Chapter 104 – Departure

We immediately set off to subdue the demon lord.

It is impossible to walk such a long distance even if you have started, so the only way is to arrange a wagon to go to the nearby village.

Of course, even if you walk, you will arrive someday, but it will be a very tiring trip, so it would be better to take a carriage and go to a suitable place around it and walk.

Perhaps the hero thought so too, so he said to ride the wagon.

Fortunately, we were able to get the wagon we wanted, and we were able to ride together in the name of an escort.

Machara…

The warrior and I were sitting next to each other.

Come to think of it, I rode a carriage like this when I first met the hero.

At that time, the identity of the wagon was a slave trader, so it was almost a big deal.

We knew each other about the identity of the wagon, but we couldn’t talk about it.

Now that I think about it, it’s a really funny scene.

At that time, I felt like going into the pit of fire because I thought I had to hide my identity.

But I really couldn’t help it.

Originally, I thought I had taken Rumia’s place, and I tried to hide it because I felt sorry for the world being destroyed because of me alone, and for Rumia, who had taken over my body.

In fact, apart from everything else, I didn’t think the hero would forgive me if I found out that I wasn’t Rumia.

I was also brought here unjustly, so what did I do wrong and I should be cut to death?

Being sorry for Rumia is sorry, and the first priority was the thought that I should live with myself first.

But after I had some time to spare, I started to feel sorry for Rumia.

It’s a meaningless story now.

[What?]

‘It’s nothing.’

[Why is this suddenly?]

You’re living so well, why do you need to be sorry?

In fact, the reason why he wasn’t sorry was because he himself told him not to be sorry.

‘Also… ‘

A huge black lump inside me.

Rumia knew very well what it was.

And he explained it to me.

Well, most of what you explained was what I was expecting…

‘Are you really going to be okay?’

How to subdue the Demon King.

I caressed the child of light in my belly.

We believe that this child will save us.

Only…

‘You… Is that enough?’

[… ]

Rumia didn’t answer.

Originally, her salvation, which she should have received, has become obscure.

What would happen to Rumia if she could get rid of the mass of curses in her body?

The one blocking that right now is none other than Rumia.

[I have to accept it no matter what happens… Because I’m committed Wouldn’t it be better for one person to survive than to destroy themselves together?]

‘You too… ‘

The future is yet to come…

To be honest, I want to stay like this forever.

I hated breaking up with Rumia.

Is it because of the affection we’ve been together?

[The person who was so worried about me made my body very rough. Yesterday, while outside, so violently… ]

‘Aaaaa… !’

Uh, don’t say that…

I asked in bewilderment, and Rumia grinned and spoke louder than before, as if to hear more.

Of course, even if I say it out loud from within, it is meaningless because the only person who will listen is me.

Of course, it didn’t mean much to me.

The sound in my heart gets louder, but of course it can’t be without meaning.

[Seeing him put his hand on a tree and do that like an animal, it’s not like I’m being victimized, but I’m also saddened, huh? What are you doing if something happens to the child inside you?]

‘That’s what I’m worried about… ?’

[It’s her virgin, I already had a daughter… Because there’s no need to be fussy anymore. It’s not even my body anyway… It’s your body now, but you use your body on your own.]

Does that happen?

She usually tells her to return her body, but when I see Rumia sometimes, she feels like she has been liberated somewhere.

She really felt like a sage the first time I met her, so maybe it’s real.

[If it was liberation, I did it. It’s not intentional, but it is.]

I’m just saying it’s because of me.

Apparently, something happened to her when I entered her Lumia’s body.

I don’t know what that is, but seeing as how I’ve become better at using magic compared to when we first met, and seeing as I’ve been able to use many things, I wonder if my level has increased since I came in.

Rumia blunted in such a way that she didn’t even know herself, but she said it.

One thing is for sure, compared to before, it seems that it is much easier to use magic, and its power has increased considerably.

Although Rumia sees the reason as a fusion with me.

I was originally an ordinary person, but did it change that much just because I joined?

Around the time I was talking to Rumia for such a long time, the hero next to her took me by the arm.

Uh…

I wondered what was going on and turned her head to see the hero giggling.

“Because it’s like this, it reminds me of the old days.”

– Huh?

“When we first met… We rode in the carriage together.”

It did.

These are the things I was thinking about earlier.

I said it just now, but now that I think about it, it was just a memory.

Come to think of it, it has already been more than half a year since I met the hero.

I felt that a lot of time had passed since I came to this world.

It’s hard to think that it’s been a very long time, but honestly, what does the time we’ve been together have to do with it? A lot has happened in the meantime… As a result, now I became the lover of this man next to me, and I had a child with this man.

‘By the way, is it easy to give birth to a child?’

[Suddenly, what does that mean… ?]

‘No what… I thought it would be very difficult to give birth because I have such a small body… ‘

[… ]

Evil head!

It was as if Rumia hit me in the head with a spirit-type magic.

Her head was dizzy and staggered, so the hero accepted me in surprise.

“Are you okay… ? Are you sick somewhere?”

– It’s okay, it’s okay… It’s just that Rumia hit me because I made a mistake…

“No, no mistake… ?”

The warrior made an expression full of questions.

Come to think of it, didn’t he explain in detail to the hero?

She said that Rumia was alive inside her, but she didn’t say that she could talk to Rumia just fine.

What… Even if I don’t have to say it, if you think carefully about what I said, you’ll know what I mean, so there’s no point in saying it.

[Anyway, you can get pain relief and safety with magic, so don’t worry about that! Joy!]

‘Ugh… ‘

This… No matter how you look at it, it seems like you’ve changed emotionally to the point where you’re no different from a real normal person… ?

If you’re lucky though, you’re lucky.

She has to feel the pain of childbirth to become a mother. There were noblemen who said that, but when she gives birth, why should she be in pain?

I think so.

“What do you think of Rumia?”

– Uh… Uh?

What, what were you talking about?

As I looked at it with a surprised expression, the warrior asked if I hadn’t heard of it until now.

What Rumia said was so shocking that I couldn’t hear it.

“Therefore… After defeating the demon lord, she asked for her opinion on where to live. Still, if you want to live comfortably, wouldn’t it be better to stay in the capital?”

– Is that so? I guess… ?

Wouldn’t it be better to stay in the capital… ?

Seeing that I was fooling around with her answer, the hero worriedly told me to tell him if Rumia was miserable.

[What! Salting in front of me! I just punished you for making fun of me!]

Rumia’s angry voice is heard.

“Excuse me… Can’t you stop salting?”

“Boo… “

Cecilia and Ruril were also voicing their discomfort.

At that, the hero smiled awkwardly and bowed his head saying he was really sorry.

I also wrote the word sorry on the drawing board and thought about it.

Well, even though it was the two of them, it was clear seeing how even Rumia reacted like that.

Rumia’s feelings are returning.

Even more so than when we first met.

If it was the previous Lumia, if it were the original Rumia, she wouldn’t be particularly angry at things like this, and she tends to think in terms of efficiency most of the time.

Even the hero knew my personality as a person who originally thought efficiently, so it was quite overwhelming for me to act like that because I had such a strong tendency.

But isn’t Rumia, the existence that became the base of such a personality, now has an active personality? I wonder if her squawking should be called a lively personality, but it is.

What… The return of her feelings is no issue.

Rather, it is something you should like.

‘Congratulations, Rumia.’

[What?]

‘Nothing.’

Well, it’s hard for you to notice that you’ve changed.

I laughed and stroked my stomach.

It hasn’t swelled yet, but the feeling to the touch isn’t bad.