He couldn't believe it, no matter how many times he looked.

Blond hair, golden eyes, and a dark beard that didn't match him.

The long pink robe that only covered his shoulders was far from enough to hide his muscular muscles.

'What's that again?'

In addition, the end of the staff in his hand had a pink heart, and it looked so small in his large hand.

[Hi! I'm so~ happy to meet you that I can't stop laughing~ Hong! Hong! Hong!]

It was a sight he had never seen or heard of. Lucas just stared at him blankly, afraid that he might appear in his dreams.

[Oh my, oh my! Look at my mind!]

Suddenly, he clapped his hands and pretended to hit his head.

[Eekyung-!☆]

'T-that... outrageous...!'

[I didn't even introduce myself? Oh my goodness~! Hong! Hong! Hong!]

He, who had asked and answered himself and even showed a reaction, raised the staff in his hand high into the sky, and the startled Lucas took a step back.

'W-what?'

[My name is Amo~! Re!]

"..."

A loud music that burst out from the staff with a loud introduction.

A pink light that scattered every time the staff was shaken.

-Ting-a-ling~ ting! Ppyobyong!

[What moves the world~!]

Lucas was dazed at the sight of him turning the staff around with a dazzling movement.

[It's~!]

-Ppyorororong!

As he spun around once, his blond hair also moved gracefully(?) with him.

The dazzling movement stopped, and he, who had stuck his butt out, made eye contact with Lucas.

[Love...]

The word 'love' that he had uttered, winking one eye. And the low and greasy voice that was added to it.

That's why Lucas felt like he was going to throw up.

[It's really... an honor... an honor to give you my love...]

Every time the thick voice that seemed to be scratching his throat echoed, Lucas swallowed his saliva repeatedly to calm his churning stomach.

'This... what in the world... is this...'

As he was staring blankly at that hideous sight, the bizarre man who had introduced himself as Amore took a step closer.

[I am Amore, the god of love. The bracelet on your wrist is an artifact imbued with the power of my love.]

'The god of love? Is this really that Amore?'

To think that Amore, the god of love who was said to have existed since the beginning of time, had such an outrageous appearance!

He didn't want to believe it. No, he couldn't believe it.

Then, the last words that Taras had left suddenly came to his mind.

'He said there was a crazy bastard who preached love, so be careful of him.'

[Oh my, you can't speak? Well~ there are countless people who have lost their minds at my beautiful appearance~ Hong! Hong! Hong!]

At this point, it was certain. The crazy bastard who preached love that Taras had mentioned was definitely this one.

"Are you crazy?"

Then the word that had been circling in Lucas's mind popped out.

Then Amore's expression hardened for a moment, and then the corners of his mouth began to ascend.

[Kya~ ha! Ha! Ha! Right, right~ I'm a crazy bastard. A crazy bastard for love!]

Lucas was annoyed at himself for being momentarily flustered at Amore's hardened expression.

"I don't need this, so take it."

Lucas, who had narrowed his brow, held out his wrist.

[Oh my, I'm so sorry~ My current form is not an incarnation, so that's a little difficult~]

A small sigh of 'ah' escaped from Lucas's mouth at those words.

It was a sigh that contained half a feeling of 'I see' and half a feeling of 'so my current state was okay', as he accepted Amore's very confident attitude.

'Ah, that's not it.'

Lucas, who had quickly come to his senses, looked at Amore in front of him.

[Now, then I'll tell you how to use it.]

"I thought I said I didn't need it."

It was true. Lucas didn't need this bling-bling and sparkling strange thing on his wrist, no matter what abilities it had.

'I can't walk around with such an outrageous thing on my wrist.'

[Hong! Hong! Hong! Just listen to me first~]

His hand, which was stopping Lucas, flapped charmingly.

"I said I don't need it."

[Now, this is~ my masterpiece filled with my love~ The power of love is great! You know that, right?]

Regardless, Amore began to explain about the bracelet.

[Now, the product of the great Amore! Its name is the Shield of Love!]

"..."

[Are you tired of your weak human body~? Are you afraid of being shattered by an unstoppable attack~?]

Amore, who was raising his voice like a medicine seller in the middle of a market.

[In that case, the Shield of Love! Remember the Shield of Love!]

As he swung the staff in his hand, a light flashed from the bracelet.

[The spell is simple! You don't need to touch the bracelet! You don't need to swing your arm!]

"..."

[With the power of love, ppyorongppyorong! If you just chant this simple spell, you will get a very powerful shield!]

As soon as Lucas heard those words, he tried to take off the bracelet on his arm and moved his hand violently.

'Come off, please come off my arm!!!'

[Now, try to follow me! With the power of love~ ppyorongppyorong!]

But the bracelet was stuck to his arm and didn't seem to have any intention of coming off.

[Uh-huh! I'll say it again, but this bracelet is the masterpiece of the great god of love, Amore! You can't take it off with that method!]

"Damn it!!!"

[Hmm~ if you follow the spell well, I can tell you how to hide the bracelet's appearance~]

He couldn't be defeated by this crazy bastard like this. But there was no way to not be defeated now either.

That's why Lucas held back the curse that was about to burst out and looked at Amore.

[It's a very easy spell~ With the power of love, ppyo. rong. ppyo. rong!]

'You son of a b-tch...! Is he telling me to say such a son of a b-tch thing now?'

The corner of Lucas's mouth twitched with anger.

[Hmm~ if you don't do it, I can't help it~ then I~ have to go now!]

Amore, who smiled brightly, swept his blond hair back.

"Take it off right now, or if not, at least hide it."

[If you chant the spell~ Amore will think about it~]

Amore, who was twisting his body and twirling his blond hair.

'You son of a b-tch...!'

As he brought his hand to the bracelet, he felt a power that was on a different level from what the dwarves or dragons had created.

An artifact created by a god. A holy relic.

As it was created by a god, not just anyone, its power was enormous.

Of course, sometimes a strange god would create a foolish object that seemed to have great power and send it down to the earth, but it was an unchanging fact that even that strange object was great.

'It seems impossible to break it...'

Lucas, who had slightly lowered the hand that had covered the bracelet, closed his eyes.

[You haven't~ decided yet~?]

"...Damn it."

[It's just one word~]

His teeth were gritted.

He was really angry at why such annoying things were constantly interfering with his simple life, which he had only wanted to be smooth.

"...Let me ask you one thing first."

[Oh my! A question! I love~ that!]

"What the hell are you doing to me? I don't need an artifact like this. I never asked for it. And I don't understand why a god is doing this to me."

He couldn't bear it. He had to ask, even if he couldn't get an answer as to why! why he was doing this to him.

[Hmm~ I wonder~]

But even at Lucas's serious expression, Amore just smiled with his eyes curved like a bow and didn't seem to have any intention of giving a proper answer.

[But...]

"...?"

[Do you believe in love?]

"Haa..."

A sigh came from the tips of his toes.

[That deep sigh... it's a sigh of someone who has definitely experienced love...]

Amore, who had suddenly become serious, narrowed his brow and showed a serious expression.

[Then that love... did it hurt a lot?]

"..."

[All living things in this world love. Do you know that?]

It was the limit. He couldn't listen to such a son of a b-tch thing anymore, nor could he see the sight of him trying to set the mood.

'I'll have to do something about the bracelet.'

In the end, it was when Lucas turned his body and was about to leave the place.

[Wait! You'll definitely regret it if you go now? I can appear in front of you anytime through that bracelet!]

"You son of a b-tch. Did I look nice because I was just nodding my head without saying anything? Huh!?"

In the end, his patience exploded.

[Ooh~ as I heard... eek!]

-Bang! KABOOM! KABOOM!!!

"Did I look nice! You perverted bastard! If you're a god, you should just stay in the divine world and manage love or whatever!"

-KABOOM! KABOOM!

As his exploded patience turned into magic power and burst out, a hazy dust rose in the place where Amore had been.

[Oh my! How aggressive...! Seeing this, my heart...]

Of course, there was no damage to him.

[Is beating like crazy...!]

And he... was a psycho.

And a psycho that he had never heard of or seen anywhere before.

"You son of a b-tch who is not even worth being fried in sh-t water. Are you doing this because I'm a pathetic human now? You've picked the wrong one. You @#$&@$!&[email protected]$^"

Harsh swear words that couldn't even be written in words poured out of Lucas's mouth like a machine gun, and Amore's expression changed from moment to moment as he listened.

[Ooh...]

But among the changing expressions, there was no negative emotion such as annoyance or anger.

Amore's face was full of only wonder, surprise, and admiration.

"You son of a b-tch who can't even communicate. I'll get rid of this bracelet even if I have to cut off my arm!!!"

Lucas, who was shouting at Amore, who was not even affected by any curse, as if he was possessed by evil.

[Aggressive...! So cool!]

But even at Lucas's reaction, Amore just covered his mouth and let out an exclamation of admiration.

"..."

In the end, Lucas turned his body as if he was fed up and cast a teleportation.

-Pew...

"Sh-t..."

But the teleportation was blocked by Amore's trick and was canceled.

[Hmm, well, I can understand everything. You must be confused too. It seems that Taras bastard got to you first, seeing why you're doing this to me all of a sudden. Right?]

"You mean you already knew. Why should I play along with your pranks? I'm not interested in any of it. I don't know what you great gods are thinking, and I'm not interested. I just want to live like this and die."

[Hong! Hong! Hong! A normal human~ right, that's what you want. I'm sorry, but that's a little difficult.]

Lucas now felt like he wanted to beg. He didn't want to have any conversation with this madman, who didn't seem to be able to communicate at all.

"Ha... I'll take care of this bracelet myself, so I hope you don't appear in front of me again."

[I can't help it~ I'll hide the bracelet's existence. But I can't agree to getting rid of the bracelet. If you cut off your arm and get rid of it, I'll put it on your neck next. You don't want to be my cute puppy, do you?]

A cute puppy. He got goosebumps all over his body at that part.

"..."

[And your current body condition. Isn't it too good?]

He had been so distracted that he had forgotten. Lucas had definitely felt like he was going to die just by teleporting here.

But his current condition was very clean.

[Right~? It's not bad to have it. I'm not just saying it, but that's really~ my masterpiece!]

An artifact with healing and defensive abilities? As that psycho said, it wasn't bad to have it. No, in fact, it was amazing.

"..."

[I don't know what that black Taras said to you, but remember that there's nothing greater than love in the world~]

-Ppyorong!

As Amore swung his staff once, the bracelet disappeared.

"...What's this again?"

But in the place where the bracelet had been, a red spot the size of a pinky nail appeared. And it was a red spot in the shape of a small heart.

[My heart. You wouldn't stop me from doing that, would you~? Then Amore will be sad~]

It was giving up. He had given up on both hands and feet.

As Lucas waved his hand as if he didn't even have the strength to answer, Amore raised his shoulders and smiled brightly, as if he was satisfied.

'Please get lost.'

[I have to go now. What a shame... ah! Remember~ with the power of love~ ppyo. rong. ppyo. rong!]

With those last words, Amore's figure slowly scattered.

(End of Chapter)