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I was a summoned hero, asked to fight for a nation I had no attachment to. No matter how many times I think about it, it was absurd. They told me to fight without even the guarantee of returning home. They ordered me to fight with my own life in the line for their land and people. The king and nobles' demands were absurd. Still, I did them anyway, for I pitied the ordinary citizens who couldn't fight for themselves. For a moment, it was satisfying, the thought that you were risking your life for the lives of hundreds of thousands. Only after a while will you realize how pointless it was. Why do I even have to fight for these strangers when I cannot even go back to my world and protect my family? It was not all bad. After all, it was at that foreign land that I met comrades I could entrust my back to. Unlike me, they lived their whole lives in the empire; they had families they wanted to protect and return to. For those comrades of mine, I fought harder than before. I wanted to make sure they could return safely to their families. At last, I was fighting for people I held dear. It was more motivating. There were several instances where it felt hopeless, but I never forgot my goal. Years of continuous fighting against a being far beyond this world was what it took to achieve my goal. Finally! My comrades, I thank you for being with me. It was because of you that I felt warmth in this foreign land. That's why I want you to return to the people you wanted to protect so much. However, as we returned to the empire, it was not the cheers of the people that welcomed us, nor were it the tears of joy of those who awaited our triumphant return. What welcomed us were the swords of imperial guards and wands of the imperial mages. "Heroes, we are here to arrest you for working with the demon lord. We found out that you signed a contract with the demon lord to gain fame and riches." Once again, they were saying absurd things. Us? Working with the demon lord for fame and riches? We risked our lives to protect this empire, and this is what we get? It was agitating, but I couldn't even retaliate because of their damn magic dampening device. To think that the heroes can be captured by mere magic dampening devices. How absurd is that? We wouldn't have been captured here had we not let our guards down. The thought of returning to the empire made us lower down our guard. I regretted being manipulated into fighting the demon lord again and again, but what would that even do? "So this is it, huh?" One of my comrades said as we stood in front of the crowd, tied up with a sword in our neck. "Why is this happening?" Another asked. "Isn't it obvious? Now that the demon lord is gone, we are the only threat to the empire. If we wanted, we could've easily overthrown the imperial family. I betcha they were just afraid to have their privileges taken away from them." That's it? They are killing us because they don't want to be kicked out of their palace? "Kill the heroes!" "How could you work with the demon lord?! They killed our families!" "Make the heroes pay!" These bunch of idiots. They hid behind us when faced with the demons, and now they're stabbing us upfront because they know we can't do anything about it? How pathetic. These weak-ass humans. Even the demons were better than them. At least they never betrayed their kins to their dying deaths. To think that I protected these vile creatures. ---------------------------------------------------------------------"You here, Akira?"