〈 Episode 298 〉 Episode 292 – The Funeral. Backstory.
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Carcy’s face was smeared with tears and snot.
I quickly took a photo, fearing that I might miss this precious moment.
“Looks good.”
Even at the moment I took the picture, Carcy didn’t stop me at all.
She only muttered one thing, unable to cope with the sudden change.
“…Eh?”
Meanwhile, everyone else, including me, silently watched Carcy.
All of them wore smiles on their faces.
Soon, Carcy expressed her confusion in a whisper.
“What, what is this…?”
“Carcy, are you coming down smoothly?”
“But… I’m not ready yet…”
The moment she said that, Carcy suddenly realized.
That she could speak properly and move her body as she wanted.
“…Why… can I… move…?”
“I told you to come down.”
But Carcy still wasn’t coming down.
Perhaps she still didn’t fully grasp the situation.
Or maybe her brain was refusing to accept what was happening.
At that moment, Carcy lost her balance and started to fall under the pillar.
Thud.
“Don’t come down like that.”
Thanks to my preparations, I easily caught Carcy.
Of course, there was a slight problem.
It wasn’t with Carcy, but with me.
‘Ah, shit. I almost lost my arm.’
[If you’re going to use it like that after barely a day, it might as well be nonexistent.]
Even after almost causing a disaster, Carcy still had a dazed expression.
Meanwhile, she cast me a look that seemed to ask for an explanation about the situation.
“…What… happened…?”
In response to Carcy, who still seemed dazed and confused, I began to slowly explain the situation.
From exactly when I woke up.
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At first, I panicked because I couldn’t find Carcy, but that feeling quickly subsided.
Because I found her soon after.
“……Phew. What a relief.”
It was almost difficult not to find her.
That was because a golden pillar was shining down on Carcy from the sky.
As if it wanted me to recognize her existence immediately.
[The Lord is taking a pic of her.]
‘The Mia pic is really tough. No cooldowns or anything.’
Before long, I heard an explosion sound from the chapel door, and many people began to appear.
Bang!
Our party. The Pope. And many beastmen.
Judging by the lack of scorched marks, the beastmen were probably followers of the Motherless Church.
At that moment, the heroines approached me and spoke.
“Shinwoo, are you dead?”
“Sadly, as you can see, I’m still alive.”
“Give me that arm! Now the husband and I will become one!”
“How about we just chop everything off to balance it out? I won’t hurt you while doing it.”
The heroines nodded, casually discussing it.
Despite the lightness in their words, their concerned expressions showed they were quite worried about me.
Maybe they didn’t want to show it by saying something earnest.
[Doesn’t it seem like their true feelings are leaking out?]
‘…I doubt it… probably…’
Now that I looked closely, Elcia and Ayeon’s gazes seemed to imply something different.
I suddenly felt a chill, but it was probably just a misunderstanding.
Anyway, it was a misunderstanding.
At first glance, it seemed like they were throwing sharp words at me.
If one isn’t careful, it could easily be misinterpreted as harboring ill feelings towards each other, but.
It was just our way of expressing affection, so it didn’t feel too bad.
What really felt bad was.
Suddenly a few beastmen jumped out and began to mock me, riding on what the heroines said.
“Kim Shinwoo has become 0.8 Kim Shinwoo!”
“Why don’t you pull off all your limbs? You idiot.”
“Since we’re at it, why not behead him as well!”
“What a great sight to see this morning!”
These were the holy knights who were supposed to protect Carcy before.
[……Morning? Isn’t it well past lunch?]
‘To the unemployed, this is breakfast.’
[Ah.]
From the looks of them wearing tracksuits instead of armor.
They looked like they had been freeloading while the Motherless Church was in power.
They were now seizing the opportunity to mock me.
Probably thinking it was okay to join in after seeing how the heroines had spoken to me.
I could understand that much.
After all, the holy knights and I didn’t have the best feelings towards each other.
Yet, it still pissed me off.
‘Are these unemployed bastards out of their minds?’
[Remember this. This is how you look after graduating from the Academy.]
‘Damn it.’
But their mocking didn’t last long.
“Do these damn dogs really want to die? Who do you think you are, messing with Shinwoo!”
“Oh my! You should be worried about your own head! Withdraw your money and buy some coins!”
“Where’s the Anal Executioner? They might need an anal execution for these guys.”
The heroines were ready to kill them immediately.
In an instant, the beastmen realized the power difference and fled.
Of course, Hyeji didn’t let them go easily.
Rumble!
“AAAAAAAAAAAAGH!!!”
Hyeji’s gatling gun spewed fire at the backs of the fleeing holy knights.
The knights, like cats hit with water, fled in a panic.
“Damn, these guys really want to die.”
As I soothed a still-fuming Hyeji, the Pope turned his gaze toward Carcy, who was hanging from the pillar.
“Can everyone help us get our saintess down?”
“Yes, of course.”
As the beastmen cautiously tried to lower Carcy, I quickly stopped their actions.
Everyone gave me looks of confusion.
In response, I carefully suggested, “Could we gather for a moment?”
“…Understood. Everyone, gather here please.”
The Pope and the beastmen wore slightly displeased expressions, but.
“Shall we do a hidden camera?”
“……Hmm.”
Hearing my words, everyone began to contemplate seriously.
Of course, their contemplation didn’t last long.
“Let’s do it, Shinwoo.”
“I knew you would agree, Pope!”
The hardships we faced in the Beastman Kingdom weren’t solely because of Carcy, but she held part of the blame.
Though we had beat her up right after we found her.
Honestly, it left us thirsty for more satisfaction.
Moreover, what episode is this in the Beastman Kingdom?
It was an episode for Carcy.
Then we should give Carcy the best gift, shouldn’t we?
[…Isn’t it true that no one has agreed yet to receive it?]
‘Anyway, we’re giving it, so it’s a gift.’
Besides, with Carcy’s personality, she’d want us to crank up the despair level.
Especially as it’s obvious she’d enjoy the misunderstandings of thinking she’s dead while being alive.
That’s just who she is.
So we decided to pull one more prank.
In reverse, making Carcy hit peak despair.
Ultimately, we were thinking of delivering the best gift through our “Kyalu”!
The remaining beastmen nodded with dirty smiles on their faces in agreement.
The Pope didn’t quite share those dirty smiles, but agreed with a slight smile.
This time, I raised my thumb in front of the heroines and shouted loudly.
“Who wants to see Carcy crying like a baby????”
“Me! Me! Damn it! Me!”
“Me too! Cats should cry for flavor!”
“It’s time to enforce discipline. It’s time to exterminate harmful species.”
The heroines rushed over to me, gripping my thumb tightly as if breaking it.
Crack.
“Ah, shit.”
No, it broke.
Anyway, this meant everyone agreed.
Except for two.
[Why does it have to be Carcy! Don’t we have other heroines?]
‘So it’s fine to prank, huh?’
[…Ah.]
First, a piece.
The piece didn’t seem to like doing a hidden camera on Carcy much.
However, the moment she heard my next words.
‘Then who shall we prank instead? Don’t worry, it’s all under control!’
[How do you plan on proceeding? I’m curious.]
She instantly changed her position.
It was a bit pathetic, but I decided to go with it.
This guy had lost his mind after all.
[You bastard.]
‘Try arguing with me, you shithead.’
[…Damn it.]
And the other one who didn’t agree was.
“Do you dare to pull a prank on our Carcy?”
“Yes. Please help me out.”
That was the Lord.
The Lord was scolding me using the debris in the chapel to form letters.
To top it off, sharp objects were even aiming at me.
As if they would stab me at any moment.
Of course.
“Child of Satan! I will directly curse you!”
“I’ll use the money from this prank for building donations.”
“You’ll receive a suspicious blessing, brother. How can I assist you?”
As soon as I said it, the Lord agreed as well.
Thus, everyone was in agreement, and I quickly shared the plan for this hidden camera.
As I spoke about the idea, everyone’s laughter deepened, suggesting they liked it.
At that moment, Hyeji smiled wickedly and asked a simple question.
“Shinwoo, what should we call this hidden camera?”
“Wait a sec.”
Through this hidden camera, we’re going to erase Carcy’s existence from the Beastman Kingdom.
There shouldn’t be any more traitors in the kingdom.
Not in the Beastman Kingdom, or in Landsol.
For that reason.
There was an appropriate phrase.
No Traitor in Realm.
Shortened to NTR.
The NTR hidden camera begins.
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