episode_0022

“……What?”

Lily doubted her ears.

What is this girl saying now?

I’m sure you didn’t hear me correctly.

Slave? Who said that?

For a moment, I looked at her, thinking it was my sister’s mischievous prank.

“Huh..huh..”

I’m crying.

It was the first time in my life that I saw my sister’s tears.

The sight of tears streaming down her overly beautiful face was breathtakingly captivating, but I didn’t like it.

Tears shining like jewels, running down her pure white face.

Lily wanted to wipe those tears from her face.

I wish you would cry just for me.

I wish you would smile just for me

I wish I could be the only one who cares about me for the rest of my life.

Even if I become a slave to snow, I…

‘..no.’

Lily gradually began to shake off the dark desires that were rising in her head.

I promised myself.

I won’t show any ill will towards her until I become an adult.

He decided to completely hide his dirty feelings from her, who only saw him as a younger sister and not a woman.

But I didn’t intend to hide it my whole life.

Even though he couldn’t approach her now, he vowed that the moment he became an adult, he would eat her.

All this time, Lily had been eagerly waiting for that day.

But.

A slave.

Not even your own. A slave to someone else.

‘…It’s because of that girl.’

In contrast to her heart boiling with anger, Lily’s mind was unusually calm.

It wasn’t hard to guess who had made my sister cry.

Look at her.

She looks at her older sister with a leisurely smile.

I wanted to kill him.

I wanted to tear that hateful smile to pieces and free my sister from her.

But that couldn’t be done.

I could tell by instinct.

The overwhelming aura of strength she exudes.

The current me. Can’t even touch a single hair on her head.

Kwak-

He suppresses his anger by biting his lip until it bleeds.

‘It’s not possible now.’

but.

But someday.

Don’t ever touch Hera again.

I will kill that disgusting woman.

* * *

There is a saying.

They say that a man only cries three times after he is born.

When he was born. When his parents died. And when his country was taken away.

But that doesn’t mean that men cry just three times.

That’s how much a man’s tears are treasured. They are evidence of sadness that comes at a critical moment.

Actually, I hardly ever remember crying.

When my mother passed away, I did shed tears once at the funeral.

Not once, except that time.

But if that’s the case.

“Huh..uh..sob..”

Who is this person crying so loudly?

Originally, his tears were not this light.

But twice already. And that too in one day. Twice I couldn’t hold back my emotions and cried.

Crying like this in the arms of someone much younger than you.

If he had seen this before, he would have cursed at himself while grabbing the back of his neck.

‘But what can I do about the tears coming down my face..’

Maybe it was because I had turned into a woman. I felt like I had become overly emotional.

As I sobbed, Lily patted my back with her small hand.

“Sister.”

“Huh…huh?”

Lily’s small, delicate hands wiped away my tears.

Let’s look at Lily calling me with a warm voice.

“Huh…huk..”

Lily… Lily… What’s wrong with your eyes?

The exact opposite of the gentle voice calling me

Dark eyes that seemed to suck up all the light.

It was a sight I had seen somewhere before.

In the novel. When Lily’s illustration came out.

In that picture, Lily had the exact same look in her eyes as she does now.

‘Ha…but why…?’

In the novel, Lily has been living on the run for several years after losing her sister.

He must have had such a hard and miserable life, that’s why he had such a look in his eyes.

But why now? Why are you looking at me with the same dead look in your eyes as you did back then?

“Sister.”

“Uh..huh?”

“Do you love me?”

“Huh? Huh? All of a sudden?”

“Do you love me??”

“Hi.”

She presses me as if she’s trying to crush me.

I felt my whole body stiffen under her oppressive aura.

“Of course I love you..you’re my little brother..”

“…”

Let me answer with a trembling voice.

She looked at me for a moment, then-

“…I can’t stand it”

“Lily..? Huh?!”

Lily pulls my head towards her and crashes her lips against mine.

It was clearly skinship that had been done countless times, but something was different.

If the kisses we’ve been giving so far were just light expressions like a baby bird giving to its mother.

Right now it’s like.

“Ugh?!! Lil-..?”

Like a scorpion, he was greedily devouring my lips.

“Sigh…! Ugh..!”

As I flinched, she grabbed my head with both hands to keep me from escaping.

As our lips met passionately, something soft entered my mouth.

“Huh?!?”

This soft thing that enters my mouth and licks my tongue as it sweeps away.

It was Lily’s tongue.

“What are you doing!!!!!”

Kwaang-

With a scream, a golden wall rose from the ground between Lily and me, separating us.

Then, something grabbed me by the back of my neck and quickly pulled me backwards.

“Huh?-”

And then she appeared in front of me in an instant.

Athena was looking at Lily with a murderous gaze.

“You…. I clearly told you not to touch my stuff.

It seems like he is not at all intimidated by the hero’s murderous aura.

Lily, who instead shows a slightly smiling appearance.

“Isn’t this something my sister and I have always done?”

“..what?”

Athena turns her gaze to me, her eyes sparkling at Lily’s words.

Her golden eyes were burning fiercely.

“Really, Hera?”

“Uh..ah?”

I couldn’t come to my senses because of Lily’s dizzying taste dance.

Athena asked again, urging him.

“Hera. You have to answer.”

“Huh?.”

I shook my head vigorously to regain my senses.

‘Lily must have made a mistake.’

It’s clear that he became agitated without realizing it because of this sudden situation.

..but is it possible to accidentally put your tongue in there?..

Mistake… right..?

Leaving aside the questions that arose, I looked at Athena.

“Well..since we’re just girls..doesn’t it matter..?”

“…..”

Athena looks at me with a dumbfounded expression at my words.

Soon she seemed to realize something.

“Kid… You’ve been doing some pretty sneaky stuff, huh?”

He looked at Lily with a bitter smile.

“Come on. Lily also spoke clearly while looking at Athena.

“Better than you who makes people slaves at will?”

“….Are you doing this because you want to die?”

I was startled by Athena’s harsh words and quickly clung to her.

“Ah..No..! You promised to protect me..”

She looked at me quietly at my earnest request.

He let out a short sigh and raised one eyebrow.

“Then you should call me by my title, Hera.”

She forces me to use her nickname.

I couldn’t answer right away and just mumbled.

‘I don’t want to say it in front of Lily..’

“If you don’t like it, then so be it.”

But at her words, I opened my mouth urgently.

“Ah..Okay!! Please keep your promise..Master..”

Cadduk-

It seemed like I could hear the sound of teeth grinding.

Athena glanced at Lily, a mocking smile on her face.

“My cute slave is asking me to do this. I have to protect her.”

“You…”

It’s cold.

Is this what it feels like to have a knife flying into your heart and being stabbed in the chest?

An unknown ominous atmosphere between Athena and Lily was making my shoulders stiffen.

‘Uh…what should I do…’

As I was struggling between the two, I heard her voice, as if trying to save me.

“Athena.”

Dania calls out to Athena with a face as calm as the eye in a storm, with no smile anywhere on her face.

“……”

Athena stared at Dania.

At first glance, it looked like she was looking at a chest.

It must be my imagination.

“Can I ask you just one thing?”

At Dania’s words, he turns his gaze up and looks at her.

“What is it?”

“Did you force Hera into a master-servant contract?”

Athena’s face flinched at Dania’s words that hit the nail on the head.

But soon he shrugged his shoulders with an indifferent expression.

“Then?”

At Athena’s words, Dania’s expression began to slightly waver.

“Can you still call him a hero?”

“Phew… Hero?”

Athena smiled a bitter smile, almost mocking.

“I never told you to call me that. People just knew I was the one who caught the monster.”

“….”

It was something a villain would say.

Even in the novel, Athena was not a sage.

She was driven solely by interest and had no interest in human lives, the peace of the country, or anything like that.

That’s why it must be a master plan.

“If you’re done with your business, can you please step aside? I’m busy.”

“..What are you going to do with Hera?”

Athena looked back and forth between me and Lily.

“It seems like my slave has been wagging his tail here and there. I should educate him not to do that in the future.”

“Hey!!!”

As if all her suppressed anger had exploded, Lily finally couldn’t hold it in and tried to run towards Athena, screaming.

He was quickly stopped by Dania’s hands.

“Lily. No.”

“Sister!!!! But that girl..!”

“Lily.”

“……”

Lily was speechless at the sight of Dania.

Dania is holding her hand so tightly that blood is dripping from the nail marks on her hand.

Athena looked at her and smirked.

“It was getting harder to watch… Unlike your younger sibling, you have more insight? ”

As if she had no more business, Athena sprayed her mana into the air.

Then a large magic circle appeared in the sky.

Soon a white halo of light descended and began to surround Athena and me.

“I think that’s enough greetings. Now it’s time to say goodbye, Hera.”

“Well…goodbye?”

I looked at Athena with a vain expression.

“This..all of a sudden..? What do you want them to do..”

“I’ll send someone else. Don’t worry, I’ll keep my promise.”

“Wait..just a minute!! Just a little more time..”

“You’ve already given me more than enough, Hera.”

Goodbye.

Like this all of a sudden?

I looked at Lily and Dania in a hurry.

Dania was looking at me with her eyes shaking violently. Lily.

“Sister!!”

It seems like he can’t send it yet.

He ran to me in a hurry and hugged me.

“Don’t…go! That contract…I’ll somehow get it out of the way..!”

“Lily…”

“If you…learn a little magic…you can…no…if you kill…ugh…”

“Lily.”

He hugged Lily tightly as she wandered around, shivering as if in a state of panic.

“Lily. I’ll be okay. I promise.”

“I know what that bitch is going to do!!”

To reassure Lily, I decided to tell a little lie.

“It’s okay, Lily. Have you forgotten how strong you are?”

I opened my arms wide and struck a bodybuilder pose while telling her a joke, as she trembled with anxiety.

“But…but…!”

I decided to say one last thing to Lily.

“Lily. Go to the Academy. Go there and make some friends and have some experiences.”

“And always smile brightly. Lily is the prettiest when she smiles.”

“Someday…I’ll definitely come find you…Please wait until then, Lily…”

“And..”

Don’t forget me.

As I finished speaking, I kissed her forehead.

But before I could open my mouth.

Exactly

As I heard the sound of fingers snapping, my vision changed as my eyes lit up.

like that.

The black-haired woman who was holding Lily preciously in her arms.

In an instant, it disappeared without a trace.

“…….Sister..?”