## Chapter 1450 – Heavenly Demon Kim Kat

“What do I do! I’ve done something terrible!!!”

Yeah.

I knew this kind of hopeless situation might arise, so I kept Hilde in the background. I thought smart Hilde would observe the situation from behind the door and come up with a proper solution…!

But no!

Hilde was also suffering in this hopeless situation! This was worse than I thought. I can’t see a way out either. Of course, I knew all about Elise and Hilde’s bad blood, but I wanted Elise.

That’s all there is to it.

“And now I’m the only one left out of the bath!”
“What? Is that important?”
“Of course, it is! There’s nothing sadder than being left out when everyone’s doing something together!”

I see.

“Aaaagh! Kat-nim! What am I supposed to do now!”

That’s what I’m wondering.

“Hilde.”
“Yes!”
“Do you… have anything?”
“Pardon?”
“Like, a brilliant idea? You’re smart, Hilde. I thought you’d have a plan.”
“What are you saying! Are you trying to put all the burden on me like that!”

I’ve been found out.

“No. Burden? When you think about it, you messed up first, Hilde. So, you have a little more responsibility.”
“You’re right, but still!!!”

Hilde clutched her head.

“Anyway, this is a disaster! I think the only option is to apologize with all my heart…!”
“That’s true, actually.”
“But I’m afraid she won’t accept my apology!”

That’s…

“No! She’s more likely to reject it! She’ll even scold Kat-nim for taking that succubus as a wife knowing everything! Then our relationship will be ruined! Our family will collapse! I don’t even know what to say to Kadia-nim!!!”

I can’t deny that.

“Aaaagh!”

Hilde tore at her hair again.

“Right… there’s Kadia too.”
“Actually, looking at Kadia-nim these days, I think it might be okay to tell her, but timing is important.”
“But if we tell Elise, Kadia will find out too.”
“That’s the problem! Timing is important, and this isn’t a good time!”
“That’s true. It’s a big secret, and Elise finds out by accident… that’s the flow.”
“Yes!”

Anyway, I have to go apologize… shit.
This is hard.

“It would have been nice to have some time! At least if you had told me in advance and introduced her tomorrow!”
“No. But. You have to say this kind of thing right away.”
“Unbearable honesty!”

What can I do?

I can’t just leave Elise somewhere.

“Let’s think about what to do here first. I don’t think there’s any other way.”
“Ugh…!”

In my opinion.

We can’t hide this anyway. No. Right now, Hilde has been laundered as an ancient angel. Of course, her impression is very different compared to when we first met… In that case?

“Hilde.”
“Yes?”
“Should we pretend we don’t know each other?”
“What are you talking about!”
“No, not like that. The only time Elise and you directly encountered each other was then, right? When you fought.”
“That’s right.”
“But your impression and atmosphere are completely different from then, Hilde. Now you’re an ancient angel, so maybe she won’t recognize you.”

There’s a possibility.

From the perspective of Elise, a cleric, the succubus Hildegard would have looked like a demon crawled out of a nightmare. Therefore, Elise is likely to remember her that way.

In other words, a distortion of memory and reality. As time passed, the impression of the succubus faded, and the classical image of a demon derived from her common sense is likely to have replaced her memory.

But what about Hilde now?

First of all, she is the Valkyrie of Salvation. She is the wife of the Savior Heavenly Demon Kim Kat, and an ancient angel-Valkyrie who helped defeat the evil forces that invaded this world. It’s completely different from the old image. So, she might not know.

The name… frankly, Hildegard is not a rare name, it’s quite common. So, since Hilde was reborn, if we push that, she might not notice even if she’s a little suspicious.

Who would have imagined?

That the Saintess would be in such a relationship with that succubus… Looking at it this way, it feels like I’m hiding something from Elise, but let’s think about that later.

“There’s a possibility, but… I don’t know if it’ll work. I’ve changed a lot since then. But there’s no reason why a cleric wouldn’t notice…”
“Is there?”
“I’m skeptical, Kat-nim.”
“I see.”

This was a suggestion from my experience.

I summon Vugal in my mental world all the time, but I forgot the appearance of the evil Vugal that was the original a long time ago. The Vugal that appears now is just a guy I imagined and added an image to.

“But if we put a little hope in that… if Elise-nim doesn’t recognize my old self.”
“If?”
“Let’s hide it from Elise-nim and tell Kadia-nim first. That’s the order anyway.”
“To Kadia.”
“As I said, Kadia-nim will definitely accept it. Frankly, I didn’t do anything bad except attack Elise-nim and Kat-nim.”
“Hehehe, that’s true.”

That’s how the story went. Hilde, who was crying and complaining at first, made a specific plan as she regained her senses. Hilde seemed to have a great regret for not taking a bath together, but she said that it was more important to have a strategy meeting here now.

“Then, to summarize! Let’s do this!”

Finally, it’s organized.

“First… we’ll go and meet. The three of us, me, Elise-nim, and Kat-nim. If! Elise-nim doesn’t recognize me there, then as it is! I’m an ancient angel! And we’re going to tell Kadia-nim the truth!”
“Hmm.”
“Of course, I’ll tell Elise-nim too. But not right now. To ease the shock. To take time… and to create words to somehow persuade her. We need that time.”
“Yeah. Good idea.”

We live together as my wives, cultivate affection for each other, and then tell her. Then the shock will be less. Packaging the words until then is also an important task.

“Then let’s do this for now. If Elise-nim recognizes me and is shocked.”
“What do we do then?”
“What can we do? I have sinned, so I have to kneel and apologize. Like I used to follow Kat-nim around back then.”

That reminds me of the old days.

“Demon Friend Hildegard. I got a lot of help back then.”
“I wanted to get into Kat-nim’s eyes somehow. Elise-nim came in as the youngest, but that doesn’t justify my sin. I think I have no choice but to apologize… I think there are only two ways.”

The conclusion was roughly reached.

“Yeah. Good. Hilde. Let’s do that. I’ll call Elise separately later. I’ll say there’s one more. And everyone will know roughly.”
“Kat-nim has to tell the story well! Otherwise, I don’t know what will happen to me! And Elise-nim might be disappointed in Kat-nim!”

That kind of thing.

“Should never happen.”

Absolutely.

“Elise is disappointed in me, this should never happen. Elise is mine.”
“That’s right! It shouldn’t!”

Anyway, it’s done.

“Okay. Then let’s do this. I’ll tell her as well as I can.”
“Actually, Kat-nim’s role is bigger.”

Hilde grabbed my shoulders as if urging me and said desperately.

“Yeah. Trust me. Oh, by the way. Hilde. How do you feel about a new family member?”
“Pardon? A new family member?”
“Elise just came in.”
“Um, yes. I don’t mind. If Kat-nim decided that, she’s naturally one of us. That thing about deciding the legal wife that I mentioned last time? That’s literally a story about classifying concubines, so if Kat-nim acknowledges and brings a woman, she’s not a concubine, she’s a legal wife.”

I see.

“Whatever it is, the most important thing is Kat-nim’s decision. We all think so. Kat-nim is God and our husband.”
“Hehehe, this is…”

Good.

“Anyway, Kat-nim! The operation will start when Elise-nim comes later! Wishing you success, Kat-nim, hurray!”
“Hurray!!!”

Then let’s call Elise.

* * *

About two hours later, their bath time ended.

As I waited, they came out wearing gowns and talking to each other. Seeing Elise well in the procession, it seemed that they had a good conversation. Anyway, I sent them a signal and took Elise away from the spot.

The women except Kadia also knew about the issue between Elise and Hilde, so the procedure was very quick and secretive.

“Haa… I feel so refreshed and peaceful. The burden in my heart has completely disappeared, Saint-nim. They are really considerate, kind, and righteous people.”
“Hehehe, is that so?”

Elise, wearing a gown, had no curves on her chest unlike the other women. It was only on her pelvis. As I put aside the thoughts about the chest police that were rising, I stood next to Elise and walked down the hallway.

“How was it?”
“U, um… I was very embarrassed… but they all treated me very well. I am very touched now. There was a little unpleasantness, but the older sisters… acknowledged me. That fact is so touching… I, I feel very good. Hehe.”

Elise smiled while scratching her cheek as she said that. It’s a smile that looks really good. She thought all my wives were holy and righteous, so she must be happy to be recognized.

In fact, it would have been a little burdensome to enter a group of eight women. I was grateful that they treated her well.

“But I’m still afraid that they’re treating me like a child… I’ve heard a lot of cute things…”
“It’s okay. Elise has a lot of charm.”
“I, I’m embarrassed if you say that.”

Look. The way her face is blushing.

It wasn’t for nothing that the other women conducted a group head-patting tour on Elise.

“Ah, so Saint-nim. What did you call me for?”
“That’s.”
“Come to think of it, I haven’t met the last one yet, and I think I should say hello to her. The sooner the better.”

Elise, who said while stroking her chin, nodded. She had a very pleasant smile on her face. She has been recognized and her pride has been fully charged, so she must want to meet her soon.

“That older sister must also be really righteous, kind, and righteous. And she must be holy. I’ve already heard everything.”

What?

“What, what? You, you heard everything?”
“Yes. Saint-nim. I heard everything.”

ㅡStop.

Elise stopped for a moment.

You… heard everything?

“Saint-nim. I heard everything.”

And.

Elise said with a smiling face while standing in her place… W, what is this? Did she already blow it all? Why! There’s an order, why did you say it first!

“T, that’s, Elise.”
“Yes.”
“W, what did you hear…?”
“Saint-nim.”

ㅡGulp.

“You’re asking the obvious.”
“…”
“Of course, I’m talking about the older sisters’ sacred achievements. The older sisters… really. They devoted themselves to stabilizing the world by sacrificing their bodies in difficult times. It’s the same as Saint-nim… Ugh! They are so righteous and holy that even any praise is not enough!”

ㅡClench!

Elise, who clenched her fist, raised it and declared.

This is shit.

I was scared for nothing… No.
This is the right time to be scared.

“T, that’s right. You heard the story well, Elise.”
“Yes! The story I heard vividly from the older sisters was so realistic and sacred! The older sisters who destroyed the undead army while defeating the demonic beasts of another world are really…!”
“Yeah, yeah. They’re great. Anyway, that last older sister is behind this door.”

Before I knew it, I had arrived at the place where Hilde was.

“Ah! But you’re wearing a gown! I think it’s rude!”
“It’s okay. I already told her everything.”
“T, then… please open it.”

ㅡGulp.

Elise swallowed, and I opened the door.

ㅡCreak.

“Hi, Hilde…? I’m here. With Elise.”
“…”

The other side of the door.

ㅡGigiik.

Hilde, who was turned around, awkwardly turned her head.

“H, hi, hi, hello…? Elise-nim?”
“A, aaa…! Yes! My name is Elise!”

Elise, who smiled brightly and bowed,

“I’m really honored to meet you li… um?”

She stopped while reaching out her hand to shake hands.

“…?”

Her head tilted.

ㅡDrip.

I felt cold sweat flowing.

Hilde was also sweating with a stiff smile.