Do Heroes Need Welfare Too? - Chapter 200

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Part 2, Chapter 67

As I held her hand that was losing its warmth, I even had the illusion that she might disappear at any moment.

“If I repeat it once more, would I be able to meet you again?”

…Saint.

He was about to call the very person who had made him regress hundreds of times.

She was the one who always appeared whenever he resolved to die.

This time she hadn’t appeared first, but if he called her, she would eventually come.

Even if not, if he truly intended to die a meaningless death, the Saint would ultimately turn back the world again to save him.

But at that moment, Adam’s eyes caught sight of the earring at Iberis’s ear.

‘This is…’

It was the earring she said she bought from an unknown merchant. The one that would supposedly break if one of the owners died.

But it was intact.

It was her small gift that might have been fake.

Adam couldn’t let go of even this small thread of hope.

So he simply wished.

Believing that his god, his deity who always granted his wishes, would hear his voice.

“Eve…”

He called, and called again.

And his trivial, small wish was granted once more.

“I’m back, Adam.”

Even though the thing he had longed for so much had come true, Adam couldn’t even smile.

The tears he thought would no longer flow streamed down his cheeks.

Perhaps it was because he was filled with happiness. Rather than pain, the happiness of this moment reminded him that this was reality.

“Welcome back, Eve.”

His deity smiled back at him.

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The Demon King’s curse that had tormented Adam was lifted.

The demonic energy remaining in his body vanished along with the Demon King.

However, all the small and large wounds remaining on his body had not completely disappeared.

If I had any divine power left, I could have healed him, but unfortunately, after breaking along with the Sacred Relic, I too became unable to use divine power.

Originally, divine power was the Saint’s prayer to oppose the Demon King, so it would gradually disappear from everyone.

But rather, Adam seemed relieved.

Perhaps it was because what he gained was much more than these minor wounds.

Even though Adam said he was fine, he seemed to like having me by his side, acting sick whenever he saw me.

“A moderate walk is good for recovery too.”

“Alright.”

I decided to gladly play along with his dramatics.

Adam let out a low laugh.

But Adam’s final plan wasn’t a walk but a picnic, as a maid who had approached handed him a basket.

When did he prepare this?

I marveled at Adam’s preparedness as I lay down with him in the warm garden.

As the warm spring sunlight that had suddenly arrived touched us, my body quickly became drowsy.

Spending this peaceful time, the events of just a few weeks ago felt like a dream.

‘I couldn’t have imagined it back then.’

I really thought I was going to die.

More precisely, I deserved to die.

There was no way someone who stabbed the Demon King’s core, the essence of demonic energy, could survive.

However, if the Saint hadn’t called my soul that was being consumed by demonic energy, I might have died just like that.

‘I guess she felt sorry since she worked me so hard for nothing and I was going to die.’

The Sacred Relic that received her will absorbed all the demonic energy in my place.

Though the Sacred Relic broke from the backlash, it was a lover’s ring that wouldn’t be here anymore anyway.

Adam and I buried the broken ring together with Nermia’s holy sword in its original place.

“Adam, if you do anything foolish again, know that you’ll die by my hands.”

I whispered softly to him.

What a sweet threat coming from a lover’s lips. Even so, Adam chuckled.

“I think I’ve heard that over a hundred times now.”

“It seems like Adam doesn’t listen after just once!”

Adam said he originally planned to start over.

At the end, if I died, he had no reason to live so he was going to die too.

‘That would have been terrible.’

I glared at Adam who was looking at me innocently, knowing nothing.

Then he smiled prettily with a grin.

Even after repeating regressions, not valuing his life!

The Saint was even disappearing at that time.

But if Adam had died then, it really would have been a meaningless death.

However, Adam says he discovered the earring at that moment.

The earring that would break together if one owner died stopped Adam in his tracks.

Seeing a small thread of hope, Adam didn’t call the Saint to attempt regression, but earnestly called my name.

Thanks to that call, I too was able to not lose consciousness.

If I had carelessly lost consciousness, the Saint might have settled the Quest rewards.

When I opened my eyes again, it might have been a ceiling that had become unfamiliar.

Adam wouldn’t be beside me, and I might have been abandoned in a frightening reality.

I pinched Adam’s cheek a little painfully.

“That hurts, Eve.”

“Good, it should hurt! How dare you try to carelessly throw away the life I saved.”

“I think I’ve heard that about 99 times too. Of course, I was wrong.”

The Saint seemed like someone who had foreseen that Adam would die.

Since the Saint had compassion for all Heroes, that could have been the case.

She probably expected that I would leave for my original world and Adam would die.

Even so, trying to send me back to my original world was probably her final consideration.

However, I remained here.

A cool breeze tickled my cheeks.

Perhaps because the messages that blocked my vision had disappeared, the world felt even more real.

I raised my hand and waved it where the Quest window had always been.

‘Am I a little sad that the system is gone?’

The window that had occupied one corner of my vision for several years had disappeared.

It was refreshing, but the sense of alienation was unavoidable.

Now I couldn’t see Adam’s thoughts laid out on my palm either.

Still, it wasn’t bad.

Of course, I could clearly see what Adam was thinking.

When the Mage Tower Lord’s death became a foregone conclusion, Kyrillos accepted the position of Mage Tower Lord that he had been temporarily holding.

Of course, as the eldest son of the House of Evant, he had no choice but to be buried in paperwork all day.

The Mage Tower naturally welcomed his appointment as Mage Tower Lord since the previous Mage Tower Lord had been involved in the Emperor’s poisoning.

They thought that if Adam’s close friend became the Mage Tower Lord, his anger wouldn’t reach the Mage Tower.

However, contrary to their expectations, Adam had no intention of showing anger even once.

When I subtly mentioned the Mage Tower, he tilted his head as if wondering why I was asking him.

‘Ah, the Demon King’s Castle is the same.’

As promised with Iselda before, the Demon King’s Castle was decided to be used as the mercenaries’ base.

“We’re going to demolish it completely!”

It was indeed a refreshingly bold measure worthy of Iselda.

The Demon King’s Castle she destroyed became a shelter for adventurers.

And Abracxas, who had been bound by the covenant with the Demon King’s Castle and the Demon King, was naturally liberated.

He cowered when he saw Adam, but Adam was no longer interested in his kind.

Perhaps that’s why he said this last time.

“I have nothing to do, so can’t I stay at your mansion? Of course, I’ll bring that monster with the bizarre name too.”

Of course, that was rejected.

They promised to call him occasionally when music was needed, and he was kicked out.

“Do you miss it?”

“Ah.”

Adam followed my gaze and looked into the empty air as he spoke.

Then he raised his hand and tried to draw the shape of the system I had mentioned.

Did it show again?

At Adam’s question, I just smiled.

“I do miss it! I could know everything Adam was hiding.”

“It’s fine. I’ll tell you directly myself.”

Hmm, that’s not very trustworthy.

Then Adam’s soft lips briefly touched mine and pulled away.

“There are things that don’t necessarily need to be said with words.”

At his words, I smiled back at him.

His golden eyes, filled with me, sparkled.

The emotions carved within them were so visible that I didn’t need to think about it, so I gently cupped his cheek.

“And even without the Sacred Relic, I think I know what Adam would say.”

I said with a soft giggle.

If the system were still there, messages like [Your Hero likes you.] would have appeared dozens of times.

Then Adam asked again.

“What do you think I would say?”

“That you’re incredibly happy.”

I looked at him and answered with a bright smile.

Adam’s eyes widened, then the corners of his eyes curved as he said.

“Yes, I’m definitely happy. I’m certain I’ve lived this life to meet you.”

At Adam’s words, I smiled happily too.

Hoping that these happy and peaceful days would continue, as if I possessed the entire world.

fin.

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