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25. Sleeping Friends of the Hero: part 1

"I'll leave her alone. A woman who would normally say such rude things like that.

Reme smiled weakly at me, who was rude enough not to say thank you.

"Well, of course there are people who simply hate me and speak ill of me, and that's hurtful. It can't be helped. You probably don't like people you don't like.However, I understand that you are not. I'm used to being told, so I can tell right away. Do you hate me or are you annoyed by something else?"

I was right.
It's not that I hated Reme.
I envied Reme's environment and said something terrible.
It's still better for people who simply don't like him.I'm the worst.

"When something bad or painful happens, people spit it out around them.To family, friends, lovers, and loved ones. But some people can't do that.Even if you're not lonely, you're too self-reliant to show your weakness.That kind of person accumulates black emotions in his mind.The only way not to break is to let out.People around me can't do it, so I'm not in the right place and not in the right place."

　......。
His words burst into my heart.
They translated my muddiness into a language well.

"That's not a good thing, but I won't leave you where you might be attacked.This is a party for the brave."

He put his hand to his chest and laughed.I was very impressed by that slightly proud face.

I immediately put into words the feeling that I felt embarrassed and filled in my heart.

"Oh, I'm sorry...! I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry. You're not bad.I'm sorry...!"

"Yes, I'll forgive you."

The boy nodded gently. So he gave me permission as if it were the end.

"Why, why, when you have such power, do you keep silent when you are being spomen unfairly? I think the evaluation should be fair."Black Wizard" or "Woman" or "Young" or "Stupid reason, I don't think it's right."

I repeatedly told him and myself, but Reme never asked me about the situation.

That would expose the wound that I originally didn't want to tell anyone.
So he didn't ask me anything, only gave me an answer.

"But I'm the one who got into the wrong system."

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"It's easy to give up, but you suffered because you didn't give up. Then why didn't you give up? In my case, I had a dream. I can do my best because I have a goal. The voices around me hurt, and honestly, I feel frustrated. But when I think about the time when my dream came true, it's a trivial matter."

Why? Why... Why?

I can't change my [job title], so I thought I had no choice but to do what I could within that scope.

I thought I could do it myself, and I spared no effort to do it.

If I were to say so, would it be pride?

"I think people who never stop trying are cool. But if you feel there's a limit, maybe you can change the way you do it."

"How to..."

He treated me politely in an easy-to-hear voice, not properly because I was drunk.

"For example, looking for an employer who doesn't judge people by their youth or gender.You can escape from something you don't like.It's not escape, it's withdrawal.I'm sure you'll find a place to try next... I didn't even know that well, but I said something selfish."

The boy looked apologetic, perhaps because he thought it was irresponsible to encourage him.
I thought my way was closed.
But withdrawal -- for example, looking for a job in a city far away from the city.
Or, if the dungeon master is a woman's place, he might listen.

"Shall we just leave them alone?"

Reme seemed to be worried about the possibility of another victim being born by leaving these men.

But I can't leave the men and I in the same space or let them go home alone.
I understood what a kind boy was worried about it.
Because my surprise and fear have faded, I have regained my leeway, and I will use my abilities.

A sub-beast of a bat that took a long time to mix my blood into its body comes at my call.

"A bat... a sub-beast?"

"Yes, vampires suck blood and magic.So what is magic?"

"It is said that everything in the world is the source. So we can create water and flames by forming magic, and we can create something that makes us feel better, something that makes us feel better."

"Well, have you never heard of anything like this? It's about someone who used too much magic and then dried up like a mummy."

I still have a headache, but I can't even talk about it.

I think the situation where someone is around you who will never hurt you is keeping your mind in a good state.

"Well, I do. I wonder if I'll die when my arm dries up. Oh, no. It's a story that's told in old times.They say that they die as a result of putting magic into their magic, which was supposed to be their own 'living power.'"

"Yes, the reason is the same for the story that a beautiful woman who was half-blooded by a vampire was saved but became like an old woman."

"Because my life force has been lost from my body...?"

"That's right. It's something you should never do, but I'm going to... I'm going to make sure they can'

"They did something unacceptable. But..."

"It's all right, I won't deprive you of your youth... ...for sin, punishment. For sin, just punishment.This is what matters."

Reme seemed to notice something there. He looked worried, but then turned down.

"...I've been drinking quite a bit, and I think I'll forget that I've been here to-morrow."

They pretend not to see it. I directed the bats to the sinful organs that drove them to commit crimes.
deprive of life force
Now they won't be able to attack women.

After that, Reme saw me home.
I still have the robe that I failed to return.
I found out.
Reme didn't tell me in detail, but he's a great [black magician].But for some reason, he is hiding it.