Chapter 252 – Side Story 56. Hidden Truth (4)
2 years.
This is the period where the battle between the warrior party and the demon king’s army continued.
The damage to the Demon King’s army only worsened as they were pushed out by a party of only four people.
The land is stained with blood, food is becoming scarce, and supplies are only getting depleted.
Since the Kingdom of Dimencia did not have good relations with other countries, it could not hope for support from other countries.
That’s why.
The Demon King’s army began exploiting the people.
Food and water were taken away, manpower was taken away, and complaints were silenced through a reign of terror.
The losses incurred in the battle with the warrior party were completely made up with the blood and flesh of the demons.
If there are signs of a rebellion or coup, they immediately turn the place into a land of death.
The Demon King’s army continued its endless war.
The demons had already guessed that their homeland was heading toward destruction.
I couldn’t escape from that land of death.
Due to the invasion activities of the Demon King’s army, the whole world was already full of hatred toward the existence of demons.
Even if they miraculously escaped the Kingdom of Dementia from the eyes of the Demon Lord, the reality was not so easy.
A world where people scream and run away in fear if they see someone who looks even slightly different from a human.
There were places that even hired adventurers to kill demons.
There was no land of rest for demons in this world.
In endless despair and screams, they were slowly swept towards death.
However.
The tragedy came suddenly.
——The devil is dead! The Demon King’s army has been annihilated!
Good news that the Demon King and the Demon King’s army that followed him have all disappeared.
I finally regained my freedom.
Such hope began to twinkle before the eyes of the demons.
You can return to the life of an ordinary citizen.
Now you no longer have to live in fear every day.
Thinking like that, the demons escaped the fallen kingdom of Dementia——.
***
“… “It’s a heavier story than I thought.”
“Isn’t that the nature of war?”
Salty——.
The two heroes cheerfully clinked their glasses and then drank.
Liliana said, savoring the bitter scent of alcohol.
“You don’t have food or water, but you have alcohol. “It’s so ironic.”
“Originally, it was a gift to be given to the village that accepted them. Still, given the situation, I guess I can drink at least one bottle.”
After gulping down her drink, Debbie let out a deep breath.
“In my heart, I want to give you something better. “This is the only thing I can bring.”
“No matter what, the heart is more important.”
“I want to believe that.”
Hehe, she smiled lightly and Debbie refilled her drink.
A refreshingly flowing stream and quietly sparkling moonlight.
The silence that followed for a moment made them stand out even more.
“A cup of water. It was a demand from the village where they first set foot.”
Debbie smiles faintly.
Having seen Debbie like that for several years, I was able to recognize her right away.
“He ran away. She screamed, completely terrified. “People were busy running to their homes and locking their doors.”
A bitter voice vaguely emanating from her smile.
“Were you there too?”
“No.”
Debbie answered sharply and tapped the jewel on her forehead.
“I just looked.”
“… “Are you sad?”
“Well. I’m not sure about that. “I’ve said this many times, but I don’t have any good feelings about that country.”
Gulp, gulp.
Debbie looked up at the night sky as she emptied her drink.
The Milky Way sparkles and flows as if imitating a stream flowing on the ground.
Debbie opened her mouth quietly, as if speaking to the beautiful sight.
“However, I know well the vain feeling of someone who wanders with nowhere to go.”
“That’s why you led those people. “Your pain and their pain are so similar.”
“Hehe. “It’s a little poetic, but it’s not wrong.”
Debbie smiles a little.
Next to the demon, who was silently looking at the night sky, the elf emptied his drink once again.
“One thing. “I have something to ask you.”
“What?”
Liliana said, staring into captivating red eyes.
“Is it really not our fault that they ended up like that?”
“What does it mean?”
“The Kingdom of Dimentia is a country ruled by the Demon King’s army. “If we hadn’t defeated all the demon king’s army, those people wouldn’t have ended up like outcasts.”
“…”
Liliana clenched her fists
There was quietly blooming regret and resentment in her eyes.
“Maybe there was a better way. There may have been moderate factions of the Demon King’s army left in places we didn’t know about…”
“Hey, you guy.”
Taaak!
In a tone similar to that of a parent scolding a child, Debbie punched Liliana in the forehead.
Hahah!?”
“It’s a strange scream. “Do you always cry in front of Thesia?”
“What do you mean, you hit me so suddenly!”
“Take it sweetly. “The question you just asked was so stupid.”
Debbie continued speaking, laughing out loud.
“Didn’t I tell you? There was no such thing as a moderate faction in the Demon King’s army. “They were just warmongers full of ambition to devour the world.”
“Still…”
“Write it. If I don’t have it, there is nothing. “Don’t make me say the same thing over and over again.”
Debbie lifted the bottle again, imitating a scary tone.
Debbie raised her glass and poured it to Liliana, smiling softly as usual.
“Just as the shadow at noon is the darkest, the shadow of a hero is always cast over the world. “That is something that cannot be done.”
“…”
“But.”
Likewise, he poured his own full glass.
Debbie was still looking at Liliana with a sweet smile.
“Isn’t covering even that with light the purpose of our warrior party’s existence?”
“Ah…”
She is right.
Liliana accepted it right away.
To save something, a certain amount of sacrifice must be made.
With her decades of experience, I understood her very natural logic.
But.
She is a hero who saved the world.
She is a savior who always brings light.
Didn’t she realize that every day from her saintly woman who always looked at her with a refreshing smile?
The enormous responsibility is not all that is given to Liliana.
The power to reassure people just by looking at her is probably the true power she possesses now.
Shouldn’t she be like this and try to embrace her guilt?
Debbie was saying that.
“… “It’s even more annoying because it’s true.”
“Hehe. Aren’t I the type of person who always says the right things?”
“It would be better if I could just fix that sly personality.”
“Fuha. I never thought you would say something like that. “I couldn’t even imagine.”
Exchanging playful words with each other, the elves and demons drank again.
“Wow, I’m getting drunker. “I feel dizzy.”
“You’re weaker at alcohol than you look. Was it always like that?”
“It can’t be. It’s just because I drink strong alcohol without any snacks.”
“I’m sorry. “There is no food that goes well with alcohol.”
“No. “I wasn’t planning on being particularly extravagant.”
Even as she said that, Liliana swayed her upper body from side to side, trying to regain her lost sense of balance.
“Ugh. If Tessia were next to me at a time like this, she would have attacked me right away.”
“It’s unfortunate. “She is someone who hates being around so much.”
“Yes? “I don’t particularly dislike it, do I?”
“Hmm.”
“… It really seems like you have no interest at all. It’s a little annoying.”
At her indifferent attitude, Lyria narrowed her eyes and glared at her demon’s profile, as if she was upset.
“And what about you? Don’t you hate me?”
“Same as you. “There’s no way you can truly hate a colleague you’ve had many years of hardships with.”
“But you have such a cold attitude?”
“It’s because I drink too.”
Debbie takes a sip and drinks once more.
Liliana later noticed that she was deliberately showing only her profile and was not making eye contact with her.
I had a heartache.
She suggested a private drinking party in an attempt to have a sincere conversation, but this is what happened in the end.
Her body temperature, which was growing hot due to her drinking, began to rush to Liliana’s head.
I couldn’t control the heat any longer.
Come on!
“Wow!? W-what are you doing!?”
“You always show such a grumpy attitude. “How about getting a little closer to me?”
“When did I say that…” … ! Kyahang!?”
“Uhihi, Debbie’s breasts are soft~♡”
“Huh… ! Stop this now, let go… Ah!”
As if her brain had melted due to her intoxication and heat, I began caressing various parts of Debbie’s body.
Her breasts, buttocks, nape and thighs.
Debbie blushed as her hand gradually became more sticky and tried to pull Liriana away.
“For a moment… ! I get it! I understand, so first, go wash your face in the stream over there! You’re very drunk now… Ang♡”
“Hmm~? “How can I get drunk?”
“What can I say about a topic whose pronunciation is so sloppy… Haha♡”
Debbie tried to struggle, but it was almost impossible to pull off her uncontrollable hand movements that were typical of a drunkard.
Meanwhile, Lilia seemed to be on fire as she pushed her hand into a more private place.
“Debbie too, her body is amazing oh ~ ♡”
“Aang♡ Uh, where are you touching… Ugh♡ Me, I… ♡ Tessia, that’s not it… ♡”
“Hmm~?”
Liliana stiffened for a moment at those words.
She stares blankly at Debbie’s face and begins to ponder something about her.
“Uhm… ? Hmm… Umm…”
“Hey, have you come to your senses now? Look. It’s me, Debbie. “This is not the Tesia you like.”
“… Hehe♡”
Seeing her relieved Debbie, I let out a small laugh.
That moment.
“——Ugh!?”
Jook, do it.
Her sudden kiss completely covered Debbie’s lips.
A strong smell of alcohol and a subtle scent of lavender.
With a numbing sensation in her nose, Debbie had no choice but to accept Liliana’s gently approaching tongue.
Tongues rub against each other, and the saliva of the two people becomes entangled.
After sharing and drinking the increasingly thick body fluid, Liliana slowly parted her lips.
“——Puh-haa♡”
“Ugh… ! Mumumumu, what did you do… !”
“Do you know what, Debbie?”
Liliana slowly begins to take off her military uniform.
She licked the saliva off the corner of her mouth and smiled with her back to the moonlight.
“I have quite a crush on you too♡”
