"Felid! I didn't expect you to beat an SS-ranked demon!
"Oh no, I didn't know our village was going to produce a great hero!
"Congratulations! Congratulations! By all means, attend the party tonight as the star of this village!
"We're proud of you!
I knew you'd do it someday!
The defeat of SS-rank Bahamut.
It was immediately announced by the confirmation of the country and the direct descent of the goddess Mokosi.
Ferid became a great hero and was welcomed not only by his birthplace but by the whole country.
It is the accomplishment of being recognized by others that he had been seeking all along.
Even his childhood friends, who had previously kept their distance from him, approached him as if he were a close friend.
Once in the capital, he is approached by many adventurers and heroes who had been ignored until then, and they are friendly to him.
When asked, many of them treated Ferid like a friend.
But when he found himself in a position to be liked by those people, he found the feelings of those who approached him to be shallow.
"FERIDO. I have a favor to ask you. Recently, a dangerous demon appeared near my village, and I need you to do something about it. Hey, that's for the good of the village.
"FERRID. Would you like to join our party? Just because you're a big brave guy and you're at the party, that's all the attention we get.
FERRID. I'm trying to be a hero, but I'm having trouble getting points. So why don't we partner up with you and share a little bit of our achievements? If you're a big brave man, you don't need any bravery points now, do you?
FERRID. If you would like to attend a banquet in the castle next time. Not only that, but I would like to give you a title of nobility as well. But in exchange, if you would be so inclined, would you dwell in the castle for the protection of your country?
Oh, I see.
Being a great hero finally taught him that being a great hero was just a matter of self-gratification.
That gaining people's approval was just a form of self-gratification.
I wanted to make friends. That's how you gain a social status, a position.
But when you get there, no one will be your true friend.
Many will try to rub elbows with you in your high position and take advantage of it.
He finally realizes such a natural thing when he gets there.
But that's not the only mistake he feels.
By becoming the Great Warrior, the people of this country have given up on becoming the Great Warrior.
We'll be all right with FERRID!
"He beat the SS ranks single-handedly.
He's good enough for me.
We'll get along with it and ask him for help.
He's a hero. He's a hero.
The evolution of the world. In order to do so, people must grow voluntarily.
But everyone else has "given up" on it now that FERRID has reached the goal of being a great hero.
One hero in the country is enough.
He stalled the country's, and indeed the world's, evolution for his own shallow purposes.
The people demand that he remain a hero.
When asked, he can't say no to them.
He can't say no because he chose this path himself.
Above all, he became a great hero by paying the great price of Mime.
Then he can't just throw away his position as a hero.