I Became the Burden of a Conscienceless Party

78 – The Demon King and Lilith (4)

Demon King and Lilith (4)

Annoying.

Esmeralda clicked her tongue at the stress being placed on her.

It was almost natural that Irina and Milia would become so displeased with Lilith that they would become murderous.

It also means that Tina is secretly aiming for plunder.

Yeah, she knows.

That it would be dangerous if she didn’t come to her senses at a party that was like a time bomb that could explode at any moment.

That’s why I tried to watch the situation as calmly and coolly as possible.

“The road is rough. Are you not in pain? You can lean on me a little more.”

“Oh, yes… … .”

But that’s not the fucking thing.

Esmeralda was faced with a hatred rising deep in her heart.

Romance is prohibited in the warrior party.

Above all, aren’t you annoyed by Jim’s unusual reactions?

‘Why doesn’t that kid s*xually harass others?’

On top of that, he was looking at me with eyes filled with all kinds of lust.

Why do you only approach the release with a gentlemanly attitude?

‘What is this difference in attitude?’

I’m getting angry.

That attitude that seems to only value releases.

Even if she doesn’t like Jim and doesn’t care about him and they aren’t in a relationship and she just wants to use him.

It’s frustrating to see such a blatant difference in attitude.

Esmeralda felt resentful, without even thinking about all that she had done to Jim up until now.

Yes.

She had no conscience either.

“We’re camping here today. Mr. Jim, can you gather some firewood?”

“yes.”

“Oh, then me too… … .”

“No, Miss Liris, it’s better not to go into the forest because it’s dangerous. There could be dangerous things in the forest like wild animals or demons.”

Then what about me?

Jim looked at Esmeralda with that thought in his mind, but Esmeralda shook her head as if to tell him not to worry.

“It’s okay, I’ll go with Mr. Jim.”

“Oh, then I too… … .”

“There’s no need for three people to move. So, wouldn’t it be better for you, Miss Liris, to help prepare the meal here?”

“……All right.”

Esmeralda properly separated Lilith and Jim.

Now is the chance.

If only the rest of the party could figure out Lilith’s true identity while she was away dropping off her luggage… … .

‘Even without me, you can win since there is no obstacle called luggage.’

It is dangerous to attack the release while leaving behind a load of uncertain elements that you cannot tell how they will move.

Now that Jim has shown interest in Liris, it’s impossible to know what kind of impulsive action he might take.

So it’s better to drop it.

And by now, Irina should have figured out what her plan is.

Esmeralda turned around, thinking to give Irina a signal with her gaze.

‘… … Huh? Why are you looking at me like that?’

But the atmosphere was strange.

She felt a strange hostility pouring down on her, rather than the mutual plans she had expected.

It was suspicion and murderous intent.

Esmeralda realized that she was receiving a tingling murderous intent from her party members.

‘no…….’

Irina had a smiling expression, but she was clearly wary of her.

Millia was glaring at her as if she was displeased that she was blatantly trying to take her luggage.

Tina looked ready to run into the forest and set up a trap at any moment.

‘Kids, even if you can’t trust other people, you have to trust me… … and our enemy is that guy over there… … .’

Esmeralda was unable to move for a while due to her resentment.

***

“ha…….”

“You must have sighed a lot, warrior.”

“… … I hope Mr. Jim doesn’t think about anything.”

“That’s true. It’s so convenient that there are so many capable people around me without me even having to think about it.”

“… … .”

Esmeralda was dumbfounded by his sincere answer.

I never thought I would be in a position where I would feel jealous of that kind of answer.

“I think that should be enough.”

“So are you going back now?”

“It would be better if we caught a wild animal on the way.”

“Of course, if there’s meat, I can fill my stomach more. Since there’s also Liris, I want to feed him something delicious if possible.”

Is it just a joke, or is it really true that in Jim’s mind, Lilith has become his fiancée?

Esmeralda was speechless at Jim’s natural appearance.

I just hope this ordeal passes quickly, Esmeralda said, using her swordsmanship to catch two birds flying in the sky.

“Now that I’ve caught it, let’s really go back.”

By now, the general arrangements would have been completed. Esmeralda was confident of that and returned the way she had come.

“What are you all doing here?”

“oh…….”

“But, Esmeralda took the luggage with her… … .”

“Oh, I’m here to pick you up. Pick you up.”

We found three unscrupulous people who were doing nothing but spying on her and her luggage.

***

A golden opportunity flew by.

I should have revealed the identity of Sairis while I was dropping off my luggage.

Before Lilith can untangle her tangled plans.

However, the members of the warrior party were all focused on Jim, leaving Liris alone.

Thanks to that, Liris was able to gather her wits from the flower garden and calmly analyze the current situation.

‘Now, what should we do from now on?’

It was a flawed plan from the start.

I was planning to push forward as a separated family, but my relationship got complicated because Jim suddenly said he was my fiancé.

The part that Irina brought up was also something that was expected from the beginning.

The very fact that she was a fiancé was problematic because she was trying to cover up the fact that the Rust family, who had adopted her, had been controlling information.

It makes no sense to control information now when we already had permission.

Moreover, since Jim is currently in an honorable position as a member of the warrior party, it is difficult to make excuses that the family is not happy with the engagement and is blocking the information.

If you think about it this far, it seems like Jim ruined everything… … .

‘The warrior party is rationally obsessed with Mr. Jim.’

An assumption that you wouldn’t normally think of.

However, to the current Lilith who was stuck in her trance, it felt like a very plausible assumption.

‘Honestly, it would be unreasonable to say that you don’t like it to that extent.’

Severe.

Lilith, who was suffering from the disease called first love, couldn’t believe that it was such a crazy thing.

What was even more problematic was that it wasn’t really wrong.

If Esmeralda had seen this sight, she would have gone crazy with heartache.

However, there is no way that Lilith would know Esmeralda’s feelings.

‘You can see it just by looking at how the warrior tried to monopolize Captain Jim and how the other party members tried to stop him.’

In reality, Esmeralda was protecting Jim from the crazy party members, but it wasn’t much different. At most, it was just a question of whether Esmeralda liked Jim or not.

Lilith just thought Esmeralda liked Jim.

‘In this situation, it would have been difficult to get Captain Jim out even with blood ties.’

Just the fact that Millia had launched a surprise attack right away was enough. Lilith was honestly underestimating the warrior party.

Who would have thought that there would be a crazy woman who uses magic without caring about what other people think?

Even the demons don’t do that.

In that sense, it’s still dangerous, but… … If I can just avoid Millia, that’ll be enough.

The rest of the party members seemed to care about what the world thought.

‘I guess you’ve calculated up to here.’

At first I wondered why he introduced me as his fiancé, but now I think I understand.

The attachment to the burden of the warrior party is so strong that even blood ties cannot help it.

So, in order to break that obsession, you have to draw a firm line. Yes, you can give her a signal that she should give up because she has a fiance.

Lilith was horrified at Jim’s scheme that had been thought through to this point.

‘Then what is Captain Jim’s great plan…?’

Unlike Jim, Lilith was somewhat more intelligent and could figure out what the most appropriate course of action to take in the current situation was.

‘It was to show Captain Jim and me being so sweet together that the warrior party gave up on their vain love!’

That means that’s what she would have done normally.

Unfortunately, Lilith, who had fallen victim to the disease of first love, still had her mind half-occupied with the flower garden.

***

After the return of the idiot and the idiot party, Lilith had perfectly prepared the meal while she was away and devised a plan for the operation.

In fact, it would be okay to say that it was a good opportunity.

“I don’t know if it will suit your taste… … but enjoy.”

Bubbling.

Esmeralda thought as she looked at the unidentified soup that was boiling red like purgatory.

‘Do all the demon kids only like this kind of food?’

It looks spicy at first glance. It’s clear that the devil’s tongue has lost its taste.

Esmeralda sighed and ate the food Lilith had made.

It doesn’t seem like he has any intention of poisoning anyone, so there shouldn’t be any problems.

I was already tired from nagging at other party members.

Whatever it is, as long as you fill your stomach, it will be fine, right?

‘My tongue is tingling… … .’

It’s not so spicy that I can’t eat it, but it’s spicy.

If she’s like that, what about other people?

“Ahhh… … .”

Irina was eating the food diligently, perhaps because she knew it was Jim’s favorite food and had an image of it.

Her face is flushed and tears are welling up in her eyes.

And the way she glare at Jim with that kind of expression is truly fox-like.

“Ugh, hehehe… … .”

Tina sticks her tongue out and starts to shed tears right after taking a bite. This side looks good and is just too spicy to come to her senses.

“… … .”

Milia still has a blank expression on her face, so I don’t know what she’s thinking.

If it doesn’t even reflect in Esmeralda’s eyes, there’s a high chance that she doesn’t have any thoughts.

And the long-awaited luggage is… … .

“Wow, this is really delicious. If I marry Liris, I’ll be able to eat food like this in the future.”

Rave reviews.

And not only are you eating the stew, you’re also drinking the broth.

“Well, of course… … I’ll make you delicious food every day.”

Esmeralda felt her appetite disappear as she saw Lilith blushing with genuine delight at the sight of Jim.

“… … I think dinner is almost over. Let’s clean up and go to sleep.”

Esmeralda muttered as she sipped water over and over again.

The party members, except for Jim and Lilith, were too savage to come to their senses because of the spicy taste and didn’t say much.

Milia? Milia is usually quiet, so she’s an exception.

What can you wish for from a socially maladjusted person?

“Right. Then I think I’d better sleep in the same tent as Mr. Jim.”

“what?”

“What’s strange? My fiancée sleeping with her fiancé.”

“no……”

“Then, are you saying that you would sleep with your fiancée right in front of you?”

“… … .”

Esmeralda’s pupils waver.

The words Lilith just uttered. She took a deep breath as she imagined what kind of result those words would have.

Lilith spoke with a confident expression, unaware of Esmeralda’s feelings.

“No matter what happens, I have to sleep with my fiancé.”

One of the unwritten rules of the warrior party, which had been to set up separate tents for the luggage and not allow them to compete while sleeping, was about to be broken.