Why must the devil be Defeated?-Chapter 1074 - 938: Following One’s Heart

Afterwards, everyone talked about many things together.

Mainly regarding the two awakened heroes, Lidas and Anima were so concerned that the topic always revolved around them.

This wasn’t necessarily a bad thing.

Lidas and Anima had a comprehensive understanding of the two heroes, pointing out many of their strengths and weaknesses, essentially revealing their vulnerabilities to Shane and others, including their combat styles, methods, and patterns in very specific detail.

With such detailed explanations, facing those two heroes again next time likely won’t be as chaotic as this time, and they almost avoided a reversal at the last moment.

But if you want to say there are downsides, there are indeed some negative aspects.

Just as Shane thought, Lidas and Anima were ultimately not military gods proficient in warfare, and the discussion on how to handle the impact of having two transcend-level strong individuals joining the enemy side went on for a long time, only to conclude with some defensive measures, unable to take proactive action.

Of course, launching a proactive attack now is also very difficult.

Besides the fact that the enemy’s whereabouts are still unclear, at this moment, the Kingdom and the Divine Race still need to make arrangements regarding the Beastman Race to proceed with the next steps by adequately deploying the combat power of the returning Beastman Race.

Especially concerning the captives.

This time, Shane not only brought back the Beastman Race but also captured the rebellious Beastman warriors from the Gewura faction like Not, and even the Dwarf blacksmiths who forged weapons in Cosmos.

Regarding these individuals, follow-up arrangements have been made by the Kingdom and the Divine Race, whether it’s through judgment and handling or interrogation and obtaining information, there are still a lot of things to do.

In the end, Lidas and Anima also emphasized the issue of the Dwarf clan’s rebellion.

After all, since the Beastman Race has already returned, it would be good to try to win back the Dwarf Clan as well, if possible.

However, the situation with the Dwarf Clan is different from the Beastman Race.

While the Beastman Race is scattered worldwide in tribes, making it impossible for the entire race to unite, even with Gewura leading a rebellion, those who align with him were not the majority.

Among the Beastman Race, the vast majority did not agree with the rebellion, but were coerced and had no choice but to submit.

But the Dwarf Clan is different.

The population of the Dwarf Clan is not as large as the Beastman Race, better than the Elf Clan but still significantly smaller compared to humans and Beastmen known for their excellent reproductive capabilities.

Their population is estimated to be less than a million, even if they were all gathered together, living in one city would be more than enough.

So, the Dwarf Clan does not have many tribes or factions, only a country comparable to a small human nation located underground, and even when calling it a country, it’s just a main city with scattered villages around it.

They collectively obey the Dwarf King, Natsu.

Even if the lower-class civilians have some complaints against Natsu, and do not want to betray humans or go against the Divine Race’s teachings, they find it hard to voice any opinions as ordinary civilians.

Even if they did, the upper echelons could easily suppress them.

Shane heard that within the Dwarf Clan, people generally fall into two categories.

One category manages the tribe, governs the people, and excels in using a strong physique, possessing considerable combat power as warriors.

The other category uses the knowledge passed down by the Goddess, capable of crafting outstanding weapons and excellent magic tools, possessing exceptional craftsmanship as blacksmiths.

Blacksmiths are the core technical personnel of the Dwarf Clan, their mastery in crafting making the Dwarf Clan recognized as the collective home of technical masters in the Three Realms, thus making the weapons crafted by Dwarfs heavily sought after by the outside world, all thanks to these blacksmiths.

However, blacksmiths generally lack combat power, whereas Dwarf warriors with combat prowess are mostly controlled by the top echelons of the Dwarf Clan.

And among the personnel at the top, almost none come from a blacksmith background.

That is also unsurprising.

It’s easily understood; if one’s status is high, they wouldn’t take on the role of a blacksmith, right?

Although weapons masters with superb skills have significant standing and receive much respect within the Dwarf Clan, respect differs from possessing actual authority, that’s another matter.

Therefore, the upper echelons are the true decision-makers regarding the direction of the entire Dwarf Kingdom, and ordinary civilians and blacksmiths lack the ability to oppose even if they wish to.

They probably wouldn’t even manage to protest, and suppression would come easily.

At that time, one wouldn’t expect any human rights or dignity accorded to those causing disturbances.

This is the Otherworld, a predator-prey Otherworld, a power-respecting Otherworld, unlike the 21st century where human rights and freedom are often emphasized.

Acts such as leaving numerous corpses to rot openly would be a normal occurrence.

Even should thousands or tens of thousands get buried alive in this world, there would be no condemnation, at least not on humanitarian grounds.

In summary, the Dwarf Clan is more united compared to the Beastman Race, and even if there are internal problems, they are not as prominent or pronounced as those of the Beastman Race.

To bring back such a Dwarf Clan, the entire top level of the Dwarf Clan would have to be purged.

Lidas and Anima seem to be attempting to gather intelligence to see if there’s a faction within the Dwarf Clan’s top echelons that disagrees with the rebellion and plan to win over the Dwarf Clan through them.

Unfortunately, Shane just isn’t interested in this matter.

With the Beastman Race, it’s only because there are acquaintances like Iris there, and he wants to resolve Gewura and break the current impasse, so he decided to take action.

However, deciding to take action doesn’t mean Shane wants to become a dedicated rescue person, saving here and liberating there, reclaiming all betrayed races.

He doesn’t oppose such actions but has no desire to do it himself.

From his perspective, constantly trying to recover lost ground would mean missing the perfect opportunity to launch a counterattack by the time they reacted.

Danass has really made Shane wary, making it impossible for him to let That Person continue developing in the dark.

So, Shane decided on the spot.

"You guys decide this yourselves; I have other matters to attend to."

Shane then directly exited the discussion involving Lidas and others.

Lidas and Anima seemed a bit taken aback, but didn’t express any opinions.

"Go back and rest well first."

"Encountering such a trap this time must have been exhausting for you. Don’t worry about the Dwarf Clan’s matters; we will handle it."

Lidas and Anima spoke to Shane in gentle tones.

Shane really wanted to say that he didn’t have any reason to feel assured or not.

Anyway, he didn’t care about the life and death of the Dwarf Clan, even if they all fell, Shane wouldn’t think it’s a problem.

"Perhaps I’m an unqualified Hero?"

Thinking of the great deeds of Hero Reinart and Hero Philip just mentioned, Shane reflected this way.

Compared to those two great heroes, Shane indeed doesn’t seem like a Hero.

But...

"So what?"

I am who I am, what’s the point of worrying about issues of position and identity?

Must a Hero inherently be someone who upholds Justice?

Must a Hero worry about the country and its people, saving the entire world? 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

Why should I feel troubled just because I am not a purely righteous person?

As long as I don’t do anything to wrong others, the rest should be dictated by following my own heart.

"Don’t you think so?"

Shane involuntarily reached out and placed a hand on his chest.

There, his heartbeat mingled with a touch of mysterious pulsation.

Shane looked within himself, at the Holy Sword emanating holy waves and the two Treasure Jades rotating around it, muttering as if conversing with them.

Then, Shane didn’t reveal his current condition to everyone but smoothly exited the palace.

His departure briefly caught the attention of Luoqi and Iris, pausing their discussion with the Goddesses.

"Do you want to tag along?"

Observing the slight hesitation and eagerness in Iris’s eyes, Luoqi pursed her lips, not knowing from what mentality she said those words.

"No...no..."

Iris noticed the subtle attitude of Luoqi and immediately shrank back.

The reason was nothing but that this Princess, in front of her, is not only another Blessing bearer like herself from the Three Great Goddesses but is also Shane’s intended future wife, a bona fide fiancée.

This gave Iris the feeling she was facing the Main Palace.

...No mistake, right?

Shane did say, once he returns, he would marry me, didn’t he?

If so, isn’t this facing the future Main Palace?

Thinking about this, Iris couldn’t help but let her imagination run wild.

"Will she accept me?"

"Will she acknowledge me?"

"Will she view me as a concubine competing for favor and intentionally give me a hard time, bully me?"

The Little Fox became a bit anxious.

Being a concubine isn’t unfeasible.

Though she, a dignified Holy Daughter of the Beastman Race, receiving the Blessing of the Life Goddess, would be a concubine, it’s somewhat embarrassing, even disgraceful to the Beastman Race, yet the Main Palace is the Kingdom Treasure and Dragon Demon Lord, who would dare say she was wronged?

The Dragon Demon, without a doubt, is a person far more noble than her, and the Kingdom Treasure too, though merely a Princess from one among numerous Human countries, is not only a Blessing bearer of the Goddess of Fate but also her successor, trusted and supported by the entire Divine Race, plus being the inheritor of the Mitra Holy Sword, her status far exceeds mine.

Being her concubine, what’s the problem?

But if she’s bullied, what should I do?

"Wuuu... I’m scared of pain... o(╥﹏╥)o"

The Little Fox seemed to foresee a future where she was given a hard time or even subject to domestic abuse by the Main Palace.

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Luoqi was unaware of Iris’s internal drama, just observing her alternating between fear, timidity, dejection, and resignation, gradually creating a question mark above her head.

What’s up with this kid?

Isn’t she a bit silly?

Luoqi murmured internally.

Lidas and Anima, without knowing what their Blessing bearers were thinking, remained engrossed in their enthusiastic discussion.

Which is why being single for tens of thousands of years is not without reason.

...

Meanwhile, Shane, after leaving the palace, directly returned to the Beizut Family.

After greeting his family and meeting Lasha and Lilith, Shane said nothing more and locked himself in his room.

Sitting on his bed, Shane thought for a moment, then suddenly raised his head, looking at the ceiling.

"You can hear me, right? Nien!"

Shane spoke up.