33 – Afterword

A hill with the setting sun rising.

“Hero.”

“…… Elua.”

Chaejin and Elua met together after a long time.

Since each of us had a lot of things to do in our own places, and we were very busy, it was the first time we saw each other alone since the last concubine controversy.

“I…… I found out everything. That night, suddenly everything came to mind. From when they swooped down on me to when a woman forcibly stuffed me with memories I never had…… In the words of the hero, there were parts that were lengthy, but after knowing that, I fully realized it.”

Elua put her hand on her chest and wept and laughed.

“I really did not betray the hero. Those embarrassing and sinful memories were just fabricated and kept in my head. It’s no longer scary to stand in front of the warrior and laugh like this. Because I realized that…… hehehe.”

She sobbed for a few seconds before she finished her words.

“There is something that makes me feel so relieved and saved.”

“… ….”

Chaejin hugged Elua and patted her on the back.

“It must have been difficult and painful, but I persevered. I’m sorry, and thank you so much. Thank you for being alive If you had taken your own life, I might have really become a crippled person.”

“Uhhh, hero! Me, it was so hard. It was painful!? It wasn’t once or twice that I thought I wanted to die! However, I endured while thinking of the warrior. I thought the hero would be offended if he heard the news that I committed suicide. So, so…… !”

The only thing her Chaejin could do for her, who cried and clung to her like a child, was to apologize and hug her tighter.

“I’m sorry, it’s all because of me. It’s because of me that you suffered like that. How can I atone? I… ….”

Chin.

While doing so, El Lua suddenly stepped on her feet.

She could resist at any time with a little bit of strength, but Chaejin tripped over her technique on purpose.

A grassy forest glistening with beautiful light in the evening light.

A beautiful woman with hair the color of the setting sun lying on top of it, and herself crushing the woman.

The fact that El Lua’s face turned red for some reason is probably not her fault.

“Atonement is nothing special. Just make me happy as much as I was unhappy. Isn’t that right, warrior?”

“Ugh, yes. What…… Right.”

“Then hug me. Please commit it as a single woman. If that happens now, I think I will be the happiest.”

“…… Here?”

“Yes, here. On that day, if such a tragedy had not happened, I want to continue the first night that I would have had to go through even now.”

“… ….”

“Please do not hesitate, hero. Even if it’s a concubine, I’m also the hero’s wife? Everything has been agreed upon with Ilil, so you don’t have to worry at all…….”

Meanwhile, El Lua brought her Chaejin’s left hand to her breast.

A soft and elastic texture that can be clearly felt even on clothes.

As a result, the blood rushed to the lower part of her cheekbones as well.

“Isn’t this romantic enough… ….”

“Elua…… !”

“Kyayup.”

The two spent a fierce and hot time as if they were solving their past regrets.

–

The dungeon of the imperial palace.

The large middle-aged man who was imprisoned in the sudden light shrank.

“…… Sir Bright.”

The identity of the light is a lantern.

It was Chaejin who stood in front of Bright holding it.

Blinking his eyes several times to adjust his eyes to the light, Bright smiled faintly as he realized that his end was near.

“Is it my turn now? I have no intention of resisting, so let’s go…….”

“Yes, come with me.”

Coming out of prison, Bright trudged toward the execution site.

Read at noblemtl.com

Jabak- Jabak-

But something was strange.

No matter how you look at it, the direction Chaejin was heading was not a public execution site.

‘Are you planning on secretly executing them inside the imperial palace rather than in a public execution ground? Is there anything to be thankful for…….’

But since he fought hard on the front line, it seemed like he was recognizing that credit.

I felt like I was being denied my personality when I thought that I would be beheaded and sent to my family for such dishonest things, but I let go.

“Sir Bright, your place is here.”

“What? Uh, this is…… !”

I couldn’t help but be surprised by the bright thread.

The place where Chaejin stopped is none other than the Imperial Knights’ gymnasium.

It was a place I missed and was familiar with, as it was a place I had fallen in love with countless times.

“You mean to execute me here? Uh, why?”

Chaejin didn’t answer and just pushed the big door open.

The door opened like that, and the inside of the hall was revealed…….

“I’ve been waiting for you, Lord Bright!”

Dozens of henchmen were bowing on their knees.

Bright opened his eyes wide and asked cautiously in a voice mixed with many emotions.

“Hero, this is…… What happened?”

Only then did Chaejin loosen her hard expression and smile softly.

“As a result of an internal meeting, it was decided that Lord Bright was not to be executed. Unlike the other nobles who were executed, there was no crime he confessed to, and the charge of world treason was reduced to 30 years of service to train the younger generation, considering that he did not take care of himself on the front line and cooperated in the training of the heir to the hero. Of course, I owe a lot to that.”

Fluff!

As soon as he heard that, Bright got down on one knee in front of Chaejin and bowed.

Read at noblemtl.com

Just as his own henchmen were doing, he wholeheartedly showed the utmost courtesy a knight could.

“I don’t know what to do when you give this sinner a new life! The hero who saved the world and the ruler of the empire, please allow this humble body to serve you as its lord!”

At times like this, you should set the mood…….

Chaejin cleared her voice and answered as if giving a command.

“Okay, you will be my knight from now on.”

To be honest, it was a bit cheesy, but whatever.

“Keuhehehe! Lord! I will pay for my unfulfilled sins and the grace bestowed on me throughout my life. Glory to the new empire!”

He himself is so happy.

“We, too, will follow our lord and serve you! Glory to the new empire!”

Among Bright’s henchmen, the highest-ranking one immediately followed and swore an oath of allegiance.

Anyway, the more people who said they would be loyal, the better.

At least the people gathered here were certified by the Confession Magic, faithful to their duties, and aware of chivalry.

‘It must have been a good choice.’

Come to think of it, there was no particular reason to kill Bright.

Not only did he usually stay away from unclean things, but he was one of those who took the lead before anyone else to slaughter monsters when destruction threatened.

Unlike Rondo, he is a person who would really damage the empire if killed.

The only thing he did wrong was that when the decision was made to expel the hero, he did not actively dissuade the emperor and those in power.

It wasn’t without fault, but it was too wasteful to take it to heart and have it executed.

It’s right to keep him alive and squeeze him to the bone.

“Then let’s get out of here today. As a commemoration of regaining freedom, let’s break up a fight with our subordinates.”

“Thank you for your consideration, lord…… !”

As soon as Chaejin turned around, the dark men embraced each other and were happy.

Looking at the sweaty scene from a little distance, Chaejin felt his heart relax and walked towards his bedroom.

‘Ah. I wonder if Iril is hiding in my bed again today.’

Thinking so made him feel a little terrified.

–

“What is your sin?”

“Three years ago…… At night… Killing an insolent commoner who didn’t listen to orders to hand over her daughter… The daughter and her mother were also raped and killed, then abandoned in the forest… ….”

“Tsk, disgusting.”

Annelian interrogated and kicked his tongue.

If you stay here, you will hear nothing but disgusting stories.

Nevertheless, the reason she stood here and actively assisted the interrogation of criminals was because she had a clear purpose.

‘Where is it? Just show up and I can make you beg me to kill you. But I will never kill you easily. If I, my father, and my mother don’t give back hundreds of thousands of times the pain they went through…….’

Elf Hunter.

Among other things, it was to find the person who killed her family.

Please don’t die already.

Please be found with your own eyes.

How long has it been since you interrogate people with confession magic, begging and praying like that?

“I… Including humans… Hunt elves… They made slaves and sold them…….”

Such a low voice came from the next room.

Excited Annelian ran right in and stormed in to question the prisoner.

“Badro, Elaive. Do you remember these names?”

“…… The elves I hunted…….”

“Huh.”

Annelian swallowed her seething anger with her breath, and put her nose near the human’s neck to sniff her.

The smell of humans coming from her mother’s corpse…….

In her childhood she tried to remember the smell of the oldest of her bloody tears.

It was so faint that I could tell it only after sniffing it so closely, but Annelian remembered it clearly.

Yes, this is the smell.

This disgusting, hateful smell was evident.

She stirred up her hatred, which had been building up to the very depths of her heart.

And muttered in a voice darker than that of a ghost from hell.

“I found it… ….”

–

Chaejin was invited to the elven kingdom.

This time, it was in the name of blessing the hero who saved the world under the name of the spirit, and strengthening the alliance between the new empire and the elven kingdom.

As long as they were truly trustworthy, she said that it would be okay to bring as many people as possible, so she headed to the elven kingdom with Iril and Elua.

“Welcome to the kingdom of the elves, the hero and his heir. And… ….”

“This is my wife.”

“Umm, the spouse is welcome too.”

Illil, who had been listening to the short conversation between the Elf Queen and Elua, interrupted and said as if protesting.

“The word ‘Hero’s successor’ is of course an honor, but…… Still, I prefer the word warrior’s wife! Please call me that too. I am the rightful wife, and I deserve to be called a spouse rather than an heir!”

No, it’s a bit embarrassing to say that openly…….

“Big.”

Chaejin coughed briefly in embarrassment.

“Uh…… Um, I see. Then again. Welcome to the elven kingdom of the warrior and his two spouses. Please enjoy the beautiful and mysterious nature to the fullest.”

“Thank you, beautiful Elven Queen!”

Only then did she feel satisfied with Irill. She smiled.

“Cheuk, did you make her two wives already? I haven’t seen that.”

Annelian, who was watching it all, laughed teasingly.

Chaejin’s face got a little redder.

–

“Waaa! So pretty!”

A place called the Cave of Life.

Inside the stone chamber where there is no light from outside, flowers shining in a mysterious sky blue are filling up.

All I could say was that the sight was wonderful, mysterious, and beautiful.

“Yeah, it’s really pretty…” ….”

Looking at Chaejin who was genuinely admiring with Ilil, Elua smiled shyly.

“Hero, do you remember that time? It wasn’t as good as here, but it was a beautiful place. You made a ring out of bright blue flowers.”

“Ah.”

It wasn’t until Elua spoke that she remembered.

The blue flower ring that made me meet Ilil.

If it wasn’t for that, this happy moment might not have existed.

“…… Great. Let’s try making it again.”

Chaejin revived her sense of the time and made two flower rings.

And she gave it to Iril and Elua.

Iril laughed in pure joy, and Elua smiled faintly as she recalled her old memories.

Iril was excited and clung to Chaejin’s right arm.

“If you put a ring on, that’s a proposal, right? This is what the hero proposed to me and my mother, right? Yes?”

“Uh…… A formal proposal is an expensive ring in a better place…….”

Seeing Chaejin blurting her horse’s tail, El Lua, who thought it was cute, also hugged his left arm tightly.

“No matter how expensive and pretty you bring a ring, it’s worthless compared to this ring that the warrior made for you.”

“Is that so?”

While Chaejin was careless…….

Swoop.

Iril stroked Chaejin’s groin with a dark look.

“Wait a minute, Leel, you… ….”

“If you propose, shouldn’t there be a process of making love?”

“No, this is the territory of the elven kingdom…… Besides, Elua is next to me…….”

“Eheh, that doesn’t matter. Elves will probably turn a blind eye to this. In the first place, are you and my mother both the hero’s wife?”

Chaejin’s eyes glanced at Elua.

She was clearly blushing and smiling lightly, avoiding her gaze.

…… Doesn’t it look like someone wants to do it?

‘Looks like you’re doing a 3P that wasn’t even possible… ….’

It was another later story that they both became pregnant shortly after and gave birth to two healthy daughters.