I Kidnapped the Hero Party – Chapter 35

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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: FusionX
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After Mister left, Hare was holding onto Estia’s arm, who was muttering to herself.

In that situation, Saten…

“Saten… Could you stop reading your book alone and help me hold her?”

“Is there any need for me to do that? You seem to be doing fine on your own.”

“She-She might suddenly run away… Are you saying you’re going to disobey Mister’s words…?”

That was rebellion.

Ungrateful bad child!

Hare glared at Saten with sharp eyes.

However, Saten read her book expressionlessly, as if it didn’t concern her at all.

It was complete ignorance.

“Am-Am I being ignored…? Did I just get ignored…?”

As expected, she would never be able to get along with Saten.

Hare found Saten vexing.

Looking at the direction Mister had left with a gloomy face, she muttered to herself.

“…Why did Mister believe Luna’s lie…? That was clearly a lie.”

Saying Mister died in a dream, as if that would actually happen?

The auditory hallucination was a lie too.

It must be a ploy to get Mister’s attention.

“Luna is a bad child too… A bad child who lies to Mister…”

“Mister is also stupid for falling for that lie.”

“…What? Sa-Saten…? Did you just call Mi-Mister stupid…?”

“Yes, I called him stupid. But usually, Mister isn’t stupid.”

Rather, he was quite smart and acted after thinking.

He was just being a bit stupid today.

“I don’t understand. Why did the usually smart Mister fall for such an obvious lie…”

“Apologize…! Apologize for calling Mister stupid…!”

“Why should I apologize to you? I’ll apologize directly to Mister if his words turn out to be correct.”

“…”

An-Anyway, Saten was so annoying…!

Hare closed her mouth, unable to refute.

‘But…’

If…

If Luna’s dream was real…

If Mister were to die…

What should I do…?

Hare’s worries didn’t last long.

“If Mister dies… I’ll die too…”

If someone killed him, she would definitely kill that person, and then she’d take her own life.

By Mister’s side…

Hare nurtured deep emotions while looking in the direction Mister had left.

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Should I call it fortunate?

There was no sign of Grimoire at Luna’s house.

The entire family’s heads were still attached, and Luna embraced them tightly, rejoicing in their reunion.

“Uwaah… Mo-Mom… Da-Dad… Siblings…! Yo-You’re alive-!!”

“What nonsense is this child spouting-! Let go and talk, you brat! Since when did you get so strong!”

“Sniff, Mom…”

Luna cried sorrowful tears while hugging them tightly.

It was a natural reaction, given that she had witnessed her parents’ deaths.

Since I had seen all her family members brutally killed, I could understand Luna’s intense reaction.

As I was watching this emotional reunion,

“Ahem, more importantly…”

Luna’s father glared at me and asked,

“Who is this person? His black hair somewhat resembles our village’s guardian deity…”

“What do you mean Mister is a guardian deity! Don’t insult the guardian deity! Mister is just, Mister… Wait, how should I explain this?”

…That’s right.

How should I explain myself to the family?

It would probably be best to explain to them that I was an adventurer.

However, now wasn’t the time for that.

Because the smell of Grimoire was wafting from nearby.

Knock knock-

Along with the sound of knocking on the door, Luna cried out in fear,

“Ah, this isn’t the time… Ev-Everyone run away…! We-We’ll die… We’ll die if we don’t run away…!”

“What are you talking about, you brat. Why would we die?”

“It-It’s true…! Qu-Quickly run to the back…!”

Luna seemed to have finally grasped the situation and started shouting in a fluster.

There was no need for that, but to prevent her from wasting energy unnecessarily, I flicked Luna’s forehead.

“Ow-!! Th-That hurts-!!”

“Stay still. You’re being too noisy.”

“Th-Then are you saying you want my family to die again?!”

“…They won’t die.”

“What?”

Your family won’t die.

Speaking in a firm tone, I walked towards the door that kept making knocking sounds.

Judging by the strong smell as I got closer, there were probably several people waiting at the door.

Careful not to damage the house, I gently opened the door and faced them.

Luna’s father seemed to have seen them too.

“Wh-What?! Wh-What are those strange things?!”

“Luna, take your father with you.”

He would only get in the way of the fight.

I walked out among the expressionless doll-like figures.

At the end of their line was a red-haired man with an arrogant expression.

That must be the Demon Lord.

The Demon Lord who had killed me once before.

Just as I was about to close the door to start the real battle, Luna’s urgent voice was heard.

“Mi-Mister…! Do-Don’t go…! You’ll die if you go…!!”

“…Luna?”

Luna was holding the door, preventing me from closing it.

As she appeared, the red-haired Demon Lord revealed a greedy killing intent.

Such a gaze was not something Luna could endure yet.

Blocking the killing intent directed at Luna, I conversed with her.

“Do-Don’t go…!! Mi-Mister can’t die…!! You-You still need to teach me swordsmanship… and give me money…! You need to do all that while alive…!!”

“…Luna, let go of the door.”

“No!”

Luna gripped the door tightly, as if she would never let go.

Her stubbornness was incredibly strong.

I spoke to her in the gentlest tone possible.

“Luna.”

“…Yes.”

“What did I say last time?”

“You closed the door and told me to run away…”

“Then, this time, don’t run away.”

“…What?”

“Close the door and wait. I’ll come back.”

That should be enough.

Luna seemed to be pondering, her hand holding the door trembling.

Then she met my eyes through the crack in the door.

Her pupils shook with worry, and her anxiety was apparent.

Therefore,

“I won’t die this time, so trust me.”

Someone had to fight.

While the Hero grew, I must protect her.

Seeing my eyes filled with determination, Luna slowly loosened her grip.

“Well done. When I come back alive, I’ll praise you for the first time in a while.”

“Okay… Please come back safely, Mister…”

With those words from Luna,

Bang-!

I closed the door.

Turning around, I was pierced by the gazes of six individuals.

The red-haired man was staring at me with a murderous look.

Last time, it seemed we both died, but this time was different.

“Number 2.”

I checked the future.

It was a future with nothing particularly worth mentioning.

The page that had been burning with black flames greeted me as a clean page, as if nothing had happened.

At its end, my victory was foretold.

Because information about Grid was already recorded in the book.

‘If that’s the case, then now…’

It must be time for revenge.

Without needing introductions, I took out the magic staff from my spatial storage…

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Boom-!!

“My attack didn’t work again…?”

Demon Lord Grid shouted at this unreasonable situation.

“Damn it all.”

How was he able to predict all of his actions?

Grid couldn’t understand.

Grid was aware that his skills were inferior compared to other Demon Lords.

However, he never thought for a moment that he would struggle this much against a mere dog of the Goddess.

No, as a Demon Lord, he shouldn’t have.

“Cu-Curse it… To think that I, Demon Lord Grid, would be pushed this far…”

It was humiliating.

That dog of the Goddess looking down on him was infuriating.

Surely, the prophecy of his Grimoire should have been perfect.

Grid knew it wouldn’t work, but he launched an attack towards Jun-woo anyway.

“Bite… Mouth of Greed…!!”

The huge mouth rushed towards Jun-woo as if to devour him.

A red current flowed, releasing explosive power, but it was ineffective.

With just a single light movement of raising his staff, the Mouth of Greed was knocked to the ground and neutralized.

Grid spat out words filled with rage.

“Da-Damn it. How-!! How are you dodging-!! You damn dog of the Goddess-!!”

“…There was too much information.”

“What?!”

“I’m saying you showed all the cards you have.”

Damn it, what nonsense was this?

These were attack methods he was using for the first time.

Grid felt wronged.

Splitting his mouth, using his tongue to stab – he acted as if he knew everything, and Grid couldn’t think of any more attacks to use.

He was truly ‘powerless’.

For the first time since becoming a Demon Lord, he felt a sense of helplessness he had never experienced before.

All of his patterns had been recorded and analyzed by Minerva.

The problem’s solution and interpretation had been perfectly completed.

Thud-

Having revealed all his cards, Grid kneeled to show his last card.

Jun-woo spoke emotionlessly at this sight.

“…Are you begging for your life?”

“Ye-Yes. I admit you’re someone I can’t defeat. Just… spare my life…”

Grid had a strong desire for life.

He didn’t want to die, and his goal was ‘immortality’.

However, such a pitiful reason wasn’t important to Jun-woo.

“So, what do you want me to do?”

“…What?”

“Are you asking me to spare you now?”

A Demon Lord who threatened world peace?

After solving all of the problems and presenting a perfect answer, only a fool would not write the correct answer in the answer column.

“When others begged for their lives. You ignored them. When they pleaded for mercy. You laughed it off.”

Therefore, you deserve to die.

There was no need to talk about a future where the answer had already been decided.

Jun-woo deployed magic towards Grid, who was kneeling.

Magical formulas appeared in the air, and intense magical power pressed down on him.

“Da-Damn it…!!”

Grid quickly reacted, moving towards the Mouth of Greed to avoid the magic.

“I told you. All your cards have been revealed.”

Of course, Grid’s movement was within Jun-woo’s predicted range of actions.

At that time, Jun-woo had shown an intense battle with Grid where neither side gave an inch, in a situation where they knew nothing about each other.

Only after revealing all of their cards was a winner determined.

And now,

‘Since I’m the only one who knows all the information…’

There was no way he could be a match.

Grid tried to escape by throwing himself into the huge mouth.

Having seen this behavior in the recorded information, Jun-woo’s magic was already cast in that direction.

He slowly began to turn to dust.

“Now disappear, trash Demon Lord.”

“Da-Damn it… Ne-Next time… I’ll… kill… you…”

“It’s a shame I couldn’t completely annihilate you.”

Although he couldn’t completely destroy him since he wasn’t the Hero, that guy wouldn’t show his face for years as he recovered.

Grid scattered and disappeared like dust along with the Mouth of Greed.

There was no difference from the content of the answer sheet, a perfect solution had been presented.

So…

‘Now, since there’s no more threat, I can go back inside.’

Jun-woo moved towards Luna, who had turned the page for him.

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“Aaaah-!! Die, you monster-!!”

“It’s me, Luna.”

“Eh…? Mi-Mister, you’re alive…?! But, but you lost last time…? How…?”

“…First, put down the knife.”

Luna, who was about to stab me with a kitchen knife, lowered it with relief.

Did she expect me to lose this time because I lost last time?

It would be more accurate to judge it as a draw since we both died then.

I pat Luna’s head and said,

“I told you to wait, didn’t I? I don’t lie, Luna.”

“Eh… lie…”

Are you going to dismiss it as a lie right after I said I don’t lie?

Anyway, Luna stood still looking at me, and it seemed she finally realized the reality.

With a happy smile, she shouted at me.

“Then…! Mister came back alive…! And, and my family didn’t die either..?! Right!? Tell me I’m right! Right now!”

“…You’re right, Luna.”

“Ah, ah… Mister…!!”

Whoosh-

Luna suddenly rushed in and wrapped her arms around my waist.

I heard sobbing sounds as she started to cry.

“Tha-Thank goodness… Sniff… I was so scared… Ba-Back then Mister died and… Sniff, everyone died…”

“That’s something that hasn’t happened now. Forget it, Luna. The present is what’s important to us.”

“Sniff.. Th-Thank… you… For saving… Sniff, my family… Thank you…”

Luna was shedding tears like a waterfall, nestled in my arms, I hoped she wouldn’t snot on me.

She probably couldn’t control that on her own.

As I pat Luna’s back to comfort her after experiencing that terrible future, I met the gazez of those in front of me.

Luna’s family, they were all focusing their attention on me.

‘The inevitable has come…’

Among them, Luna’s father asked me,

“Ex-Excuse me… May I ask you something…?”

“…Yes.”

“May I ask what your relationship is with our daughter… and who you are…?”

His tone had become much more polite.

He was already looking at me with an almost certain gaze, and I pondered, feeling Luna’s father’s gaze.

‘Should I explain that I’m a guardian deity… Should I explain that I’m a kidnapper… Should I explain that I’m just an ordinary adventurer…’

This question, which had no perfect answer, was the biggest problem from my perspective.

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[Letss goo he gonna be uncle savior dude soon]