Chapter 540
The undead's continuous retreat seemed to indicate that the living had won . Yet, ominous magical waves unnoticed by ordinary people indicated that things weren't over yet .
Of course, for most ordinary people, the undead's retreat was more than enough for them to be joyously celebrating victory . In fact, some courageous individuals were even considering whether or not to continue hunting down the undead .
While the denizens of Starwood City celebrated, a certain section of the castle wall had mysteriously become completely unoccupied .
Alright, this was because nobody was an idiot . All the killer vines growing here were far more effective than anything else at preventing visitors . Currently, even the higher-ups of the human defending army didn't dare to come find Roland anymore .
Two women were currently glaring at each other at this location . The two of them had once been teacher and student, as well as companions in an antisocial dark cult, but now, the two of them were fighting over the same man .
"If you're skilled enough to steal a man, why don't you have the ability to open a door in your cat form… Why do I feel like I'll be in even more trouble if I crack a joke like this right now?"
To be honest, I had always treated the so-called aura of the strong as nothing more than a joke . Legends about being able to crush someone's willpower and resistance with a single glance sounded far more like secretly using an underhanded mental magic to influence the enemy's mind, and then whitewashing the story afterwards .
But now, I believed in the aura of the strong . At the very least, in the current atmosphere where these two women were glaring viciously at each other, my survival instincts told me that my best chance at surviving here was to keep my mouth shut… But why was it that in such a situation, I had such a strong desire to crack a joke and liven up the atmosphere? Was I truly fated to be a comedic relief character after all?
[No, you're just absolutely passionate about shooting yourself in the foot . Some life forms like you are naturally inclined towards self-destructive tendencies . ]
As always, my System's comments made me feel rather helpless . But before I could counter Astrya's comments, Harloys spoke up first in our soul connection .
"Roland, stop being an observer . You need to act to confirm what I just said to Amelia . Or do you want this lie to be exposed? I'm helping you out here . As long as you pretend that you're in love with me, you'll naturally have an excuse to reject Amelia and all the other women . I already know what you want already . Or did you really want to get married and become a good husband now? Besides, even if I scam you, do you really think that it's possible for me to restrain you? We're under a magical pet contract, and you're the master!"
I thought things over after hearing this and felt that Harloys was absolutely correct . It seemed that no matter what, I wouldn't be losing out . And so, I grit my teeth and mentally replied through our soul connection, "Alright . This time, I owe you a big favor . "
Then, I organized my words, as all lies would be ineffective against Amelia . After a while, I finally came up with something truthful to say .
Perhaps some of these things I should have said long ago .
"Amelia, I've actually known about your feelings for me, and I'm quite moved . However, my previous marriage proposal incident was a misunderstanding . I've actually never treated you as a woman… Ptui! I meant that I treat you as a brother… Wait, something still seems wrong here . What I mean is that rather than treating you as a love interest, it's more that I treated you as a best friend, someone I can talk about anything to, a brother-in-arms with whom I can search for the truth of the world and the soul together…"
When I first started talking, I was still somewhat hesitant, but the more I spoke, the more truth came out more successfully .
Perhaps, some things I never took the time to carefully consider, but when I started talking about them, my words naturally echoed my true thoughts . And as I spoke my words out loud, not only was I trying to convince Amelia, I was also trying to convince myself .
"…I've thought things through now . Perhaps this all started from a misunderstanding, or maybe I can call it a prank with no ill intentions . However, I have harmed you . Sometimes, the more one stalls, the greater the harm is . I apologize . I should have told you this long ago . It's all my fault . Come, take any revenge you want on me, Amelia…"
"I know . "
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