episode_0021

“You already knew that Camilla was a warrior?”

After hearing Camilla’s words, he looked at her and said that he already knew that she was a warrior.

At his words, she looked at him with a great shock, as if she had been hit in the head with a hammer.

It didn’t seem like he was lying.

Her unwavering eyes. Her breathing that was constant. And her intuition.

Because all of those things were telling me that he was telling the truth and not lying.

That’s why she was even more incomprehensible.

The world considered her a witch disguised as a warrior, or a monster, and everyone who heard or spread these rumors hated her.

A witch who was controlled by the power of a warrior and killed her family. People pointed their fingers at her, calling her a monster or demon who took lives blinded by power.

In the past few years since she defeated the Demon King, not a single person has been kind to her.

There were some who took pity on her and reached out to her after finding her wandering the streets, but once it was revealed that she was a warrior, they drove her out without fail.

Beyond the kingdom, the entire continent despised and loathed her, and they all once regained their freedom through her hands, but after Camilla’s downfall, they pointed their fingers at her as if nothing had happened.

An old man who had been bowing his head repeatedly, thanking her for saving his life while holding her hand tightly, became angry and threw a rock at her.

A little boy who, seeing Camilla’s bravery, declared to her that he would one day become a great warrior who would save people like her sister, grew up to be a knight who looked down on her wandering the streets with disgust.

She was once everyone’s idol, but she was completely ruined by a false rumor made up by someone.

Not a single person doubted these false rumors.

She was abandoned by those she had saved and fell into despair because everyone unilaterally hated and rejected her, as if they were under hypnosis.

Just one person. Raon, who was in front of her, did not look at her with such eyes.

Because in his eyes, she didn’t see the disgust and anger she had seen from countless people, but rather felt warmth.

She didn’t know what to do because he was the first person to look at her warmly, even though he knew about her past and the gossip about the world.

He looked at her like that and said with a hollow laugh.

“Isn’t it funny? When they praise them as heroes and saviors of humanity, and then when they get swayed by a single rumor and end up pushing down the hero who saved them?”

Raon looked into her eyes and smiled faintly.

Camilla couldn’t help but be greatly embarrassed by his words.

It was the first time anyone had said these words to her.

Who dared to say something so obvious in front of her?

Only Raon, who was right in front of her, understood her hardships and sacrifices and did not doubt her.

Unlike others who had slandered her based on rumors, he believed in her, and Camilla, who had been lost in her thoughts due to the warmth in his eyes looking at her, soon came to her senses and asked him.

“Then… Since when did you know that I was a warrior?”

“From the moment we first met?”

“Honestly, at first, it was a bit hazy. The appearance wasn’t that different, but it was so different from when I first saw the warrior a long time ago.. and more than anything, Camilla back then looked so dangerous. Unlike the old days when she always looked noble and strong, her appearance back then after so long… it was like seeing my past self.”

Raon recalled his first meeting with her, recalling the day he met her at the edge of a steep cliff a few weeks ago.

The dark night sky filled with a spicy moon and his followers.

And even the cold wind blowing.

Whenever I recall my first meeting with her, it’s as if I’ve gone back in time, all the sensations and emotions are vivid, and the sight of her reaching out to grab the moonlight was so beautiful, it felt like looking at a painting.

But at that time, she was standing on a very dangerous cliff, so he first tried to persuade her and lure her to his side.

Having brought her to his home, he felt a sense of pride every day at the sight of her warrior-like appearance.

A benefactor who once pulled him out of the darkness when he was in despair.

It was impossible for him to forget her face, but it had been so long, and more than anything, her clothes and appearance were so shabby that he had doubts every day about whether she was a warrior.

But as time passed, he started to like her, and at some point he became conscious of her.

Although they had not been together for long, at some point a smile appeared on his face when he saw her happy even with a simple potato.

The reason his mind was finally able to settle down was because of the bear he encountered in the mountains.

I was so distracted by gathering food that I ended up returning home later than I should have.

They were faced with a great crisis when a bear, which had been eliminated from the competition for food, appeared before them.

The bear was already aware of them and was circling around to look for them, and the sight of the bear was so hideous that it made one frown just by looking at it, due to extreme hunger.

With a body so emaciated that its bones were visible and eyes bloodshot from extreme hunger, the creature already had an appearance that went beyond the category of a living being.

Raon and Camilla tried to escape the bear’s clutches and run down the mountain to their home, but they were caught and had to fight a chase under the moonlight.

I ran and ran, trying to get away from him.

However, what awaited them was not an escape route, but a cliff.

So he tried to rush at the bear with an axe to buy some time.

She, who had been watching this situation, eventually used the power of the warrior that she had sealed away and destroyed the bear.

Seeing her like that, he could be sure.

Camilla said the warrior was right.

The blue light coming from her body was the same one he had seen in the faint silhouette he had seen that day.

From that day on, he was sure that she was a warrior.

However, he didn’t bring it up because she seemed uncomfortable talking about herself, as if she wanted to hide it herself.

Even when she confessed her identity today, he wasn’t particularly shocked because he already knew that she was a warrior.

“No way….”

Camilla, who learned the whole story, looked dejected.

It was understandable. She had been extremely distressed by the fact that she had been lying to him all this time, and even at the moment when she confessed the truth, she had worried that he might be disappointed when he realized that she was a warrior, but it was all useless worry.

He had known for a long time what she had been hiding, and he had understood and waited for her.

On the one hand, she was truly grateful for his consideration, but she was still a little upset that he had deceived her.

“Tsk…”

Camilla turned her back and lightly patted his shoulder, who was pretending to be innocent even though he knew her true identity.

If only he had made a little promise, wouldn’t her heart have been a little more at ease?

I wonder if he ever felt guilty about lying to someone who was kind to him.

Of course, she didn’t truly hate him for accepting her even though he knew all the facts, but he pretended to be upset and turned his back on her.

At her actions, Raon smiled kindly and poked her on the back with his finger.

“What the?!”

She turned around in surprise when his hand touched her back.

Raon couldn’t hide his smile at the sight of her.

The sight of her blushing and looking embarrassed was so cute.

Raon laughed as he saw her looking at him with a red face, and Camilla patted his back.

There was no power contained in it.

Her behavior was cute, almost like a little child patting an adult on the back.

“I’m sorry I didn’t tell you. I thought Camilla didn’t want to reveal anything.”

Raon said while receiving her massage.

“I’m excited.”

In response to his words, Camilla tilted her head back.

Their appearance was like a man and a woman in love.

As the firewood in the brazier burned brightly and grew larger, the hearts of the two people began to grow larger.