episode_0068

When I opened my eyes, the movie was already over and the audience was leaving the theater. It was halfway through the movie when I fell asleep. This means that he was sleeping leaning on Princess Hongryeon’s shoulder for about an hour.

“Ah.”

I was so startled that I fell on Princess Hongryeon. Princess Hongryeon didn’t look particularly offended, but she apologized first.

“I’m sorry, Hongryeon. I was tired because I stayed up all night studying last night. By any chance, since when have I been sleeping while leaning against you?”

“As soon as I fell asleep, my head was tilted towards me, so it was about an hour later. You were sleeping very soundly, right?”

It really seemed like I was using Princess Hongryeon’s shoulder like a pillow for an hour. If I had been holding my head for an hour, wouldn’t my shoulders have been really strained?

However, Princess Hongryeon, who possessed Sera’s body, seemed unconcerned. I thought it was so insignificant that it actually bothered me.

“Have you been holding my hair for an hour? Are your shoulders okay?”

I never would have thought that while I was sleeping, I would become a movie theater nuisance.

Princess Hongryeon smiled and opened her mouth in a soft voice.

“It’s okay. Rather, it was good.”

“Jo, you liked it?”

“I liked it because it felt like you were acting foolish when you expected me to do it.”

“Do you like being silly? You have unique tastes.”

“Actually, I’ve wanted to have a younger brother like Jinwoo for a long time. I always felt sad that I had a younger sister but no younger brother. If Jinwoo sleeps well, I’m satisfied too.”

You can lend me your shoulder and be satisfied with a good night’s sleep.

Just amazing.

‘and.’

Princess Hongryeon’s smile was full of the goddess’s kindness. As a child, I graduated after my father passed away, but I had the urge to cling to Princess Hongryeon.

‘Is this the goddess?’

I wanted to have faith in Princess Hongryeon. I didn’t believe in Jesus or Buddha, but I felt like I could believe in Princess Hongryeon as a god. Unlike other gods, Princess Hongryeon took care of me directly.

“Hongryeon is a kind-hearted person. You will go to heaven later.”

“I’m already in heaven haha.”

A pure and good goddess without any stains.

At least that’s how I thought of Princess Hongryeon until then.

“Thanks to Jinwoo, I had a good time looking outside today. Let’s go back to my brother’s house.”

I returned to Hyehwadang with Princess Hongryeon.

It was quite late at night when we arrived at Hyehwadang. At midnight, the rain would end and Princess Hongryeon would return to heaven.

The current time was 11 PM.

There is about an hour left before Princess Hongryeon leaves this world.

I asked Princess Hongryeon about her schedule.

“Lastly, is there anything you want to do before you go back? If there is something you want to eat, we will have it delivered quickly.”

“I want to take a bath.”

The last thing Princess Hongryeon wanted to do was take a bath. He wanted to take a bath while possessed not in his own body but in Sarah’s body. As a mere human, it was difficult for me to understand the goddess’s will.

“You want to take a bath with Sarah’s body? If you’re going to go back to heaven anyway, there’s no point in washing.”

“Because I like taking baths. It feels good to wash.”

“Oh, you like taking baths? Is it because she’s a fairy?”

“Yes.”

If you think about it, many legends related to fairies are about bathing. There was quite a legend about a fairy who came down to this world to take a bath and got caught up in an incident. If you listen to Princess Hongryeon’s words, it seems that fairies like taking baths to begin with.

“Where is the bathhouse in this house?”

“Princess. The bathroom is this way.”

I took Princess Hongryeon to the bathroom inside Hyehwadang. This was the large bathroom of Hyehwadang that came into view after walking down a long hallway. Last time, I had a fight with a strange man in the hallway, but now all traces of the fight were neatly cleaned up.

“You can wash here.”

“Ohh.”

It was when I arrived at the bathroom door.

Suddenly, Princess Hongryeon lifted Sarah’s hand and clapped.

━━Party

At that moment, a fluttering winged garment fell from the air. Princess Hongryeon had summoned the winged clothes to this world with the power of the goddess. Princess Hongryeon caught the falling wing robe with her hand.

‘huh?’

I couldn’t understand Princess Hongryeon’s actions.

Why did you summon the wing clothes before washing?

That winged outfit was definitely the one that Princess Hongryeon was wearing in her dream in her past life. I don’t know why I summoned the wing clothes before I washed up. It’s not like I’m trying to wash while wearing my wing clothes.

“Hey, why did you take out the wing suit? Aren’t you going to take a shower now?”

Princess Hongryeon answered my question with a smile.

“When the fairy is taking a bath. It is a heavenly tradition to hang wing clothes nearby. You really didn’t know?”

“Is that a tradition? Of course I don’t know.”

“Hahaha. If you didn’t know, remember it now.”

Is it traditional to hang a wing robe nearby when a fairy takes a bath? I had no idea that such a strange tradition existed in heaven. Is it like a bathing culture exclusive to fairies?

‘wait for a sec. No matter how much I think about it, it’s strange, isn’t it?’

I stared at the wing robe that Princess Hongryeon was holding in her hands. It was a fairy’s wing robe with fabric fluttering splendidly. Just by looking at it, you could say it was a precious-looking item. No matter how I thought about it, it was strange to have to hang such a precious item nearby every time I took a bath.

“… … .”

Could it be that Princess Hongryeon is playing a prank on me?

I was suspicious. Like a vicious prank that teaches children to take off their shoes when boarding an airplane. As someone who doesn’t know much about heavenly culture, I had no choice but to believe what Princess Hongryeon told me.

A smile was on Princess Hongryeon’s lips. However, since the statue was always smiling, it was impossible to tell his true feelings just by smiling. It was difficult to read Sarah’s thoughts, which were different from her expressionless expression.

Princess Hongryeon actually hung her wing clothes on a stand near the bathroom.

It was a stand with bathrobes hanging on it. The colorful wing robes hanging among the ordinary gowns really stood out.

“Jinwoo. I have to keep Heaven’s traditions, but I’m a little worried. It would be a big problem if someone stole the wing suit.”

“Isn’t it okay if someone steals it? Just like before, you can call it out by clapping your hands.”

“It is impossible to get it back with applause. If my wingsuit is stolen, most of my powers will be sealed away. The power to summon objects is also sealed, making it difficult to retrieve the wing suit. It is a fatal weakness unique to fairies.”

It is said that if the wing clothes are stolen, the fairy’s power will be sealed.

The strange ability to pull objects out of thin air also becomes unusable.

Princess Hongryeon said so.

But if it were true, it was even more surprising.

“You said it was a weakness, but why did you take out the wing suit?”

“Because it’s a tradition.”

Traditions must be observed.

That was the end of the explanation.

“I’m going to go take a shower now.”

Princess Hongryeon soon entered the bathroom. Princess Hongryeon, who had her winged clothes hanging nearby, actually started taking a bath.

━━Shooaaaa

The refreshing sound of water echoed in the bathroom.

After being left alone, I hovered around the wingsuit. Maybe a thief breaks into your house and steals your wing clothes. In order to prevent unexpected accidents, I had no choice but to stay here.

‘It’s a really pretty outfit.’

I stood in front of the bathroom and admired the wing clothes. It was a colorful and pretty dress, like a work of art filled with the soul of a craftsman. A fairy’s wing robe without any stitching marks.

‘I almost want to have it.’

Why?

I wasn’t very greedy about clothes. I was even less interested in women’s clothes. But as I looked at the wing clothes, greed rose in my heart. I was dizzy because I kept thinking about stealing that wing suit.

‘Isn’t it okay to just touch the clothes once? It doesn’t wear out just because you touch it.’

While thinking about it, I inadvertently walked towards the stand where the wing clothes were hanging.

One step.

Two steps.

Three steps.

I arrived in front of the stand and stretched out my hand toward the wing clothes hanging defenseless. When I came to my senses, my hands were directly touching the sleeves of my wing robe. I felt a soft texture that could not be compared to any other fabric in the world.

The subtle scent coming from the clothes was also very nice.

It was the scent of Princess Hongryeon.

“… … Phew.”

I could barely suppress the desire to grab my clothes and run away. As I looked at the wing clothes hanging defenselessly, my desire continued to rise. If I kept stealing like this, I might end up like the woodcutter in the old story.

The story of the fairy and the woodcutter came to mind.

There was a woodcutter who stole the winged clothes of a fairy who was taking a bath.

The woodcutter ended up marrying a fairy who had lost her winged clothes.

Strangely enough, I was going through something like the woodcutter in the story. Princess Hongryeon is taking a bath in the bathroom, her winged clothes are hanging defenselessly nearby, and I keep thinking about stealing the clothes.

‘If I steal this, will I be able to marry a fairy? He secretly hid the wing clothes and threatened to return them only if he married me… ?’

Princess Hongryeon said that if the fairy’s wing clothes are stolen, her power will be sealed.

I wanted to test whether that was true. Even in my dreams in my past life, I had tried to steal Princess Hongryeon’s winged outfit with Sera. Unfortunately, I failed that time, but this time there was no one to stop me if I stole it.

I could see the wing clothes hanging defenselessly.

I grabbed my wing clothes.

It was that moment.

I belatedly remembered the story that Princess Hongryeon had told me in my dream in my past life.

‘what?’

It was a story about the truth between a fairy and a woodcutter.

Like the stories told in this world, there was no case where a fairy had her winged clothes stolen without her knowledge. The fairy just let the winged clothes be stolen to seduce the man.

The wings were bait, and the woodcutter took the bait.

‘So does that mean this wingsuit is also bait?’