I Became the Burden of a Conscienceless Party

180 – Side Story 1. The Story Between (3)

Side story 1. The story between (3)

Esmeralda’s excuse-making continued. And now her evil hand reached Lilith, a former member of the Demon King’s Army’s Operations Staff.

“Well, since it has come to this, how about you get married too, Miss Liris, to restore political balance between the demon world and the human world?”

“I, I guess I can do that? Well, I would be honored, but… … .”

“… … .”

Esmeralda felt suddenly ill. Seeing the other person so genuinely happy made her feel something dark bubbling inside her.

But I can’t take back what I’ve already said, because I know how it’ll look.

Esmeralda is now looking for excuses to deny what she feels.

But if she were to admit it here, all her efforts would go down the drain.

“What… … . Let’s do that. This is also for world peace.”

Esmeralda knows.

That the feelings he has towards Jim right now are cowardly.

So, they come up with all sorts of excuses to cover up those feelings.

Aren’t you shameless?

He had been tightroping between his colleagues using the existence of Jim as an excuse, but in the end, he acted as if he had betrayed them.

She shouldn’t have done that.

It shouldn’t have been like that, but I couldn’t stand it anymore, so things turned out like this.

The fire that had already been lit on the fuse in my heart could not be stopped midway.

***

“What the hell are you talking about? This is.”

Esmeralda’s madness didn’t stop there.

Esmeralda, who started to move with the sole intention of diluting her feelings by attaching as many people as possible to Jim, ended up reaching a place she shouldn’t have reached.

“Try it again. What do you want me to do?”

“I’m talking about marriage.”

Basement VIP room.

It was where Belphegor, who was originally known to be in the dungeon, was.

Even if they wanted to arrest her right away, there was no way to do so, and the reason she was able to be so cooperative was because she had been freed from work and had been granted the right to live her entire life in a suspended state.

Even if that weren’t the case, Belphegor, who felt indebted to Jim, would have gone to prison.

It’s just a feeling of indebtedness towards Jim.

“why me?”

“Don’t you want to pay off your debt to Mr. Jim? I think this might be your chance.”

“No, no matter how much I think about it, it doesn’t seem like this is for him.”

Belphegor reached for the cookies on the table with a blank expression. She had not risen from her soft sofa since Esmeralda came in.

Swish──

Esmeralda looked at Belphegor’s hand, which was barely touching the plate on the table, and then pulled the plate towards her.

As a result, Belphegor flinched and fell to the ground because the cookie was far away from him.

“I will not.”

“I might be bothering you by coming here every day.”

“Let’s do that.”

“then…….”

Esmeralda thought about threatening Garnet like she had done. But, the very moment she placed her hand on the hilt of the Holy Sword.

“Huh?!”

An invisible energy began to press upon Esmeralda.

Just because he was injured and his strength was returned to Jim, the majesty of the Demon King, Belphegor, did not disappear.

This is not an opponent that can be threatened.

Esmeralda froze.

“A marriage without love from the start will only harm both parties. Even if you get married like that, it’s obvious that it won’t pay off the debt, but will only leave scars.”

“… … .”

“I don’t know you very well, but I think I know that much… … . Am I overestimating you?”

“Ugh… … !”

Esmeralda had nothing to say. Belphegor’s words hit the nail on the head, and she knew it. She knew it all, but she was just denying it.

“joy.”

With those words, Belphegor fell back onto the sofa.

Accordingly, the energy that had been weighing on Esmeralda also subsided, but Esmeralda was unable to do anything.

In the end, Esmeralda gave up on persuading Belphegor.

Because I realized that no method would work on her.

In the end, all Esmeralda could do was ruminate on her defeat and utter a single complaint.

“You might regret it later.”

“… … .”

At those petty words, Belphegor raised one eye slightly and watched the door Esmeralda had left through for a while before blurting out.

“What about regrets.”

Belphegor at that time could not yet know that that was an unnecessary answer.

***

Finally, the wedding took place.

Of course, the wedding of Robeno and Lacrima came first.

The first wedding that will attract the most attention in the changed demon world.

Robeno’s declaration that he will make Lacrima, who has always been ostracized within the same race, the happiest will spread throughout the Demon World.

It was a proposal, but it was also a declaration of war.

It means that if you harass Lacrima, even the world will turn its back on you.

Was it because she knew Robeno’s feelings? The smile never left Lacrima’s lips.

“Don’t just laugh like an idiot. If you want to say something, say it.”

“Um… … Is that so?”

“Yes, I will grant you what you wish for. You need to let the world know about it.”

“Haha, what is that? Hmm, that’s fine. This is enough.”

Lacrima shed many tears.

I was misunderstood, abandoned, and faced trials time and time again.

But in the end, she was able to find happiness. With a man who said he would even turn the world into an enemy for her.

That was enough. Because she knew that even if the whole world became her enemy, the one person she loved would be on her side until the end.

“Yes, Robeno.”

“huh?”

“Shouldn’t we stop the Demon King’s Army?”

“… … Are you okay?”

“Yeah, the Demon King’s Army will change now. If you think about it, there’s no other job with better conditions than this one.”

“Well, if that’s what you’re saying… … .”

Originally, Robeno and Lacrima had planned to leave the Demon King’s Army.

In the first place, the war with the human world had ended and the Demon King they served had also retreated.

There was no reason to remain in the Demon King’s army after all that hardship.

“I worked so hard to get to this position, so it would be a shame to throw it away… … And then I had another fun thought.”

Lacrima was wearing a pure white wedding dress instead of her usual clown costume, but there was still a mischievous smile on her lips.

“I think I know what you’re thinking.”

Just by looking at Lacrima, Robeno could immediately see through what she was planning to do.

She is the main character here right now. She is the one who is attracting the most attention and every single thing she does will be engraved in their eyes.

Wouldn’t that be good?

Isn’t there one situation that is perfect for taking revenge on someone who used you as a means to attract attention?

“Esmeralda.”

Lacrima covered her mischievous smile with the bouquet she was holding, then quickly threw it away.

A bouquet thrown with a clear target in mind. The person who was not expecting this situation when their name was called ended up catching the bouquet that flew right in front of them.

“I’ll give it back to you. The main character’s seat. I’ve already enjoyed it enough.”

“Wh, what… … .”

The gaze that was directed towards Lacrima suddenly focuses on Esmeralda.

And the moment her gaze turned to the bouquet she had received.

Everyone gathered there was sure who the next ‘main character’ would be.

“Hehehe! If you were going to entrust this to a clown, you should have expected the aftermath, right?”

“That was stupid.”

The moment Robeno smiled in response to Lacrima’s mischievous smile and grabbed her hand, the two of them disappeared from the ceremony hall.

He disappeared with his eyes focused on one place. The two people who succeeded in their revenge went on their honeymoon.

***

Deja vu.

“That’s interesting.”

“… … .”

“I thought you were only good at acting impulsively, but you were planning something like this?”

“It’s damp.”

“I feel betrayed, Esmeralda.”

Esmeralda lowered her head at the nagging that seemed to have been experienced before.

She was the one who planned this ridiculous event called a group wedding in the first place.

Although she had planned this to prevent her colleagues from fighting, the meaning of it was greatly distorted by Lacrima’s actions that were not part of her plan.

“Wow, you’d think we’d be treated like hangers-on. Plus, since it’s a joint wedding, there won’t be a next time.”

“I guess we made fun of Esmeralda.”

“Yeah. Tana was right, but I guess I trusted her too much as a friend.”

“… … It’s a misunderstanding.”

In a way, Esmeralda’s plan was successful.

The party members who had been busy keeping each other in check have now become one in mind and purpose and are longing for Esmeralda.

Even Esmeralda would not have expected that the word ‘we’ would come out of Milia’s mouth.

“Well, the die has already been cast, and I must prepare myself for the task. I have no intention of just taking the hit, you shady warrior.”

“I understand what you mean by ‘Eumseum Meralda.’ From now on, we are enemies.”

“We were enemies from the beginning. I firmly believed we were friends.”

Six brides.

Esmeralda, who was under attack by three of them, just wanted this time to pass quickly.

And the one remaining, Garnet, was just staring blankly into space, perhaps feeling a sense of belated disappointment, and the one remaining, Lilith, was unable to bear this atmosphere and remained silent.

“No, I’m really not going to do anything. I’m just preparing a joint wedding so that you won’t fight. I don’t plan on making you my attendants… … .”

“Esmeralda? Stop it, it’s so ugly. No matter what you say, we’re bound to misunderstand.”

“How could even Garnet… … !”

“… … Shouldn’t I be the one saying that?”

“I also think this method is a bit cowardly.”

The relationship between the two warriors who understood each other and were like each other has cracked, and even Lilith, who was known to analyze the situation relatively coolly, has now acknowledged Esmeralda’s dark nature.

Esmeralda just wanted to get this damn wedding over with as quickly as possible and go into hiding.

Esmeralda and the warrior party, who had been bowing their heads as if they were sitting in an interrogation room rather than a bride’s waiting area, began to head towards the wedding hall.

The marriage of the new Demon King and the warrior party bound to him by a contract.

Garnet and Lilith were added under the pretext of not killing the spirit of the demon world.

As the six brides began to move, there was something that really caught their attention.

This is because all of the brides were equally beautiful and, for better or worse, had high reputations.

It was as Esmeralda had expected, and if she had married alone, she would have had to bear the brunt of the attention alone.

Not to mention the envy, anger, and resentment that would follow.

‘Okay, just get over this.’

You’ve been lying pretty well up until now.

Her own feelings and the situation that is about to unfold.

If we buy time by maintaining our relationship through a wedding, Esmeralda will be able to do something about it.

That’s what I thought, but… … .

“You all look good together.”

“… … .”

The moment she saw Jim facing her, dressed up so well unlike usual, everything went awry.

Esmeralda had a gut feeling.

“yes…….”

Her feelings are something that time can’t do anything about.

Esmeralda made an impression on everyone gathered that day.

Her face, her expression, the blush on her cheeks spoke volumes.

You don’t even need the Emerald Tablet, which allows you to read other people’s thoughts.

“Mr. Jim suits you well too… … .”

A firm answer that cannot be hidden.

I’m talking about the face of the girl I love.

Side story 1. The story between (complete)