episode_0249

The warrior in the game is powerless against the system.

The system was meant to be a facilitator to help the player follow the flow of the game, as well as a means to prevent them from going down strange paths.

But that’s just a story in the game. The moment you leave the game, you no longer need to be concerned about such things. So, in this place that is not a game but another reality, the warrior Kaylon can exert his power without being bound by anything.

The system does not block your path or restrict your actions.

It makes no sense to fight an armed warrior one-on-one and win. But if you ask if it’s possible with dozens or hundreds, that’s not true either.

If it weren’t for the penalty system that sent him to prison if he committed a certain amount of crimes in exchange for giving him freedom, it would have been impossible to put him in prison even if hundreds or thousands of soldiers had gathered.

“Oh my… ”

Just watching it from the side makes me feel out of breath.

Kaylon stepped forward, holding the holy sword in his hand. Not to protect people from danger, but to strike down those who approached him, who were accused of killing the king.

“Wouldn’t it be better to leave the soldiers alone and just deal with the ringleaders?”

I had no intention of turning down Kylon’s offer to take revenge on my behalf. It was so painful and difficult, and I thought that something like that should never happen again.

But what crime can be committed by the soldiers who have no choice but to follow orders?

At least, I thought that those who had no choice but to fight to support their families should not be affected. Besides, if the royal family was destroyed like this, who would be the next king?

When a coup d’état occurs, its leader usually ends up taking the throne.

It may seem difficult for Kaylon to be a king with his personality, but if he were to become a king or someone close to one, it would be better to do so in order to avoid making enemies.

Wouldn’t it be beneficial for him to have at least one or two more people on his side?

Kylon nodded, as if he understood my thoughts.

“You don’t want to see blood? Don’t worry.”

No, it just seemed like they were worried about triggering my trauma, so they tried to avoid doing things I told them not to do as much as possible. That’s something I’m quite thankful for, though.

Every time Kaylon swings his sword, people fall like fallen leaves. If he fails to control his strength and someone dies, he gives them my blood to save them.

I think this is exactly what they mean when they say they give you a bottle and medicine, but I didn’t care because I didn’t expect any gratitude.

“Thank you.”

Still, I feel touched whenever I receive words of thanks.

These people aren’t crazy and fighting against the warriors. They just kept pushing each other until they remembered their families and rushed at each other with weapons.

Facing that, Kylon clicked his tongue as his annoyance grew as the number increased.

“These kids are wrong from the start. Is it because the person who made this is crazy?”

Kylon entered the castle with an angry gait.

He grabbed the hair of the nobles who were scattered in confusion and beheaded them. They flinched in surprise, but their momentum did not wane and instead, the opponents’ bodies fell down.

When I saw people being torn in two in an instant, something inside me rose up. It was a sight I had a hard time seeing. I once again questioned whether it was possible for a person to be cut in half so easily.

Still, I was able to endure it to some extent. I think it was because I had experienced it myself.

In an instant, the palace was filled with blood, and everyone involved was killed and gathered together.

Kylon came out, covered in blood.

“Wow. Easy. Should have done this before.”

A sense of relief was evident in the words mixed with regret that he should have done this earlier.

“No matter how rotten they are, they are still the guys who did politics to support the country. What are we going to do about this?”

When I asked, hesitantly, what he would do next, Kylon tilted his head.

“What should I do?”

“No, so there’s no king and all. What are you going to do now? You know there’s nothing more absurd than a kingdom without a king? Usually, things don’t work out well without one.”

Kylon didn’t say anything. He seemed to have no particular thoughts about it, so it was clear that he had done it without thinking.

I was so angry that I had to go through this without any solution, so I came here to eliminate the cause.

“What should I do now…?”

I opened my mouth wide in thought and looked at Kylon. Kylon, covered in blood, snapped his fingers and cleaned everything up.

He took off his armor, revealing his cool face. He threw his head back and put his arm around my shoulder.

“Why worry about that? It’s much better without such rotten politicians. If we just leave it like this, things will go well on their own, right?”

Kylon tried to ease my worries with a strangely cool smile.

I was confused because I thought it was okay since Kylon said it was okay, and I also thought that no matter how rotten it was, there had to be a reason for it to exist.

But since it’s already happened and it doesn’t seem like Kylon can do anything about it now that we’ve come this far, we can only put everything aside and hope that nothing happens.

“Now we can just live happily among ourselves. What about the Demon King… Honestly, I caught him once, so it wouldn’t be hard to catch him twice.”

“It’s not a game.”

“That’s why it’s easier. Think about it. We’re the only ones who know we’re second, and the others don’t. The Demon King would be the same, too. How would someone who doesn’t know we can respond react to a prepared attack?”

“… Is that so?”

Even though I haven’t played this game, I still remember the creepiness and intimidation of the Demon King I encountered back then.

It was a strength that I couldn’t easily forget. I thought back to that time when I thought I was being crushed by an aura that seemed like it would swallow everything up in an instant.

Kyleon smiled and looked at the scenery in the distance, not knowing whether he was aware of my worries or not.

“Nothing bothers you anymore. I can’t do anything about your memories, but it’s okay because they won’t be in our future. Even if they were, we can just get rid of them.”

“Isn’t that too simple?”

“These are the things that are more complicated. It’s stupid to choose the difficult path when it’s a simple game and the solution is simple.”

“Are you saying I’m thinking stupid?”

“Well, it’s a little stuffy. We’ll be fine even if we just stay together. Oh, but it would be nice to have someone who makes things for us. Or are you the type that needs some attention?”

“… You know I didn’t mean that.”

When I opened my eyes and looked at him, Kylon giggled. I didn’t know what was so funny, but I didn’t want to spit at him for no reason, so I let out a deep sigh.

Crossed the village.

There are soldiers. Some of them recognize Kylon as Kylon, and some of them saw the fight earlier, even though they didn’t hear that he was wanted.

There was a commotion surrounding Kyron, but Kyron looked around as if he didn’t care about that.

“What are you looking at? Did you see it?”

As he waved his hands as if chasing away something dirty, people were overwhelmed by his spirit and turned their heads and steps away. Looking at him, he looked like a gangster.

Kylon without his warrior’s armor.

Veronica without her saintly shroud.

Some people thought of our pairing as just an ordinary couple and passed it over, while others recognized that we were warriors but tilted their heads because they had no idea who I was next to them.

As he was receiving all those gazes and checking his mood, Kylon let out a sigh.

“If you keep living like that, being mindful of others, there’s nothing you can do. After all, no one else will care about you. People are supposed to live individually, and that’s the way it is.”

“No one will care about me if it’s not me… ”

That’s right.

A sad memory came to mind, but I nodded my head repeatedly because I thought what he said wasn’t wrong.

Yeah, I guess no one cares about me but me. I’ve never had any friends, and family is just a fence I wanted to run away from.

“No, I don’t care.”

“It’s already too late to say that.”

“Hey, why are you saying such sad things?”

Kylon snickered and put his arm around my shoulder. I poked his side with my elbow, saying it was uncomfortable, but he just giggled as if it was ticklish.

But it’s better now.

Just being able to have a conversation like this with someone, just knowing that there was someone I could trust and lean on, made me feel a lot better.

“Should I get married? There’s nothing more to do.”

“You’re getting married because you have nothing better to do?”

“Even if it’s a game, there’s nothing you can do, so you have to extract content. Honestly, even if it’s an assistant game, if there’s love between the assistants, it doesn’t feel like an assistant… ”

“Eng.”

“BDSM?”

“Don’t talk nonsense.”

Kylon winked and winked at me. I was annoyed by this and pushed Kylon away with my hand.

Every time that happened, Kylon would hug me with a little more strength than I had, trying not to let go.

“Ah, I love you.”

“Don’t be so sticky.”

Even though I spoke with a serious expression, Kylon showed no sign of becoming serious. Every time he kissed my head, goosebumps appeared all over my body.

I looked up at him with a start and our eyes met.

“Huh? Your ears are red? Even though you say no, your body is honest… Ugh!”

I lifted my claws and hit Kylon on the chin. My head hurt from the blow, but I didn’t have time to feel pain because I was holding it in.

At first, seeing Kylon just pushing things forward like this and then talking nonsense without even knowing what his true feelings were, I thought he was really stupid.

In fact, I felt so sorry for him, who was so weak like me, but tried to look strong by pretending not to show it on the outside, so I wanted to receive even a little bit of that emotion.

“town.”

Kylon looked surprised.

I felt his breath up close. A gentle warmth was transmitted between our parted lips.

“Now that you’re with me, you can talk comfortably.”

When I said it casually, Kylon looked at me blankly.

“… Uh.”

“Kaillon’s ears turned red too. I like it. Is that what you wanted to say?”

“Are you kidding me?”

“Wow!”

As I spoke in a playful voice, Kylon hugged me tightly. His arms wrapped around my slender waist, and I opened my eyes wide and looked closely at his face.

Kylon took advantage of the gap and turned his head to approach her. In the end, he closed his eyes tightly and kissed her.

“… Huh.”

When I came to my senses, I found myself having sex in a tent pitched on the street.

I barely managed to wake up to the sound of the rooster crowing in the morning. I glanced at Kylon, who had fallen asleep next to me, and stretched out my arm to shake him.

“Hey, hey… wake up now.”

“Um, come here.”

“This crazy bastard… !”

Kylon hugged me tightly, completely forgetting that he had done this in a crowded street.

It seemed like he was trying to show that no matter how much he said, Kylon was Kylon and that nothing would change. That didn’t necessarily have to mean having sex in front of other people.

“Ouch, huh… !”

I opened my eyes wide and groaned at the gesture of the hand grabbing my butt. Then Kylon whispered in my ear.

“I like it.”

My body felt warm at the serious voice that was quietly leaked out.

This is why I can’t hate Kylon.

On the outside, they act like nothing happened and that it’s nothing special, but on the inside, you can see that they’re thinking of someone and trying to protect them.

The strength in my body that had been tightly wrapped around me slightly relaxed. I buried my head in my arms while hugging Kylon.

“Be quiet. People will hear you.”

I thought it was best to hug her quietly so that people passing by wouldn’t look at me strangely, so I hugged her warmly.

I thought that someday, when the day would come when we would have to part ways, I wouldn’t be afraid.

As long as I remember this warmth, I believe we will meet again.

Because the playful voice of Kylon and the large hands gently embracing me are so vivid.