episode_0022

Warm sunlight coming through the window. The sound of birds is pleasing to the ears. A typical but precious morning has arrived.

My eyes opened brightly as the fresh sunlight hit my face.

Living a life where you can see the face of your loved one as soon as you open your eyes in the morning is a blessing in itself. Karen’s face, sleeping soundly next to me, was a sight I would never get tired of seeing.

It was such a shame that I couldn’t touch it and had to just enjoy it with my eyes for fear of waking up from sleep. Part of me wanted to massage my cheeks. Soft and soft.

Watching my younger girlfriend sleep brings a happy smile to my face. Does this mean that this is my father’s heart?

As I looked at the time and thought about trivial things, Karen slowly woke up.

The corners of his eyes twitch and he twists his body with a small moan. Soon, he stretched out his arms and legs and stretched grandly. The sound of “ugh” was a bonus.

Karen opened her eyes like that and froze as soon as her eyes met mine. It seemed like he was embarrassed to show himself as comfortable as he usually did in his room.

“It looks like you slept soundly.”

When Karen spoke with a slightly playful tone, her ears immediately turned red.

“Hmm, did you sleep well, Ethan? Maybe I’m suffering from a cold… .”

Karen knows how to make fun of herself. You can’t miss this.

“Slightly… ?”

“Ethan, looking at your expression, are you trying to make fun of me again?”

I can’t believe it was so easily overlooked. Is my facial expression that easy to read? I was a little shocked to be caught by Karen.

“Keuhm, did it show much?”

Karen looked proud. My shoulders went up high.

“I know Ethan’s expression now. You can’t fool me anymore.”

Watching her speak confidently, I thought I should pay more attention to facial expressions next time.

“Karen, you said you had an appointment today, right?”

“Yes, I decided to meet up with my friend. I’m going to stop by your house and meet you. If it weren’t for the promise, I would still be with Ethan.”

Karen expressed regret. It was a shame for me too, but I couldn’t help it. I decided to coolly let it go since I could fill in what was lacking later.

“We can meet again next time. Come have fun with your friend today.”

I plan to practice as a wife in advance in preparation for when I get married to Karen. I could do the outside work, but because of social opinion and because Karen had her own dreams, it was better for me to do the housework.

“As expected, Ethan is more mature than me. I am relying on you.”

It was burdensome to look at him with eyes that seemed to yearn for something. I felt like I had to scratch my head.

“Karen is also someone I can rely on. I like that it’s clear even though it doesn’t seem like it.”

“Should we like the phrase ‘even if it doesn’t seem like it’…? .”

I laughed at Karen muttering nervously.

“Please take this to mean that there is substance.”

“Umm… I understand.”

Karen’s appearance was also attractive.

We, who had never had anything on before, got dressed.

I stood at the door to see Karen off as she went to meet her friend.

“Have a nice day today.”

“… I will.”

Karen answered with a red face. My face is probably the same too.

“So, it’s a bit like a couple… Looks like it.”

“Haha… I see… .”

We were both blushing and unable to do anything, just fidgeting in the doorway.

Along with the silence, a strange current flowed between the two. It was a very unfamiliar but pleasant atmosphere.

It was Karen who broke the silence. Perhaps because I was nervous, I spoke with too much force.

“Okay then! I’ll just go now.”

She said that and kissed me out of nowhere.

… … !

It was a short kiss, but the lingering feeling was long.

Before I could say anything, Karen quickly ran out of the room with an apologetic expression on her face.

“… … .”

I was so excited that it was dangerous. The sound of my heart pounding was so vivid that I thought it was coming from my ears.

If Karen had been a little later in leaving the room, she might have been late for her appointment.

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After Karen left, I barely managed to control my excitement and thought about what to do today.

Actually, there wasn’t much to do. Wouldn’t it be safe to say that there’s nothing to do without a computer or smartphone? Even if you live in a different world for over 20 years, it is difficult to forget the Internet on Earth in the 21st century.

“I have everything, but it’s a shame that I don’t have internet.”

No matter how medieval it was, there were limits to its technological capabilities.

Of course, it’s just not enough compared to the 21st century Earth, but honestly, it wasn’t that boring of a world either.

Well, I don’t know if I feel that way because I just got used to it.

“So what should I do today? .”

There was nothing particularly appealing. Then there is only one.

“Let’s make money!”

I have nothing to do and am in great condition. There is no reason not to make money.

I briefly washed up at the inn and headed to the adventurer’s guild.

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“Nothing has changed here since last time.”

The Adventurer’s Guild was always noisy and crowded. It seems that some people don’t like it because it’s too noisy, but personally, it was nice to see it because it was full of energy.

It is said that the small territory’s adventurer guild is weak and gang fights sometimes break out, but if you do something like that in Quien’s adventurer guild, you will be scolded by the scary sisters.

Unless you were a rookie who didn’t know anything, there was no reason to cause trouble.

“I wonder if there is a good request.”

Something like last time is an absolute no-no. I received a lot of compensation, but I didn’t want to take any risks.

… Thanks to you, I got a good sword.

When I looked down, I saw a sword strapped to my waist. It was a good sword. I got a new scabbard that matched my sword and felt excited for the first time in a while.

I was satisfied, except for the fact that I felt uncomfortable every time I thought about the person who gave me the sword.

Now that I have a good sword, I am not without the desire to cut down a strong enemy with a sword.

‘It’s not bad to use a cow knife to kill chickens.’

Since I had enough living expenses and wasn’t greedy for money, living quietly butchering chickens suited me well.

I walked to the bulletin board where the request form was posted.

“Hmm?”

A familiar silhouette caught my eye. I don’t know if it was a coincidence, but the moment I turned my head to the other person, the other person also turned his body and avoided eye contact.

It was a meaningless action.

In desperation, I approached the dark redhead who pretended not to notice me. Even though he clearly knew of my existence, I was impressed by his continued ignorance until the end.

He put his hand on her shoulder and called her name.

I flinch.

“Sister Catherine.”

My head turns slowly. A sharp, beautiful face appeared. Contrary to her cheerful appearance, she was trembling.

“Why are you falling so low?”

“Huh? uh? Uh, Ethan… .”

The condition seemed to be worse than expected. Because of this, I felt like I couldn’t even properly listen to whatever was being said.

“Let’s talk for a moment.”

I grabbed Catherine’s arm and went out of the guild to the back of the building.

“… … .”

“… … .”

Katran, who came out, was in better condition than before, but he still kept his mouth shut. The woman who was looking at the ground and wiggling her fingers was a world away from the way I usually knew her.

“Sister.”

Catherine is so surprised even though she just called.

It made me wonder how someone like this could do something like that last time.

Perhaps, as he took time to think about it slowly, he realized what he had done and began to feel guilty.

I sighed.

“Ha… .”

She seemed to have guessed that the sigh was a sign of extreme anger, and suddenly she fell flat on the floor.

“I’m sorry!”

Even though it’s behind the guild, you can’t believe someone might be coming. How will people view us?

“Sister, wait a minute-”

“I was crazy back then! I won’t do that again, so please don’t tell my husband!”

“No-”

“I will do anything you tell me to do, so please! I’m so sorry!”

“Get up first-”

I also threw a honey balm at Catherine’s head as she tried to interrupt me. There was a sound from below.

I spoke in a kind voice.

“Would you please calm down and get up first?”

Catherine seemed to have sensed something from the words, and calmly stood up. He folded his hands politely and bowed his head, which was clearly the posture of a criminal.

It seemed like he was finally ready to listen to me. I started speaking calmly.

“First of all, I will accept your apology.”

Katrin raised her head and was about to say something. I raised my hand and covered his mouth.

“Listen to what I say first and then speak.”

She nodded grimly. I nodded and continued talking again.

“The first thing you should know is that I do not resent or hate my sister. Of course, it’s true that my sister did something harsh to me, but I also did something wrong in the first place, so I’ll treat her as a teacher. I will forgive you, so don’t be so intimidated.”

When I kept my mouth shut, Katrin glanced at me and opened her mouth.

“It’s true… ?”

“Of course. When have you ever seen me say two things at once? Don’t be rude and come back to your usual self quickly.”

When she spoke with a trusting smile that made the other person feel at ease, Catherine’s expression was visibly brightened.

“Thank you so much. I did that… To forgive me like this… . You are a really good man.”

“But if you do that again next time, I won’t forgive you?”

Catherine nodded her head vigorously.

“Of course. I also felt very guilty. I regretted seeing you not come to see me. It will never happen again. Unless you’re a thief, how could you do that to someone like you?”

I think this is enough. Katrin is also fundamentally a good person, so something like last time won’t happen. We were able to go back to being close friends again.

“Now that we have finally reconciled, would you like to do a request together?”

“Request?”

“Yes. It’s been a while since we’ve done a request together, but it feels like a new beginning? How do you feel?”

“I’m fine. Have you seen anything?”

“Now I have to look for it. Don’t be picky and just choose the right one.”

“Okay. Let’s do that.”

We went back to the guild. I checked the request board with Katrin to see if there were any requests worth doing.

“It reminds me of the old days.”

“Huh?”

Catherine, who was in the middle of reading the request form, looked at me.

“Once upon a time, my sister and I would choose requests like this and do them together.”

“Oh, that’s right. You got scolded by the staff because you ripped off the request form posted on the bulletin board.”

“Child, why are you saying that?”

Katrin giggled. I also laughed along with him.

“Thanks to my older sister, I was able to adapt quickly.”

“You should have looked so miserable. The boy is like an abandoned puppy, so why not help him?”

“To call him a boy, we are only 4 years older than him.”

I am 28 years old and Catherine is 32 years old. Besides, what makes my body look masculine?

“But your face is young.”

That’s right. I don’t know anything else, but I used to hear people say that I have a fair face.

Actually, if you look at it, the same thing happened to Catherine, but I didn’t say anything because I didn’t want to make her stand up.

I said it as if I was stating a very obvious fact.

“Your sister definitely has an eye for people.”

Catherine made a shocked expression.

“Well, why.”

“No… .”

We looked at the bulletin board again.

“How about that?”

“Huh? Which one?”

“That one.”

Katrin looked in the direction I pointed with my hand.

“Suppression of the goblin village?”

“Yes.”

“Isn’t that a large-scale request? It’s been a while since it was posted on the bulletin board.”

“Right. I didn’t do it because the reward was low.”

“I will do anything you ask me to do, is that okay?”

“Assuming you’re making pocket money, right?”

“Okay, then let’s take that one.”

Goblin.

Fantasy country rule mob.

It was no different here. Goblins have a good reproductive capacity, so subjugation requests come up periodically, and basically a lot of people were able to accept the requests.

It’s hard to say that the reward is good compared to the hard work, but it was a good quest for inexperienced adventurers because catching goblins wasn’t that difficult and it was quite rewarding if you were busy.

If you’re unlucky, you might encounter dangerous monsters, but since the city’s rangers are in charge of it anyway, that’s unlikely unless you’re extremely unlucky.

“It’s been a while since this duo.”

“I’m old too, so please be gentle with me.”

“I’m old. Catherine is still in her prime.”

We went to the employee, received the request, and headed straight to the goblin infestation area.