THE STORY OF HEROES AND DEMONS
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Zen begins to talk about the purpose of Ziberus' Theocracy to the Orsinan Hunter group where they offer to treat Hiyo as the messenger hero of the Gods.

Of course, all the facilities will support Hiyo's life from all aspects of needs and also the Ziberus Theocracy will bring him into the Zezzanaza Academy.

"What do you think, uncle Drul." Ask Zen..

"I can't decide, it's Hiyo's wish. But if I may propose, the offer of the Ziberian Theocracy is really promising." Drull replied a little complicatedly on his face.

"Yes right, even more so they are one of the major powers on the continent declaring themselves to guard mankind from the attack of the demon race, of course their goal is a good thing." Also added Eland .

"I disagree, Hiyo will get into a lot of trouble because she is not an adaptable person in a foreign place." Eri refused that.

Although many opinions came, Hiyo could not answer now, she also turned her eyes to Zen like asking for answers.

"If compared to the trip I will do because it is limited to personal goals. You have a great responsibility as a hero... So the demand of Ziberus' Theocracy cannot be ignored." Zen in his opinion.

"But I just want to go with you." Lirih Hiyo on her own will.

"You'll have trouble if you go with me Hiyo." Zen Reply.

"Don't you say you want to go to Zezzanaza's magic academy." Captain Drull remembered that.

"Well, I want to go there too. It's just that, before that I have to find the whereabouts of my two parents first in another city."

"It doesn't matter, because Zen's next goal is to go to Zezzanaza's academy, you can meet Zen again Hiyo." Uncle Drull felt the demand for Theocracy was the best option for Hiyo.

"I don't want to." Hiyo refuses.

Zen saw it moody ..."Are you worried about Hiyo ?."

"Mrs." Hiyo nodded small in response.

"You don't have to worry, in the end we will meet at Zezzanaza academy at the admission of new students in the next year, I can promise you that." Zen tried to convince him.

"But still.... I'm scared."

Fear has indeed become the nature of Hiyo that can not change just like that. Of course he felt confused, when he had to be somewhere foreign without anyone accompanying him.

"I have an acquaintance there, he's Sena, he's a hero just like you, I'm sure he'll want to help you there."

After Zen tried enough to convince Hiyo, he eventually joined Rose and Hellen in the Ziberus Theocracy.

It had been determined if their departure back to the Ziberus Theocracy was tomorrow morning and also Zen prepared a letter that would be given to Sena in order to help Hiyo as long as she was there.

Even the night came....

While Zen was resting inside the inn, someone came and knocked on the door of his room.

That was enough to surprise Zen, because this was not a middle-aged man with a bushy brew on his beard, doing two beauties who deliberately stopped by to invite Zen to talk.

"Oh, Miss Rose and Miss Hellen what made you two come here." Zen greeted them politely.

Rose hesitated a little, but she had a special purpose to come to the place of a man she had just met this afternoon.

"We'd like to ask you a few things, Mr. Zen." Answer Rose.

"Then please come in, I'll pour some tea so we can talk casually."

The two of them worrylessly visited the man's room at night, now accepting Zen's invitation to enter.

Where without the need to wait long, Zen has provided warm tea along with some snack cakes. Rose and Hellen quite enjoyed the sweet taste of the pastry that Zen gave it.

"What tastes good ?." Zen asked seeing Hellen's mouth full.

"It's amazing, we rarely eat anything sweet, so sorry if it doesn't look polite." The answer is after swallowing the pieces of cake.

"It's okay, I have a lot."

"We're glad to hear that. So we won't hesitate." Rose did not hold back either.

After two plates of cake were eaten by Rose and Hellen, Rose now bowed respectfully in front of Zen.

"First of all I would like to thank you for helping me, if there were no you, I would definitely have suffered heavy injuries from the Excalixer sword attack." Rose bowed as a sign of gratitude.

"Don't worry about it, I'm just protecting myself and who would have thought you'd want to protect me too, so we're helping each other." Relax Zen gave a reply.

"At the end of the day, I'm like a fool who just wants to take a life."

"Please call me, Rose."

"Well, Rose and Hellen. Of course the two of you did not just come to thank you or taste my cake, right ?." Zen asked with a slight smile.

The two of them were silent for a moment, glancing at each other like a sign for one to explain to Zen.

Now Hellen's the one who spoke up ..."That's right, I was hoping if you'd come with us to the Ziberus Theocracy."

"I can't." There was no need to think long for Zen to answer.

"Why?, your power is far more extraordinary than Haze's hero, Theocracy.... No, the whole human race is expecting your help." Hellen begging.

"That society's trash isn't strong, he's just too weak when compared to Sena, maybe even Hiyo is still much stronger if he has confidence." Reveal Zen with the reality of his judgment.

"Why do you think so." Rose was a little hesitant.

"Haze, too dependent on the power of the Excalixer sword, while his fighting technique was extremely low. Even without me making a copy of the Excalixer sword, I can win easily." Not really, Zen had trouble fighting the Excalixer sword, but if relying on fighting techniques he was very confident.

"Therefore, you must follow us to theocracy." Rose's response was compelling.

Zen smiled before giving the same answer...."Again no, I have other goals to complete, so I'm sorry... And also, I'm not a hero...."

'I am a descendant of the devil, if the Theocracy finds out about this, they will definitely kill me.'

Theocracy of Ziberus highly upholds the religious values of the teachings of the gods, where the existence of the demon race has become the main enemy, so it is certain there will be no tolerance for Zen.

"Well, if that's your decision Zen. We can't force too much." Rose just let go.

"Thank you."

"Before we leave, can we have a few more pieces of cake ?." Hellen didn't give up the chance for his sweet food.

"That's no problem." Even so, Zen clearly felt a bit of a hassle.

Rose and Hellen walked out with their mouths beginning to chew on a bag of cookies they received for free.

After their departure, Zen returned to lay down on the bed. But not long after, another knock came.

"Just bother..." Zen murmured himself when he had to move back from his bed to open the door.

The moment Zen opened the door, the figure that was now in front of him was not Rose, Hellen what else was Drull, she was a woman with short-cut red hair. Eri.

"What's Eri ?." Zen asked confusedly.

The young girl hesitated for the fee, but convinced herself and said...."Zen I want to ask you something."

"Kue's dry ?." Zen guessed.

"Not that." Confused Eri for his guess.

"So what do you want ?."

"I want to go with you."

As strange as this sounds, Zen pulls Eri into the room and lets her drink tea with the remaining cookies after being mostly spent by Rose and Hellen.

"What's wrong with you, didn't you say you wanted to stay in this town ?." Zen curious.

"I changed my mind. When I found out Hiyo was a hero, I was not happy, I didn't want to just be a burden when Hiyo was fighting to risk her life to fight the demons." Reveal Eri for his own selfishness.

"So what do you really want ?."

Without hesitation even Eri prostrated...."Please teach me to be stronger, I want to be comparable to Hiyo and fight together."

Zen seemed to be unable to refuse Eri's request so big that it threw away the pride before him.

"Well, you have to prepare, after Hiyo leaves, we'll leave too..."

"I understand, teacher." Eri who was staring at Zen excitedly.

It's just, Eri's answer was uncomfortable to hear..."And please don't call me teacher."

Eri left, after getting a definite answer from Zen.