“My knight Harold, you’ve co today,”
Eleanor greeted with her usual warmth, but there was sothing unsettling about her words, as if there was an underlying aning to them.
“Yes… I am here today to serve the Goddess,”
I replied cautiously, feeling a slight unease creeping up within .
In that mont, Eleanor’s eyes opened sharply, and a chill ran down my spine, as if she was peering deep into my soul.
Her deanor had completely changed since the day I almost broke our vow. Gone was the immaturity and clumsiness that characterized her.
“Hmm… It’s fortunate that you’re not uttering useless words about leaving this ti… I’m glad. Do you know how much pain I felt when you tried to broke your oath?”
she said, her tone her tone carrying a sense of obsession. It was as if she had beco completely consud by the idea of keeping by her side, always monitoring my every action to ensure I wouldn’t escape her grasp.
So, in the end, I couldn’t break the oath.
If I try to do sothing stupid, she will notice like a ghost and forcefully summon and put psychological pressure on .
Of course, this is a developnt that does not exist in the ga…. I ask myself where the hell did I go wrong, but I couldn’t get rid of the anxiety these days in my mind that’s been a every ti.
“I was so stupid to think of leaving a goddess who has been so kind to … I don’t know how to make up for my rudeness…”
To be honest, I still have a feeling of wanting to break the oath.
The feeling of being watched every mont was uncomfortable no matter what I did, and these days, even if I sit still, I get the illusion of a persistent gaze from the back of my neck.
Of course, if I possessed the items and magic bestowed upon by Eleanor, what would be the outco?
It seems that I would beco powerful enough to conquer the world, and any thoughts of quitting would vanish into thin air.
“Hmm… Co to think of it, you ca to the temple 13 seconds later than yesterday, maybe… you’re not trying to do sothing blasphemous, are you?”
Her obsession with madness is beyond reason, and since the day we first spoke, it has steadily eroded my peace of mind, leaving feeling trapped and devoid of personal freedom.
“No…! How can I do sothing like that? I would never!”
Despite those words, her mouth still held a hint of suspicion or disapproval, but for a brief mont, she smiled widely, transforming back into the Eleanor I knew.
“You’ve finally returned to the knight I knew! It’s fine! I’ll forgive you for your mistake, so please be careful in the future!!”
I managed to calm her suspicions, and that’s when I breathed a sigh of relief, feeling the tension dissipate.
“I’m sorry for any doubts, you’ve also given up on useless thoughts, so let’s continue the harmonious atmosphere like before!…”
“.. forever…”
The final murmured words of her lingered in my ears, replaying in my mind.
Ever since I noticed Eleanor’s mad obsession, I’ve been plagued with one question.
Will she ever interfere with on the day I try to return to my original world… Is there a way for to return to my original world in the first place…?
In terms of the story, it wasn’t clear if I could go back even if I get to the ending, or if it was just my hopeful situation.
“By the way, my knight Harold, co a little closer.”
Amidst my tangled thoughts, Eleanor beckoned closer and took careful steps towards …
“yes..? ..What is it?”
swish!
I was forcefully pulled by the collar, my focus lost in an instant, and I found myself falling into her arms naturally
“! Eleanor-sama?!”
While I was still taken aback by her sudden action, Eleanor face drew dangerously close, her breath grazing against my neck.
In that mont, Eleanor pulled closer, and a disrespectful thought crossed my mind. I swallowed nervously, feeling a dryness in my throat, but fortunately, Eleanor looked at with a serious expression, as if she could see right through .
Ssup!
Then, she pressed her face against the nape of my neck and took a deep breath. Suddenly, her expression contorted into a displeased grimace.
“My knight Harold… you’ve been slling blasphemous. lately…”
An blasphemous. sll…?
What the hell are you talking about? Does that an my body slls bad?
However….
“An blasphemous. sll? Even though I wash my body twice a day, do I sll weird?
“No… it’s not like that…”
Then, what caused the blasphemous sll… Her eyes were also strange.
It’s the sa cold eyes-
, the sa back when I was about to break my vows…. As I looked at those eyes, my head started to sound a warning tone reflexively, and my heart rate started to jump exponentially with anxiety.
“My knight, let ask you one thing…”
When I look up to her who speak with a cold tone and empty eyes that don’t reflect anything, I start to tremble involuntarily.
“Have you t any woman recently…?”
The warning sound in my head, which had been ringing for a simpler question than I had anticipated, faded away, and a peculiar question naturally ca to mind.
Aren’t you a woman?
What the hell is she talking about…?
“No? As the Goddess knows, I don’t have the reason to have a female companion, let alone a lover…”
This ti, when I told her the truth, she looked at with suspicious eyes, but after a while, she seed to let out a shaky breath and started to close her eyes.
“Yes… I’m sorry… I’m sorry for doubting you… Lately, I’ve been sensing a scent on you that shouldn’t be there…”
“What do you an… scent?”
Then, without any hesitation, she says to .
“The scent of another woman…”
Upon hearing those words, I tilt my head in confusion, shaking it from side to side and freeing my neck.
I really risked my everything and was innocent this ti.
It was really unfair this ti because I had never been in a relationship either in the original world or since I moved to another world, and there was no close friend of the opposite s*x.
“Huh… No… It seems like I’ve been worrying about sothing because I’m feeling unwell these days, making more sensitive. I apologize once again.”
She say that, but she can’t seem to get rid of her remorse.
“Harold… in our shrines dating is forbidden. I won’t allow it. It is natural to have a relationship but you are not allowed even to have s*x or relationship with a woman, so always keep that in mind.”
Even though it was called a shrine, I was the only mber of it, and there were no rules like this in the original ga. It was clear that she had created them to exert control over and ensure my obedience.
“Yes…, I’ll keep that in mind.”
However, it was a aningless warning to , a veteran who has lived for 28 years and has no romantic relationships with won. Therefore, I did not react or show any concern about it.
[note : damn bro i feel bad for u]
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Guild Hall
“Harold! Good too see you again!”
When I open the door of the guild hall, Paulo, a large man in huge armor, greets .
Paulo Stog
As an adventurer who made a na for himself in the royal capital, he took on various roles, such as helping other players in the ga, all without ever getting bored.
“Haha… Yes… Seeing Paulo-san full of energy and fully geared , it seems like there’s a big quest today.”
“Of course, I always strive to live up to my reputation. By the way, you can just talk casually. We’ve known each other for quite so ti, so let’s not be too formal!”
I think the story until now has progressed to around 25%…
I’ve defeated nurous bosses by dealing with demons that reside in the dark, but there is still a long way to go.
With the items bestowed by Eleanor, there is honestly no risk in battles, but the challenge lies in the passage of ti.
Despite my desire to proceed and advance the story, the next chapter’s boss has yet to appear. Therefore, I’m left with no choice but to bide my ti until it does.
Even if I go back, how will the original world change… Will I go back to the ti I transferred as if nothing happened… Or will a year pass there… I feel anxious and worried about the unknown.
“By the way, I’m already fully prepared with my gear like this, then can you guess? Or maybe you’ve heard the rumors.”
He doesn’t miss a single word, he says the sa thing as a ga, and from mory, maybe this line…
“Dragon… Has it appeared…?”
He looked a little surprised, as if it was a bit surprising, but then he made a gentle expression as if saying,
“So you’ve heard about it.”
“Yes… Recently, there are constant rumors that dragons, which have only been handed down as legends, are appearing at the top of the mountain near this royal capital… In fact, a few subjugation corps and patrols have been dispatched, but they’re all missing… Apparently, the Association is preparing well for this ti… that’s what I’ve heard”
Mir, The Devourer of Darkness…
As far as I know, Mir is one of the ancient dragons that has existed since the ti of the Old Gods in the distant past. With the background of being a ferocious dragon that has fed solely on darkness, if the demons lurking in the dark were considered novice enemies, Mir would be a formidable boss known as a true behemoth.
In its first appearance, Mir voraciously devoured nurous dark-dwelling demons, which posed a significant challenge for novice players.
It effortlessly consud them as if they were re snacks, displaying its imnse power.
The overall attack pattern of Mir is monotonous, so it’s not difficult to avoid even if it’s the first ti you face that dragon… The dangerous part cos from its damage.
With a colossal physique rivaling that of a massive cathedral, Mir delivered devastating blows befitting its imnse size. Each of its attacks proved to be a formidable strike from a truly powerful boss.
For a first-tir , users without proper equipnt would be instantly killed by a single touch from Mir.
Even well-equipped players, experienced in multiple fights with Mir, would lose a significant portion, if not more, of their health with just one hit.
As a result, no matter how eager or greedy a player was, attempting additional strikes or making a single mistake would inevitably lead to dog death
“It’s a legendary dragon, so I’m getting nervous… May Goddess’ protection be with …”
Then he took out the pendant that always hung around his neck and looked at it with a profound expression.
The shrine of Abne, one of the most praised goddesses in the royal capital in the ga, Paulo, who has high reputation as an adventurer, is the head of the shrine, and the pendant he always wears around his neck is given directly from Goddess Abne.
Abne is known to provide valuable rewards to those who visit her, making her one of the most popular goddesses among the players.
In fact, in my original plan, I was going to break Eleanor oath in step 6 and go to Goddess Abne.
“By the way, what kind of shrine you’re in again? No matter how many tis I hear it, I can’t recognize it.”
That’s right… Because it was originally forgotten and no one knew about it…
“It’s called Eleanor Shrine, because there are so few believers, people don’t know about it.”
“Is it? By the way, I’m not trying to provoke you by saying this, but I apologize if you feel bad.”
At the sa ti, he takes on a serious atmosphere and speaks as carefully as possible so as not to offend .
“Why did you enter a shrine that is not very known? People say that there is nothing to gain from a shrine without a reputation… How about joining our shrine instead? Should I write an introduction letter for you?”
To be honest, just listening to what he suggested made want to ask him to do it.
“If you, who’s skilled, co to our shrine, Goddess Abne will surely welco you.”
But if I were to break the oath, I would have to face the consequences that would befall from Goddess Eleanor, and that thought alone brings to tears.
“Nevertheless, she is a benevolent goddess, and I’ve been guarding her shrine for a long ti, so leaving her side would not be an easy task…”
When I gave the excuse that I ca up with on the spot, Paulo then speak with a serious expression on his face..
“That’s right! I can’t say anything about the circumstances of the shrine! That belief! I will support it!”
“Haha… Thank you.”
Then again, Paulo returns to the original topic and brings up the story of Mir.
This line is probably the beginning of the Mir quest and an important line that opens many gates that I must overco in the future.
“Are you also planning to join the dragon hunt, Harold?”
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