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After Kim Ji-hoo, the hero who tried to forcefully capture him, escaped from the temple.

There was a brief moment of chaos in the kingdom, but with the peace that came with the disappearance of the Demon King, everything soon began to stabilize.

Evelia began to act as regent on behalf of the old king. She commanded the warriors and the army and fought against the Demon King on the front line. She was already a hero of the kingdom, and the king’s successor, with whom there could be no disagreement.

The property of the runaway warrior was all returned to the kingdom, and he was declared a traitor and wanted orders were issued throughout the continent.

However, no matter how much time passed, no trace of him could be found within the kingdom.

At first, it was not easy to accept this peace as they tried to keep Ji-hoo by force, but the peace in the kingdom that lasted for several years was sweet, and Ji-hoo’s presence gradually faded.

About three years had passed since the Demon King disappeared and the hero also disappeared. Larissa felt a strange omen.

She first reported this to Saint Elena.

“It seems like something new has appeared in the place where the Demon King disappeared.”

I found out about it while looking for the Demon King’s Castle out of curiosity.

The Demon King disappeared, but his power was there.

Monsters reacting to it were appearing, and they slowly began to threaten the kingdom.

It was something that could not be seen or heard by those who were still steeped in peace, but the threat was clearly slowly growing.

“Hey, Elena. I think it looks a little dangerous. that… You haven’t found Jihoo yet?”

“There is no need for a hero. They are just remnants anyway.”

However, Elena also knew that Larissa was not talking for nothing.

A threat from demon kings and demons that has not yet been resolved, which most of the kingdom’s citizens are unaware of. I was struggling to resolve the issue as quietly as possible.

“First, let’s go to the princess together. I have to tell you.”

Larissa was half-forcefully dragged by Elena to Evelia’s office.

“Princess, it’s because of what I told you about earlier.”

“Again? It would be better for me to step forward… .”

Evelia touched her forehead as if she was sick of just hearing it.

“Please be patient with that. The princess is a pillar of this country. You have to be careful about moving like before.”

And Elena comforted Evelia and spoke to her.

“This is something that can still be resolved quietly.”

Then he looked at Larissa who was with him and said.

“Please help Larissa with this matter. There are many others, but I need Larisa’s strength to resolve things quietly now. We need to make sure that people don’t feel anxious about the disappearance of the hero. for now… Until the princess takes the throne.”

“Yes… .”

But Larissa could vaguely sense the future.

It’s not going to end anytime soon.

I think I’ll have to suffer from this for at least a few years.

If you do that, time will fly by, and you may not have enough time to do the things you planned after the fight with the Demon King.

Larisa also promised that it would be over once the Demon King was captured.

When Elena broke her promise to Jihu, she couldn’t bear to step forward, but when she ended up in the same situation, Larisa’s decision was the same.

‘Don’t do it, you bitches.’

Larissa smiled and told Elena and Evelia not to worry and left the palace.

He was different from Ji-hoo, who was so unprepared that he would fall into the abyss if Elena didn’t keep his promise.

As if I had sent him somewhere else, I was thinking about a way to get out of this place.

–

“I guess it has been resolved by now. I often hear news from here, but it’s so far away.”

“What was that guy that appeared at that time?”

These are the remnants that move with the power of the remaining Demon King.

It is said that it is possible to win even without the Holy Sword, unless it is the Demon King himself, but he must have been a difficult opponent.

Of course, it doesn’t matter because there are many kites who boast that they are stronger than me, including Evelia.

They will take care of themselves. It’s not something I’m worried about.

“What I saw was something like a huge golem. Because he was bigger than his castle. Maybe he didn’t have a baby?”

“Oh… .”

It’s so scary just hearing it.

A golem bigger than a castle? I have no idea what the extent is. Isn’t that stronger than the Demon King?

“I hate to say this, but there is no slave who fights without a word like Jihoo. Perhaps they are summoning someone else and naming them heroes and training them. Well, but is that easy?”

Such a terrible thing… .

But is that something you can really do if you want to? Honestly, I don’t think so.

A typical threat that many people would do even if it wasn’t you. But in reality, it’s an enormous control and obsession that makes it seem like they can’t do it without me.

Speaking from my own mouth, however, as Larissa said, there will be no slave as obedient as me.

How could I have lived without even once thinking about overturning it? If I had tried to overturn it, I might have died first… .

“Recently, I heard that there are quite a few mercenaries going there. I think things probably haven’t gotten any better.”

“I see. under… Should I like this?”

It would be nice if we could fight well and perish along with the remnants of the Demon King. If the kingdom really ends up being taken over by the devil like I said… .

I have a feeling that I may have to fight as a hero again.

“Why, isn’t it a good thing? They say that bitches who are like our enemies are having a hard time.”

I nodded at Larissa’s words.

That is correct. What a bunch of people… .

So, Arna, who was quietly listening to the story, said something.

“It’s because Jihoo is nice. If you are a good person, even the suffering of your enemies will make you feel good.”

“Ugh, right. Because Jihoo is very kind.”

Rather than being nice, he’s an asshole.

If there really is a God, he might have been impressed by that sick-hearted person and sent me to Arna’s side.

“Stop sleeping.”

Arna pulled me, who was sitting next to me, and let me rest on his knees.

It’s nice to be able to sleep while smelling Arna when you rest on your knees. But there was something I liked more.

I pampered Arna without caring whether Larissa was watching or not.

“Sister. Instead of doing that, let’s lie down and sleep together.”

“Is that so?”

“Yes.”

Arna lay down with me and held me like a doll.

My face was buried in my chest, and I could feel Arna’s body heat all over my body.

“Larissa, go to sleep quickly too.”

“Ah, yes.”

Larisa responded to Arna’s words in a dazed voice, sat down by the fire, and fell asleep.

–

The next day, Larisa’s expression brightened, as if she thought she was one step closer to her goal.

This is because Arna called me ‘Larissa’ yesterday and even complied with my request to tell an interesting story.

Larissa seems to have been quite motivated despite the fairly abstract goal of being able to experience elf magic.

“I think this is the way!”

He went forward, checked the road, and then came back and led us towards the wetlands.

There was still a long distance to go.

We walked for another full day, and as the sun was setting, we saw a village very far away.

When the road leading there and the old signpost were visible, someone was standing blocking the road with a sword.

A huge orc. Contrary to his rugged appearance, he seemed nervous, and his clothes were relatively plain, so he did not look like a highwayman.

“Mer, stop.”

He spoke as if he mustered up a lot of courage.

Arna looked at him and opened her eyes.

“Uh, you… .”

Do you know him?

Now that I think about it, it looks like an orc I saw before. You’re the guy you bumped into at the inn, right?

“I didn’t recognize it at the time, but it’s Cheshire, right?”

“Ugh… .”

“Mom came looking for me. I brought them all in and raised them, but they ran away.”

“Well, I am grateful for that… .”

Ah, so… You’re from Carmene’s pet. I also happened to be picked up by Arna and raised by her, so it’s not a strange thing to think about.

But you ran away?

Well, I guess it was worth running away.

A hysterical old elf, and even the screams of males writhing in pain.

Perhaps it wouldn’t have been strange to think that he had been thrown into hell.

However, it makes no sense to run away from elves, who have tremendous tracking ability and are strong.

Moreover, it is not that far from the forest. Seeing that they came out safely even though there was a guardian, it seems like someone else helped them.

It can be said that this has actually been released.

While I was thinking to myself, the orc spoke courageously again.

“Please let that woman go.”

“Ah, it was that orc back then. Mr. Lee, why didn’t you stop him more actively then? You almost died!”

Larissa’s personality, which had become calm due to the guardian’s discipline, burst out in front of the orc.

Seeing the talking tail makes me feel sorry for the orc even without hearing the details.

“Oh, no. I tried to stop you so much, but you went in and are blaming me?”

“Did you drag him away by force! I almost died five times!”

“Ha, even if I help, I get scolded. This is why humans… .”

The orc shook his head and put away his sword.

“Whether that woman is killed or boiled, it’s up to you. which… Please keep it a secret from Carmene… .”

The orc named Cheshire then tried to return to the village.

“Wait.”

An orc froze while walking at the sound of Arna’s voice.

There seems to be quite a fear of elves.

I might have been like that too if I had been picked up by someone other than Arna.

“Mom was worried. The young one went out alone.”

“Well, you said that.”

“So don’t be scared. You said you would like to come at least once in the future, so please go.”

I swallowed my saliva and looked at the orc’s expression as if he was already impressed by those words. In a way that did not match his face, he was moved to tears by those words.

however… He said he was scared and ran away, but he called me again, and he didn’t seem to have any intention of being suspicious.

“Qu… I have done terrible things to someone like my mother.”

“There’s no need to think that much, right?”

Arna smiled awkwardly and shrugged her shoulders.

“Anyway, we are going to the wetlands at Mom’s request. I’ll just go now. Is your business over?”

“Yes, please be careful. Oh, I run a small magic supply store in that town, so if you need anything, please come by.”

“Okay. I’ll tell it to my mom.”

The orc bowed politely and ran back toward the village.

We moved towards the wetlands again.

“By the way, what’s going on with Cheshire? It seems like he thought he was caught by me and came looking for him.”

“Ah, um… He stopped me from entering the elven forest without knowing anything. That orc.”

“Then you should be thankful. What is it?”

Arna frowned and pinched Larisa’s cheek.

Looking at the increased width of the cheeks and the instantaneous redness, it seems like they were pinched so hard that you could feel the pain just by looking at them.

“Ugh!”

“What is the answer?”

“Ah, uh… I’ll apologize next time I see you… Yo.”

We walked like that until night fell and we reached a wetland and stopped for a moment.

The ground was moist and began to smell fishy.

They found a suitable place to rest, and while Larissa looked for something to light a fire, Arna scouted the surroundings and returned.

“There was something like a crypt nearby. I feel a strange power inside, and it seems like it’s hiding there.”

It’s a crypt in a wetland.

I think it would be very uncomfortable.

“Because we might meet right away. Get ready. Larissa, think about how to gather it.”

“Yes.”

I decided to rest for the night and move in the morning.

Arna fell asleep, but I couldn’t sleep easily because of the bugs in the wetlands. Frog sounds, crickets sound. And a frighteningly large mosquito.

“Oh… .”

Compared to that, the elven forest was a very clean and nice place. Because I had completely forgotten about this guy’s existence.

“Jihoo, Jihoo.”

Larissa sat down by the fire and motioned to me.

“Are you dating that elf sister?”

“Huh? Yes, that’s right.”

Since Arna was asleep and not listening, I confidently said that.

“Hey, that’s good. Shall I tell you a magic then?”

‘Shall I teach you magic?’ probably means that you want to use magic on me.

“You know it’s different from the past, right? If you touch me wrong, you’ll be in big trouble.”

“Ah, well. Do you think I’m stupid? I felt like I couldn’t sleep so I wanted to help.”

Larissa gave a soft glow to her hands.

“Sleep magic.”

“Uh, that would be great.”

Still, we might have a fight tomorrow, and if things continue like this, I think I’ll be up all night.

“Please do it then.”

“Good.”

Larissa put her hand on my head.

Sleep… .

The flow of magic seemed to have a dusky feel.

“Stir… Okay, more… Try it.”

“Jihoo, you’re so sleepy you’re already out of your mind.”

“No… Quickly.”

“Did you ask for it?”

Larissa seemed to be satisfied and used sleep magic on me three times in a row.

Then, for a moment, a blurry flow became visible.

Sleep… If you want to put him to sleep, you can do it this way.

What I briefly learned from Arna and what Larissa learned. These two things gave me a solid understanding of sleep magic.

And at the same time, I lost my mind.