And here is a third one. I think that this is a good chapter to stop on for today. Be sure to comment and tell me what you guys think of the chapters. I love reading people’s reactions. Enjoy.
The Preceding Hero’s Love Story
Now then……I wonder where I should start from.
Should I try singing about my meeting with her to our secret date in the middle of our journey and then all the way up to our parting like a poet from somewhere?
No, that was a joke, so don’t make such somewhat glad eyes.
Jeez, I wonder why the creatures called women like love stories like this.
……Olivia Fin Lutecia Leezelion. Since it’s stupidly long, it’s disrespectful but I’m going to abbreviate it to Olivia, got it?
First of all, it’s said that she died, but to be accurate, Olivia hasn’t died yet.
Although her body has rotted, her soul remains in this world.
Why do I know that you ask? ……It’s because, even now, Olivia is containing the Demon Lord.
The soul is something that can’t be seen but it certainly does exist.
I myself am living proof. The Sacred Sword that exists in this world is originally nothing but a simple vessel.
I, the Hero, had the natural abilities for it, and by pouring my soul, which should be called a fragment of the Sacred Sword, into the vessel, the Sacred Sword formed the shape of the original Sacred Sword for the first time.
Well, the story about the Sacred Sword is stupidly long like usual so let’s put it aside for next time. If I had to mention volume number, wouldn’t it be fine to say it’ll be about volume six?
……Now then, first is why we took the stupidly bothersome way of sealing the Demon Lord without defeating him.
It’s an extremely simple argument. ……It’s because he can’t be defeated. Of course, he’s the Demon Lord, you know?
And that’s how it should be. Human emotions, so greatly diverse and greatly varied, as long as every single possible human emotion is there, we won’t die.
Yeah. It’s “we”.
Though, to be accurate, it’s the Demon Lord and the Sacred Sword.
That’s right, there’s no way the Demon Lord and the Sacred Sword will be destroyed as long as people’s emotions swirl.
And then, the thing called human emotions is something that will never disappear.
You could say that’s absolute. I’ll declare it. As long as people are here, our fight will never end.
Positive emotions, negative emotions……I think that it’ll seem like negative emotions are bad by saying it like that, but I’ll dare to use it just as it is.
The Sacred Sword which is the aggregation of positive emotions.
The Demon Lord which is the aggregation of negative emotions.
Which one surpasses the other and which one doesn’t, that much is clear.
They’re both the same.
Humans are creatures that display their emotions like fools.
In both joy and anger, they’ll equally move about.
Humans are simple creatures that are like fools.
While sinking in the depths of despair, thinking in that there might be someone that will save them, they die with an imaginary hope in their hearts.
While at the peak of happiness, thinking that someone might break that happiness, they make an imaginary enemy, and it turns into skepticism.
On the other side of positive emotions, there are negative emotions, and on the other side of negative emotions, there are positive emotions. They coexist.
There’s no way to erase either one of them. It’s because they are two sides of the same thing.
……No matter how many times we try to defeat him, it’s because the Sacred Sword exists that the Demon Lord can’t be defeated.
Even though it’s because the Demon Lord exists that I wield the Sacred Sword.
…………Whoa there, you’ve got caught up in this in a good way, haven’t you?
Rather, if you’re having a bad physical condition, properly lie down.
Here, I’ll change the towel for you.
Ahem. Well……In other words, if I’m going to keep it brief and say only the effect, 『As long as the Sacred Sword and the Demon Lord exist with each other, they won’t disappear』.
Alright, now here’s a question.
・Is there really no way to defeat the Demon Lord?
……Looks like you understand.
That’s right, defeating the Demon Lord……There is a way to temporarily erase him from this world.
Only one, by simultaneously destroying the Sacred Sword and the Demon Lord which were two sides of the same existence, it is possible to destroy the Demon Lord.
Why do I know about such a thing, you ask?
I “know” about it.
There’s no rhyme or reason. I just know about it.
……You understand what happened next already, don’t you?
Olivia, she became my substitute.
If it weren’t for my conceit, I think Olivia would have said that she loved me.
Because of that, she probably held feelings of guilt towards me right to the very end.
Ah, come to think of it, did you know that I came from a different world?
Yup. That’s right, Earth.
I was summoned from there by Olivia.
At any rate, even though it was fate that it was absolutely necessary to put an end to the Demon Lord, Olivia had regretted summoning me.
She said that she had wrecked my life.
You know, Olivia…………at the last moment, she apologized.
Free from the obstacles that were my and Sylvia and the others’ feelings of wanting Olivia to live……She, called out to me.
She apologized for wanting me to live.
…………That was wrong. I wanted different words.
Dreaming of a different conclusion, wanting Olivia to live on, wanting her to smile……Even though, I fought for that……っ!!
……Now~ then, I guess that’s about it?
Concerning the result, Olivia died because of me.
But it’s not like I abandoned her. Absolutely not.
Did it sound like an excuse? Well……it actually might be……
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「There’s no way……it would sound like one!」
Bernadette got up and hugged Yuu who was beside her and sitting on the bed.
It’s because for Yuu, his face that looked like he would cry at any moment was something that he didn’t want.
「Yashiro-san, I completely understand that you thought of Saint-sama with great care. Yashiro-san, I properly understand that you aren’t at fault! Hearing that just now, it seems like you still haven’t abandoned her. I don’t hate you, Yashiro-san!」
Gently, gently brushing Yuu’s head, whom she was holding tightly, close to his ear as if to whisper……As if to assert that she was by his side, Bernadette continued.
「……You really loved Saint-sama, didn’t you? You wanted to be told thank you by Saint-sama, didn’t you? To be told “sorry”, you didn’t want to be apologized to, right? ……You wanted, to be together, didn’t you?」
In her breast, she felt something hot spreading out.
Strongly hugging Yuu’s shoulders who was starting to tremble, while desperately trying to make her voice that was similarly starting to tremble be a gentle tone of voice, the corners of Bernadette’s eyes became hot.
「I absolutely won’t doubt you anymore. To think they said that you left Saint-sama to die, I won’t doubt you. I mean, you loved Saint-sama this much after all. It must have been painful……It must have been mortifying. ……You’re really remarkable. ……You really did your best. It’s alright now.」
While holding Yuu who was sobbing like a child tight, Bernadette felt a pain in her chest that made her want to shout.
But, to relieve Yuu, to make Yuu relieved, “it’s alright”, she gently whispered “it’s alright”.
While wetting her cheeks……from that love that didn’t come true.
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Eyy!!
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39 4d CH
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so she’s starting to feel the love for Yuu but knows it won’t happen since Yuu’s still in love with Oli~~~
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rather it’s more like bernadette would receive olivia soul flag. for some reason or other bernadette end up getting posessed by olivia soul…
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It’s still too far ahead to said so
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just a guess since there’s little detail here and here. jean see bernadette smiliar to olivia which is yuu can’t really denied. his retort were a jest about bernadette breast were bigger. also yuu like her company in touring around the world that was unfulfilled wish of olivia. and then he mention it that olivia still exist as a soul…
my guess is something going to happen to the seal that bind the maou that will freed both the maou and olivia soul.
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lol… that’s dark dude… if is for a little to have a final talk with Yuu maybe but to actually take over Bernadette’s body… I don’t see that happening at all…
And Olivia has already been resurrected right? wasn’t she the one the new hero found inside the king dragon? the whole chapter they kept emphasizing the color of the eyes and hair of the sisters and the chapter ends with the hero finding a girl inside the undead dragon with the same characteristics; also, after beating the “lich” who controls dead… the foreshadowing was pretty clear…
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not completely possessing but more like shared. shounen plot of smiliar person can understand each other and stand side by side. the result is bernadette got two personality that understand each other or their conciousness got completely blending up.
she olivia got revived as a zombie is even more dark for me… though there’s also that plot where they would be clashing each other if she end up revived as a zombie or namely in villain sides.
reference from a couple of vn i’ve played. a passed on heroine versus a smiliar personality is a strong plot for sad story and will work out by itself as long as the author keep their story free from terrible loose end.
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Thanks for the chapter!
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; ; Bernadette…
Still, I wonder if she’ll ask about that ‘obstructed’ part Yuu mentions.
If so she’ll probably ends up learning about the shitty Cardinal.
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When he said he was obstructed, I think he meant that Olivia stopped him when he was about to sacrifice himself to kill the Demon Lord and then went to sacrifice herself.
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i think the “obstructed” Yuu mentioning is in ch 91 when he talking about the holy sword power to twist the fate
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Aw… Yu is crying…
Thank you!
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arrgh
i read this chapter and listen this song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AE8KFjJfKtc
i wanna cry…..
thx 4 the chapter
it’s really great chater
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Try listening to [Evanescense – My Immortal] while reading this…a box of tissue paper wasn’t enough for me…*blows nose*
Also maybe try [let her go/let it go mash up – sam tsui] while reading, though I got more feels from evanescense. …for more feels use earphones and max volume….i guarantee you’ll she’d at least one gallon worth of tears….
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Shed*
Stupid auto correct
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So in summary:
Olivia summoned Yuu to fight and die with the Demon King,
but along the way She and Yuu fell in love…..
When they confronted the Maou, her guilt and love made her take Yuu’s place…..
Hm….. Justice or Plot, which would the Preceding Hero choose…..
Tho I feel the hero is leaning towards justice, but I want the plot to prevail in this story…..
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Thanks 4 the chapters!
So basically it’s a never ending fight between good and evil.
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This world is too complicated orz
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Good and evil will always exist and to stop that someone must become both or try to inherite these two if one wants to stop the vicious cycle. And I get the feeling yuu will sacrifice himself this time to save Olivia and bring her back while he will die or suppress the demon lord
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So much for carefree MC…
Thank you for the chapter!
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Came for the comedy, left with feels…
Also nice 4th wall Yuu. Prepare for spirit sword flashback on vol 6! I doubt it but well see.
I wonder if Yuu is happy that hes being hugged by Bernadette.
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damn!!! I cried… TT-TT thanks for the chapter..
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That was a great feel right there and this accully explain many things(still many left thought).
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Aww that’s sad and here we thought Yuu is just a full Chuuni in 3 years ago.
Why is the cardinal not dead yet? he might do something with the other “ia” sisters!! and he might use the current hero!!
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So Bernadette actually cried because she felt that her love would never come true…
Am sad ;_;
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Or was it because the love of Yuu and Olivia did not come true :o?
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it’s ambigous
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“While wetting her cheeks……from that love that didn’t come true.”
The “love that didn’t come true” is in the past so i think it should be about Yuu and Olivia.
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Thanks for the triple chapter! Poor Yuu…… It’s true that both sides have to coexist each other no matter what even if they hate each other. If killing the Demon Lord won’t work…… Gotta convince demons to coexist with the humans but……. that’s more or less impossible.
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wait… which of time is first sacred sword holder right? so how she survive demon lord battle and ended on sacred sword given to yuu?
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She probably did defeat the Demon Lord, but as they said, he came back eventually. If I had to guess, she had to defeat him multiple times over the centuries before giving up and passing along the sword to someone worthy. It’d explain why she trained Yuu herself.
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Anyone have a tissue..give me one please..TT^TT
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Thank for the update
…See, This is why i hate tragidy
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The Demon Lord is just a vessel just like Yuu. Perhaps if Olivia fused with the Demon Lord who is empty and has no soul of its own, Olivia can become the next Demon Lord.
Then it would be like Ying, Yang/ Light, Darkness/ Man, Woman
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Damn you onion ninja!!
I cried while reading this because you throws onion shuriken to my eyes
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will this novel end with Yuu’s dead? I’m scared now xD I feel that it will but then in the last paragraph of the last chapter Yuu will open his eyes and be back in Japan xD … with Bernadette!!!(since she decided to die with him after the last clash) :’-) … not gonna happened but It’s free to fantasize 🙂
Thank you so much for the chapters 🙂
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This story hasn’t ended yet, so I don’t think anyone would fall for that @@
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Thanks for the translations as always. Glad to know you’re feeling better. I had a feeling she sacrificed herself in some fashion to save yu…but it still managed to cause it to rain here…
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Damn knew that kind of end was coming but still sad to see it. Similar to Persona 3 if you’ve ever played it. Thanks for the chapter
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Thanks for the chapters
Bernadette has some serious competition but Olivia will be the most difficult
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And after the crying comes Motorboat time!
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i hate this novel. It always leave me depressed after reading a chapter. And i hate you too, slowtranslator-kun, for translating this project. Thank you.
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Thanks for the chapters. I have read all 93 chaps in 2 no sleep nights. Amazing works there
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Happy Birthday! 🙂 thanks for all the things you’ve done for us! Banzai!
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How dare you make a man shed a tear!
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That wasn’t dark like I expected. But it was sad & sweet enough to make a boy teary eyed.
Thanks for the chapter
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