The moonlight, like water, quietly flows through the town.
The Hero sits upright in the room lit only by a faint warm lamp, waiting for today's first visitor.
As the clock hand points to the scheduled ti, the indoor light slightly brightens, the Magic Patterns begin to operate, reminding her that the door opposite has been opened.
Through the heavy curtain, light footsteps can be heard from the other side, followed by the sound of a chair dragging on the floor, and the rustle of fabric settling into a seat.
"Good evening." Once the breathing from the opposite side steadies, the Hero warmly speaks.
There is a noticeable pause in the breathing on the other side of the curtain, followed by a response after quite a while.
"Hello... Nun."
The voice is that of a young woman, with a discernible bitterness and heaviness.
"I have so... emotional issues that I want to consult with you..."
"I'm happy to discuss them with you." The Hero imdiately responds.
In reality, the Confession Room doesn't solve people's problems but serves more as a place for venting, though different places have different approaches, and there are no strict rules on what can or cannot be done.
Moreover, even if there were rules, they wouldn't constrain the Lady Saintess, so the Hero naturally wouldn't hesitate to offer her Wisdom.
Perhaps the Hero's unhesitant response gave the other person courage; the voice from the opposite side finally relaxed.
"It's like this, I..." The woman begins her story softly.
[Degree of Complexity]
D100=96
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1.5. Mistook my husband's brother after drinking
2.6. I have a twin sister...
3.7. My fiancé is my biological brother
4.8. Clearly, I ca first...
9. I have inappropriate thoughts about a child who could be my daughter
10. Great Success/Great Failure
D10=4
♛: Clearly, I ca first...
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"I have soone I like, and also an important friend..."
"Mm-hmm..."
"But clearly, I was the first... Whether it's the position beside him, the first encounter, or these feelings..."
"Hm?"
"Yet, she was quick to confess to him first."
"Ah..."
"I know all of this is due to my own weakness and isn't anyone's fault... But I truly can't dispel the pain in my heart, nor can I smile when facing the sight of them together..."
"Oh..."
"So, my mother suggests that I take the chance to leave the Kingdom with the fleet, heading to the Isolated Island..."
"That... really..."
"I feel very sorry towards Lady Saintess. Everyone else in the fleet harbors noble intentions and a spirit of progress, except , who boards the deck to escape from it all."
"It's okay, oh, I... I an, I think Lady Saintess will forgive you."
"Thank you, Nun... But the following words are what I truly want to confess as my sin..."
"Huh?"
"The day before leaving for the Isolated Island... he ca to ... We... couldn't repress our emotions... and then..."
"...Ah..."
"I not only betrayed my close friend but also my principles... I feel truly sorry for them..."
"..."
[Hero's Silence (Complex Success 30, 100 The Confessor Leaves)]
D100 30=(63)=93
The Hero remained completely silent.
She considers herself to have witnessed the depths of human Abyss, confident in facing any confession, entanglent, or sin without flinching.
But at this mont, in that suffocating silence, she belatedly realizes a fatal problem—
I've never been in love at all?
'...What should I do?'
'What do you an what should you do?' Another self lazily replies.
'I have to say sothing, right?' The Hero feels a bit anxious.
Even if one can bravely face the cruel end of the world, it doesn't an one can easily deal with the delicate human heart... Even if one dares to challenge the Great Demon, it doesn't necessarily an one can solve the dilemma of a love triangle.
The Hero finally understood his own limitations.
Couldn't he just use his fists to force the three of them to reconcile?
'Tsk, what are you talking about? This is clearly a self-inflicted situation.'
The Depraved Hero sneered with disdain: 'Having your man taken and not daring to make a sound, and when the man cos to you, you're too afraid to take him back. So what else can you do? Run away, or you wouldn't have bumped into her here.'
'But she hasn't done anything wrong; her feelings for those two are genuine...'
'Ha, so it seems your awkwardness as a child is quite similar to this lady here. How about considering this: suppose you and she both fall for the sa person when you grow up—'
'No, no, no, no, no.'
Just by following the words of his other self and slightly envisioning that scene, the Hero felt a tingling at the top of his head and quickly slamd the brakes in his mind.
'Right? Unless absolutely necessary, I don't want to imagine that kind of plot either.' The Depraved Hero tutted, 'Or how about this, just take both people, wouldn't that solve all problems?
'Anyway, the Kingdom doesn't prohibit it.' She spoke with a tone that was simply enjoying the chaos.
'Seems like it... no, no.' The Hero, who was once an empress, almost let that thought take hold, but shook his head quickly.
During the years when she ascended to be the empress, there were indeed so officials urging her to leave an heir, to continue the dynasty...
But in an empire on the brink of collapse, and with her conscious determination, how could she possibly leave a child in a world destined for ruin?
Yet, having grown up in the harem and ruled the Empire, she was at least not lacking in exposure and acceptance on such matters.
But even though happiness is all that matters, she couldn't give such an irresponsible suggestion outright...
"Sister Nun?"
Though in the Confession Room, the cleric more often played the role of a listener, this silence felt a bit drawn out.
The woman who had co to confess broke out of her thoughts and hesitantly spoke.
"Oh, oh, sorry, I was thinking about sothing..."
"No worries." Perhaps guessing what the Hero was thinking, the woman said softly, "I'm already grateful that you're willing to listen to my unbearable troubles... this isn't a problem that can be solved by soone else, and besides, the fault lies with ..."
"...I don't think you need to bla yourself so much." The Hero sighed.
This tangled relationship probably couldn't be clarified by just a confession or two. Hence, the Hero thought it unwise to comnt on their relationship.
However...
[Hero's Attitude]
1.5. Encourage
2.6. Embrace
3.7. Stern
4.8. Acceptance
9. Strength!
10. Critical Success/Extre Failure
D10=9
♛: Strength!
The sound of a chair sliding reached them from the opposite side, suggesting that the ti for this confession was about up.
But before the woman left, the Hero took a deep breath and voiced his thought.
"Beco stronger!"
Though it sounded like sothing his father would say... it was the simplest and most correct advice the Hero could co up with.
"...Strong?" The woman's voice carried a trace of confusion.
"Since you have co here, you don't plan on going back anyti soon, do you?" the Hero asked.
In the current Kingdom, infrastructure is far from developed enough to establish a magic guide network like the Angel Country's, and things like a magic guide terminal probably only exist in the Hero's mory and the foresight of divine knowledge.
Thus, once stepping onto this Isolated Island, they were almost entirely cut off from their holand. Therefore, everyone who ca here, for whatever reason, must have made the relevant ntal preparations.
"...Yes, I don't know how to face all of it, and I feel I must not let down Lady Saintess, so…."
"Therefore, you need to beco stronger." The Hero said emphatically.
"Whether you feel inferior to your friends or believe you've made mistakes you can't make up for... I'm not saying everything will be solved easily, but by becoming stronger, you'll be able to face changes; you'll have more choices to make.
"Although becoming strong is no easy task, your ability to co here after rigorous selection proves that you're not without talent, right?"
Even if you have strings to pull, getting aboard the fleet to the Isolated Island isn't sothing you can do lightly.
"...Though I'm insignificant compared to Lady Saintess, what you said is right; I am sowhat confident in my abilities." The woman's tone gained a little strength.
"Hmm, so go and beco strong!" The Hero raised his voice.
"Even if the painful things remain painful, even if you don't feel happier by becoming strong, at least your strength will give you the courage to face them!"
The girl's words, infused with personal insight and conviction, penetrated the wooden panels of the Confession Room, resonating in the listener's heart, silencing the woman.
After a long silence, a soft response ca from the other side.
"...Yes, I understand." The confusion in her voice mostly dissipated, replaced by so relief and determination. "Thank you, Lady Saintess."
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[Next visitor, please —— (Odd male, Even female, 50-jump to the second day, 50 continue)]
D100=47
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