29 – Conclusion 2

The successor of the hero saved the world! Long live the warrior! Long live the heir!

As those words rang out, hope and joy were contagious.

“I believed you guys could make it!”

Prim embraces Chaejin and Ilil at the same time.

“In the end, humans did it again.”

“That’s right. Humans are insignificant one by one, but sometimes a hero like that pops up…….”

The heads of elves and dwarves watched it from afar.

‘In the end, your successor will save the world, hero. Awesome. How can you not give up until the end after despairing like that?’

Annelian.

“I did it! You did it! They say you don’t have to perish anymore!”

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Juri.

“I’m so glad… ….”

Trisha.

‘Hero, Ilil. It’s really great. It’s really over now.’

Elua.

‘The time to die has come. But there is no limit.’

Until Bright.

Although their emotions were different, at least they rejoiced in the salvation of the world with the same heart.

So, everyone went their separate ways, watching the eroded lands slowly return to their original state.

As soon as Ilil took a rest after filling his stomach, probably because of the aftermath of the fierce battle, he immediately fell asleep and did not think of waking up all day.

‘Because I also slept for two full days when I defeated the clone.’

That night.

The first place Chaejin visited was the dungeon of the imperial palace.

As if the goddess had been waiting for Chaejin, she has already materialized.

Chaejin opened her mouth as if to report.

“I knocked down the clone. Now, when Iril wakes up, will everything be over if she immediately transfers her protection?”

The goddess answered with a small nod of her head.

“Yes. However, you’ll have to be careful. Right now, the closest thing to your successor is that false goddess who is neither you nor me. With falsehood, she may instigate her desires and lead her to make the wrong choices.”

“Are you like Lee? I believe in Erill.”

“That kind of thinking is dangerous. She said the child is still immature. She’s a hero, she’s only given her divine protection, but if she were originally, she’s a child who could never become a hero. Being pure means being easily stained. Being a hero means that even if it seems like simply choosing a person to sacrifice, there are quite demanding conditions in terms of mentality.”

Being pure means being easily stained…….

Chaejin chewed on the goddess’ words.

‘When Iril wakes up, she should take over her protection right away. This time she’ll finish everything.’

In that respect, Chaejin still had a lot of work to do.

As he nursed her Iril, the first thing she did was call her Elua, who was in her orphanage, to the imperial palace.

‘The hero called me. It’s scary, but I have to go.’

Exciting! Pounding! Pounding!

Even though he hadn’t met her yet and had only been called, Elua felt her hands and feet draining of blood, and her heart beat wildly.

[ What would you do if the memories in your head were lies? ]

[ Literally. If what happened that day, what happened with the man you said was your fiancé, was actually fabricated……. ]

“… ….”

I couldn’t find any more hatred towards him in Chaejin’s voice.

Was everything really fake?

Could it be that even his memories were manipulated by certain forces?

[ Sorry. It’s me who needs to apologize, not you. ]

…… It may have been.

Looking at Chaejin’s apology at that time.

‘That apology seemed to have many meanings. Go…… I want to hear it. What happened How will it end…….’

Elua hurriedly prepared to leave.

‘Here… ….’

According to the map the errand boy gave us, this was the place Chaejin told us to come.

He’ll probably be waiting for you when you open the door.

“Whoa, ha ha. Whoa, ha ha.”

Elua took a few deep breaths before she could knock on the door.

Smart smart!

“Come in.”

As if Chaejin knew that he had come, the answer came back straight away.

Elua cautiously entered the room and lowered her head slightly.

“Why did you call me…… ?”

“Sit next to me for now.”

Chaejin was sitting on a chair by the bed, nursing Leelil.

Following Chaejin’s order, Elua also sat down next to him.

Her gaze turned to Iril, who was asleep without the world knowing.

‘Illil… ….’

She can’t believe it, but she saved the world by becoming the hero’s successor as a child of hers.

The change in appearance is due to the growth caused by divine protection.

‘Certainly, the appearance of the hero has changed quite a bit since the first time I met him…… Goddess protection is really great.’

Even Elua hadn’t looked closely at Iril’s original face.

Since she was asleep like this, she was a virgin with a cute impression.

“Is this lil okay?”

“Yes. She’s just recovering from draining too much of her life force. Didn’t I just sleep for two days when I first came to save the world?”

“Then I’m glad… ….”

After telling her story about Iril, she was silent for a moment.

Chaejin smiled awkwardly and she implied a story.

“It’s like a dream, like a lie, right? To live.”

“Yes?”

“That small, feeble child grew up like this in just over a year, and he is the hero who saved the world, hahahaha.”

Her smile didn’t come out, but she seemed to be trying to show her smiling face in front of herself.

‘Is it okay for me to laugh in front of the hero?’

In any case, we cannot just ignore Chaejin’s efforts.

Elua also forced a small smile.

“I will. It’s like a lie…….”

“But it’s real. It’s not a dream, it’s not manipulated. Won’t it be recorded forever in history?”

“Maybe.”

Chaejin said she had something else she wanted to say, but she couldn’t find the timing, so she said anything.

Elua, who noticed that slightly, changed her subject.

“Hero, I…… We are ready to accept whatever the warrior says. If you have anything you want to say to me, please. Please do not hesitate.”

“…… Yes. We need to talk.”

Chaejin was silent for a while, but she didn’t last long.

And then, very slowly, she told the story of what she had learned.

“So, Elua, you did nothing wrong. Rather…… She was sacrificed because of me. She just because she was my lover.”

“…… Ah.”

Her sigh finally escaped from Elua, who had been listening to her story with her mouth tightly closed.

“It wasn’t even that she lost her virginity. You were loyal to me until the end.”

And when I heard those words, the tears I was barely holding on to finally burst out.

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Jurruk….

Tears flowed uncontrollably down her pale cheeks.

I hurriedly wiped it off, but it was meaningless.

Because the tears continued to well up without stopping.

It seemed that the tear glands were out of order.

‘Dark Magic… mind manipulation…… Ah! It was like that. It was! I, ugh, I…….’

It was definitely a tragedy.

It was normal for innocent people to feel unfair and angry that they had suffered this kind of thing.

However, the emotion that dominated Elua’s head was relief.

Yeah, it wasn’t.

It wasn’t my fault.

There are bad guys and it was all just a misunderstanding.

Within the hero, I am not a traitor…….

Thinking like that, it felt like the lumps in my chest had volatilized and disappeared.

And tears flowed endlessly as if the dregs were being discharged.

“I’m sorry, Elua. I don’t know that either, because I don’t trust you. Like that, like that…….”

Elua didn’t listen to Chaejin’s words and hugged him.

Then he asked in a tearful voice.

“Don’t beat yourself up, hero. It’s not the warrior’s fault. If you did that, you would have no choice but to be deceived. After all, it’s my fault too! If I had told the truth about my heart instead of just saying that I didn’t love you back then to get out of the situation, the hero would have believed in me and worked hard to reveal the truth together…… !”

Chaejin’s eyes fell sadly.

‘Yes, if it was then… ….’

Whatever the case, the first button was important.

Now that I think about it, it doesn’t make any sense.

Who knows if the aftermath of mind manipulation will remain.

“Just, just…… We are all just victims. You just have to forget all the bad things and start over. Me, me My heart hasn’t changed since then. I still love the warrior…….”

Uksin.

Hearing El Lua’s words made her heart ache.

She didn’t have the confidence to tell her what she was saying in her head right now.

However, it is important to make sure that the relationship is concluded.

Chaejin grabbed her by the shoulders and pushed her away, making eye contact with her.

“I’m sorry, Elua. Your mind…… I can’t accept it anymore.”

“… ….”

Depression hung over Elua’s face.

“The hero…… Have you stopped loving me now?”

Chaejin quietly shook her head.

“Then why… ….”

“I have someone I must love and not betray.”

After Chaejin said that, she vaguely looked at her Iril’s face.

“Ah.”

Seeing that, Elua realized everything at once.

The hero and his successor.

A relationship that has no choice but to be sticky.

The two of them had become like lovers before they knew it.