I’m a Hero, but I Gave Up Saving the World

69 – beat until the minutes are gone

It was an easy task for Misha to break the pole and take Beatrice out of the flames.

No, in fact, Mischa’s gaze in front of Beatrice was so cold that I thought the flames would freeze just by looking at her.

“Sigh… Sigh… radish, water… A little… please… ”

Anyway, after finally getting out of the flames, Beatrice complained of thirst first.

I couldn’t drink a drop of water for two days before being burned, but the fire made my skin dry, so my throat burned.

“Just a glass of water… let me drink… Faust… please… ”

“Oh, water? You mean this?”

Faust opened the canteen at his waist and revealed a full bottle of water.

“Ahh… That’s Faust… please… Even if it’s just one sip… ”

“Drink me first.”

“… … … Anything after that is fine, please.”

Beatrice stuck out her tongue like a dog and watched Faust empty the canteen in front of her eyes.

My throat burned and my mind went hazy.

The image of Faust sipping water with a canteen in his mouth seemed to flicker like a mirage.

“… Par, Faust. Aren’t you drinking too much… Then the water I drink… ”

“Kiyaaah, that’s really cool.”

Faust turned the open canteen upside down.

The last drop of water fell to the ground.

“… Ahh… It’s really too much… I really wanted to take a sip… I think my mouth is burning… ”

“Why don’t you drink a drop that just fell?”

It was meant to be mocking, but Beatrice actually bent down and licked the wet floor with her tongue.

“… little bit.”

“Puhahahaha! Are you really licking? So, would you like to dampen your throat?”

“Nope… not enough for a long time Faust, I’m sorry, but where can I get you a glass of water… ”

“yes. doesn’t exist.”

“… … … .”

I grabbed Beatrice by the chin and bent her backwards.

“Ah… !!”

Beatrice’s bewildered exclamation was excellent.

“Hey Beatrice. Are you misunderstanding something? I didn’t bring you out of the flames to save you, but to complete my revenge with my own hands, right? But why do I have to scoop water for you and feed you?”

“… That’s right… ”

Tears formed in Beatrice’s eyes.

Perhaps because of her mood, for some reason, she seemed to be smiling faintly.

“No, that’s right. I must have forgotten… I’m so thirsty, stop… Sigh… Sigh… Then, did your vengeance begin with not giving me water?”

“I can see that.”

“okay… I know. I got it.”

Beatrice, whose entire body was already exhausted, seemed to find it difficult to even sit with her back straight, as she lay face down on the floor and gasped for breath.

Even so, her expression seemed relaxed, as if a heavy burden had been put down somewhere.

‘Now, I can properly pay for my sins’

‘It’s been really hard… ‘

‘Really, it was painful. He said he was afraid that he would die before being condemned by Faust… ‘

No one enjoys being assaulted, no matter who they are.

But Beatrice had longed for this to happen.

From being branded as a witch and being burned at the stake to this day, the constant twist and turns made her think that way.

In prison, Beatrice experienced the bottom of humanity.

People who visit Beatrice every single day as if watching a wild beast in a zoo… .

“Hey! You said you’ve been fooling us all by disguising yourself as a saint?”

“You evil witch! Just looking at your face gives me goosebumps!”

“Since when did you become a helper of the demons? Is it since you were born?”

They thrust long blades through the bars and prodded Beatrice’s body.

Far from being restrained by the guards, on the contrary, they were more excited and instigated the abuse, so there was no escape for Beatrice.

The physical bullying was hard, but the hardest thing to endure was making up rumors that weren’t there and turning them into established facts.

“Your parents also said that Gerena didn’t kill them, but that you killed them?”

“It is terrible. Even the parents who gave birth to her are merciless.”

“As expected, demons… ”

“Didn’t we also intend to offer it as a sacrifice to Faust?”

“hey! Say something! You witch!”

“Before Beatrice kills us, let’s kill that bitch first!”

Hit by the flying stones, Beatrice thought.

At the very least, even if he is punished, he wants to receive it based on the truth.

I don’t even want to be acquitted anymore.

I’d rather just be punished for doing something really wrong. It was just the heart.

I felt so unfair that I was going crazy to be criticized for something I hadn’t done.

Compared to that time, Faust was much more tolerable because he was being punished for doing something really wrong.

no… Rather, the more the body hurts, the more comfortable the mind is.

I feel like I’m finally atone for it.

“me… follow your heart… Faust… You have the right to… ”

“I will, anyway.”

Faust mercilessly trampled on the back of the lying saintess.

“Ugh!! aww!! De, the backbone… !”

Beatrice, who had been crushed by the soles of her feet, pierced the ground and slowly descended.

The slender woman’s spine was breaking with a crunch.

“aaa!!!!!”

“I mean, I’ve been waiting for this moment for quite some time, Beatrice.”

Faust said, putting his hands in his pockets and admiring the scenery leisurely.

“It wasn’t until you started talking shit that I started being bullied in earnest. 「The saintess abandoned Faust」「The saintess said Faust was trash」「The saintess said Faust and the demons were on the same side」… Lana what Hey Beatrice, have you thought about the social repercussions of your remarks? Didn’t you know that if you say anything irresponsibly, there are people who will avoid you?”

“aaa!!!!!”

Although it was impossible to answer, the words Faust said were accurately pierced into Beatrice’s mind.

… It was.

The saintess is the second most influential class after the hero in the hero party.

The occupation that Goddess Irene was engaged in during her lifetime was also a saint, and if the hero is the father of the party, the saintess is respected by everyone as if she were a mother.

The aftermath of such a saintess openly leaking the connection between Faust and the demons was great.

The bullying of Faust degenerated as if it were extermination of demons, and rather acted as a decisive opportunity to be recommended among the people.

To be despised by even the most benevolent saintess was, in simple terms, an official certification mark that “it is okay to bully him.”

“I don’t know how absurd you are. I was walking down the street and suddenly some kid threw horse manure in the back of my head. I was so angry that I went to my parents to argue with them, but instead, they praised my son, saying, “I was not afraid of the demons and stood up to them confidently.” No matter how unfair it is, no one will take my side saying, “It’s because you behaved wrong.”

“… sorry… ”

Beatrice handed her an apology in a hoarse voice.

I had witnessed Faust’s suffering with my own eyes at the time, but this time I myself came to understand his suffering properly as I went through something similar myself.

So, it was even harder to apologize. Because I know very well that it is not a problem that will end with saying sorry.

“Don’t apologize. Because it is more disgusting.”

Faust grabbed the fallen saintess by the collar and lifted her torso.

“Even apples have their time. you missed the time 3 years or so… There was 3 years of time for you. You neglected me when I was in the most difficult time, and now I have no shame in apologizing?”

“No, that’s right. That, but all I can do is apologize… ”

“shut up.”

An angry uppercut pierced the navel.

“Ugh!!!”

It was a blow that the weak body of a saintess could not bear.

Confusion in which the five organs are twisted came.

“Ugh! Ooh!!!”

Beatrice knelt down and started gagging.

“Wow!! Ooooh!!!”

“Dirty Beatrice. Are you going to vomit?”

“Huh… ugh… !!”

Tears also flowed down constantly.

I was so scared and in pain that I couldn’t stop crying.

I knew from the beginning that I would never be able to be forgiven anyway.

‘Is all I can do is to become a punching bag so that his anger can be relieved even a little bit’

Beatrice caught her breath and sat down on her knees as discreetly as she did during worship.

As if you were prepared for everything.

“Hit it, Faust. the way you want-“

“I don’t look at you as a player first.”

I didn’t say it because I wanted a lenient treatment.

So Beatrice was rather happy even after being hit in the face by Faust’s high kick and flying until she crashed into the outer wall of the building behind her.

I was worried that Faust’s heart would become weak and he would stop taking revenge, but I was able to receive true education with his sincere kicks that put my worries to shame.

It seemed that the greater the pain inflicted on her body, the less the guilt that weighed down her chest as heavy as lead, so Beatrice got up on her feet and steadily walked to Faust.

“green onion… Ust… ”

“It looks like a zombie.”

Hearing Faust’s sarcasm, Misha laughed out loud.

Beatrice’s front teeth fell out and her nose bone was broken, turning her beautiful face into a hideous one.

For Misha, that was the greatest joy of all.

“Ha ha ha ha ha! It’s a masterpiece! Now, sending an invitation to a guy on an anniversary is an ugly girl I couldn’t even dream of!”

“Pow… St… ”

Beatrice staggered back and landed in a good position to strike again.

Faust tilted his head and asked.

“What are we going to do, Beatrice?”

“It is still far… You know… ”

“I know.”

puck!

This time, he hit the left cheek with a right hook.

Two molars were missing from the mouth.

With blood pooling around her mouth and swollen cheeks, the beauty who received more than 100 love letters a day during her service as a saint became ugly enough to embarrass the viewer.

“Ooooh… .”

“What is it, Beatrice? Do you want me to stop now?”

“I’m a child… I bit my tongue, my pronunciation leaked for a while… Come on, Faust. Until the minutes are released.”

“Until the minute is released? aren’t you Are you still watching over me? If you hit me with real sincerity, you die.”

The saintess, whose teeth were pierced, curled up her lips and smiled.

“Even if you kill me… can… Faus… crack… worthy of death… do… Because I did… I… to me… It’s a witch… It’s a demon… The people who made up things that didn’t make sense and bullied them… All I can think about is wanting to kill them all… Because… that heart… well… I know… just… Porridge… please… my sins… Outside of this… I can pay… cool!! Kuheh!!”

Beatrice vomited black blood.

Due to the piled up damage, internal bleeding finally started.

“Th-but please listen to this and kill me, Faust… really… sorry… at that time… I wish I could at least listen to you… big… Even if someone tried to trick me, if I had a calm conversation with you, if I had listened to you enough before trying to frame you, that wouldn’t have happened… At least I should have checked the facts with myself. I was stupid… Being hated for something you didn’t even do… Was it painful enough to die? Was it hateful enough to kill? I know that feeling now… Porridge… please… ”

Now Beatrice’s eyes were turned upside down so that her pupils could not be seen.

The arched waist arched like a bow and rose because the vertebrae were strangely bent.

The end was approaching for her.

The saintess had only one wish.

It was to end with the man I once loved before dying of natural causes.

“My… A sickly face… With a stupid brain… Please break it. Without a trace… could kill me… ? Faust… are you listening? I’m an asshole and trash, a rag that doesn’t get rid of dirt no matter how hard I wash it… It’s the same year, right? To me whose soul has been tainted by unforgivable sins… Make atonement in the form of death… Please… ”