Chapter 181: At That Moment, You…
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At that moment, Margrave Makikomarkrow, Comsas Dortwil, desperately wanted to see his wife.
Chaos (Longdagger) had just said something that made him doubt his sanity—that that thing might be his relative—but even that thought was blown away by how much he wanted to see his wife.
He briefly considered that Longdagger might actually have relatives who could survive even if their heads were blown off, but his own common sense firmly refused to accept it.
Honestly, he wanted to shout at the top of his lungs. He didn’t know what that thing, whose humanity was questionable, had said. But he desperately wanted to yell, “Doubt the other party before treating a monster like your relative!”
Regardless, Comsas wanted to see his wife.
He wanted to look into her eyes, hold her hand, and tell her, quite normally, that he loved her.
He wanted to confirm that, under no circumstances, could words like “Let’s Kill Each Other” substitute for “I love you.”
The incredibly dangerous yet sweet exchange unfolding before his eyes—Comsas shuddered at the part of himself that found that sweet.
He was so shaken that he’d even forgotten his surprise that even Chaos (Longdagger) could run out of Magicka.
He’d also forgotten about how Erika’s incomprehensible magic had annihilated the Majin in an instant.
Comsas wanted to see his wife, who lived in the Royal Capital with their eldest son.
A question suddenly occurred to him.
“Do young people nowadays confirm their love like that? When I confessed my love to my wife, I think it was much more… normal. Is that considered normal now?”
“I have never heard of such a thing.”
The Butler replied.
Good. Comsas was relieved that the world hadn’t unknowingly become so dangerous.
“However, I would advise against repeating those words to your wife.”
“Why is that?”
“Because she would likely become furious.”
Seeing the Butler’s face, which seemed to hold unspoken words, Comsas nodded back in confusion.
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At that moment, the Maiden of Light, Lou Memphis, thought she had recovered from her utter confusion, only for her best friend to say something completely insane, plunging her back into chaos.
It was strange. Something was definitely, thoroughly, completely, utterly strange, yet that was a whisper of love.
It was unmistakably words of love exchanged between a man and a woman.
Not between family or friends, but specifically between a man and a woman.
And yet, it was perfectly wrong.
That much she understood clearly.
Luu looked around.
The adventurers, who until moments ago had been relentlessly throwing Majin towards the Barrier she had erected—because it had the mysterious effect of annihilating any Majin that touched it—were also dumbfounded.
Okay, it’s not just me.
Luu was relieved that she wasn’t the only one thrown into utter confusion.
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At that moment, Adventurers Guild Staff member Lana was horrified at herself for thinking, ‘I want to get married too…’
What part of that scene! How! In what way could she possibly perceive it to arrive at that conclusion!?
Of all things, it was “Let’s Kill Each Other,” you know?
There wasn’t a shred of sanity.
What’s this about “the last woman of my life”?
You two are obviously each other’s only ones.
But still… I want to get married.
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At that moment, the Sister of the Church, member of the Longdagger crew, president of the Longdagger Victims’ Association, friend to Shin and Erika, lover of breakfast at the Longdagger household, Shara Lansra, had her mouth covered and her arms pinned behind her back.
“Mmph! Mmph!”
The one restraining the struggling Shara was Daryl.
What’s with this prince! He was unconscious just moments ago!
Let me call them out! Let me call those two out!
What is it!? What the heck!? Why isn’t anyone calling them out!?
Why are all of you just standing there silently with faces like, ‘Whoa, this is bad’!?
Don’t any of you have any balls!?
“Wait! I understand! I know what you want to do, but! Wait! You must wait!”
Shara glared with bloodshot eyes at Daryl, who held her arms pinned.
“It’s deviated from the norm, but that is my friend Longdagger! I cannot allow you to interfere! Endure it, Sister!”
His voice was barely a whisper, but the fighting spirit imbued within it was genuine.
Don’t screw with me, she thought.
You think just saying ‘Longdagger’ makes anything acceptable, don’t you?
Look closely.
You know that’s not okay, right?
Doing that in public isn’t okay, right?
Look, that evacuated mother is covering her child’s eyes.
They’re making faces like that over ‘Let’s Kill Each Other,’ you know?
“Mmph—! Mmph—!”
Ah! Ah! God! The sweetness is going to grab me!
Erika gently brought her face closer to Shin’s.
Held fast, Shara couldn’t even look away.
She couldn’t make out what was whispered.
But Erika’s expression spoke volumes.
Damn it! Being beautiful and cute is against the rules! Adding allure to that makes it a deadly weapon!
Since her mouth was covered, she screamed with all her might in her mind.
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At that moment, the adventurer, disciple of “Kind Barbara,” Shin Longdagger’s female disciple, “Elza the Impaler,” Elza Arsenal—
—had reached her limit.
Afterword
While others are thinking, “Don’t create such a sweet atmosphere with words like ‘Let’s Kill Each Other’,”
Shara-san, who alone doesn’t doubt it and is instead worried about public decency, has really been quite influenced, hasn’t she?