We Defeated the Demon and Disbanded Without Any Conflict

80 – Gathering of Cowards

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Inside the dean’s office, which has completely become a hideout since the reunion. There, three women are looking at each other.

Just hearing the titles of the first warrior, archmage, and saintess, they have strength and achievements to the extent that one should naturally show reverence, so just looking at each other silently and earnestly creates a solemn atmosphere. If people who didn’t know the situation saw it, they would have made a fuss about it, wondering if something big had happened. No, it was a big deal for them.

It wasn’t because of the massive expulsion of first-year students that had just happened. As soon as the fact went out, people who heard it paid a lot of attention to the case, but the subject was now a low priority for them.

The labyrinth exploration week was over, and the procedures for expulsion of the cadets were over. After completing everything he asked for, I was finally able to lift my head and straighten my back to rest. Even so, important things still remained, so they gathered in one place.

Rain’s eyes stare at Sola’s ring and Lian’s ring.

Sola’s eyes looked at Lane’s bracelet and Lian’s ring… which was ambiguous to say the least. It was not the same gaze of the losers as before.

Rian’s eyes glanced at Sola’s ring and Lane’s bracelet a couple of times.

“there.”

Ryan spoke first. As if they were waiting for someone to speak up, Rain and Solar’s heads swung around and began to stab arrows into her vaguely fragile heart.

“Huh..”

Lian, who was holding her breath at the gaze that could kill at least one person casually, closed her mouth that she was about to open and hesitated for a moment, but soon she regained her composure and started talking about a topic that no one had mentioned before.

“I have something to say about Ron…’s insensitivity…”

“Tell me.”

“I’m listening.”

“Is there any way to break it?”

“Why don’t you tell me directly?”

“I confessed myself, but it seems like it has become something that never happened.”

“Uh.. yes. Then why did you start hurting yourself..”

“Who’s going to go directly to Ron and say that?”

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None of them answered Ryan’s question.

Even though there was no progress in both physical and mental relationships for more than ten years, Solar and Lian, who had not confessed first and left vague voids like wormwood, naturally could not answer, and they went somewhere and confessed something else, taking the opportunity. Lane, who had been kicked out, also did not want to carry a gun again. Even indirectly, when asked why, Ron gave off an awkward atmosphere and blurted out his words, which also contributed to their hesitation.

“I have to start by thinking about why you are so insensitive?

After a moment of silence, Solar spoke.

“I think the lane is the problem.”

Then, as if answering an advisory question, he immediately gave the answer he thought of.

“Uh… me?”

“Yeah. Just looking at you makes them react violently. Usually in a negative way. Doesn’t it cause them to ignore other people’s feelings because of some kind of reluctance?”

Solar’s unique prodding tone directly points to Rain as the main cause. Even so, Lane calmly and without any emotional changes..

“Perhaps..”

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No, he showed a slightly embarrassed expression and left some room for words. She recalled her secret, which she had pushed to reveal to see his bare face. I didn’t know it at the time, but when I came back and thought about it, it was a confession that wouldn’t be strange if he reacted violently when he saw me.

A woman he considered a colleague confessed to liking him, and even revealed that he was masturbating against him. If the other person has no feelings for the person he confessed to, it wouldn’t be strange to keep a distance.

When it comes to Ron, Lane doesn’t even turn his head properly and reacts violently, but this time it was different. In order to refute the words of Solar, who pointed out that she was the cause, she began to search for her memories.

“No. Judging from those scars, there must have been scars when we met again after the birth.

“So you’re saying you’ve been acting like that since the breakup? Then was it the effect of the curse?”

This time, Solar’s arrow is directed at Lian.

“Lian. Didn’t you say that the effect of the curse was gone because you completely erased demonia? In case the curse and demonia had some bad effect…”

“Yes. It certainly was. It is clear from what I confirmed at the time. As far as I know, if the demonic energy is completely erased, the curse’s effect will disappear…”

I’m not sure what you’re saying because I’m not a demon, but at least no one here knows more about demons and curses than Rian. So, this reason is put on hold.

The three of them are looking for the reason for his self-hatred and insensitivity, citing several other reasons. But since he doesn’t talk much about his physical condition and how he feels, there hasn’t been much progress.

However, the highest probability was ‘because I felt useless’, ‘because I couldn’t overcome fatigue’, and ‘obsession to protect the unreliable self’ were three.

“Doesn’t that make sense because you feel useless?”

“That’s right. Ron’s role in the trip was the biggest.”

“I don’t think this makes sense either.”

Of the three sentences drawn out, the one closest to the correct answer, no, they just mercilessly erased the correct answer from their heads. He speculated that he couldn’t think of himself as ‘I’m useless’ because he moved far more than anyone else and did his best in both combat and life. It was a misunderstanding caused by a lack of communication.

Drugs, mnemonics, etc. could not be the solution. Those that use magic to improve the condition were completely useless to Ron, who had almost no magic. Of course, it wasn’t that I hadn’t tried it. According to the person himself, it was effective to some extent in the beginning, but after a while, he said that more severe recoil came.

The remaining two were credible, and even after discussions, no suitable answer could be found.

“Can’t we just prepare for both? There’s not really something overlapping.”

It seemed like it would end only looking for a reason to keep going like this, so Lian came up with a compromise. The correct answer was discarded and the two incorrect answers were merged together. The other two did not pay attention to the correct answers that had already been erased, and reacted to Lian’s compromise by saying, ‘That’s a clever idea’.

“What we don’t trust is…”

“I’ve had a lot of help.”

“Yeah. It’s not strange to think so.”

Solar spoke softly as if passing by among them, who recalled the past days when they received help.

“Then the person who helped the most will get confessed, go out with, and get married?”

Silence arose starting from Solar’s muttering.

right. They were colleagues, but they were rivals. Everyone here held onto his soggy heart to the point of holding on to his pants crotch, shouting that he couldn’t admit it when he chose someone else.

That’s why Solar’s words touched me even more.

Victory, love, marriage, business, parenting, old age, even death.

The thought of being together for the rest of his life by his side, without being apart even for a second, starts to make their hearts melt. The winner will forever ridicule the opponent by his side, and the loser will cling to him for the rest of his life, winning mental victory by gathering fragments of already ended possibilities.

Everyone thought they would be the winners. With his mouth, he said something like ‘We are colleagues’, but when he imagined such a situation, he excluded all other things and began to draw only his own happiness.

It was Rain who put an end to that delusion. She spoke to them slowly, quite seriously as always… no, in a voice that was 30% more serious than usual.

“I hate losing.”

“me too.”

“huh.”

Even Solar, who answered with a snort, knew that they were of the same opinion after all. That’s why Lane came up with an agenda to prepare for any unforeseen situation—thinking about when things worked out first.

“I like Ron. But I like you too. I don’t want to see you guys cry when you’re not chosen.”

“Why are you so sure you’ll be chosen?”

Solar growls.

“You’re full of confidence. Then if things don’t go your way, you’re going to cry and scream more?”

As if to back him up, Lian puts in an extra hit.

“We’re not done talking yet. Listen carefully. I hate not being chosen and I hate seeing you guys sad.”

“..Wait a minute. Maybe it’s not what I think?”

“So my opinion is, let’s make a board so we can all get chosen.”

“Rain, I’m sorry, but I’m a bit selfish, so that might be difficult…”

“Rian, then you only believe in the odds that you’ll be chosen? Divided by three, the odds are less than half. I want to rule out a series of possibilities. This is how we can all be happy.”

“Rain, then you’re saying that it’s okay if the affection that comes to you is cut in half?”

“Wait. Why is it cut in half? Isn’t it right to be cut into thirds?”

“No… Solar, I think you’d say you don’t like this kind of thing.”

“I haven’t said anything yet. Don’t leave it out on your own.”

“Yes. Anyway, Lane, is it okay for you to divide 100 affection into 33?”

“I think it’s better than zero. That’s why I’m telling you.”

Solar, who was looking at Rain’s determined face, said as if tossing it.

“What if Ron chooses someone else?”

Lian immediately responded to her words.

“Never, never.”

As if denying the probability itself, Lane puts an extra blow at her confident words.

“We have to clear the way out so that this never happens. Anyone who approaches other than us…”

I didn’t finish talking, but I knew what she was going to say. Solar liked Rain’s attitude. Also, if you mentioned equality or something and talked about bringing in other people, you were going to refute head-on and declare war.

Solar recalled people who were certain to have a crush on him, such as the chief and the princess. Recognizing that everyone was on the same line, it would have been much more advantageous to form a common front and not increase the number of enemies.

In Hidin, polygamy is effectively applied. Just because they choose a man, no one can say anything. Of course, there will be a lot of noise about the three chosen men.

good. be willing to hold my hand The final winner will be himself, and the rest will only have positions at the concubine’s level.

“I like it. I don’t like having b*tches among us who I don’t know where they came from.”

“Huh? Solar?”

Ryan let out a sound of bewilderment. Because Solar, whom I thought was the most naive here, accepted the polygamy proposal first. After holding hands once, their eyes naturally turned to Lian. Her gaze was slightly lowered. A crude ring made by forcibly deforming the shape of the necklace stood out.

If only one person is chosen, it will result in either keeping this forcibly created ring in a state of mind shattered, or becoming a whole ring and finding happiness.

What if you accept Lane’s offer? You will be able to receive the ring for sure, and you will be able to promise to be together forever.

But it also takes two other people. She wanted to take the love to herself.

But what can I do? The majority had already agreed with this opinion, and no matter how much Ron acted to protect himself, he had no confidence to overcome the connection between the two.

yes. Come to think of it, it wasn’t a bad suggestion. It is an opponent that cannot be defeated in the first place. The first hero who had been with him since childhood and the great wizard who contributed greatly to the subjugation of the demon lord. So I’d rather collaborate with them… and take it with me later.

“..Me too, hug me too!!”

A little annoyed, Lian raised her hand and shouted at them. Even if Solar sent her gaze saying ‘I knew it’, she didn’t mind and put her hand on top of their joined hands and participated in the battle.

While holding hands on the outside, Solar and Lian show a will to stay one step ahead on the inside. Lane raised the corner of her mouth very slightly as if she was satisfied seeing them like that.

“So now the question is what do we do?”

“First of all, we have to think about what we lack. You, Lane… I don’t know, and you, Lian, have stamina and the strength to defend yourself.”

“Huh? Am I lacking in stamina?”

“Ron used to carry it on his back because he said he was tired all the time.”

“Oh, that’s… ehe…”

“Don’t think of filling it up with laughter, but build up your stamina.”

“yes..”

“So we’ll just have to train enough that we won’t have to be looked after by Ron?”

“Okay. Let’s come to that conclusion first, and if anything else comes to mind, let’s contact each other.”

“Okay! Everyone work hard!”

“You’ll be watching me to see if I’m doing well.”

“Hung..”

“How do I relieve fatigue?”

“First of all, let’s think about what we lack after training.”

“great!”

The small wind caused by the lack of communication was gradually increasing in size.