A war hero is banished by his own people, who fear his abilities and power. He then decides to join his enemies and help rebuild their army.
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00:00Hey, you listening?
00:29Work yourself to death. If it hurts too much to go on, then get yourself the hell out of here!
00:34Prioritize you! Live your life the way you want!
00:39Of course.
00:59Imagine that.
01:27Never would have guessed I'd come back here.
01:47Enter!
01:58There they are.
02:01The Demon Queen Echidna.
02:04And the Four Great Generals.
02:17It's fine.
02:19They haven't seen through my disguise.
02:22Keep going.
02:23Get closer.
02:25Little more.
02:49It is I, the former hero, Leo Demonheart.
02:53I'd like to apply for a position in the Demon Queen's army.
02:56As a skilled swordsman and a master of arcane magic, I'd be awesome.
03:00I've even defeated the Demon Queen Echidna herself.
03:03I am ready to fight for your cause.
03:05And I'm well aware of your army's situation.
03:08You suffer from a lack of numbers on your side.
03:10It's made recovery impossible.
03:12How do I know this, you may ask?
03:14Your men fell to me.
03:17However, let us forget the past.
03:19We should focus on the future.
03:21The time has come to set our swords a brighter tomorrow.
03:24And bring ruin to the foolish humans.
03:26We'll create a glorious demon kingdom together.
03:29We would be unstoppable.
03:31It's perfect.
03:48Hmph. Nailed it.
03:51I've got this job in the bag.
03:53Are you stupid?!
03:54Why in the living hell would we hire you?!
04:01I am incredibly powerful!
04:03Let me join and I prom-
04:06I'll ensure that you become the greatest Demon Queen that ever was!
04:09Shut up!
04:12I'll help you rapidly expand your workforce!
04:14Under my leadership,
04:16performance will skyrocket!
04:18I'll run your errands and-
04:20I'll clean the bathroom!
04:22Hire me in the next twenty minutes!
04:24You'll receive a brand new-
04:25I'd like to take a moment to explain a bit more about myself.
04:28One year ago, the Demon Army,
04:30under the leadership of Queen Echidna,
04:32descended upon the human world in a surprise invasion.
04:36His Majesty the King gave me a mission to destroy the Demon Army.
04:40As such, I gathered a party of elite heroes
04:42and set out from the capital at once.
04:45There was just one problem.
04:47I don't mean to brag, but I'm quite powerful.
04:50I'm a royal knight.
04:51I've mastered every weapon known to man,
04:53not to mention sorcery.
04:55And to be completely honest,
04:57my party members just got in my way.
04:59I had a mage who refused to learn anything that wasn't a healing spell,
05:02a meathead soldier who didn't know jack about magic,
05:05and an archer who was straight up useless when enemies got too close.
05:08Still, I forged trusting bonds with those idiots.
05:11We used the powers of teamwork and friendship to take down enemies.
05:14We went through thick and thin,
05:15even watching them fight over rooms at every inn.
05:17It was so stupid!
05:19In the time I wasted with them,
05:20I could have saved the world five times over, you know?
05:24In the end, I decided to set off all on my own.
05:26I defeated Queen Echidna.
05:28All by myself, I might add.
05:30And the Demon Army as well.
05:32There's no reason for her to reject me!
05:34Master Leo, perhaps you were not given an offer
05:37because she dislikes your demeanor.
05:39But I've since turned over a new leaf!
05:41Yeah! New leaf! New leaf!
05:44Stop it and sit down. Calm yourself, Lily.
05:47Come on! She's gotta hire him, though!
05:51Oh, let her be herself, Marinus.
05:53Lily is just delighted to see him again.
06:00I know it's late to realize this,
06:02but you've got a real colorful group here.
06:06If you wish to discuss something, then just come out with it.
06:09Should Queen Echidna find out we were meeting with you,
06:11she'd burn the castle to the ground, us inside.
06:14And we're only meeting with you
06:15because even after you were thrown out,
06:17you came back and forced our hand,
06:19so don't you forget that.
06:23Point taken.
06:24Very well then, let us start with a presentation.
06:27Present, you say?
06:29Uh-huh. And I'd like to take this time
06:31to remind each of you just how powerful I am.
06:34And why are you doing this?
06:36I can admit that my demeanor can be problematic at times.
06:40Even so, don't forget I have the strength to defeat you all.
06:43That should be enough to instantly qualify me for the position.
06:46I'm here to remind you of that fact, you see,
06:49in hopes to gain your vote of approval.
06:51Huh?
06:54I gotcha.
06:55I certainly can vouch for your incredible credentials.
06:58Frankly speaking, it has been far too long
07:00since another person bested me in a fair and honest duel.
07:03Why are you laughing about it?
07:05Come now, crossing one's swords with a powerful opponent
07:08is always a delight.
07:10Wouldn't you agree?
07:13The first of the four generals I fought was this one here.
07:16Standing before you is Edvard the Red Roar,
07:19the Dragon General.
07:29In terms of raw stats,
07:31this force of nature was the toughest one out of the bunch.
07:35Dragonfolk like him and their draconic scales
07:38are known for their ridiculous strength.
07:41If I had had to fight him with just a sword,
07:43who knows how that would have ended.
07:47Luckily for me, though, the big guy's kind of a moron.
07:51Or rather, he's a noble warrior
07:53who charges in to attack by himself.
07:56Oh, yeah!
07:57Quick question.
07:58Why do you serve Queen Echidna anyway?
08:01I mean, you're pretty damn powerful.
08:03Bet you could take on the entire world.
08:05Interesting you should ask.
08:09Honestly speaking, I've never really given it proper thought.
08:13I guess it boils down to one thing.
08:15I wish to live the life of a proper swordsman,
08:17dueling many worthy opponents.
08:19Besides, ruling over the land's a busy job.
08:23I wouldn't get to spend as much time with my daughter, Julieta.
08:26You get it?
08:27No, sir.
08:28I couldn't bear it.
08:32You have a daughter?
08:33Really?
08:34I feel somewhat sympathetic for you when I think about it.
08:38Why would you say that?
08:39Well, you journeyed alone, that correct?
08:41Dad says you must not have any close friends
08:43with whom to spend your time with.
08:45Funny how the same could be said of you, huh?
08:47Or am I wrong?
08:48I'm 100% sure you don't have any friends either.
08:52After I defeated Edvard,
08:53I fought this guy here.
08:55Marinus.
08:56The Unseen Blade.
08:57The Shadowless General.
08:59He's a purportedly deadly young half-demon
09:02who was once with the Assassin's Guild.
09:04I say purportedly, but when I fought him,
09:07his speed and strength were unmatched.
09:09Five more minutes and he might have bested me.
09:11Unfortunately for him,
09:13I hadn't gone in there to try and beat him in a contest of speed.
09:18I defended myself while casting an AoE spell, Crimson Comet,
09:22to blow him away.
09:23But the spell ended up destroying everything in its radius,
09:26including both Marinus and the church.
09:28And honestly, I had a rougher time with the fight after I defeated him.
09:32Apparently the blast was so big,
09:33it accidentally took out one of the town's protected historical sites.
09:38I'm kind of curious.
09:39Whatever happened after that fight you had with the townspeople?
09:42Did you ever pay them back for the destruction-
09:43La la la la!
09:45Can't hear you!
09:46You'll have to speak louder!
09:48La la la!
09:49Can't hear you!
09:50Can't hear you!
09:51You'll have to speak louder!
09:53Lily, I'm sorry, but-
09:54Hey, hey, Leo!
09:55I sounded just like you, didn't I?
09:57Didn't I? Huh? Huh?
10:00After Marinus came this surprise.
10:03Lily, the Ruthless Fang, the Beast General.
10:07The way we met was completely ridiculous.
10:10I took shelter from the rain under a tree,
10:13and when I looked to the side, she was there, standing next to me.
10:17Apparently the poor thing had amnesia.
10:19No family, no friends, and nowhere to go.
10:22I wasn't about to leave a little kid out there by themselves,
10:25so I took care of her for a few days.
10:28But when she finally remembered who she was,
10:31she said she is the Beast General Lily.
10:34Just my luck.
10:36I'd have to fight her eventually,
10:38so I got it over with quickly.
10:40I won, of course.
10:41Pretty, uh, easily, at that.
10:44Later, I learned that her tribe believes that
10:46if someone strong defeats you in combat,
10:48they're the person you're destined to be with,
10:51so there's that.
10:53Why'd this have to happen to me?
10:57Hey, so Leo, when are me and you gonna get married, huh?
11:00Come on, marry me!
11:02I told you, Lily.
11:03I'll marry you when you're just a little bit older, sweetie.
11:06I don't wanna wait! No fair!
11:08I. Want. Now! Pretty, please!
11:12The last of the four I fought was Shatina,
11:15the Almighty Mage, the Sorcerer General.
11:18Rumors told that she possessed far greater pools of mana
11:21than other succubi,
11:23and had mastered all types of spells,
11:25including Ancient and Accursed.
11:27Knowing that, I played it safe
11:29and started our battle with the AoE spell Stasis,
11:32which prevents casting altogether.
11:34I then challenged her in physical combat.
11:40She was... embarrassingly weak.
11:45Remember how after two minutes of combat,
11:47you started sobbing?
11:49Kinda sad, really.
11:50Of course I'm no match for physical combat!
11:52Did you forget that I'm a mage?
11:54My forte is sorcery!
11:56Sure, but a real professional would have a plan B.
11:58But there is no plan B against someone
12:00who can nullify all my spells, you pompous ass!
12:02There literally isn't anyone in the world
12:04who can counter that in the split second their enemy casts it!
12:07But there is. That's me.
12:10Enough gloating. What's this about, anyway?
12:13I told you, I was gonna give a presentation.
12:16I'll admit I didn't want to hear
12:18how he actually defeated you all.
12:20Sounds like it happened so fast.
12:22I second that.
12:24I wanted to hear too!
12:26And you were by far the most useless of us all, Shutina.
12:31I second that.
12:32Poor Shutina!
12:37Stop meandering and get to the point already!
12:40Just why did you, a hero,
12:42come to interview for a job with the Demon Army?
12:45That is what I would like to know.
12:48Honestly, what exactly is your reasoning
12:50behind wanting to join us, huh?
12:58I didn't come here to mess with you or anything.
13:01Don't worry.
13:03And I'll answer your question behind my motive.
13:06There's a good reason why I left my life
13:08of fighting the Demon Army behind.
13:10And why I decided to defect.
14:09After defeating the four of you,
14:11and of course, Echidna herself,
14:14I returned to Renai, the capital.
14:23But I wasn't greeted by throngs of cheering citizens,
14:26or presented with a royal reward, either.
14:29Instead, I was met with long stares,
14:32sharp glares of shock, fear and skepticism.
14:37Not what I expected at all.
14:39No! He's a monster in human skin!
14:44Fear and worry spread like wildfire.
14:47There was no stopping it.
14:53Word traveled via letter, messenger pigeon,
14:55magic sending and posters.
14:57The hero Leo is a danger to us all.
15:00We cannot allow that man to wander free
15:02through our fields and streets!
15:04We must ensure he never wreaks destruction upon us
15:07by putting an end to that man!
15:08No monster! You hear me?
15:14The new demon on the chopping block was me.
15:17That was what humanity came to believe.
15:21The following days, I was surprised to find myself
15:24accosted by a group of assassins.
15:26I couldn't believe they were that stupid.
15:28I took out the Demon Queen all by myself.
15:31Did they really think I'd fall to some half-breed assassins?
15:35Sometime after that, I was called to the palace
15:38to speak with the king.
15:39Because of your actions, the Philosopher's Stone was kept safe.
15:43And for that, I deeply thank you.
15:46It pains me to make this decree.
15:48But as the kingdom's protector,
15:50I cannot turn a blind eye to the concerns of my people.
15:54Great hero Leo, I do this with a heavy heart.
15:58I hereby banish you from our lands.
16:08Very well, then.
16:11Never forget, though.
16:13I have the utmost trust in your goodwill.
16:24I found myself asking,
16:25why did I risk my life to protect this rotten world?
16:30Why did I fight tooth and nail against the Demon Army?
16:34Everything was suddenly so meaningless.
16:37I never had a home or put down roots,
16:39so I had nowhere to go.
16:41All I could do was wander aimlessly from village to village.
16:47And one day...
16:49Did you hear what the Demon Army's doing?
16:51Yeah, they're hiring, right?
16:53Can you freaking believe it?
16:54I heard that they're actually trying to do it again,
16:57after getting their asses handed to them by that hero.
17:00You'd think they'd learn their lesson, huh?
17:02That Demon Queen Echidna isn't the serpent...
17:04Echidna?
17:05She sure isn't.
17:07I mean, it's only a matter of time before we stop hearing about her.
17:11Echidna?
17:16I don't know why,
17:19but I came to a conclusion that the only one
17:22who'd be willing to take me in
17:25was the Demon Army itself.
17:29So I stayed up all night working on my spiel,
17:32and put together a fancy presentation.
17:34Then I crossed the endless sands,
17:36scaled the treacherous mountains,
17:39all to end up here.
17:41If the world is hell-bent on killing me,
17:44then I'll have to kill them first.
17:46And that's why I want to work for you.
18:02Very well, then.
18:03Leo the Hero.
18:04You poor, pitiful soul,
18:06who now realized he wasted all that time protecting the wrong people.
18:09I sense no falsehoods nor trickery behind your story.
18:13I sense no falsehoods nor trickery behind your story.
18:15You seem genuine.
18:18I thank you, Sorcerer General Shatina.
18:26I've definitely gotten over a big hurdle here.
18:29However,
18:30you will be hired for a one-month trial period first.
18:33I will be your manager for the time being,
18:35and shall evaluate your worthiness.
18:37I expect satisfactory results from you during this trial run.
18:41If I'm unsatisfactory?
18:43Then you'll be thrown out.
18:46I promise to work hard.
18:47I'm pretty much done with roughing it out there.
18:50The other condition is that you must not let Queen Akita know we've hired you at all.
18:55You will be required to use a magic item or spell
18:57to keep yourself disguised at all times, all right?
19:00You got it.
19:01So what are the issues you've been dealing with?
19:03Our top priorities are bolstering our ranks,
19:05repairing the castle, and procuring weapons.
19:07After that, there's budgeting,
19:09improving employee benefits and providing counseling.
19:11Also doing maintenance on mana reactors and training new recruits.
19:17Rebuilding a whole army is a lot of work, just so you know.
19:20And not just for Shatina.
19:21I've got a lot of work to do, too.
19:23Lot of work! Lot of work!
19:25Lily, stop jumping.
19:26I've been helping with loads.
19:28And no sticks.
19:29Like getting supplies and stuff.
19:31And it's been really hard on me.
19:33There's so much I gotta do now.
19:34And I'll be busy forever and ever.
19:37Are you serious?
19:40You trust her with logistics.
19:43The most vital part of any army.
19:45That's right!
19:46It's the most vital part!
19:47And they asked me!
19:48Isn't that cool?
19:49It's so cool!
19:50Tell me I'm cool!
19:51Oh, boy.
19:52Things are even worse than I originally thought.
19:55Watch it with that!
19:56This is all your fault, you know.
19:58Let's calm down there, Shatina.
20:00You've gotta admit, we're hurting over here.
20:02It'll be quite a relief to have Master Leo on our side.
20:05I suppose so.
20:06But still...
20:08Yeah!
20:10Then so be it.
20:12I can be calmer.
20:13Just watch me.
20:16Hear that?
20:17Now then, we'll let bygones be bygones.
20:19Glad to have you on board, Master Leo.
20:22Yeah, glad!
20:23Same.
20:24I appreciate it, Edvard.
20:26And Lily.
20:29Hey, Amarnas.
20:30Are you good?
20:31Looking forward to working with you.
20:35Leo the Hero.
20:37Produce worthy results during this trial.
20:39I'd rather not bring you on as an unpaid intern.
20:42Or cheapen your efforts, either.
20:44We, the Four Great Generals, will recommend to Queen Echidna that you be hired officially.
20:50Take my word.
20:52I won't let you down.
20:57They're in dire need of people.
20:59Especially those who know how to manage an organization.
21:02Then those bolstered ranks need training.
21:04There's a mountain of tasks on the table.
21:06They're essentially rebuilding from zero.
21:08They're not just struggling, they're on the brink of closing up shop.
21:13But that's exactly why I need to talk to Echidna.
21:16And ask her the question I've been pondering since that fateful day.
21:23What are you doing?
21:24Queen Echidna!
21:26You heard my orders!
21:27Yes, this is an invasion, but we must avoid killing!
21:30Any territory we occupy must be ruled peacefully!
21:35She forbids indiscriminate killing.
21:38What cause is so important that she would cripple her army with such a ruling?
21:43And why does she still refuse to leave the human world despite her utter defeat?
21:52I need to know these answers and more.
21:54Prioritize you!
21:56Live your life the way you want!
21:59Just you watch, Echidna.
22:01I'll be a part of your army before you know it.
22:04And this is the story of how I did just that.
22:34I was left alone in this world
22:39I'm afraid of the future I've lost
22:44I'm looking for a place to belong
22:46I want to be needed
22:49The cry of my heart
22:54I want to make sure
22:57That I'm not entangled
22:59Can I trust you?
23:01Live, live, live to the fullest
23:05To the light, to the future
23:09Even if I lose everything
23:12I'll hold on to hope
23:17The reason I'm here
23:21I don't need to know now
23:25So I can laugh with you
23:27Live your life the way you want
23:32Just you watch, Echidna
23:57Echidna
24:27Echidna