Yuusha Ni Minna Netoraretakedo Akiramezu Ni Tatakao. Kitto Saigo Wa Ore Ga Katsu. Raw -

The Demon Lord’s castle loomed. Our party was broken. Everyone chose the hero.

I didn’t save them. I didn’t heal them. I fought alone.

Then I stepped forward.

And I smiled—because in the end, the one who endures the betrayal and refuses to break… always wins.

I turned my back.

“You chose the hero,” I said quietly. “The hero lost. I won.”

“I’m not fighting for you anymore,” I said. “I’m fighting because in the end, I will be the one standing over the Demon Lord’s corpse. And you will all watch.” The Demon Lord’s castle loomed

Three days later, in the final throne room, the Demon Lord shattered Leon’s holy sword. He pinned Leon down with a clawed foot. Fina was bleeding. Lilith had no mana left. Mia was crying.