167. Trap (7)
“Are you going to be taken away obediently? May you rest in peace, Eugene.”
Sitting on the gutter in front of the dungeon and hugging her sword, Transylvania sneered.
The dungeon where the Four Heavenly Kings, Belphegor, is located.
While raiding such a dangerous dungeon, there is only one person in this world who can call Yerina.
Yerina doesn’t seem to have noticed yet, but she will meet Eugene soon.
“You don’t know the hatred Yerina has… You can’t even guess.”
At that time, it was obvious what would happen to Eugene.
Transylvania knew because she had to listen to Yerina talking about Eugene by her side.
Yerina hated him as much as she loved Eugene.
The more she learned about Eugene, the more Yerina denied it.
But it didn’t last long.
The delusion could not last forever.
Yerina accepted the truth.
The starting point was the Petersburg Conference.
I don’t know what the conference was about.
After meeting with the witch and the saint, Yerina became venomous.
She would talk behind Eugene’s back.
She would recite the list of women who she suspected he had an affair with (Yerina said it was 100 percent sure) and chew on them one by one.
Sometimes, she would get drunk and cry in Transylvania’s arms, telling her her grievances.
That was Yerina’s way of accepting the truth.
In the meantime, she met Eugene…
Now, it was obvious where the hatred would be poured out.
It didn’t matter who made the first mistake.
It didn’t matter why Eugene was avoiding Yerina.
The important thing was that Yerina had enough power to subdue Eugene and drag him to Palana.
“Eugene. You’re screwed now… Huh?”
But then two more carriages arrived.
Transylvania’s eyes widened in surprise as two rare faces appeared.
Three women.
They must have come here for the same reason as Yerina.
Transylvania felt dizzy.
‘Transylvania… Come this way… When you come back, we will-‘
“Damn it! Shut up! It’s just getting interesting!”
‘…’
“Be quiet, you bastard…”
She rebuked the voice of the Great Demon coming from inside the dungeon.
Transylvania went back into spectator mode.
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.
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“I want to take all three of you.”
“…”
“…”
“…”
After the declaration came out of my mouth.
Silence flowed for a long time.
The expressions that changed during that long time were all different.
Julia had a complex expression as if she had expected it a little.
Jill was staring blankly at the dagger, her face pale.
Yerina was glaring at me with tears in her eyes.
It didn’t look like a scene where a love confession had just been made.
In that murderous landscape.
Yerina broke the silence.
“Let’s talk alone for a moment.”
“Me, me too.”
“Me too… I have a lot to say…”
I knew this would happen.
There must be a lot that has piled up on me.
Me too.
If there was a chance to talk alone, it must be necessary.
“Let’s talk for a moment…”
The three of them gathered together and seemed to be whispering something.
About 10 minutes later, they came and told me the order in which they would talk alone.
The order seemed to be important to the three of them.
The order is Yerina first, Julia second, and Jill last.
I have no way of knowing how they decided.
Anyway, Yerina carefully crossed the line.
As she came towards me, I remembered something I had forgotten.
“I forgot to tell you something. I have one more person I promised the future to.”
“…”
The room seemed to get colder.I thought a lot.
Although the time given was short.
It was more than enough to clear my mind.
From the beginning, my thoughts were already solidified.
So all that’s left is to drive a wedge.
As soon as I said it out loud, I felt a sense of crisis and at the same time a sense of relief as there was no way to turn it back.
There is no need to be anxious anymore.
There is no need to hesitate anymore.
Now that I can talk face to face with Jill, Yulia, and Yerina, my frustration just goes away.
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‘Should I apologize first?’
Yeri and I must have been very surprised by her declaration just now.
Her honesty doesn’t always lead to the right answer.
Of course, it would be better than her running away telling lies all the time …
So, I think it would be right to apologize first.
I am definitely responsible for this happening.
Although neither of us intended it to, we both contributed significantly to the breakdown of our relationship.
But still, I can’t forget Yerina.
She loves Yerina.
Of all the many feelings I have for Yerina, the one that stands out the most is affection, no matter what anyone says.
That much cannot be hidden.
“······!”
Thud.
Then the door opened and closed quickly.
When I looked back, there was Yerina standing still, holding the doorknob behind her.
Cold magic gathered at her fingertips.
A barrier surrounding the room unfolds.
At that time, a blurry sound outside the window said, ‘Ah! ‘Why don’t you show me!’ It felt like she heard the voice of a blood demon shouting, but she just ignored it.
Yeri, who was glaring at me while spreading her barrier.
As soon as the deployment is complete, it begins to approach me at a fast pace.
Opening her right hand and raising it above her…!
‘sh*t.’
She had a hunch.
If you get hit by her hand her her her her, you’ll die.
Suddenly, a flash of light quickly passes through my head.
“Now, wait a minute. Yerina. If I get slapped by you, I’ll die.”
“······.”
“Can’t you just look at it as a night? Hey, hey! Eup········?!”
Yerina’s palm flies at a speed that makes it impossible for her to react.
At the very least, this was the moment when she closed her eyes, prepared to sink her face.
Instead of hitting my cheek her her her, her her hand her violently cups both of her cheeks her her her.
And then I feel a soft touch on my lips.
“Huh, huh…”
Ye Rina kisses her while crying.
It’s different from her her light her and shy her kiss her at her her engagement party her her her.
As if letting out the emotions she had been suppressing all this time, Yerina could no longer control herself and was lusting after me.
She had no intention or need to stop it.
Since she has already confessed to all three, there is no way to get an ending with a 100% success rate…
All I can do is take Yerina’s hot breath and accept her clashing emotions and reckless desires.
“Puhhhhh… ”
When I came to my senses, I found myself pushed onto the bed and lying down.
Yerina was lying on top of me, parting her lips, her saliva hanging like strings from the corners of her mouth.
Her excitement she subsided for a moment as she sobbed as Yerina caught her breath and buried her face in her chest her.
“I missed you…”
“······.”
Yerina cried like a child.
Maybe she was keen and she wanted to say this from the moment she saw my face her.
She held back in front of others who had to protect her status as the Frost Lord.
Since he was alone with me, he probably couldn’t hold it in and exploded.
At this moment, I realize that the person sitting on me is not the Frost Lord, but just a woman named Yerina.
“Sniff sniff… Hmm, haaa… Haaa… It’s really Eugene. It smells like Eugene…”
“Yes. “It’s really me.”
“You shut up. Seueueueu… Haa…”
“······.”
By covering my mouth.
Yeri nuzzles her into my chest, the nape of my neck, and her head, breathing in her breath, her non-stop her.
She looks down at me as Yerina sniffs her for a long time, wiping away her tears, like a predator would before eating me.Now, it seems like everything has finally come to an end.
“You said I could trust you······. You said there were no other women······.”
“······.”
Yerina brings up the story from the previous round.
I was at a loss for words.
Because I had deceived Yerina at that time.
The Yerina who hurt and chased me exists only in my memory.
But the me who deceived and abandoned Yerina remains in the memories of both of us.
It’s a little unfair, but I’m the one who made the biggest mistake here.
“I’m sorry.”
“Don’t apologize······!”
“······.”
“If you apologize······ it means you regret the time we spent together······. I don’t like that······. Don’t do it······.”
“······.”
“Eugene doesn’t know. How happy I was when I was with you. Do you think I’m clinging to you just because I regained my memories of regression? It’s the opposite. I love you so much that I can’t forget you, so I regained my memories. Remember, Eugene? The day we first met······.”
I remember.
I remember it clearly.
Even if everything else fades and is forgotten.
I can never forget the moments I met those guys.
No matter how hard I tried to forget, it was no use.
No matter how much I burned my hatred for them, I couldn’t forget.
The guys who had already disappeared beyond the timeline still remained in my heart.
And miraculously.
I was able to save three of them.
Jil from the 1st round, Julia from the 6th round, and Yerina from the 12th round.
The guys who I thought only I remembered and who didn’t seem to exist outside my head.
Appeared before me again.
There must have been joy mixed in with the complex emotions I felt when I first learned of that fact.
And its weight would certainly not be light.
“Remember? As soon as you arrived in Palana, you picked a fight with me for no reason. You said you wanted to marry me and that you would knock me down.”
“Did I really say something so drastic?”
“Yeah. Everyone was really surprised. I was surprised too······. I didn’t think there was anyone in the human race who was so reckless.”
“There are more weirdos in the human race than you think.”
“That’s not what I’m talking about. There are probably a lot of people in the human race who act without thinking about the consequences. But there aren’t many races that would risk their lives and bodies in an uncertain future while considering both the past and the future. I think that’s probably what I fell for······. Eugene, you never give up, no matter the situation, and you always find the best solution. You may make mistakes, but you never regret them. You may look back sometimes, but you never hesitate to move forward. This is a virtue that is essential for a king. Even if you regret your choices and lose your confidence, you can never show it in front of the people you are responsible for······. That’s why I admire you, Eugene, and I’m also drawn to you······.”
“······.”
This is the first time I’ve heard this story.
I’ve met countless Yerinas.
But this is the first time Yerina has told me this.
Yerina, who has come back through regression and reunited with me, is the only Yerina in front of me now.
As if to cover up all those other selves, Yerina cups my face with her hands and once again takes my lips.
“I’ll let you go if you say you’ll only look at me from now on. Eugene. Is that okay? Huh?”
“Yerina.”
“Yeah······.”
“The me you think of and the real me are a little different. You say I’m reckless, but in fact, I’m very cautious and timid.”
“No way.”
“I have to be. The things I did were only because I was forced to do them. I envied your aggression. I wanted to be a beast like you.”
It’s a matter of course, but money is made by those who invest it.
And there aren’t many people who can afford to spend money on an uncertain future.
Only beasts, only wolves, can throw themselves into an uncertain future and succeed.
But I was just a sheep playing the wolf.
Through regression, I was just making the uncertain future certain.
“I’ve hesitated to regress because I was scared.”
There were many times when I should have turned back time sooner.
Even though I knew that if I waited any longer, it would lead to ruin.
Even though I knew that I would have to endure the hatred and anger directed at me, and the twisted affection.Even though I knew that if I accepted all of that, my mind would break and it would be even harder to regress in the future, I still did it.
“The cowardly me always wanted this timeline to be the last. I didn’t want to erase my memories of you…”
I was afraid to let you go.
I was afraid of being left alone.
As I repeated the regression, I couldn’t help but develop fears that I didn’t have before.
“But now, a miracle has happened. You guys from the timeline that I had erased came back, even though I didn’t intend it. And now, I don’t want to let any of you go anymore. I can’t force you to understand. This is just my greed. But if I could be a little more greedy… I love you, Yerina. This heart will never change, no matter how much time passes.”
“W-what, wh-what… you son of a b*tch…”
Yerina buries her face in my chest again, trembling.
After a moment, she sniffs and swallows her snot, and meets my eyes.
“How can I refuse after hearing those words… I know I can’t live without you… Sh*t, I love you too… I love you, you son of a b*tch…”
As she says that.
Yerina’s soft lips continue their assault.
After entering the 13th round, I gave up on my strategy and ran away, and after reuniting, we burned with hatred for each other.
Only then, was I able to align my heart with Yerina’s.
Perhaps this is.
What they call love-hate.
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