Do Heroes Need Welfare Too? - Chapter 113

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Chapter 113

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[#Adam Observation Log Day 1] To succeed in the Quest, it was important to properly observe Adam. Don’t they say know your enemy and know yourself, and you’ll win every battle? As the first step to reducing his stress to zero, I should monitor him.

[#Adam Observation Log Day 7] This Hero… seems to have a bad personality. (Actually, quite bad.)

[#Adam Observation Log Day 11] When I was playing the game, he was definitely kind, obedient, and gentle, but I don’t know why he became like this. What kind of change of heart happened during the one-month gap before I possessed this body?

[#Adam Observation Log Day 25] Adam kept grumbling, so I conducted an experiment with bad words potato and good words potato. I was going to show him the results and argue that he should speak nicely to me, but only the bad words one sprouted, so I hastily removed it from Adam’s sight. Why does nothing go right! I secretly planted the good words potato in the flower bed and gave it more water, saying the ugly child gets an extra drop of water.

[#Adam Observation Log Day 68] After the incident at the temple, Adam’s attitude changed strangely. More than that, Adam has hostility toward me! Even though I did swallow the Sacred Relic, still! My child, I raised him so diligently, yet he repays kindness with enmity…

[#Adam Observation Log Day 136] Adam gave me a fountain pen. I’ve been observing him less lately, but Adam must have remembered that well. This is better than the unnecessary snacks Kyrillos brings. When I told Adam this, he suggested we kick Kyrillos out entirely. But wait, isn’t he your friend? I strongly opposed it, and Adam said he understood but acted a little sulky.

[#Adam Observation Log Day 180] We ran out of ingredients, so I was going down to the village to buy some when Adam followed me. I told him he didn’t need to come since it wasn’t heavy or far, but he said he was worried. Is it because of what happened before? Adam’s attitude has become more generous than before. When did it start? Adam’s attitude changed long ago, but now he seems like someone who truly has nothing to be wary of. I’m worried because Adam keeps using his charm offensive. I thought it would be better if I didn’t see his face, so I told Adam to pull his robe down, but when he said “Eve likes my face, so why should I cover it?” I was struck right in the heart and couldn’t answer, so Adam laughed. In the end, we met Aphene in the village we went down to together. Come to think of it, I haven’t looked after Aphene since the fire incident. Iselda went to rescue him, and fortunately he wasn’t hurt at all as he had boasted. But when we made eye contact, he ran away like an arrow. It might be because of Adam. Well, after lying that he was Adam’s friend, he probably doesn’t want to create a situation where Adam would catch him in that lie.

[#Adam Observation Log Day 217] Adam’s nightmares have gotten worse again. I don’t know the reason, but he spends longer periods in a daze. His elevated stress level shows no signs of dropping. The fortunate thing is that it’s not rising either. The red numbers look somehow ominous. What would happen if it reached 100?

[#Adam Observation Log Day 235] I planted flowers with Adam. When I said the Demon King’s Castle Garden was boring, he bought a bunch of flower seedlings. I also brought out Abracxas, who had been restlessly rolling around inside the Demon King’s Castle, and made him work. Adam muttered that their alone time was being interrupted, but I pretended not to hear.

[#Adam Observation Log Day 250] When I’m with Adam, Abracxas rarely shows himself. Even if bound by a covenant, there probably isn’t a demon in the world who would want to stand before the Hero. But lately, I see Abracxas a lot. Adam doesn’t leave my side, so there’s no opportunity for him to approach. However, Abracxas seemed restless as if he wanted to talk to me. In the end, I left Adam behind when he tried to follow. Adam seems to have separation anxiety lately. I left Potato next to him for animal therapy, but both of them looked at each other and simultaneously made disgusted faces, making me burst out laughing without realizing it.

[#Adam Observation Log Day 261] Abracxas asked if I knew the merchant who came before. He said they seemed to know each other, and I honestly said yes. That he keeps bothering me annoyingly. When I said he claims to be Adam’s inseparable best friend but doesn’t appear in front of Adam, proving he’s a braggart so don’t believe him either, Abracxas made a puzzling expression. Then he advised me not to get close to him. Advice from a demon. But lately, Abracxas has been saying things that show concern for me. Was it after I gave him the handkerchief? Anyway, it had been a long time since I met Aphene. But with Adam around, no one seems to approach me. Am I imagining things?

[#Adam Observation Log Day 286] Abracxas was rolling around the Demon King’s Castle, constantly catching something. Are there many bugs? But suddenly he came to me and got angry, telling me not to go around with strange things attached. I have no idea why he’s acting like this all of a sudden. Who asked him to catch bugs?

[#Adam Observation Log Day 296] It snowed from dawn, so a lot of snow accumulated in the Demon King’s Castle Garden. Potato ran around sticking out its tongue trying to eat the falling snow, like a child seeing snow for the first time. It was so cute that I tried to give it a snack I made myself, but Potato suddenly hid its tail and ran away. When I tried to give it to Adam instead, Adam also ran away following Potato. Excuse me, Hero?

[#Adam Observation Log Day 310] Adam and Kyrillos became close remarkably quickly. Maybe it’s because Adam keeps calling Kyrillos by the nickname “Kyril.” Or it could be because of the casual speech that occasionally slips out like jokes. Each time, Kyrillos would cling to Adam as if he had caught him doing something. But Adam didn’t seem to dislike it. It’s truly befitting of Adam’s (former) colleague. However, to state my personal position, I didn’t like Kyrillos coming over so often. Because…

I stopped writing the sporadically continued Adam Observation Log.

I was writing the observation log while watching the two bicker like usual when I heard them mention me, so I put down my fountain pen.

I heard Kyrillos’s raised voice from inside the room.

“Really? The maid is really cute though.”

“I know that too.”

Whatever they were talking about, Adam readily agreed to his words.

Feeling somehow ticklish, I just fidgeted with my fingernails.

They probably don’t think I’m listening to their conversation through the slightly open door crack.

I confirmed that the tea I was going to give them had gone cold and got up from my seat.

It’s better not to listen anymore.

Just as I was about to knock while holding the tea, Kyrillos brought up the main point.

“Anyway, shouldn’t the Hero you serve find a lover first so our maid can meet a good person? My younger sister is making a fuss saying she wants to see you, so give up obediently!”

“I refuse.”

Adam, visible through the door crack, spoke with a truly disgusted expression.

Then, as Kyrillos’s face transformed with a strange smile as if to tease him, Adam hastily added:

“If she’s your younger sister, she must resemble you.”

Adam shook his head as if he really disliked the idea.

Kyrillos heard Adam’s words and pondered “We’re siblings, so we do resemble each other, right?” before jumping up and shouting:

“What’s wrong with my face! Look carefully. Is this a common face?”

“…Stay away from me.”

Adam tried to push him away in disgust.

However, Kyrillos, who clung like a leech even more than that, didn’t seem like he would back down until he heard corrective words.

“Get away from me, Kyril.”

“But it hurts when Adam says things like that, you know? It would be better if you honestly acknowledged my good looks.”

“That won’t happen.”

Adam didn’t give in easily either.

If it were me, I would have clapped and agreed, then come to the room to gossip with Adam about it.

Our straightforward Hero is telling the honest truth.

Thanks to that, Kyrillos’s eyes lit up with fire.

It seemed his competitive spirit had been stimulated.

It would be better to retreat at times like this.

I was about to carefully step backward, thinking I might get involved in something troublesome.

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