Chapter 180
180 – Rest (4)
“Is that really true…? !?”
Yeri El checked my appearance with her pale face.
Although it was a dream world, it seemed like he couldn’t see me hurt.
When she saw her reaction, she was glad she was rather invisible.
“Yes. “She ended up with a cut on her left shoulder.”
“Cerica can’t be cured?”
“Yes. “It will probably be a permanent injury.”
Then Yeriel fell into confusion with a serious expression.
She thought about hiding her hurt because I knew she was worried about me.
Still, she had no choice but to tell her because it was too important for her to hide.
Unfortunately for her, neither she nor I could do anything.
Yeri El couldn’t help but worry about me as she looked like she was about to cry.
“It’s all my fault…”
“Don’t say that. Yeriel.”
“If only I hadn’t brought you here…”
“No. “I’m rather grateful.”
Although I was forced to come to this world, I was able to meet precious people thanks to it.
And Yeriel was also a precious relationship to me.
I will definitely save her and make her happy ending.
“So don’t worry about me.”
“…”
Yeriel could not say anything to my words.
She just asked me a question with an expression full of sadness on her face.
“…Why on earth?”
“Huh?”
“You can be so calm?”
“…”
“Aren’t you tired? Don’t you feel unfair? “Aren’t you distressed or angry?”
As Yeriel said, is there ever a time when I don’t get angry?
I got annoyed every time Erina got violent and argued with Kayla. She was devastated when she found out that her shoulder could not be permanently healed.
Also, whenever she remembered that Yeriel was alone and confined, she felt worried.
But I had half given up on returning to my hometown.
I don’t plan on leaving this world, at least not with Erina and Kayla.
“Because I decided to take full responsibility.”
“Why are you…”
“Erina, Kayla, and you too. “Because I want to take responsibility for everything.”
Since I decided to take responsibility, I decided to handle this in full.
Because it is absolutely necessary to be with Erina and Kayla, and to save Yeriel.
“…I’m sorry.”
“No, don’t say that.”
“I dragged you into this world at will, so I couldn’t be of any help to that topic…”
“It’s okay to not blame yourself. “Just wait safely.”
The day of rescuing Yeriel was slowly approaching.
No matter how many of the Four Blades and the Demon King. And Andrei conquered the snowy mountain.
We are now heading towards the latter half of the game.
The time to set out on an expedition to conquer the demon world was slowly approaching.
But the remaining time was gradually decreasing.
A green gem located at the back of the temple.
When I first saw it, it was in good condition except for a small crack.
“…There are too many cracks.”
“I don’t know what the reason is…”
Until Helen Village, I could only think of it as a scratch.
The gold gradually grew and even invaded the center of the gemstone.
“I’m sorry… “Because I’m incompetent…”
“Yeriel. “Stop blaming yourself.”
No matter what the problem, it was not a good habit to always blame myself.
At my words, Yeri El quietly closed his mouth and lowered his head.
Although I couldn’t find the cause or solution.
She had no choice but to kill the Demon King as quickly as possible and find a way to face Heaven directly.
“There isn’t much left. Yeriel.”
The time to save her and expose Erina’s lies was getting closer and closer.
How will Erina accept that situation?
If she struggles, will she have the strength to stop it?
If not, maybe I’m thinking about it all wrong.
But no matter how much I thought about it, nothing changed.
She decided to just move forward and run towards the ending.
“By the way, I said there is a door to heaven at the top of Andrei Snow Mountain.”
“Yes…”
“In that case, Erina must have come down from that snowy mountain to meet me.”
“…It is the only passage that connects heaven and earth.”
In any case, this means that Erina has the ability to break through the demon world on her own.
If you see her slaughtering the demon king’s army alone, she will do it.
Of course, we haven’t faced the entire power of the Demon King’s army.
This means that if she wants, she can go in and out of the earth, the demon world, and the heavenly world at will.
“She must have a firm hold on Erina from the moment she enters the demon world.”
There was a possibility that he could reach heaven first and harm Yeriel.
In fact, if Erina had put her mind to it, she could have killed Yeriel.
There must be a reason why she kept her alive and imprisoned her in heaven.
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“If there is a reason why Erina doesn’t kill me…”
“Well. “I still don’t know why.”
I certainly would not have thought that Yeriel would contact me through revelation.
From Erina’s perspective, she must have had a reason to keep Yeri El alive.
“And I’m not sure Erina can handle the power of her system.”
“…At least you won’t know everything about the system. “There are a lot of things I don’t know to begin with.”
Even for Yeriel, who has protected the system all her life, the system is full of questions.
Even if Erina knew of the existence of the system, handling its power was a different matter.
“And is it possible to manipulate status?”
“No. This is definitely impossible. But at least it’s a trick… “
Is it possible to intentionally hide one’s status?
Even if we don’t know how Erina gained that power, it wasn’t completely impossible.
And there was one more important fact.
“She said that if the system were to collapse, Kayla guessed, there would be only me, you, and Erina left in the world.”
“… !”
“Could it be true?”
Yeri El frowned with a serious expression on her face.
Is she imagining things that even she has never thought of?
After thinking for a while, she slowly opened her mouth.
“I see… “
“Isn’t this exactly Erina’s purpose?”
“That certainly makes sense.”
And if Yeriel dies, the only people left in this world will be me and Erina.
In fact, it was like being imprisoned in this world.
But now things have gone very far from Erina’s intentions.
As the episodes progressed, the Demon King’s army became stronger.
Through all kinds of adversity, I have become stronger to a significant degree.
Three of her colleagues, whom she did not want, gathered together.
Above all, he contacted Yeriel through revelation and even recognized her lies.
Rather than letting her do what she wanted, I took the lead.
All we have to do is stop Erina’s plot like this.
“I’m sure Seohyun can do it.”
“Yes. Hang in there.”
We decided to wait a little longer for the day when we could meet Yeriel face to face.
***
“I’m sorry… !!”
As soon as I woke up in the morning, I made eye contact with Kayla.
It took her about ten seconds to come to her senses and recall her memories of her last night.
As soon as she woke up, Kayla got down on her bed and hit her head.
She knelt down and apologized to me with her whole body.
“Kayla. Are you okay.”
“No! I was drunk yesterday so I stopped being rude… !”
“I was able to be safe yesterday thanks to you. “Thank you so much.”
No matter how okay I was, Kayla couldn’t raise her head because of her shame.
When I lifted her up from her head on the floor, I could see her face turning red.
I was worried that you would react like this last night too.
As expected, Kayla was embarrassed and continued to apologize.
Then Erina, who was next to her, seemed to have woken up and clung to my body.
“…”
A fight that starts in the morning. But it wasn’t very long.
As I gently pushed Erina away, her fierce eyes calmed down.
Kayla looked at her and tried to get up.
“Well, then I’m going to train…”
“It’s going to be hard because of the hangover, so take a break today.”
Since I was drunk until the day before, I must have a huge hangover.
If you do something wrong and overdo it, you could collapse.
When I pulled Kayla’s hand, she calmly sat down in her seat and accepted my touch.
The day before, I straightened out her hair, which had become stranded due to her drunkenness.
When I cleaned up her disheveled clothes, Kayla was so embarrassed that she didn’t know what to do.
Then Erina quickly grabbed my hand and brought it to her own hair.
The way she stuck her head out, like a puppy asking to be petted.
When I stroked her head as she wished, she smiled and fell into my arms.
“Let’s all rest comfortably today. “You can do whatever you want.”
My first holiday.
After returning to the capital, everything I had to do was finished.
The time has come to literally spend the day just relaxing.
Erina, who was held in her arms, was struggling and rubbing her face.
Kayla was also lying down next to me, leaning on me.
Then came the knocking sound.
“Seohyun. “Are you awake?”
Celica came to take care of me again today.
When she opened the door and saw the sight on the bed, she looked at us in surprise.
Also, she quietly sighed and said one thing.
“The Goddess has never permitted promiscuity…”
“Don’t misunderstand. Serica. “We just slept together.”
“That’s not what I said to Seohyun.”
Then Kayla next to her flinched and avoided her gaze.
Of course, Erina remained motionless and just glared at Celica.
Celica pulled down her top to check my shoulders as usual.
Celica, who was slowly checking her wounds, said her prayers and was engrossed in her treatment.
“Celica. “Is it really possible to cure it?”
“If you don’t give up, there will be a way.”
Is she not even sure?
I was grateful that she did her best to help in any way possible.
Although my wounds showed no signs of getting better.
I could feel that her healing was getting stronger as time passed.
“Celica. I’m always thankful.”
When I stroked her head, Celica accepted her touch with a cool smile.
She concluded her examination by finishing her prayers one last time and adjusting her top.
Even though I failed to treat my wound today, I had no regrets.
“By the way, is Tyria still sleeping?”
“Oh, no. “I checked the room earlier and you were already up.”
“Really? “It’s a big deal.”
Tyria couldn’t wake up on her own unless Celica woke her up.
Today was a strange day because I woke up early in the morning on my own.
When I got up from the bed, three people woke up at the same time.
Kayla tidied up her bedding, and Erina touched and straightened my hair.
Come out of the room and knock on Tyria’s room, which is located across from you.
“Ah, yes! Wait a minute!”
Immediately Tyria came out and welcomed me.
Just as Celica said, I woke up early in the morning.
“You woke up early today.”
“Ah, yes… !”
For some reason, Tyria’s complexion was not very good.
Her pupils were shaking and she looked anxious, as if she was somehow uncomfortable.
Maybe I woke up early because I wasn’t feeling well?
Out of concern, she carefully checked Tyria’s condition and asked questions.
“Tyria. “Are you in any pain?”
“No! “It’s perfectly fine!”
In fact, it was even more strange when she raised her voice.
She asked Celica to examine Tyria just in case.
However, even after receiving Celica’s miracle, Tyria did not react in any particular way.
“Are you not getting enough sleep? “It’s okay to sleep more.”
“No. “I’m really fine.”
Something about her seemed suspicious, but she decided not to pry any further.
She probably has her own secrets, too.
Anyway, since all her colleagues were gathered, she suggested that we all eat breakfast together.
When we went down to the first floor, there were people moving around diligently from early in the morning.
“Ah, good night!”
When Sophia saw me, she smiled brightly and bowed her waist.
She is the most personable and active child among the five children.
And from what Celica said, she heard that she was quite good at cooking.
It looked like he was heading to the kitchen to prepare breakfast for the children.
“Are you planning on eating?”
“Yes. Is it the same for you too?”
“Yes! Then we will prepare it for you!”
Would it be okay if there were five people? But before Sophia could hear her answer, she ran into the kitchen.
Immediately Mark and Daisy followed her to her kitchen.
“Sofia likes to cook. “I heard she often took care of the guards.”
Now that I think about it, I saw the guard and the kids talking last night as well.
Did we become close in some way while we were away?
If the guards and the children had become friends, we could have had a good time.
“Thank goodness. “I was worried that the children might not be able to adapt.”
“Yes. “I was worried too, but it looks like you’re doing better than I thought.”
Soon after we sat down at the table in the restaurant, Serika and the kids brought us food.
Toast and milk. And salad. Although it was a simple breakfast, it was quite delicious considering it was made by children.
“Sophia. Thank you.”
“Yes! If you don’t have enough, I’ll give you more!”
When Sophia saw me eating deliciously, she smiled brightly as if she was in a good mood.
Likewise, Mark and the other children sat down at the table and started eating breakfast.
We had breakfast in a slightly bustling atmosphere.
“Guys. “You have to be quiet when eating.”
Despite Celica’s scolding, the children continued to chat.
When I tried to dissuade her, her talking continued throughout the meal.
And the children were interested in Tyria and asked various questions.
“Sister. “I heard that all elves live only on dew, right?”
“Ugh… ? “Who says that?”
“I saw it in a children’s book. “That’s why everyone heard that I was pretty and slim.”
Although Tyria was a little troubled, she answered all the questions.
The children were responding enthusiastically every time Tyria spoke.
Looking at her like that, I smiled without knowing.
The peaceful sight I had longed for.
For the first time in a long time, I was able to feel peace in my heart.
There is still a lot of work to be done and a long way to go.
Wouldn’t it be okay to rest comfortably for a while?