Black Hero
Durandals

After a day of questioning about the crystal the result was nil, Zen and Brull finally rested in a bar while Riska and the others went to a clothing and jewelry store.

If Zen and Brull are caught going to the bar then only death awaits them both.

"Zen, are you sure about this?"

"What?"

"You know. We've been looking for clues but there's no useful information."

"Yes." Yeah."

Zen finished the beer in his glass with one gulp. His mind kept working, and he knew where one of the crystals was. His mind was fixed on the right eye of king Fredrosse, he was sure that his right eye was a purple crystal. It was a crystal that was the embodiment of hatred.

It could be taken by taking revenge on him at a later time and he was thinking of a place where the crystal was stored.

White crystals are a very powerful collection of holy light. The place that has holy energy is the church. Zen could not enter the church because he was a demon. There was a kind of invisible barrier that made him unable to enter.

There were so many churches so now all he needed was which church to keep the white crystal.

"We'd better come back or the girls will attack us."

"Yes." Yeah."

Zen looked strange and his expression was now always flat. He knew why Zen became like this.

Grief. That is what Zen is currently feeling, there is nothing Brull can do to be able to restore himself as he used to.

Brull could see through his empty-looking eyes. Raised his body and carried Zen on his back as usual.

Zen remained silent and said nothing since. Whenever asked the answer that comes out is just the word "Yes." only.

Arriving at the inn, the girls were already waiting for them angrily but upon seeing the silent Zen expressionlessly made the girls lose their anger.

They go inside and try to figure out what makes Zen like this. Only Riska knew Zen's condition, she was very sure that Zen's mind was in turmoil and she was currently worried about something.

"There will be no end if you keep thinking about it."

There was a hint of light in Zen's eyes when Riska said that. Riska smiled faintly at the gloomy Zen.

"I know it, but..."

Riska held both cheeks and forced him to look her in the eyes. His red eyes pierced through Zen's eyes.

"Translate your grief into strength. You're the demon king, aren't you? Then show me the power of the demon lord to me."

All the girls who saw that smiled with Riska's lecture. Zen felt his spirit return and his chaotic mind had already returned to normal. He grinned so recalling Riska's words just now

"Turning sadness into power, huh?" He muttered but was still heard by the others.

"Sorry to make you worry. I'm fine now, but silence won't change anything anyway."

The girls love to see Zen return to their usual state but while they are celebrating their fun, Rena destroys him with her question.

"So? What's our next goal?"

The question made everything quiet and the atmosphere became silent.

Zen who did not want his silence to continue, in his head he thought of their purpose.

"The first is to search for the holy sword of the hero. The sword that almost killed me many times 1000 years ago."

Everything's confusing. However, only Rena understands the meaning of Zen.

"Durandal." Rena Gumam.

They froze in place in surprise. They knew and knew the sword. A sword that possessed great power that had once made the demon army retreat many times.

"I heard there's a sealed sword in the middle of the royal city of Welford."

After getting ready, everyone immediately set off for the kingdom of Welford. As usual Brull driving a car, Zen sits in the passenger seat next to the driver. He walked out the window with a sad expression.

Brull who saw him from the side felt he had to comfort her but he did not know what could keep her entertained.

"Zen, may I ask you a question?"

Although Brull knew this wasn't entertainment but I thought getting her to talk was something that might reduce her grief.

"What's that?"

"Before you said that a sword that almost killed you many times even though you were the demon lord, was it that powerful?"

"Why don't you ask the user directly."

Brull like being stabbed, he invited Zen to chat but he threw the question. Rena knows that Brull is trying to help, but she seems to have to help him.

"Durandal is a sword made of the strongest metal with god blood and spirit magic and that's why its power is so great to defeat the demons but even so I still can't defeat the demon lord."

"So, that's great... Then isn't it dangerous that the sword is in someone else's hands?" Ask Rina.

"That's impossible. The holy sword, Durandal was made specifically for heroes so it was impossible for anyone other than the hero to be able to lift that sword." Answer Zen.

They kept talking about the holy sword and the story of Rena fighting against the devil. Unbeknownst to them, they were near the entrance gate.

Brull gave an identification and they were let in. Everything went down and Zen kept the car at [Storage]. They walked into the middle of the city and found a beautiful statue, it was a woman in beautiful clothes and looked suitable for war, in her hands she raised a sword to the sky.

"That's me?"

"Looks like a hero very well known in this world."

"Despite that, I'm sure they won't recognize me who's been reincarnated."

Under the foot of the statue was a sword embedded in a stone. Zen and Rena were convinced that it was Durandal.

Rena walked up to the sword and tried to pull the sword. The people who were walking around stopped and paid attention to Rena.

The knights ran and immediately commemorated Rena.

"Hey, you're right there!"

"You can't possibly pull it, give up!"

"Heh, those fools. Look at the hero you so much admire has returned." Cibir Zen's.

Durandal lifted up and a light shone from his sword. The one who saw that was shocked and the knights became embarrassed as the sword was raised by the girl who was not from this city.

The news spread so quickly that the Welford king Akira learned of this news. A girl who managed to lift a sealed holy sword for 1000 years.

"Call the man over here immediately. We should welcome him well."

After Akira ordered like that. The knights rushed to look for the man.

About 20 knights came and approached Zen and the others.

"We are commanded to take you to our king, lord of heroes."

Before Rena could speak, Zen had already preceded her.

"certain. Take us to your king."

The knight could not refute him because if he rejected the hero's friends it could be certain that the hero would not want to come to the kingdom.

"Alright, please come this way."