ocean-life Chapter 73
Chapter 73
73 – Raising a Hero – 7
The butterfly effect from my plan was amazing.
The Viscount was extremely angry at the situation in which a hero almost fell into danger in his territory, and reported this incident to the imperial palace without making a single mistake.
“I heard the news. Are you okay?”
“How is the Sword Saint here...?” ... ?”
“I heard something unpleasant happened to the next hero. Shouldn’t I come? And to the child.”
Hearing the news that the hero and I were connected, the swordsman came running like the wind and led the investigation. Even though the Demon King was mentioned, he seemed quite angry when he came to see him in person.
“There must be some mistake! Priest! “Where is the priest?”
“That person is already dead. “Think of these as the words of someone who dared to harm you.”
The priests gathered at the temple were captured and dragged out one by one by the Sword Saint without any time to destroy the evidence of corruption that had been committed so far. It was quite a sight to see them struggling to find an already dead high priest.
As if that wasn’t enough, the Royal Guard came and searched the temple like teeth, and evidence that I had fabricated began to be discovered one after another.
Things like the pheromones of a succubus that were hidden in a secret bedroom for an orgy, or a notebook with the date of an encounter with something written on it.
“I checked the letter. I could feel the magic energy. “It really means that they were in cahoots with the demons.”
The letter in question was judged to be 100% authentic. It was because I felt demonic energy. Of course, the reason why the magic was felt was because Elisier wrote it himself, but that was a fact that no one knew.
Geomseong, who understood the entire situation, was so angry that he went to the Vatican to ask questions in person, and soon was able to receive an official statement from the Pope.
ᅳWe express regret that deviations from some temples have been confirmed. I will teach the doctrine of the stars more thoroughly.
It was virtually a tail cutting. It’s true that it’s wrong, but they did it on their own, and it has nothing to do with us, so they should deal with it themselves.
“I tried to hold the higher-ups accountable, but they did a good job of avoiding it here and there.”
“I wouldn’t have wanted to take responsibility from the beginning.”
I wasn’t surprised because it was an expected result. Would you admit that they are crazy and that even the Pope, the highest ranking person, is possessed by a succubus?
Anyway, the situation ended like that. After everything was done, we returned with a wagonload of specialty desserts along with our own apples that made our heads touch the ground.
“... ....”
“... ....”
It was awkward.
To be exact, I didn’t think much of it, but when we were left alone, Brünnhild behaved so awkwardly that he couldn’t even make eye contact with me, which made me feel awkward as well.
“Hey, Brunhill—”
“What, what what what what?! I didn’t even think about it?! “I’m not a pervert, so why am I reliving the feel of your lips?!”
“... ....”
It has been like that ever since.
No matter how much I try to say something to break up this situation, he commits such a grand suicide. I had no choice but to remain silent in order to prevent further dark history from accumulating.
‘I don’t know either.’
I gave up, leaned back against the carriage wall, and closed my eyes. If you ask Aria for help later, she’ll figure it out somehow.
“... ....”
Glancing, Brunhild looked at Mira from the corner of her eye. Mira rested her head against the carriage wall and closed her eyes. At first glance, it seemed like I could hear the sound of soft breathing.
Brünnhild, who had turned his gaze to those lips without realizing it, was startled by the response and corrected his posture. But her pounding heart never seemed to subside.
‘I must be crazy, really!’
“...... What are you doing?”
“Oh, it’s nothing...” ....”
Mira opened her eyes and asked that question with a puzzled look in her eyes. Even as Brünnhilde sat down, clutching the back of her head, which was throbbing from hitting the wall, she felt fortunate in her heart.
She was able to feel the soft texture, albeit briefly, and the fact that she did not let Mira know what she had just done.
‘...... She never thought she would actually do it. ‘Should she have just told me she was awake?’
Of course, the fact that she wasn’t caught was just her own illusion.
Rumors are bound to be inflated and spread.
As a day passed, our trip to buy dessert suddenly turned into the hero Brünnhild’s accomplishments.
Ignoring the fact that the reason I went there was because of dessert, it is said that some priests in collusion with demons dug a trap to kill the hero, but were able to break through by awakening to the true power of the holy sword.
My presence was not present in that process. I was satisfied, but Brunhild seemed very dissatisfied with the fact that he was the only one in the spotlight.
“Hello, true warrior of this generation?”
“Ahh! It’s crazy?! “I told you not to!”
On the other hand, the reason why Brünnhild attracted attention was because the appearance of the Holy Sword became much more flashy.
It is a holy sword that has already attracted people’s attention and attention, but starting one day, its appearance changed to become much more flashy, so it is reasonable to be curious about the inside story of the incident.
Brünnhild grumbled and opened his mouth, as if he was dissatisfied with the current situation.
“I have to go see the Sword Saint again soon... ....”
“Why?”
“He said that since the Holy Sword has been properly awakened, his physical abilities must have increased significantly, and he will now move on to advanced techniques in earnest. “He said I wouldn’t have been able to survive even if he had taught me all this time.”
“Good. Just go and learn hard and come back.”
Brünnhild smiled meaningfully at my words.
“You told me to bring you too?”
“...... Why me?”
“I told him that I saved him from serious injuries with elixirs, and he said I would give him a few more, so take them.”
“No, does he own all the imperial elixirs? “What do you keep giving me?”
I said it as if it were absurd. Unlike me, Brunhild had a calm face.
“You are worthy of that, right? Even if you failed to kill the Demon King, it is the Empire’s strongest force. Still, after meeting the Demon King in person, I think I understand why the Sword Saint failed. That guy is strong. Inexhaustibility.”
That was true. Although he only failed to kill the Demon King, Geomseong was clearly a skilled person. He traveled the battlefield for decades and achieved feats that ordinary humans could not even imagine.
If I hadn’t had my skills backed up, I wouldn’t have even dared to challenge the Demon King. Even three demon corps commanders lost their lives by his hands, so all is said and done.
“I...... That’s why I thought of it, Mira. “You know what happened at that time is invalid, right?”
Brunhild put his hands together as if he were embarrassed, and asked a question with his cheeks slightly red.
“What do you mean by invalidity?”
“Why, I gave you some elixir...... From mouth to mouth...... Because it was emergency relief, it was invalid...... Called... ....”
It’s hardly an emergency relief, but how many times did I shout out, “I’ll just eat it, so please just bring me a bottle.” His eyes were rolling and he just ignored my request and fed me with his mouth.
“You, it’s your first kiss and it’s my first kiss too...... Neither of us would like to waste our first time like that. Yes? The first kiss is in a more romantic situation...... ?”
As I slowly averted my gaze, Brunhild, with slightly narrowed eyes, asked a question in a cold voice.
“...... “Why are you avoiding your eyes?”