HeroxMaou - Chapter 20

Chapter 20

Board Game: Second Half

A sudden unpleasant presence .

It seems like Cecilia had felt it too, on top of Oliver’s lap, she was tilting her head .

what happened to the barrier

“It’s probably Sora anyway . ”

“Kya!”

what did you do this time!

Carrying Cecilia who was sitting on his laps in his arms, Oliver took a look outside from the window .

As expected, Sora was there, along with the comrades that once formed a party with him . He wished they would just accept that Cecilia is Oliver’s .

never!

“They never learn……”

good

This really was getting troublesome .

Especially so since it was time he was spending with Cecilia .

save Cecilia!

The new hero Sora had received the royal order to kill Oliver and capture the demon lord . Whether he was loyally following that order——he has come to invade Oliver’s mansion at quite a high frequency .

There are times when he comes alone, and there are times he brings soldiers .

But this is the first time he brought Oliver’s former party members .

new stuff

“What are they planning?”

“……they, came to kill me right?”

prob

In response to Oliver’s mutter, Cecilia responded immediately, her eyes asking him what he is talking about . This a very proper answer for the demon lord-sama, but that is not it .

?

“Wrong”

???

Sora might think of killing Oliver, but every time he comes, he brings sweets as gifts for Cecilia . He is just using the royal order to come meet Cecilia .

excuse

——Cecilia really is too charming, this is troubling .

rival~

“For now, I guess we can leave them . I want to stay with Cecilia for now anyway . ”

“……even though everything will work out peacefully if you hand me over?”

“Cecilia is mine, so I’m not handing you over . ”

“……… . . ”

mine! but yeah dont hand her over

No matter how many times Cecilia says it, Oliver would definitely say no .

He definitely would not get angry about how many times she has said it or say she is stubborn . He would keep saying Cecilia is cute and spoil her .

… . . fine, a good part

“But——”

“Cecilia can just stay here . I’ll protect you properly, so there’s no need to worry . ”

who’s gonna protect Cecilia from Oliver

With a smile, Oliver lowered Cecilia onto the sofa .

He doesn’t like that Cecilia is minding it and keeps saying to just hand her over . Also, that hero party really does stand out and would be in the way if they stayed there .

And it is not good that Cecilia’s attention is not directed towards Oliver . In that case, the best plan would be to just chase away the obstructions, Sora and the others .

change of plans

“I’ll come back soon, so wait here . ”

“…………”

bye~

As if saying I’m off, Oliver petted Cecilia’s head . He then walked to the balcony of Cecilia’s room and jumped down to the garden .

short cut

“……why?”

kawaii kara

do you go so far to protect someone like me?

Cecilia’s voice disappeared in the empty room .

intermission

intermission

As he cut through the neatly arranged garden and headed to the gate, Sora saw Oliver and waved to him . Didn’t you come to kill me on the king’s order? Oliver sighed .

ofc ot

——does that king, have a trait that makes heroes hate him .

Oliver thought about that, but recalled that the king wasn’t someone that normal people would really like in the first place .

well…tyrant so… .

“Oh, you finally came, Oliver-san!”

“Sora, you’re too stubborn . Just go home already . ”

nein

Are you some dog that got attached? Giving up, Oliver waved his hand in a shoo shoo motion to chase him away . Sora quickly responded with a “nono” and turned his gaze towards the former party members behind him .

?can’t

“No, today I’m just tagging along . ”

“?”

ah, the princess?

Meaning it is the former party members that had business with Oliver . There’s nothing in particular to discuss again and he had no intention of letting go of Cecilia, so there is nothing to talk about .

Having had his time with Cecilia interrupted, a cold, unpleasant air flowed from Oliver .

why not chase them off . physically .

“……Oliver . ”

“Elna?”

yep the princess

Elna, the princess who was in charge of healing, took a step forward and called Oliver’s name .

What is it? He looked at her, but she wasn’t holding on to a weapon . In the first place, she is a specialised healer, so she won’t attack .

can’t

“I, I have, something to tell Oliver . ”

?

Right now, the only one speaking is Elna .

After Oliver brought the demon lord home, after seeing them that one time, she had been constantly thinking about it .

This is, this is too different from that Oliver that cut down all those demonia, Elna was——under that impression .

still on that charm theory?

“I, have always liked Oliver . I love you……!”

“!”

“Once we defeated the demon lord, and returned to the city……I thought I could be with Oliver forever . Because Oliver was always kind to me, I thought you would always be by my side……”

“…………”

*cringe*

It was a heated confession, but Oliver’s heart was not moved in the slightest .

The kindness that Elna mentioned did not quite come to mind for Oliver . Although he had discussed magic with her……

kanchigai onna

She was probably thinking that as the princess, the hero Oliver would be a suitable partner in marriage . Since Elna is also known as the saint, if she married the hero Oliver, her popularity among the citizens would rise .

Right now Oliver is being hunted by the king, but his popularity among the people has not dropped . Conversely, the king is not very popular so——she might be thinking of using this chance to have Oliver’s crimes forgiven .

well…

The party members standing behind had on slightly strange expressions, but they had probably came to root for her . Thinking that, Oliver felt anger well up at Sora who had brought them here .

Oliver thought about what to do, and opened his mouth to speak, but before that, Elna spoke first .

don’t make it…

“Hey, Oliver! Will you, marry me?”

worse… .

And let’s develop this country further, Elna whispered that .