A father undergoing a crisis of faith in a world where the Demon Lord has risen again. He, like everybody else, is waiting for the arrival of the Hero who will save them. But where is the Hero? Why has he not yet arrived? Are the myths passed down to them all lies? This is the story of the man who finally learns of his place in the great scheme of things, of why the Hero has not yet come, of what is required and must be done.