Chapter 62: Most Hated

Perseus POV

People started to use magic to clean the coast and the sea as I head back to the tree first, everything is all done and about 30 watchers plus over a hundred of Zoris men died. Words has already spread that I'm the lord of the strongest rose, won't be long till the demons on the 2 continent will hear about it too.

Most people just stared at me in awe and disbelief, after the fact that I possess 2 roses is rare, not to mention the fact that one of those is the strongest roses. With witnesses spotting me at the northern continent, they are probably thinking that the black rose was there all along and are crying for missing it.

It will be hard to believe for now, but it won't be long till they do.

"Hey grandpa Laker, why is your mouth agape? Grandpa Wager and grandma Lynda is going to tease you if you continue to look like that, they're probably going to join in the efforts for the feast tonight thanks to our victory, we can talk then since everyone will be in a celebrative mood, for now, I'll go nap for a couple hours."

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3rd Person View

Rowan once again came to Perseus' home, though this time with his trusted company of Reiner, and was let in by his parents where they came in and talk with Ruka who was eating snacks in the living room. After a short talk, Rowan questioned where the other 2 is.

"Perseus is napping and our sister is right there next to him, it's both cute and confusing to me and the same time." Ruka sighs

"Is he perhaps courting the black rose guardian?" Reiner asked

"Yes." Ruka sighs "Since the days us guardians manifested and no longer just being an inanimate rose, never would have thought him of all people will be Leilah's chosen lord. Well at least you know where we're heading next, we're visiting the southern continent, but we'll stop by at Yena island first, the closest place possible to the kraken."

"That's good, the heroes are going to register with the adventurers guild and wander around our continent a bit before heading to the northern continent, their next saint is joining in the group, I heard you met him." Rowan commented

"We did." Ruka nodded "Nice guy, anyway..."

They then proceeded to talk a bit and discuss their a bit of their future plans.

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Perseus POV

After my nap, sure enough, I woke up to the village in a festive mood due to the recent victory and the celebration of the arrivals of the heroes. Reiner has got his mage to fix the forest and do most of the work since this attack and our lost were mostly their fault.

I got it to see the heroes being praised by everyone for their overwhelming power and talents, most of the heroes were college students at the end of the day and has gotten themselves drunk, and heroes supposedly have certain immunities, they must have drunken our strongest booze past that limit, which meant that it was a lot.

I do not have a lot of faith in these heroes, they are not very disciplined, just how much booze did they drink to reach that state, and why is no one questioning it? I was told by Ruka that they'll be becoming 'adventurers' and helping to solve problems around the western continent, I heard that some territories here still allow slavery which the heroes want to eliminate.

Tehios is the sole continent where no territories allow slavery, but other continents, it's mostly allowed in the richer territories that is far away from the capital/main kingdom.

But it seems that the heroes are given a lot of power and authority in decision making and that's what they're doing first, even though it's a good thing since slavery is just an atrocious thing that exist, but it didn't make the nobles happy, they rather invest for the heroes to go fight terrifying monsters to spread the fame of the heroes.

Despite their dislike of the idea, the heroes makes the decision at the end of the day, and it won't be long till that power corrupt, they might abuse it for excessive parties or something, based on what I've seen today might be a harsh judgement, but college students are college students, they are now given power and authority when they have none of it before.

It takes a special person to have that kind of power and not abuse it.

And I didn't even account for infighting, a group of so many heroes in one group, one or 2 will be more popular than the other, some rather be leaders, some will do more work than the rest...many problems will occur, they will separate sooner or later.

Or even if they still stay together...heh, I will probably rake up more achievements than they will all have combined, I might cause envy, I will definitely join in the efforts to kill the demon lord and try to help this world to reach coexistence, but the envy will build up.

All my achievements plus the fact that I'm a vital role player in the killing of the demon lord, they will not like it, I already know in my heart that whatever side emerge victorious, I'll be their next target.

3 powers are at play, the demon lord, the heroes, and me. Only 1 can exist after all is said and done, I have no plan for world domination or anything, but we'll be at each other's throat no matter what after that so called war, though it will not be on a larger scale, it will be deciding factor on how the next generation will run.

If the heroes emerge victorious, the world will be similar to what it is, but it will be centered around them as they will share high positions among the continents. The humans might even start to think themselves as the superior being.

The demon lord will obviously eliminate ever non demon and enslaved some. Those who are enslaved to probably create some sort of revolution centuries down the line.

For me, I'll just help the rose find their coexistence, but by eliminating the heroes and demon lord, I will end up the most hated person outside my village.

I mean...I'm already hated by my own viewers for constantly insulting their maidenless selves, it could be worse. Did I say that last line just to have an extra backhanded insult to you and waste your time on reading this?

Yes, yes I did.