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“Really… I can’t let my guard down.”

In a bedroom in the castle, Galion, who narrowly saved his life thanks to the warrior’s unconsciousness and inability to fully manifest his growth, sat in a chair and recalled the light from earlier.

The light, even before fully manifesting like a holy unicorn, conveyed its purpose and threat through its shape alone, undoubtedly directed at Galion.

If the warrior had a little more stamina left, there would be no need to mention what would have happened.

“…Does he possess two types of growth?”

Or is it the two of them together? Either way, having such growth as a warrior is unprecedented.

In a good or bad sense, it means he has a specialness that the previous heroes did not have.

“Your Majesty. Has the princess and her entourage arrived?”

As Galion looked at the face of the sleeping warrior and reminisced about the scene from earlier, he stood up at the sound of a voice coming from outside the door.

After a momentary pause, he let out a deep sigh and grabbed the doorknob.

Waiting with stiff faces in the corridor were, of course, Penny and her companions.

The Knight Commander, Rass, the court magician, Lunia, and the priestess of the God of Valor, Luina, took a step back and knelt on one knee as they saw the king.

“I heard you went to the prison?”

“….”

Galion, standing in front of Penny, spoke.

“You didn’t go to take care of the future prince, did you? What was your business?”

“Your Majesty, that was…”

As always, Rass, standing beside her, stepped forward in place of Penny, and Galion furrowed his brow, blocking him.

“I asked my daughter. Since when did you become my daughter?”

“I apologize.”

“Rass, it’s okay.”

Penny, with her eyes slightly closed, spoke.

“I went down with everyone. I… was curious about how things were going…”

“Hmm.”

Galion momentarily forgot what he wanted to say due to her childish, or rather, even more immature than a child’s, behavior.

If she proudly exclaimed that she went to kill him because she didn’t want to marry a man like that, leaving aside whether her actions were right or wrong, her determination might have been evaluated. Even if she were evaluated, it wouldn’t change her role in any way.

“What did you do there? You didn’t happen to engage in gossip and get caught, did you?”

“…”

As a response to the second worst possibility imaginable, Penny answered with silence.

Galleon barely managed to restrain his hand from rising and dropped his futile fist, unable to strike anything.

Well, what difference would it make if the already low level of favorability hits rock bottom?

Now, he repeated to himself several times, as if under hypnosis, that there was no meaning in a few gossips now that he had come here, calming down his anger.

“Penny. Penelope. Listen carefully. Despite appearing so ridiculous, he is undoubtedly a warrior sent by the gods. Although he has made foolish mistakes in judging his worth until now, that is not a reason to give up on improving your relationship with him. Do you understand?”

“Yes, Father.”

“Well… then, as a woman who carries the blood of royalty, do you know what you should do?”

“Yes, I know. I will make an effort.”

It wasn’t a particularly satisfying answer, but it had been a long time since anything changed by arguing over it throughout his half-life.

“Alright, go back now.”

Thus, he sent Penny and her entourage away. However, only the captain of the knights, Rasmus, remained in the corridor without leaving.

“Do you plan to vent your resentment for stealing your lover? If that’s the case, I’ll forgive you this one time. I’m not so narrow-minded.”

“I intend to separate public and private matters. However, I stayed here to inquire about His Majesty’s thoughts, as I wondered if the policy had changed.”

“It’s not like you never had much interest in it from the beginning, right?”

“…”

“Well, now that you’re here, what does it matter so much? Your ambition is what I value most highly, so there’s no need to worry about it.”

“I will engrave your words overflowing with meaning into my heart.”

“The policy hasn’t changed, so I’ll step back now. I feel a bit tired after experiencing such a difficult situation.”

With one hand touching the ground, Rass stood up and bowed deeply to Galeon before heading in the direction Penny had left.

Galeon, who had been staring at Rass’s back for a while without knowing what he was thinking, sighed and turned his head.

“Should I prepare a bed for you to sleep in?”

“No, I’ll keep watching since I don’t know when I’ll wake up. I’ll guard the door.”

Returning to the room again, the culprit that had been disturbing Galeon’s mind lately was waiting, furrowing their brows as if they were reading his mind.

Could it be that they were having a terrible nightmare? As I approached their face, which was furrowed to an unusual extent, I noticed blood seeping into the pillow.

“Did they get hit on the back of the head?”

Turning their body to lie down on their side, their expression became somewhat calmer.

Remembering to call a priest later for treatment, Galeon sat back in his seat.

And he thought. Perhaps he could fulfill his long-standing wish to subdue the Demon King, a desire that had been passed down from his ancestors.

The first warrior of purity, born for the first time since the unprecedented invitation, with two growths that no one in history had ever possessed.

Since everything had been unprecedented in history, Galeon had high expectations for him.

However, in order to do that, improving his relationship with the hero was urgent.

Although he denied it himself, he believed that his refusal of Penny was only a matter of time due to his annoying obsession with a mere virgin-like label.

Penny was beautiful. It was a fact that any man with normal sexual desires would acknowledge, not just because she was his daughter.

He may be called a hero, but he is nothing more than an inexperienced fool who doesn’t know the joy a woman can bring.

Right now, he seems to be intoxicated by the name of the hero of purity and trapped in an outdated concept of chastity, but when such a situation comes, he will surely not be able to resist.

“When that time comes, this time for sure…”

“Ugh, ugh…!!”

The warrior, who had shown no movement except for subtle changes in expression until a moment ago, began to thrash about.

I immediately approached him, and the warrior, as if muttering in his sleep, murmured in a low voice.

“Ge… Geon…!!”

“Geon?”

“Geonlance… You, non-virgin… you fucking bitch, your daughter, tearing her hole apart…!!!”

“……”

I couldn’t understand what he was saying, but it was clearly something unpleasant.

*****

When I regained consciousness, I found myself back at the intersection I had seen before coming to this world.

In the center of the pedestrian crossing at the intersection, in that space that seemed to have been left empty for something, an elegant tea table was placed, which hadn’t been there when I came before.

Except for that table, the street hadn’t changed at all, but unlike before, this time I had no freedom in my body.

My body was moving towards the table, but it wasn’t my will.

As if being controlled by an invisible thread, my body was involuntarily drawn towards the table.

Once I reached the table, my body naturally sat down, leaving only one chair empty.

On the opposite side, a girl I had seen the day before, a girl in her early to mid-teens who I thought would grow up like this, was facing me.

While I was still confused by the sudden change in the situation, the girl spoke in a gentle voice.

“Calm your mind.”

That voice, beautiful and vague, made me feel relieved.

“You are not in danger. Calm your mind and try to remember slowly. What were you doing before coming here?”

I…

I was in the midst of punishing the wicked who offered me a non-virgin, claiming to be a virgin herself.

I had moved forward with the intention of choking her, but the sudden surge of power overwhelmed my body, causing me to faint.

When I recalled that much of the memory, the girl spoke.

“The power was still too much for you to handle, so I suppressed it for a moment, my brave one. As the protector of lovely innocence, you must not lose sight of the evil before you and forget about the nation. There awaits a greater mission for you.”

Mission?

Could it be referring to subduing the Demon King? She tilted her head at the vague possibility that came to mind.

“The Demon King, who threatens the survival of humanity, is a target that must be eliminated. It is a problem that the humans of this world must solve. If you take care of it, it would be a grateful task, but your mission is different.”

As if it were a difficult thing to say, she swallowed her breath for a moment.

When the restlessness in my heart, which even the gods hesitate to mention, began to grow, the girl spoke.

“It is, so to speak, my fault. It is a history intertwined with the disdain for purity deeply rooted in this land, and… a puzzle that even the God of Wisdom couldn’t solve.”

The dual nature of purity and the continuous chain of virginity.

“When faced with the puzzle that no one could solve and found an answer, the residents of this world will once again uphold purity. I believe in you, the hero of this world. Please…”

The image of the goddess began to shake.

The voice and the beloved forest of buildings surrounding me also began to shake, gradually crumbling as waves of debris surged in.

“…Please save my world.”

As the waves of debris engulfed her, she started to separate from what might be called the spirit, if it could be called a physical body.

Her mind became increasingly blurred and clear. The last thing she heard was the mischievous voice of the goddess.

“And I’ll take care of attending and completing the daily quests of the mobile game you enjoyed on Earth. I’ve deleted all your internet search history and manipulated the hard disk so it can’t be recovered. So, please rest assured.”

*****

Naturally, her eyes began to open. The first thing she saw upon opening her eyes was an unpleasant face that made her feel uneasy just by looking at it.

“You’re awake. This time it’s been three days. Is your body feeling a little better? (Experience acquisition: 79 people)”

“…You’re awake. (Experience acquisition: 1 person)”

Next to me was Penny, wearing a rag-like outfit that seemed to reveal her true nature.

Behind her, the rest of her companions, lined up like candies, looked at me with worried eyes.

“Rain…”

“Rain? (Experience acquisition: 79 people)”

Her mouth opened on its own. The king tilted his head, listening to the small voice that crawled like a mouse.

I whispered softly into the king’s ear.

“Cleanse the virginity of the rain…”

It smells like piss.