episode_0262

I don’t want to leave.

Was it because I was with people I loved so much?

Time passed cruelly and quickly.

Five days have passed since I had a secret conversation with Alina.

In two days, I will no longer be able to see this mansion.

Athena too..and my older sister Dania too.

I left the room, leaving my sad heart behind and forcing a smile on my face.

“Good morning Hera.”

Today too, Sister Dania welcomed me with a warm smile.

“Did you sleep well?”

Athena’s voice, filled with a stronger emotion than anyone else’s.

Receiving their morning greetings, I was able to smile with the happiest smile I could ever have.

While I was saying hello to them in the morning and eating the meal that Sister Dania had prepared for me, Athena looked at me indifferently and spoke to me.

“Your memories haven’t come back yet, Hera?”

I paused for a moment at her words, but I soon answered with a calm face.

“…Yes. I still don’t remember anything.”

“Yeah.”

Athena starts eating again with a regretful expression.

I put Dania’s food into my mouth with a bitter feeling of guilt for deceiving her.

‘I’m sorry, Athena. But… I hope you understand that I have no choice but to do this.’

Since I’m leaving after leaving a letter anyway… I hope she understands my feelings at least a little.

While I was eating, I swallowed my bitter feelings inside.

This time, Sister Dania looked at me and spoke to me.

“Hera. There’s someone you have to meet today.”

“Someone you need to meet?”

When I tilted my head in confusion, Dania nodded with a somewhat worried expression on her face.

“Yeah. I’ll probably arrive at the mansion sometime this evening.”

“Really…?”

Who are you talking about?

…I hope it’s not just one of those girls who have a connection with me.

If that were the case, it would seem like things would get a little awkward.

The more people you meet, the heavier your steps will be as you leave this place.

But fortunately, it seemed like what I was worried about wouldn’t happen.

“You have to stay close to me because it could be dangerous.”

Athena speaks in a much more serious voice than before.

While I was worried about who on earth it could be, I was deeply relieved to find out that it wasn’t one of the girls I loved.

At least the precious ones I know would never do anything dangerous to me.

“Yes. I will stay right next to Athena!”

“…Yeah.”

Athena picks up the food again without saying anything.

Who on earth is Athena to do that?

The coming evening.

I began to wait anxiously and nervously for this new encounter.

But I didn’t expect it until this point.

A meeting that was both tense and anticipated.

I never thought it would send me to the bottom of the abyss.

“Ah…..ahhh…”

“Long time no see, sis.”

*

[Three days ago. Drax]

Chook-!

“Kyaaak!”

With the man’s scream, bright red blood gushed into the sky.

The beautifully spreading blood was enough to fill the surrounding crowd with fear.

“You’re a monster…”

“How could a woman called a warrior do this!!”

“Rain..Get out of the way!! I need to survive too!”

Choaaaak-!

One by one, the crowd began to run away in fear.

The woman in the blood-covered cloak took advantage of the gap and cut down all of the hordes.

Thud thud-

Various body parts falling to the ground.

A woman covered in blood. Lily took out her notebook without a care and started writing something down.

“This guy is a murderer..This guy is a child abuser..This guy is a rapist..This guy..”

She examines the finely chopped pieces of the corpse one by one and draws a red line under the names written in the notebook.

If it were a normal person, she would have felt nauseated at any moment, but Lily calmly marked the last corpse in her notebook.

Lily turned the page of her notebook with eyes that showed no emotion.

“Next is…the west.”

The next criminal’s den is a small town a little way from here.

Like Drax, it was a place of poverty and frequent crime.

Thinking that there was a mountain of trash to deal with here too, Lily shook off the blood-stained holy sword and put it back in its sheath.

But just as Lily was about to take steps towards the west.

He stopped dead in his tracks at the distinct presence he felt behind him.

“Little one.”

A voice that is familiar, but I never want to hear it again.

Lily looked at the owner of the voice quietly for a moment, then immediately took the holy sword out of its scabbard again, ran towards the direction of the voice, and swung the sword with all her might without hesitation.

Kwaaang-!

Lily’s attack is blocked by the golden sword.

Lily is the woman in front of you.

He looked at Athena expressionlessly.

“That’s a bit harsh for a greeting.”

“I told you I’d kill you if you came back.”

“I didn’t want to come either..I didn’t say anything because I thought you’d cause trouble later..”

Lily swings her sword straight downwards.

This time too, Athena stopped it.

Lily, who had already expected her to stop him, immediately kicked her in the face.

Phew-!

Athena hastily blocked Lily’s foot with one arm as her speed became much faster than before.

“…You’ve gotten creepily strong, kid.”

“I don’t really have feelings for you anymore..but when I see you, I think of my sister, so I should die.”

She makes creepy sounds without any hesitation.

Athena let out a short sigh and released a massive blast of mana into the surrounding area.

“…!”

Lily immediately retreats from the hot heat.

Athena got to the point without a moment’s hesitation.

“Hera is alive. And she’s in my mansion right now.”

Pot-

Lily ran to Athena without even answering and swung her sword full of murderous intent at her.

Athena continued to speak to Lily, swinging her sword in time with her movements.

“I know you won’t believe me, but I’m serious.”

“It’s useless.”

“Don’t do that. Come and check it with your own eyes.”

As the unpleasant sound repeated, Lily frowned deeply and wrapped the holy sword in the power of the goddess.

Athena, who was looking at the holy sword imbued with intense white power, took a deep breath and began to surround her body with sunlight mana.

Two huge energies starting to collide like that.

Athena began to feel frustrated at Lily’s inability to communicate.

“Didn’t you hear? I told you Hera is alive.”

“….”

Athena sighed inwardly as she looked into Lily’s eyes, where not even an inch of light existed.

She was already in a state of insanity.

Reason has long since disappeared, and only the unconscious survives. Perhaps, the words he is saying now will not be heard properly by her.

‘If I could just grab her attention for a moment, I might be able to have a conversation.’

I felt Lily’s attacks growing heavier and heavier.

If we go on like this, it won’t be good.

If it were in the past, I wouldn’t know.

The current Lily had the same level of strength as him, so she was in no position to just take the attacks and talk.

“Die. Die. Die. Die.”

Lily’s sword approaches in succession like a typhoon.

Athena took a step back, dodging her attacks as best she could.

“This damn brat.”

Athena closed her eyes for a moment, looking into her empty eyes.

‘I didn’t want to say it, but… I can’t help it.’

It’s not that I didn’t anticipate Lily’s current condition.

No. In fact, I’ve already come to think of something to say that will bring her back to her senses, even if only for a moment.

I don’t know about anything else, but if she’s crazy about Hera like me, I think she’ll be able to capture your mind.

Athena took a big step back from Lily and spoke to her in a loud voice.

“Listen carefully, Lily.”

“It’s no use-”

“I already ate Hera’s maiden.”

Towering-

As if time had stopped.

Lily’s body froze.

Lily was looking at Atera with eyes that didn’t move at all.

As a little time passed like that.

The earth began to shake violently.

Kuwaaah–!

The ground split open and a storm began to blow around them.

As Lily raised her sword, a huge sword energy began to shoot out that stretched all the way to the sky.

“I’ll kill you. I’ll kill you brutally.”

A giant sword that could even cut down the moon floating in the sky.

Lily started running towards Athena, holding her sword in both hands.

But Athena continued speaking, completely unconcerned with Lily’s hideous murderous intent.

“There are no more Hera’s maidens. But I don’t think that’s the end.”

“Die.”

As Lily took each step closer, the huge storm around her began to swirl around Athena.

“Don’t be too excited. There’s still room left.”

Lily had come right in front of Athena.

When Lily took her final step towards swinging her sword.

Athena looked into Lily’s eyes seriously and spoke.

“Hera’s back is still pure.”

moment.

A very brief moment.

The empty Lily’s eyes began to turn purple again.

Lily’s feet got tangled in a mess as she was taken aback by Athena’s unexpected words.

Kkudangtang-!

Lily fell to the floor in an awkward manner.