My Destiny To Be Loved By The Villains [part 2 ]

Chapter 167: Compromise

༺ Compromise ༻

"...Caliban."

Dowd spoke in a trembling voice as he wiped his face.

On his other hand, which trembled precariously as if he was suffering from Parkinson's, hung a leash that the Saintess had just entrusted to him.

In his head, the sentence he had just heard was being played back.

-S-Sometimes, p-please fasten this and t-take me on a w-walk!

-...

-I-I mean, engaging in s-such activities regularly i-is crucial for your health! P-Please stay healthy! D-Don't get hurt unnecessarily! G-Goodbye!

He remembered how she said those words with a great deal of embarrassment.

Having finished such a recollection, a voice, deep with self-loathing, came out of his mouth as he asked,

"...What in the world was I doing before I lost my memory?"

[...]

'Uh...'

'If I were to tell him right now, he'd definitely consider killing himself, so I should just exercise my right to remain silent.'

[...A lot of things...]

"To summarize what I've just heard..."

He said, covering his face with his hands.

"I am engaged to a genius Hero Candidate, who's admired by people across the continent. But not only that, I also went around dragging the Saintess, the one all the believers of the Holy Land's faith is looking up to, by the leash?"

[...]

"...And we must have done that quite a few times for her to refer to herself as being my pet or whatnot."

[...]

'Actually, after hearing all that...yeah...that's quite something...'

'One of them lied to him, but that's just the case of him reaping what he sows, pretty much.'

'Now I realized the level of the incidents this punk has been causing all this time...'

"...Doesn't this count as adultery?"

[I've told you before, you shouldn't just believe all the words that the women around you said.]

Dowd's question, almost akin to a groan, was met with a sigh and response from Caliban.

Of course Saintess was telling pretty much the truth, but their relationship wasn't close enough to the point that she'd normally go out of her way to ask him to take her on a 'walk'.

If anything, it was more like she was trying to take advantage of his amnesia to carry out some kind of scheme.

'...Wait.'

Caliban suddenly had a chilling thought, sending shivers down his spine.

'It had only been two days since this guy lost his memory, but two women had rushed in, trying to cook him in their own way.'

'And those two are actually less obsessed with him compared to the others...'

'Given the number and the line-up of all the women around him, this is likely to be just the beginning...!'

'...We already have a fiancé and a pet as the beginning, what will come up next?'

While Caliban was shuddering at the thought, Dowd suddenly stood up from his seat. His face suggested that he had made some kind of firm resolve.