The Eternal Debauchery's

confession suddenly

I looked at Rose's expression and sighed.

"Rose, we're friends, right?"

Rose surprised. He hesitated for a few seconds before nodding silently.

“Then, as your friend, can you tell me what is wrong with you?”

“H-Huh? N-No, n-it's okay. J-Don't worry about that..”

I narrowed my eyes. As expected, it's about that.

A few days ago, Rose participated in the operation of the Red Skull Gang.

During that time, he was forced to watch humans killing each other indiscriminately. And according to Evelyn, the scene shocked her so much that she could not fight at all.

In fact, the only reason she didn't die that night was because Evelyn and the other people from the Institute were there to protect her.

But as expected, it left a shadow within him.

I thought for a moment before deciding to wait a bit. It's also not a good time to talk about it.

While we were talking, we received our list of targets.

Twenty-two people. Their information such as age, residence, status, and everything else is clearly stated on the list.

Looks like Alice did a good job of gathering this information.

As soon as we received the list, we set off towards our first target.

When we left the institute, I found an opportunity to talk to Katherine without Rose hearing.

“About Rose.. Is this about the operation with the Red Skull Gang?”

Katherine was surprised that I knew about it (She doesn't know my identity as Clark), but as Principal Evelyn's student, she said, he was aware that the reason the Institute participated in the operation was that the institute decided to side with Dina in the war for the throne.

And it was no secret that I supported Dina, even more so after I swore allegiance to her during the episode in the wolf forest.

After hesitating for a while, Katherine finally sighed.

“... It was a disaster.”

“Mm?”

“About Rose.. Even my teacher didn't think she would take it so badly.” Katherine smiled bitterly. “Teacher and I already knew Rose was a bit naive and idealistic, so the purpose of my teacher bringing Rose to the battlefield back then was to show her the true cruelty of the world.

“However.. Rose received it very badly.. She has been having nightmares ever since and even stopped practicing. My teacher and I have spoken to him, but as you can see, he is still in a very bad condition.”

I nodded in agreement.

An energetic and intelligent girl like Rose suddenly became silent and she was constantly dazed. Anyone can see something is wrong with him.

“Some people consider it very bad when they see such a massacre ..” I said.

Katherine nodded with an awkward look. “You're right, but.. Rose is having worse things than she should. I mean, the first time I killed someone, I thought it was bad. I threw up and had a nightmare the next two nights, but after that, I managed to calm myself down.

“Rose, on the other hand, has changed completely. I'm afraid if things like this continue, she will end up traumatized.” explained katherine.

Well, I don't think so.

Even if Rose was a bit naive, she was ultimately a Hero.

There was no way something like this could bring him down.

However, this is a good opportunity to raise my points with him.

I thought for a moment and opened my mouth.

“I'll try to talk to him. Maybe, it will help.”

Katherine smiled wryly. "I don't know if it'll help, but thank you."

I grinned. Then, I quietly looked around before pecking at Katherine's lips.

Katherine blushed before looking at me in a feigned rage and whispered.

“Stupid! Don't do anything like that here!”

"Well, consider it my gift."

“Cih! you haven't done anything yet! And why should I reward you with a kiss?”

“You don't like it?” I tilt my head innocently. "Allow me to give it back to you then."

And before Katherine could react, I kissed her lips again.

Katherine opened and closed her mouth angrily, unable to say anything.

Finally, he gritted his teeth and only said 3 words.

“No shame.”

"You're so cute when you're blushing."

“... Can you stop?” Katherine looked at me with a sharp look. However, his face was burning with shame.

Realizing something was wrong, Rose turned around and looked at us curiously.

“Klaus? Katerina's? Is something wrong?”

"T-No, no." Katherine blushed and shifted her gaze. I just chuckled and shook my head.

Seeing Katherine embarrassed like that was very unusual.

I have to do this more.

Rose tilted her head in confusion. She could feel the strange atmosphere between Katherine and me, but she couldn't touch it.

… Should I say as expected of the hero? Even its density is a hallmark of heroes.

I wanted to keep flirting with Katherine, but I decided it was better to stop. If I tease Katherine too much, she can snap at her later.

Instead, I decided to focus on Rose.

I sent a kiss flying to Katherine silently before walking towards Rose.

"Huh? Oh that, you're right.. I'm already at the seventh layer.”.

“Seventh layer, yes. Your progress must be quick. Do you think you are stronger than me now? ”

“…. That... Maybe..”.

“What do you think about sparing? You know, after all this.”

Rose hesitated a little before finally nodding.

But even that shows that something is wrong with him.

Normally, he would be so eager to compete with me that his eyes would shine. But now, his reaction was just a silent nod.

I stared fixedly at Rose, then, I shook my head.

"As expected, there's something wrong with you."

“I-That..”

“Don't try to lie to me, Rose. You're my friend, and I've always looked after you. Obviously I can notice when something is wrong with you.”

Rose smiled bitterly.

“... It's nothing, don't worry. I'm sure I'll be fine after a while.”

"Are you sure? you don't want to talk to me about that? ”

Rose hesitated a little, but in the end, she shook her head.

I breathed in my heart. This girl must be hard.

It seemed like he was the type of person who brought his own problems.

But you're too naive if you think it can stop me.

As an expert at persuading girls, a depressed hero is meaningless before me.

“Actually, I already know about your situation,” I said. "You're thinking of killing another human, right?"

Rose surprised. But then he smiled wryly. "… Did Kat tell you?"

“... That's not him. Well, he told me a little, but I already knew about your situation before. ”

"Huh?"

“Don't be surprised.I will obviously investigate when the girl I like is like that.” I threw the bomb indifferently.

But Rose could not immediately understand the meaning of my words.

However, the next second, he stopped walking in the middle of the road, completely frozen.

Finally, he moved his head towards me like a rusty robot.

"SSS-like?"

I laughed softly. “Why are you so surprised? Is this the first time someone has confessed to you?”

“I-That, k-you know, a-a, uuum..” Rose looked at me with a red face like a tomato. He was so embarrassed that he was unable to form a clear sentence.

I laughed softly. But then, I felt a sharp look on my back.

When I turned around, I saw Katherine collecting mana in her hands.

… Mm, thinking about it, confessing to a girl in front of the girl you just kissed must be a bad idea.

I winked at Katherine and said 'I'm sorry.' Katherine rolled her eyes and sighed, throwing her face away.

… I'll have to figure out a way to persuade her later.

Returning my attention to Rose, I decided to continue my attack.

"Then, Rose, aren't you going to answer my confession?"

“I-It...” Rose's face is reddish. He looked around as if trying to find a way to escape.

But when she realized she couldn't, she looked at me with tears in her eyes and a panicked face.

“... B-Can you give me some time?”

I laugh. "Of course you can."

Rose heaved a sigh of relief before blushing again. In fact, he didn't know how to look at me after a bomb like that.

But I decided to strike while the iron was still hot.

“As expected, you are prettier when you are excited than when you are gloomy.”.

“H-Hah, i-it ..”

“Well, not that I don't understand why you are like that, but.. Can I give you some advice?”

“... Mm.”

“Rose, this world is not as beautiful as you think. There are things that people like you and me cannot avoid, even if we want.”.

As I know, I cannot avoid meeting with Emilia, even if I want to.

Rose remained silent. He knows my words are right.

But that doesn't mean he thinks it's okay to kill humans.

At that time, we arrived at our first destination of stay, a house in the slums.

I guess I should use it, yeah.

Although I feel sorry for the man, this will help Rose to think things through.

Quickly, I set everything in my mind.

Then, I smiled at Rose and Katherine.

"Let's go. We have work to do. ”