I Became the Burden of a Conscienceless Party

181 – Side Story 2. The Story After, Prologue

The story afterward, prologue

Esmeralda fell into the abyss because of a momentary mistake.

“Hmm, hmm… … Why do you all look at me like that?”

“No, I’m just worried that the warrior might have another bout of madness.”

“I said it was a wet Meralda.”

“Isn’t your record brilliant?”

Strictly speaking, it wasn’t just a moment. If she had just confidently revealed her feelings from the beginning, she would have received less criticism, but her stubbornness only made the situation worse.

That is why, even though Esmeralda experienced the happy event of marriage, she did nothing after that.

No, it’s not just her, exactly.

‘Not only you, warrior.’

‘Because other kids are the same age.’

‘I have a feeling. I have a feeling. If I show even a little opening, he’ll think of snatching me.’

It was a situation where everyone was suspicious of everyone else and keeping them in check. Because of that, they couldn’t move right away.

Is that all?

‘What are they doing?’

‘Uh, um… … .’

The restraint was also directed at Garnet and Lilith, who had been relatively quiet.

The two who had no intention of doing anything suddenly found themselves under the full weight of the warrior party.

It was inevitable.

Didn’t Esmeralda personally demonstrate that the quiet cat is the first to climb into the hut?

Esmeralda, the cause of all this, may be suffocating, but the title of warrior is not something she carries around for show.

Esmeralda acted shamelessly.

He started to shamelessly go along with the restraints that others were doing.

There was no such thing as having no conscience.

And that check lasted longer than expected.

***

In order to stabilize the Demon World where so many things had changed, Jim was working day and night.

But it was okay. He had experience as a king of a country, even if he wasn’t as busy as he is now.

But what’s really difficult is… … .

“Mr. Jim, is today a good time for you? I have something I’d like to talk to you about.”

“Jim, can you take care of this quickly? Get it done as quickly as possible.”

“… … .”

It was a situation that did not explode.

Irina’s appearance, sitting quietly at the desk and running her fingers over the back of her hand, was tempting in itself.

Since I was married and had no more reason to hesitate, I was about to give in to the temptation when Milia showed up and got in the way. And the reason I couldn’t refuse her request was because she had something really important to say.

“… … We need to prepare a place for the wizards to stay.”

As part of the investigation, people from the Magic Tower began to flock to the Demon World.

However, since it was originally a demon world that could hardly be called a place where people lived, there was no place to stay.

Does that mean we should ignore them?

Can’t we just throw away a high-level human resource like a wizard?

“Thanks, Jim. I’ll reward you when you finish that job.”

This time, Milia gently tugs on the hem of her own clothes, revealing the violent weapon hidden within.

Naturally, my gaze turned in that direction, and all sorts of imaginations appeared and disappeared in my head.

“Oh my, what are you doing so vulgarly, Lady Millia? But now that you are one of the queens of a country, shouldn’t you know how to maintain your dignity?”

“Irina, can you see?”

“I don’t know what you’re talking about. Oops, I misstepped. Are you okay? Mr. Jim. Thank you for coming.”

“No, what.”

I could tell even if it was luggage.

This is a tactic to bring the attention directed at Milia back to himself.

It was Irina’s skill that conveyed warmth and softness through direct contact rather than just showing it.

Of course, it’s a good thing for Jim.

It’s a good thing… …but.

“Unfortunately, Mr. Jim, it will be difficult for you to accept Lady Millia’s proposal. There is still work to be done after this. Here, Mr. Jim. Please.”

As the two people’s rivalry intensified, Jim had more work to do.

“What are you two doing here?”

Even Tina, who is on a mission to find out more, came to visit.

She seemed to understand how things were going through the air flowing between Irina and Milia, so she took out a document she had been keeping hidden in her bosom and came in fluttering.

“… … .”

It’s the same pattern.

I plan to physically block the luggage so that the two people can’t monopolize it. After a few days of this, I started getting goosebumps even though I was just talking about luggage.

Now I’m more afraid of the amount of work that will increase than the temptations that will unfold later.

Even though you got married, doesn’t it seem like your relationship has gotten worse?

At this point, it’s almost as if they’re conspiring to force Jim to do the work.

‘I never doubted love in my life, but I don’t think so anymore.’

In fact, isn’t it possible that wives don’t love themselves, but rather pretend to love themselves in order to pass on the work to them?

A situation where even Jim, who easily trusts people, begins to doubt their kindness.

It was inevitable.

In the past, there was skinship, but these days, an overwhelming price is required, with 90% of skinship costing 10%.

At this point, it couldn’t be anything but reasonable doubt.

“Your Majesty, there is a matter I would like you to deal with urgently… … .”

Liris, who only brings real work, regardless of the temptations that follow.

Jim’s eyes went dark.

Yeah, that’s what it was.

It was Jim who attempted to escape.

***

The luggage escaped.

They, who were busy keeping each other in check, couldn’t help but know what the culprit was.

“I’m sorry to bother you. It’s all your fault.”

“Irina, that’s not for you to say.”

“Everyone is bothering me.”

“… … Weren’t you guys the ones who made it too burdensome in the first place?”

“Hero.”

“It’s a wet Meralda.”

“Esmeralda.”

A silent gaze telling you to keep quiet. Esmeralda, who had betrayed everyone, still had no right to speak.

Only after Esmeralda had quietly retreated into the corner again did the rest of the group sigh.

I feel like we’ve been so busy keeping each other in check that we’ve neglected Jim.

No, I was trying to pack their bags, but it felt like it was all blocked by each other’s restraints.

There was no sweet newlywed life, only work and a bad atmosphere.

At this point, I guess we have no choice but to understand if you run away.

Of course, if there was someone who could understand that, they wouldn’t have been holding each other back and hindering each other all this time.

Moreover, each of them tried to imagine and realize their own pink honeymoon with Jim.

Since it was other people who got in the way, each of them thought of themselves as victims.

Of course, they erased what they had done from their minds.

“It may be that I was wrong to leave too much work to you.”

And only Lilith, who was in charge of the smallest portion of the shares, had a pale face.

Didn’t she just leave the work to me without any physical contact?

Unfortunately, she never thought that it would make people more miserable to see someone on the verge of giving up.

“Well, won’t you come back when the time comes? In the past, life came and went, so that’s why, but now there’s no purpose and it’s just a temporary escape, right?”

Esmeralda’s valid opinion.

In reality, even though it was the same escape, the situation was different than before.

Jim has no purpose that he must achieve, and the circumstances are the opposite of what they were then.

Back then, you could only survive by escaping from the warrior party where the threat of death was always present, but now, on the contrary, you can die by escaping from the safety of the Demon King’s Castle.

Even though the magic disappeared immediately and the land began to become fertile, the environment had not yet completely changed.

The current Demon World is gradually improving, but it can never be called a land flowing with milk and honey.

Moreover, Jim’s body is now unable to use even simple magic.

If you wander around recklessly, you may encounter a wild monster and be killed.

So I will come back when the time comes.

“I don’t know.”

However, there were people who denied Esmeralda’s assumption.

It’s a ghost from the past that has been watching over Jim for a long time.

“Tana? What are you talking about?”

“That person’s surroundings don’t matter to him. He is someone who has abandoned everything and embarked on a path of asceticism.”

Jim ran away even when he was happier, richer, and more powerful than he is now.

Now that dissatisfaction has built up, there is no reason not to escape.

“… … .”

An uncomfortable silence began to flow among the group.

And the one who broke the silence was Tana, who explained that Jim’s escape was not a momentary escape.

Tana started to run away from that place at a tremendous speed. And the warrior party, including Esmeralda, started to run after her.

At this very moment, what they had to do was a sort of scramble for power.

The first person to find it can spend some cozy time with Jim.

That’s the calculation that came out.

After everyone left.

Garnet sighed in annoyance and left, and Lilith went to her office alone to handle Jim’s work.

and…….

“Uh, um… … .”

“……your majesty?”

Through her long experience of escaping, Liris was able to accurately understand the psychology of the warrior party and encounter Jim, who was practicing the principle of ‘the darkness under the lamp’.

“I never thought I’d get caught like this.”

Jim’s brief escape ends… … .

“I’ll pretend I don’t know.”

… … It didn’t happen.