After choosing to leave, they regretted it.

Aize sighed:

"Thank you for the compliment. Where are the other two people?"

"The witch is hunting down the remaining soldiers, saying she'll kill as many as she can. Your lieutenant is patrolling the area around the village, checking for any that have slipped through the net."

There's nothing much to say, these are all tasks assigned before the battle begins.

The problem is Uriel.

Aize nodded:

"What about you? Are you looking for me? Do you have something to say?"

She should have gone to hunt down the enemy's remaining soldiers, but she didn't do so. Instead, she returned first and found this place. It was obvious that she had some ideas.

Uriel nodded and wordlessly leaned over.

Then, she hugged Aize and buried her face in his arms with almost all her strength.

"I'm so glad you're still alive! Do you know how worried I've been these past few days!!!"

A few days ago, Uriel, who had just returned to the Holy City from an expedition, had just taken off her armor and had no time to catch her breath when the first thing she heard was the news that Aize had been seriously injured and was basically disabled, and had given up his identity as a hero and left alone.

At that time, everyone in Yuriel was stunned.

That's why he hurriedly took on the task of delivering the letter and rushed to Anlin Plain as soon as possible.

As a result, she didn't see Aize, but only Leah's sour face was waiting for her.

Afterwards, he went to Tafia and finally locked onto Aize's position through Heidi, but he was blown up in front of him, leaving no trace.

At that moment, her mindset was truly torn apart – literally.

Although I guessed that Aize was not dead, speculation was not the same as fact, and the worry in my heart could not be relieved.

Then, he met Constantine and learned where Aize was. When he thought they could finally meet, he learned that Aize had gone to Tafia, the most dangerous place at the moment.

She was so out of control that she almost rushed to Tafia to save people, but she was worried that her rash actions would ruin Aize's plan.

After waiting for most of the day in agony, Aize finally arrived. However, due to the urgency of the situation, they couldn't even say a few serious words before they had to start the combat operation again.

Therefore, in the battle just now, Uriel was quite ruthless.

While taking revenge for Aize, he was also venting the emotions he had been accumulating over the past few days.

Now that they were finally able to talk properly, the black-haired hero couldn't control his emotions anymore.

There was even a hint of sobbing in Uriel's words.

This is not common among the "strongest warriors".

Faced with this straightforward and obvious concern, Aize could only sigh and gently separate from her:

"Okay, what's there to worry about? I'm fine. A little trick by a villain won't cost me my life."

As soon as he said that, he was hit hard on the shoulder, almost knocking him to the ground.

"You're still talking! The news I heard was that you were seriously injured! Seriously injured and alone outside, being hunted by a Grand Duke, how can I not worry about you? What if, what if I don't catch up, you won't... won't you... wu——"

Yuriel covered her face and turned her head away, not wanting Aize to see her current expression.

"……sorry."

This made Aize not know what to do for a moment.

I can only apologize honestly first.

They were silent for a while.

"...Forget it, it's all in the past, I won't talk about it anymore."

Uriel wiped her eyes, returned to her usual serious demeanor, and asked:

"What are you going to do next? Now that you've left Goddess Blade, would you like to join my team? We've all been waiting for you! You'll be the captain. Don't worry about the church; I'll negotiate with them."

It turned out to be for this purpose.

Aize sighed and shook his head.

"Uriel, did you hear what I said in the room just now?"

Uriel's expression was embarrassed.

"That was... Sorry, it wasn't intentional."

My senses are so strong that sometimes I hear and see many things even if I don't want to.

Aize also knew this.

"I'm not blaming you. But as I just said in the house, I've given up my identity as a hero, and I won't consider returning to the church right now... I'm sorry."

After hesitating for a while, Aize decided to add these words.

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Chapter 124 What is a Brave Man?

Except for Heidi, the special case among special cases, all heroes come from other worlds, and Uriel Lineford is no exception.

The world she was born into was similar to this world.

It even went a step further - the endless war between humans and demons completely destroyed order, and the entire world was in a state of extreme chaos, like a wasteland.

Such an environment fostered Uriel's somewhat cold personality and extraordinary strength.

After all, in that world, the weak have no right to survive.

Not to mention that Uriel is a wandering swordsman.

And she didn't know how she died.

From her own perspective, after falling asleep normally one day, when she woke up again, she had become a hero and came to this world.

Sudden death from illness?

Death by poisoning?

Or being backstabbed?

Not sure, this question may never have an answer.

But Uriel, who arrived in this world unexpectedly, was extremely unfamiliar with everything here and was once in a very unstable mental state.

In this situation, the one who helped him was Aize.

Out of concern for the younger generation of heroes, Aize Qiang, despite Leah's pressure, tried his best to help the newly arrived Silver Star team, including Uriel.

From basic education, to suppressing the power of the church, to helping them obtain the knights they could command, they gradually gained a foothold, and subsequently continued to provide various intelligence expenditures.

Even the Silver Star team's most proud achievement, which made Leah jealous to the point of constipation - killing the vampire progenitor, one of the thirteen leaders, was achieved thanks to Aize's intelligence.

Of course, Leia must not know about this.

And Uriel was not ungrateful.

The Silver Star team is nominally independent of the Goddess Blade, but in reality they accept all of Aize's "requests". It can even be said that he is the actual commander of this team.

Therefore, Uriel, who knew about the situation Aize had experienced in his original team, invited him to join her team many times, but Aize, considering the overall situation, never agreed.

After all, maintaining the status quo allows both Silver Star and Goddess Blade to function normally.

If he changes jobs, it is hard to say how much improvement Silver Star can get, but Goddess Blade will definitely collapse.

It will have a negative impact on overall combat effectiveness.

So this time, when she heard that Aize had left the team, Yuriel felt worried but also secretly happy.

Now, Aize should have sent it to me, right?

However, the answer that awaited her was this.

"I've given up my life as a hero, and I'm not considering returning to the church right now... I'm sorry."

When she overheard this statement just now, Uriel still had a glimmer of hope in her heart.

I think this is just a casual act by Aize, but he may actually have other plans.

However, it turns out that this is not the case and he is serious.

"……Why!?"

Uriel looked at Aize in disbelief.

"Are you still worried about your former teammates at Goddess Blade? Worried they'll cause trouble or seek revenge? Don't worry! Whether it's Leah or anyone else, if they dare to cause trouble, I'll definitely take care of them!"

Uriel meant what she said—she would have done it if Aize hadn't stopped her.

However, Aize still shook his head:

"No, at this point, whether I leave the team or not has little to do with them."

He paused, sighed softly, and continued:

"Uriel, what exactly is a hero?"

"well?"

Died unexpectedly, traveled through time, became a brave man, and completed the mission given.

This process has been written about in countless fictional works in Aize's original world, and it has even become so commonplace that it is taken for granted and no one has to think about it.

But when it actually happens, does it make sense?

The divine world chooses humans, grants them power through blessings, and enables them to defeat humanity's enemies. This sounds reasonable, but upon closer inspection, it is full of loopholes.

Heidi's existence proves that one does not have to be from another world to become a hero. So, why aren't all heroes selected from this world?

This is not only convenient, but the selected heroes will also have a better understanding of the environment and be able to fight better. They will also have a deeper hatred for the demons and will be more ruthless.

Without considering this, even if they were to select powerful people from other worlds, why would they choose me?

No matter how successful Aize is in this world now, it cannot change the fact that he was just an ordinary student before he traveled through time.

Or did the omniscient and omnipotent Supreme God already know his potential at that time?

Then why am I the only one of this type among the twenty heroes, while the others are just simple warriors?

What are the criteria for selecting heroes?

What is the so-called supreme divine realm?

Aize had thought about these questions before.

In fact, these questions are only a small part of the doubts that Aize has.

But at that time, the only thing he cared about was completing the task of defeating the Demon King as soon as possible and returning to his original world.

To this end, he can endure the torture of his teammates and the endless heavy workload.

These questions only flashed through my mind for a moment before being swept into a corner and gathering dust.

Until this time.

When I gave up the identity of a hero and looked back, I realized that I had not even thought seriously about what I was doing.

"It's been over two years. Looking back, I realize I haven't even thought about such a simple question. Isn't that ridiculous? I want to take this opportunity to take a break and see the world from a perspective other than the Hero and the Church."

As he spoke, he shook his head slightly:

"So, I'm sorry, I won't be going back to the church right now, nor can I join your team... I might go back later, but I need some time now."

Uriel lowered her eyes and remained silent, not knowing what she was thinking.

Aize added:

"The intelligence network targeting the demons is still operating, and the intelligence we obtain will continue to be passed on to you, just like before."

"As for the rest...right now, I have to find a way to kill Duke Brian. After that, I haven't figured out what I'll do yet, but I definitely won't go to the demon clan."

"But after all, I'm not a hero anymore, so some things might become inconvenient. So if you think—"

Aize didn't say anything else because Yuriel held his hand.

"It's not inconvenient at all. It doesn't matter if you're a hero or not!"

The black-haired hero in sight slowly raised his head and said seriously: