CHAPTER 73- Try to smile.
"No... Don't take it from me ... Mei, I kept that piece of cake ..."
Kei was asleep in a bed ... And Terkiana was asleep next to him.
Kei was talking in his sleep.
"Let me have it!"
He reached up and touched one of Terkiana's breasts.
"It's my cake. I'll eat it."
Kei bit Terkiana's breast and she woke up frightened. Never should bite a lady's breast so hard.
"Kei?!"
Kei squeezed her breast a bit with his hand.
"Eh? My cake is a little hard..."
"K-Kei ... W-we can't do it. Y-you need to get your energy back."
Kei slowly opened his eyes.
"Eh?"
The first thing he saw was Terkiana. Her face was red and little moans came out of her mouth.
"Good morning, Terkiana ... Huh?"
He realized that he was touching Terkiana's breast and quickly moved away from her.
"I-I'm sorry!"
He put his head on the floor.
"I-I didn't mean to touch you in an inappropriate way! I'm sorry!"
"D-don't worry, you were dreaming."
Eris entered the room.
"You woke up, Kei! I thought you were going to sleep more, nya!"
Kei got up off the floor and Eris hugged him.
"Hi girls... Now that I woke up, we must celebrate. We defeated Gabrielku and the heroes defeated the queen."
"Kei... Sorry... The queen is still alive."
"Eh?"
"She somehow survived ... And the heroes didn't believe you ... They don't trust you ... And the news about Hero Kei's attack spread quickly ... People hate you and are afraid of you."
"Wow, wow... Well, it don't matter. Let's celebrate! The queen is still alive, but Gabrielku is dead!"
"Eh? Aren't you angry?"
"I already knew that was going to happen. The heroes work for Fravi. And heroes are admired by humans. My mission is to kill Fravi. That heroes and humans hate me was planned. That does not affect me."
"What if the queen reveals your identity, nya?"
"I have a plan for that. Besides, I don't think she will reveal my identity. She takes too many risks. Why did she know my identity? How did she find out? Why was an entrance to hell near her castle? If she says anything about me, she will risk too much... She won't do it, of that I'm sure... By the way, why am I here? I was asleep under a tree."
"Drin found you and brought you to this inn."
'Oh, I see... Muchas gracias por cuidarme. Thank you very much for taking care of me. Well, let's celebrate."
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Luna was in her room, reading the letter Kei gave her.
The letter read as follows: "Luna, if you read this, it means that the queen of Turger tried something against me. Please, you must believe me. The queen works for demons. She invited me to the party, but I'm sure it's a trap. I'm not evil, I don't want to kill heroes ... Fravi is my only target. A God reincarnated me and gave me the mission to defeat her. Fravi is crazy. She made men inferior humans only because Zius, the God who gave me the mission, ended his relationship with her. My only target is to defeat her. And demons are not evil. Humans and demons lived in peace, until Fravi ruined everything. She created heroes and ordered them to kill demons because she believed that Desmolfer, the demon queen, had seduced Zius, her husband. Demons are victims of Fravi. Luna, I consider you a friend, that's why I'm telling you this. Fravi will do whatever it takes to kill me ... Trust me please".
"Kei ... I knew it was too rare for men to be that weak... Fravi ... I must talk to him."
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"For our victory!"
Kei and the girls, except Mio and Nem, were in a guild, eating and drinking.
Kei and Drin were using their forms as adventurers.
"We made it out alive. It is a great achievement... Even though I almost died ... Now I will deliver the gifts!"
Kei took out of the "Magic Storage" a bag with earrings and rings with sparkling jewels.
"I think women like jewelry. Girls, take the gifts. Nisei, since you decided to keep my secret, you can have something too."
"I-I don't need your stupid gifts."
"Okay, don't take anything."
"Idiot, you must insist! Sure I'll have something."
She took several rings and put them away.
"I will get good money for these things."
Drin put her hand on Nisei's shoulder and she started shaking in fear.
"Will you sell Kei's gifts?"- She said smiling.
She was smiling sweetly, but her aura was too sinister.
"Don't scare her, Drin."
Kei took out of the "Magic Storage" two wooden figures. The wooden figures were very well made. They were in the form of the human Drin and the demon Drin.
The figures were painted very well ... They were excellent figures.
They measured 15 centimeters.
"I already had these figures ready. Eris told me that you were envious because I gave her a wooden figure. Here, Drin. Thanks to you, I managed to get information out of Gabrielku and kill him."
"C-can I take them?"
"Sure, they're yours."
Drin took them and her eyes got watery.
"Huh?! Do you feel all right? Are you sick? Do you need to go to the doctor?"
Nisei hit Kei on the head.
"Idiot, she's not crying about that!"
"I'm sorry... It reminded me of my mother ... She worked selling wooden figures ... The last time I saw her, it was when Desmolfer recruited me ... I couldn't refuse her ... She died a long time ago."
—… "Demons have families too ... And Fravi ruined their lives ..."
Kei patted her head.
"We will defeat Fravi and bring peace to this world ... Drin, I'm not good with words, but ... We are your family. I will always be by your side, I will not leave you ... And when I return to my world, I will take you with me ... I'll take them all ... You are all my family."
"Darling..."
"We will win... I promise you."
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The girls were drunk. Kei doesn't drink alcohol, so he was fine.
"I have no magic left. The soundproofing field disappeared. Don't talk about anything weird."- Kei said.
"Hero Kei is a bloody monster."
Hearing those words hurt Kei.
Behind him, a group of adventurers were drinking and talking too loud.
"He tried to kill our queen. Are heroes really powerful? They couldn't kill him."
"He killed those children ... Damn monster."
Kei's friends were talking among themselves and Kei got up from the table.
"Darling?"
"I need to get some air."
Kei left the guild and walked away.
"People hate me ... My family will find out one day about my true identity ... They will consider me a monster ..."
Tears fell from his eyes.
"Pretending it doesn't hurt is difficult ... But I must bear it ... Must do that."
He wiped away his tears.
"Someday, my whole family will hate me... They will see me as a monster ... I don't know if I can bear it ... I don't know."
Being considered a monster was painful for Kei ... Although this was only the beginning of his pain.