I Escaped the Exile Story Only To Find It Was a Regret Trope

51 – 10# No matter how much you prepare, it’s never enough (4)

Usually, it’s very early childhood.

So, it’s natural not to remember the moments right after birth. But for some reason, while all other memories from different times are gone,

strangely, the memories from when she was one year old remain clear.

Her parents were not exactly people you could call parents. A prostitute from a brothel, and a thug who strutted around the back alleys with a puffed-up chest.

The child born between them was Veris.

Veris was both very unlucky and lucky. In most cases like this, the child would be abandoned and die a lonely death, or be sold to perverts.

In Veris’s case, the latter was true, but the former was not.

Fortunately, it was the Order of Light that bought Veris from them. In a way, you could say the Order of Light was the savior of Veris’s life. But, who knows.

If they had really pitied the child and saved her,

perhaps Veris would have devoted herself wholeheartedly to being a saint. In the end, they bought her out of necessity. To cultivate a saint.

She doesn’t think that’s bad.

All human lives are precious, but in reality, they don’t escape market logic. Are the lives of nobles and commoners really worth the same?

Well.

I don’t know.

Anyway, maybe because of that, Veris viewed the world coldly from a young age. She compared the value of her life and others, and took what she could get from it.

It’s cruel, but what can you do?

This is the world you have to live in.

In Veris’s eyes, the hero Revil was a person of very low value. He wasn’t a bad person, but he lacked ability. Lack of ability is a sin.

Especially the higher the position the person holds.

The position of a hero is not something you can get for free. Many people sacrifice for the hero, and that position is built upon those continuous sacrifices.

‘Even someone like that is now parading around as a hero, it’s the end of the world.’

She thought it was rather good. He wasn’t hideous, and he wasn’t a bad person. With this level, she could easily give him her virginity.

That’s what she thought. Of course, things would get complicated after that.

But that’s not her domain. It’s the hero and his companions’ responsibility to deal with the consequences of touching a saint and losing the miracle of the gods, not hers.

In the end, Veris also joined the party to use Revil.

But what is this? She thought Revil and his companions would easily fall for it, but no matter what, they absolutely didn’t. They resisted this?

Is there a problem with their s*xual function?

Or are they the type who are interested in men rather than women? No. No matter how you look at it, they aren’t that type. But they resist my seduction? How dare they?

A sense of defiance arose.

Even though she appeared this way, Beris prided herself on being quite adept at playing with men. The more time passed, the stronger her temptations became.

Yet each time, the hero Revil easily rejected Beris’s advances.

Why isn’t he falling for it? Could it be that I lack charm as a woman? With repeated failures, Beris eventually lost all her confidence.

Appearance is a weapon.

An exceptionally beautiful appearance guarantees an easy path to success. Especially if one catches the eye of a powerful person, one can even secure a position as a concubine. That is the natural order.

But such natural order did not work on the hero Revil.

Is it true that a hero remains a hero, even if they are rotten? Or perhaps he has some sort of mental barrier? No, if that were the case, she, a saint of the Order of Light, would have known.

[Am I really that unattractive?]

Once, out of sheer frustration, she directly asked the tree that wouldn’t fall even if struck a hundred times. At the very least, she wanted to know the reason.

[I have a place I must return to.]

[Is it perhaps to someone you love?]

[Something like that. Family, friends… there are many reasons.]

The hero Revil’s eyes looked sadder than ever as he answered. And at that moment, Beris understood the source of Revil’s mental strength.

The longing to return.

The hero Revil fights for the longing to return. And that longing becomes the driving force that allows him to exert unimaginable power. Is that even possible?

Just for the reason of wanting to return.

For Beris, who had no hometown, no family, and not a single person she loved, it was something far more dazzling than the Order of Light. Perhaps that was why.

[…I’m envious.]

Unconsciously.

She muttered those words.

It was a mistake. Emotions are the easiest part of one’s inner self for others to read and become a weakness. Exposing them is like going to the battlefield unarmed.

Beris hurriedly erased the emotions of envy and longing that had surfaced on her face. She didn’t want Revil to notice, even if it was someone else.

She didn’t know the reason herself.

She just didn’t want this person to notice.

But it was already too late.

No matter how much she tried to put on the same sly mask as usual, she had already shown too much. As a result, the hero Revil noticed the sadness within Beris.

[That’s right, you…]

[Stop with the unnecessary sympathy.]

[I’m not sympathizing, because I believe that someday you will find it too.]

Your own place to return to.

Perhaps from that moment, the hero started to look different. The image of the hero that Beris knew was erased, and Revil began to take its place.

We had many adventures.

We explored the Sky Island, and we bet our souls against a dragon that had lived for a thousand years. All to save complete strangers. We suffered many losses.

But.

Surprisingly, living like a fool.

Wasn’t so bad.

No, it was rather enjoyable.

Spending so much time together, Beris didn’t want to admit it, but she relied heavily on the hero Revil. In a way, it was natural.

All these changes started with being with him.

After gaining freedom, she hadn’t thought at all about what to do. But as she went on countless adventures with Revil, she slowly began to envision the future.

[After this is over, why don’t we go on more adventures together? Just the two of us this time.]

It wasn’t a temptation to appeal her value to others. It was a voice filled with sincerity. Yes, she wanted it. Adventures with the hero Revil.

However.

No answer came back.

And at that moment when she turned her head.

[Hero?]

The hero was no longer there.

* * *

You only realize the value of something precious after it disappears.

Only after the hero Revil disappeared did Beris realize how much she liked him. But it was already too late. He was gone.

When the hero Revil was exiled.

But she didn’t give up. Until the very end. She was the one who claimed the hero Revil’s innocence in the Order of Light. She endured all kinds of persecution then.

Even so, Beris did not succumb.

Because she knew that the moment she succumbed to external pressure, she would lose her freedom. And at the same time, she believed in Revil’s innocence more than anyone else.

The hero I know would never do that.

Yes, it’s a lie.

My faith will not waver.

Beris endured with unwavering faith. Despite being a saint, she didn’t believe in the teachings of the Order of Light at all. She believed in the hero Revil until the end.

And indeed, the hero returned.

Until now, the hero had never once betrayed Beris’s trust. Was that why? This time too, thinking he was caught up in something, she searched for him.

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Just like the hero saved me.

This time, I will save him.

And as she lost the hero twice, a black flower began to bloom in Beris’s heart. She realized that it hurt so much because he was gone.

So the black flower sprouted thorns.

So that I wouldn’t be hurt. I will never lose him again. And finally, after tremendous effort, Beris managed to find the hero.

‘Even if the old demigod is there, there are other women around him?’

Beris could recognize the hero at first sight. His soul was like a flame burning in the clearest blue, more than anything else.

She had expected Athena to be by his side.

Because when Athena disappeared from that world, the believers went crazy. But the presence of other women was unexpected. What are they?

Annoying.

Very annoying.

Who are you to be by his side?

But Beris suppressed her emotions for now. If she acted recklessly, she might be hated by the hero. So, for now, let’s watch.

Someday.

Until they cross the line.