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Tasked with assigning a Hero to defeat the Demon Lord is an ambiguous figure known simply as the Prophet. As the priestess beholden to a particular god, she has the power to redo time until her chosen Hero successfully carries out his duty. Throughout her many time loops, one man piques her interest—a crass, money-grubbing adventurer who is a far...

Mystery meets fantasy in Who Killed the Hero?, a light novel that explores fantasy archetypes, party comradeship, and the truth concealed behind the Hero's death.

A few years after the Demon Lord's defeat, the kingdom holds a memorial service to honour the lives lost in the battle, and the Hero takes this opportunity to reunite with the princess of Ludonia, whom he first met at the beginning of his journey. But the princess is not happy to see him; in fact, she accuses him of...