Chapter 0
Chapter 0
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Translator: Ace
Chapter: 0
Chapter Title: Prologue
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...The Empire fell today.
...No, perhaps yesterday.
...I don't know.
In the center of a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood.
"Federback, you go back."
The Hero said.
He had lost half his body to the Demon King's attack.
The Mage spoke next.
"You're the only suitable one. Regression is only possible for one person."
The Mage's body was being consumed by black hellfire.
The Saintess spoke next.
"There was a time when I thought our party didn't need a warrior. It's a shame; if not, we would have recruited you sooner."
The Saintess's body was slowly turning to stone.
"......"
The warrior Federback.
He reflected on the journey up to now.
The massive dimensional gate that turned the northern skies of the continent into a sea of fire.
The Demon King who appeared raining lava across the entire Empire.
Humanity was powerless before the horde of demons he led.
The holy sword drawn by the chosen Hero, the magic circles drawn by the great archmage, the prayers of the Saintess who bore the blood of the heavenly race—all were mere futile death cries.
But.
But humanity still had hope.
Federback.
The warrior who joined the Hero's party latest.
When he, whose awakening had been the latest, joined, they were finally able to reverse the tide that had been turning against them.
With the warrior position filled, the Hero's party began pushing the Demon King's army beyond the northern mountains.
...However, that didn't last long.
The Demon King sent even more troops, pressing humanity hard.
No matter how powerful the Hero's party was, they couldn't defeat the endlessly surging demons forever.
In the end, at the point when all of humanity was annihilated, the final comrades chose the final measure.
The Hero, Mage, and Saintess said.
"We'll rewind time with the power of the holy sword. It will apply to exactly one person, exactly once."
"Even though your awakening was the latest among us, you made it this far, so we can trust you."
"The world you return to won't have us in it. It's the backlash for touching divine authority. Still, we believe you can handle it alone."
They had decided from the start that the regression target would be the warrior.
The youngest, the latest to awaken, but the one who showed tremendous growth—warrior Federback.
Because he willingly took the vanguard position, the Hero's party was able to push the Demon King's army to the far north.
And then.
Fwaaah—
The holy sword's regression power activated.
The party members poured their last remaining life force into the holy sword even as they died.
"...You'll understand once you regress, right? Don't act frustratingly like before."
"...Take it all, sweep it all away. Monopolize everything."
"...Remember studying history with big sis every night on the way here? Never forget."
The Hero, Mage, and Saintess smiled painfully.
Watching his comrades, whose very existence was about to vanish.
"......"
The warrior Federback shed tears of blood.
And soon.
...Flash!
His vision was engulfed in light.