# 11 - The Hero's Challenge
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/G9VHN974E/banished-from-the-heros-party-i-decided-to-live-a-quiet-life-in-the-countryside)
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**[00:03] LJUBO**
There are ancient elven ruins
up in Zoltan's mountains.
**[00:07] LJUBO**
The girl is a humanoid weapon created there.
**[00:11] LJUBO**
You can read more about her in
that investigation report.
**[00:15] LJUBO**
She is not a threat to humanity,
so there's no reason for us to remain here.
**[00:19] LJUBO**
We'll return at once.
**[00:20] VAN**
I'm afraid I cannot accept that.
**[00:22] LJUBO**
And why is that?
**[00:23] VAN**
Because we must always live
as our Blessings tell us to.
**[00:28] VAN**
Mine tells me it's not time to go.
**[00:32] LJUBO**
Well, I'm not about to drag you away.
**[00:35] LJUBO**
I hope that your Blessing will
encourage you to begin a new journey.
**[00:40] VAN**
It appears that Lord Demis has
given me a trial to overcome.
**[00:44] LAVENDER**
What trial?
**[00:46] VAN**
I don't know why...
**[00:48] VAN**
But my Blessing's impulses,
which have kept me going all this time,
**[00:52] VAN**
seem to have completely disappeared.
***SIGN*** Banished from the Hero's Party,
I Decided to Live a Quiet Life in the Countryside 2nd
***SIGN*** The Hero's
Challenge
**[02:33] ESTA**
Delicious.
**[02:37] ESTA**
The tea you make helps one relax, Red.
**[02:40] RED**
Glad to hear it.
**[02:42] RED**
So, how's Van looking?
**[02:45] ESTA**
He's been acting strange ever since
he went on that mission with you.
**[02:50] ESTA**
He holes up in his room all day, praying.
**[02:52] ESTA**
He speaks much less now, too.
**[02:56] ESTA**
We knows what new
crazy ideas he might get,
**[02:59] ESTA**
so Ljubo and I are taking
turns checking in on him.
**[03:02] TISSE**
Hello.
**[03:04] RIT**
Welcome. Is something the matter?
**[03:06] TISSE**
I wanted your opinion on something.
**[03:08] TISSE**
There was a request to look for a
child who went missing in the forest,
**[03:13] TISSE**
but Miss Ruti and I can't do
anything lest we run into Van.
**[03:18] TISSE**
Other adventurers won't take the mission
because they doubt there's foul play involved,
**[03:23] TISSE**
so the Guild is at a loss.
**[03:24] ALBERT**
I'll go, then.
**[03:26] TISSE**
Huh?
**[03:27] RED**
You sure?
**[03:28] ALBERT**
Yeah. Let me handle this.
**[03:30] ESTA**
But...
**[03:32] ALBERT**
I used to be a Zoltan adventurer,
**[03:34] ALBERT**
so I know my way around the woods here.
**[03:36] ALBERT**
And, while I know this won't
make up for how I used to be,
**[03:42] ALBERT**
I want to help this region
out in any way I can.
**[03:45] RED**
Albert...
**[03:47] ALBERT**
I'm no hero or champion,
but I'm traveling with Esta now.
**[03:53] ALBERT**
That makes me so happy, and it's
a constant source of pride for me.
**[03:57] ALBERT**
I want to act in a way
that befits her partner.
**[04:02] ESTA**
I-I'm honored you would feel that way.
**[04:06] ESTA**
What?!
**[04:06] RIT**
We can trust Albert to handle matters.
**[04:09] ESTA**
Y-Yeah, I suppose so.
**[04:12] TISSE**
Here's all the information
we have at the moment.
**[04:15] TISSE**
It's up to you now.
**[04:17] ALBERT**
Right.
**[04:43] LJUBO**
Hey, I'm out. Bring me another bottle.
**[04:48] ESTA**
What do you think you're doing here, Ljubo?
**[04:51] LJUBO**
It's you, Esta.
**[04:53] LJUBO**
Join me for drinks.
**[04:55] ESTA**
Where's Van? Still at the inn?
**[04:58] LJUBO**
No. He went off somewhere on his own.
**[05:01] ESTA**
What do you mean?
**[05:03] LJUBO**
I don't know the details.
**[05:05] LJUBO**
He heard that a child had gone missing,
**[05:08] LJUBO**
so he and Lavender went to search.
**[05:13] LJUBO**
He ignores everything I say.
**[05:16] LJUBO**
But why? What has gotten into my Hero?
**[05:23] LJUBO**
He can still be fixed, though. He has to be.
**[05:29] LJUBO**
Was it not the Almighty who
brought the Hero before me?
**[05:40] ALBERT**
I didn't expect to run into
an ogre in this forest.
**[05:43] ALBERT**
I hope the child is all right.
**[05:50] ALBERT**
Oops.
**[05:51] ALBERT**
Sorry about that.
**[05:54] GIRL**
Kurukururu!
**[05:56] GIRL**
Don't kill him!
**[05:57] KURUKURURU**
I... I'm fine...
**[05:59] ALBERT**
Wait, I'm just an adventurer.
I came looking for you.
**[06:03] GIRL**
For me?
**[06:04] ALBERT**
Yeah. Your parents were worried
you got lost in the woods.
**[06:09] GIRL**
I was playing with Kurukururu.
**[06:11] GIRL**
But then, that monster showed up.
**[06:14] ALBERT**
It's all right now.
**[06:16] ALBERT**
You kept her safe, did you?
**[06:18] GIRL**
Yeah! Kurukururu protected me!
**[06:21] KURUKURURU**
But there's a scarier one around.
**[06:24] KURUKURURU**
The fay are all afraid!
**[06:26] ALBERT**
What?
**[06:27] LAVENDER**
Found her.
**[06:29] ALBERT**
Sir Hero.
**[06:30] VAN**
Is the child hurt?
**[06:31] ALBERT**
No.
**[06:33] VAN**
That's good.
**[06:34] ALBERT**
*What's with his oppressive aura?*
**[06:37] ALBERT**
*Something's off about him.*
**[06:39] ALBERT**
I'll take her home now.
**[06:41] ALBERT**
Let's go.
**[06:43] VAN**
Before that, we need to kill
the evil that caused all this.
**[06:46] ALBERT**
The... evil?
**[06:48] VAN**
Didn't that thing lure the
child into the forest?
**[06:52] VAN**
Evil must be slain.
**[06:54] ALBERT**
C-Calm down, Sir Hero.
**[06:58] ALBERT**
Fairy dragons aren't malicious monsters.
**[07:01] ALBERT**
They're fay, just like Lavender,
and they're friendly to humans!
**[07:05] LAVENDER**
You're using me to beg for its life?
**[07:08] VAN**
Albert. I will wait ten
seconds for you to move.
**[07:10] VAN**
If you get in my way, then you
too are evil and must be slain.
**[07:16] ALBERT**
Run! I'll hold them off!
**[07:19] KURUKURURU**
B-But...
**[07:20] ALBERT**
Just go!
**[07:25] VAN**
Do you know that fay?
**[07:27] ALBERT**
No. I just met it.
**[07:30] VAN**
Are you confident that you can defeat me?
**[07:34] ALBERT**
Not in the least.
**[07:35] VAN**
Then why are you throwing your life away?
**[07:40] ALBERT**
You're right.
**[07:42] ALBERT**
I'm shaking in my boots, to be honest.
**[07:45] ALBERT**
But I won't stand back and watch
you take an innocent life.
**[07:49] ALBERT**
And I won't run from this fight!
**[07:52] VAN**
What is this feeling?
**[07:54] VAN**
I don't know why, but it seems
like I wish to kill you.
**[08:13] VAN**
Lavender, can you track them?
**[08:15] LAVENDER**
Of course I can!
**[08:25] VAN**
What are you trying to pull?
**[08:27] ALBERT**
Don't... kill it.
**[08:31] VAN**
Why would you do this for a mere fay?
**[08:33] ALBERT**
Because I'm part of the Hero's party.
**[08:40] ALBERT**
I want to act in a way that befits that.
**[08:43] VAN**
Let me go.
**[08:48] VAN**
Let me go.
**[08:57] VAN**
Let me go!
**[09:08] VAN**
I'm the Hero, damn you!
**[09:23] LAVENDER**
Van!
**[09:26] ESTA**
You fought well.
**[09:28] ESTA**
Regenerate.
**[09:31] ESTA**
Albert, you are a champion.
**[09:35] ESTA**
I am truly proud of you.
**[09:41] VAN**
Esta, that man stopped me from slaying evil.
**[09:47] ESTA**
Van, do you think I'm in any
mood for a conversation?
**[09:50] ESTA**
I am...
**[09:52] ESTA**
filled with rage!
**[10:01] VAN**
Why?
**[10:02] VAN**
I looked up to you!
**[10:05] VAN**
*Perhaps you've made a grave mistake?*
**[10:08] LAVENDER**
Get away from him!
**[10:13] LAVENDER**
You say you're mad and
then fight like a bitch!
**[10:17] ESTA**
And what happened to you?
**[10:19] ESTA**
I thought you never wanted to
show Van how you really fought.
**[10:23] LAVENDER**
Shut your mouth.
**[10:24] LAVENDER**
I've hated you from the
moment I laid eyes upon you.
**[10:29] UNDINE**
Okay, that's quite enough.
**[10:34] LAVENDER**
What, a lowly water archfay
thinks she can stop me?
**[10:39] UNDINE**
Your anger is ruining your cute little face.
**[10:42] UNDINE**
Are you trying to expose yourself?
**[10:44] LAVENDER**
You're dead!
**[11:12] LAVENDER**
Van...
**[11:15] VAN**
Healing Hands.
**[11:20] VAN**
*That girl is within my reach.*
**[11:23] VAN**
*Soon, I can...*
**[11:33] KURUKURURU**
Will Mr. Adventurer be okay?
**[11:36] RED**
His wounds have completely healed.
**[11:38] RED**
He's just resting now.
**[11:42] RED**
I'm glad the kid made it out
all right, too. Albert did well.
**[11:46] ESTA**
Do we know if he'll wake up?
**[11:48] RED**
Yeah. He pushed himself past
his limits to deal with Van.
**[11:53] RED**
He needs some time to rest.
**[11:55] ESTA**
I see.
**[11:56] RED**
It's great that you realized
what was going on.
**[12:00] RUTI**
I just guessed. I felt something
dangerous in the air.
**[12:04] RUTI**
Van's out of control.
**[12:06] RUTI**
The impulses of the Hero's
Blessings are very strong.
**[12:10] RUTI**
Normally, it wouldn't let
you fight emotionally.
**[12:14] RUTI**
He must so confused that it's
repressing his Blessing's impulses.
**[12:19] RUTI**
I've experienced that before.
**[12:21] RED**
He must be panicking at how he's wavering.
**[12:25] RED**
My goal was to change his mentality,
but I wasn't expecting this.
**[12:28] ESTA**
It's not your fault.
**[12:30] ESTA**
The responsibility lies with us, the people
who have spent so much time with him.
**[12:34] RED**
Esta.
**[12:37] ESTA**
Let me go cool off.
**[12:45] RUTI**
Big Brother.
**[12:46] RED**
I know.
**[12:57] ESTA**
For the first time in my life,
I let my anger take over.
**[13:03] ESTA**
When I saw Albert on the verge of death, I...
**[13:05] RED**
You couldn't stop yourself?
**[13:07] ESTA**
I was terrified of losing him.
**[13:12] ESTA**
Even now, the very thought
drives a stake into my heart.
**[13:16] ESTA**
And I once tried to kill you in order
to keep Ruti fighting as our Hero.
**[13:22] ESTA**
I've changed so much,
and that scares me most of all.
**[13:25] ESTA**
I might eventually make
the wrong decision again.
**[13:29] ESTA**
I may lose myself and do
something irrevocable.
**[13:34] ESTA**
And that frightens me.
**[13:36] RED**
Are you going to cast aside
your feelings for Albert, then?
**[13:45] ESTA**
No...
**[13:47] ESTA**
I can't.
**[13:50] ESTA**
I don't want to.
**[13:53] RED**
Then that's, fine.
**[13:55] RED**
Those emotions don't come
from your Blessing,
**[13:58] RED**
but from deep within your heart.
**[14:01] RED**
And I think that's really worth something.
**[14:04] ESTA**
Emotions that have nothing to
do with our Blessings, huh...
**[14:10] ESTA**
Meeting you people has turned me
into a terrible woman of faith.
**[14:16] RIT**
Red. Esta.
**[14:34] LJUBO**
Who's there?
**[14:35] VAN**
Cardinal Ljubo, it's me.
**[14:37] LJUBO**
O-Oh, Van. Come in.
**[14:44] VAN**
I came to let you know that
I'm leaving Zoltan.
**[14:47] LJUBO**
Y-You are? You finally understand!
**[14:51] LJUBO**
Let us prepare to leave at once!
**[14:53] VAN**
But first, I'm going to head
to the Undine's dwelling.
**[14:56] LJUBO**
What?
**[14:57] VAN**
And I'll kill all the fay there.
**[14:59] VAN**
I think Esta, Gideon,
and others will be there, as well,
**[15:01] VAN**
and I'm going to kill them all.
**[15:03] LJUBO**
What are you talking about?
**[15:06] VAN**
That's sure to draw the girl out,
and I'll kill her.
**[15:10] VAN**
If she doesn't show,
I'll destroy Zoltan until she does.
**[15:13] LJUBO**
Settle down, Van.
**[15:15] LJUBO**
You are the Hero. You must act like one.
**[15:23] LJUBO**
Van...
**[15:25] LJUBO**
Why?
**[15:28] VAN**
I don't feel the impulses of
the Hero's Blessing anymore.
**[15:31] VAN**
My Blessing doesn't tell me
what I need to do as the Hero.
**[15:35] VAN**
As such...
**[15:36] VAN**
I'll carry out the last impulse
my Blessing gave me...
**[15:39] VAN**
I'll kill that girl and all the
evil that stands in my way.
**[15:44] LJUBO**
Wai...
**[15:54] RED**
Van will be here soon.
**[15:56] RED**
Lavender will no doubt be with him.
**[15:58] UNDINE**
I can't stop that fairy alone.
**[16:02] RIT**
She's stronger than a water archfay?
**[16:05] RIT**
What exactly is Lavender?
**[16:08] UNDINE**
I didn't want to out her,
**[16:12] UNDINE**
but I guess it's too late for that now.
**[16:16] UNDINE**
She's a calamity.
**[16:19] RIT**
A what?
**[16:20] UNDINE**
She's one of the archfay Ketu.
**[16:23] UNDINE**
Avatars of power and destruction.
**[16:26] UNDINE**
They've wreaked havoc like natural disasters
since this planet came into existence.
**[16:30] UNDINE**
As civilization advanced, the ancient
elves and dragons wiped the Ketu out,
**[16:35] UNDINE**
leaving her the sole survivor.
**[16:37] UNDINE**
I'd thought she was living
in hiding, deep in a jungle...
**[16:41] TISSE**
We've gone past legendary and
into mythical territory here...
**[16:46] YARANDRALA**
So, what's our plan?
**[16:47] YARANDRALA**
A mythical archfay and the Hero, the ultimate
human, are on their way to attack us.
**[16:52] RED**
This will probably be our last
chance to talk things out with Van.
**[16:55] TISSE**
Talk things out?
I don't think that's possible.
**[16:59] RED**
Yeah, there's no avoiding a battle.
**[17:02] RED**
But unlike how Van used to be,
I think we stand a good chance.
**[17:05] TISSE**
But we just talked about
how he's out of control.
**[17:08] VAN**
Yeah, he's out of control.
**[17:10] VAN**
The Hero, who never wavers, is wavering now.
**[17:13] VAN**
My words should be able
to get through to him.
**[17:16] VAN**
I can change his extreme views.
**[17:18] RIT**
I believe in Red.
**[17:21] RUTI**
I'll back him up if it comes down to it.
**[17:23] RUTI**
So please let him handle this.
**[17:26] TISSE**
If you two say so...
**[17:29] TISSE**
So, how exactly do you
intend to go about this?
**[17:33] RED**
By settling things one-on-one with Van.
**[17:35] YARANDRALA**
You want to fight Van one-on-one?
**[17:37] DANAN**
That's crazy.
**[17:40] RED**
Van's strong, and there are
no guarantees in battle.
**[17:43] RED**
So I can't say I'll win for sure, but...
**[17:46] RED**
I'll win.
**[17:51] UNDINE**
I'll put up a field to minimize the damage.
**[17:55] UNDINE**
Would any of you be willing to help me out?
**[17:57] ESTA**
I can.
**[17:59] YARANDRALA**
I'll help, too.
**[18:01] UNDINE**
I would also like someone
to help defend the village.
**[18:04] TISSE**
Mr. Crawly Wawly and I will see to it.
**[18:08] RED**
Okay, I'm counting on you all.
**[18:10] RED**
Now for the finishing touches.
**[18:12] ALL**
Yeah!
**[18:22] RUTI**
Good luck,
**[18:25] RUTI**
Big Brother.
**[18:30] RED**
Thanks.
**[18:33] VAN**
I finally get to see you again.
**[18:35] VAN**
I know I can go back to being
a Hero once I kill you.
**[18:58] VAN**
Gideon, I can tell.
**[19:02] VAN**
She's Ruti the Hero, isn't she?
**[19:05] VAN**
This is the destiny
Lord Demis has laid out for me.
**[19:09] VAN**
In order to become the true Hero,
I must defeat the old one.
**[19:14] VAN**
Inheriting Ruti the Hero's power,
**[19:17] VAN**
Van the Hero will save the world!
**[19:19] RED**
That's stretching it.
**[19:22] RED**
You don't know what to do anymore,
**[19:25] RED**
so you're forcibly assigning significance
to random happenings around you.
**[19:28] VAN**
That's not true!
**[19:30] RED**
Isn't it?
What's your Hero's Blessing telling you?
**[19:33] VAN**
It's telling me to kill Ruti!
**[19:36] RED**
You're not actually feeling
that impulse at all, are you?
**[19:41] VAN**
This only started after I spoke to you.
**[19:44] VAN**
Wavering is painful.
**[19:46] VAN**
I feel like I'm losing myself.
**[19:49] RED**
Everyone doubts themselves
at some point in life.
**[19:52] VAN**
The Hero never wavers.
**[19:54] VAN**
It is not allowed!
**[19:55] RUTI**
I did.
**[19:58] RUTI**
I did so over and over while
fighting the demon lord's army.
**[20:02] RUTI**
I worried if I was
doing the right thing.
**[20:04] RUTI**
I wasn't sure if I should trust my judgment,
and regretted plenty of things I did.
**[20:09] RUTI**
In particular,
after Big Brother left the party,
**[20:12] RUTI**
I didn't know what to believe anymore.
**[20:15] RUTI**
At some point, I was distancing myself
from the people I could trust.
**[20:19] RUTI**
And yet, they're helping me out now.
**[20:23] RUTI**
After all this time,
**[20:25] RUTI**
I finally truly believe that
we've become an actual party.
**[20:29] VAN**
I don't believe you!
**[20:30] VAN**
A Hero never wavers!
**[20:32] VAN**
That is the role assigned by the Almighty!
**[20:34] RED**
Quit running, Van!
**[20:37] RED**
If you truly want to be the Hero,
**[20:39] RED**
quit running from the doubts you have.
**[20:41] RED**
Muster up the courage to face them.
**[20:43] VAN**
Courage?
**[20:44] RED**
That's right.
**[20:45] RED**
No matter how painful things might get,
**[20:47] RED**
stand your ground and walk
the path you choose.
**[20:49] RED**
That's what you call courage.
**[20:51] VAN**
A Hero is completely immune to fear.
**[20:54] VAN**
Isn't that good enough?
**[20:56] RED**
As the Guide, allow me to show you the way.
**[21:03] RED**
Fight me. Grab that sword.
**[21:06] VAN**
A bronze sword?
**[21:07] RED**
This is a battle between
the Hero and the Guide.
**[21:10] RED**
Try besting me, Van.
**[21:13] RED**
That should clear your doubts.
**[21:21] VAN**
I understand.
**[21:23] LAVENDER**
Don't let him fool you, Van!
**[21:25] RIT**
Stand back, Lavender.
**[21:27] LAVENDER**
Back off! I'll kill you!
**[21:29] RIT**
We have no right to stop them.
**[21:32] LAVENDER**
Shut your mouth!
**[21:33] LAVENDER**
Anyone who gets in the way of my love
deserves to die a miserable death!
**[21:38] RIT**
And I won't let anyone
mess with my love, either!
**[21:41] RIT**
It doesn't matter if it's a mythical fay,
the Hero, or even the Almighty.
**[21:45] RIT**
Interfere, and I will cut you down!
**[21:51] VAN**
We'll stop our swords at the last second,
and the loser will admit defeat...
**[21:54] VAN**
I really hope that's not how
you think this is going to go.
**[21:58] RED**
Of course not. We're fighting
until one of us goes down.
**[22:02] VAN**
Excellent!
**[22:04] VAN**
Because I can't stop until
I unleash all of this anger on you!