Chapter 136 – 34. Are You My Prince? (2)
“You bastards, the warriors are in trouble! “Why don’t you hurry up and go home?!”
When I was surrounded by children and trying to figure out what to do, the coachman appeared at just the right time. He brought something like a newspaper from somewhere and started waving his arms around to shoo the children away like flies.
“Aaaaah! The villainess! Villainous lady!”
“Everyone runs away!”
As soon as her children, who were gathered around her, saw her, they started screaming excitedly and scattered without looking back.
Children run away and hide behind wooden boxes or walls as if they have seen a goblin.
She didn’t go far, perhaps because she was curious about the hero, but she was still looking at him with bright eyes.
“Sorry. “The kids here are so rude.”
“No. It’s all like that when you’re young. “I just thought it was cute.”
Is it because you usually spend time with children at church? Rather than saying I didn’t have long hair, I felt like I was cute.
So let me smile softly and wave my hand gently. Children shaking and blushing. Although you can’t hear them because they are a little far away, they are talking excitedly among themselves.
Hmm… Are the kids at church doing well?
When I look at the little kids, something suddenly comes to mind. I used to take care of the children instead of the adults who worked in the fields with them every day, but what are those children doing now?
Perhaps by the time this incident is over, and we return, those kids will have all grown up? At least I think I have escaped the mold of being a child.
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The carriage we came on is loaded onto the sailboat. The coachman left the place for about ten minutes, saying he was going to look for someone.
The children, who had been hiding and sticking their heads out, watched as the dangerous person disappeared. Before I knew it, people were flocking around me.
There are other people, but I think the reason they flock around me is that I’m a man, and it’s comfortable for them. Except for Sylvia and Isabel, they didn’t even approach Bishop Lisa and Cordelia, as if there was an antenna to monitor people of interest.
“Guys, do you want to try this?”
“Wow, it’s round and pretty! “Is it really okay to eat it?”
When I take out the candy that I usually carry with me, the children’s eyes shine brightly as if they are amazed. I explained that you eat it by sucking the piece and not swallowing it. A kid who puts a lot of food into his mouth as if he’s excited. I rolled it around in my mouth, and the pot jumped around, making a boiling sound.
“Wow! It’s so sweet! It’s so delicious!”
“Really? Me too! “I want to eat it too!”
“Give it to me too!”
Certainly nothing is more effective in dealing with children than candy. Since it was already difficult to find food here, I was even more excited and ran for it, but when they put it in each person’s mouth, I was so happy that I almost died.
“I think the kids like you a lot. It sticks tightly and doesn’t fall off.”
“Lol… Is that so?”
Sylvia approaches me and looks at me curiously.
Well, Sylvia has been working without having to see her kids. She is Sylvia. It must be surprising that she follows every single gesture.
In fact, there is nothing in the world that is easier than dealing with her child…
It’s very easy to win kids’ favor.
First, just give it something delicious.
Second, just show something cute and pretty.
Then you will quickly relax and come closer. If you just aim for these things, you could become a popular star among kids wherever you go.
“Prince, have you ever kissed a warrior?”
“Ah, kiss…”
Let’s pat each child’s head one by one. The young boy who was holding my knee as if he was waiting asked me a question with a face full of curiosity.
I really didn’t want such a difficult question to come…
The kids are clearly mistaken. In fact, Isabel and I weren’t that kind of relationship, but I already understood the two of us as if we had made a promise for the future.
Aha… Kiss…
To be precise, is this correct?
I don’t know.
When I heard the word “Kiss,” Something that happened in the past that I had tried to forget suddenly flashed through my mind. An incident that occurred in that goblin colony a few years ago.
It was clearly an accident at the time. I was crazy because I was doused in the aphrodisiac they made. Thanks to this, I couldn’t control my excitement and persistently overlapped my lips.
A situation created by someone else’s will rather than by one’s own will…
It was ambiguous to call it what the child said was a kiss of love.
… No, but what am I thinking about so seriously?
There was a certain answer I had to give to the children anyway.
For children at this age, it is more important to protect their dreamlike childhood than facts.
There was a need to convey what the child believed.
Perhaps, he looks at Isabel from the corner of his eye. She pretends not to listen, but she is watching my situation more quietly than anyone else. She seemed to be waiting for me to say something because she glanced at me.
“It’s such a shame, shh… “You can’t tell anyone.”
Since there were no secrets between the kids, it would probably spread anyway, but it didn’t really matter. This is also to protect the childhood innocence that a hero is connected to a prince.
To me, the ideals cherished in the children’s hearts were even more important.
“These guys said don’t bother the warriors!”
“Ugh! Monster woman! Run away!”
While they were enjoying the comfortable atmosphere of being back at church, the children scattered screaming when the coachman appeared again. Perhaps because he was young, he was able to run away in an instant.
“Oh my, those guys are still kids, so I didn’t listen… Was it bothering you?”
“No. He listened well and was cute. The person behind him…”
“Oh yes, this person…” …”
Behind the coachman, who has returned, there is a woman with a scary appearance, with age spots blooming here and there on her face. The two were out of breath, unable to speak properly, perhaps because they had been running for a long time.
The woman with her age spots took a step forward, holding her coachman’s shoulder and saying that she would speak in person.
“Hello. Warriors. My name is Arcel Pyar, the ship’s captain. Normally, I should have met you as soon as you arrived in the village, but you came a few days earlier than you expected… “I’m sorry for coming to see you late.”
Oh, someone else did it, but was it the captain? The captain, Nauri, apologizes again and again for making us stand outside in the cold.
In fact, it hadn’t been that long, but the captain bowed his head as if he were a criminal, saying that it was a great sin to neglect the distinguished guest.
“You haven’t been outside all day, you can stop. Rather, can we get on the boat now?”
“Yes, yes. Because I’ve prepared everything. You can get on right away.”
In response to Bishop Lisa’s question, the captain tells her to get on board quickly because it’s cold and guides her inside.
Squeak-
So, let’s step on the steps and climb onto the boat. Even when viewed from a distance, you once again realize the size of the magnificent sailing ship. A grandeur that cannot be fully captured even in the eyes.
Wow… It’s just like the ship you see in the movies…
There are also cannons and lines for straightening sails scattered here and there. Even though it was made in the style of the Middle Ages, its splendor, comparable to that of a cruise ship, was enough to stimulate its unique, old-fashioned sensibility.
“How long will it take to arrive?”
“After all, I see all the work that involves crossing between continents. I think it will take about four months at the earliest.”
No, four months at a time? If only we had modern technology, we would have traveled the remaining distance in just a few days, but we would have been stuck here for a hundred days and several more weeks.
At least in the game, it seemed like you could move in the blink of an eye and arrive there in just a few days, but even though magic existed, it seemed like technology in that area had not yet been developed to that level.
“This is where the warriors will stay. “The rooms are prepared one by one, so if you have any inconvenience or difficulty, please call the crew.”
It’s neater than expected. Of course, it was nothing compared to staying at the parish, but it wasn’t so bad that I couldn’t stay there. There wasn’t a single speck of dust to be seen, as if they had swept and cleaned it in advance just because we were coming.
It sounds like I was full, but luckily there didn’t seem to be any major problems eating or sleeping.
Afterward, we were guided to the restaurant without saying much and filled our hungry stomachs. Then, they go to their respective rooms through the crew.
I also said I was worried because I was a man and the captain said he would add a few more guards, but… Honestly, who else would touch my body here other than Bishop Lisa?
It’s already impossible to run away because the sea is everywhere, but I don’t think something like that could ever happen unless you’re a suicidal person.
Of course, I didn’t have the will to refuse, so I reluctantly accepted, and as it turned out, there were only three or four guards waiting outside the door.
When I finally closed the door and had some alone time, I sighed and looked out through the window.
“What… When did you leave? .”
The port that was visible until now disappears and a vast ocean opens up. I didn’t even feel like the boat was moving forward, so was there some kind of magic?
I spent some time alone and gazed intently beyond the horizon.
