Paradigm Parasite

beloved one is mine alone….

 

　The first time I met him was when I was a little girl.

　He had golden hair and a fair face.
And a smile that seemed to love everything.

　I fell in love with him instantly, even though I didn't show it.

 

　Whenever he was next to me, he always took care of me.

　I didn't feel bad as a woman when he cared that much, and he was always serious.

　From the way he looked at me, I knew he was thinking about me even when I wasn't next to him.

 

　I believed that he and I would make a good family.

　As a family connection, this marriage is not bad, and it is a wonderful relationship that will make everyone happy.

 

　…But while I was fulfilled, somewhere in my heart, I felt a little lacking.　

 

　I became aware of this one day a few years ago.

　The hat I had bought for my father was blown away by the wind and caught in a tree, and it was when Mr.
Rothfeldt went up to retrieve it.

 

Mr.
Rothfeldt was able to retrieve the hat, but he accidentally fell from the tree.

　I rushed over to him.

　He smiled as he desperately endured the pain, saying, “It's all right.”

 

　Seeing this I felt ……
a pleasure that numbed my uterus.

　He is suffering for me.

　That fact alone filled me with an unspeakable euphoria.

 

　This is what I wanted from him.

　Since then, I have stood by and let him hurt and suffer for me.

I knew that he was suffering because of Zubel's failure to manage his territory.

 

　The way he was smiling so desperately because he didn't want me to worry about him was…well, it was a bit…flirtatious, but it was very exciting.

　But still, what was Mr.
Rothfeldt thinking to have a man with eyes so clouded with desire by his side?

　Or was he unaware of it?

　If so, even that is lovely.
Because, you know, isn't that so?

 

Without him, I would not even be able to see it.

　After all, he will be with me and we will fulfill each other.

　I was strongly convinced of that.

 

　But…

 

When I heard that Zubel had disposed of Mr.
Rothfeldt, I became irritated.

　He was a foolish man, but to this extent….
The man's audacity exceeded my expectations.

　I immediately hired someone to investigate and search for him, but he could not be found.

　After a reasonable number of days, I finally found him when I was beginning to give up in my heart.

 

　I don't know how it happened, but it seems he was hiding in Liard.

A report came to me when Zubel, who was on his way to Liard on business, happened to find him and contacted some shady people in an attempt to get rid of him again.

 

I tried to stop them, but by the time the report came in, things had already moved on.

Later, I learned from those who came to report under Zubel that they had been beaten back by Mr.
Rothfeldt.

As expected of Mr.
Rothfeldt, he was the best.

 

　There was no way he could have lost to such trashy people.

　The survivors were also trashy, but they had useful information.

Mr.
Rothfeldt is alive and on his way to me.

 

　Oh, I am so glad.
You are finally coming back to me.

　I was waiting for Mr.
Rothfeldt, preparing my forces to greet him and clear up the sad misunderstanding.

　I thought it would take a little longer considering the travel time, but you came in a hurry to see me, didn't you?

 

　That person whom I met again had changed a lot, but there was no way I could mistake him for my beloved.

However, he must have been going through a lot of pain.

His speech had become very vulgar.

 

And sadly, it seems that my words did not reach him well.

 

　However, if it is Mr.
Rothfeldt, I don't mind at all.

　It was my fault for not being able to read Zubel's behavior.

　Let's take time to heal slowly.

 

I arranged the pawns to restrain Mr.
Rothfeldt, but to my surprise, he destroyed them, although only a few of them.

　To be honest, I did not expect this.

I was well aware of Mr.
Rothfeldt's skill, so I had expected to be able to hold him down with only a little damage inflicted at best on one of the pawns.

 

　The magic he used and the fact that I haven't seen him for a while, he seems to have grown a lot.

I am very pleased to see the growth of my beloved Lord.

　However…there is one thing I don't like.

 

　What is it?　What is that bug that interrupted us in the middle of our conversation?

　A couple who have pledged their future to each other?　Sacrificing your body and soul?

　I don't understand what you are talking about.

 

　But what is it?　This dusky feeling.

　It is one of the five most unpleasant things I have ever lived with.

　Mr.
Rothfeldt, you are keeping such an insect by your side to attract my attention, aren't you?

 

　…But that doesn't change the fact that I was uncomfortable.

 

Even though it was an insect, it was someone with whom you shared time.

Perhaps you have fallen in love with her, and you are keeping her close to you out of pity, right?

　Please rest assured.
I will exterminate the insect.

 

Let the pawns hold Mr.
Rothfeldt and I will concentrate on exterminating the insect.

I attacked it with magic, yet it was just an insect, but it easily evaded my attacks one after another.

Unfortunately, the insect move too fast to be caught by puncture attacks.

 

　I switch to a ranged attack, much to my chagrin.

After wetting its body with Water Ball II , I aimed to ice it with Blizzard II.

　I saw the insect was swallowed by the blizzard.

 

　That thing would be iced over and dead, or if alive, it would be unable to move.

I chant wind magic to restore visibility.

There is also the confirmation of the corpse, but it is convenient in some way that Rothfeld-sama can't see it.

 

　”…!?”

 

　I quickly move to the side.

　The next moment, a shiny object passes through the space where I was.

　Was that the sword the insect was holding?

 

　I was distracted by the sword for a moment.

　When I brought my attention back to the front, before I knew it, the insect had pulled the sword from its waist and was swinging it in front of me.