Chapter 72 – [Hero] It Is Visible to Good People
“Kid… This, that… It’s not like that, ugh…”
Arin stuttered her words and backed away from her pale face, as if he had been caught committing a crime.
I was a bit ashamed too.
Isn’t it normal to observe a woman’s precious parts no matter how much she is wearing clothes?
“Arin, did you have a hobby like that?”
“Oh, no…”
Arin cried.
If I left it like this, she would cry again, so I blocked the gap between the two without realizing it.
“Seria! That must be wrong… ! Arin just has something to show you…”
“A place like that?”
“The dress has a religious meaning…”
“Wow! Yo, warrior! That’s Okay!”
I tried to repeat what she said for her sake, but for some reason she freaked out and stopped me.
Seria stood still and rolled her eyes to the side, and she looked back at us and smirked.
“I see… Okay.”
What did you know?
Feeling uneasy, I looked at Arin with a cold sweat behind her.
Her face was complex indeed, but in one word it was shame.
Seria giggled, and Arin flinched and covered himself with her arm.
“Seria… This, for now…”
“Oh, yes. You should call Uni first.”
Seria clapped her hands as if she had forgotten and headed to her room.
I was so embarrassed that I forgot about it for a while, but she was also wearing a pretty dress.
A passionate red dress that perfectly fits Seria’s image.
Unlike Arin’s tightly wrapped dress, the one that was slightly open gave off an adult charm.
If she used to be her friend of the same age, now she looks like a noble noblewoman of her own.
“… Your dress is pretty, Seria.”
At my inadvertently thrown words, Seria stood still for a moment.
She opened her eyes wide and smiled slightly, curling up the corners of her mouth.
“Thank you.”
Then head back to Yuni’s room.
Uni’s room is further back from Arin and me. Almost the last room in the hallway.
Seria passed me by and whispered in my ear without Arin’s knowledge.
“Still, I won’t just get over it. This pervert.”
Hearing that, I trembled at the sound of her breath in my ear.
“… Awesome!”
“Ahaha!”
She smiled happily and approached Arin.
“Why, Arin? Be proud.”
“… Oh, don’t bother me, Seria.”
“Sorry sorry.”
I’m feeling these days, but for some reason Seria’s personality seems to have changed a little.
I used to say nasty things like this from time to time before, but now I feel a bit arrogant or somehow relaxed.
It is as if the person standing on top is looking down on the things below…
No, Seria can’t be like that.
Rattle!
“Tada, Uni appears!”
Before Seria could grab the doorknob, the door swung wide open.
“I’m surprised, you’re surprised, Yuni.”
“Hehe, it was noisy outside, so I was waiting for you because it looked like you were looking for me.”
Uni laughed and came out of the room.
It was a plain dress.
It looked precious, perhaps because it was made of expensive fabric, but perhaps because the clothes themselves and the people who wore them were uniform, she felt more like the daughter of a lord of a certain province rather than a noble lady in the city.
“How are you, Eric?”
“Yeah, it’s pretty. Matches well.”
“Hee hee.”
Uni covered her cheeks and smiled as if she liked my compliment.
“Why are you doing that, Arin? Oh, she fixed that rather than that! As expected Seria, it’s amazing!”
“Yes? Ahhh… That’s right! Seria fixed it with the mending magic!”
Uni said to Arin as if she was happy.
I hear you say, is it the dress that was torn once?
“Arin’s dress was torn by mistake. I fixed it with magic.”
“Oh… There is such magic.”
What principle?
I’m not sure, but it sure would be convenient if there was such a magic.
Doesn’t that mean that even if your clothes are torn in the bush during your adventure, you can fix them again?
If it could be applied to armor as well, wouldn’t it be necessary to leave it for repairs?
“I know. I didn’t know either.”
“Huh?”
Confused by her words, Seria giggled.
“No, nothing.”
“Well, Eric is cool too! It’s like my dad going to meet the lord!”
When Yuni and Seria’s conversation was cut off for a moment, she quickly spoke to me.
Uh… But is this a compliment?
In my head, I remembered the image of the village headman wearing expensive clothes that didn’t suit him and confidently heading towards Yeongju Castle.
“Is that a compliment?”
“What? Are you saying my dad doesn’t like me right now?”
“Uh? Oh no! That’s what I said with that intention… !”
When I panicked and made an excuse, Seria and Arin burst into laughter.
Yes, as usual.
A friendly party where silly jokes are made and laughs are made over trifles.
That was our party
“The agent of dawn blessed by the goddess of dawn, Hero Eric and his party enter!”
An attendant opened the door and shouted in a loud voice.
Thanks to that, all the eyes of the people inside were focused in this direction.
“Hey, hee hee…”
“Arin, calm down. Nobody cares.”
Surprisingly, Arin made a sound of pain, probably because he was not used to being in a place with a lot of people.
Seria calmed Arin and showed a calm appearance.
Isn’t Arin more used to this?
No matter how much Arin was, the royal palace must have been too much.
Well, my palms are sweaty right now.
Arin, who couldn’t calm down after hearing Seria’s words, turned her earlobes red when Seria whispered something in her ear and ran away from her in a panic.
“Ah… No!”
“Shh, I can hear you.”
We slowly went inside after the door was fully opened as we had been guided beforehand.
A lot of people’s eyes are stuck on us.
There are only people wearing expensive clothes and expensive accessories.
As if the food hadn’t been served yet, there was nothing but spoons on the long table.
I prepared my mind in advance, but my eyes were gathered too much, so I was embarrassed and my body froze for a moment.
“It’s not an official event here, so it’s good that you don’t have to be so stiff, hero.”
The person sitting in the middle spoke to us first.
The king was not.
Seeing that he is a bit younger than that, is he a prince?
“He is the Crown Prince.”
A nobleman sitting at the end tipped off.
Uh, more than that, did you use honorific words for me?
“Come on, everyone, don’t stand still and come in. You must have had a hard time being locked up in this stuffy palace for a week. Think of it as a reward and eat comfortably.”
How can you be so casual about it anyway?
A little embarrassed, I looked around, but no one reacted strangely.
Is it like this?
When we sat down in an empty seat, the food started coming in one by one.
“Well, I look forward to it. Did you catch one of the Four Heavenly Kings? So, how was it to meet you in person?”
The crown prince laughed cheerfully and constantly talked, and as we talked hard without being rude somehow, food and alcohol came in and the atmosphere gradually eased.
After about 30 minutes, it was almost completely melted.
“Oh, spirit sage. It’s a very rare job. The only elemental spirit I know is an old spirit man, but I can’t believe that such a pretty lady is a spirit spirit.”
“Your Highness, his son is also sitting here.”
“Oh, ha ha! Apologize in advance if you feel offended!”
The Crown Prince apologized lightly, as if he hadn’t said it seriously, and the person concerned smiled and moved on.
I was very worried because it was a banquet where nobles and royalty gathered, but when I actually participated, it felt like a friendly party.
I thought we would be ignored or treated as commoners, but unexpectedly, the nobles here treated us with respectful words and acknowledged our status as warriors and their companions.
If the local nobles prioritized my birth as a commoner rather than a warrior, the nobles here seemed to prioritize my status as a warrior rather than a commoner.
Is it because there are more devout believers than in the provinces?
I don’t know how complicated this situation is.
I glanced at Arin and saw that her face was flushed red as if steam was coming from her hair.
Have you ever had a drink?
She is startled when their eyes accidentally meet, and she sneaks up on her body.
Why do you keep doing that?
I can’t even see it anyway
Looking at it, it seemed that I was the only one who talked a lot at our party, and the rest were responding only to the level of responding appropriately to the nobles who occasionally spoke to them.
Uni and Seria’s answer was quite natural, but strangely, only Arin remained stiff.
“To be able to rise to the position of High Priest at a young age, you must have strong faith.”
“… Yes, go, thank you.”
“Haha! Are you uncomfortable with this place? Well, church members don’t have extravagance, so it must be awkward to be in such a luxurious place.”
“Oh, no…”
Every time she talks to her strangely, her face seems to get more red.
But is it an illusion?
Arin kept covering her body with her hands as if her body was exposed, but contrary to her gestures, her little smile appeared on Arin’s face…
In an instant, her clothes disappeared.
I blinked at her in embarrassment, but Arin’s clothes were still there.
Is it an illusion?
It seemed that my eyes were also causing an optical illusion.
“Hmm?”
She blinked as if she and the aristocratic uncle she was talking with also saw something strange.
“Oops, is there something wrong with your eyes…”
I guess I have a problem too.
Come to your senses.
What are you thinking?
“Cuck!”
“Oh… !”
However, before I could make up my mind, I couldn’t help but be taken aback by the screams that erupted from all over the place.
“Ugh… This!”
“Oh, it’s a paralysis poison!”
Someone jumped up and the body stiffened and collapsed.
Uh? What?
“Yo, hero!”
“Eric!”
Am I still fine?
Fortunately, they were also unharmed.
“No, how… ?”
The crown prince also raised his arm a little in a stiff motion as if he was embarrassed, and then stopped.
“It’s great… My tongue is getting stiff… Warrior… ! Request…”
It was not the time to have a leisurely meal.
I jumped up from my seat.
“Eric, be careful. Maybe it was aimed at you.”
Saying so, Seria held her unfamiliar staff in her hands.
“Seria, you…”
“I just decided to use better staff.”
It was the staff received from the Cave of Trials.
Still, didn’t you carry it as a backup, saying that what Master gave you was more precious?
No, more than that, there were no staff until just now.
“Eric, someone is coming.”
Yuni approached me and warned me.
The four of us gathered in a circle next to the crown prince and watched the tightly closed door.
In this situation, I don’t think that the person approaching this way is an ally.
Who the hell Why did you do this?
Most of the nobles are sitting in their seats, looking at us with their eyes rolling.
The Crown Prince was also looking at us, and his eyes seemed to be shouting ‘Please!’
Can’t speak and can only move her eyes.
It was also strange that it was not completely poisoned.
“It’s strange, warrior. There will be guards outside the door, but they are so quiet.”
According to Yuni, someone is approaching this place, but of course the guards will block it.
If not, it must mean that the person outside the door is someone the guards know well, or that they have been incapacitated.
As we all looked at the door nervously, after a while the mysterious intruder opened the door himself and came in.
She was a beautiful woman with blue-green hair.
“… Professor Lou?”
Seria muttered in disbelief.
Professor Lou? The one she told Seria about her imprint magic?
Why is someone like that?
“Oh my, everyone is fine as expected. She said she didn’t need this feature, but it’s true.”
She ran her hair through her hair.
Then, her half-hidden pupils were clearly revealed, but they were not human pupils.
“School, professor… What is this…”
Seria’s hand was trembling as she aimed at her staff.
“Professor Lue is also correct, but I like this name more than that human name.”
Professor Loue smiled evilly.
“Luella. Demon King’s staff.”
Demon King… Cane?
“Warrior… If that woman is right, she must be one of the Four Heavenly Kings.”
“… What?”
Hearing that, Rue, no, Louella smiled.
“Is it because he is also a priest? It’s quick to notice. That’s right. That’s what they call It’s a bit embarrassing to be honest.”
“School, professor… This is a joke… ?”
Seria lowered the staff aimed at Louella, and she was repeating her effort to raise it again.
“Whoops… Do I look like I’m going to play this dangerous prank?”
“That, but… If it’s a demon, why…”
Loue took a step forward.
Unknowingly, I tried to take a step back, but Uni and Arin supported my back.
“Eric, it’s okay. We are all gathered.”
“In a way, it might be an opportunity. This is a chance to significantly reduce the demon lord’s power.”
Hearing that, Louella burst out laughing.
“Do I look stupid? I already know that you have no chance of winning, so I showed up like this.”
“Kuh… Everyone, shut up, demons!”
I called out to her with all my courage.
“Whoa, how arrogant is a country boy who doesn’t even know how to swear… Well, good Seria, what do you ask why? Why did you reveal your true identity? Or why did you do this? … If not that, why did I help you, the enemy?”
“… Everything.”
I stretched out my hand to calm Seria, who was shaking all over, but unlike Uni and Arin, she kept a little distance from me.
Her hand did not reach.
“Hmm… Is there a reason I can tell you? To be honest, I didn’t want to do this either, but it became a little difficult because you guys did an unexpectedly good job.”
Then Luella looked at me.
“Well, they didn’t do anything.”
“… Ugh!”
It is a provocation. Should not pass
I know, but it was hard to bear.
I unknowingly clenched my fist.
Without her weapon, can we beat her now?
“Whoa… You know what? How much time and money it takes to bring back a doppelganger.”
“Hmph, it’s ruined because you roll something so rough. When I met you, I heard that your intelligence is a bit lacking?”
Seria made a sarcastic remark to hide her fear.
“Like your empty womb? Shouldn’t you soon ask the ‘master’ to fill it up for you?”
“… Ugh! Lord, I will kill you!”
At her sudden sexual harassment, Seria blushed and sighed.
“Three, Seria! Calm down!”
Arin stopped her.
Luella’s eyes narrowed when she saw that.
“Seria, you are using an interesting magic.”
“… Yes?”
“Ha, don’t!”
As Louella stretched out her hand to Arin, Seria panicked and tried to embrace her Arin.
Her palm cracked and a black stick slid out of the crack.
“Don’t hide it, why don’t you show it to everyone? Pervert priestess.”
Something is broken
“… Ahhh?”
And from Arin’s mouth, her screams began to flow little by little.
“Ah, haaaaagh!”
It was the first time I knew a person could scream that loud.
She crouched down behind Seria, not even a single thread was draped over her body.
