The Hero Want to Live A Quiet Life

Although the distance between the two was considerable, Kay could see the Dark King's gaze on him. The battlefield was in a state of chaos, Kay who was exhausted after using too much of his fire power could not move from her place.

Her crimson eyes could see Enzo the hero who was at the forefront of the battlefield, starting to force the opposing troops to retreat backwards. The kingdom's greatest wizards, even the Crown Prince who had just officially ascended the throne a week ago were protecting Enzo on his left and right sides.

Amidst Kay's dwindling consciousness, the forty-five year old man could see the victory that his kingdom was about to gain.

"Here, it will be coming soon."

That thought flashed through his mind as he watched Enzo fight fiercely with the King of Darkness who had been staring at him until a few seconds ago. The voices of soldiers shouting anxiously could be heard all around the battlefield.

The fierce and decisive battle lasted for a long time, when Enzo finally succeeded in making the King of Darkness lie down helplessly with serious injury on his body, the happy cheers of the soldiers grew louder.

Enzo's black sword with an aura as bright as sunlight was targeted right at the heart of the King of Darkness. He only needed to hit the King of Darkness right in the heart to kill him.

Kay's heart was pounding as he watched the historic moment with his own eyes. until he realised something strange was happening.

In a matter of fractions of a second, the surrounding atmosphere turned silent. Kay's head was filled with confusion, as the hero Enzo, who was supposed to stab the heart of the King of Darkness with his aura sword ran anxiously towards him.

Kay's couldn't understand what was going on, until he realised hundreds of black arrows were heading towards him. Literally all of them were pointed at him.

"Looks like I'm going to die now."

The thought crossed his mind just like that. Although Kay knew he too would die from the serious wounds he received, Kay only felt a little disappointed when he could not see the Hero kill the King of Darkness with his own eyes.

Kay's closed his eyes in resignation, even so he could still smile at the thought of peace returning to the Eartland Kingdom and finally the Hero who had suffered the most in this twenty-one year war could have the peaceful life he had dreamed of.

"Y..., you, how can you smile so peacefully like that! Ev, even when death is coming at you right in front of your eyes like this?"

A familiar voice suddenly rang out, the words spoken in a broken voice strangely filled with anger. Kay who had been prepared for his death opened his eyes slowly.

The red eyes he had trembled were filled with confusion. The world around him seemed to have stopped for Kay. The battlefield full of corpses seemed to disappear, replaced by a white room. Kay's red eyes only caught the figure of the hero who used his body as a shield to protect him.

Hundreds of arrows that were previously aimed at him were now piercing Enzo's bare back. Fresh blood continued to come out of his body relentlessly. Confusion filled his mind.

'Why? Why did you sacrifice yourself to save me?"

The question was blurted out without him being able to prevent it, Enzo just smiled at the question.

The hero who was supposed to kill the King of darkness ran like a fool to protect him. Kay couldn't find any sensible reason for Enzo's stupid actions.

Are you crazy, have you lost your sanity, did the long war finally make the nerves in your brain shift.

All kinds of swearing and cursing were stuck in his mind without being able to come out of his mouth. But Enzo could read it all from the look on Kay's face.

Enzo laughed in futility, Kay just silently watched the hero who was about to die right in front of him laughing like a fool now.

"It's worth it to repay my kind benefactor."

Kay couldn't understand what Enzo was saying to him. Even until the very last moment, Kay could only stay where he was, watching in silence as the Hero headed towards his death.

Enzo's lifeless body lay helplessly right under Kay's feet. Kay's consciousness returned at that moment. The battlefield was heating up again, the kingdom that was previously on the brink of victory was now only backed into a corner.

Kay watched as one by one the corpses of the soldiers lay on the ground. Until finally everyone who was on the same side died before his eyes.

Kay, who was on the verge of death, saw the kingdom's greatest mage finally die and the King who eventually died the same way.

Kay coughed up blood, he realised that in just a few more seconds before he would die. Kay laughed in vain as he remembered Enzo who foolishly sacrificed his life to save his dying self from the Dark King's attack.

Again the Dark King and himself made eye contact before Kay completely lost consciousness.

"Is this the end?"

"After a long war that lasted twenty-seven years. We didn't even get anything."

"The foolish hero who kept fighting during a war that lasted over two decades couldn't even realise his dream."

"It all ended in vain."

"If Gods really exist, do you just stand by and watch humanity be destroyed like this?"

Question after question echoed in Kay's head until death came to him.

Kay had a small hope before he died. If time could be repeated, if Gods really existed. Kay hoped they would give him a second chance to change a future filled with that horror.

If such a thing happened Kay would do everything possible to stop the war and make the foolish dream of the hero who would rather save his life than kill the Dark King come true.

The peaceful life that the foolish hero dreamed of. Kay hoped that it could happen.

"This is messed up, the world will be wiped out in less than three months."

The four Immortals who were discussing, stared at the huge sphere that was right in the middle of them.

The giant sphere showed the chaotic state of the earth. The four Gods did not understand the mindset of the Hero who would rather sacrifice himself to save one human trash instead of ending the war by killing the human who claimed to be the King of Darkness.

"We have to do something."

The Sun God was the first to shatter the silence after the World Balance God spoke moments before.

The power of the Sun God was getting weaker, as the human world became darker and covered by evil his light no longer mattered in the world. It was only a matter of time until he lost his power.

The three other Gods who were there nodded in agreement with the Sun God's words. It was just that, they couldn't go down directly to the human world and kill the great villain who had created the damage.

They couldn't do anything now, even if it was for their own good.

"If it continues like this, the Supreme God will intervene."

The God of Balance spoke again, the other three Gods were shocked at the words that came out of his mouth.

That was the thing they wanted to avoid the most. They didn't want the supreme God to intervene. If that happened they would be in big trouble.

"That crazy speech, it can't happen."

The god of death expressed what was on his mind, not just him the other three Gods also agreed with what he said.

For the four Gods themselves, the presence of the Supreme God was the same as the presence of the God of Death for humans.

He became a figure who was both revered and hated by the four Gods.

The other three Gods nodded in agreement with what the God of Death said.

"Then what should we do now?"

The God of War, who had been silent, asked the question that had been the root of their problem.

There was silence, no one could give a definite answer to that question.

"I have one way. It's just that the balance of the World that is on the verge of collapse makes the power I have weak. You all must give me your remaining power to realise the only way we can save the human World."

The God of Balance spoke seriously, the other three Gods quickly learnt the only way the God of Balance had said.

Turning back time, the time on earth would return to before the war happened in the hope that the person they chose this time would not make the same mistake.

That was one of the special powers possessed by the God of Balance.

"Will that work?"

"What if those humans make the same mistake again?"

"It is worth trying and we have no other choice."

The three Immortals nodded in agreement, if it was the last resort they had it was fine to try it. It would be better than letting the Supreme God take over and intervene directly.

The God of Death, the God of Sun, and the God of War, they gave the rest of their power to the God of Balance. Bright light engulfed them.

Slowly the power of the three was now absorbed by the God of Balance. The God of Balance's body was filled with bright light, in his right hand, the luminous mana was spinning purposefully.

"I'll start now, turn back time three years before the world chaos begins," he said.

The light mana in his palm spun faster and faster, the mana continued to spin in the opposite direction, the four Gods could feel it.

The flow of time that was slowly being twisted upside down, the large ball in their centre began to show the earth's time that began to spin back in time.

The other three Gods smiled. The God of Balance managed to turn back time on earth during a time of calm. That was exactly three years before the war started.

The God of Balance smiled at the unexpected words of the God of Death.

"Of course, the humans who will bear the burden of the World this time will not disappoint us."

The god of death spoke confidently, the smile on his lips even more pronounced as he heard the desperate plea of a human who had even managed to pierce the heavens.

The room around Kay became a blank space, Kay could feel his body floating.

"This is strange, shouldn't I be dead?"

Kay asked in his own mind, the silence that covered him did not even make Kay intend to open his eyes which were still closed.

He deduced the situation he was in according to his own wishes. I have died while fighting against the Dark King and now my soul is passing through the path to the afterlife.

Kay who no longer cared about what happened to his soul decided to pretend that he didn't feel anything. I didn't ask any questions, and had no intention of finding out anything.

"Yeah, I just need to stay like this for now."

That was the simple plan he thought of, until his head was filled with a voice that forced him to open his eyes that were still closed.

Kay ignored the unfamiliar voice that filled his head, as if he had never heard anything in the first place, until Kay clicked his tongue when the unfamiliar voice that filled his head spoke about Enzo.

"Do you want to save everyone and realise the hero's dream?"

"Damn it!"

Kay internally cursed, his eyes still closed in tears. But his mind was filled with many questions.

"Chosen human, open your eyes."

The strange voice sounded again, this time Kay actually heard the strange voice in his ears. It was creepy and threatening at the same time. Kay opened his eyes in a flash.

"You opened your eyes. Are you interested in my offer?"

"Haa...."

Kay let out a short sigh before he slowly lifted his still-lying body to look around him.

Kay saw a familiar room before him. It looked very similar to his father's workspace, when he was a teenager.

There was a very luxurious looking desk with stacks of documents towering upwards. Strangely, there was only a desk that was very similar to his father's in front of Kay, while Kay himself was in a chair that he used to lie down and read books when he was a child.

"I can't see outside."

There was not a single window in the large room, so Kay could not see outside.

Kay looked down. He could smell the scent of coffee that greeted his senses. It was the smell of his favourite drink when he was alive.

"This smell, the smell of my favourite coffee," he murmured softly.

Kay looked back up, one eyebrow raised as he saw something that wasn't there before.

It was a strange and creepy feeling, someone was right in front of the workbench in front of him, looking at him with an expressionless face.

"God? Are you God?" he shouted loudly, the forty-five-year-old man's tone filled with shock.

The stranger spoke in the same voice as the unfamiliar voice that had filled his head moments before.

The God of Balance gently shrugged his shoulders indifferently. He ignored Kay's body that stiffened in place.

"You spoke very disrespectfully to me. A mortal who dares to shout at a God. It's beyond my expectation."

A mysterious smile appeared on the face of the God of Balance who was talking casually with Kay. The God of Balance nodded his head after seeing Kay's wary attitude towards him, as if he understood something.

"I guess, you were very surprised to see me. Human, you've been a very lucky human after all these thousands of years. No human can talk to a God directly like you are now."

Kay looked at the person standing gracefully in front of him, and stared at him before starting to speak.

"This doesn't make sense."

Kay's bloodshot eyes filled with curiosity observed the appearance of the person claiming to be a god in front of him.

"Are you really a god? Your appearance looks more like that of an ordinary human than that of a great God."

Kay spoke honestly, he had heard many soldiers and commoners talk about how great a god was during his lifetime. Kay's description of the embodiment of a god was very high, and now that he saw someone claiming to be a god shattered Kay's expectations of the form of a great god.

"What kind of impolite question is that?"

The God of Balance laughed. He jokingly responded to Kay's question, who was staring at him with a look full of disappointment. The human's gaze before him seemed to say how disappointed he was to see the form of a god who was no different from an ordinary human.

"This is not my true appearance. This ordinary human form, becomes my appearance when I work. Are you so disappointed human? You can't see the form of a God who is so majestic and holy as your expectation?"

Kay turned her gaze to the side. He avoided eye contact with the God who was staring at him, as the God of Balance easily knew what Kay was thinking inside his head.

"No, it's not like that."

Kay looked so shocked that he could not hide his emotions as he responded to what the god was saying to him.

His skin crawled as Kay saw God smiling meaningfully at him.

"It's just that your appearance looks more normal and ordinary than I ever expected while alive."

The God of Balance looked at Kay as if he was lost for words. However, Kay tried not to care about the God of Balance's gaze on him. And tried to act normal and hide his emotions as he blatantly observed the God of Balance.

The God of Balance in human form in front of him looked like a typical teenage boy. He was about one hundred and seventy to one hundred and eighty centimetres tall with a white shirt and black pants.

The god of balance had the same golden hair colour as his own, glowing white skin and also a body that was more muscular than his.

"Really? Ha, ha, ha-"

The god of balance laughed again. The sound of laughter that was both playful and stern at the same time rang clearly in Kay's ears.

Kay stared blankly at the God of Balance before he spoke in an indifferent voice.

"Do you have something to talk to me about?"

Kay's crimson eyes stared at the God of Balance questioningly. He recalled the words of the unfamiliar voice that spoke inside his head.

"Ah, you're right human. We have something important to talk about."

The God of Balance turned his body around, approached the empty desk in front of him and placed his hand right on the pile of documents towering above him.

The pile of documents disappeared as the God of Balance raised his hand leaving a mysterious paper on the table.

The God of Balance pulled out a chair that Kay had no idea where it came from and sat down nearby.

"I called you here because I want to make a deal with you. The desperate plea you uttered in your last

moments made even the heavens touched that I could hear it so clearly."

The God of Balance smiled, as he saw Kay's eyes tremble even though the human face before him remained calm.

As for Kay himself, confusion filled his head briefly. He looked back at the God of Balance with a look of anticipation.

For some reason, Kay felt the back of his head feel cold. The face of the God before him looked similar to the Crown Prince when he told Kay to do troublesome things during his lifetime.

"Are you speaking the truth? A god can't possibly commit a scam on a human who just died, right?"

The god of balance laughed again. He didn't think that the human he had always regarded as useless trash had such good instincts.

Kay had a new value in the eyes of the God of Balance. Kay didn't look like a trash. He looked like a human who was refusing to get involved in things that were troublesome and required him to do a lot of heavy work.

Yes perhaps, it was for that reason that even on the battlefield during his life he looked like someone who did his work half-heartedly.

"You turned out to be smarter than I thought."

The God of Balance gave a compliment that sounded like a ridicule to Kay. Even so Kay just took what the God of Balance said as a passing wind and shrugged his shoulders indifferently.

"This is an agreement, of course it's not free. There is a price you must pay if you want to realise the dream of the hero who sacrificed himself to save your life."

Kay clicked his tongue at the words of the God of balance who managed to irritate him for one reason.

Even so, Kay felt that this was worth trying. Whatever it was, as long as Kay had a chance to make Enzo's foolish wish for a peaceful life after the war was over could come true.

"What kind of deal is that?"

The God of Balance peered at Kay carefully and began to speak.

"I'll turn back time for you. It's exactly three years before the war starts and during that time do whatever you can to win the war without having to take a very long time. When the war ends then the Hero's wish to be able to live in peace for a long time becomes a reality."

Kay clicked his tongue again. What the God told him was simply telling him to do all the troublesome things to save the world. Kay would have to really work hard if it was like that.

It was just that, even if time was reset, Kay was just an ordinary human. The level of power he had with the Dark King was vastly different.

"Even so, for an ordinary human like me to do such a great thing is simply impossible."

Kay spoke honestly from any angle it was impossible for him. It was then that Kay who was speechlessly looking at the God before him raised the corners of his mouth.

"You don't need to worry, I will help you, just like the immortal flame magic power you have. I will get you to be able to possess other elemental magic that will be useful against the Dark King. I will help you even if it's not a direct favour."

The God of Balance laughed loudly again as he saw Kay smiling exactly like him.

"I guess you're interested in trying it out aren't you human?"

Kay could not lie, what the God in front of him said was very favourable for her. Not only did he have a chance to make the foolish hero's dream come true.

In the process of stopping the Dark King and winning the war between good and evil the God in front of him would give him a helping hand. The God of Balance would even allow him to retain the memories of his previous life, which would make it easier for Kay to achieve his wish.

"I think it's worth trying."

Kay smiled faintly, it would not be easy Kay knew that. But to realise the foolish dream of the hero who spent more than two decades in the war Kay had faith that he could do it.

It wouldn't be more accurate to say Kay wanted to do just that.

"You made the right choice human."

The God of Balance looked pleased at Kay's answer. He snapped his fingers, a pen suddenly appeared and floated in the air before finally being in the hands of the God of Balance.

"Now please sign this contract."

Kay looked at the contract given by the God of Balance, the God of Balance looked pleased as Kay signed the contract he gave without asking many troublesome questions.

The contract of agreement with the God of Balance that he had just signed disappeared as if it didn't exist in the first place.

"To be honest Kay, the world is on the verge of collapse right now."

Cracks, cracks.

There were a few strange sounds before the ceiling lights flickered again.

The God of Balance stopped speaking and caught his breath. He then looked back at Kay, and continued speaking.

"That's why, I felt very happy when I heard your desperate wish. It was your first heartfelt wish during your lifetime. It was then that I finally decided to use my greatest power to turn back time and meet you here."

Kay tapped the armrest and opened his mouth.

"I understand."

The God of Balance smiled at Kay, hearing the short answer he gave.

"In that case, I'll see you again, chosen human."

The room was filled with light that dazzled Kay seeing the figure of the God in front of him who was lost in the light before Kay closed his eyes tightly.

Kay could feel a gentle yet strong tap on his shoulder. Forcing him to open his eyes that were still closed.

"Young master, it's morning. You should get up now."

Kay felt familiar with the voice that reminded him of the butler, he felt chills all over his body and his still closed eyes opened quickly.

It was a sight Kay was used to seeing during his teenage years, a thirty-something man standing in front of him with a satisfied expression.

"This is amazing, I'm surprised to see you wake up after just one attempt."

Kay was surprised, seeing his butler Simon. Even so Kay tried to keep a calm face.

''Lord said he would like to have meals together with you. It looks like it will come true today."

Kay looked stoic as he turned his face away from Simon, he looked around the room through the corner of his eye.

"I guess time really is rewinding."

Simon looked towards him with a concerned look. Kay smiled indifferently at him, he was trying to get up from his bed when Kay felt his surroundings darken and he started to feel dizzy. Kay lowered his head and sat back down on the edge of his bed.

"Young master, are you still drunk? Should I call a doctor? Or bring some water to wash your face?"

Simon noticed that Kay was not looking too good. Staring at the golden hair that glistened in front of his face. For one reason Simon felt that something different was happening to Kay.

"Young master?"

Kay responded to Simon, the grown man who pretended to be worried and be a good butler.

"Cold water."

Kay needed something to clear his head, he also deliberately chased away Simon who scared him when he was around the man.

"Please bring me some cold water."

Kay repeated his words, before he shooed Simon out of his room with a gesture of his hand. Simon smiled softly, he bowed his head slightly before leaving Kay's bedroom.

"Well young master, as you said I will bring you some cold water," Simon said.

"Yes, thank you."

Simon gasped for a moment and had a strange expression on his face, but Kay didn't notice.

***

Simon left Kay's room because there was only warm water in the room.

Once Kay was left alone, he got off his bed and headed for the bathroom.

If time was really turned back, Kay had a lot of things he should think about from now on.

Kay felt unnaturally calm. Although he could not fully believe that time had really been turned back, everything felt so fast that the war he went through for twenty-seven years of his life was like a nightmare that disappeared as soon as he woke up.

"Is everything going to be like the past?"

The question flashed through his mind. After he passed the point of no return for his logic to accept all the things that seemed to make no sense.

Someone meeting with a great God and making an agreement to eliminate the Dark Lord, anyone would not believe such an absurd statement. Even for Kay alone.

Kay tried to calm his mind. Once his calm returned, he began to recall all the information he had obtained from his first life.

The most important information Kay had to remember was the information about the hero's appearance.

Someone that even the Crown Prince didn't know where the hero came from. Of course, God had given Kay detailed information about the hero.

The hero was someone that God had brought from a different world when he was still in his teens. Next thing Kay knew the hero could live as long as a dragon without aging at all.

"This is bad."

Kay recalled his first meeting with the hero which was not very good. They got into a fight before Kay finally asked his half-brother to take care of the hero and bring him to their residence.

That had not happened yet. Kay was happy for one reason because he had not met the hero yet. This time he would do things differently from his previous life.

Kay would personally bring Enzo to his residence and keep the foolish hero by his side until the time of war passed so that he could enjoy his simple dream of living in peace without interference.

Kay leaned back in the bathtub and looked up at the ceiling made of expensive granite. Kay even recalled how rich his family was. Considering that the estate where he lived was filled with high-quality granite, of course, the price was very expensive.

"This time I'll make sure to become a trashy young master who squanders all the money my parents have."

Kay began to mutter as he looked towards the ceiling. There was a lot he had missed in his first life.

Living as the eldest son of a nobleman. Kay really didn't do much of anything. He also never took things seriously, Kay tended to leave everything to his younger brother.

Recalling the suffering and pain he felt during the war, Kay really hated it. He didn't like pain or death.

No matter what it was, even if he was rolling around in the mud, it was still better than feeling the same death a second time.

"For that reason, I must first make sure if I make a proper introduction to the hero this time."

Kay did not know what day it was when he met Enzo for the first time, but he was sure he had not met Enzo for the time being.

Kay began to frown, Kay had a fairly simple life motto after passing his first death.

Live peacefully for a long time without pain. No matter what would happen Kay would make sure that he would enjoy every little pleasure in his life this time.

Kay will also make sure that Enzo can live a peaceful life. Just like his dream.

"As long as I have the memories of my first life. I will make everything go in a direction that is favourable to me."

Ensuring that Enzo would not do everything on his own, Kay was determined to make everything easy for the hero to go through.

The God of Balance kept his promise. Kay could clearly remember every single thing he went through in his first life without the slightest problem.

Kay was still relaxing with a warm bath, until he came to a final conclusion with his head now clear.

"It's worth it for me to do."

Avoiding the war that was about to erupt, stopping the King of Darkness and living a quiet life afterwards.

For now the situation was still in his favour. The location of the estate he was now occupying was also in the corner of the southern continent.

Making it a strategic location to avoid war.

Even in his first life, many nobles managed to avoid the influence of war. Although it could not be said to completely avoid it.

Kay could at least reduce the damage to a minimum that would occur in this estate while dealing with the King of Darkness.

"Young master, are you in the bathroom?"

Kay could hear Simon's voice coming from outside. Kay began to think about Simon's true identity.

Simon was a hitman who crossed over from the northern continent by sea. He pretended to be a kind-hearted butler, but the real Simon was an unforgiving ruthless man.

"Yes, I'll be right out."

Kay naturally spoke informally to Simon. Kay realised what he was going to do and had to do in order to complete the pact he made with God.

Kay plans to encourage Simon who has great killing skills to become the hero's close friend.

That way, Enzo has someone he can rely on besides himself. The foolish hero won't have to do hard things alone.

Kay will help him, Kay will make sure that Enzo will not be the same fool as his first life.

The hero who did everything by himself, this time Kay was determined to help the hero. Making sure that the fool could live the peaceful life that was his big dream.

Yes it was troublesome, Kay hated troublesome things. But it was worth trying.