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It was on the road back to our hometown of Greenfell Village after concluding our long pilgrimage that saved the world.
An order of knights clad in splendid armor surrounded our carriage as if escorting us, and behind them, an endless crowd followed in our wake.
"Let's tell ahjussi that we'll walk from here on out."
"Ha... Louis, you idiot. Why not just ride comfortably?"
Despite Lina's dissuasion, I called out to the person proudly leading the procession in front of the carriage.
"Allen ahjussi. We're going to walk from here."
"Ha... A guy like you is... really something..."
Allen ahjussi, a dependable companion on our pilgrimage and the King of Lumencia, chuckled softly.
As if he had expected nothing less from me, he gladly respected my wishes.
Lina, however, pulled on my cheek as she spoke.
"Dummy... Why on earth do you always choose the hard way...!!"
"Lina, going like this makes me feel like I can reminisce about that day four years ago."
"Hmph... You think I don't know what you're up to? You're just doing this because you're scared of getting teased by Tony oppa..."
"N-No... That's..."
Watching us bicker with a fond smile, Allen ahjussi and the escorting knights all dropped to their knees before us in unison.
"Ha... What are you doing... It's embarrassing..."
"Louis, this is the respect and reverence you rightfully deserve.
On behalf of the world, I express my gratitude to you once again."
The massive crowd trailing behind our carriage also began to drop to their knees all at once.
'Ha... What a relief. If I had brought them all the way to the village like this...
I definitely would have been teased endlessly...'
Unlike me, however, Lina seemed rather disappointed.
Looking at Lina, I teased her internally.
'Hmph... You think I don't know what you're thinking? You just wanted to show off in front of everyone...'
Lina could always read my inner thoughts clearly. She said it was all written on my face.
Because of that...
Kwang.
Without fail, I took a direct hit from Lina's terrifying 'head smack' attack.
"Ouch!!! That's so mean... I didn't even say anything!"
"Hmph, I can read your entire mind. You were just cursing me inside, weren't you?!"
"W-Well, that's..."
I couldn't offer any rebuttal.
To begin with, I was a person who couldn't even tell a proper lie.
The possessor of an overly pure and bright heart.
For that very reason, the Goddess-nim chose me.
She delivered an oracle to the High Priest-nim and made me set out on an adventure.
To seal all the demonic energy blanketing the world within my body...
A massive catastrophe that arrived every few hundred years.
They said that the countless energies of evil blossoming within people's hearts condensed and coalesced to take on a single persona.
That was none other than the Demon King.
Sealing that energy inside the body of a single person before the Demon King could be formed.
Averting disaster by using one person as a sacrifice.
In truth, I wasn't a hero who saved the world, but a sacrificial lamb.
'SCAPE GOAT'
They said that normally, a sacrificial vessel chosen by the Goddess-nim would go insane after completing the mission.
Or, drawn in by that malevolent energy, become the Demon King themselves...
Yet for me, I didn't feel anything difficult.
Nothing had changed.
I was merely living on while getting scolded by Lina just like always.
"Ouch... Lina... you... So brutish."
"Why you...! Want another hit?"
It felt like a huge lump had formed on my head from Lina's strike.
Looking at me stroking my throbbing head, Allen ahjussi spoke with a fatherly smile.
"Hahaha. I will never forget that journey with you two for the rest of my life. I told you to just live with me in the royal palace..."
"Allen ahjussi. I told you, I'm going to open an inn together with Lina. This is my new dream."
Just then, Lina mercilessly pinched my cheek and snapped.
"Ha... Dummy. Even so, why on earth did you reject all that massive treasure they offered to give us...!!!"
"Ouch...!! Even if we had that much money, there's nowhere to spend it in our village."
"Ha... Louis. You hopeless dummy..!!!"
Having vanity like any other girl, Lina seemed to find the riches offered to me by nations across the world extraordinarily wasteful to give up.
I told them to distribute all of it to the needy people we had come to know during our travels.
Except, of course, for the money needed to build the inn.
Allen spoke quietly to Lina, who was huffing in anger.
"The doors to the kingdom's treasury remain open for you two who saved the world, so take whatever you need, whenever you need it."
Lina's eyes instantly sparkled like stars.
'Ha... She really is a girl after all, seeing how much she loves jewels.'
I had only thought it inside for a split second,
yet it seemed Lina had read everything from my facial expression alone.
—Ouch...!!
Once again, Lina's fierce chop slammed straight down onto my head.
Really...
To think I have to spend the rest of my life with such a terrifying tomboy.
Truly...
Ha.....
It was an utterly blissful and thankful thing.
When we first embarked on the journey, we were just a fresh sixteen-year-old boy and girl.
Me, who received the oracle as the vessel to seal the demonic energy, and Lina, who was chosen as the guardian to protect me.
Blessed by the Goddess, she was a genius magic swordswoman who freely wielded both magic and sword.
That long journey where we overcame hardships while constantly bickering flashed past like a revolving lantern.
At first, I hated Lina for constantly nagging and tormenting me every single day...
Since when was it?
Before I knew it, I had fallen deeply in love with her.
Did she read the emotion rising on my face yet again?
Lina's pale cheeks flushed red, and she soon grumbled as she looked away toward distant mountains.
"Allen ahjussi. We'll be going now, then. You must come visit us later!"
"Idiot... How long are you going to keep calling him ahjussi? He's a king, for goodness' sake."
"Lina, you called him that too."
"Why you, talking back again...!!!"
Lina grabbed my hand tightly and led me in front of Allen ahjussi.
Then, straightening her back, she offered a formal greeting, bringing our long, long journey to a truly beautiful close.
At times like this, she really seems mature, but...
Ha..
No.
She is a tomboyish lady.
She hasn't matured one bit.
As soon as the people left, she started shrieking and nagging again.
"Louis, you dummy..! My feet hurt! I told you we should have just taken the carriage..!"
Lina mercilessly yanked at my hair as she threw a tantrum.
Soon, however, a familiar scenery came into view beyond the mountain ridge.
Her sulking expression brightened in an instant, melting like snow.
"Lina, look! That's our village over there. We really came back!"
With a flushed face, I extended my finger and shouted loudly.
Lina also chuckled softly as she brushed back her hair ruffled by the wind.
"You're right... It's really been a long time, Greenfell Village.
When we set off on the pilgrimage, returning felt so distant."
"At first, we lost our way and ran into monsters, so we were genuinely terrified. Remember when I teased you for being a crybaby?"
"The crybaby was you. Crybaby Louis! I heard you sniffling every night saying you missed omma.."
We continued on while still bickering back and forth. Before long, we were drawing close to the village.
"Come on, let's hurry! I'm already picturing the warm stew omma makes."
"Wait for me! Louis!"
As soon as we stepped into the village entrance, warm cheers and applause from the villagers poured over us as if they had been waiting.
"Aren't those kids over there Louis and Lina?!"
"Indeed! They safely completed the pilgrimage and came back!"
Residents came out one by one along the road leading to the village square to welcome us. Familiar faces approached while waving their hands warmly.
"Igor ahjussi! Halmeoni!"
Lina smiled brightly and waved her hands toward the villagers, while I greeted them with a slightly shy blush on my cheeks.
We had changed.
In our eyes, shaped by overcoming all manner of trials and growing through them, rested a firm composure.
However, my maturity did not last very long.
Omma and appa were standing right before my eyes.
"Omma, appa...
We've returned safe and sound."
I threw myself into omma's embrace.
Omma burst into tears as she tightly hugged her son, who had grown so much over the past four years.
"You've worked so hard, my son... I'm so proud of you. Thank you so much as well, Lina."
Even Lina, who had acted so brave and tough, was now sniffling like a child in the embrace of omma and appa.
A warm breeze of our hometown blew in, gently wrapping around our long, long journey.
Bright smiles blossomed on the faces of the boy and girl who had returned to the embrace of their peaceful hometown.
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And before we knew it, one year of time had passed.
Leaving behind the honor of being heroes who saved the world, the two of us were running a cozy inn combined with a restaurant together in Greenfell Village.
The 'Luna Inn', named by combining one syllable each from Louis and Lina.
"Aigoo, Louis! The seasoning on today's stew is absolutely amazing! Your skill improves day by day."
Igor ahjussi let out a hearty laugh as he emptied his large bowl completely.
"Haha, I'm glad it suits your taste, ahjussi. I barely got it right because Lina kept nagging me to taste test it beside me."
Lina, who was organizing receipts at the counter, glanced up and glared at me.
"What was that, Louis? Nagging? Would you mind calling it constructive guidance for your clumsy self's improvement?"
Even as she snapped primly, a playful smile spread across Lina's lips.
Before we knew it, we had become husband and wife.
Lina still acted like a noona, nagging me and always doing whatever she pleased as a stubborn tyrant, but...
She was the one and only wife in the world who understood me better than anyone and loved me deeply.
Once all the customers left and the dining area became quiet, Lina plunked down onto a counter chair as if her legs ached and let out a long sigh.
"Haa... Why were there so many customers today? I thought my back was going to break."
Seeing that, I roughly dusted off my hands covered white with flour from cooking and walked straight over to her.
Naturally, I began to gently massage her pure white legs.
"You worked hard, Lina. This is why I said we should take fewer customers."
"How can we turn customers away...! Louis, you idiot.
An inn run by Hero-nim Louis, who saved the world.
Did you really think people wouldn't come...!!"
Even while grumbling primly, Lina didn't seem to mind my touch, gently closing her eyes and leaning into it.
While massaging her legs, I brought my face close to Lina's ear and whispered softly.
"Tonight, I'll prepare something very hot as a special menu for you."
"W-What, what kind of lecherous nonsense are you talking about in broad daylight..."
Lina's pale, pretty cheeks instantly flushed red like an apple.
"Idiot, Louis... Ha..."
In truth, I hadn't known until after we got married.
That Lina, who seemed so fierce, was actually a lewd woman with heavy masochistic tendencies.
During the day she would boss me around while acting like a noona, but at night, the moment I fed her my cock, her eyes would instantly glaze over.
Outside the window, the peaceful evening sunset of Greenfell Village was setting in red.
Heroes who saved the world and now a loving married couple, our daily life flowed more warmly and sweetly than any adventure.
"Haeuk... Haang♥"
"Lina, what did I tell you to call me?"
"Ha... Idiot Louis. It feels so good, euuut...♥♥ Eugeuk!!
Jjigeok, jjigeok.
Umjjil umjjil.
"Not going to say it? Then I'm going to stop right now."
"Ha.. No... Ha, haang♥. M-Master."
"That's right, Lina. At night, I am Lina's Master."
"Yes, Master. Haang.. heup...♡"
In the middle of the night, deep darkness wrapped around Greenfell Village.
And feeling each other warmly, we were making passionate love.
Jjigeok, jjigeok.
Umjjil umjjil.
"Hueuut!!.. Ah,,♥ Aaaat!! Ooo-hok!!♥"
Pusyuut, chiiiik
"Haeueuk.... Hoo-oo-ook!♥"
"Master, it feels so good. Haang.'
"Ah~♡ Aang~♡ I'm coming~~♡"
Puswiiiit♡
Peucheut-peucheut-peucheut, jjeut-jjeut, cheuuuut
Jjiiiiik!!!
Today as well, I had satisfied Lina completely.
To be honest, rather than me being good at it, I wondered if Lina simply had an excessively lewd body.
Did all women in the world become this lewd once night fell?
Having never experienced other women, it remained nothing more than a deep question to me.
Yet I loved this Lina more than anyone else in the world.
The two-faced contrast of acting like such a haughty tomboy during the day, while craving my cock like an obedient masochistic bitch the moment night fell.
That side of her was so utterly adorable that,
I remembered trying to brag about it to Allen ahjussi, only to get beaten half to death like a dog by Lina.
The guardian who protects the hero.
Her fists were far too fierce.
'Ha... Just thinking about it makes me dizzy.'
She, who was now fast asleep in my arms, was more lovely than anyone else in the world.
Holding her tight in my embrace, I closed my eyes.
"W-What is this...!!!"
The instant I closed my eyes, a situation unfolded that I couldn't tell was a dream or reality.
Even as I strained with all my might to open my eyes, my eyelids wouldn't budge at all.
My consciousness was undeniably vivid.
It wasn't a dream. It was vivid, just like reality.
Right there...
My most precious wife in the world, Lina, was surrounded by the villagers and being gang-raped.
"Tony oppa..!! Igor ahjussi... Village Chief-nim..!!! What do you think you're doing right now..!!"
"W-Wait a minute.. Take it out..! Take it out, please...!
Aaaah... Euk..♡ Euk..♡"
Though she resisted with all her might at first, as time passed, she was getting soaked in pleasure.
"Haeueuk.... Haa... Haang.♥."
Jjigeok, jjigeok."
"Ahjussi.. your cock... is too big.
Euuut...♥ Eugeugeuk!! ♥♥"
My wife, Lina...
Having finally succumbed to pleasure, she...
Letting out bewitching moans with unfocused eyes, was voluntarily indulging in the villagers' cocks.
"Ah~♡ I love cock... Aang~♡ I'm coming~~♡"
That lewd expression as she struggled in pleasure while staring at me with hollow eyes.
"Kh...euk!! Aaah!!! No...!!"