105 – Decision (3)

Erina who destroyed the world. During that time, she has killed countless enemies and allies.

Then, it was normal for Erina’s level to rise naturally.

However, the stats I checked are quite the opposite. The stats I knew were exactly the same.

Then, after she went to the snowy mountain, her level even went up a bit.

“I can’t check Erina’s status, so I’m not sure about her condition.”

She wondered if the goddess who was managing the system might know something. But unfortunately she wasn’t much help.

“Is there a problem with the system?”

I turned my gaze to the green jewel at the back of the temple.

The brilliant green light was still there. However, a huge crack was growing beneath it.

The cracks had grown more than when I checked them two weeks ago. At this rate, it might break into pieces.

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“I can’t figure out the cause. She grew gold again this time, even though she didn’t use much force.”

Looking at the jewel floating in the air, I was lost in thought. System. Power to sustain the world. Status can also be seen through the power of the system.

A crack in the system and a problem with the status as a result?

It didn’t make any sense, but something was unclear. An unexplained feeling of uneasiness rose up.

If Erina manipulated her status through some kind of path.

It was an unlikely assumption. Still, she asked the goddess just in case.

“Is there anyone other than you who can operate the system?”

Right away, the goddess shook her head. She replied in a confident voice.

“There is no one but me. I don’t know anything else, but this is a fact.”

She said the goddess was the only being she knew about the system’s existence.

But if she’s mistaken, if there’s someone else she doesn’t know.

The goddess quietly shook her head, as if she had noticed the intention of the question.

“It is impossible to manipulate the status.”

“Really… ?”

“This is something I have never done before, even with the power of the system.”

Even though the goddess was so sure, I couldn’t get rid of my anxiety.

If Erina had the power of the system, it meant that she was intentionally hiding it from me.

And from what I’ve seen of Erina so far, her power is strong enough to exceed her expectations.

No matter how much the main character finished the 1st playthrough, it didn’t make sense to achieve a massacre in the 2nd playthrough.

I don’t know what’s different, but the production team never gave up on the level of vicious difficulty. There was no way the main character would be left alone.

“If Erina is fooling her status window with the power of the system.”

It’s just speculation. However, if my prediction was correct, it would mean that Erina was deliberately deceiving me about her status.

The goddess shook her head as if it didn’t make sense.

“Even if it is, it does not mean that Erina can control the power of the system at will.”

The goddess also has the power to handle the system, but that doesn’t mean she can do whatever she wants with the world.

Clearly, the power of the system had its limits. But no one knew what the limit was.

“But with the power of the system, is it possible to manipulate the status window?”

“…”

The goddess did not answer. But judging from her reaction, it doesn’t seem impossible.

In fact, the goddess used her hand to obtain her skill through her expedient.

Then wouldn’t it be possible to manipulate the status?

“Sorry. I can’t say for sure…”

There were many things she did not know about even the goddess who was closest to the system. That’s how I couldn’t predict it.

She bowed her head at the thought that the goddess couldn’t help. Still, she was able to organize her thoughts because she was there.

“Don’t worry too much.”

“…”

“Because I feel very fortunate to have you.”

What would have happened if it had not been for the help of the goddess?

She wouldn’t have noticed Erina’s lies and she wouldn’t have even met Kayla.

“Wait a little longer. I will definitely save you.”

There is still a lot of time left before facing the demon king.

There was one more colleague to meet. She also had many strong enemies to take down.

I didn’t know how long it would take. She said the goddess just had to wait incessantly.

“Please don’t overdo it. I can always wait…”

She was an immature child, just like the goddess Erina.

Her Even though she didn’t spend many days with her, seeing her always confined to her own room made her feel more sorry.

Not everyone in this world can be happy.

But everyone around me wanted to be with them until the happy ending. Among them was a goddess.

Although the painful time is continuing now, the goddess was resolutely enduring it.

The reason was that she had hope that I would save her.

“Thank you.”

After the last greeting, the appearance of the celestial world began to blur.

Unlike before, I was able to part with the goddess, feeling a little relieved by her.

***

“Erina.”

Today, too, Erina stayed by my side.

After pushing Kayla away, she fell asleep while occupying me.

Even at the moment of sleep, he closed his eyes with a soft smile, as if he was in a good mood.

As I tried to raise her up a bit, the pressure on her lower back increased.

“Ugh…”

She was giving strength to her arms with a cute moan. Does she not want to fall for me even when she sleeps?

After giving her strength and barely freeing her arm, the pressure went away.

I grabbed her throbbing head and let out a sigh. She shook off the unpleasant soma and tried to get out of bed.

But I couldn’t get up. Someone grabbed my hand

“Where are you going… !?”

Before I knew it, Erina was looking at me with her eyes open.

Even though I should have just woken up, he grabbed me with an urgent voice.

I only tossed and turned a little, but did I wake up immediately after noticing the presence?

“I am not going anywhere. I want to drink some water.”

“I’ll go with you too…!”

“It’s okay. I will go alone.”

“No. I want to drink water too…”

I used to be a dark sleeper and quiet at night, but now it was different.

Lately, Erina has been extremely anxious about being away from me. It was severe before, but now it was morbidly obsessed.

Even though she was drowsy, she was trying to force herself to follow me. She stroked Erina’s head to calm her down.

“Erina. It’s okay to sleep if you’re tired.”

“No… I want to go with you…”

I didn’t break her stubbornness with her eyes wide open. But it wasn’t easy for her to get over sleep.

Eventually, I gave up drinking water and lay down on the road bed. Erina closed her eyes again while holding onto my body.

After a few minutes, she nodded her head and fell asleep again. Just before Erina fell into her slumber, she untied her arms around her waist.

“Whoa…”

After barely getting away from Erina, she let out a sigh.

As if fainting, she fell asleep and quietly closed her eyes like a child.

Seeing her more beautiful than anyone else, I firmly ate her heart. One day I will uncover her lies. And I will regenerate her.

But now it was impossible. It still lacked power. She only had to hold out until she was sure she had caught up with Erina.

It took me a year to complete the game as well.

It’s only been three months since I entered the game. In contrast, the growth rate was faster than anyone else.

At this rate, it was not impossible to catch up with Erina.

Only if she’s really fooling her status window.

‘No, let’s not think about it for now.’

There was no solid evidence, just a heart attack. It’s a law you shouldn’t be too sure about.

“Erina.”

No answer came back. After making sure she was completely asleep, she got out of bed.

After I silenced the sound of footsteps, I opened the door slightly. The hallway at midnight was quiet.

After quietly closing the door so as not to wake Erina, I went into the next room.

Someone was awake in the room where I thought everyone was asleep.

“Kayla.”

My voice startled Kayla and turned her head.

“My lord… ? Aren’t you sleeping?”

“I just woke up.”

I gestured to Kayla and she hesitated for a moment before asking in a quiet voice.

“Is Erina-sama sleeping… ?”

“Yes. I made sure.”

Just in case, I even confirmed that Erina was completely asleep before leaving.

This time there will be no tailing in the middle of the night like last time.

“Why weren’t you sleeping?”

“… I slept a little bit. That’s all.”

Kayla took on a look that was about to darken for a moment. She seemed to have as many thoughts as I did.

Looking back on what had happened to Kayla so far, it was well worth it. It wasn’t just me, other people were the same.

“I have something I want to say for a moment, is that okay?”

“Oh, yes. I will get up now.”

Kyla also quietly raised her body so as not to wake Celica and the children sleeping next to her.

Even though I called her in the middle of the night, she showed no sign of displeasure. Rather, there was a happy smile on her face.

“Let’s go out for now. It’s difficult when someone else wakes up.”

“Yes. All right.”

I left the room with Kayla and headed towards the center of the inn. The inside of the inn was quiet.

Thanks to Yulia, I was able to eat and drink as much as I wanted at the inn. She looked for drinking water among the glass bottles lined up on the shelf.

Among them, the black wine bottle caught my eye. He held up a bottle of red wine and shook it.

I have hardly drank alcohol since I came to this world. At least, all she drank while dining with Yulia was the wine.

In the past, she often drank with her friends. My heart became complicated when I remembered the faces of my friends I used to hang out with often.

At that moment, Kayla carefully placed her hand on her arm.

“I’m sorry, lord, but I think drinking in the middle of the night is dangerous…”

Kayla stopped me with her quivering voice. She looked at me with anxious eyes.

She was worried. Maybe I’ll make a mistake with Erina when I’m drunk.

Normally, I would never lay a hand on Erina, but I couldn’t guarantee it when she was drunk.

“Don’t worry. I have no intention of drinking.”

As Kyla put her bottle down politely, her shoulders went down in relief. Instead of a bottle of alcohol, she handed Kayla a glass bottle containing clear water.

She sat down at the table with Kayla. Despite the chair across from me, Kayla came over and sat down next to me.

“Master, are you not tired… ?”

“It’s okay. I woke up anyway.”

Maybe it’s because I’ve been worrying a lot lately, there are a lot of days where I can’t sleep. Did I have insomnia without realizing it?

I was tired, but I couldn’t sleep. Even if I lay down on the bed to sleep like this, I felt like I would only turn over.

Kayla looked at my face and said in a worried voice.

“There was a shadow around the eyes.”

“I can do that because I am tired.”

“Unlike before, it seems that your voice has become darker.”

“Don’t worry. It doesn’t hurt anywhere.”

Kayla looked at my eyes as if she was not relieved by my words.

Then slowly turned her face and approached her.

A very short kiss. It was light and dry, but it fell right off Kayla’s satisfaction.

“If you overdo it, you might collapse.”

“Don’t worry. Because it’s not like that.”

“Still, if you feel unwell, please let me know right away.”

She reassured Kayla by stroking her hair.

I was well aware of my condition. I was also aware that I was working harder than before.

Still, it was tolerable. Because Kayla, no one else, was by my side.

Since meeting her, she has never once doubted her Kayla. And Kayla has always lived up to my expectations.

Even after defeating the demon lord, I didn’t want to part with Kayla.

So I decided to tell Kayla the truth about her.

“Kayla. I have something I want to say.”

“Yes. I am listening.”

Even before she fell asleep, she had an interview with her. But there was something else I really wanted to say.

Because Erina was overhearing, she was finally able to say what she hadn’t been able to say to Kayla.

After catching my breath for a moment, I looked into her eyes. Kyla, who seemed to have sensed her sign, suddenly turned into a serious look as usual.

As expected, the story to be told from now on is too heavy. But it was a truth she needed to know someday.

“Can you believe this world is just a game?”

The true identity of this world that I couldn’t even tell Erina.

I decided to tell Kayla the truth about her.

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