Chapter 25 – [Hero] Gain and Lose
“This, this… This, that…”
That’s not what I meant!
Don’t get me wrong!
Unlike in my heart, only things that made sense came out of my mouth.
Why? Why can’t I get it out of my mouth?
“Three, Seria…”
Seria didn’t say anything, she just looked at me with shaky eyes.
Her mouth purses and tries to say something, but nothing comes out.
“Ah, Arin…”
She sent a desperate look to Arin asking for help.
It’s pitiful, but I don’t think I’ll be able to rectify this situation on my own.
She thought for a moment, not knowing what to do, then finally managed to get her words out.
“Seria, the hero didn’t say that with that intention. You know.”
“…”
Seria squeezed her staff.
It didn’t seem to be any consolation.
“Gee, bad timing.”
He said calmly in an emotionless voice.
This… For whom did this happen… !
“You… !”
“Ah, am I in last place again?”
Damn it again!
On the other side, Yuni appeared with a small winged spirit.
Even though she knew there was nothing wrong with her, she almost inadvertently became angry.
“Why is everyone like this? What’s going on?”
Yuni blinked her eyes at this awkward atmosphere and asked.
After I hesitated for a moment without answering, Seria walked to the front of the cave holding on to the hem of her robe.
“… Nothing happened.”
It was a weak voice.
Are you angry? Or are you disappointed?
Either way, I had to apologize quickly.
“Sae, Seria, I’m sorry…”
“What?”
Not only Seria, but everyone else was staring at me.
Have to say I’m sorry to reply that there is no relationship.
But, isn’t that the same as wanting a special relationship after all?
For a moment, Arin and Yuni caught my heart.
And, thinking about them for a while, the answer was delayed.
Either way, I should have responded sooner, but my late judgment made things worse.
“… I see.”
“Oh no! I didn’t think so!”
I added urgently, but she had already turned her back on me.
Things are going badly!
“Uh… Uh?”
Uni tilts her head.
From a quick glance, it seems that Arin is blocking her from interfering.
Are you lucky?
I need to appease Seria quickly…
“I’ll be waiting for you here, so come on.”
This time, without noticing, he interrupted.
Do not disturb!
Why are you so careless…
For a moment. Is it on purpose?
Are you trying to sabotage me?
Things were going badly for me, so I didn’t know if they were hitting the candle like this to sabotage me.
No, maybe this situation itself was what he induced.
Really?
If so, why so far?
I don’t remember having a grudge against him, nor have I ever treated him badly.
There’s no reason to bother me like this… !
No, there is none.
Ceria… Could it be because of Seria?
Come to think of it, he persistently inquired about my relationship with Seria.
Are you passing Seria? I can never give her up…
“Let’s go in.”
Seria’s voice awakened my spirit.
Oops.
I need to apologize quickly.
“Seri, Seri…”
“I’ll go first.”
Seria didn’t listen to me and went into the cave first.
“Warrior. I think you should apologize a little later.”
Arin whispered and advised.
It’s going to be harder to do if not now…
But she’s already gone.
“Huh… I think I know what’s going on… I’ll help too! Let’s go after Seria first!”
Uni cheered me on with a powerful voice.
Yes, I don’t even know what kind of place it is inside, but I can’t send Seria alone.
“Thank you everyone… Let’s hurry up!”
First of all, apologize properly when you get out of the cave.
We followed Seria into the cave.
Weird.
She must have come right in after her. No matter how much she pursues, Seria is nowhere to be seen.
“Seria!”
It’s dark and I can’t see an inch ahead.
Wait, why is it dark?
“Scale? UNI?”
They were clearly shining with divine power and spirits, but somehow, they couldn’t be seen either.
Where have you all gone?
“No one is here?”
No sound came back.
Did it suddenly disappear? It can’t be.
Come to think of it, this place is called the Cave of Trials.
Then maybe this is…
That buck
When I turned my head to the sound of footsteps, there was a place where there was light even in the dark cave.
And there was Seria.
“Seria!”
She called her, but she didn’t look back as if she didn’t hear.
“Seria! Here!”
She chased after her, but no matter how much she ran, it didn’t get close to her.
“Seria! Hear me out!”
She turned her head slightly as if to look this way, and walked away without making eye contact with hers.
Why don’t you get closer?
Are you deliberately ignoring my words?
Took.
As if I was running in place, someone approached me and bumped into me as I gradually moved away from Seria.
“Who… Scale?”
Arin, dressed as a priest as usual, was standing in place.
“Scale! I just saw Seria and something is wrong!”
“…”
“Scale?”
When I looked back at the unresponsiveness, she also said something was wrong with her.
I’m sure Arin is right… I feel uncomfortable somewhere.
For what reason?
Because her gaze is not on me, but on a higher place?
Because you can’t see any expression on her face?
No… There are things like that, but there seems to be a more direct difference.
Hopefully now… Wasn’t she wearing nothing under her priest’s robe?
“Scale… ?”
She called again cautiously, but still no answer.
Standing without a word, she started heading somewhere like Seria.
“Scale! Where are you going!”
She tried to follow her, but the distance between her and me grew farther and farther, as if she was likewise only walking in her place.
“Where are you both going!”
I called out anxiously, but the figures of the two had already disappeared.
“I’m going to meet you.”
This voice…
“UNI!”
Fortunately, Uni was looking at me.
“Yuni, everyone is doing something strange. You’re acting like you can’t hear me. No, and something is wrong with me too. No matter how much I run, it doesn’t seem to be moving.”
“Calm down, Eric.”
She said to me with her arms clasped behind her.
I thought Yuni would ignore me, but when she got a proper answer back, she finally regained her mind.
“That, right…”
“First, Eric. No matter how much you run, you walk in place because you really only run in place.”
What?
Looking down at my legs, I really started to feel that way.
That buck
As I took a step conscious of this, it was only then that I realized that I had taken a step forward.
“Really…”
“And the reason they don’t respond to you is because they don’t have to listen to you.”
“… What are you talking about?”
UNI… What are you talking about?
“I don’t have time to listen to you. We are busy.”
“What’s wrong with being busy… No, rather than us… ?”
A smile came to her lips when I asked.
It wasn’t the usual bright and lively smile, but a cold and relentless sneer.
“I have to go too. You are waiting.”
“Who… ?”
But she didn’t answer me anymore.
Yuni involuntarily let go of my hand on her sleeve, and she started walking in the same direction as them.
“Where are you going? Wait!”
Ah.
Now you can follow
“UNI! Where are you going? And who, who is waiting!”
She grabbed her and kept asking, but like Seria and Arin, she didn’t pretend to hear me anymore.
Why are you doing this? Do not do that.
Please don’t ignore me
Please answer me!
“Ugh!”
Suddenly the cave lit up and everything around it changed.
If I had been in a cave just before, I was now in an artificial structure.
It was a space as large as a cave, but there were countless candles hanging all over the walls and ceiling. It’s gloomy, but above all, the stone walls and candles surrounding it felt intimidating.
This soft touch underfoot is carpet. A very long carpet that goes far.
“Aha♥”
Uni smiles with joy as she gazes across the carpet.
She has been with her for many years, but she has never seen… It was the face of a man in love.
Love… ? No, this is not love.
This… It is submissive.
Sent to her own master… Evidence of submission and servitude.
When I looked forward with only anxiety remaining, there was a huge throne.
They are on either side of the throne.
They held out her breasts as if they were trembling, buried her face in her neck and chest, and groaned pleasantly at the touch that groped them.
And Uni also heads there.
To the most splendid throne in this space.
And sitting on that throne…
