160 – Proposal (3)
“…Why me?”
Of course, I didn’t grab her outstretched hand right away.
When I didn’t hold on, she added one more word, as if she thought the conditions were insufficient.
“You can think of it as a transaction. I will take the higher authority of the system that I gave Gaian away from him and give it to you. How is it? “You want it, right?”
That woman seems to think that if she holds out her hand, she will grab it.
“I don’t know why you’re acting so lethal.”
Lilian’s face was distorted as if it were crushed by my words.
“What does that mean?”
“Literally. “I don’t know why you’re acting so lethal.”
“Wait a minute. “Are you telling me I’m not pretty?”
“I’m not talking about you. “Your suggestion.”
She seemed even more absurd.
“Don’t you know the situation yet? Easy to understand….”
“There is no need for that.”
I grabbed her wrist instead of her outstretched hand.
The moment the slender wrist fit into my large hand, I grabbed it and grabbed it.
Lilian’s body lost its balance in an instant and was pulled towards me.
“Aye!”
I then grabbed her chin and lifted it up.
A blush appeared on her face, but quickly disappeared.
Instead, Lilian raised her eyes. As if she was trying to prove herself strong.
“You often make sudden contact like this. Originally, my Leonhard was not this kind of character. “Do you know?”
“I know very well. “I even read the notice you wrote, but I’m afraid you don’t know that either.”
“Then, can you explain your intention first? “Why are you ruining my character like this?”
“I have to do it roughly like this so I can get a better idea of how you react when you’re embarrassed.”
Her pupils shook slightly.
That slight reaction was proof that all her words and actions were not just acting.
“I am the one observing, not the one being observed. “Please let me go.”
“Then try getting out. You created a system. “Can’t we get away with this?”
“Because I don’t like such violent methods.”
She was really quite passive about her physical defiance.
That was quite a strange thing.
I carefully observed Lilian, who continued to glare at me with her displeased gaze.
The slight twitching around her eyes, the disheveled corners of her mouth, the direction of her gaze.
Every single little reaction of hers.
She is a woman who hides her emotions and plays with them. In order to respond, I also have to be more careful.
It was clear from the conversation so far that she was extremely reluctant to be controlled and had a temperamental personality.
A person who chooses to rule rather than be ruled.
Considering her tendencies, there is no reason not to get out immediately.
With the power of the system, it wouldn’t have been surprising if it could easily overpower me.
Then there is one thing I can think of.
There are probably some restrictions on using the system.
She didn’t know exactly what the restrictions were, but if she was going to be quiet, now was her chance to push them.
“Before discussing the contract, you must first clarify your purpose. Why was the system created, and what was the intention of the proposal made a while ago? What is this world and how did you enter it? “You have to tell me so I can consider it.”
“Because this world has an end. So we created a system. At first, I wanted to stop it. But I got tired of blocking it.”
“What does this mean?”
“…Are you asking because you don’t know? Sincerely? No. “You knew everything, but you liked asking questions, right?”
She sarcastically pushed her other arm against my chest, tightening her hold on her arm.
The attempt to escape from me was not successful.
He even grabbed her wrist that was hitting her chest and held it in one of her hands.
Then she raised her arms above her head and pushed them roughly against her bookshelf.
“Ugh! It hurts! Do you like this? “You’re really perverted.”
Lilian scoffed at me with a sneer.
I wasn’t pretending to be relaxed. Unlike before, he seemed really nervous.
I opened my mouth, remembering the reaction well.
“Say whatever you want. If you just try to get away, they’ll treat you more harshly. “
“I guess so. “I will tell you more freely than you think.”
“Yes.”
She huffed indignantly, probably thinking that what she was saying didn’t make sense.
Actually, the part about the ending being fixed was somewhat expected.
The emperor had already said the word destruction last time, and Lilian had also said it again.
The end of destruction will be the end of this world in one episode.
The question was what that destruction was, but even that was guessed to some extent.
“Let’s go back to the story from earlier. That’s right. I asked back after knowing. I said it was the five destructions earlier. You said that this was the first time that four dooms disappeared. “Does that mean there is a possibility that I will be killed by the original heroines?”
She did not answer, but tightly closed her red lips, which looked like they had crushed her rose.
“I heard you say whatever you want. I guess keeping your mouth shut is more of a specialty. “It suits me better that way.”
Sparks flew into her eyes at my provocation.
“It’s because you’re ruder than I thought. “Would you mind showing some gentlemanly manners?”
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“I am not the Leonhard you made.”
“…Hmph.”
Lilian sulked and turned her head as if she was looking away.
“Then can I say that you created a system to prevent me from being killed?”
“Can I correct that? “I made it to save Leonhard, who I created, not you.”
Then the other one becomes a natural inference.
“So, you are saying that I will eliminate all destruction and survive, so I will stop you?”
In response to my question, she closed her mouth again.
Childish avoidance response. I think I finally know a bit about her personality.
If she kept her mouth shut, it’s proof that I’m right.
You must be afraid of me surviving to see the ending.
‘The emperor said that I would end eternal life.’
In other words, Lilian and the Emperor think that the regression will end when I prevent all destruction.
I turned her head and turned her face towards me, still looking away from me.
“Then…” .”
“Tsk.”
My legs dug into her soft legs that were closed inside the dress.
It was meant to elicit a stir, but it was quite a sight to see his face getting even hotter than before.
“Do you want to die? Don’t you know that I’m watching you right now? Should I kill you right now?”
She spoke like a cat with her fur pricked.
If anything, that was even more unclear.
I wonder what kind of plan they are plotting so they still can’t shake me off.
Only the gaze filled with suppressed anger that I had brought out was clearly revealing the emotion.
“Look at this. That’s strange. “It seems like you don’t like me, so why are you thinking of changing partners?”
“…”
There is silence again.
“It was a trap, right?”
She still didn’t answer.
“The story behind the emperor in the notice only said that the emperor was a returnee. Just looking at it, it seems like the emperor has the power of return….”
“…”
“It wasn’t that. The emperor himself does not have the power of return. “He may be so mistaken.”
“…”
“It was not the emperor who had the power of return….”
“Yes. That’s right.”
Lilian interrupted me.
“Your guess is correct.”
After receiving the confirmation, I chuckled.
“Then you won’t be able to kill me.”
The reason for the obsession with destruction was the condition of return.
That means I will be killed by the heroines of the original work.
In this way, I could understand why she wanted to make a contract with me instead of the emperor.
She knows that I am a possessor.
If my memories are maintained after regression, I will avoid destruction more easily next time.
She can’t even kill me on her own.
So, it is a safe choice for her to sign her contract now.
‘Looking at it, it would be useless to ask how it came to be possessed in this world.’
If I am correct, she too was subject to the laws of this world.
He was just finding out the laws of this world before me and using them.
“You know what?”
But as if breaking my thoughts, her voice interrupted.
She was smiling confidently, as if she had let go of all the tension she had felt just now.
“Even if I can’t kill you, I can kill what you cherish. Even if it’s one of destruction. “It didn’t matter.”
That moment.
Tiring!
[A signal arrived from the signal box owned by Elin.]
Tiring!
[A signal arrived from the signal box owned by Elina.]
A signal came from the jewels previously given to Elin and Elina.
It meant that there was danger to those two people.
I knew right away what had happened.
It seems that the emperor, who missed Yuria, Livia, and Nias, headed to the temple of Neftam.
“Aren’t you going?”
Lilian asked with an expression that seemed like she was having fun.
“It’s a bit hard for me to say it, but these two must have become quite dangerous, right? Gaian, he probably doesn’t see anything right now.”
Of course I have to go.
I had to go, but I couldn’t figure out how to get out of this library.
I wanted to use the strongest sword, but there was a problem.
[According to the settings, there are 3 minutes left to reuse the strongest sword.]
Compared to when I checked earlier, time had not decreased at all.
“This is a place you can’t get to through normal means.”
Lilian said teasingly.
“You can’t use the strongest sword, right? “If you don’t have that, you don’t know how to get out of here, do you?”
She felt flattered, as if she had been waiting for this moment all along.
The proud expression on his face, as if he was looking down on me, makes me a little angry.
“I already took care of this before you touched me. So make your decision. If you do business with me, I will send it to you from here. Otherwise, I can’t go.”
Under no circumstances would those two people have even bothered to look for me….
I frowned, feeling impatient that I had to run at once.
Thanks to observing her facial expressions, I was able to not miss the feeling of discomfort.
It was very subtle, but she screamed and her body trembled.
It looks like I made a mistake in my previous statement….
Still, she puffed out her chest and spoke in a spirited manner again, as if nothing had happened.
“Phew. Now admit it. “It’s my victory.”
And then I realized. Her way to beat her.
I opened my mouth, hiding all the nervousness from my face.
“Then I don’t have to go. “I believe the two of you can handle it well.”
“What do you mean?”
Lilian said, narrowing her pretty eyes.
“What do you mean?”
The magic power of this space was shaken by my will.
I was glad to see earlier that I could use magic here as well.
I created a magical bond between her and me.
“W-What is it?!”
Whether she cried out or not, I made the ends like handcuffs and tied them around her wrists.
“I don’t know why, but I guess you can’t handle the system while in contact with me?”
“Then the two saints you love will really be in danger?”
She retorted sharply.
But it is just another form of silence.
“Then there is nothing we can do. Come stay with me for a long time. “Lilian.”
When I smiled, Lilian’s face lost its composure.