Chapter 40 – [Hero] Beyond the Door
Why are you running away
I kept running after her.
Turn around the alley, turn around again.
She keeps running away, keeping her distance, as if trying to lure me somewhere.
Turned around again
Where are you running to? Why?
She followed her around her alley again, but Seria was nowhere to be seen.
… Where did you go
“Yo, hero!”
“Eric!”
As I stood there, they came after me.
“Seria is gone!”
“Warrior…”
As I shouted in panic, Arin grabbed my shoulder.
“That’s not Seria.”
“What?”
But, obviously, that face… The outfit… It was Seria.
“Think about what we are after.”
“… Doppelganger.”
It did.
We’re here to catch the doppelganger.
Come to think of it, she certainly couldn’t be Seria.
Okay. There’s no way she’d run away from us.
“Sorry. Excited again.”
“No, Eric. A situation is a situation.”
What would have happened to Seria by now?
The fact that the doppelganger was going around like that is the same as saying that Seria was subdued.
Because if not, Seria would have to be chasing her doppelganger.
Worried. I’ve heard, at least in rumors, what happens to women who are captured by demons.
It wasn’t a rumor I wanted to imagine.
Like that scene, forced on a man…
She shook her head and brushed off the ominous imagination.
She ran frantically, so she couldn’t pay attention for a moment, but the spirit’s vision was cut off before she knew it. It appears to have been cut off because it was too far away.
It was better
If you keep looking at it, you will feel excitement and pain as if something is being cut out of your heart.
“Anyway, our goal of capturing the doppelganger remains unchanged.”
“Yes.”
Then let’s catch it.
I’m sure it’s still nearby.
“Eric.”
Uni, who called the spirit, tugged at my sleeve.
She points to a house with her finger.
Are you hiding there?
I must have recognized it by the spirit. It’s a really versatile ability.
As I glanced at Arin, she nodded her head.
If you’re still, you might not have noticed it yet. Go slowly and catch them all at once.
We moved cautiously.
Bang!
Then the door opened violently, and a tall man pushed us and ran away.
“Kuh! At there!”
It’s that guy!
“Bless you!”
Arin blessed us.
Thanks to that, I feel that my steps are speeding up.
Quarreuk.
A pile of stones rose up and caught the doppelganger’s foot in an instant.
“I got it!”
Yui shouted.
Good! Got it!
However, contrary to my expectations, the doppelganger changed his body into a small mouse and quickly escaped.
“Uh?”
Well, there’s no law that says you only need to transform into a human.
“Let’s chase!”
She jumped forward first as Yuni hit me in a dazed state.
If her spirit is attached to her, it shouldn’t be too difficult to track down.
I also followed her.
“Haha…”
Arin was the first to get tired.
She’s trying not to show off, but Uni also showed signs of her exhaustion.
I was still fresh, but it bothered me to leave them behind.
“Shall we take a break?”
Anyway, Yuni’s spirit continues to pursue him.
As long as he doesn’t get out of this city, there’s nothing to miss.
He must have come to this city too because he has something to do, so he won’t run away.
“Ha… I’m sorry, warrior. It keeps becoming a burden.”
“No, Arin! You were able to come quickly thanks to Arin’s blessing!”
I didn’t catch it
Of course, I had no intention of burning candles at Uni’s consolation, so I nodded gently to her.
“But I haven’t found Seria yet. Where is she?”
“Um…”
Ceria. Where the hell is she?
“UNI. Could I ask the spirit and find it?”
“Huh… I wonder if I’ve attached the spirit before, but it’s hard to find it all of a sudden in a situation like this. The spirits don’t know who Seria is.”
I guess so too. If not, Uni would have already found Seria.
“Ha.”
It never calms down
Things are going in their favor.
Having caught the doppelganger’s tail, we can now track him down at any time.
If you don’t think we can catch it by ourselves, you can cooperate with Yeongju-gun.
It’s like the case has already been solved.
But Seria is the problem.
Ceria. Where the hell is she?
Was the map a trick to deceive us?
If you see a doppelganger wandering around and not seeing her, there may be other allies.
Suspicious person…
Suddenly, the man’s face came to mind.
No, he’s not the enemy.
I’m not a fan of it, but… At least he’s not the kind of person who would cooperate with humans’ enemies, the demons. Maybe.
Shouldn’t he have already got Seria and Arin out of prison?
If he’s a doppelgänger’s collaborator, there’s no reason he’d have to take it out.
Yeah, it’s all because I’m looking down on him.
Let’s not stop working because of personal feelings.
It is more important to protect this world from the clutches of the demon lord than my personal feelings.
You shouldn’t make any assumptions.
As I shake off my thoughts and sit still, I keep thinking of myself from a moment ago.
Men and women so…
Flinch.
Apparently, I even ejaculated earlier, but it was server again.
No. It would be a big deal if someone found out about this appearance…
“Oh my gosh.”
However, the ominous predictions do not go astray.
Eric froze, only slightly turning his head.
Arin was looking at me with her hand covering her mouth.
No, my lower abdomen to be exact.
She raised her head and her eyes met.
Big, big trouble…
Due to Arin’s personality, he must be trying to make fun of him.
“…”
But contrary to my expectations, she averted her gaze with a blush on her face.
Why are you so quiet?
“Huh? What?”
Only Yuni, not knowing what was going on, tilted her head.
“It’s nothing. Rather, it starts slowly.”
Arin jumped to his feet, covering her words with her blushing face.
I didn’t want to be constantly questioned, so I tuned in to her rhythm.
“Huh! Hurry up and get your doppelgänger and ask where Seria is!”
“Where are you now?”
“Um… Uh? Are you coming this way?”
Are you coming this way?
Why all of a sudden?
“It’s still a little far away, but… What to do?”
“Anyway, if you’re coming this way, that’s fine. Let’s go.”
Did something come up with a trump card?
I’m going to be careful.
We approached the doppelganger with Uni’s guidance.
However, as I walked, the scenery around me felt more and more familiar.
“Um… Isn’t this where we came from in the first place?”
Arin tilted her head as if she had similar thoughts.
That half-broken stone wall. It is clearly in my memory.
It’s right there as indicated on the map.
I knocked on the door of a house far away and looked for Seria.
It seems that he went round and round while chasing his doppelganger.
Did you run away like that on purpose?
“The doppelganger stopped. Turn around the alley and it’s right in front!”
Turn around the alley in front of this?
That’s where we first split up to find Seria.
It is also the place where the two men and women shared their love.
Suddenly thinking about them made me feel ashamed.
Are you sure you’re not still doing it?
“Uh?”
Suddenly, Yuni, who had been listening to the spirit, made a dumbfounded noise.
“What’s the matter?”
“The life response… I heard you disappeared?”
Life response is gone.
Then… Doesn’t that mean he’s dead?
I still haven’t heard what the plan was to infiltrate the city.
She didn’t even hear where Seria was.
I can’t let you die like this!
I jumped out.
“Go, go together!”
“Hero!”
What if I die here, here!
Why? Who?
I ran to the place Uni taught me with a more urgent mind than usual.
And as I turned around the alley, I saw a human form that had melted beyond recognition.
“Uh…”
And there are two men and women standing in front of them.
A woman with a red face that couldn’t get any hotter, pulling her thighs together and holding her skirt tight, and a man holding a staff that was about two inches long, sitting next to the woman to the point where it seemed a bit excessive.
“Seria and… Jeren… ?”
It was a questionable sight.
It’s strange that they’re together
Seria’s reaction is also strange,
I couldn’t even understand why he was carrying a staff.
“Oh, warrior! I got it!”
Whether he knew what I was feeling or not, the man grinned, showing his teeth.
