Do Heroes Need Welfare Too? - Chapter 121

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Chapter 121

Adam quickly gripped the reins and spurred his horse forward.

Kyrillos also followed him, leaving behind Nain who was staring blankly at Adam’s retreating figure.

He knew well that this wasn’t the right timing to ask such questions.

Contrary to rumors about his lack of tact, he had an excellent ability to assess situations with clarity.

“Then what is the last demon?”

“Iblith. A demon that controls fire. They possess the strongest and most destructive power.”

“What are the chances that demon went down to Baiten Estate?”

At Kyrillos’s question, Adam drew in a sharp breath.

It was just a hypothesis, but goosebumps rose on his skin.

The probability that a demon had gone to where Iberis was located was low.

Since Baiten Estate was renowned as a resort destination, there would be many other people there too…

The Emperor’s movements might have been for other reasons as well.

No, there was no way a demon would have gone down there in the first place.

“…Such a thing probably won’t happen. They are ones who prioritize the Demon King’s commands above all.”

Adam denied Kyrillos’s words while trying to calm his anxiously beating heart.

Yes, that must be it.

However, Kyrillos’s following words completely shattered his composure.

“No, Hero. I’m sorry, but I think I heard the name Iblith. When the man I was following entered the Emperor’s room, he called the man inside ‘Iblith.'”

Kyrillos frowned as if apologetic for only mentioning this now.

“I thought the name wasn’t important…”

At that moment, Adam gripped his horse’s reins.

As they suddenly stopped, Kyrillos looked puzzled and also brought his horse to a halt.

In that instant, an eerie feeling enveloped his body.

‘This feeling is…’

Was it because he shared the same bloodline as the previous Hero?

Or was it for some other reason?

Kyrillos was sometimes overcome by strange feelings.

That was also why he had followed the unfamiliar man this morning.

He had a bad feeling about it.

‘Just like now.’

Living flames were soaring upward.

They undulated eerily as if ancient dragons, thought to be extinct, were breathing and alive.

A magnificent pillar of fire shot up from one location, decorating the sky.

The feeling of watching that pillar of fire was very nauseating.

The Hero before him probably felt the same way.

Without anyone taking the lead, they began racing at full speed.

Kyrillos also rushed forward without delay. Any person with common sense wouldn’t engage in such reckless behavior.

However, the story changes when there’s someone you must protect in that place.

Adam leaped down from his horse.

“Eve, no!”

“Hero, wait! You can’t! It’s not natural fire!”

It was Nain who blocked Adam as he tried to rush inside.

He had followed him on impulse because something felt strange.

The Prince had told him to watch the Hero’s movements since that day.

And he had instructed him to prioritize the Hero’s life above his own.

He didn’t understand why he should value someone’s life more than his master, the Prince.

However, Nain’s action of blocking him was justified.

To try to enter after witnessing the situation right before their eyes!

“That’s right. Like living flames… No one could survive in that fire!”

As if the massive pillar of fire that had risen in an instant was a lie, the flames disappeared just as quickly.

However, that brief moment was enough to claim all the lives that had been in that place.

All they could see were blackened chunks of charcoal.

What must have been a mansion with beautiful scenery behind it was now stained black. When trembling fingers touched it, it crumbled immediately.

Unable to believe reality, he stepped boldly into the interior where the residual heat of the fire still remained.

Nain tried to stop him, but Kyrillos intervened.

And Kyrillos also followed him, stepping into the now completely collapsed mansion.

“You… should go to your master.”

“That’s…”

“Leave Adam to me.”

Kyrillos sent Nain away partly to seek help from his master who seemed to be on Adam’s side, but there was an even bigger reason.

‘What on earth is that?’

After the pillar of fire disappeared, the eerie energy had completely vanished.

But now that energy was beginning to be felt again. It was right after Adam discovered the mansion.

A dark aura was flowing from Adam.

Those with abundant divine power emit a pure white aura that can be recognized from afar and instills good feelings in people.

For example, didn’t they say that temples overflowing with divine power cleanse people’s negative energy just by entering them?

However, the Hero promoted by the temple was emitting not brilliant divine power of sacred light, but a disturbing dark aura.

‘Is Adam… really Adam? No, he must be. Then… is he really the Hero?’

Was he truly a faithful Hero?

An answer that would normally come without hesitation seemed stuck in his throat.

Rather than a Hero, he had an unpleasant feeling… similar to the aura of demons he had once seen in dreams.

Then should he report Adam to the Emperor?

‘That’s not right.’

Kyrillos felt a vague certainty.

His initial emotion was like reuniting with a friend he had been forcibly separated from for 10 years. He had tried to befriend him out of mere interest, but the moment he encountered the rumored Hero, an unfamiliar emotion he had never felt before welled up inside him.

He wanted to become close to him.

He didn’t want to disappoint him.

This time, he felt strongly that he should trust him.

Because… they were close friends.

‘Strange. Is it because the previous Hero was from our family that he feels this familiar?’

Kyrillos grabbed Adam’s shoulder for now.

Whatever it was, he looked dangerous.

It seemed like he might disappear somewhere if touched.

“Adam, snap out of it!”

He shook the Hero who seemed to be in a daze, trying to wake him up first.

No, was “wake up” the right expression?

The thought that he needed to wake someone who had their eyes open and was standing normally consumed him.

“…”

Adam stepped on the wooden materials that had burned brilliantly and left only ash behind.

As he stepped on them, the burned chunks of charcoal crumbled helplessly, leaving dust.

Adam collapsed in an instant.

Adam, who had fallen to his knees, had a blank expression.

A small piece of metal caught his eye.

Adam dug into the ground with trembling hands. Though it was covered in soot, he could recognize it.

Because it was the first gift I had ever given.

Adam gripped it tightly in his hand, forgetting that it was still hot.

Watching this scene, Kyrillos acknowledged that Iberis had really been staying in this place.

“The maid…”

He felt like he should say something.

Kyrillos nervously licked his lips in his anxious state.

Would any words even reach him, having lost her?

However, he couldn’t leave Adam as he was.

“I’m fine.”

Just as Kyrillos was about to speak, Adam turned to look at him first.

“…No. Adam, you’re not fine.”

“No. It’s been a long time since my mind has been this clear. I feel liberated from that detestable curse.”

Those words sent a chill down Kyrillos’s spine.

Was he really okay?

Adam wasn’t crying.

However, dried tear tracks were already visible on his cheeks.

But if not for this situation, he would have seemed just like his usual self.

How could he be maintaining such composure?

‘No, it’s not composure…’

He was quietly searching for a target to unleash his anger upon.

Kyrillos suppressed the instinct to immediately back away and flee.

“Haha…”

Adam let out a low, ominous laugh and staggered to his feet.

“I should have kept her with me instead…”

He should have made it so she couldn’t bear to leave his side, so she wouldn’t even think of escaping, so she would only stay by his side.

She had been planning to leave from the beginning.

He shouldn’t have made her, who was bad at lying, calmly recite falsehoods.

He shouldn’t have pretended to believe such obvious lies.

He should have made her stay by his side forever…

“I was going to forget the sins I alone knew of and leave him be, as long as he didn’t touch those around me…”

He muttered quietly.

“If the curse is lifted like this anyway, I suppose I can act as I please.”

Within his golden eyes, a small trace of red energy remained.

It was a remnant of the curse that neither Adam nor Kyrillos had noticed.

The curse still lingered.

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