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A hospital where a patient was brought in a while ago, but now he has returned as a patient.

In the private hospital room there, Zeros looked at his arm, which had just been treated.

“After… ”

Zeros lets out a small sigh as he feels the pain that made him let out a terrible scream disappear.

To be honest, he had been cursing countless times inwardly until just a moment ago, but now that his arm had been restored by magic, he was able to regain some of his composure.

‘Anyway, I think this has solved the problem.’

Aside from the fact that the ending was a bit disappointing, Zeros achieved some merit in solving the case he had set out to do.

Although the credit for this was probably split between Katlena and Arachne, who had accompanied him here, compared to the original, Zeros thought it was a good thing that he had achieved some results when he had half given up.

‘With this… I guess I’ve succeeded in making my presence known to Princess Elios to some extent? As a servant who helped solve the case and protected my younger brother.’

In a situation where regret and relief coexist, Zeros lightly moves his arms.

At that moment, he felt something grabbing his arm.

“Huh? Princess Katlena?”

“… ”

Princess Catlena, who was standing close to him, looking straight into his face.

Feeling the ominous emotion in her eyes, Zeros began to show a little embarrassment.

“Why…Why are you doing that, my lady?”

The appearance of the princess staring at him intently without saying anything.

Regardless of the future breakup, Zeros began to feel a slight blush in this situation where such a pretty girl was looking at him.

and..

“!”

“… ”

Next, Katlena hugs Zeros’ body tightly.

A warm feeling and sweet scent that can be felt in an instant.

At this, Zeros felt slightly dazed and was unable to respond.

‘What the… what the heck is this situation?’

A situation that he cannot understand, but which automatically pushes him into a deep ecstasy.

at that time,

As she held Zeros in her arms, a trembling voice began to flow from the princess’s mouth.

“I’m sorry.. I’m sorry.. I’m sorry for hurting you.. Because of me.. Trying to protect myself and ending up like this..”

“!…”

Katlena speaks in a voice mixed with tears.

At this, Zeros could vaguely understand why she was acting this way.

It was probably an apology to Zeros for getting injured while trying to protect himself.

However, from Zero’s perspective, he began to feel a strange sense of guilt about her being so apologetic.

‘I just did what I had to do, but it didn’t have to be like this…’

If you think about it, if he hadn’t let his guard down at the end and dealt with that Dezley guy right away, this wouldn’t have happened in the first place.

However, Princess Katlena was only concerned about his injury and was apologizing tearfully.

This young princess.

He was shedding tears at the suffering of a servant who was practically no more than a tool.

Recognizing that fact.

Zeros, who had been thinking of cutting off Katlena from the beginning, began to feel bitter.

‘I keep feeling this way. It seems very different from the original description. I’ve always thought of her as just some reckless and unlucky young lady..’

To be honest, Zeros was slightly touched by her actions of caring for him, a mere servant, to this extent, but at the same time, he suppressed those feelings and began to console himself again.

‘But. No matter what, I can’t be with this person.. No matter how much she’s a better person than I thought, if I stay by her side in the end..’

No matter how good it is, you can’t stay on a ship that is clearly going to sink forever.

Feeling a little negative about that fact, a dark expression began to appear on Zeros’ face.

‘Still… I guess this much is okay for now.’

Slowly, in his hesitation, Zeros began to reach out to the princess who was crying while holding him close.

Even though I can’t be the loyal servant she wants me to be.

At least, I could do something to comfort this girl who was crying for me right now.

While thinking that, when Zeros was about to place his hand on Katlena’s shoulder…

-Knock knock knock!-

“!”

“! Hmm..”

The next moment a knock is heard.

At this, Katlana quickly wiped away her tears and got away from Zeros, and Zeros also quickly put down the hand he was about to place on Katlana’s shoulder.

Immediately after that, the person who appears in the two people’s eyes is.

“shi.. Excuse me.”

A girl comes inside cautiously.

Now that her face was quite familiar, the two of them quickly hid their slightly reddened faces at the sight of Arachne, pretending as if nothing had happened and speaking to her in the most normal tone possible.

“Welcome, Arachne.”

“Your coming means that your work is well-finished. Am I right?”

“Yes, everything ended well. It’s all thanks to you two.”

Arachne speaks with a deep smile on her lips.

Seeing her like this, Zeros began to feel a sense of relief and joy inside.

An impromptu internal investigation of the orphanage was conducted immediately after Elios received the evidence from Katlena.

An investigation team was quickly dispatched from the palace and, under the command of Elios, literally raided the orphanage like rats.

As a result, evidence of slave trade and abuse of children was discovered in less than an hour.

In addition, due to Dezley’s statement, the orphanage director Garnold, the teachers who followed him, and Dezley’s gang were all dragged to prison as the crime of attempting to assassinate the princess was added to the crime.

The fate of them is not yet clearly known, but it is clear that they will not be able to breathe and live normally.

And, as she watched the moment she had been longing for, Arachne felt as if she had been liberated from the mental and physical pain she had suffered until then, and for a while she could not stop crying.

Now that her emotions have finally calmed down, Arachne has returned here to express her gratitude.

She bowed deeply again as she looked at the two of them.

“Really… I don’t know how to express my gratitude. I will definitely repay the kindness I received from you both in some way in the future.”

“Thank you, I just did what I had to do.”

“What have we done? This is just the result of Arachne’s efforts.”

The two people responded to Arachne’s thanks with the same smile.

However, at this moment, the thoughts in both people’s heads about the girl in front of them were showing a completely different aspect.

‘Arachne. That wasn’t the original name, was it? Originally, she was probably killed by those guys named Dezley at the time… Anyway, it turned out well. It seems like you’ve had a hard time, but I hope only good things happen to you from now on.’

Strictly speaking, for Zeros, it was better to have as few Arachne-like beings as possible.

If a character who is supposed to die doesn’t die and instead lives and does something, it can create a big gap between the original story and reality.

However, Zeros decided not to even consider such aspects.

Anyway, the child who almost died survived and was able to draw a future that was happier than the past.

Feeling pure joy at the fact itself, Zeros was able to bless the girl’s future with a cheerful expression.

the other side..

There was a strange sense of wariness in Catlena’s eyes as she looked at Arachne, a girl she had never seen before in her previous life.

‘That guy… Even now, he’s staring at Zeros’ face so much that it’s obvious. He’s a guy with a good eye for people. Even so, how dare you set your eyes on my Zeros? Should’ve just let him burst at the last minute?’

From Katlena’s perspective, it was hard to look favorably upon Arachne, who was blushing slightly even now when looking at Zeros.

Zeros is the one thing Katlena can never give up, even if she gives up everything else in this life.

I was already concerned about my sister and Zero’s relationship, which was a potential obstacle, so I couldn’t allow a guy who didn’t even know where to come from to interfere.

However, despite such caution, Katlena decided not to harbor any more ill feelings toward this woman named Arachne.

In any case, at best she is just a being staying in an orphanage.

Since he and Zero, who lived in the palace, lived in different worlds, it was almost impossible for them to even meet in the future.

In that respect, Katlena was able to say goodbye to her with a forced smile for now.

‘Still, since he’s a poor guy, let’s be generous. Live well from now on, and try not to show up in my eyes.’