Alone.(ver.2)

-World is so absurd, 'isn't it?

The thought also flashed through the man's head at that time.

"You MONSTER!!!"

Everyone in this town kept yelling at him with those words. Seemingly, they thought that the man was the main culprit of this town's destruction.

Among them were those who were seen crying over the corpses of their children, crying over the death of their friends, crying over the death of their families, they were just a group of people who had just lost people they considered valuable.

The man felt sorry for them.

-However, why should you all blame me for all the misfortune that has befallen you?

The man continued to wonder about it while he continued to receive stone throws and goods from all the townspeople.

The town honestly is just received an attack from a monster.

The monster is so strong. Strong enough to be able to destroy this town to this extent even though there were adventurers and one hero who came to face it at that time.

Therefore, many lives were lost at that time.

Everyone was sad and desperate.

-However, what did I do wrong? I'm just helping you guys, 'isn't it?

The man didn't do anything worthy of this kind of treatment at all. The man only came when the town was almost destroyed due to the lack of abilities of the adventurer and the hero, and finally managed to defeat the monster with only one attack.

The man did not expect any reward or joyful cheers from the residents while doing so. However, why should they vent their anger on him? I saved you guys, you know?

The man did not understand the townspeople's mind way.

However, it was actually because someone was doing it.

One of the five heroes the empire summoned to fight the Demon king - Hero Farna was the mastermind of this incident.

He had since stood in the crowd wearing a very conspicuous gold armor, constantly inciting the townspeople to blame the man for everything.

He did all this based solely on envy of the man. When even he had difficulty fighting the monster, the new man came and directly killed that monster in only one attack? Don't be kidding!

Like that, Farna began to incite the sad and desperate townspeople to blame the man, only based on his inability to accept the existence of people who were better than him.

Looking at the townspeople who had been completely swallowed by his sweet talk, Farna began to raise his sword dramatically.

"What a pity you good townspeople!"

Hearing Farna's words, all the attention of the townspeople distracted him.

"You lost your home, your child, your friends, your family, everything! But look at this savage man, despite having committed such heinous and cruel acts he can still casually walk before us - does he intend to mock the sadness we feel?!"

Pointing the tip of his sword blade towards the man, Farna began to make a sad face while saying it all.

(What a good acting ability.)

The anger of the townspeople began to be re-enacted because of Farna's words.

"You BRAT!!!" Some angry town youths also began to lunge at the man and finally, began to beat the man unilaterally.

The man was already covered in his blood as a result. But for some reason, the man remained silent. He didn't even open his mouth in the slightest to refute Farna's words.

Farna also widened his smile even more at this.

-My plan was successful! Heh, I will certainly be worshipped by the citizens of this town as a great hero after defeating this trash. I might even be able to taste those cute girls...

Getting excited because he thought of it, Farna began to walk closer to the crowd of town youths who were beating the man.

"Stop, good townspeople!"

Hearing Farna's words, the urban youths who were beating the man also stopped their fists.

Farna shook his head with tears in his eyes.

"You don't need to dirty your hands to punish this heinous man. Let me! This hero of yours will do it!"

The townspeople also reacted to Farna's words.

"Heroes?"

"He's a hero?

"That's right, I saw him fight the monster before! He is a real hero!!"

"Really?!"

"Mr.Hero!!"

The townspeople began to get excited because they finally realized Farna's true identity.

'It's so easy' Farna thought.

He even started to have a hard time hiding the sly smile that had begun to grow on his face at the time.

With that, Farna began to walk before the man - who was currently in a fairly severe blood-stained condition.

-Hm?

Seeing the man's face, Farna finally realized something.

-Isn't this guy one of the heroes who was summoned to this world and then immediately thrown away? Then where did he get such power... Could it be just a trick or something? Heh, you rubbish. In that case, I will be able to kill him easily now.

Thinking that maybe that guy - Riot, the hero who had been thrown away was just doing some kind of trick to defeat the previous monster, Farna began to think that Riot was completely just a weak man.

At that time, Riot began to raise his face to stare at everyone who was surrounding him at that time, including Farna.

His expression looked very cold.

Absolute cold.

-This brat...!

Farna also started to get annoyed because he saw Riot's expression.

(What's wrong with this guy?! Acting as if nothing happened... What a!)

Because he started to feel impatient, Farna swung his sword towards Riot's neck.

However-

*Clink!*

"... Huh?"

Farna's sword stopped just before touching the skin of Riot's neck.

-What happened?!

Farna began to try to move his sword with all his might.

However, he couldn't.

His sword can't be moved even one inch.

This is very strange, considering that Farna's physical strength is supposed to outperform all humans and other races, besides the heroes.

Farna felt as if he heard a murmur from Riot's mouth.

"You guys are so stupid, aren't you..."

*FIERCE!!*

Suddenly, dozens of earth needles began to grow with the place where Riot was located as the center.

The town youths who were swarming Riot at the time... It has been torn to pieces without being able to do anything.

-What?!

Farna even suffered several injuries, though he seems to have managed to survive.

After that, Riot's laughter began to echo around.

Raising his bloodied face, a smile full of madness was seen on Riot's face at the time.

"Yes, you guys are STUPID!! You guys said I'm a monster? MONSTERS?! Seems... You guys surely want me to be a monster, HUH?!"

The faces of Farna and the remaining townspeople began to be overwhelmed with fear at the sight of Riot who had begun to laugh loudly during the rain of blood from the dead bodies of the previous town youths.

Riot stopped laughing, and began to raise his right hand with an icy face.

"Then... I will surely be the worst monster for you guys."

*TREMBLE!!!*

(Wh-what is this?!)

After that, a large earthquake immediately ensued in the town, followed by the growth of a giant earth wall that began to cover each side of the town in a circle with a height of more than 100 meters.

-A wall reflecting absolute despair for all the citizens of that town at that time.

"Asshole! What are you planning right now?!"

Because of all the pressure and surprise he received, Farna started running towards Riot blindly while slashing here and there.

After being in front of Riot, Farna also swung his sword at Riot with his full strength.

"DIE YOU RUBBISH!!"

Riot couldn't even dodge his attack - that's what Farna was optimistic about at the time.

However, the truth is that he doesn't need to avoid it.

*Crack!! *

"... Eh?"

When his sword touched Riot's body, the blade of the sword began to crack and then shattered to pieces.

*Stab!*

"*Bloody cough*... Ah..."

Besides, before Farna could even notice, Riot's left hand had suddenly pierced his heart.

"Y-you... Ugh... Shit..."

Left the words, Farna's body also fell helplessly.

Shaking off the blood attached to his left hand, Riot also turned his gaze towards the rest of the townspeople.

"... Now, it's your turn."

The townspeople were stunned in confusion.

"... Huh?"

"S-sir Hero?"

They don't seem to be able to process what has happened yet. It can be seen from... Their blank gazes on Farna's body who was currently lying helplessly with a big hole in his chest.

Riot tilted his head slightly from looking at them, before returning expressionlessly.

"Well, whatever... You guys will still die anyway."

Pointing his wrapped in a white cloth right hand forward, Riot finally said the words that would bring death to all the townspeople.

"... Fire Spirits, burn them all alive."

After that, the entire town was immediately filled with fierce hot flames in an instant, burning everything in the town including its inhabitants.

"AAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!"

With their bodies beginning to slowly melt, they couldn't do anything else but let out a deafening cry of agony.

***

In an empty field full of hot lava made of town buildings that had melted some time ago, there was a figure of Riot staring at the vast blue sky up there.

His face looked a little sad and lonely.

"Even in this world... I will always be alone anyway, huh?"