Do Heroes Need Welfare Too? - Chapter 181

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Part 2, Chapter 48

 

Suddenly, Lawrence’s figure disappeared from view.

 

At the same time, Iberis shouted Adam’s name.

 

It was a warning to prepare a counterattack in advance, but it seemed too late to reach him.

 

If Adam’s curse had worsened, he shouldn’t come into contact with demonic energy. Right now, Lawrence was like a mass of demonic energy.

 

And it was the moment when Lawrence leaped toward Adam, who was holding his sword as if to self-destruct.

 

‘Ah, High Priest Meriel told me not to use too much at once…’

 

Action came faster than thought.

 

Something unpleasant surged up from within, escaping through her throat.

 

However, Iberis forced herself to swallow the blood clot and wiped her lips with the back of her hand.

 

When hit by an attack made of divine power, Lawrence faltered.

 

Kyrillos and Adam launched a joint attack on Lawrence, who was groaning in pain.

 

The once-praised former Hero was about to meet death again.

 

At the hands of the Hero and his own nephew.

 

Kyrillos squeezed his eyes shut.

 

As if this situation would repeat itself once more.

 

It was the moment when the sword made of magic power pierced Lawrence.

 

Facing true death, Lawrence paradoxically wore a peaceful expression.

 

“Finally…”

 

He clearly muttered as he collapsed.

 

Lawrence seemed to have all his memories from when he was in a state of being neither alive nor dead.

 

The fallen Lawrence looked up at the ceiling with unfocused eyes.

 

And he overlaid someone’s face above it.

 

And he spoke words that were decades too late.

 

“Ariette… I’m sorry…”

 

Lawrence slowly closed his eyes.

 

The demonic energy that had been surrounding his body instantly rose into the air.

 

“Lord Kyrillos, it’s dangerous!”

 

Iberis reached out her hand and hurriedly shot divine power at the mass of demonic energy that was writhing as if about to attack Kyrillos in mid-air.

 

She still couldn’t properly control her divine power, so it seemed like chunks of power were escaping.

 

And she had already launched one major attack…

 

“Ah, thank you, Maid. I was feeling a bit nostalgic and let my guard down for a moment…”

 

Kyrillos, who had avoided being covered in demonic energy and suffering the same fate as Lawrence, turned around to express his gratitude.

 

However, Iberis couldn’t smile back at Kyrillos.

 

“Cough…”

 

Iberis hastily covered her mouth.

 

But more definitely than before, blood surged up uncontrollably and flowed down her hand.

 

She exchanged glances with Kyrillos, who quickly caught her swaying body.

 

Iberis quickly shook her head.

 

She wanted to open her mouth and speak, but she couldn’t bring herself to swallow the blood that poured out with every movement.

 

Kyrillos’s expression became horribly distorted.

 

“Maid!”

 

No, I asked you not to let Adam know.

 

At Kyrillos’s scream-like cry, Adam, who had been watching Lawrence’s body disappear in its final moments, rushed over.

 

“…Eve?”

 

“Cough, ahem. Don’t you need to watch Lord Lawrence’s final moments to the end?”

 

Iberis smiled as if nothing was wrong.

 

However, as if he couldn’t hear her words, Adam strode over and grabbed Iberis’s arm.

 

“Eve, what is this…”

 

He looked at Iberis with trembling pupils, as if he couldn’t believe it.

 

Iberis, who could roughly guess how she must look to him, could only smile awkwardly.

 

“It was just like that earlier, but I’m fine now. Right?”

 

Iberis hastily wiped her mouth with her sleeve while smiling and speaking nonchalantly.

 

Since it was white, the bloodstains were vivid, which seemed to have the opposite effect.

 

“It’s good that it’s getting rid of the bad blood in my body. It just hurts for a moment. Cough.”

 

Ah, this is bad.

 

She had tried to smile as if nothing was wrong, but with the cough, the remaining blood flowed down her lips.

 

“I’m really okay!”

 

Meriel had kindly informed her that when you use more divine power than is being replenished, your body sometimes gets overloaded.

 

Since he had also spent three years with Meriel at the Temple, he should know about this kind of thing.

 

It’s just that there had never been an occasion to use this much divine power at once.

 

She should have taken Meriel’s warning more seriously.

 

She didn’t know it would happen so noticeably.

 

But even if she went back to that moment, Iberis would have had no choice but to use her divine power.

 

Otherwise, both Kyrillos and Adam would have definitely been hurt.

 

However, Adam was still seriously staring at Iberis.

 

“Adam, you’re getting wrinkles on your pretty brow.”

 

Iberis pressed his forehead with her finger.

 

However, Adam lowered his neat eyelashes.

 

“Eve, please try not to use divine power from now on.”

 

“No, I’d be happier if I could help and lighten Adam’s burden.”

 

“No, no. Eve.”

 

…Huh?

 

She made Adam cry.

 

Adam cried quietly.

 

Without any change in expression, as if water had been sprinkled only on Adam’s eyes, a single tear flowed down his cheek.

 

Iberis was completely flustered and didn’t know what to do.

 

“Ah, I understand. I won’t use it unless it’s really urgent, so don’t cry.”

 

She had been curious about when he would cry, since he wouldn’t cry even if stabbed with a sword.

 

Who would have thought it would be now.

 

“I hate it when you get hurt even a little.”

 

Adam took her hand that was wiping away his tears and leaned his cheek against it, nuzzling.

 

“So please don’t make me worry, Eve.”

 

Adam swallowed his sobs pitifully.

 

Thinking he must have been like this since childhood, Iberis hugged and patted Adam’s collapsing back.

 

‘Lawrence won’t be used anymore…’

 

Seeing that his eye color had returned at the end, his sanity must have returned just before death.

 

‘And that name was definitely…’

 

She remembered the untitled book containing the Hero’s biography that she had found in the Library of the Demon King’s Castle long ago.

 

The content about how the poor lovers never met again.

 

Lawrence’s past was written in strangely detailed fashion, as if someone had witnessed it firsthand.

 

As if enjoying his misfortune.

 

Though she knew the content, the fact that it came from the Demon King’s Castle library was unsettling.

 

It was as if they were enjoying the Heroes’ misfortunes.

 

If Adam were to die like that, would he also be in the Demon King’s library?

 

She recalled the Demon King’s Castle, which had filled the room like displaying trophies.

 

Like the Demon King’s trophy, Adam’s misfortune would be preserved.

 

She would absolutely prevent that from happening.

 

And at the same time.

 

Adam also seemed to have made some kind of resolution.

 

* * *

 

Your Deity asks for your location.

 

“….”

 

It had been difficult to see Adam since that day.

 

At first, I thought I couldn’t see him because Adam was busy handling the Temple’s affairs.

 

However, several days had already passed.

 

I tapped the table with my finger, lost in thought.

 

‘Even so, he’s running late.’

 

It was already late at night.

 

Adam had never returned late without a word until evening like this before.

 

Even when I kept sending messages, there was no reply.

 

Your Hero does not wish to reveal his location.

 

‘Huh?’

 

Adam is hiding his whereabouts from me?

 

I stared at the message in disbelief.

 

However, the message was never corrected.

 

Your Deity asks for your location.

 

Your Deity asks for your location.

 

Your Deity asks for your location.

 

I stubbornly sent him messages.

 

But no message came back.

 

That’s when it happened.

 

The Hero is in the 4th Floor Guest Room.

 

The message that appeared afterward was strangely different from the usual messages I’d seen.

 

It was written as if a third party was informing me of his whereabouts.

 

‘This isn’t a trap either… right?’

 

After all, the oracle message called “Window Connecting Two Worlds” was the Relic’s ability. It could be considered the will of the Relic’s owner.

 

‘Since it belongs to the Saint, it wouldn’t harm me.’

 

I headed to the location the message indicated, half-believing and half-doubting.

 

“Adam?”

 

And I opened the guest room door while calling his name.

 

It was a room that wasn’t opened except when the maids did simple cleaning since we didn’t receive guests.

 

And inside, I was able to find Adam with a look of complete defeat on his face.

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