Chapter 86 – First Hero and First Lady (2)
“Ain.”
“Uh. Aria.”
“Is this a cave?”
Ain narrows her eyes and watches her in front.
Then the sides and finally the rear.
After taking a good look around, he calmly stated his conclusion.
“… That’s right. Everywhere you look, it’s a cave.”
It was.
What unfolded in front of us was the inside of the cave.
It might seem like an absurd remark, but it was the reality.
No one would easily imagine that such a large cave could exist under the palace.
How can I open the door of a building to reveal a cave?
Not the door anywhere on the blue cat robot.
It’s a situation where doubts are welling up.
“Follow me.”
Karelin, a girl with blue eyes sparkling like sapphires, walked by.
If I let it go, it seems like it will just go away.
Ain and I looked at each other.
“It’s strange that we’re hanging out here, so shall we go?”
“That is a reasonable opinion.”
We walked along Karelin.
The surroundings were not so dark.
It seems that the light is leaking in somewhere.
Well, to be honest, I was very surprised.
The smell of earth and fishy water is strong, so the sense of realism is vivid.
Not only that, but like a cave, the sound of footsteps echoed and echoed.
‘It looks like a real cave.’
However, this is a space that exists underground under the royal family.
It couldn’t have been a real cave.
I looked around to see if there was anything out of the ordinary.
However, nothing suspicious was found.
“Are you curious, Aria?”
Did I show off like that?
I thought there was no need to hide my opinion, so I nodded.
“Yeah, it’s amazing. Karelin.”
How can you not be curious?
The sword took on a human form, and the cave appeared out of nowhere.
Isn’t it a typical fantasy element?
The liveliness is different when you experience it through actual experience, rather than through a made-up video.
Is that why it’s so mesmerizing?
In response to my reply, Karelin said with a refreshing smile.
“Feel free to call me Karelin.”
“Is that okay?”
The holy sword has existed for a long time.
What I mean is that the age is significant.
Wouldn’t you be offended by my disrespectful words and actions?
“Even that cheeky hero omits honorifics.”
Karelin tripped over her child.
Ain replied with her sullen face.
“Why should I call you old man?”
“Look at that. It looks bad.”
She thought it was an extremely Ajin-like reaction.
When I first experienced it, I thought there were people like that.
Still, that’s what makes him an attractive person.
“… Arya, your eyes are hazy.”
“Eh, yes?”
Karelin let out a sigh of her own.
“There is nothing wrong with saying that love makes people blind.”
I guess I wasn’t that stupid.
I looked at Ain to ask if I really did.
She met his soft eyes.
My heart was beating on its own.
Oh
I like you.
I love you too.
My love.
My world.
My everything
“Certainly, Arya’s condition is strange.”
Ain said that in a trembling voice.
What do you mean by my condition?
I’m sorry, Ain.
“… Does Ain even say that?”
“Are you mad?”
“It happened.”
When I screamed, Ain stroked my hair.
“Let go of that anger with this.”
“It is a mistake to think that stroking her hair will relieve my anger… Is not.”
It was a cowardly, but effective way.
I liked his touch, so I closed my mouth.
Karelin, who was watching this, trembled as if she was disgusted.
“Girl, I am still amazed that you do not have children.”
Feeling Ain’s hand, I replied.
“… I would like to have one too.”
Couldn’t she then hold him back?
I don’t want to get in the way.
Because I want to help him.
As if Ain had thought of something, she said as she touched her chin.
“The child wants to think after catching the demon lord.”
At his words, Karelin touched her forehead.
“Are you sincere or stupid? Isn’t it okay to be a child, in the yard where you don’t know whether you will live or die?”
“Because the will may weaken.”
“Isn’t it usually stronger? Does he show a will to survive even for the sake of the child?”
“What if me and Arya die and she leaves the child alone?”
She didn’t say anything about this part, perhaps because even Karelin couldn’t talk about it carelessly.
Ain did not bruise Karelin like that.
He said with a bitter face.
“I don’t want to be such a trashy parent.”
“You are filthy stubborn.”
The story of the two did not come well to my ears.
Only the words Ain said earlier remained in his mind.
‘The child wants to think after catching the demon king.’
Hehe.
Like that.
After defeating the demon lord, you can have Ain’s child.
I heard good news.
“Ain. Demon King, be sure to catch it.”
“Ah, yes. Of course.”
“Because I want to have Ain’s child.”
“… Uh, yes.”
He had a somewhat bewildered face.
I guess I didn’t know how to say it so directly.
Karelin whistled from the side.
“Oh my, be strong. Is it Einstein’s side that gets eaten?”
Ain’s face twisted.
“Stop the obscene talk, old man.”
“I didn’t even start first. You should blame Arya for this.”
“… I’m not going to say anything to Arya, I.”
“Have you seen this kind of blind bath?”
For a while, a noisy conversation ensued between the two.
After a while, there was finally a lull.
Karelin, who was wheezing, called me.
“Aria, do you have something to say?”
“How did you know?”
“If you look closely, even a girl will understand.”
How did I check my eyes on the subject of walking in the lead?
The skill is also amazing.
“Karelin-sama… , No, I want to ask Karelin something.”
“Ask anything.”
It was an exciting permission.
“Do you know where the missing people are?”
“Why do you ask a girl that?”
I rolled my tongue.
What to say
Spin round and round?
Or direct?
“Because Karelin would know.”
Karelin’s eyes widened.
Was she caught off guard?
“Are you sure?”
It’s a slightly stiff voice.
“It’s just speculation.”
“The grounds?”
“Karelin said this place is the cradle of truth. She even moved like she knew it. As if she knew everything about what was here. She thought that there was no way that such a person would not be able to find people who had disappeared before her eyes.”
“It’s like the cow caught her mouse by stepping on her back.”
“Aren’t you going to get away with it?”
Karelin paused for a moment, then started walking again.
“I mean, there is no need to do it. They were sent out because they did not deserve it.”
“Did you really send it?”
Ain’s reaction was that he didn’t know.
I considered what she said was her ‘qualification’.
“Is passing the exam the qualification? Then I’m not qualified either.”
Karelin shook her head from side to side.
“No, what the girl is saying is a basic qualification. This place was originally designed for only warriors and saints to enter.”
A space where only warriors and saints can enter?
Security one is awesome.
“How do you know that?”
“Ah, I didn’t tell Arya. This place was originally created by a girl.”
I opened my mouth to say “Heh”.
It was such an amazing bombshell statement.
“Yes? Do you make a way? Karelin?”
Ain scratched the back of her head.
“Oh, I forgot to tell you.”
“I forgot something else!”
When I got angry, Ain brushed her face and made an excuse.
“You and I were out of our minds.”
… I was out of my mind
Because I remembered the unpleasant past and even met myself as a man.
Karelin put her hand on her waist and shrugged her shoulders.
“Heungheung, anyway, at that time the girl was quite capable.”
“It’s a sword that’s useless right now.”
“Do you really have to hit the candle to clear your mind, Einstein?”
Ain responded in a low voice.
“No matter how many times I say something, something keeps coming out. Can I say it well? Not even an onion.”
“Hoho, would you like to taste the girl’s spiciness?”
“Please pay for your age, old man.”
… Is this the conversation between the hero and the holy sword?
I felt a sharp headache and organized my thoughts.
If Karelin created this place, wouldn’t that mean that she already knew the ‘truth’?
Then couldn’t she have told her the truth in her line without having to come all the way down to this cellar?
Any reason not to do that?
For what?
It’s clear that there’s something up.
Will that work for me and Ain?
Suspicious
What are Karelin’s intentions?
Again.
The sound of water dripping from the ceiling broke my thoughts.
“I don’t know.”
I gave up staring at Karelin.
She tilted her head to see if I was surprised.
“Aren’t you going to ask me more?”
“I have a lot of questions I want to ask, but her head is so messed up that I can’t organize it.”
Rolling your head is not your constitution.
My brain isn’t that smart, and the cost performance isn’t good either.
It is not an urgent situation, nor is it a situation where an answer is not forthcoming.
He’ll teach you well, but what’s the point of making it complicated?
“So, are the questions over?”
“Ah, yes. Thank you for your reply. Karelin.”
“What, it wasn’t even a difficult question.”
When the Q&A session ended, Ain wrapped his hand around my waist.
Blood rushed to her face at her sudden action.
“Oh, Ain?”
“Can I walk like this for a minute?”
The answer I will bring out is fixed.
“Me, me, me, of course I like it!”
I don’t know how many times I’ve bitten her tongue while trying to speak.
Shame on you.
I had no intention of refusing.
Because I like you
‘Cause I’m yours
“Thanks.”
Thank you
Rather, I am good.
A soft and fluffy atmosphere flowed between Ain and me.
However, Karelin sent her menacing gaze.
“It’s very eye-catching to stick to her like a leech.”
“Are you envious, old man?”
“What kind of hero is that?”
Karelin grumbles.
I burst into a small laugh, and Ain made a mean face.
Having flirted so much, we arrived at a certain place.
It was a dome-shaped space, and it was very wide.
Is it the size of 10 common school playgrounds put together?
If I had to point out a feature, it was that there was a strange sphere in the middle.
We moved towards the sphere.
The closer I got, the more I realized that the sphere was bigger than I thought.
I was really shocked.
A sphere the size of a house.
Karelin had returned to her sword form at some point.
-Use me to stab that sphere.
Ain looked at Karelin in dismay.
“Poke?”
-Then you will see the truth.
Ain listened to Karelin.
The transparent sword glistens.
He pushed the blade toward her orb with a graceful posture.
Poo-wook.
There was the sound of a meat piercing explosion, and I lost consciousness again.
