I Became the Burden of a Conscienceless Party

185 – Side Story 2. The Story After, Garnet (1)

The story afterward, Garnet (1)

No, is this crazy?

Mom, what the hell is going on?

That was Garnet’s final conclusion as she looked at the current situation.

What are you seeing now?

No matter how much I pretend it didn’t happen, this is the scene the day after having s*x.

Should I call it a slope?

Of course, in general cases, it is something that can be called a slope.

But not this time.

Isn’t there some order to everything?

The first one had to be someone from the warrior party, because there was a high chance that the first one would be killed by the others.

It may sound like a joke at first, but it was a perfectly correct viewpoint for the warrior party.

Someone dies.

That’s why they were working so hard, dreaming of all kinds of restraints and perfect crimes.

“Ah, no… … . I, I didn’t see anything… … . I didn’t see anything and I don’t know what happened. Let’s just say that.”

Garnet cut off Lilith.

Compared to the warrior party, Lilith was so gentle and kind.

Good prey… … no, just something to be dealt with.

And Garnet didn’t want to get involved in such a tragedy.

That’s why I tried hard to pretend not to see what was right in front of me.

No, can we really guarantee that she won’t look at us with suspicion just because we pretend not to see her?

Garnet thought it might be too much to ask.

‘Yeah, rather… … .’

Would you rather sell these two and get an indulgence?

Wouldn’t that be less annoying?

Jim is a shameless guy to begin with, but Lilith is different.

She won’t be able to control her expression in front of a party of warriors.

And up until now, Lilith’s only relationship was a kiss at her wedding. From now on, her relationship with Jim will change significantly.

The warrior party won’t miss that.

The problem is that Garnet’s feelings are revealed through her facial expressions.

Compared to Lilith, she was much more honest about her feelings.

That’s why Jim could tell.

Now Garnet is trying to hand herself and Lilith over to the warrior party to obtain absolution.

“Garnet, please listen to my story.”

“why me?”

“Once you listen to the story… … .”

Swish.

Jim got up from bed in a hurry to stop Garnet, and then the blanket covering his body fell off.

Jim, who revealed himself as if he had no shame in the world.

“… … .”

“… … .”

And Jim’s evil demon sword revealed itself to the world once again.

A powerful weapon that Jim was hiding behind the mask of a celestial god.

Garnet, who had never seen the ferocity of the demon sword before, screamed at the situation she was finally faced with.

“Hey, you crazy b*stard! What are you showing me?!”

The demon sword that hated the morning was once again pointing its sword tip towards the sky as if it was trying to tear apart the sun-drenched sky.

Although Garnet had a bewitching charm, it was her first time seeing it.

Overwhelmed, terrified, and shaking.

And when people are faced with unbearable fear, they usually have three choices:

Either run from that fear or succumb to it.

or…….

Hurrah!

Or try to get rid of the source of that fear.

Garnet was third.

The Burning Flame. The sacred flame of the Hwaryeong Sect, which believes in burning and purifying all the filth in the world.

The flame flew towards the master of the evil sword.

“oh!”

However, even though she has a choleric personality, Garnet does not kill people without reason.

There’s always a reason for her violence.

Although the problem is that the reasons are arbitrary… … .

It means she doesn’t kill people for no reason.

And the firepower she fired just now would be equivalent to swinging a fist in the Demon Realm.

Yes, in the Demon World.

In other words, it is an attack that can cause fatal damage to Jim, who has lost all his powers and become a normal human.

“Eww?!”

Jim threw himself sideways as soon as he felt his survival threatened.

One unfortunate aspect is that Garnet, who realized too late that Jim had become an ordinary person right after shooting fire at him, also turned her body and tried to redirect the fire.

“Uh.”

I was speechless at the flames that followed me as if they had guided me.

“Huh!”

And the situation that Garnet, who is relatively close to being a superhuman, has to deal with compared to Jim, who has become an ordinary human.

She tried her best to suppress the flames she had unleashed.

And the result is… … .

“Kuaaah!”

Garnet’s perfect control of fire kept Jim from getting burned.

And the same goes for Garnet’s arm, which had to suddenly suppress the firepower that would normally have been enough to reduce a person to ashes.

A situation where both sides are left with only wounds.

“… … If it’s this wound, no one can help but suspect Garnet.”

“Threat now… …!”

“Oh my god, I almost died.”

“… … .”

Garnet was speechless.

Isn’t it true that she almost killed Jim? Even though she tried to save Jim by physically restraining his hand, everything happened because of her in the first place.

I had no choice but to keep my mouth shut.

“If it’s a burn of this severity, even if you pour out a potion, the mark will remain for a while. And when it comes to burns, it’s obvious who you’d think of first.”

“… … .”

Clear threat.

But it was also true.

If the warrior party returns to check on the condition of their luggage, the first thing they will look at is Garnet.

When it comes to handling fire, the first thing that comes to mind is Garnet, who possesses the power of the fire spirit.

And what if you realized the changed relationship between Lilith and Jim then?

The luggage is fine.

He’s a shameless person to begin with, so he’ll lie without even licking his lips.

On the other hand, Lilith, who is in a situation similar to her first love, is caught unconditionally.

That situation. One person is lying completely and the other person gets caught.

… … Don’t you think Garnet might be lying too?

“… … .”

Garnet’s way to survive was to take the burden into her own hands.

I had to get an indulgence like that, but it’s difficult in the current situation.

Because I hurt your luggage.

So even if there was nothing untoward between her and Jim, she would be guilty.

‘… … Even if we convince the other side, there will definitely be problems on the saint’s side.’

Opportunist and demon hater.

If it were Saint Irina, I would use this incident as an excuse to break her head.

Would you give up your dog’s habits?

“I think it would take about three days for the wound to become less noticeable after applying the potion.”

“……what do you want?”

“Would you cooperate?”

“Cooperation?”

“Yes, at least three days. Until then, you will help me escape.”

“… … Then we’ll just pretend we don’t know each other?”

“That’s it.”

Garnet thought.

Jim’s offer is the best we can make right now.

It’ll be a win-win for Garnet and a win-win for Jim.

To be precise, Garnet can buy time to hide the fact that she hurt Jim, and Jim can have a solid ally in Garnet for at least three days during this escape.

Of course, there are fundamental questions.

“You’re not thinking of running away forever, are you?”

Is it really necessary to run away like this?

When that thought came to mind, Garnet couldn’t help but feel upset.

She was also bound by marriage to Jim. It was not pleasant to hear that her husband had run away.

“I’ll just go out for a bit and get some fresh air. To be honest, I haven’t had a single day of rest in the past five months.”

Without even being able to start a new life, I started working when I opened my eyes and kept working until I passed out.

He needs a break. Yes, Jim needed some time alone right now.

“… … After three days, I will return to the Demon King’s Castle.”

“Let’s do that.”

Jim extended his hand, expecting the contract to be concluded.

However, he soon realized that Garnet’s hand was now covered in burns, so he replaced the handshake with a hug.

of course…….

“Ouch! Oh, don’t come!”

Jim was still naked and the embrace of such a burden was burdensome.

***

Jim quickly finished preparing and left the Demon King’s Castle with Garnet.

Of course, Lilith, who had been trying to relieve Jim’s stress the night before, couldn’t join him.

My back hurts so I thought I’d lie down for a while.

“… … I think it would be good for me to take a break sometimes. Since Jim is gone, there’s nothing I can do.”

Anyway, the administration is paralyzed.

The Demon King has escaped, and the warrior parties that were in charge of most of the administration have all gone out to find the luggage.

There is nothing she can do on her own.

“hmm…….”

Lying on the bed, hugging her pillow, Lilith recalled what had happened the night before.

Just thinking about it made my head heat up, but I didn’t want to forget even a single moment of that event, so I recalled it in detail over and over again.

Then suddenly.

“… …Why did you come, Mr. Garnet?”

It came to mind.

The events that followed were so shocking and confusing that I had forgotten about them, but thinking back, didn’t Garnet come to me because she had something to do?

Apparently someone was looking for him. That meant something urgent was going on.

So what could possibly be so important that it would wake her up from her slumber?

“ah…….”

Lilith realized.

“Was today the day you came back?”

It was time for the two people who had gone on honeymoon to return.

***

On the way back from when Robeno finished his newlywed life with Lacrima.

He was able to discover.

“… … I’m not sure if I understood it correctly.”

The Demon King, who has burns all over his body, and Garnet, who is carrying him on her shoulder as if she finds him annoying.

“What are you doing now? Five.”

No matter how you looked at it, it was a kidnapping scene.