chapter 16
in the bedroom
Before closing the window, I looked around.
No one is here. No one will see us come in.
rattle. Charleuk!
The windows were closed with magic so that no one could see inside, and long curtains were drawn.
After a while, a red candle lit up in the darkened room, even the moonlight was blocked.
A dim, scarlet light dispelled the darkness in the room.
I shifted my gaze to the three girls sitting in order on my wide bed.
“Wow, a big bed. It’s fluffy like a cloud! Does Confucius always sleep here?”
Elina, who was pressing down on the soft bed with both hands holding her weapon, asked.
Elina’s silver hair, reflected in the scarlet candlelight, shone like the softly burning moonlight.
“Isn’t that natural?”
I put the candle down on the table and said curtly.
“Because this is my room.”
Elina looked around curiously.
“I go around many temples to practice, but I have never seen a room as good as this anywhere I go. Everything is frugal, simple… Whoa, this is the first time I’ve ever flown like this.”
“A flight… is that something?”
“sure. If I don’t go back, the priests will be very worried…”
Elina, who looked excited just a moment ago, nodded her head a little sullenly.
Elina is a character that is not directly specified, at least in the setting of the novel.
Of course, it never appeared in the development of the novel.
It’s probably set, but how detailed is it?
Isn’t that the minimum necessary?
The setting of being a good saint woman candidate would be the best.
‘Is that so?’
As such, the inside of that girl, Elina, was surprisingly clear and white.
it’s like white snow If you turn your eyes upside down, the whiter snow will reveal underneath.
A purity that no one could invade.
That girl seemed to have pure goodness.
“For now, let’s sleep here today.”
“Today… you mean?”
“okay. go back in the morning Then, even if you get scolded, it won’t be okay. It’s safer for you to be in the temple. He doesn’t know.”
I looked at Elin.
Elin was startled by my gaze, then turned his eyes away.
Doesn’t seem like you want to talk to me.
That’s it.
My purpose is not to build a friendship with Elin.
The goal is to save Elina and clear the route normally.
‘It would be better if he wasn’t interested in me.’
I remembered Elin’s setting.
The saintess of Yuan, the evil god who controls poison.
Her body was made of poison, and her mucous membranes and saliva were literally poison itself.
If I even kissed Elin, the poison would build up in my body, and it was clear that years of my life would be blown away.
To me, who yearns for lasting peace, a long life is important.
Isn’t it worse than a cigarette if your life span is reduced by 3 years after a single kiss?
‘But there’s something I’m worried about.’
I slightly averted my eyes and called up the system.
On the way home, a disturbing notification popped up.
[The conditions of the stated setting do not contradict the existing setting and are natural.
The empty space in the settings is filled.
Keyword: Red Snake (1/3)
Details: Revealing the identity of the Red Serpent.]
It was the first message I saw.
Empty space in settings…?
What is it?
The identity of the red snake?
Could it be that you mean what I said earlier?
There are empty spaces in any setting.
This world basically seemed to roll by filling in the empty space of the setting by itself.
No matter how vast the setting is, wouldn’t it be impossible to set hundreds of plant types one by one?
This world naturally filled that empty space, and I knew that was the basic law of the world.
‘But some keywords can I fill the empty space in the setting? 1/3 means there are 3 empty spaces in the red snake?’
I was momentarily perplexed by this new system that had never existed before.
Then, because of what I just said, the red snake…
It means that it may have become a terrorist group against the real religion.
The words that were meant to escape the situation became reality.
In other words, Elina and Elin are in a really dangerous situation!
It’s useful if you use it well, but if you think about it the other way around, it can be poisonous.
And now it was poison.
‘What a waste… What is this?’
At that time, I turned off the system window, frightened by the sound Nias took out with a bright smile.
“Are you all hungry? Eat your lunch!”
Nias was putting a basket of hypnotic lunches on my bed.
“Wow. Everything looks so delicious!”
Elina shouted while looking at the lunch box inside.
Elin, too, smelled the smell wafting from the lunch box and left silently, her eyes shining brightly.
“that looks delicious…”
It was as if they were really hungry, and the mouths of the two saints were already salivating.
but they don’t know
The main ingredient of this food is…
It’s a hypnotic drug!
“Try it! Originally, I was going to give it to the Bocchan… but the Bocchan said he wouldn’t take it.”
“Now, wait…wait!”
I quickly ran to bed.
Then Elina and Elin picked up one by one and scrapped off the bread they were holding with their hands.
“Wow!”
“Wow…?!”
The two of them looked up at me at the same time, as if what the hell was this all about.
I didn’t care, I picked up the lunch basket and threw it out of bed.
Shuung, the flying basket collided with the floor and poured out the contents inside.
“You are too good! young master! Earlier…”
“Right! Wasteful food like that…!”
“too bad.”
Together with Elin, who was quiet, he condemned me.
Tears welled up in Nias’ eyes, as if she was really sad.
Are those kids eating Nias’s food?
It was tantamount to helping Nias begin his plan to conquer the world.
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Just thinking about these two saints who were hypnotized and became Nias’s subordinates was terrifying.
“Even if I don’t eat it, I can’t give it to someone else. Nias gun is all mine. Even if you are going to throw it away.”
I said bluntly.
Tring!
[Satisfying Nias’ masochism. (300/10000)
Get 50 Plot Points! Additional 50pt obtained by reaching 300 times!]
Nias looked blankly at the food that had fallen on the floor, then looked up at me.
“really…?”
It seems a little moved.
There were even tears welling up in the corners of my eyes.
On the other hand.
“You are really mean! I thought you were a better person because you helped me earlier…”
Elina looked at me and said as if she was disappointed.
I was hypnotized by the demon lord and saved you before I became a slave.
Being hated is a bit unfair.
Also, I like Nias.
“I’ll clean it up…”
In the meantime, Nias got up and started putting away the food.
Looking at Nias like that, I pretended to be indifferent and threw a few words.
“Clean everything up, go to the kitchen and bring some prepared food. don’t touch anything As it is.”
Nias nodded.
“Okay. young master!”
Nias took a basket of spoiled food and went outside.
“I feel sorry for Nias.”
Elina said without hesitation.
Is there really nothing to that guy besides being nice?
“Everyone has circumstances.”
While saying that, I approached Elina.
“What’s the matter? You mean there’s a reason you’re torturing people?”
Elina retorted.
Of course there is. It is also preventing a very huge conspiracy with bullying.
Will you believe me if I tell you?
Of course, I don’t believe it, so I have no intention of saying it.
“Does it matter? Tell me about your circumstances.”
“What about me?”
Elina opened her eyes wide as if she didn’t know what she meant.
“okay. Why were you out there at night?”
“…Ah, that’s…”
Elina didn’t want to talk, so she fumbled with her fingers and fiddled with the hem of the blanket.
“Then, His Highness Confucius? For what reason were you roaming around the village at night?”
is it exchange?
“You didn’t tell me either, so I don’t have to.”
At my words, Elina laughed.
“It is fair.”
be fair
I snorted.
Then he looked at Elin for a moment.
He had been staring at Elina tenaciously ever since.
Every time he looked at me for a moment, he could feel a bit of a tingling intent to kill using his danger detection skill, but the main target seemed to be Elina.
‘I didn’t want to buy it because it was a waste.’
‘shop’
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<Plot Shop>
Current holding plot points 4500pt
[Emotion] 100pt
When you select an object to appraise, information about that object is obtained. Some powerful objects require Advanced Appraisal.
[Check Status] 100pt
Check the status of the specified opponent.
[Resurrection] 10000pt (number of purchases 1/1)
If purchased in advance, you will be resurrected if you die during the story. However, it will not activate when the main story of 『The Hero of Salvation』 has ended.
[Risk detection] 10000 pt (number of purchases 1/1)
Acquire the ability to sense the dangers around you.
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[Rise in risk perception skill level] 3000pt (number of purchases 0/1)
Extend the ability of risk detection. You can detect the danger to the designated target.
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I bought the Danger Sensing skill level up.
A plot point I’ve been collecting since I bought Resuscitation the other day.
It’s a waste if you have to spend 3000 points at a time.
But I didn’t regret buying it.
Because the effect was immediately apparent.
I could feel Elin’s murderous intent toward Elina as if it were an electric current running through my body.
A very tenacious intent to kill oscillates.
When Nias tried to kill me, it was the madness of murder.
‘I have a lot of thoughts to kill.’
A little bit of a cold sweat.
But at least, in the situation where I’m attached, I won’t be able to kill it.
It was good not to let the two of them go under the moonlight.
Elina, too, must have felt that intense stare, and put her hand in Elin’s.
“Do not worry. You will be fine now.”
Elin was startled and tried to withdraw his hand.
However, Elina did not let go of that hand and wrapped it more warmly.
“I will do my best so that you don’t get hurt in the future.”
Smiling kindly, Elina even grabbed one of Ellin’s remaining hands.
“…so… you don’t have to… care about it.”
Elin shrugged her shoulders.
And it is to forcefully push the words out.
“no! I will care! This is also related. Whoops. It’s like meeting someone of destiny.”
Elina laughed happily.
Towards the opponent who was trying to kill him, without knowing anything.
‘It’s ironic.’
I looked at it and thought.
About the fate those two girls had.
“I’m back.”
At that time, Nias packed food and returned to the room.
Considering the time it took, it wasn’t time to do anything with the food.
Elin barely looked away from Elina and looked at the food.
Elina must have been hungry as well, and began to enjoy the meat and bread Nias brought.
“it’s delicious! His Highness, the duke, like this delicious food…”
“Yes.”
Two girls frantically shoved food into their mouths.
“What a relief! Ehehe…”
Nias clapped softly, as if he had been praised.
Looking at that harmonious appearance, somehow the murderous intent flowing in this space feels like a lie.
‘Not really.’
I glanced at Elin, who was still fixating on her.
After eating, it was time to go to bed.
“Nias, you sit here next to me, and…”
I looked at Elina and Ellin.
You can’t sleep on the floor.
But you can’t put two people together to have fun.
It’s like giving a cat a plate of fish.
I placed Nias and I in the center, Elin to my right, and Elina to Nias’ left.
If Elin wants to kill Elina, he will have to pass me.
“…why this arrangement? I want to sleep with Elin-nim.”
Elina asked in puzzlement, but I answered like this.
“In my room, I am the king.”
“You’re childish!”
“If you are childish, get out of bed. Sleep on the floor.”
“I hate that…”
As if she couldn’t let go of the softness, Elina buried her face in the extra pillow Nias had brought out earlier.
I was dumbfounded, so I laughed a little
“Sure.”
Surprisingly, there was no objection from Elin.
He was just quietly hugging his share of bedding.
With this, the bed arrangement is finished.
As soon as we lay down on the bed, everyone fell asleep quickly.
After that, it seemed to greet a peaceful sleep.
If there was one problem…
All three girls sleeping in my bed had terrible sleeping habits.
I was completely caught up in the three of them.
Nias was holding me tight like a sleeping pillow, and Elina was completely turned upside down with her feet on my belly.
Elin was amicably sleeping with her feet on my belly.
My feet and body were twisted around me, making a mess.
“…no. What.”
In the first place, I thought I wouldn’t be able to sleep because I was watching Elin, but this is a bit harsh.
“…I feel like dying.”
hot…
Even though it was still cold in the evening, the three of them were sticking together, so I felt like I was going to die from the heat.
In addition, it may be unusual because it is a demon king or a saint, but it tickled their noses with a sweet scent that made them bewildered while they were sleeping.
‘How do you do this? I can’t shake it off.’
I wondered how to unravel this tangled mess.
I guess I’ll just have to get rid of at least one of them…
at that time.
Tring!
[I’m not sleeping until too late.
You will receive a penalty due to sickness and abnormal conditions.]
Unfortunately in this situation, the system window has been guiding me to my status.
Oh damn.
I felt a rush of drowsiness.
.
.
.
and when you wake up
I realized someone was looking down at me.
I reflexively opened my eyes.
Silver eyes shimmered softly in the dark.
“…”
“…”
I gulped.
Elina? Elin?
I couldn’t tell which one was looking at me in the dark.
The time when I was holding my breath with tension and preparing magic
“… rest.”
In a whisper, she said.
huh?
“Wow, bathroom…”
is crying
Only then did I realize that it was Elina and raise my upper body.
When I slightly lit up the surroundings with fire magic, I saw Elina twisting her body restlessly.
Her face was flushed red, and there were tears on both ends of her long eyelashes.
“restroom?”
Elina hesitated several times before finally speaking in a low voice.
“I want to go to the bathroom, but I don’t know where. Originally, I woke up Nias-sama, but she didn’t wake up…”
I glanced towards Nias.
Nias, who was holding me, was sleeping peacefully at a distance, ignoring the world.
There’s no way Nias will wake up.
If you fall asleep once, you will die. Even if you shake it, you will not wake up.
It wouldn’t have happened if Elina called a little.
“hurry…”
Elina’s voice, pulling the hem of my clothes, was desperate.
I sighed.
“…Okay. Let me guide you. wake up soon.”
I got up from my seat so as not to wake the two people who were sleeping well.
One concern was that Elin might harm Nias, but…
Seeing Elina tugging at my sleeves with a face that looked like she was about to burst into tears at any moment, I became desperate as well.
We cannot allow human dignity to be shattered.
“Let’s hurry.”
I went on a visit with Elina.
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.
.
Right after the door closed, inside the dark room.
Elin slowly got up and looked at the door where the two had left.
Then he got up slowly and walked towards the door.
‘Kill.’
Elin heard the strong, seductive voice in her head.
At the same time, the intense and dark emotions boiling in his heart were definitely what should be called murderous intent.
Elin looked at her hand for a moment.
It seemed that the hand that Elina held tightly still had warmth.
‘I’ll do my best so that you don’t get hurt in the future.’
Elina said.
With pure goodwill and a smile like pure whiteness.
For a moment, Elin seemed to be shaken by that memory.
But.
‘Kill.’
Already, Elin’s hatred was not her own.
‘yes.’
Elin put her hands together and lifted her head.
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Just like in the pit where there was nothing but death and despair.
He prayed for his only salvation.
‘God. I’ll follow your orders. Give me happiness.’
Elin will kill Elina.
right, today.
certainly.