The whole party was flabbergasted as soon as Axel Lobethrox, the Hero of Fire…had suggested hiding the truth about the Hero of Darkness arriving in their empire.
"Blasphemy! That's no different than high treason!" shouted the green orc warrior with a giant battleaxe in his hand.
But to his response, Axel turned his head around and spoke to this second stage saint.
"Tell me, Tamak. What did we do in the past one year other than stopping some local rebellion and killing some low-level monsters?" asked Axel and looked around his teammates with a serious expression.
"Although I was much welcomed in the empire after my arrival and all of you were recommended to enter the hero's party…
Did we really achieve anything on our own?
All of our achievements are aided by the imperial clan and even to this day… We are still seen as nothing but chess pieces.