Reborn Demon Girl Will Not Meet the Uncle Hero

Chapter 221 If We Could Do It Again (Part 2)
Why are you staying in this village?

"I've been to quite a few places, and then I felt a bit tired, so I'm staying here for a while. I'll set off again when I feel like it next time," Doro replied to Adriana's question.

Adriana was silent for a moment, then asked, "What if you don't want to leave?"

“Then let’s settle down here. The people here are all very nice and gentle, and the environment is very peaceful. I really like it here.” It was Doro who answered the question, and he and Shati smiled at each other as he answered.

Clearly, the two of them had already considered their future. As a saintess and as a hero, they hoped to live such a life.

Adriana read this will into it.

"As long as you exist, your power will remain. As long as someone knows of your existence, you will inevitably attract something and eventually bring about an imbalance. That's what power is."

Their expressions remained unchanged. Shady smiled and said, "So, Adriana, I need to ask you a favor. Could you take our disappointment back with you? Let the world know clearly that the hero indeed suffered an incurable wound in the battle against the Demon King and has died, while the former Saintess Shady chose to follow him, and they both returned to the embrace of the goddess… Could you please convey this to everyone?"

The smile on her face was reassuring: "If it's a serious Adriana, and a very respected Adriana among the nobles, then everyone should believe it, right?"

"How could I possibly tell such a lie for you!"

Shady clasped her hands together in a praying gesture: "My revered goddess Adriana, I'm begging you, please~"

Doro mimicked Shady's tone: "I'm begging you too, Adriana. As your best friend, you can definitely do it."

You two!

Adriana couldn't look the two men in the eye. She had a million things she wanted to say, but in the end, all that came out of her mouth was, "I can only try—whether others believe me or not is not my problem."

"That's wonderful! Adriana, I knew you were the gentlest and kindest one!" Shady smiled happily as she forked a piece of meat. "Here, Adriana, have some more. My cooking is pretty good, isn't it?"

"...It's much better than before."

Xia Di chuckled twice: "Godora and I have been honing our culinary skills on our travels! Everywhere we go, we visit the best chef and humbly ask for their culinary advice. Maybe we'll open a restaurant or inn someday. That would be a great idea! Everyone is welcome to come and eat there!"

“You all told me to tell everyone you’re dead…” Adriana was quite helpless with the two of them. She had no way to deal with Godora to begin with. Before, Shati always stood on her side, but now Shati had completely sided with Godora.

This was a scene unimaginable in the past. Shady used to be very harsh on Godora—was it so that Godora could defeat the Demon King? Only after achieving that goal did she finally reveal her true nature?

Adriana eventually left, feeling she needed time to process her emotions. She was supposed to deal with Godora, but how could she? If Godora was someone she could kill at will, the Demon King wouldn't have waited for Godora to appear before being killed.

In this world, no one can defeat or kill Godora openly and honestly; perhaps a scheme or trickery would be more effective...

This message, delivered by Shady, reached the entire world.

The church re-selected saintesses.

The names of A. Godora and Chaty gradually disappeared from the world's sight.

Ten years later, in a small town.

"You're saying that the girl in the tavern is the Demon King?!" Xia Di looked surprised.

A. Godora nodded: "Yes, didn't I suddenly decide to come to this town when I was in the last city? At that time, I just had some premonition, but after arriving in this town, I was certain of my answer. Yesterday, I took you out for a couple of drinks, and at that time, I knew for sure that it was the Demon King herself. However, she was very good at pretending."

"Are you going to kill her?" then Charlotte asked.

Doro shook his head: "There's no need. She's very weak right now. I can't even sense a trace of the Demon King's power within her. All her symbols are sealed... Even if she were to be resurrected, I could defeat her again, let alone her now. However, we can monitor her from here."

"So you stayed in this town after that?"

Doro nodded: "Yes, let's stay in this town. We'll move again after the Demon King dies once more and see where she'll be reincarnated."

Xia Di covered her mouth and chuckled: "This is like stalking! Is my husband really that kind of pervert?"

"...This is also for world peace! I don't want this hard-won peace to disappear because of the Demon King's resurrection, but to ask me to kill this reincarnated Demon King...I don't think I can bring myself to do it. To be fair, she's just a little girl now."

"However, Doro, the world may not be at peace for much longer."

Suddenly, Shady said, "Even if the Demon King is being monitored by us, you should have noticed."

"The struggle between the various organizations, kingdoms, and races is about to begin once again," Xia Di said, expressing her feelings. "The peace you have won may not last long. The major powers have completely digested the Demon King's legacy and are now hunting for other prey like hungry wolves. Peace is always only temporary."

Doro sighed: "That's true, Shady. Over the years, I've come to realize this problem as well. Sometimes I wonder, what if we hadn't left back then, but instead actively promoted world peace? Would we have been able to maintain peace for long?"

“I think you might become another being like the Demon King,” Xia Di gave her answer. “Even if you don’t want to rule as cruelly as the Demon King, if you maintain peace through your own power, then it’s no different from cruel rule and dictatorship. It’s like a red dress and a green dress; they’re both dresses at their core. Only the colors are different.”

Will they participate in the war?

I think...it will.

Doro fell silent once again; he had grown accustomed to using that name over the years.

After thinking for a while, he finally said, "So, we don't need to do anything, right?"

"Yes, we don't need to do anything. We just need to live our lives well. The purpose of our birth is to defeat the Demon King, and all we need to do is keep an eye on him."

Shady stroked her belly: "We're not great people, Doro." The two settled down in the small town, and then rented a house and opened a hotel—business was actually not very good, and few people came to stay. Most people still regarded it as a restaurant, but young men and women would come here to book rooms in order to avoid their families finding out about their relationship.

A girl named Mohe grew up in this town. She became a hotel employee and was very popular with the town's young people, but she didn't accept anyone's advances. Of course, there were rumors that Mohe was the hotel owner's mistress... but such things could not be verified.

Doro and Shati have a total of three children: one son and two daughters.

These three children were not particularly talented, or rather, they were talented but had no opportunity to use their talents. They grew up in this small town and the farthest they had ever been was to a nearby city. They knew only basic magic and the most basic combat skills. Unlike their father, who left the village and embarked on a path of cultivation, they each found a job in the town.

Everyone is getting old.

Whether it's Shati, Doro, or Moher.

As time goes by, time leaves its mark on them.

“I say…you’ve been watching me for thirty years, and you still don’t trust me?” Moh sighed. “If you intend to continue watching me, shouldn’t you take another step forward? Mr. Doro, if this continues, you won’t enter this realm, you will die of old age, and I will die of old age too, but my soul is immortal. When I reincarnate again, no one can stop me.”

Doro simply held Shady close, their affection for each other despite their advanced age: "It doesn't matter, Moh. After Shady and I die, whether you become the Demon King again or whatever you want to do, it's your freedom. We have completed our mission—and I've realized that whether you exist or not... the world doesn't really make much difference."

In this past time, good things and bad things have happened, pleasant news and sad news have been heard.

For example, there were epic battles fought between members of the hero's party; there were wars between humans and elves, and between dwarves; there were internal struggles between races—all sorts of things. It seems that after the Demon King's death, the wars between the various races became even more intense. There was no single strongest, so countless people vied for the title of strongest.

Peace seems to have never come.

The place where Moh was reincarnated was relatively good, seemingly untouched by war, though in some years the taxes were harsh.

I've also encountered all sorts of good people and all sorts of bad people.

“My life is fulfilling, Demon King.” Doro patted Shati on the shoulder. “As a human, I have lived the life that a human should have. I have no more goals. Even if I continue to live, it is not a good thing for me. Having infinite life may just be a curse for humans.”

At this point, he chuckled self-deprecatingly at his somewhat aged face: "How could I possibly talk about curses in front of the root of the curse... People say that the older people get, the more childlike they become. At this age, I've actually started to become arrogant. This is not a good thing."

Moh looked at Doro; she had seen many like him. Throughout the ancient ages, across different races, she had seen many elders like Doro. Doro wouldn't be the first she had met, and he certainly wouldn't be the last.

But why?

Clearly, this man named Doro should be different.

He had clearly overcome himself; he could have gained eternal life simply by having the will and taking that step. Not only him, but he could have helped the woman beside him, Xia Di, even if not eternal, or at least a pseudo-eternal life like a vampire. Why didn't he do it?

It's something he can easily obtain if he wants it. Why not seize it? Why say he's already satisfied?

She doesn't understand.

"In all these long years, only you have truly defeated me. You have accomplished what even goddesses have not been able to do. You are stronger than anyone else, surpassing all life throughout history—but why did you make this choice?"

"This is humanity, Demon King."

Another thirty years have passed.

Doro's life came to an end.

He seems to have died even shorter than Charlotte.

"Doro...you still have a choice...even in this final moment, as long as you don't want to die, you can..." Mohe also looked incredibly old, but at this moment, time seemed to reverse for her.

She is regaining her full potential; she is evoking a resonance between Doro and her body.

She wanted to take Doro into that field.

Dorje's old and withered hand pressed down in the air, and all the changes stopped.

"Moher, you don't have to do this."

Moh, now back to his youthful self, had tears in his eyes: "Why! Why won't you?! Aren't you humans supposed to pursue eternal life?! You fight tooth and nail for a single drop of dew, with hundreds of thousands dying... Eternity is right before your eyes, yet you won't seize it?! Yulia is dead! I am the only real living being in this world! Why won't you step into this realm? Are you going to leave me to exist alone in this world?!"

Even when the Demon King was killed, he had never been so distraught.

Perhaps it's because she's currently using a human girl's body that she's more emotional?
Doro just smiled.

As he smiled, the light in his eyes gradually faded.

Shady remained by Doro's side throughout.

She looked at "Moher" in front of her.

"Is this Moh's emotion, or yours, Julia?"

She knew that this dream had come to an end.

(End of this chapter)