Inside An Ad**t Game As A Former Hero

EP.29 Ogre Subjugation

When the Lorian Party joined, the stability of ogre subjugation increased.

As the stability increased, Count Rykel appointed a hunter who knew the forest as their guide.

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Guess we’ll have a guide, so we didn’t feel the need to delay any longer, so we headed straight for the forest.

Me, Frilite, the eight Lorians party, the guide.

This is a temporary subjugation squad made up of 11 people. Among them, Frillite and the guide were walking at the forefront of the subjugation party.

It’s only natural that the guide should show you the way, and Frillite was asking him about the topographic features around us in case something unexpected happened.

I looked over at the Lorian Party.

In the game, it was a party of 4 people, but now it consists of 8 people.

‘I know that the maximum party is 4 people.’

How did you get 8?

Do you roll the 1st and 2nd teams like this?

It is different from the game in many ways.

‘If that’s the case, the first team must be the guys who walk proudly in front.’

The 2nd group is probably the ones following them with a slight cringe.

There’s no need to withdraw from the 2nd team, but seeing that, it seems that the party is definitely up and down.

For reference, Eri was in the 2nd group. She was walking at the back of the 2nd crowd.

It seems that the order is last.

That was when I was analyzing Lorian’s party. The tiger also came when I said it, and Lorian came up to me.

It was also strange that he approached, but as soon as he got closer, he uttered a strange noise.

“Cloud, let me give you one piece of advice.”

“Ok?”

“I don’t know how you got close to Frilite. But I recommends not getting any closer to her.”

“What are you talking about all of a sudden?”

“It is literally. Know your subject. You don’t hang out with her.”

“?”

“It would be good for your personal life not to ignore my advice. Again, know the subject.”

Lorian tapped my shoulder and went back to his party. I pondered for a moment, then walked forward and stabbed Frilite in the shoulder. As she looked at the terrain around her, she turned to me.

“Cloud? What do you have to say? I’m busy memorizing the surrounding terrain right now.”

“Lorian doesn’t want to play with you.”

“..?”

Frillite tilted her head as if she did not understand what I was saying.

I realized I was explaining too succinctly, so I broke it down so she could understand.

“He is telling me to cut school with you? Otherwise, you won’t leave me alone.”

“Breach? What is severance?”

“It means severing friends. If you cut school, you and I will no longer be friends.”

Frilite’s expression hardened. Even her steps stopped, and her red eyes contained only me.

“…So what did you say?”

There was a hint of anxiety in the voice that seemed to have been squeezed out. She’s just worried about something like this.

I raised the corners of my lips.

“Of course I told him to turn it off. I’ve been drinking and obeying whatever I can say. I will always be your friend, unless you first declare severance.”

It was then that her stiff expression loosened. She looks at me with a happy smile.

What? The reaction is purer than I thought.

I thought that if it was Frillite’s personality, she would pull out a great sword and grab Lorian by the collar.

‘It’s a little sad, but I can’t help it.’

I have no choice but to use plan B.

“Then, after reconfirming our friendship, shall we do something shoulder-to-shoulder?”

“Shoulder? Is that what I think?”

“If you imagine putting your arms on each other’s shoulders, you are right.”

“Right. But why are you asking me to do shoulder-sharing all of a sudden?”

“I just wanted to deepen our friendship a little bit. If you don’t like it, there’s nothing I can do about it.”

“I don’t hate it, but…”

She rolled her eyes and looked around.

I can’t feel the strong monster’s energy. Even if a demon appears, the Lorian Party will hold the time for a while. There is plenty of time to relax your shoulders and get ready for battle.

Frillite muttered like that, and then nodded her head as if she understood it in her heart.

“I think it would be nice to work shoulder to shoulder.”

“Great. Then right away!”

I put my arm on Frilite’s shoulder. Frillite’s body trembled. Her hand on my shoulder stopped as well.

“What are you doing? Why don’t you put your arms around my shoulders? If I’m the only one with my arms around, where do I see that it’s shoulder-to-shoulder?”

“Oh, I see. Don’t rush, just wait…!”

Frillite’s hand started moving slowly again and placed it gently on my shoulder. She coughed a little.

“…It’s more embarrassing than I thought to be a shoulder-to-shoulder mate. Do all your friends usually do this?”

“Summer solstice. Same-s*x people.”

“Same-s*x? then…”

Frilite’s eyes narrowed little by little. I laughed and talked.

“Even if we are friends of the opposite s*x, we don’t do well.”

“You tricked me…”

“I didn’t cheat. After all, we’re not just normal friends, are we?”

“Aren’t we just normal friends?”

A puzzled Frillite. I whispered in her ear.

“They are friends who might get married someday.”

He looked at her and wrinkled one eye.

Frillite looked at me blankly as if she was at a loss for words, and then burst into laughter.

“Really, I don’t know where your boldness is coming from.”

“You don’t want to sit shoulder to shoulder with me? If you don’t like it, just let it go.”

“done. What will change if you come and solve what you have already done? Stay like this for as long as you want.”

“As much as you want… Then is it okay to stay like this all day?”

Frilite replied with a grin.

“Didn’t you say do as much as you want Just as you drink and keep your words, I also keep my words. Especially if it’s something you said to a friend.”

“Hey, it’s one big bottle.”

He answered with a smile and looked back. Not surprisingly, Lorian was staring at me as if to kill me.

Here woohoo! What happens when you pose?

It seemed like a pretty interesting situation would unfold, but I decided to put up with it.

Because there are too many people watching now.

Must try next time.

* * *

Even after going through the forest all day, the sun was setting without reaching the inner lake.

I couldn’t go any further than the sun had set.

Because it’s dangerous in the dark forest.

Restricting your field of vision is a bigger disadvantage than you think. What if you are lucky enough to run into an ogre in such a situation? must be prepared for annihilation.

Therefore, the subjugation team decided to camp overnight and move again the next morning.

“Hey, fire.”

Quite an overbearing tone, as if beating people.

But whoever spoke those words deserved it.

Because she was the first princess of the Kingdom of Carta and the younger sister of the hero Lorian.

A woman who resembles Lorian with long chestnut hair and round orange eyes. It was a cute award that her impression was also round.

But her personality was not round.

Far from being round and round, it’s vicious. She would have beaten her in the head if anyone had ever been beaten by her.

“…Yeah.”

Eri set fire to the pile of firewood she had gathered.

“Cooking!”

A man with a large, clunky-looking impression trimmed the ingredients. He put the well-prepared fresh ingredients into the pot and started cooking.

It didn’t take long for it to smell delicious.

The finished soup was received by Lorian first.

He was a warrior and heir to the throne, so it was natural for him to receive it first.

After Lorian, it was Laurenne.

She is the first princess of the kingdom.

Since he holds the second strongest power after Lorian, it was natural to receive it in his next order.

Next is Princess Lisbeth.

Next is Princess Marietta.

As the distribution progresses like that, Eri’s turn returns at the end. She doesn’t even have anyone to distribute her soup to her. She had to scoop out her soup herself and transfer it to her bowl.

‘Still, there is quite a bit left today.’

Originally, there was hardly any soup left, so she had to chew on jerky or hard bread. Or do you make soup by yourself?

But today, they left quite a bit of soup. Among the ingredients, there was also meat.

Probably because other Heroes.

Especially since there is a Frillite, it seems that they couldn’t show discrimination with food.

Eri felt the small joy of having a proper meal after a long time.

She scooped out about half of the remaining soup and transferred it to a bowl.

Do not transfer all of the remaining soup to the last turn.

It gets in trouble later when someone wants to eat more. Eri wasn’t stupid enough to do what she had been through again.

Eri took the bowl and stood up.

Just two meters away, the same party members were laughing and chatting while eating, but she walked to the other side.

She sat with her back on a suitable tree and ate the soup slowly.

Her meals are always like this.

It was very sad at first, but once you get used to it, it’s okay. Just focus on one spoonful at a time.

‘Meat is delicious.’

Still, she was able to eat boiled meat today, so she is satisfied.

After eating, Eri raised her head.

In her eyes, Frillite and Cloud were chatting and enjoying a meal.

Eri saw the past in that figure.

The time when she and Cloud, Neria, and Ophelia were on an adventure together.

When it was time to eat, Neria had picked up firewood for the bonfire.

Then Eri made a fire and Cloud cooked the food.

Before the meal, Ophelia led the way to pray before the meal. After the prayer, they put their spoons into the meat faster than anyone else.

Neria, a knight, doesn’t know why, but Ophelia, a nun, reveals meat so much.

We even argued for one more piece of meat.

Cloud just smiled awkwardly when he saw that.

A faint smile appeared on Eri’s face as she recalled the happy past. But for a while. Her chest was pounding and she started to feel pain.

‘Why did I do that…’

She had a chance to be happy.

Surrounded by people who recognized and respected her, she was able to live with a smile.

‘If only I hadn’t been greedy.’

Yes, greed.

She was greedy.

Honor, recognition, friends, family.

She was trying to get it all.

She struggled to get everything on the subject of only two hands, and then lost even what she had.

‘I’m an idiot…’

Until she lost it, she thought she was a very wise man.

In order to get what she wants, she is a gambler who knows how to throw away whatever she has in her hand without any regrets.

But, like any gambler, she was just a loser who mistook herself for a matchmaker.

‘I want to go back.’

When she woke up, she was scolding Neria, who was sweating because of her morning workout.

In the morning on the subject of a faithful nun, when waking up weak Ophelia.

When she went downstairs with everyone, Cloud, who cooked their meal, smiled.

“Water.”

What broke Eri’s vague thoughts were the short words that didn’t even make a sentence. Eri stopped reminiscing about her past, and heard her voice and turned her head to the side.

Lauren’s eyes were fixed on her.

“…If it’s water, it’s in the bag behind it.”

“What? I’m sorry, I didn’t hear you.”

Laurenne smiled and tilted her head.

Lie. She obviously heard it.

Eri turned her head to the other side.

Cloud and Frillite stopped eating and looked at this side.

Eri understood Laurenne’s intentions.

Laurenne had intended to insult both Cloud and Eri by showing them how to tease Eri.

Eri bit her lip tightly.

Normally she would have obeyed, but now she doesn’t want to follow even if she die. She didn’t want to show Cloud this way.

“The water is after…”

It was the moment Eri was about to turn down Laurenne’s request again.

“Eri.”

A low-pitched voice cut her words with a single knife. Eri’s gaze turned to Laurenne’s side.

Lorian was looking at her with a smile that seemed to be characteristic of that person.

“I am thirsty too. Could you bring me some water?”

Eri, who was about to disobey Laurenne’s words, had no choice but to obey Lorian’s words. He was the one who usually neglected Eri like no one. Then he mentioned her. If she ignores it, she may have retaliation that is difficult to bear.

“…Yeah”

Eri had no choice but to comply with the request of the royal siblings. She took a water bottle from the bag just 3 meters behind the party members and handed it to Lorian.

“Thank you.”

“…No.”

Eri, who handed the canteen, was about to leave. But Lorian grabbed her wrist.

“Sit next to me.”

“Yeah? No, I’m fine…”

“Sit down please.”

“…Yeah.”

Eri meekly sat down next to Lorian. Because his voice was not serious. As soon as she sat down on next him, he said in a voice very low enough that only she heard it.

“Eri. This is just a very simple request that can be made between party members to bring water, right?”

“..Yes.”

“Then why did you refuse? make people uncomfortable. If Ms. Eri does that, how will other people see us? Haven’t you thought about that?”

“Sorry.”

“From now on, think and act. And Lauren?”

“Yes. Brother.”

“After dinner, you and I should just talk to each other. got it?”

“Okay..”

Laurenne bowed her head. At first glance she looked like she was dead grass, but Eri knew.

Behind that reflection, Laurenne must be grinding her teeth. Maybe she’ll call Eri out for anger tonight.

And as expected, late at night, Eri was called by Laurenne.

Laurrenne, who had led Eri to quite a distance from the campsite, screamed out loud.

“Hey, are you kidding me? Even me, my older brother scolded me because of you! Do I have to get my brother’s anger for a low-key bitch like you?”

Laurenne knew that Eri was a half noble. So when she insulted her, she used to call her a lowly bitch.

“…”

Eri shut her mouth.

She know from experience that reacting will only lengthen the time of being insulted.

“What? don’t you answer Huh… Did this go around… Hey, look at me straight. upright.”

Perhaps she didn’t like Eri’s appearance, Laurenne grabbed Eri’s hair and pulled her up.

Laurenne asked, making eye contact with Eri.

“What? What don’t you like so much? Normally, when I say something, you follow it, right?”

“…”

“Why? Cloud, meeting that commoner bastard after a long time, does it remind you of the past? Nostalgia just came up, do you think you can go back to that time? Hahahoho When you traveled with a smile?”

“…”

Strength entered her face to endure the distortion of her expression.

Seeing this, Laurenne opened her eyes wide as if embarrassed and burst into laughter.

“Wow. Could it be real? Ah ha ha ha! I’m me too, and you’re a crazy bitch too. How are you going to do that and think about going back? Don’t you remember what you did?”

Lorenne, who was laughing at her stomach bursting, suddenly turned her head and poked her face at Eri. She pressed her foreheads together and she met Eri and her eyes.

“It was declared in the public eye, and not anywhere else, but in the Imperial Social Gathering. You said you would get out of Cloud’s party and come to my brother’s party. After making Cloud a political asshole like that, do you miss it now?”

“Oh, that’s yours…!”

Eri’s eyes fluttered aimlessly. Laurene contorted her eyes finely.

“Yeah, we did. However? It was you who said you would. It was you who actually did it, and it was you who drove the nail into Cloud’s chest. no?”

It’s not

Eri, she knew the truth better than anyone else that Laurenne was right. So she couldn’t object. She just bowed her head and clenched her clenched fists.

“Isn’t that your humble wish? Becoming a member of the Hero Party that defeated the Demon King and getting the approval of the family. Right?”

“…”

“That’s right. Yes. Answer me.”

“…Right.”

“Then you have to act right? Now you have nowhere else to go. Isn’t it?”

Laurenne said as she pressed her finger to Eri’s forehead.

“…”

“What. Where your answer? Do you want to leave the party? I’ll let you go right away if you want.”

“…No. I’ll do it right. Please forgive me just once.”

“Whoa… I can’t keep looking at you like this. I can’t help it! I’ll let you go just this one time. Instead, do better next time. got it?”

“Yeah…”

“Throw away any useless hopes of going back to the past.”

“…”

“Answer?”

Laurenne tapped Eri’s cheek with her palm.

Eri gritted her teeth and answered.

“…Yeah.”

“Great! If it is a pet, you should listen carefully to the owner. Ha ha… I’m sleepy by the way. What trouble I’m having in the middle of the night because of you? Don’t do something like this next time. Then I just go in and go to sleep.”

Having finished speaking, Laurenne returned to the camp.

Eri stood there for a while. Tears streamed down her cheeks, and her clenched fists trembled.