Do Heroes Need Welfare Too? - Chapter 64

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Chapter 64

“What are you thinking about so deeply?”

As I tilted my head and was lost in thought, Adam spoke to me from behind.

It seemed like he had called my name several times before, but I hadn’t heard him properly.

I hurriedly voiced the thought I had been pondering.

“I was thinking that you and His Highness the Prince look alike.”

“….”

Since Adam was riding behind me, I couldn’t see what expression he was making.

Before I could turn my head, Adam’s words came first.

“Is that so.”

If they resembled each other enough to seem like blood relatives, could they be related by blood?

Since Judith and the Emperor look alike, naturally Adam also resembles the Emperor somewhat…

‘Then Adam is of royal blood? Haha, that’s ridiculous.’

If that were the case, wouldn’t the Emperor have intervened first when Adam was being persecuted as a commoner Hero?

I let out a deflated laugh.

If he were of the Emperor’s bloodline, Adam wouldn’t be living like this.

It was too far-fetched a thought.

Adam, unaware of what I was thinking, spoke in a calm tone.

“Do you know about the Founding Festival?”

“Of course! I heard the Founding Festival is even prettier at night.”

Full of anticipation, I chattered away, sharing the stories I had heard from Abracxas and Ben.

Adam also chimed in here and there, occasionally laughing at my exaggerated expectations.

“Unfortunately, dragons won’t be coming.”

“Oh no, that’s what Ben told me! Do dragons actually exist?”

“I heard no one has seen them in the current Empire. This country has enough headaches with just one Demon King. Dragons…”

Adam truly shook his head as if fed up.

I could feel his movement from behind, and I couldn’t help but burst into laughter.

“That’s right. How much trouble we had because of just one Demon King!”

Even the Founding Festival, which had continued for hundreds of years since the Empire’s establishment, couldn’t escape that influence.

Before Adam killed the Demon King, all events had been temporarily canceled for a while.

It wasn’t an exaggeration to say that people were careful even about the sound of their breathing, fearing they might offend the Demon King even slightly.

‘So this Founding Festival has no choice but to be held on a grand scale!’

We soon arrived at the capital, and I let out a small exclamation.

Compared to the small villages I had seen so far, there was no end in sight.

The wood and timber were made of pristine white materials, looking clean and stylish, and there were so, so many people!

The real start of the Founding Festival begins at night.

The lantern festival hadn’t even started yet, but there were already such crowds.

I hurried to get off the horse, but stopped with a “hiik” at the unexpectedly high distance.

I didn’t notice the small laughter coming from behind.

Adam, who didn’t seem scared at all, jumped down easily and spread both arms toward me.

After hesitating for a moment, I jumped down to him.

Adam, who naturally caught me lightly and set me down, tied the horse to a tree in the corner.

Having finished its job, the horse began grazing on the grass near the tree.

After patting the horse’s head once, I entered among the people.

Adam followed right behind me without delay.

“Wooow…”

Everyone was wearing fancy clothes, seemingly wanting to enjoy the long-awaited festival.

I turned my head to look at Adam.

Suddenly, looking at the capital’s people and then at him, I noticed something concerning.

His appearance? Of course not.

Adam was as amazing as always.

He was so outstanding that even people who didn’t know he was the Hero were glancing at him – aside from that, there was really nothing wrong.

However, compared to his face, his clothes were… extremely ordinary.

Just the light shirt he always wore in the Demon King’s Castle.

I looked around at someone wearing ridiculous clothes that looked like peacock feathers had been plucked and stuck all over their body.

No matter how great what’s on top is, as his maid and self-proclaimed friend, I couldn’t stand by and watch him be outdone by others even slightly!

I steeled my resolve and turned to look at him, saying,

“As long as I’m keeping my eyes wide open, I absolutely won’t allow our Hero to be outdone by anyone else!”

“Suddenly? Do I look strange to you, Eve? As long as you’re okay with it, I don’t care what other people think of me.”

I firmly shook my head.

When his parents gave him such a face, it was rude to only wear strange clothes.

I dragged him to visit a clothing store first.

Even the staff who didn’t recognize Adam made a fuss and tried various clothes on him when they saw his face.

The employees inside also came out to look at Adam and made a fuss along with me.

Wearing different clothes than usual, he exuded a unique charm.

Adam looked at me with a pleased smile, then suddenly said something like a bolt from the blue.

“Buy something for Eve too.”

“What? I’m fine!”

I hastily refused.

When I shook my head, Adam grinned with a mischievous smile.

“I can’t leave Eve out alone.”

“I’m really fine…”

Whether they heard what he said, two staff members with kind smiles slowly approached me.

“Come this way! Since it’s Founding Festival day, we have many famous outfits.”

The staff showed me various clothes.

Adam seriously selected clothes and had me try them on.

“No, that…”

“Come on, try it on! Your boyfriend is looking forward to it so much.”

“No, that’s not it!”

The staff member, thinking it was a reaction from embarrassment, lightly patted my shoulder.

Eventually, led by the staff’s hands, I tried on outfit after outfit.

Even though I hadn’t changed into that many outfits, I was exhausted and collapsed into a small chair that had been placed there. I was finally wearing the outfit Adam had nodded and chosen.

One staff member approached with a smile and whispered,

“You two have such a good relationship as a couple.”

“What?! No, that’s not it.”

Before I could say he was the Hero I serve, the staff member with a knowing expression went to the other side.

I should clear up this misunderstanding quickly.

If I went to Adam and said such things, he would surely be flustered.

And wouldn’t he distance himself from me even more?

However, the staff member didn’t seem to say anything particular to Adam, as his expression visible from afar looked peaceful.

Having changed even my shoes, I tapped the unfamiliar new shoes on the floor.

With the staff and Adam’s enthusiasm, I felt like I had tried on every outfit in the store.

Finally wearing clothes that pleased Adam, I looked out the window to see the sun was already setting.

‘We came out to enjoy the festival…’

I was already drained before even enjoying the festival.

Adam probably regretted asking me to come out, right?

“I guess I shouldn’t have suggested choosing clothes.”

“I found it fun though.”

An unexpected response came back.

I immediately looked up at him.

Does he like festivals?

His expression looked much better than it did at the Demon King’s Castle.

He seemed pleased and kept smiling without stopping.

“This is how I came to understand why Eve won’t leave me alone.”

“What does that mean?”

“It’s a secret.”

Adam placed his index finger on his lips, making a shushing gesture.

Adam, whose eyes curved like crescents as he smiled, seemed to find this act quite amusing.

“Hero, do you live for the fun of teasing me?”

“I didn’t know that myself. But it does seem that way.”

“You’re supposed to deny that!”

Adam burst into chuckling laughter.

After finishing his laugh, Adam made eye contact with the employee behind me and said.

“From here to there. Give me everything.”

He pointed with his hand to all the clothes he had just made me try on.

The employee went to wrap up the clothes with a bright smile, and I stood there dumbfounded with my mouth agape.

Adam had stolen the romantic line I really wanted to say.

No, more than that—everything? Really everything?

“W-wait a minute!”

Adam’s expression was too sincere to take as a joke.

I urgently grabbed his arm to stop him.

“Is there something else you want?”

However, Adam seemed to think it wasn’t enough and tried to buy all the clothes in this store, so I broke out in a cold sweat trying to stop him.

“There’s no way I’d want anything else! I’m fine, so you don’t need to buy them.”

“But all the clothes looked so good on Eve that I couldn’t help it.”

No, that’s what I was going to say.

‘This wasn’t my plan!’

I had planned to dress Adam up nicely with this opportunity, but somehow the roles had been completely reversed.

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