episode_0296

Cheon Ye-ryeong.

A girl with an incredibly cute appearance and an equally bright personality.

Thanks to that, she was a child who received a lot of love from the Jangseongpa.

“…A friend you made while you were on the Eastern Continent?”

Athena glanced at Yeryeong and asked.

Although her voice was filled with hostility, Yeryeong looked at Athena with eyes surprisingly full of curiosity.

“Wow..your hair color is so pretty..is your name Athena too? It’s so gorgeous.”

Athena briefly raised an eyebrow at Yeryeong’s words, then cleared her throat and looked at me.

“He doesn’t seem like such a bad kid.”

“Hey.”

As Lily criticized Athena with a cold, sunken face, Yeryeong approached Lily this time and looked at her with sparkling eyes.

“Wow…your hair is silver..you look as pretty as the moon. Your skin is also very white and beautiful. You are such a beauty.”

“…..”

The eyes that Lily was looking at Yeryeong were still cold, but for some reason, it felt like the hostility in her eyes had diminished a little.

“..I think I know even without you saying it.”

Iris looked at me with her grumpy blue eyes, then turned her gaze towards Ye-ryeong and Geom-hu and said.

“You guys also fell for Hera, right?”

“Yeah.”

An immediate reply from the inspector.

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

Iris looked at me with a stinging look and made an annoyed voice.

“..Haa. Seriously, Hera-nim, you are..!!”

“Huh..? Me..?”

No, why are you saying this to me?

I said I didn’t do anything.

Even though I only met Ken-hu a few times, I never imagined that he would come across the continent to find me.

“….Just flirt moderately and go around.”

Athena spoke to me in a seething voice, perhaps slightly angry.

“I…I haven’t done anything..! I…I can’t even make friends?”

“You must have done some tempting things along the way. You probably didn’t think about it.”

“What..what?”

No, when did I ever do that?

But Athena, seemingly unaware of my grievances, turned her gaze to me and looked at me with hostile eyes.

“I’m sorry, but I’m already over my limit. I don’t plan on spending any more time with Hera.”

“That’s not for you to decide.”

Athena held her forehead and muttered to herself.

“Haa.. Another bitch has come in.”

As Athena clenched her fist, a strong energy began to take over the space around her.

However, when Geom-hu blew out a sharp blast of energy, the two energies clashed and a suffocating current enveloped the house.

I held my throbbing forehead as I watched the two of them fighting at any time.

‘Are we fighting again?’

It should have been a day of peace, but with the Demon King incident and even now, instead of peace, there is a constant state of tension.

I was so frustrated with this situation that I shut my eyes tightly and screamed.

“Please stop!!”

Athena flinched and looked at me with a puzzled expression.

“..Hera?”

“It’s my problem, so I’ll take care of it.”

I passed Athena in confusion and stood in front of Geom-hu and Ye-ryeong.

I looked into the eyes of Geom-hu, full of anticipation, and the eyes of Ye-ryeong, who were somewhat hazy.

“Yeryeong-ah.”

“..Yeah. Sowol.”

When I held out my hand, Yeryeong walked over to me right away and grabbed my hand.

We used to walk around the markets of the Eastern Continent like this, holding hands.

“I’m sorry. I’m…actually not the Sowol you knew.”

“Yeah.. It’s okay. I kind of expected it.”

“Uh..really..?”

Yeryeong nodded and looked at me with an earnest smile.

“Sowol-ah. It may be a little late to say this now, but… I had you in my heart even when you completely covered your face.”

When I lost my memory, I couldn’t notice it at all, but when I thought about it carefully with the common sense and knowledge that came back, it seemed like Ye-ryeong had shown me affection quite a few times.

I asked Yeryeong out of curiosity.

“Why did you like me? I’ve never even shown you my face..”

“You always smiled at me, didn’t you? And you always approached me first, held my hand, and often complimented me on my beauty.”

“Uh..yeah..”

That must have been the case.

But do you usually like something to that extent..?

“Whenever I felt depressed, you would give me a kiss on the cheek to cheer me up, pat my head, and always comfort me warmly.”

“Huh..huh?”

That…was…me..?

I think that’s what it was like…

“..As expected.”

Athena muttered quietly behind me, but I tried to ignore it and listened to Yeryeong’s words.

“Before I knew it, I felt like I couldn’t live without you…and I fell in love with you without realizing it.”

“Oh..I see..”

My face flushed slightly at the confession that was more subtle than I had expected.

At the time, I didn’t think anything was strange at all… but now that I think back, I think I may have been too casual with Yeryeong.

I mumbled for a moment, then looked at Yeryeong with a short sigh.

“..Yeryeong. I’m already married to someone here.”

“Yeah. I went to a wedding.”

“Huh? Really?”

When did you come there again..?

“Sowol-ah.”

“Ugh..”

Yeryeong continued speaking, firmly holding my hand.

“I know. You’re married. And you’re not thinking of me rationally..”

“….”

“But I really don’t think I can live like I used to without you.”

I couldn’t get an answer out of Yeolyeong’s brown eyes that were so earnest.

“So, even if we’re not married, can’t I live here with you?”

I looked at the ground for a moment and thought seriously.

I married them so I could spend the rest of my life with the people I love.

Although most of the wives still feel more like family than love, I was still satisfied because they showed such happy faces.

Wouldn’t it be okay to include Ye-ryeong in there?

Actually, if I think about it properly… the only person I had as a friend was Ye-ryeong.

I held Yeryeong’s hand as I made up my mind.

“Yeah, good.”

At my words, Yeryeong opened her eyes wide and looked at me with a bright smile.

“Really?”

“But marriage…I think it’ll be hard for now. But if it’s okay with you, I want to stay here with you.”

“Yeah!! Okay. Thank you, Sowol.”

A friendly atmosphere.

Geom-hu’s eyes, seeing Yeryeong and I sharing a warm hug, were filled with anticipation, whether he knew it or not.

“Of course, you can’t do it, Mr. Geumhu.”

thud-

At my words, Geom-hu’s eyes began to tremble.

“Why…Why are you saying it won’t work..?”

Her voice trembled as much as her pupils.

“Didn’t you do something to me, Mr. Geomhu?”

It was clear that he had tried to rape me by force.

How scared I was back then…

Since then, I have been unable to think positively about the examination.

“That..I’m sorry about that..I was out of my mind at the time..”

Although the inspector approached me little by little and spoke to me, I quickly turned my head away.

“No.”

“Ah…”

Geom-hu knelt on the floor and stared at the ground with dark, sunken eyes for a long time.

After a while, she gave a shallow smile with her eyes that looked quite empty.

“..Yeah. Of course, since I did something. I understand. ”

“….”

At first glance, she seemed to accept it coolly, but her weak voice and empty eyes looked as if something could happen at any moment.

“..I’m glad that you accepted my request as a teacher. Okay. I guess I should step down.”

Geom-hu just walked away without looking back.

I sighed deeply at the sight of the helpless inspector and called her over.

“Where are you going?”

“…Aren’t you going anywhere?”

“You must pay for all the sins committed against me.”

The inspector opened his empty eyes and looked at me with a puzzled look.

“Do you want life?”

“….No, how do you see me?”

I walked towards Geomhu with a short sigh and looked up at her.

“There’s a maid named Alina in this house. Help her with her work for a year. That’ll be enough to pay the price.”

“…I…really?”

Life gradually returned to Geomhu’s eyes.

‘..It’s simple.’

The house was so large that it could almost be called a mansion.

For a house of that size, there is only one maid, Alina.

Of course, Dania and I will continue to help each other, but it will be difficult for her to do all the maid work by herself.

If she’s the one who earned the title of Sword Master, she’ll be quick with her hands, so she’ll be able to help Alina.

“Yes. And let’s talk again in a year.”

“Yeah..okay. I’ll do that.”

He looked at the swordsman who nodded confidently, smiled faintly, and then looked at Athena.

“How is it? Did I do a good job?”

I tried to speak to her with a proud smile.

All she got in return were unpleasant eyes.

“..What are you doing? You accepted everything in the end.”

“…eh?”

Athena held her throbbing forehead, then hugged my waist with a short sigh.

“Okay. If that’s what you’ve decided, I’ll follow it without saying anything.”

As if agreeing with her words, the other wives slowly nodded their heads.

“Thank you all for agreeing with my opinion.”

“But now there really is no one else? I really can’t take this anymore, Hera.”

“Hehehe..don’t worry.”

I nodded confidently to Athena’s words.

As far as I can remember, no one has ever shown me affectionate eyes.

So, nothing that Athena would have to worry about will happen.

As much as I have a sound sense of morality, I know how serious a sin cheating is.

I didn’t know I would get married until then…

Now I won’t bring in more people for no reason to confuse them.

please.

Yeah, that’s right.