The Hero Suddenly Proposed to Me, but… Volume 1 ss1 part2

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VOLUME 1: Side Story 1 – Empty Heart

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As what my father said, perhaps my empty heart will be filled when I discover the reason why I was born with power.

……I don't know.

The moment I received the goddess's blessing, everything started to move.

『Become the Hero, and bring stability to the world. 』

Although it is called the goddess's blessing, it was not as impressive as what it was described in the legends. It is close to a disaster suddenly befalling without a warning.

That day, I was suddenly hit by an intense power and will of different types of spirits in a forest. It seems that it was the selection that time. I also noticed that I gained the power of a hero which I do not want. I inherited the skills that the heroes of the past had.

At the same time, I understood.

Contrary to my expectations, what was given to me was not the power to defeat the Demon King and the demons. A different power was included in it.

—It was [Creation].

It was the third power, which was neither a spirit's nor a demon's power. In other words, the power of the hero that was bestowed by the goddess was a piece, a part of her powers. That's the reason why I can just basically create something new. It is not a power to destroy something.

The hero is supposed to possess the ability to defeat the Demon King, but perhaps because someone from the generations of heroes received the power of the goddess, he was able to create the power that will beat the Demon King.

The hero also possesses various special skills. The sword and armor of the hero are all created by the successive generations of heroes. The goddess did not give the power to beat the Demon King nor did she provide the equipment for that. The heroes themselves created everything using the power of the goddess. That's why those items can only be used by those who have the same power, and those are the heroes. The conditions for the selection of the hero by the goddess is perhaps possessing magical powers and having a body that is able to endure the [Creation] skill. Only those two.

I don't have a will or a character. Much less the desire to defeat the Demon King.

The power of the goddess was heterogeneous. The goddess who gave me the power of the hero is the one who controls the light. And yet, the power bestowed upon me does not contain any elements of light at all. The power of the hero is a completely different thing; it is not the same as the power of a demon or a human being, not to mention the power of a spirit of light.

Then what is the power of a hero? As I pondered over that, I suddenly understood that there was another aspect of the goddess of light Refelia—she is also the Creator deity. I understood. That it was a fragment of the power of creation.

—However.

"Greed is the hero!"

"Greed, you became the hero!"

"Amazing. As expected of our Greed."

The spirits shivered with delight.

Annoying.

I don't understand the fun in this situation. Although I was given the power of the hero, my heart still remained empty as usual. It wasn't filled. When something was poured, it only flowed out of it.

Even though I got this kind of power, it is just troublesome. Neither the Demon King and the demons knew about it. I only have to do it as I liked. That's what I thought.

—A change occurred.

My parents, who knew that I was chosen as the hero, looked at me with a happy face probably for the first time.

"I see. Then you being born with that power has significance after all."

"Surely, in order to become a hero, in order to beat the Demon King, the goddess must have left a child like you to us."

Knowing the reason why their child was born with an immense power, they felt relieved. Being just a couple of farmers, they are parents who cannot accept that their child possesses power.

"Why our child?"

"Why was he not born like a normal child?"

I am aware that they grieved in their hearts. Finally finding clear answers, they accepted me. A child that the goddess sent to the world to defeat the Demon King.  It seems that they were able to acknowledge me for the first time by thinking that they just borrowed me.

But not as their son—as the hero.

"She probably gave you power to defeat the Demon King and to bring peace to the world. It was really like that in the end."

Old memories were revived at the words of my delighted father.

"Because that is the reason why you were born with that power."

"The reason why I am born with that power, the reason why I am alive, is to beat the Demon King."

That idea was deeply engraved in my mind. That is why I am convinced why I possess such power.

"That's wrong, Greed!"

"That's right. Your power and your birth are totally unrelated."

"Stop thinking that defeating the Demon King is the reason of your existence. You are not a tool."

Milly, Renas and Rufus contradicted me. I am who I am, and I don't need reasons to exist, they said.

Then why is my heart still so empty?

Since it is just a "system of defeating the Demon King and the demons", a heart is not necessary. Such ideas were stuck on me.

And because I received the power of the goddess, there was no choice but to become the hero. My friends were worried about me so they accompanied me in my journey. I tried to stop them because of the danger but they didn't back down.

—From then on, my journey as a hero began.

The battle against the demons was a lot easier than I thought. It is thanks to the weapons they made through [Creation] and their skills. Thanks also to the power of the goddess, I seemed to have improved in using the powers of the spirits.

……No, the power of the spirits did not increase. The degree of our synchrony became stronger. It was always necessary to control our synchrony.

But fortunately, I was able to beat the demons at the moment just by using magic and the power of the hero. From the original four-member travelling group, the members increased to six when the elf Rufaga and the female warrior Farah joined us in the middle of our journey.

The elf Rufaga served as our guide and supervisor, while Farah offered to join in order to help awaken her childhood friend who was cursed to sleep by a demon. We complemented our abilities and worked well as a party.

In the end, we received a request to defeat a demon. There are also demons that interfered with us. Since it is one of the upper echelons, the request was gladly received as it saved us the trouble of searching for it.

Of course, I was able to defeat it.

And before we knew it, we were dubbed as the history's strongest hero's party.

"You are called the strongest, Greed."

"Greed is really amazing."

The spirits laughed boisterously. As usual, their presence was annoying but I became more familiar with them than before because I actively used their power.

—Perhaps, it was an omen of an upcoming change.

Did it start at the time we were called the strongest? I began to vaguely fear that this journey is coming to an end. Fear, anxiety, whatever it is called. But I am certain that I have never felt this emotion ever since I was born.

I am surprised myself. I have never felt afraid to fight the Demon King. I felt uneasy that my journey would end once I defeat the Demon King.

To lose the reason for my existence—

The side story will end with part 3.

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