372. NTR? (1)

This is a truly unexpected event.

An event that occurred because I logged out, not wanting to be caught acting cute.

Armia’s mind was shattered, and she couldn’t come to her senses, so Erucia’s favorability didn’t shift into the positive.

If it was hatred and animosity at first, now it’s just a slight aversion.

That was all there was to it.

It was impossible to raise my level of cuteness any further, so I was honestly wondering what to do.

And then this situation happened.

She had to watch her younger sister’s death right before her eyes, and the person who killed her was, coincidentally, a Saintess empowered by Miko, who had given Erucia protection.

The Saintess didn’t kill her directly, but a user empowered by the Saintess did.

No matter how mentally exhausted Erucia was, she’s not unaware of the current situation.

Erucia’s mind crumbled as she watched her younger sister die before her eyes.

Even in the most torturous situations, Erucia was strong enough never to think about killing anyone.

Of course, she was shaken when she first saw her younger sister’s condition. She shed tears and sobbed.

But she didn’t say she would kill me. She only asked me to heal her younger sister.

That Erucia used magic and fought to kill the Reverse Guild and the Saintess.

But in the end, Erucia lost, and as Erucia, abandoned by both her younger sister and Miko, was about to give up on life, I shouted.

,Unni! I’m here!

I shouted, emphasizing the word ,unni, which I had never called Erucia before.

Erucia is now left alone in this world.

While talking with the elf sisters, she never talked about her parents. She only talked about her younger sister.

That alone was enough to know that Erucia’s only family was her younger sister, Armia.

That younger sister was murdered before her eyes by a user empowered by Miko.

This is an opportunity.

An opportunity for me to become Erucia’s family.

An event where her favorability will increase dramatically.

The Saintess is shouting loudly in front of me, but to Erucia, Saintess Shueri’s voice is just hypocrisy.

I ran forward.

I rushed to the front of the Reverse Guild Leader, who was swinging his sword at Erucia, and stretched out both hands to block him.

Why not block with a sword?

That’s not cool.

To build more favorability, a dramatic performance is needed.

In this situation, I can’t become family with Erucia just because I called her ,unni.

Because my actions so far haven’t been those of a family member, or even an enemy, but just malicious choices to torment her.

But sacrifice is different.

And grieving together over the death of a family member is different.

Chwaak!

The Reverse Guild Leader’s one-handed sword, surrounded by a black effect, struck me instead of Erucia.

With just a max-level skill, not even an Awakening skill, my health barely decreased, but that won’t do.

As if I had been hit by a strong attack.

As if I had been hit by a very painful attack.

I released all the strength in my body and fell backward.

,Arang-a!!!

As expected, Erucia called my name strongly.

Until now, she reluctantly called me when she had to, but the voice I heard from behind was filled with a desperation I had never heard before.

Puuk.

Erucia’s chest, which I had never felt before, was felt on the back of my head.

Users and NPCs can send the person who made unwanted contact to jail.

Especially in the case of sexual parts like the chest, the sanctions are quite strict. I already have a record of going to jail once for touching Armia Elf’s chest without realizing it when she lost consciousness.

After that, my nickname was displayed in orange for a week, indicating a criminal record, so I was honestly very embarrassed.

Even when I was acting cute to Erucia, I never initiated physical contact.

I never touched her first, only waiting for Erucia to approach.

Even if I did touch her, it was only to stroke her hand.

But now it was different.

Erucia hugged me tightly.

Erucia’s chest, felt on the back of my head, was more impressive than I had expected.

As expected of an Elf, as expected of Miko’s one-pick, the ecstasy felt from her chest was amazing. I should have faced Erucia and taken the attack on my back, so my face would be right in her chest, instead of looking forward.

This is clearly my mistake.

Embraced in Erucia’s arms, I smiled at Shueri, who was stretching out her hands and opening and closing her mouth.

I don’t know why she came, but this fight is clearly my victory.

Kung.

The air vibrated greatly, and a huge rift appeared in front of me.

Jjeok.

Space tore apart, and despair flowed out, and a woman’s hand popped out of a small space in the air.

Both hands popped out, grabbed the rifts on both sides, and forcibly opened the space.

It was Marang.

The most important thing in this fight is Erucia.

Originally, it was a fight to protect both sisters, so it was quite disadvantageous, but now I only have to protect one person.

In a situation where I don’t have to kill the enemy, but just not let Erucia be taken away, Marang’s appearance is a very nice one.

Of course, the moment Marang appears, I become an ordinary user instead of a World Boss, but that’s no longer a problem.

Because I just have to run away with Erucia, and Marang can hold off the remaining users and buy time.

,Marang-a, please!

I immediately grabbed Erucia’s body, lifted her up, and tried to run away.

I fell to the ground.

I couldn’t control my strength because I had been in World Boss state until just now.

,Eucha.

I mustered my strength, lifted Erucia up, and ran away.

,Wait!

,Just, just a moment!

Saintess Shueri and the Reverse Guild Leader shouted, but their voices were soon drowned out by the sounds of battle.

I’m running while holding Erucia in a princess carry, but I don’t know where to go.

The slum where our auction house is located is already a mess, and now, after fighting with the Berserker Awakening skill for quite a while, it’s just a war zone, so there’s no hope.

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I entered the most expensive inn in Yggdrasil with Erucia.

,Hoo…” I immediately put Erucia on the bed and collapsed.

,Arang-a…!

I ran here without stopping, so my stamina hit rock bottom.

I should have taken a break in the middle, but I didn’t know when or how the opponent would attack, so I ran all the way to the Yggdrasil Inn.

In Leore, if you recover your stamina before it reaches 0, it starts recovering immediately, but the moment it hits 0, stamina recovery is temporarily impossible.

That’s why stamina management is so important in Leore. That’s why the parrying system is such a broken system.

It’s a blocking judgment like blocking, but it uses almost no stamina.

There’s only one reason why I came to the inn.

Inns cannot be entered by any means unless it is a user directly selected by the person who rented the inn, and even combat is impossible.

Even if the world of Leore is the same as reality, it is still a world in a game, so there are safety devices.

That’s the inn.

When you’re in an inn, you can be at peace without any disputes.

I didn’t think about inns because I didn’t know if I could enter an inn with an NPC, but I remembered seeing a gallery post where a user who married an NPC had gone into an inn together, so I brought Erucia to the inn.

Erucia hurriedly lifted me up and hugged me because I collapsed from stamina exhaustion and couldn’t get up.

,Arang-a, are you okay!?

,I’m okay. I’ll be fine if I rest for a while.

,A-Are you really okay? You are, right?

,Yeah. You don’t have to worry.

,But this wound is still…

,This will disappear soon.

I said I was okay, but my head is throbbing.

Is it because I haven’t fully adapted to my heavier body, so it requires much more concentration than usual fights? It felt like my head was throbbing after playing a game for a long time.

I temporarily deactivated my limbs.

,Uh-uh?

Even for an NPC, not having limbs is a bit shocking, I guess.

Erucia has been without limbs herself before, though.

No, is it more shocking because she’s experienced it?

,A, Arang-i’s limbs…

,I didn’t have them originally. My limbs are like a temporary illusion…? I don’t know, but my true form is without limbs.

Now I can remove and create limbs so naturally.

At first, there were several conditions, starting with hyperesthesia and other things, but after doing it so many times, I now remove and recreate my limbs as if I were using a skill.

,So Arang-i took my limbs…

Erucia is suddenly having strange thoughts on her own.

I don’t know what she’s thinking, but looking at Erucia’s expression, she seems to be misunderstanding.

But I thought that misunderstanding was quite beneficial to me, so I didn’t say anything and just rolled into Erucia’s arms.