NOVEL NEXT Chapter 505: Chapter 505: Entangled
Eren silently walked away, his steps almost faltering as if his legs were also injured. As he was leaving, he kept wondering why he wasn't receiving a notification confirming the completion of his mission.
'Come on... A man placed his life on the line for you after you broke your engagement with him. Just give me that one moment of regret, even if it's fleeting.'
Despite the passing seconds, he still hadn't received any notification, making him wonder if his efforts had been in vain.
Was it a failure? Did he need to try something else? He thought, extending his senses to observe the girl's actions.
His eyes widened in surprise as he saw her walking away as well. Not only did she lack any semblance of regret, but she hadn't even offered a single word of gratitude towards him.
At this point, Eren had almost started to panic. He turned around, looking back at her. He had to stop her from leaving, or the mission would be a failure.
However, he also realized that if he stopped her, it would shatter the carefully crafted image he had built.
'What's the point of having an image if I can't even complete the mission?'
Despite his frustration with her response, he made up his mind to stop her, no matter what excuse he had to make. He reached out his hand, prepared to call out to her.
'Huh?'
Just as his lips parted, he revealed his surprise as a notification appeared before him.
[You have completed the selected option]
[You have been rewarded]
He was pleasantly surprised to have succeeded. The woman had indeed felt some regret, and that was all that mattered, regardless of the reason.
A smile spread across his face, but he controlled his celebration, not wanting to alert her.
Eren turned around and started walking back inside the palace, having no further business with the girl. For him, this was most probably the last interaction he was going to have with the girl.
The person who killed her guard had died. There was no point for the girl or people behind her to hold a grudge, unless they had too much time to waste.
He didn't realize that as he was leaving, the girl had turned around and looked at him, her eyes carrying a complicated expression.
The girl soon stepped out of the Palace, still thinking about the time Eren had stood up for her. When she thought about him abandoning her for another girl who was much prettier than her, she felt even more frustrated.
"He isn't half bad. Maybe it wouldn't be a bad idea to..." she mumbled, not finishing her sentence.
She simply brought out a paper and wrote something on it. After she finished writing a message, she tossed the paper back towards the palace.
The piece of paper took the shape of a bird and flew inside the palace. Meanwhile, the girl walked away, disappearing into the distance.
....
Eren was returning to the main hall after telling his boards to repair the broken corridor inside the palace.
He didn't tell them the reason for this destruction. The guards were also wise enough to not question anything that happened within the palace in recent days.
What surprised them the most was that they didn't even sense anything even when the hallway was damaged so badly. They quickly started working on repairing the place, not alerting anyone else.
The entrance of the palace was also closed, with no one allowed to have a meeting with the Holy Emperor.
By the time they closed the door, the piece of paper had already flown inside. It flew straight towards Eren, who was right outside the throne room.
Eren felt the presence of something flying towards him. With his increased strength, his perception had also increased. He could feel that it wasn't harmful for him.
He reached out his hand and grabbed a hold of the paper that had taken the shape of the bird. The paper unfolded, revealing the letter that was revealing a message.
"We are still engaged. I don't accept breaking off the engagement, so don't go around thinking that you are free."
The message only had two lines, with no name written beneath them. Still, Eren realized who had written this letter.
"Just what is the girl thinking? Did the clone act so well that she actually fell for me?" He rubbed his forehead, watching the paper disappear after he finished reading.
He didn't know why, but he had a really bad feeling about this. He didn't realize it right now but he had gotten involved in something more troublesome thanks to the girl, whose name he didn't even know yet.
He had left a very unique impression on the girl.
Eren was about to push open the door when he suddenly remembered that he had made an excuse to go meet his so-called brother in the Empire. If he returned so fast, it could make the others wonder if he was lying.
He quickly turned around and disappeared, stepping out of the palace.
Now that he had crossed level fifty, he felt more confident in his strength. Even if it was an Overlord, he was confident that he could survive against them.
For the first time in his life, he felt free. He didn't have to worry about the dark clouds that had been hovering above his head since he entered this world.
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He left for a walk through the city, observing his surroundings while adjusting his mindset to the newfound freedom.
Although there were still threats like the being that lived beneath the river of Life and Death, but he could at least be more confident about his trip to Hell
Along the way, he opened his inventory to see if the extra life reward came in the form of an item.
"Hmm? It's not here?" He went through his inventory twice, but there was no new addition. He had received nothing, which made him wonder just what form his reward came in? Was it really just an addition to life?