Chapter 5 The Hero was Really a Great Hero (1/2)
As we were stunned by the Demon King’s inexplicable emergence into the Human Realm, Lilia-san turned towards the lower-left corner of the Human Realm’s map…… Pointing at the black mark, her expression slightly changed to something serious as she continued speaking.
[For the Human Realm at that time, the Demon Race that suddenly appeared was a tremendous menace, not to mention the Demon Realm with the absolute existences, the Six Kings. The Demon King’s army quickly overthrew the surrounding countries and named himself the Demon King when he declared war on the people. And thus, the long war between our people and the Demon King’s army began.]
[Incidentally, Hades-sama deeply apologized at the treaty of friendship for the incident at that time, “He should have taken care of them properly” he said. Even though he received Hades-sama’s generosity, he acted out of control and even made Hades-sama bow for him…… That Demon King’s outrageous behavior is still unforgivable even after a thousand years.]
[U- Umm, Lunamaria-san?]
Lunamaria-san added more details to Lilia-san’s words, but it looks like the calmness she had before was thrown out of the window…… She had a look of utter disgust on her face that I unintentionally freaked out a bit.
[In the first place, the noble Hades-sama shouldn’t have apologized for trashy insects like them…… However, that’s to be expected of Hades-sama! He has the grace to bow down to people of rank lesser than him and the integrity to admit wrongdoings…… And that’s why he’s really the king of kings……]
[Luna, Luna!]
[Hyah!? I- I beg your pardon……]
Lilia-san admonishes Lunamaria, who began to speak as if some sort of switch in her had been turned on. Looking at us surprised, she explained with a sigh.
[Luna has apparently met Hades-sama once before, and she’s been fanatical about him ever since. Please take note of this. It may take several hours to calm her down if someone thoughtlessly mentioned Hades-sama to Luna.]
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[……If I could, I would have served Hades-sama instead rather than this spinster……]
[……Luna, I’ll make sure you’re going to get 2 or 3 slaps later.]
Don’t talk about Hades-sama to Lunamaria-san. Okay, got it. Lunamarie-san’s eyes certainly look dangerous just now. It was like something completely flipped her switch, it was like the word “fanatic” was really fitting for her.
Lilia-san must have really been having a hard time dealing with her……
[Let’s get back to our conversation. The Demon King’s army invaded the Human Realm…… This actually made the Six Kings scratch their heads in worry.]
[ [ [Eh?] ] ]
I didn’t immediately understand the meaning behind Lilia-san’s words. Because from what I heard earlier, the Six Kings should have the power to easily defeat the Demon King’s army. And to say that it’s making them scratch their heads in worry…… Wait. That may certainly be a bit tricky. Why was the Hero needed to be called when the Six Kings could deal with them?
[……As I mentioned earlier, the Demon King’s army wasn’t very famous nor feared in the Demon Realm in the beginning. Hence, it was already too late when the information that the Demon King’s army had invaded the Human Realm had reached the Six Kings’ ears. And by that time, it was no longer possible for the Six Kings to thoughtlessly eliminate the Demon King’s army.]
[……I see, they were concerned about intervening with the Humans huh.]
[What do you mean by that, Senpai?]
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It seems that Kusunoki-san understood what Lilia-san was talking about, but Yuzuki-san and I still don’t understand it well. Once the Six Kings have dealt with the Demon King’s army, that should have been the end of it, but from the way Lilia-san was talking about it, it seems that they can’t do anything about it for some reason.
Hearing Yuzuki-san’s question, Kusunoki opened her mouth as she turned towards Yuzuki.
[Back then, the Demon Realm wasn’t interfering with the matters around the Human Realm. In other words, they didn’t have any channels through which they could negotiate with the Human Realm and tell the Humans that they aren’t hostile.]
[A- Ahhh! I see what you mean!]
[It seems that Miyama-san has also noticed. It’s probably just as you’re thinking. They may know of our existence, but most of the Demon has never seen a Human before…… On the other hand, it’s also the same for the Human Race. And for the Human Race at that time, the Demon Race was recognized as the Demon King’s army.]
Yes, I finally understood the part that I’ve been concerned about. Even though the Six Kings had the power to defeat the Demon King, they didn’t have the means to negotiate after defeating the Demon King to show that they weren’t hostile to the Human Race.
If the Six Kings just annihilated the Demon King’s army in the blink of an eye, what would the Human Race think when they saw it? The answer would simply be “a far more powerful Demon Race than the Demon King is attacking”.
[——A threat far surpassing the Demon King has arrived. The people would wield their swords to their deaths. If that happens, the story will no longer end with just the Demon King invading the Human Realm. It would turn into an all-out war between the Demon Realm and the Human Realm…… On the contrary, if the Six Kings, the beings who stood in the apex of the Demon Realm, were involved in the invasion towards the Human Realm, the God Realm, which had been waiting in standby, would also begin to move. And in the worst-case scenario, a great war might have broken out involving the three worlds. That’s why the Six Kings couldn’t lay a hand on the Demon King.]
Along the way, Kusonoki-san took over the explanation from Lilia-san, who had been speaking with a heavy tone. It’s okay if it’s just the Human Realm. At worst, if the Six Kings could only make a ruthless decision, it might have been possible for them to conquer the Human Realm by force to keep the fire of war from spreading to the Demon Realm.
However, if the God Realm moves, it wouldn’t just end there. Once, in ancient times, the Demon Realm and the God Real fought in a war. If that legend is true, it means that the power of the Demon Realm and the God Realm can compete against each other to some extent. If that were to happen, the Demon Realm would surely be in danger of war and the Six Kings wanted to avoid that.
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[A great war involving the three worlds. It was necessary to avoid that…… In the weakest Human Realm, the being who had enough power to defeat the Demon King—- The being who can carry the hope of Humanity. The Hero who can sit at the negotiation table with the Demon Realm……]
[And that was…… the First Hero……]
[That’s right. There are various theories about the summoning of the First Hero. There’s the theory that the Creation God, fearing the coming of a major war, gave the Humans a summoning circle in the form of an oracle. There’s even one which said that the Six Kings secretly requested cooperation from the God Realm and requested them to do so. In the beginning, there have been unknown magic circles passed from one generation to another…… There is no clear record of this because the Human Realm was in turmoil at that time, but the summoning of the Hero took place in the Symphonia Kingdom.]
This is where the First Hero appeared. I wonder what the First Hero looked like? I’m certain that they’re from the same world as us, but I don’t know if they’re male or female, or if they’re even Japanese……
[I’ve heard that the journey of the First Hero-sama was very harsh. As he traveled through the Human Realm that was in a maelstrom of chaos, the First Hero-sama saved a lot of lives, gathered companions to fight along with, and at the end of the incessant war, defeated the Demon King.]
That may sound like a classic story of the journey of the Hero, but I think it was actually very hard. Like us now, they would have struggled to keep up with the situation in the beginning, and they wouldn’t have been able to teach the difference between them and Earth as easily as they do now.