【Manga Adaptation Confirmed!】 Currently serialized in Young Gangan and Manga UP!

At the age of nine, Alex was discovered to possess the greatest holy power in history and became a Hero. He spent his days tirelessly exterminating monsters.

However, due to a conspiracy orchestrated by a new, fame-hungry Hero—who was actually a fake Hero—39-year-old Alex was fired from his position as Hero.

But people didn't know.

That Alex was super-strong, beyond even the strongest.

During his time as a Hero, he wasn't highly praised, but that was only because Demon Lords and Evil Gods were hiding in fear of Alex, preventing him from achieving notable deeds.

Meanwhile, the fake Hero was, after all, a fraud, and his flaws began to surface one after another.

Exiled, Alex resolves.

—to live freely from now on.

First, he sets up an environment where he can live comfortably, and then attempts to earn money for rejuvenation, for a super-personal reason.

But for some reason, every time Alex acts for his own benefit, evil dragons die, or towns are saved from crises.

He begins to receive the 'proper recognition' he never got during his time as a Hero.

※Note: The 'comeuppance' starts late, around chapter 12.

※Mildly explicit content warning. Nightly treatments.

※2020/08/06: Ranked #1 Daily Overall! #1 Daily High Fantasy!

※2020/08/10: Ranked #1 Weekly Overall! #1 Weekly High Fantasy!

※2020/08/20: Book release confirmed!

※2021/03/15: Title changed with book release. Former title: 'The Old Man Hero's Underachiever! ~I Got Fired as a Hero, Lived Freely, and Gained Everything~ Even if They Tell Me to Come Back After Realizing I'm the Strongest, It's Too Late Now!'

※2024/05/17: Serialization begins in Young Gangan! Art by AOIKO-sensei.

※2025/02/25: Exiled Hero Comic Volume 1 released!

※2025/05/23: Comic Volume 2 released!