I Played the Role of a Hated Hero, but for Some Reason, I'm Loved by the Last Boss and Living W

Translated by AmaLynne
by AmaLynne
We immediately took the Anima Crystals we had collected from the slime to the World Tree.
By the way, I’m covered in slime, so I’m a mess.
“So, what should we do to give this crystal to the world tree?”
In my hand, I hold six blue crystals about the size of my thumb.
I’m going to give them to the world tree now, but I don’t know how.
Therefore, I’m asking Demiurge.
“Umu, there is nothing special you need to do. All you need to do is to place the Anima Crystal near the seed of the World Tree. Then the world tree will automatically absorb the crystal.”
“Okay. I’ll try it.”
I did as I was told and placed one of the anima crystals close to the seed of the world tree.
Instantly, the crystal emitted a poof and instantly turned into a glowing blue ball of light. Then it was sucked into the seed.
The seed then emitted the same color light and flickered.
“Now, the world tree has taken in mana. Now, husband, you must give all the remaining anima crystals to the World Tree.”
“Yes.”
The five remaining Anima Crystals in my hand were all brought close to the World Tree and absorbed.
The world tree continued to glow blue for a while, but gradually returned to its original state.
However, there was no noticeable change.
“There’s not much change in its appearance, is there?”
“That’s true. After all, you’ve only given it enough mana for six slimes. You need more mana for it to grow.”
“I see.”
I guess that’s true. How can a world tree grow with just a little mana from a slime?
It seems that I was a bit hasty in my thinking.
Perhaps the fact that the world was heading for destruction was making me more impatient than I had thought.
“From now on, we must kill more and more demons and collect more Anima Crystals. The more powerful the demons are, the more anima crystals you can get, and the more mana you can store. But don’t be in a hurry. We don’t even know how much mana the seeds of the World Tree can take in at once. If we hurry and kill the seeds, we will be dead in the water.”
“That’s right. We’re still in the dark. Let’s be careful with each other.”
“Umu.”
That’s right. We’ve only just begun.
From now on, we have to defeat many demons, find out the ecology of the world tree, and plant many trees in this land.
The time it will take to do this will not happen overnight.
I remembered the proverb that Touka had taught me.
『 Haste makes waste. 』
The more impatient you are, the more likely you are to fail.
t’s true that the time left in the world is not very long, but it’s not something that can be done today or tomorrow.
The growth of the world tree should be carried out carefully, even if it is in a hurry.
That’s because if this seed really dies, the world will be destroyed.
“Now, we’ve successfully given mana to the seed. The sun will set in a little while. Before that, husband, why don’t you finish your meal? Also, you might want to cleanse your body after the battle with the slime.”
“Ah, I see. That’s true.
I’ve gotten a lot of mucus from the slime fight today.
The mucus spread by the corpse didn’t seem to dissolve the clothes, which was a relief, but the sludge was indeed unpleasant.
As Demiurge said, I would certainly like to clean myself up.
So let’s go back to the spring and wash up with our meal.
“That’s good.”
And so I headed to the fountain of Holy Apples that Demiurge had led me to… but,
“Demiurge, why are you following me?”
“Mu? What do you mean, why?”
“No, no, no, that’s not the part where you tilt your head.”
Demiurge is behind me, as if it’s a matter of course.
This is already a spring.
As before, the fountain is lined with pure white Holy Apples.
The surface of the water is beautiful as it captures the color of the sky, which is about to set.
No, now is not the time to be admiring the scenery.
“I’m going to take a bath now.”
“Umu, I know that.”
“So, I’d like you to stay away from me.”
“Why?”
“No, I mean, I’m going for a bath.”
“Mu? I don’t understand. Why should I go somewhere when husband is bathing?”
“…………”
Ehh…
Does she really don’t know what I’m talking about?
Demiurge operates with a perspective that is different from human ethics.
After all, she is the kind of girl who has been without clothes for the past two years since she fought me.
If that’s the case, she won’t understand why I want Demiurge to leave the scene…
And yet, she has been using words that people use, such as marriage, and there are many contradictions.
She needs to learn about human values and ethics soon.
I can’t say that there will never be an opportunity to take the Demiurge out into human society.
Well, if she doesn’t have an aversion to humans, that is.
No, I’m not talking about the future, which may or may not come.
“From now on, I’m going to bathe here, and I’m going to take off my clothes! I’m going to be naked! Please stay away from me!”
“Fumu, I don’t understand why my husband wants to keep me away.”
“…………”
Ah, I guess I’ll just have to give up on this one.
Bathing in the water while being watched by a beautiful woman… What kind of special play is that?
“Hahh~…… Fine, you can stay there, just try not to look at me…”
“Well, then… ho.”
“Eh? What?”
“What are you doing, husband? Why don’t you take off your clothes?”
“………………”
What the heck, Demiurge took off her clothes in front of me without hesitation.
No… usual, she has a beautiful body without a single blemish… not!
Ehhhhhhhhh~~~~~~~~~?!
“Y-You, wh-wh-what are you doing?!”
“What, you mean? Of course, I’m going to bathe with husband.”
“No, no, no, no, no, no! If you bathe, I’ll bathe later.”
“? ? ? Where are you going? If you leave it there, the mucus will dry up and be harder to wash off.”
“Ugh…”
It’s true that when slime mucus dries, it hardens, making it difficult to remove.
When I was traveling, when the mucus from the slime spatter dried up, I couldn’t remove it with water and had to go to the trouble of preparing hot water to remove it.
No, that doesn’t mean I’m bathing with a woman!
“Muu~, how long are you going to do that! Get your clothes off!”
“Whoa, whoa, stop it! Aa… AAAA, AAAAAAAAAA~~~~~”
Demiurge stripped me of my clothes and dragged me straight into the fountain.
She locks my arms with her own, and my bare breasts press against her as she does so.
“How dare you hesitate to bathe with me, husband and I, when we are husband and wife?”
As soon as she said that, Demiurge used the water from the spring to cleanse me.
“You have worked hard today, my husband. Fufu… I’m going to wash every inch of your body. That’s what a wife is supposed to do.”
Wait! You and I aren’t married yet…
Hey! You! What are you trying to touch?
I mean, the Demiurge’s breasts were rubbing against my body, and my son was on the verge of being aroused once again!
In addition, the mucus from the slime even adhered to Demiurge in the process of washing it off, making it visually dangerous in many ways!
“Fufu… husband, you have worked very hard all day today. I’m sorry for making you fight when you just woke up… Instead, I’m going to serve you for the rest of the day. You can leave your body in my hands.”
In the end, I was washed all over by Demiurge and finished bathing in the water, exhausted.
After the water was drained from my body with magic, I took a bite of a Holy Apple and fell asleep by the fountain.
But well done, me! My reason for enduring so well!
But if we continue to have physical contact like that in the future, someday…
No, let’s not think about that right now.
What I need to do now is to heal the mental fatigue that has built up in my body, even if just a little.