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Our exploration of the aboveground areas of the Demon King’s Castle only resulted in Charlotte having to acknowledge a truth she didn’t want to accept.
Charlotte reached the conviction that Baalier had used her from the beginning. The idea that everything he had done was for the Demon King’s resurrection, and not to save her, tied up all the loose ends perfectly. Because of this sudden realization, Charlotte was in a state to do anything more that day. The sense of betrayal had caused her to lose all motivation.
Was she regretting warning Eleris to run away? At that time, Charlotte had been almost certain that Baalier was the Demon King’s successor.
She had only just come to a conclusion regarding Baalier’s intentions for saving her. Things had become clear for her. The moment I revealed my identity, Charlotte, at least, would inevitably hate me.
However, if we could find a way to completely restore Charlotte’s condition somewhere inside the Demon King’s Castle, perhaps Charlotte could come to realize that my intentions to protect her were pure even if my identity was revealed later on.
Somehow, I found myself thinking about all this under the assumption that it was inevitable my identity would be revealed. However, it couldn’t be helped. If I quietly lived my life inside the Temple, I wouldn’t find myself in situations where my identity might be exposed. However, that wasn’t possible because of all the things I was involved in. I knew that the longer the tail, the more likely it was to be stepped on, yet I just couldn’t help it.
We were not able to continue with our exploration, and all the floors aboveground had already been explored. We had discovered...
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