episode_0089

“… … So, I’m going to try to get back together with Maya.”

“Well, that’s right.”

“Yes. They say they will do it safely and without risking your life, so you don’t have to worry too much. They say that even if you get hurt, the academy will treat you.”

“Maybe.”

“Huh?”

“Honey, what do you think about orcs?”

I was just wondering what to ask. It was a question that felt a bit unexpected.

“Okra. Honestly, I don’t have any thoughts. Just a big and strong race?”

I’ve barely ever talked to an orc in the first place, so I have nothing to do other than think about it.

“Well, it seemed like he was more aggressive than humans.”

Even if you listen to the rumors about Maya and Orcs, they definitely had a warlike side. As they do not hesitate to call themselves warriors, it is said that there is no race that can match their bravery.

There was a strong perception that it was better to face each other with one’s body rather than fuss.

I didn’t have any particularly bad feelings toward Maya either. Although he confessed right away, he didn’t behave in a sloppy manner.

There didn’t seem to be any problems with his personality and he also looked great, so there was no reason to dislike him.

“I don’t hate orcs. If I had to guess, I would say I like it?”

Karen shook her shoulders in shock.

“Good… Ah?”

“Yes. It looks somewhat pure. Different on the outside but better than other humans on the inside.”

“Then you also like an orc named Maya?”

“You don’t hate it in the same way, right? It’s hard to say that I like it, but I don’t think anything bad of it either. I don’t even know much because that’s all I saw that day.”

“I see… .”

“Why all of a sudden?”

You sure didn’t think I was a speciesist, did you?

I am a person who wishes for peace and harmony among all races. War is really… It’s not something a person can do.

Karen blurted out her words with a somewhat suspicious expression.

“No. Well, I was just curious… .”

“Um… .”

I wanted to ask more, but I stopped. It’s not that important, and it’s dinner time, so it’s not a good idea to ask questions.

There is nothing more uncomfortable than doing that while eating.

Instead of continuing the story, I brought up another topic.

I put on my most serious expression and looked at Karen. Karen also seemed nervous and swallowed dry saliva.

“Karen.”

“… Yes.”

“I am there.”

Pause for a moment. Karen’s eyes took on a somewhat determined glow.

I took a pause and continued speaking.

“Can I go see Hera tomorrow?”

“… Huh?”

Karen blinks.

“If it’s Hera… You’re not the person I think you are, right?”

“It will be right.”

“That person… !”

Karen clenched her fists. That reaction is understandable. It must be hard to understand why you would go see someone after something like that happened to you.

However, since I have my own reasons, I plan to explain them properly.

I told Karen about the promise between me and Hera.

From visiting me when I was working at a store to later parting ways after agreeing to give it to me for free.

Originally, I was going to simply say that we broke up with the promise of a reunion, but I just told the whole story.

I said, ‘Hera thinks I betrayed her.’ This is how I explained it to Karen.

Hera defended her by saying that she was just being grumpy because she misunderstood that she had left Quien.

“I won’t keep my promise to pay. Since I’m still practicing anyway, it may not work out. I’ll just go and clear up any misunderstandings and come right away.”

“… … .”

Karen looked confused. Not only did I bring up the story suddenly, but my first impression of Hera was so bad that I didn’t seem to know how to react.

“I’m not as bad a person as you think. At that time… It’s because of a misunderstanding.”

“Oh… Do it?”

“Yes. Hera was a colleague I could trust and rely on. If he was a really bad person, I wouldn’t have stayed close to him.”

“… … .”

Karen still looked perplexed. I was lost, unable to make a decision.

No, it seemed like he couldn’t get the conversation going in the first place.

“You don’t have to make a decision right away. Make up your mind by tomorrow morning and let me know. If Karen tells me not to meet, I won’t. Because Karen is more important to me than anyone else.”

Karen nodded her head weakly.

“Al… I guess.”

First of all, just not rejecting it right away saved me an hour.

Of course, you don’t know what decision you will make, but it is important to think about it. If there really wasn’t a chance, I would have refused outright.

That day, we both finished our meal in a quiet atmosphere, lost in our thoughts.

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“I will allow you to meet that person.”

Karen, who came to the room early in the morning, said that.

“Really!?”

“Yes.”

“Thank you Karen. Thank you so much for your understanding.”

I quickly hugged Karen. I thought Karen would understand. After all, it’s Karen. Karen is the best.

Karen reflexively raised her arms awkwardly with a bewildered expression on her face, and then patted me affectionately on the back.

“Do you like it that much?”

“Rather than good… Still, I wanted to clear up any misunderstandings.”

I felt Karen’s body temperature and it fell at just the right time.

“Thank you so much. We’ll just meet up and resolve the matter, and I’ll be back soon, so you don’t have to worry.”

“Ah, about that part… .”

Karen said with a shy smile.

“It’s okay to spend more time with that person.”

uh… I didn’t expect you to say this much.

“Are you serious?”

“Yes. You are an important person to me. As I said yesterday, I don’t think he’s as bad a person as I thought. I trust you, so I can allow that much.”

therefore. Karen scratched her cheek as if she was embarrassed.

“Don’t feel pressured, come and resolve the issue properly with that person today. That’s better than breaking up haphazardly.”

That’s right. If we hadn’t met at all or had met briefly, I would definitely have regrets.

In that case, it would have been better to spend some time in peace.

Where else can you find a woman so understanding? I am the luckiest person in the empire, no, the luckiest person on the continent.

I thanked Karen again.

“Thank you. I’m so happy to be Karen’s husband. I feel really blessed.”

I’m serious. She is too much for me. In fact, there are times when I still find it hard to believe that I will fall in love with such a woman and soon get married.

After getting ready to leave, I was seen off by Karen and headed to the place where the church was located.

****

Karen stared at Ethan as he left the dorm.

“… Ah.”

My legs are shaking. Strength goes into a tightly clenched fist. My nails dig into my palms, causing a stinging pain.

I have no strength in my legs. It feels like I’m going to collapse at any moment.

Karen collapsed as soon as Ethan disappeared from sight.

“… Should I not have sent it?”

It was already too late to turn around. Ethan has left and will meet up with an old colleague.

colleague.

Karen pondered those words.

A colleague I have known since my knighthood days. A colleague you trust enough to trust.

There are no problems up to this point.

But haven’t you heard about what kind of life Ethan was living at the time?

He offered his chastity to his lord in the most vulgar form and also allowed himself to other knights.

He would have had no hesitation in socializing even with people he was not that close to.

I hate to say it this way, but he was a lewd man.

Of course, Karen was not newly dissatisfied with that.

Not only did my love for him remain unchanged, but I decided to accept all of my lustful past as well. All you have to do is leave the past in the past and build memories of the present. Karen thought so.

Therefore, even when I imagined Ethan being returned to his fellow knights, my love never cooled.

Even as I imagined the sight of me touching and becoming entangled with a woman whose name, face, and age I did not know, my desire to have her as my husband was strong.

I’m just curious.

If he had given himself to a woman he didn’t know well, how many times would he have hung out with a colleague he trusted?

You won’t even be able to compare yourself. I didn’t know anything else, but one thing was clear.

Sometimes rough like an animal. Sometimes sweet like a lover.

Or, like a married couple who has been together for a long time, they may have overlapped their bodies and shared body heat.

Karen recalled Hera’s appearance.

Blonde hair and brown skin. Purple eyes with a strangely intimidating feel.

Basically, she is beautiful and tall and bulky. The womanly curves and muscles created through constant training made you realize the difference in class.

Status as a woman.

Of course, there were many women other than Hera who had good bodies. Karen’s own family, as well as Ethan’s friend Catherine and Becky, who is currently bedridden, were ahead of the curve as women.

However, in Karen’s opinion, what makes Hera different from them is that she actually violated Ethan.

Even though he didn’t go to the end, the crime was serious.

A woman named Hera committed such a shameless act in front of her eyes.

It was a situation where I had to be angry, and I was actually very angry.

But why?

Did we let him go that easily today?

Even though I saw ‘that’ future yesterday.

The first future seen in Professor Isabella’s lab. The content was roughly as follows.

Late at night, Karen was walking somewhere with a basket of food in her hand.

The destination is someone’s house. It was my first time visiting this place.

She knocked, and someone came out from inside.

It was a man. He was drenched in sweat and, shockingly, half-naked.

He said as he took the basket.

“Thank you, honey. I’ll eat well.”

Karen couldn’t understand the situation until then.

Why is Ethan staying at someone else’s house?

Why did he appear in such an obscene manner?

And with the appearance of a woman, the storm in my head became even stronger.

A woman appeared behind Ethan wearing only a thin gown.

Hera wrapped her arms around Ethan’s waist in a natural movement.

Then they kissed sweetly and familiarly, like lovers.

Ethan did not reject Hera’s touch. Rather, he seemed to be enjoying it.

“Who are you asking to be honey now?”

Hera parted her lips and growled in a low voice.

“Ah… sorry. I made a mistake without realizing it.”

Ethan smiled humbly and apologized.

Why are you sorry? Karen didn’t know what the mistake was.

Ethan looked at Karen.

“Sorry Karen. My honey is a bit jealous. I feel like I need to comfort you, so will you please leave now?”

Future Karen nodded and answered “Yes” in a trembling voice.

After smiling at Karen once, Ethan’s eyes turned to Hera again.

The two entered the house with a deeper kiss than before.

Karen could only watch as the door closed before her eyes.

That’s how the first future ended.