Chapter 42 – Chapter 3: Charrak – 2
Chii asked with wide eyes.
“Do you like Ritz oppa?”
“Uhm-. Let me ask first. What does Chii think of Fache?”
“I like Fache.”
“So do i. I really like Ritz. I liked him so much that I promised to stay with him for the rest of my life.”
“Wow… I hope so too.”
Chii smiled as if she was imagining something happy.
“Where are you from?”
“It’s called Brisden, and it’s a mountain village like this.”
“Brisden? Where is it?”
“Have you ever heard of Taildon?”
“No.”
“Then it might be a bit difficult to explain. To put it simply, go away. “It’s there if you go west.”
Chii turned her head in the direction pointed.
“Can I come out if I go west?”
“I have to go a long way. “About 10 days of walking without stopping?”
“Oh…”
Chii’s eyes sparkled.
However, she soon lowered her head and plunged her body into the hot spring water.
“Chii… “She has never been outside.”
“It’s dangerous, so it’ll probably be difficult.”
“Fache doesn’t like going outside.”
“Really?”
“You keep telling me to do my work at home.”
“Hmm…”
If Ritz had said that to me, she would have had a huge fight.
What… Of course, Ritz would never say something I don’t like!
By the way, she said that for a girl, she was a housekeeper and an actress, which was something that was not a problem at all based on common sense.
It is very common for women to take care of domestic affairs and men to take care of outside affairs.
I’m just a unique case.
When she said ‘housework,’ she ended up doing boring, boring things over and over again, so she didn’t have anything else to learn.
“Does Chii want to go outside?”
“Huh. I wonder what’s out there. So I secretly went out and met her older sister.”
“Lol. You’re so quirky too-. It must be difficult.”
“It’s hard.”
“But she was able to come to this village thanks to meeting Chii – so Chii helped her sister? “It’s a big problem.”
She stroked Chii’s head.
It seemed like she knew that feeling very well.
I was so curious about her outside that I wanted to run away.
Because I thought that too when I was young.
When I begged Ritz to go out and play, she sighed but eventually listened to me.
Even though it was under the condition of not crossing the ‘line’, it was enjoyable enough just to walk around together.
However, it seems that Fache is not as kind as Ritz.
Even when they first met, she felt overprotective of Chii.
“That Fash guy. “I’ll have to say something later.”
“No, sister… Fache is nice. Be nice to Chii. He’s brave. So-.”
“Know. I’m not scolding you – I just want to talk a little bit. “I won’t talk about Chii.”
“Really?”
“Then! Because this is a story about the concerns of ‘we women’. “It’s a secret for men.”
“… Huh! Hehe.”
Chii smiled brightly and nodded her head.
It was soon time for her to return after taking a bath.
It was time for her to go up to the hot springs to pick up her clothes.
Rustling-.
Suddenly a sound was heard from the bushes.
Did an animal pass by? … I thought so.
It wasn’t an animal.
“Huh-. Whoop-.”
An unpleasant sound of breathing heard beyond the bushes.
And then I saw a man coming this way.
That… ?
Posao… ?!
“Aaaaah-!!”
She tried to cover herself in a hurry, but lost her footing.
Plop!
At the same time as slipping into the hot spring.
“Neaaaaa-!!”
Uncle Posao also screamed and fell backwards.
“T, Tia… ? Why is Tia… !”
“…”
I groped the floor.
As soon as I caught the boulder, I immediately threw it with all my force.
Wedge-!
“Gasp!”
It was a narrow miss.
‘That guy’, who saw death passing right by, screamed and hurriedly stood up.
“Neaaaaa-!!”
“I will kill you.”
“Now, wait a minute-! For a moment… That’s not it! Wow-!!”
I picked up another stone and threw it.
Puck!
“Kwaek-!”
Although it was a direct hit to the back. That pig’s skin seems to be quite strong.
I run bravely without falling.
I was trying to chase the pervert that jumped out of the hot spring and ran away.
“Ugh!”
Suddenly his thighs throbbed.
I felt like I had just slipped and felt bad.
In the end, I had no choice but to give up the chase.
Chii asked.
“Sister… “Does it hurt?”
“No, it’s okay now. But I have to kill that pig. Ouch…”
“Why did you throw a stone at the man?”
“Of course they came to spy on us!”
“You came here to steal?”
“Okay! “You sneaked in while we were taking a bath!”
The girl blinked her eyes.
“Anyone can come in here.”
“Uh, that’s right, but we came in first, right?”
“Whether it’s a woman or a man. Doesn’t care. You can come in too.”
“… “What?”
No way now… Are you saying there is no problem if women take a bath and men come in?
I didn’t understand for a moment.
When I thought about it carefully, it seemed like that might be the case.
Because this is a tiny town.
Because we know each other so well that it just feels like family.
So the people in this village didn’t seem to make that distinction.
“Eww… Okay. Let’s go out first.”
I came out of the bathhouse and asked the villagers.
He said it was right to just let Mr. Posao into the hot springs.
He even asked what the problem was.
Okay. Uncle Posao also unintentionally caused a misunderstanding.
Looking at the reaction, it seems like it was really unfair…
Ha.
No matter what, I can’t forgive you.
No, I don’t want to forgive.
Black eyes looking up and down my body.
It reminds me of the embarrassed expression, but at the same time, the corners of the mouth that were slightly raised.
… Sheesh. Of course, I should have killed him then.
Chii introduced me to a place to stay.
“Sister Tia! “This is our house!”
It was Chii’s house.
Chii’s parents were young.
Feels similar to the age of my aunts.
However, I was blunt and shy, so I couldn’t have a conversation.
The room I would stay in was in the corner of the house.
The size is just right for three people to lie down.
It feels a bit narrow, but I am still satisfied because I have my own space.
Chii simply organized her bedding for me.
“Good night, sister.”
“Thank you Chii. See you tomorrow.”
“Yes!”
I lay down comfortably.
Ha.
It feels so good to lie down on a soft rug after sleeping curled up on the dirt floor.
The blanket is warm, and I think I’ll fall asleep soon, probably because I just took a bath.
Let’s see.
It feels like it’s been a while since I slept alone…
Swoosh-.
I took off all my clothes.
He folded it neatly, placed it over her head, and went into the bedding.
“Lol-. It’s good-.”
I feel free.
The quality of sleep was definitely different when sleeping with clothes on and when sleeping naked.
It’s like knights can’t sleep while wearing armor.
To me, ‘clothes’ themselves felt that way.
Lately, I’ve been so exhausted that I’ve been sleeping without any time to worry about that.
When I woke up, I felt fatigue building up in my body.
In other words, sleeping with clothes on means nothing more than a short nap for me.
“Now let’s sleep…”
I closed my eyes with the joy of being able to get a good night’s sleep for the first time in a while.
Kkeikik-.
Suddenly the door opened.
“Whoo-whoo-whoo-.” “I feel so refreshed after taking a bath.”
I got goosebumps.
I opened my eyes again.
Uncle Posao was standing at the door.
“…”
“… Uh, uh… ? Tia?”
I was trying to pick up the rose saber next to me.
I only groped the empty space.
Oops. That was taken away.
Then how should I punish that guy so that he can be known for doing a good job?
“Hi-!”
Perhaps sensing my murderous intent, the pig looked frightened.
“Ah, earlier… Sorry!”
The man laid down his large body and began to beg.
“Really… I did not know! I was told to go up to wash up, so I just went up…”
“Are you ready to die?”
“Hey! Oh, no… ! Really… ! “Please believe me!”
“Ha-.”
I pulled the blanket up to my chin.
“That’s Okay. “I heard it was a misunderstanding.”
“Uh… Uh…”
“But why are you trying to come into ‘my room’?”
“It’s Tia’s room… ?”
Uncle Posao looked around in confusion.
And pointed at her feet.
“Woman, I said this was my room?”
“Yes?”
As I listened to the story, it seemed like the residents of Charlak had given the same instructions to me and me to use ‘this room.’
Since it was not separately distinguished… That meant sharing a room.
I don’t understand.
Perhaps the situation in the village is so bad that there is only one room to accommodate guests.
Or does that guy who looks like he would fit in a pigsty think it’s okay to sleep with a girl like me?
I was angry, but I couldn’t say anything to the villagers.
I was grateful just for accepting a stranger.
… There is nothing we can do.
“Phew-. All right. “I’ll just look at it once.”
“Whoa, your eyes are so scary… Tia…”
In the end, I ended up lying down next to Uncle Posao.
She didn’t want to get dressed again, so she decided to just sleep like this.
Instead, I had him stick to the corner as much as possible and keep his distance from me.
And he warned me not to look this way and just stare at the wall if I don’t want to be the star of tomorrow’s Tsarak Pork Party.
I was annoyed, but I wasn’t particularly worried.
The moment you touch my body, I will punish you right away.
“…”
Still, to think that there is a man right behind my back… I can’t sleep at all.
Also, that guy snores too loudly.
Will I be able to sleep properly?
I sigh.
I glanced back at the man.
As I said, he was steadily looking at the wall.
“… Are you sleeping?”
“Yes? Oh, no… Yet…”
“You know if I snore loudly again, right?”
“Naaah- Ah, I know! I’m going to sleep with my clothes on…”
Uncle Po Sao took off her top and put it over her face.
I feel much better now that I can no longer hear the unpleasant breathing sounds.
We both took a bath, so there was no smell.
But when I looked closely, I saw a big bruise on his back.
It was a mark made by a stone I threw.
I’m a little sorry… Instead, since you saw me naked, let’s just move on.
I was looking at the man’s back blankly, then a thought occurred to me and I asked.
“What did you talk about with the village chief?”
“Ah… I didn’t say anything. They say you can stay in the village for two days. And he said he would show me the way to Deseo.”
“Really?!”
“However… They say they can’t give you a map… Tomorrow, I have to meet the village chief again and memorize the route.”
“I’ll go! “I’m good at memorizing things!”
“I know. Also, Tia is smart… Hehe. But… The village chief told me to come alone… “I think I should go.”
“… ?”
Is it because I came with a vicious weapon?
For some reason, I had the feeling that Chief Charrak did not like me.
It’s unfair! Shouldn’t we be more wary of that guy?
He’s an unpleasant, fat, and gloomy pervert.
It wasn’t very good, but it could have gotten worse if I had stepped forward.
For now, I have no choice but to just trust and leave it to you.
“Then memorize the route properly.”
“Yes… Ah, okay.”
After a while, the man started snoring.
Even if the clothes were written over his face, it was still noisy.
Because the distance was close, it was meaningless.
I wanted to get up and kick myself.
But I was so tired both physically and mentally that I just covered my ears and slept.
