Chapter 110
“Why are you acting like this toward me?”
Tears welled up from the injustice I felt.
I may have been involved with multiple men, but that’s because I was following the harem route. I only stepped in because the game allowed it, so why do I have to suffer like this?
“I just wanted to have a physically and emotionally enjoyable romance. Why do you keep tormenting me by talking about killing someone or destroying the world in front of me? What kind of love is this!”
“…Shin Joo.”
“I like both Hexion and Marvis. I like Kaint too. And I’ll probably come to like Cedric as well. So why can’t the people I like just get along well with each other and make me happy? Do you have to threaten me by setting off bombs?”
“Shin Joo. I don’t quite understand what you’re saying.”
“I’m sick of bombs and status ailments! If this is a fantasy, then let me enjoy festivals and develop cities like a proper fantasy. Why do you keep making an ordinary person without any qualifications counsel emotionally unstable men!”
“Emotionally unstable…”
“I don’t want to play a game while being stressed, hic. I mean, sniff…!”
Finally, I burst into tears and couldn’t continue speaking, just sobbing loudly.
Clang.
I heard the sound of the heavy sword falling to the floor, then large hands wrapped around my shoulders and pulled me into an embrace.
“Shin Joo, please don’t cry!”
“Hic, waaah…”
“I was wrong. I won’t do anything that makes Shin Joo sad, so please stop crying.”
Tears flow even more when someone tries to console you to stop. I hugged Hexion’s neck while hiccupping, barely able to breathe properly.
I knew I wasn’t a pretty sight with tears and snot flowing, but I wasn’t in a position to hide it.
“Shin Joo. Please. I was wrong…”
It was embarrassing to cry like a child out of distress, but I thought it was somewhat good that I prevented Hexion from harming himself with his sudden outburst.
“Waaah. Don’t scare me.”
“I understand. From now on, I will never draw my sword in front of Shin Joo.”
“And don’t, sniff, point it at yourself either.”
“…I will never thrust a sword into my chest.”
“Hic.”
I felt even more pitiful as Hexion listened to everything I said.
Why didn’t you listen when I was talking normally, you man? Do you only feel satisfied after seeing me lose all dignity and throw a tantrum on the floor? How nasty!
“Am I nasty?”
Did I just say that out loud?
“No. Hexion is not, sniff, nasty…”
As I shook my head, saying that, Hexion patted my back, slightly pulled away from me, and wiped the tears covering my face.
After trying to wipe them with his palm and finding it insufficient, he removed his wrist guard and started wiping with the inside of his shirt sleeve cuff.
Snot was flowing too, so it must be dirty, but Hexion didn’t seem to mind his sleeve getting wet at all.
“Are you feeling a bit calmer now?”
“Don’t look at my face. It’s weird.”
“It’s not weird at all, Shin Joo. You’re beautiful.”
“What’s good about someone with a runny nose?”
“Because it’s a side of you I don’t usually get to see.”
His sincere answer made me lose my desire to whine.
My nose tip felt numb as I sniffled. If I had been the one who got the sunfish status ailment, I would have died of shame today.
‘They say the mucus that comes out when crying has the same composition as tears, so it’s not dirty.’
A useless fact suddenly came to mind, but it wasn’t much comfort. As I turned my head and rubbed the tip of my nose, Hexion pushed my hand away and brought the end of his sleeve to it.
“Shin Joo. Rubbing your nose is not good for your skin. Blow your nose on my sleeve.”
“Sniff, okay…”
I was glad to have stopped his suicide, but I didn’t want it to lead to this result.
“It’s okay.”
“There’s no need to hold back. I can accept anything that comes from Shin Joo’s body.”
“What are you…”
“Would you like me to drink it?”
“Are you crazy?”
When I pushed Hexion away in shock, he looked puzzled for a moment, then smiled brightly.
“It seems your tears have completely stopped.”
“….”
He must have said nonsense to stop my tears, right?
He wasn’t really thinking of drinking my snot, was he?
I’ve heard that people who live suppressing their desires are more likely to develop abnormal s****l desires as a reaction, but I hope that’s not the case with Hexion.
Even I would find that hard to handle.
Couldn’t he go back to being the rigid authoritarian who put up an iron wall against my s****l harassment?
“Hexion. Then now…”
I was about to ask if he would stop acting strangely when suddenly there was a beeping sound, and the status window floating beside Hexion lit up in a strange way.
Until the next bomb: D-99
I couldn’t believe what I was seeing and rubbed my tear-filled eyes.
What’s this? Did the bomb’s expiration date suddenly extend?
Just as I was thinking that 99 days make the D-day meaningless, a red window popped up with a warning sound.
[Status Ailment: Sunfish] is active.
The bomb’s remaining time has exceeded the applicable limit!
Readjustment is needed.
Beep. Beep beep.
Until the next bomb: D-10
Ding!
[Status Ailment: Sunfish] is active.
The bomb’s remaining time has exceeded the applicable limit!
Readjustment is needed.
Beep beep beep. Beep.
Until the next bomb: D-9
Ding dong!
[Status Ailment: Sunfish] is active.
The bomb’s remaining time has exceeded the applicable limit!
Readjustment is needed.
What’s going on? Why is the bomb’s D-day moving on its own?
I didn’t do anything, so why are they suddenly conflicting and causing a commotion?
Is it because Hexion has calmed down, pushing the bomb’s date back?
If not that, then.
‘Could it be Marvis?’
Marvis could adjust various values in the game, including item numbers. If he could also manipulate other characters’ values, not just his own parameters, he might be able to extend Hexion’s bomb deadline.
Until the next bomb: D-4
When the D-day returned to its initial value, the warning sound stopped.
‘It seems that even if the sunfish status ailment extends it, 4 days is the limit.’
Even milk, the epitome of perishable substances, has a shelf life of 40-50 days, but I wonder where our Hexion sold off that extra zero.
‘I should go find Marvis and check.’
To confirm if he really extended Hexion’s bomb period. Even if not, being able to manipulate other conquest characters’ values would be a great help.
I pressed on my still-burning eyes to calm them, then raised my head.
“Hexion has calmed down, too, right?”
“I was calm from the beginning.”
What are you saying after charging at me head-on with your sudden outburst and seriously injuring me?
“Then please take care of the temple while I’m gone.”
“Shin Joo? If you’re going out, I should accompany…”
I have no intention of indulging Hexion’s abnormal s****l desires. Consent is important for these things, you know. I’m still not immune to multiplayer scenarios.
“I trust Hexion, so I want to ask you to do something that only you can do.”
“Something only I can do, you say.”
“Yes. Guarding the temple while I’m absent is something only Hexion can do, something no one else can.”
If Hexion’s identity is to try to die when he loses my favor, then I should give him a task befitting that. Being glued to me isn’t the only duty of a guardian knight.
“But Shin Joo, if you’re not with me…”
You said the world looks black and white. The temple buildings are all white, so there shouldn’t be a big problem, but not seeing the colors of the sky or trees must be painful.
“Don’t worry. I’ll be back soon.”
Going to the starting point is quick, and coming back to the temple using the pass item Marvis manipulated is also quick.
“Hexion. I’m going to do something for you and come back. So please trust me and wait. Okay?”
“…Understood.”
He might have thought I was making excuses while going to do something improper, but Hexion agreed so cleanly that I had nothing more to add.
I stroked Hexion’s head and activated the system window.
Return to the starting point?
Currently designated location: Niflheim
When I pressed the return button, everything went dark and then brightened again.
“…?”
Niflheim is the city of darkness, so it should be dark even in the middle of the day requiring lights to be on, but strangely it was bright.
The sky was filled with bright light.
‘The sky?’
This scenery feels familiar. I’ve seen it a few times before. I had forgotten about it for a while.
“I’m sure here, some man…”
“Have you forgotten my name again?”
“Eek!”
I jumped in surprise, and there was the sound of a cloak fluttering, then a pale face approached me.
Eyes as brilliant as if they contained all the blue light in the world.
Long black hair.
A familiar handsome face that resembled Cedric appeared.
‘Huh?’
Suddenly, I had a strange feeling.
‘Resembling Cedric?’
I looked at the man in front of me again. He had exactly the same appearance as Cedric, a conquest character in this game.
“Cedric…?”
“Finally, you call my name.”
Cedric smiled brightly.
“I’ve wanted to meet you, Joo-ah. My creator.”
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