Published at 26th of December 2025 7:42 am

Chapter 505: If You Overlooked the Premise, Then Any Reasoning Would Be Meaningless.

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How strange~ I was sure I had completely concealed my presence

I certainly didnt sense even a hint of your presence. But I knew youd definitely come out now.

As Luka hopped down to the ground and stood before me, arms crossed in thought, I answered with a small shrug.

Under normal circumstances, Luka probably wouldnt have come out. If he was going to come out that easily, he wouldnt have erased his records from the world. But now that its certain were being banished from this world, its a different story.

Theres no way to leave any trace of your existence in this world now.

Thats right. I was hiding because it would be really troublesome if that happened So, since you went out of your way to call me out, is there something

Ah!?

At that moment, Tia suddenly pointed at Luka and shouted loudly.

Whoa!? You startled me What is it, Tia?

Luka! Thats right, this child is Luka! I finally remembered! I was traveling with this child!

Eh, you remembered!?

As Tia excitedly patted my shoulder, Luka frowned intensely at her words.

Really? You really remembered me!?

Yes, thats right. I remembered everything about how Luka was getting along so well with Ed!

Um, just to confirm, do you remember being with me in senpais hometown before that?

Uu Im sorry, I dont remember that part.

Does that mean memories become harder to erase with repetition? No, but for that to happen after just two times

Wait, wait, wait! The number of things Im really curious about has increased, but first let me talk about this, we dont have much time.

Normally, Id want to listen to this conversation in detail, but we only have a few minutes left in this world. So we mustnt get our priorities wrong.

Ehh! Well, if Ed says so

Thats fine, but what do you want to ask me at this point?

I have two questions. The first one is why did you erase your own existence? There was no need for that this time, right?

In the previous world my hometown, he probably tried to erase all memories to erase the fact that he revealed his true identity to me. That failed spectacularly, but it was a perfectly understandable reason to go to such lengths.

But in this world, all Luka did was a very ordinary adventure. If he could completely erase even my memories, it might be different, but its been proven that he cant do that.

So why did he erase it? I want to know the reason.

Ah, that? Its simple, I didnt want to leave any trace of my existence in this worlds history.

You see, Im in a rather special position, right? Even if its just once in a world that repeats many times, leaving the fact that I existed causes various complications. It would take about three days to explain in detail, want to hear it?

I dont want to hear it! Or rather, youre saying that knowing I cant listen, arent you?

Tehe!

Luka tapped his own head and stuck out his tongue with a laugh. Its so blatantly cute that its not cute at all, just irritating, but now I dont have time to play with Luka.

Tch, whatever. Then, next After defeating the Demon King, why didnt you interfere with me recovering my power?

Eh!?

I glared at the surprised Luka and asked. The previous question was mixed with light curiosity, but this question is the main point.

As I almost struggled in the world of the previous hero Magna, once the Demon King is completely defeated, it becomes extremely difficult for me to recover power from there. Thats why I was on guard, thinking Luka might do something, but nothing happened until the end, and I was able to recover my power normally.

If you had completely purified the Demon King there, I would have been in trouble, unable to recover my power. I would have had to wait for many years until it revived again, or search for some remaining trace and even that, if you got ahead of me, I would have had no choice but to give up or continue staying in this world.

From what I heard before, that should have been a favorable development for you. So why didnt you make it happen?

What are you plotting? As I implicitly ask this, Luka looked at me with an incredibly subtle expression Eh, whats with that reaction?

Um you see, senpai. Its true that I could have purified the Demon King there and interfered with your power recovery, but theres an incredibly large trace left in this world, isnt there?

Trace?

Yes. You know, the person who was your former companion.

Ah.

As he said this, I remember. The Seven Great Calamities that the Demon King created even at the cost of his own life, but one of them, Parallel Despair, is not Luka Luka just manipulated the Demon Kings memories to make him think so, and the original Parallel Despair is a man named Argus who was one of the heros party members in the first loop.

If a trace of that level remains, it wouldnt matter if I purified the Demon Kings main body there, right?

N-No!? Its not like I forgot or anything! A-And look! Even Argus, if you got ahead and purified him

Parallel Despair can change its form at will, so I cant find it. Since senpai seems to have the power to search for such things, if we competed, I would definitely lose.

Ah ugh

Ed

Tia looked at me, whos at a loss for words, with very gentle eyes.

Thats right, even Ed can make mistakes or misread things sometimes.

Stop it! That kindness really stings right now!

She pats my head as if soothing a small child, but I dont have the energy to shake it off. Meanwhile, the countdown continues 5 seconds left until exile.

Just you wait! Next time, Ill definitely

Okay, senpai! See you next time!

Three two one Executing world transfer.

Seen off by Luka waving with the best smile, we left this 11th world.

***

Guu what is this feeling of defeat

As we returned to the , I involuntarily clenched my fist. Although the result was almost exactly as I wanted, for some reason I cant shake the feeling that Ive lost badly.

Really, Ed, youre still such a child But Im glad I remembered Luka. Its very lonely to have memories arbitrarily reduced.

Ah, you did say something like that.

So, now that we have no more worries, lets read the book next!

Muu well, alright.

Dragged along by Tia, whos in a good mood in contrast to me, I look at the usual {Record Of The Heros Story} placed on the table. Its contents detailed how the commoner Lorenz had a strange dream one day, and guided by it, went to the castle where he was chosen by the holy sword It was, if I may say so, a typical heros tale, but

As expected, theres nothing written about Luka.

Yeah. I thought there might be, since we have Nuohs blessing.

Lukas figure doesnt exist in our journey. That fact is somewhat lonely, but a cold wind doesnt blow through our hearts.

But its okay. Even if the world doesnt remember, we remember. And

Haha, thats right.

At the last sentence written there, I let out a genuine smile.

11th World {Record Of The Heros Story} Final Chapter: Their Footsteps Continue into the Future

Thus, hero Lorenz and his companions successfully defeated the Demon King. For this achievement, Lorenz became a knight of the Halginia Kingdom, focusing on training himself while also putting effort into nurturing the next generation.

His leadership was remarkable, and three years after the Demon Kings defeat, during the Puppet War caused by the last remnants with power said to rival the Seven Great Calamities, he achieved the feat of defendng against ten thousand enemies with 300 heroes he had trained himself, protecting the royal capital.

Lorenz, who became a savior hero and a national hero, beloved by the people and respected even by enemy countries as a great general, left these words when he succumbed to the incurable disease of old age:

I am not as great a person as the world says. Im just making it a little easier for those who follow behind to advance. By shielding the wind with my body, using my footsteps as a path, those who have grown in this way are truly my value.

And I was able to do this because the companions from that day are still pushing my back. I didnt bring everyone along by myself; it was because those three pushed me that I could pull everyone along.

Its worth noting that Lorenz only had two companions on his journey to defeat the Demon King, but whether this was a simple mistake or a confusion of memory due to senility To his grandchildren who repeatedly begged to hear about the journey and asked again each time, Lorenz would always just quietly smile.

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