To Hell With Being a Hero!

ange the fact that she would be in a comparatively much less dangerous situation than those going to the capital, or Chi-Woo.
Thus, Eshnunna hesitated to say anything.

Knowing how she felt, Chi-Woo purposefully joked, “Why? Are you worried that I might appear in your dream again?”

“What?” Eshnunna’s gaze immediately turned into a glare.
“Try doing that again.
I really won’t let it go easily next time.”

Chi-Woo smirked at her sharp words, which made Eshnunna flinch.
She coughed awkwardly and fanned herself.
Then Chi-Woo asked, “Do you want to make a bet?”

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Eshnunna’s eyes widened at the sudden offer. 

“I win if I come back safely.
And if I win, please fulfill one of my wishes.
Unconditionally.”

“A bet…” Eshnunna blinked and tilted her head.
“That means I have to bet on the opposite result, and it means that I’ll only win the bet if you don’t come back safely.
I don’t want to make this bet with you.
I refuse.” 

Chi-Woo was secretly glad that she firmly refused and smiled brightly, “Don’t worry.
There’s no way that I’ll lose this bet.” 

Only then did Eshnunna catch Chi-Woo’s intentions.
She slightly moved her gaze away and shyly replied, “…Then…fine.” Soon after, she strongly nodded, “You promised.”

“Yes, of course.
I promise.” Chi-Woo smiled.
“Ms.
Eshnunna, since you’re granting one of my wishes, I will definitely come back safely.
Ah, don’t worry too much.
I’ll ask for a wish that you can easily fulfill.”

“Yeah, yes.
I’ll make my final decision after listening to what you want, but I’ll gladly grant your wish.” Eshnunna smiled faintly at Chi-Woo’s nonchalant words.
Not knowing what Chi-Woo had made Hawa do after losing a bet, though, Eshnunna made a critical mistake. And like this, Chi-Woo gained the opportunity to officially call the princess of Salem ‘nunna’.
 [1] Chi-Woo slightly lowered his head and began moving, going past Eshnunna, who was standing still like a stone statue.

But after taking about ten steps, Eshnunna stopped him.
“Please wait.” 

Chi-Woo slowly turned around.
Eshnunna gathered her hands together and straightened her back while clearly enunciating each word, “I wish you good fortune and success in battle.” 

Suddenly, a large gust of wind blew.
Eshnunna’s hair and skirt fluttered upwards, and Chi-Woo replied with a smile and turned back.
Thanks to Eshnunna’s support, he firmly walked on with strong steps.

*     *     *

Onorables Evelyn was sitting on top of the wall and waiting for Chi-Woo.
“You came.” She jumped down as soon as she saw him approach. 

“Sorry.
I told you I’ll come back soon, but I kept you waiting.”

“That’s fine.
I wished that you would have taken longer.”

“Is that so? I mean, it’s no surprise since your opponent is a god.
You must be nervous.” 

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Chi-Woo wanted to reply that it would be stranger if he wasn’t nervous, but instead, he kept the thought to himself.
Then Evelyn asked an unexpected question.
“By the way, who was that? Your lover?”

“Excuse me?” It seemed that Evelyn had been watching Chi-Woo since he was at the square.
“No, she’s not my lover.”

“Really? She was looking at you a bit too fondly.”

“Hmm.
She’s nunna.”

“Nun…na?” Evelyn tilted her head.
Chi-Woo suddenly became curious about how the word ‘nunna’ was translated to Evelyn.
“What does it mean? It’s the first time I’ve heard of it, so I can’t grasp what it means.”

“Well, you can just think of a nunna as someone who kills a lot of people.”

“?”

“Anyone who sees a nunna would say they’re dying.”

“Anyone who sees them dies…? Then, am I also a nunna?”

“Yes, you’re right.
As expected, you’re very smart.
So with this in mind, could I also call you nunna, Ms.
Evelyn?”

“Hmm, let me think about it.” Evelyn nodded even though she still looked a bit confused.
‘That woman must also be a very terrifying individual even though she doesn’t look like much.’ Evelyn seemed to have completely misunderstood what type of person Eshnunna was.
Chi-Woo wondered how Eshnunna would react if she found out about this and laughed inside his mind.

“Shall we get going?” Evelyn shrugged and waved towards the pole floating in the sky.
Then the pole slowly tilted downwards and moved from vertical to horizontal.
“Get on.” She pointed her chin towards the pole as it landed right in front of them.

Chi-Woo looked slightly taken aback.
“We’re going to ride it there?”

“Yeah, you weren’t planning to walk, were you?”

Chi-Woo silently climbed on the pole.
Even though it was quite long, the width of the pole was thinner than he thought.
Chi-Woo was wondering if it would even float when it suddenly flew in the air, catching him off guard; he quickly grabbed the pole with two hands.
While paying no consideration to Chi-Woo, Evelyn gracefully sat on the pole with both of her legs gathered to the side and began riding the pole without any warning.

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Even though Chi-Woo didn’t scream, he felt his body shake a bit.
He quickly gained his balance, but felt his head grow light as he saw the fortress get further away. ‘I feel anxious…’ Chi-Woo gulped and stared at Evelyn, who was sitting in front of him, asking, “Can I hug you?”

“Can I kill you?” 

Getting another question to answer the question he asked, he decided to obediently hold onto the pole instead.

“…I wonder what’ll happen.” After a short silence, Evelyn began talking again.
“If I drop you here and you die.”

Chi-Woo couldn’t believe his ears.
True to her words, the pole, which was already flying at a high altitude, began flying even higher.
Chi-Woo held onto the pole with one hand and grabbed his club with his other hand, hurriedly asking, “Why are you suddenly saying that?”

“Just because.
Maybe curiosity?” Evelyn’s tone was nonchalant as if she really was going to throw him off here.
“I’ve been curious since I was a kid.
I guess it’s understandable that a hero would be weak in the beginning, but I always wondered why the Demon Lord didn’t target the hero while they were still weak…”

Chi-Woo became speechless.
He had the same feeling whenever he met her, but the witch had a very unique disposition.
They would be talking normally; then out of nowhere, she did something very unexpected.
He couldn’t respond to every one of her whims, but he didn’t want to die, either.
Thus, Chi-Woo took out his club and pointed it towards her head.

“My bad.” Evelyn immediately apologized; she followed through with her action, and the pole lowered in altitude significantly.

“Sometimes too much curiosity can hurt.”

“Yeah, that seems to be the case.
I won’t do it from now on, so won’t you move that thing away?”

Chi-Woo growled, “Please take more heed to your actions.”

“I got it.
I’ll do better.
Sorry.” The witch apologized easily again. 

Deep into the night, a pole that was too long to be a broomstick flew past the softly glowing moon.

1.
nunna is an internet slang for nuna (in this context, refers to an older woman).
Used commonly with the phrase, ‘nunna, I’m dying’, which basically means that someone is pretty or charming enough to kill… ☜