139 – Truth (13)

“Erina.”

“…”

“Don’t turn your head and look at me.”

Even though I held her hand, she avoided my gaze.

He forced her to lift her face and make eye contact with her.

Pupils full of tears. A gaze full of resentment.

Even the face is distorted with dissatisfaction.

It was quite different from the way he always smiled for me.

“Why on earth is that like that?”

“…I just want to protect you.”

“Tyria almost died.”

“Why on earth do you care about that bitch…!”

She could no longer accept it as a complaint or a joke.

All my efforts so far were almost in vain.

Tyria died and the elves were massacred.

We are the only ones left alive to see the Hellwood Forest being devastated.

Perhaps this was not the situation Erina had hoped for.

“Erina.”

“Don’t do that again! “Why aren’t you listening to me…”

“Be quiet.”

Without realizing it, anger came out of my voice.

Only then did Erina close her mouth in fear.

The same goes for Kayla and Serica who were watching by her side.

Still, I suppressed my anger as much as I could.

It’s a shame because the battle ended without any problems.

If Tyria had died or lost the battle, she might have been truly angry.

‘Let’s be patient. ‘You have to endure it.’

I appealed to Erina, touching her heart dozens of times.

“Don’t get in my way again.”

“But I want you…”

“Stop saying you will protect it.”

Then she looked sad.

Why on earth am I so emotional?

There have been more than one or two times when my mood went back and forth based on a word I said.

Even now, I have tears in my eyes as if I am sad.

Tomorrow, I might be smiling as if nothing happened.

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As this happened repeatedly, doubts gradually began to arise in my mind.

‘Can we turn Erina into an ordinary child?’

I have already made up my mind.

We decided to rehabilitate her and be with her for the rest of her life.

But isn’t it impossible?

Every time I see Erina, nothing has changed despite her countless efforts.

I couldn’t help but sigh out of frustration.

“Listen carefully. “If you are not willing to listen to my orders,”

“I have never once refused your orders!”

Are you lying this time?

Or do you truly believe that?

There was a limit to accepting each time I was stubborn.

Because there was a line that I should not cross.

“I don’t want to kick you out either.”

“I don’t want to be separated from you either.”

“Then listen to me.”

“I have never ignored your orders.”

The conversation returns to its original place again.

After that, meaningless words were exchanged between each other.

They were tangled like a skein of thread, holding onto each other’s tails.

Eventually, Kayla, who had been watching us, came forward.

“Master, you must lower your voice.”

Although we were the only ones in the barracks, our voices were leaking out.

A situation where someone passing by may overhear.

But there was no way Erina could hear Kayla.

The moment when I tried to approach Kayla with an unusual look in my eyes.

“Stop it.”

She stopped Erina before the flames spread.

If two people face off in this situation.

It could not have ended in our own fight.

“Yes. Everyone, please calm down…”

Even Serica came forward to stop me.

Likewise, Kayla had no intention of fighting.

As she quietly retreated, Erina grabbed my arm and hung on to her.

“Please listen to me. “Why are you trying to get away from me?”

He even begged me.

If someone were to see it, wouldn’t they misunderstand that I was at fault?

I had no choice but to send the other two out for a while.

“Kayla, Serika. “Can you go out and watch over me?”

“But…”

“Don’t worry. “I will never fight.”

She calmly persuaded the two and asked them to wait outside.

When Erina and I were finally left alone, she came up to me to give me a hug.

But she resolutely threw away her hand.

“Why… Why are you the only one who hates me…!”

I looked like I was going to cry again.

He was still resisting, saying he was not at fault.

However, this is not something that has happened once or twice.

I also decided to use the last resort.

“If you don’t listen, I’ll pretend the compliment never happened.”

“Yes, yes…” ?”

Erina always asked for skinship from me.

That’s why I decided to treat him the same way.

If you listen to me, I will do whatever you want.

If he behaved arbitrarily, there was no reason to grant his request.

“Get away immediately.”

The effect appeared immediately.

The hand that was trying to reach me trembled and slowly went down.

A look of confusion passed through my eyes as I didn’t know what to say.

Now, I was in charge of the conversation.

“I was wrong. “I didn’t.”

“I… !”

As she muttered her mouth and stuttered, she immediately cut her off.

“If you continue not to admit your mistakes, I will pretend that mixed bathing never happened.”

Then the eyes looking at me widened.

“Uh, why?! “That doesn’t matter!”

“And cancel the kiss twice a day.”

Immediately her complexion turned pale.

Even the tears disappeared and only the restless appearance remained.

We did not stop here and continued the pressure.

You may think it is shameful.

There was no better way to control Erina than this.

“Still don’t know your mistake?”

“Well, that is…” !”

“Then let’s think about our mistakes alone tonight.”

As she finally stopped them from sleeping together, Erina’s shoulders lowered.

He appears to have completely lost his will to fight.

However, it was not an attitude of admitting fault.

“Next time, don’t ignore my orders.”

“I didn’t ignore it…”

I struggled to protect my pride until the end.

She couldn’t resist me.

“Please sleep alone for the next week.”

“Oh, no! I was wrong. Sorry…!”

The declaration of surrender was finally made.

Although his expression was full of resentment, there was nothing he could do.

If you push too hard, there may be side effects.

The last order was decided to be withdrawn.

Only after he finally acknowledged his mistake did the atmosphere calm down.

Now that she had apologized in person, it was her turn to forgive me too.

“Erina. Come on.”

When I opened her arms, Erina came right over.

As the delicate body entered her arms, a slight tremor was felt.

“Erina. “I don’t want to fight with you.”

“Me too…”

“Then follow my orders. Please.”

“…Yes.”

Although she hesitated a bit, she nodded her head.

If you rebelled here, I was planning on having you sleep away from me for a week.

Erina also seemed to have noticed her and readily admitted her mistake.

After patting her back one last time, Erina also accepted her hug.

At the same time, he hugged her waist and tightened his arms around her.

Like a child who doesn’t want to be separated from his parents.

‘Am I with my colleagues or looking after my child?’

Even though I tried to calm her down, I was still distraught.

Even though her mental age was low, Erina was truly unique.

Why did she have this personality?

Did she change because I left her?

Or was her original personality like this?

Maybe she herself doesn’t know.

“Seohyun. Then tonight…”

“No. “Let’s sleep separately today.”

“But…”

“Are you planning on not listening to me again?”

“Oh, no! But I don’t know what she’ll do to you…”

The voice becomes increasingly quiet.

He was still watching my facial expressions and observing my feelings.

He tried to negotiate somehow, but I blocked him in advance.

She had no choice but to keep her mouth shut.

No matter how much Erina asked, she had no intention of going back on her decision.

“Try to think about it carefully for today.”

“…Yes.”

With her answer, she carefully pushed Erina away.

Although he was full of dissatisfaction, he readily admitted his mistake.

The conflict was finally resolved, but there was still one more person to visit.

“I’m thinking of going to see Tyria. Come with me.”

“I understand…”

Fortunately, the atmosphere was not bad.

Of course she was full of dissatisfaction, but she was calmer than when she made a fuss in the snowy mountain.

When I came out, Kayla and Serica were waiting for me.

As soon as she saw me, Celica examined her complexion with worried eyes.

“Seohyun. Are you okay…?”

“Yes. “The story ended well.”

Contrary to Celica’s concerns, the conflict was resolved without any problems.

But Celica’s expression did not change.

“Don’t worry. Serica.”

I always felt grateful to Serika.

Even though he followed me to the party at my insistence and recommendation.

She just followed along without a single complaint.

Although he was the youngest among us, I was very proud of him.

“The battle was won and everyone is safe. “The traitor is dead, so there’s nothing to worry about now.”

He reassured her, stroking her head carefully.

“You did really well today.”

“I just stayed still.”

“No. “Thanks to you, there was very little damage.”

Thanks to Celica’s wide-area healing, her victims were very few.

Out of a total of 500 people, only 20 died.

There were no injuries at all.

If she hadn’t been there she would have been more victims.

“Isn’t it okay to rest a little?”

“There’s still work left to do.”

She had to meet Tyria and visit Catalina and Malcolm.

She also had to have a meeting with her colleagues.

Everything that needs to be done before the end of the day.

I had to be busy tomorrow and the day after, at least until this battle was over.

Because if not me, no one can step forward.

“Once this request is over, let’s go back to the capital and rest.”

“I understand.”

Finally, Celica smiled and nodded her head.

“I’m going in and resting today. “Because we’ll have to fight tomorrow too.”

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“Yes. “Please come back quickly.”

“Kayla. “You can rest too.”

“No. “I will go with you.”

As expected, Kayla decided to follow me.

The moment I take a step with Erina and Kayla.

I could hear a very small whisper.

“I’m most worried about Seohyun…”

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