Do Heroes Need Welfare Too? - Chapter 154

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Part 2, Chapter 21

 

The Demon King had been resurrected.

 

However, nothing had changed.

 

That calm attitude reassured me.

 

Adam reacted gently, as if he had expected me to say those words.

 

Rather, it was I who was worried about Adam.

 

When the Demon King is resurrected, all arrows would surely be directed at Adam. And Adam would naturally risk danger to go kill the Demon King.

 

“I told you, Eve just needs to stay by my side without worrying about anything.”

 

“….”

 

Adam leaned forward and came closer to me.

 

“So please don’t abandon me…. Promise me you’ll return to me no matter what happens.”

 

Was it really true?

 

I had prided myself on knowing Adam for the longest time, but now I no longer knew.

 

I couldn’t fully understand what kind of change of heart had occurred during those 3 years.

 

However, I realized anew that Adam was different from the one I had known all along.

 

“…I promise.”

 

And it was also I who had made Adam anxious.

 

No matter how big and small events had changed over 3 years, the beginning was my death.

 

And my feelings of still liking Adam remained the same.

 

I too didn’t want to be separated from him ever again.

 

“I won’t leave Adam’s side.”

 

When I gave a definite answer, Adam’s face brightened clearly.

 

His condition changed with each of my words. It was as if I remained an omnipotent god to him.

 

Strangely, my heart stirred.

 

* * *

 

Chirp chirp chirp.

 

The usual bird sounds could be heard. Was it the white bird that Adam was raising this time too?

 

I bolted up from the bed and walked toward the window in a half-awake state.

 

As I staggered toward the window, the sparrows sitting on the windowsill were startled and flew away.

 

‘It wasn’t Adam.’

 

A slight disappointment remained. Even I found it amusing that I hoped it might be Adam at every small bird sound.

 

Then, I heard voices conversing not far away.

 

I drew the curtains and checked outside.

 

There were robed figures at the main gate of Grace Mansion.

 

There had definitely been no one there just moments ago.

 

Near the 4 people who had appeared as if they had suddenly dropped from nowhere, something similar to the magic orbs that Kyrillos used to make was floating around.

 

Squinting my eyes and looking closely, I saw that their robes had the emblem of the Mage Tower drawn on them.

 

The Mage Tower?

 

Could it be Kyrillos?

 

No matter how much I looked out the window, I couldn’t see Kyrillos’s gray hair.

 

Then, I made eye contact with someone.

 

I thought they wouldn’t notice me watching from afar, but when our eyes met, I froze solid.

 

Since it wasn’t that close a distance, I tried to dismiss the eye contact as a mistake.

 

However, one boy who had made eye contact with me opened his eyes wide.

 

Then he tapped the person next to him and pointed at me. The person beside him also looked at me with a slightly surprised expression.

 

My mood became a little downcast.

 

It felt like I had become a monkey in a cage.

 

Still, since they seemed to know me, I waved at them.

 

Since they were from the Mage Tower, they were probably acquainted with Kyrillos. Seeing that they had come to Adam’s estate, they seemed to have connections with him too.

 

“…!”

 

At that moment, someone’s face suddenly appeared.

 

They had come right in front of me using magic.

 

Despite the distance from the 3rd floor, the person floating there was the one who had first made eye contact with me earlier.

 

Seeing him up close, he looked even younger. Was he around Adam’s age when I first met him? I was inwardly surprised that he could handle magic to this degree at such a young age.

 

“Wow, are you really the Hero’s lover? I heard you were alive and it’s really true!”

 

“…Not the first part though.”

 

Just how far had that damn rumor about being his lover spread?

 

Everyone I meet mentions it like a greeting. Now I should seriously consider whether my name has become ‘the Hero’s lover.’

 

Of course, it was true that Adam’s recent activities were so spectacular that the Empire was stirred by each of his rumors.

 

The mage’s eyes sparkled.

 

“But why are you only staying here? The Hero went out for other business. Everyone at the Mage Tower is curious about you!”

 

“I can’t go out.”

 

Adam always locked the door when he left, saying it was to prevent unforeseen circumstances.

 

He told me to stay put since he’d be back soon. Of course, I could skillfully pick a lock I had picked once before, but I kept my mouth shut.

 

I had been restraining myself since going out to the Demon King’s Castle a few days ago.

 

Then the mage became noticeably dejected. Then, as if a good idea had occurred to him, life returned to his large eyes in an instant.

 

“Ah…. Then would you like to come out here?”

 

He extended his hand to me.

 

Like a helping hand that would rescue me from this place if I took it.

 

I wasn’t particularly trapped, and what if Adam cried if I went out carelessly?

 

“I’ll decline.”

 

I reached out to close the window.

 

That’s when it happened.

 

“Don’t do that, come with us!”

 

“What? Wait a minute!”

 

The mage grabbed my arm and led me out the window.

 

As my upper body came out, my body floated up.

 

The mage smiled brightly and said.

 

“Now that you’re out, you’re an accomplice!”

 

“What accomplice….”

 

I muttered as if dumbfounded.

 

The magic brought me down to the ground in the blink of an eye. I let out a small sigh at the feeling of my slippers touching the ground, while inwardly admiring it.

 

Magic really is nice after all.

 

But I can’t help that things are getting troublesome. I don’t want to create bothersome situations from the morning. I was thinking of quickly dumping what the mage wanted on him and going back inside to sleep again.

 

“Mage. You’re looking for Adam, right? Adam hasn’t returned yet.”

 

“Ah, that’s right. It’s taking longer than expected. He went to coordinate plans with the new Emperor. How long does it take to get to the Imperial Palace from here by horse?”

 

“The new Emperor….”

 

On the day of the rebellion, contrary to everyone’s expectations, it was Judith who wore the Emperor’s crown.

 

Some people in society whispered that even the rebellion must have been Judith’s scheme.

 

However, knowing Judith’s character, I didn’t believe it.

 

Adam must have dumped it on him.

 

But I didn’t know that the place Adam went to every morning was the Imperial Palace.

 

Perhaps my thoughts showed on my face again, as the mage tilted his head.

 

“Don’t tell me the Hero didn’t tell you? You’re always together, aren’t you?”

 

I was at a loss for words.

 

The young mage had a puzzled expression as if asking something obvious.

 

Had Adam given me any hints about something?

 

“There’s not much we do while being together…?”

 

I folded my fingers and tried to recall the things I had done with Adam.

 

At most, we ate food that Adam procured together, or Adam delivered lots of flowers to me. We just had lots of trivial conversations.

 

Looking at it this way, it was even stranger.

 

For someone who received public attention, he was very leisurely, and he was always standing in front of my room.

 

The problem was that he did this without any particular reason.

 

Whenever I spent time with him, Adam would smile at me as if he had everything in the world.

 

I had no idea what he was preparing behind the scenes.

 

‘Something to discuss with Judith…’

 

Was it something important? Was that why he was keeping it secret from me and going to meet Judith?

 

“If you’re curious, come to the Mage Tower with me! I’m curious about the Hero too. Just to see him from afar.”

 

Honestly, it would be a lie to say I wasn’t tempted.

 

Adam wanted me to know nothing.

 

Since I had done something wrong, I had been playing along with Adam’s tune, but that would end soon.

 

“Still, that won’t do. I don’t know what Adam might think.”

 

However, I pushed aside my regret and shook my head.

 

The Mage seemed hurt by the repeated rejections. I quietly stared at his robe.

 

There was one more person whose situation I was curious about.

 

“Oh, by any chance, is Kyrillos still working at the Mage Tower?”

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