Chapter 164 – 164 – Love That Suddenly Blooms Is Like a Candle
They set up camp in a ruin with thick walls to cover as many directions as possible, but with the sudden increase in numbers, it is impossible to set up sentries at every opening.
So someone has to patrol.
A group of Kargul, native demons from the Demon World with sharp claws, cautiously approach the camp. Avoid the fearsome warriors covered in the blood of high-ranking demons and find the blind spots in their defenses.
However, what came to the guys who were looking forward to feasting a little later was not a full stomach, but the cool moonlight flying over their heads.
The group of scared monsters were torn in two directions, but some unlucky ones had their legs frozen. Florica cut them with a pious attitude, as if praying.
Kargul’s death will serve as an example to his people. I sprayed the monster’s body with scent enhancer, then tied a rope and started dragging it away from the camp. And gave Flor Rica her thumbs up.
Florica smiled brightly, but her face soon darkened. The warrior who gained the power of her enlightenment walked next to me, examining the sword in her hand.
“So to sum it up, the question ultimately comes down to this.”
Uja’s lighthouse, which had a temporary handle wrapped around the base with leather, illuminated our surroundings as brightly as a lantern.
“Was this the ‘real hero’ that Gunther wanted? Did he train me harshly in the hope that I would reach this level?”
“You don’t know. That bastard has never really told you what he wants to be.”
Florica bit her lip gently. I offered Florica her hand.
Florica knows what that means. She had told Florica that she could read the emotions of the person she was attracted to.
The apostate paladin looked a little embarrassed, changed his sword to his left hand, and held out his right hand. So that I can read the thread that is difficult to unravel even after struggling for hours.
And when I suddenly put my hand to my cheek, Florica gasped and flinched. I guess I just thought I would hold her hand lightly.
···I know it’s a bit irritating, but emotions can be read more clearly when the soft parts touch each other.
“If you really had the potential to gain this kind of power, and could use this power to benefit everyone in the world, is it really right to blame Gunther?”
“···Are you saying that’s what I’m thinking?”
“If you think about it carefully, it seems like that. Things like whether you have the right to resent him. There are a lot of things to worry about, but I think it’s that notion that bothers you the most.”
But that’s nonsense. What qualifications do you have to think a son of a bitch is a son of a bitch?
I looked at Florica, sobbing in the cold night air.
“Honestly, I’m not even an apt candidate for a hero, so what do I know?”
“Still, I wonder what you think.”
“I’m just trying it out, but would you like to just listen?”
“I can listen to it all night long.”
There’s something about my emotions that is clearly sour. It’s hard to misunderstand at this point since he’s just staring at my lips with his cheeks flushed.
···Let’s think about Yeonsim’s traffic control later. Before that, I have something to say.
“I don’t think even he knows what a true hero is.”
“He is the man who defeated the Demon God?”
“You may have been that kind of being at one time. You may have become enlightened like you and gained great power, or you may have cherished your friends and had a kind personality towards people. But now you may have forgotten. Murders, rapes, kidnappings, wars, sports. “He’s the winner of all four medals. He’s a true sinner who won the Grand Slam in each event. No matter where you look at it from the point of view of standard morality, it’s wrong.”
“Yes.”
“If he truly wanted you to do well, wouldn’t he have made at least one good memory for you in your childhood? If he thought you would become a special hero, would he have treated you as defective, laughed at you, and sent you away? Yagarum even ordered those poor people to take care of you. “I was aiming for you. It was as if I was instigated by someone or recognized you. Gunther still hates you, but it’s funny if you’re wondering if you should hate him.”
“I see.”
“And there is a crucial part of your mistake. You don’t need that idiot’s approval. You are already a true hero who saved us from a desperate crisis. Even if everyone in the world looks down on you, you protected us from Yagarum. Will say that until the end. Thank you for saving us, your good will saved us. Our true hero.”
I took Florica’s hand from my cheek and kissed it like a knight’s squire. Florica let out a small, reluctant laugh, but she laughed happily.
“You don’t have to try to be accepted by someone who hates you. Don’t look for reassurance that it’s not fake from a crazy person who has no sincerity. There are already people by your side who like you, acknowledge you, and care about you.”
“That’s right.”
I hear a voice as if tears are falling. When I let go of her hand and tried to look at her face, Florica quickly covered my eyes with her free hand.
The eyelids are second to none in terms of softness. I am deeply grateful.
“I wanted to hear it.”
“That’s good. I was able to tell you what I needed to say.”
“You know. I guess I’m a really bad kid in some ways.”
“I told you not to think like that.
“A woman who must have lived in pain her whole life, is more beautiful than that poor woman who almost closed her eyes without knowing how her stolen daughter grew up.”
The child, who did not know her mother’s face, took a deep breath and swallowed her cries. I bit my lip gently and stared into Florica’s eyes.
“I thought of you more desperately.”
“Did you?”
“I said I was your hero because I saved you from a crisis. You are my hero. Thank you, Tan.”
“It would be heartbreaking if you thought so, but I’m just a burden-“
“I was deceived…”
I startled by the hurt voice and turned around to see Garam staring at me with his eyes wide open. It’s a little scary because my eyes are shining in the moonlight.
Asked Florica, quickly wiping away her tears.
“You were tricked? Did Tan even lie?”
“Now I see you’re spilling your grooming everywhere.”
The choice of words somehow sounds dangerous. I said, shrinking a little.
“Uh, so you don’t want me to carelessly encourage anyone?”
“I thought you didn’t just say that to me, but, Mr. Isn’t the scope of your attack too wide? Tell me. Do you only pick women with scars and go around licking them, or do you only pick strong, fit women and suck them?”
“Both of you are mistaken. I have no intention of playing around with you, and I have no intention of playing the role of a pillar and taking advantage of someone.”
“Si, you bastard like Karl Brandt…”
As I was lost in her contextual accusation, Florica turned her head to me.
“What is Karl Brandt?”
“I see. What is Karl Brandt?”
Erina said, sticking her head out from behind someone’s back.
And that ‘someone’ whose face was hidden in a gloomy shadow raised the lamp high and revealed a pensive face.
The religious leader’s expression is gloomy. You look the most tired you’ve been since entering the Demon World.
“Are you here, leader? Good night. I’ll be home soon. Are you here to meet me, Erina?”
“I was worried that I might have let the monster corpse go too far away, so I came to meet him. The chances of someone like Yagarum appearing again are slim, but there is no harm in being careful. So what is it about Karl Brandt that he gets called ‘the same bastard’? “
“I’ll let you know if you speak informally from now on.”
“You’re so awful. Receptionist. What is Karl Brandt?”
“A playboy who was famous in the social world. He went into hiding as a servant in a noble family of warriors in the Armattam Empire, assaulted the duke’s wife and all six daughters, and wrote about his experiences in a novel and published it on the black market.”
“I’ll explain what happens next. I’ve been involved in Armatam’s social scene, at least as a disguise.”
Shin Gyo-ju gestured for me to go back, and even as he turned around, he kept his eyes fixed on me and said.
“The duke, who caught the tail of the affair that was happening in the duchy’s house every night, beat Brandt with the scabbard of a large 2m warrior’s sword. But the sound he let out as he breathed out was truly a masterpiece. ‘A family attack against an ordinary person who does not know how to use a sword. Are you going to boast about your famous swordsmanship? If your sword and night sword skills were good enough to show off to others, you wouldn’t have lost the women of your beloved family to my famous skills.'”
“···I couldn’t see any way to survive no matter how much I prayed, so did I try to leave behind a broken heart?”
“Maybe so, but it may have been a foolish choice. One theory is that the duke did not even intend to beat him to death. He only took the beating thinking that he would reform if he was beaten to the point of death.”
“But it means that he failed to control his strength due to his provocation. This is the story that made his head dizzy.”
“That’s the story.”
Erina said, shaking her head.
Even if you’re like me, you can’t stand it. I can’t completely pray for the idiot who ruined my family, but he says, ‘Your family says I’m better than you.’
···But why are the eyes of Lord Shin when he looks at me bloodshot?
“That’s the story…”
“···That’s the story.”
“However, there is a secret that is not known to the public. Perhaps Tannhäuser-Bantay, who is related to him, may know. Karl Brandt was a follower of Ishtar, the goddess of lust and passion. He was also of a fairly high rank. If we had to be specific, he personally made a burnt offering. “He was something of a priest. His role was to bring out high-quality pleasure and emotions and offer a great night to the goddess.”
Garam seemed to have a lot of energy and kicked a stone on the side of the road. It flew a little too far to simply vent its anger and broke the wall of the ruined building.
And the man who was Garam’s father rolled his eyes as if he wished that the broken wall was my face.
“Like this guy.”
“Please don’t look at me like I didn’t say anything. You already knew that I have a connection with the goddess Ishtar, right?”
“I know. I’m saying it because I know. Just tell me this clearly. Never forget it.”
“Let me be the first to tell you bluntly. I can understand the concern you are always conscious of! But I am also a person who knows the truth! No matter what kind of exciting development the goddess is expecting from me, Hwarien Taiga is the only one. I will never touch-“
“···In order not to upset Eshen and Garam, you will have to do your best from now on… Wait a minute.”
I guess I was a little tired too. It was only after spitting it out that I realized it was a mistake.
Shingyoju Youngrak calmly waved his hand as if that wasn’t the story. And he tilted his head for a moment and thought about it.
The next moment, Youngrak pulled out his sword and rushed at me. While Garam was startled and clung to his father’s waist, I ran away, rolling on the floor ugly.
Maybe it was because the walking trip was a bit long so we became more sensitive to each other. Shin Gyo-ju’s anger was not easily resolved, and the struggle for survival continued until late at night. If it weren’t for the grappling hook that I instinctively took out of my arms, I would have been caught and beaten to death long ago.
The last inhabitants of the destroyed world looked at us with expressions as if they were talking about the end of the world, and then fell asleep.
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“All crew members on board, prepare for takeoff at my signal! Activate engines 3, 4, 7, and 8!”
Erina took out her captain’s hat and had a blast imitating her profession.
When she arrived at the facility called Sky Port, she was momentarily surprised by its grandeur. Erina’s neatly repaired black card key unlocked all the doors in an instant, just as Erina had said. Thanks to this, we were able to board the airship less than 5 minutes after arrival.
The faster and more comfortable the trip, the better, so the faces of our group were bright. As the hope of escaping from hell grew closer, the faces of the rescued residents also turned bright colors.
However, the head of the residents has a slightly puzzled expression. I think I know what it feels like.
“It looks like your rank is good.”
“I have no resentment toward the lady who has benefited from grace and is not responsible for the apocalyptic war, but… I honestly think so. It’s a good thing that my rank was such that escaping from this land was so convenient.”
“That’s right. Come to think of it, Erina is also from a noble family. So did she comfort Erina too? Even if she rots, a noble girl is a noble girl, so did she look delicious?”
As Garam put his face close to me and growled, the leader of the residents cleared his throat and walked away from me.
Because the interior space was spacious, it was not difficult to secure a safe distance. It would be nice if I could keep a safe distance from Garam, but it would be difficult to escape because Garam is pressing my thighs tightly.
“Please help me. I did something wrong.”
“Did I do something wrong? Did I do something wrong!”
“I really did an irreparable mistake to your father and daughter. So please let go of her thighs. Her legs are going to explode.”
“Okay. What about now?”
“Oh, it hurts less. It would be great if you could relax your expression now.”
“I’m going to keep my face like this. I’m not going to beat you up like my dad did, so just stay like this for a moment. I’m so mad I can’t stand it.”
“Check.”
I nodded resignedly. Garam bared his teeth and snarled like a tiger, moving closer.
It’s very burdensome. Thanks to this, I don’t really feel the thrill of the airship taking off. I can’t tell if this chill is due to the thrill of moving away from the ground or the thrill of facing a wild beast.
As the deafening feeling subsided a little and the realization that we were floating in the sky began to dawn on us, someone quietly sat down next to us.
And he looked straight into Garam’s eyes and said.
“Are you jealous?”
Garam pursed his lips. Then, he remained motionless and only moved his eyes to glare at the intruder.
Florica, who was wrapping her blue sword in a cloth, was looking at Garam with a transparent smile as if she had no trace of malice. However, her next words are overly explicit.
“Childishly?”
“What did you say?”
Erina, who was explaining her flight safety rules while operating her instrument panel, looked behind her in shock. She then wisely hid her body by burying her head inside her cockpit.
I couldn’t do that as I was caught between the two people. The Protestant agents who were preparing breakfast by boiling preserved food looked at us with wide eyes from the seats across from us.
I rolled my eyes, desperately looking for a relief pitcher. But the situation was more serious than I thought.
As it happened, the middle-aged man’s stamina had run out at this moment, and Shin Gyo-ju, who had chased me around so energetically all night, was fast asleep. He took off his black robe and placed it firmly on his face.
Adamanton got my attention by waving his hand as if he needed help. Instead of saying no, I shook my head slightly. Adamantone crumpled in relief.
And in the meantime, the situation was steadily worsening.
“What did you say?”
“Are you childishly jealous?”
Mom.
