As Yusha's party arrives outside of Mao's castle, Meigo informs them that heroes had a destiny of wearing down the Demon Lord's power over their 998 resurrections, revealing that Mao will cease to exist entirely if Yusha defeats her. Faced with choosing between Mao and Naral Island, Yusha returns to where she first met everyone to reaffirm why she wanted to become a hero. As Mao tries to resign to her fate to be defeated, Yusha feeds her Hero's sword to Chibi Dragon and gives up being a hero...