episode_0141

I can hear the song of a bird announcing the morning.

A strange window. A strange ceiling. A strange bed.

All of those things were foreign to me.

But my heart now felt comfortable and warm, as if I had returned home after many years.

And that’s because of the older sister in front of me.

“Hehe..”

I wriggled in bed and snuggled closer into my sister’s arms.

Then, when I woke up, my sister gave a faint laugh and stroked my head.

“You’ve become a whiner, Hera.”

“I’m so happy to meet you, Unnie..Do you not like it?”

My sister hugged me tighter, leaving a quick kiss on my forehead.

“No way. I wish you would complain more.”

My sister was still the same.

A kind older sister who always makes me feel comfortable when I’m with her and who always treats me warmly.

Even though it had been three years since I last saw her, Dania still liked me.

Enough to make me feel like I don’t want to leave this place.

“I’ll make breakfast. Come out in a bit.”

After leaving my older sister Dania behind and leaving the room, I collapsed on the bed and looked up at the ceiling.

“I don’t want to go..”

It was so sweet to be reunited with my beloved family after such a long time.

I once again felt like I wanted to live in the same house with them for the rest of my life like before.

But that couldn’t be done.

I also need to prepare to defeat the Demon King…

And above all, he had a daughter to take care of.

My daughter Marie, so cute and lovely.

I can’t stay here and leave her behind.

Besides, today is the day I have to see Iris. It’s almost time to leave.

But… I don’t feel too sad now because I can come back anytime.

“I have to go out.”

I thought that seeing my sister’s face was enough, so I left my regret behind and got out of bed, walking towards the fragrant smell of food.

* * *

“You have to go back today?”

“Yes..I have an appointment..and I have to go back to the academy..”

At my words, my sister looked at me with a regretful expression.

“Do you have a separate place to live right now? If not, you can live here.”

At my words, Lily, who was eating next to me, grabbed my hand tightly with a sparkle in her eyes.

“I think that’s a good idea, Hera.”

I shook my head to the side slightly, thinking about Lily’s words that seemed to contain a bit of selfishness.

“I don’t think it’ll work because I already have a house.”

“…Do you live with Athena?”

“No. It’s been a while since I’ve been apart from Athena.”

Lily’s face, which had darkened at my words, brightened a little, and I looked at her like that and began to think deeply.

‘Come to think of it, I guess I’ll have to meet Athena soon too…’

Ever since Athena’s soul was given to me, I’ve always felt like I was with her.

Should I say that it feels like her life is held inside me..?

Anyway, because of that feeling, I didn’t go to see her until now.

But now, quite some time has passed.

I haven’t completely forgiven her yet, though…

Still, the thought of wanting to see Athena’s face was slowly creeping up on me.

He was the one who really hurt me… but at the same time, he was the first person I ever loved as a man, so how could I not miss him?

‘..I have to go see Lily once the matter is resolved anyway.’

The plan I made to subdue the Demon King included Athena.

In some ways, you could say that it’s an essential power that rivals Lily.

Although she doesn’t have the Holy Sword like Lily, and thus cannot inflict fatal damage on the Demon King, she is still the only person who can display power that rivals hers.

If the warrior Lily and the strongest human, Athena, join forces, they will have a good chance of winning.

If that included Marie, the Black Knight, the saintess Iris, and me… honestly, I didn’t think we’d lose.

Since Lily also showed a positive attitude towards the Demon King’s subjugation… I should contact Athena soon.

Since Robin can’t become a warrior, it’s inevitable that he has to work for everyone’s happiness.

I will act so that everyone in this world can live in safety and peace.

“Do you have anyone you live with?”

While I was in such deep thought, I heard Dania’s voice.

I couldn’t concentrate on the conversation properly because I was thinking about something else, so I answered her without thinking much.

“Yes…I live at home with my daughter.”

‘Marie. I hope Sephir is taking good care of you?’

But, because of my words that I blurted out without much thought, a tragedy occurred.

Kwajik-

I turned my head at the sudden sound of something breaking. My eyes were drawn to the plate and table shattered by Lily’s fork.

Surely the table is made of stone…?

But I didn’t have the energy to worry about the table.

Of course, it’s Lily’s eyes in front of me.

This was because it was burning much more fiercely than the Demon King’s ferocious aura that I had seen before.

“What did you just say…?”

Lily’s voice was so low that it seemed to sink into the void.

“Lily..Lily?”

“Daughter…? You said daughter..?”

I shrank back from Lily’s murderous aura, and instinctively looked at my older sister Dania for help.

“….Hera?”

“Uh..Sister..”

Sister Dania also just looked at me with her deeply sunken eyes.

The fact that my normally kind older sister is looking at me like that means something is definitely wrong.

While I was wondering if I had done something wrong.

“Sister.”

A voice that sounded like it came straight from hell made my heart flutter.

I looked up and saw Lily looking at me with cold, calm eyes.

“What kind of son of a bitch are you?”

As she spoke, Lily’s face was filled with murderous intent, as if she could kill someone at any moment.

“What…what are you talking about..?”

Cadduk-

While I was wandering around Lily’s words,

A grinding sound escaped her lips.

“What kind of son of a bitch is going to kill my sister right now..”

“Hera.”

My sister’s voice called out to me from next to the murderous Lily.

I looked at my sister with an earnest expression, hoping that she might help me in this situation, but just like Lily, my sister just looked at me with sunken eyes.

“Do you have a lover?”

“Huh…yes..?”

My sister’s words naturally caused a lot of questions to pop up in my head.

Boyfriend…?

To me..?

“That…that’s impossible…Why would I have a lover…”

But my sister’s eyes became even colder as I spoke as if explaining something.

“…So you’re saying he did that to you without agreement?

“Huh..? What..what are you talking about?”

As I wandered around with trembling eyes, Sister Dania gently patted my hand and spoke to me as if to say that it was okay.

“It’s okay, Hera. Tell me. Who got you pregnant?”

“Yes…Yes?! I’m…pregnant?!”

I was so startled that I kicked the table and got up.

‘Wow…you’re pregnant?’

Who? Me?

As I looked at my sister with trembling eyes, she raised one eyebrow and asked me back.

“..Didn’t you say you have a daughter?”

“Ah..That..That’s not something I gave birth to..”

It was only after hearing my sister’s words that I began to understand the situation.

‘I guess there was a misunderstanding because of Marie..’

Well, since I said I had a daughter without explaining the circumstances, I think they could have easily been mistaken.

He placed his hand on his slightly calmed chest and slowly opened his mouth to explain the situation to her.

No, I tried to open it…

“You don’t have to hide it, Unnie. I’ll kill you. The trash that touched Unnie shouldn’t exist in this world. Just tell me who it is and I’ll go and cut off their head-”

Lily’s eerie voice left me speechless for a moment.

….I thought it would take some time to explain.

.

.

.

After some time, the dining atmosphere became quiet again.

Sister Dania let out a sigh of relief and started moving the dishes again.

“I was surprised, Hera…”

“I’m sorry..I spoke strangely.”

“……”

I looked at Lily, who was staring at the food with a blank expression, and offered her an apology once more.

Lily had already told me that she liked me romantically… so I guess she was even more shocked.

“I’m sorry, Lily. I couldn’t explain it properly..”

“…No. No, that’s okay. Please introduce me to her sometime. I want to become friends with your sister’s daughter.”

“Uh..yeah..I will do that.”

Lily closed her eyes again and opened them again, mumbling in a small voice as she picked up the food again.

– My sister’s pregnancy is definitely…

At first, I thought I heard a strange sound in my ear, but I decided to try to ignore it.

While we were having another friendly meal, Dania asked me a question.

“When are you going?”

“…I think I should probably eat and go soon.”

“What a pity.. We finally got to meet.”

Her words made me feel sad too.

If it were up to me, I would just like to live here with them, at the Academy, at the Demon King, and all. But I knew better than anyone that I couldn’t do that.

I calmed down and looked at Sister Dania seriously.

“I’ll keep coming to play. Until my sister gets sick of me and kicks me out.”

At my words, my sister opened her eyes wide for a moment, then smiled beautifully and giggled while patting my head.

“Come play whenever you want. I’ll wait.”

That way we could finish the rest of our meal warm and cozy.

I am once again reminded of how glad I was to come here.

really.

It was such a happy moment.