episode_0150

“What…?”

For a moment I thought I heard wrong.

As if I had been struck by lightning, I couldn’t say anything and could only stare blankly at her.

Then Athena once again said something shocking to herself.

“I can’t give you both arms because of the Demon King. But I can give you one.”

“Are you… in your right mind?”

“Yes. My desire to be forgiven by you remains unchanged.”

What is this woman saying now?

You’re going to give me your arm…?

You want to be forgiven by me to that extent..?

“Don’t worry about the rest. I’ll tell Hera that I ended up like this after fighting the demons.”

….Are you serious?

I didn’t understand.

Why on earth would you go to such lengths to ask for forgiveness, even to the point of giving up your arm?

“Don’t hesitate.”

As Athena took my hand and gave me strength, the holy sword that had been raised above her shoulder slowly lowered.

At the same time, a vivid sensation of flesh being cut was felt, and a large amount of blood began to flow out of Athena’s shoulder.

“Okay..wait..!”

In a panic, he lifted the holy sword up and threw it away from her.

Then Athena opened her eyes wide and looked at me as if my actions were strange.

“Why is that?”

“What the…what is this!!”

“……”

My breathing is shaky.

The sensation of cutting into her flesh that had just touched the sword was so creepy.

I must have been confident enough to cut down countless criminals and monsters without hesitation, so why do I feel this way?

“You don’t want to kill me, do you?”

Athena spoke with calm eyes.

Her sharp words made my body tremble once again.

I hurriedly raised my sword and held it out to her, sending a sharp stab.

“Don’t make me laugh..I’m going to kill you..!”

Athena looked at me for a long time as my voice shook violently.

Soon, as if he realized something, he looked at the ground and sighed.

“…Yeah. I see.”

Step by step – step by step –

After she finished speaking, she approached me.

Step by step. Every time she got closer to me, I felt like my heart was going to burst.

The holy sword shook as if it was shaking in my hand, and I could only stare at her, unable to move.

And so, before I knew it, Athena came up to me.

I ended up doing something unexpected.

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Warak-

“What…what are you…you’re not letting go of this?!”

I hugged her with all my might.

Then her small figure.

Her body trembling violently was directly transmitted to me.

Lily tried to push me away, looking embarrassed.

For some reason, it felt like her hands weren’t holding on properly.

“I’m sorry.”

“Put this down..! It’s creepy!!”

Lily’s young body was writhing in my arms.

Even though her punch hurt a little, I patted her on the back without caring at all.

“I’m sorry.”

“I told you to let go right now..?”

But contrary to what she said, her resistance gradually weakened.

Soon, the girl buried herself in my arms and began to shed tears little by little.

“No…let go…!!”

“…..”

Let’s pat her back like that for a long time.

“…Why on earth are you doing this..”

The girl, who had stopped resisting completely, began to cry loudly in my arms.

‘Sorry.’

All this time I thought he genuinely wanted to kill me.

Because her murderous intent was so intensely directed at me.

But it wasn’t.

Look at it now.

The girl was even hesitating greatly to cut my arm right now.

I just found out now.

The nature of a girl named Lily.

This girl, who was always thought to have a gloomy atmosphere and a murderous aura surrounding her.

In fact, I just now realized that I was a child who was more lonely and fearful than anyone else.

Because I am lonely, I have a dark obsession.

Because he was so fearful, he pointed even sharper thorns at others.

He must have really liked Hera. I could tell that without even looking at him.

I was so obsessed with her that it was almost like she was my whole world.

How would you feel if someone like that was taken away from you at the young age of fourteen?

Even I thought I was going crazy when Hera tried to leave.

I probably wouldn’t have been able to maintain my sanity.

There might have been something seriously wrong somewhere.

I heard that you lost your parents at a young age.

Maybe it was broken even before I met Hera.

“If you act like this…what am I supposed to do…! You want me to act shamelessly like before..!”

A girl sobbing and shedding a lot of tears.

Seeing her like that made me feel guilty again.

It hurt me to know that there was one more person I had ruined.

‘I guess I shouldn’t ask for forgiveness.’

Yes. What you need to seek is not forgiveness.

It’s probably not something that can be easily resolved with forgiveness in the first place.

“Let’s go back. To where Hera is.”

It was the most I could do to just give this girl what she wanted most.

Honestly, I didn’t feel like it.

The desire to monopolize Hera was still dormant in my dark desires.

But didn’t you realize it?

That living according to your own desires will only ruin everything.

I wish this girl knew that too.

‘okay.’

I decided.

What I want most is Hera’s happiness.

And this girl too. One of the people Hera cherishes dearly.

I will help this girl to love Hera completely.

This young girl doesn’t know her own mind yet.

Just like before, he couldn’t distinguish between obsession and love.

That too will be taught slowly.

“Let’s go. I’ll take you to my sister.”

As I reached out to the girl and spoke, her amethyst eyes, filled with tears, began to hesitate as they looked at my hand.

I decided to give her a little provocation with a shallow snicker.

“If you don’t go, Hera and I will be alone together. Is that okay?”

“….!!”

The girl’s eyes shook violently at my words, and soon she reluctantly grabbed my hand and looked at me with a glare.

“I haven’t forgiven you yet. No, I never will.”

“Okay. Do whatever you want.”

“……It’s annoying.”

“Phew.”

I found myself laughing without realizing it.

‘It’s a little cute.’

I never understood when Hera would always brag about how kind, pretty, and cute her younger sister was.

Now I think I understand a little why Hera said that.

A girl frowning deeply as if she didn’t like my smile.

She looked at me clearly, gripping my hand tightly.

“My sister is mine.”

“Huh. We’ll have to wait and see.”

I really couldn’t hold back my laughter.

Does this girl know now?

The murderous aura she used to radiate towards me has disappeared without a trace.

You probably don’t know.

‘…I guess I’ll have to tease you later.’

It was a pleasant night.

The thought that I had come one step closer to Hera’s happiness satisfied me.

Until the day when Hera can smile confidently and lovingly, he will continue to work hard.

With that thought in mind, I walked towards Hera.

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People say.

The youngest Grandmaster has appeared in the Empire.

The strongest warrior will protect this empire.

Everyone is expecting something different from Lily.

He is an extraordinary person, so he will behave accordingly.

That I will always move forward steadfastly and correctly.

But they try not to care.

That Lily is still just a student who hasn’t even become an adult yet.

Acting recklessly, making mistakes, and falling down.

But it is an age where you can get up again, smile brightly, and live energetically.

Of course. It’s someone else.

Because they are others, people just look at things roughly and judge them according to their own will.

A child who lived in poverty, starving, in a city where there was no law and crime was rampant, living a life where he had to kill or be killed.

She lost her parents at a very young age and lived with only her older sister. She was a child who never learned how to love properly.

Still unable to recover from the sadness of our breakup three years ago.

That she was a twisted girl who grew up with revenge and hatred at a time when she should have grown up with love and care.

How could people know?

“No. Are you not interested in the first place?”

In the vastness of space, someone muttered to himself.

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“…….Huh?”

I blinked and looked around blankly.

I was speechless at the absurd sight.

Marie sleeping on top of her own body.

At the same time, Lily and Athena were sleeping on either side of me, holding my hands tightly.

Why did it turn out like this?

‘….Didn’t we fight yesterday?’

I tried to think back on yesterday with a puzzled mind, but I was too drunk to remember anything.

Judging from how unwell you are, you must have had too much to drink yesterday.

I felt like I should ask Athena if I had made a mistake.

So I carefully held Marie in my arms and got up.

Lily and Athena’s hands reached into the air.

Suddenly, a playful thought crossed my mind. I grabbed the two outstretched hands and pulled them together to hold each other’s hands.

Then, the two hands overlap each other.

“Phehe.. That’s why we look so close.”

The sight of them sleeping soundly while holding each other’s hands.

It was truly like a beautiful painting.

‘I hope it can continue to be like this in the future.’

As I was trying to lay Marie down comfortably, I was able to discover something on her small, pure white cheeks.

“Huh..? This is..”

What was visible were red lip marks covering Marie’s neck and forehead.

But for some reason, the shape of the lips was so familiar to me.

Is this… my lip print…?

“……..”

I felt like I really needed to drink alcohol in moderation from now on.