Chapter 316 – Horseback Riding and Tribute
Since opening, the lower part of the shelter has undergone many changes.
Such examples include comprehensive testing centers where various qualification tests are conducted, not to mention large hospitals that accept outsiders.
The police headquarters also underwent major changes, and now, three years later, it can easily be described as a cavalry training center.
What used to be just raising 11 foals in a small stable in the corner was now training over 100 horses.
Accordingly, the site was expanded, and soft pastures were formed in this area.
Rose rode out to meet me as soon as I arrived. As her white bare legs tap the body of her horse, her horse runs this way.
“Don’t get off. Just ride it.”
Her hippopotamus tried to show her respect.
“Welcome, Manager.”
Rose, looking down and greeting from the top of her horse, was more formal and charismatic than usual.
Would you say she feels like a strictly educated girl from a prestigious noble family?
“Are you training me?”
Even though the horse she rides is fresh out of foal, it still lacks maturity. In human terms, I think it would be equivalent to adolescence.
“That’s right. But it’s not urgent at all. “I’ll get off right now…”
“I said it’s okay. Even if it’s urgent, I won’t leave, and I’ll be by your side, so calm down.”
“Yes.”
Rose felt embarrassed, as if she had read exactly what she had been thinking.
“They say the mounted police are powerful in managing public order, but this is a bit excessive.”
The artificial grassland we stepped on occupies a fairly large area.
This was enough to be considered a waste in a shelter where space had to be used sparingly, no matter how much space there was.
“To be honest, it is a work mixed with Artemis’ selfish desires. He’s not interested in horseback riding, but he likes the horse itself. “So do dogs.”
“Because the name isn’t Artemis for nothing. She likes anything related to hunting. “I actually hate using my body.”
In mythology, Artemis was a wild child who enjoyed hunting and racing, but my wife Artemis is the exact opposite.
With her ass heavy, she lies sexy and enjoys being served by her maids.
Still, she seemed to live up to her name and showed a special interest in developing weapons and raising animals.
In this day and age, the trickle-down effect is pouring down to the outside world, which is good for both people.
I noticed something strange about Rose riding a horse.
“There are no stirrups, right?”
“There is no saddle.”
Seyoung helped from the side.
Rose was wearing a very short sleeveless dress, so she revealed more than she covered.
Her healthy thighs and calves are firmly attached to the horse’s body.
Her cute bare feet swayed slightly in the air with the movement of her words.
“It’s an intimacy training course. She communicates with her rider while keeping her body in close contact. “It is only performed on young horses that are not accustomed to being ridden by humans.”
Rose let go of the reins and stroked her horse’s neck and head. Her horse’s eyes narrow as if her affectionate touch feels good.
Rose’s long white legs moved slowly back and forth, skimming the side of her horse.
Sometimes the soles of her Rose’s feet tickled her horse’s belly.
Puhihi hin-!
This seems more satisfying than stroking it with her hands. The cries of her horses contained the utmost happiness.
“Isn’t it dangerous? “I heard that even a stuntman would refuse to ride her without stirrups.”
“So not everyone does it. “This is a training that only truly skilled riders, even in the police force, perform.”
When she saw Seyoung standing next to her, she smiled wryly and waved both her hands.
“I can’t do it. “Without stirrups, you’ll fall right off.”
Rose reached out her other hand and stroked Seyoung’s head once.
“I tell you for Seyoung’s honor, this is not a commonly used training method.”
“I guess so. Because these aren’t ordinary horses either.”
The horses at the shelter are genetically improved breeds brought from Seedbolt.
“Can I touch it?”
“Of course.”
He carefully stroked the horse’s neck. As if it was well cared for, its fur was shiny and its leather was soft. It’s a different feel than petting a dog or cat.
“As it is a seed bolted stallion with growth promotion applied, it matures quickly. Since childhood and adolescence are skipped all at once, it is important to instill communication with humans. It must be done before the Eucharist.”
With those words, Rose bounced on the back of her horse.
The next moment she stands proudly on the back of her horse and looks down at us. It was a very dangerous stunt, but the horse remained calm.
“That’s amazing.”
The soles of Rose’s feet, slightly bent diagonally, like a ballet dancer’s stance, clung to the back of her horse for balance.
“Rose is the best rider in the police force.”
For some reason, Seyoung shrugged her shoulders.
Rose stood on her horse and stretched out her paw to stroke her mane.
Her words kept making a snorting sound, as if she was in a good mood, but she didn’t shake her head or anything. It certainly appears that the horse cares about the safety of its rider.
There were other constables training young horses a little distance away. They are also dressed similarly to Rose.
Female jockeys ride horses on a clean meadow, waving their bare legs. It was so beautiful that for a moment you forgot that this was an underground city.
* * *
Rose and Seyoung guided me to the office of the security forces headquarters.
As both of them are hard-working personalities with no interest in luxury, the room is neatly and frugally decorated.
Thanks to this, many bags and shoes piled up in one corner caught my attention. Even at first glance, the luxurious design showed that they were luxury goods.
“It is a gift from Artemis.”
Seyoung noticed my gaze and said.
“Originally, I keep it in the warehouse, but it’s currently under construction. “If I left it in an appropriate place, something unpleasant could happen, so I moved it to my office for now.”
The two ladies were also not interested in luxury goods, so they piled them up in a corner haphazardly.
“It seems like Artemis cares a lot about the security forces.”
“Not really. There are circumstances here.”
Rose came over with her tray. Green tea and dried fruits are placed on the table in front of the sofa where I sit.
“There are so many organizations forming in the outside world right now. And they all want to maintain good relations with us, and more specifically with Artemis.”
Rose said.
“There’s nothing strange. “Because he is the one who initiates contracts and transactions, whether through robots or communications.”
Even though I am a top manager, I rarely take charge of things myself when I am in a high position.
I end up making important decisions or signing approval documents that require administrator authority.
Substantial field work, especially interactions with external forces, was handled by Artemis and those delegated her authority.
Of course, from the perspective of external forces, it would be important to be visible to Artemis.
And that is in one word…
“It must be terrible.”
It’s painful to even imagine a relationship where one treats that picky, arrogant, and nasty girl as a super boss.
“The manager always treats Artemis comfortably, sometimes mischievously, but others don’t dare to do that.”
Rose smiled.
“Are those luxury goods a bribe?”
“Yes. They were sent by various garrison warlord commanders, fairly large civilian camps, merchant merchants, and searcher groups. They have no intention of being condescending and will probably just say hello.”
No matter how expensive a pre-war brand product may be, it is a world in which the brand itself has been destroyed.
Nowadays, when people are busy making a living, food that is difficult to make is treated more as a luxury than luxury goods that are just prettier products.
“I’m surprised that they won’t even treat it like a human brand since they can make something better. “I get everything.”
Artemis devalued the value of luxury goods in another sense.
“She viewed these gifts as a kind of tribute rather than a bribe.”
“Oh, that could be possible. “If you think about it this way, I guess you really liked it?”
“No, I didn’t like it.”
Rose smiled bitterly.
“The tributes started coming in when the manager was away. A sense of loss that was too great to be resolved by her gift was engulfing her.”
It was something I couldn’t help, but I’m really sorry for causing you pain for those three years.
“Anyway, he said he couldn’t treat the tribute paid to him with contempt, so he accepted it all. Among them were crude wooden sculptures made by children.”
“I can’t see it over there?”
“Those things are stored in Artemis’ personal storage. Those bags and shoes were specially given to me because they were items that the residents would like.”
She accepted it as a tribute, but Artemis herself had no obsession.
She believes that the designs she comes up with are the best in the world, so she wears what she designed herself, whether it be clothes or accessories.
Each stitch by the hands of famous European craftsmen. This is just something for her to scoff at.
I put a piece of dried persimmon to Seyoung’s lips and sipped green tea.
“I’m sorry.”
Seyoung and Rose naturally took food served by someone else’s hand.
Rose, who is naturally quiet, looks at me and Seyoung with a calm smile.
She was still wearing the same clothes she wore when riding, so she was exposed to the point where I thought she might be cold.
Although I had become accustomed to the exposure of her female body while living in the shelter,
Even though it has been slightly opened only in the lower areas, separate areas such as the headquarters of the security forces are still places of seclusion.
Since it was a space where women lived together, there were women walking around in revealing clothes, including topless ones, all over the place.
But that’s just it. From my perspective, it looks cold and sad.
Cracking.
As I tapped my knee, Rose approached me as if she had been waiting.
“Excuse me.”
She sat down on my lap in a gentle posture and grabbed my neck with both of her hands.
That’s right. Instead of hugging my neck, he grabbed it!
“What is this?”
“Ah! “No, without thinking…”
Rose is embarrassed and loosens her hands.
“Have you trained your horse so much that it has become a habit? But I’m not saying that.”
I smiled and stroked Rose’s head.
“Ah.”
Rose’s dignified appearance until now evaporates in an instant.
The reaction of a young horse to her touch in the meadow. The same thing appeared on Rose’s face.
