141 – Why a man risked his life

The odds of winning were slim.

I might have the upper hand in physical strength by a very narrow margin, but Dauna, who had mastered the path of sorcery, was a being who transcended humanity in a completely different sense from the hero.

Mana, the substance that forms the basis of this world. The one and only human who can manipulate such a mysterious power at will and even hone it without restrictions or limits.

Margie. Downa.

It was not even clear that it was unreasonable for a criminal like me to dare to raise an objection against that dangerous person, who was also called a willful natural disaster by some.

”This is the last warning in dialogue. Get out of there right now.”

”Downa…”

Downa’s stern voice instantly stiffened my body and mind.

The will that came from the cane slung over my shoulder was unspeakably strong.

It was to the point where I could clearly draw her expression looking fiercely at me without looking back.

”Downa. No matter what, given my position as the saintess’ exclusive guardian priest, I can’t just sit still in an emergency situation like this…”

”Then what is this?”

Fighting.

The excuse I was going to add belatedly was blocked by the familiar bundle of papers that Dauna had thrown at my feet.

Resignation.

The crystals of the frivolous will I had submitted to the nun so far were scattered like fallen leaves on the white hallway.

”This, where is all this…”

”These are the things I found in her drawer when I brought the big-chested nun to her room. From the beginning, it seems that you weren’t too happy with the position of being the exclusive of the saintess, and you tried to quit whenever you had a chance. how is it? Am I wrong?”

It was as if every word he said became a dagger and was being stabbed into my heart.

Because that’s what it was.

A role I didn’t want in the first place. A position detestable to those who would have wanted to put it down at any time, if they could.

For me, assisting the saintess was always unpleasant, burdensome, and uncomfortable.

”It’s okay if you’re worried about not being able to bestow the holy woman’s protection on the hero. Because I have some kind of trick. So Rowville, you don’t have to worry about the difficult job anymore.”

”·····!”

Suddenly, my eyes opened wide.

It was because Downa’s confident assertion evaporated even the slightest sense of responsibility that had slung over my shoulders.

There was no need to guess the credibility of the statement.

Downa, who is intelligent in everything, would not even mention it unless the success rate of the plan she came up with exceeded 70%.

Even if the ploy had a success rate of less than 50%, it would be much better than me without any countermeasures.

”This situation is clearly out of the realm of what you can handle alone. Each person has his or her own way of doing things. Isn’t that what you always say? I’ll take care of the rest. Please rest in peace.”

I don’t have to.

”In the first place, the old custom of leaving dozens of high-ranking priests to play around and entrusting only you with the role of assisting the saintess is wrong! I’m not sure if it’s a papal law or what! Now that I’m here, I can’t tolerate such tyranny anymore!”

There are many people who can replace me.

”You’ve done enough! Rowville!”

I did enough.

Those are the words I’ve always wanted to hear.

Those were the words I wished someone would say to me.

It was a word that had been repeated to me dozens, hundreds, thousands of times.

It was.

Yes, it should have been.

”thanks. Downa. I’m alive thanks to you.”

”cancer! What does it mean to be friends, heh, hehehe!?”

With sincere gratitude, I immediately hugged Dauna.

Right after that, Dauna, who had been boasting in a triumphant manner, struggled in a fuss and let out a disparaging moan.

”thanks. Thank you very much, Downa.”

”Ro, Low! Lout! Black! low! Black! Rowville!?”

When I hugged the waist, a much more immediate response came back than before.

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Judging by the occasional hiccup, he must have been quite surprised.

It was like watching a timid chinchilla, trying to push my body away, rolling it away, trying to get away from me, then rolling it back and forth.

”Hey, thanks to you, I’m alive. If it wasn’t for Downa, where would I be today? I don’t even want to imagine it.”

”That’s right! Oh cancer! By the way! There is no other adult in the party who is as caring as I am except for the hero and the big team!”

”Really. That’s what it says. but downa I have a little question. If you’ll excuse me, can I ask you a question?”

”All right, of course! It seems like something like that between us! Well, ask me anything! It encompasses all the knowledge rooted in this system and is said to be a treasure trove of knowledge, even things I don’t know about!”

”Why is Downa being so nice to me?”

”What?”

Dauna, who was gently holding me in my arms, tilted her head and looked up at me, froze in a good way.

A face as red as a blush. An open mouth that can hardly be closed.

He also had the habit of shaking the area around his eyebrows when he was hit.

Since it was so obvious, it was honestly not difficult to pretend not to know her heart.

”That’s it! of course! Do, Dongroat! Ah, Annette! Chi, good friend! Black! Friends, of course!”

”For that kind of thing, it seems like he’s only being too nice to me. Sometimes when I take a bath and when I change clothes, I feel like someone is spying on me. Is that really a downer thing? ”

”Hey!? uh, how to do that!? Ah, Annette! Black! oddly! do not know! don’t know! Whoops!”

”Did you really think I didn’t know that I was spying on you with detection magic whenever you had a spare time? Maybe once or twice a week. If you steal like that, it’s even weirder not to know. You don’t know, Downa, how much I’ve worked so hard to pretend I don’t know, right?’

”Huh, heh!”

Downed down by my rebuke that didn’t even give me a chance to breathe, Dauna got to the point where she couldn’t even come up with a trivial answer.

If the hiccup that popped out at the same time as I finished speaking was the answer, it seemed like the answer.

It was hard to find a clear will any longer in Downa’s eyes, which were spinning round and round like a draining bathtub hole.

”Downa. You know.”

”Hikit!?”

He softly brought his mouth to her ear and whispered softly.

”Downa. Do you like me?”

”[email protected]#[email protected]ㅆ#^[email protected]#!!?”

At that very moment, Dawna, who let out a grotesque scream that could never be expressed in human phonogram, suddenly raised her arms to the sky.

Whoo!

The recoil sent the wooden staff that she held firmly in her hand into the air.

A wizard who has lost his wand is like a computer without a keyboard.

I did not miss that golden opportunity.

”sorry. Downa.”

”Heh heh!?”

He hurriedly turned his body, which had been clinging to her body, and kicked the ground vigorously.

”Ro, Rowville! Oh, no! It won’t work!”

Unable to decide whether to retrieve the cane floating in the sky or catch me as I fled, Dauna’s neck trembled with concern.

I could guess what Dauna was worried about right now.

After all, he must be worried about me being thrown helplessly into the barrier spread across the door of the throne room.

But now I had some certainty.

Is it a prediction based on experience so far? Even I couldn’t clearly define whether it was because of my firm faith in the person who created this barrier.

I could only dare to say this one thing.

That the saintess fears getting hurt more than anything else.

snap!

”What!?”

Dauna’s eyes widened when she saw me passing through the mysterious barrier and casually holding on to the doorknob of the audience room.

Even though the precious cane was in danger of falling to the ground, the sight of him eagerly reaching out his hand to me seemed to be reprimanding me for such an irresponsible action.

”Rouville—!”

I couldn’t dare to answer that mournful voice, so I responded with a stiff smile filled with an apology.

Even I couldn’t figure out exactly why I made such a foolish decision.

The time I’ve spent on the other side of this gate these past few months has been a series of hardships that cannot be called peaceful even with empty words.

I had always been thinking of running away, and if it hadn’t been for the nun’s intimidation, I’d have done so long ago.

However, the feeling I felt after hearing Dauna’s words was not the relief of having been freed from such restraints, but rather the anxiety that I might never see her again.

‘brother.’

A sad voice calling me.

A white face distorted by tears.

The moment those visions passed through my vision, when I came to my senses, my hand was already pointing toward the doorknob.

The days spent with the saintess were definitely painful, but it wasn’t just painful things.

”hahahaha…”

It’s just a story here.

To be honest, it wasn’t such a bad feeling to be called by a woman this old and young.

That’s enough of a reason for a man to risk his life. What.