I Became the Burden of a Conscienceless Party

126 – Victory Conditions (9)

Victory Conditions (9)

Although it took a bit of a detour, Jim managed to reach Millia’s room. Yes, he was an ascetic. A loser who always got lost, derailed, and fell behind.

Yet Jim has achieved transcendence, so he can get back on the road again.

‘That is, what happened a little while ago was inevitable. In the end, we returned to the road as usual.’

Then isn’t that okay?

Jim added an excuse to his actions in this way.

Yes, this shamelessness was the driving force that allowed Jim to move forward again, leaving behind the love and relationship he had had.

Jim knocked on the door where Millia was resting with a proud look on his face.

“Lady Milia. Are you there?”

“Yes…….”

At Jim’s call, a commotion could be heard for a moment from inside the door, and then Milia’s head popped out through the gap in the door.

It feels a bit shaky, as if he had been sleeping until just a moment ago.

“I see you were sleeping. Would it be better to come back later?”

Just when Jim thought he had got the timing wrong.

“come in.”

“yes…….”

Milia opened the door wide and invited Jim into her room.

However, Jim couldn’t move rashly because he could see something that was blocked by the door.

Only then did I understand why he had only stuck his head out when checking himself.

Milia is… …

“Uh, um. Thank you… … No, that’s not it, I’m sorry.”

Because I was only wearing underwear.

Milia tilted her head while wearing a black negligee.

She couldn’t understand why Jim was apologizing to her.

It’s not someone else, it’s someone she likes, so who cares?

She was the one who opened the door in the first place.

She gave her permission.

“Aren’t you going to come in?”

“… … I have to go in.”

And Jim is a devilish man who has already captivated countless women.

Nothing of this magnitude can stop him.

of course…….

‘Wow, looking at it like this, my heart feels so splendid.’

My gaze was fixed on one spot and I had no choice but to stop.

Even when she was usually covered with a billowy robe, her presence could not be hidden, but now that she was wearing a daring negligee that was so revealing that her underwear was visible, Jim could not help but feel overwhelmed.

That wasn’t all he knew. That was just the tip of the iceberg.

Yes, even to him who had lived for so many years, Milia was amazing.

“… … ?”

Millia looked at Jim, who was staring blankly in one direction as if he was blind, as if she was wondering why he was entering the room. Then she tilted her head and said, realizing the reason.

“Do you want to touch my chest?”

“Is that okay?”

“Isn’t that what you came here for?”

“… … .”

Towering.

The movement of the luggage that had been slowly reaching out stopped.

No matter what, I know I shouldn’t confirm it now.

If he touches Milia’s breasts here, whatever he says after that will be accompanied by the phrase ‘while I was at it’.

Jim came to comfort Milia.

I came here to listen to your worries, think about them with you, and help you feel better.

Here, we must not lose sight of our purpose by being swayed by the seven emotions.

‘At least not this time!’

Jim shook his head, swallowing his tears. Then, as composed as he could be, he sat down on the chair…

‘There are no chairs in this room?’

It was only after entering the room that Jim realized there was no place to sit.

No, it wasn’t that there weren’t any.

There was a desk and a chair in front of it. However, the books and materials related to magic that Millia had spread out were filling up the space.

As if putting it on the desk wasn’t enough, he put it on the chair too.

If you clean it up, you can sit down, but… … Millia didn’t seem to have any intention of cleaning it up, and Jim was afraid to touch the unidentified magical items.

“Sit here.”

Knock. Knock.

Milia climbed onto the bed ahead and called Jim over to her side.

“… … .”

Jim broke out in a cold sweat.

Is this flirting? Or is it just Milia’s usual lack of sociality and common sense?

Actually, now it wouldn’t be strange to say either way.

But not now.

I’m saying it really won’t work.

“Hmm, hmm.”

But that’s that, and since there’s no place to sit, you have to sit.

Jim sat down on the bed where Milia was.

The gazes from the side felt even more burdensome than usual.

“Don’t touch it?”

“yes.”

“Then there’s nothing we can do.”

Milia sighed regretfully and wrapped the blanket around her body.

At that sight, Jim couldn’t help but swallow even more tears of blood.

Isn’t it such a waste? But, now is the time to do my duty.

Jim resisted Millia’s temptation with that one thought alone.

Just thinking about Jim’s usual appearance tells you how much superhuman patience he has.

But, unfortunately, Milia was someone who didn’t know that.

“You’ve been feeling down lately. Is something wrong?”

Jim got down to business.

I face Millia with the most kind and gentle smile I can muster.

Although his gaze was constantly drawn downwards, Jim is basically the type of person who tries to make eye contact when talking to people.

“Nothing happened.”

“okay.”

Jim knows. It must be true that nothing happened to her.

But what if it’s not her?

“I guess you felt that the environment had changed.”

“Jim is smart.”

“I try to do that at least in my relationships with people.”

“huh.”

Milia laughed bashfully.

It was her unconcealed feelings that she only showed to Jim.

It was the kind of smile that made anyone who saw it smile along with them, so Jim thought it was a shame to see it alone.

“Yes. Do you know the truth?”

But that smile didn’t last long. Milia soon lowered her head with a bitter expression.

Even though she was usually timid and discouraged at times, this time it was a little different.

That was self-mockery.

“I’m not as pretty as Irina.”

She knows.

Irina is beautiful.

Even if she, a fellow woman, were to see it, those words would be the first thing that would come to mind.

Irina is good at trickery and can do a lot of things that Jim likes. Unlike Milia, she is a very social person.

He is the one who can do a lot of things that she cannot do.

“I’m not as versatile as Tina, and I don’t have the talent to lead an entertaining conversation.”

And she knows.

Tina is bright.

He has a smile like sunshine. He is a person who makes you feel warm just by looking at him.

No one was as versatile in their journey as she was, and she always had the intimacy to make you smile when you spoke to her.

She can create an atmosphere that Milia cannot.

“I’m not as strong as Esmeralda.”

And she knows.

Esmeralda is strong.

I know the strength of that person who fights ahead of everyone else and stands firm.

When I’m with her, I feel like I can overcome any hardship.

Even Milia, who doesn’t know what it is, finds the lofty intentions she holds dazzling.

That’s why Milia knows.

“You know, Jim. I’m not any better than anyone else.”

She also has things that only she can do. That’s why she hasn’t lost herself until now.

But, that day. From the day she lost the fight with Irina, she felt it.

I felt the mood between Irina and Jim had changed.

She noticed that something had changed without her knowing it.

And it didn’t take long to see what had changed.

This time, the change in their relationship occurred right before her eyes.

The attitude that the woman named Tana showed toward Jim. The attitude that Jim showed when dealing with Tana.

One vow, one ritual, one kiss, then.

Two people who changed because of that.

And Milia experienced.

“The only thing I could be proud of was this body… … . Now, I guess that doesn’t mean much.”

The moment when Jim, who would normally have immediately accepted her seduction, rejected it.

That’s what I felt.

That her worth can’t get any better than this, that she can’t grow, and that it’s hard to build relationships.

“I am…….”

Milia was speechless.

I tried to speak, but the words were blocked as if I was swallowing something.

Thud.

Tears well up in her eyes and fall.

Emotions that even she didn’t clearly recognize poured out in forms.

“I like you… … . There’s nothing I can do for you… … .”

If she were normal, she would get angry and attack other people.

Because I felt like I was being taken away.

But, in the midst of the changing relationships, she was the only one who did not change.

When everyone else was bearing fruit, she was the only one standing in place.

She realized that the weapon she thought she was most confident in was actually a difference of taste to Jim.

Even if Irina is like that, Tina is ahead of her.

What was important was not appearance, but the change in heart and relationships.

“You know, Jim.”

Milia threw off the blanket again and approached Jim.

She has not changed from the past.

Because she has always loved Jim.

“I like you. I always thought so.”

“… … .”

“how about you?”

The day we reunited at the rooftop.

Yes, from that day on, she has been honest about her feelings.

Before Irina, before Tina, before anyone else, she expressed her love openly.

But now she is left behind.

Her obsessive love, which sought to obtain what she wanted even through violence, lost her self.

She knows. She knows that there are many people more attractive than her.

“okay,”

Jim knew Milia’s fears. He was a man who knew love and had been loved.

“It was my fault.”

So I knew what the surest and simplest way was.

If you have lost yourself and your confidence.

“I shouldn’t have put up with it.”

All he has to do is fill himself.