Chapter 97 – [Hero] Last Week
“Hmm… What shall we talk about?”
Sara poked her chin with one of his fingers, thinking for a moment.
He himself brought out his words, but it seems that he did not give any specific thought.
Maybe this is an opportunity?
This may be her chance to get more of her information out of her.
“… What kind of person is the Demon King?”
“Uhuhu, are you asking me to answer your question? You can clearly see the inside, it’s cute.”
Sara tugged at my cheek and laughed.
For some reason, she felt a bit uncomfortable because she felt like she was being treated like a child, but she held it in thinking about the value of information.
“Well, Lee Jeong-don will be fine. It’s the Demon King… He is a scary person.”
It’s scary I guess so too.
Since he declared war against everyone in this world, he couldn’t be an ordinary guy.
It’s not usually possible with the brain.
“I always wear a long, thick cloak, and it makes a lot of noise every time I walk. The demons in the castle get scared just by hearing that sound.”
I wasn’t curious about this…
Are you just talking nonsense like this on purpose?
“But in fact, if you look closely, anyone can tell. That the Demon King is nothing more than an old man who has lost all his energy.”
Gaffer!
Does the devil mean an old man?
This was unheard of information.
If it’s an old man, isn’t the demon king’s power not that strong?
“Ah, but I am much stronger than you now. Don’t even dream about it.”
Sara laughed as she poked my chest.
Her face contorted slightly in anger.
“Actually, it is natural. Humans can never catch up with the physical abilities of demons. I’d rather applaud humans. To think he could stand up so well against demons with stronger physical abilities than himself.”
“… Why are you so hospitable to humans?”
I’ve been curious about this since I first saw it.
Why is she kind to me, to us humans?
I didn’t talk much with the first Four Heavenly Kings, the Skeleton Merchant, but she didn’t seem particularly fond of humans.
Not to mention Luella.
But what about Sarah?
She is the Four Heavenly Kings of demons who harm humans, but at the same time she is also a nun who listens to the troubles of humans in the church and serves them.
She had no idea what was hiding under her ambivalence.
“Courtesy… Actually, it’s more like a pity than a favor… Um, should I talk about this?”
There is something more.
But this euphemistic refusal of hers was a very resolute refusal, as she usually thought of her conduct.
“Where will the hero go if he gets out of here?”
“… Mmm.”
Come to think of it, she didn’t make it.
Maybe it’s because you can’t go out right now, rather than thinking about where to go when you go out, how do you get out? I was just thinking about doing it.
“Then… Stop by the forest once.”
“Forest?”
When you say forest, which forest are you talking about?
Aren’t forests scattered across this continent?
“Forest of elves.”
“Elf…”
Elves are so closed-minded that little is known about them.
I heard that they have minimal interaction with humans.
“Joe, it’s a little far.”
The problem was the distance to get there.
I don’t know if it’s right next to it, but I have to go a long way to get there.
Of course, it was in the direction away from the demon king.
“Huh, it’s a cool and nice place. The elves are a bit noisy, but other than that, it’s a nice place with good scenery, good water, and everything.”
“Okay…”
Could it be that it’s a ploy to keep us away from the Devil’s Castle?
… No, if that’s the case, they wouldn’t even help us in the first place.
“I can’t help it if there is a place I must go to, but if not, I hope you remember my words.”
“Hmm… I see.”
There seems to be a reason, but won’t you tell me?
It’s not that I’m asking you to listen to it anyway, it’s not difficult to just consider it as one of the possibilities.
“Now, can we stop talking about this side? Now, the warrior, please tell me.”
“I wonder if that sounds a bit like that…”
“Are you okay.”
I briefly explained our journey, omitting the story of killing the demons as much as possible.
If we talk about the aspects of combat or ability in detail, we thought our information would be leaked, so we excluded them.
For the same reason, the things we solved were also vaguely told.
As a result, most of the story had to focus on each of our party members.
“A sorcerer who has grown up with his childhood friend, the Spiritualist, and a pure priest… Fuhu, aren’t you being too greedy?”
“Oh, no… They are just colleagues…”
Sarah smirked.
I tried hard to make excuses, but they didn’t sound very convincing to me.
“It seems to me that the warrior would be busy taking care of a woman. How about focusing on one person?”
“… Mmm.”
Doctrinally, that is correct.
Knowing that they have a crush on me, but dragging them along, in a way, isn’t it an act of deceiving them?
As Sera said, hardening her heart…
“If you don’t feel like that, manage them harder. If you leave it unattended, other bad people won’t even know?”
“And, management…”
People are like objects…
When I showed a slight reluctance, Sera chuckled as if it was funny.
“I’ll give you something nice as a present.”
Sara rummaged through her pockets and she handed me a small piece of paper.
“What is this?”
“Oh, it looks like you’re really stuck in your room. I don’t even know this.”
She put a piece of paper in her hand, so I checked it myself, and it was her cloth face admission ticket.
“… Ugh!”
“Ahaha, what is that reaction! Be cute This is expensive, you know?”
Find out something
I don’t want to go to a place like this
However, the date of the ticket looked down was tomorrow.
“It will be the second and last performance by a super-large rookie. Why don’t you go and see the warrior at least once?”
“…”
Eri is very similar to Arin.
Her… Last performance.
“Are you interested?”
“… Blood, I don’t need it.”
I closed her eyes and handed her her ticket back to her.
“Don’t you want to check it out? Is she really who she is…”
“…”
How do you know
No, it shouldn’t be that difficult to guess.
After all, the two are very similar.
I tried to pass it on believing that it was someone else… Why are you giving me this chance?
“If I just let it go like this, will I be able to fall asleep because I’m anxious? You have to see this with your own two eyes. Now, since you’re in the front row, you’ll see it better.”
“… That, but…”
Understanding my anxiety, Sara held my hand and whispered.
“Don’t you believe me? Your colleague?”
“That… It’s not…”
I don’t believe so, but still…
“Then we can check it tomorrow. Right?”
She shook her hand as she squeezed her ticket back into my hand.
“Okay, we’ve already arrived. Then I’ll just go and have a good look. I’ll be looking for you in two days, so get ready.”
And before Sarah could answer me, she went inside.
Left alone, I fiddled with the ticket for a while.
And the sixth day.
I spent the morning with a complicated mind.
I found Arin, but he had been out somewhere since morning.
Where the hell did you go?
I went to the church just in case, but Arin was not there.
The streets were already crowded with people waiting for Eri.
Don’t call
With those vulgar words, Arin… No, she meant not to dirty Eri.
It was frustrating to see Eri and Arin constantly being identified in her mind, driving her crazy.
Now that this has happened, I have no choice but to see it with my own eyes and confirm that it is someone else.
Okay. Another person she resembles Arin a lot.
She is a different person
When dinner time came, I moved her steps to the store.
Before leaving, Seria smiled and looked at me.
“Hmm… Has confirmed. Come in.”
The guard standing in front of the store checked my ticket and let me in.
It’s still a noisy shop.
Still, it’s because I’ve been there once, so it’s not as awkward as the last time.
Youngju… I was also sitting there the other day.
I was embarrassed to pretend to know him, so I sneakily avoided my head and went to my seat.
I thought it was the front row.
“Here.”
The seat the store clerk guided me to was really right in front of the stage.
Close enough to touch the stage if you stretch out your hand.
At this level, no matter how dark it was, there was no way I could not recognize his face.
My mouth burned, and I gulped down the drink.
I’m a little worried about spending, but that was already a minor issue.
The people around her kept making all sorts of obscene noises about Eri.
Saying that having a small hip is going to be difficult when giving birth, and saying that having small breasts is a flaw, etc.
She doesn’t seem to know much about it, but her small breasts are her charm.
Is it difficult to have a baby? They’re not going to give birth to their own children anyway, so why worry about that?
I waited, holding back the urge to say something to them.
“Hey everyone, you’ve been waiting for a long time! Oh, everyone’s eyes are already shining. Did you all come here with the same thoughts? In fact, I am too!”
Long.
No need for useless words.
Hurry. Show her quickly her her… !
“… Let’s meet them first!”
Three women appearing on stage.
As if they were not wearing one, they were wearing a risky outfit.
She hides it with flashy ornaments, but it’s not a particularly pretty face.
I didn’t come all the way here just to see this.
Vulgar dance.
Ugly smile.
Don’t need all
What I want is not these women.
“… To the next…”
Long. Why is she still not coming out?
“… And this time…”
No.
Neither is this woman.
I became more and more anxious as time passed.
I was especially anxious when the customers looked at the women with dirty eyes.
What are you so anxious about?
Anyway… After all, that woman isn’t Arin.
“… Long wait! Finally, finally the main dish of the day! Only once! In just one shot, she captured all the men in Aseila! But beautiful flowers die early! Please greet Aseila’s shortest queen with a loud voice, this time will be her last!”
Come.
It’s her turn.
Soon, the store was filled with shouts that seemed to be about to leave.
“Eri! Eri! Eri!”
“Why are you leaving already!”
Voices of regret poured in from all directions.
She is… She’s a busy body.
I don’t have time to play with you guys!
I bit my lip and stared straight ahead.
That curtain.
She will be behind that curtain.
She was decked out in her see-through, lewd attire and glittering gold jewelry.
But she will never be Arin.
It should be no.
Charleuk.
As the curtains slowly open, a woman walks out.
Still awkward gait.
It’s proof that she’s not used to this.
The stride is short.
Come to think of it, Arin also had a fairly short stride.
He had the weakest stamina among us, so it was easy for him to fall behind alone.
Usually, Uni took care of me often.
I’ll have to take care of myself in the future.
Lightly.
It was awkward, but her gait was light.
I don’t feel the same anxiety as the first performance.
Jingle jingle.
Every time she walked, the jewelry on her legs clashed against each other.
It is as if gold and jewels were strung on chains.
A gold string is wrapped around her legs and thighs.
An ornate string tightened around her thighs and wrapped tautly around her lower body.
It looked like a rose stem.
The space between her legs is covered with a light cloth.
However, I am worried that it will flow down if the wind blows because it is so flimsy.
Navel.
There was nothing around her navel and stomach.
A blank space in contrast to the top and bottom filled with luxuriant ornaments.
Thanks to that, her slim waist was rather noticeable.
… How tall is Arin’s waist?
I’m not sure, but it seems similar.
No, her body type is common.
Let’s not overdo it…
Good.
With my daughter
Standing in front of her stage, she stopped her steps.
The swaying trinkets uttered their last sound, killing their voices all at once.
I raised my gaze a little higher.
Small breasts and her shoulders are visible.
A chest like that is not precious.
Breasts of a normal size for her body type.
No wonder.
The important thing is the shoulder.
Is that pattern etched on your shoulder?
There were no patterns engraved on her collarbone from her first stage appearance.
And that’s the biggest difference between Arin and Eri.
Then again, it is clear that there will be nothing on the collarbone side.
“… It’s okay.”
But there was something.
Not a pattern
No, I couldn’t tell if there was or not.
Her collarbone was covered by her jewelry.
What?
It’s as if you’re wearing clothes that you’ve just made.
The strange ornament, which only covered her neck and collarbone, looked like it had been cut from a piece of golden clothing. It’s too thick and big to be a necklace.
If this… You can’t tell.
A woman with long hair like Arin, a similar body type, and a similar stride.
Is all this just a coincidence?
Coincidence, coincidence, and coincidence just overlapped again.
It’s very rare, but it might be.
There is nothing strange about it.
Okay.
Therefore… It wouldn’t be strange if one more coincidence overlapped.
Her face is so familiar
It’s just the result of coincidence upon coincidence, overlapping, and coincidence overlapping on top of that.
Yes?
“… Scale.”
“Ah…”
And right in front of the stage, I met eyes with a woman who looked very much like Arin.
