When I visited the headquarters, everyone seemed to have collapsed with many documents scattered around.
"What's wrong with you guys?"
"Boss? Where have you been, we were waiting for you..."
"What's wrong with you? If you want to sleep, sleep in your beds."
"We wanted to too, but that demon wouldn't let us-"
"Demon?"
"Hii!"
Frum who looked scared then fell unconscious or pretended to be asleep (?) with Sera's appearance made me a little confused.
"What did you do to everyone?"
"Your words make me look like a bad person. I just gave them the work they were supposed to do."
"What kind of work to make them like this?"
"Helping me with the paperwork, of course."
"Ah..."
I looked at the fainted members and prayed for peace for them.
"Then is it finished? If not, I'll help."
"No, all the paperwork has been completed."
"Oh, they're great at taking care of that much paperwork."
I recalled the piled up documents that were in Sera's room earlier.
"Although I took care of most of them."
"Ahaha... Let them sleep for now. I have something to talk about regarding the raid on the slave market in a few days."
"Okay, come into my room."
I then entered Sera's room and began to explain as the problem I was having, of course by hiding my identity as Zend Wolfled.
"Then we have to take care of the slave market in a short time."
"Yes, for that we have to use another plan."
Originally our plan was to annihilate the enemy in great agony by inflicting hours of terror but since I had business, we had to eliminate the entire people quickly.
But even though we were confident of not losing, it was still very difficult to completely destroy the slave market in such a short time.
"Then how about we use 'that' plan."
"Are you sure about using 'that' plan?"
" 'That' plan is the only way."
If using 'that' plan would definitely be very conspicuous and cause attention but it was true that only plan 'that' could solve this problem.
"Then we should kill them after they are captured right?"
"Yes, it will be troublesome if the church finds out about our existence."
"It seems so, then we should get ready right away. Are you able to contact the church?"
"Take it easy, Esie has already taken care of that."
"Quick."
"Of course, since I'm preparing if we're going to use 'that' plan."
After that, Sera and I revised the plan by exchanging opinions until morning.
"It looks like it's morning, then I'll go. You should relax more sometimes, it will help you understand the thoughts of your people."
"That advice sounds like experience, have you ever ruled?"
"At least I have better experience than you right now."
"What does that mean?"
"Secret, didn't I already say that when we did the contract."
"Well, what can I say. You've always been mysterious."
"Ahaha, what an honor, princess."
I then tried to leave but Sera spoke again.
"Hey, is there a reason why you're in such a hurry?"
"What do you mean this plan?"
"No, well, that too. During the time I've known you these four months, I've noticed something. You seem to be in a hurry for something. Is there something you need to accomplish?"
"...I see. Bye."
I just answered ambiguously and left Sera who looked dissatisfied with my answer.
What can it be, after all I myself am not sure how long I can survive. No, even if I have hundreds of years, with my current strength. There's no way I can kill 6 disasters let alone The Evil One's army that's still sealed inside the Abyss.
"I must ascend to the Highest rank, even Half-Imortal if I can before the destruction of this country. If not, this entire country will perish."
...
Half-Imortal is a rank that exists over any living creature and a rank where the boundary between living and immortal.
Meanwhile, all Colors and The Evil One are creatures with Half-Immortal rank. In addition, there are still many enemies from other worlds such as Invander who is trying to control this world and then there are other people who will create chaos throughout the world, even Zend also has to take care of the Apostle of the New God from another world.
Zend still has a long way to go to kill the God of this world.
Eh? Whose text are you reading? Ah, just pretend I don't exist. I'm just a reader like you. I'm just a character who can connect reality and fiction.
You can call me, the Hero of the Abandoned World, or you can call me the younger brother of the ancient hero. One who watched the beginning of the Old God Era and one who will watch the end of the Old God Era.
Ah, if possible I want you guys to forget about this. I will delete this text in a few days.
...
After that, the preparations for my birthday party began. As I looked at the celebration venue, Hel, my very cute sister came up to me and hugged me.
(Ah...I'm about to die with happiness.)
"Big brother! Let's play together!"
"Ah... I'm sorry, Hel. I can't play with you right now."
"Ehh, why, you haven't played with Hel lately!"
Hel's pouty and angry face is so cute!!!
"Hel, don't bother your brother. Your brother is quite busy with many things right now."
"Mom~"
Mom came and stroked Hel's head to make Hel understand.
"Take it easy Hel, I'll play with you after all this is over. When this is over, let's go to the playground."
"Eh! Really?"
"Yes."
I then looked at mom and she nodded her head in agreement.
"Yay! Promise brother?"
"Yes, I promise."
After that Hel and mom went to play together. After that I went back to dad and read all the reply letters and who was coming to my birthday party.
To be honest, this kind of work isn't something an 11-year-old would do but you casually trusted me to take care of such an important matter.
While puzzled by dad's decision, I continued reading and stopped when I read a letter. A letter with an inscription from a family named 'Blouse'.
"What?"
I stared at the letter in confusion, wondering if I had read it wrong.
No matter how many times I blinked my eyes, the name of the sender of the letter remained the same.
(Is it really that weird for your ex-fiancé to come to your birthday party? After all, you're not officially engaged yet, right?)
Muspel asked curiously seeing from my reaction.
(You probably don't know but normally anyone would come to a party thrown by the person who hurt you. Besides, that woman is cunning and evil. In fantasy romance novels, that woman is unmistakably a villainess.)
(Then what did she come for?)
(That's also my question. What is she trying to do?)
Many thoughts but most likely she came here to show of her new fiancé who is better than me.
Well, I don't care too much after all the business between me and her ended in episode 1 with great satisfaction.
After all, I destroyed her fiancé in public during the tournament at the academy. So I already don't have any hatred for that woman at the current moment.
But if that woman bothers me, I will also act.
Then I read and decided to give it to father whether to accept or not. Then I read the next letter which left me speechless.
The name of the sender of the letter was a person I had forgotten until now.
(Yoon Murasaki... Master, you really forgot your own fiancee...)
*Jleb*
Nifl immediately spoke so cruelly that I felt my heart pierced.
(Sorry...)
....
After that time went by quickly, I took care of almost the entire birthday event by myself. If this was the modern world, I would look like a child with no friends.
Well, it's true that I have few friends too in the modern world but at least I have a good friend in the modern world. Yes, I'm not a loner.
Other than that I'm also still working on my training, although my growth speed is really starting to slow down a lot but I still haven't reached the limit of development.
Then I also still often came to the headquarters helping the others with business, and most importantly explaining our plan to destroy the slave market.
Then the long awaited day came, my 12th birthday and the operation to destroy the slave market began.
(The day of my birth began with the destruction of a slave market... Ironic.)
It was the 23rd day of the second month of the Midgard calendar. Zend Wolfled has turned 12 years old and will start his 12th year with the blood of criminals.