Do Heroes Need Welfare Too? - Chapter 28

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Episode 28

Adam opened his eyes that had been closed and calmly observed the situation.

‘I can’t see what’s happening inside either.’

It was exactly the same as back then.

And then…

“Oh! The barrier is disappearing!”

“What on earth could have happened inside?”

The barrier that disappeared in less than 10 minutes exposed him to the world again, powerless as he had been.

However, Adam recalled his past self and looked at Iberis standing inside with slightly sunken eyes.

That day, his god had given him a choice.

Whether to die here, or to try desperately hard to live on.

Though Adam had always wanted to die, he chose the latter without a moment’s hesitation.

Eve, what about you?

“Eve…”

When he called her name, he met Iberis’s blue eyes.

The moment he hesitated at an indescribable emotion, Iberis collapsed forward.

Thud.

“Oh my, what’s wrong…!”

“Are you alright!”

The waiting High Priests rushed to Iberis in panic.

She was none other than the Hero’s honored guest.

Moreover, she was a guest of the temple, and if something happened to her inside the temple, the temple’s prestige would surely hit rock bottom.

Even the Elderly High Priest forgot his dignity and rushed over to infuse her with divine power.

Only Adam stood still, swept by a sense of unease.

‘We definitely made eye contact.’

There hadn’t been anything particularly strange about it, yet she suddenly collapsed.

Perhaps her soul was too young to receive divine revelation.

If not that, then…

‘Oh god…’

Adam murmured softly, but unfortunately his small god did not answer him.

* * *

The Sacred Relic that had disappeared with the flash of light was held in her clenched fist.

It was a Sacred Relic that only a Hero who had received divine revelation could touch.

Adam too had proven his status as Hero with the Sacred Relic, and had kept it until he killed the Demon King half a year ago, then for some reason returned it to the temple.

However, it was unheard of for a sacred object to move on its own. Therefore, after Iberis fainted, the temple was in emergency mode.

Adam also left to have a private meeting with the Elderly High Priest to investigate the cause. He emerged only after hearing news that Iberis had awakened.

Adam’s footsteps were urgent.

He was about to fling the door open, but realizing there was a patient inside, he opened it slowly.

There were many things he wanted to ask Iberis.

However…

“Huh? What happened, you ask? I don’t… remember. Except that it was incredibly bright…”

Iberis couldn’t remember what had happened then.

Two High Priests were sweating profusely behind her, as if they had already asked her before he arrived.

Adam hid his frustrated feelings and calmly asked again. But impatience was evident in his voice.

“Didn’t you hear anything strange?”

“I’m not really sure…”

Flinch.

Iberis unconsciously flinched her shoulders at Adam’s question.

‘How does he know about the message? Ah… I was the one sending it.’

He might have had a similar experience.

When the barrier had just lifted, Iberis had thought.

How on earth should I explain this?

If it were someone else, she could have somehow made excuses, but not Adam.

Adam had the closest relationship with god.

So when the barrier lifted and she faced Adam standing in front of her, she instinctively acted like she had fainted. If he began to seriously suspect her, it seemed like he would immediately figure out her true identity.

And she lied about not remembering.

However, Adam noticed she was lying from the way she flinched her shoulders.

But unexpectedly, he didn’t press further.

‘God… might have told her not to speak of it.’

If he had disappeared because god had lost affection for him, god would have found a new child to give divine revelations to.

There wouldn’t be many beings capable of moving the Sacred Relic.

He seemed to feel a bit jealous.

Your Hero feels intense jealousy.

Stress – 73%

“…”

Feeling a headache coming on, Iberis finally pressed her forehead.

Ah, why. What’s wrong now.

“Um… Hero?”

“Yes. What is it? Did you think of something you want to say?”

“Oh, no.”

Contrary to the message content, the Hero’s face as he smiled brightly was very neat.

An angelic face that didn’t harbor a single lie.

Your Hero feels mild hostility toward you.

With such a face, he was thinking different thoughts inside and out.

“It suddenly seems like you thought of something to say!”

You said you don’t kill children! You said you don’t touch children!

Even mild emotions are scary!

Life sparked in Adam’s bright yellow eyes. Iberis couldn’t look directly into his eyes and rolled her pupils around restlessly.

She opened her mouth to stop his thoughts for now, but saying things like it’s a system, or actually I’m the god who gives you divine revelations, didn’t seem like it would lead to anything good.

“Did you remember something?”

However, Adam didn’t wait.

He sat close beside her and waited for her words. It was such a well-trained puppy-like behavior that not only Iberis but even the nearby High Priests were flustered.

They exchanged glances with each other, then quietly slipped outside.

In such situations, it was best to give them space.

Like secret agents who had succeeded in their mission, they walked down the corridor with satisfaction, quietly high-fiving each other.

“You guys know what? Spring has finally come for the Hero…!”

However, though their hearts might be kind, their mouths were far too loose.

* * *

‘What should I do?’

When the two High Priests who were like my last lifeline left, I wanted to forget my dignity and grab them, telling them not to go.

I glanced back and forth between Adam’s face and the message floating above it, reading the situation.

“What happened inside? As your guardian, I have the right to know.”

“Well, you see…”

Since these were emotions Adam had kept deeply hidden, maybe nothing would happen even if I pretended not to know. But as soon as Adam’s mood changed from always smiling, anxiety overwhelmed me.

I mixed truth and lies as subtly as possible when I spoke.

“What I saw inside was so absurd that I’m not sure if you’ll believe me, Hero… Suddenly there was light and the Sacred Relic disappeared. And there was nothing there. Really nothing.”

It wasn’t a lie. There was nothing inside except for me.

It would be a bit strange to call the system a living thing.

“I see. I believe you.”

That was the moment.

Your Hero discerns the truth of your words.

‘Well now, a Hero whose outside and inside are completely different.’

I clicked my tongue inwardly and cut off the synchronization.

Now, whether Adam believed my words or not, there was no way to confirm it.

However, if I kept the synchronization on and my strong reactions were transmitted to Adam like before, it would be a disaster.

“Didn’t you feel something unsettling? Like someone was watching you…?”

“…”

Adam spoke slowly, drawing out his words while carefully scanning my expression.

“Or perhaps a strange… voice.”

“A voice?”

This time I truly tilted my head in confusion. I genuinely didn’t know about this.

Strange messages had appeared, but a voice…?

‘Ah. Do the messages sound like voices to the Hero?’

Adam seemed genuinely curious about whether I had received divine revelation. His bright yellow eyes reflected my image completely without missing a single detail.

If the god who had been giving divine revelations to help suddenly disappeared with a poof, it would be natural to be confused and search for them.

But the problem was that the emotions behind that search didn’t seem like they would be pleasant.

Objectively speaking, I had never treated Adam kindly.

‘Still, I worked hard…’

I recalled the countless retry cycles and quickly changed my words.

‘Hard. Yes, I really only played hard.’

I couldn’t say I did well, not even as empty words. But didn’t I do well in this cycle? The Hero didn’t die, and killing the Demon King alone without any companions was quite an achievement.

‘But what more could he possibly want?’

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