Chapter 92 – I’ll Be With You Forever

I don’t think it’s been that long.

I looked around.

On the way to the room, the corpses of numerous demons come into view.

It’s like every corner of the road, and when you see traces that seem to be frozen in ice, it seems that Rumia has returned by defeating them one by one with her magic.

If so, you should have arrived at the room by now.

I moved to the room I shared with Rumia.

“… “

Beyond this room is Rumia.

I asked for time to think about how to respond.

Perhaps she has a lot to think about on her own as well.

Even though we mixed our bodies, it was between Rumia and me while we weren’t sure what to do with each other.

I know.

He said nothing.

It was just that it was the first time she did it to save Ruril, and from then on, it was just because she was in a good mood.

There were no different stories going on.

I should have told you beforehand.

And that wasn’t all.

There was a more important story than the stories about whether or not they were lovers.

The story the succubus queen told me kept playing in my head.

Was there an insider, or did you not believe it even after seeing it with your own eyes?

The image of the dying Succubus Queen kept coming to mind.

Insider? No, it never was.

At that time, it was hard to see Rumia, who was sacrificing herself for me and us, as an insider.

So was the fact that she revealed to me.

I was pretty sure that couldn’t be the case.

First of all, I predicted that the Succubus Queen would attack, based on what I had experienced before, not Rumia.

If so, what was the story about?

“Whoa.”

Filled with rage, he killed without hearing anything.

It was a disaster.

“No, it’s not a waste.”

If I had tried to hear the story, it would have been too late to come to Rumia.

She was Rumia, who had been asking for time to talk for a while, telling her to quickly deal with the succubus queen and come.

As she stood restlessly and hesitantly at the door, she grinned and the door opened cautiously.

“… “

It was Rumia.

I wonder if he realized that he had arrived before I even opened it.

It might be because the barrier is open.

Rumia said nothing, but she opened it wide and let me in.

Me and Lumia sat on the bed without any conversation, just looking at each other.

As if trying to say something, letters appear on the drawing board, but then disappear again.

There seemed to be a lot of things I wanted to say, but I couldn’t.

I chuckled.

At first, I thought there would be a lot to talk about, but as soon as I faced Rumia, all those thoughts disappeared.

Right now, I just wanted to hug the woman in front of me.

As soon as I had that thought, I immediately moved.

“… !”

Is it because I suddenly hugged you?

Rumia trembled as if in surprise.

With this little body… How much weight can you carry with such a small and fragile body?

Know.

Rumia is… That she is no ordinary wizard.

Is it not so strange that she has not been able to hear, let alone speak, since birth?

To say it was a disability, it was strange that he could hear me.

The creation of a magic tool in the form of telepathy directly in the head, even though it was called a hearing aid, was also based on such speculation.

In common sense, there is no reason to make a hearing aid in a way that raises the sound, but to make a magic tool that detects the sound and transmits it directly to consciousness in the form of telepathy.

Rumia’s disability was downright strange.

I hugged you tighter.

What do you mean?

I only have this girl, this child who sacrificed for us.

And I came back to the past to save my woman who loved me and sacrificed for me.

“Rumia. Love you.”

I hugged you tighter.

The reins had already been released long ago.

Her inner thoughts, which she had endured for Rumia’s sake and for Rumia’s heart, were pouring out like a flood.

“I really love you, I love you madly.”

The more I hugged her, the stronger I felt her heartbeat.

I want to feel that heartbeat more, I want to feel her warmth even more, so the power to embrace her is getting stronger.

He stopped hugging her and made eye contact with her.

But she, Rumia, couldn’t make eye contact with me and kept her head down.

Still… Is she still hesitating to answer?

Even so, I intended to keep waiting.

I think so.

It was me who valued Rumia’s heart more than the world’s safety and world peace.

If she didn’t love me, she said she couldn’t love me sincerely.

Of course, I won’t stop trying to make Lumia fall in love with me until I meet the Demon King and until the world is destroyed.

Even if the world was destroyed, it was inevitable.

I don’t like it, but how can I change my mind?

How can I cling to someone I hate.

I wanted to respect her opinion.

I’ve lived a very difficult life.

It was my consideration for her who had been fighting her battle, a lonely fight that no one knew about her, and would continue to do in the future.

“… “

Rumia’s body trembled.

Her shoulders were shaking.

When I lifted her face up, there were tears flowing down.

Dripping

Wet her clothes and bed.

– I’m sorry, warrior.

“… “

Is that the answer

– Really… Really…

“… “

– Would a country like this really be okay… ?

Ah.

I made a surprised face.

Rejection, no.

– I’ve done everything… While I already love you… I keep ignoring that feeling and not answering you properly, making you anxious…

Tears drip down.

Without saying anything, she was just silent and weeping, but I can still hear her voice.

Her inner thoughts, everything she wanted to say, was being heard.

– You always work hard for me… He’s the guy who came back to save me, but I’m sorry I acted selfishly…

“Rumia.”

It wasn’t like that.

It was never like that.

I hugged her again.

As she felt her small, delicate body tremble, she hugged her tighter to calm her down somehow.

– Are you okay… ?

“Are you okay.”

– Really… ?

“Really.”

If not.

Did I come back like this?

I love rumia

That’s why, in order to save her, she, who has been sacrificing for her world ever since she was born, came back to make her happy.

In fact, I would be a nonsense existence in this world that shouldn’t exist.

Knowing what will happen in the future, as well as being a warrior who has to grow from the beginning and start the journey with all growth completed from the beginning.

And, the journey, which should have been long, was coming to an end too quickly.

It was obviously strange, but now I didn’t like anything else.

– You know, warrior.

“Huh.”

– Name… Let me know.

I chuckled.

Come to think of it, I haven’t told you my name yet.

My Name… Is it a name

It was so unfamiliar to call him by his first name because he had been called a hero ever since he became a hero.

A person who becomes a hero is not called by name until he subdues the demon lord.

In the world, only the name of the hero who defeated the demon king is handed down.

The hero who is defeated by the demon king is forgotten.

Defeat does not exist for Sun.

It has always been.

That’s why, for a hero, a name was important to himself.

Still, to my woman, to my lover.

As for my wife… After defeating the demon king, I wanted to speak directly.

Still… Wouldn’t it be bad to say it now?

I opened my mouth.

– …

After hearing my answer, Rumia nodded her head with a satisfied expression.

Rumia.

I stroked her hair and called her name.

What I want to say.

There is something that must be said.

The tightly closed lips are opened.

The words I wanted to say until now.

“Come out… Won’t you be with me for the rest of my life?”

Wouldn’t it be too trite to call it a confession?

But Rumia didn’t seem to like that.

Because she had a bright smile that I had never seen before.

– Forever… I’ll be with you… !

Wiping away the flowing tears, I slowly brought my lips together.

Rumia, too, closed her eyes as if not denying it.

Eventually, their mouths overlapped, and they truly connected.

A sincere kiss with her,

It was so sweet.

Really… So much so that it rots your teeth.