chapter 114
114 – I’m Sorry
“The reason the hero failed in the first round… It was because of you.”
By you, you are probably referring to Dern.
I made a gesture to ask for a more detailed explanation by lifting my finger and asking for a more detailed explanation.
Amber was conflicted for a moment and then spoke to me angrily.
“The hero in the first round tried to protect Rumi from suffering at your hands… Because you used the power of the Lercier family to trample on them… !”
Considering that my current strength was inherited from the first round.
I guess I was in a similar situation to Rumi in the first round, where I was talented but not strong.
‘… Of course, looking at what I’m doing now, I think I’m more talented than Rumi.’
In any case, it seems like it wasn’t enough.
As someone who knows how powerful the Lercier family is, I’m nodding my head, thinking I understand the general context.
Suddenly, an unanswered question came to mind.
“But if you were going to sacrifice a hero like that, was there a need to sacrifice Rumi as a fake hero in the first place? From what I heard, it seemed like it was a meaningless act.”
“Well, that is.”
“Furthermore, as far as I know, the Phantom Library in the past also had dealings with the Celestial Church… Is the Welcome Library really a group meant to help heroes?”
“… “
The last question was based on speculation.
‘The fact that the Welcome Library had a deal with the Heavenly God Church is something that only appears in novels.’
In this episode, prevent the Welcome Library and the Celestial Church from doing business.
Because I took the initiative and took the illusion library to myself, the fact that the two had made some sort of deal disappeared.
I stabbed it just in case. I can’t give you any answer as to whether there has ever been a contract as I expected.
I feel something strange and am thinking about hitting it.
Amber sat down on the floor and shouted at me.
“I’ll tell you everything. “Stop it.”
“I think I said that before.”
“For real this time… “I’ll tell you everything.”
I nodded at Amber and continued what I said earlier.
“So, if you’re going to leave everyone like that, why did you throw away Rumi? Moreover, even if Rumi is a false hero, isn’t she enough of a vessel for the Demon King’s side to descend as a Demon God?”
“Rumi… Because he is literally a fake hero. It’s not big enough to use as a bowl. I can’t even use my sacred power in the first place… “
Is it literally a fake itself?
I sighed inwardly and looked at Amber, then closed my eyes, deciding to sort out the situation first.
‘The first thing to do is. After restoring the Phantom Library, you will probably take my body with you.’
Taking care of it itself wasn’t that difficult if you used the space expansion magic.
I put the body inside and was about to leave when Amber grabbed my foot and shouted.
“Now, wait a minute! Ah… No. If the hero dies again… It’s really over now… “
As I looked down at Ember hanging on, I thought for a moment and spoke briefly to her.
“No need to worry. “I am the hero in the first place.”
“Yes?”
“The first hero you are talking about is me.”
I shook off Amber, who was looking at me with a blank expression, and spoke.
“For now, let’s continue this story later. “It’s too late today.”
When I said this because I needed some time to sort out my complicated mind, Amber nodded, wiping away her tears.
Seeing this, I sighed lightly and decided to return to the mansion.
* * *
My mind is overly complicated.
I’m just sighing, thinking I don’t know what to do with this.
Someone is carefully knocking on the door and calling to me.
“Deer… “
Judging from the wrinkly voice, it appears to be Rumi.
I tried to refuse to meet Rumi because I felt like my mind would become even more complicated if I saw her in this situation.
Before I could answer, Rumi opened her door and came in, smiling.
“Is there anything you need?”
Like a puppy that makes a mistake and notices it.
As I look at Rumi, who is hesitantly looking at me even though there is absolutely no reason to notice her, I can’t help but tell her to leave.
‘On top of that, he was born to sacrifice himself on my behalf.’
I felt even more sorry.
I looked at Rumi, who was looking around in front of me in a maid uniform.
I slowly crossed my arms and shook my head.
“… “There is nothing in particular.”
“Well, I see. Then, would you like me to massage your shoulders?”
I meant to say that there is no need to work hard.
Rumi said it was harder for her not to do something because she kept trying to say it.
I reluctantly agreed to accept it and gave her a nod.
“Do whatever you want.”
“… Yes!”
When I gave permission, the expression on her face brightened.
He runs up behind me and starts massaging my shoulders.
“Ehehe.”
He makes a stupid laugh while giving the massage, as if helping me is a pleasure in itself.
I close my eyes, thinking that perhaps this is how he is apologizing for the mistakes he showed me before.
Rumi hesitantly calls me and speaks in a hushed voice.
“Well, there is Dern. Everything I said before was a lie. Actually, I don’t hate Dern.”
“That’s a story we’ve already told before.”
“Is that so… ? But I feel like I didn’t do something… “I thought I should do it.”
The moment I heard those words, I knew the true nature of what Rumi was feeling.
‘Rather than saying this because you feel sorry for me, you are probably saying this because you don’t want to be abandoned by me.’
The expression “Abandoned” Is a bit extreme, so it might be better to say that I don’t want to be hated.
In any case, I felt Rumi’s guilt even more because her behavior was like a puppy losing her cuteness because she did not want to be abandoned.
‘I’m going to turn away.’
She closed her eyes tightly, thinking she didn’t know where she went wrong.
Soon it became difficult to leave it alone any longer, so I called Rumi.
“Rumi.”
“Yes… ?”
“Let’s talk for a moment.”
“… “
At those words, Rumi hesitantly walked in front of me, then lowered her face and avoided my gaze.
I looked at Rumi like that and thought for a moment about what to say.
I thought it would be better to show it through her actions rather than her words of hers, so I reached out my hand and stroked her head without her saying anything.
“No need to worry. No matter what you said or did, I won’t abandon you.”
At those words, Rumi’s body trembled for a moment.
He asked me back with a happy yet anxious expression.
“… Why? I think I will only cause trouble to Dern.”
Since I couldn’t tell you the truth, it would be better to cover it up a bit.
But the problem is that I don’t know what to say.
There was a moment of silence because I was momentarily speechless, but Luna, who was in my arms, stepped forward and answered instead.
[Of course you did it to mate, you idiot!]
“… “
After saying that, Luna looked at me with an expression that said, ‘Did I do well?’ And continued her words.
[So stop dragging it on now… Because I gave birth to so many babies… Let me be Luna’s older sister.]
Luna decided to leave her somewhere and then she talked to Rumi as she was going to talk about something important.
“Ignore it. “He’s a bit lacking in brains.”
“Yes, yes. But you know, Dern.”
“What is it?”
“If that’s what Dern wants, I’m always okay…” ” In fact, she practiced with Luna before… “
Come to think of it, she said she had been practicing something strange for a week.
I’m trying my best to pretend not to hear, falling into a strange sense of wanting to know but not wanting to know.
Rumi seems to have decided to go a little further and clings to me, letting go of her front arm.
“It’s smaller than Espin senior, but… Still, I’m pretty big. Delia said it would taste good to touch it.”
I was holding Delia’s head, screaming at her unexpectedly.
As Rumi looks at me, she slowly touches my cheek and speaks.
“So… “You can do as much as you want.”
With those words, Rumi presses her fingers on the upper part of her breasts and begins to taunt her directly.
When I saw this, I suddenly remembered the first time I met Rumi after being possessed and burst into laughter.
‘At that time, Dern tried to rape Rumi.’
But this time, Rumi took Dern… No, it was truly ironic that they were trying to attack me.
I’m laughing thinking that I really don’t know what will happen to the world.
Rumi looked at my face and spoke somewhat sharply.
“Well, I just mustered up a lot of courage to do this to Dern… “Why are you smiling?”
I guess I laughed too much.
I said I was sorry to Rumi and slowly lifted her into my princess embrace.
“At least not yet, just wait.”
“Yes… This? So are you really going to do it later?”
“… “
I didn’t say anything else and roughly threw Rumi on her bed and turned her around.