30 – Conclusion 3

“I am a child who endured all the hellish training and defeated the devil just to be recognized by me. I can’t let go of Erill’s love anymore…….”

“I guess so.”

“It was me who betrayed you, not you. I was calling you to apologize. I’m so sorry, Elua.”

Elua bowed her head.

Her fists gathered in her lap seemed to tremble, but when she raised her face again, her tears stopped and her smile changed.

“I…… As long as the hero and Iril are happy, that’s it.”

Chaejin could feel it.

Ah, that’s a mask.

Even if she revealed her true feelings even a little, her face would be distorted and she would be crying.

Despite knowing that, Chaejin couldn’t say anything.

“…… Thanks.”

I just pretend not to notice and say thank you.

“Um… ….”

Then Erill let out her moan and tossed over her body.

“Illil!”

“Gwa, are you okay?”

Both of them focused on Iril at once.

She opened her eyes and looked at the two of them with a big smile.

“Wow, it’s the hero, it’s the mother… ….”

“Yes. Did you always nurse by your side?”

“Mom almost just came. Are you sorry I couldn’t take care of you?”

It was quite awkward for Elua to pretend to be her mother to a woman who looked similar in age, but she treated her desperately, thinking that she was a little irritating back then.

The three had a casual conversation.

Talk about how proud your daughter is to be a warrior who saved the world, talk about how the younger siblings at the orphanage are doing, talk about what life will be like in the future…….

Then, after several tens of minutes, Iril hinted.

“By the way, there’s something I want to tell the hero and just the two of us.”

“…… Yes. Mom will be out.”

Thus, only the two of them were left in the room, Chaejin and Leel.

“What is the story you want to tell?”

“I want you to tell me exactly what the world the hero lived in is like.”

“Why did you say that all of a sudden…… ?”

“I’ve been wanting to hear it for a long time. Now that it is over, I want to hear it.”

From Iril’s point of view, I thought he would be curious.

Because I only fantasize with exaggerated stories…….

Let her answer her questions even as she takes responsibility.

“Where should I start talking?”

While she was thinking about it, Ilil’s hand gently groped for Chaejin’s back.

Chaejin smiled softly and held her hand tightly.

“Yes, it would be right to tell you this first. Where I live, on Earth…….”

She then explained the Earth she lived on, as if she were her grandfather telling her stories of her old days.

Iril was listening to Chaejin’s story with her envious eyes shining brightly.

Occasionally, negative emotions nestled in those eyes, but Chaejin didn’t notice it.

“For now, is this enough? If you tell me all the details, there will be no end, so it’s better to stop here.”

“I want to hear more.”

“I’ll do that later. If you listen to it too much at once, it won’t be fun again.”

“Ehh…… OK.”

And then a moment of silence.

As soon as we finish talking about the earth, the atmosphere becomes strangely awkward.

Still, Iril held her hand a little tighter.

Chaejin looked at Leel, who was lying with her head turned to the other side, and placed her other hand on top of the hand that was clasped together.

How many minutes had passed in that state?

Iril spoke to her without making eye contact with her.

“Hero.”

“Why?”

“Hero, as expected, loves my mother.”

“… ….”

Could this be the strange current I felt from Iril?

It seems that she was overhearing the conversation between herself and Elua.

‘I, Elua… ….’

Chaejin’s feelings toward Elua were love-hate.

The woman he loved became an enemy and a traitor at once.

She was a case that turned into hate as much as she loved.

Someone said that.

The difference between love and hate between lovers is a piece of paper.

Indeed, he was right.

After learning the truth about her, the hatred turned into love again.

But Chaejin knows.

As long as Ilil exists, I must not love Elua.

Her heart can’t be helped by her own power, but she can change her outward behavior.

“This is me.”

[ Elua. Do you love me ]

The moment she was about to answer, the thought that this conversation was similar to the one back then raised her head.

If Chaejin denies her feelings here and lies to make her feel better, it could be like planting a new conflict in her.

Chaejin still held her hand tight as she spoke.

“I can’t deny it. I still love Elua.”

Perhaps because of her mood, Iril’s eyes staring at her into the void seemed a little cold.

She didn’t care and went on with her words.

“But now I’ve completely lost my mind. I’ll promise. I will never betray your love As long as you are by my side, I will live looking at you for the rest of my life. I won’t be close to any woman beyond a certain amount if you want. So you can rest assured. I love Elua, but I love you more than that. You are my heir, disciple, lover and family…… I love you more than anyone else in the world.”

After hearing her words, Iril turned her head and looked at Chaejin blankly.

Her eyes held an expression of determination.

“Then, would you accept it if I asked you to drop everything in this world and live alone with me on Earth?”

“…… What?”

It was such an unexpected and unexpected question that Chaejin inadvertently asked it back as if it were absurd.

“You don’t answer right away… ….”

Fire-!

Soon, a familiar, yet uncomfortable pattern rose from Iril’s arm.

‘This is a reverse summon! Why did Iril do this!?’

Chaejin hurriedly looked at her face.

There was sticky possessiveness, obsession, and guilt melted in Iril’s eyes.

“Hero, I believe in you. So I’ll believe what the warrior said. That you live looking at me for the rest of your life. That you will never betray my love I will believe everything…… Please take me to the warrior’s world. The two of you live happily together there, okay?”

Seeing and listening to Iril’s heart, Chaejin came to a realization.

This is the last method prepared by the fake goddess…… !

Although she had some resistance to Chaejin’s reverse summoning, it was safe to say that she could not resist against the reverse summoning of Ilil, who was vastly stronger than herself.

‘It’s running out of control. I need to calm this lil down somehow!’

Chaejin stopped her as if she was appealing.

“Illil, stop it! The goddess who told you this is a fake! It’s all a ploy to send me back to my original world!”

“Goddess…… Lie? It can’t be…….”

“So you’re saying I’m lying?”

“That, that. But…….”

Chaejin, who read her hesitant mood, tried to pull her hand out of her.

But Iril never let go of her hand.

“Ill! Listen to me I can’t go back to my original world. If we do, everything we’ve worked hard for will be for nothing. And take me to my world That’s impossible. You are just being fooled by a blatant lie!”

Then, someone else whispered in Iril’s head.

ㅡ Child, I won’t say he’s telling lies. However, because I am a god, I am not allowed to lie.

—-But no matter how brave he is, he is still human. Wouldn’t it be possible to tell a white lie at any time?

ㅡ Also, no one knows when and how the human heart will change. Even if it’s a being called a god…….

ㅡ This is the only way for you to live happily ever after. You know?

With Iril still deploying her reverse summons, her tears flowed.

“Ugh, uh, uh, but, but the human mind is something that will change someday! If the hero gets tired of me, I won’t be able to live anymore! I’m not prettier than my mother, I don’t have tact, and I’m not good enough as a woman! So, this is the only way I can get the love of the warrior for the rest of my life! There is only this!”

It was an explosion of anxiety, resignation, desire, and inferiority complex that she had accumulated throughout her life.

The wounds in her heart that Iril had were simply not something that could be healed in a year or so.

It mixed with the power of Iril and suppressed and suppressed Chaejin.

In the sense that time stopped, Chaejin desperately squeezed her voice out.

“Ill, no…… This is wrong…….”

When the reverse summoning continues to unfold like that.

Tuong!

Someone hurriedly opened the door and entered.

“I, I support you two!”

Standing outside the door, it was Elua who realized the seriousness of the situation and rushed in.

“I won’t even go near the two of you for the rest of my life! So, so. The two of you can get married and live happily ever after!”

“… ….”

“… ….”

Everyone was silent at those words.

After a few seconds Erill opened her mouth with a melancholy expression.

“But the human heart is…… It might change over time…….”

“Ill! So, how about something like this?”

What was Elua thinking?