Chapter 202 – [Hero] Going Deeper
With Ertina as our guide, we went through the territory of the unfamiliar demon tribe without hesitation.
Except for the absence of spirits, there was not much difference in the surrounding scenery.
However, I couldn’t help but feel empty for some reason whenever I saw an empty town or city.
“There are people inside. The reason the outer cities are empty is because they are relatively recently incorporated cities and they are too scared by demons.”
Either run away or die fighting.
The former would still be alive somewhere, but the latter chose to die to the end, rejecting their invitation to surrender.
“… There is still some distance to the elven realm, but it will only be a matter of time if we leave it as it is. Deal with the demon lord as soon as possible, and then…”
After Ertina said that, she quietly blurted out her words.
“After that?”
“I’ll tell you later.”
When Uni tilted her head, Ertina comforted her.
It’s still a secret I can’t tell you, so what is it?
You’ve already been shocked by the truth about the demon lord, but there’s a truth that’s even more shocking than that?
I made a few predictions, but I didn’t think it would be too shocking because either of them came out of my head.
Well, if I can hit it easily, why should it be a shock.
Since Ertina isn’t at least not talking to us with bad intentions, we’ll have to wait a while for her to make up her mind.
“… More than that, Yuni, why are you so restless?”
“Yes? Oh no, that’s… Just…”
She glanced behind her, startled by Ertina’s words, and swung her hand.
“You care too? I will have to say it one more time.”
“Oh no! Until you have to…”
While Yuni stopped Ertina, I felt that she had somehow become more distant from me.
“Huh?”
Before I knew it, I felt like I held her hand.
Uni looked at me with her slightly surprised eyes.
“Whoops… Why, all of a sudden?”
“It’s a good time.”
“Oh… That just…”
It was embarrassing, but I didn’t let go.
If I let go of her, it seemed that I would never be able to hold her again.
“Don’t just show too much affection. It would be against fairness to say bitter words to them and not do it to you.”
“Yes…”
I don’t have the courage to hug and kiss in front of other people.
Looking at Yuni’s face, she seemed to be a little regretful, but since Ertina’s words and her prayers are embarrassing, she let’s hold her hand a little longer.
“Then… Let’s keep going.”
That’s how we take one step closer to the castle of demons.
***
“Perhaps from this point on, people will start to show up.”
According to her words, this is her last uninhabited city.
We borrowed a key from an empty hostel and used the room as we pleased.
It still feels like stealing, so it’s embarrassing, but…
“Let’s just rent a bigger room. Why did you choose such a small room?”
“A large room?”
Come to think of it, I was naturally choosing a narrow double room.
I wouldn’t mind renting a larger room.
In fact, Jeren’s side took the largest room at will.
Maybe it was because I felt the burden of renting a room without an owner for some reason.
“Let’s do this.”
While I hesitated, Yuni reached out and took the key to the next large room.
“Are you fine?”
“Ah, yes…”
Fine… I guess
“Then, everyone, I’ll be back tomorrow morning.”
“Can’t Master just use an empty room? No need to go somewhere else…”
“I’m sorry, then I guess I’m not at ease.”
Ertina seemed to care too much about the fact that she was the Four Heavenly Kings.
Even though he doesn’t actually play any role, and even though he didn’t want to sit in the seat himself, he, who has become the Four Heavenly Kings, is strangely stubborn that he can’t sleep comfortably in the same place as us.
For some reason, I felt like I knew how it felt, but to be honest, I feel like I was being stubborn for nothing.
Seeing her like that made me feel frustrated.
It’s like looking at me, and it’s like overlapping Yuni’s look with her.
If… If the same thing as last time was repeated, would that be Yuni’s appearance?
A future where you can’t get along with others even in the distant future?
I want to prevent such a future, such a future.
Still, I didn’t know how Jeren felt, but at least the fact that Seria and Arin weren’t forgetting their duties was comforting.
Even if they couldn’t completely stop him, they might be able to stop him to some extent.
It is unlikely that he will suddenly become the demon king or such a future will come.
“Then stop…”
“Go with caution.”
Her cage let her go and came up to her room.
“Wow, it’s spacious!”
“Hey, there was a room like this.”
The largest and second largest rooms had a different atmosphere than the other rooms, perhaps for special guests.
The tea decorated with care is clear to anyone who sees it.
“Bedding… I’ll have to brush off the dust first.”
“I know.”
As we always do when we come to uninhabited cities, we open the doors and windows and lightly shake off the dust.
Since no one was taking care of it, it was difficult to use it as it was because the dust accumulated even finely.
Fain! Fain!
As I lightly brushed the blanket against the window, I called her name, feeling that my back had become quiet for some reason.
“UNI? Are you there?”
But no answer came back.
“UNI?”
Looking back, there was only a wide open door, and Yuni was not there.
“… UNI?”
Where did you go?
Feeling anxious, I put down the blanket and went out into the hallway.
I can’t even see her in the hallway.
No way… No way?
My steps naturally headed for the next room, the largest room.
I heard a faint moan, so I put my ear to it and listened to the sound inside.
“Extreme… I’m sorry… ♥”
Are you already doing it?
Fortunately, the owner of that voice is not Yuni.
Then at least Jeren would be saying that over there she’s busy having a relationship with Arin, and she’s saying that Yuni doesn’t know where she’s gone, but she’s not with him.
I let out a sigh of relief and took my ear away from the door.
“What are you doing?”
“Whoa!”
Before I knew it, Seria was approaching nearby.
“Three, Seria…”
“Whoops… Did you have a hobby like that?”
“Oh no!”
Come to think of it, the words sting a little, but first of all, I urgently made an excuse.
“That, that’s not it, because I can’t see Uni… I was looking for where you are.”
“What does that have to do with eavesdropping on our room?”
“That is…”
I wonder if Yuni is here… I couldn’t bear to say it.
That would make it look like I was condoning her affair.
It’s true, but at least I didn’t want to reveal that fact to them.
“If that’s the case, why don’t you come in?”
“Hey, wait!”
If there is any Uni inside… !
Profit.
She opened her door halfway and stopped.
“Are you not coming?”
“Ah, that, that…”
For some reason, the room seems a little noisy.
“Master, can I go in? … I’m sorry.”
“… Come in.”
After some silence, he answered.
Sigh.
I had no choice but to stop in place until Seria fully opened the door.
I wanted to confirm with my own eyes that there was no Yuni, but on the one hand, I was worried about what to do if there was a Yuni in there.
Eventually, in front of the wide open door, I saw Jeren, who seemed to be wearing pants in a hurry, and Arin, who was kneeling between his legs.
It bothers me that I’m not right in front of him, but a little bit next to him.
It felt like there was a person on the other side…
It occurred to me for a moment that the two of them might have been serving him.
But… Probably not, since there is only Arin inside.
“Do you want to come in?”
“Oh, no… It’s okay.”
I checked that there is none and that’s it.
I stepped out of their room like a runaway.
Then where the hell is Uni?
I looked around the other rooms for a while, but she was nowhere to be seen.
When we finally returned to our room, she was already sitting in the room.
“UNI?”
“Eric…”
Where are you from?
I was in the hallway the whole time, so if she passed by, she probably would have noticed her…
“Sorry, were you looking for me? The pillows seemed a little dirty, so I changed them from another room.”
“… I see.”
As she said that, she took out a pillow and showed it to me.
Maybe Yuni didn’t know.
There are only two special rooms in this hostel, and the pillows in those rooms are different from those in other rooms.
I know because I just opened the door of a normal room.
Such fancy pillows are only in our room and theirs.
In the other room there are only plain yellow pillows.
“Ahaha… Dirty pillows are kind of like that, right?”
“Huh… It’s good to be clean, after all…”
Looking closely at Yuni’s reaction, she seemed a bit nervous.
Could it be that you are trying to hide it from me?
It seemed like she was desperately trying to hide something of hers, unlike the ones she’d been coy about so far.
Don’t let me know what she’s been up to?
Her heart ached
At the same time, I felt very sorry for myself who was excited.
