After Being Sold Out By The Empire, I Decide To Assist The Demon King
Chapter 273 - 17 Let go and do it, no regrets

Chapter 273: Chapter 17 Let go and do it, no regrets

The sun was shining just right, not too glaring nor too fierce. When the weather hadn’t yet turned warm, fishing under the sun was the most comfortable activity.

"..."

"Hum hum hum~"

"..."

"..."

Yila, who was fishing, looked at the three Sea Demon Leaders and Satan Ye surrounding him and asked, puzzled, "Why are you all staring at me? Aren’t you going to fish?"

The Naga Leader, who was also staring at Yila, answered honestly and straightforwardly, "We want to see if you can catch something strange again."

"???"

*Why? I only caught a treasure chest sealed for who knows how many years once! The leaves inside withered upon contact with air. Why does everyone look at me as if I’m sure to catch something strange?*

Thinking this, Yila shook his head helplessly and then felt something tug on his fishing rod. He suddenly stood up, making everyone else tense up.

Good! Yila exerted force and then made a beautiful pull!

"Shoo~"

With Yila’s pull, a fish flapped in the air and appeared in front of everyone. Yila happily unhooked the fish and tossed it into the bucket... a good start, a good start.

Even if there were no more catches later, it wouldn’t be a total loss.

"..."

Yila looked around and noticed the mixture of surprise and disappointment in everyone’s eyes. He was speechless... Why did he have to catch strange things like treasure chests?

*What kind of image do I have in their eyes?*

Noticing Yila’s expression, Hilena laughed and said, "That’s because, in everyone’s eyes, Lord Yila, you are someone who creates miracles... Ugh!!!!"

Almost as soon as she finished speaking, the pale-faced Hilena leaned over the deck again and vomited heavily... She had already emptied her stomach, so she was only throwing up bile.

Had it not been for the strong constitution of a succubus, she might have fainted by now.

"So, if you’re really feeling sick, you don’t have to come along."

Yila said, resting his chin on his hand, looking at the Beastman girls chattering around his fish bucket, and asked them, "Should we have a grilled fish party tonight?"

For this suggestion, the other Beastmen had no objections, and the cat Beastmen seemed very happy—

"Alright!!"

"Yay!"

"Grilled fish, grilled fish!"

"..."

*Seeing their joy, Hilena, looking as if she were about to die, turned her head, coughed twice, and laughed, "If that’s the case, these kids might really not want to leave... Ugh!!!"*

*If you’re really feeling sick, don’t force yourself to talk!*

Yila thought to himself, feeling helpless. He left his fishing spot, handed his rod over to Satan Ye, and approached Hilena... Under the watchful eyes of other leaders and Beastmen, he extended his hand~

Then he firmly massaged Hilena’s temples, hoping it would help.

While trying to ease Hilena’s seasickness, Yila said, "But for a child away from home, only when they really return do they realize the true meaning of the warmth of home."

Hilena’s complexion was nearly turning whiter than Senata’s... although it wasn’t a healthy white. If "white" were to be described, Hilena’s normal skin was milky white and delicate.

But now it was a whiter than pale pale, almost like Vera’s corpse-like white... though she wasn’t ugly even so (after all, looks are essential), it was definitely a danger signal from her body.

So, would this general remedy of "massaging temples" work on Hilena?

"..."

Effective?

"Ugh!!!"

It seemed Hilena was just trying to pretend it was effective, but couldn’t hold back the big puke. Yila moved away from her helplessly and said, "If you’re still seasick, don’t think ’I mustn’t let Yila do something useless’ and pretend it’s helping."

Hilena turned her head and laughed softly, like a flower about to wither, saying, "Haha, maybe my thought was ’I hope Lord Yila hugs me more’?"

"If that’s the case, I can definitely hug you now, can I?"

"N-no, it’s not necessary."

*Seeing Hilena’s slightly flushed face, stammering and turning her head away, Yila couldn’t help but find it amusing... Why did Hilena say such things but end up shy herself? Are you Vera?*

(Vera: Hmm? I’m in the Demon King Territory, don’t poke me.)

Shrugging his shoulders, Yila turned around and saw Satan Ye watching him and Hilena with a thoughtful expression. He laughingly knocked on her little head, saying, "Satan Ye, why do you have an adult-like expression?"

Satan Ye: "Uh..."

Satan Ye: I can’t say.

...

In the comedic atmosphere, the stubborn cat beastman girl named Talan, who had been rescued by Yila after holding her for a long time, asked softly, "Lord Yila, you just said ’for a child leaving home, only when they really return do they realize the true meaning of home warmth,’ right?"

Yes, Yila indeed said that and believed in it.

"Mm."

So he just nodded in response.

...

"But I still feel warmer beside Lord Yila."

Talan said, as Satan Ye watched thoughtfully, she almost clung to Yila, her tail instinctively wrapping around him, saying, "I... don’t want to go back to that ’home.’"

Yila: "..."

Talan: "..."

This time, it was Yila who showed a thoughtful expression. He looked at the nearly bristling Talan, realized something, and said, "If you don’t even want to take a look, I absolutely support your decision."

"You can stay on the ship... or rather, any of you can directly choose to stay on the ship."

Even though Yila said this, most girls were still willing to go home for a look. Though many had already made their choices, only Talan showed obvious resistance.

"No, I don’t mind taking a look... on the contrary, I’m quite willing to go back."

Talan said, seemingly becoming very calm, just like Yila usually acted. She was learning from Yila how to conduct herself, saying, "I want to settle things with ’home.’ At that time... would Lord Yila still accept me?"

*It seemed Talan didn’t have good memories of her ’home.’ Instead... was she full of anger?*

"The world cannot disappoint delicious food and the anger in one’s heart; this can be my idea too."

Yila said, casually fishing, watching the motionless float, yawning with boredom, and nonchalantly warned, "Yawn~ don’t leave any regrets, Talan."

"..."

"Yes!"

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