Chapter 150 – [Hero] Uni and Uni
The next morning, after a long break, we finally got out of the elven city.
These are truly unforgettable memories.
He probably won’t forget what happened here until right before he died.
“I’ll come back later when I get a chance.”
“Are you Ertina?”
“Huh.”
Ertina said she couldn’t go with the Hero party, so she left first.
Before she left, she held my hand and left words of encouragement to cheer me up, but it seemed that she had seen the image of a former warrior in me.
Betrayal of wizards and priests.
It was a story that applies to both the former hero and the current hero.
“Are you okay.”
Yuni seemed to have noticed my worries and comforted me by hugging me lightly.
“We are different from the last Hero party.”
They wouldn’t have had an enemy force to help us like Ertina, and the Elemental Sage wouldn’t have protected the hero so aggressively.
Besides, it’s not like they abandoned their mission.
Our goal was still to subdue the demon lord, and the target they sent favor to was different, but the solidarity with us was not completely cut off.
Yes, it looks similar at first glance, but then and now are completely different.
“Then… Let’s go.”
I glanced behind me, then turned my gaze forward again.
The only one next to me is Yuni.
Seria and Arin clung to Jeren’s side.
There’s no need to hide it now.
Should I keep going like this?
I’m glad I have Yuni, but she seems to be very uncomfortable.
With that thought in mind, I began to move little by little toward the direction of the demon castle.
“Ah, master…”
“Me too…”
I tried hard not to listen to what was being said behind me.
“Shall I cover your ears?”
Yuni summoned the wind spirit and gently covered my ears.
“… No, it’s okay.”
This can make them unable to hear other sounds and become desensitized to threats.
“Okay. Just tell me if you need.”
Even though Yuni put on a slightly regretful expression, she backed off meekly.
It’s a bit hard for me to just listen, so I started chatting with Uni.
The two of us talked a lot over the past few days, but Uni and I still had a lot to talk about.
We walked along the road talking about the past and the future.
“Eric, Master is going to rest for a while.”
“… Already?”
Looking at the sun, it seemed that it was lunch time.
Has my sense of time dulled?
Or maybe it was because I enjoyed spending time with Uni.
Since the current four-person party was created, there hadn’t been many times when the two of us had been alone without anyone interfering.
“It’s already lunchtime.”
“Okay. Let’s rest for a while and then go.”
We took a short break for lunch and quenched our hunger with the food we brought.
“Ah, I will feed you…”
“Me too…”
However, during that short time, Seria and Arin clung to him and showed excessive affection, and Yuni’s eyes narrowed.
“Can’t you restrain yourself?”
“Are you just eating?”
Arin showed off to us as she passed her jerky into her mouth.
My gaze glided back and Yuni covered her eyes with her hand.
“You don’t have to look.”
“Yuni, Eric is not a child.”
“No, that’s right. I’m fine, Uni.”
Above all, if you cover up like this, you won’t be able to eat.
Yuni put her hand away with a sullen expression and looked at the jerky in her hand.
“Will you feed me too?”
“Uh? That, until it is necessary…”
“Eight.”
As Yuni shoved her jerky into my mouth, I reflexively opened her mouth and munched on the jerky she gave her.
“Ahaha, Eric is cute.”
I smiled at Yuni, who smiled at me, and she did the same for her, putting her jerky in her mouth.
We chewed each other’s jerky, puffing out our cheeks like squirrels.
In such a friendly atmosphere, I slightly turned my head to look at them.
One-sided courtship of women.
As expected, he was sitting comfortably and eating while being waited on by the girls.
His hands are naturally directed to their waists and buttocks, but no one points out that fact.
Difference.
For some reason, I felt the gap between me and the man.
The difference…
“Eric.”
Seeing the face of her back, Yuni called out softly.
“We have our own way.”
To me who was nervous and anxious, she said as she held her hand.
“There is no need to compare yourself with others, and there is no need to be envious or regretful. Understand?”
“… Huh.”
“It’s also Eric. Nice.”
Yuni lightly touched my hair like that and hugged me.
After all, being hugged by Yuni makes me feel at ease.
All worries become meaningless, and the desire to just stay like this raises its head.
“Let’s go now.”
I came to my senses at Arin’s voice and escaped from Uni’s arms.
“Are you saying you’re the only one enjoying it and we’re not doing it?”
When Uni frowned and said that, Seria chuckled.
“No, you guys have been doing that for 10 minutes.”
10 minutes?
I looked at them.
I’m already ready to go with all my luggage.
“… Joy. Let’s go, Eric.”
Yuni twitched her lips as if she was regretful and lifted me up.
“Sir, I didn’t know the time was passing.”
“… Me too.”
She held my hand shyly.
***
And that evening, we lit a fire and prepared stew for a full-fledged meal.
Seria and Arin voluntarily went to prepare a meal, but for some reason, Uni also took them.
Naturally, she didn’t want to separate from me, but she suggested that I come and go because I seem to be dependent on her these days.
Anyway, can’t Uni check my appearance at any time with her spirit?
Eventually, Yuni looked at me with her worried eyes and followed them.
In fact, the reason I kept her Uni away for a while was because she had something to say to him.
“… Mr. Geren.”
“You are still seeding.”
He grinned mischievously.
“I won’t ask you to let them go.”
“Because I’m not the hero’s woman.”
“Still, he is a member of my party. I think we have the right to stop them if they get in the way of our mission.”
He listened to me silently.
“Anyway, at least… Just don’t do anything harsh to them.”
“What if it’s serious?”
I was ashamed to say this with my own mouth, so I hesitated for a while, but I opened my mouth with courage.
“They… Please respect me.”
“Hmm.”
When I heard Arin’s confession, I was really shocked.
It was strange that he did such a nonchalant thing, and her reaction to accepting it pleasantly was also strange.
Both are insane.
No, Seria also aided or participated in this, so all three of them are insane.
“I heard you treat them like slaves.”
“Hehe, because they both want that.”
I slightly frowned at his remarks that seemed to evade responsibility.
“Even so, I want you to respect them.”
“Ha…”
He sighed as if he was frustrated, but he didn’t say much, perhaps because he was conscious of Yuni.
“Think about it.”
Even if it was an answer without substance, I wanted to hear the answer from his mouth.
As soon as he finished his words, the girls drew water and returned.
“… I’ll see if that’s true.”
It was a way of speaking that had no attitude to hide that he had heard everything through the spirits.
Jeren grinned at Uni’s words.
“I make another promise and keep it amazingly well. Don’t you know?”
“Sounds not even funny…”
Uni glared at him slightly, but he didn’t bother arguing further and came over to me.
“Nothing happened.”
“Yeah, I know.”
I guess he was watching all of us.
“… Aren’t you offended or something?”
Uni suddenly asked me if I was worried that I would be offended by this fact.
“Huh? No, it’s okay.”
There’s no way I’d reject Uni.
Ever since I was young, I have never been dissatisfied with Uni’s words or actions.
Because she always acted for me.
“… Yes, I’m glad.”
Uni looked at me like that and she gave a smile that seemed dangerous for some reason.
As the evening hours passed and night approached, we faced a new problem called night shifts.
“We just split into two teams and take turns. Wouldn’t that be nice?”
He proudly suggested that we divide the time between his side and ours.
“… All right.”
I don’t like it, but I thought that it wouldn’t mean much anymore if I split it into individual units anyway.
“Then we stand first. You two have a good time. I’ll call you on time.”
“Oh…”
I blushed slightly at his subtle words.
Instead of replying, Yuni gently pulled me into the tent.
“… Eric, what are you going to do?”
“You mean the order?”
If we were to make the last vigil, we had to decide who would do it first, Yuni or me.
“You can just write together.”
“Ah, yes.”
Of course, I was thinking about standing alone as usual, but as Uni said, there was no problem with the two of us standing together now.
“Yes, yes, yes…”
For some reason, this fact made my heart pound, and my face flushed.
“… Huhu, then let’s save the fun for that time.”
Saying that, Uni pulled me into the sleeping bag.
Ok, let’s go to sleep
I’ll see Uniwa again at night a little later.
I hugged her, and she slowly slipped into her slumber.
***
“Um…”
Suddenly, my eyes opened.
I felt like something woke me up…
I looked around and there were only the two of us.
Was it an illusion?
When I turned her head, Yuni was asleep in my arms.
I don’t think she woke me up or anything.
Did he wake up after hearing something like the sound of the wind?
Thinking so, I tried to lie down again, but I heard a faint moaning sound from outside.
… It must be what Jeren is doing with them.
Let’s not mind.
I tried to ignore the sounds outside and closed my eyes again.
“… Hehe, black…”
It’s Seria’s voice.
“Kyaaah… ! Whoops, whoops…”
This is Arin’s voice.
It seems to be suffering and enjoying something.
I said so much, but I guess I had no intention of listening.
“… Hueup… Jueup… Jurup…”
This… Who is it?
Not Seria or Arin.
It sounds like sucking something, but I don’t know why this little sound is so accurate.
“Cheup… Churup, chung…”
The voice was clearly from a third party, but somehow it wasn’t unfamiliar.
Who else is out there?
No, it must be an illusion.
It must be Seria or Arin.
I closed my eyes thinking that, but the sound kept ringing in my ears.
… It sure sounds familiar…
Shall I go out and check it out?
I had a sudden thought.
I’m sure it’s my mistake, but… Still, it’s kind of embarrassing.
I checked that Yuni was sound asleep and was about to pull up her tent, but something pulled me and I stopped.
Uni was sleeping and pulling on my clothes.
Did you wake up
No, he’s still sleeping.
No matter how much it is, I am not the one who can’t tell the difference between sleeping Uni and pretending to sleep.
This is obviously sleeping.
And yet, she stopped me at an astounding timing.
“… Okay.”
Somehow, it seemed like Yuni’s message not to check, so I closed the entrance to her tent again.
Yes, what does it mean to see it?
Clearly, this is because I misunderstood their voices.
Even so, the discomfort still remained, but I tried to ignore the uncomfortable feeling and closed my eyes again.
