Chapter 121 – Mindset (14)
15. Mindset (14)
There was a different kind of silence than before. If the silence back then bothered me, the silence now makes me fucking scared.
‘Shay, don’t you say anything? Say something.’
Did you decide to leave it to Kaya? Well, one is better than dealing with both…
“Sister, can I talk to you in the meantime?”
“Of course.”
“Captain.”
“Uh, Shay.”
“To say that only souls came from another world, and that everyone in this world, including me, was playing there… It doesn’t feel right. It sounds bizarre enough that conservative priests would have frothed if they had heard what the captain said. Clearly speaking of a world where gods exist in that way, blah blah…”
“It could be.”
“I’m not that picky about it. It wasn’t like I studied catechism that hard right away… Well, anyway, what I thought was important is this. What doesn’t change.”
Shay put her right hand on Kaya’s shoulder and pointed her left hand at my chest.
“The goal that the captain said himself. And my heart toward my sister, me, and Illumina sister, and the responsibility of leading the corps of warriors to the end. If you’re confident that all of this won’t change… I don’t care if the captain’s true identity is from another world, whether his name is Hendrick or Eugene, or whether he accepts Illumina as a woman or not.”
“Shay.”
“As long as the captain is the captain I know.”
I saw myself reflected in Shay’s golden eyes.
“It doesn’t change. Vow…”
“That’s all right.”
“What?”
“You don’t even have to swear. Because you are the boss.”
“Shay!”
“Still!”
Shay jumped up and squeezed my shoulders. Coincidentally, she was in the same position as her master, her warrior commander.
“I’m not very patient, unlike Kaya and her sister. If you or I hurt the captain… I will pay you back double or triple.”
“Ah Okay.”
“All right?!”
“Okay!”
“Are you sure you promised? Captain’s mouth?”
“Yeah, yes.”
“Then I’m done for now!”
Shay still didn’t let go of her hand. Her left hand was on her shoulder, and her right was on Kaya’s shoulder. She had tendons and her muscles sticking out only in her left hand and arm. Her shoulders screamed.
‘Let’s be patient. I have to put up with it.’
Here, when she screamed in pain, her mood would shatter. On the outside, she put on a serious expression as much as possible while recalling the time when she was in much more pain than now.
“I’ll have to pretend I threw away the 8 silver coins.”
“Kaya?”
Kaya got up from her chair and she put her hand on the shoulder opposite mine, which was empty.
“I will go back. To everyone’s room.”
“Kaya!”
I jumped up from her and took them into her arms. Shay pounded her chest at first, but eventually calmly buried her head in my shoulder. Except for the fact that she was so excited that she had solved the big problem safely and almost fell over while trying to lift them up at the same time, it turned out really well than expected.
“Hey…”
“…”
As long as you make a good knot with the fox in front of you, who is still distracted by the afterglow of estrus.
‘Ah. Come to think of it, I kept wrapping it inside.’
No way.
Probably not
No way.
Approaching her Illumina, I reflexively tried to slap her on her tall butt, then shook her shoulder. But she showed no signs of waking up.
“Time is also time, so it won’t matter if we wake up and talk. At least I am.”
“That’s right. I am sleepy too.”
“Okay?”
“The captain, please watch over Illumina. Wouldn’t it feel empty if her eyes were open and she wasn’t by her side?”
“… Okay.”
I also had my eyes half-closed, and as long as they all voted unanimously, there was no need to wake Illumina right away.
“Good night.”
“Good night, sir.”
“Sleep well, chief.”
After saying goodnight to them, I carefully lay down next to Illumina.
“Huh…”
‘No, this fox?’
Then Illumina, who had been lying on her face, twitched her nose and clung to me, rubbing her face. To be honest, the texture itself wasn’t bad, but I wanted to sleep right away. So I ignored it, but I kept feeling stinging eyes, so I opened my eyes and turned my head…
“Omg!”
Gray eyes and golden eyes were staring at me in the dark.
‘Sir, fuck.’
It was a fear that went into the all-time number 5.
**
“Mi, I’m sorry. I’m really sorry. Every.”
It was an ambiguous time to call it the next morning, but it wasn’t even lunch.
Illumina, who fell asleep the earliest and woke up last, came to us who were having a leisurely brunch and bowed her head on her knees with a thump that hurt everyone watching. Even though she kept repeating her apologies in such a sad voice, she looked like a heroine of tragedy. I approached her without a word and properly put on her bathrobe, which was open and dripping.
“Is the heat period over?”
“Huh? Yes… Solved, it’s okay…”
“Then, from now on, I will judge that a conversation is possible rationally. Please wake up before then. In that position, it is uncomfortable to have a conversation with each other.”
“Yeah, but how?”
“If you’ve said sorry to us, please listen to me.”
“Yes… I will.”
I lifted her wobbly legs and carried her to the chair where I had just sat. She had her head down with her fingers crossed.
“Illumina.”
“Yes.”
“Are you serious about what you said yesterday?”
“That’s right! That, but from your point of view, it would be disrespectful.”
“The confidence that I will not give up until the end. Do you have the confidence to believe in your comrades and not give up for them even if you are in danger of dying?”
“I’d like to say yes, but I’m not that strong of a person. Because I was a person who lived comfortably doing what I wanted to do in moderation. So… I’m working hard. To be together until the end. To weave my own story.”
“Are you sure you won’t be overly greedy?”
The eyes of the women were immediately focused on me. Illumina straightened her tail and answered quickly.
“Huh! That’s normal! In fact, I was even prepared to shave her tail hair…”
For a moment she imagined her hairless tail.
‘Um… It’s kind of like a Pomeranian with all the hair shaved.’
Let’s stop Even while I was imagining useless things, their story continued.
“First of all, I am in favor of recruiting you from Illumina.”
“… Huh?”
“It is up to the two of you to decide what your relationship with the captain will be from now on, whether it will go deeper here, or whether it will be something that did not happen yesterday. I decided to think so.”
“Kaya!”
“As long as it doesn’t hinder the captain and the hero’s corps.”
“Sister.”
“Yes? Suddenly what?”
“Sister!!!”
“Hey, Illumina? Go, why are you doing this all of a sudden!”
Illumina jumped up to her feet and threw her into Kaya’s arms, rubbing her face. Her tail was spinning like a fan. I don’t know if I should say that her recovery was fast, but I don’t know if Soo-in was like that, but it wasn’t the gesture that surprised me.
“Was Kaya older than Illumina?”
“Iknow, right?”
As expected, as if I wasn’t the only one who was surprised, Shay also stared at the two. Kaya couldn’t help but put on a puzzled expression as she slapped Illumina on her own stomach and chest. If you give it strength, you can forcefully push it out, but it seemed like it was because the atmosphere made it impossible.
‘Okay. Shall I ask your age?’
Age doesn’t matter, but seeing Illumina, the tallest and most mature of the women, calling the opposite, Kaya her sister, suddenly piqued her curiosity. To lighten the infinitely serious atmosphere, I put on a gun and asked her age.
“Uh huh? 7 years since the coming-of-age ceremony? Isn’t it 8 years? Huh. Eight years!”
“At what age do you have your coming-of-age ceremony?”
“Are you 18?”
Illumina 26 years old.
“I am 22 this year.”
Shay is 22 years old.
“Me too.”
I (Eugene standard) 22 years old.
The party’s gaze was focused on Kaya. Judging by the look on her face, she seemed unwilling to reveal. She was hesitant enough to recognize even the most oblivious person at a glance. But there was one of us who couldn’t see her expression.
“What about your sister? She’s your sister, right?”
“No wait. Illumina, did you call Kaya her older sister without knowing her age?”
“Because the smell of young people and the smell of old people are different. I don’t know his exact age, but at least I think I know he’s not my age! Smell yes! Seeing it up close like this makes it even more certain! Huh!”
‘No, I know what you mean… I think my eyesight evaporated because I was so excited.’
Kaya’s face, which had been stained with bewilderment, went cold in an instant.
“Are you saying that my body smells like an old person?”
Sniff-
Illumina’s tail, which was still twitching her nose in Kaya’s arms, stood up. It seemed like an exclamation mark had appeared.
No. Don’t open that mouth Don’t cross that river!
Shay and I were talking, but she was already late.
“Ummm, this feeling, at least oh, kyaaaaagh!!”
“…”
“…”
No reaction whatsoever!
Don’t laugh and don’t turn her head!
Me and Shay exchanged her glances. The two of us did our best to pretend we hadn’t heard anything.
Kaya picked up her screaming and passed out Illumina and laid her on her bed. She felt a bit abandoned, but of course she pretended not to see it. I was worried about the way her eyes turned and Illumina swaying all over her body…
“Hmm. There was a moment of commotion.”
“That, is it?”
“Why are you shaking so much, you two? Did something happen?”
“Oh, no? Ah. What would you like for breakfast, sister?”
“Didn’t you just eat?”
“Ah, haha. That’s right! Uh? Captain? Where are you going?”
“Go to the bathroom for a moment.”
“Daejangnim!”
Sorry! Shay!
Can you tank for a minute?
This wasn’t a dungeon. I was really fortunate to be able to retreat.
**
After Kaya and Shay officially voted in favor, Illumina decided to celebrate this day and this event as one of the central events of the story, and took a vapor and fell into songwriting. Halfway through, Shay gave her a glance, and I left the inn for some time alone with them.
“Did you really come again?”
“You made a promise.”
The place I was heading to was Raella’s Monastery. We took a walk in a deserted place like last time. In my bosom, there was already a thick pile of gold coins, the third reward she gave me. While she was thinking about when to set the timing to go to District 2 after finishing her skill upgrade, Cestia clung to her and crossed her arms. I felt an overwhelming softness.
“You want to go?”
“Uh?”
“A dungeon, I mean.”
“… How did you know?”
“It just felt that way. It would have been nice to receive the long-awaited reward, but the expression on his face was quite serious.”
“Is it? I thought it wouldn’t show.”
“I see everything. Whoops.”
Cestia leaned her head on her shoulder softly. She almost reflexively pushed away, but she held back. It was because I could feel her concern for me on her skin against hers. There was an Illumina incident just a while ago, so I tried to be more careful… Just this far. I set this far as the Maginot Line. Fortunately, the skinship did not go further.
“I will pray and pray every day. Please come back safely. Otherwise, I will complain that I will not see Raella-sama.”
“No, isn’t that a bit like that?”
“La Ella is a generous person, so it should be fine.”
‘Even though Raella-sama is a goddess of mercy (mace) and tolerance (physical).’
She was speechless She appreciated her concern. She wasn’t a colleague now, but she was a colleague once. She was willing to worry about her, so she made another commitment.
“I will definitely come back. Wouldn’t she be in trouble if she gets away from Raella-sama?”
“… Whoops, that’s right. Oh, Hendrick. Among the new sisters, there was one who wanted to make a new name, and I think of it as either Cordia or Stygia. Which one do you like?”
“Hmm? Can I decide on that important matter with my opinion?”
“I will just take note. Come on, tell me.”
“Um… Do you have any intentions?”
“There are, but for now, pick one based on how you felt when you first heard it.”
“Choose by tone, right? So, Cordia?”
“Cordia… Whoops. Yes. I’ll take Cordia.”
“Uh? What. Is it that simple?”
“I told you to take note.”
“Ah, it was. So? What does Cordia mean?”
Cestia smiled brightly without saying a word.
