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I shall be known as Chronoa the Hero from now on!

What's this?

Did my Unique Skill just...

Chronoa, eh?

That's a good name.

Yeah!

Until next time, Chronoa. Feel free to visit us anytime.

Thank you, Luminus.

If Veldora runs amok again, I'll take care of it.

What? You can handle that damn lizard?

Yeah, that's the future.

I see. So that's the predetermined future, then.

Yeah.

What's wrong?

After I gave you the name Chronoa, my Usurper skill disappeared.

About that...

I'm afraid I don't understand the reason behind it,

but somehow, your power always ended up merging with mine.

That means I'm going to disappear one day...

Oh, well.

I can't believe a skill of mine would be taken away just by giving a name.

I can't believe a skill of mine would be taken away just by giving a name. You must be something akin to a monster-like creature.

You must be something akin to a monster-like creature.

Hey!

I'm not sure I appreciate what you've just said there, Hinata.

As pretty as you are, your razor-tongue won't get you anywhere.

I'm already dead anyway, so it doesn't matter.

Shall we just continue walking, then?

That'd be great, Chloe. Thank you.

2,000 YEARS AGO

Hurry! This way!

Run, now!

Chloe, you're rushing too far forward!

Start from the outside!

I had to, otherwise I wouldn't make it in time.

We're... saved?

It's the Hero...

The Hero is with us...

Thank you for saving us!

Um...

May I ask your name?

I'm Chronoa, the Hero!

Lady Chronoa. The Hero.

As Chronoa the Hero, we continued our journey...

...from kingdom to kingdom, helping people along the way.

There are times when they would ask us to settle down and rule their lands,

but we never stopped our journey.

And before we know it...

A hundred years went by since we began our journey.

What the hell are you?!

Absolute Severance, eh. Talk about devastating.

Just how strong is she going to get?

Wanna have a try?

What?

I think if I yield control,

I can bring out your consciousness to the surface.

I would be more than glad, but...

Would that be all right with you?

Yeah.

It's better that I get used to it.

Huh? Did you say something?

Nothing.

Let's report to the villagers at the bottom of the mountain.

We have to return the treasure to them.

EPISODE 93: CHRONOA THE HERO, PART TWO

Don't hold your grudge against me.

This would've never happened if you hadn't asked for sacrifices.

You're amazing, Hinata! You're controlling my body so well!

If anything, you have an incredible physique.

You've got more power and speed than I did.

This is the true hero...

This incredible physique would be wasted on me...

1500 YEARS AGO Is that true? Well, then, Chloe.

Are you saying that Hinata, my future friend, exists within you?

Yeah.

I do sense another soul within you.

So, that means I can talk to Hinata from now on.

I'm counting on you, Hinata.

Yes!

We've been on our journey for a really long time.

Centuries have passed.

There have been rumors about how many generations Chronoa the hero had been,

or about whether she's not even a human.

They've been spreading.

Thus elevated her status from a hero to a legend.

1100 YEARS AGO

I guess my edge does get duller the less I fight.

I really wouldn't mind switching places more often.

I'm merely a guest in your body.

Chloe is really amazing.

She bends like a willow but never breaks.

Her mental fortitude is so strong that she can repeat the same endless loop...

...spanning two thousand years over and over again.

I could never do that.

I finally understand why someone like me could never be a hero.

1000 YEARS AGO

1000 YEARS AGO As our journey neared its thousand-year mark,

Granville, the former hero, established The Council.

The Council is really something else.

But with more and more new countries emerging,

there's been no end to conflicts between nations.

This is the perfect time for us merchants to rack up some cash.

It seems like the Council is mediating to keep things in balance.

Every country seems to find some excuse or another to pick a fight.

No wonder the Council's influence keeps growing every year.

Granville himself is also active

as one of the Seven Days Clergy of the Western Holy Church.

His purpose is the same as ours, after all.

I think I've saved many lives on this journey,

and I'm proud of that.

I've also seen plenty of things so terrible I wanted to look away...

Yet even after all these experiences,

I don't feel like I've changed deep down.

Chloe, back to you.

Huh? Yeah.

Hey, Chloe.

What?

Two thousand years is sure a long time, huh.

What's wrong? You're being unusually down.

I'm not.

The thought just came to mind.

I guess you're right.

It really is long.

I can't wait to meet Rimuru already!

You really never change, do you?

You're really strong.

I'm glad I have you as my partner on this journey.

Thanks to you, I've managed to stay sane.

Say, Hinata...

What?

Uh, never mind.

You know...

I also think it's because you're here that I can keep going.

If I'm the world's hero, then you're my hero.

D-Don't you feel embarrassed saying that?

Oh, look who's blushing.

I'm not!

300 YEARS LATER

What's wrong?

That damn lizard is running amok in the Great Forest of Jura.

I see.

I'm going to seal Veldora.

What?

Oh, yeah. You did say that a while back.

You think you can do it?

I've got Hinata with me.

Don't worry.

I'll take care of Veldora.

What is it?

Actually, I've challenged Veldora once before...

So weak, utterly weak!

And you call yourself the protector of humanity?

How laughable!

Oh well, look who's raring to taste sour defeat.

All right.

It's about time we wrap this up.

I don't have that much time to spare.

Hinata said she won't be satisfied until she totally crushes him.

I know how you feel.

I've been wanting to make that lizard cry for a while now, too.

Go on, Hinata!

Back then, I did manage to make him reveal his hand.

With this body, I won't lose anymore.

Don't go too rough on him, okay?

Veldora is actually a good person!

Hmph! Weak!

I saw that coming miles away.

Talk about futile attempts.

Are you sure about that?

Gotcha!

O-Oh, no!

Back to you.

Geez...

You really went too far.

Good job, Hinata!

This is truly the sense of satisfaction!

Hinata said she's happy that you're pleased, Luminus.

Hinata, the sweetheart that you are.

All right! We're drinking until we drop today!

It's not like you can get drunk anyway.

I've figured out how to get drunk just for times like this.

What?

I'm going to get dead drunk today! Come on, Chronoa, drink up!

Whoa, you're pouring way too much!

Until next time, Chloe, Hinata.

Next time you come,

get ready for the festival celebrating the defeat of that damn lizard.

Listen...

I haven't mentioned this before, but I think I'm about to disappear.

What are you talking about, Chloe?

Disappear might be an extreme way to put it.

It's more like falling asleep.

Hinata will stay for a while, so just think of it as a switchover.

Switchover?

What do you mean?

Big Bro Leon and I are about to be teleported to this world.

I lose consciousness at that point.

It seems like two versions of me can't exist at the same time.

What happens after you lose consciousness?

Does the focus shift to Chloe, who has just arrived?

I, who have been teleported to this era,

will be sent into the future along with my body.

That's true.

Otherwise, there's no way to explain...

...why you were at the academy when I met you.

Is this a backlash caused by the same entity...

...overlapping in the same space-time?

What will become of your remaining body?

I don't remember anything after that, so this is just a guess.

But I think Hinata will take over and continue as the hero right after.

I see.

So that's what you mean by switchover?

Wait a minute!

Then, does that mean the hero who saved Ms. Shizue...

...is me?

Yeah.

I think that's how it'll turn out...

What a twist of fate...

Chloe, could I take over for a moment?

I've been wondering.

What will the world be like after we start over?

Will we be heading to the timeline of the world we know?

That'd be a concept that Chronoa the Time Traveler could come up with, no?

But based on what Chloe said, it seems like the world is being rebuilt.

Otherwise, the world wouldn't need to prevent the contradiction...

...of the same being existing in the same spacetime.

Well, that's complicated.

So it means that there's only this one world...

However, that's still good news.

It is precisely because that there's only one world...

...that your desperate efforts to restore your original world

...holds its value, is it not?

You sure have your way with words...

However, that also means one thing.

I can only be active for 300 years...

...until another me who knows nothing arrives, right?

Indeed, such would be the case.

What would happen if Hinata's consciousness were to fall asleep as well?

What I vaguely remember is that I seemed to be going wild...

That was most likely a different personality from me.

What? There's another one?

You're quite the karmic character, aren't you?

The one who took my powers when I gave you a name.

Maybe it really is some kind of monster-like entity...

Since Chronoa is the embodiment of the Will of Destruction,

we can't let her surface...

Luminus. I'm sorry to ask you this, but...

When the time comes, can you...

Leave it to me.

If we create the Ark using the seal of the Sacred Spirit's power,

we'll be able to isolate her from this world.

I promise to find your souls in the future and break the seal completely.

I'm counting on you.

280 YEARS AGO

I think it's about time.

I'm going to miss you.

Thank you for everything.

I'm sorry for asking you to do so many things.

No need to say more.

Let's meet in the future!

Yeah.

Hinata, the rest is up to you.

No problem.

You can leave it to me.

I feel at ease because you're the one I'm leaving this with.

Go for it, Hinata the Hero!

I had no idea... it would be this bad...

And I have to keep suppressing this all by myself for another 300 years...

How long are you planning to keep clinging to me, Luminus?

Have you switched places, Hinata?

From now on, you'll be on your own, but do your best as a hero.

Yes.

I'll do my best to live up to the name Chronoa the Hero.

Behave... yourself!

It's okay. I've watched Chloe keep it under control all this time...

Besides...

I've been dealing with a bigger problem...

...than Chronoa even before I teleported.

It's almost time, Chloe.

You're the only person in this world who's helped me.

Now it's my turn to play that part.

My magicules...

There's no way I can win...

Have you calmed down?

Why is a girl like you in the Demon Lord's castle?

I am...

...an Otherworlder.

Would you tell me your story?

How have you lived your life?

There was a war.

In the world I lived in...

There was a bombardment...

Fire rained down from the sky...

I see.

So you've become stable after merging with Ifrit?

I have no choice.

Otherwise, I won't be able to survive...

You see, this mask can improve your magic resistance.

It'll help keep the Ifrit inside you in check.

How is it?

Yeah.

Ifrit's will has significantly weakened...

Huh? What is this feeling...

You're all right now.

Well done for enduring this until now.

Go ahead and cry as much as you want.

KINGDOM OF BLUMUND

ADVENTURER'S MUTUAL AID UNION

Come on, Shizue, you have to greet him properly.

It's okay.

He's Heinz, the manager here.

Despite his looks, he's actually very kind.

Are you taking the young lady with you?

Will she be all right?

Wouldn't it be better if she stayed behind?

She'll be fine.

She is strong, after all.

Damn it! How dare you, human!

You've really grown up.

Man, when you first brought her here, I wasn't sure what to expect.

Even the Conqueror of Flames had a time like that, huh?

Can we not bring up the past anymore, Mr. Heinz?

Still, with the duo of Chronoa the Hero and Shizue the Conqueror of Flames,

let alone Calamity-class,

they could probably handle even a Disaster-class threat.

You said it!

This is getting worse.

Chronoa's rampant consciousness grows stronger with each passing year...

Another me will arrive in this world soon.

I wish I could have spent more time with you.

Huh?

Both your mind and body have grown stronger.

It's time for you to leave the nest.

It's okay.

We will meet again someday.

Yes.

Thank you for everything.

And I look forward to working with you, Luminus.

Don't mention it. It's a favor for a friend.

I must say, though.

You look beautiful...

I'd love to let Chloe hear that.

I can picture the look of disbelief on her face.

I'm sorry,

but I'm actually cutting it pretty close.

If you could, please...

Understood.

Up until now, I thought of myself as someone who can't be forgiven...

But that's not it...

I just hadn't forgiven myself...

But it's okay now.

Because I don't need to.

I'll carry this burden and look forward.

So, I'm not hesitating.

I don't know what will happen to me once I fall asleep.

The next one to wake up will be Chronoa.

Even so...

I believe...

I believe that you'll find a way to make things right,

Rimuru.

Next time: Where the Soul Resides.