What the Hero Wanted Was Me - Chapter 42



Chapter 42

Chapter 42.

For Arya, reality has always been a series of harsh lives.

‘Something vulgar…’

My father, who was the emperor, scolded me every time for my silvery-white hair, which did not symbolize a member of the imperial family, and always suspected her mother of cheating.

‘I’m sorry baby.. It’s all my fault..’

She was my mother who always loved me and cared for me.

What was the meaning of those tears?

Could it have been the tears shed because I wasn’t the emperor’s child, or was it because of her platinum hair that didn’t ooze out her own blood?

Such a mother soon ended her life by hanging herself.

Was it my fault that I was born?

There was always only scolding, contempt, and disregard for me in the imperial castle.

Fortunately, Aine, her older sister, who is not her bloodline, took care of me, and fortunately I did not follow the same path as her mother.

Even with Aine’s care, the imperial castle was not always safe.

‘Uh…Uh…?’

On my 10th birthday, I collapsed bleeding from my mouth.

Who the hell?

The answer was clear and simple.

Everyone except Aine was a suspect.

Everyone in the imperial castle hated me, so there was nothing strange about being killed by someone.

It’s all because of this hair.

If she had been born with platinum hair, her mother wouldn’t have died and she wouldn’t have been treated like this.

After that, a bright light came to me after I had been locked up in my room for two years.

‘Aria, nice to meet you.’

Leni the butler.

A new butler came looking for him, perhaps because the original butler was cut off.

I was impressed by his appearance as a newly grown man.

The trembling of the body contrasted with the confident eyes.

It was strange that he didn’t match, but I thought he would soon end his interest in me anyway, so I roughly sent him away.

‘It’s just like the other butlers’

It was Aria who thought after seeing the butler who didn’t come to see her even after several hours after she left.

As if mocking Aria’s expectations, the door opened and he entered.

‘It’s time to eat, Aria’

Haven’t you heard?

That I only eat one meal a day.

The butler, who was the first one today, didn’t even seem to have the basics.

‘I only eat one meal, don’t you know that?’

I ordered him to take back the meal he brought, but the butler stood there and looked at me.

What are you thinking, are you sympathizing with me?

Unlike young Arya’s thoughts, an unexpected answer came from Lenny’s mouth.

‘Ah, do it. You have to chew it thoroughly when you are growing up.’

‘What…What are you doing…!’

The butler scooped up porridge with a spoon and brought it to my mouth.

It was a long time ago that I was treated like a child, so I was quite embarrassed.

‘Ah…Don’t eat..!’

‘Uh…? I’m about to die…’

I was the one who shouted that I wouldn’t eat, but I was very embarrassed when I saw the butler’s urgent movement of the spoon.

Since I spend all day in bed, I didn’t want something to fall, so I ended up bringing a spoon to my mouth.

‘Umm…’

Remembering my childhood memories, I munched and chewed porridge.

Lenny started praising me for being nice.

‘Good work, Aria’

It’s been a while since I heard a compliment, but my wariness melted away at those words.

There is another person who says this.

Feeling the same warmth as my mother, I ate the porridge.

‘It’s warm…’

Lenny stroking my hair saying that I eat well.

How long has it been since you stroked my silver-white hair that was like a curse?

After that, Lenny became my exclusive butler and was always by my side.

Lenny has been with me, gradually teaching me what is right and wrong and the meaning of life.

Spring, summer, autumn, winter

As the seasons passed, my mind calmed down, and it was all made by Lenny.

The meaning of my life.

I can speak without worrying.

My name is Lenny.

By the way.

“Why are you doing that?”

Lying on her bed with bandages all over her body, Lenny, motionless, was in front of Aria.

According to the saintess, the explosion caused the building to collapse, and Lenny’s body in her basement felt the impact of a great weight, she said.

“It’s a miracle to be alive”

If it was originally, it would have remained even after death.

The saintess, who said that her eyesight would have been damaged to some extent, had no sense of responsibility.

“..It’s because of you guys”

Arya caught her eye at the party of warriors who were staring at Lenny from behind her.

“Why did you take Lenny with you…?”

If I hadn’t chosen Lenny as my reward, none of this would have happened.

“Would you treat me well if I took you…”

Aria’s heart ached after coming to her mansion and seeing Lenny with only her scars growing.

“If you were by my side, you wouldn’t hurt like this..”

The fact that Lenny was hurt like this.

Almost costing her life.

Aria was talking while glaring at the warrior party.

It’s all your fault.

The warrior party couldn’t refute those words, and Siana began to speak on behalf of the warrior party.

“…Sorry, it’s all my fault..”

If she hadn’t taken Lenny with her, Shiana said that she was all because of her, and she was weeping.

“No..If I hadn’t brought the teacher to the mansion…”

Eren was also saying that it was his fault.

To Arya, it just sounds like an excuse.

It was all useless assumptions.

Even though she said that, she knew better than anyone that the injured Lenny wouldn’t even open her eyes. She stood there blankly without saying anything.

Lay Sha was just stomping her feet, not knowing what to do with the sight.

‘All.. Everyone calm down..’

She was a Laysha who just kept swallowing words she couldn’t get out.

Aria looked at Lenny, who was the opposite of those warriors.

What will he say when he sees the warriors who are lying there speechless?

Aria, who has been seeing Lenny for a long time, decided to take her place in Lenny’s words.

“Everybody get out..”

You guys don’t even deserve to be warriors.

Lastly, Aria, who was full of her selfishness, spoke.

The warriors couldn’t say anything to Arya.

For anyone who has seen the tears that flowed from her blue eyes, they were tears of great emotion.

“Hey..Open your eyes..Lenny..Huh..”

Aria’s cries filled Lenny’s room.

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•••

After coming out of Lenny’s room, Eren was at a loss as to what to do.

Lenny is in a situation where she doesn’t know when she will wake up due to their fault.

Sianna and Sera seemed to be in great psychological shock.

Only Lay Shah looked normal, but since her original appearance was abnormal, she couldn’t believe it at all.

‘I feel like going crazy too.’

She was Eren, barely holding her mind to her thoughts of the party.

She didn’t say anything, but what broke the stillness was Sera’s small cry.

“…I want to stop now”

“What…?

What do you mean by quitting?

At first, I didn’t understand, but there was only one thing that Sera could bring out to stop it.

“Stop the warrior party”

Perhaps it was because Lenny was in danger of dying from the magic she had created, Sera seemed to have firmly grasped her heart.

“Isn’t that because she caught the demon king in the first place?”

Sera’s words made sense.

It is true that the significance of the existence of the hero’s party becomes unclear from the moment she defeats the demon lord.

For those who had been in love for 7 years, there was no need for a warrior party.

Because she knew that love was more precious than that.

“..I’m leaving too”

Taking another drink, Shia was also talking about her departure.

She was thinking of going back to her village with her family.

‘The butler got hurt because of me…’

That’s why you get farther away from the person you love.

She wondered if she might get hurt again because of herself.

It was difficult for an elf to let go of his fateful partner, but Cyana hoped that Lenny was no longer hurt.

“Why, are you saying you want to leave?”

Eren said in a sharp tone. Maybe because of that, the atmosphere started to get a little rough.

“Everybody… Stop it…”

After reading the atmosphere for the first time in a while, Laysha tried to dry them, but she already spilled water.

“Didn’t you hear? There’s no reason to be together”

“Why is it not there? When Lenny wakes up again…”

“You still don’t know?”

Eren desperately tried to answer Sera, but she had no choice but to keep her mouth shut.

“The warrior’s party is already over, from the moment you chose the butler as your reward”

Eren arbitrarily chose Lenny, and as a result, it was Sarah who said it was all Eren’s fault.

“So you know, I’m leaving today.”

Sarah then turned around and started walking towards her room.

“I’m sorry… Eren…”

Shiana, unable to overcome her guilt, also passed Eren.

“Cheer up..”

Laysha was the only one who patted Eren on the back as she grieved over the loss of her comrades.

•••

Back in her room, Sara was thinking about her actions just before.

She

She gets mad at Eren, and she tells herself that it’s all her fault.

‘Actually, that’s not the case…’

Why couldn’t I just say that?

My magic actually killed Lenny.

A magic that explodes after a few minutes when the caster chant it.

She remembered that it was the magic she made while she was in her mage tower.

‘Sorry Eren…’

Sarah has regained all her emotions after Lenny’s outburst.

Anger, sadness, love, desire, pleasure, joy.

Recalling her past with her Lenny, the memory of her almost losing her Lenny comes to mind.

Having all emotions, whether negative or positive, finally got a perfect emotional system.

Sera had a great vengeance throbbing deep in her heart.

‘I’m no different from a fortune teller’

I wonder if a fortuneteller who hurts people for revenge feels like this?

Sera was hating everything.

The people, situations, and times that made Lenny that way.

“Let’s go to the mage tower first…”

The beginning of her twisted revenge was the mage tower that made her magic.

Unable to forgive herself, Sera left her mansion like that.