22 – I hate her.(3)

As time passed, I realized that the growth rate of the warriors was too slow.

Currently, I am level 54, level 42 of a hero.

Of course, I did go up a lot, but it’s normal that her level should have overtaken me, not mine. It was clear that something was wrong with this.

…No, realistically, this might have been natural.

It’s strange that a woman who has never held a sword in her hands in her life is given a sword and told to catch her demon king.

This f*cking world was the problem, damn it.

“Wizard.”

“Why?”

“Do you hate me?”

“…Hmm.”

I thought I was doing my best to control my emotions, but I guess I was immature.

But isn’t it funny that she tells her that she’s jealous of you, who can only go home if she defeats her demon lord?

I would never say such a thing with my sober mind, no matter how crazy I was, I had no intention of crossing the line.

If you look closely, it’s my own problem.

“A little?”

“Is it because I’m weak?”

“That’s not it.”

The hero’s face collapsed in an instant. I could clearly see the cracks on her face, which always wore a clumsy smile.

I didn’t mean to hurt your heart, but let’s gloss over it in moderation. So that she, who has done nothing wrong, will not be hurt because of her ugly heart.

“Then why?”

“It’s just that I hate most people in this world. There’s no part I like.”

Since this world goes crazy, what kind of story is overflowing with such bad guys? Enemies change randomly, and the story changes, but there was always a quest that hit the back of the head.

I hate it.

“He’s kind to children.”

“How can you hate kids who don’t know anything? I’m not a psychopath.”

Kids don’t give quests, so I’m just treating them kindly. I can’t give affection to children.

There is not enough time to catch the demon king.

“I like wizards.”

“Yes, I know.”

Otherwise, you wouldn’t have traveled with me. Would have run away.

“I admire you.”

“That’s right, you need to sharpen your eyesight.”

Unbeknownst to me, the sharp tone came out again.

Still, it was a sincere statement. What kind of nonsense am I talking about when I don’t know why I hate you for one reason.

So, did all the warriors get stabbed in the back of the head in the story?

I feel like the journey ahead is getting more and more difficult.

“If I make a mistake, you get annoyed and take care of me, and I like your consideration for teaching me one by one.”

“That’s normal.”

“When I see you throwing your body to protect me when I’m in danger, you’re more like a warrior than I am, so you’re cool.”

“Then you get stronger quickly.”

“Perhaps it was you who should have been the hero, not me. I sometimes think that way.”

“Don’t think nonsense. I hate being a warrior.”

Sounds terrible, if I had become a hero, I would have thrown away the holy sword and holy armor and lived in hiding in a small village.

That’s why the hardships of the warriors of this world were so hard. The production company should have let me walk on a flowery path. The things in the story are betrayed by the colleague, betrayed by the client, kidnapped, blackened, brainwashed, and killed by the colleague.

Such a f*cking dog.

“Then why are you traveling with me?”

“You don’t have to know that.”

If I said I want to go home, they would treat it as a joke.

“Whoops, I’ve made up my mind.”

“Suddenly what?”

“Let’s see, I’ll make the wizard like me!”

The hero stuck out his chest, spat out a bold declaration, and ran out of the door of the inn room where we were staying, his black hair flying.

Where are you going alone?!

“No, I decided to take a break for a while, but where are you going to run?! Hey!!!”

I hurriedly tried to get myself up, but the exhilarating pain that pierced my right side forced me to lie down on the bed. The side that had been hit by the Hard Orc Warrior a few days ago was very painful.

Damn it.

“Huh-, I can’t even chase because I’m injured.”

I poured potions, but this shape is like this, after all, it’s a real fantasy, there’s no mercy.

“Please don’t go to a strange place and get hurt…”

Why should I feel like raising a child at the age of 23?

No, it will be fine. Could it be that you will jump among the monsters alone like an idiot?

…By the way, didn’t you beat your usual hero acting?

*

Since the day the hero spat out the declaration.

She came back stronger.

Being 52, which is similar to my level, at first I said that I would be recognized by becoming incompetently strong.

As a bonus, he seemed to think about this trip with a serious attitude, even hitting the useless acting that gnawed at himself.

It was good news for me, but… I didn’t know if it was really good news or if the hero was just overdoing it.

I just walked the same path as her, calmly looking for things I could do next to her.

One day, as time passed slowly, Lancia joined, and Owen crept in, it turned into a decently usable party.

“Wizard. No, Solashido. I love you.”

“…What?”

“I love you.”

The warrior confessed her heart to me.

Pressing her fluttering breasts with both hands, she faced me with her teary-looking face, pursed her lips, and shyly confessed to me.

“…Are you crazy?”

“I’m not crazy.

“What about Owen, what about the prince?”

I don’t want to be assassinated by those two, but I still remember those eyes that would kill me when the two of us were often seen together, and that’s why I can’t leave Lancia.

Our Lancia is my lifeline, she protects me just by existing.

“I never had any feelings for either of them.”

“If you defeat the Demon King, you must return home.”

Because that’s the ending, it’s the most ideal happy ending, and I have to make it that way.

I became a member of the hero’s party with the idea of starting her journey with her and using her to kill her demon king. I have the duty to lead the hero to the end of the happy ending.

“As long as it’s you, I don’t care what the demon king is like. Please stay with me.”

“No.”

“…Why? Is it because I’m lacking? Or is it because I’m an outsider from another world?”

I’m a real outsider, but I’m not an idiot, and I’ve never had that thought for a second.

Because all I want is to always go home.

“I have to kill the demon king no matter what.”

“What on earth is the devil so obsessed with?”

“You… No, if we don’t kill the Demon King, everyone will die eventually.”

Because that’s the bad ending for this game.

I know the worst ending to this world. At the moment of the decisive battle, if the hero is killed by the demon king or is killed by the demon king’s subordinates, everyone who comes out will die.

If we run away with the hero, the devil will surely destroy this world and we will die in the end. Not only us, but Lancia, Owen, and many other people and children will die.

Even if she hates this world, I promised Lancia to create a happy future for her, because she has to push the hero to a happy ending.

More than anything else, I owe her sins to her champion, because even now, in her next battle, I must drive her to the limb.

So, I couldn’t accept her confession.

“Then I will kill the Demon King for you.”

The warrior grabbed my hand.

“I will become the sharpest sword in the world just for you.”

The warrior’s eyes were shining brightly.

“Sometimes you look like you’re being chased. I feel like you’re going to disappear right in front of my eyes right now, so I can’t stand it because I’m anxious.”

The only thing in her eyes was me.

That’s why I gnashed my teeth all the more.

Suppressing my pounding heart, I gave strength to my knees that seemed to collapse at any moment.

“You saved me until now, so I’ll save you this time.”

Eyes full of pure affection looked directly at me.

“And then, I’ll confess again.”

I gave her a promise that day, and she kept her promise later.

After that, I rejected the hero’s confession twice, but she… The hero eventually became my hero.

I ended up not being able to hate her.

*

In the end, I couldn’t go back home, and now I’m lying in the same bed as Doona and Lancia, bruised.

Damn it.

Memories of Doona and whatnot, I hated Doona one-sidedly, and then she remembered only the fact that Doona defeated the demon king for me.

Is this correct, by the way, I was really crowded. There are only a lot of embarrassing memories.

Quietly dropped Lancia, who had fallen asleep before she knew it, and turned her body to the other side where Duna was lying.

“Did you have a nightmare?”

I was thinking of just sleeping on the chair and seeing her face, but I accidentally woke her up.

I just smiled at the clear eyes that were worried about me beyond the dreamy expression.

“I don’t like the expression.”

I can’t manage my expression well.

I didn’t want to look ugly anymore, so I dug into her arms quietly.

Doona let out a small laugh, saying it tickled her, but she just wanted to stay like this.

“Why is this all of a sudden? It’s okay, because I, your sword, am here.”

A hand gently stroking my hair and a voice that warmed my heart just by hearing it lingered in my ears.

Her old I obviously hated her for her.

It was an insignificant reason, someone would have laughed at me as an idiot.

However, it seemed like it would be impossible without her now.