Manami was just an ordinary high-schooler walking to class a few minutes ago when he suddenly started hearing mysterious voices begging him for help. Next thing he knew, bam—he was teleported into a room full of strangers staring at him like he forgot to wear pants. They explain that they summoned him and desperately need him to defeat the demons and the feared conqueror Lufas.
Manami has no idea what any of this means or who this “Lufas” person is. Honestly, most people would refuse to help after being magically kidnapped, but Manami has always wanted to become a police officer. So, sticking to his “help people in trouble” dream, he agrees to become their hero.
A few weeks later, he realizes that hero life is… not quite like anime. He’s been training under Frederick, one of the world’s greatest swordsmen, but there’s one tiny problem—Frederick doesn’t speak a single word he understands. The man communicates exclusively through angry caveman grunts. Manami tries explaining that he struggles with sword handling and asks if there’s another technique he could try. But before he can finish, Frederick growls loudly, and Manami immediately shuts up like someone hit his mute button.
The vice-captain arrives just in time to “translate” the growl, explaining that Frederick is mad because Manami keeps getting distracted during training—right as Frederick pounces on a mouse hiding in a haystack. Priorities.
Suddenly, Cross rushes in and announces that the hero’s party is finally ready. Manami is shocked it’s happening so soon, but he follows Cross to meet the king and hear the lineup. His team will include Frederick, the vice-captain, Cross, and Alfie—the daughter of Gantz, the adventurer whom Lufas met back in Megrez’s city.
The kingdom sends Manami its finest warriors—plus the king’s personal covert operatives—which honestly makes him feel honored… and a little terrified. But then the king casually says it’s time for him to depart, and Manami freezes. He’s only been here three weeks. Three! That’s barely enough time to learn where the bathrooms are, let alone defeat the Demon King.
He still has no clue how powerful the Demon King or Lufas actually is, but if the king claims he’s ready… well, the poor kid convinces himself he must be ready. (He is absolutely not, but bless his optimism.)
Just as he’s about to begin his grand adventure, a single dark feather floats down from the sky. Then another. And another. Everyone around him goes pale—like they just saw their exam results. Manami, of course, has no idea what’s happening. The entire crowd goes so quiet you could hear Frederick’s sword tinnitus.
When Manami finally looks up, he sees Lufas and Demon Lord Orm glaring at each other mid-air, face-to-face like two bosses who accidentally arrived at the same staff meeting. Cross immediately starts trembling, convinced they’ve come to annihilate the kingdom.
But in reality, Lufas and Orm are way more fixated on each other than on the peanut gallery below.
Earlier, Aigokeros informed Lufas that a new hero had been summoned in the kingdom. She remembered that the “Hero” class is extremely rare—so rare that most players didn’t even know it existed until Alioth discovered it. His abilities skyrocketed so fast that he climbed to the #1 spot on the leaderboards in record time.
If the kingdom really has summoned a new hero, then he probably has insane potential. But that doesn’t mean he’s strong enough to survive on his own yet. And since Aigokeros already heard the news, that means the demons definitely know too. They’ll try to eliminate the hero while he’s still at “tutorial level.”
Everyone agrees with Lufas’ assessment, but Dina reminds her that the kingdom is still protected by the barrier created by Alioth. Even if the Seven Luminaries attacked together, they’d get slapped around by the barrier like flies on a bug zapper.
Lufas asks what she means by “barrier,” so Dina explains it’s the effect of the Hero skill Soul Succession. Lufas remembers this annoying ability all too well—an AOE barrier that massively buffs allies, debuffs enemies, and lasts until combat ends. Basically, the kind of skill that makes players uninstall.
But it comes with a huge price: the user instantly dies and returns to the spawn point. Except… this world doesn’t have respawn mechanics. So using it here means permanent death. Apparently, Alioth sacrificed himself to erect the kingdom’s barrier, and Lufas genuinely respects his dedication.
She asks whether the barrier truly makes the kingdom a safe place for the hero, and everyone confirms it. Even Aries and Aigokeros would have trouble fighting inside it, and the same goes for any of the Seven Luminaries. As long as the Demon King himself doesn’t walk in, it’s basically a safe zone.
That gives Lufas some relief, but she’s still worried about the situation in Levitine. So she tells everyone she’ll head over there, check things out, and return by tomorrow—like she’s making a quick grocery run instead of investigating world-ending threats.
Lufas eventually reaches the kingdom and stops right outside the barrier, admiring how ridiculously strong it is. There’s no way the Seven Luminaries could step inside without getting spiritually fried like burnt toast. But there is one exception—Demon Lord Orm, who can brute-force his way through the barrier’s debuffs.
Back to the present: Lufas and Orm stand face-to-face, and the Demon King greets her, calling her “Alor” as he releases his overwhelming aura. The pressure is so intense that the hero party collapses to the ground like dominoes.
Lufas is confused by the name, so Orm explains that “Alor” is what the demons call her out of fear and respect. It means “Death of All Stats”—basically, a title for someone who turns enemies into zeroes faster than a speedrun glitch.
Lufas teases him, asking if he came here just to kill the hero because he’s scared of the kid. But Orm laughs and says he only fears two beings in existence: the omnipotent goddess… and Lufas. As for the hero? Not even on the fear radar.
He then admits the real reason he came: he knew Lufas would show up, and he wanted to meet her properly. In the past, Orm avoided fighting her because she was the strongest being he had ever seen. But after she was defeated years ago, he realized she was the only one acting outside the goddess’s planned scenario. He regrets ever allowing that defeat to happen.
When Lufas asks what he means, Orm smirks and says she’ll have to earn that answer. If she wants the truth, she has to prove she’s worthy.
With that, they soar into the sky, and their battle begins—each strike powerful enough to resemble a natural disaster, like two walking cataclysms punching each other for fun.
The ground is practically disintegrating under the force of their blows, and Manami is frozen in awe at the scene. Surprisingly, he’s holding it together better than the others—Alfie is having a complete meltdown, wondering what kind of king expects them to one day fight monsters who punch the terrain into retirement.
Meanwhile, Lufas and Orm keep trading earth-shattering strikes. At one point, Orm grabs her leg, whirls her around like a human nunchuck, and then smashes his fist into her chest, knocking the wind right out of her. But Lufas recovers instantly and knees him in the jaw so hard he rockets upward. She chases him into the sky until they’re literally above the clouds, then sends a punch so powerful it splits the clouds behind him.
But then comes the terrifying part—Orm stops her full-force punch with one hand. He casually compliments her, saying he hasn’t felt strength like that since he fought the Seven Heroes 200 years ago.
Lufas tries to act cool, giving him a polite “You too, bro,” but on the inside she’s screaming. A full-power strike did absolutely nothing. She already lost 50,000 HP in a tiny skirmish, and she’s pretty sure Orm’s HP bar is basically a marathon in graph form. Continuing the fight would be suicide.
So, without saying anything, Lufas retreats to the ground. Orm calmly floats down after her like this is just a casual morning workout.
Meanwhile, the hero party on the ground is still emotionally glued to the floor after witnessing that apocalyptic battle. Alfie might need a therapist, a vacation, and maybe a different career path, but Manami is somehow still standing—probably because he’s too confused to be scared.
He turns toward Lufas and the Demon King Orm, just in time to hear Orm compliment her… and then immediately ask why she isn’t using her full power. Lufas is baffled—she was using full power. But Orm explains that 200 years ago, before she was defeated, Lufas had far more terrifying strength than anything she showed today.
Aigokeros (Safel) nearly faints hearing this, realizing that the version of Lufas he knows is actually the nerfed edition. And judging by her face, Orm can tell she has no memory of that lost power. He curses the goddess, convinced she put restrictions on Lufas to prevent her from rebelling against her “divine script.”
Lufas demands an explanation. So Orm reveals the truth:
Everything in the world is following the goddess’s scenario—including the demons. They’re basically NPCs programmed to spice up her story. No one even questions why demons kill.
Lufas always assumed it was because they wanted more territory. But Orm explains the grim truth:
Demons disappear if they don’t kill. Their bodies dissolve, and their essence spreads into the world as mana. In other words:
No demons = no mana = no magic.
But demons existing = endless killing.
All exactly as the goddess designed.
And to top it off, she put Orm in charge of “demon management” to make sure the bloodbath never gets too boring.
Lufas is stunned. Then Cross suddenly steps forward, furious. He demands answers, because what Orm just said implies that Alovenus, the supposed goddess of mercy, is actually treating the world like her personal drama show—and he refuses to believe it.
Worm confirms it’s all true, though he grumbles that telling the truth to someone still trapped in the goddess’s “scripted scenario” feels pointless. Tears start rolling down his cheeks as he realizes he devoted his entire life to serving the goddess… for absolutely nothing. A lifetime of loyalty, and he didn’t even get a loyalty card.
Orm continues, pointing out that the heroes betraying Luff is proof of the goddess’s influence. After all, they could’ve just let her beat all the demons and then stab her in the back. But no, they chose the early-bird betrayal option, which was both unnatural and incredibly stupid.
Lofers agrees with Orm, especially since all the remaining heroes now seem to regret their actions like kids who broke the TV and hoped no one would notice. He explains that the goddess turned them against Luff because she was the one most likely to uncover the truth.
But before Orm can continue his lecture, Dena opens a portal and attacks. At the same moment, Libra swoops in to push Luffas away, telling her the smartest move right now is to retreat—preferably quickly and with all limbs intact.
Back on the cliff, Orm addresses Dena, complimenting her on her “bold” surprise attack. He activates a sound barrier around them and tells her she can speak freely. He then asks if she knew Luffus was weakened. Dena smiles and says yes, she knew. When Orm asks if she caused it, she laughs it off, saying the only one strong enough to pull that off is the almighty goddess Alvinus… and she’s definitely not her.
