Noah, former hero, current wanted criminal across the entire nation.
After defeating the Demon King, a curse wiped his memory. He only vaguely recalls leaving the hero's party on good terms, but the kingdom changed its tune in the blink of an eye and issued a wanted notice, claiming that "the hero has been corrupted by the Demon King."
How interesting. Isn't this the classic story of killing the donkey once the millstone has been ground?
Drawing on years of experience reading hero manga in his previous life, Noah is sure of one thing: there must be a traitor among his companions!
But when he hides his identity in a remote town, his "former teammates" come looking for him one by one, and their behavior gets more and more unsettling...
"Noah, I had such a hard time finding you. Come back to the royal capital with me, now!"
The Empire's Third Princess, Lisha, runs toward him, waving her arms with a smile, while an entire Imperial Magic Swordsmen Corps follows close behind.
"I won't let you get away this time, okay?"
The genius mage Astraea lays down a spatial lockdown barrier with a beaming smile, her fingers tracing his collarbone suggestively.
"Captain, the signal from the tracker on you is getting weak. I've been so worried."
The mechanist Cosette tilts her head, and Noah discovers in horror that thirty-seven tiny tracking devices have somehow been planted on him.
Most terrifying of all is the black-haired, red-eyed swordswoman, Yagami Hine. Her katana is drawn three inches from its sheath, and her smile is unnervingly sweet.
"Run again, and I'll cut off your legs."
Noah: ???
What happened to being teammates? What happened to leaving the party in peace?
This isn't a reunion with former teammates at all. It's a full-on manhunt by a party that's gone completely dark!
"Wait... are they all here to silence me?!"
