All Lucian knew about the novel's ending was that his death happens during the tournament, and that the hero ends up forming a harem with all the heroines.
The actual concept of this world, the patrol system in the forbidden forest, the racial politics of the kingdoms — all those details were completely new to him.
Internally, he was cursing the author.
"Damn you, author… if you'd priced your novel a bit lower, I could've read the other eight volumes. Instead, you spent the first few obsessing over the hero and his harem and some unnecessary detail — you could've added some actual world-building, you know."
Elira's face wore an unreadable expression. She gently tucked her hair behind her ear.
Then she asked in an eerie calm voice.
"Do you know what the true fate of a 'Hero' is??"
Lucian slowly shook his head.
For a few seconds, Elira's eyes locked onto his, then she gave him a bitter smile.
