73 – before and after (7)
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The way back after destroying Grindia.
On the street, I had to sleep for one night, so I had no choice but to camp.
night.
We all had dinner together and went to bed.
However, Kiera came to Maru’s tent and continued to flirt with Maru outside.
“Can I come in?”
“no. I will sleep.”
“Let’s talk for a bit.”
“After half a day of flying in a sailboat, I am tired.”
“A little is enough.”
“Because I am tired. sleep.”
Maru stretched out his legs and lay down in a narrow tent.
When Kiera showed signs of opening the tent, she immediately shouted.
“hey! If you open the door and come in, that’s it. Tomorrow I’ll leave you alone here Really. never come in I will sleep.”
After a serious warning, the entrance to the tent that was about to open is closed again.
“Sorry.”
“Sorry, go and sleep with Divi.”
“I can’t sleep.”
“Don’t make me sleep just because you aren’t coming and tell me to go away.”
“Can’t you just go inside the tent and look at your face for a second?
“What kind of face are you seeing in this cramped place where it’s hard for even one person to lie down? Let’s go and hit it!”
“I love you.”
“Why should I suddenly love you? i don’t love go away.”
“I like your voice.”
“shut up.”
“Thank you for smiling at me during the day.”
“I never laughed at you. Don’t get me wrong.”
I feel like I won’t go and endure because they respond to me one by one.
“You’ll be fine from now on. don’t talk anymore You should go to bed soon.”
She covered her head with a blanket.
“Maru. Is it Maru?”
“… … ”
“Answer me.”
Outside, she tapped the ceiling of the tent with her hand.
this is real
I was slightly annoyed.
please go away
“Maru, Maru. Answer me.”
“… … ”
“ruler?”
“… … ”
“Is it Maru?”
“… … ”
“Can I come in?”
“… … ”
“Answer me, Maru.”
Let’s pretend to sleep
“Drumbling, Coul… ”
“Are you asleep already?”
“Kuuul… ”
“I know you don’t sleep. It’s cold because I’m standing outside. let me in.”
“Mmmmmmmmm. Umm… Coul.”
“stop it. huh? Let’s talk a little bit.”
“Um, um… I like Audrey… Hehe… ”
“Maru, please allow me. It just takes a moment.”
“My girl Audrey… Coul… ”
“Are you thinking of that ugly bitch in your sleep?”
Maru was hot inside.
‘I’m going to go after him.’
But he kept ignoring me by pretending to be drowsy.
“Ehehe, Audrit is good, you’re so happy… ”
“When you were dating me, you didn’t even talk like that in your sleep.”
Keira’s voice subtly changed.
“Don’t leave me like this. It’s hard to be patient. that it’s annoying I’m the only woman in the world who knows you well. And since I know you well, I’m the only woman who can satisfy you. It was a mistake to break up with you. I’ll never break up with you again I will never miss you.”
After that, the sound of her footsteps faded away.
You’re finally going
“phew.”
Maru couldn’t hear what she just said.
I had to listen carefully, so I was covering my ears because it was obvious that it was bullshit.
Anyway, let’s go to sleep.
As I closed my eyes and focused on sleep, a wave of fatigue washed over me and I fell asleep in an instant.
Bubbly.
Kiera was on her way to Laura, who was tied to a stake.
She was angry when Maru didn’t know her heart.
On the way, when I looked toward the campfire, the first night watchman, Reina, was dozing off with her bag on her back.
“… … ”
Kiera quietly approached Laura.
When Laura, who was sitting on the floor, tied tightly to the magic rope, saw her, she exposed her fangs and hissed.
“… … ”
Keira looked down at her coldly without saying anything.
Her eyes scanned the entire body of the slender young demon.
“Why is Maru trying to save you? Needless to say.”
“Judging by the atmosphere, it must have been a fight with the guy who killed my father.”
Laura chuckled.
The way he rolled on the floor, holding his stomach and laughing, was vulgar, just like the devil’s nature.
“Why do you think Maru saves you?”
“Some succubus feeds me? Stupid to know who I am. I will eat that bitch.”
Laura’s reptilian eyes shone sharply.
Keira calmly blinked once.
“I don’t think so.”
“Do you have other plans?”
“It’s definitely targeting your body.”
“My body?”
Laura laughed out loud.
She spread her legs and peeped between her crotches.
“Does he want me here?”
Keira blinked twice, expressionless.
“… why. Do you want another girl’s body even though I am there?”
Sureureung.
He pulled out the sword he was wearing at his waist.
Laura’s expression hardened.
“What are you doing?”
“I hate seeing more women in Maru. So the interrupter dies.”
Kiera stabbed Laura’s heart without hesitation.
“Gagging… !”
Laura died with her eyes wide open.
A few seconds later, the sword was drawn, and her upper body slumped to the floor.
It was after I had already stopped breathing.
Black blood dripped from the blade.
Kiera smiled with lifeless eyes.
“Maru is my own.”
After she left, Laura’s body turned to black ash.
A bluish dawn the next day.
After waking up, the party rushed to the place where Rauga died.
“This trail did not escape. it’s dead It looks like he was killed with holy power or something.”
Lucy made a serious expression as she rubbed her fingers in the black ash remaining on the floor.
“Someone must have killed it.”
“who?”
Maru looked around at the party with a puzzled look.
Natalie quickly waved her hand.
“I-I am not! I just slept!”
The three elves also shook their heads in unison.
“Neither are we!”
“There’s no way you can touch Maru’s.”
“We know nothing.”
The sword goddess Hergantia also made an expression that she didn’t know.
“In this miniaturized physical state, I breathe and have physiological activities like a human, so I need time to recover at night. Unfortunately, I did not see who did this.”
I turned to Keira one last time and she smiled.
“Are you looking at me now?”
I immediately looked away, fearing that I would say something stupid again.
Maru scratched his head, saying it was annoying.
“I can’t die anyway. Let’s have breakfast and leave soon.”
I don’t know who it is, but maybe it’s because I’m a devil.
It didn’t feel serious.
If he died, he would just act like he was dead and act as usual.
After eating breakfast, everyone took the sailboat and flew up.
Narundra was not far.
It flew faster and faster.
***
Returning after a week, Narundra was lively.
About 30% of the destroyed city was restored, and most of all, the trees that had been burned or broken were growing as abundantly as before thanks to the benevolent energy of the Earth Mother.
Due to the trees boasting a fresh green light, the city looked beautiful as if it was done on purpose, even though there are collapsed buildings everywhere.
Since the eyes were comfortable, the wounds of the citizens who suffered the war seemed to heal quickly.
“Everyone has improved a lot.”
Elder Tranuil thought that at this point, it would be okay to hold a training ceremony.
As everyone regained their peace of mind, they were able to accommodate the event, and physically, a place and funds were prepared to practice it.
Therefore, when Maru and the others arrived in the city, the ceremony was held immediately two days later.
The plaza was packed with 30,000 elves.
Tranuil shouted loudly on the stage prepared for the awards ceremony.
“The hero who brought a bright future to mankind by defeating the demon king. Sir Hanmaru, please come forward.”
Maru, neatly dressed with her black hair tied in a ponytail, stood on the stage receiving the attention of many people.
Audrit, who was watching this from the VIP seat, was delighted, clapping her hands like a child.
“Wonderful, great!”
Baroness Osmund, who was standing next to her, also looked proudly.
“The ability is also the ability, but the character is also very good-looking. The princess is truly blessed.”
“I’m worried because I’m doing so well. A little less well.”
Elsewhere, the hero Harfeo was staring closely at the floor that had risen on the stage.
“Wow… looks exotic The warrior Han Maru looks really strong just by looking at his appearance. I feel intimidated for nothing.”
A fellow priestess also said in admiration.
“It looks mysterious. cool.”
The female paladin standing next to him couldn’t even keep her mouth shut.
“The one who defeated the Demon King is different. If there is a chance later, I want to party together. I want to see you fight in person.”
The male warrior, male archer, and male priest were jealous of the women’s reactions.
“Wouldn’t that person even look at you?”
“Are you betraying Harfeo?”
“If the demon king had met us first, we would have caught him. I was out of luck.”
Tranuil looked at the crowd again as Maru stood in front of him dignifiedly.
“Next, please come forward to Sir Natalie Ayer and Sir Lucy Visit, who helped the warrior Sir Hanmaru defeat the demon king.”
Lucy and Natalie were startled by the unexpected call.
“Nana?!”
“Ooh, did you call us?”
“You two are right!”
“Get out now!”
People around them cheered and clapped.
Maru, who was standing on the stage, also gestured toward Lucy and Natalie, who were making puzzled expressions while contemplating whether or not to go up.
“What are you doing? Didn’t we have a party then?”
“Maru!”
“Floor!”
Lucy and Natalie hurried up, shedding tears of emotion.
Upon reaching the stage, Lucy wiped away her tears with both hands and squeezed them so much that she couldn’t understand what she was saying.
“At that time… We didn’t do anything, but I didn’t expect to be treated as a colleague. Whoops… ! I passed out and he broke his leg… !”
Natalie cried too.
“sorry! Sorry! I should have worked harder, but I can’t even help you like an idiot! Sobbing!”
The spectators who watched it laughed and applauded loudly.
Then, for a moment, the applause disappeared and a buzz began.
Keira was on the stage out of nowhere.
An official rushed over and whispered to her.
“Kiera, you can’t come up now. Kiera-sama’s order is to go to the next stage with Harfeo-sama… ”
“no. I am also a colleague of Lord Maru. I have to stand over there.”
Kiera calmly walked toward the center where Maru, Lucy, and Natalie stood.
Seriously, Im starting to think that Maru deserves something bad to happen around him…. jeeeezzz… he is sooooo dumb!!!