Chapter 725 – Day 82 – Minos Quest! ~ The Only Way to End the Hero’s Story ~
“How did this happen?!”
Hyli, free from Minos’ brainwashing, screams. Since he was wearing a mesh top and not even wearing panties, let alone a bra, it wasn’t difficult to notice that his clothes were not normal.
“Uh… Why are you wearing such profane clothes? Ugh… I don’t remember anything…”
Grace, who has barely returned with sparkling eyes, also sits down, hugging her masculine attire, which is too shabby.
“Now, wait… What is this again? Why is there blood on my hand… Huh? Why is this sword…?”
“Ha, haha. Don’t worry, everyone. I will explain very slowly—”
“Venus! Your back is bleeding, right?! Did I do this? No?!”
Princess Hailey was making a fuss and didn’t know what to do. In fact, his brainwashing took hold and as soon as he came to his senses, anyone who was hurt in front of him would react this way.
The princess, seeing Hailey screaming, smiled bitterly, opened her arms wide, and gently grabbed the two women’s waists and patted them.
“Now, now… Don’t be too surprised, either of you. First, let me tell you in advance that my daughter from the future, Minos Holympia, has used a very evil mind manipulation that demons can use, something called the magical eye of fascination. .”
“Hawk, magical eyes of fascination…? Ah… Ah…”
Hailey, who had a convinced expression, suddenly widened her eyes.
“From the future?!”
“T-your daughter?! Princess Venus, have you seen the child before you knew it? I heard from across the street that Lady Hedone was pregnant, but…!”
“Ha… Haha… Calm down, both of you. It means you’re from the future…”
The princess had no choice but to take some of her time and explain everything about what had happened.
“I would like to add that what Venus said is not a lie or nonsense. As the owner of the magic tower, I will guarantee it, so don’t worry. In particular, Senior Hailey looks like he doesn’t understand at all…”
“Oh, no. Did I understand correctly? It’s just that I was surprised and disappointed that my junior was doing something that could become a legend somewhere I don’t know.”
Haley quickly pulled back her bangs and looked at the princess and smiled.
“Good job! Our junior. Even if you’re being manipulated, you won’t hurt us… Oh…”
Princess Hailey lets out a groan as the pain radiates from her back and joints.
“Oh, really… It looks like you used a spell that causes fainting and paralysis on us.”
As soon as Grace confirmed Princess Hailey’s condition, she prayed with both hands and instantly cured the magic on herself and Princess Hailey.
‘It’s incredible divine power. It wasn’t a proper magic.’
Ceres was inwardly impressed, but he just stood behind the princess with a bright smile.
“Hmm, hmmm… Anyway… If I had brought extra clothes, I would have immediately dressed up Senior Hailey’s… Very manly clothes…”
“Oh, this? Well, I can’t help it, right? I ended up like this, but I’m not naked.”
Princess Hailey was, as expected, a woman with an easy-going personality. The moment she smiled brightly, the princess was relieved and could barely breathe a sigh of relief.
“Hmm… Anyway, if Grace and Senior Hailey are together, heading to that castle where Minos is will definitely be nothing.”
“Is that so? There’s no rule that a hero’s party has 5 people, but it just happens to be 5 people.”
At Arisa’s words, the princess burst out laughing.
The thought that she was getting through the plausible story created by Minos was just beginning to bloom in the princess’s head.
“Then, let’s go to the castle where Minos is. Well, don’t worry about Senior Hailey or Grace. I plan on making everyone apologize properly.”
“Don’t push yourself too hard, okay? After listening to the story, it’s… A bit embarrassing, but I don’t feel the need to scold him.”
“Everyone goes down the wrong path in life. Our lives were in danger, but in the end, no one got hurt. In that case, I think it is a virtue of an adult to show the goddess mercy.”
Only after seeing Grace’s bright smile did the princess move her feet.
“It wouldn’t be strange if the sun went down at any time, so let’s head to the castle as quickly as possible.”
The princess moved her legs first. She was standing next to her, holding Princess Hailey’s hand and excitedly telling her what she had seen between the future and the past.
“Huh…?”
“Uh… Sleep─”
Princess Hailey’s hands are not where they should be. When the princess noticed this and looked to her side, she saw a huge portal opening at the soles of Hailey’s feet.
“Hailey Sun…!”
“Aaaaahhh…!!!”
What the princess heard now was Grace’s scream. Hailey, who was standing next to her, could not even scream properly and disappeared through a portal in the ground.
“Grace?! Hailey Sun… Ugh?! Arisa! How on earth did this happen…!?”
What if the surprised princess looks behind her? Arisa, with an expression on her face, drew a magic circle in the air to try to balance her gravity, but was immediately seen being sucked into the portal.
In an instant, Arisa, Grace, and Hailey disappeared, leaving the princess unable to figure out what was going on.
“How did this happen? Ceres?!”
“I don’t know, but… Princess!”
Ceres points with her finger to the castle of Minos that the princess had been looking at.
The huge, sparkling white castle was approaching the princess every time she blinked. There was no way there was a foot in the castle, but the castle approached the princess at such an incredible speed that it made her think it was.
“That’s how Hero Venus Holympia came to the castle where the evil demon lord lives. Welcome, the wonderful and perfect Abama.”
The princess, with a dazed look on her face, took a step back as the castle, boasting its enormous size and grandeur, suddenly appeared in front of her.
In front of the princess was a river that was once again swirling at great speed, and across the river was a bridge that seemed to be made of steel.
“The princess…!!!”
Across the bridge was Minos wearing her dress, and Hedone, who was standing next to her, cried out as soon as she saw the princess.
With her pure white hair flying, Hedone ran across her legs to the princess and immediately fell into her arms.
“The princess… Ah, ah… The princess… I thought you were seriously injured…”
“Is there any way that I could have been seriously injured by a sword made by humans? Ceres and Arisa treated me easily, so there wasn’t even a scar left.”
After stroking and caressing Hedone’s back with her pat, the princess looks at Minos, who is standing across the huge bridge. Minos, unlike her mother Hedone, stood still across from her without moving her feet at all.
“Minos…”
“Cute Minos’ time and cool dad’s time are very important, right? So… Well, I decided to skip the stories about the ladies, who aren’t that important.”
As soon as Hedone saw Minos’ smiling expression, he coughed, cleared his throat, and put his hand to her mouth.
“Don’t worry, Princess Heojeop.”
“Uh, huh…? Don’t worry! Arisa, Grace, and Arisa senior, who we worked so hard to save, have been kidnapped again!”
“They weren’t kidnapped. Minos sent them all back to where they came from.”
“Minos… Is that really true?”
Hedone stared at the princess with her red eyes and nodded her head.
“Minos showed us how to return everyone, starting with Uriel and Queen Hestia, to their original places.”
“Hmm… If Hedone saw it with her own eyes, I have no choice but to believe it.”
The princess swallows her saliva and looks at Minos standing across her legs.
She looked lonely as she stood with the beautiful, sparkling castle in the background. Ceres was already standing behind the princess and Hedone was holding her waist, but there was nothing behind Minos.
There were probably a lot of people living in the huge castle, but there was no one by her side.
‘Minos, is this the only world you can create?’
Is this really the end, except for the world that appears in the fairy tales I saw as a child and the game Ceres told me about?
Feeling the sadness of hanging over a cliff in a castle that should be filled with countless joys, the princess lets out her breath and slowly walks forward.
“Do you know how the hero’s story ends, Minos?”
“… Dad?”
Minos, who was just standing on the other side of the bridge, looks a little embarrassed.”
“This is how countless stories of heroes end. The world is saved from the evil devil, and the hero ends up living happily ever after with his beloved.”
“… I know, Dad.”
“That’s right. Shouldn’t there be a fitting end to Minos’ story?”
At those words, Minos, who was standing quietly on the other side of the bridge, smiled broadly.
“Cute Minos… Was waiting for his dad to say that.”
“Didn’t the little girl stay away until she became an adult? It’s not strange that she wants to play in fairy tales all day with her mean parents.”
Hehe, but Dad? Minos is really strong. Extremely strong. Because…”
The princess shook her head as she looked at Minos, who hesitated a little.
“Don’t talk about painful things in a difficult way.”
“… Huh, Dad? Do you know?”
“Look at the scenery here. Unless you have omnipotent power, don’t you even dare to imitate it?”
It was only after seeing this world that the princess could be sure.
How did Minos come to this world?
What kind of determination did she make to do such a terrible thing?
Because I know that well, I was planning to make sure that this short story was short and that this long story ended at least once. She thought it was her parental duty.
“Did you hate me a lot?”
The princess, who touched Amilias’ ring, held and aimed the huge sword radiating white magic with one hand.
It was truly a sword so wonderful that it was worthy of being mentioned in a hero’s story.
“Yes, dad… I hated dad so much. Sweet Minos hated her dad even though she really loved her. But it’s okay now.”
Minos smiled and held up the huge scissors that had been lying on the ground for a while with both hands.
“Because I can finally… Play the game I really wanted to play with Daddy. Come on, now that there are no distractions, let’s play, Daddy!! Lovely Minos has been waiting for this moment for so long!!!”
For the sake of her daughter, who looks happy, the princess takes a step closer with legs made of steel.
She felt the eyes of Ceres and Hedone watching her from behind, and she grasped the great sword with both hands.
‘Minos, the end of the story you wish for…! Whatever it is, I’ll do my best to get along with it…!”
The princess runs with her molars clenched.
To create the best ending that my beloved daughter hopes for!
