The Fake Hero Is Too Strong Chapter 134

Complete Spirit Transformation.

It ans the sa as complete severance.

According to Lepia’s explanation, even if we grow old and die later, we could still et again in the underworld.

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However, if one becos a spirit, even in the underworld, we could never et again.

Even Adwin cannot summon Lisel after she has beco a spirit.

He can’t see spirits, and therefore can’t see their souls either.

Grade made a heartfelt plea to before he left.

“Please, stop Lisel. She has already spent far too many years in loneliness.”

“Sir Grade.”

“When Lisel was with you all, she always seed happy. She looked joyful.”

“…”

“I couldn’t stop her from becoming a half-spirit. It was my failure, but you, at least…”

His voice began to waver.

I nodded earnestly.

“Leave it to .”

“……”

“I won’t leave Lisel alone. No, more than that, I won’t even leave her as a half-spirit.”

“Really?”

“Of course. I will make her human again, and one day I will see that she ets you in the underworld. Trust .”

He raised his arm.

Since Adwin was quite a bit shorter than , I had to bend down slightly.

Tap, tap.

Grade patted my shoulder and said:

“Please, I’m counting on you.”

Soon, his soul returned to the underworld.

“….”

Co to think of it, I was planning to ask Grade about Velosian.

Well, I will save that for another ti.

Adwin soon let out a deep breath.

“Phew.”

“You alright?”

“Yes. I was connected to Sir Grade’s soul, so I felt his emotions clearly. He truly cherished and loved Lisel… even now, fifteen hundred years later.”

“Yeah, that much was obvious.”

I gave a light cough.

Then, raising my voice toward empty space:

“Stop hiding and co out.”

“…”

“Hurry up and co out.”

Lisel didn’t appear easily.

While I wondered what to do, Serein spoke up.

“By the way, I saw Sir Grade’s portrait.”

“Hmm? What now… Ah, I see.”

“He’s kind of… you know.”

“Honestly, I wouldn’t exactly call him handso.”

The others, catching on to her intent, joined in with mischievous smiles.

“Let’s be real, he was a total dud.”

“Yeah, and I heard he had a bit of a nasty temper too.”

“If he hadn’t been a hero, I don’t know what he would have done for a living.”

“Apparently he was kind of childish in the records.”

Just as expected, Lisel appeared.

“Who has been saying such nonsense?!”

“There you are.”

“You’re all mistaken. For one thing, Sir Grade was incredibly handso.”

“Sit down.”

“…Ah.”

“Co on, sit. Lisel.”

Lisel fidgeted, unable to sit down.

That’s when it happened.

Swish. Grab.

Suddenly, Serein forced her into a seat and hugged her tightly.

“Ah, wha… what’s this?”

“Don’t go anywhere.”

“…Serein.”

“Don’t go anywhere at all. I really like this party. We can’t lose anyone.”

I couldn’t believe Serein said that.

The rest of the party chid in one by one.

“Of course. We have still got plenty of work to squeeze out of you, so where do you think you’re going?”

“I can’t even imagine a world without your cooking, Lisel.”

“Talking with you is always fun. Keep making it fun.”

“You’re coming to the underworld with us, Lisel. Definitely.”

The last one, from Adwin, did sound a bit like “let’s die together,” but… well, the sentint was good.

Lisel began to tear up in Serein’s arms.

“But… without that thod, there’s no way we can make it in ti. Sob…”

“Lisel.”

“Becoming a complete spirit doesn’t an I’m leaving you all. I will still stay with the party and help you.”

“But you wouldn’t be able to chat and laugh with us anymore, right?”

“.…”

Serein hugged Lisel even tighter.

“I have known you the longest. I know just how easily you get lonely.”

“…”

“And I recently realized sothing, I’m kind of like that too. People who get lonely easily should stick together, right?”

“Sob… Waaah!”

Lisel broke into sobs.

Even those tears would not be possible once she becos a complete spirit.

She had to remain human.

[Sniff.]

‘What? Don’t tell you are crying too?’

[No? I don’t know what you’re talking about.]

‘…….’

[More importantly, what’s your plan? If you don’t use that duke spirit’s power, do you have another way?]

Oh, he is joking now.

‘Why wouldn’t I borrow the power? Such a great ans is right here.’

[Huh?]

‘If the hero says they are going to crush the Demon King, and that prissy duke spirit puts conditions on it, then they are the bad one.’

I will make sure to get him to cooperate.

Without any conditions about turning Lisel into a spirit.

I spoke up.

“Lisel.”

“Sniff… Yes?”

She pulled away from Serein and looked up at , her face a ss of tears and snot.

I grinned.

“That duke spirit, does it have a na?”

To my surprise, spirits did have nas.

“It’s called Mi. That’s the duke spirit’s na.”

“Didn’t think it would really have one.”

“Spirits have nas just like humans do. Of course, I don’t know every spirit’s na across the continent, but I exchanged nas with Mi during that typhoon.”

“I see.”

“But… why do you ask?”

Why else?

‘Use the Eye of Omniscience.’

[Huh? Now you want to pry into a spirit’s secrets?]

‘What? Can’t I?’

[Who said you can’t? Unbelievable…]

After huffing for a while, he asked:

[So? Whose secrets do you want to see with Mi’s?]

‘Lisel’s. I want to see exactly what was said between them during that typhoon.’

[Huh? You could just ask Lisel herself about that.]

I shook my head.

‘It’s not just about hearing the conversation. I want to observe Mi’s actions, gestures, tone, and facial expressions.’

[What’s there to observe? You can’t even see spirits.]

‘Not even through the Eye of Omniscience?’

[…Ah.]

The Eye of Omniscience could even reveal the secret conversations between Idria and Hyran.

As long as it was acknowledged as a secret related to the two parties, it could perceive everything without any obstruction.

That’s why it’s called the “Eye of Omniscience.”

[Just take this ability for yourself. Seems like you know more about it than I do.]

‘Don’t joke. Anyway, show .’

“Alright.”

A screen appeared.

Lisel was shouting sothing toward the typhoon from the crumbling rooftop of the imperial castle.

Behind her, the First Hero, Grade, stood anxiously, clearly at a loss.

‘As I thought, not exactly a handso guy.’

[Don’t say that Infront of Lisel. She might actually hit you.]

Anyway, I focused intently on their conversation.

She was definitely shouting in spirit language.

But strangely, that spirit language transford into Imperial language in my mind.

Is this the power of the Eye of Omniscience?

Truly astonishing.

“Please stop. I said stop!”

“If you grant my wish, I will stop.”

The voice was surprisingly polite.

I stared intently at the screen.

‘Ah… I can really see it.’

When Lisel asked to bring Serein to my hotown.

And when we blew the horn underground in the imperial castle.

Those were the two tis she had shown us a spirit.

But the spirit I was seeing now was on a completely different scale.

‘It’s almost the size of the entire imperial castle.’

[Bigger than Agril too. So that’s the Duke Spirit.]

The Duke Spirit Mi continued speaking.

“Please, beco a spirit.”

“No. That would an I have to live forever. I would have to part with Lord Grade!”

“…”

“You have always been like this. You appeared before without ever asking or wanting you to.”

“Do you resent us for that? Thanks to us, you beca part of the Hero’s party and defeated the Demon King, didn’t you?”

Lisel fell silent.

Mi spoke again, his tone sharper.

“If it weren’t for us, you wouldn’t have even been in that position. Could you have beco a party mber of Hero Grade otherwise?”

“I… I could have! Even if I wasn’t a party mber, I would have been by his side. I was his slave from the start!”

…Oh?

Grade really was sothing.

At that ti, the common belief was that slaves weren’t even human.

For him to truly love such a slave, and even abolish the slave system for her…

“In any case, unless you cross over to ‘this side,’ this typhoon will not stop.”

“…”

“If becoming a full spirit at once is too much, then at least put one foot in.”

“What do you an by ‘one foot in’?”

“You will understand once you experience it.”

I figured he ant making her immortal while still allowing her to communicate with humans.

Lisel bit her lip and asked,

“Why? Why go so far to make the king?”

“…”

“If you’re that strong, why don’t you just beco king yourself? Wouldn’t that solve everything?”

“That’s impossible! That’s why I’m doing this!”

Mi suddenly raised his voice.

I studied him even more closely.

“There is a being that I and all the spirits on the continent must take revenge on.”

“Revenge? On whom?”

“I will tell you once you beco king.”

“…”

“Now choose. Are you going to watch this capital be destroyed, or will you at least beco half-spirit?”

Lisel hesitated for a long ti.

She finally asked,

“If I beco this ‘half-spirit,’ can I still stay with Lord Grade?”

“Yes.”

“Truly?”

“I promise.”

“…Alright. Then.”

Lisel nodded.

Snap.

The screen went black.

I crossed my arms and sank into thought.

‘A being that all spirits must take revenge on.’

Who could that be?

Without knowing their na, the Eye of Omniscience was useless.

“I guess I will have to hear it directly.”

Everyone turned to when I muttered this.

Neril asked,

“From who? About what?”

“From Mi. About the one he wants revenge on.”

“That Duke Spirit has soone he wants revenge on?”

“I don’t know if it’s a person. No… definitely not a person.”

A human couldn’t live 1,500 years.

If the target’s lifespan were short, Mi wouldn’t have offered the half-spirit option.

I turned to Lisel.

“Call Mi.”

“What?”

“I’m going to have a proper talk with him. You will have to interpret between us in spirit language.”

“Ugh. I can’t believe I have to see that irritating face again.”

You were going to et him in your original plan anyway.

With a sigh, Lisel put out the campfire.

We tilted our heads, and she explained,

“It will start a forest fire if he gets mad.”

The area was thick with trees.

If those huge things were blown down by the wind, it could be a real hassle.

So we moved to a safer spot.

Once we reached a place that seed safe enough, Lisel took a deep breath.

“Phew…”

“You okay?”

“Yes. Just a bit nervous.”

“It’s fine. If he tries anything bad, we will take care of it.”

Lisel smiled softly, as if reassured.

“Then I will call him.”

She shouted toward the sky.

“Derem. Bearmi. Mi. Mi!”

The next mont.

A typhoon descended from the sky.

Mi didn’t attack us, but his re presence was enough to put us in danger.

I signaled to Xenia and Serein, and they cast shield spells on us.

The chaotic wind died down.

While I straightened my ssy hair and clothes, Lisel spoke.

“Dria. Bear.”

Whoosh…

A massive form appeared.

Not as big as the Celestial God, but still big enough that we had to bend our necks.

That was the Duke Spirit Mi.

[Calling him was fine, but what exactly are you going to say?]

‘I’m going to get information.’

[Information? Ah, about the target of his revenge?]

‘Yes.’

[Well, I’m curious too, but aren’t there more pressing matters right now?]

No.

Mi was strong enough to force shield spells just by appearing. There wouldn’t be many who could be the target of his vengeance.

‘Maybe.’

Maybe it’s one of the beings I already know.

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