Chapter 30

The man who was called “The Great Sage”

The Dark Hero .

I’ve heard of that name recently .

[If I’m remember it right—]

The goddess had mentioned him when Yasu was appraised .

[Yes… There used to be someone with the same reaction . It was the same reaction as the strongest man who was called the Dark Hero… . ]

So he was disposed into this place too .

The goddess, at that time, said that with a strangely disgusted tone .

You could even say that she’s unhappy just by mentioning his name .

I look at the face of the skeleton .

Did he go against her?

Or is his existence not convenient anymore for the goddess?

Was he judged as a threat?

So, he was disposed by the goddess…?

The man who was said to be the strongest, “The Dark Hero”

I thought he was an evil hero from the impression I got from what he is called .

And that is why that goddess had given that bitter reaction when she mentioned his name .

However, now it seems like what I perceived at that time was wrong .

What could be the reason he was called “Dark”?

It may be possible that he have the unique skill of darkness, the ability to manipulate darkness .

[But with this… the reason of why people were “disposed” will change…]

Some of them really might have been heinous criminals .

The goddess had said so .

But the reason they become criminals, did they really even do anything “wicked”?

For example, a person that is deemed “inconvenient” by either the goddess or the Allion Kingdom .

That doesn’t change that they’re sending “criminals”, right?

I’m going to read what’s written next .

“I was forcibly sent here by the goddess Vysis . With this, I was no longer the unnecessary and annoying person for the goddess, because she can stop caring about my existence altogether . ”

…like I thought .

“My remaining ink is low . The amount of what I could write is limited . So, I won’t go into the details of what happened when I were sent here . The only thing I want to convey is that if there is someone here who is willing to leave this ruins alive, then I want to entrust you what I had desperately brought here with me . I don’t mind you taking away my luggage . Well, I suppose this where I’ll…”

The letter have stopped being eligible here .

The ink have been getting blurry halfway .

It seems that the ink had completely run out at the last part of the letter .

However, it seems those grooves stopped halfway .

Did he think what he’s doing is absurd?

Or is it that he doesn’t have any strength anymore?

I tightly grasp the edge of the parchment .

[That sh*tty goddess…]

The goddess called that Demon Emperor, the evil boss .

As his name suggests, it may be possible that the Demon Emperor really may really be evil .

But isn’t that goddess just as evil too?

[I don’t want to save this world from that Demon Empire . All I want was to get my revenge against that f**king goddess— even if it means I’m on the side of evil . ]

Evil VS Evil VS Evil .

A three-way battle of evil .

It’s not a 2 v 1 composition .

If the so-called “hero” is the person who saves the world from evil .

[Then, I’m disqualified from the title of a hero . ]

I’m a failure of a hero who doesn’t wield my sword for valor, but just to survive and to achieve revenge .

While I’m self-deprecating, I began to check the Sage’s luggage .

The relic of the Great Sage .

“Those who are willing to leave this ruins alive . ”

I have the intention to go to the grounds above .

I think I have the qualifications to take them with me… right?

A hemp bag was set beside the skeleton .

There was already a hole in the bag .

I guess it’s not suitable to use as another container of my luggage .

I look inside the bag .

[This is…]

It seems that it’s an old book . |

I take out the book from the bag .

The size and weight of this book is almost the same as an encyclopedia .

The binding used in this book is large and firm .

I glance at the front and read out the title written .

“Prohibited Encyclopedia”

[Prohibited?]

I flip over towards a random page .

It seems that the letters can still be read .

I can read it but… understanding what is written is another thing .

I feel like this would be a bit difficult .

I guess I should read this some more .

And so, I tried to persevere in reading this a bit more .

[Fumu…]

I think I could somehow understand it as I look through the book with my eyes .

It seems like this book doesn’t describe any of those attack magic and sorcery . (T/N: magic/majutsu, sorcery/youjutsu)

Speaking of what kind of abilities this book describes, let’s see— for example, this gives me an impression closer to that of alchemy .

There are recipes written here for creating medicines and magic tools .

……………

This may be useful for something .

I put aside the “The Prohibited Encyclopedia” for now and look at the other things in the hemp bag .

Next of the things I found were… some kind of broken down tools .

I think I’ll leave these things in here .

[Next up is… a map?]

It’s a rolled-up parchment tied with a thin string .

There are three of the