Nurturing the Hero to Avoid DeathChapter 15.3

Translator: mii

Editor: sleepchaser zqwlea


To be honest, I’m relieved. Alfred’s the same as before, with his usual relaxed attitude.

…Yesterday’s matter has already passed, so. I’ll just let it go. It’ll probably be better not to mention it again.

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Not only that, I want to purge my brain of my embarrassing actions last night. For some reason, I’ve got the sinking suspicion I said a lot of embarrassing things, so much that it’ll make any normal person blush in shame and wish to disappear. I definitely need to forget it all!

Nothing happened! I can’t believe it; I was just like the kids at the church back then, crying so that he wouldn’t leave me! What the hell was wrong with me?! pBMJy5

I can’t be so out of character! I have to fix the mess I made, and quickly kick the plot back on track.

If not, it’ll be impossible to step back into my role as Alfred’s rival.

In fact, I feel like it’s almost past the point of no return. I wonder how our relationship developed in this way? And why?

Why did he try to calm a crying person with a light kis—

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No. Stop! I need to forget this. I really need to forget this.

That’s right.

It’s better to pretend nothing has happened and go with the flow.

As long as I do this, everything will become normal between me and Alfred again. Lhl7nk

After making my decision, I attempt to get up from bed. Suddenly, someone pushes me back down.

“Woahh!? Eh, what… Ah!”

It’s Alfred. He shuffles closer to me in an instant, and nibbles on my throat.

His large hand slides under my shirt, slides from my side to my back in a slow agonizing pace. As if he’s stroking me. qQHbwa

“Eh, A-Al… fred? What are you…”

“…Yesterday’s continuation. You immediately slept after all. I couldn’t do anything.”

“C-continuation…!?”

His hand arrives at the side of my pants, and I panic. kaWwqy

“W-wait, Alfred. What are you doing? Wait… No, that’s… not good…. Hey!

It’s obvious what he’s planning to do. I quickly grab his wrist.

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But why? Why… are you trying to… take off my clothes?

No, no. I must be mistaken. That can’t be true. That… MWtj7e

As if. No way. No way!!

He shouldn’t be thinking of doing ‘that’ with me.

Even so, Alfred grabs my pants with both hands. Then, as if thinking it’s bothersome, he also reaches for my underwear.

And he tries to pull it down. GPia49

My hand shoots out, clutching my underpants desperately and pulling them back up.

“W-wa… wait, wait, wait, l-let’s calm down a little, okay? You shouldn’t be doing this with me—no—me. You’re just teasing me, right? Right? Let’s put an end to this bad joke…”

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“Yeah” he says, lightly brushing it off.

“Eh!? W-wait, Alfred. What’s with that light reply? Don’t tell me… You like boys?!”

Like I thought, Alfred lifts his face. There’s no way he can ignore words like these. There are wrinkles in the middle of his brows.

“As if.” e5pfqh

I feel relieved. That’s right. Yeah. Even at school, he never looks at or touches other people in a lustful way.

Well, actually, he doesn’t seem to be interested in people, period.

“I-I see. Then…Hey, wait!”

He licks my chin. WFGDug

“W-why…?”

“…You are… special. I feel like I really want to touch you… I want to feel you. Hey, will you let me touch more…?”

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“N-no way!”

Eh, what… DgQsmd

Wait, wait, wait. What do you mean with you want to feel me? Oi, oi!

I quickly come up with an excuse. “Ah, you see, I didn’t take a bath yesterday, so I must be dirty…”

“Lian always smells good, and… you’re  clean.

“Eh!? N-no, I’m dirty!” mAgiDS

“Then, we can just use the ‘cleansing magic.'”

“Y-you shouldn’t use it for this kind of purpose!!”

‘Cleansing magic’ is a treatment technique taught in our intermediate magic class. It’s used to clean wounds.

It’s not like it’s impossible to use it to clean oneself the way one would use a bath. It’s just wasteful to use magic like that. bfAJOv

Ah, but this guy has a boatload of magic power, doesn’t he?

“D-doing something like this recklessly is bad, okay? Hey, please think about it more. Calm down. Let’s do something like this when we’re adults. When we’re older, okay? This is too early for us, right? That’s why, stー hey, I told you to stop!”

After desperately scratching him with my nails, I finally see him stopping.

“…You mean, we can do this when we’re adults?” hsgmWQ

“Huh?”

“You said it yourself. ‘Let’s do it when we’re adults.’ So that should be fine, right?”

Why did it suddenly become like this…!

Alfred’s replies are so sudden, and the nature of his replies are really troubling. I’m shocked speechless for a moment. aebsRl

“No—”

“Promise me. If you do… I’ll stop this instant.”

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“Tha—” My mind is fuzzy. What… are you saying?

“Hey…” Alfred’s voice snaps me back to my senses. “What will you choose?” He whispers this close to my ear, his voice low and dropping a few octaves. Then he licks my ear. A shiver runs down my back. PZdkOv

Should I choose to do it now? Or wait until we become adults, evading the current situation?

Eh, wait a minute.

Why are there only two options?

“…Where’s the ‘won’t do’ option?” Osym70

“Doesn’t exist.”

“Eh!? W-wait a minute! What the hell is that!? Thatー waaahhh!”

In one fluid motion, he pulls down my underwear. I try to fight him on that, grabbing his arms.

“I-I understand! I understand, already! Let’s do it when we’re adults!” RZL6lT

…I choose to evade the current situation.

I mean, if this keeps going, I’ll definitely be done by him─no, no way! Don’t be stupid!

Anyway, for now, my top priority is to escape from this inevitable situation.

After that, I can think about the next step. vVcHig

“Then at that time, I can do it?”

“Eh!? D-doー”

Do what? To who?

I probably shouldn’t ask. I definitely shouldn’t. My gut feeling says so. FdPzWS

All of a sudden, I recall something extremely important.

The ‘Holy Maiden’.

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That’s right.

In two years, you’ll meet the Holy Maiden, right? YzbPgO

And then…

“A-after two years!!”

“…Two years?”

“Yes, two years. You probably won’t feel the same in two years, but if in two years you somehow get the impulse to do things to me againー” vT0HML

After you meet Holy Maiden…

You will surely come to realize that your current delusional feelings are just a misunderstanding.

For some reason, my chest hurts a bit thinking about this.

I am certainly… under the same delusion too, huh… VAJORU

Since we have such great chemistry, it is easy for us to be washed away with our feelings. Probably.

I have to be careful. If we touch each other too much, this will happen again.

“…Why in two years?”

“T-that…” TAUiKX

How should I explain it?

I mean, there’s no way I can mention the ‘Holy Maiden’ to Alfred.

He won’t know who that is, since it’s someone he’ll meet in the future. And I shouldn’t let him know either, to keep the plot on track.

Soon, his hands release his grip on my underwear. Yet before I can feel relieved, he caresses my body once more. wMxCSH

“Hyah! I-I told you, no…”

Even if I want to run away, I’m pressed down on the bed, unable to escape. My heart beats out of control; my breathing becomes hard and painful.

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“I-I beg you, A-Alfred, wait… no…I really …don’t want to…!!”

He suddenly stops. LD3 XJ

Opening my eyes, I see his own narrowed. Reflecting upon his pupils is a shade of hurt.

“A-Al…?”

“The small star the Goddess tossed into this world, which will always twinkle beside me, illuminating my way, huh…”

“W-what?” y EA1j

“…Nothing…That’s right… If you come to hate me… And disappear from my side… I don’t know what I’ll do…”

“Eh?”

His words confuse me. A long, no. A very long sigh escapes his lips, full of remorse and an unwillingness to part. As though he’s bearing the weight of the world.

“…I understand. Then… Can we do it two years later?” Alfred stares into my face. KWIZJm

His eyes tremble, filled with a heat. Totally unlike a child’s.

“Yes…”

“I can?”

“Eh, ah…” Q3LuZF

“I can, right?”

“Huh? Y-yeah…””

But then I realize what I said.

“N-no! What I said just now doesn’t count!” 8SOIBZ

“You said I can.”

“No I didn’t! Just now I──”

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Yet Alfred shuts me up with a kiss, eyes crinkling in a smile.


AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA Ed6m4U

ADULT… ADULT…!?

WHAT

PROMISE TO DO SNUSNU WHEN OTONA

AMAZING pBh8xz

Here lies mii who had died 4683928 times in her whole life because of fluff, the next chapter will be uploaded by mii #4683929

Also, we will have another editor starting chapter 15.51! And if everything went well, 15.4 will be released tomorrow! (`・ω・´)ゞ

Translator's Note

俺、いや、僕 Lian use ‘俺 (ore)’ for the first me, and ‘僕 (boku)’ for the second me. Ore is usually used by boys or men in general when talking to their family, friends, and cats. In this case, when Lian used to be Nao, he used ‘ore’ to refer himself. Boku is usually used by younger boys, tomboyish girls, and Hatsune Miku. In this case, when Lian become Lian, he used ‘boku’ since he is a respected young masterヾ(・ω・*)ノ

Translator's Note

Alfred use ‘kirei’ here, which can mean clean, or beautiful~

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76 comments

    • That noble face 🤣(=ↀωↀ=) What are you waiting for, myuktea-san? Hmmm?

  1. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

    I am a Cookie who died because of cuteness and fluff and also came back for it.

    Thank you for the chapter!

    Hehehehe….Snunsnu in the future chapter coming right up!

    ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

    Little Corner

    Lian: (Phew! He will probably forget about because of Holy Maiden! A brilliant plan!)
    ヾ(≧▽≦*)o

    Alfred: (Cute….that he thinks he can get away…)
    (o´ω`o)

    …2 Years Later…

    Lian: Don’t come any closer!!! (MISSION FAILE-!)
    (⊙▽⊙)
    gets pulled down a big bed

    Alfred: Time to fulfill your promise~ I have been veeeeeery hungry for you for a looooooong time~ (´ー∀ー`)

    Alfred proceeds to eat his cute wifey♡

    Alfred: (┐「ε:)

    Lian: (:ェ」∠)

    …..End…..

    • Aaahhh the Little Corner is so cuteeeee!!! //squeals

      Lian haven’t realized that he had just sold himself~ So fuwafuwa~ (*//艸//)♡

      • True!

        RIP

        Future Lian’s Chrysanthemum

        He thought he got out of it but in reality he completely sealed his fate to be Alfred’s wifeY~

        Lol

        (≧∇≦*)

  2. aaaaaaaaa

    im shaking
    im cryign
    all these fluff!! im sensitjve halp

    alfred’s starrrrr

    sankyu for the ch 💖💖💖💖💖😭

    • His one and only falling star! 🌟 Am I the only one who thinks that the star prediction is so cute? (*>∇<)ノ I like how they use stars as the symbol here~

      Sankyuu for reading too, konokono-san! ヾ(・ω・*)ノ

  3. Huhuhu i immediately want to time skip to two years now and is alread now aware tht lian isnt the real lian? Uuu i want him to knowww

    Thanks for the chapter

    • Ehehe who knows, right? Let us continue to pray that Alfred won’t disappoint us!

    • Eat more of that tsundere kitten tofu, Hero! Ψ(`∀´)Ψヶヶヶ

      But then, they are still underage too, can’t be helped~

  4. I wish his povs were better 😛 I feel like re writing his povs 😛

    • It might be because my translations power is not strong enough actually… Lian’s monologue is so emotional (in a lot of meaning) and funny in the JP version!

      You can rewrite it if you want? Maybe it will be nicer to read~

  5. Adorable as always! Thanks for translating XD I laughed a lot at the “…Where’s the ‘won’t do’ option?” It’s inevitable Lian! XD Surrender to love!

    • ‘Won’t do’ option? What is that? You won’t need it anyway, Lian~ Just surrender to your instincts, don’t worry we will support your snusnu time!! ヾ(・ω・*)ノ

      Thank you for reading too, MsLori-san~

  6. Where’s my continuation?! Alfred you soft-hearted person! I know you are eager, ah! Where’s my pa pa pa? Two years? How many chapters is that?

    • Alfred is not enough beast!! …or is he? :(´ཀ`」 ∠):

      Their ‘pa pa pa’ might still be long away, but at least we will have our horny dog and his confused tsundere cat being c-c-c-cute together? ☆=(ゝω・)/

  7. My condolences Mii #4683928 and welcome Mii #4683929! A bunch of fujoshi and fudanshi zombies around here. We keep dying and reviving over fluffiness. Thanks for the chapter!

    • Then in an apocalypse story, we will be the zombies who attack at random just to cultivate the gong and shou feelings and revives everytime they did something… something!!!

      what

      Thank you for reading, Tinascow Mooduck-san!

  8. Waaaaaahhhhh~

    It’s raining fluff~

    Keep it coming (☆∀☆)/

    • Ayeaye, sir! Your wish is my command!! (`・ω・´)ゞ

      …I will do my best?

      Thank you for reading, Falling off this Cliff-san! (^_^.)

  9. Countdown to adulthood, T – 2 years

    Thanks for the chapter.

    • Let’s start counting starting from next chapter! And hope for the miraculous time skip to quickly come!! (º﹃º♡ ) 

      Thank you for reading, SaMu-san!

  10. Ahhhhhh!!! Want more fluff!!! Lol ty for the chapter update 😁😁😂😂

    • You’re welcome, Maya Good-san! Thank you for reading too! ☺️☺️💕💕

  11. And so, the wait begins~

    Thanks for the chapter! 💕

    • Waiting until the day Alfred ‘eats’ his little kitten comes~ ヾ(・ω・*)ノ 730 days left!

      Thank you for always reading and commenting, Kimmy-san! 🌟💕

    • You’re welcome, ritsukatakanashi786-san! Thank you for reading too!! (*>∇<)ノ

  12. fufufufufufu
    Otona time~
    …i couldn’t wait and read ahead to peek at the good stuff ⁄(⁄ ⁄•⁄ω⁄•⁄ ⁄)⁄
    thank you translator-san and editors-san!

    • Aaahhh how was it, jay-san!? No, actually don’t tell me! Ah, but do tell me a little…? I want to take a peek too, but I also want to translate as I read so that I can fangirl together with the readers… But I want to know too!! :(´ཀ`」 ∠):

  13. ML is hungry and the feast is 2 years away… D:

    Don’t think that this is over, Lian-kun. Just because your chysanthmum is safe for now, doesn’t mean the rest of you isn’t tasty! He’ll just have to nibble on tofu until he can eat meat!
    And of course there’s an endless supply of dog food for us, the readers. <3

    • That’s certainly true! Alfred can warm up his little kitten first until he finally eats him fully~ ヾ(≧▽≦*)o
      And dog food! Let us single dogs have a taste too!

  14. “In fact, I feel like it’s almost past the point of no return. I wonder how our relationship developed in this way? And why?” Oh, bro… He has so much denial in the beginning. I think Alfred was able to pretty thoroughly deny Lian’s denial, though. XDDDD

    • He is too shocked that the situation become like that just in a night! (≧∇≦)b But as if our Alfred will let him deny their relationship any longer~ Now that his dense little kitten already awake, he will have to take advantage!

  15. Fufufu this oba-san is extremely pleased. Alfred is such a tease and such a good boy. I’m seriously looking forward to some great relationship development.

    Thanks for the great translation ♥️♥️♥️

    • I’m glad he is persistent yet didn’t force his lust to our Lian! ヾ(・ω・*)ノ He quitely eat a tofu, and another tofu, and another tofu…

      Thank you for reading, Kleep-san!

  16. 🙏🙏🙏 may Mii-san #1-4683928 all rest in fluffy peace and accept my well wishes and thanks for sacrificing themselves for the beautious translated story. Aaah Alfred got permission for the fun times (although delayed) and LIAN FINALLY STARTS TO REALISE HIS FEELINGS!
    (ノ◕ヮ◕)ノ.✧(ノ◕ヮ◕)ノ.✧(ノ◕ヮ◕)ノ*.✧ All the confetti celebrations (♡ω♡ ) ~♪
    Thank you for the update ❤️

    • There are no regrets, Mii #1~4683928 had died in joyful death! And yes, LIAN FINALLY STARTS TO REALISE HIS FEELINGS AAAAAAAA screams

      Thank you for reading, Xass-san! ٩(ˊᗜˋ*)b

  17. Wow!!! So many comments! I didn’t expect for this novel to be super popular in bl novel fandom. Talk about being a big wig. Kyaaaa!!!

    Love the chapter! Perfect translation and grammar spot-on. <3

    • The number of comments are what motivating me to continue translating everyday! When I know that there are a lot of people waiting to read more, I got so happy and continue work hard~ (ง •̀ω•́)ง✧

      Thank you for reading, Eden-san! Props to my godly editor(s) who I may or may not depend on too much…!

  18. Phew, good thing it’s not ‘our’ two years time.

    What a delicious treat~!! Thanks~!

    • Let’s praise the time skips! It won’t be long before Lian is throughoutly eaten, fufufu Ψ(`∀´)Ψヶヶヶ

      Thank you for reading, secret-fudanshi-san! 💕🌟

  19. Thank you very much!

    Lian: Awawawa! Wh-What do I do now? What if he tries to do me again the moment two years passed and he hasn’t met the Holy Maiden? ( ・᷄ὢ・᷅ ).
    No! I mustn’t lose hope! If he still hasn’t met the Holy Maiden the day before I’ll make him meet her! (Mutters under his breath)

    Alfred: (。 ́︿ ̀。) Cannot eat him out fully until two years pass. . . But tofu can still be eaten! ☆:.。. o(≧▽≦)o .。.:

    • Hmph! As if the Holy Maiden will affect our future Hero! He is so whipped to Lian already, what can a random girl (she is the heroine, mii) do! (o´ω`o)

      Eat, eat more tofu~

    • Oh, btw i didnt get the part where alfred suddenly stop and said those things.whT did it meant?

  20. Rest in peace Mii #4683928,thank you for the chapter that you left us before you ascend.now its my turn to ascend for the same fluffffff

    • After ascending for a billion times, we might be an immortal! We have to continue the fluff so that it won’t end!! ヾ(≧▽≦*)o

      Thank you for reading, Allenice24-san!

  21. Oh, btw i didnt get the part where alfred suddenly stop and said those things.whT did it meant?

    • Your question shall be answered at chapter 15.5! ⸜( ॑꒳ ॑* )⸝ But then, I can just say that Alfred meet a lunatic at Fothel village, and he may or may not had heard about a lot of things about stars^^

  22. Two years hmm its a long wait but i think its worth it okay two years later a very important event will happen take note two years

  23. ” PROMISE TO DO SNUSNU WHEN OTONA

    AMAZING” THAT BREAKDOWN OF YOURS AT THE END, YOU’VE KILLED ME WITH LAUGHTER AND IT’S EXACTLY HOW I REACTED. ヽ(´>∀<`*)ノ

    A late thanks since I’ve only just started reading this series but thank you anyway! This series is so cute! ♡(°´ ˘ `°)/

  24. For some reason I cant fangirl or ship this I dont know why. I just dont like it but I’ll keep reading it to see what happens for a few more chapters just in case. Or maybe I do like this? I dont know I just get a pit in my stomic whenever they intersect with each other. Thanks for translating I just don’t know if I’m just in the mood where everthing seems dull and pointless right now so I dont like it or if I generally dont like it. Cause I love fluffy and all but I dont know I also dont like the goddess and ml. I really dont know whats wrong it just feels to me somethings off about this and tbe I dont know. And one of the main reason I dont like the ml is above with the agreeing to wait to be adults and his kissing. I’m sorry I just thought I outght to share my opion before I go complete insane about this.
  25. I really really don’t like the male lead. And the goddess. sighs I just cant get into to this and I dont know why. Its interesting but like I dont like it for some reason. Maybe its cause of those two or something else. Just feels like something off

  26. There are people who died due to laughing too much. And then there are those who died from too much fluff.

    And I am one of the latter. wipes nosebleed

    I can’t wait for them to become adults, hehehe (* ̄︶ ̄*)

  27. I think I love the goddess who send Lian to Alfred only to be eaten by Alfred. 😆😆😆😆😆

    Thank you for the update, Mii-san!!! 😘😘😘😘

  28. LORD MY EYES ARE MELTING FROM THE FLUFFFFF. IM SO LOOKING FORWARD TO THE FUTURE SNUSNU (insert Lenny face here)

    Thanks for the chapter! 💕

  29. That “promise to do snusnu when otona” healed me. Thank you for this translation!!!