What has changed (2)
The sea was a place Nias had longed to visit before.
Perhaps it was just curious, without much thought.
When I first heard it, I was a little taken aback. At that time, it was a time when Nias did not know that he had changed.
The demon lord I knew was not particularly interested in the sea. He was not a person steeped in the sensibility of his previous life to the extent that he was interested in salty water.
To put it bluntly, she was indifferent to everything. Not just the sea, but everything she didn’t accept.
“young master! It smells like salt! Wow, really green! And it’s huge!”
However, the Nias in front of me was not like that at all.
Nias, whose heart had seemed heavy from earlier, was smiling happily.
“Interesting?”
“yes! It’s amazing! It extends beyond the horizon… It’s pretty when it sparkles.”
Nias said as she rested her feet on the sand.
The rushing waves and the quiet sandy beach were all occupied by Nias and I.
The uninhabited beach was quiet. It was thanks to purposely visiting the sea where there were no people.
While walking leisurely along the sandy beach, Nias suddenly had a funny idea and took off her shoes.
“hey!”
I cried out in surprise.
Nias picked up a pair of shoes, one in each hand, and stretched out her feet on the sand of the sandy beach.
Between the little toes, fine grains of sand burrowed.
“Ahaha. It tickles… ! soft… . It’s a little hot.”
As expected, Nias slightly frowned.
It’s a natural reaction since I put my feet on the hot sandy beach.
“what are you doing. Idiot. Come on.”
I called Nias while taking off my shoes.
Nias, who quickly noticed my intentions, wrapped his arms around my neck as expected.
Lifting her up, I went straight to the sea.
I put my foot through the waves crashing on the beach. The cold water hits, sand slips between your feet.
It was a feeling I felt after a very long time.
“It’s cold.”
Nias’ tiny feet were immersed in the white foam that rolled in after the waves hit.
A wave rushes in and sweeps Nias’s feet once.
“Aww! Cool! The feeling on my feet is also strange… .”
“Because it is.”
Nias’s eyes twinkled in amazement, her cheeks turning red.
Nias’ thin fingers pulled up the hem of her skirt. The white, smooth legs that had been hidden by the skirt were exposed.
Nias’s toes sink into the rushing waves and the swaying sand.
“The sea is moving.”
“great?”
Even though it was a long time ago, I didn’t feel any emotion.
The sea is just the sea, and the beach is just the beach.
There is nothing new in this world.
“yes. like!”
Against the background of the sapphire-colored sea, Nias turned her body around with a bright smile.
The lifted hem of the skirt follows Nias’ movements a little later, fluttering like a wave.
The water droplets she kicked up reflected the sunlight like crystals.
My eyes were dazzled and I narrowed my eyes slightly, but beyond that, I could see Nias, who suddenly stopped moving.
“Are you not feeling well, Bocchan?”
Nias looks at me with a bit of concern.
Nias has changed a lot from the Nias I know in the novel.
The original Nias was still the Demon Lord even after he came back to life.
On the other hand, I can’t think of that happy look now as acting.
He was genuinely smiling and happy.
It was a change I made.
“great.”
He put a hand on his soft cheek and gently brushed it down. Soon after, as I held the cheek, Nias quietly closed her eyes as if she had a premonition of something.
He slowly lowered his head towards her face.
My lips slowly held those small lips.
Those lips that receive me are always small and hot.
A sweet taste spread in my mouth.
My feet were submerged in the sand pushed by the waves.
In that ticklish mood, Nias and I laughed without asking anyone first while our lips were touching.
The tips of his hot lips felt somehow ticklish.
I lightly bit Nias’ lower lip without parting my lips completely.
While Nias clung to me, I held the little girl in my arms.
And when our eyes met, I read the pain in her eyes.
You really can’t hide your feelings. Be honest.
Wouldn’t this be cute?
“What’s going on?”
I said, gently rubbing the back of Sue’s neck with my index finger to make her feel safe.
“…young master.”
Nias’s lips, which had been smiling happily, twitched.
Her gaze, which had been hesitantly looking at my face, turned to my chest.
“Say it. If there’s something you want to say, it’s okay to say anything. You said you liked it.”
At my words, Nias’s expression turned even more tearful. Laugh or cry, really one or the other.
I couldn’t say enough words to comfort her, so I kissed her lightly instead.
“I’m serious.”
As if that had served as a signal, the light in Nias’s eyes sank heavily.
“I… .”
Tring!
[Nias’ emotions begin to change significantly.]
[Nias’ disposition changes.]
I frowned at the message that appeared before my eyes.
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It was as if Nias had swallowed poison.
A poison that paralyzes the nerves throughout the body after it enters the body and is slowly decomposed.
‘hurt… .’
I looked up at him as I hugged him, holding my breath.
The stronger the strength of the arms that hugged her, the more intense the dull pain in her heart.
I know why.
It was because the secret he was hiding was so big that he couldn’t handle it anymore.
In fact, the size of the secret was always the same.
The reason why the secret started to make me feel so much was that I had come to like this person in front of me more than before.
I like you. I love the warmth of this person hugging me.
So it was so unsettling and painful that I could lose this.
When I was scolded, when I heard bad words, and even in those moments, whenever I confirmed the young master’s affection, I was so happy.
Those were the hurtful words he was most used to. Even when he was the Demon King, and even when he was reincarnated as Nias.
It seemed that the affection engraved in those harsh words justified her painful past. In fact, I don’t even know if those people didn’t hate me at that time.
Now, I know that only suffering is not love.
I know that just hugging like this is love.
The quietness and loneliness that seemed to last forever disappeared thanks to the hands of this person who informed them.
It seemed that happiness would continue forever. But it was nothing short of a fantasy.
Now, the suffocating pain was coming from the past, not from the present.
How long do I have to hide it?
No, how long can I hide it?
‘You may have expected it to some extent’
Maybe he told you it was okay.
But I don’t know if all these thoughts were delusions.
I just want to be comfortable, so maybe I’m making excuses in a way that’s comfortable for me… .
But now I really couldn’t put it off any longer.
In the bathroom, she answered Beuris, a subordinate who was pretending to be the demon king instead of herself.
“Stop. There is no point in further speculation.”
Nias himself knew what those words would lead to.
Many will doubt whether Nias has the qualities of a demon king.
The means they would take, who wanted to determine the primacy over everything by force, were obvious.
They would try to prove by force whether Nias was still alive.
‘I have to tell you.’
Nias really made up his mind to swallow the poison.
Even if the young master left because of his true identity, even if he entered eternal silence again, he could not escape any longer.
“young master… ”
Nias gasped and looked up at Leonhardt.
The moist eyes were clouded with water.
“I… ”
Nias opened her mouth.
He felt his own voice tremble.
I want to run away. can’t tell
I want to make this moment last a little longer.
“I have a confession to make.”
Nias squeezed the hem of Leonhard’s clothes.
My hands trembled.
My heart hurts. It seemed that even Leonhard could hear this uneasy beating heart.
“Is it about a secret you didn’t tell me the other day?”
Leonhard asked in a low voice.
Even with the sound of rushing waves, his articulated voice stuck in my ears without being overshadowed.
It would have been better if I hadn’t heard.
“yes. I… .”
“stop.”
His fingers touched Nias’ lips, which were about to part.
“Is that what you really want to say?”
“… I thought I should tell you.”
Leonhardt looked at the sky beyond Nias for a moment.
“Is that what caused this change?”
Leonhardt’s expression subtly distorted.
His expression was ambiguous, whether he was happy or embarrassed.
‘change… ?’
Nias tilted her head for a moment.
Perhaps, my expression may have changed.
It was because I had heard many times that the expression was revealed on the face to the point of being stupid.
Nias, who was about to open her mouth, felt a little tickling.
Will the young master believe me when I say that I am the Demon King?
You might laugh out of nowhere. I can’t believe it.
“You must never laugh, Bocchan. Because I mean it sincerely. I, can you never smile?”
Nias’ face turned bright red as if a small explosion had occurred.
“I won’t laugh.”
Leonhardt whispered and swore.
A friendly hand moved down through Nias’s hair.
“young master. I… ”
Nias inhaled.
“I’m the Demon King.”
Pushing these words out was easier than I thought. Once I opened my mouth, the words came out as if it were natural.
Nias looked into Leonhardt’s eyes. He didn’t really laugh.
He was just looking at himself with sharp golden eyes. would not believe
Nias bit his lower lip.
“I know you can’t believe it. But I’m really the demon king, and the proof is… ”
Part of the seawater was dyed black with the magic that Nias spewed out.
Because I was worried that the sea would be polluted with Magi, the Magi that was released quickly sank quietly.
It wasn’t strong enough to claim to be the Demon Lord, but it was a level of calamity.
“Do you believe me?”
Nias asked, looking up at him cautiously.
Beneath the thickly stretched eyelashes, black eyes shook with anxiety.
Leonhardt laughed.
“Hey, you don’t believe me either!”
“No, believe me.”
His gentle hand touched her cheek.
A large finger sweeps down her round cheek.
There were no bad words or foolish words.
But now the kind touch made me feel even more delighted.
It was strange.
“I do not care. Whether you are the Demon King or not.”
The moving hand gently ran through Nias’ back of her hair and dug into it.
Leonhardt felt the small trembling of warmth in his arms. The girl hesitates and flinches.
The movement of holding back the crying is lovely.
“You said you liked it.”
He touched Nias’ foreheads.
The heat from the forehead that became hot like a fireball was transmitted.
“… Do you really believe me?”
“yes.”
“There are things I haven’t said yet… ”
“You mean it’s dangerous? A rough estimate.”
“Do you still like it?”
“I still like you.”
Nias’ breath intertwined with his.
He hugged her with one arm and pulled the slender waist closer to his body.
For some reason, tears welled up in Nias’ eyes.
Leonhard met her eyes and looked at her.
I didn’t say cry. crying all the time laugh at what
I guess this is why when I see Nias, I can only think of either laughing or crying.
“I want to cry again. Idiot.”
Tears fell from Nias’ eyes at the teasing remark.
“Bur, I thought it would be abandoned… .”
Tears were falling from her big eyes.
“why me? Do you want to be abandoned?”
Leonhard smiled and kissed her lightly. Still crying, I kissed her again.
As the kiss gradually grew deeper and thicker, he could not feel the water flowing out of Nias’s breath.
“no… .”
He sniffed into his arms and kissed the back of Nias’ head as she shook her head.
“Don’t ask me about that in the future. Don’t even think about it.”
Nias let out a breath that was entangled in moisture.
Leaning on his firm hand, the desire to be loved more squirmed.
The heat on his cheeks and forehead felt unfamiliar. He is loved even after revealing his identity.
Even without lies, we can get closer.
When I realized that, I thought that I just wanted to be loved, besides the feelings I had been clinging to until now.
“…Okay.”
Nias nodded quickly.
‘But I don’t know if I know.’
Leonhard had no intention of letting her go, even if Nias wanted to be abandoned.
Hearing the voice that flowed out of my arms as if blocked, I thought I wanted to harass him a little more.
don’t tell me for a while Because there are times when I want to see a crying face as much as a smiling face.
Tring!
He looked at the system window that popped up in front of him, narrowed his brows, and then turned it off.
I didn’t want to see it now.
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After returning from the sea, Nias and I were pretty exhausted.
Nias fell asleep right on my bed, cooing.
I lay down next to her and gently brushed her hair with my hand.
Sleeping in a thin nightgown, Nias’ fair skin was light pink.
With each breath she took, her full chest moved up and down.
I gently brushed her dark hair. Soft cheeks with a coveted color appeared in front of him.
I looked down at the sleeping woman with a light breathing sound, immersed in a little thought.
“Nias is not being ruled by the system.”
[With Nias’ confession, you will receive many achievement achievement rewards. (5026/10000)]
[Nias’ disposition is partially changed. In addition to masochism, lust is added.]
[Achieving half of the achievement! You get a lot of plot points!]
[The relationship with Nias becomes closer, and the achievement is achieved faster.]
[In the future, you can also increase the achievement level by expressing affection.]
Nias was not changed by the system.
The system is just tracking Nias’ emotions.
Unlike before, after I found out who the creator of the system was, I was sure about him.
Still, it was unavoidable to feel bad.
What is the purpose of making him achieve his achievements?
‘…I’ll have to go find it.’
I made up my mind.
It was dangerous, but it seemed clear that I needed to face him.