Chapter100

Family Trash
Hajin stared at the glowing red text hovering in the dark space of the cave. 
'Eliminate the carrier to prevent future threat,' he read, his expression flattening. 'Are you serious right now?' 
The prompt pulsed silently, as if waiting for him to accept the order. 
He looked over at Didi, finding her curled tight under the thin blanket with a pale and exhausted face in her sleep. She hadn't shown him even a tiny sliver of hostility, and she had just watched the only person who cared about her die defensively. 
'I know she has the bloodline of the thing that killed the Goddess,' he thought, exhaling slowly through his nose. 'But I am not some mindless executioner following an automated system's script. If the Underworld King becomes a problem later, I will deal with him directly.'
He reached out and decisively swiped his hand through the red panel. The warning shattered and vanished, leaving the cave entirely quiet again.
'My life, my choices,' he thought, leaning his head back against the wall and closing his eyes.
Morning arrived a few hours later with the sound of distant birds waking him up. 
'Morning already, huh,' he thought, getting up and yawning while the early sun hit his face.
He walked over and kicked dirt onto the last burning embers of the fire, making sure it was completely out. Juna was already awake, stretching her arms above her head while her tail flicked back and forth. 
Didi sat holding the blanket tightly, staring blankly at the ground. She looked a little more composed than the night before, but the heavy sadness was still obvious in her posture.
"We need to get moving," he said, adjusting his shirt. "The capital is still a few hours away on foot, and sitting out here won't do us any good."
She nodded quietly, folding the blanket and handing it back to him. 
The walk back was mostly silent, the forest feeling calm during the day while the demonic presence that had saturated the area yesterday seemed completely gone.
At the edge of his vision, the stream chat was unusually slow, mostly just people making small talk or discussing the events from the night before. 
[ CringeSlayer91:] watching him casually walk the princess home after the most insane fight is wild