Chapter 113: Let’s wait for the hero.

The black knight couldn’t even finish his words and just died.

His head fell off, and black smoke billowed from within his armor.

Had his body already disappeared long ago?

Was the smoke itself the real body?

Who cares?

Anyway, this guy’s pathetic.

It’s honestly surprising that Cheonma just killed him like that.

“Oh. I thought Cheonma would spare him.”

At my words, Cheonma shook her head.

“No. I’m sick of it too. It wasn’t even worth fighting. Look at that. He collapsed after rushing in like cockroaches. I don’t think this is the original.”

Cheonma pointed to the things I had captured.

Yeah.

That doesn’t seem like an incorrect observation.

“Right. It definitely seems that way.”

Yeah, now that I think about it, something feels off.

“You definitely killed him, right? That one.”

“Yes. I definitely killed him.”

“Then, isn’t this one possibly a copy of the original, not the real one?”

I caught everything with the scales.

Even though it was said to be a copy under those conditions, considering this place is a space created by the Demon King, it’s not impossible.

So, when I think about this knight not being the original, ultimately, this fight was always about the Demon King and us.

And the Demon King’s attack was a one-sided defeat.

“Hm. So, we’ve basically won a big victory now.”

“Is that so?”

Most of it, I took care of.

Anyway, this doesn’t seem too bad, right?

The Demon King must be starting to feel a chill down his spine by now.

Then, it looks like we’ve caught all the Four Heavenly Kings.

Next, the final boss, the Demon King, remains.

“Well. Now, all that’s left is the Demon King.”

It’s time to take down the Demon King.

Let’s thoroughly beat him to death.

“So, now it’s just a gang-up, right?”

“Yes. But the Hero still hasn’t arrived.”

Am I too strong, or is the Hero just really slow?

“Well, they’ll come on their own. I can’t exactly call them here.”

Right.

Besides, I don’t even know their phone number.

“Yeah. I don’t know their number anyway.”

“Didn’t they say they liked you?”

“Yes. I think they really like me. I can just tell. I think it’s because I’m pretty. There’s nothing I can do about it.”

I always say this, but I’m not stupid, and I’m not oblivious either.

Yeah. When I look at the Hero’s face, it’s obvious they like me.

When I saw them last time, I just had that feeling.

Yeah.

The fact that they came all the way here to find me was really moving.

But, honestly, that’s all.

If they were just a regular woman, they’d have fallen for me already.

“Then, let’s just wait until they arrive.”

“Yeah.”

Even I know it’s difficult if the Hero can’t keep up while I’m moving ahead.

I’ve already taken down the Demon King.

If the Hero doesn’t show up, it’ll be a problem.

“Wouldn’t it have been okay to just give them your number?”

While waiting, Succubus suddenly poked me in the side and asked.

“That’s right. But still, we’re comrades, so we should at least exchange numbers. Didn’t they come all the way here just to see you?”

Even the Battle mage?

At Succubus and Battle mage’s words, I tilted my head.

Do I really need to?

Is it necessary?

“Well, that world didn’t have cell phones. We could communicate just fine without them.”

“Is that usually the case?”

“Usually, yes. Comrades understand each other’s hearts.”

“Ah. I know that feeling. I had a good bond with my human friends too.”

The orc knows a thing or two.

Exactly.

To be precise, it’s not that it always fits, but it fits when it needs to.

There are times when they’re not helpful, but when I need them, they show up and do their best, you know?

Anyway, when it’s really a crisis, we click perfectly.

Is this what it feels like to have a close friend?

“Yeah. It feels like a close friend.”

“No. You’re a saint now, so you don’t have any close friends.”

“The Hero is a guy, though. You can’t call him a ‘boob friend,’ can you? You’re being ridiculously picky.”

This is why the pride of Korea is tricky.

It’s either a close friend or not, simple as that.

“Usually, that’s how relationships between men and women are.”

“Shut up, pride of Korea!”

“Well, why don’t you just outright refuse then? If you say you don’t like it, they probably won’t chase after you, right?”

No, why does my love life come up when we’re talking about defeating the Demon King?

“That’s right. That’s too much. Don’t you think it’d be perfect if I comforted the Hero, who got rejected, and became part of your harem? So, shouldn’t you just cut ties with him now?”

What is this crazy woman Succubus saying?

Why would I, the one who pulled an SSR-level Hero in a gacha game, have to give him away?

“Oh, that’s not it. The thing is, I can forgive someone for falling for me because, let’s be real, I’m obviously beautiful.”

Of course, because I’m the strongest on the planet.

Ever since coming to Earth, my affection for this body has only deepened.

At first, I questioned why the goddess didn’t give me a male body.

Now, I even feel lucky to have this body.

Obviously, I see myself as my own lover.

What would the Hero think?

“So, you don’t want him, but you don’t want to give him to anyone else?”

“Yeah. Well, honestly, if he hadn’t come, I’d have just cut him off, but if he came here on his own, I should accept it positively. After all, he’s a great asset.”

At first, I really hated it.

But still, since he came all the way here, I think it’s better to dominate him thoroughly.

He’s the type of male protagonist who doesn’t aggressively pursue, unlike the others.

Honestly, his indecisiveness seems like the perfect situation for someone like Golden Sun to intervene.

“So, for you, it’s about maintaining an ambiguous relationship where you don’t want him but don’t want to give him away either?”

Pixie sharply poked at me.

Yeah.

That’s exactly it.

Now she finally gets it.

“That’s exactly it. That way, I can use him.”

“Wow. Evil! Seriously. Is this what an angel is like?”

Even adult Pixie looked stunned, and Shota was half crying in the corner.

“Hahaha. It’s the fault of the one who fell for me.”

It’s their fault for falling for me.

It’s not my fault.

I didn’t do anything to actively seduce him, and even aside from liking me, he genuinely wanted to help me as a comrade.

I’ll keep him in the palm of my hand and make him spin.

“Anyway, you’re a scary woman.”

“Well, you knew I was like this. Even the goddess Kanora recognized it.”

Since the goddess recognized it, neither Battle mage nor Pixie could say anything.

“No, that goddess is a piece of crap. Does she only favor the Saint?”

Ah, that’s true.

Our goddess can be a piece of crap sometimes.

“The Saint’s words do have a point.”

“No. Cheonma is just taking the Saint’s side.”

“Well, I can’t exactly side with Succubus, a monster. Besides, if the Saint treats him as a comrade, it’s a win-win situation.”

Yeah.

That’s how it is.

“Sure, if they don’t mind, what can you do? But what about the others? Don’t you feel bad for Maria and Erin, the slave and her daughter? Isn’t it because of the Saint that the Hero can’t get together with those two?”

“That’s because the Hero is impotent or those two women just didn’t seduce him well enough. As for me, since I look like this, it’s impossible for people not to notice, but don’t those two just not put in any effort?”

Honestly, if those two had raped the Hero and gotten pregnant by now, things might have been a bit different.

That idiot would have been so busy taking responsibility for them, he wouldn’t have had time for anyone else.

Ugh, those dumb girls.

“Anyway, the important thing right now is the Demon King.”

It doesn’t matter either way.

The priority is to defeat the Demon King first.

So, we have to wait for the Hero.

***

The Hero party was still climbing the Tower of Destruction.

How far have they gone?

They had reached the floor lined with the Four Heavenly Kings’ corpses.

“No way. How far has that Saint gone?”

Elf Erin was looking for the Saint, who treated her mother as a slave.

Of course, it wasn’t just to discuss her mother’s situation.

Public and private matters are separate, and right now, the urgent thing is defeating the Demon King.

“If you had caught the Four Heavenly Kings, you wouldn’t have gotten hurt.”

“They seemed to be quite skilled.”

“You caught the Four Heavenly Kings this quickly? That’s insane.”

Erin kicked the corpse of the Second King, which was lying at her feet.

“Even so, you used up all your forces?”

“When it comes to single-target damage, the Saintess is the strongest.”

Who in the world could defeat that mace?

I don’t think anyone could.

“Well, that’s true. But what’s important is those companions, right?”

“Yeah. There were a lot of strong ones when I went there before.”

“That angel. He was amazing, too.”

The angel who was guarding the guild.

That angel surely gathered lightning in one hand and made it into a spear.

The returnees all called him someone who would lead the world, so he would definitely be a big help in the fight against the Demon King.

“But in the end, the Demon King can only be defeated with the Holy Sword.”

“So, in the end, that damned Saintess will have no choice but to wait for the Hero, right?”

The Hero nodded.

He had said that before, so even if the Demon King is defeated, the chance to kill him with the Holy Sword will come.

This time, they had to end it; otherwise, it would be troublesome.

“Well, yeah.”

“If I meet her this time, I’ll definitely slap her.”

Erin’s eyes were filled with fire.

Would she fall?

If there’s a reason, in the end, the Saintess is the cause of all of this.

Otherwise, how could a person—no, how could a noble elf—fall so easily?

It must have been the Saintess, originally a person from this world, who brainwashed her.

Judging by how she brainwashed people into believing in the God of Kanora even in Yukran, it’s definitely certain.

“Erin, but she even paid off the debt for your mother. Don’t be too hard on her.”

“Right. You should separate personal matters from business. Didn’t she pay off billions of debts? Even the people from the Heavenly Kings Guild guarding the tower said the Saintess is amazing.”

“Hmm, that’s true, but…”

When it came to Erin’s mother, both the Hero and Maria were on the Saintess’s side.

Erin thought that her mother had become strange after getting involved with the Saintess, but it was also true that the large debt had been paid off because of her.

Especially after speaking directly with the master of the Heavenly Kings Guild before climbing the tower, it left a big impression on her.

-Honestly, isn’t it amazing that she paid off a debt of 2 billion with the help of her returnee companions? Even though times have changed, 2 billion is still a huge sum. Oh, the Saintess is truly incredible.

-Did she really pay off all 2 billion? Really?

-Yes. In fact, that elf even went off on her own and didn’t travel with the Saintess who was paying off the debt for her. I fell for the Saintess right there. That’s why I’m protecting this dungeon for the Saintess.

The master of the Heavenly Kings Guild had said something like that.

The Saintess was so capable that she could even reform loan sharks.

Yeah.

Such a person couldn’t have made Erin’s mother a slave for no reason.