The Extra Can't be A Hero-Chapter 151: Three Years Later (4)

How long had he been fighting?

How much longer did he still have?

Those were questions that constantly floated within his mind. The world had already been lost to Demons, so why was he still fighting? Even he didn't know. But he couldn't stop.

Even if his entire body was blasted into oblivion, his tenacity remained the same. He would remain fighting till his final breath, and even then, he would take down as many Demons as possible.

"Amon? You were here?"

A similarly fatigued voice called out to the Knight, who was lost in thought. Amon's gaze moved away from the swirling vortex and focused on the beauty who approached him.

"Yue," Amon blinked a few times before pivoting his attention back onto the inverted sky. "Yes, I needed a break from noise."

"Haha, the villagers tend to get rowdy after a battle."

Yue agreed with Amon's sentiment and made herself comfortable by his side. The distance between them was so close that many might misunderstand them as a husband and wife who had been together for decades. The pair weren't married, but everyone knew they were meant for each other. They were also responsible for keeping the community together and safe so everyone managed a respectable distance from them.

Especially when they were alone.

"What are you thinking of?"

"... the seal, it's breaking."'

Amon continued to look up at the inverted sky and uttered his grim observation: "Our mirror dimension won't last for another year."

"I'm surprised it lasted as long as it did."

Yue smiled and replied in jest as if aware of the apparent flaw. "We've been hiding here for too long. And the Demon erosion into Hyades has tripled over the past few months. It's only natural that our home won't be able to last."

"Finding materials to create a new spatial formation… is impossible, huh?"

"We knew we were living on borrowed time from the beginning." Yue let out a wry grin and leaned against Amon's shoulders. "I'm sorry if only I were smarter… I would be able to decipher the Mysterious Grimoire, and we…"

"Don't say that, Yue… We didn't stand a chance from the day we lost Leon and Ascalon."

Leon, the Hero.

Ellahan, the Saintess.

Johann, the Archwizard.

Venya, the God Archer.

Manon, the Sky Spear.

The original Hero party. They were the promised ones meant to destroy the Demon Cult and save the world from all its Calamities. Unfortunately, due to Amon's mistakes, they perished one by one, and the world was weaker because of it.

It wasn't just because of Ascalon. Their abilities countered Demons entirely, and if they had been given enough time to grow, they would have become the world's premier Demon killing squad. Alas, Amon monopolised all those chances, and they were too weak when the true threat began emerging.

"... so, are you giving up?"

"Give up, no way!"

Amon replied to Yue's bleak question with a resonant cry.

"Even until my last dying breath, I will defend our compound."

"I know you would."

Yue's face bloomed into a radiant smile. That's right, this was the man she chose. The saviour of humanity and the one who would never give up hope even when the odds were stacked against them.

"If only that man were still alive… He could have fixed our mirror dimension."

"That man?"

"Oh? I never told you how I learnt the spatial formation for this mirror dimension?"

"Ah, come to think of it…"

Amon was many things, but he wasn't a magician. So, it was odd that he knew how to create a mirror dimension in the first place. Yue never questioned it until now and assumed that it was one of the many miracles Amon could do.

"Who was it?"

"... the Sword Saint."

Amon glanced back at the vortex, recalling the numerous memories he'd thought he had buried. Hearing the Sword Saint's name came as a shock to the beauty, who could only gasp as she replied:

"The Sword Saint? But wasn't he…"

"Yes…"

Amon shook his head and gave a melancholic reply.

"He was humanity's first Calamity."

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The first light of dawn crept over the horizon, painting the sky in soft hues of lavender and gold. The hearth's last embers smouldered inside their home's warm embrace, casting a gentle glow against the stone walls. The scent of fresh bread lingered in the air, mingling with the cool crispness of the morning.

In the main hall, Maya stood in front of her two children, Amon and Arya, who had fully packed their bags and were ready to leave at any moment. The woman's cat-like eyes turned misty as she embraced the hips of her tall son, reluctant to let him leave on yet another mission.

"Amon, can't you stay? You're already a Knight Commander! You can just send your underlings or something."

"Mom…"

"Don't mom me! You're rarely home nowadays, and the one week I have you to myself, you're leaving for another mission?! Can't you think about your mother's age a little?"

"Age?"

Amon shot his mother an incredulous look. Even though she was nearing fifty, the woman didn't look one day above thirty-five. Even before Amon's rise through the ranks, Maya had been showered with gifts, including skincare and rejuvenation products. Her genes weren't bad either, and she retained her good looks that would even make an eighteen-year-old hit on her.

For such a person to develop health issues regarding her age… that was a little hard to believe.

"Never mind that, you should just stay with your mother while you still can!"

"Don't worry, this isn't a dangerous mission. I'll be back in a month."

"I'm not worried about the mission; I'm worried about who you're going with!"

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"... what?"

"That fox is going with you, right?!"

Maya pointed right at the young woman who was busy putting on a hefty amount of lipstick. Slightly taken aback, Yue turned her head towards Maya, and her perky lips broke into a sultry smile.

"Don't worry, mother… I will take VERY good care of Amon. He'll come back a new man."

"This bitch!!!"

"How many grandkids do you want? Five is too many, right? I think four is sufficient!"

"ARGHHH!!! Arya! Make sure they stay in separate rooms! No, scratch that! You sleep in the same room as Amon! Make sure this vixen doesn't come within ten metres of his bed!"

"Mom… How about you worry about me, too?"

Arya wore a defeated smile while trying to stop her mother from pulling out all of her hair. It was apparent who was the favourite child in the family, but for Maya to show it that blatantly… it did make Arya's heart feel a little sour.

While Amon and Yue were sufficient for the Sword Saint mission, they needed an additional helping hand. As most of Eldorin's forces were now dispatched on a new mission, Yue roped in the person they trusted the most in the Solaris House—Arya.

"Arya… If you look the other way, I'll double your allowance."

"... mom, don't you want to see the faces of your grandkids?"

"ARYA!!!"

Amon sighed heavily, rubbing his forehead to soothe his throbbing migraine. Despite their many differences, this mother and daughter-in-law got along exceptionally well.