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”You're a hero, you've already rescued our village from the teeth and claws of the demon king! Go forth to the town, the town elder needs you!” said the village elder.
The youth in tattered clothes who bore a blunt sword on his back scratched the back of his head, while giving a confused ”Ah”. And then the whole village watched on with a wors.h.i.+pping gaze as he walked out of the small rural village he grew up in, and headed towards the royal capital.
Just what exactly happened? All he wanted to do yesterday was to ascend the mountain to find a pheasant to roast, but who would expect that he'd encounter an irregular huge bear. He defeated the bear with great difficulty. He sliced off the bear paws, then roasted and ate them back home.
The village elder crashed through the door with a crowd of villagers in tow, and then he became a hero.
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”Hero, you've finally appeared, you will definitely be able to rescue our town from the crime-perpetrating underling of the demon king,” said the town elder.
The youth in damaged armor who bore a heavy sword on his back yawned, and gave a confused ”Un”.
The next day when he was having a meal at the tavern, he started a fight with a masked man over a roast chicken. In the end, he knocked out the masked man with his sword, s.n.a.t.c.hed the roast chicken and wolfishly chowed down. All the chefs in the tavern applauded.
The town elder crashed through the doors with the guards in tow. The youth who was busily using his sleeves to wipe away the oil from the corners of his mouth to destroy the evidence felt that he might have done another remarkable thing again.
Yes, he became a hero again.
The town elder gifted him presentable-looking equipment, then told him with a heavy heart, ”The king needs you!”
And so the young hero stepped again onto the path towards the royal capital.
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”You are a hero, you will definitely be able to rescue our country from the barbaric plundering of the demon king!” spoke the king.
The youth in armor who bore an extravagant long sword on his back yawned and gave a confused ”Oh”, then the residents of the royal capital watched on with a wors.h.i.+pping gaze as he left the prosperous city and headed towards the territory of the demon king.
Ah, the king was so generous. Not only did he treat him to meals, he was even willing to marry his daughter to him. The hero felt quite dejected. He didn't like the girl who fought him over whole chickens, braised squid pieces and cream of mushroom soup at the banquet. Their food choices overlapped too much, and they may very possibly give birth to a child with the same appet.i.te. There will definitely be no happiness in this sort of marriage.
And so, he decided to find a boy to marry after defeating the demon king. Jeff from the village is quite suitable. He can cook and hunt, and although he didn't have any special interest in him, this should be an alright partner, let's go back home and propose then.
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The hero arrived at the demon king's territory. He had imagined it to be a volcano without even an inch of gra.s.s, but in reality this was a place with beautiful scenery. What made him most happy was that this place had a lot of game.
Here, the hero roasted pheasants for three months and finally completely cleared out all the pheasants in the forest mountains.
He decided to confront the demon king and finish the job.
At that very moment of pus.h.i.+ng open the giant doors of the demon king's castle, he smelled the pungent aroma of roast chicken.
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