Will I End Up As a Hero or a Demon King (WN)

Chapter 131

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Chapter 131 – A Fleeting Dream

I went to the old gentleman at the desk in the lobby, who I thought was probably the manager, and got the key.

“Your companion has already returned.”

“Oh, is that so?”

“By the way, how was breakfast this morning?”

“It was delicious. We both ended up with full stomachs.”

“Your companion, too?”

“Yes, she said it was delicious. So please make tonight’s dinner a normal one. Last night was too much for her.”

“I am very sorry about yesterday. I already know your preferences, so I’ll cook in a way that brings out the best in the ingredients.”

Good, good. The food here should be safe now.

Maybe it was because I ate too much in the morning, but I had no problem skipping lunch, and it’s not bad to have two delicious meals a day.

Up the stairs, up the stairs, up again… It’s a bit tiring to get to the fourth floor!

Panting, I opened the door and entered the room, where Riste was sitting on the sofa where we had eaten the street food yesterday, looking out the window, dressed in a black dress, unlike in the morning.

“I’m home~!”

“Welcome back.”

“Did you change into the black dress after you got back?”

“Yes. I thought Loki-kun would be happy.”

“…..”

“(Guhhh… I can’t stand it anymore! I want to hug her right now! Or maybe I should just attack her! But the worst thing would be if she hits me and my head explodes… Yes, I’ve calmed down.)”

“White looks good on you, too, but I think black suits you even better.”

“I-is that so…”

Her neck gradually turned red, and then her ears turned red as well.

“(Ah~ she’s so beautiful and cute and cute and cute…)”

But first, there are some things I have to do.

I don’t like my sweaty body either.

“Sorry for coming back so soon. I’ll take a quick bath while I clean the blood off my armor. It’ll be easier later if I do it now.”

“Okay. If the food comes first, I’ll just ask them to serve it.”

“Yes, please~.”

It’s very convenient to have a water supply in the room.

I can do my self-care for the day right away.

In the bathroom, while the hot water is running, I take off my armor and scrub it with a cloth to wipe off the blood.

While I’m at it, I scrub the clothes that have a little blood on them with soap and then leave them while I soak in the bath later…

Hmm. I don’t know how to do laundry by hand, but it looks like I’ll be able to go hunting tomorrow feeling refreshed!

Where shall I go tomorrow? After all, the fun is in the food, so should I save it for last?

While I was thinking about this, I quickly finished my bath and came out to find delicious-looking dishes on the table.

“Wow, it’s so luxurious today!”

“It is. But unlike yesterday, it doesn’t feel like there’s too much, and everything looks delicious.”

“I just talked to the old man who looks like the manager. He said they’re using the same ingredients as in the morning to make the food.”

“Fufu, that sounds delicious.”

Not wanting to be too formal, we each took what we wanted and put it in our mouths.

Riste has wine for drinks, and I have a thick juice that seems 100% fruit.

“Guhhoooo… this meat is delicious… this tenderness is impossible to get at a food stall…”

“This fish, too… It’s refreshing and has a hint of sweetness… it’s really delicious…”

“Mmm… speaking of which, how was it today? Did you have any luck?”

“There wasn’t any. Just people with normal skill configurations.”

“I wonder if there are any survivors at all.”

“After all, the place with the highest possibility is probably inside Palmera, where Loki-kun landed.”

“I think so. As long as the remains have been found, I think the best chance is to set up surveillance there.”

“To be honest, everyone is reluctant to monitor that place. It’s boring.”

“Haha, that’s true.”

“But if we don’t investigate, we’ll never find out why the earthlings are being summoned to this world in the form of a transfer.”

“I wonder if that’s really true. Today, the only skill I got was Shed Skin, you know? I couldn’t help but laugh when I got it. I thought, ‘What’s going to happen to my skin?’ After all, I couldn’t use it because it was only for monsters.”

“Fufufu… fufufu… Shed Skin, huh? I would laugh too if you told me that Loki-kun would shed his skin…”

“Don’t you think so? It’s an ability that gives you such a useless skill, so even if the surviving transmigrators had the same ability, I don’t think they would really be a threat.”

“Looking at Loki-kun, I think that’s true. You just seem to enjoy the hunt and your own growth.”

“Exactly! Well, one day, I’ll acquire a skill that will amaze even the goddesses… Hehehehe”

“By the way, what kind of skills have you learned so far?”

“Huh? Well, I’ve learned a skill that increases my biting power and a skill that makes my charge faster… and I can’t even use the Shed Skin and Sticky Thread skills I learned before…”

“I see… This will take a long time. I’ll look forward to it.”

“Riste! You just made fun of me! It’s true that it’s not very good, but I worked hard on it!”

While we are eating a delicious meal, we talk to each other, including jokes.

While feeling comfortable at such a time, the leisurely time passes by…

“What are you doing, Loki-kun?”

“Hmm… I wonder if this will be a new idea? Since I’m something like a product development consultant for products from the other world, I’m putting together a notebook of things I think would be good to have so that I can make detailed suggestions when I eventually return to Bezart.”

“What… Can I see it?!”

Riste’s movement as she jumped right next to me was very quick and close.

“(Guh… That mysterious pheromone… It’s horrible, God. I was in serious mode.)”

I was certainly excited when it was Feeril and Felin.

But at the same time, there was an element that calmed my heart, but in Riste’s case, it was polarized into excitement.

With this young body, it’s really hard.

“Is that… clothing?”

“Ah, yes… I didn’t see any when I went clothes shopping yesterday, so I was hoping there would be some.”

The one I had in mind was an ordinary button-down shirt.

Casual or dressy, this was the kind of shirt I wore most often when I was on Earth, so I was hoping there would be some in this world.

“Have you ever seen a shirt with such a shape in your merchant memories, Riste?”

“I don’t think so. There are clothes with open fronts, but I don’t remember anything with buttons.”

“I see, I see. Well, you don’t have to button them all the way up. Hmm, I wonder if the buttons are the problem.”

On Earth, most of the buttons would be made of plastic.

So, in this world, they would have to use something else to replace them.

Well, if it’s just a matter of making buttons out of wood, I think Yagov-san and the others will manage somehow.

“This one―is it a barrel? I have no idea what the other one is.”

“Ah, this is a tub. It’s for collecting bath water, but for some reason, it wasn’t in the bathroom here. Well, this one is easy to make. So the problem is this shower thing, right? I don’t think this world has that.”

“A shower? What is it for?”

“It’s like a simple bath. Water or hot water comes out of this thing, but there are little holes in it, so it can both save water and wash a large area. A lot of Earth people don’t take baths in the summer; they just take showers to wash off the sweat. Or they just shower in the morning.”

“Th-That’s amazing. Is this likely to be realized?”

“To be honest, it’s difficult. I’ve thought of a simple method, but if we want to use it like on Earth, the material for the hose part is quite… Hmm?”

“Is something wrong?”

“No, I was just thinking that the snake bite I saw today looked a bit like a hose. If we could sew the skin together, would that work? But there would be pressure, so there would be leaks…”

“…..”

“Oh, I’m sorry. I was just daydreaming about whether or not it would be possible.”

“That’s okay. I won’t stand in the way when something groundbreaking is about to be born.”

“I’ve said it before, but I’m not a technician, you know? Even if I come up with a vague idea, it’ll only be a rough draft. After that, I’ll discuss it with everyone and see if it’s possible.”

“By the way, what did you do when you were on Earth?”

“Oh, didn’t I mention it? I was originally a salesman―but I guess that’s not really clear. I guess you could say I was in charge of closing sales deals for the products the engineers were making.”

“Sales deals? So you mean you were a merchant!”

“Hmm? Well, that’s how it is in this world, I guess? But sorry, what I do for a living and what I want to do are different. So, no merchant’s way for me for now?”

“I see… As a goddess of commerce, I’m a little disappointed…”

“No matter how eloquent you are, if you get overrun by monsters, it’s all over, and if you get killed by villains for no reason, it’s all over. I also don’t like being forced to use unreasonable and incomprehensible power. So everything will have to wait until I’m strong enough to fight all that off. Then I can set up a base somewhere and do things like development and business or other interesting things.”

“It’s true that death is a constant presence in this world, so it’s a natural decision. But a base… can I visit you then?”

A life where I build a house somewhere, and the goddesses come to visit.

That would be nice too, of course…

But if possible, I want to live with them, that’s my true feeling, you know?

The dreams I had in the beginning.

After becoming strong through adventures, I want to marry a woman, have children (although I don’t know if that’s possible), and live as peacefully as possible while making a living from hunting. My desire to do this has largely collapsed.

That’s only natural. I’ve never seen an ultra-beautiful woman of a different style come down right next to me on a weekly basis, so it’s no wonder my way of thinking has gone crazy.

In addition, I’ve grown to love Feeril’s gentle atmosphere and Felin’s naturalness, which allows me to speak without restraint, and I’ve also grown to love Riste’s indescribable eroticism.

Of course, I’ve only spent a little time with Ria, but her smile has won me over, and I’ve come to like her a little.

When you get to know them, they all have this beauty.

Even though their personalities are different, they all have a lot of good points, and right now, I’m sure I can only see the good points.

I’m not really sure what the Goddesses want from me or what I want from them.

Are they objects of protection?

Are they friends I can talk to without restraint?

Or are they lovers I can’t do anything about in the divine realm?

At least, I think Felin has feelings for me that are different from friendship…

And I think Riste feels something similar if I’m not too self-conscious.

…Choose one?

The very idea is too extravagant, but can I really choose?

And if I choose, what will happen to my relationships with the other goddesses?

It would not only affect me but also the relationships between the goddesses.

“(The burden… is too heavy…)”

At such a time, I know what choice I would make.

“Of course.”

As I answered, I told myself that I wouldn’t choose anyone, that I wouldn’t have the courage to choose anyone.

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