The moments right now are such happiness, so pleasing to the heart.

But this is not yet the happiest moment.

When A·Gedora and Adeline returned from the sea, Charlette had almost finished dealing with her official duties, and she formally resigned from her position as the Saintess.

She even left the church.

"Charlette! What are you doing?" Many people came to persuade Charlette, some even calling it a betrayal to the divine.

But Charlette's resolve was firm, she simply stood by A·Gedora's side: "Gedora, now that I've left the church, I'm just an ordinary girl, without the powers I had before, will you despise me?"

"How could I despise you? But Charlette, that was what you fought for so many years."

Charlette's smile was gentle: "My struggle was for finding the goal of my life, and when I met you, my life finally entered the right track it should follow. Following the guidance of the Goddess, lighting up the path for you, when I completed my mission, I could finally embrace my life, A·Gedora, just by your side is the meaning of my existence. I need nothing else besides you."

A·Gedora was moved by this.

He too had been confused recently. After defeating the Demon King, he felt an uncontrollable void and loneliness, always recalling that battle with the Demon King, the feelings and sense of fulfillment he experienced during it—initially feeling very relaxed, as if a great burden had been lifted, the world heading towards peace brought him a strong sense of accomplishment. But when he saw others busy, with Adeline taking over the Alchemist Association, Adriana the Mage Union, Nephilim the Curse Master Alliance, and Charlette occupied with work.

He felt lost.

He pondered, as the Hero whose mission was to defeat the Demon King, what kind of life should he lead now that the Demon King was truly defeated?

His indiscriminate acceptance of requests from girls recently was also for pondering this problem—he was already very strong, stronger than the Demon King, having defeated him—so how did the Demon King, who held such a powerful position for thousands or even tens of thousands of years, think? How did he live his life?

He didn't know.

But now, seeing Charlette's sincere expression, something slowly filled the void in his heart: "Charlette, perhaps we..."

He took Charlette's hand, interlocking their fingers.

"Perhaps, we should retrace the path we once walked, see if the places we visited have become happier, more beautiful?"

The Hero suggested this.

Charlette simply smiled and answered, "Wherever you go, I will go."

The Hero bid farewell to the Wise King: "From now on, there will be no Hero in the world... unless you fail to guard the Demon King's body, and he revives, then send someone to find me!"

The words, with an obvious teasing tone, made the Wise King show a helpless expression: "You... do I seem that unreliable? But Gedora, Charlette, are you both really leaving? Now that the Demon King has finally been defeated, why not stay in the Royal Capital? Even if you don't do anything, just for enjoyment..."

Charlette smiled and said, "I don't want to, there are too many women in the Royal Capital eyeing Gedora, I want to go far away with him! Conceal our identities! So that no one always targets Gedora!"

"You..." The Wise King was a bit confused, "Charlette, I didn't expect you'd act first, don't the other girls have objections?"

Charlette snorted coldly: "Love is a war! The first move wins! When they ask you, just say you don't know!"

"I really don't know..."

In this way, the former Hero A·Gedora and former Saintess Charlette left the Royal Capital, whereabouts unknown.

There were even rumors that during the battle with the Demon King, the Hero was already exhausted, leaving was because his life was at its end, not wanting the world to know, so he quietly left—of course, many people knew that wasn't the case.

Just like the former Hero party members.

"Charlette! You're crazy!"

In a certain village, Adriana found Charlette cooking.

"Long time no see, Adriana, how come you have time to visit us today?" Charlette calmly scooped a ladle of soup with a wooden spoon, took a sip, "Not bad, I'm quite satisfied... how about having a meal here today? Gedora is now going by the name Doro, and he's out hunting, do you remember this village, where we once defeated a powerful Demon Race?"

Adriana looked at Charlette, the girl calmly setting the dishes like a perfect wife and mother, "Charlette, didn't we once discuss matters between the Hero and the Demon King? Now the Demon King is dead, yet he has become more powerful than the Demon King... he has become the greatest imbalance."

Charlette had a smile on her face: "Hmm... we did discuss that topic, but that was right after Gedora had just killed the Demon King, right? Back then, we were all somewhat intimidated by both the Demon King's and Gedora's power, so our hearts weren't very stable, which led to those thoughts. Do you still have such thoughts now?"

"Charlette! I initially embarked on this journey for..."

"Balancing, right?"

Although Charlette had no powers now, her demeanor was more imposing than Adriana who was known as the Wise Person: "Regardless of whether you have the strength to balance it... Adriana, you wouldn't be jealous of me, would you? Coming here to say these words to make me and Gedora separate, so you can make your move, you sneaky person, but I'll handle you well~"

Adriana opened her mouth, not knowing how to converse with this Charlette of the moment, it was different—this was not right.

Charlette was the guide for A·Gedora, she should at least hold some pride with A·Gedora, but now she seemed... as if she had lost something before.

"Charlette! I'm back!"

The man came in carrying a wild boar, "Ah? Adriana is here too? No wonder I only hunted one wild boar, seems like the Goddess knew I'd have a guest today, so I encountered this."

He smiled: "Adriana, did you need something?"

Charlette looked at the wild boar: "You need to deal with that, Gedora, but Adriana must have come because she missed us! Despite her appearance, she's actually quite afraid of loneliness."

Gedora grabbed a kitchen knife and started processing the wild boar, the scent of blood began to spread in the room.

Adriana frowned and used magic to clean up.

"Charlette..."

Charlette smiled: "You were a great help, Adriana, you know, I don't have divine power anymore, couldn't eliminate those scents like before... Gedora is not good at such things. It's rather difficult to handle these days."

This person used to absolutely not accept such bloody situations and these heavy fishy smells, yet now she...

"I, I still have some matters to attend to."

"Don't rush, Adriana, since you're here, leaving so quickly... it's not like the Mage Union won't operate without you, how about taking a break? Gedora, are you going to let the guest slip away?"

"Adriana, don't leave! At least stay for a meal!"

Just like a regular couple urging their guest to stay.

"...Alright, I'll, stay for a meal and then leave."

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