Chapter 131 – 14. People I Met in the Holy Empire
“It’s magic. Everyone’s hair color is uniform due to the influence of divine power, so it’s for individuality.”
“Individuality…”
I understand, but Siwoo makes an absurd expression for a rather funny reason.
Perhaps it was because of her bewildered face, Ariel smiled faintly.
“Individuality is very important to a woman. Oh, don’t misunderstand. That’s the same for men. Just… In this world where men and women, chastity is reversed. A woman has to sharpen all her weapons for a man’s love. Like her hair. How can you standardize something valuable?”
“…”
Seeing Ariel speaking for quite a long time, yet calmly, Siwoo was dazed.
Among the female warriors, Ariel is a warrior with a particularly exotic and glamorous appearance.
Even at first glance, the hair, which is not white and exudes a luxurious silver color, descends to the back. When he barely came to his senses from his silver hair, his strong yet graceful features caught his gaze. A tall nose and thin, red lips. There was nothing that wasn’t beautiful.
If it weren’t for the heavy-looking heavy armor she always wore, she would have been believed to be a princess of any country, not a hero.
However, Ariel’s usual behavior and behavior never made me think of her as a woman. From the time she was born, there was a joke that she was born as a warrior, she was a good warrior and human herself.
‘Ariel was a woman too.’
The look in her eyes as she looked at her changed.
Including her memories of the first playthrough, he began to see Ariel as a woman for the first time in years.
“…? Siu-sama?”
As Siwoo stared at herself without saying a word, she tilted her head.
“Do you have anything to say?”
“Ah, no. It’s just… I want Ariel-sama to be an ordinary woman too… Ah.”
She wanted to say goodbye.
Perhaps it was because of the drunkenness that was spinning her head, she spat out what she was thinking about out of her mouth. She hurriedly tried to open her mouth to make an excuse, but the moment she saw the silver-haired warrior’s face, she was speechless.
“Ah…”
Ariel’s expression, her entire face blushing, was that of a woman no matter what anyone said. From her ears to the nape of her neck, her skin was so red that it made me wonder if her original skin color was actually red.
‘What are you fucking mean…’
She hardly ever drank, and her skin was white just before.
In other words, no matter what anyone said, that blushing face and the expression of the woman were caused by Siu.
“…”
“…”
“…I, I was a woman from the beginning. An extremely ordinary, common woman.”
“That’s right, Joe. Ariel-sama is a woman no matter what anyone says.”
Silence passed between the two for a moment.
Not knowing that the atmosphere between the two warriors was grim, the three saints were chatting happily among themselves, as if this meeting had become a very good opportunity. Cassandra also became active and intervened in the conversation between Elaine and Hansol Kim.
However, even if she slightly turned her head, it was worth feeling the unusual air flow between Siu and Ariel.
“…In the world, Ariel-nim is called the hero of the mother, the incarnation of goodness, and the sword of the goddess.”
“What a shameful star…”
“But I realized it today.”
“…?”
“Ariel-sama was also an ordinary girl.”
Siu laughed lightly. Until now, the discomfort she felt for Ariel was nowhere to be found. Until now, it was thought of as the crystallization of goodness or justice beyond human beings, but this is not the case anymore.
“…Thank you.”
“Yes? It’s even something to be thankful for…”
“Still, the word girl is a bit embarrassing.”
I’ll be in my thirties soon,” Ariel muttered, tucking her hair down her cheeks behind her ear.
It was really strange. It was just a small change in my mindset, but the way I looked changed completely. Ariel only wears her heavy armor to the extent that she is nicknamed the sword of the goddess, but if you look closely at her, she has a lot of feminine vibes.
“Is that a strap?”
“…!! Ah, you recognize it.”
Ariel answered in her excited voice.
What Siwoo was referring to was a small string-shaped accessory hanging from her waist.
She hadn’t seen her so closely until now, but if you look closely, it’s something foreign to her heavy armor. In addition, each and every thing that stood out showed her femininity.
“I wear it like this to always be nervous, but as a woman, I can’t stand being pretty and cute. I wear things that I really want to decorate like this.”
“Get along well.”
“…!!”
“Really. I feel like you’re just like Ariel-sama.”
“That’s right.”
It calmed down more than before, but the red face still turned to the side. Siwoo apologized because he judged that it was because he stared at her too much and felt the burden of her. It seemed that the two of them were getting closer than before.
“…It’s okay. More than that, Siwoo-nim’s praise… Muh, I’m very happy.”
“I was just being honest about how I felt…Ah. Hold on.”
“…?”
Siu stopped talking and put his hand in his pocket. And she pulled something out.
“That…”
“It’s one of the things I found in the Cheonan Empire, so in the dungeon of the saint.”
“It’s a rocket.”
What he took out was a locket, a kind of pendant that could hold a photo or small object inside. It’s not flashy, but it’s a pretty outstanding artifact, as it’s a silver-based item with several jewels embedded in it.
“Take it if you like.”
“…Yes?”
“It’s an item whose owner has not been decided anyway. I thought it would be better to give it to someone, but it just happened that Ariel-sama’s throat was empty.”
“…”
“We’ve already distributed most of the items, so you don’t have to worry about it. I’ll tell you about the functions later. There’s probably nothing wrong with having them. Oh, if you don’t like necklaces, just keep them in your arms…”
“No.”
Ariel cut his words with a single knife.
“I will definitely… Wear it.”
“Haha. Yes.”
Receiving the locket from Siu, she grabbed it tightly. She squeezed it so hard that Siwoo was worried that she might be trying to break it. Fortunately, the look on his face seemed to like it.
‘I think I flinched when I just touched it, but I’m sure it’s an illusion?’
I wonder if Ariel flinched at the thought of touching a human or a man.
Even thinking back to himself, Siwoo burst out laughing at the ridiculous imagination.
“As expected! Siwoo-nim! Siwoo-nim is also dumbfounded, right?!”
Whether the timing was good or bad, Elaine jumped up from her seat and shouted at Siwoo’s burst of laughter. Surprised by her pink saintly cry, he turned her head to see her flushed face.
“Elaine…?”
“Neng, Siwoo-nim♥ …Hiccup.”
“You didn’t push the alcohol out?”
He naturally thought that she would drive her drunk with her holy magic or her holy power. No, she certainly was until she was in the seat next to him. But now, her face, which had been fine, was starting to resemble her hair color.
“Alcohol… Ah. You mean drunk? I was originally going to do that! You bad Kim Han-sol…!”
Elaine briskly turned her head and glared at Saint Kim Han-sol in the seat next to her.
Kim Han-sol laughed and burst into laughter at her.
“It’s so easy to provoke our Elaine, to think that you’ve said it a few times!”
“Ik! That’s because Hansol-nim is saying useless things…!”
“Whoa. Calm down. Calm down.”
“Ahh!! Siwoo-nim, that bad saint is bothering me…”
To appease Elaine, who was rushing into her arms, Siu smiled bitterly at her and got up from her seat and hugged her. From her expression to her actions, everything showed that she was drunk.
‘This one is pretty cute too.’
As Siwoo patted the back of Elaine, who was pretending to cry in her arms, Hansol Kim laughed and said,
“Is this your first time seeing this? It’s all thanks to me.”
“Haha…”
It’s not wrong, but I did something to say it was right. Even if it was the first time he saw her, he would make her a place with her and get her drunk whenever he wanted. The reason I haven’t done it until now is because I just didn’t feel the need.
Suddenly, Siwoo stared at Hansol Kim, recalling the magic dye Ariel had done.
“Huh? What is it? Why are you looking at me like that?”
“Does Hansol have pink hair too?”
“Huh? Ahhh. That’s right. Originally, it was just this color. Black. Even so, I didn’t think pink was a bit off, so I made it black as usual. Elaine likes pink, and Sandy should have been that color as well.”
“Hehe. Yes, that’s right…”
Cassandra, a four-star woman who flirts about the subject of not drinking.
It was quite strange that light pink was her original hair color.
“The seats are ripe and everyone seems to have eaten a lot. Why don’t we leave?”
Those were Ariel’s words as she rose from her seat.
“What? Let’s dig already?”
“I have work tomorrow morning too, Hansol.
“Umm. If you’re going to push it away with holy power, there’s no point in drinking. Ha, it’s a pity, but what can I do?”
Kim Han-sol walked over to Si-woo and lightly tapped his forearm with her fist while grinning.
“We’ll clean up after ourselves, so take Elaine and go in first. She looks like she’s very drunk. Oh, we’d better take Sandy with us. If we don’t know where the room is, let’s sleep in Elaine’s room?”
“Yes, I will. Thank you.”
“Thank you. More than that, we seem to be similar in age and trend, but let’s just say it. We have similar social status now, right? How is it, Siwoo Han?”
“…Yes, Hansol Kim.”
Haha.”
Kim Han-sol laughed loudly at what was so enjoyable and started to clear the seat. Her Si-Woo, who was caught in the word of her trend, tried to ask her, but decided that it would be better to do it when she had time later, and put Elaine on her back.
And Cassandra, who could walk alone, took her hand and led.
“Please enter carefully, Siwoo-nim.”
“Yes, Ariel-sama, get some rest too.”
Siwoo, who also said hello to Ariel and tried to move her feet.
But for some reason, she cleverly blocked his path.
“Ariel?”
“No, that…”
Ariel hesitated and couldn’t part her lips easily when she seemed to have a lot to say. Siu did not urge her.
However, the silver-haired warrior continued to procrastinate for about two minutes before letting Si-woo go after sighing at the voice of Kim Han-sol calling her. His eyes showed lingering regret, but he couldn’t get his words out, so he was just curious.
“…Please go in carefully.”
“…? Yes. I’m sorry, but please suffer.”
‘What was it?’
It was a few days later that he found out what Ariel wanted to say.
