Chapter 212 – Ep.14 – Habits (1)
The memories that surfaced once again never disappeared. I remembered what everyone else had forgotten.
Helen, I had to see her again. Contrary to expectations, we had to find the Garden of God in the Demon Continent, which was so developed.
Only after going there and clearing up everything that has happened so far will I be able to return to my hometown. Not the beloved Earth I left behind, but a country of humans where she and her children can regain her stability.
However, I had no idea where to start. No one but me remembered Helen, and not even Chichi realized that her own memory was wrong.
That meant it wasn’t the result of magic or prayer. Her Helen had naturally disappeared, as if her world had never embraced her.
“Then you fooled us.”
Rico said. The topic of the meeting being held while sitting in a circle had already become about lost memories and Helen.
“But it doesn’t make sense. According to what you said, the front and back do not match at all. Why did she follow us around?”
She said, “She said it would be difficult for her to come to the Demon Continent by herself.”
“But the truth is, she was a bitch who even messed with our heads without us knowing.”
“That’s right.”
Rico rested her chin and thought for a moment, then tilted her head, saying she didn’t understand.
“What does she gain by doing that?”
Rico always considered her profits and losses. Her head went crazy in that direction. After meeting me, she sometimes behaved foolishly, but the know-how she had lived her whole life, weighing gains and losses, remained the same.
“Thanks to us, you came to the Demon Continent comfortably? But if she was that strong, she would definitely have come alone.”
“It didn’t seem that strong. I’ve rarely seen her fight properly… “
“He said he was the archbishop of the Holy Kingdom. It is said that she lived on alcohol and cigarettes. There is a reason why such a bastard was appointed as archbishop. “I have something hidden.”
Rico, who was trying to analyze Helen, seemed to have doubts about Helen’s whereabouts. Rico had always disliked Helen, but this time she continued her questioning more seriously than ever.
“Originally, Seongguk has a lot of secrets. Even though I’ve been in and out of the country a few times, I’m still not familiar with the country. Even though they smile on the outside, they all have knives hidden behind their backs.”
“Delin is also from the Holy Kingdom?”
“… Well, sometimes there are different types. Or maybe Delrin is hiding something from us too.”
Because of Chi-Chi and Riko’s words, the sisters’ eyes turned to me again. It was a difficult situation. If you asked me about Seongguk, I didn’t have the talent to make up something. Not only did he not know what kind of place the castle was, but he actually still kept a few secrets.
“Delin, if you know anything else, please tell me. “The more information we have, the more confident we can be.”
“Uh… I don’t know anything more. “I was completely confined to the house, and it was my first time meeting Helen.”
So, I mixed in some lies that are difficult to uncover. Men in this world are rare, so it was no wonder that noble boys grew up thinking about gold and jade at home.
My sisters didn’t really doubt what I said. In the past, Chi-Chi would have started by pointing her wand at me to check if I was telling the truth, and Riko would have been swearing at me and pushing me away, but now I feel like everyone trusts me.
On the contrary, he trusted me so much that I felt a little guilty…
“All of our memories were destroyed, but your memories are the same. You could have gone to the Demon Continent on your own, but you brought us with you, and then you came all the way to the Demon Continent and quietly disappeared by yourself?”
As Riko summarized everything, there was silence for a moment. Everyone sitting in her seat was pondering Rico’s words and trying to understand the woman named Helen.
“I don’t have a good feeling. “I feel like I was played by an evil witch.”
“… “Isn’t that discrimination against witches?”
The conversation could not last any longer.
Our next goal was one.
Find out the whereabouts of Archbishop Helen.
To do that, step into monster society.
What should I do to complete this simple but very difficult homework?
“Then you got the answer. Start by loading.”
… Make the most of your abilities.
It is a reasonable solution with no room for refutation.
However, there is one thing I haven’t said yet. A huge secret that only I know.
I can’t use my abilities anymore.
There’s no such thing as God’s blessing or anything…
“Do you want me to load it?”
“Uh. Load it.”
It would have been nice if all those memories had disappeared altogether. Why do you forget about Helen but remember my abilities?
“Uh, um, uh… “
“My face keeps getting red whenever I ask to use my fortress abilities… Is there some problem, sir?”
There’s a problem. Actually, the tattoo that remains on my wrist is something I roughly sketched. Unlike the tattoo I had before, it doesn’t have any powers. It’s just a facade.
In order to say that the ability was gone, I had to talk about the queen, so I couldn’t talk about it at all…
“Do you hate today too?”
“Oppa, why do you keep hesitating? Just do as the sisters say and start with the load. How long are you going to save your abilities?”
Rico’s eyes are staring at me without wavering, as if he knows everything.
But even if there are two sides of the sky, there is a hole through which to escape. Now, my brain is working quite well.
“… It’s nothing else, but I saved again when Karen and Karin were born. Even if I load it, I can’t find Helen.”
Checkmate. A perfect alibi that no one can open their mouth anymore.
“Lie.”
… But Riko cut me off and suddenly shouted that it was a lie.
“What are you hiding? If you’re trying to do something on your own, don’t escalate it and tell it all. What happened to your load ability?”
“Well, what’s a lie? Is it true?”
But I am not pushed back either. I know that the reason Rico does that is to push me around and find my weak spots. It’s already been a few days since we’ve been together.
“It’s a lie.”
Rico snorted out of nowhere and got up from her seat. Because of her personality, she doesn’t grumble for no reason, she glares at me like she’s really disappointed in me.
“If you’re going to lie, do it right. Put your weight on her left leg and don’t roll her eyes.”
“What… ?”
At that moment, heat rose to her face. It felt like she had been hit hard on the head with a hammer.
Just as I got to know Rico well, Rico also knew me well. As we watched each other not even know ourselves, we were imbued with the other person.
Rico knew my habits that I didn’t know about. Rico recited something that only she could tell if she looked closely at me, as if it were obvious.
“Do it yourself. If you’re going to come out like that, either do it alone or with other bitches. “I’ll just watch TV.”
Okay. In other words, thanks to Riko, her mood got really shitty. In a way, it was only natural that the meeting ended in disarray.
In a society where men and women are reversed, I thought that women’s unique keen sense would have to disappear to achieve balance. I don’t even have physical strength, so how on earth am I supposed to live like this? Are you saying that I should just take care of my house and take care of my child?
“Delrin, I will talk to Philmark. It seems like you’ve gotten a lot more nervous lately since you’ve been spending more time with your kids. “Don’t worry too much.”
“Why is that person suddenly acting like that again…” I’m worried that it won’t be good for the children’s emotions… “
Only the angelic Neba and Kaede, who still didn’t know the situation, were the only ones who comforted me. Her Chi-Chi looked at me for a while with her arms crossed and then quietly went back to the room. Eva seemed to notice the other sisters, and she muttered silently that I was an ‘idiot’ and followed her Chi-Chi. Went
“… No. I’ll talk about it separately. “I have something to say.”
Our meeting ended with me staring at Rico’s back as she only turned up the volume without saying a word. The only people who could smile were Karin and Karen in my arms.
After giving the children back to Kaede, who were laughing as if they were in the arms of their father,
I quietly headed to the seat next to Rico.
“Sister.”
No answer came back. Rico quietly ignored me without taking her eyes off her TV.
“Ha… Rico, let’s talk.”
“What are you talking about?”
It was only after I spoke to her again, calling her name that only I knew, that Rico gave her short answer.
“Go to your room.”
“Should we do it here?”
Thanks to Neba (and Kaede, who was dragged in by her) who avoided her as soon as she noticed, I got a chance to talk.
We took a break, sitting alone and listening to the meaningless sound of the TV. In a space where we are alone for the first time in a long time.
“I’m sorry for lying. Let’s go to my sister’s room. “I’ll tell you everything.”
It wasn’t long before Rico’s sharp, yet slightly softened eyes turned to me.
A black rose full of thorns.
Rico was that kind of woman. She is the woman who wants to be loved the most. She is a woman who wants to be loved more than she loves herself. Furthermore, she is a cruel woman, but she wants to love even herself.
“Only in times like this do you act like you’re sorry for a moment, act like you care the most, and just move on… “You think I don’t know?”
Rico took the five or six bottles of liquor she had stuffed in her refrigerator, leaving me behind, and headed straight to her room.
But she never closed the door.
Never.