I Became the Burden of a Conscienceless Party

14 – Hero Esmeralda (3)

Hero Esmeralda (3)

[Note: I feel good.]

Suspicious.

That was the conclusion of Esmeralda, who had been monitoring Jim recently.

Her pupils reveal the psychology of her opponent, but they are not accurate.

That’s why I couldn’t figure out why Jim was in such a good mood unless he was thinking exactly why.

In other words, she can only read the surface psychology. Still, it is convenient to see through those who approach him for any purpose, but that is also the limit.

“Jim, what’s wrong? You seem to be in a good mood lately.”

“Yes? Uh hmm! Sure! It feels good to be together and moving like this.”

Jim gave an exemplary answer.

[Note: I am in a good mood thinking about the operation that will be implemented soon.]

That exemplary answer was even more so for Esmeralda.

As expected, when I asked directly, it seems that there are more superficial psychology that come to mind.

Esmeralda organized her thoughts by arguing that she thought so too.

‘Yeah, it’s about time to play tricks.’

Esmeralda was fed up.

Too many causalities are intertwined over one demon named Jim.

She couldn’t even guess when the hell things got so twisted. But one thing is for sure, if you lose your luggage like this, the party of warriors will disintegrate in the air.

In the worst case, people like Millia could lead to runaways.

Esmeralda, who had already confirmed that possibility in the fortress city, had no choice but to be cautious.

“Oh! hehehehe!”

“…… ?”

Jim, who had been smirking happily as if Esmeralda had just moments ago, suddenly began to squeeze the juice.

‘What’s wrong with that crazy bastard again?’

It is a suspicious situation no matter who sees it. She seemed to be cheating, but it was only a good situation to get caught.

“Jim, why are you like that? Are you okay? Pop! Do not cry.”

However, Irina patted him on the back as if comforting him was the first thing she did.

[Note: I am excitedly anticipating what Jim will say.]

‘That b*tch… …. Even at moments like this, he only thinks of himself.’

Anyway, these are things without conscience.

Esmeralda is annoyed that Irina makes it clear that she intends to gain favor with Jim by taking advantage of the situation rather than suspecting it.

At her hero’s party, is she the only one who sincerely wants to save her world?

“Jim, are you okay?”

And she is another person with a similar mindset to Irina.

Esmeralda stiffened at the strangely flowing atmosphere.

‘No one doubts this?’

A strange situation where everyone seems to be helping Jim with his tricks.

“I miss my hometown.”

“… ….”

Come now?

You haven’t even paid attention to it?

Esmeralda almost said that, but she endured it because she was acting as a foolish warrior, although she is just and has a good heart.

“I know. My hometown is already in ruins. However, I would like to recall at least those traces in my eyes. The more I realize the recent death, the more so.”

“Oops… …. I guess we were too indifferent. Warrior.”

“… ….”

Irina gave Esmeralda her hardships, smirking and subtly taking Jim’s side. She’s just enjoying the situation.

I was just looking forward to how Esmeralda would get through this situation.

‘Ah, you should be careful. Because the hero has the ability to read minds.’

[Brainwashing Lv. 32]

Irina manipulated her surface psychology.

And now, I staged this situation as if it were just an adolescent girl trying to get points from Jim.

“Wouldn’t it be nice to visit your hometown at least once?”

“Hero… ….”

Esmeralda broke into a cold sweat as she listened to Jim’s tricks and Irina’s fans. She’s just too good. She

She was able to avoid saying that she would retire somehow, but she couldn’t stop that kind of behavior.

No, if you insist, you can do something about it, but you won’t be able to stop the declaration of retirement that follows.

There are many times when a party of warriors behaves independently.

In such a situation, it is impossible to say that you will only control Jim’s movement.

In the meantime, Jim’s hometown (self-proclaimed name) had already been destroyed, so there was nothing to send him, but for this reason, it’s a different matter.

‘I couldn’t stop the flow.’

Originally, it should have been blocked at the source before it became such a flow. But the problem is that Irina agreed.

Although Millia also sympathized with Jim, she was basically poor at talking with people, so she could not even be held responsible for this incident.

Esmeralda loathed seeing Irina looking at herself with her eyes moistened before she knew it.

‘That crazy b*tch is good at squeezing juice.’

Of course, even in such a situation, he did not forget to manage his expression as a warrior.

“Sure. Of course it’s fine. Jim, I will escort you to your hometown, so take this opportunity to shake off your regrets and try to look ahead, right?”

A trick like this is done only once. Esmeralda said to Jim that she meant it implicitly.

“Thank you! Thank you so much, warrior! hehehehe!”

“… ….”

Thus the warrior Esmeralda walked into her trap.

***

At night, it is the time when people keep vigil while setting up a simple camp.

Esmeralda thought while leaving Tina who was dozing next to her alone.

‘There are three pieces of information that I have drawn out over the past few days pretending to be worried about Jim.’

First. Jim’s purpose is to tear the warrior party apart for a while.

Well, the time of his comrades was not cheap enough to accompany Jim on his visit to his hometown.

So maybe Jim’s goal will be accomplished. Even if they don’t want to part with Jim, the opinions of the group behind them will differ.

And the second.

The point is that after reducing the number of people in the hero’s party as much as possible, he will implement the same escape plan as before.

There is nothing wrong with this.

In fact, in a similar situation, I was able to get my luggage back dramatically.

At that time, I was lucky enough to get rid of even field-level officers with minimal effort.

And the third.

The point is that all of these plans were planned by a woman named Lilith, a lieutenant general belonging to the Operational Staff Department of the Demon King’s Army.

Esmeralda didn’t know exactly who Lilith was, but she had to be wary because she was different from her other demons, and her name seemed to be sincere.

Most of the names of the demons were made roughly. That is the characteristic of demons who do not have affection as parents.

Still, having names with surnames like that means that they come from aristocrats among the demons.

In reality, demons did not have an aristocratic system, but it was a classification created because the number of races was diverse.

Isn’t it possible to connect a goblin or kobold and a high-ranking demon like a vampire right away?

‘If it’s a plan made by an aristocrat-level demon, there’s a high probability that troops suitable for it will be put in.’

Similar plan to last time.

However, Esmeralda is also dangerous if the quality of the troops being put in is different.

“Huh?! Oh, no!”

“…… Tina, did you have a dream?”

Esmeralda was talking in her sleep as if cutting off her thoughts, and looked at her awakened Tina with her eyes wide open.

She must have had a nightmare to be sweating profusely.

“Ah, I’m sorry I fell asleep… ….”

“It’s okay. Maybe if you’re tired. In fact, Tina did all the work of finding a place to camp or exploring the surroundings, right? I understand. …… But what did you dream about?”

“Uhm, even saying this makes me nervous. It was a dream in which you and Jim were stabbed to death by a huge demon……. Are you okay? He said he would go alone to take his luggage home this time.”

“…… I didn’t mean to go alone. They say everyone is busy.”

Esmeralda felt ominous.

Tina has a good sense. It was all the more disturbing because her dreams often came true.

“Careful, Esmeralda.”

“Yes, I will keep that in mind.”

Esmeralda laughed briskly.

She was burning inside, of course. The only thing she can hope for is that her opponent’s goal is to recapture Jim.

‘There’s a chance it’s a dog dream.’

Esmeralda thought she wished she would please.

***

The commander of the 11th Corps of the Demon King’s Army.

Eleven had met Lilith, who came in as a parachute.

Since the last slip of the tongue, the demon king Belphegor has shamelessly refused to let Eleven attend the meeting.

“Are you asking me to go find a mere lieutenant officer?”

“Then would you like to quit? The Demon King’s will is firm.”

Lilith had said that she would give Eleven a chance.

“Ha! You look at me so funny.”

“Can’t you?”

“Can’t you? Are you seriously asking? Do you think I’m afraid of mere human warriors?”

“Then, why don’t you go on vacation? By the time you return, Demon King will also call Eleven.”

“… ….”

Actually, Lilith was confident in her.

Belphegor must have erased the existence of Eleven from his mind.

But if Lilith says that forgiving her will help her work, she will eventually bring her in.

Of course, this is only possible after he corrects his mistakes.

‘The justification is not enough.’

Lilith looked at Eleven with the appearance of a cold and ruthless commander that other demons looked up to.

She was a confident woman who would immediately shed tears with a blow from her fist, but her performance was flawless.

‘Surely, is it the devil’s lineage? He doesn’t blink an eye even with me in front of him.’

‘Please! Please! Please! Please!’

If this incident is not dealt with, Lilith will lose everything she has accumulated over the years. Her earnestness was enough to elevate the level of her acting.

“Hey! Then I’ll check it out with my own eyes and decide. If he’s trash that isn’t even worth saving, I’d rather take care of it with my own hands!”

“I see. But obviously……. You will love it.”

Lilith let her unfounded bullsh*t drop her load into hell.