Do Heroes Need Welfare Too? - Chapter 7

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Episode 7

Of course. The Emperor also turned a blind eye to monster attacks, acting like it was none of his business, and since it was a small village with no mercenaries, they thought they were doomed to die- when.

“Are you alright?”

Like a savior, the Hero appeared and single-handedly defeated all the monsters.

In less than 30 minutes, I watched the Hero efficiently clean up the village while I munched on snacks from the sidelines.

‘So it seems I can’t just stand by and let the Hero be bothered…’

Time was of the essence, and there was even an obstacle in the way. I glanced out the window and unfortunately the room was on the second floor, so jumping down with my bare body might leave me unable to walk for about a week. But I couldn’t just give up either.

My gaze turned to the bed once again.

“So I don’t know what you’re thinking, sis, but you should give up. Mom’s pretty scary, you know. Next time I’ll go directly into your room to monitor you.”

“…”

“Sis?”

“…”

“Sis, don’t tell me?!”

By the time Tommy noticed something was wrong and opened the door, I had already disappeared.

“Is this a rope? …No, it’s a blanket?”

Seeing the blanket connected to the wardrobe and extending out the window, Tommy finally grasped the situation and shouted toward me as I escaped.

“Sister Eveeeee!!”

Oh my, if you shout like that everyone will hear. Are you planning to wake everyone up?

I pulled my black robe down tight like someone fleeing in the night and quickly ran to a deserted place.

Tommy, I’m sorry. But I have to go home first.

After somehow relieving the Hero’s stress as the Quest demands!

Hoot- Hoot-

“Ugh.”

Making my bold exit from the house seem pointless, the evening forest was very dangerous. The bushes behind me rustled for no reason, and the path to the Demon King’s Castle relying on a single small lantern was too treacherous. At least it was fortunate that my legs remembered the way since I’d traveled this route several times.

But surely there should be no one in the forest.

It felt like someone was definitely talking to me.

“…”

At that moment, I felt something’s breath from beside me.

“Ahhhhh!”

Taking that as a signal, I immediately kicked off the ground and ran.

The Demon King’s Castle was right in front of me. It was strange to regard the Demon King’s Castle, the source of monsters and where the king of monsters once lived, as a lifeline, but the Hero was there.

‘Hero, save me!’

I rushed into the Demon King’s Castle as if flying.

“Herooooo!”

“…”

Adam, who had been standing blankly in the main hall of the Demon King’s Castle, belatedly recognized me.

Adam, who had been fiddling with his necklace, spotted me and tucked the necklace inside his shirt.

“You’ve… come again.”

His face looked gaunt, somehow more haggard in just a few days.

He kept looking around in the air and talking to somewhere constantly – could it be because his stress level is too high?

Stress – 51%

‘But the level seems higher than before.’

Am I the main cause of stress?

No way, surely not.

“I’m the type of person who has to see things through to the end once I start.”

“…”

Adam slowly approached me without saying a word twice. His smiling face was scarier than anger.

I didn’t notice when playing the game, but since he’s always smiling like that, I can’t tell what he’s thinking.

“More importantly, Hero, listen carefully! I didn’t come to the Demon King’s Castle for no reason!”

However, despite my desperate cry, the Hero took another step closer with that smiling face.

It was that familiar smile from before he’d strike the back of my neck to knock me unconscious.

I stretched out my arms to secure distance between the Hero and myself, then hurriedly pulled out paper from my bag.

“Wait, please listen to me! Let’s write a contract, you and I.”

“…A contract?”

The Hero’s steps stopped. It was worth staying up all night writing it by hand just in case.

If the Hero knocks me unconscious and takes me home again this time, Violet will personally monitor me.

So there’s no second chance.

I had nothing but the desire to quickly escape from this damn game. Reincarnators should have the privilege of knowing the future, but having entered a Hero game after killing the final villain, I could hardly see an inch ahead.

Who knows if I might die from getting hit by some random stone while wandering alone.

If I die here, there’s no guarantee I can return home either.

‘For now, I’ll cling to the protagonist!’

The method to tame the Hero, who was subtly petty and would ask “why?” first when given tasks, was simpler than expected. The people at the temple and palace didn’t know this and called him difficult to handle, but not for me.

All I needed was validity. If there was just a reason, he would become infinitely generous and obedient.

So what I prepared was a contract.

There wasn’t a single person in the Demon King’s Castle, and since I didn’t create any companions for him in this playthrough and pushed forward, he had to manage this vast Demon King’s Castle alone. The monsters followed his commands due to the subjugation stones, but what could you expect from animal-type monsters?

It would be fortunate if they didn’t break more things while cleaning. And commanding the few demons would be problematic given his title as Hero.

If other people happened to discover that, they would drive out the Hero claiming he was bewitched by the Demon King.

So he should hire me. I’m someone who was praised for having skillful hands whenever I worked part-time in the original world.

Dishwashing, food serving, cleaning, flattery – leave anything to me.

‘Hehe, how about it? It’s exactly the same as what you did! It’s too appealing to send you back right away since it’s the same kind of work you did, right?’

I lifted my chin high and proudly explained about the contract.

“I heard that the great Hero killed the Demon King and recaptured the Demon King’s Castle.”

“…That’s right. So what is this contract about?”

As expected, he showed interest in this contract. I passionately argued with exaggerated gestures like a con artist.

“You can’t just leave this golden land alone! It’s located near the capital, but since the Emperor couldn’t interfere with the Demon King, he completely ignored it, making it completely independent territory! And now you own it, Hero.”

Adam nodded reluctantly.

“Rather than me owning it… Yes, there was someone I wanted to give it to.”

Whoever he wanted to give it to didn’t matter anyway, that wasn’t the important thing. I couldn’t miss this opportunity for self-promotion with a Hero who seemed willing to listen to me for the first time.

“The Demon King’s Castle is very vast! It’s too difficult for you to manage alone, Hero. Monsters? Demons? They’re stupid.”

“…”

“So it’s time to hire a perfect employee like me, Hero! You won’t find such a good maid anywhere else.”

And while at it, become friends and provide mental care too!

However, I only thought this to myself since my previous talk about becoming friends or companions seemed to have had a negative effect.

“Whew…”

Adam covered his face with the contract I handed him and let out a great sigh. I could picture the Hero frowning beyond the paper.

A moment that felt like eternity passed.

Adam slowly removed the paper covering his face and spoke.

“I don’t have a good personality.”

“…You’ll kill me if I make a mistake?”

He could eliminate me in a place where no one was watching. If not that, there was no reason to mention having a bad personality here. What kind of boast is that!

Adam opened his mouth as if dumbfounded by my words and belatedly argued back.

“What kind of! Hah, I don’t kill children.”

“Meaning you’ll kill me if I’m not young?!”

I deliberately exaggerated, pulling my upper body back and stepping backwards.

I just heard a murder threat.

Oh my, good people of the world. How did I raise this Hero, and now he says he’ll kill me the moment I become an adult.

Stress – 52%

Gasp, the stress level was rising.

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