episode_0044

“Ah..Athena..Can you let me go now?”

“Shh, Hera. I’m talking.”

“But…”

“Keep talking Bordin. What did you say?”

“Hmm..hmm..yeah that’s-”

This is Athena’s office.

She brought me here because she had something to tell me.

So now I was watching her and Bordin talking about work in real time.

If there’s a problem though.

The place I’m sitting isn’t a chair.

The point is that it is on Athena’s lap.

She brought me to a chair, sat me down on it, and held me tightly.

The story started in that state.

‘No… doesn’t Athena care about this…?’

There’s a person standing right in front of me, and he’s acting like this…

But she was talking to Bordin calmly, as if nothing had really happened.

Now that I think about it, it was the same last time too.

Athena kissed him without hesitation even though there were maids around her.

It seemed like she was the type of person who didn’t care about other people’s opinions at all.

what.

It’s like Athena, though…

‘I’m embarrassed…!!’

Now I was looking down at the floor with my face flushed red.

Because it was too embarrassing to face other people in this state.

“You don’t have to worry about it, miss.”

Did you feel sorry for me like that?

Bordin took care of me.

Let’s look at him carefully.

He seemed to know that I was embarrassed. He wasn’t even looking at me.

“Thank you.”

Bordin.

A man with a neat appearance who looks good with monocles.

This was a man who possessed the dignity that could be called the epitome of a butler.

I’ve met him a few times while living here, but I’ve only exchanged brief greetings. I’ve never been this close to him.

“Hera. You have to go there too.”

“Huh? Uh..where..?”

Going? Where are you going?

At my words, Athena looked at me with a slightly disappointed expression.

“…What have you heard so far?”

“Uh.. weren’t we talking about work?”

“Sigh..”

Kook-

“Huh?!!”

She presses my lower abdomen with one finger.

These days, whenever she doesn’t like something, she presses my lower abdomen like this.

It wasn’t as hard as last time, so I didn’t faint.

Still, it was difficult because I couldn’t get used to the tingling sensation spreading throughout my body.

“Listen carefully, I’ll explain it again.”

She slowly began to explain to me why she had called me into her office.

According to Athena, the number of monsters has been increasing rapidly in various places recently.

But the more serious problem is that so many monsters were operating in groups.

There is a high probability that it is the work of the demons. It would be better to deal with it in advance before it becomes a bigger problem.

So the place mentioned is a forest located in the east of the empire.

It is said that monsters have been discovered there in large numbers recently.

“If you go there, you’ll be able to find traces of the demons.”

“I see..”

“Hera. You’re going too.”

“Huh? Me too…?”

She looked at me strangely, as if she had said something obvious.

“You’re saying that you’re going to rest here while the master is leaving?”

“Huh..huh?”

“Besides, it’ll probably take a week. Will you be okay without me during that time?”

Ouch.

Her words made my body tremble slightly.

A mansion without Athena.

That place was like hell to him.

How much I cried here during the week she was gone.

Rather than being in this place where there was no one on my side, it would have been better to follow her to the battlefield.

I hugged Athena tightly, feeling a little scared.

“..I want to go with you..”

“……”

Athena looked at me for a moment, then clenched her teeth and turned away from me.

“Anyway, I’ll leave the work here to you while I’m away.”

“Yes. Please take your time and enjoy it.”

After finishing her conversation with Bordin, Athena lifted my body up and took it off her lap.

“Hera. We’ll be leaving in an hour, so if you need anything, go and get ready.”

“W..what?! An hour?”

An hour?

No, how can you start off so suddenly?

If it’s a week-long schedule, shouldn’t you give yourself at least a day to prepare?

But Athena did not go back on her words.

“Roswen will pack all your extra clothes and necessities. All you have to do is come with your body.”

“..But isn’t it a little fast?”

Kook-

“Hyat?!!”

“If that’s the case, Master, then that’s it, Hera.”

“Ah..Okay, so don’t press there..”

Finally, as she said, I left the office and walked to my room to grab what I needed.

however.

No matter how much I think about it…

“There’s nothing to prepare..?”

Is it really okay to just go with your body?

“Bordin.”

“Yes, my lord.”

As Hera left, the gentle smile on her face disappeared in an instant.

“The previous order is withdrawn.”

Bordin’s eyes widened in surprise at his own words.

“Are you sure?”

“Yeah. I won’t be using that method anymore.”

The order he gave to destroy Hera.

Now I won’t hurt her feelings anymore.

If it was a whim, it could be called a whim.

I didn’t want to see Hera cry any more.

“You’ve had a change of heart.”

“…..”

Although he didn’t say anything.

Bordin nodded once as if he had heard the answer, indicating his affirmation.

“Do you have any further comments?”

“No. That’s all.”

“Yes, my lord. Oh, and there’s one thing I forgot to tell you.”

He touched his glasses with his fingers and continued speaking.

“I heard that a while ago, there was a huge explosion of mana in the eastern forest.”

“Explosion?”

“Yes. The cause of the incident is unknown, so I don’t know the exact details. They say it happened in a cave.”

“Okay.. Okay. Go out.”

“Yes. Then that’s it.”

Bordin left the room quietly after saying his last words.

As the office grew quiet, he leaned back in his chair and looked up at the ceiling.

“One week…”

Time spent alone with Hera somewhere other than the mansion.

In some ways, you could call it a trip.

Of course, most of the time will be spent hunting monsters.

“Phew. I’m looking forward to it.”

It didn’t matter whether it was a monster, a demon, or anything else.

Wherever you go.

Because it didn’t matter as long as Hera was by his side.

* * *

As I came out of the mansion, I saw a luxurious carriage and her standing next to it.

Athena leaned against the chariot, crossed her arms, and looked me up and down as she spoke.

“You really only came with your body?”

“Ugh…but I didn’t have anything to pack.”

Now I didn’t even have a small bag in my hand.

It was too empty of a hand to say that I was leaving for a week, but I really had nothing to pack.

Rosewen said she would provide clothes and such.

Since I don’t manage it separately, I didn’t need to bring any tools like cosmetics.

ah.

I should have brought some snacks.

I felt regretful, but it was okay.

‘I should ask Athena to buy it for me.’

What can’t I do when I have a hero right next to me?

“Get on. We’ll be leaving soon.”

As she opened the carriage door, a warm interior came into view.

A sofa that looks so comfortable that you won’t feel tired at all even if you move around for a long time.

It was a size that would not be uncomfortable at all even if I lay down.

Looking at the carriage, one thing might seem odd.

Last time, Athena took me and teleported me from Drax to here in an instant.

Then, wouldn’t it be okay to go with space travel this time too?

It would be really convenient, but it’s probably not possible.

Traveling long distances is a legendary magic that can only be used if you know how to manipulate space and time.

And there was only one person in the novel who knew how to use space-time magic. It was the Great Sage.

The reason Athena was able to travel from Drax to here in one go is probably because a teleportation stone was planted somewhere in this mansion.

An advanced magical tool that registers the user’s magical power and saves the location.

Although it cost a lot of money and horsepower to install, once set up, it had the convenience of being able to move to that location in an instant.

The major facilities of the empire, such as the temple, the palace, and the imperial court, all had coordinate teleportation stones installed, allowing for quick movement, but other places required direct access on foot.

Of course, the number of coordinate movement stones in major facilities was limited, so you had to be at least a Marquis to register your own magic power.

‘When Robin drew the Holy Sword and was invented as a warrior, he gained priority in the coordinate teleportation stone.’

Now that I think about it, the demons started to become active in earnest when Robin pulled out the holy sword.

It seemed that traces of it had started to appear little by little from around this time.

If we follow the story of the novel, then two years later, all kinds of monsters and demons will start wreaking havoc on the empire.

uh..

for a moment…

Suddenly an ominous thought occurred to me.

‘……Is the original any good?’

The original, who gave up thinking when he entered as Athena’s slave.

I’m not sure exactly what will happen, but I don’t think it will go on like that.

How great is the ripple effect in the novel?

I’ve seen countless novels where the original work was destroyed as all sorts of incidents arose just because an extra greeted the main character once.

Moreover, I am close enough to the ultimate villain of this novel that we share saliva with each other every day.

Perhaps the bridge will somehow be connected and have some influence on the original work.

It is already difficult to expect the original content to be the same.

So what was important was how my actions affected the original work.

If it had a positive impact, then it wouldn’t matter.

If it had a negative impact, you might have to take off your shoes and help the protagonist.

‘Ugh…I’m related to the original…’

Lily and Athena. Just these two.

Lily has grown much further than her original self, so it would be hard to see her as having a negative impact.

The problem was Athena.

‘Honestly, it doesn’t seem like a mastermind…’

During the time I spent with her, I never thought she was a bad person.

Although he was arbitrary, it was certain that he was not evil.

‘He’s considerate in his own way… and takes good care of me… but he sometimes plays mean pranks on me…’

How did I end up on the dark path?

I wonder if there was some deep story behind it.

‘….huh.’

good.

Decided.

I hadn’t paid any attention to it before, but now I’m completely absorbed in this place.

I didn’t want to see this world destroyed by the demons.

It will prevent Athena’s darkening.

Even though I hated her at first, now she is someone precious to me that I can’t live without.

The only person in this mansion who takes my side and takes care of me.

I don’t know what happened to her in the novel, but as long as I’m by her side, I will never let her fall.

If we can stop her from turning black… Robin will take care of the rest.

Please also upgrade my colleagues’ specs. Please also prevent the dark side of the mastermind from turning black.

Wouldn’t this truly be a life-saving blessing?

It wouldn’t have been strange at all if Robin took off his shoes and bowed deeply to me.

‘You owe me a lot, Robin.’

The events that Athena causes are all mine..-

Kook-

“Whoaak?!!”

Kook-kook-

“Huh!? Huh?!!”

“What are you thinking, Hera, when you don’t even answer the owner?”

“That..That..”

Kook-

“Oh no..! Don’t do that!!”

“…Another order?”

Kwuk-

“Hyat?! I understand..!! I understand!!”

…..I thought I should start with this lower abdomen.

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“One week..”

Bordin was walking slowly down the hallway.

Although he hid it so thoroughly that no one else could notice, his emotions were running wild like a storm.

It’s been five years since I started serving Athena.

The time has finally come.

Bordin never forgot a single moment during that time.

The resentment at that time.

The feeling of guilt at not being able to do anything.

Back in the past.

At every moment, there was only bone-crushing pain by his side.

The tears of blood he shed then have become the driving force that has kept his desire for revenge from cooling down.

A week. That was enough.

It must be in there.

I will finish my revenge that I have kept to the point of rotting inside.