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

Chapter 139.3

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Chapter 139.3 – Three Conditions

My attempt to make things a little more relaxed was in vain and the three goddesses changed their expressions and made Rigal-sama’s mouth area―which they had just healed―swell up again.

I hastily stopped them and expressed my proper thoughts, and the result is the scene now before my eyes.

“I am truly sorry! I will never forget to control myself again!”

Rigal-sama―or rather ‘Ril’―with her hands and forehead on the floor, her long, beautiful blonde hair hanging on the floor as she spoke her words of apology.

For me, who had already given four magnificent ‘dogeza’ to the goddesses who had descended to the world, I wondered at what point I would be forced to give a ‘dogeza’ for Rigal-sama.

While I was thinking this, I was acting together with her.

However――

“(I never thought I’d be the one to do the dogeza…)”

I had no idea what was going to happen, but I had to think about how to make things go smoothly.

If this is what it takes to make things right, then I guess I’ll just have to accept it and let it happen.

“So this is the highest apology on Earth, the Dogeza?”

“Well, I thought it was only done in Japan, but the people down there do it too, don’t they?”

“They did it to me too, Loki! You tried to sniff me!”

“Shh! That’s why it’s a shh!”

While I was relieved that Felin had finally regained her smile, I thought back to the plan I had proposed and the content of the counter-proposal that had been made.

First of all, I decided to forgive most of what had happened this time.

What was done to me was nothing short of cruel, but it was done for my sake, and it’s true that there were parts that made me think about things.

Things like the fact that she challenged me with her strongest split body or the fact that she stabbed me with her finger–

I’ll leave that out because it was also a positive experience for me.

I managed to get the three of them to accept my decision while appeasing them.

But the final blow.

As the person herself said, there was no reason for it, and it was all Ril’s fault for getting so excited and losing herself.

Even though the result was that I came back to life.

Personally, I’m alive and well thanks to Feeril, and I’ve experienced myself getting so excited and losing myself in something fun, so now that I’ve heard the reasons and circumstances, I don’t feel so angry.

After all, I’ve dedicated the last six years to gaming, I’ve dropped out of college, and I’ve thrown away a precious period of my life just because I was having fun and getting excited, and to begin with, I don’t even feel like I’m dead.

So I thought she’d be careful so there wouldn’t be a next time, but Riste and Felin had already reached a critical point, and how to deal with it became the biggest problem.

Alicia-sama’s initial suggestion of descending to the lower world with the wound still visible and searching for the transgenics in that state was quickly rejected.

I have no interest in such things, so I wouldn’t be happy at all if they did that to me.

But if I don’t make some kind of demand, the anger in the room won’t go away.

So I made a suggestion.

After thinking about it for a while, I told them that in exchange for my forgiveness, they would have to accept three conditions.

One of the conditions was to change her name.

This doesn’t mean that I wanted to call her Rigal.

If anything, it was the opposite, and it was because I didn’t want to call her Rigal that I suggested it.

When we ate at the inn, I was at a loss for a name to call her, and I couldn’t help but call her ‘you.’ T/n: Anata (あなた)]

The same was true for Ria, but in any case, Rigal-sama is extremely noticeable.

Since she likes to wear such flashy armor, it’s probably Rigal-sama who would be the most obvious.

Unfortunately, she’s also a bit silly.

That’s why Riste refused to give Rigal-sama a nickname before.

I forced her to.

The result is the name ‘Ril’ that I mentioned earlier.

I only took out the middle ‘ga,’ but I’m really pleased with how cute the name turned out.

Ril was surprised and said, “I have such a cute name…?” but this is a punishment.

And as a result, I was forbidden to use honorifics with Ril.

This wasn’t something I wanted, but rather the result of Felin’s idea being enforced.

She kept complaining that honorifics were unnecessary with such a “stupid” person, so I had no choice but to adopt them to appease her.

The second thing I asked her was to take a day off from searching for transmigrators and accompany me to a B-rank hunting ground.

After all, I still didn’t know if I could use a B-rank hunting ground, and Ril always wanted to go with me.

So I thought, why not just take her with me?

That’s the conclusion I came to.

If push comes to shove, she’s that strong.

I’m sure she’ll be able to take care of any B-rank monsters, and as long as Ril is with me, I don’t think I’ll die even if we go hunting in a higher-level area.

Alicia-sama asked me if I was worried about being alone with her, but as far as I can tell, everything seemed to be fine now.

If she really wanted to kill me, she wouldn’t have asked for Feeril’s help in the first place.

Besides, I feel that Ril will end up isolated in the divine realm if things continue like this, so I have to start trusting her as a victim; otherwise, there’s no way the goddesses will improve their relationship.

With that in mind, I asked Ril to be treated properly.

They complained, but I don’t want to go around with someone who looks like a beaten potato.

When I said that with a face like hers, I would be the one to be punished, Alicia-sama started the healing process, so I guess I wouldn’t be looked at strangely anymore.

And the last third.

This is simply a pledge to never repeat the same mistake again, here and in front of everyone.

At Riste’s request, it was suggested that she make the biggest apology possible, as far as I know.

That’s why it’s called a dogeza.

Ril, who seems to have a high opinion of herself, would probably find it very hard to endure having to perform such a humiliating act as a dogeza on a nobody like me, who is not even a god.

Personally, I thought I had proposed a fairly realistic plan.

If I had a little more time to think about it, I might have come up with something more substantial… but…

Well, even if I can only get the goddess to accompany me to the second hunting ground, that’s fine by me.

Even if I don’t know how it will turn out, I can at least try it as an experiment, and that’s the best way to atone for this sin.

That’s what I thought.

“Too light!”

“Isn’t this a little too light?”

“It’s too… soft…”

In this way, I ended up receiving criticism from the three of them that it was too soft.

From there, the conversation continued on its own, leaving me, the person involved, behind…

“Ria. As a reference, in the case of race-when a person kills another person, what is the form of punishment?”

When Alicia-sama asks Ria, who is not present, a voice comes down like the voice of heaven, but the content is like the voice of the judge of hell.

“First of all, in every country, it is either ‘death penalty’ or at best ‘fall into slavery,’ but if the other party is a criminal, it is often not considered a crime.”

It’s just as I expected, and it’s disturbing.

The same extreme punishments as on Earth.

I’m convinced that’s the case, but when Ril heard this heavenly voice, her face turned pale.

“I see. Since Loki-kun is not a sinner, it would normally be death or slavery, right?”

“Wait, wait, wait! Ril is a goddess! Maybe that’s true according to the rules of the lower world, but you can’t use that here!”

“Why not?”

“What if there’s one less goddess? The lower world would be in chaos! What about the hunters who worship her? What about their career choices? What about the big job of running this world that only a goddess can do?”

“Hmm… you’re right!”

“You’re right, Loki-kun. No matter what happens, it’s not acceptable for a goddess to die. But a slave?”

“No, no, a slave is bad too…”

“A slave is that thing, right? Like doing work for someone?”

“If you include those who take care of your personal needs, there are also slaves who take care of your sexual needs…”

“””…..”””

Slave to sexual needs?

Or, to put it more simply, a sex slave!

My eyebrows and crotch jump up involuntarily but wait a minute, son.

This isn’t the time for that, is it?

“Hey, hey! According to my understanding of the word ‘slave,’ it means forced labor without rest for the master, right? That means they’ll be stuck down there forever, right? Maybe it’s okay for the main body to do the management work, but then the other goddesses won’t be able to come down to the lower world!”

“I don’t want that!”

“Rejected…!”

“Hmm… doesn’t your greatest wish have something to do with power, Loki-kun?”

“Well, yes. I’d like to go to the B-rank hunting grounds with her…”

“Then…”

“Hmm?”

Ril, who had been hanging her head as if waiting for a verdict, suddenly muttered in a clear tone.

We were surprised by that but even more surprised by what came next.

“What if I gave Loki my unique highest blessing? The skills I can give are mainly combat-related, so I think it would be directly related to the power he’s looking for, right?”

“Huh? Isn’t that the ‘Champion’? That’s probably true, but wasn’t there a reincarnated person who had that blessing?”

“There is. Rigal, do you understand what this means? Originally, only one person in the lower world could possess it. The highest level unique blessing is one that should not be passed on, right?”

“Even so, Alicia gave Loki the highest level unique blessing even though you have a shrine maiden, right? Duplication of blessings is a problem, but wasn’t it decided that as long as it was just a skill, it would be okay?”

“Ugh…”

“I… want to help Loki, who is still showing me mercy even in this situation. I don’t mind not being able to move for a few months.”

“I think it’ll be okay as long as it’s only Loki-kun who doesn’t get any blessings… But right now, Riste…”

“Of course, it’s best to prevent two goddesses from becoming useless. So even if I can give it to you, it’ll be after Riste recovers. If that’s okay with you…”

Ril, who was looking at me as she said this, had completely recovered from her injuries and had returned to her former beauty.

The strength of her gaze and the words she spoke made my throat dry up.

The explanation I had just received didn’t give me any idea of what kind of skills came with the unique highest-level ‘Champion’ blessing.

However, the name ‘Champion’ itself filled my head with expectations.

If I had to say whether I wanted it or not, I would say that I wanted it more than anything else.

Besides…

“There’s already someone who has it. And if it’s a battle type, it’s definitely the one that stands out. If I go by elimination, it’s probably the one called Shiva of the Empire, right?)”

I don’t think I want to face him.

But whether I like it or not, if he’s the kind of person who attacks neighboring countries in a warlike manner, there’s a possibility that I’ll get involved sooner or later.

If I have the power and ability to stand up to him at that time…

“By all means, please!”

I replied immediately.

Looking at what happened to Riste and Alicia-sama after that, I couldn’t possibly say, “Please go easy on me.” It was a unique blessing of the highest level.

Since she offered it as an apology, there was no way I could refuse it.

Not only me but also Felin, Riste, and Alicia-sama.

Since we had at least reached a point where we could agree, Rigal-sama’s introduction of her Dogeza began.

Hah~.

I’m so tired… It was a really tiring day…

“(It seems like she won’t go on a rampage again… but is there any after-effect from dying…?)”

As I stared at Ril’s figure doing the Dogeza, that was all I was worried about.

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