I’m a Hero, but I Gave Up Saving the World

38 – Did you know who would accept your apology now?

“What, what… ? Faust you… You’re Gerena’s spy, aren’t you? While clearly knowing my heart and past, they made fun of me, and… With the intention of betraying humanity, I deliberately infiltrated the academy, and in the end I thought of offering myself as Gerena’s plaything… it was… Yo?”

“Sigh? Seriously, what kind of bullshit are you talking about? From one to ten, there has to be something right to refute. It has to be at least a little similar to clear up the misunderstanding that this is right and that is not. What if everything is wrong?”

“… no. Wait a minute, am I right? Answer so Pierrot can hear, Faust.”

“I am not obliged to answer, but I will. It is X. It’s all wrong, you stupid bitch.”

＜cool cool~~＞

Beatrice couldn’t hide her astonishment when she saw Pierrot taking a nap without even thinking about picking up a scythe.

To be honest, I don’t even know what Beatrice is talking about.

What did Gerena say?

If it’s Gerena, that’s it. Serena’s older brother. The representative of the renegade who betrayed humanity.

Well… But Serena, she has a terrifying look on her face, as if she would faint at any moment. Is it because the traumatic brother’s name was mentioned? Because of that guy, the whole family was bullied on the world level because of Gerena.

“Wait, Faust! How are you and Gerena?”

“It’s nothing. Did you just read it in a history book? Something like that.”

“… Sigh? to? Ahhh? Wait. eh? what?”

Beatrice grunted like a broken machine and grabbed her temples.

“I… I saw the letter Gerena gave you.”

“?”

“You are on the same page with Gerena, and your true purpose is to kill the hero and destroy humanity. He dated me to make fun of me. And finally… Giving my body to Gerena, who wants to kill me! Did you say that?”

“under? When did I?”

“… Not from the letter.”

“What kind of letter are you talking about? Am I really that Gerena? Haven’t you ever exchanged letters with a bastard called? No, I don’t even know that bastard’s address. No, you’ve never met before?”

“… … … … .”

“? Wow that’s really dumb tell me what to do Just don’t keep your mouth shut.”

“just in case… Can you answer O/X? Is everything you just said true?”

“O! O! for real.”

I was so dumbfounded that I made a circle with my fingers and expressed that I was O with all my might.

＜Well~I like friends who tell the truth~Sometimes~I feel like cutting our throats with a scythe~But~If the liars don’t show up~I don’t have a chance to use the scythe~＞

O/X Pierrot said with a look that he wanted to hear a lie. You look kind of boring, kid.

“I will… medical charge… no then What’s going on?”

Beatrice expressed her displeasure, saying that she could not understand the situation at all.

no look at this

What’s missing is this one

“That is what I want to say. Please elaborate. What is Gerena and what is the letter?”

“So I… I saw the letter Gerena sent you. The content is as I said before. The letter was written using Gerena’s blood as ink, so it’s definitely not a forgery.”

“… It’s fake and nabal, and I’ve never seen a letter like that. I’m really serious that I don’t know Gerena.”

“Ha, but actually a letter.”

“Just because it was written in blood doesn’t mean there is no possibility of counterfeiting, Beatrice.”

The great sage slipped in with a slightly worried expression.

“The important thing is the wizard’s ability to cast magic. There are lousy magicians who can’t write a single word with 1 liter of blood, and there are magicians who can write a book even with bloodstains from a few years ago on the floor. Of course, stealing someone’s blood isn’t easy, but it’s not impossible either.”

“Yes? Then the letter… Is it a forgery?”

“At least according to O/X Piero’s judgment, it is certain that Faust himself does not know Gerena. Pierrots are merciless towards the people who summoned them. It’s an old story, but there was a time when the Demon King’s Four Heavenly Kings called a clown for fun and lied to him, and then his head ran away. Pierrot’s judgment is fair. I have no intention of siding with Faust now, but it seems to be true that Faust has nothing to do with the letter.”

“… That, then… What was that letter?”

“Someone’s trying to drive a wedge between you and Faust… stratagem? It will most likely work.”

“Then everything was misunderstood… ? You mean?”

Beatrice bent her head awkwardly like a machine and looked at Faust’s face. No, I think it would be more appropriate to say that you are paying attention.

For the first time in a long time, it felt like I was staring at his face properly.

he is looking at me

With his back to the sun, his body was consumed by the shade, and only his two eyes were shining.

what are those eyes saying

Anger, betrayal, sadness, disgust, disgust, absurdity, pitiful, vengeful, nostalgic… Everything seemed to be in those two pupils.

‘I still can’t believe it’

‘Everything was just my misunderstanding?’

‘No, I can’t conclude that yet, can I?’

‘In fact, Faust has become a complete enemy of mankind now, right?’

A bad habit unique to humans, of escaping from reality when cornered, was manifested through Beatrice.

However, Faust immediately blocked even the retreat of mental victory with his seasoned eyes.

He threw a question like a net to Serena, who had been trying to hide her presence and pretended to be a non-existent person.

“Hey Serena. Could your years have anything to do with that letter?”

“what?! uh, well?”

“Answer me in 5 seconds. Or Misha or I will kill you. 5, 4, 3, 2… ”

“O! This is… ”

＜Cool cool~Who doesn’t lie~＞

“Serena! Everything, you?! why!!!”

Beatrice, in a torn voice, scolded the wizard at the party she had been friends with.

Is it Serena? Is it related to the letter incident? I can’t.

How many times have I helped that person!

It’s been like that since the first time we met.

Our first meeting was saving her from being stoned to death by a crowd!

Why would you do that?!

“Explain Serena.”

“Ah, okay, can you clean up that ＜Hellfire＞? I’ll tell you. Listen and kill!”

Serena was frightened by the black-grey flames gathering on Faust’s palm. The flames of hell that are said to be ignited by using the wastes accumulated in the lungs in the process of breathing the dragon king as combustibles. The top attack aircraft, which said that once it caught fire, it would never go out until the target was completely dead, was aiming at her.

Before Serena opened her mouth, she took a look at Kwak Dong-soo’s eyes.

Kwak Dong-soo shook his head slightly from side to side so that no one would notice, but Serena was someone. She is a woman who can be said to be her life as she has worked hard to find out where to stick in order to survive.

Now, she decided that it was meaningless to show Kwak Dong-soo well, and confessed everything.

When Kwak Dong-soo was losing popularity,

Let the people raise their voices to replace the hero with Faust

Kwak Dong-soo, who thought that the existence of a saint was the reason for Faust’s high approval rating.

The past that ordered them to separate.

Except for the fact that Serena’s crimes were reduced and left the impression that Kwak Dong-soo was responsible, the facts were generally conveyed as they were.

Each time Serena’s confession continued, Beatrice’s expression turned pale and bloodless.

“Something happened. Dae, since you answered, don’t kill me now? Understand?”

“”Nonsense!!!””

Beatrice and Kwak Dong-soo shouted at the same time.

“How did you do that, blood, blood? The blood of Gerena written on the letter!”

“My, when did I give such an order! Wow, Serena, you said you would take care of it yourself! I’m rather dry!”

Caught in the fierce attack, Serena awkwardly raised both hands and sweated.

Faust said to block Dong-soo Kwak and Beatrice, who were charging at him.

“Here, there is absolutely no need to talk about who is right and who is wrong. Don’t you know why I summoned Pierrot? Hey Serena. Did you conspire with Kwak Dong-soo and fabricate a blood letter to separate Beatrice from me?”

“… … O.”

＜Hwiyu~Hwiyu~ If you keep telling the truth like this, will you just throw away the scythe? You don’t need it~ I just brought it out~ haaam~＞

“It’s over, then. Serena is Gerena’s sister, right? It’s about blood. I’m sure I can save it somehow. For example, collecting bloodstains from the floor where Gerena’s nosebleed was buried is not impossible if you have a high level wizard level magic skill.”

“… Oh my… medical charge.”

dump.

Beatrice sat down.

Like a kaleidoscope, good memories and bad memories flow in an instant.

Among them, a certain memory came to mind that seemed to have foreseen this moment.

Not long after she broke up with Faust, her ex-lover came to visit her, who had become a saint at Kwak Dong-soo’s party.

At that time, Faust still had at least human warmth and kindness towards Beatrice.

The reason he had come to Beatrice, who was spreading bad rumors about him, wasn’t because he wanted to resent him, but because he wanted a conversation.

However, Beatrice turned her back on him and treated him coldly without even looking at his face.

“Hey, Beatrice. Why are you doing this to me”

“Why are you like this? What do you mean?”

“It is your freedom to break up with me. Joining Kwak Dong-soo’s party is your freedom. But why are you swearing at me while praising Kwak Dong-soo? They say that I’m friends with a demon, that I’m only thinking of stabbing them behind the scenes, and that I’m dangerous and that I should be kicked out of the academy? Please don’t do that”

“Did you come here to say something like that? Please turn off immediately.”

“Sigh… no, let’s talk There seems to be a misunderstanding right now, so I’d like it to be resolved through dialogue. It’s not that we want to date again, but at least we want to talk human to human.”

“Human to human? Pooh. That’s funny. Are you even human?」

“The fact that you say that means that I have some kind of misunderstanding. Let’s talk”

“I have nothing to say. turn it off right now Otherwise, I will call Alice or Serena to attack you.”

“No, at least we can have a conversation. Why are you doing that?」

“It’s disgusting, so don’t talk to me!!”

“… … … … .」

“I can not understand? You’re telling me to stop messing around and get out of here. How much more do I have to say? What kind of stalker are you?」

Only then did Faust feel the human disappointment and change his attitude cynically.

No matter how much I searched my memory, I didn’t do anything wrong, but I couldn’t help but feel disgusted because I was being hated this much.

“… Ok Beatrice. Honestly, I think people can misunderstand as they live. But even though I had a chance to clear up that misunderstanding, I don’t treat people who block their ears and reject them as human beings. Maybe one day the misunderstanding will be resolved. In case you’ll apologize to me when the time comes, I’ll give you an answer in advance.”

“Apple? Who is apologizing to whom?”

““If I try to apologize now, it’s too late and they won’t accept it, so go away.” This is my answer」

“huh… 」

After the kaleidoscope, the real Faust is seen again.

Shocked, Beatrice sat down and saw Faust’s expression across the tear-soaked world.

Faust’s face was unfamiliar and hostile, as if he were seeing Beatrice for the first time.

Needless to say, it’s all my fault that he, who was once a sweet lover, now treats me like a blatant stranger.

If I had grasped the facts more clearly, if I had listened to him.

Beatrice barely parted her lips to apologize belatedly.

“Fa, Faust… Mi, I’m sorry. I misunderstood… ”

“Are you apologizing now? If it was an answer, I would have already done it.”

—Beatrice lowered her head.