01x01 - I Tried Confessing

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This is it The Demon Lord's castle.

Are you ready, everyone?

Yes.

We've found all of the Demon Lord's

and his lackeys' abilities.

Yuga, I'm sure you can bring us to victory.

Yeah.

Let's take down the Demon Lord together!

I'll do my best!

Here we go!

You're here.

So, you're the heroes trying to

bring down the Demon Lord, eh?

Alas, I bring horrible news.

You won't be able to get to him

before going past me

What a feeble spell.

Is that all you've got, Hero's Party?

I'll support you!

Take this! Excalibur!

Endless Dark!

Is this it?

Oh, sh**t

I hit a jackpot!

Should we finish them off, Captain?

I told you to stay hidden!

We came out after it went silent.

Captain, you've been gawking at her.

What's gotten into you?

Pervert.

Hush, you fool! I was just thinking

what to do with these guys!

Wait, aren't we k*lling them?

Nah

Just throw them outside.

There's a human village

not far from here, right?

Just drop them near there.

Roger that.

What a drag

You'll get written up again

if we do this, you know?

Just get to it already.

Fine

Goodbye, my angel

ONE MONTH LATER

ONE MONTH LATER

Yoki.

Those heroes never learn their lesson

and keep on challenging you,

each ending with their defeat

How many times has it been now?

Thirteen to be exact, Lord Zaekhil.

To think someone like you could

knock them out every time

Those heroes are really nothing

to be scared about, I suppose.

Yoki.

Why don't you k*ll the heroes?

Milord.

A bunch of rascals like them

are not even worth k*lling.

If you're not k*lling them

Then, I shall leave the job

to your subordinates.

No! They won't stand

a chance against the heroes!

Besides

No, I'll do it, Milord.

If I spare the heroes again next time,

their lives will be in danger.

I'm just too overpowered myself.

Those heroes actually have

the power to defeat the Demon Lord.

Besides, even as we speak,

the world is going to be under

the Demon Lord's control

Let's settle it next time, for sure.

I'll absolutely bring you down today!

Let's go, Raven!

Yuga! Knight!

I'll heal them!

You deal with him, Mikana!

Why, you!

What a monster

Fight me all you want, it's futile!

Do you want to be engulfed

by the jet black darkness again?

Cecilia, need your support!

Got it!

Take this!

Holy Sword, Excalibur!

Say, heroes

Don't you realise it?

That you can't win against me.

So what?!

We have to bring down

the Demon Lord at all costs!

In that case

Leave that priestess here.

Then, I'll let the rest of you pass.

You want to go forward, right?

I refuse!

Yuga!

We should accept the deal.

We don't stand a chance against him.

No way

I can't!

Think about it!

He had every chance to k*ll us,

but he never did!

But, that doesn't mean we can get away

without a scratch too this time!

One priestess or the salvation of the world

You know the answer, right?

Go on ahead!

I'll be fine!

Cecilia

We'll come pick you up right after

we've defeated the Demon Lord!

There's the door.

We'll be back for you, I promise!

Why did you make me stay?

Well

My power can't even

put a dent on you, though?

But, I'll still fight till the end!

Holy Laser!

Wait, timeout!

Hear me out.

So, my name is Yoki

Why would you introduce yourself

to someone you're about to k*ll?

No! If I wanted to k*ll you,

I would've done so right from the get-go.

What is it, then?

I fell in love with you at first sight!

Please go out with me!

Huh?!

Whaaaaat?!

Um Err

I'm sorry!

What?!

All is hopeless

I'll just k*ll myself

Uh, are you okay?

You're not fooling me

by pretending to be wide open!

Holy

Why aren't you resisting?

I've been rejected by you,

so I no longer have regrets.

Don't be serious!

I am serious.

Even if I'm alive,

all I can do is stay in this room.

I'm only allowed to go outside

to attack human villages and towns.

But, I don't want to do that.

You're lying!

All demons are cruel

Even the Demon Lord

is trying to destroy humanity!

I may look like a demon,

but I was reincarnated from another world.

Reincarnated? What do you mean?

That means, I'm human inside.

You? Human?

Then, why are you

serving the Demon Lord?

With your power, you could

Yeah, I could defeat him.

But, if I do that,

I'll surely be appointed as

the next Demon Lord.

No, thanks.

As a result, I just stayed cooped up,

unable to do anything, every single day.

I thought I'd put an end

to such a pathetic life.

That's when you showed up.

It was love at first sight.

This past month

While it was for a short time,

I felt alive for the first time as a demon.

So, I don't care anymore.

You should.

You have power.

If you say you have a human heart inside,

then wield that power for humanity.

It's still not too late now.

Let's go to the outside world with me!

KINGDOM OF CLARINESS

Hero Yuga and peers.

You have done well

in defeating the Demon Lord,

who was intent on harassing people

and destroying the world,

and come back alive and well.

I, King Darts Orta Clariness,

of the Kingdom of Clariness, hereby declare.

Celebrating the return of the heroes

who have ended the w*r,

today marks the beginning of a three-day

period designated as our nation's Victory Day.

My dear subjects!

Let us honour the heroic deeds of our saviours!

There's the royal capital

where Cecilia lives.

All right

Yeooowch!

We did it, Yuga!

Yeah.

It's a good thing we got to save the world.

All thanks to you, Cecilia!

I'm glad you're okay!

Y-Yes

The front desk

Excuse me.

I'd like to register as a member

of the Adventurer's Guild.

What's the procedure, again?

Does this guy know his job?

There it is.

Fill in the form.

Name and age.

It's a liability waiver form

for when you die on the job.

Done.

Yoki, 21 years old.

Okay.

Here's your guild card.

You'll start at F-rank.

It goes all the way up to S.

Complete commissions to build

your rep and go to the next rank.

Well, it'll take most people about

a month to go from F to E, though.

There's your explanation.

It's a pain to have to reissue the card,

so don't lose it.

Especially in the next three days.

Three days?

The other employees are

taking a leave for the festival.

I don't want to have

to deal with administration.

How much of a slacker is he?

Name's Clayman.

I wish you good luck.

Sure, thanks.

I've earned a lot on my first day.

I should increase my rank

and grind for more cash.

And once I have a stable life

I'll just confess to Cecilia again.

I'll definitely realise my love!

Hey, have you heard of the rumours

of a guy ranking up crazy fast?

The heck?

Yo, Clayman.

I'm taking these commissions.

Why are you coming to me?!

There's a beautiful lady over there!

I've grown attached to you, Sir.

You work surprisingly fast, too.

Never mind that, who are you?

I'm just your normal novice adventurer.

Don't be stupid!

Someone who's ranked up

from F to D in a mere week

can't call himself normal.

Oh, no! Did I work too hard?

Oh, well. It's not like you're doing

anything ill*gal even if we investigate you.

Yeesh

The front desk isn't my job

Could you cancel those commissions?

Huh?

What?

If it isn't the young lady.

What are you doing

Ssh.

Whoops.

Does he know her?

L-Long time no see.

We need to talk.

Could you come with me to my house?

Huh?

Your house?!

Lady Cecilia's coming back home.

Who's that?!

- Hey!

- Why, you

So big

Hey!

Who goes there?

Why were you in Lady Cecilia's carriage?!

Hey, cut it out!

Why, you ask

What are you doing?!

He's my friend!

Please excuse us, Milady!

- A boy friend?!

- Come on, that's enough.

No way!

Friend, huh

I'm sorry.

I meant to see you earlier, but

Don't sweat it.

I was having fun being an adventurer.

I'm surprised you could find me there.

You've become the talk of the town.

People said a novice adventurer

ranked up to D in a flash.

So, while it's good that

I've finally found you

Is there a problem?

I beg you.

Could you quit

the Adventurer's Guild?

What?

I'm sorry for saying this out of nowhere.

Can you tell me why?

Okay.

As you know,

the Hero defeated the Demon Lord.

But, it's not like all the threats

in the world are gone.

Well, the Demon Lord's death doesn't mean

the death of all demons and monsters.

That's also true,

but the human nations may start

a struggle for supremacy now.

The signs are already showing up.

Signs?

Our hero has received piles

of engagement offers from various nations.

The Hero, huh? Yeah, he's good-looking

and seems popular to begin with

That's not entirely true.

Status, money, and marriage

Many nations use every means

..at their disposal to gather

military strength and manpower.

So, they're trying to

make him a pawn of w*r?

You have ranked up at a pace

unbelievable to normal people.

With that strength, you'll surely be one of

the handful S-rank adventurers in the nation.

But, once you do,

all eyes will be on you.

If you get scouted, and suddenly

reveal your demon power

You might be used as a tool

by that nation to conquer the world,

or maybe

They'd antagonise me,

and my second life will be done for.

So, I'd like for you to not be

too conspicuous for the time being.

But, I have bills to pay

I could just hire you personally,

and pay you for your trouble, but

I don't have enough assets

to hire an S-rank.

In exchange, I'll do anything I can.

So, please!

For the peace of this nation!

I beg you!

Don't ever bow your head to me!

What?

Me, take up on the scout offer

from another country?

How hilarious!

Even if a truly beautiful lady

proposes to me,

it's still out of the question!

The reason is

Right now, you're the only one in my eyes!

Oh, sh**t! There goes

my old habit from the past life!

I'm sorry.

Looks like I was worried for nothing.

All right.

You can continue being an adventurer, then.

Well, I'll still try my best

not to stand out.

Cecilia, do you have a minute?

Nice to meet you.

My name is Celia Aquarain,

Cecilia's mother.

N-Nice to meet you.

I'm Yoki.

I apologise for my gatekeeper's

rude behaviour earlier.

No, it's nothing that warrants a formal apology.

I'm glad to hear that.

But, rest assured.

Our head maid will discipline him hard.

Right, Sophia?

Yes, Ma'am.

I don't think he'll learn his lesson

just through a maid's scolding

How many of his bones

should I leave intact?

Wait Bones?!

I'll leave it to you.

Understood.

M-Mother, is that why you came here?

Oh, I'm sorry.

Let's get to the point.

Sophia, could you leave us alone?

Ma'am.

Excuse me.

Cecilia, have you told him about that?

It's not necessary!

About what?

You see, Cecilia has received

so many engagement offers.

Say what?!

- Hahaha!

- One even came from the Hero.

- Just be my wife for now, Cecilia!

- One even came from the Hero.

- Just be my wife for now, Cecilia!

- Mother!

- Just be my wife for now, Cecilia!

- Looks like he really has a thing for Cecilia.

- Hahaha!

- Looks like he really has a thing for Cecilia.

What's his deal, man?!

I bet even a princess

would go for him too!

He's just too popular, I wish he'd

stay away from my romance life!

Please calm down!

I screamed my mind

I turned down all the offers,

not just the Hero's.

For real?!

For real.

Please don't bring up a weird topic, Mother.

So, you also like Cecilia, I see?

You figured it out, huh?

In that case

Would you like to marry her?

Huh?

Mother!

Um, what do you

Answer with yes or no.

I'm sorry.

I've confessed to her once,

and got rejected.

I want to do my best as an adventurer,

and once I get a stable life,

I'll confess my love to her again, so

Um

That's enough.

So you're refusing my advice as her mother?

I'm sorry if I've offended you.

But, I want to respect her feelings

You passed.

Huh?

As if I'd hand over

my precious daughter to anyone.

So, it was a trap

Well, yes. I don't want my daughter

to keep bad company.

Yoki, wasn't it?

I hope you get along well with her.

You are welcome in this house.

Th-Thank you, Ma'am.

Looks like my mother

is interested in you.

You call that interested?

Yes.

I hope so.

Does it bother you that much?

I mean, Ceci

It's your family

Um, I have a request

Yes, what is it?

Can I call you Cecilia?

What?

S-Sorry for saying something strange!

Sure.

Huh?

Then I'll call you Yoki.

Yippeeeeeeeeeeeee!!

THERE WAS A CUTE GIRL IN THE HERO'S PARTY,

SO I TRIED CONFESSING TO HER