Published at 26th of December 2025 7:40 am

Chapter 472: From the Beginning, if You Dont Accept It Willingly, You Wont Care Even if You Lose It

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Were back! Ah, this time was different and quite challenging, wasnt it?

Yeah. Who would have thought wed struggle so much just to become companions?

Having safely returned to the , I smile wryly at Tias comment. Having accumulated wisdom, power, and experience, I thought we could handle most things, so stumbling at the first step was completely unexpected.

I was reminded many times during this journey, but [Flag Maker] really was an amazing ability. Since thats not my power, I cant reproduce it, and maybe I should be a little grateful to the God No, thats wrong. Its definitely the fault of whoever imposed conditions that cant be achieved without such an incomprehensible ability.

In fact, trapping people in a looping world is overwhelmingly bad to begin with. Its crap, utter crap. The only good thing about being trapped here is at best meeting Tia Hm? Does that mean a significant bonus?

? Whats wrong, Ed?

No, its nothing.

Looking at Tias face as she curiously looked at me beside me, this encounter deserves billions or trillions of points. In the first place, I cant quite remember what kind of life I led during my Demon King days, or theres even a possibility that I was living so vaguely that I cant remember, so considering that, the balance seems to be greatly positive

Well, you know. Its not right to be grateful, but maybe just punching them once is about right?

Hey, what are you talking about?

No, really, its nothing. Its just my own thoughts.

Hmm? Well, okay. Then, lets quickly

Tia tilted her head slightly but quickly changed her mood and started to move towards the table. Suddenly, her feet stopped.

Whats wrong, Tia? Arent you going to read it?

Hey Ed. I just realized something really amazing The {Record Of The Heros Story} is about the hero of the world we were in, right?

Yeah. What about it?

The current Magna was just an ordinary villager, right? Does that become a {Record Of The Heros Story}?

Eh!?

Come to think of it, Magna was thoroughly just an ordinary person. He seemed to use the heros power for just a moment, but other than that, he was a normal person.

W-Well, you know. Well understand if we read it, right?

Thats true. Its a bit scary, but lets read it.

With a different kind of excitement than usual, I pick up the {Record Of The Heros Story} placed on the table and start reading. As expected, it contained the daily life of a very ordinary villager.

Oh, its terrifyingly ordinary.

Apart from the beginning, from the middle its like more of an observation diary of Magnas field than Magna himself, isnt it?

Magnas life was one without anything particularly special. Playing with friends and experiencing first love at an appropriate age is, frankly, a path everyone goes through. Losing his mother at 13 was a minor tragedy, but even this wasnt really special enough.

The only special part was being saved by Hero Reiholdt from the Night Walker attack, but even thats just for a moment. Before and after that, there were only descriptions of him continuously working in the fields while helping his father, with entries like Today I sowed seeds of such-and-such or This years crop is growing well, and so on.

But its very like Magna, isnt it?

Fufu, thats true.

But thats not necessarily a bad thing. We know well that theres happiness in being ordinary and uneventful. We leisurely enjoyed this unadorned, simple diary-like heroic tale, just like the time inscribed in it And then, at the end.

World 010 {Record Of The Heros Story} Final Chapter: The Faceless, Uncrowned Hero

Thus, Hero Magna lived his life without ever becoming a hero, and died. The fame that vanished like a dream crowned anothers name, and the face that comes to mind when one speaks of the hero is not Magnas.

But Magna never thought anything of it. No one ever appeared to threaten his small world of heroism, and having gained nothing, he passed away without even realizing what he had lost. It is said that Magnas end was peaceful, surrounded by his family.

There was no hero there. But in place of a hero, there was an ordinary man. His life had no great meaning, but his life had value. It is the accumulation of the ordinary that shapes the world, and even if it was just one buried in infinite endeavors, it shone with a unique brilliance for him.

As a sparkling one of the masses, the soul of the man who was once a hero quietly fell into the next sleep.

Hmm, it seems Magna accomplished it.

Accomplished? What?

Isnt it obvious? Living an ordinary life.'

When we parted, Magna told me he would live an ordinary life to the fullest. And this {Record Of The Heros Story} records precisely that ordinary life.

Is that amazing?

Of course its amazing. After all, it means he lived exactly as he wished, doesnt it?

Success isnt just about achieving something great and leaving your name behind. A man who, in the previous run, could only live in battle, burdened by tragedy, now was able to live a peaceful life as an ordinary person. I think thats surely much, much more precious than I can imagine.

Even our journey will come to an end someday. If we could choose the End

Thats true. After weve had our fill of adventures, it might be nice to end by quietly tilling a field together.

Tia gently rested her head on my shoulder, snuggling close. After immersing my heart in the gentle warmth for a moment, I switched gears and stood up.

But thats still far in the future. Lets change our mood and head to the next world Huh?

I headed towards the place where the doors are lined up, but I stopped there. Or rather, I had to stop. Because

Huh? Theres no door to the next world?

The door to the next world hasnt appeared next to the door we just came out of. This has never happened before.

Thats strange? The number is correct?

Counting the lined-up doors, there are indeed 11 of them. This means a new door has properly appeared. But if it hasnt increased on this end, then Could it be!?

Eek!?

I use [Hermes Dash] to cross in front of Tia, who was also counting the doors. In the blink of an eye, I reach the opposite end, and before my eyes is a door inscribed with 000.

No way!?

Hey Ed, whats suddenly wrong? Oh, this Ah, this time the door increased on this side.

Fearfully, I reached out to the doorknob. But my fear was too strong, and I withdrew my trembling hand.

Ed?

Tia, listen carefully. If my guess is correct, the world beyond this door is one Ive never been to before.

Is that so? Then, is this the 101st world?

Thats you could say that, or you could say its not

?

Its the world that was always said to exist. But a world I came to know doesnt exist. A world that only exists in stories, with a setting but no real existence.

World 000 This is the world where Im supposed to have been born.

Eh!?

Its strange, isnt it? What is this, a trap? No, I dont understand the meaning of a trap A prank? Is it actually just a different door, and its one of the normal 100 different worlds? Or

Ed.

Tias hand gently overlapped my hesitating, trembling hand. And then, extending to the doorknob, her gentle fingertips firmly grasped it together with mine.

Its okay, Ed. No matter what lies ahead, I will never let go of this hand.

Tia

Come on, shall we go?

Yeah, lets do it.

Turning our close hearts into courage, I forcefully pushed oen the door to my false birthplace.

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