episode_0029

A huge fly, flapping its wings in an unpleasant way, caught my eye. Aside from flies, I also saw mosquitoes, which all humans would avoid, as well as butterflies, moths, dragonflies, and all kinds of unpleasant insects.

At the same time, I noticed that the animals that had been driven away by the giant spider were also flocking in, perhaps because they guessed that their natural enemy was gone.

Actually, they are not running towards us, but since we are standing here in the path where the insects and animals pass by, we have no choice but to stop them.

In an instant, I grasped the situation, and after that, I saw people wielding weapons, looking at other monster-like insects running towards the sky and the ground.

I, who was only protected in the back row, could not tell them to cheer up and just watched quietly.

At times like this, I felt a little sorry.

If things continue like this, I wonder if Agnes, Linda, and Flora will be dissatisfied.

It was a burden that could only be protected even if I used my strength to defend it, and if I was going to work as a shuttle that only handed out potions, it would raise questions about whether someone else could replace that.

I need a hero, but maybe the hero party doesn’t need me.

“Wind Field!”

With a single stroke of Flora’s magic, a wind blew in front, causing the insects that were flapping their wings to lose their momentum.

And as for the winged insects that were slow to advance, Agnes pierced their bodies in an instant or tore off their wings and caused them to crash, while Linda swatted away a group of wild boars, elk, and snakes that were rushing towards them.

Lastly, Kylon was holding on to the Holy Sword, which had to be held with both hands, at the very front, and was blocking them as much as possible.

As the corpses of insects falling from the rainwater and the number of animals stretched out after being hit increased, this party was gradually moving forward.

In order to go back out the same way we came in, we slowly pushed through them and moved forward.

And only after a while, we were able to get out of this forest with our exhausted bodies.

Everyone had scratches on their bodies, as if to prove that the bugs didn’t just get bigger.

I knew that bugs had sharp things on their legs if you looked closely at them, but I never thought I would see them like this.

It was a sight I never wanted to see again.

First of all, since the mission was completed properly, one thing could be considered completed. It can be considered a great achievement since I obtained the reinforcement stone that can strengthen the holy sword just four days after starting the adventure.

Of course, it was clear that the next reinforcement stone would be a bit difficult to obtain.

Even though I was less injured thanks to the shield containing the mucus that bugs hate, my clothes had some strands coming out from the swarms of bugs flying here and there.

The wounds were already healed, but since there were four people whose wounds were not yet healed, I took out the potions from my bag and distributed them to each one.

“Now, listen to these one by one.”

“Ah, thank you.”

Then Kylon accepted it with a smile, and Agnes also politely expressed her gratitude to me.

Flora took the attitude that it wasn’t necessary, but soon accepted it as something she couldn’t do anything about thanks to my pride, but Linda, who was the most tired, just looked at me quietly.

“… Thank you.”

However, he expressed his gratitude to me in a slightly brusque tone, as if he had no intention of causing harm right away.

I just smiled bitterly in response to that voice.

Dealing with people is not my field, so why does this situation come up? Should I leave the potions to Kylon next time? I also thought about this.

However, I thought that if I left the potion to Kailon, my other colleagues would tell me to just make the potion in a safe place, so I thought I should at least do the potion shuttle.

Yes, even though we don’t fight, we have to do some emotional labor.

Of course, if I was dealing with a normal person or dealing with the truth, I would have just achieved liberation, but there was nothing more painful than seeing the feelings of a bitch in love.

If you think about it, should we go this far? The eyes felt so fierce that I thought,

Anyway, thankful that the first quest was over, I collected the empty bottles and put them in my bag while looking at the people whose wounds had healed.

*

“… Oh oh! Hero Kailon, you protected the forest of this small village. It is the forest closest to the royal capital, so I was worried about what to do if it gets further damaged… Please accept this as it has been passed down from generation to generation in our family. Thanks to you, my home was safe.”

“Thank you.”

After receiving the red jewel from an old man who appeared to be the village head, he bowed his head and expressed his respect. And the grandfather seemed to like it and laughed, and Kylon took it and absorbed it into the holy sword.

After leaving the village leader’s house, Kailon looked around carefully and opened his mouth to the other heroines.

“Well, you must be tired today, so let’s rest at the inn for a day and then move back to the royal capital.”

Royal road? Wait, the royal capital of the Holy Kingdom? What should I do there?

No, are you going to do exactly what you said this morning?

It’s too much of a gamble! I haven’t even finished conquering the heroines yet, so what are you doing?

I couldn’t understand his judgment as to what he was going to do if he put a lot of effort into collecting the heroines for at least a day and then did something that would cause them all to leave.

And his decision to return seemed to have been taken with suspicion by Agnes, as she, with sparkling blue eyes, cautiously raised her hand and asked.

“Kylon, why do you suddenly want to go back?”

“Ah, that’s… I have some work to do in the capital for a moment.”

Since he didn’t say what it was, it was obvious that others couldn’t understand his opinion.

However, in the meantime, there was someone else playing the game, and I could tell right away even without hearing their voice.

“If it’s Kylon’s job to do, wouldn’t he have found a hint to catch the Demon King?”

Linda had no idea what was going on, but was trying to put things on the positive side.

The harem shouldn’t be broken up here, but that bitch seemed to be opening her mouth with the intention of destroying everyone, as if she intended to remain the only heroine.

Of course, you can delve into Soon-ae’s route separately here, but there’s no way you can take Soon-ae’s route and reach the true ending in this game.

But there was nothing I could say to convince him of what I was doing here.

Rather, it just felt like I had no right to speak.

Those who had heard Kailon’s opinion, holding their pounding heads, nodded as if they understood Linda’s loud voice and entered the inn, but I was not convinced.

I rented a room and divided the room into 2 people, 2 people, and 1 person like before. I called him into my room for a while and shouted at a level that Linda in the next room couldn’t hear.

“Mi, are you crazy? Oh, nothing has been confirmed yet, right? What will I do if I end up throwing away all the heroines I’ve collected here? You didn’t mean to do that, right? huh? Think again now. There’s still plenty of time. There is also time to gather evidence. Huh?”

The person with the highest voice at this party was, no matter what anyone said, a warrior.

Of course, I don’t mean to influence the future of this party by saying a few words, but this wasn’t it.

I couldn’t just look at the hero who seemed like he was going to lead him to destruction, so I continued talking.

“There is no Pope, so if you trust yourself and go and speak, who do you think will believe you? This is treason and you could lose all trust, right? Honestly, doesn’t it make no sense to kick all the heroines assigned in the game like this?”

This world is a game. But as long as I’m here, as long as he’s here.

This was a game, but it was also reality.

It’s not like a simple game where you can simply return to the save point if you fail, but it’s a situation where you have to carry the burden of your choice without a save area.

I don’t have the ability to regress and I can’t start over, so I hope you don’t do anything too reckless.

So, I moved my trembling hand and held onto Kailon’s arm as if to stop him, and spoke carefully.

“Joe, let’s think about it a little more. huh? It’s not too late to start looking for the Pope. The Pope who is not in the Holy Kingdom… ”

“Yes, that will happen. So, it means returning to the Holy Kingdom.”

“Uh… ?”

“Because it is a holy country, there must be records of the Pope’s movements deep within it.”

Like you said in the early morning, you didn’t just go in and ask me why I did that.

At that time, he spoke as if he was going to do something to the king, and I was a little annoyed because I thought he would still do that now.

However, if the king is really abusing his power in that way, it is obvious that he will be on guard the moment the warrior shows a move to become deeply involved in the kingdom. Should we just wait and see?

As my anxiety remained and I was about to scratch my neck without realizing it, he grabbed my hand and grabbed it.

“I will make sure that you are not caught by the king even when you return to the Holy Kingdom. Don’t fall from my side.”

“… … .”

I was anxious about many things.

It was difficult to guess whether it was okay to move forward.

This trip seemed so long that it felt daunting.

Still, I felt a little grateful that someone who came from the same place as me did something for me.

I just smiled bitterly at Kailon, who gave up this world he wanted for me.

“… Ah Okay. Go see Linda.”

After hearing what I said, I carefully lowered my eyes as I watched Kailon holding the door handle and going out with a bitter expression on his face.

For the true ending.

Kylon needed heroines, the power of a warrior, and the holy sword given to him.

So he couldn’t give up anything he had.

That’s why I had to give up everything for him.

Neither sexual desire nor appetite, desires that cannot be relieved anyway.

If only I could give up my pride and other desires and head to the true ending… .

If only I could go back to my home like that.