With that, we have a hero, and the holy sword is real. Everyone has seen it, so who can say he isn't a hero?

As for the Holy Sword? Let the fake hero take it.

The Holy Sword is called the Holy Sword simply because it was created by the first hero and happened to be used by heroes of all generations.

A true hero grows so fast that they can defeat the Demon King without even needing a holy sword.

There is no need to worry about losing the Holy Sword and being defeated, nor is there any need to worry about the Holy Sword being used by the demons.

This sword, forged through the trials of heroes throughout history, can only unleash its true power in the hands of a hero from another world.

The others were holding... a steel sword with infinite durability but no special properties.

The king pondered the idea for a moment, thinking it might actually work.

"You're a fucking genius!"

This method seemed feasible, so the king decided to optimize the plan and did just that.

"The kingdom is searching for a legendary hero. Whoever pulls out that holy sword will gain the power to defeat the Demon King?"

"Really? You're not kidding, are you?"

"I don't know, but if I can pull out that sword, I won't have to eat beef anymore!"

A city near a royal capital, far from the influence of monsters, is exceptionally prosperous.

The news of the search for the hero has spread, and countless people are discussing it in the streets and alleys.

People fantasize about what they would do with the power if they were given the identity of a hero.

"The hero or whatever, I don't really find anything particularly appealing about it, so I'll leave it at that."

However, this holy sword is described as an indestructible weapon, and an extremely sharp one…

El also received the news, but he was more concerned about the legendary holy sword than the hero.

It won't damage, makes it easy to cut through monsters' bodies, and can also be used as a weapon.

Isn't this the kitchenware he's been dreaming of? How is the Holy Sword made? Can I have one too?

"Why don't we go take a look? The hero selection should be quite a spectacle. There might even be some monsters infiltrating the city, trying to assassinate the new heroes."

In this way, he might even discover entirely new ingredients.

With this in mind, like many others, El embarked on his journey to the royal capital.

The capital city might descend into chaos, but El has enough confidence in his own strength.

Having left the village, he was truly free to do as he pleased. With his formidable physical abilities, he would gather intelligence on monster-hunting from adventurer guilds in various cities, then travel there on foot to eliminate the monsters.

The quest was received in the morning, the monster was eaten at noon, and the bounty was received in the evening.

With a 100% mission success rate to date, White, the black-robed warrior of El, is becoming increasingly famous.

His favorite commissions are about vampires, because as powerful monsters, they attract a lot of other ingredients... ah, I mean monsters.

Gargoyles and minotaurs, in particular, were his two favorite dishes.

Moreover, he also wanted to find the vampire marquis to see if he could really replenish his flesh indefinitely.

Unfortunately, the vampires discovered so far are at most at the viscount level.

These unfortunate souls learned from El why they had been targeted and why they were cursing at a certain red-eyed bat before they died.

Of course, he also tried many other monster dishes.

For example, grilled sandworm meat, braised wild boar, troll eyeball soup, bread made from dryad heart powder...

What impressed him most was a four-legged earth dragon, whose skull was shattered after he punched it three times, and whose enormous body took him a whole week to eat.

"Hopefully, this time will bring different results."