I Became the Burden of a Conscienceless Party

29 – Saint Irina (9)

Saint Irina (9)

Esmeralda, who was discharged from the hospital after increasing her personal power with the elixirs that Irina provided as a sign of her apology, requested that she meet with Irina alone.

“Shall we talk openly now? Because there is no baggage you like so much here.”

“Hero. Are you not hiding your true nature anymore?”

“You already know, right?”

“Whoops.”

“…… Why don’t you stop pretending to be innocent?”

“I don’t know what you mean.”

“Oh, is that so?”

Does this b*tch have no conscience?

Esmeralda clicked her tongue at Irina’s brazen attitude.

“Yeah, keep pretending to be a good b*tch. I wonder how long it will last.”

“Sir, such bad words are not good emotionally.”

“… ….”

Esmeralda managed to stop her twinge of lust.

Yes, as much as she opened up, didn’t their relationship become closer than before?

At least Irina won’t be stabbing her in the back for making herself her sacred object.

‘Maybe.’

Of course, if she dies, she can use her corpse to make something similar to a relic.

But how fortunate that the thought of killing her is gone.

Although she’s still a ticking time bomb, you never know what she’s thinking.

“Are you and I friends now?”

“Sure.”

“…… No, let’s just pretend that this question didn’t exist.”

Esmeralda was serious looking at Irina who was positive without any change in her expression.

This is a lie.

She could see the positive meaning of Irina’s surface psychology as well as her eyes, but she had already seen Irina manipulate her deep psychology through brainwashing.

The only thing to trust is her intuition. And Irina’s her usual way.

After considering all of that, I came to the conclusion that Irina is still a lying b*tch.

“Now then… …. What kind of change of heart did you have?”

Esmeralda was obviously defeated.

She did, but she survived. Why? If there’s anything she thought of, it was that Irina had been hesitant from the beginning.

She looked as if she had been driven to a cliff. That’s why I thought I’d bring her to her senses even if she hit her.

She was the one who was beaten like a dog, but……. There was a good chance that Irina would give up voluntarily.

She wanted to stop herself, and she threw several paving stones for her own defeat, such as sticking 1:1 with her Esmeralda, who could easily be overpowered by the forces of her Celestial Church.

‘Even though I have nothing to say about losing… …. I would have won if I had received a lot of support from the beginning. Yeah, it’s a support difference.’

This time, I thought about taking the elixirs that Irina had handed over to her as an apology.

Esmeralda tried it for the first time.

She thinks that she is so good that she has been eating alone.

“Why did you let me live?”

“Because it didn’t seem like the hero was lying. What’s the point if she can’t make a holy relic even with a hero? It’s just futile.”

“Really?”

This is roughly what we expected.

After being cornered and cornered, she ended up being a girl who was cornered into denying herself.

Esmeralda saw a lot of people like that. During her journey, many people in such miserable circumstances also turned to enemies.

Most of them can’t stop even if they know they’re wrong, but Irina is different.

It’s not something I can’t understand.

No one can match her when it comes to spirit.

But even if that was the case, there were parts that I didn’t understand.

“But it looks pretty good?”

After being cornered like that, Irina, who gave up everything, looks so fine now.

“Is that so? It may be because I have found the answer to my long-standing worries.”

Irina looked relieved.

And for some reason, the innocent look on her face that she would normally have thought was acting was genuine. Yeah, she’s like a girl in love.

Then who would be the opponent?

There is nothing to ask.

‘What?’

I am Jim, the demon spy.

Esmeralda had always thought she had a crush on Jim, but this time she was different.

This is ‘real’.

Can’t even make excuses.

The look of a girl who really fell in love.

‘No, no, wait a minute. …… What?’

Irina’s attitude toward Jim was always likable.

But now it’s love.

Irina’s innocent acting has become real.

‘By the way, b*tch, you know that Jim is a demon, right?’

Esmeralda was troubled.

Seeing that she honestly threatened to test her with her holy power in her hospital room, it was clear that she knew.

Moreover, considering that she saw through Esmeralda’s performance, she could have easily seen through Jim’s performance.

Yes, she knows Jim is a demon. However, there was a contradiction in that assumption.

‘The person who calls demons bugs likes demons like that?’

If she knows Jim’s true identity, she will be confused.

Of course, the reason why she was attracted to Jim is excusable.

Because it was bullying in effect.

If she really knew who Jim was, she would have known that her actions were driving him to the edge of death.

How severely she tortured Jim with her holy power.

Yes, she was a crush on the level of seeing a pet or discovering a rare animal.

‘By the way, love? Sarahaaang?’

That’s an abnormal s*xual desire.

Other people might not know, but from Irina’s point of view, it has no choice but to be like that.

“Hey, Irina?”

“Yes!”

“That… …. I’m asking just in case, but do you know what Jim really is?”

“Huh, of course. I wonder if you don’t even know the identity of the person you love?”

“Yes…… Ji? Well, maybe there is a difference in our perceptions, so I’ll ask. What is Jim’s true identity?”

Irina declared with a bashful smile, as if she took it for granted.

“Mr. Jim is a god. Is it so. Right now, my memory is confused because of the dirty demon blood…….”

“… ….”

Esmeralda couldn’t hide her devastated feelings when she saw Irina answering with empty eyes somewhere.

She knew that Irina was in many ways, but she never thought she would be this broken…….

Even though she has no conscience, she’s a speedy black b*tch!

“I see… ….”

Esmeralda sympathized with her.

She could never have imagined that she would be such a broken person.

“If you think so, yes… …. I can’t help it.”

It’s impossible now.

Esmeralda can’t cure Irina’s madness yet.

Her pain and wounds must be deeper than the abyss, and at most not to the extent of revealing each other’s true feelings.

Yes, this is her second goal.

A journey that is as difficult as defeating the demon lord.

“Irina.”

“Yes.”

“I will definitely save you.”

“Yes?”

“I just know that.”

“Uh, um…… All right.”

Esmeralda made up her mind.

First of all, Irina is a friend.

That’s not just a friend anymore, but a friend you can talk to openly.

For Esmeralda, who had only Tina to call her friend, it was a new feeling.

Of course, Irina still said that she was no different from a ticking time bomb.

“Then may I ask you something? Are you thinking of defeating the demon lord? Until then, you see Jim as a means to coordinate us.”

“What…… Yes.”

Irina wasn’t particularly surprised that she knew Esmeralda’s intentions. As long as she expected that Esmeralda could read her surface mind, there was no way she wouldn’t know why she was carrying her luggage.

“Then can you give me Mr. Jim after the work is done?”

“…… Us?”

“Yes, after defeating the demon king, the warrior party will be disbanded anyway. I thought that if I was holding on to Milia-sama to control it, I wouldn’t have to do that anymore.”

Irina was thin. She walked around Esmeralda and whispered.

She couldn’t help but feel uncomfortable with Esmeralda because she looked like a cat chasing mice.

[Note: I think you are a person with voyeurism because you spy on people’s thoughts at will.]

‘Now it’s openly manipulated.’

I don’t think she’s serious.

There were parts that couldn’t be interpreted only with surface psychology, but even that is impossible now.

The reason she reveals to Esmeralda that her brainwashing effect applies to her is because she is doing it on her own.

“Hero, shall we be honest? After the demon lord subjugation, did you intend to deal with Jim?”

“What do you see me as? He said that if he didn’t resist, he was going to leave him alone because of the affection he had.”

“What if I resist?”

“Then, wouldn’t there be no reason to let the spy who resists live?”

The reason Esmeralda kept Jim alive was because he never crossed the line.

I’m sorry I coaxed Nana and Milia to get the information of each group, but she was the one who let it go.

If you think of Irina right away, there is a high probability that most of that information was also manipulated.

Strangely, she thought things related to the Celestial Church would work out.

“So. If so, please give it to me.”

“What if I give it to you? What are you going to do?”

“Why are you interested in mine?”

“No, this crazy b*tch is for real… ….”

In my heart, Irina speaks as if she already has the baggage in her hands.

Looking at her, Esmeralda couldn’t contain her astonishment.

It’s so scary that I can’t handle it because the smart b*tch goes crazy.

If she handed over her luggage to Irina, wouldn’t she be too harsh on him?

Still, I still have affection…….

However, Esmeralda believes in Irina.

Of course, try opening her head.

Taking the blood from her whole body and separating only her demon blood.

She brainwashes Irina into becoming more of a “Celestial god” Than she thinks.

Such thoughts flashed through Esmeralda’s mind for a moment.

But, no matter what, Jim will be happy.

She might be different from the Jim she knew, but wouldn’t it matter if she could be happy?

“…… I’ll think about it.”

So Esmeralda chose an ambiguous hold instead of a clear refusal.