Chapter 204 – How Not to Become a Pillar Seobang

“Brother, was the water temperature okay?”
“Uh, um. It was definitely good. Even put in the bath salt.”
“Companion! You can lie on my lap until your meal is served! Is there anything you want to eat? Fruit? Cake? Parfait?”
“No it’s okay! If you eat too many sweets before your meal, your stomach will be full…”
“How about a little full! Wouldn’t it be nice to rest until the stomach goes out?”

Burden. It is too burdensome for Xiaomei and Unicor to wait on me in the morning.

“Hey guys? It’s better to have a servant or Zion do this…”
“What are you talking about! We are your older brother’s wives, isn’t it natural for us to be so kind? Ruler! Take a good rest in your room today!”
“…No, because I have to go to class today. I can only stay in my room… “
“…Since when did my older brother listen so hard in class? Rest in peace.”

Xiao Mei’s stare at me with cold eyes was so burdensome that I lowered my head.

‘How did this happen…?’

Obviously, when I had that conversation with Violet the day before, I also had the feeling that I should show my sincerity a little bit.

Not just colleagues. Aren’t they lovers who will be with me for the rest of my life? It is because I thought it was a lack of conduct as a husband that only worried about such lovers without any explanation.

‘Yeah, I thought it was the right choice up to that point.’

However, the circumstances that followed were slightly, no, slightly different from my expectations.

-“Brother, I am going to receive special training from her great-grandmother from tomorrow”-
– “Don’t worry too much! Male lions are usually pillars! My companion wants to be a male lion, so I’ll make the main seat the main pillar!”-

After an hour of parting ways with Violet, promising to meet again today, Unicor and Xiaomei suddenly burst into the room and started taking care of me.

After 3 hours, my dormitory changed to gold, and after 6 hours, Agnes and Olga came to my room, held my hand tightly and spoke kind words to me.

And this morning, this situation where my lovers treat me like an honored guest. What the hell am I supposed to understand?

“Hey, I’m training with the Heavenly Demon today…?”
“I won’t die if I miss a day of training, brother. Just stay calm. I will meet your great-grandmother and explain the situation.”
“No, but Cayenne will be waiting for me, and I have to meet my sister and teacher… “

It’s not that I felt bad, but I wasn’t used to it, and it wasn’t even at a time like this. It was not suitable for my nature to take a lazy break with a week left in the dungeon practice right now.

“Brother?”
“Yes?”
“That’s addiction, addiction. Serious training addiction!”
“…Uh? No, it’s not an addiction, of course…”
“With my brother right now, a fair amount of demons would be able to eat rice cakes! What are you so worried about? I heard from Sirka! I heard you practiced in your dreams even after the midterms!”

No, that Shirka guy, you said it was a secret, but are you going to tell me about it?

“Older brother, you need to get some rest! People are not metal! If you keep hardening it, it will be destroyed!”
“Yes, Bonjwa and the other women of the harem also agreed, Artin. Agnes told Teacher Senia and her princess that she would deliver them instead, so don’t worry and get some rest.”
“No, that… “

Thud!

I tried to refute, but I was speechless when not only the two of them, but also Shion, who was preparing a meal, glared at me.
Look at that cool kitchen knife stuck in the cutting board, where is that kind treatment? What’s even more sad is that even Xiao Mei, who hates Shion so much, is staring at me, not Shion.

*

“Whoa, is that why you’re lying in bed like this?”
“…”

In the end, I was forced to lie down right next to Sardiel, who was chatting in bed all day, and get a good rest.
My only resistance was to make a dissatisfied expression with my cheeks puffed out.

“Don’t be too angry, aren’t those kids worried about you too?”
“I am not angry. It’s just that it’s frustrating.”

It’s not that I don’t know the intention.
They probably take care of me with the hope that I won’t overdo it, and that I want them to rest comfortably for at least a few days.

“But now is not the time to relax like this.”
“That’s right, you don’t know what’s going to happen, right? Would you like to become stronger?”
“That’s right, I have to regain the strength I had in the 4th playthrough as quickly as possible… “
“Yes, yes, I will be impatient. But, shall we relax slowly for now?”
“Whoa…”

I felt the tension in my whole body melt away at the softly whispered sweet off-white voice.

Somehow, a pleasant sense of helplessness came over me, and I closed my eyes as I embraced Sardiel’s sweet scent…

“…Sardiel, why am I using honorifics for you? Since when have you been in your arms?”
“Oh my, I didn’t know you would wake up so soon.”

When I came to my senses, I found myself in the arms of Sardiel, who had changed into an angelic outfit, like a child.

Besides, the feeling of her voluptuous breasts covering her face was so soft that she almost fell asleep.

“Sardiel, could you be bought by other women… ?”
“Ahaha, I heard you! I couldn’t help it because they threatened to cut my snacks and pocket money if I didn’t cooperate.”

The moment I heard that, I hurriedly tried to step back, but Sardiel hugged me tighter than before, as if not to let go.

“Wait, Sardiel?! What if I stay like this and get corrupted because of the quest?!”
“Huhuhu, then, can we get out? I don’t think my strength is stronger than yours right now?”

Certainly, as Sardiel said, it wasn’t to the point where I couldn’t shake it off if I exerted all my strength. It must be that Sardiel isn’t really holding on to me either.

But I’ve been fooled once or twice. Every time I tried my best to do something like this, something strange happened. Things like Sardiel’s clothes coming off by accident, or my hands in strange places.

So, you can’t move recklessly. I mean, I was never attracted to this fluffy texture.

“You’re trying hard to turn your thoughts to the erotic side, but you’re being held on purpose because you don’t want to worry the women, right?”
“…Caught?”
“I told you. I am your guardian angel I’ve watched all your adventures up until now. Like this timid, good-hearted liar.”

When Sardiel’s blue eyes looked at me, I felt ashamed, as if my thoughts had been revealed.

“Aren’t you hesitating after seeing Violet, who cried out loud yesterday? I moved alone as usual, but I couldn’t do this or that for fear of worrying my lovers again.”
“… You say it as if you saw it? How do you know?”
“Artin, you may think of yourself as a complicated person, but you are a simpler person than you think. If you just pretend, you pretend and come out.”

…For some reason, when I’m with Sardiel, it seems that the initiative is constantly being lost to this angel.
While giving off a strangely grown-up vibe, he skillfully leads the mood.

“What you need is…Something to push your back.”
“… Will you push me on the back?”
“Okay! A motive, a motive that will convince lovers and convince yourself.”

Glancing, Sardiel’s eyes instantly turned to the air, not mine.

“For example… A quest?”
“…?”
“Ahaha, yes yes yes yes. If there is a ‘penalty’ but a ‘quest’ with a big ‘reward’, Artin has no choice but to move, right? So we talked about it once.”
“You talk as if you know the quest well?”
“Artin, you explained the quest yourself, right? And when I was protecting you in heaven, I heard a lot of talking to myself. For example, I said to myself that I want to touch Xiaomei or Agnes’ breasts over a thousand times—-eup”
“I will believe you. I believe I heard everything you said to yourself.”

I urgently covered Sardiel’s mouth and looked around. I never thought I’d even remember muttering that I wanted to touch my breasts alone when I was a virgin.

“..You really were a guardian angel. In fact, I kept doubting that it might be a fallen angel who came down to torment me.”
“Oh? If he was a fallen angel, how violently would he have such a bad delusion? Hate! Sardiel says naughty things are impossible!”

Sardiel let me go and playfully hugged my chest, but I didn’t see a serious look on my guard. No, should I say that everything that treats me is a mixture of jokes and sincerity?

But oddly enough, I didn’t feel bad. It was clear that the basis of her attitude was goodwill towards me.

‘I don’t know because I’ve never had one… If you have a close cousin, it might feel like this.’

Normally, I don’t trust him at all, but when I’m with him, I feel like I’m saying respectful things and relying on him without even realizing it.

“Well, if there is really a quest, I will move, but if it’s not like that, I’m going to take a day off for them. Because I don’t want to make you worry too—”

—Titling.

It was then. A familiar alarm sound was heard.

“…What?”
“Oh, why? Did anything come? Maybe… A quest?”

At Sardiel’s words, I had no choice but to look at the status window with puzzled eyes.

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Quest: Training is for yourself!

You know about the demon attack that will happen soon!
If you are a fellow hero, it is your duty to save as many people as possible!
It is the male lion’s duty to be strong in order to protect the herd!
Let’s become as strong as we can to catch the two rabbits!

Quest condition: Be strong until the next main scenario! Any way is fine!
Quest Reward: Compensation proportional to how strong you are based on the current point in time.
Quest Failure Penalty: Decreased potential by 1 level.
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‘…The real quest is here, right?’

Even the content of the quest was appropriate for me right now. Being strong by any means is my specialty.

For example, if I made a contract with Mephisto right away, wouldn’t I be able to become stronger than before?

It was obviously good news, but as expected, I couldn’t help but feel embarrassed rather than happy.

“…That, did you know that the quest would arrive?”
“Oh no way, how do I know that? I was surprised to see the sky suddenly, so I took a shot!”

Sardiel put on a nonchalant expression as if he didn’t pretend to know me when he saw my puzzled expression.

However, whether I should believe that expression or doubt it, I started to fall into deep trouble.

‘Sardiel, who are you really?’

How far should I trust that smile?