episode_0246

Now that I am having a meal alone with Athena.

Perhaps because it was a large mansion, the restaurant here was also huge.

It was a restaurant with enough space for dozens of people to eat together.

“…I’m happy.”

“Huh? I didn’t hear that.”

“No.”

Because I was mumbling so quietly, I couldn’t hear Athena’s words properly.

But Athena, as if telling him not to worry, slowly put the noodles into her mouth without saying anything.

“Did you make all of this?”

“…Yes. Does it suit your taste?”

Athena put another piece of cotton into her mouth with an elegant movement, then looked deeply into my eyes and opened her mouth.

“It’s delicious. I want to eat only this for the rest of my life.”

“Ugh..”

Why is that?

He must have been a villain who had taken the teacher hostage, but hearing her praise made a corner of his heart feel warm.

Come on, Sowol. What are you thinking about your teacher right now?

That person is a bad person who separated me and my teacher.

He made a strong resolve and once again became wary of Athena.

“Well..I cooked a lot, so it’s not bad.”

“I know. You’re good at cooking.”

“Ugh.”

Her words made my heart flutter once more.

‘Why are you praising me so shamelessly?’

I started to nibble on the noodles in front of me and put them into my mouth little by little.

“…..”

Athena is looking at me with narrowed eyes.

As I stared blankly, Athena sat down next to me, holding her bowl.

“Why..Why..?”

“I’ll feed you.”

She rolls up the noodles on her fork and holds them out to me.

I couldn’t help but be taken aback by her sudden behavior.

“Huh? Oh..no..I can eat it.”

“……”

Athena stared at me without saying a word, holding the fork in front of my mouth.

“That..I..can eat..”

“……”

Unable to withstand her continued silent pressure, I finally closed my eyes tightly and put the fork Athena offered into my mouth.

Then a sweet and sour taste entered me.

For some reason, I couldn’t look Athena in the eye because of the shame I felt.

“Hera, you’re good at everything, but the problem is that you don’t eat properly.”

Athena spoke in a soft voice, rolling up the noodles with her fork again and bringing it to my mouth.

“Yes.”

“…..”

“Hera. Didn’t you say you’d let me go if I listened to you?”

When Athena’s eyes narrowed slightly, I found myself trembling without realizing it.

“Oh no..”

Food entering my mouth again.

As I slowly moved my mouth, Athena gently stroked my head.

‘……It’s strange.’

Clearly this woman is a villain.

Even now, he treats me like a child.

Why does it not feel so bad to be cared for by this woman?

I looked into Athena’s eyes, which were not taking their gaze off me.

When I looked into her blazing, sun-colored eyes, I found myself quickly averting my gaze without realizing it.

“Why are you like that, Hera?”

“Ah..no..”

As I began to speak, Athena frowned and looked at me closely.

I tried to look at the floor because her gaze was burdensome, but Athena quickly turned my chin with her hand so that I was looking at her.

“Your expression doesn’t look good. Are you sick?”

“Yes..? Oh..no”

“Then you’re feeling bad? Did I make it too burdensome?”

Perhaps he knew that it was something that was burdensome for him.

But the reason I couldn’t look her in the eye wasn’t because I was upset or because something hurt.

“Hera. Tell me. Why are you fidgeting?”

Her serious gaze felt oppressive, and I had no choice but to answer.

“Sigh… My heart is weird…”

“..heart?”

Athena looked at me with her eyes wide open.

Then he grabbed my shoulder with an urgent expression and shouted in a loud voice.

“Why does my heart hurt! How come!”

Athena’s expression changed quite emotionally.

She was staring at me with worried eyes, sweat dripping down her face.

It was an appearance I could never have imagined from her, who had always been so noble and like a general.

“No way…is it possible that the wounds you received from Masin haven’t healed yet..?”

Athena muttered, glancing to the side.

Her expression was distorted into a very sinister expression.

‘…Are you worried about me?’

Athena becomes passionate when she hears that her heart hurts.

I thought maybe it was because he was concerned about my condition.

When I thought about that, for some reason my heart started to pound.

I glanced into her eyes and muttered timidly.

“I think so because Athena is with me..”

“…Huh?”

Athena looked at me with a blank expression, as if she didn’t know what I was saying.

“Wow..I’m not usually like this, but since I’m with Athena, my heart is pounding and I’m really nervous..”

“…….”

After hearing what I said, she stared at me with blank eyes.

For some reason, I felt burdened by her gaze, so I rolled my eyes slightly to the side and continued speaking.

“So…so, please move away a little bit- Huh?!”

It was just a moment.

Athena grabbed my cheeks with both hands and very quickly brought me to her face.

Then, in an instant, my nose and Athena’s nose met, and I could feel her breath between our lips which were now very close.

Her breath was hot and very rough.

“…Hold on…I can hold on..”

But Athena didn’t come any closer. She was muttering to herself with a face that seemed to be in pain.

“Ah..Athena..?”

“This bitch has done this more than once or twice… Hold on.”

Her voice was so small that I couldn’t understand what she was saying.

But as her breath continued to touch my lips, my heart began to beat more violently.

Athena muttered to herself for a while, then closed her eyes tightly and slowly pushed my face away again.

“Whew….I think it’s gotten more dangerous, Hera.”

She lets out a deep sigh.

I covered my cheeks with my hands, which were burning with an unknown heat, and lowered my head.

why…

Why is my heart beating so fast?

“Be careful of your actions in the future-”

Red cheeks and feelings of not knowing what to do.

I looked up at Athena shyly, rubbing my hands slowly with an unknown sensation.

Athena stared blankly at my face again.

Kkaduk-

He ground his teeth so hard that it made a strange sound.

*

After a meal that felt unfamiliar and tense, and for some reason, my heart started pounding.

I was tossing and turning in a bed that was large enough to accommodate five adults.

“Ugh…..”

A room received from Athena.

I have never seen such a luxurious room before.

Life here wasn’t as harsh as I had feared.

Obviously, given Athena’s personality, I thought she would do all kinds of difficult things, but surprisingly, Athena set me free.

It’s clear that things are going well right now…

I encountered an unexpected calamity.

‘…I’m bored.’

There is nothing to do.

When I was on the Eastern Continent, I used to play with Yeryeong whenever I was bored, but now I have no one to play with or a teacher to spend time with.

As boredom began to seep into my body, I continued to roll around in bed.

“Are you bored, Miss?”

“Hyak?!”

Then a voice was heard from the side.

I woke up in surprise, and the woman named Alina, whom Athena had introduced to me earlier, was looking at me.

“Ah..hello..? What brings you..”

“I came to take care of you, young lady.”

Alina sat up on the bed and looked at me with a faint smile.

“If you’re bored…there’s a study room, would you like to go and take a look?”

“Are you studying?”

“Yes. It’s quite large, so there might be a book you’d like.”

“Um…”

I hesitated for a moment at her not-so-bad suggestion.

Wouldn’t it be more meaningful to read a book than to just keep rolling around in bed like this?

I opened my mouth to Alina, making up my mind.

“Yes. I want to go to the study-”

“Ah. That’s a good idea, Miss!”

But my words were cut off right away.

When I looked at Alina with a puzzled expression, she looked at me with sparkling eyes.

“I’ll take you to a place you’ll like.”

“My…my favorite place?”

“Yes. It’s the place the young lady really wanted to go before she lost her memory.”

Alina gets out of bed and holds out her hand to me.

I couldn’t help but be curious about what she said.

The interests I had before I lost my memory.

To be honest, I wasn’t a little interested. No. I was very interested.

I nodded and took Alina’s hand, and she led me away with a young smile.

It feels like I’ve been somewhere before.

And to a place where I feel like I never wanted to come for some reason.

*

“Oh! Aren’t you a young lady!”

The lanky knight who had previously introduced himself as Dylan came running towards me and Alina with a faint smile.

“What’s going on at the training center?”

I looked around at his words.

The knights were sweating and training hard. It seemed like this was where they trained.

“I brought you here because the young lady said she was bored.”

When Alina spoke to the knight, he nodded with an expectant expression.

“Welcome. I had something I wanted to ask you.”

“Please..?”

As I looked at him quizzically, Dylan looked at me with a confident smile.

“Would you like to spar with me again?”

thud-

As he spoke, I began to hear hallucinations in my head again.