I Became a Legend After My 10 Year-Long Last Stand (Japanese: ここは俺に任せて先に行けと言ってから10年がたったら伝説になっていた。, Hepburn: Koko wa Ore ni Makasete Saki ni Ike to Itte kara 10-nen ga Tattara Densetsu ni Natteita) is a Japanese light novel series written by Ezogingitune and illustrated by DeeCHA. It was serialized on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō from June 2018 to January 2021. It was later acquired by SB Creative who began publishing it under their GA Novel imprint in February 2019. A manga adaptation illustrated by Chako Abeno and with composition by Kitsune Tennōji began serialization on Square Enix‘s Manga Up! manga website and app in August 2019. An anime television series adaptation produced by Gekkou is set to premiere in April 2026.

The Hero Party consisting of the Hero Erik, Warrior Golan and Mage Luck manages to defeat the demon lord named the Majin Ruler who had invaded from another dimension. However, large hordes of demons named Majin continue to advance. Sensing the impending danger, Luck tells his friends Erik and Golan to flee, remaining alone in the space between the dimensions to continue to fight the demons and hold the line until they can reach safety. After fighting so hard that he loses track of time, Luck manages to defeat all the demons and protect the world. When he returns, ten years have passed and he is hailed as a hero and a Great Sage. After reuniting with his friends, he must choose a new path in life, starting with a clean slate. But in the midst of one of his quests, he bumped into Sia Wolcott, a Werewolf hunter hunting vampires.

Luck Lock Franzen (ラック・ロック・フランゼン, Rakku Rokku Furanzen)

Voiced by: Gakuto Kajiwara

The main protagonist of the story. He was a mage that held the line against the Majin Army and the Majin Ruler, to help his friends escape the Interdimension. A decade later, he reappears once again to a surprise, that on his time gone, he became a legend. Hating the stresses a nobility burdens, he decides to become Lock Franzen and restart his adventurer career.

Celliss Morton (セルリス・モートン, Serurisu Mōton)

Voiced by: Yui Ishikawa

Golan Morton’s daughter. She wanted to become like her father due to his stories of adventures with the Hero Party.

Sia Wolcott (シア・ウルコット, Shia Urukotto)

Voiced by: Mayu Sagara^[2]

The B-ranked werewolf adventurer/warrior that initially appears to avenge her honor against a vampire lord her tribe hunted. Lock assisted her with it, and became one of his friends.

Luccira (ルッチラ, Rutchira)

Voiced by: Mao Ichimichi

The sole survivor of the massacre upon his Nomadic Demon tribe by the vampires, was tasked to guard Gerberga, the Chicken God.

Milca (ミルカ, Miruka)

Voiced by: Yurie Kozaka

a former street urchin who was orphaned after her family became bankrupt. Lock took her in as his house apprentice.

Erik Mendilibar (エリック・メンディリバル, Erikku Mendiribaru)

Voiced by: Toshiyuki Morikawa

The Hero of the Kingdom, and friend to Luck and Golan. He eventually became the King of the Mendilibar Dynasty. To atone for abandoning Luck, he decides to help his friend re-establish his life.

Golan Morton (ゴラン・モートン, Goran Mōton)

Voiced by: Tsuyoshi Koyama

The Warrior of the group. He eventually marries Celerise’s mother and became the guild leader. A strong but simple-minded guy who is close friends with the Hero Party.

Levi Ardennes (レフィ・アルデンヌ, Refi Arudennu)

Healer of the group and a former priestess. Eventually became head of their religion’s clergy, wife of King Erik and had daughters. She prefers fighting in close range than what her order prefers doing.

Written by Ezogingitune, I Became a Legend After My 10 Year-Long Last Stand was serialized on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō from June 21, 2018, to January 15, 2021. It was later acquired by SB Creative who began releasing it with illustrations by DeeCHA under their GA Novel light novel imprint on February 15, 2019. Seven volumes have been released as of July 2022.

A manga adaptation illustrated by Chako Abeno and with composition by Kitsune Tennōji began serialization on Square Enix‘s Manga Up! manga website and app on August 3, 2019. The manga’s chapters have been collected into eighteen tankōbon volumes as of October 2025. The manga is published digitally in North America by Comikey and by Square Enix via their Manga Up! Global app.

An anime television series adaptation was announced on October 2, 2025. It will be produced by Gekkou and directed by Hiroyuki Kanbe, with series composition handled by Mitsutaka Hirota, characters designed by Majiro, and music composed by Tomotaka Ōsumi. The series is set to premiere in April 2026.

By May 2025, the series has over 4 million copies in circulation.

• Scooped Up by an S-Rank Adventurer!, another light novel series with the same illustrator.

I Became a Legend After My 10 Year-Long Last Stand
First light novel volume cover, featuring (from left to right) Sia Wolcott, Luck Lock Franzen, and Celliss Morton
ここは俺に任せて先に行けと言ってから10年がたったら伝説になっていた。 (Koko wa Ore ni Makasete Saki ni Ike to Itte kara 10-nen ga Tattara Densetsu ni Natteita)
Genre	High fantasy
Novel series
Written by	Ezogingitune
Published by	Shōsetsuka ni Narō
Original run	June 21, 2018 – January 15, 2021
Light novel
Written by	Ezogingitune
Illustrated by	DeeCHA
Published by	SB Creative
Imprint	GA Novel
Original run	February 15, 2019 – present
Volumes	7
Manga
Written by	Ezogingitune Kitsune Tennōji (composition)
Illustrated by	Chako Abeno
Published by	Square Enix
English publisher	NA:  Comikey Square Enix
Imprint	Gangan Comics UP!
Magazine	Manga Up!
Original run	August 3, 2019 – present
Volumes	18
Anime television series
Directed by	Hiroyuki Kanbe
Written by	Mitsutaka Hirota
Music by	Tomotaka Ōsumi
Studio	Gekkou
Original run	April 2026 – scheduled
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