There Was a Cute Girl in the Hero's Party, So I Tried Confessing to Her

So this is the Demon Lord's Castle.

Everyone, are you ready?

Yeah.

I've already looked into the abilities of the Demon Lord and his subordinates.

Yuga, I'm sure you'll win.

All right, let's defeat the Demon Lord!

I'll do my best!

Let's go!

You're here?

You're the Hero's party who came to defeat the Demon Lord?

Too bad.

You won't reach the Demon Lord until you defeat me.

Such weak magic.

Is that all the power from the Hero's Party?

I'll cover you all!

Take this!

Excalibur!

Endless Dark!

Is this the end?

Oh, no.

She's totally my type.

Captain, shall we get rid of them?

Didn't I tell you guys to hide?

We came out because it got quiet.

Captain, you keep staring at her.

What's the matter?

Pervert.

Idiot, I was just thinking about what to do next.

What do you mean?

Aren't we going to kill them?

No, let's throw them all outside.

There's a human village up ahead, right?

Let's dump them near there.

Got it.

What a pain.

You'll get in trouble again if you do that, Captain.

Shut up and come back quickly.

Okay.

Goodbye, my angel.

ONE MONTH LATER

Yoki.

The Heroes never learned their lesson.

They kept challenging you and failing.

They keep challenging you and failing.

How many times has it been so far?

This is the 13th time, Lord Zaechir.

If they can't even defeat you,

then the Heroes are nothing to be afraid of.

Yoki.

Why didn't you kill the Hero's party?

My Lord.

Those small fry are not worth killing.

If you won't do it,

I'll make your subordinates fight them.

No way.

They are no match for the Hero's party.

Besides…

No, Demon Lord. I'll do it.

If I let the Heroes go again,

their lives will be in danger.

I'm extremely strong.

And the Heroes have the power to defeat the Demon Lord.

If this drags on,

the Demon Lord will rule the world.

I'll settle this next time.

I'll defeat you today!

Let's go, Raven!

Yuga! Swordsman!

I'll heal them! Mikana!

Darn it!

That guy… Isn't he too strong?

It's pointless no matter how many times you try!

Do you want to be thrown into the darkness again?

Cecilia, back us up!

Yes!

Take this!

Holy Sword, Excalibur!

Hero.

You've realized it, haven't you?

You can't beat me.

So what?

We have to defeat the Demon Lord.

Then…

Leave that priestess behind.

Then I'll let the other three pass.

You want to move on, right?

I refuse!

Yuga! Let's accept the offer.

We can't beat him.

No way…

No!

Calm down and think!

He had many chances to kill us,

but he didn't.

So what? Who can guarantee that we'll be safe this time?

Saving the world is…

more important than a priestess.

You guys go ahead.

I'll be fine.

Cecilia.

Once we defeat the Demon Lord,

we'll come back right away.

Go ahead then.

I'll be back for sure!

Why are you only keeping me here?

It's because…

My power can't hurt you at all.

But I'll fight until the end.

Holy Beam!

Wait! Time out!

Please listen to me!

My name is Yoki.

It's pointless to tell your name to the person you want to kill.

That's not true.

If I was going to kill you, I would have done it at the start.

What are you trying to say?

I fell in love with you at first sight.

Please go out with me.

Well… uh…

I'm sorry!

I can't do this anymore. I want to die.

Excuse me, are you all right?

You can try to make me drop my guard, but I won't fall for it.

Holy…

Why didn't you resist?

After you rejected me, there's nothing more I care about.

Please don't tease me.

I'm serious.

Even if I'm alive,

I can only stay in this room forever.

I can only go outside when I attack human towns and villages.

But I don't want to do that.

That's a lie. Demons are cruel.

The Demon Lord wants to exterminate humans too.

I may look like a demon,

but I was actually reincarnated from another world.

Reincarnated? What do you mean?

Simply put, I'm a human on the inside.

You're a human?

Then why do you serve the Demon Lord?

With your powers--

I'd have defeated the Demon Lord.

But if I defeat the Demon Lord,

I'll have to bear the burden of becoming the next Demon Lord.

I don't want that.

In the end, I can't do anything but be cooped up in the Demon Lord's Castle.

I'm sick and tired of this life.

That's when you appeared before me.

It was love at first sight.

It's been a month.

It hasn't been long,

but I felt alive for the first time since I became a demon.

So it doesn't matter anymore.

It does matter!

You have great powers.

If you truly have the heart of a human,

use your power for the people.

It's not too late.

Come with me to the outside world.

CLARINES KINGDOM

Yuga the Hero and his companions.

You defeated the Demon Lord

who killed humans and tried to destroy the world,

and returned safely.

In the name of Daz Orda Clarines, King of the Clarines Kingdom,

I declare this day

a celebration of the heroes' victory that ended the war!

Starting today, for three days,

we commemorate our nation's Victory Memorial Day!

My fellow citizens,

let's celebrate the heroes' achievements together.

We're almost at the Royal Capital where Cecilia lives.

Now then…

That hurts!

Hero!

Welcome back!

Yuga, this is great.

Yes. But we were able to save the world

all thanks to Cecilia.

I'm so glad you're safe.

Y… Yes.

Registration desk…

Excuse me.

I'd like to register for the Adventurer's Guild.

How do I do that?

Is this person okay?

Here it is.

Fill in the form here.

Write down your name, age,

and consent for the waiver of liability.

Done.

Yoki, you're 21 years old?

Okay, this is your Guild Card.

You'll start at F-rank.