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Dale lay in bed, groaning and lost in thought.

Have you ever felt like you were kidnapped and then had to be beaten with a hammer until the other person gave you the answer they wanted?

No… no. Let’s skip over this incident because it is so shocking that it might seem trivial.

So, do you know what it’s like to wake up after being hit with a hammer a dozen times and find that something isn’t there when it shouldn’t be (even though it doesn’t work)?

‘Fuck…Fuck!’

To put it bluntly, it felt pretty shitty.

Well, since the dick is gone, I guess it would be more accurate to say that it feels quite empty.

… Anyway, it wasn’t that this was important, but because something I cherished was gone, I felt angry just breathing and my head started hurting.

Baggy clothes, long hair… Why on earth did the hair grow? Does that make sense?

Anyway, thin arms and ankles, and this inexplicable bulge.

These were more painful facts than the fact that I was tortured, so I continued to groan.

I couldn’t stand it any longer, so I put on some clothes and started running towards that piece of trash.

*****

As Rihanna’s rough groaning began to fill the room, I opened my mouth, sensing something was wrong.

“Is that the treatment Rihanna gave you?”

“… … ”

“Right… ?”

Why is there no answer?

I sigh as I feel a headache coming on, and Riana adds an excuse.

“… Now that it’s been treated, isn’t it okay?”

Because she was talking nonsense, he looked at her with the same cold eyes as before, so Riana closed her mouth and avoided eye contact.

It seems like he realized the absurdity of what he said.

I decided to make a formal protest about this later… but I sighed because the important thing now was to deal with Desuni.

“Bring that Lorraine Dale guy here. I think he’ll break down the dormitory door if I leave him alone. ”

“Yes.”

I let out a sigh and sent Lorraine away, but soon someone came in with a loud shout and the door was forcefully opened.

“Hey you little shit!”

I looked at Rihanna again, seeing a woman coming in…

Rihanna just keeps coughing and pretends not to notice my gaze.

I took a deep breath and tried to calm Dale down, but then I deliberately provoked him to check if he understood the contract I signed yesterday properly.

“Did you come to Desun?”

At the word Desun, Dale opened his eyes wide, let out a high-pitched scream, and ran towards me, trying to grab me by the collar.

“Wow, wow.”

He starts vomiting and retching on the floor, as if the protective measures written in the contract have been activated.

After seeing this, I realized that the contract was being properly applied and pushed Desun away.

“But please, please step away from me.”

“Ugh… You bad boy. Ugh.”

Perhaps because the original protagonist was so handsome, Desuni’s appearance was also quite pretty.

Maybe it was because I knew Desuni’s true nature, but I felt a strange sense of rejection, so I deliberately kept my distance and took a step back.

Siren comes closer to me and starts to squint her eyes, wary of Kawadeuni.

While watching this, he expressed his anger by saying things like, ‘This is really fucking crazy.’

He takes a deep breath and tells me that his mind has calmed down.

“… Phew. Turn it around when I say something nice. ”

I didn’t have to take responsibility for this, so I glanced at Rihanna.

Rihanna smiled faintly and explained the solution.

“Don’t worry too much, the medicine will wear off in just one day.”

“Ha, one day? You want me to stay like this for a whole day?”

“… … ”

Rihanna just keeps her mouth shut and smiles, either because she has no other way to solve it or because she doesn’t want to talk about it even though there is a way.

As I watched this, I sighed inwardly and fell into thought for a moment.

‘It would be better to use it as a stick rather than a carrot.’

Since there is a clause that says you can’t refuse the order, I think it wouldn’t be a bad idea to threaten to turn you into a woman if you don’t listen.

I was about to decide to look for another carrot to give to Dale.

Someone knocks on the door and gives me directions.

“Master Elicia has requested an interview.”

At the word Elysia, his expression hardened for a moment and he tried to refuse the interview.

I saw Dale panicking in front of me and a funny idea occurred to me, so I said I would accept it.

“Yes. Then I will guide Lady Elicia to the reception room.”

After nodding my head to indicate that I understood, I spoke to Dale next to me.

“You’re planning to go too. Get ready.”

“What? Me?”

“Okay.”

“Isn’t this guy completely crazy?”

Dale showed extreme resistance, but since he couldn’t refuse orders anyway, he had no choice but to take advantage of this and follow me.

But, after watching the work and smiling, I walked towards the reception room where Elicia was waiting.

*

As I entered the reception room, fiddling with the hammer in my arms to calm my mind, I saw Elicia.

“How have you been?”

Judging by the fact that his speech is still soft, it seems he hasn’t given up on his plan yet.

I listened to Elicia’s words and slowly sat down on the sofa, looking at her.

‘… … ‘

Just like in the original, it seems like he still suffers from hallucinations and auditory hallucinations, with dark circles under his eyes and pale skin.

Maybe it was because I poured all my emotions into it, but I didn’t really feel anything when I saw it.

… As I was watching, I suddenly remembered the reason I started liking Elysia.

When I was in elementary school, I lived with my grandmother after my parents passed away.

Because of poverty, I suffered all kinds of shame and lived a life where no one understood me.

When I was in my third year of middle school, I came across a fantasy novel at the library.

The novel was a typical fantasy novel with a central narrative being a hymn to humanity that was popular at the time.

When the main character has lost all his strength and has hit rock bottom, the scene where Elicia reaches out to him and helps him get back up was so impressive that I came to like her.

I don’t remember the exact reason.

I think it was because I wanted someone like that for me.

If not, then since I didn’t have parents, I might have been curious about what it felt like to be loved by someone and tried to imitate that feeling.

If not even that, then when my grandmother who took care of me passed away, I might have felt like I was truly left alone in the world and that’s why I clung to her.

… These things are not that important now, so let’s just skip them.

Anyway, the experiences and thoughts that were embedded in my childhood continued for the next five years.

The important thing is that these things have become a part of my life.

‘That was in January when I was 21 years old.’

I was possessed by this world, and I was so happy to have met Elysia that I tried to make her look at me properly even just once.

I broke my promise to face you properly if you brought back my warmth.

In addition to publicizing my accomplishments as if they were your own or taking my sacrifices for granted.

Even though she’s my fiancée, it’s not enough for me to just give Dale the flowers I picked from the flower garden that I gave her as a gift.

Even though you know all the facts, you refused to even say a single word, saying it was meaningless…

It was just a tie-up because I lost my rational emotions and human feelings.

I just threw the hammer and made a fuss because all the worries that had been building up for a year just exploded.

That’s why I didn’t want to get involved or understand anymore, so I just looked at him expressionlessly.

Elysia looked at me like that and pointed to Dale… no, Desuni in a calm voice.

“I have something important to talk about, but who is that woman?”

“You can ignore the new escort.”

It seems like he was just saying indirectly to ask me to send him out.

I refused because I wanted to show Dale the real Elicia.

She nods her head with an awkward smile.

“Ah… I see.”

Judging from the fact that it passed so easily, it seems like there isn’t a big problem.

Or maybe they judged that even if rumors spread, they could handle it.

That’s why he took his eyes off Elicia Dale and spoke to me.

“The reason I came to you this time is to tell you some very important information.”

Of all the recent events, the only significant one was the council’s decision to appoint Dale as a champion, so it’s likely that he’ll mention that.

I was still angry, but I tried to suppress my emotions and nodded, and Elicia continued speaking.

“The council voted to appoint Dale as a warrior.”

“What?”

“That’s exactly what it means. The council has decided that Dale is fit to be a warrior, and after a simple test, they’re going to make Dale a warrior. ”

The person who was behind flinched for a moment when his name was called.

I felt that reaction and smiled faintly inside as I continued speaking.

“… So why are you telling me that story?”

“As I said last time, I just regret all the things I did. I have no ulterior motive. ”

I know it’s a lie.

All of Elysia’s actions are for the North, so I already know that she is saying this to break off the engagement and bring warmth.

But in order to continue the conversation, I kept my mouth shut and just made eye contact.

She spoke to me as if she was being honest.

“So what I’m trying to say is… If Dale becomes a warrior, it’s true that it will be a huge risk to you.”

“… … ”

“As I told you last time, Dale has a huge grudge against you.”

“I guess so.”

“Yes. Right now, Dale is a commoner, so he doesn’t have any direct influence on you… But if Dale becomes a warrior, things will be different from then on.”

Since I wasn’t saying anything, Elicia seemed to have figured out that she could continue the story, so she calmly brought up the story we had told before.

“Dale tried to kill you… ”

Before she could finish speaking.

Suddenly, the person behind me started laughing and muttering.

“Isn’t this a total crazy bitch?”