I Became the Villain of a Romance Fantasy

163 – Promise(2)

“I’m glad you look good.”

“…..”

I nodded her head with a faint smile at the woman’s question as she knelt in front of her.

She looked at her hand as she shared her promise with him. The warmth of his hand that had already been buried in her had long since gone, but the feeling of touch when they promised him was still lingering in her memory.

It was a promise made by the fingers that a child could make, but it was a promise that was more reliable than any other oath.

No matter what form he made, he was a man who kept his promises.

Although she couldn’t tell Damian about her situation, Elena knew that he had some understanding of her relationship with Altair and who she was now.

And even so, Damian’s promise to stand by his side means that he believes in him as much.

Originally, I hadn’t even thought of receiving such a promise from him, but I was only thinking of telling him the truth that I couldn’t tell that day and making a settlement with Altair, so Damian’s promise was like an unexpected gift.

I knew that Demian would always be by my side, but hearing that directly from him was different from when I was alone thinking about it. Elena knew that by his declaration she had been freed from her fetters that had long made her feel uneasy.

“I did something mean to him…”

In fact, this is the truth that should have been revealed a long time ago. She was considerate that he had given him time and that it was okay, but he shouldn’t have accepted that warm favor for what it was.

No matter how smart he is, he can’t help but get lost in a sea of speculation and hypotheses if he doesn’t tell him exactly. Therefore, all the troubles and anguish he will get are as if they were his own creation.

After her return, the only fear she had left was to tell him, none other than her, the fact of her return, the events of her previous life. The belief that Damian would stay by her side until the end clearly lit up her heart, but that didn’t completely dispel the darkness caused by this anxiety.

For this reason, even though I had the opportunity to speak to him several times, I must have avoided it by relying on his kindness.

Are there any women who are so selfish?

Elena looked at the finger he had promised him with her eyes, half lonely and half sorry, half grateful and half affectionate.

In the end, he gave his own answer without the truth.

He would not have been able to fully judge the current situation. Since the information given to him is limited, there must be limits to what he can make associations based on, even if he is in the position of a reader.

To compare it to a story, I have found out all the important background settings, but I have to say that I don’t know anything about the important events in between.

It would be correct to say that even if you know the outline of how the situation continues, you don’t know why it happened. This is because it was an unknown part unless someone who experienced the situation or experienced it directly told me.

The scattered sense of incongruity made it possible for him to understand it roughly, but even with such an incomplete truth, he couldn’t help but be thrilled with the fact that he chose him in the end.

The only way to repay such trust would be to reveal the secret he had been hiding, but unfortunately, he refused even such a reward.

‘Helena wait! She’s even going to tell you what she was going to say last time, right?’

‘Yes? Yes…’

‘Then could you put it off for a little while? Nothing else, but only until this Holy Ghost Festival is over.’

He had been worried a lot about this, so why did he refuse to know about it? After this Holy Ghost Festival is over, you might not be able to hear me answer.

‘Why is that? I don’t know that Damian has had a lot of trouble with this lately. I think it’s too late for me to reveal this, but is it really okay? As long as you’re considerate of me, it’s okay now. I’ve finished preparing my heart.’

I didn’t understand, so I asked him, and he answered me with a smile.

‘hahahahaha…Don’t worry. This time, I’m not doing it out of consideration for Elena, but for myself.’

‘That…What do you mean?’

‘It’s because I don’t want to add unnecessary thoughts. Damian Krause is here right now. Fiancé and lover of Elena Edelweiss, the head of the Krause family. Friends of Reinhardt and Noel, Orcus and Richard, and the children of the Faculty of Knights. That’s me. As I am now, I am trying to face the current problems. Not the Damian in Altair and Elena’s memories, but the me I know.’

Damian reached out to me as he tilted his head and gently stroked his head. Those eyes that looked at me affectionately were, of course, directed at me. Not in the past or in the future, but in the present. Only then could I understand what he was saying.

‘Elena and Altair know the me I don’t know, but I don’t know the me I don’t know. Because it never happened to me. I had a lot of trouble because of it. To think of the me you know, how did I act in the past to be loved this way? What did you do to make things so twisted? I thought about it. But again, I couldn’t force myself to fill in something I didn’t know.’

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‘So let me tell you. I will tell you how Damian changed me in the past and what I did wrong. So please don’t worry so much. It doesn’t have to be that hard.’

As I reproved myself with my head bowed, he held me in his arms and patted me on the back like a mother soothing a whining child. The quiet sound of his heart, transmitted from chest to chest, calms me down.

‘Elena, you have to listen to the end. Yes. Please let me know later. Not at the back of this dark arena, but in a place with a proper atmosphere. A place where sweet snacks and hot coffee are prepared. For now, it’s not. Will you listen to me?’

‘Yes…’

‘Good. How far did you talk… Oh, until I couldn’t know myself that I didn’t know? Yes, I couldn’t know the me I didn’t know until the end. Because I literally don’t know. So I’m going to make a decision without knowing. You should have given the answer to Elena earlier. I’m always on your side Whatever you are, if you are the Elena Edelweiss I know, I will always stand by your side.’

My feelings of guilt and anxiety toward him melted away in his soft voice. Would a prisoner who was sentenced to pardon feel like this? His voice continued.

‘After listening to you, if you hear about me in the past, I might be able to make a different decision than I do now. That’s why I don’t know, it’s a heavy problem. I can’t give you a definitive answer. But that’s what I don’t want now. I am me I am the Damian Krauss who explained to Elena, and I am the Damian you have seen and are still seeing. Although it’s a truth that I need to know someday, I’m satisfied with my current choice. So, Elena. Don’t be anxious I am by your side.’

In the end, he took care of me with his kindness until the end.

This should be my role rather. Originally, the purpose was to reveal the truth and comfort him who would be confused by it, but the situation was reversed. Rather, he only relieved my anxiety, so I have nothing to say to him.

‘Then see you in the finals. Elena. From what I can see, if we want to meet in a duel, we have no choice but to meet in the finals. You must never lose to anyone?’

His last words before he left.

For now, making this happen will be the only thing you can do.

Of course, it is a story under the premise that he will make it to the finals, but somehow, the belief that he will somehow make it to the finals has settled in his heart. Like I said to myself earlier, wouldn’t it be possible to defeat Altair and stand in front of me?

I laughed at that thought and spoke to the person watching me from afar.

“What are you thinking about, why are you just watching without saying anything. Altair.”

[Helena…]

The one whose gaze was directed was Noel. However, it belonged to a different entity than the Noel contained in it.

The voice of God coming out of Noel’s mouth clearly contained feelings of resentment. Even a superman, let alone a criminal, could lose his mind just by feeling this feeling, but there was no one with such a low rank here.

The Archbishop, who had been kneeling just now, bowed once to me and once to Altair, as if he knew that I was not in the space to intervene, then moved away.

A space where only the two of us are left. Judging from the current atmosphere, it is a situation that is on the verge. Intangible momentum is colliding with each other so that it would not be strange even if it exploded right away. Thinking that it is the same space where I was alone with him just a moment ago makes me feel a sense of reverse.

Wouldn’t it be bad to see the end now, rather than the duel of the Holy Spirit? I suddenly had this thought, but I managed to put it back, perhaps because of what Damian said.

As I look at Altair, who shoots his eyes at me, I feel various emotions.

The displeasure with Noel’s body for behaving like that, or the anger at the shamelessness of not knowing what he was doing well. But surprisingly, among these countless emotions, there was also the joy of seeing each other after a long time.

Is it because he regained his composure?

Mysteriously, it feels like we’ve already won, even though we haven’t decided yet. When I thought about it, it didn’t seem to be wrong at all. No matter what happens today, he will stand by his side, so the conditions for his victory have already been achieved.

Altair seems to think that there is still a chance, but he has already made a promise to me, so I had faith that he would stand by my side even if I could get my old memories back.

Perhaps because of that belief, I was able to smile in front of Altair.