I Became the Burden of a Conscienceless Party - I Became the Burden of a Conscienceless Party chapter 156

156 – The Pursuit (1)

Pursuit (1)

Jim, who returned as a wise man, was able to reach one conclusion with his clouded yet clever mind.

‘This takes one step away from the division of the warrior party.’

Irina won’t act as hastily as before.

It’s a shame that the skinship will be reduced because of this, but it’s a good thing that the discord that causes tension in the warrior party will disappear.

This means that the problem that had been on a tightrope walk and had not been resolved until now has been resolved. This is good news for Jim, who was loved by dangerous women, and for Esmeralda, who managed the warrior party.

As a result, Jim thought.

‘Can’t relationships with other people be resolved in the same way?’

I think it would be good to reestablish our relationship this way once in a while.

So Jim set out to solve the problem as a wise man.

“I’ll match your stride, Milia. So there’s no need to rush so much… … . Huh?!”

However, there were side effects from being in a wise state.

It is said that not everyone is free from the seven emotions of lust and desire as they are now.

In some ways, Milia was more honest about her desires than Jim.

In that situation, would you even hear a dog barking in the middle of the night?

And the crucial difference is that Irina and Milia have different personalities.

Irina is embarrassed but tries hard to seduce Jim, but for Milia, it’s just an everyday thing.

“I don’t know what you’re talking about all of a sudden, but I’ll do it at my own pace.”

Milia became honest about her desires.

And at that moment, Jim was able to realize that Millia had been holding back until now.

The tentacles that bloomed like flowers behind his back began to wriggle uneasily and begin to bind Jim’s limbs.

“Wait.”

Jim, who was relatively close to being a wise man, was terrified.

What on earth are you planning to do with those tentacles?

At that moment, Jim’s mind flashed back to what had happened just half a day ago. The tentacles swallowing the monster whole and melting it.

“Lady Milia?”

The suggestion becomes a plea, and the plea gradually begins to resemble a scream.

It’s time for the foolish humans who opened Pandora’s box to pay the price.

But, there was still hope.

“What the hell are you doing in the middle of the night?!”

Jim’s hope. The warrior, Esmeralda, heard the commotion and came to find him.

What Esmeralda saw was an extremely hideous sight.

A luggage hanging in the air with its clothes half-torn, and a half-naked Milia staring at the luggage.

Esmeralda wanted to gouge out her own eyes right then and there.

However, being a warrior who does not turn away from the weak, she cut off Millia’s tentacles and rescued the luggage hanging in the air.

“Ouch!”

correction.

I just cut off the tentacles and didn’t care whether the load fell to the ground or not.

However, it is true that she was angry at Milia.

“Just a little while ago, I told you to be careful so that I wouldn’t get into trouble!”

“Jim seduced me first… … .”

“I think that makes sense… …!”

Esmeralda was about to shout, but was momentarily speechless.

The incident happened in Milia’s room. Furthermore, reading the surface psychology, Milia is genuinely feeling wronged.

“Mr. Jim?”

“… … .”

And on the contrary, Jim was avoiding Esmeralda’s gaze.

However, her eyes are something that cannot be avoided no matter how much you look at them.

[Note: Strictly speaking, I don’t think it’s wrong.]

Have you ever seen such a crazy kid?

Esmeralda couldn’t hold back the words that were coming out of her mouth.

“What on earth is this?”

Adding insult to injury.

Esmeralda wasn’t the only one who heard the commotion. The people who were resting in their respective rooms rushed in one by one and opened their mouths in shock at the tragedy unfolding before their eyes.

Garnet frowned and rubbed her eyes as if she had just woken up, while Irina shed tears as if she had witnessed something unbelievable.

“What is this? I feel like I’m the only one being left out. Is this true?”

And Tina & Tana could realize from Irina and Milia’s reactions that Jim wasn’t only looking for them. Of course, strictly speaking, he wasn’t looking for Esmeralda either, but wasn’t Esmeralda interrogating Lacrima?

And Lacrima, the landlady who was forced to welcome guests, glared at the messy room with eyes that could not have been colder.

“… …Can I reconsider the suggestion I made earlier?”

“It’s a no-brainer, Lacrima-san.”

Lacrima, who had thought of a temporary alliance with the warrior party to reclaim the second, bitterly regretted it.

The image of the warrior party was shattered in real time.

Lacrima, whose main weapon was illusions that deceived people, had to doubt her own eyes, of all people.

“hmm.”

Esmeralda had to somehow resolve this desperate situation.

It’s not just that Jim couldn’t stand it anymore and did something, but Irina’s condition seemed more shocking than usual, so it seemed like Millia wasn’t the only victim.

“Shall I cut it?”

Esmeralda looked back and forth between her holy sword and Jim’s lower body before suggesting such a drastic measure.

Jim’s complexion turns pale, befitting his Blue Blood trait.

“Please give me a chance to explain myself!”

“Okay, go ahead.”

Esmeralda nodded as if she would at least listen to the sinner’s final confession. Seeing her, Jim became even more anxious.

“I know it may seem that way, but I’m here to suggest that we take it easy on each other until we reach the end of this journey!”

“Then why did you touch my chest and kiss my collarbone?”

A sharp rebuke from Milia.

At that testimony, Irina fell to her knees in despair, and Esmeralda shook her head and aimed the blade of the holy sword at Jim’s lower body.

“Ha, could you please let me say just one more thing?”

“No matter what I hear now, I don’t think I’ll be able to understand it.”

Esmeralda was adamant. Jim was the one who caused all this.

How can you believe that he tried to distance himself when he had already come to the brink? It would be right to assume that he lied because he was scared when he saw Milia’s tentacles while trying to enter the main broadcast.

If Esmeralda could read Jim’s superficial psychology now, she could prove his innocence, but unfortunately, in this situation, she had no desire to read Jim’s dirty mind.

“Once everything is done… …Irina will put it back together.”

“I’m half demon, so wouldn’t my divine powers actually have the opposite effect?”

“That’s… … too bad.”

Esmeralda bowed her head.

It made me sad to think that I had to neutralize my burden like this.

However, she knew she had to cut it off in one go, with as little pain as possible.

‘… … Should I put a black seal on it since it will be dirty if it gets on the holy sword?’

When Esmeralda stopped swinging her sword because of that brief moment of hesitation, Jim finally said the one condition that would turn the situation around.

“You can see it, my lord! If I really wanted to do it, it wouldn’t have been this bad!”

“What… … . W, what are you talking about?!”

Esmeralda’s gaze turned to Jim for a moment at his urgent cry.

And there is no way that the other warrior party members would miss that moment.

Wasn’t this the moment I had been waiting for? It was the moment when I was waiting to see the results of Esmeralda’s decision, so I couldn’t help but notice that her gaze was fixed on a certain part for a moment and she nodded slightly.

Yes, she had been comparing the sizes of the magic sword she had seen in the past with the one she was seeing now.

“Did you just look at it! Even touch it yourself… …!”

“Me, me when?!”

Esmeralda realized too late that she was too embarrassed and immediately tried to cover Jim’s mouth.

It doesn’t have a particularly romantic meaning, it’s just a change in the direction in which the sword is swung.

Yes, the holy sword flew towards Jim’s neck, not his lower body.

but…….

“I’d like to hear that story in more detail, sir.”

“I knew it, Esmeralda.”

“… … This is a huge disappointment.”

Three other warriors from the party rushed in at the same time to stop Esmeralda.

A moment when our unity among ourselves is stronger than ever.

“Good. That’s a really good thing to do.”

“… … Hey, can you all get out of my house? I’ll give you money.”

Garnet clicked her tongue at the ridiculousness of her situation, and Lacrima cried.

And it was also the moment when the subject of the trial changed from Jim to Esmeralda.

***

“Based on what we’ve heard so far, we can say that we are already too late.”

“Sir, your hand is down? Don’t lower it slyly, lift it straight up.”

“… … Anyway, the Demon King’s army has already started advancing, so even if we arrive at the Demon King’s castle late, it will already be too late.”

“Esmeralda, your arms aren’t level. Spread them properly.”

“We have to chase after the Demon King’s army, and the remaining legion commanders will now brief half of them.”

“Esmeralda, if you keep acting like that, there’s no point in being punished. You should gather yourself together and kneel down.”

“… … Hey, aren’t you being unusually strict with me?”

Esmeralda was kneeling and raising the Holy Sword.

Because I was annoyed. I had secretly shortened the distance between me and Jim, but I was keeping it a secret from others.

Moreover, it was revealed from Jim’s mouth that Esmeralda had told him to keep it a secret.

What the hell is this?

It was quite shocking for the warrior party who had always been nagged by Esmeralda while causing all sorts of trouble.

Esmeralda was paying a heavy price.

“Straighten your back, warrior. Did you think that if you shifted your center of gravity like that, they wouldn’t notice? You’re going to be punished, so are you going to fool people again? Just like you fooled us before and narrowed the gap between you and Mr. Jim?”

“… … .”

Esmeralda straightened her back. There were tears in her eyes that she could not hide.

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“Okay, let’s do that. Now, tell me. What did you say?”

Eventually, she had to get down on her knees and explain her plans for the future.