Betrayed, I Met The Demon Lord

Chapter 4 - Goodbye

Eventually, Amoria joined them without me being told about it until a while later; despite her initial assertions to me.

Her behavior started to be all over the place, and that she sometimes couldn't meet my eye - around after 3 months into our relationship. My feelings worsen when even Mika and Rika, the two soulless master assassins looked at me with pity, and then my red light was just constantly activated.

But... I liked her—both her personality and the way she treated me—so I didn't want to make things worse by admitting I knew what was really going on. I didn't want to see her sad, and maybe part of me wanted to keep pretending we were a loving couple. I didn't hate being close to her. In fact, she was one of the few people who looked at me like I really mattered.

Well, her and Magus. Over time, I noticed the way he'd give me these understanding stares, paired with a somber smile that seemed to say he got what I was going through. It was comforting, in a way—though, if I'm being honest, a little unsettling too.

I suppose somewhere, I hoped I was just being paranoid, and that Magus was right about the whole true love thing, so I just went along with her odd behavior and tried my best to ignore everyone's pitying glances.

After we subdued the demon lord, Amoria confessed her true feelings anew. I was taken aback, sure, because I liked her company, but... It was just bound to happen at some point, just as I felt, so I responded to her casually just now.

'So why are you crying over it?' I pondered as she wept through her confession while the others waited nearby.

"W-what...?" she stammered, looking up confused.

"I said, I'm happy for you. He's a strong and kind dude. Kinda wish you'd have told me sooner, but other than that, have fun," I replied nonchalantly.

I did actually want to tell her she was brainwashed.

I wanted to scream it, really.
But the most likely thing that will happen is her only acting like she cares about any of that before getting even more affectionate toward him.

I knew that no matter how much I cried or screamed and kicked, her feelings couldn't be changed.

Actually, I carved the reason for it in my mind:

Passive: Godly Charm

Description: You will charm any girl of your species simply by existing. More charming than any male nearby.

It means, as long as he's alive... I can never have her. And he had the Goddess's approval for it.

Literally, the mightiest being in the entire realm is Magus's sponsor, while all I had were empty words about true love.

Crying about it wouldn't change it, so I spoke flatly when she revealed her truth.

Her eyes widened in disbelief to my words, and soon after, she turned and ran away, crying into her hands.

... It is what it is, right?

"Dude... Amoria came running to me, crying... Wanna talk about it?" he asked, sitting me down a bit later.

"How about a big dose of 'I fucking told you so'," I shrugged, still processing everything yet feeling an odd sense of inevitability about how it all unfolded.

"S-sorry... Really, I am. I didn't plan for this, but after Milina died... I was sad... I went somewhere private," he explained calmly, his tone lower than usual.

"She just... found me. And the passive- I-I guess it, no, I'M SURE THE PASSIVE just took over from there. I'm... Sorry." He murmured as his voice turned raspy, a singular tear shed down his cheek.