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“Hmm… .”

But I see something a little strange. I never thought I would see something like that.

Maria’s eyes are filled with tears. The emotional tears in his eyes are so clear that they can be recognized at a glance.

Until now, I have never once seen the girl Maria cry.

what? Why is Maria suddenly so moved that she starts crying?

Sreuk-.

First of all, I couldn’t leave Maria crying alone, so I pulled her body. Maria must have lost all strength in her body, so she fell helplessly into my arms.

“Huong… Ugh… .”

It seemed like he had no intention of hiding his crying, or he just thought it was impossible to hide it.

Maria buried her head in my arms and cried. Oh, what a delicate child. How did a girl like this become an absolute being who could stand alone against hundreds of thousands of demon beasts and demons?

I continued to think while stroking my delicate, trembling shoulders. I feel it again, but thoughts are the ultimate blessing of life. The guy who gave it to me doesn’t know anything else, but he did a great job. How boring the world without thought was… … Why, so there is a saying like this.

‘I think. Therefore it exists.’ A saying is a saying for a reason.

Maria lifted my clothes while I was sleeping. And then I saw my stomach.

There were serious bruises on my stomach. Shine Stella. A monster who is only twenty years old and already wields insane power. This is the scar left by that bitch.

When I woke up, the bruise was completely healed. Having already been healed several times by Mary (including Mary in my past life), I know that such clean healing is possible only through Mary’s divine power.

Now Maria is trying to hide the fact that she healed my wounds. Maybe I’ll be too grateful. I assume that Mary’s intention was to hide her good deeds according to the doctrines of the church.

Then, Maria.

What did Maria think when she saw the scars on my body?

You must have been surprised at first. But there are times when I am surprised. In the end, my scars were healed, so we can conclude that the conventional Maria recognized the fact, silently accepted it, and healed me.

And, Maria has hit my stomach twice so far. I almost forced him to do it. Because Maria seems to want that.

… This is a bit of a leap of imagination, but maybe Maria had a misunderstanding. I got seriously hurt when I caught her punch. If you recall that Maria said earlier that she had never thrown a punch, it is not an impossible story.

A newborn baby who has never driven a car does not know the speed of a car. A primitive person who has never tried grilled meat over a fire does not know the taste of pork belly.

In the end, people don’t know unless they encounter it directly or indirectly. It’s even more difficult to imagine where Maria, who has never even swung a fist, got hit. In other words, Maria may think that my injury was her own mistake.

“That… .”

“Huh? Maria, do you have something to say?”

“You, don’t think too much of others… The most precious thing is Mr. Evans himself… .”

Maria says, crying endlessly. That’s right. Guess. He tells me to take better care of my body.

Ahhh-!

If this happens, you won’t be able to see Maria punching anymore! How thrilling that sight was! If I could, I would want to stay in a small room with Maria for the rest of my life and just get hit by her fists! why! why! I ended up like this because I couldn’t hold back that little bit of drowsiness! Why did I feel sleepy in the first place!? It’s not like I’m going to waste the golden time I have with Maria by sleeping!

Ah, let’s calm down first. An excited mind can cloud your thinking and judgment.

Now that there is a big misunderstanding, Maria won’t even dare to punch her anymore. Because my wounds must have been a huge trauma to her. Damn, if I had known it would turn out like this, I would have caught a priest somewhere, turned him into a twist, and extracted his divine power.

Lingering about the past is meaningless. Reflection and regret are different areas.

Should I just tell the truth? My wounds were caused by Cheonwoong Stella while I was out in the city?

… No, Maria was the one who healed Stella. I also heard about me from Stella. You probably know that I did some villainous things, destroyed the city, and even assaulted Frey (I don’t know about Stella).

It’s all the work of a ‘masked monster’, but the moment I reveal the truth, it’s no different from confessing. I am that guy.

Then, making up a lie and using it as an excuse… … … … .

no.

All of this is just meaningless illusion and imagination.

Maria was already traumatized. Once a wound is engraved in the heart, it cannot be easily erased.

Even now, the people who said, ‘I didn’t get hurt because Maria hit me!’ and the people who completely believe that Maria said that.

Maria, who has already hit me hard once, can she hit me again? As long as memories are preserved, that is an impossible hypothesis.

then… Last method. In fact, an almighty number.

Hypnotize Maria.

It’s simple, but it’s also effective. The hypnosis I apply is by no means weak. The only limitation is that the other person must reach a static state and focus on my hypnosis.

Didn’t I hypnotize my older sister, Adela, who is absolutely strong even though she’s not even ten years old, to erase her memories?

If I hypnotize the girl Maria, I can easily delete her memories and trauma.

… but.

Papdeuk-.

The teeth come together and make a hard sound. Because I felt angry at myself for thinking this way. Maria didn’t seem to notice any changes in me, and was still sobbing into my chest.

Angry. To Maria, to myself who dared to do something!

Mary is a special being, the embodiment of salvation.

She is a message of nobility and holiness.

This is a person that I should not dare to control, or even allow to be manipulated, through hypnosis or anything like that.

I realized this when I was executed on the guillotine in my previous life.

At the same time, I realized that Maria was truly special. There was a time when I mistakenly thought it was Shine Stella, but in the end, she was just a mistaken identity.

… Let’s leave our thoughts here. I clearly recognized it through my thoughts just now. Mary’s work is spilled water. It’s a shame that I can’t meet her anymore, but let’s just put our minds to it and move on.

“Ugh… You understood everything I said… ?”

Little Maria whimpered. I nodded.

“Yes. I’ll keep that in mind.”

“… Ah, uh, ah!”

Pak-!

Maria stopped crying. The rain that had been drenching my clothes like a drizzle stopped. Maria must have realized only then that she was being held in the arms of a man, so she quickly moved her upper body away from me.

“Are you okay?”

“Ah, yes, yes… I’m sorry for being so rude.”

“With that much. A friend is someone you can lean on when times are tough.”

“Well, the clothes are still… Everything is wet… .”

“This? Don’t worry.”

Go tell Beatrice and she will help you. Rather, it seems like it’s better to have a lot of Maria’s scent in it? I sniffed like a pervert.

“I… I feel like I am very indebted to Mr. Evans.”

As I was concentrating on smelling Maria’s scent and tears left on my clothes for a while, Maria called me quietly. I opened my eyes wide.

“What are you doing? What’s your situation?”

“You always help me. Please guide me again. If this isn’t something I owe you, what is it?”

“Not really. Rather, I am the one receiving help. Maria, you don’t know, but you have a greater influence on me than you think.”

“Yes?”

“Even after simply coming here, Aru earned the vicious title of Dog-Gwi. Because of that, my classmates can’t start a fight without much thought, but at the same time, everyone secretly avoids us. Me, who goes with Aru, is no exception.”

“Why is that… .”

“I know children’s characteristics well. They must have created a ton of rumors. A demon that eats people, or a demon that drinks blood. Actually, the rumors are still spreading in a somewhat exaggerated manner, but thanks to you, Maria, they don’t spread to such extreme levels.”

“Why, why? I didn’t do anything.”

“You stayed with us. Just because a saint from the Holy Church goes around with them, children won’t be able to open their mouths. Maybe if we just approach first, they won’t avoid us! How do you understand that Maria is helping Aru and me a lot just by being there?”

“Aha, yes. I can’t believe I was of help to Mr. Evans. Those are truly happy words.”

Actually, Maria, there are countless other things you have helped me with. There’s no need to mention that.

I sat next to Maria again. Maria looked puzzled, but I smiled and pointed to the book. Maria said, ‘Ah… He looked at the book with the same expression of ‘!’

“I shed a lot of tears. Should I read the book again now?”

“Ugh… Please don’t tell anyone else that I cried… .”

“Okay, okay. So look here.”

I listened to the book more actively than Maria. The book was lying face down on the desk.

It was the moment when it was about to unfold. Small letters appeared before my eyes, and I froze in place.

It stops.

It’s a strange thing. Since feasting on the Dragon King’s energy, I have never experienced anything physically ‘stopping’.

Before falling into the irresistible spell of deep sleep, I read the title of the book together with Maria. And then I turned the first page.

That part I didn’t pay attention to at the time.

author.

The first time I looked at the part where ‘author’ was written.

I was overcome by a strange, indescribable sixth sense.

Author of this book: Evans