episode_0293

An unbelievable sight unfolded before my eyes.

If a reader who likes ‘The Indomitable Hero’ saw this scene, he could complain and say, “What the hell is this?”

After all, the sight unfolding before my eyes was truly heterogeneous.

From the warrior Lily to the saint Iris… and Athena and other women. On the other side, from Sephir to Tyros… and the Master and the Demon King.

A combination that would never go together was now having a meal together at the same table.

Oh, I should correct that.

It wasn’t Pentecost.

“Of course it was us first. If we just consider the time we’ve known each other, I’ve known my sister the longest.”

Lily slammed her slam on the desk and shouted loudly, but the teacher calmly put food in his mouth and spoke.

“The time I’ve known you has nothing to do with love. Is it because you’re too young to know that?”

“..Still.”

“Hey, if you really want to win Hera’s heart, stop being such a slut and grow up a bit. Be half as good as your sister.”

The teacher spoke while glancing at Dania.

Lily was angry, but she couldn’t seem to answer, so she just kept her mouth shut for a long time.

Finally, Dania, who couldn’t stand to watch anymore, stroked Lily’s head and spoke briefly.

“You’re right. But that doesn’t mean you should be the first.”

“That’s right. That’s why we’re having this discussion.”

In any case, the situation was such that the demon world and the human world were having a friendly conversation at the same table.

“The girl herself expressed her opinion.”

Yes, it was a truly peaceful and satisfying meal.

If it weren’t for the topic we’re discussing now.

“Hera’s first night. It seems like it would be good to spend it with everyone.”

My reddened head just wouldn’t return to normal.

Isn’t that inevitable?

The topic they were talking about so profoundly was…my first night.

‘Can I say something like this in front of the person involved..?!’

I was so embarrassed that I couldn’t even eat properly.

However, as if she didn’t understand my feelings, she was having a heated discussion, expressing various opinions.

“Let’s do it together?”

When Athena asked with a frown, the Demon King nodded politely.

“Can you do it? Everyone will rush in like a swarm. Or maybe we should draw lots or something?”

“…..”

While Athena was seriously contemplating, I raised my head with shame and grabbed her collar.

“Ah..no guys..my opinion is..-”

“Shut up, Hera. We’re talking about something important right now.”

“Uh…yeah…”

Athena’s voice was so resolute that I couldn’t help but lower my head again.

No, is this correct now?

This is a story about my first night together, and every time I brought up my opinion, they immediately and firmly dismissed it.

“..Let’s talk about this later. Anyway, there’s something more important than that, right?”

“Hoo. What is that?”

The Demon King asked with eyes filled with interest at Athena’s words.

“Hera’s wedding. We couldn’t do it last time because you guys were messing around.”

“Ah..I see. It’s definitely a story that can’t be overlooked.”

Athena calmly put some food in her mouth, then looked at me and smiled.

“Hera. Can you step out for a moment? We have something to talk about.”

“Huh..? Me..Can’t I hear it too..?”

“Yeah. No.”

I didn’t really want to go out.

Even now, right before my eyes, such a shameful story is being told. I couldn’t even imagine what kind of story would come out if I went out.

I tried to stay here and restrain them somehow, but they wanted me to leave.

“That’s right, sis. Go out and rest for a bit.”

“Okay, Mom. Marie will come and find you soon.”

Marie and Lily were trying to get me out at the same time.

Is she the only one?

The other women were also giving me sharp looks as if telling me to get out quickly.

“Okay, Hera. Don’t worry and rest.”

“Everyone..even Dania unnie..”

When even my trusted sister Dania tried to kick me out, I had no choice but to leave the room in a dejected state.

Then, the noisy surroundings immediately turned into silence, and I ended up wandering around the Demon King’s Castle for a while without a destination and looking out the window.

The red moon and the desolate land.

If the story had gone as the novel says, there would have been a lot of blood shed here.

But the Demon Realm, where endless evil blossomed, has now become nothing but a desolate land.

There was no war, no desperate cries or screams from anyone during that process.

“…I feel proud for no reason.”

Even though it was not me but other women who fought for that peace… I honestly think that I also contributed a little.

The story changed because I intervened in the first place.

In some ways, couldn’t you say that I had a big part to play?

Yeah, that’s right.

“…hehe.”

I scratched my cheek and laughed, feeling awkward for no reason.

I put my hand on the window and stared blankly at the demon world.

Well… whatever.

It’s really over now.

The demon that had been dyeing this world with evil had lost its power, and even the Demon King was now completely in favor of peace.

I too will spend the rest of my life happily with them.

There were many twists and turns, but I think in the end, I’ve finally reached the happy ending I so desperately wanted.

Besides, listening to their stories… it felt like the day would come soon when I would be able to grant Aree’s request, even though it was embarrassing.

‘..I’m not mentally ready yet.’

Still, I have no doubt that this will be resolved well.

I love them, and thankfully they love me too, so nothing can go wrong.

“….I feel strange.”

Is this what it feels like to finish reading your favorite novel?

I feel proud and relieved, but also a bit dazed.

There is no such thing as the original anymore.

This is the world I will live in, a real world where things like fate are not determined.

A beautiful and bright world for me and them to live in.

I turned my head with a bright smile, wiping away the shallow tears that were welling up in my eyes.

I guess we’re almost done talking now.

I think I should go back-

“…..Huh?”

I looked around blankly.

It was clearly the Demon King’s Castle.

Even in that moment when I blinked just a moment ago, I was definitely in the hallway of the Demon King’s Castle.

However, the place I was now was not the Demon King’s Castle.

As if a scene from a movie had flashed, the entire scenery changed in an instant.

And the space that was now before my eyes was…a very heterogeneous space.

A dark room with little sunlight.

Books on a dusty desk. A blanket on the wooden floor. And something lying under my feet.

A tiny smartphone.

thud-

My heart quickly dropped to the bottom at the sight of something so eerily familiar.

My body began to tremble as if an earthquake had occurred, and my breathing gradually became more rapid.

“Huh…huh…?”

I ran towards the door in a hurry.

Then, the lock on the front door, which should never have been visible, came into view.

“Ah…ah…no way…”

Items you can never forget, even if you lived without them for years.

Let’s press the button on the front door.

Ring ring~

The door opened with a strange sound effect.

Then, what came into my sight was the bright sun illuminating the surroundings.

And that familiar apartment complex that I’ve seen so many times.

For a moment, my mind went blank and my body lost all strength, so I had no choice but to collapse to the floor.

Then my long black hair fell to the floor, fluttering in the wind.

“No..No..”

I got up right away and ran outside aimlessly.

The scene unfolding before my eyes was terribly realistic, but I couldn’t accept it.

I ran down the road, holding back the tears that were about to fall.

“Athena..? Mari..?. Lily..?”

Where are you?

Tell me it’s a joke.

Is this all a hallucination?

Is someone playing a bad prank?

This is a bit harsh.

Stop it now, I’ll let you go.

“Mom..that girl is running barefoot.”

“Don’t look at me. You shouldn’t look at things like that.”

“Hey, that guy is running while crying? Is he crazy?”

“Then… wait… crazy. You’re so damn pretty?”

It seemed as if the countless voices I heard were telling me to wake up to reality.

But I couldn’t accept it.

Because I couldn’t accept it even if I died, I kept running somewhere.

I continued to search for them without stopping, until the soles of my feet were completely peeled and bleeding.

like this?

Why are you coming back so suddenly?

This is not it.

This is not true.

But still, the place I was running was a modern road.

So in the end, I squeezed out every last bit of my stamina.

I had no choice but to lie face down on the cold cement floor.

“Whoa?!”

A woman who saw me like that was startled and took a step back.

After a while, the woman approached me cautiously and held out her hand.

“Excuse me…Are you okay?”

“……Yes.”

As I held her hand, warmth ran through my skin.

Clear human body temperature.

I burst into tears at the reality that felt so certain.

“Huh..? Why are you crying? Wait.. Just this..”

The woman was taken aback for a moment, then took out a tissue from her purse and held it out to my face.

The woman who saw my face like that. Just stood there and blankly stared at me.

“Crazy.”

“..It’s okay. Thanks for helping me.”

After wiping away my tears, I started walking again, trying to move my legs with an empty heart.

“Huh..? Hey. Wait a minute.. Excuse me!! Number..!!!”

I heard a woman’s voice behind me, but I ignored it and continued walking.

I walked for a long time while receiving so many stares.

The place I eventually returned to was my studio apartment, which was so familiar to me.

I forced my exhausted body to open the door, and as I crossed the hallway, I fell to the floor again.

I felt a sense of emptiness and futility eating away at my whole body.

Although my eyes were clearly fine, my vision was so dark that I couldn’t see even an inch ahead of me.

“Sob…sob…”

Tears flow again.

I lay curled up on the floor and started crying nonstop.

“Welcome, reader.”

And then a familiar voice is heard.

The voice jolted me out of my sinking sanity.

I immediately sat up and looked at the owner of the voice.

A straw hat with a white dress. And sunglasses that don’t match.

The celestial god looked at me with a book in his hand and smiled.

“Congratulations. It’s finished.”