chapter_0164

As soon as I realized this, my body stiffened.

Just fighting against the Dullahan had caused blood to pour from my eyes and ears after the battle, but now, not only was there no blood, but even the simple headache was gone.

It was only natural that I was shocked. The memories associated with this Holy Lance had been the ones that had tormented me and kept me trapped in the past.

“My lord. That lance……”

The four of them, who knew my past, were equally shocked. Despite the Holy Lance in my hand, I was calmly holding it, and they couldn’t hide their astonishment.

“……Could it be that you’re fine now?”

“I don’t know.”

That was the only answer I could give at the moment. I didn’t know anything. Why wasn’t I in pain? What was the reason? How long could this situation last?

I didn’t know anything at all.

“……So, let’s find out from now on.”

But I had to find out. I had to know the reason and how long this could last. I had to, because this was an opportunity to be freed from the memories that had plagued and wasted my life for the past decade or so.

Even if I couldn’t forget, I could escape.

I looked down at the Holy Lance in my hand. The Lance was emitting an absurdly brilliant golden light, as if it were more beautiful than ever before.

“I understand. Then the first thing to do is clear.”

Laura cautiously opened her mouth, gauging my reaction.

“First, we need to find out how far you can recall your memories without any adverse effects. You have more than one memory from your past, don’t you? Since there are also sealed memories, it might be better to find out the reason after we’ve confirmed that.”

“Okay. Let’s do that.”

I stood the Holy Lance upright on the floor and closed my eyes. I slowly recalled my past memories. I dug up and unearthed the memories that I had once hated and buried deep in my mind, memories of betraying humans and being betrayed by the Demon King, memories of killing countless monsters designed solely to kill humans, memories of countless corpses.

It still didn’t hurt. I went further back in time. Memories of being betrayed by humans, of the only hope for humans being betrayed, and of her begging me to take the Holy Lance as she……

“……Ugh.”

I clutched my head. My body, which had been swaying, managed to hold on by grabbing the edge of the bed. The four of them, startled, rushed to support me from all sides.

“……I’m fine now. Thank you.”

I slowly took my hands off my head. It was just a sudden shock, and I was fine.

In fact, it was far from painful. It was so mild that it was almost like a child’s play.

When I shared my thoughts, Rosalia worriedly asked, “So, it still hurts, doesn’t it? Are you really okay?”

“I can take this and more.”

“But……”

They all seemed to be focusing on the fact that there was still pain. I couldn’t blame them, as the pain had been so intense that it felt like my head was being burned. But now, it was just a normal level of pain, and this was a huge step forward.

As I shared my thoughts, Rosalia, who had been fidgeting, suddenly came right in front of me and hugged my head to her chest.

“What are you doing?”

“What are you doing all of a sudden?”

Elysier and Laura immediately reacted. Rosalia hugged my head even tighter and snapped at me.

“Then are we just going to watch you squirm in pain? Shouldn’t I comfort you? Even if it’s a hundred times less painful, it’s still painful. You can’t even stand properly, you even needed to lean on something.”

“No, I’m really……”

“Shh. The patient needs to be quiet.”

Rosalia pushed my head deeper into her chest. The scent of milk filled my nostrils. I knew she wouldn’t let me go with just a few words, so I gave up and quietly let her hold me.

“……What?”

“It’s obvious. You were probably thinking that you should apologize for making us do such things, weren’t you?”

Laura chuckled at my inability to deny it.

“You tend to hesitate in unexpected places. You’ve already shown it several times, but you need to be more bold with us. You need to be much more aggressive in exploring our bodies, not just a little. In fact, you should welcome it if we were even more proactive.”

Laura looked at Priscilla, Rosalia, and Elysier in turn, as if to ask if anyone disagreed. No one objected. They all looked as if it was natural.

“We will always have these feelings, so should we hesitate to lend you our breasts just because you’re asking for it? Let me take this opportunity to say this. From now on, unless it’s an order to leave your side, there is no woman here who would refuse your command.”

Tok, tok. Delicate fingers began to unbutton the shirt that was being used as a nightgown, one button at a time.

“So, my lord.”

Laura, who had unbuttoned the shirt down to her navel, spread her arms wide.

“Come here.”

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After Mira left, saying that he needed some time alone and wouldn’t be back until later, the four of them, left alone, became excited and chattered on and on.

It turned out that lending their breasts to Mira was indeed effective in soothing his pain.

It was natural for them to be excited, as they could now legally press their breasts against him without hesitation, while also relieving him pain.

“So, the bigger the breasts, the more effective it is?”

The good atmosphere would have lasted longer if Rosalia hadn’t blurted out a thoughtless comment while feeling confident that they had found a solution.

“That’s a pointless thing to say.”

“It’s not like that. Don’t say strange things.”

Laura immediately reacted, and Priscilla, rarely, frowned.

“If you’re trying to say that your breasts are bigger than mine, I can assure you that I’m not at all inferior.”

“No, I’m not trying to say that……”

When Elysier joined in, Rosalia, who had never intended to say such a thing in the first place, shrank back and stammered.

“If bigger breasts mean greater effectiveness, I wonder if there’s anyone who can beat the chairman.”

“……”

An awkward silence fell.

That’s right. They weren’t the only woman on his side.

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“Hooo……”

I stared at the Holy Lance, which was stuck vertically in front of me, emitting a brilliant light.

In the past, I would have hated even looking at it. I didn’t even want to call it by its proper name, referring to it as “that thing” instead.

But now, I didn’t feel any of those negative emotions.

‘Why am I feeling this way all of a sudden?’

If there was a reason, there was only one. The excitement I felt when I was with Elysier. There was nothing else I could think of.

The problem was that it was impossible for us to recreate the emotions we felt then. It was pointless to make Priscilla and Rosalia, who were perfectly fine, suddenly aware of their sexual desires, while I remained the same as before.

As I sighed and was about to reach for the Holy Lance again,

“You don’t look so good. What’s wrong?”

“……”

A naive woman’s voice came from the empty air, where my senses, let alone my detection magic, couldn’t detect anything. I tensed up.

A power that was disgustingly powerful, which I was now all too familiar with, was detected a beat late. The plants under my feet withered and turned black.

As far as I knew, there was only one being capable of such a feat.

“The Demon Sword was definitely destroyed. Where did you get that power?”

A demon who had accepted the power of the Demon God.

I held the Holy Lance, ready to fight at any moment, and asked a question. But the answer I received was far beyond my expectations.

“Hmm? Oh, you mean my power?”

“……Your power?”

“Yeah. I made the Demon Sword.”

All the plans I had made up to that point shattered into pieces. I slowly turned my body away from the Holy Lance.

There, standing in a black robe, was a human-shaped something that was similar in height to Rosalia or a little shorter. Its gender was unknown, as its body’s curves and shape were completely hidden under the robe.

Its face was also hidden. The inside was covered in black shadows, making it impossible to see.

“You……”

“Ah, wait a minute. I was first. I spoke first, didn’t I?”

The robed figure shook its index finger as if to say “tsk!” and then, in the same naive girl’s voice, it opened its mouth.

“Hey, you. Won’t you join hands with me instead of the Goddess?”