We Defeated the Demon and Disbanded Without Any Conflict

23 – purpose of action (correction)

I cover it up with a bandage, but to be honest, I’m not ashamed of my scarred face, so I’m not ashamed to cover it up.

If your eyes are bright, your hands keep going to your face for some reason, so you should prevent it, and if you have a lot of scars, you might give off a tough impression. I put on a bandage thinking that.

Of course, I tried not to show it to Rain, Solar, Lian, or Odrox as much as possible. But well, it wasn’t like they wouldn’t listen if they asked first.

You will be responsible for the consequences of that.

look After seeing it for the first time in a while, Lane’s face turned blue. Even the pupils become cloudy little by little, as if watching the process of a human becoming a monster, as seen in the Territory at the edge of the Fell Verne border.

Lane caresses my eyes without saying anything. It took a bit of time, like touching each scar.

After touching all of my scars with a face that didn’t know what he was thinking, Lane closed and opened her eyes for a long time and then said to me.

“never.”

In a suppressed voice, as if enduring something.

“.. ….”

“What? I can’t hear you.”

“..no. I didn’t say anything.”

I guess something I was thinking about came out of my mouth on its own.

It seemed that Lane’s condition was a bit strange, as he evaded his self-talk. It seems that the integrity and noble feeling of the past has diminished a little.

I don’t know if I should say this, but if I have to argue, it exudes an aura that reminds me of a fight with a demon called Remidion in the past.

According to the person himself, Remedion is in charge of jealousy. The demon, as he himself said, was a mental threat to our party, and quite dangerous in reality.

I never thought that we would be in such a dangerous situation as we spent a lot of time together and boasted of a strong bond.

Ryan opened the door. She, who always showed only a soft and warm side, gradually started ignoring Rain and Solar and began to close the distance with me.

The scope of my activities is the forefront. I was in the exact opposite formation with Lian, so the closer Lian approached me, the more dangerous it became.

Rain, Solar, and Odrox also felt him and gave Lian the same advice.

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No, Rain and Solar said it in a slightly different nuance. Apparently, it was a tough tone that didn’t fit our seasoned and tight bond, like ‘it’s annoying, don’t stick around’.

Inferred from repeated situations afterwards, Rain, Solar, Lian, and Odrox were all exposed to the magic of jealousy cast by Remidion first, and as a result, they became jealous of each other, centering on me, who was just a colleague.

Odrox is jealous of me for unintentionally taking the hearts of three women.

I am jealous of the difference in skills between me and the members.

And the three women are jealous of each other for their favor towards me.

Coincidentally, the three women had the same feelings, and the cat fight between the talented women in different directions was more dangerous than I thought. The demoralization of Odrox, the breakwater, also had a tremendous adverse effect.

Anyway, even though Rain wasn’t affected by that magic, he still looked the same as he did back then.

The already brightened view shows Lane’s expression as it is.

And the moment I was about to say something, the mana stone placed on the desk began to flicker as if I had waited.

“Hey, I’ve been contacted.”

While expressing her displeasure at the interruption of flow, Rain obediently picked up the dusty mana stone.

He hesitated for a while, as if he was accustomed to writing, but soon remembered how to use it and tapped the mana stone. It is to activate the mana that was injected in advance.

The magic stone, which had been close to gray, glowed golden, and at the same time, communication magic was connected, and the image was projected in the air.

bald head.

no no. Instead, the image of a middle-aged man in a pretty classy red suit floats in the air. Duke of Hidin? baron? Anyway, I remember that I was a person of a slightly higher status. I don’t even remember the name.

[Kuhm. greatness. Can you hear me?]

“Ah, yes. I can hear you.”

[It seems that communication is a little unstable. I can’t see the figure of the hero?]

“Yes. I’m sorry.”

[And the hero said something, um. I have a scary feeling… Is it because of my mood?]

“Yes. It’s just my mood.”

The man broke into a cold sweat at the snappy answer and started talking about his business.

[Anyway, hero. May I request a visit to the duke’s drawing room tomorrow or the day after tomorrow?]

“..Can I ask what’s going on?”

[The demonic realm is expanding. It’s still a little far from Hidin’s border, but it’s strong and will soon become a threat.]

“Are there any people available?”

[The number of applicants decreased noticeably when we brought up the subject of the Magician. In the current situation, the way to call the 7 stars is…]

“Aren’t warriors who graduated from the academy not applying?”

[That’s… it’s the first time that the warriors of Hidin are exploring the Demonic Realm, so there aren’t many people with willpower… It’s judged that it’s better to subdue them clearly than to lose unconfirmed power…]

A hesitant voice expresses anxiety about calling a hero named Rain. Even if you don’t have to show that kind of reaction, if you’re Rain, you’ll readily agree. Because he is a Rain Guard-on who values peace on the continent above all else.

“..If all 7 stars are gathered, please contact me again.”

Lane said that and unilaterally cut off contact. Considering the position of the dean of the academy and the position of the other party at the same time, it was quite rude, but considering the position of the first hero, I could understand it somehow. Although it was an act that did not suit the human image of a rain guard on.

But if you think about it again, well, her a little harsh attitude doesn’t make sense. He has already saved the continent and has the position of a dean rather than an adventurer. I have a lot of work to do, so my annoyance will pile up proportionally.

Even in a situation where you have withdrawn from the front line, you will still treat it as a full force and calling it like this will be annoying. Even more so, just imagining the resurrection of the demon king is not a big deal that will give you goosebumps.

“under..”

“Well, let’s think positively. It’s all for peace…”

It’s not something I can say, since I threw away my adventurer’s license somewhere and didn’t even renew it, let alone receive a 7-star title.

“Ron, do you want me to subdue the Demon Lord?”

I don’t know why you bother asking my opinion, but there’s nothing wrong with continuing peace on the continent. Although we should consider the attitude of the graduates of the academy who give the title of ‘Hero’ and drop out because they are afraid of subjugating the Demon Lord.

I nodded, and Lane met my cloudy eyes.

“If I finish successfully, will you stay by my side?”

What does that have to do with this? I tried to refuse it, but my sense through various experiences was ‘Never say that, you idiot!!’ I shrieked, so I nodded my head again.

At my reaction, Lane nodded her head as if expressing her firm determination. It’s like watching a knight swear allegiance to the person who hired him before going on a campaign.

“..would you like to come with me too..?”

“ok?”

“Ph.. tell me if you don’t like it. I just asked..”

I was lost in thought for a moment at Lane’s wrinkled question. Even so, these days, since I haven’t stimulated my body, my hands move freely, which is a nuisance. In fact, I almost got caught by Thorman.

Wouldn’t it be possible to give new impetus to the academy’s repeated life? Whether the people there would be happy to have an outsider participate was another matter, but it wasn’t a bad suggestion.

So I said I’d go if it was okay. If I can go, I think I’d better go.

“Um… really!?”

“But why all of a sudden? Didn’t you say something like I shouldn’t get hurt?”

“..that’s the case… if we… if I’m by your side, it’ll be fine… rather than being left alone… I don’t think we’ll be able to escape if we’re together… I want to feel like the old days…”

Was it a bit selfish request? Aside from the dubious words in the middle, there were quite a few things I could gain as long as I was allowed to participate.

Did he not know that I would readily accept it? Lane said as she held my hand tightly. From the hand I held, golden magic flowed out and began to heal my broken fingernails.

It was a healing magic that could be used because he received the revelation of light and had the ability of a crusader. Although it lags behind Rian and doesn’t seem to use it often.

It won’t take long to recover like this. Even now, just thinking of Lane’s eyes like this makes her arms tremble little by little and doesn’t calm down.

“Then can we come here tomorrow after the lecture?”

“Ah. Yes. Yes. I will write the reason for the absence.. Let’s work hard again together.”

Looking at Lane’s innocent smile, which he hadn’t seen in a long time, he withdrew from the dean’s office.

When she said, ‘Let’s do our best together’, thoughts of the past came to my mind.

The confident appearance of jumping into enemy lines without a hint of hesitation from the forefront.

Rain’s face, which he hadn’t seen in a while, hadn’t changed compared to the past. Except for the emotional line that sometimes gets messy because of me, it was as neat and calm as it was back then and was reliable.

The golden mana, which seemed to have increased in total amount compared to before, was shining brilliantly, and if the holy power had increased, it had increased, but not decreased at all.

My image was reflected in her pupils. His eyes were full of self-inflicted wounds. Along with the black eyes wrapped in an inferiority complex.

Thousands of negative emotions rise up through the body.

When the body is comfortable, the mind is also relaxed, so I have pursued stimulating things without thinking deeply.

Because the loosened heart brought out the ugly self-hatred and jealousy that had been buried deep inside,

I rolled my body even more to forget those feelings. He will probably continue to act like that in the future.

I get jealous of Lane. I bury the reason why I’m lacking.

I felt myself blaming my old colleagues for my own inadequacies.

I didn’t like it, so I put my hand to my eyes.

gave me strength To the point of squeezing my eyeballs.

and drew it as is.

Slightly longer fingernails scratch under the eyebrows and stop just above the cheekbones.

sick. like it’s burning

It calms down. All nerves are focused on the pain.

I wiped away the flowing blood.

I covered my eyes with the bandages I brought.

blurred vision

I glanced behind me, but I couldn’t see Lane’s face.

The blue iris and the pupil containing the strong will were also covered by the reddish haze of vision.

I’m more used to this now.