The Character I Created Is Obsessed With Me

79 – Ruse and Conspiracy (4)

“Today is also a waste.”

Erina calmly looked around the wilderness and said.

She said she couldn’t find anything all day.

It’s only been a day since I came out of town, but there were too many clues.

She tried to think leisurely, but she felt the need to come up with a countermeasure.

“This could take longer than four days.”

The search did not progress as expected.

Compared to her commissions she had been doing, she was noticeably slower than before.

There were some points where the swamp area was too wide, but there were also many other problems.

First of all, Celica’s stamina was too low.

Even if she’s a little better than before, she’s still far behind us.

She

Was sorry to see her colleagues as her burden, but she had to admit it.

Selica was still far from physically catching up with us.

The moment I seriously consider her way of carrying her on my back,

“Here you are. Eat slowly.”

“Wow! Thank you!”

I witnessed Celica let out her exclamation after receiving the meat porridge from Kayla.

After fighting together, Kayla and Celica became very close.

Selica was naturally sociable.

Is this a habit I developed after taking care of the children at the monastery?

She always approached people with a smile even though she was still in an awkward relationship.

Kayla also accepted Celica well.

Just like the last time she was with Colin in the snowy mountains, she took care of Celica kindly.

Come to think of it, Colin and Celica had a lot in common.

He was young, had a kind heart and a slender body.

There was a side to stimulating the protective instinct to protect if you were just watching.

Celica slowly began to savor the meat porridge Kayla had handed to her.

Just looking at her happy smile while chewing on her meat made me feel better.

Kayla also looked at Celica with her happy expression as she watched her enjoy her meal.

“Erina. Take good care of Celica, too.”

“I don’t like it.”

“Still, we’ll continue to see each other, so we should get closer.”

Erina didn’t say anything. Suddenly, she picked up a stone that had fallen to the floor and threw it.

Maybe it was because he wanted to get rid of her stuffy mind a little bit. But the expression still wasn’t good.

“All I need is you.”

“…That’s impossible.”

Now, Erina had to accept Celica as her companion.

She didn’t want to repeat the fuss she did when Kayla came in as her colleague.

Most of all, I needed someone to mediate the conflict between Erina and Kayla.

Before, both of them clung to me, so naturally there were frequent clashes.

However, if Celica and Kayla became close, we could expect a different side of her from before.

“It is delicious. Kayla-sama, eat a lot too!”

Seeing Celica smiling brightly at her sun, Kayla was blushing while embarrassed.

Since he always sticks by my side, he often clashes with Erina, but now it’s different.

Kayla naturally distanced herself from Erina because she took care of Celica.

In addition, as Erina became strangely calm, the conflict between the two naturally disappeared.

“Eat slowly. It is still hot.”

“Yes. All right!”

In fact, she thought Kayla would be embarrassed if she thought about the life she had come so far.

It was rare for her to be favored unilaterally. At least it was the only time she met me.

At first, she was against Celica’s entry into the party, but she was gradually opening the door to her heart.

But Erina hasn’t changed.

She only looked at me and was wary of her other colleagues.

I didn’t even talk to Serikawa. She was Kayla and she had nothing to say.

“If it continues like that, it will be difficult for you too.”

“No. It doesn’t matter at all.”

Is there really no way to change Erina?

No matter how much I grow old and calm myself down, if I don’t open up to myself, it’s useless.

It is encouraging that Erina has become quite calm.

It seems that there has been a change of heart since the previous big scolding.

“Don’t be so vigilant. Celica is a really good kid.”

If she had a fistfight with her colleague like last time, it could be dangerous this time.

At least Kayla is strong enough to fight against Erina to some extent, so she’s a mess.

If it was Celica, it was certain that she would collapse without being able to even resist Erina.

“…But you didn’t like that nun more than me, did you?”

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“Yes. You are always the most precious.”

“Then it doesn’t matter.”

Erina leaned her head on her shoulder with her arms crossed at me.

“You have no intention of parting with those people… ?”

That was right. I had no intention of knocking anyone out.

Erinado, Kailado, Celicado.

And even the last member to be recruited later.

I wanted to take everyone with me.

If all of them gather, a force capable of opposing the demon lord will be completed.

Of course, I wasn’t the only member I gathered thinking about my strength.

These are people who can be called almost perfect good men.

As this game is set in a dark fantasy, there were countless villains.

It’s not just the demon king or monsters that are evil. Likewise, there were certainly bad colleagues.

Some colleagues ran away when the situation was unfavorable, and others betrayed the main character.

On the other hand, if the main character commits an evil deed, some colleagues leave in disappointment.

However, Celica and one other colleague did not leave the main character no matter what.

“I’m sorry. But I want you to accept the other colleagues as well.”

Erina didn’t answer.

Instead, the hand that crossed my arms went into strength.

“…But I hate it.”

In the end, nothing has changed today. Whenever I talked to Erina, I always felt like I was in my place.

Then I could feel the gaze from behind.

Kayla and Celica’s eyes were on us.

Among them, Celica’s eyes were full of curiosity.

***

As for Celica, she was still not enough to be a teammate.

How to prepare for camping.

How to protect the fire while keeping watch.

How to distinguish the cries of dangerous monsters.

There were so many things that I had to teach them one by one.

For that reason, I had to watch the fire with me even when I was on the night watch.

“I think everyone is so amazing.”

She must have been tired since she woke up in the middle of the night, but Celica got up quickly.

Someone said that she lost sleep because she was always taking care of the children.

I must have been exhausted from the continuous marching, but I was enduring well.

“In particular, Erina-sama is really amazing. Even the first time she saw it, she was startled.”

“Yes. Because Erina is the strongest among us.”

“Even though I heard that it was strong, it was stronger than I expected. Even though such a large wolf came in packs, I did not expect to take them all down by myself.”

Certainly, Erina was strong enough to be incomparable to other adventurers.

Most of the parties are wiped out without being able to deal with the pack of wolves right now.

Actually, this expedition quest was easy from our point of view, but it was a fairly burdensome quest for other adventurers.

There were very few adventurer parties with that much skill.

Yulia, the head of the commission, did not give us convenience for nothing.

“And Kayla-sama is really amazing. I’ve seen wizards from time to time, but this is the first time I’ve seen someone so strong.”

After that, Celica began to tell me her first impressions of my colleagues.

Kyla thanked me for always taking good care of me, and Erina said that she was strong and dependable.

I didn’t say anything bad about them or say bad things out of my mouth.

In fact, there was no way she was unaware of Erina’s poor treatment and disrespect.

But for now, I was just praising Erina as if nothing had happened to me.

The image of always thinking in a positive direction was exactly the same as I remember.

And he also generously encouraged me.

“Thank you for always watching over me. Both Erina-nim and Kayla-nim had reasons to trust and follow Seohyun-nim.”

“No. You should be more grateful to others than to me.”

“No. I know. Wasn’t it Seohyun-nim who asked to bring me?”

That was right. Maybe that’s what Kayla said.

“Why did you trust me? I am just an ordinary nun.”

“Actually, there was no particular reason. It’s like they needed a healer, and you’re the only one the town deserves.”

Actually, if you were looking for another healer in Helen Village, you could find it.

However, she couldn’t tell Celica about the strategy or the game, so she wanted to be evasive.

She tried to evade and move on, but Celica persistently asked why.

“…Still, don’t you know Seohyun-nim? I don’t have a very good reputation in town either.”

“It doesn’t matter.”

“If rumors spread that you go out with me, Seohyun-nim and other people may suffer.”

“…”

“Actually, this was also the reason she turned down the offer in the first place. I didn’t know if I would be able to do the request well, and I felt like I would harm her colleagues.”

I could fully understand Celica’s feelings.

As she wanders around the village preaching in a commotion, Celica has become a person of interest in the village.

“I just wanted to give people faith and hope.”

“Do you think other people will be saved if they believe in a goddess?”

“At least I did.”

Celica has been raised in a monastery since she was a child, and she was able to grow up under the protection of the goddess.

What would have happened to Celica if she hadn’t had a monastery.

She must have spent her life no different from the children stealing in the back alleys of the village.

“I wanted to give hope to at least one person. But I know. That everything I do is useless.”

But she had no other choice.

It was too much to take care of the monastery’s children right away, and to take care of the frail abbot.

She even says that she used to go around her house doing her missionary work.

“It must have been very dangerous.”

“… I quit after being hit by her water and kicked out.”

Isn’t it a talent to be able to laugh and even talk like this?

But she couldn’t erase her bitter smile.

“Still, I believe. Goddess will be watching over us. I’m sure you’re sad to see us.”

Celica had already made up her mind to live her life under the protection of her goddess.

She vowed not to betray her faith no matter how hard the circumstances.

But if she checks what the goddess she believes is now.

If she finds out that she is imprisoned in the heaven world while she has become a spear.

How will she react?

“Yes. The goddess must be watching us.”

“Yes. That’s right! Even if you don’t know about anyone else, you will always be thinking of Seohyun!”

The meaning was different, but Celica was half right.

Even now, the goddess will be waiting for me while imprisoned in heaven.

She was determined to save the goddess even for Celica’s sake.

And in order to save her goddess, the demon king had to be punished first.

Of course, Erina is the biggest stumbling block, but right now, the Demon King is the priority.

“That, and I want to ask you something!”

Suddenly, Celica hurriedly changed the topic.

It seemed like it was done on purpose to avoid making the story heavy.

Although she knew it on the inside, she pretended not to know it and laughed it off.

“Really? What are you curious about?”

“Aren’t Seohyun-nim and Erina-nim dating?”