episode_0132

No, I don’t think that’s the case.

“I’ll just stay.”

“Really?”

I feel uneasy for some reason.

Besides, did all the things that have happened to me happen because I wanted to?

It’s obvious that events will occur in unexpected ways, so I think it’s better to just stay here quietly.

Yeah, it’s better than being bored and running around on all fours like a dog and getting eaten.

… Wait, why is my imagination so specific?

Could it be that I had such a desire inside me?

I shook my head, cleared my mind of unpleasant thoughts, and spent a week quietly inside the castle.

***

“Ugh… .”

“Congratulations, Asia! You made it through a week!”

“Yes… .”

Seriously… I thought I was going to die from boredom.

What kind of world is this where you can’t even play alone at home?

I don’t even want a game console, but I’d love to at least have some books!

No, there was one, but it wasn’t the kind of novel I was expecting.

I could definitely read it, but I couldn’t understand what it was about, so I just gave up.

I heard from Lisa later that it was a magic book, but was there really a need to learn something so complicated?

If you just memorize the order, it will go out on its own.

If I say something like that, she’ll get mad.

“Hmm, Asia?”

“Ouch, Gold!”

Even though I spent a week free at the castle, that doesn’t mean I was just holed up inside and doing nothing.

I spent the time chatting with the people in the castle, and of course my main contact was Gold Heart.

“Today is the last day. Congratulations.”

“Hehe, what. But really, can you just tell me?”

Yeah, it’s been a week now.

Now it’s time to show them I’m okay and hear the specifics!

I kept nagging Gold about what it was all about, but her answer was always the same.

“Asia, I really don’t know… .”

“Why doesn’t the successor know!”

“Ah, what should I do if my father doesn’t tell me?”

I don’t think it’s a lie.

No, but what if something unexpected happens and you don’t even tell your only successor?

I just can’t understand it.

“Ahem… Anyway, let’s go since Father is calling.”

“Oh, yes. I’ll go!”

I greeted them as they waited in the room and went back to see the lord.

“Wow… .”

“Are you okay?”

The two seemed surprised to see me looking fine.

Looking at it this way, it seems like I’ve gone through some incredible ordeal, but in reality, all I’ve done is sit around in the castle for a week.

“Even if it doesn’t seem like much, you have proven yourself worthy by overcoming all kinds of temptations.”

Is that so?

“Hehe, not walking into danger on your own is also a necessary virtue.”

When you say it like that, it feels like I walked in on my own feet all this time… .

“Okay, so now I have to tell you as promised, right?”

“Yeah, right.”

When the lord’s wife gave him a look, he called me again.

“Asia.”

“Yes.”

“As the representative of the Goddess of Love, you must save the world from crisis.”

What kind of crisis is this?

Even though he doesn’t know the details, he keeps saying things like he’s going to return it…

No, it can’t be something like a loop.

“The Goddess said!”

As he said this, he spread his hands wide in front of me.

I feel like I’m watching a musical.

“To save the world, you must realize true love!”

“Um, yes… .”

It was too cliche a comment to be touching.

“To do that, you need to know the four elements of love.”

“Your elements?”

What is that? Is there such a thing?

I tried hard to think about it, but nothing came to mind.

“Fire, water, wind, and earth.”

“No, what does that have to do with love!”

It’s just the four elements!

“I don’t know either.”

“… … Please continue.”

Yeah, what’s the point of getting angry when you don’t even know this guy?

It is not something you can take out your anger on someone you love.

He is just telling stories he heard from his ancestors.

“It’s the end.”

“Yes?”

“The end.”

Is this… everything?

“Uh… Where do I find those four elements?”

“I don’t know.”

“Do I need to collect any symbols or anything like that?

“I don’t know.”

Oh my god, why don’t you know anything!

I was about to get angry when I made eye contact with the lord’s wife.

“But maybe you can find it. If you have passed the ordeal, you will definitely… .”

Yes, I am the representative of the goddess.

If you still can’t find it, the goddess will give you a hint!

“Well, I guess that’s all we have to do. Do you have any more questions?”

I decided to casually ask that question, something I had always wanted to ask but had held back.

“Why do your two daughters have different hair colors?”

“… … .”

The two were silent for a moment after those words.

Oh, oh… .

Was this really such a serious problem?

Gold is passed over without a problem!

“Hmm… Well, even though she is a saint, she may not have been a believer from the beginning.”

“That’s true.”

The two discussed it for a while, then nodded and spoke to me.

“Okay, I’ll tell you.”

Secret…! That’s it!

“Because of the Goddess’s blessing.”

“Blessing?”

What blessing?

“A child who is blessed by the goddess at birth will have hair color that changes as they grow up. The color changes depending on what kind of blessing they received.”

Was there such a setting?

At least Serena didn’t seem to have any of that, because she never said anything like that.

“Since you don’t know this, I guess you weren’t a believer from birth?”

“Ah… That, that’s right, well… .”

I guess that’s because we met while playing a game?

After roughly mulling over the details, the interview was already over.

In the end, the hair was nothing special.

***

“… It’s something like this, what do you think?”

“Hmm… Does that have something to do with love?”

When I returned to my room and told them exactly what I had heard, they all had the same reaction as me.

“Well, I don’t really know the connection and I have no idea what to do… .”

Serena said, seeming embarrassed.

Where to go and what to do!

I had a rough idea of what I wanted to achieve, but I didn’t know what to do specifically.

“If it’s fire… why don’t you just go somewhere hot?”

“No, it can’t be that simple… right?”

Maybe, as Karin said, thinking simply is the right answer.

Yeah, I’ve been forgetting this lately, but this is a game.

It’s a small-volume wild game too!

It’s only now that the main story has begun to show itself, but I don’t think they’ll make me spin around in circles for another while.

It certainly wouldn’t be that difficult of a problem.

“Now that I think about it, that mountain is a volcano… .”

“What mountain is it?”

“The mountain we were trying to pass.”

The mountain where those harpies roamed around in heat.

“Is there a volcano there?”

“Yes, I heard there are lava caves too.”

Lava… cave?

Asia’s gaming brain flashed.

“Then let’s go there.”

Wow, I got the answer.

It must be there!

“Huh? All, back to the mountain?”

“Yes, why?”

Everyone’s complexion has gotten a little worse.

“… The harpies probably aren’t in heat yet.”

“Ah.”

Yeah, right.

“Then let’s go somewhere else.”

So, after the meeting, we decided to head to the beach.

ocean!

swimsuit!

and….

***

“Gyaaaah!”

People leisurely relaxing on the beach run away screaming.

They were clearly wearing swimsuits, but they were running away naked, with only their chests and genitals covered.

It was a really nice sight, except that there were also men there, but I wasn’t there just to be absorbed in it.

“Asia!”

“Yes, yes!”

Click click!

I gripped my sword tightly as I watched the swarm of crabs approaching us.

Yeah, crab.

This beach is currently suffering from crabs that suddenly emerged from the sea.

Even at this very moment, people coming to the beach to play are having their clothes torn off by their sharp tongs!

And that’s not all.

“Hey, Hiyaat! Ha, don’t do that!”

Slowly.

The women, whose clothes were completely torn, were caught not by the crab’s sharp pincers but by its other legs.

Of course, as expected from a night game monster, those legs are attacking their sensitive areas.

“Hiyaa… ♥”

A woman caught by a crab trembled and climaxed under his touch.

Well, if we get caught, for sure… .

“Everyone, be careful.”

“Uh, yeah… .”

But there are too many enemies.

There’s nothing I can do.

And again, I’m attracted to you… .

“Firestorm!”

Kwaaang!

At exquisite timing, someone cast a spell on the monsters approaching us.

The rising flames instantly cooked the crabs until crispy, and surrounded us, protecting us from the invasion of enemies.

“Lisa?”

“Not me!”

If not Lisa, then who?

Its identity could be confirmed after the curtain of flames was lifted.

“Um, are you okay?”

“Uh… .”

armor.

Here it is.

Armored knights were storming the beach, driving the crabs back into the sea.

And in the midst of all this, the woman approaching us had a face I had seen somewhere before.

This woman is definitely… .

“Viola of the Lily Knights. I’m sorry to interrupt your retreat like this.”

“Oh, no. Thank you… .”

Yeah, I remembered.

These women… It’s the article I saw in that forum.