episode_0084

Who is Sephir?

Although she usually appeared to be lacking, she was clearly strong enough to take the position of commander.

Her presence is naturally different.

Unless you hide your presence or disguise yourself, Athena will naturally notice.

“Hera!”

Athena, who sensed the demon’s mana in the mansion, came in with an urgent expression, banging on the door.

Then what caught my eye was the pink-haired succubus Sephir, whom I had seen before.

It was Hera, fast asleep on the bed with a shallow smile.

Athena could not help but be surprised at such a sight.

How long has it been since Hera made such a relaxed face?

As we approached Hera carefully so as not to wake her, we could see that Sephir was casting a spell on Hera.

“…What are you doing now?”‘

“Huh?”

Sephir’s body flinched at Athena’s low, murderous voice.

But as if he was confident, he immediately opened his eyes clearly and looked at himself.

“Ah..Can’t you see? I’m putting Hera to sleep!”

“You’re putting it to sleep?”

“That’s right! It’s a magic that will make you have happy dreams, so don’t look down at me so scary.”

Athena glanced at Hera at Sephir’s words. It certainly did not seem to be a threatening magic as she had said.

Well, if he had tried to do something suspicious to Hera, Mari, who was watching quietly from the side, would have stopped him.

Besides, since it’s a servant horse, it wouldn’t do something stupid like harming its master.

“When did you come?”

“It hasn’t been that long since I got here. It’s taking longer than I thought to get things done.”

Athena, who had nothing more to say, looked at Sephir quietly for a moment.

“…Okay. Please take good care of Hera.”

I took a deep breath and turned back out of the room.

“Okay.. Wait a minute!”

Athena turned her gaze to Sephire, who had called out to her.

“Why.”

“Let me talk for a moment.”

Sephir’s face looked quite serious as he spoke.

“So what do you want to say?”

I looked at the pink-haired succubus with my arms crossed.

She looked at him with a rather serious expression, unexpectedly.

“What did you do to Hera?”

I wasn’t flustered because I had already expected this question.

“What.”

“While controlling Hera’s dreams, I saw her inner self.”

“….Then you know everything.”

“…….”

Sephir’s expression distorted into a grim expression.

“Do you love Hera?”

For a moment, anger boiled over at her absurd words.

Do you love Hera?

What kind of question is this?

“You called me out to say something obvious?”

But at my words, Sephir just made a face that showed even more incomprehension.

“You’re saying that you’re going to make the person you love your slave and ruin them? Does that make sense?”

Ugh-

He was angry but unable to offer any rebuttal. In the end, in a fit of anger, he grabbed her by the collar.

“Don’t try to climb up on me. You just have to take good care of Hera.”

I already feel like I’m going to die these days. I don’t want to bother with such a low-level succubus.

The mana around me began to run wild as if threatening her.

Sephir’s eyes began to tremble violently.

But unlike what I expected her to do, she shook her head once and looked me in the eye with confidence.

“Hera is dying because of you.”

“You…..want to die.”

I grabbed her by the neck, not the collar, and held her tightly.

Then Sephir began to breathe heavily with a pained expression.

“Ke…kekeuk…uh…anyway, if Hera dies, I, her servant, will die too…!”

“No. That will never happen.”

“Geuk..ugh…you..as long as you’re here…kekeuk..you’re gonna..die..!”

“…What?”

“Ke…gurgle…”

Sephir’s body began to tremble as if in a seizure.

Her eyes were rolling back.

“Tsk.”

With a click of his tongue and a release from his neck, Sephir fell to the floor, gasping for breath.

“Haak!! Hak!..Bah..I feel like I just saw you…”

“Stop talking nonsense and continue with what you were just saying.”

“Hehe..hehe..whoo..whoo..”

Sephir, who had been out of breath for a while, soon regained his breath. He coughed a few times and then began to speak.

“As I said, I saw Hera’s inner state.”

As I gave her a look telling her to continue, Sephir continued speaking naturally.

“You can see inside a person’s mind their various emotions. What they are thinking right now, what they are feeling, what they are desiring, etc. ”

“…..So.”

“There is only one reason why Hera is dying right now.”

Sephir said with a somewhat sad expression.

“She herself doesn’t want to live. Maybe it’s because of her sense of responsibility towards Marie, but she doesn’t want to commit suicide. But she doesn’t have the will to live either.”

“…….”

“If that’s what the master wants, then of course her body and mana will follow his will. If this continues, she might really die soon.”

Her words flew like thorns and stabbed his heart.

She lost her will to live because of what she did.

That fact alone made me go crazy

“Who doesn’t know that? How can you cure Hera!!”

Finally, losing my patience, I approached Sephir and yelled at her.

She must not have expected me to scream. She was startled and pulled away from me.

But I have lost half of my reason.

He ran straight to her, knelt down, and demanded answers.

“What on earth do you mean, “If I’m here, you die?” ”

Although her body was shaking like an aspen tree, her voice was clear.

“She is suffering every moment she is here.”

Sephir pointed at himself.

“And it’s all because of you. Because you’re nearby.”

“Athena. Now let go of Hera.”

* * *

“Kkieek!!”

One.

A monster that resembled a wolf died instantly with its limbs disintegrating.

“Kyaayak!!”

Another one.

This time, a bear-like demon fell to the ground, black blood splattering.

It’s not just them.

Looking around, there were corpses lined up between the trees.

There were easily over a hundred corpses scattered on the floor when counted in total.

Squeak-

Krrrr!

Every time he cast his spell, monsters died and the terrain was destroyed.

“Fuck…”

But no matter how many monsters I tore apart and killed, my mood didn’t get any better.

Eventually, he withdrew his magic and sat down on the floor.

As my buttocks touched the blood-soaked floor, blood began to seep into my clothes, but I didn’t care at all.

“Let go of Hera…?”

He muttered in despair.

Sephir said that as long as he was by her side, Hera’s condition would never get better.

Looking into Hera’s inner self, the only thing she wants now is peace.

But he said that he could never find it where he was.

Ugh-

“Never let me go.”

How did you open her heart?

I’ve finally started a romantic relationship with her.

And now you want me to send her away from my arms?

Don’t make me laugh.

Surely there must be another way.

If it’s a psychological problem, you can take the time to treat it yourself.

‘If you come and take care of me every day like you used to.’

It didn’t seem possible.

How can you take care of someone who starts having seizures just by coming near them?

Well then, maybe I should ask Alina and Marie to pay a little more attention to me.

I didn’t like having them around Hera, but I could put up with it as long as Hera could return safely.

“…….”

No. This doesn’t make sense either.

I already know full well that they are doing their best for Hera.

Even the saints are of no help.

The power of the Goddess can only heal external and internal injuries. It cannot solve mental problems.

I held my head with both hands and tried to think of a way out.

But no matter how much he thought about it, there was nothing he could do for Hera.

“…..If only I could erase my memories.”

As my mind gradually lost its sense of reason, one thought entered my mind.

Apparently, there was also a magic that could erase memories.

If we erase Hera’s memories and turn back the time before she found out everything, we will definitely be able to see her smile again.

‘Okay. I guess I’ll have to erase the memory.’

After making up his mind, he got up again and walked to the mansion.

But as he walked step by step, deep guilt and self-loathing weighed heavily on his body, slowing his steps.

Soon, he came to a complete stop and began to laugh in vain, looking at the floor.

“You’ve finally gone crazy, Athena.”

You’ve been deceiving Hera all this time and hurting her deeply. Now you’re going to do it again.

You couldn’t do something like that without being crazy.

As Sephir said, that can never be called love.

Actually, I already know the answer.

No. I knew it from the beginning.

He is a great wizard who has reached the 8th circle. He is excellent in terms of brain power, but he is definitely not lacking.

I know all too well what is the best path for Hera.

But I didn’t want to admit it.

I didn’t want to accept it.

I raised my head and looked up at the beautiful night sky.

“..No different from them.”

I’ve finally reached this moment.

He was just a selfish person who only thought of himself.