Chapter 275 – Side Story – Renia (1)
“Jinu! Can I ask you one thing?”
While I was enjoying the warm sunlight in the garden, Renia lay down next to me and said,
“What?”
“It’s nothing else… Jinu-sama has definitely strengthened us through games in the world you live in, right?”
Like Renia said, I didn’t play the game Elion to save someone. My power, which strengthened everyone other than Renia, wasn’t something I did because I wanted to. In the end, it looks like I did it.
“Right? But why is that?”
This is a story we’ve all talked about before. Especially… When I told everyone about God’s name, it was a very scary past that makes my stomach tingle even now. I don’t even want to think about what would have happened if everyone hadn’t forgiven me back then.
I haven’t returned to the original world yet, but I have promised to change the names of all the game characters that are known to everyone when I return to the original world.
“Jinu said there was no particular reason, but… I’m really curious. Jinu made the character connected to me the strongest out of all of us, right? Is there really no reason?”
Oh, is that the story?
Lenia firmly believed that she was the most loved by me, so it’s not like she didn’t understand. If we only look at the strength of the character, she invested a lot in the summoner who was connected to Renia.
To be honest, the only special reason is that the summoner was my natural character.
Unlike other secondary characters, I thought that the main character should be the strongest. Although the alt-characters may not know, the main summoner was strong enough to be ranked in the top ranks of that class.
However, that ranking does not remain forever. Because other people will eventually invest and rise above you, you must continue to invest to maintain your ranking.
Maybe it’s because I’ve been in the rankings before, but I was disappointed to see her fall below that level, so I continued to invest in her because she was my main character, and Renia became the strongest.
I told this to Renia openly. She knew now that she and the game character were connected anyway, so she had no reason to hide it.
What more can you hide when you’ve already revealed everything you wanted to hide?
I can say that revealing my new name was the biggest challenge of my life.
“I see… This is the main character…”
Renia seemed to be deeply troubled after hearing what I said. Did I say something wrong? I don’t think there is anything in particular.
“Then… What does it mean to be a real character?”
“Hmm? What does the original character mean?”
When playing RPG games, users can develop one character, but I think people who develop multiple characters end up dividing their main characters and sub-characters.
As you play the game, you inevitably have to invest money to make your characters stronger, but since capital is limited, you can invest equally in all characters, but more will inevitably be invested in the character you mainly play.
I believe that the character that is mainly invested becomes the main character of the account.
Or, even if there is not much investment, there may be cases where it becomes a real character. That’s when the account owner is very, very attached to that character.
“I invested a lot, but I think I also had a lot of affection for it. The character connected to you can be said to be a character that I lived with throughout my history as Elion.”
“Actually… While I was in the other world, I thought that Jinu, that is, God at that time, absolutely loved me the most.”
I’m sure I’ve said that before.
“Honestly, I may have looked down on the other kids a little. Everyone said that God gave them power, but I thought that the one who gave them the most power was me. Then I met Jinunim, who gave me power, and it was the person who loved me the most. “It was a bit of a shock to learn that it wasn’t the case.”
“Renia, that’s…”
At Renia’s words, I reflexively tried to say something. Perhaps it was to come up with a sentence to comfort Renia?
But that was blocked by Renia. Because before I could add another word to her words, Lenia put her finger on her lips.
“It’s okay, Jinu. It was a shock, but it wasn’t so great that it made me cringe. Maybe it’s because I vaguely felt it when I saw how Jinu treated us? Haha.”
There was a bit of sadness in Renia’s words. It was so small, but I could feel it.
There was nothing I could do for Renia like that.
He just hugs Renia warmly without saying a word.
Renia also came into my arms and hugged me tightly.
We both stayed silent for several minutes, hugging each other.
The first to fall was Renia.
“Thank you, Jinu.”
“This is the only thing I can do. I’m only more sorry.”
Lenia shook her head at my words. There was a beautiful smile there.
“No, Jinu-nim. Even if Jinu-nim loves us equally, I can be confident that I love Jinu-nim more than anyone else.”
“I can confidently say one thing. Even if I couldn’t say that I loved one of you the most… It was you who was my true character.”
Lenia listened to me and she quietly watched my face and then she slowly placed a light kiss on my lips. I can definitely say that a short kiss was sweeter than any food.
“Then may I ask you a question?”
“Sure. Feel free to ask.”
While meeting everyone, there was one thing I was really, really curious about.
“I understand that you have respect and awe for me since you said that you have received power from me in your life, right? But I am not sure about the feeling of love that comes with it. You said you fell in love with me at first sight when you first met, right? “I was wondering what was good about it.”
She heard me and before Lenia could reply she climbed on top of me and looked down at me. Then Lenia’s wavy hair gently tickled my face.
“Jinu… To be objective, if you only look at your appearance, you can’t be said to be a handsome man. But you might not be able to say that you are a much better person than me. In fact, when I was in the other world, I didn’t even look at men. “Not only was my appearance not the factor that made people fall in love with me, but there were no people who were better than me.”
Ugh! Renia’s words become a thorn and pierce my heart. Because there was nothing wrong with what Renia said. And is there anyone stronger than Renia in that world? I think it’s probably not possible. From what I’ve heard of Lien, who is moderately strong by my account, she had a hard time finding a match for herself.
But there is no way a man can deal with Renia, who is much stronger than Lien. Rather, Rachel, the male character I raised, would be someone I could at least rub against, even if it would be impossible for her to win.
“However, feelings of liking a person are not determined by those things. The moment I met Jinunim, my heart was moved as if I had met a person of destiny. I asked Jinunim to tell me the point where I fell in love with her, but the answer was “I don’t know, I guess.”
Lenia continued her words with a beautiful smile.
“I can’t tell you why I fell in love, but… What is certain is that I loved every single thing about Jinu. From the way she walked towards me when I first saw her, to the voice calling my name, to the way she hugged me as warmly as before. “Everything in Jinu’s arms is what makes me feel so lovable. To be honest, I feel like I want to abandon everyone and be alone with Jinu. I endure this every morning and live with it.”
“Isn’t that a little scary? I hope you all get through life without fighting.”
I once had that thought.
Before I could summon my character, someone else summoned my character. And there was a time when I imagined the worst scene where my character was manipulated by that person and, unable to resist, attacked us, and my characters had no choice but to fight and hurt each other.
Fortunately, that didn’t happen, but it would be so sad if it did.
“I know. We all know that that’s what Jinu hates more than anything. I and Lien sometimes argue, but… It doesn’t turn into the kind of fight you think, so don’t worry.”
“Then thank you. Shall we get up soon? I think it’s lunch time.”
Judging by the delicious scent wafting from the kitchen near the garden, it seems to be lunchtime before we know it. Recently, Ellie has shown interest in cooking and is cooking for us, and her skills are improving day by day.
In particular, the dishes that are prepared with my taste buds in mind are something that makes me criticize them with both hands.
“Yes, Jinu. Then… I’m looking forward to Jinu’s love tonight?”
Lenia raised her body and made a lustful expression as she said.
Is tonight a day to be arranged by Renia?
