I Became a Legend After My 10 Year-Long Last Stand

Luck was once an S-rank mage serving within the hero’s party, wielding extraordinary magical power alongside his closest companions. When a fateful confrontation with the Demon King threatened to destroy them all, he chose to remain behind and hold the line alone. His desperate last stand s쳮ded in protecting his friends, but the battle consumed a decade of his life before he finally emerged victorious. Upon returning to civilization, Luck discovers that ten years have passed since his sacrifice. The world now reveres him as a legendary hero who gave his life in glorious combat, and his name has become a symbol of ultimate bravery. With society having mourned him and moved forward, reclaiming his former identity proves impossible. The man who saved the world no longer exists in its records, leaving him adrift in a reality that has forgotten the living person behind the myth. Accepting that his past is forever sealed, Luck makes the difficult decision to conceal his true self. Adopting the alias “Lock,” he registers as a mere F-rank adventurer at the very bottom of the guild hierarchy. Stripped of his former prestige and unrecognized by those around him, he must quietly forge a new path in a world that continued turning without him.