Hi, I’m the Hero’s Father ～I’m Sorry For All The Trouble My Foolish Son Has Caused You～

Chapter 33 The Hero’s Father is Tempted

Before I knew it, the morning sun was already high in the sky.

There were no signs of the forces of Doreal. It seems that with the death of their leader, the remaining factions abandoned the city of Gaara and fled.

In other words, we have effectively reclaimed Gala.

Well, the city has turned into a mess because of Croix and Wiel’s rampage.

Mion, having finished her first battle, sighed as if to relax.

“Ha~, it’s over, isn’t it?”

“Yes, it is. Good work, Mion-chan. …However, your magic control is rather lacking. You relied too much on the agility of the rabbit-people, causing your concentration to waver. Moreover, since you focused on speed-enhancing body-strengthening magic, your defense was quite flimsy. It’s understandable for a first battle, but your field of vision was too narrow. Since you have such good ears, applying body-strengthening magic to your ears could help you hear even more subtle sounds and reduce the time needed.”

“Wii, Wiel-sama, your face is scary. Even though you’re smiling as usual, your face is frightening…!”

“I’m not done yet. Furthermore…”

“Eep…!?”

The critique after the battle poured out like water, and steam seemed to rise from Mion’s head.

She cast a desperate glance at Croix for help, but Croix, not wanting to get involved with Wiel in this state, quietly averted his gaze.

(What now!?)

(Amitabha)

Croix distanced himself from the two and picked up a fallen demonic sword.

Then, something like a consciousness from within the demonic sword flowed into Croix.

‘Oh! This is a magnificent body…! I haven’t seen such a body in a thousand years!’

‘What!? Hey human, pick me up too!’

‘I will make you the ruler of the world!’

‘I’m going first!’

‘Hey, hurry up and pick me up!’

‘I’ll be first!’

It seems that each demonic sword has its own independent consciousness. However, it seems that the consciousness is shared, as once one is picked up, each of their consciousness flows into the mind.

Even now, the sword inscribed with the character for “Heaven” is trying to take over Croix’s body… but.

“Annoying… If you’re in the way, I’ll just destroy you.”

“Huh? Ah”

Crash──!!

“Ah”

When Croix carelessly struck the blade of the sword inscribed with “Heaven,” it shattered into pieces.

The destroyed Heaven Sword then crumbled without uttering another word and eventually disappeared with the wind.

“Next is the Hell Sword.”

“W-Wait! Don’t you want to become the ruler of the world!? If you hold even one of us, you can dominate everything in this world──”

Crash──!!

“Doreal had six swords and was only that strong, right? Then your power is also limited.”

“That’s because your power was abnormally strong──”

Crash, Crack, Snap──!!

Croix seemed to grow tired of holding them and destroyed each sword one by one, like a child crushing ants.

When he finally stepped on the remaining Asura Sword, a sense of fear was conveyed.

“W-Wait… please wait! I will definitely satisfy you! You saw my power, didn’t you? With both your power and mine, we can definitely take over the world! Everything in this world will belong to you! Money, women, honor, glory—everything will be at your command! I’m not lying, let’s join forces!!”

“And?”

“…Huh?”

“And?”

“Uh, well…?”

The Asura Sword, confused by Croix’s true intentions, was baffled.

Until now, the desires of others—wanting to kill, to take, to violate, to obtain everything—had always been conveyed when touched.

Yet, nothing was being conveyed from this man.

The Asura Sword was dumbfounded by this unprecedented situation.

“Having power, and being able to command money, women, honor, and glory… and then what?”

“W-Wait, what do you mean by ‘then what’…?”

“Once you’ve obtained everything, what do you do with it? It all ends with death. So? What’s in it for me after obtaining that?”

“………”