The Hero Who Returned From Death Quits - Chapter 190



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“Informal speech, huh?”

I asked, embarrassed. But she just nodded with a smile.

“Yes. I speak informally. It’s not that difficult, is it?”

“It’s not that it’s difficult… though.”

It wasn’t difficult. It was just embarrassing. Beatrice grabbed my cheek and said.

“If it’s not too difficult, just once.”

I bit my lip. Even though I was simply speaking informally, I felt guilty for some reason.

I opened my mouth, but it wasn’t the answer she was expecting.

“The reason is.”

I felt Beatrice’s gaze.

“Can you tell me why?”

“Why… Rani.”

“There must be a reason why it has to be this moment, right? Isn’t there?”

“No…”

To say that would be a bit harsh. She couldn’t continue speaking as I had thought, and hesitated for a moment.

“The reason why my mind, which had never cared about anything until now, changed completely. The reason why I felt that it couldn’t be done if not now. I’m asking what that reason is.”

“…What should I say about that…”

“Just tell me. I won’t rush you or anything. You don’t have to be nervous.”

“…Ainzel, do you know what happened before you were laid down here?”

“You lost consciousness. There’s no way I could know.”

“Yes, he lost consciousness. And… it was clearly visible to our eyes.”

“…What does that mean?”

“It was a mess. Everyone panicked. Think about it. A person who had spent nearly 100 years in pain because of the Holy Sword lost consciousness as soon as he made contact with it.”

“…okay.”

I didn’t know that something like that would happen. I was so focused on what I learned inside the Holy Sword that it was natural for me not to pay attention to such things.

“They were all in a position where there were few people smarter than them in the entire world, but they suddenly became fools. They didn’t know what to do and were at a loss. They even got into fights.”

“so-“

“So, I thought, maybe, if I miss today, this moment, I might never get the chance.”

I looked at her quietly. Beatrice raised her head and looked at the ceiling, then said.

“If I think about it, maybe there is no hope left. If so, then this short period of time when the Demon King does not move might be the last joy and peace I can enjoy.”

“You even asked me to speak informally to you…”

“Yes. Even now, I wanted to resolve all the regrets and enjoy what might be the last time.”

As she spoke like that, a vague memory of the past came to mind. That was the year I lived with her when there was no hope in sight.

“…But this will not be the last peace. We will find a way. We will definitely find a way.”

Beatrice smiled refreshingly after hearing my declaration, which was half wishful thinking and half willful.

“Then… it’s embarrassing.”

“It’s embarrassing.”

“Even though we are alive and enjoying this joy, I worry about nothing and become a woman who is alone. Yes, I want to become that kind of woman. But, if only I could do that.”

Beatrice placed her hand over mine.

“If only we could enjoy ourselves as we have always enjoyed, when everything is over, even the shame would be pleasant.”

“Is that so?”

“Well, you have nothing to lose anyway. Why don’t you speak informally to me for once?”

I sighed inwardly and answered her.

“Okay, I see. Oh, no, I see.”

Then Beatrice smiled and stroked my face.

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For some reason, I felt strange. It was as if I was being treated like an animal. However, Beatrice seemed to have no such awareness.

Suddenly, the thought occurred to me that I should try to piss her off too.

“…You too, why don’t you let go?”

“Ah… Sir, it’s not that I don’t want to let go of the words, but rather that it’s more awkward and uncomfortable to let go of the words…”

“Do you know who doesn’t feel awkward or uncomfortable? Where is the one who takes it out like this after you told them to?”

“Ah… I, that…”

She pursed her lips and barely managed to utter a single, refined word.

“…okay.”

I smiled and said the same thing.

“Wow, that’s much better.”

Beatrice frowned as if she had eaten something sour.

“You, on purpose… No, I absolutely can’t do it. Are you doing this on purpose to tease me?”

I just shrugged my shoulders. She looked like she was going to burst out in laughter at any moment.

“I can’t believe it. Did you really want to tease me that much?”

“Wasn’t it you, the saint, who first told me to speak informally and then tried to tease me?”

She denied it vehemently.

“I never meant to tease you! And why are you using formal language again?”

Are you planning on making me use informal language even in this situation? I stared at her face.

Her face turned red and she avoided my gaze. Did she have any sense that she was doing something shameful?

As I was thinking like that, I suddenly burst out laughing.

“Phew, phew!”

Beatrice said with a pouty face.

“Why are you laughing?”

“No… It’s just that, just a moment ago, it felt like we were talking about something serious, but suddenly the mood…”

Beatrice thought about it for a moment after hearing that, then snorted.

“Hearing that, I guess that might be true.”

“So, you really didn’t mean to tease me?”

I said, wiping away the tears that were streaming down my face.

“…Yes. I just wanted to hear you speak informally to me once. That’s all.”

“Hmm…”

Beatrice said with a slight smile.

“If you think about it, isn’t that a strange thing?”

“what.”

“It’s been quite some time since we met. Your time has been much longer than mine. And yet… we’ve only just begun to talk.”

“…”

I had nothing to say. Certainly, it seemed as though I had never even considered the option of speaking to Beatrice.

“After a very long time, and a very long road, going around and around, going around and around… I have finally reached the conclusion where I can say this.”

“Even if you look at it that way, they won’t let go of their words.”

Beatrice replied with a laugh.

“Please, please. I speak politely to everyone. Speaking informally is awkward in the first place.”

“What about me?”

“It’s a different situation. You don’t use formal language with different people every day.”

To be honest, I probably use profanity more often than I use formal speech. So, I haven’t found an answer to that question.

Beatrice, who had been looking at me like that for a while, came into my bed and began to lie down.

“What, what are you doing…!”

I couldn’t help but be surprised, because she was lying on my bed, pressing herself close to my body.

I could smell her scent. Her long silver hair tickled me. But the biggest problem was something else.

A squelch, a sensation touched my arm. I tried hard not to pay attention to the sensation.

I didn’t think that the weight and soft texture were the kind that could be ignored, but I couldn’t make a fool of myself.

But, unfortunately, my own senior executives ended up reacting.

However, Beatrice still didn’t seem to know. In the first place, there were pants and such, and most importantly, there was a thick blanket covering her body, so it was highly likely that she didn’t know.

And Beatrice said to me, who was trying so hard to ignore me.

“Why are you so frozen? Come a little closer.”

She eventually hugged my body. And, of course, my manhood touched her, and her eyes widened.

“…sorry.”

I tried desperately to apologize, but the reaction seemed a little strange.

“…It’s embarrassing, but… uh, I know it can’t be helped…”

Seeing her speak so suddenly like that, I couldn’t help but feel quite flustered.

“What on earth do you mean?”

“Oh, it’s nothing. I just heard that men are like that…”

Looking at her, who was as flustered as I was, I couldn’t help but wonder what kind of nerve she had to have to seduce me before returning.

Beatrice remained silent for a long time, then spoke to me in a small voice.

“…Does that mean I’m excited… just now?”

“…huh?”

She continued speaking amid the flurry of questions that came to her mind.

“Want to try making some memories?”