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🕑 Added 2025-04-20 00:32:04 +0000 UTCEP.43 I'll Offer My Virginity to Save You1
"It's me."
Jeanne immediately answered Eugene's voice responding to her presence.
Since they were essentially alone,
Jeanne didn't give a long introduction to Eugene's question.
"I know. Just from your footsteps."
Eugene conveying that he already knew it was Jeanne,
His response of asking "Who is it?" already reflected that recognition.
So he was direct.
"Then why ask who it is? Is that polite to your older sister?"
"....."
Jeanne was the same.
"Why did you come?"
"Why? The other comrades can't drag you to the party because they're worried about you being tired. As the patient, I have to come get you, what else can I do?"
Eugene's tone was even more irritable than usual.
He seemed troubled.
But since Jeanne had come fully mindful of his troubled state, she tried to accommodate it somewhat.
"I'm tired. I'll just stay in the lodging."
"Okay, you can do that if you're tired. Then I'll come in your room and rest with you. We can still talk while resting."
Eugene was clearly not his usual self,
But Jeanne took another step to accommodate him.
"Forget it. I want to be alone. Just go."
"What?"
At Eugene's response of coldly turning her away at the door,
Jeanne finally got angry.
"....."
But Jeanne endured it.
The usual Jeanne might have immediately expressed her anger through grumbling and turned away.
But since Jeanne had quite a bit of important information updated,
A different thought process than usual was working hard in her mind to suppress her temper.
"Did something happen to you?"
The conclusion that thought process drew,
It seems something problematic has happened to Eugene.
"Nothing happened, I'm just really tired."
But Eugene just kept repeating the same words.
"Something must have happened. Right, I remember. It hasn't happened lately, but when you were very young, you always reacted like this when there was a problem. You just kept saying nothing was wrong. It feels exactly like that now."
Back when Eugene hadn't fully adapted to the Orléans family atmosphere yet,
He would just repeat that he was fine without showing any sign even when something was bothering him.
Eugene's current mood felt very similar to back then to Jeanne beyond the door.
Having assessed the situation like that, Jeanne
"I'm coming in."
Thud!
Immediately grabbed the doorknob.
"I said I'm really fine! Don't come in!"
Then Eugene shouted even louder with a tone he'd never used before.
But the nuance was clearly suspicious.
Previously, Eugene would have clearly conveyed an annoyed feeling.
In contrast, his current outburst was full of a defensive nuance,
Just like how Jeanne usually was towards Eugene.
Click!
Jeanne, with her senses on high alert, recognized that nuance.
And since she had already made her decision,
She opened the door without hesitation, disregarding Eugene's reaction.
"What's with how dark it is in here. Hey Eugene Schneider! Are you in the corner? What are you doing in the corner?"
The magic stone lamp was turned off in the room.
But since the room itself wasn't very big,
Jeanne immediately figured out Eugene's location.
"Hah... Jeanne, Jeanne... Please listen..."
Eugene was crouched in the corner covering his face with both hands.
"Why are you covering your face? Did you get hit by the Claymores in yesterday's battle without me knowing? Getting hit when you're supposed to be an Expert?"
Thud! Thud! Thud!
Jeanne walked towards Eugene without hesitation after entering the room.
But Jeanne's footsteps
Halt!
Stopped as if frozen after a few steps.
'What is this feeling??'
Shudder!!!
A sense of discomfort like her hair and body hair would stand on end,
Some kind of chilling discomfort seemed to envelop her body.
Eugene was still crouched in the corner covering his face,
But some unknown energy could be felt coming from him.
"Yes, this is how it turned out."
Swish...!
Eugene must have felt Jeanne's reaction, as he finally lowered his hands that had been persistently covering his face.
"E-Eugene, you...!"
Thus Jeanne
"Have become a demon's eyes."
Flash!!
Confirmed Eugene's blood-red pupils.
Though not as much as the Claymores who took the drug,
Eugene's pupils in the darkness were emitting a considerable amount of red inner light.
'As expected, Eugene was of mixed demon blood. Those are clearly the eyes of a demon possessing demonic energy!'
Unlike the Claymore who flashed four-wheel eyes in the goblin cave, the pupil size was normal,
But the red color filling them was clear.
Moreover, the subtle red inner light being emitted was clearly that of demons.
The appearance of demons Jeanne had seen in books,
And the appearance of the demon she had seen just once in her life at the Millennial Outer Fortress matched exactly with Eugene Schneider's changed face.
'Really... you had demon blood, Eugene...'
Jeanne's eyes widened to the point of almost popping out.
There was truly a world of difference between speculating in one's mind and seeing actual physical evidence.
Throughout her conversation with Priscilla,
And on her way here, Jeanne had been worrying about and preparing for how to deal with Eugene of mixed demon blood.
But the moment she directly saw the demon's red pupils,
Her mind truly seemed to go blank.
"Yes, I'm of mixed demon blood, Jeanne. What those Claymore guys said in the goblin cave was true. I honestly don't know much about the berserker thing. But besides that, anyway, my mother was a demon, and she married my father and gave birth to me. As you know, my mother passed away right after I was born."
Eugene Schneider turned on the magic stone lamp beside him.
Eugene could see Jeanne's blank mental state through her face.
So Eugene began revealing his secret with a rather candid expression and voice.
'This is better. It would be more complicated if Jeanne showed signs of not understanding or believing.'
Since it couldn't be hidden,
Eugene had been worrying all day, and the whole time he was holed up in this room,
About how to explain his situation to Jeanne.
"But honestly, I think that berserker thing they mentioned can't be ignored. My abilities have grown too rapidly. Not only that, but to be honest, while fighting those guys, that is, while directly cutting people, I gradually sensed my body changing in an ominous way. In the end, even demonic energy has manifested like this."
So as if prepared,
As if he had been rehearsing how to speak if a situation like this with Jeanne arose,
Eugene continued speaking as if reciting a script.
"So."
And Eugene
"I'm going to leave."
Had even decided on his specific future course of action.
"What? You're leaving?"
Jeanne, who had been listening one-sidedly to Eugene's words with shocked eyes after seeing his inner light reminiscent of demons,
Immediately reacted when that decision of his was mentioned.
"Because I can't cause harm to you and the Orléans family. They became family to me who had lost my father. Even if I don't become something like a berserker, this current appearance itself will cause great harm."
He's going to leave.
The situation of the Orléans family's annihilation he saw in his dream,
Eugene will leave their side because he's so afraid of that.
But since he can't say that directly,
Eugene Schneider was just explaining it in a roundabout way like this.
"So... you're leaving?"
Leaving so as not to cause harm to the Orléans family,
The ends of Jeanne's eyebrows twitched subtly upon hearing those words.
"Yes, that's the right thing to do. There's no other way."
Jeanne looked like she might explode at any moment.
So Eugene poured out an even more resolute expression and tone, driving home his determination.
Clench! Grip!
At that moment, Jeanne's hands clenched tightly,
"Don't say such nonsense. Where would you go? Do you think I'd let you leave?"
Jeanne was the same,
After learning the fact that Eugene was of mixed demon blood
Her desperate desire to help Eugene surged up so much that
Even in such a short time, she had been anxiously making every effort with all her heart.
For such a Jeanne, even if she had shown a surprised face just now, how could she let Eugene leave her side?
Jeanne spat out those words with a clear will in an almost teeth-gritting voice right in Eugene's face.
'As expected, I thought she wouldn't let me go easily.'
Eugene silently looked at Jeanne like that for a few seconds.
Demons,
Are the reverse scale of the Imperium Empire to the extent that even Ulysses who was exiled as a sword saint had to hide his demon wife.
It's an element that forces distance to be kept even in deep friendships once reality is acknowledged.
But Eugene knows well what kind of woman Jeanne is.
She's the type who, even if his dark secret blocks her as the reality of a reverse scale,
Would cling on to be together even more rather than letting go.
Because she's the one who said she would take care of him through mercenary life,
Even setting aside the signboard of the Orléans Grand Duke's family.
"Don't be stubborn. This can't be helped. It's demon blood. At least in this Imperium Empire, it will destroy not just one person but everyone around."
That's why he must leave even more.
Because not just Jeanne, but the Orléans women are beings who would not fear
Even falling to the bottom of hell while embracing him who carries such great danger.
Tremble...! Tremble....! Tremble...!
Jeanne with her fiery temper could not contain her anger at Eugene's words about leaving.
Not just her tightly clenched fists, but her whole body trembling with indignation,
Rather than the negative effects the demon blood would bring to herself,
Jeanne's heart could not accept even more the emptiness she would feel in a world without Eugene Schneider by her side.
'It hurts my heart so much. Jeanne who wanted to be together with me until we grew old and died...'
The usual Eugene would have comforted Jeanne who didn't know what to do with her indignation by joking around glibly.
But now Eugene can't do that. He can only watch like this.
Eugene's heart aches as if stabbed by a knife.
Knowing how much she wants to be with him for life,
He feels sorry and heartbroken that he has to notify her of this decision.
But he hates the thought of such a good person as Jeanne being troubled because of him so much that he would regret it even at the moment of death, let alone for life.
"You clearly promised. That if anything happened to you, I would definitely protect you. You said you would accept that promise too. So we should put our heads together, you jerk."
Jeanne mentioned the promise made two days ago in front of the bonfire at this base camp
With lips trembling with indignation.
Jeanne, who had been conscious of her own inadequacies since childhood,
Had busily appealed her presence to those around her because of that.
Out of a desire to be acknowledged as someone necessary to them.
And each time, Jeanne felt so happy
Feeling the Orléans family and Eugene accepting her without being annoyed by her busyness.
But Jeanne also knew in her heart
That they were just going along with her as loving family,
Feeling that
She must have struggled and worked even harder as time passed.
Then perhaps a situation arose where she could truly use her existence for Eugene's sake.
So for Jeanne, she couldn't help but feel motivated rather than scared by the word demon.
But Eugene says he will deprive her of that opportunity.
The obsession she had clung to throughout her life,
Jeanne's appearance was a mix of desperation not to lose that and anger at the reality trying to take it away.
"Yes, I promised. And I've always kept my promises to you until now. Because that brought you happiness."
Jeanne starting to explode with obsession was like that of a child.
That's how pure it was.
Eugene had tried to protect that purity and not hurt her while building their relationship.
For her happiness, that is.
"But keeping that promise you just mentioned as is isn't for your sake, Jeanne. That would make you unhappy. That's why I'm going to make a different choice from until now this time."
Because Eugene has come this far for Jeanne's happiness, he is trying to break his promise with her for the first time.
"Lies... Saying it's for my sake is a lie, you bastard... Why are you leaving if it's for my sake, you jerk..."
Then Jeanne's eyes filled with tears, full of anger.
Because as she listened to Eugene's words, the efforts he had made over the years passed through her mind like a panorama, tugging at her heart.
Since this was Eugene's decision after living like that,
A feeling of helplessness was welling up that she couldn't change his decision.
"I thought about it last night, and until today. This is all I can do for you. So Jeanne, will you help me do that...?"
Smile...!
Eugene, feeling that Jeanne had finally prepared her heart,
Smiled more warmly than ever as he made a request that was like a final farewell.
Though he pretended to be so logical, he too felt like he wouldn't be able to take a step unless Jeanne sent him off.
"Stop fucking around, there's a way."
Swish! Pull! Swish!
But Eugene's thoughts were wrong.
Jeanne had not given up.
She had simply made a decision,
And while spewing curses full of that determination, she started roughly pulling up her top.
"My body! I can turn you back with this body of mine!"
Bounce! Bounce!
It wasn't just pulling up, but taking off.
Jeanne took off even her bra in one go,
Causing her huge and beautiful breasts to appear, bouncing as if angry.
