What the Hero Wanted Was Me

Episode 1

Episode 1.

ㅡThe hero defeated the demon lord!!

In the newspaper that came in today, the message that the hero defeated the demon king was printed in large letters on the front.

“Finally free..!”

I couldn’t control the emotions rising deep in my heart.

Because the fact that the hero defeated the demon king was a sign that the original work did not start here, which was the world of the novel.

I was possessed by a romance devastating novel called ‘Heroes Don’t Dream’, and I was possessed by the butler of the mad princess in that novel.

But the fortunate thing was that the time I was possessed was before the princess went crazy.

Due to the utmost sincerity and care for 8 years, the princess did not go crazy, and as a result, the empire did not collapse like the original story unfolded.

Now the world has reached peace and the threat of the demon king has disappeared.

I was determined what to do.

“I will live for myself.”

It has been eight years since I gave up my life for the sake of the world.

In the morning, she took care of her princess so that she would grow well, and in the afternoon, she had to tell her where her hero had to go and where she had the chance to become stronger.

Average 2 hours of sleep per day.

As I continued to live such a life, my body and mind were already in ruins.

If you ask me what my dream is, I wanted to lie quietly in bed and beg for only 6 hours.

You can rest now.

Is it okay to beat up the princess’s butler and her unidentified patron?

With that thought in mind, I started planning my escape from the Empire.

Secretly so that no one will find out.

•••

The outside of the imperial castle was cheering loudly and shaking the ground.

ㅡWow! It’s a warrior party!!

ㅡ Hero!! Please look at me!!

ㅡ The saintess took care of me!!!

Since the warrior party returned to the capital city, the city was welcoming their return with lively movements.

The warrior’s party consisted of a total of four people, all of whom were women.

Originally, by now, there would be a saintess stealing bread in the slums, an elf kicked out of the World Tree and almost sold as a slave, and a wizard confined in a mage tower studying magic.

All of them joined the hero’s party before they had any misfortune, and this was all because I informed the hero of their location.

ㅡ Look..Look there..! You’re a warrior..!

People cheered for the hero’s appearance, and she was quietly revealing her presence in the hero’s party.

That’s the hero. It was the existence that defeated the demon king.

‘You’ve grown quite a bit’

The first time I saw her was her 13-year-old, so I wondered if it was natural for her to be that big.

Meeting her again after 7 years, she has grown up beautifully and has achieved tremendous growth.

Especially the chest side. She had quite a few weapons.

‘If this speed…’

It was expected that it would take a long time for the warriors’ procession to reach the imperial castle.

I couldn’t stay away any longer, so I decided to put on my hood again and return to the imperial castle.

“…”

Without even dreaming that the hero was staring at him.

Arriving at the imperial castle, I immediately walked towards the princess’s office.

“Princess Arya, may I come in?”

“…”

No sound could be heard from inside the office.

In this case, you can just go in with a high probability.

ㅡKikiiik..

The office was quiet even after I came in, and I could see why by looking at the desk.

“…”

A silver-white-haired woman was lying on the desk with her hair hanging down.

No?

“Please stand up, princess.”

I was sleeping soundly.

“Uh..Uh..? Lenny, I didn’t sleep..”

“I fell asleep for a while..”

She was used to this situation because she used to sleep a lot.

If you ask people if the princess almost went mad, she would laugh at her.

This was all thanks to my education.

“You must be prepared. The warrior will soon come to the Imperial Palace.”

“Um… That’s annoying…”

Saying that, Arya started to get up from her chair with a face that she didn’t want to move, but she couldn’t.

Her face looked still awake, but she stayed still for a few seconds, then her gun returned to her dark purple eyes.

“Lenny, I’ve gotten over the constant flood of sleep.”

Arya shrugged her shoulders and proudly explained what she had done.

At this time, there was only one thing she wanted.

“Yes, well done Princess.”

ㅡ Sseudam Sseudam.

Arya pushed her silver hair toward me, wanting me to stroke her hair some more.

“Hmm..”

Should I say like a cat? She looked more like a cat than a princess.

After a few minutes of petting, she said she was satisfied.

“Okay. Now let’s go get ready”

“Yes”

After being stroked, she walked proudly out of her office.

I called the ladies-in-waiting and told them to heat up the bath water.

Today, crowded with many people, was the day of the decisive battle.

“Soon..”

I moved my feet lightly with a snort in anticipation that my happy hour would come.

I didn’t even know in my wildest dreams that the plan would go to waste.

Princess Arya’s preparations for her official position took quite a long time.

I was able to attend the ceremony just in time because I prepared for a long time while washing my body and fragrant with flowers from the West.

“The second princess, Aria, is entering!”

The clown under the direct control of the Empire, who was in charge of the meeting, shouted.

“…”

Compared to the fact that the princess was entering, the reaction of the people was quite lukewarm.

ㅡ Whisper Whisper

They talked in whispers, chattering among themselves in inaudible volumes.

It was obvious. It was obvious that she would be laughing at her, saying that she was a half-princess.

Princess Arya was an illegitimate child and was shunned in aristocratic society.

No matter how gifted she was in magic, her skills were drowned in the background of her being the emperor’s illegitimate child, and her value was never recognized.

‘Because of this, we’ll put on a bloody show.’

Do they know? If I hadn’t been there, everyone would have had blood drawn from their bodies by now. The nobles should thank me.

Look at our princess, who doesn’t move even when the nobles murmur.

How well did he grow up to be like this? All of this was thanks to meeting a wonderful nursery.

Arya needed a space where her self and her value could be recognized.

I made that position.

Realizing that you decide your own value, you no longer care so much about what others think.

“Tsk, where did you come from here?”

Beside her, Hendrick Justia, her second prince, began to quarrel with Arya.

He clicked her tongue and criticized her aria, but it didn’t push her away.

“Leni, you’re around the corner. Do you know who he is?”

Arya asked, frowning as if she was really loud.

At that reaction, Hendrick’s face turned red.

“This lowly thing…!”

Prince Hendrick forgot that this was an official position and tried to openly reveal his feelings of anger.

“Hendrick.”

At that moment, a ghastly voice rang out, and even Hendrick, who was about to get angry, stiffened.

“Take care of yourself. People are watching.”

Among them, the solemn and hoarse voice was the emperor of this country, Entenas.

He stared at me and sat down on his throne. Without even paying attention to Arya.

This was Arya’s current position.

“Heroes and companions enter the imperial castle!!”

People cheered as the clown shouted.

Because it was the opposite reaction to Aria, her shock came even greater.

People were enthusiastic about the hero and his companions, and some even collapsed holding onto their foreheads as if they were so happy.

It’s all part of the show, though.

The warrior and his party followed the procession with nobles sitting on either side and shouting.

The closer they got, the hotter the atmosphere became, and my heart also became magnificent.

‘Is this the true story of the hero I raised?’

I didn’t get the feeling when I was among people, but she was beautiful no matter who saw her.

The warrior with long, black hair like a crow could be called a beauty no matter who saw it, and she drew people’s admiration.

ㅡ Chirit.

“Lenny, pay attention.”

“Yes, I understand.”

I don’t know what to focus on, but I decided to follow Arya’s order.

This is the last order we won’t hear from today.

‘Still, I’m going to say hello’

While thinking that, the warriors knelt down and were polite to the emperor.

They told the story of how they defeated the demon king, and people went crazy with the hero’s epic.

It was the moment when the songs of the bards were added.

“Hero, do you want anything?”

The time for full-scale compensation has arrived.

People are starting to pay more attention to the hero’s epic.

What will the warrior demand as a reward? I started to wonder too.

“If you want anything, I’ll give it to you. Do you want money? I’ll give you enough money to spend my whole life in luxury!”

The emperor shouted out loud, and the warriors’ party began to light up their eyes.

Is money the answer? After the reward was decided with an obvious ending, all that was left was for the story to end.

If it was as I expected.

The hero looked around and was looking for someone.

At that moment, her red eyes met mine, and the hero smiled for the first time today.

“I want you.”

Huh?

The thin finger of the warrior was pointing at me.

Isn’t this…?

The hero chose Lenny as the reward for defeating the demon king, Lenny, the princess’s butler.