80 – Ruse and Intrigue (5)
“What… ?”
“That’s literally it. Aren’t Erina-nim and Seohyun-nim lovers?”
Celica had a misunderstanding. But it was not unreasonable for her to think so.
Looking at Erina and I, she could have been considered a lover.
Except for Erina being wary of her surroundings, she was always by my side.
Even while she was talking, she would casually hold her hand or cross her arms.
It was an action that could not have occurred in a normal male-female relationship.
Whenever Celica saw Erina and I together, she would watch with interest.
Until now, it seemed that he firmly believed that Erina and I were lovers.
“I think the two of you get along very well. When Erina-nim sees Seohyun-nim, her eyes are overflowing with affection.”
Celica looked at me with her excited expression.
Perhaps you are expecting a sweet love story.
But Celica’s prediction was wrong.
“No, no.”
“Yes…?”
“I don’t really have any relationship with Erina.”
As if that couldn’t be the case, Celica rolled her eyes and shook her head.
“Just between colleagues… It’s too close to say, but she’s not a lover.”
Erina confessed unilaterally.
But since I didn’t accept her, I couldn’t call her a lover.
“Then is she at the stage before becoming a lover? Looking at each other…?”
“It’s a little different. It’s hard to define it that simply.”
As Celica said, it wasn’t a very sweet relationship.
Rather, it was a complicated, tangled relationship.
It’s complicated to explain simply, and no one will understand if you explain it in detail.
“Then… Should we just call them colleagues?”
“Well, that’s right.”
“Still, it doesn’t seem like a normal relationship…”
Upon hearing her subtle answer, Celica looked at me with a complicated expression.
Then she glanced at her sleeping companions.
Erina, who had always ignored Celica, was soundly asleep for now.
She was the cutest and most beautiful woman in the world as much as she was sleeping.
Same with Kyla, who closed her eyes right next to her.
Even while she slept, she wore a robe that covered her face, but her beauty shone unchangingly.
Looking at them, Celica whispered in a quiet voice.
“Actually, I think Kayla-nim also likes Seohyun-nim.”
“…Why do you think so?”
“When the two of you were talking together earlier, Kayla-sama just watched blankly.”
“… Okay?”
“And when I took care of Erina-sama, her face darkened. Although she came back quickly.”
Celica had better eyesight than I thought.
When she gave a speech in the town square, she thought she was just a naughty kid, but she was the exact opposite.
Also, Celica’s guess was true.
She was previously confessed to by Kayla in the snowy mountains.
She, like Erina, puts off her answer, but if I give her consent, she will be her and her lover.
Of course, it’s not at all acceptable right now.
“Did Kayla ever say something about me?”
“I always said that he was someone I admired. And he even said he wanted to follow it for the rest of his life.”
“…”
“But I also made a little lonely expression.”
Lately, I’ve been spending a lot less time alone with Kayla.
I even went on a date with Erina before starting the request.
On the other hand, she has never been with Kayla.
‘Should I take him somewhere later?’
But Erina will definitely block it.
Even if she separates her, she will somehow follow her.
I always tried to mediate between the two, but it wasn’t easy.
“Which of the two do you like more?”
Celica looked at me with her bright eyes.
It’s a difficult question, but the answer came quickly.
“Both of you are precious.”
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“Still, isn’t there someone you like a little more?”
Who do you love more?
If you had to choose only one of the two, who would you choose?
If it was the beginning of the game, I would have chosen Erina.
But she couldn’t answer right now.
Although Kayla is not a character I created, she has become one of my most trustworthy companions now.
Of course, Erina was strong, but she couldn’t trust her, so she had to lean against her.
Even so, her affection for Erina did not disappear.
So she couldn’t choose between the two.
“I can’t say who is good. Because both of them are precious.”
“Ummm… is that so?”
Rather, Celica nodded her head as if it was okay.
“It’s okay though. Even the Goddess will understand!”
She couldn’t figure out how the hell she meant to understand.
Could it be that polygamy is allowed?
I was ignorant of the laws of marriage in this world.
Still, I had no intention of making the two of them as lovers or marrying them as my wife.
I want to go back to my hometown.
Since I first came to this world, my heart hasn’t changed at all.
But while repeating her promise, my heart felt heavy without my knowledge.
‘What would happen to the two without me.’
When I say I’m leaving this world and going back to my hometown.
Will Erina and Kayla let me go?
Can Erina live alone without me?
What would happen to the pact with Kayla without me?
If I were to go back to my hometown right now, what would happen to these two?
I’m sure Erina won’t let me go.
Even if it takes a long time to hold on to my pants, I will stop it.
The same goes for Kyla.
It was good to see her on the floor wailing and shedding tears and wanting to keep her oath.
Do we really have to leave these two behind?
‘No, I still want to go back.’
Still, I didn’t want to live in this world for the rest of my life.
However, the more I was with them, the more my resolve began to dull.
I had no choice but to admit it to myself. They were no longer ordinary game characters.
He is my colleague and closest friend.
However, in order to achieve my wish, I had to be prepared to break up with them.
Even though I knew it until now, I was turning away from it in my heart, but how long will I put off the decision?
After saving the goddess and revealing her truth to Erina, what should I do?
Is it really right to leave everything and go back to my hometown?
“…Seohyun? Why are you suddenly like that?”
My mind returned to Celica’s words.
She was looking at me strangely.
It seems that you are too lost in your own thoughts.
“Nothing. I just have something to think about.”
Celica laughed as if she understood everything.
As if treating a small child, she lovingly held her hand and stroked the back of her hand.
“Don’t worry too much. Both of them will respect Seohyun-nim’s choice.”
Without knowing what I was thinking, Celica was smiling.
Apparently Celica is misunderstanding our relationship.
It was still too early to tell Celica about our relationship.
If you explain in detail, it could cause a bigger misunderstanding.
It might have been better to leave it as it is.
“Still, don’t look at it for too long. Then the two of you can get really mad.”
“It’s useless to worry.”
Not only did he not have the heart to do so, he had no intention of doing anything to the two of them.
However, even knowing the feelings of the two, it’s just that they can’t accept it.
If we accept someone’s confession, the balance between us will be broken from that day on.
I couldn’t guess what would happen next.
At least one person won’t end up unscathed.
“At least I have no intention of throwing the two of them away.”
“Yes. That’s enough!”
Until the night watch was over, Celica and I chatted nonstop.
Maybe it’s because we’ve been talking about trivial topics for the first time in a while.
It was a time when I felt comfortable without even realizing it.
However, after waking up in the morning, I immediately felt regret.
“Good night.”
“Master, are you awake?”
The terrifying energy of the two people who woke up in the morning was radiating.
They were pulling my arms and binding my legs while sticking next to me.
“Didn’t I tell you not to come in while I’m sleeping?”
“I still love you so much, what can I do?”
“I couldn’t stay still because I had a heart for my lord.”
I sighed as I watched the two speak in unison.
‘You’ve been listening to everything…’
As long as Celica was around, she asked to be restrained.
However, it seems that the conversation we had last night became the catalyst.
It was a headache when the fight of spirits, which had seemed to be quiet recently, started again.
And Celica couldn’t contain her astonishment at the sight that awoke from the morning.
“Hey… The Goddess has never allowed her to lead a promiscuous life…”
Seeing Erina and Kayla clinging to me made me blush.
For 30 minutes, I tried to solve Celica’s misunderstanding.
Then he told me that he often slept in the same bed as usual or that it was something I had given my permission to do.
Naturally, Celica was shocked to hear me and even distanced herself from her.
In the end, it ended with only me being the weirdo.