Abandoned Retired Warrior Decides to Return to Farming

Before Aerith escapes from prison and comes to Kael’s town.

After releasing the seal of the demon king Lucia, she offered a contract.

“Could you please get rid of all humans, including me?”

I was certain that the demon king would accept those words.

It is a historically recorded fact that demons have been coveting mankind’s fertile land for hundreds of years.

Therefore, it was Aerith who did not doubt that the Demon King would accept this deal, but-

“Eh? no.”

“······yes?”

What she received was an unexpected response.

“Ah, ah ha ha. Am I wrong? What did you just say…”

“I said no. Why do I have to do that again? It’s no fun, and I want to stop doing that annoying thing now.”

What the hell is this demon king talking about? From Aerith’s point of view, it was completely incomprehensible.

She tilted her head as she looked at Lucia who was in pain, and doubted whether the woman in front of her was indeed the Demon King.

“First, let’s check it out. Are you, the Demon King?”

“yes. You can see it! Don’t you even know?”

“yes.”

“What?”

The two looked at each other with eyes that didn’t understand each other.

After looking at him for a moment, Aerith, who was exhausted first, spoke up.

“Whoa. If you are the Demon King-“

“If not, am I the real Demon King?”

“Yes, I like it. Then, if you are the real Demon King, why are you refusing my offer?”

“Yeah, I’m tired of that now! Up until now, I was forced to do it because my subordinates told me to do it again? I absolutely hate it!”

“·················ogue.”

Hearing that answer, Aerith was speechless.

I didn’t even say a few words, but somehow I felt tired.

Apart from the child’s grumbling behavior, the words that came out of his mouth were the problem.

Of course, if you just listen to it, you can get a sense of what it feels like, but if that feeling is correct, it means that she is not the demon lord she was looking for.

After all, that means that she, called the Demon King, has no intention of harming humans.

“Ahaha. So, in the end, I’m just saying that I’ve been fooled all the way here.”

Aerith smiled sadly.

I was betrayed, my arm was cut off, and I was framed and imprisoned.

I can’t even do this on my own anymore.

I felt like the world had been shunned by me.

Without knowing how Aeris felt like that, Lucia was still chatting with excitement.

“And above all else, if you kill all the humans, you won’t be able to meet Kael.”

“Is it…Cael?”

“yes. I want to fight Kael again! So you can’t just kill all the humans.”

Cael, it must have been said that he was in the village the paladin had told me before leaving the capital.

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kael, a retired warrior from the squadron who sealed the demon lord in front of him.

If the one the demon king is looking for right now is the Kael he knows,

“Maybe things will work out.”

“yes? what.”

“Hey, I just know where that Kael is.”

“Ugh. really!?”

When Lucia asked with twinkling eyes, she nodded.

“yes. Maybe it wasn’t a coincidence that the two of us met.”

However, the guidance of the Goddess is not even more.

Thinking so, Aerith was about to offer the deal again, when Lucia reached out her hand.

“I am Lucia!”

“Yes? Ahh….”

Aerith stared at Lucia’s outstretched hand.

handshake? Maybe you want it in this situation?

She paused for a moment, then grabbed Lucia’s outstretched hand.

“Whoa, my name is Aerith. I wish you well. Lucia.”

“Hehehe. Feel free to call me Lucia. Aerith.”

“Oh, so is that so?”

“yes! I hate people in the cathedral, but Aerith unlocked my seal and told me where Cael is, so I’ll be friendly!”

The devil’s friend

If I could only get revenge, I was prepared for an even worse relationship.

“Then let’s make a contract now.”

“Yeah, good!”

After that, the contract called the promise between the two went smoothly.

Since we were able to achieve what each other wanted, there was no need for a long conversation.

Aerith revealed Cael’s location, and in return Lucia promised her revenge.

Soon afterward, the two made an oath to the Artifact. It was a kind of contract that the parties to the contract could and should not break.

In the process of signing the contract, Lucia shook her head after hearing the contents.

“I’m sorry, but I can’t kill all humans. I want Kael to live, and it will take hundreds of years to leave and kill everyone except for my grandfather.”

“It can’t be helped.”

There are over a hundred large and small cities and towns in the empire.

There is no kingdom or republic. If you include other small countries, it would be a year.

Aerith was quickly convinced.

“Then what I want is the lives of Hero Lowe and Princess Aurelia. And when it’s all over, take my life as well.”

“yes? you also?”

“yes.”

Lucia asked with a face that she did not understand, but there was no change in her answer.

Because from the moment I first came here, I gave up on everything.

No dignity, no mission, no honor, and even a life like this.

“Well, then. Because it would be nice if only I could meet Kael. Well then, take this.”

Lucia handed her an artifact.

“It was given to me by my grandfather in the past, but even if we are far away, we can talk to each other. Call me when you arrive. I have to go see my grandfather first.”

“Yes I will.”

“Then see you later.”

So, the two parted ways.

Lucia went to Kusha, and Aerith headed to their original destination, the town where Cael was.

And while staying in the village, he told Lucia where he was coming to this village.

“Hmm. It must have been Cael’s next door, wasn’t it?”

Lucia, who was reunited with Cael after 5 years, then went to visit Aerith, who lives next door to him, and the two pretended not to know each other.

That’s because there’s nothing good about having Cael or anyone else find out about their contract.

However, while living in the village, Lucia was slowly changing without her knowing.

I didn’t feel the need to be obsessed with the battle with Kael from when.

Spending time with Aerith, Serine, and above all, Kael became much more enjoyable.

The reason I followed the capital was to help Kael’s revenge, and to find the magic sword and fight Kael was also prioritized from a certain point.

So Lucia wanted to return to the village as soon as possible, but she could not break the contract with Aerith.

He had lost his heart to fight Kael, and even if he wished Aerith would not die, it was impossible now.

She let Kael meet as promised, because after that it was her turn to keep.

So now, fighting with Kael was also unavoidable.

“Ahhh!”

“Ahhh!”

quaang-

When Cael and Lucia collided once more, a terrible explosion sound that you don’t know how many times has already been heard.

The two of them had already been in a mess, but no one stopped and no one backed down.

They just kept attacking each other without stopping.

“Wow!”

And in the end, it was Lucia who screamed first.

Cael, who came out of her explosion magic, could not dodge the attack and had no choice but to stop it.

Chaeeng-

She barely managed to block the holy sword, but the power pushed Lucia back and forth.

“Ughhh!”

Lucia grinding her teeth with the sound of enduring evil, but Kael did not stop.

Rather, he gave her more force and pushed her away with the momentum to knock her down.

“Oh really!”

She continued to be pushed away, but this time she dropped a huge icicle on Cael.

clink-

Ice shattered with a cracking sound. But Kael was no longer there.

perok-

“Ouch.”

After a while, Cael, who was standing behind, tapped Lucia’s side with her knee.

Thanks to her, her screaming posture collapsed at once.

With the sound of broken bones in her side, Lucia’s legs staggered.

And taking the opportunity, he aimed at her shoulder with the holy sword,

cackle pole-

With a creepy sound, her fingernails managed to block it.

“haha······.”

“·······Whew.”

Cael and Lucia stare at each other closely while holding their breath.

The walls were pierced here and there so that the night sky and the garden below could be seen clearly, and expensive furniture and ornaments had long since disappeared into ashes.

Fortunately, there was no one nearby, so it was a pity, but the two of them were already in a mess.

“You mean… aren’t you too eager to say that you don’t want to fight with me?”

“Hehe. But it’s nice to be able to see Kael’s face up close every time I get stuck like this.”

“Is that so? Then take a closer look.”

After saying that, Cael just slammed her back.

thud-

“Keang.”

“ね.”

The two were pushed to either side with a dull sound.

However, it was Cael who attacked him first.

“Whoa. We don’t have time, so let’s finish it now.”

Having said that, he clenched the holy sword with both hands, and the sword shone brightly.

A pure white light filled the surroundings enough to obscure the night sky.

Seeing the light, Lucia forgot to stop it.

“Wow.”

She simply admired her, as if she had lost her soul.

And soon after, Kael, who cleared his breath, swung his sword, and the pure white light spread unwaveringly toward the enemy in front of him.

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Everything was dyed pure white in front of them, and soon there was no one standing where the light had passed.

“········.”

After a moment of silence, the light became molecules and slowly disappeared, and Kael walked towards Lucia.

And it stopped in front of Lucia, who stretched out there.

She smiled innocently when her eyes met Kael, even though she was in a mess.

Seeing this, Kael smiled involuntarily.

“How were you?”

“Yeah, it was a lot of fun. It’s also Kael!”

“Then I’m glad.”

“Hehehe. But…”

“yes?”

“…hehehe. After all, I think it was more fun to play with you in the village!”

“Puha. They say all sorts of strange things.”

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kael patted Lucia’s head, who was lying on one knee bent.

Because it wasn’t a fight because they really wanted to kill each other anyway.

“Then I’ll be back, so I’m waiting downstairs with Serin.”

“yes. Thanks, Kael.”

He got up again and walked to where Aerith was.

Seeing his back like that, Lucia was relieved at that moment.

He did everything he could under the contract. Only third parties can break this contract. Among them, there was only Cael, who rivaled Lucia’s power.

Fortunately, he subdued himself and went to stop Aerith. In the process, Lucia did not break the contract.

Now all that’s left is to clean up for Aerith and him who will return soon.

“Then shall I go do what I have to do?”

Having said that, Lucia went down to the basement where Mary was.