting the heroes.
　It seems that the complete one-on-one battle had the effect of giving Radie an extra boost of strength by overcoming the difficulties.

　Then, against all odds, Radey finally arrived at the Demon King's Castle.

　The Demon King's army was in turmoil.
　As mentioned before, no one noticed the brave men attacking from the backdoor route, and no one who knew about it reported it, so it was completely out of the blue.

　Moreover, the Demon King's Castle was short-handed because the main force of the army was in the area where the Rasperda Fortress was scheduled to be rebuilt, and they were conducting mutual surveillance with the human race adventurers.

　After raiding the Demon King's Castle, Reedy had no trouble getting to the Demon King's side, and a direct confrontation was said to have taken place.

　The result of that match was.....

　The result of that match was.....
　The result of the match was.....

　The brave man, Radie, miraculously reached the farthest reaches of the enemy's ranks in a surprise attack and brought them into a direct confrontation with the Demon King.
　However, his flash of sword failed to reach the enemy and he was burned to ashes by the Demon King's overwhelming magical power.

　Nowadays, the rumors of the death of the brave man, Radie, are all over the place.

　I'm not sure of the location of the brave man himself, even though the Demon King is still alive and well.

　At the very least, the Center Guild immediately sent out the news of Reedy's death to the public and held a grand funeral ceremony without the body, and sent the hero's soul to the afterlife.

　Then, they write down Radie's name in the hero's biography and make him a person of the past as soon as possible.

　Otherwise, the rest will catch up with them.
　The Center Guild has to prepare for the next one as soon as possible so that the brave men and women can continue to fight.


　If Radey died, another hero would be chosen, and that new hero would end up being crushed by the Demon King, whether or not he broke through to the new Four Heavenly Kings.

　And then a new hero is chosen again, and the process repeats.

　Is that the settled form of this world? No matter how right or twisted this world is, I'm a dwarf whose only wish is to live a healthy life in it, and I have nothing to say about it.

　Yes, my personal life is no different after Radey's battle is over than it was before.
　I just wanted to protect, provide for and nurture my family and friends.

　The village of Lax, which I had decided to make my new home, had become my home in both name and reality.

　It's already been six years...or is it seven since my first visit?

　I even feel like I've been here since I was born. I've gotten used to my job as village chief, and I've learned to cope with everything without a hitch.

　Of course there have been changes.
　The most noticeable change is the growth of our children.

　My eldest son, Gran will be six years old this year.
　He can walk by himself now, and in fact, he is now running around the village in a frenzy.



T-Chan!　Touche!　Toh-chan!

　Today, my son is full of energy.
　It's morning and he's already getting into his stride.

"Come on, T-chan, play with me with the sword, I'm going to beat you today!

　His language has become much stronger and more reliable, even for a child.
　His words are probably a bit boisterous, though.

"Don't try to surpass your father at your age. Besides, my dad has to work today.

　Yesterday was my day off, but I was able to keep my son company.

　Gran, like anyone else, loves to move his body, and in particular, swinging swords and spears seems to suit him well.

　His skills are of the adventurer's class, and he will be even stronger once he is officially recognized as an adventurer and wears his aura.

　I'm afraid that he has too much potential, even for my son.

''What?　Dad, you only took a day off yesterday. If you're going to do it, why don't you continue to take a day off today?

　A child presents you with a horrible theory.

　Wrong?
　You know how when you take one day off, you're supposed to work the next day?

'Hey, Dad, why don't you take a break from work and cut up with me!　I feel like I'm going to beat my dad today, me!

　I should mention, in case you're wondering, that even though it's a slash, it's not exactly a slash because the object is a wooden stick.
　Even so, it's hard to take it easy when you don't want your son to get hurt, and it's more nerve-wracking than when you're working.

'Hey, Gran!
Guhee?

　The tray being swung down hits my son in the head.

　It was Maleeka.

　My beloved wife, soon to be the mother of four children, still shows no signs of abating her temper.

'Your father is now going to work to serve the village!　You, my eldest son, must not interfere!

　Maleeka is a tray in her right hand. She had a newborn baby in her left arm and a four-year-old girl clinging at her feet.

　Celica, the eldest daughter.
　This was my second son, Alan.

　My wife was a really fine easy-birth type, and our house became more and more crowded as the years went by because she didn't know how to rest or give birth to a baby in a flurry of babies.
　Even now, she has a fourth life in her belly, and she is waiting for the day when she will go out into the world.

　Although she is pregnant with four children, her mother, Marika, shows no signs of slowing down in terms of her youth and beauty.
　Today, too, she was full of life force.

'Come on, the food is ready, let's all eat together. We need to eat well on the first morning of the day if we are to work hard all day.'
Hmm.

　I'll have to stuff it in my stomach so I don't neglect the work of the village chief.

Where are your father and mother-in-law?
It's already on the table.

　Then let's hurry up. We mustn't keep them waiting.

You must eat your fill, too. And you can have another day of fun that will break your body into pieces. You are doing your job now by playing.
Yes, sir.

　A son who responds well only to his mother.

　But son.

　I want to remind you that the act of 'playing' does not include leaving the village, going into the forest, encountering monsters, beating them up and hunting them.

　Don't take away the work of your adventurer brother and sister.

'What do you do today, Anata?
In the meantime, since we don't have any pressing matters, I'm going to take a look around. I'll have to get reports on any irregularities.
All right. You'll have lunch back at home, won't you?
'Right, let's all eat together at home. Gran's going to be back once for lunch as well, okay?

　If I don't nail this down, I'll spend the day in the Mithril mine.

　You really are a tricky son.

Okay, okay!　Then we'll slash each other at lunch!
It's a lunch break.

　My young, energetic son had not yet acquired the concept of rest.

　This is how my days continue today, peacefully, five years later.