The Sub-Heroine’s Butler Is a Vicious Bastard

100. Before the Storm (3)

“Whoa… “

Somehow, I managed to calm Hannah down and enter the inn.

She smiled and played around as if nothing had happened and went into her own inn room.

The moisture hanging pitifully at the corner of her eyes represented her true feelings.

It seems like Evan hasn’t returned yet, and he wasn’t in Evan’s bed.

The inn provided by the academy had double rooms as standard

Evan and I were living together in a room with two beds.

‘I’d rather just confide in Evan.’

Lately, I’ve been experiencing a series of headaches related to interpersonal relationships at parties…

The point where you realize that you have already gone too far to solve it on your own.

Miho remains silent as she has not yet recovered her strength after the rough battle with Sherald.

In the end, the best person to solve the story surrounding Hannah and Arlot was Evan.

“…I can’t say it though.”

I don’t know why, but Evan was someone who never spoke out loud.

It might be funny to ask him for counseling like that, but…

If you express your worries to him as if you were grasping at straws.

Before that, I need to clearly define what my concerns are.

‘The trouble between Hannah and Arlot… ? ‘No.’

The problem revealed on the surface is Hannah’s request for courtship and the relationship between Arlot and Hannah surrounding it.

But fundamentally, it depended on ‘what I think of Arlot.’

I am… What do you think of Eral de Arlot, who was your favorite character in your past life?

‘Love… Is it?’

I lie down in bed and stretch my palms toward the ceiling.

The identity of the emotion I had felt like I could not grasp it.

… But when she heard what Arlot told her recently, her heart skipped a beat.

[If you ask me whether I like it or not, of course I like it. However, this feeling I have is difficult to put into the word ‘good’. It’s a precious feeling that I accumulated while living with Schmitz for a very long time… ]

I remember the moment Arlot confessed to Hanna in the cafe just a few days ago.

She spoke each word with more force than usual in a louder voice.

What was surprising was that I was able to understand my feelings her her her her little by little after hearing her words her her her.

‘I feel the same way.’

If it was a simple question of like or dislike, I liked Arlot.

The symptoms of an extremely cruel disease, the amazing vitality that kept him alive despite the resignation of those around him, and even his benevolent and considerate personality.

I like everything about Arlot, and beyond that, I respect and admire him.

Therefore, I helped her as much as possible and prayed for Arlot’s happiness.

But is that what Arlott wants?

… Or is that what I want?

Even now, looking back, it was an experience that made her face get hot, but she held on and remembered one memory.

When she was invited to her her own room her her her on her birthday her her her in Arlot, she saw her her her her her.

If the siren hadn’t sounded, she and I would have crossed the line and faced a different future.

She said no, but I couldn’t shake her off at that time.

If I shake it off, will she get hurt?

Because I am an exclusive butler, I cannot disobey my master?

In my view, my principles of action were far from such rational reasons.

Arlot created that situation because he wanted me, and I didn’t run away because I also wanted Arlot.

I was thrilled as the scattered puzzle pieces came together one by one.

I may have come to the realization late because I had never been in a relationship even in my previous life.

Despite the clear signal, memories of several times I had dismissed it as ‘excessive self-consciousness’ flooded in like a flood-

“…I like it.”

I like Arlot.

It took a lot of time to understand and accept simple words made up of only three words.

Why didn’t I realize it until now, why-

“…Ah.”

I flinched from the momentary chill.

Even though I faced emotions that I didn’t even know about, deep inside my heart it wasn’t joy –

There was a sticky fear entrapping me.

‘That’s right.’

… I was afraid.

If she were a normal person, it would be normal for her to want to have a romantic relationship with Choi Ae when she met her.

On the contrary, she chose to help rather than love.

It was because I heard her doubts about my ability and whether I would dare to embrace her.

What should I do if I am rejected?

What if I can’t make her happy?

Am I really the right man for her?

In my past life, I was stuck at home and playing games a lot –

From the perspective of the general society, they were among the worst group of humans.

Such lack of confidence may have been a natural phenomenon.

‘…But not anymore.’

More than 10 years have passed since then.

I have lived faithfully for Arlot by working as a butler, as an assassin, and at the academy.

My efforts worked, and Arlot was able to open her eyes and walk, and she was able to live a happy school life.

Because of Arlot, I was able to live my life faithfully despite being unemployed and stuck at home.

To protect her, to heal her eyes, to allow her to walk again …

And now she wants me, and I want her too.

Then there is only one thing to do.

Suddenly-

“…”

“Ah… Mr. Evan, thank you for your hard work.”

Fortunately, when I had gathered my thoughts to some extent, Evan came into the room.

Perhaps because it was very cold outside, the skin was turning red in various places.

I roughly used the imprint of flame on him to raise his body temperature.

“…!”

“Now there’s nothing to hide.”

Evan widened his eyes and bowed to me.

While I was shaking my hand and saying it was no big deal

There was an idea that flashed in my head.

“Evan, there’s something I’d like to ask you… “

“…?”

Evan, who was organizing his thick outerwear, cast a questioning look in my direction.

… I decided to ask, but I was embarrassed to ask, so I just cleared my throat.

Eventually, I took a deep breath and spoke to Evan with a feeling of confusion.

“That… Mr. Evan, does it seem obvious that I like Princess Arlott?”

“…”

Evan nodded his head faster than before without hesitation.

She gave an immediate answer without any hesitation.

For some reason, I thought it was foolish to worry about it until now.

“Haha… Then, perhaps Princess Arlot… Do you think he likes me? “This is a story about a man, not a friend.”

“…?”

This time, Evan didn’t even nod his head.

All he did was send a look that contained the message, ‘What is this guy doing?’

As expected, Evan couldn’t speak, but he must have felt something when he saw me next to Arlot.

Clearly enough to be seen by Evan, who is not good at expressing himself.

“I’m sorry… ” “

“…”

When I apologized to him for asking something useless, Evan put his hand on my shoulder.

I was even more moved by the feeling of comforting words as if telling me to cheer up.

‘As soon as Arlot finishes her patrol, I will tell her what she said.’

There is a saying that you should remove the horns of an ox at the first opportunity.

Once I made up my mind, I wanted to deliver it right away.

I sat on the bed, my legs shaking, and organized what I wanted to say to Arlot…

I looked at the crescent moon outside the window with a nervous mind, hanging in the sky in a precarious way.

* * *

At the same time, Schmitz was lost in thought while looking at the crescent moon.

There was a smaller village right next to the village he patrolled.

A woman wearing a samurai costume was looking at the night sky in front of an inn.

“It’s a crescent moon.”

The identity of the woman muttering while looking at the night sky was Torino Koyono.

She looked at her crescent moon and felt something ominous about her.

Is it some kind of anxiety that comes from being close to the front line, or is it really just your intuition?

“Mr. Koyono, please come in as soon as the patrol is over. Warm up your body a little… Hehe.”

As I stood at the inn, someone opened the door and called Koyono.

He left Schmitz’s party and became a member of Koyono’s party.

… It was irritating to always be hesitating and looking at me with a sinister look.

Koyono’s eyebrows are naturally furrowed.

“Even if it’s early in the morning, I will refrain from drinking because it will affect me the next day.”

“Hey, don’t do that… “We’re all drinking together, right?”

As expected, the first floor of the inn, visible behind the man’s back, was indeed a drinking establishment.

Students drinking and laughing hahahoho.

Among them, there were students who were stretched out and rolling around on the table, so it definitely wasn’t a good look.

“I don’t think it’s the right atmosphere to go in. “I’ll just go for a walk.”

“Ah, Mr. Koyono!”

Leaving behind her man’s call, Koyono left the inn.

She was still tired because she had to wake up and work around the clock,

Even if I went in like this, I didn’t think I would get a good night’s sleep due to the noisy atmosphere.

“Ha… I don’t know if the intermediate class would have been a little different.”

The village where the intermediate class was staying and Koyono’s village were located just a stone’s throw away.

Thanks to that, Koyono was able to meet Arlot by chance while on patrol.

There was some time for a short conversation.

-The lower class where Mr. Koyono is a bit… The atmosphere seems to be excited.

The situation seemed to be the same for the intermediate peninsula where Arlot belongs.

The professors were so concerned about the village’s defenses that they couldn’t pay attention to the students.

Because of this, the students were excited as if they were on a school field trip, drinking, playing, and not being nervous at all.

However, there was one difference between Arlot and Koyono.

-Schmitz urged us that this should not continue. Even when Hannah asked her if she would mind drinking a little, she firmly said no.

At the center was Schmitz.

Schmitz, Arlot, Hannah, and Evan lived in a tense atmosphere even in a tense atmosphere.

During the day, I was able to volunteer to repair the defenses of a collapsed village and learn about the horrors of war.

Koyono couldn’t tell Arlot, but he was extremely jealous of that.

‘The girl quickly goes to the intermediate class… No, I want to go to the advanced class.’

Koyono was lost in thought as he clenched the handle of his sword.

Considering the skills of Schmitz and his group, it was obvious that they would advance to the advanced level.

It turned out that it was Schmitz and his party who were blocking the demonized student.

Even if the intermediate class was promoted this semester, Schmitz might have risen to a higher level again.

‘If an opportunity comes, you have to seize it.’

That’s why Koyono was thirsty for achievements.

Even if you took first place overall in the lower level class using the normal method, the intermediate class was the end.

She was not satisfied because what she wanted was to be in the same position as Schmitz.

Koyono regarded this dispatch to the front as an opportunity.

Except for himself, all the lower class students are enjoying the feeling of having fun

If only I could fight against the demons alone… You will have a reason to go to either an intermediate or advanced class.

That was the time when Koyono, who had made such a promise, wondered if he should at least patrol more.

“Oops… “Young lady, may I ask you directions?”

A short old woman with wrinkles appeared in front of Koyono.

“The girl will find the way. Where do you want to go?”

“Yes… This old man just came to town, and he wanted to stay at an inn… “

“Exactly? Speaking of inns-“

Koyono’s finger his pointed somewhere else

The old man’s eyes she followed her her fingers her her her,

At that moment, Koyono’s hand goes to her waist and she finishes her step in an instant.

“Huh! “What is this?”

“…Reveal your identity.”

An old man with an exaggerated curved back.

Koyono didn’t even blink at the sight that aroused her sympathy.

“I think there are just one or two things that are questionable. Among the village residents, there was no one like you. It means that the old man arrived in the village alone at dawn. Nevertheless, if you came here unarmed and even weak… “

Let’s reveal Koyono’s suspicious details one by one

The expression of the old man who had been crying changed to an expressionless expression that was creepy.

Her eyes darkened as she looked at that figure.

“…Last time she saw you. So, the girl, let me ask you one question.”

Have you ever been to Heylin City?

The old man laughed maniacally at Koyono’s next words.

Haha! “Oh my, I heard there were only rats, but there’s a puppy there.”

A voice that sounds disparate, as if two voices were combined.

Koyono knew the identity of that voice.

The handle of her sword made her tremble slightly.

“Should we do some warm-up exercise?”

With the terrible noise of the joints crunching

The tiny old woman’s body suddenly became huge

A large old man with purple skin, easily 2 meters tall, appeared.

“…I will avenge my master.”

“Haha! Die!”

Koyono runs quickly, and the old woman’s fist moves.

The tension between the two quickly spreads into battle.

The identity of the large purple figure before my eyes.

It is a high-ranking demon who killed his lord when Koyono was a guard warrior,

Because he was the right hand man of the devil.