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“What are you laughing at, Hick... Layton?” Karen, also lying on the ground, asked with a smile.

"Hahahaha—I just suddenly realized that I hadn't paid any attention to other people's situations before; I was just charging forward with my shield up!"

"Now I understand! Hahahaha—" Layton laughed loudly.

"Good that you understand." An Yi walked over quietly and clapped her hands gently. "Congratulations."

The soldiers came up and applauded.

"Congratulations, Shield Hero."

"Congratulations, Your Highness."

"Congratulations."

"Congratulations!!"

Lycorina leaned close to Miluko's ear: "What are they doing? It's scary..."

Miluko: "..."

Don't ask, I don't know either.

Training ended the next day.

The agreed-upon day for attacking the Undead Castle arrived.

Chapter 104 The Eye-Stealing Demon

The Kingdom of Matt, where they are currently located, is situated on the border between the demon and human territories. Due to the excessive encroachment on their territory, coupled with the ongoing territorial wars among humans, the kingdom suffers from a situation where territory is being excessively encroached upon.

Therefore, although it is called a kingdom, in reality, the distance from the outermost village to the capital city is roughly the size of a large city.

Helping border countries solve the demon calamity is what heroes should do, and it also happens to encourage border countries to support the Hero Alliance. It's a win-win situation.

The original plan was for the four of them to ride in one carriage, while Karen would ride in a separate carriage, given the difference in their social standing within the country.

However, Karen insisted on sharing a carriage with the four of them, so they changed to a larger one.

And so, the carriages, along with the army and believers, began their grand procession toward the border of the empire.

“I thought about it for a long time last night. Actually, I don’t need to be too hasty when dealing with the Goblin Centurion.”

Layton looked out the window and said in a deep voice.

"Thinking about it carefully, whether it's Dus, Her Highness the Saintess, or Miss Miluco, they can all help me interfere with the Goblin Centurion."

I look like I'm trying to get its attention, but... how should I put it?

I did manage to attract its attention, but it was a completely ineffective attraction.

From beginning to end, I never considered my role in the team; I was just working alone.

“It seems you’ve really figured it out now.” An Yi nodded.

If you just charge forward with high spirits and think you've made a contribution to the team, then you'll never be talking about teamwork.

Even if his teammates can keep up with him, in the end he's just leading everyone else by the nose.

You must consider all aspects and take the entire team as the benchmark. Only by clearly understanding your role within the team can you truly integrate into it.

If he hadn't gone through that battle with the Goblin Centurion, it would probably have taken him a long time to figure it out.

"Thanks, Annie." Layton patted Annie on the shoulder beside him. △． ＜¨～◇■

An Yi nodded: "As a token of my gratitude, help me kill the Demon King."

"Hahahaha—!! Good! Who cares if he's a demon king or whatever! Kill them all!"

"Drive the demons out of this world!!" Layton shouted excitedly.

Hearing this, Karen smiled and asked, "Do you all hate demons?"

Layton exclaimed excitedly, "Of course!"

It was the demons who forced my family to live in hiding, and we haven't had a single good day!

So! I want to prevent these demons from harming humans again! And to allow more families like ours to live peaceful lives!

Lycorina smiled somewhat awkwardly:

"Actually... before I became a hero, I didn't even know what the demon race was."

For example, pronouncing "Big Goblin" as "Big Brother, Blin."

"Haha—everyone mispronounces that, right?" Karen laughed.

Layton was smiling too.

An Yi and Mi Lu Ke sat silently to one side.

Um... I don't count as one of the "big ones".

Lycorina continued, "Becoming a hero to fight against the demons didn't really feel real to me at first."

The task of vanquishing the demons is a mission given to me by the gods.

But I've never even seen a demon before, and I don't know what to do. They say we're going to fight the demons, but how do we do that?

Before, I knew nothing, and I really didn't know how to fight against the demons and save humanity.

But... thankfully, An Yi is here. If it weren't for him, I'd probably still be a reclusive saintess in the temple, never leaving her home. (Nine)

As she spoke, Lycorina smiled and turned her gaze to Any.

An Yi looked out the window: "My family almost died at the hands of the demons."

I decided to fight the demons so that others wouldn't suffer the same fate.

We're still a long way from our goal; we've only just defeated the slimes and goblins. (IV)

As soon as the words fell... three

The pressure fell on Miluko.

Miluko: "..."

Given this atmosphere, isn't it my turn to speak? (Five)

"Save the world! My goal is to save the world!"

Okay, that's settled!

Milu blurted out a string of words, then shrank back.

Okay! That's good!

"And what about Karen? What reason does she have to fight the demons?" Lycorina had already called out her name familiarly.

Layton and Milu were both curious.

This blind princess has stayed at home since she was a child, and her knowledge of the demon race is mostly hearsay. What deep hatred could she possibly have for the demon race?

"It's because of the eyes, isn't it?" An Yi said calmly from the side.

Karen was slightly surprised, then nodded: "Mr. Karl is right, my eyesight was taken away by the demons."

But how was Mr. Carl able to guess that?

"Your parents are alive and well, and you were born into a wealthy family. You should not have suffered too much hardship in your life."

Furthermore, since you have been blind since childhood, your parents should not have allowed you to have too much contact with information about the demon race.

If you don't know the demon race, you have no reason to resent them.

In this situation, your obsession with defeating the demons is so strong that I can only guess that the demons have hurt you.

"If I only injured you, it wouldn't make you want to destroy the demon race, would it?" An Yi analyzed.

“As expected of Mr. Karl.” Karen nodded with a smile, her lifeless eyes fixed on the ground. “Just as you said, the demons have taken away my sight.”

I can't be sure what it is, I only know... a bell.

That's some kind of ghost from the castle.

When I was a child, my parents took me to the border of the kingdom, where we could look at the former king's castle from afar.

I saw it from a great distance, through the castle window. (Six)

From then on, my eyesight deteriorated every day, and everything in front of me began to blur.

Finally, the colors slowly faded, and I began to lose all discernment.

"This...this is too much!" Lycorina exclaimed angrily. "Just one glance at it, and it's going to take away a child's sight?"

"Yes, that's too much."

I often think about what Her Highness said.

That's too much, too much, really too much.

Why does it want to take my eyes away just because I saw it?

I hate it, I hate the harm it caused me, I hate the kind of harm that does nothing to benefit itself but is meant to ruin my life.

Why? That's too much..."

Karen clenched her fists, and a few tears dripped from the corners of her eyes, but she quickly wiped them away with her sleeve.

Over the years, she has shed countless tears of hatred.

She hates demons so much because she can't understand why they would hurt her.

“Then this time, let’s take revenge ourselves,” An Yi said calmly.

He just lied to Karen.

He didn't deduce from Karen's physical condition that she had encountered demons.

Because among the necromancy-type demons, there is a type of demon called the "Eye-Stealing Demon".

In the game, this demon race can temporarily deprive players of their sight, causing a "blinding" effect.

Just as Karen described, the Eye-Stealer would deprive someone of their sight as soon as they saw it.

However, what's most noteworthy is...

The Eye-Stealing Demon is a level three demon.