“My knight Harold, you came today.”
Eleanor greeted me with a warm fuss, but her words stir my nerves whether it’s because of my mood or if there’s really an appropriate check in place.
“Yes… Knight Harold… I came here today to serve the Goddess…”
At that moment, she opened her eyes sharply and looked at me, and a strange goosebumps came rushing in, as if she was piercing my inner self.
After the day when he was about to break the vow… Carrietuck’s personality was completely reversed.
If it was originally a character that felt immature, unlike her appearance, thanks to her bubbly and clumsy behavior…
“Hmm… Fortunately, they don’t say useless words that you’re leaving me this time… I’m glad, how much heartache you felt when you first broke your vow…”
On the contrary, he has a meticulous personality that doesn’t want to miss anything, and has transformed into a personality that keeps track of me wherever I am and manages me thoroughly so as not to miss it, just like he watches over me beyond simple boundaries.
So, in the end, she couldn’t break her vow.
If I try to do stupid tricks about how I know, they will notice me like a ghost and forcefully summon me and put psychological pressure on me.
Of course, this is a development that does not exist in the game…. I ask myself where the hell did it go wrong, but I couldn’t get rid of the anxiety these days in my mind that is empty every time.
“I was so foolish… to leave behind a goddess who took care of me like this… I don’t know what to do with this rudeness…”
To be honest, I still have a feeling of wanting to break the oath.
The feeling of being watched every moment was uncomfortable no matter what I did, and these days, even if I sit still, I get the illusion of a persistent gaze from the back of my neck.
Of course, if it were the items and magic that Eleona gave to her, what would the ending be… It became strong enough to rule the world with the last words, and the reason for quitting seemed to disappear…
“Hmm… Come to think of it, you came to the temple 13 seconds later than yesterday, maybe… you’re not trying to do something blasphemous, are you?”
Her obsession with madness is beyond my sanity, and since the day I first spoke, it has been subtle but gradually suppressing my freedom.
“No…! How can I think and act blasphemously about the Goddess who gives everything? Please, stop that doubt!”
Despite those words, he still had a mouth that was suspicious or undesirable, but he smiled broadly for a moment and changed to the image of the goddess Eleanor I knew.
“You’ve finally returned to the knight I knew! It’s fine! I’ll forgive you for your disrespect, so please be careful in the future!!”
I managed to get rid of my doubts, but only then I let out a sigh of relief in my heart, and I try to keep falling apart.
“I’m sorry for any doubts, I’ve also given up on useless thoughts, so let’s continue the harmonious atmosphere like before!”
“forever”
The last little muttered words hit my ears and keep them running through my mind.
Ever since I noticed Eleanor’s mad obsession, I’ve been plagued with one question.
Will she ever interfere with me on the day I try to return to my original world… Is there a way for me to return to my original world in the first place…?
In terms of the story, it wasn’t clear if I could go back if I saw the ending, or if it was just my hopeful situation.
“By the way, my knight Harold, come a little closer.”
In the midst of such complicated thoughts, Eleanor motioned for her to come closer to her and carefully moved her steps…
“What’s going on?”
swish!
I was dragged by the collar snatched away in an instant and lost my focus, and I fell into her arms really naturally.
“Elena-sama?!”
Embarrassed by the sudden action, her face moved so close that her breath touched her neck.
At that moment, a disrespectful thought passed through my head, and I swallowed a dry saliva at the thought, but fortunately, Eleanor looked at me with serious eyes to see if it was the same.
“Sup…..”
Then he put his face on the nape of my neck and took a deep breath, and then he distorted his face with an unpleasant impression.
“My knight Harold… you’ve been smelling ungodly lately…”
An ungodly smell…?
What are you talking about? Does that mean my body smells bad?
However….
“Isn’t that an ungodly smell? I wash my body twice a day, but am I getting a strange smell?”
“No… it’s not like that…”
Then, what caused the blasphemous smell… Her eyes were also strange.
It’s like the cold eyes when I was about to break my vows…. As I looked at those eyes, my head started to sound a warning tone reflexively, and my heart rate started to jump exponentially with anxiety.
“My knight, let me ask you one thing…”
When I look up with a cold tone and empty eyes that don’t feel anything, I start to tremble involuntarily.
“Have you met a woman recently…?”
The warning sound that had been ringing in my head at a simpler question than I thought would disappear, and a strange question naturally flew in.
Are you a woman?
What are you talking about…?
“No? As the Goddess knows, I don’t even have the reason to be a lover, let alone a companion…”
This time, when I told him the truth, he looked at me with suspicious eyes, but after a while, he gave out a shaky mood and started to close his eyes.
“I’m sorry… I’m sorry for doubting you… Lately, I’ve been feeling the smell of you that shouldn’t be there…”
“What do you mean by an impossible smell?”
Then, without any hesitation, he declares to me.
“The smell of another female…”
At those words, I tilted my head with a pure heart, and shook my head from side to side and freed my neck.
I really risked my everything and was innocent this time.
It was really unfair this time because I had never been in a relationship either in the original world or since I moved to another world, and there was no close friend of the opposite s*x.
“Huh… No… You seem to have been worrying about something because you are sensitive because you are not feeling well these days, so I apologize once again.”
I say that, but I can’t seem to get rid of my regrets.
“Herald… My sister says, but our shrines are absolutely forbidden to date. It is natural to have a relationship, and you are not allowed even to have s*x with a woman, so always keep that in mind.”
Even if it was called a Shindan, I was the only member of the group, and there were no rules like this in the original game, so anyone could see what she created to keep them in check.
“Yeah, I’ll keep that in mind.”
However, it was a meaningless warning to Mosol, a veteran who has lived for 28 years and has no relationship with women, so he did not express it.
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Guild Hall
“Harold! Are you here to try it out today?!”
When I open the door of the guild hall, Paulo, a large man in huge armor, greets me.
Paulo Stog
As an adventurer who made a name for himself in the royal capital, he took on roles such as helping players without boredom in the game.
“Haha… Yes… Seeing that Paulo prepared well, it seems like he’s been entrusted with a big quest today.”
“It’s me, because I always have to work worthy of my reputation. By the way, it’s okay to talk comfortably. It’s not like we’ve seen each other for a day or two, so let’s not be rigid!”
Did the progress come to about 25% in terms of content? He has defeated a number of bosses by catching demons living in the dark, but there is still a long way to go.
As long as there is an item given by Eleanor, there is honestly no risk at all in terms of battle, but the problem is time.
And no matter how much I wanted to proceed as if to match it, the boss to go to the next chapter did not appear, so I had no choice but to kill time until it appeared.
If I go back, how will the original world change… Will I go back to the time I transferred as if nothing happened… Or will a year pass there… I feel anxious and worried about the unknown did.
“By the way, if I had come this far armed, you would have expected it to some extent? Maybe you’ve heard the rumors.”
He doesn’t miss a single word, he says the same thing as a game, and from memory, maybe this line…
“Dragon… Has it appeared…?”
He looked a little surprised, as if it was a bit surprising, but then he made a gentle expression as if saying, ‘Did you hear that again…’?
“Yeah… Recently, there are constant rumors that dragons, which have only been handed down as legends, are appearing at the top of the mountain near this royal capital… In fact, a few subjugation corps or patrols have been dispatched, but they are all missing… Apparently, the Association is preparing well for this time. I think…”
Mir, who eats darkness… As I know, one of the old dragons that has lived since the age of the Old Gods in the distant past. With the setting of a violent dragon who grew up eating only darkness, if the demon living in the dark was a newbie, Midir was a vicious boss that was called a chariot. .
In its first appearance, it ruthlessly devoured multiple entities, not just one or two, of demons living in the dark, which were so difficult for novice users, as if they were just snacking, and showed a strong direction.
The overall pattern is monotonous, so it’s not difficult to avoid even if it’s the first time you face it… The boss’s notoriety comes from its damage.
A huge physique comparable to that of a huge cathedral… I have to say that it was damage worthy of such a size… One attack was a very powerful boss.
A user who encounters it for the first time is not yet equipped with the proper equipment, so if he touches it, he is instantly killed… Even a user who is well-equipped to raise a sidekick by playing a lot of games will lose half… or more of his blood if he gets hit once.
Therefore, no matter how greedy the user was, if he tried to hit more or made a mistake, he could not escape the death of a dog.
“It’s a legendary dragon, so I’m getting nervous without realizing it… May Goddess’ protection be with you…”
Then he took out the pendant he had always hung around his neck and looked at it with a profound expression.
The shrine of Abne, one of the most praised goddesses in the royal capital in the game, Paulo, who has a high reputation as an adventurer, is the head of the shrine, and the pendant he always wears around his neck is given directly to Goddess Abne. said to have received
The rewards that Abne gives are all good rewards according to the setting, so she was one of the goddesses visited by users a lot.
In fact, if it had been my original plan, I was going to break Eleona’s oath in step 6 and go to Goddess Abne.
“By the way, what kind of shrine did you say? No matter how many times I hear it, I can’t remember.”
That’s right… Because it was originally forgotten and no one knew about it…
“It’s called Eleona Shindan, because there are so few people, people don’t know.”
“Isn’t it? By the way, I’m not trying to provoke you, but I apologize if you feel bad.”
At the same time, he takes on a serious atmosphere and speaks as carefully as possible so as not to hurt him.
“Why did you enter a shrine that is not very popular? People say that there is nothing to gain from a shrine without a reputation… How about joining our shrine instead? Can I write an introduction letter myself?”
To be honest, just listening to what he suggested made me want to ask him to do it.
“If you, who are good on the streets these days, come to our shrine, Goddess Abne will surely welcome you.”
But if I try to break the vow, I have to reject his offer to eat mustard, crying because I can’t even imagine what will happen to Goddess Eleona.
“Still, she’s a kind goddess, and she’s been chasing her for a long time in her family, so she can’t be easily defeated…”
When he gave the excuse he came up with on the spot, he thought he was thinking with a serious expression on his face.
“That’s right! I can’t say anything about the circumstances of the family! That belief! I support it!”
“Ha ha… Thank you…”
Then again, Paulo returns to the original topic and brings up the story of Mir.
This line is probably the beginning of the Mir quest and an important line that opens many gates that I must overcome in the future.
“Are you planning to participate in this dragon hunt too?”