The Discarded Warrior Party Came to Me

22 – Someone who is more precious than life

“No way… just because of that…”

Heonnayoon’s eyes were out of focus. At that time, Choi Da-hee spoke.

“I… Wake up, Nayun-nim… It’s not even a situation where we can assure you what the hero did…”

– Flinch

After saying that, Nayun Heon drew in a deep breath as if he had come to his senses.

“That…Isn’t it? It’s not yet certain that the hero has been poisoned with holy water or something.”

Heo Na-yoon muttered, barely holding on to her spirit.

“Oh… It could be that Seongsu entered the house of Warrior Kang Eun-chan for some special reason today, right? That… And maybe it’s just keeping it for a while. Maybe tomorrow I’ll carry that holy water and share it with others, right? Right?”

All of my colleagues answered with awkward smiles.

“Ah… I guess so. There’s no way the hero would use such an enormous amount of holy water for self-interest. Even purchasing that amount of holy water would require a lot of money. No matter how much money the warrior has, it will be difficult for him to personally purchase that much. Even now, the person carrying the holy water is Jin Su-yeon, the goddess’ representative, isn’t it? If you said you were using it for nonsense, you wouldn’t even carry it…”

“Isn’t it?”

Heo Na-yoon finally took a breather. But everyone else’s expressions were serious.

They also vaguely know. The fact that their words are not realistic.

What could be the reason for a huge amount of holy water to enter a person’s home? If donation was the purpose, it would have been delivered to the place to be donated in the first place without bringing it into the house.

And it was strange that Jin Soo-yeon was carrying the holy water. Jin Su-yeon is the representative of the Goddess. She has a fairly busy job. By the way, did she carry the holy water herself?

‘Is there anything I need to hide?…’

They naturally became suspicious. It was okay to have someone else carry it, but Jin Su-yeon had to make it clear that she didn’t want anyone to find out about carrying the holy water.

There were many suspicious things, but the girls decided to watch for now.

The next day.

“Today too… Today too, the holy water entered…”

A huge amount of holy water goes into Kang Eun-chan’s house without fail. Today, just like yesterday, Jin Su-yeon carried the holy water herself.

The next day too. It was the same the next day too.

“Anyway… We must be right.”

Sacred Beasts who keep coming in without going out. As a result, the girls strongly believed that Kang Eun-chan was poisoned with holy water.

***

On the other hand, Kang Eun-chan’s house.

– Gulp

– The curse is temporarily alleviated.

“f*ck…”

It was only after pouring the highest grade of holy water that the necrosis of the flesh began to ease. However, the pain as if stabbing all kinds of organs was still there.

“It hurts… It hurts so much…”

The longer the time spent under the curse, the more it felt like his mind was worn out. The decaying body returned to its original state, but the unbearable pain that came periodically made me crumble.

– Plop

“aaah-!”

It was a repetition of daily life where I collapsed in pain while walking, got up and vomited into the toilet alone, and lay down again to feel the pain.

I can’t do anything. I don’t want to do anything. Pain so intense that nothing could be done came periodically.

-Click

I opened my phone and looked at the pictures I took with the warrior party members.

‘Hun Na-yoon, Lee Ye-seul, Choi Da-hee, Han Min-seo’

The only driving force that made me endure this f*cking feeling. These are the party members who believed in me and followed me.

The party members who believed in me and acted without saying anything bad while fighting the Demon King’s army for many years. Working together for a long time, I got to know more about their inner circumstances.

Each of them had their own agony, and there were also those who had sad stories that seemed so tragic.

‘I’m sure you’re doing well?’

At first, I thought they were simply NPCs in the game. However, the longer I spent with them, the more I treated them like human beings and came to deeply sympathize with their stories.

‘Should I tell you that I’m cursed right now?’

I imagined. I imagined telling them how I was cursed to seal the demon king and what kind of pain I was suffering from it.

– Hero… How have you endured alone so far?

– We… Is it because of us?… Why the hell is it because of us…

– Is there anything I can do…

– I’m sorry… I’m incompetent and there’s nothing I can do…

‘f*ck…’

No matter how much you think about it, it’s best not to say it. Well, there is no way to solve this curse. The only solution is to pour high-quality holy water into it like water. Even drinking holy water doesn’t completely make my pain go away.

My current situation is like that of a terminally ill cancer patient. I will continue to die The only thing that can be done is chemotherapy, which continues sparingly. Even that doesn’t provide a fundamental solution.

– I’m really… I’m really sorry Uncle…

My uncle, whom I was really close with in the real world, died of terminal cancer. The emotion I felt at that time was a terrible sense of shame.

Despair at not being able to help his uncle, who cannot even receive proper chemotherapy because of the high cost of treatment. The feeling of despair that there was nothing I could do even as I watched them die drove me into the abyss.

– It’s not because of you that I’m sick. You don’t have to be upset.

My uncle’s words did not reach my ears. Even if that was true, it didn’t matter. The obvious fact was that my uncle, whom I cherished more than anyone else, continued to die, and I had no choice but to watch it.

Even after my uncle passed away, that guilt lingered in my heart for a long time. That feeling of helplessness that there was nothing they could do about it, even though it didn’t cause me to get cancer, haunted me for years.

‘I don’t want to make you feel the same way as me.’

If they find out that I am cursed, the girls will feel the same hopelessness and helplessness I felt before losing my uncle.

There is nothing they can do. If I honestly open up about my pain, I will be able to receive comfort and concern from them. But at what cost?

– I’m sorry… I’m really sorry, warrior…

As I cried in my uncle’s hospital room, they will cry beside me. Their hearts will rot. Whenever I am in pain, I will feel a deep sense of guilt.

Every day he would visit me in the hospital, and he would be in trouble every time he saw me. Even in my daily life, I should feel remorse for myself who is suffering from holding a gun to seal the demon king.

‘I can’t do that.’

I didn’t want to. I didn’t want to break up their daily lives simply to receive modest comfort. As I nursed my uncle, I knew better than anyone how terrible the guilt was. From the moment the person around you falls ill with an incurable disease, those around you have to live in despair every day as much as the person concerned. I experienced it firsthand.

‘Only I have to endure.’

All I have to do is pretend I’m okay and hold on. Just pretend not to be sick and endure it. Then there will be no one who suffers from the demon lord and no one feels sorry or guilty for being cursed while sealing the demon lord.

I thought so and died day by day in pain.

***

A point in time that has passed quite a bit. Inside the temple of the goddess Avelida.

Jin Soo-yeon summoned the members of the warrior party, excluding Kang Eun-chan.

Han Min-seo, Choi Da-hee, Heo Na-yoon, and Lee Ye-seul just stared blankly at each other with expressions of incomprehension.

“hehehehe…”

Jin Su-yeon showed her tears and talked to them.

“Everyone… I have something to confess honestly.”

Han Min-seo replied as if he was embarrassed.

“Muh… What’s going on? Please tell me.”

Jin Su-yeon paused for a while, and then she replied.

“This is a story about the hero Eunchan Kang… Actually, the hero Eunchan Kang got poisoned with holy water and is blackmailing me into embezzling the holy water of the Goddess Bureau.”

“I already knew that you had been hanging around the home of the warrior Kang Eun-chan for a long time. You know because you’ve seen it too, right? It means that a huge amount of holy water was entering the house of the warrior Kang Eun-chan…”

“Please help me… Help me… I will make sure that the hero receives the punishment he deserves and comes to his senses… Please help me and testify together. “

Even as Jin Su-yeon spoke, she shed tears.

The girls have had doubts from the beginning. I was convinced by the story of the goddess I heard in that situation. It is true that the warrior Kang Eun-chan was poisoned with holy water.

After that, things went back to normal.

The hero cried out for trust in him, but the girls didn’t believe him. The judgment made based on the empirical knowledge he saw with his own eyes and the story of a person with high authority seemed to be truly accurate. That’s why she thought Kang Eun-chan’s cry was an excuse.

However, there was something that bothered Hun Na-yoon.

– No… It’s a misunderstanding? I really must be mistaken… I feel unfair…

Kang Eun-chan looked at himself with an expression as if the world was collapsing. I couldn’t erase his expression for a long time.

That’s why I called. To ask if it is really true that I have been poisoned with holy water.

No, actually, there may not be any need for questions. Because there was already evidence and witnesses. However, I called anyway. I don’t know what kind of story I wanted to hear. I just wanted to hear what he had to say.

However, what Na-yoon Heo heard was the news of Kang Eun-chan’s death. What she saw immediately was his corpse, which had cooled to a chill. Looking back, she realized that there were many oddities. But by then it was already too late.

However, Yoon thought that Kang Eun-chan passed away because he, his colleagues, did not believe in him.

After that, I lived each day in despair.

By the way. He was informed of his survival.

Even to the Demon King.

– The hero Kang Eun-chan is alive.

He doesn’t know how he is alive. Obviously, the corpse I checked was real.

It doesn’t matter which method of reincarnation, reincarnation, or possession was used, or for whatever reason. It was more important than anything else that he was alive.

[Summon]

Nayun Heon cast a spell in the dark.

[An Intermediate Phoenix is summoned.]

As a summoner, she summoned the phoenix, known as the monster that governs death.

[Human, why did you call me this time? Looking around, I don’t think it’s even in a combat situation.]

-Paat-!

Phoenix spoke while showing off her flaming wings.

Heo Na-yoon looked at Phoenix and talked.

“Phoenix, I want to borrow your strength.”

[What is it?]

“Please find a person.”

[You mean you called me out for something like that?]

As if Phoenix were displeased, he increased the firepower of the fire burning from his body.

However, Nayun Heo didn’t care and talked.

She pulled out a jar.

“If you wish, I will give you as much life as you want. However, please listen to one thing. A man born with the fate of a hero. Please find where the owner of this ashes is now.”

In Heo Na-yoon’s hand, Kang Eun-chan’s ashes were held.