“Wow… It hurts more than the beating I got earlier. It hurts in my heart.”
Han grabbed his chest, making a painful sound.
“But I’m not that old to not be able to be called big brother.”
“Mister.”
“Can I cry?”
“So, you’re saying you were the vice guild leader of the assassination guild?”
Despite her cute appearance, she’s an astute and serious child. She reminds him of Yuri for some reason. Han sniffed.
“I was. Over there, in the south. Then I got tired and ran away.”
Shekina narrowed her eyes.
Was there really an Assassination Guild in the south? It didn’t seem like something from the game… I’ll have to check the lore book later. With that thought, Shekina spoke again.
“So, those guys came to take you back?”
“That’s right.”
“Why?”
“Hmm. Because I know quite a lot?”
“What do you know?”
Han blinked and flicked his index finger in response to Shekina’s question.
“I ran away to keep my mouth shut. Why would I spill everything here? Even if you cut open my stomach, I won’t talk.”
“Well, it can’t be helped.”
“You’re giving up so easily?”
“I know how information is managed within the guild too. Once you close your mouth, you never talk again. I don’t want to waste my time.”
“……”
Look at this.
Han’s lips curled up into a smirk.
“So, how did they know mister was here?”
“Well, that’s… I don’t know.”
He shrugged.
“Anyway, it’s settled. Now that they know I’m here, I can’t stay any longer.”
Before Han could finish, the twins exclaimed,
“What? What does that mean?”
“You’re leaving this place?”
“No way. Didn’t you promise to teach me horseback riding when the snow stops?”
“…Teach me too.”
Seeing the twins sulking, Han smiled softly.
Truth be told, he quite liked it here. He wanted to stay as long as possible. So, despite doing odd jobs like a guard, he grew fond of this place even more.
But in the end, it turned out like this.
The one who runs away can never settle down.
“No. If I stay here, you’ll be in danger.”
Han said firmly. He couldn’t put his cherished place and the children he cared about in jeopardy.
But the twins expressions were somewhat complex.
“That’s really upsetting.”
“In danger? By whom?”
“This is where the great Daimon Margrave’s resides.”
“Indeed, who could threaten us?”
The twins tightened their facial muscles, speaking coldly.
Upon hearing this, Han understood what they were implying.
“You… no, you guys…”
Han’s mouth fell open.
“Hahaha! Oh, that’s really funny. So, *the clothes make the man after all.”
He laughed heartily, looking at the twins and Shekina.
“Are you all Margrave’s children?”
The twins hesitated for a moment, then nodded. Han burst into even louder laughter.
“Ah, that explains why the Margrave’s son was so clueless about the world. No wonder.”
“As we were saying, as human-”
“Ah, never mind. These guys are growing up so lavishly, they probably don’t know much.”
Shekina intervened, blocking Merdes, who was about to say something unnecessary, and stepped forward.
“Anyway, we’ll take care of them. We’re Daimons.”
Han gestured as if to say, ‘Let them handle it.’ It would be much cleaner for Daimon to deal with them than for him to do it himself.
Shekina thought they should hand them over to Arthur. Being infamous in prison absurdities, he could probably extract information from them.
“Anyway.”
Shekina pointed at Han.
“You need to keep living here.”
Han chuckled softly, averting his gaze.
He wanted to ask if it would be alright, but he felt it would be.
This is Daimon County, shining with the title of the Margrave on the northern frontlines.
Who would be foolish enough to refuse the protection offered by the Margrave? Han raised his head.
“Well then, thank you.”
“Yeah! You need to teach me horseback riding!”
“You need to teach me too.”
“Alright, twins. I’ll teach you everything.”
With a giggling response, Han nodded as Shekina whispered quietly.
“Come when I call you later, secretly”
Han’s pupils twitched slightly.
Among these children, she looked the youngest.
Yet, she seemed to have the best judgment among them.
‘Hmm.’
Even the twins were formidable, but to encounter someone even more so was quite interesting.
So, without much thought, he casually threw out a question.
“I’m curious about the Margrave’s face. Raising children so well, you know.”
Instantly, the children’s expressions stiffened.
“You can’t.”
“You’ll die if you see the Margrave.”
“Yeah. Instant death.”
Well, even if he turns to stone like the monster Medusa?
Han chuckled nervously, sweating.
And then,
Dehan was staring intently at them.
***
Ah, so tired.
Shekina, having handed over the humans to Calvin, yawned and squinted her eyes.
The plan to quickly come out and just see Dehan failed spectacularly.
It was all because of those twins.
‘I’ll be scolded if I go in…’
Shekina sighed heavily, turning her stiff shoulders.
“Thanks for the, good time. Th-thank you.”
Then she looked at Yuriel, who was bidding farewell.
“I didn’t do anything, really.”
“But still…”
With hesitation, Yuriel suddenly remembered something, clapping his hands and telling Shekina.
“Oh! We’ll bring the cat when we come back here!”
Why say that? Shekina tilted her head.
“B-because, um, young lady also raises cats, so…”
“Ah.”
Seems Calvin mentioned the cat to Yuriel too. Shekina chuckled.
“Sure. I looking forward to it.”
“……Yes!”
Leaving Yuriel, who answered with clenched fists, behind, Shekina turned to Dehan.
“I’m off. See you next time. Thanks for today.”
Dehan nodded slowly.
No, then he suddenly grabbing Shekina’s wrist as she was about to turn away.
“Shekina, do you feel like the world is turning for you?”
Huh. What’s this?
Shekina blinked and looked at Dehan.
“Shekina, you were truly remarkable today.”
While he couldn’t properly assess the situation and rushed in, only to get hit, Shekina didn’t falter in front of those thugs. She wielded her dagger fiercely, extracting information, handling the twins, and even winning over Han, a formidable figure from the assassination guild.
All of this seemed truly impressive to Dehan. Shekina appeared to be someone loved by the world.
“You asked me earlier, didn’t you? I answered no to that question.”
“Yeah, right?”
“But what about you, Shekina?”
Dehan asked again.
“Do you think that way?”
Shekina was a bit taken aback.
She didn’t expect Dehan to suddenly ask such a question.
No, you’re the protagonist of this game from the start. You’re the protagonist of the world, not me.
“I am…”
At this awkward moment…
Ring!
The system window appeared.
[SYSTEM]
I’m a system just for you! ♥
“……..”
Oh, d*amn.
[SYSTEM]
A world just for you! Opening now!
“If you take over my world, it’ll be a riot.”
Get rid of this nonsense.
Shekina grumbled, frustrated.
Unaware of the situation, Dehan involuntarily blushed, not knowing what was going on.
