Yuusha, Yamemasu (I'm Quitting Heroing)

Hey, you listenin' to me?!

Don't work yourself to death!

If it hurts too much, get yourself the hell elsewhere!

Live your life the way you want!

I will.

Never would've guessed I'd be coming back here.

Enter.

There they are...

The Demon Queen Echidna,

and the Four Great Generals!

It's all right. They haven't seen through my disguise.

Keep going, get even closer...

Closer, now...

'Tis I, former Hero Leo Demonhart!

I'm here to interview for a position in the Demon Queen's army!

I'm a skilled swordsman and have mastered all arcane schools of magic, including black magic!

I've even defeated the Demon Queen Echidna herself in single combat!

I am ready and raring to fight for your cause!

And I'm well aware of your army's current situation:

your extreme lacking of numbers has made recovery nigh-impossible!

How do I know this? Because I was the one who decimated your army!

But let's forget the past,

and instead, focus on the future!

The time has come to set off towards a brighter, more hopeful tomorrow!

Together, let us bring ruin to those foolish humans...

and create a glorious Demon Kingdom to last a millennia!

That is why I want to be hired to join your army!

Nailed it. I've got this job in the bag.

Are you stupid?! Why the HELL would we hire YOU?!

If you hire me, you'll have an asset that's incredibly powerful--

I'll make you the greatest Demon Queen there ever was!

Why are you still talking?!

I'll help you rapidly expand your workfo--

Shut up!

Under my leadership, performance will skyrocket, and--

Die!

I'll bring you tea, do all your photocopies!

I'll clean the bathroom!

And if you hire me in the next twenty minutes...

you'll receive a brand-new...

I'd like to take a minute to explain a bit more about myself.

One year ago, the Demon Army, under the leadership of Queen Echidna,

descended upon the human world in a surprise invasion.

His Majesty the King gave me a mission to destroy the Demon Army.

As such, I gathered a party of elite heroes and set out from the Capital at once.

There was just one problem. I don't mean to brag, but I'm really powerful.

I'm a Royal Knight. I've mastered every weapon known to man, not to mention sorcery.

And to be totally honest, my party members just got in my way.

I had a mage who refused to learn anything that wasn't a healing spell,

a meathead soldier who didn't know jack about magic,

and an archer who was straight-up useless when enemies got too close.

Still, I forged trusting bonds with that dead weight,

used the powers of teamwork and friendship to take down enemies,

and watched them fight about room assignments every time we stopped at an inn...

It was so stupid!

In the time I wasted with them, I could've saved the world five times over!

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So in the end, I set off by myself,

defeated Queen Echidna by myself, and decimated the Demon Army by myself!

That's how freakin' powerful I am! There's literally no reason for her not to hire me!

Master Leo, perhaps you weren't given an offer because she dislikes your demeanor.

But I've turned over a new leaf!

Yeah! He's a totally new leaf!

Quiet down, Lily. Stop jumping.

There's literally no reason for her not to hire him!

Oh, let her be, Mernes. Lily's just happy to see him again.

I know it's late to be realizing this,

but you've got a real COLORFUL group here.

If you have a topic to discuss, then come out with it already.

If Queen Echidna found out we were meeting with you, she'd burn the castle to the ground.

And we're only meeting with you because even AFTER you were thrown out,

you came back and forced our hand!

All right. Let me start with a little presentation, then.

A present?

I'd like to remind each of you just how powerful I am.

And why are you doing this?

I'll admit that my demeanor can be problematic at times.

Even so, the fact that I possessed the strength to defeat all four of you on my own

should be enough to immediately qualify me for the position.

By reminding each of you of the circumstances of your defeat,

I hope to gain your vote of approval.

What?!

I see! I most certainly can vouch for your skill.

It'd been far too long since someone bested me in a fair, honest duel!

Why are you LAUGHING about it?!

Come, now, crossing swords with a powerful opponent is a delight!

Wouldn't you agree, Master Leo?

The first of the Four Generals I fought was this one here,

Edvard, "The Red Roar", the Dragon General.

In terms of raw stats, he was the toughest one out of the bunch.

Dragonfolk and their draconic scales are ridiculously strong.

If I'd had to fight him just with a sword, who knows how that might've gone.

Luckily for me, he's the kind of idiot--

Er, NOBLE WARRIOR who charges in to attack by himself, so the fight was way easier.

Good grog!

I've a question for you, actually. Why do you serve Queen Echidna, anyway?

You're powerful enough to try and take over the world yourself.

Why, you ask?

Honestly, I've never given it proper thought.

But I guess it's 'cause I want to live the life of a proper swordsman, dueling worthy opponents.

Besides...

Rulin' the land's a busy job.

I wouldn't get to spend as much time with my daughter Julietta.

I couldn't bear it, no sir!

You've got a daughter...

I actually feel quite bad for you.

What? Why?

If you journeyed alone, then you must not have any friends with whom to spend your time.

Please, you're one to talk, Mernes.

I'm one hundred percent sure you don't have any friends, either.

After I defeated Edvard, I fought this guy here:

Mernes, "The Unseen Blade," the Shadowless General.

He's a purportedly "deadly" young half-demon who was once with the Assasins' Guild.

I say "purportedly", but when I fought him, his speed and strength were unmatched.

Five more minutes and he might've bested me,

but unfortunately for him, I hadn't gone in there to try and beat him in a contest of speed.

I defended myself while casting an AOE spell, Crimson Comet, to blow him away,

but the spell ended up destroying everything in its radius, so both Mernes AND the church.

And honestly, I had a rougher time with the fight AFTER I'd defeated him.

Apparently the blast was so big, it took out one of the town's protected historical sites.

What happened after that fight you had with the townspeople? Did you ever pay them ba--

La la la, I can't hear you! You'll have to speak up!

I can't hear ya! You'll have to speak up!

Lily, I'm sorry, but...

Hey, Leo! Did I sound like you? Did I?

After Mernes came THIS surprise.

Lily, "The Ruthless Fang," the Beast General.

The way we met was completely ridiculous.

I took shelter from the rain under a tree,

and when I looked to the side, she was THERE, standing next to me.

Apparently, she had amnesia, no family, no friends, and nowhere to go.

I wasn't about to leave a little kid out there by themselves, so I took care of her for a few days.

But when she finally remembered who she was, she said she's the Beast General Lily. Great.

I'd have to fight her eventually, so I sucked it up and fought her, and won, of course.

Pretty, uh, easily...

Later, I'd learn that her tribe believes that if someone strong defeats you in combat,

they're the person you're destined to be with.

Why'd this have to happen to me?

Hey, Leo! When're you gonna marry me? C'mon, marry me!

I'll marry you when you're just a little older, sweetie.

I don't wanna wait! I wanna marry you now! Right now!

The last of the Four I fought was Shutina, "The Almighty Mage," the Sorcerer General.

Rumors told that she possessed far greater pools of mana than other succubi,

and had mastered all types of sorceries, including ancient and accursed.

Knowing that, I started our battle with the AOE spell Stasis, which prevents casting altogether,

and challenged her in physical combat.

She was... embarrassingly weak.

After two minutes of light combat, you started sobbing for mercy. It's kinda sad, really.

I'm a mage! Of COURSE I'm no match for a hero in hand-to-hand combat!

Sure, but a real professional would have a Plan B.

How am I supposed to have a Plan B for someone who can nullify all my spells?!

There literally isn't anyone in the world who can do that the split second they walk up!

Except there is: me.

Forget that! What is all this about, anyway?!

I told you I was gonna give you a presentation.

I'll admit, I did want to hear how he defeated the rest of you.

It all happened so fast.