Do Heroes Need Welfare Too? - Chapter 103

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Chapter 103

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When things went too smoothly, one had to be especially careful.

It was possible that being in the eye of the storm simply prevented one from feeling the approaching tempest.

‘Just like this.’

I forcibly suppressed the sigh that was about to escape. It was for the sake of the small body I was holding.

“S-Sister…”

“Shh, it’s okay. Erwin.”

I patted Erwin while crouching down further.

After reading what Adam had written about Erwin, Iselda sent a reply saying she would come to get him immediately.

However, she was trying to come as quickly as possible but would be a little late, so she asked me to bring the child to the location she had written down, which was why I had come outside.

Adam had also tried to come along, but an attendant from the Imperial Palace who had come for the appointment ceremony blocked him, making it impossible.

The attendant detained him, saying he had to memorize everything about the upcoming appointment ceremony.

“I’m fine, so please take care of your work! It’s a nearby place, so I’ll be back in thirty minutes.”

I wanted to hit my past self hard on the head for speaking so confidently.

‘When will Adam notice?’

Somehow, when I went to the location written in Iselda’s letter, I saw an Imperial Guard.

It was that knight who had looked at Adam with displeasure during the Hunting Tournament.

Unlike the previous person whose face I didn’t know, if he was prominent enough to show his face publicly, he must be someone who had the Emperor’s trust.

It went without saying that he was strong.

I quickly hid as soon as I spotted him, but if I didn’t show up on time, he would notice something was wrong.

And then he would search the surroundings.

‘The only one I can trust is Adam…’

The promised thirty minutes had long passed.

Was even the Emperor’s attendant part of the scheme?

I gritted my teeth and fell into anxiety.

Erwin in my arms fidgeted as if uncomfortable.

“Shh.”

“Mm…”

It was a mistake to tell him we had to hide because there was someone from the Imperial Palace.

Erwin curled up into a ball and showed signs of anxiety, as if memories of being chased by him had resurfaced.

Then.

Your Hero has noticed your absence.

Your Hero discovers the letter.

Your Hero realizes the letter is forged.

‘What?’

The letter had been fake from the beginning.

No, it was possible that Iselda’s letter had been switched on the way.

Unfortunately, it was a secluded place with nowhere proper to hide. Even where I was hiding now would be immediately discovered if he came this way.

I slowly stood up while holding Erwin.

‘He’ll probably think I’d hide in a crowd.’

If he thought I would go to a crowded place to hide, it would be better to run in the opposite direction.

At the intersection ahead, I tied the red string from my wrist to a tree at the intersection with little foot traffic.

It was the string Iselda had tied around my wrist in front of him.

I tied it tightly to a branch on the inside so the Imperial Guard wouldn’t see it.

Would Adam recognize it? If he just found it, he would know it was mine.

“Sister, what if we get caught?”

“It’s okay. Did that person see Erwin?”

At my question, Erwin slowly nodded.

“He seems like one of the people I saw last time… Mom stood in the way… Mom left a long scar on his colleague’s face. From here to here.”

“…!”

Erwin’s description reminded me of the Imperial Guard with the long scar on his face.

He had died at Adam’s hands.

But the fact that another Imperial Guard, his colleague, was still walking around unharmed before that…

I hugged Erwin tightly with force.

“It’s okay. That person won’t find us. Even if he does, the Hero will be faster, right? Erwin, you know about the Hero, don’t you?”

“Mm… I heard about him from Mom. But the Hero is…”

The Hero that Erwin had seen was probably Lawrence, whom the Emperor had hidden away. He certainly wouldn’t be in proper condition.

Seeing his lukewarm expression, I realized my mistake.

“This Hero can be trusted!”

“Okay.”

Until Adam came to where I was, I calmed my trembling heart and was able to pretend to be at peace.

Your Hero is wandering around the village.

“Adam is still there…”

I muttered quietly in disappointment.

However, thinking of Erwin moving in my arms, I spoke deliberately exaggeratedly.

“Erwin, don’t worry. The Hero is still in the village we just left! There’s no chance our paths will cross.”

“Yes.”

But as time passed, Erwin became anxious again. He pressed his face against my shoulder.

Feeling the damp sensation spreading along my shoulder, I hurriedly stroked Erwin’s back.

“How do you know the Hero brother is coming? He might not come. If he doesn’t know we’ve disappeared…”

“No. The Hero will definitely come.”

“But still…”

“Don’t you trust Sister?”

Erwin just hesitated, but no answer came back.

Hmm, he doesn’t trust me.

If I were in his position, I would find it hard to trust me too.

Even if I told him the Hero was coming, he would only think it was to comfort himself. Erwin was smarter than his peers, but he was still young.

He could make judgments, but it was difficult for him to fully grasp the situation.

‘But I know, so I can believe.’

Your Hero is looking for you.

Thanks to the message that had been floating before my eyes, I was able to find more stability than Erwin.

However, being in the position of being chased, I couldn’t be completely at ease.

When I was chasing the Imperial Guard with Adam, I wasn’t this anxious.

But just waiting vaguely like this was indeed agonizing.

Your Hero has found your trace.

‘Thank goodness! Adam found the string.’

I clenched my fist secretly from Erwin. It was fortunate. If the Imperial Guard had found it first instead of Adam, it would have been a real disaster.

I might have had to send a message regardless of whether my identity as God was discovered or not.

I pulled down the corners of my mouth that were trying to rise as much as possible.

Adam hadn’t come yet, so getting excited might only increase anxiety.

“Actually, this is a secret, but Sister knows everything about the Hero. He just entered the intersection.”

“How does Sister know that? What if he goes the other way?”

“Don’t worry. Remember the string Sister tied to the tree when we ran away? He found it. By looking at the string’s position and continuing to come, he’ll be able to find us. So it’ll be okay, Erwin.”

“Mm…”

Erwin still looked anxious.

However, since I told him specifically, he seemed a little relieved and held my arm tightly.

“I understand.”

But even after comforting Erwin, I still had lingering anxiety.

If Adam and the Imperial Guard met, would he be able to win?

I had encountered an Imperial Guard before, but he committed suicide with poison.

It wasn’t that I didn’t trust Adam. He would surely win and come to rescue us. But what if Adam got hurt in the process?

When I recalled the incident at the Hunting Tournament, my stomach churned.

‘I wish they wouldn’t encounter each other at all…’

However, if the Imperial Guard also entered the same intersection, they would inevitably meet.

Your Hero has encountered the Emperor’s Imperial Guard.

Just like this.

When the message I had been dreading appeared, I held my breath.

Your Hero is hostile toward the Imperial Guard.

‘Are they going to fight?’

Thinking of other times, they would clash swords first.

Even if Adam didn’t want to fight, that man surely would.

I recalled the eyes of the knight who had wanted to tear Adam apart alive during the Hunting Tournament.

‘Adam, you need to be careful…’

In other playthroughs, he would have had several companions.

No matter how injured he got, Meriel would pour divine power to heal his wounds, Iselda would support his back, and Kyrillos would infuse magic into Adam’s sword.

I became gloomy thinking of his future that I had ruined to see the hidden ending.

Then, as a new light spread, I raised my head that I had been hanging low.

Your Hero encounters ‘companion’ Kyrillos.

“…!”

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