The city sealing the Demon King's left hand is the Volcano City "Buto."

The city sealing the Demon King's right hand is the city reputed to be closest to "Heaven," the "Divine Grace City Nalune."

This city stands on what is known as the "Starfall Plateau," and it is said that when the gods endowed humanity with a sword and armor, they descended upon this plateau. Scholars from the White Church thus determined it as the place closest to "Heaven."

The existence of the Starfall Plateau is precisely why the Human Central Empire is worthy of being called "Central."

The sword and armor descended with the starlight, initiating the epic of resistance against the Demon Race.

The glory of the gods once again shone upon the world.

The one who received this divine gift was A·Gedora. At that time, he was a young man still unaware of his destiny, merely finding the sword and armor before him, he donned the armor and grasped the sword.

Then he arrived at Nalune, where he encountered the future Saintess.

This city truly bore too much, and it was here that the Demon King's right hand was best sealed. The place closest to heaven, where Divine Grace was strongest. Under the Saintess's guidance, the Demon King's right hand never stirred.

And at this moment, the main male and female protagonists of "The Adventures of the Hero vs. the Demon King" meet again at the very beginning, right at this moment, just as in that moment back then, their distance was just right, just like when A·Gedora first saw Charlette.

At that time, young Charlette looked at the armor-clad, sword-wielding A·Gedora with her eyes glowing: "Sir, you're shining!"

This marked the beginning of destiny.

According to Charlette, this hero chosen by the gods, this person born to bear destiny, from the first day of meeting, she could see a light unseen by others—people thought it was a manifestation of Divine Grace, while others believed it was the Saintess Charlette's favoritism... Nonetheless, in this Saintess's eyes, the hero A·Gedora was once so special, so dazzling.

A·Gedora said it was the Saintess Charlette who guided him, allowing him to finally understand the mission he was chosen for. However—for Saintess Charlette, was it not also A·Gedora's appearance, that shining man, who led her forward? He was destined to fulfill this mission, she was merely the follower of this mission.

They were so compatible, so appreciative of each other, so caring for one another, so...

Yet here they stand now.

He calls himself Doro.

Not A·Gedora.

Not the Hero.

"I once thought that when the Demon King resurrected again, you would once again shine."

Upon hearing Charlette's words, Doro couldn't help but laugh. He suddenly realized that people do laugh out loud when at a loss for words. He thought Charlette would want to say something, but it turned out to be these words. Could it be that this Lady Saint still held "expectations" for him?

"At this point, saying this to me, do you not find it ridiculous yourself?" Doro couldn't help but taunt, "Regardless of whether this is a deal between me and the Demon King, or whether my relationship with the Demon King is as you imagine, Charlette, how long will you continue to speak such laughable words about becoming a hero again? After all, isn't the definition of a hero something your church determined? In the 'Holy Record.'

The mockery on his face deepened: "You're already over thirty, Charlette, how can you still talk such laughable things? You're no longer a young girl. The fantasy of a hero, expectations of great figures, of the so-called 'shimmering'—should have been cast aside long ago."

A hint of sorrow appeared on Charlette's face: "Gedora... No, Doro."

She slowly closed her eyes as she spoke the words "Doro," seemingly not wanting to face this fact, yet she had to admit the man before her, had to truly face the man before her... This man who called himself Doro, he would no longer stand by her side.

How tragic a thing is this?

When she once again opened her eyes, white radiance flowed within her pupils, and divine power manifested within her body. "Divine Grace" had descended at this moment.

Charlette flew without wind, her previous emotions completely erased. Augmented by the silver radiance in her eyes, which surged wildly, it then coalesced into a pure white lance, shooting straight out.

Doro did not evade.

The pure white lance pierced straight through Doro's body, then embedded into the ground, disappearing.

Yet Doro seemed unaffected.

He touched the chest perforated by the pure white lance: "Just as the Demon King said, the manifestation of divine power has a specific target, and the divine power that humans can utilize cannot truly approach the essence of the god, nor reach His domain. Hence, divine arts cannot harm the Demon King, which is why priests, despite their formidable battle strength, can only provide support on the quest to subdue the Demon King... Divine arts could not harm the Demon King."

Unlike Charlette's pure white power, the silver radiance shone from Doro's chest, Mohe's portion of "immortality" coursing through his body, this was Mohe's final "gamble" on Doro. In Mohe's words, it's a "loan." If Doro successfully retrieves the right hand for her, this debt is written off; if Doro cannot, then this "immortality" would gradually erode Doro, granting Doro eternal life while controlling Doro.

To wholly turn Doro into the Demon Race.

Of course, Doro himself possessed the ability to refuse this eternal power. Yet he still accepted this "loan."

Now numb, lacking motivation, he needed such a "loan" to push him to the brink, to squeeze out the true power residing in this body. To confront Charlette, it also granted him the courage to face her. Just as in this moment, standing in front of Charlette. Enduring her attack.

"Priests usually bear the role of support, but you know me; I guarded the Demon King's right hand alone. Don't people know the Demon King can disregard divine arts' radiance?"

Doro chuckled lightly: "I heard on the way here that applying divine arts to oneself to gain immense physical strength is the latest priest trend 'Combat Priest.' This was a trend you developed—Now combat priests are extremely popular in all aspects... You did this to combat the Demon King, just like I killed the Demon King with a sword back then, you too could wield a sword, don armor, and if the Demon King resurrected, you would personally fight with your sword, you have great confidence in this."

"Since you know!"

At that moment, the robe symbolizing holiness shattered, and on Saintess Charlette, what she was wearing was a body-fitting, completely unrestrictive skin-tight suit.

"Woohoo~"

Doro whistled like a middle-aged man: "Charlette, although you're already a thirty-year-old lady, this figure is indeed not bad. If I recall correctly, back then, compared to the Snow Elf, perhaps you too..."

White light burst forth.

Doro was already welded to the column of the church.

Charlette appeared where he previously stood.

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