chapter 116
116 – Power
I don’t know if I can say I’m fortunate.
Thanks to Rumi and Delia’s acceptance of possession…
‘No, I think it would be correct to say that it was because I wasn’t particularly interested.’
Anyway, thanks to my understanding and handing it over, I was able to get over it easier than I thought.
Of course, there was some commotion in the process.
It wasn’t that big of a problem because it was something that could be overlooked with a laugh.
‘Then the remaining issues will be about my body and the Heavenly God Church.’
For example, whether or not I will return to my original body.
I needed to think about things like why I was defeated by the Heavenly God Church in the first round and decided to do the second round.
‘Of course, in the former case, you can think about it after defeating the Demon King.’
I think it would be better to think about it in advance.
I’m thinking about this because I think it would be a good idea to think about it now that I have time.
Suddenly a thought crossed my mind.
‘By the way, what should I do with the Welcome Library now?’
Now that I know that the Welcome Library is a place created just for me.
It is necessary to decide in advance what to do with the welcome library.
‘The ideal way is after I eat the welcome library.’
We are using this to fight against the Heavenly God Church.
Judging from Ember’s reaction, there is no way for the Phantom Library to tell who the real hero is.
They were wary of me because they couldn’t tell if I was a real hero. It didn’t seem like the task would be easy.
‘Of course, you can eat it after subduing it by force.’
The problem is that even if you give in like that, you could betray me later.
There was a need to persuade this in a peaceful way if possible.
‘Well, it’s not something I would think of using the Celestial Church to destroy the Phantom Library.’
At that time, I decided to think that I had done it without knowing the truth and that there was nothing I could do about it.
Anyway, I sighed, deciding to use the information and experiences I had gathered in the Welcome Library if I could.
*
The next day, Rumi opened my door as if she had been waiting and came in, greeting me in a rather lively voice.
“Dern! Wake up!”
I frowned because it was noisy since morning.
Rumi approaches me and smiles.
“Oh, and Luna is here.”
Rumi returned Luna that she took yesterday and looked at me intently.
He soon asks a few questions to see if there is anything he wants to know.
“So, Dern’s real body doesn’t have to shower or eat food?”
Those words made me think for a moment.
Since it is a living body with no soul, it will require some level of care.
That’s why I couldn’t say anything and was thinking about it, but Rumi smiled brightly and spoke.
“If there is anything that needs management, please leave it to me… ! Anyway, I’m Dern’s maid. I can handle all of that!”
She proudly says things that would make real maids fall over if they heard them, and makes a gesture as if she is ‘asking’ me.
I turned away, openly ignoring Rumi.
“I’m going straight to the Welcome Library, so get your clothes ready.”
“Oh, if that’s the case, I’ve already prepared it.”
Rumi spoke proudly, taking out my clothes from inside her jacket as if she had been waiting.
“I heated the clothes to my own body temperature, so they’ll be warm!”
“… “
I felt dizzy looking at my wrinkled clothes
No matter how much I think about this, it is not the method that Rumi came up with, but rather the method that Luna would have come up with.
‘I’m 100% sure that Luna told me to do this last night.’
I told Rumi that I thought there would be a need for s*x education, mental education, or whatever in the future.
“Rumi… I tried not to say anything as much as possible. “It’s better not to do such things to men.”
At those words, Rumi tilted her head and looked at me, and she answered as if it were natural.
“Of course I don’t do this to men. “I only do this to Dern?”
“What?”
“Well, of course I’m also very embarrassed about this. Because I also have common sense… “I know this is shameful behavior.”
She felt embarrassed and couldn’t believe she had done something like that, so she looked at Rumi with a puzzled expression.
Rumi avoids my gaze and speaks to me in a hushed voice.
“But I thought that if I could get Dern’s attention like this, that was enough… “I’m very happy that Dern looks after me.”
“… “
I was momentarily speechless at Rumi’s honest confession of hers, which I had heard for the first time in a long time.
I don’t know how to react to Rumi’s words his, so I stare at him in silence.
Rumi speaks to me while rubbing her cheek, feeling embarrassed.
“Ah, anyway, if you really don’t like it, please tell me. “I won’t do something like this.”
To be honest, I am also a man, so I don’t dislike Rumi’s active appeal to her.
No, it wasn’t that I didn’t like it, but I liked it.
‘The reason I don’t accept it though is because of the purpose and uncertain future.’
Of course, now that I have the main body, that question has been somewhat resolved.
Since we still didn’t know what would happen after defeating the Heavenly God Church, we couldn’t act hastily.
If I were to return to Earth as soon as I defeated the Demon King, I would have literally just hurt him and thrown him away, so I had no choice but to endure it.
‘So it would be better to be careful not to cross the line, at least until something is definitely decided.’
That would be better for the other kids.
I sighed and spoke, thinking that I should maintain the minimum level of responsibility.
“I don’t hate it.”
At those words, Rumi turned around and laughed like a fool.
He looks at me blankly and talks.
“So this means we can continue doing this?”
“No.”
“I know it’s okay to do it… !”
She laughed as she saw Rumi only hearing what she wanted to hear.
I don’t know if I should say that this change is good.
I slowly looked away, thinking that being positive wasn’t such a bad thing.
‘Then it’s time to take care of the remaining matters.’
Just as I was stretching out and warming up, realizing that there wasn’t much left to do before the downfall of the Celestial Church.
Suddenly a question crosses my mind.
‘If I think about it for a moment, Rumi is a fake hero and I am the real hero.’
Wasn’t it me who was the one to catch the devil from the beginning?
When that thought crossed my mind, I smiled and shrugged my shoulders, then shook my head and thought.
‘Well, whatever it is, it’s something I should have done.’
I took a deep breath and slowly left the room.
*
I think it would be a good idea to talk to Espin.
When I went to see Espin right away, what I saw was Espin melting on the bed like slime, perhaps because he had stayed up all night.
I feel like I’ve been overdoing it lately because of the Heavenly God Church, so I’m just going to let it rest.
Espin, who was dozing off in bed, started calling me with a sleepy look.
“Uh… Are you here?”
He told me to ‘sleep more’ to mean to rest a little more.
Espin shakes her head, stands up from her seat, and speaks to me with a long yawn.
“… Are you okay. “I was going to get up anyway.”
Even though I tried to get up, I kept glancing at the bed.
Anyway, I thought it would be a good idea to talk quickly and then take a break, so I got straight to the point.
From information about the Welcome Library to stories about my possession.
Since the content was somewhat complicated, he just told the whole story without hesitation.
Espin talks to me with a blank expression.
“… Are you talking about a novel?”
“No, it’s the truth.”
“That… Umm.”
As if she couldn’t believe the truth, Espin held her head and worried about her.
She then lets out a long sigh and speaks as if she is desperate.
“What… Okay. Honestly, I don’t think it makes sense, but since you’re saying it, I’ll believe it for now.”
“Thank you.”
“Okay, anyway, this isn’t important. What’s important now is what to do with the Welcome Library.”
When she nodded her head, Espin crossed her arms and thought about it before speaking to me.
“I heard this place called the Welcome Library was made for you anyway? Then, since this is a place designed for you to eat anyway, why not just take this opportunity to get away?”
“What?”
“I heard this place was made for you anyway? So even if you cheat, there won’t be any problem.”
Espin confidently told a story that would have made Amber foam and fell down if she had heard it, and continued her story with a smile.
“Well, if you really don’t like it, it would be right to ask Amber for cooperation. “First of all, it would be most important to prove that you are a hero.”
I thought so too, so I agreed and agreed.
Espin crossed her arms and was lost in her thoughts.
“However, it is difficult to prove that you are real based on vague things like the first and second rounds. I guess I need another way to prove it… “Is there any way to prove it?”
If there was such a way, I wouldn’t have come to ask.
I’m shaking my head and showing no response.
Suddenly Luna, who was in his arms, tilted her head and said something somewhat shocking.
[Why are you trying to persuade me with words when you have the power?]