I’m a Hero, but I Gave Up Saving the World

75 – Irene and the First Hero’s Past

Irene.

Saint Irene.

Goddess Irene.

Celebrity people who live in this world can never know the name.

A woman who was a saint of the first hero’s party, sacrificed her life to save the world, and was deified as a goddess, and is still admired by the people to this day.

I was watching the life and death of the most famous woman in human history.

no but why… Does Irene look the same as the woman who was stuffed in the devil’s castle?

Maybe you’ll find out if you look at the past.

Anyway, there is another guy I care about as much as Irene.

That’s Carlos.

As time went on, young Carlos became more and more similar in outline to the man of the same name I knew.

Irene is obviously a great person from a thousand years ago, but how did Carlos appear in her past?

It’s just an ancestor, so it’s almost the same as a doppelganger level to say they look alike.

The questions that inflated like a balloon quickly made me fall into this era.

I had a feeling that very important information might be hidden in this past.

“There must be a reason why the demon king is showing me this.”

Yes, Demon King.

Even at this point, the Demon King was a very important topic.

It was a daily scene in this era to see people escaping to shelters with their children after an alarm that the demon army had attacked whenever they had a chance.

「Kuuu… ! How long do I have to suffer like this?!”

「Please, someone kill the demon lord! My son, who is only 5 years old, was taken away by the demon lord!」

“Then you’re just dead. to give up… 」

“To die is to die, but the taxes are so high that it’s hard too.”

「It can’t be helped. It’s because it’s to organize an army to defeat the demon lord’s army.”

“Is that possible? How do humans beat demons?”

“No, just one… There are people who are stronger than demons, right?”

“Are you referring to Yohan, the backstreet bully?”

“Even though he’s a gangster, he’s really strong. I saw with my own eyes how he fought against 1,000 strong men and won.”

“Rumor has it that Yohan will be appointed as a hero and a party will be formed to subdue the demon king.”

“What is a hero?”

So far, mankind has only suffered one-sidedly and has not equipped any means of resistance.

So, the preparation that the royal family came up with was the warrior party.

We are now witnessing the moment when the first hero is born.

I enjoyed the chatter of the royal family enjoying a peaceful tea time in the garden of the palace, as if the invasion of demons was a foreign story.

An old man who is presumed to be a king, and young Carlos and Irene… And a cute little girl was sitting around a round table discussing state affairs.

“The people’s resentment pierces the sky… The voice of the abolition of the royal family is also hot. It seems that we don’t like us who can’t even stop the demon king’s army and only raise taxes… 」

The king said in a voice that was suffering from anxiety.

He was a gray-haired old man with all his teeth missing, and he didn’t seem to have long to live.

“All the treasonous elements need to be blown off their heads. The abolition of the royal family… Barbarians who do not know that without a king there is no country, and without a country there is no people. let’s kill Until the voices of dissatisfaction are silenced.”

“Carlos! What do you mean! The current dissatisfaction arose because the royal family, who had to protect the people, neglected their duty! We need to lower taxes and establish a security force to prevent the invasion of demons!”

Carlos and Irene each came up with countermeasures to create conflicts.

“huh… My sister seems to be thinking of appointing a bug named John as the leader of the crime prevention again. When I become the next king, I will kill John first for disturbing the national flag, so please know.”

“Carlos, you really are! Yohann-sama also played a role in defeating the invading demons, but I can’t congratulate him… You’re saying that the people don’t trust the royal family!”

“Be careful what you say. No matter how old you are, the successor is me. Sasaroi is my sister, but in terms of merit, you must not forget your position as a subject of my who will become the king in the future.”

“Then, as a king, do you have a vision to save the world?!”

“Sure. All you have to do is kill all the traitors who rebel against the royal family and gather only loyalists to punish the demon king. A perfect plan, right?”

“How many people are you planning to kill? I would do it like this Forming a party with Yohan-sama as its leader. Recruit competent people as members, and the royal family spares no support as the patron of the party.”

「You said that Yohan would even give him money because he didn’t have enough status? My sister is crazy… 」

Both Irene and Carlos knew very well that if the siblings could not unite their opinions, they would have no choice but to come to a conclusion based on whose side their father was on.

“Abama! what do you think?! The only hope left for mankind right now is John-sama!”

“You don’t even have to think about it, Obama. This Crown Prince Carlos will kill Johann and discipline his mad sister, so please provide 20 million soldiers.”

Now the key to the conversation has passed to the king, who doesn’t seem to have the strength to lift a coffee cup.

“Hmm… I will follow Irene’s plan」

“As expected, Obama! i love you!”

“no… What do you mean? Your sister’s thoughts are an insult to the royal family. You are not like the smart Obama Mama.”

Irene hugged the king’s neck and jumped around happily.

Carlos gnashed his teeth with an expression of disbelief, but the king continued to accept only Irene’s opinion.

“Call John to the palace. I will appoint him as the savior of mankind, the hero, and the royal family will officially become his patron.”

“Abama! No matter how you think about it, that’s crazy!”

“You should be still, Carlos… I’m talking to Irene right now.」

「Keugh… ! Why the hell is Obama doing that!”

Carlos slammed the round table in anger.

The king caressed Irene’s cheek and said with a benevolent look.

“Irene… Do you have feelings for John?”

“Yes? No, Obama. what is that… So it’s not like that.”

“Okay. Isn’t John a very handsome young man? Join the hero party that will be launched this time and go on an adventure together with John.”

“Abama… 」

Full of emotion, Irene looked at her old father with a sad expression.

“Is that okay? May I leave the palace?」

“Do whatever you want. Originally, daughters are bound to leave home someday. Both you and Bonita… 」

The king stroked the hair of his young daughter, who was still too young to utter a word.

Bonita, you mean the old woman Bonita I know?

Certainly she was famous for living over a thousand years.

It is not strange to appear as a child in this era.

To think that a grinning child with a cute face with missing front teeth will become a wrinkled old woman, how frightening the years are.

“Go ahead and tell John this good news. And Carlos, do you want to talk to me for a moment… Follow me.」

The king, who gave his daughter a gift of congratulations, disappeared somewhere with his angry son.

However, if it wasn’t my mistake, the moment the old king turned his back on Irene, his expression seemed completely different from what he had shown in front of his daughter.

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Just like Carlos, aristocratic and arrogant… That expression passed for a moment.

Irene might have sensed something as well, as she watched her father and younger brother getting farther away, she tapped her younger sister’s butt and said in a playful voice.

“Hey Bonita. Follow Dad and Brother and tell Unnie what you’re talking about. This is a secret between the two of them. Understand?”

“yes! sister!”

I tried to follow Bonita, who was toddling along, but the time axis shifted as the field of vision suddenly covered with darkness.

In the end, without overhearing the conversation between the king and Carlos, I moved to the world after the first hero party made a big splash.

Before anyone knew it, the fame of the hero John and Saint Irene spread throughout the Pangea continent, and their prestige reached a level that threatened even the new King Carlos.

“This time, Yohan won the demon tribe again.”

「Hey~ At first, I wondered how such a thug could become the hope of mankind, but now I also have a lot of respect for John.」

「How about Saint Irene? If it wasn’t for him, I would have already committed suicide.”

“John and Irene… Thinking of them makes me happy to pay expensive taxes!”

“yes! It’s money used to sponsor a warrior’s party. Money is a big deal!”

Ironically, as the popularity of Johann and Irene increased, the approval rating of the newly crowned King Carlos also increased.

There was no way they could afford to accumulate wealth for the people suffering from the invasion of demons every day, but the national law stipulated that 90% of their income should be paid as taxes.

However, the people were happy to pay the tax to be used as the “hero’s party’s donation”, believing that one day the hero would kill the demon king and bring peace to the world.

As if responding to their wishes, John continued his rapid advance, and now the Demon King’s army was driven to the point where they couldn’t even approach Aurelia because they were afraid of the warrior party.

Even Carlos couldn’t help but call the party of warriors to the palace to praise them for such a feat.

“The hero John and Saint Irene… And all the rest of the party members are having a lot of trouble fighting the demon army. Especially the warrior John… Petitions to grant you, a commoner, the title of nobility are pouring in, and I am almost unable to do my job.”

“what… It was not an act of hoping for such an unprecedented position. I haven’t killed the demon lord yet, so I don’t deserve a reward.”

“You are indeed a hero. This is an exemplary remark at a time when the economy is struggling because of the Demon King’s army and we have to work hard to save money. Then let’s say there was no title of nobility.”

At that time, Irene, who was kneeling next to John as a non-royal member of the party, intercepted his words with a dignified attitude like in the past.

“As His Highness said, the economy is in trouble right now. In particular, people’s livelihood is the worst. It’s not because of the demon king. Because of the excruciatingly high taxes. It seems that you are collecting huge taxes in the name of sponsoring the so-called warrior party, but we have never received such a large amount of money.”

“Hmm… What do you want to say, Saint Irene?”

Carlos was sarcastic, as if he were treating someone who didn’t know his sister at all.

Irene did not give in at all and expressed her conviction.

「Thanks to Yohan’s activities, the invasion of the Demon King’s army has subsided recently. It means that there is no need to support the warrior party by raising high taxes anymore. I think we should lower the tax rate to make the people more comfortable.”

“ah… That was it after all. If that’s the case, it’s dismissed.”

“Why is it, Your Highness! You know what? Everyone is poor, but only this royal family is adding extravagance every day, and everyone is complaining!”

“Irene, aren’t you the only one with a lot of complaints? well anyway… The tax rate cannot be lowered. The reason is because, as John already said, he couldn’t kill the demon king. Until the demon lord dies, we cannot neglect our defenses.”

“Such nonsense… !”

「If you show any more rude attitude, even a saint will not forgive you.」

Carlos was already treating Irene as an outsider, not royalty.

“This, such a bad thing… !! Think about what Obama would have said if he saw this! He doesn’t even look like a human like this—”

The saintess, who was heartbroken whenever she witnessed people suffering from poverty while wandering the world, could not hide her anger at her impudent younger brother’s attitude and almost threw out abusive words.

It was a rampage that temporarily forgot that slandering the king was a felony.

It was the heroic John who saved Saint Irene from almost being taken to prison. He raised his arm to block the excited Irene and stabbed the king in a cheerful voice.

“Hey, it’s King Carlos, after all. Taxes cannot be lowered until the demon king is killed. Then, after killing the demon lord, the tax will definitely go down!”

“What do you mean… ?”

Carlos looked down at the hero with cold snake-like eyes.

「Our warrior party will go to defeat the demon lord from now on. Of course, you’ll allow it, Your Highness the King?」

“Oh… Backstreet thug John has become quite the tycoon. Yes. Are you going to kill the devil? So did you think I would do the opposite? Let me try it… But Jim makes a prophecy. John, you can’t kill the devil. never, never”

Carlos, who had regarded knowing John as insignificant as a bug from the beginning, but his tone at that time was not just contemptuous, but it sounded like he had reason to believe that John could not kill the demon king from the bottom of his heart.

For some reason, Irene remembered the time that her younger brother had a secret conversation with her father in the past without her knowledge.

‘Come to think of it, what did Obama and Carlos talk about? Right after that secret conversation, Carlos suddenly agreed to the formation of a warrior party… What did you hear from your father?’

Although unknown anxiety crept in, Irene left for the Demon Continent, believing that no matter what Carlos was hiding, there was no enemy that the hero John could not defeat.

And according to history, both Irene and Yohan will be defeated and killed by the demon king.