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I Kidnapped the Hero’s Women Chapter 152

Leaked Heavenly Secrets

“I came because I was worried, unlike the cold-hearted Julia! I’m so, so relieved that you’re safe…!”

“Cold-hearted… Ah, no… that… well… I wasn’t completely unconcerned… but…”

 

Tremble.

 

Julia’s hands were shaking uncontrollably.

 

She couldn’t get the words out properly, and her lips were trembling.

 

While pretending to sob in Aslan’s arms.

 

She glanced at this side and flashed a devilish smile…!

 

It made me so angry to see it, but I couldn’t scold Aslan, and there was no way to prove it.

 

In the end, I was left in such disbelief and confusion.

 

Instead of responding, only a sigh escaped from Julia’s lips.

 

“Huff! I’ll just hug him more than cold-hearted Julia!”

Hah! Huh…”

 

Swoosh!

 

Suddenly, Charlotte tightened her embrace around Aslan and let out a snort.

 

At that, Julia felt a sharp pain in the back of her head.

 

I had a rough idea of why Charlotte was doing this.

 

She was telling me to be honest.

 

To stop saying things I didn’t mean and to take more initiative.

 

Charlotte sometimes did irritating things, But she had never done them because she truly disliked me.

 

So, this time, I thought she was doing it for my sake.

 

‘How can I be honest with myself…?’

 

This time, though, I couldn’t just go along with Charlotte’s teasing.

 

Being honest with myself was possible, after all.

 

Admitting that I didn’t dislike Aslan.

 

Acknowledging that I liked him was terribly embarrassing, but it was just a matter of taking one step forward. It wasn’t that difficult.

 

But being honest with the other person, letting them know my feelings, was a completely different matter.

 

How could I treat someone in line with my feelings? That… that was too… scary…

 

‘I’m scared to reveal my true feelings to Aslan…’

 

I didn’t understand why or how.

 

But still, the fear was unavoidable.

 

I had resolved hundreds of times to fix it.

 

But every time the situation arose, I would get scared again, and I’d end up saying something harsh and unfeeling.

 

Why was I like this?

 

Why couldn’t I be honest like Charlotte?

 

Why could I only speak with sharp, cutting words?

 

Though my true feelings were entirely different.

 

I wanted Aslan to understand my inner thoughts.

 

But paradoxically, I hid them away.

 

Why was that?

 

The more I thought about it, the more frustrated and pitiful I felt.

 

And Julia felt something welling up from deep within her chest.

 

“I… I… Huff… I was worried too… I was so nervous about whether you’d get hurt… When you came back safely, I almost cried from relief, but I held it in…!”

 

An uncontrollable surge of emotions overwhelmed her.

 

Julia, crying, began to say what she had wanted to say.

 

No, what she had to say.

 

“Don’t hurt your eyes like that.”

Huff, Huff…”

 

In the moment she was wiping her tears with her hand.

 

Before she knew it, Aslan, who had knelt down to match her eye level, grabbed her wrist.

 

He took out a handkerchief and gently started wiping around her eyes.

 

For some reason, this only made her emotions overflow even more.

 

Julia threw her arms around Aslan’s neck.

 

“I was wrong… I said the wrong thing… I was really worried… more than Charlotte was…!”

“I know. I understand.”

 

Aslan embraced Julia, trembling in his arms.

 

His hand gently patted her back. Julia dug deeper into Aslan’s arms and realized.

 

She wasn’t afraid of Aslan.

 

She realized that Aslan was such a warm person.

 

She had fallen for him so much.

 

She was afraid of being rejected by him, so she was scared to approach him.

 

If you don’t expect anything, you won’t be disappointed. If you don’t approach, you won’t be rejected.

 

‘I’m really such a troublesome person…’

 

At the same time as this realization, Julia was overwhelmed by deep self-loathing.

 

She wasn’t honest, had a sharp tongue, and said things she didn’t mean.

 

She felt like no one would like such a person. Once the tears started flowing, they didn’t stop.

 

.

.

.

 

After calming Julia down, I sent her to the bathroom to wash her swollen eyes and then sank into thought.

 

It was time to seriously consider something.

 

‘Julia’s tsundere nature seems to be disappearing…’

 

When I first met her, she was all prickly and kept saying harsh things to me.

Even after I realized that she wasn’t as bad as I initially thought, she still didn’t want to admit that she was wrong, so she kept pretending to dislike me.

The person who could only express affection by being prickly was slowly becoming more honest.

 

It was the outcome I had longed for, but when that change came so close, I couldn’t help but feel a bit regretful.

 

‘Is the final evolution of a tsundere really a mega-dere?’

 

Is it the fate of a tsundere to eventually evolve into a mega-dere?

Or is it more proper for a tsundere to remain a tsundere until the end?

It was a profound and difficult topic.

 

Of course, it was nice to see a child who once only knew how to push others away and hate, gradually accepting my touch and becoming more honest.

But at the same time, I couldn’t give up on the loveable feeling that came from the discrepancy, where, even after becoming a bride, she still continued to complain through words but showed affection and care through her actions.

Knowing that a tsundere can only follow one of these two routes made my chest ache in bittersweetness.

 

Even though I wanted the child to grow and change, I couldn’t help but feel sorrow at her change.
What was this feeling?

It was the moment I realized that humans are such contradictory creatures.

 

“Mister, Mister…”

 

At that moment, Thump.

Charlotte carefully tugged at my sleeve.

She was fidgeting with her lips and seemed to be acting as though she had done something terribly wrong.

 

“I was talking about Julia… actually, I lied…”
“What do you mean by that?”
“Actually, I knew that Julia was really worried about you… but I was just being mischievous. I said that Julia wasn’t worried, and I lied. I think that’s why she cried…”
“I don’t think that was the only reason Julia cried.”
“I think so… I tried to make her be honest this way… but it looks like she’s not ready yet. I was wrong for not considering Julia…”

 

Charlotte, sulking, lowered her shoulders.
She seemed truly regretful as she chewed on her lips.

It was rare to see Charlotte, who was always lively and excited, act like this.

Today, she seemed more grown-up than Julia.

 

“You don’t need to worry about it too much. This situation will probably help Julia realize something.”
“Ugh. I just want you to know that Julia doesn’t only dislike you…”
“I already know. I can tell when Julia is being sincere or when she’s saying something clumsy because she’s bad at being honest.”
“Huh? How can you tell?”

 

Charlotte tilted her head, expressing her doubt.

How does she not know this?

It was hard to believe that Charlotte, who had been closest to Julia, didn’t know.

 

“If you carefully observe Julia’s reactions, it’s easy to tell. When she speaks without hesitation or doubt, saying something quickly, it’s 100% genuine. It usually happens when she’s talking about something she’s interested in or explaining something about the spirits. If she starts to slow down or her gaze drifts upward because she’s thinking, it’s a half-lie mixed with truth. If she avoids eye contact and stammers, it’s almost 100% a lie. When she said she wasn’t worried about me earlier, that was the third case. Plus, Julia has a habit of saying ‘Hmm’ when she’s feeling good while smiling, but if she says it like this when she’s not really in a good mood, it’s a form of self-hypnosis to cover up her lies.”
“Ah…”

 

[The Evil God ‘Kali’ is horrified by your gloomy nature.]

 

Charlotte, looking flustered, took a step back.

Now Charlotte could probably distinguish when Julia was truly being sincere and when she wasn’t.

Had I revealed too much?

It felt like I had just leaked a heavenly secret.

 

“Mister, something’s bothering me…”
“What?”

 

Then Charlotte threw a direct hit that struck my heart.

It felt like I had been hit with a bone…

Her expression carried a touch of disdain, and as my heart ached, I also felt an undesired attraction stirring within me.

 

“Still, I felt relieved. I realized you were more interested in Julia than I thought.”
“Of course, I’m also interested in you, so don’t worry too much.”
“Well, of course… huh? Huh? What? Hm…?”

 

Charlotte smiled casually, but then, after a delayed understanding of what I had said, her face flushed bright red.

Did she really think that I was only targeting Julia as a bride?

That can’t be true.

There’s no reason to choose just one flavor of ice cream when two are right in front of me.

 

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I Kidnapped the Hero’s Women

I Kidnapped the Hero’s Women

용사의 여자들을 납치했다, 저 빌런 아닙니다
Score 7.4
Status: Ongoing Type: , Author: Released: 2024 Native Language: Korean
I’ve possessed the mid-boss who tortures the protagonist and receives true education. Am I crazy? How dare I do such a thing to the person who is supposed to be the protagonist? I even planned to treat all the protagonist’s friends hospitably…   “Everyone, wait for me! I will definitely become stronger and come to save you!”   Oh. Running away.

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