Inside An Adult Game As A Former Hero chapter 81

EP.81 Katarina

“The house is too shabby.”

These are the words Cloud uttered while eating breakfast. He was so out of the blue that Katarina asked the question involuntarily.

“What?”

“The cold wind just came through the hole. I was going to sleep because it was cold and my mouth would go back. Are you not cold?”

When Cloud asked, the children expressed their dissatisfaction with one another as if they had been waiting.

“Cold! There is a lot of wind in my seat, but the blanket is thin!”

“I don’t even have a blanket! Every day, Brenna noona stole it.”

“My, when did I take it?!”

“You’re taking it! Do not roll the bed by yourself every day and sleep warmly!”

“Isn’t it warm at all? It’s cold even if you roll it up… No, I didn’t take it away!”

Brenna glanced at Cloud and shouted.

Hearing the children’s complaints, Cloud nodded with his arms crossed.

“I wasn’t the only one who was dissatisfied.”

Then he turned to Katarina.

“…Why.”

“Your siblings are like that, don’t you have any thoughts about being the eldest daughter?”

“…Do you know that I live because who want to live in a house like this? What to do if you are not in a good position.”

She grunted and ate the carrot with a fork. Cloud, who was tapping the table with his index finger, said.

“Then can I help you? It can be solved if we just call a carpenter.”

At Cloud’s words, the children looked at him with anticipation.

Finally, do we not have to fight for a blanket while sleeping? Do you not have to go through the unreasonable thing of losing a blanket just because you’re young?

That expectation did not last long.

“It’s okay. You don’t have to do that. After all, you are the one to leave in a few days.”

“I’m afraid those few days will be difficult.”

“Because it’s done. Again, you are a short-lived person, and we solve our household problems. You don’t have to spend your money trying to help. We will take care of it.”

They sleep in the same house and eat the same food, but Cloud is an outsider. Katarina didn’t want to owe him to others for her circumstances, which she didn’t know though.

So she drew a clear line.

It hurts her heart to see her younger siblings disappointed, but it’s better than having problems later.

But, perhaps understanding her meaning, Cloud made a strange sound.

“You mean you can’t just spend money?”

“What?”

“You mean you don’t feel like spending money, so don’t do it. So I won’t spend any money.”

Cloud concluded Katarina’s words like that.

“I’ll bring the sword.”

Just left the house

It happened so quickly that Katarina couldn’t even react.

She just stare blankly at the door he left.

‘Are you leaving?’

Not.

Because he left his luggage behind.

So what did you go out to do?

‘…do not know.’

He’ll come back later no matter what he do.

Katarina went through the day not caring about the Cloud.

It was when she was preparing dinner because she couldn’t stand the cry of her younger siblings that they were hungry.

A popping sound was heard.

When she turned her head, one of the wooden planks supporting the house had been torn off.

“Huh?”

What. Why isn’t that

If Katarina was embarrassed, her siblings were curious.

The children rushed outside.

“Guys?! wait!”

Katarina hurriedly grabbed her curves. She don’t know who tore down the wall of her house, but she’s pretty sure it was the bastard. Her madness could have harmed her brothers.

She ran outside and exclaimed with excitement.

“Didn’t my younger brothers touch even a single hair…?”

The curious voice gradually turned into a questionable form.

It’s inevitable that…

“Wow! Shine from big brother’s sword!”

“I’ve heard of this. What is the sword aura? I heard that only great adventurers can use it!”

“Uh-huh, stop. If you touch it the wrong way, your finger could fly off.”

The scene unfolding before her eyes was beyond her imagination.

Stacked logs in front of the house.

Cloud trimmed the log with a wooden plank, chopping the black log emitting blue light like a piece of fruit peel.

He controlled the approaching children, saying it would be fun.

“What the hell is this…”

“Ah, it just came. Bring some kids in. I can’t do anything because I’m afraid it’s going to crash.”

“What the hell are you doing?”

“What are you doing? I’m fixing the house.”

“I must have said I didn’t need it.”

“You say you don’t have to spend money?”

“You didn’t spend any money? Then what is that?”

Katarina pointed to the piles of logs. With common sense, it was impossible to save such a large amount of logs unless it was purchased from a lumber mill.

But Cloud’s answer was far beyond common sense.

“It was cut from outside.”

“…What?”

“It was cut from outside the city.”

Cloud grabbed the log and lifted it up. The process was as natural as Katarina lifting the ingredients.

Katarina’s legs began to tremble a little.

“Brother! brother! Can I hear more?”

“Can you hear more? That’s a natural thing to say.”

Cloud lifted the log with the other hand. As he started juggling with the log, Katarina couldn’t bear it any longer and floundered.

“Ahhh…”

‘My, what have I done?’

To bring such a monster into the house for only a few pennies…!

Katarina grabbed her head and blamed herself for the past.

Contrary to her sentiments, Cloud worked hard to reassemble the shabby house. The shabby house was transformed into a new house, with only the structure left, like the ship of Theseus.

Thanks to this, Cloud and Katarina’s younger siblings were able to sleep comfortably without being blown away by the cold wind.

Katarina, on the other hand, couldn’t sleep.

To her, the ropes tying Cloud’s limbs seemed too loose.

‘Chains. We need thick and thick chains!’

However, the poor woman could not afford expensive things such as chains, and she resented her poverty.

* * *

Cloud’s journey did not end with renovating the house.

“The closet is small…”

A large wardrobe was made.

“Don’t you want to have a garden?”

A strong fence surrounded the house.

“Isn’t it uncomfortable to cook?”

A three-tier shelf was made.

If they felt uncomfortable with something, he just made it on the spot. He later even tried to knit to see if he had anything to do.

Three weeks have passed in such an absurd environment.

After dinner, they went to bed. Before going to sleep, as usual, the children happily talked about playing with Cloud. She used to be the one she would normally have done with a proper punch, but today she asked her siblings.

Is the Cloud that good?

The brothers spoke without hesitation.

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Good

Cloud hyung, wishing you were still there.

Katarina smiled bitterly.

When he first came, she was wary of him. When he showed the bizarre act of juggling with logs, she was terrified.

But those negative emotions faded over time.

Because Cloud has always been genuinely kind to her and her siblings.

‘I wish he could stay…’

She had similar thoughts.

She hope these ordinary happy days will continue in the future.

But Katarina is not an innocent child like her siblings.

She was fully aware that these happy days could not continue.

After making sure that everyone was asleep, she changed into a dancer’s clothes, and went out with a tuner.

She felt the soft moonlight and removed the bandages.

She no longer feel pain when she move her arm.

‘Now it’s over.’

Actually, her arm was healed a few days ago.

But she hid it.

Because she vaguely felt it.

As soon as her arms are healed, the lives of her and her siblings will return to the time when he did not exist.

Humans are settled animals.

When adequate safety and happiness are guaranteed, they want to settle for themselves.

The same goes for Katarina.

She lied because she wanted to continue the happiness of the past three weeks. If you put your mind to it, you can continue even now.

But she can’t.

The memories of that day, dyed red with the blood of her parents, did not allow her to eat.

So Katarina dances.

To awaken the body that is drenched in peace.

To repay blood with blood.

And…

In order not to be discouraged by the happiness that will disappear.

[Steps 1 The Dance of the Butterfly.]

The caterpillar that hatches from the egg becomes a pupae, and when it breaks the hard shell it becomes a butterfly…

Her dance was interrupted.

Was it because of the three-week hiatus that made her body stiff?

No. Even so, it’s weird.

The butterfly dance is a very basic dance. She have never stopped dancing here since she was fully trained.

But why are you doing this this time?

‘I do not know.’

It’s just… She doesn’t have the motivation to dance right now. If he leaves tomorrow, let’s do it right from then on. Katarina turned back to go back to her bed.

And it just solidified.

“Why don’t you dance for a while?”

Cloud leaned against the door frame and looked at her.

“Weren’t you sleeping?”

“I couldn’t sleep, so I just closed my eyes. Rather, why don’t you dance?”

“I just… I don’t feel like dancing today.”

“Hmm…”

After thinking for a moment, Cloud approached Katarina.

“Uh… uh…? what are you doing..?”

“Stay still.”

Cloud took Katarina’s back. He pressed her to the bottom of her belly button with the index finger of his right hand, holding her close to his body.

“Hey?! What, what are you doing?!”

Startled, Katarina struggles to shake him off, but Cloud scornfully avoids it.

“How do you feel?”

“What do you feel… uh…?”

Cloud’s fingertips.

Something strange that started there runs through her blood. Her body trembled at strange feeling.

“What’s this..?”

“Mana, Chi, Ether. It’s an indescribable force with multiple names. From now on, I’ll steer it to your dancing. Remember that feeling.”

“You want to dance? In this state?”

“I don’t mind. Because I know how to avoid the blade.”

“No… the problem isn’t that…”

Katarina, who was muttering, was forced to dance at Cloud’s urging.

“Katarina, focus.”

Not long after it started, he was pointed out why the sword dance was so dull.

Katarina was embarrassed.

Cloud is a very attractive reason from an objective point of view.

Not only because of his looks, but also because of his abilities.

Moreover, Katarina, who has seen Cloud’s caring side over the past three weeks, has a crush on him.

However, he is attaching her body to such a reason.

How can you dance with composure?

Her heart is pounding, her head is burning, her back is focused, etc. There is no such thing as a riot.

But for a while.

As Cloud began to manipulate mana in earnest and her sword dance began to inhabit, Katarina’s consciousness quickly fell into the sword dance.

Although she perfectly reproduced the movements, she always thought that something was lacking.

It was natural for her to indulge in the answer like crazy.

The caterpillar becomes a pupa, and the pupa becomes a butterfly.

[Steps 1 The Butterfly’s Dance] ended successfully.

Katarina lowered her arms without continuing the dance.

She closed her eyes and replayed the feeling she had just a moment ago.

What is different from the dances you have danced in the meantime?

The atmosphere around her was different.

To be precise, her dancing changed the energy around her.

After reviewing her senses and indulging in the answers, she opened her eyes.

When she turned her head slightly, Cloud was smiling proudly. Seeing that smile, Katarina asked involuntarily.

“Why are you staying at my house?”

A question she’ve had for the past 3 weeks.

She was curious, but she was afraid he would leave if he found out, so she threw a question into her mind.

That’s it

“Yes?”

“Why are you staying at my house?”

“That’s because, as I said before, there are a number of reasons…”

“Lie. From my point of view, you are no ordinary person. You must be a famous adventurer somewhere. I don’t think you’ll be able to stay at the inn because of the gangsters.”

“…”

“Then tell me the real reason. Why are you with us…”

Katarina’s words stopped.

Because she just felt that something was touching her butt.

It was hard, thick, and long.

And Katarina was not a woman completely ignorant of s*x.

Her eyes were trembling.

“You, you, I hope you…”

“Yes? Ah, this is a misunderstanding… No, I don’t think it’s a misunderstanding.”

Cloud folded his arms and nodded. Then, with his serious expression on his face, he said to her.

“I got an erection because of you, so take responsibility.”