54 - The Brave Goes to Meet the President

After school the next day.

I was at the entrance to an underground dungeon.

"Brother, why can't I follow you ......?"

Gaius looks up at me anxiously.

"No. The enemy has sent angels. You're not up to the task."

"Yeah, ...... right. I'm not going to be able to help you if I'm not here. ...... We're going to meet the chancellor, who may be our enemy."

The chancellor is suspected of pimping out the demon tribe to the school.

I was going to go see the Chancellor directly to find out the truth.

"I've never thought of you as a liability. I've never thought of you as a liability. You don't want anything to happen to you, do you?"

I pat my brother on the head.

"...... that goes for you too, brother. What would you do if something happened to me?"

"Oh, what are you worried about?"

"Chi,chi,chi is .................. right."

Unusually, Gaius didn't argue.

"Don't worry. Don't worry, I'll be back without incident.

Gaius looks up at me.

"Have a good day."

"Oh, I'll be back later."

Some time later.

Hey, Mr. Dean, is the chancellor really in the underground dungeon?

Behind me walks Alicia, the head of the school.

"It's true. I'm the only one who knows where the Chancellor's office is.

"Hmmm ...... can I tell you where it is?"

"Of course. Of course. You're a special student.

That's when it happened.

"Bumoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!"

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As soon as the Demon King finished his explanation, the Minotaur turned into a lump of meat and collapsed on the spot.

"Great ......!　You made a sword and shredded it in a moment's notice!　You are indeed a brave god!"

"...... you, you saw that move coming."

"Yes, perfectly!　It was a thrill to see the swordsmanship of a brave god in person!"

The headmaster knows that I am Eugene.

Let's go on.

The headmaster shows us the way and we walk through the dungeon.

Since this school is the former site of the Demon King's castle, the enemies that appear are so-so.

Boom!

Shukk! ......!

Dogaaaaaaaaaaaan!

"All the strong enemies that came out were killed instantly!　That's the god of valor!　It's too strong!"

The school principal turns his sparkling eyes on us.

"What, this is not a strong enemy, is it?

"No way!　In this decaying world, there is no one who can defeat an S-rank monster. Except for one person, you.

Alicia follows me, her face entranced.

"...... you can beat her, too, can't you?"

"No way. It's impossible.

But if I didn't, I wouldn't be able to go to the chancellor's office, would I?

"I usually use [concealment] magic to hide from my enemies and sneak underground."

I'm moving right along.

"By the way, Julius. I have a question for you.

I kick out countless S-rank monsters.

"How does this world ...... look from your point of view?"

I turn around and Alicia looks at me with a serious expression.

It's a nice and peaceful world, isn't it? Humans can live peacefully without fear of demon kings and demon tribes.

"But that's for humans, isn't it?　Can this world really be called peaceful for the demons who were destroyed?"

Alicia asks me in an inorganic voice.

"....... I'm human, so I don't know what it's like to be a demon.

"No, you understand, don't you?　How does it feel to be a heretic?"

The dean walks up to me and looks me straight in the eye.

"You are a transcendent, surpassing even the most powerful demon king in history. It is easy to imagine that you have been isolated from others because of your great power.

As if he had seen it all before, the Dean said.

"Did you not hate the people you worked so hard for peace, but were feared by the very people you were supposed to protect?"

"No, not at all. It didn't bother me at all.

And I tell her, with all my heart, that I'm going to give it back to her.

"...... I see."

Somewhat discouraged, the dean says.

I'm sorry for wasting your time. The president's office will be here shortly.

We reached an empty wall.

"There's a room over here. To get there, you need this special key: ......."

I head for the wall and proceed normally.

Dogaaaaaaaaaaaan!

"What, you have a key?"

"How dare you break this solid wall just by going through it!　That's the god of valor!"

The headmaster turns his sparkling eyes on us.

"So, behind that door is the Chancellor's office, is it?

Beyond the wall, a corridor extends.

At the far end was an iron door.

"Let's go."