episode_0002

“Uh…Why are you here?”

Although I was very surprised, this was all I could say.

Prislett must have been equally flustered, as he rolled his eyes and came up with an excuse that wasn’t very good.

“That… .”

Prislet, who had been observing this side, grabbed the hem of her skirt while mumbling.

“The goddess asked me to check on you, so I came.”

It was a ridiculous excuse and an obvious lie.

Even if they were gods, traveling back and forth between dimensions required the approval of beings higher than gods.

If it was simply to check on my well-being, the goddess herself could have gone and spied on me.

Therefore, the Goddess could only send one way to another dimension with her own consent, based on karma or merit.

That means you can come, but you can’t go back.

I remembered this part because it was something the goddess had emphasized and explained to me several times when I was first summoned to another world.

Why did you come?

Unable to contain his curiosity, he was about to ask again when Prislett’s stomach growled.

“Wow… !”

The saintess quickly covered her stomach, but she couldn’t help but blush.

I was embarrassed too, but that sound just now brought me back to my senses.

“Ah, I’m hungry!”

I spoke loudly on purpose and put down the bag I had bought at the convenience store.

“Let’s eat.”

Always smile when you meet people.

I’m not going to make scrambled eggs.

I didn’t want to make more than 20 dishes a day at home.

Instead, I took out a bag of Vienna sausages that were lying around in the fridge, blanched them lightly, cut them open, added some chopped onions and paprika, and roughly added ketchup and oyster sauce to make a sausage and vegetable stir-fry.

“This is delicious.”

Frizzlat must have been really hungry because he was opening a blue package of potato chips and eating them while I was preparing the meal.

“If you eat snacks first, you won’t be able to eat much rice.”

“Whatever, just fill your stomach.”

Originally, the saintess was not a picky eater, unlike her elegant image, and she ate as if she was just filling up her food.

There was only one set of spoons and forks to set the table.

It was an unfortunate incident that happened because I never expected anyone else to come to my house.

I gave Prislet a set of cutlery and opened the plastic spoon and wooden chopsticks I had saved while ordering delivery.

“How do you use this?”

Oh man, I forgot that we don’t use chopsticks in this world.

He quickly unwrapped the plastic fork and handed it over.

“I’ll eat well.””

Since I had served rice and side dishes to Prislett when I was in another world and was in charge of meal duty, she ate it without any resistance.

“… … .”

“… … .”

All I could hear was the sound of spoons moving around on the table.

Come to think of it, I’ve never had a meal alone with someone.

Even in this other world, I ate with my colleagues.

Wherever I went, I was always buried in the crowd, quietly playing with my spoon alone, or eating alone.

This is the first time I realized that silence can be so uncomfortable.

Until then, I only considered it a good virtue.

“How have you been?”

“… … .”

“If you don’t want to say something, you don’t have to. Say it when you want.”

Seeing that the saint’s forking had slowed down, I quickly backed away without asking any further questions.

But as the speed of eating gradually decreased, Prismarat left half a bowl of rice behind.

“I’m full.”

“That’s because I ate snacks earlier.”

“Jinhyun, you gave me a lot of food. I don’t eat that much.”

Prislat put down his fork, glanced around, and pointed to the sausage and vegetable stir-fry.

“Still, this was really delicious.”

At those words, I found myself smiling more broadly than usual without realizing it.

“Thank you.”

Today was the first time she complimented my cooking.

It was also true that I felt much more at ease with the honest and unvarnished evaluation.

Oh, maybe I smiled too much.

Prislet was staring blankly at me.

I hurriedly tried to remove the strength from my smile, but she smiled faintly as well.

“Your cooking has always been delicious.”

Is it because it’s been a long time since I’ve seen you?

It seemed like the child had become a little more lenient.

—

When I finished washing the dishes and came into the living room, Prislet was focused on the TV I had turned on.

Even though it was a documentary channel, it was quite cute how they opened their mouths slightly and expressed their admiration by moving their lips slightly without making a sound when the majestic scenery of nature unfolded.

“Is it fun?”

“Are these real?”

“Right? Because I took pictures of actual natural scenery with a camera.”

“Camera?”

Because the civilizations are so different, I gave up on going into detail right away.

“I don’t really understand the explanation, but somehow I keep watching it.”

It couldn’t have been helped if it was your first time watching TV.

There’s a reason it was called the idiot box back in the old days.

For Frizzlatt, who comes from a world without YouTube or computers, the stimulation that TV gives is indescribable.

“Okay, now that we’ve finished eating, should we go back?”

Even though I knew I couldn’t go back, I deliberately left the Frisbee.

“Please tell the goddess that I am doing well.”

“Ugh… .”

The saintess, frozen by my words, rolled her eyes again.

I guess it’s a habit I do unconsciously when I’m speechless.

“… How do you know?”

“Huh?”

“How can you know just by looking at it for a moment!”

Prislett declared with his mouth pouting and his arms crossed.

“I’ll stay here for at least a few days and watch over you. Whether you’re doing well or not.”

It was a pretty sharp observation.

But when I looked at him with suspicious eyes, his shoulders were shaking slightly even though he was pretending to be strong.

With that little tremble, I realized that Prislet knew that he could not go back.

It was clear that he came with his own consent, so why on earth did he do that?

After defeating the Demon King, the world would have become peaceful and she could have lived out the rest of her life comfortably as a war hero and saint.

Could it be that something else happened over there?

Whatever it was, Prislet showed no signs of backing down, and I wasn’t cruel enough to send her out into this world all alone.

“Well, I’ll teach you a few essential things you need to know in life.”

I took her to the bathroom and told her about the sink, toilet, shampoo, cleansing foam, etc.

Frizzlatt was very surprised by the reality that water came out just by turning on the faucet.

“What kind of magic is this?”

“It’s science. This is a world without magic.”

“That’s amazing.”

“You’ll get used to it little by little. Even if you don’t know the principles of magic, you’ll just think that’s how it works and not worry about it, right?”

“That’s right.”

“That’s right. I’m going to sleep now, so do you want to wash up first?”

“C… You’re washing?”

Prislet is confused.

Did I say something weird?

“You want me to wash up with just this one door between us?”

“Oh, right. Lock the door and wash. Take off your clothes and wash them before you leave. Don’t make it uncomfortable for either of you.”

“Ugh… .”

“Don’t do anything stupid.”

“I know. But if you come to attack me, I’ll kill you.”

I know I’m being rude to the landlord, but there’s nothing I can do about it.

For a girl, this kind of reaction would be normal.

“But do you have clothes to change into?”

“Ah… .”

Goddess, what on earth were you thinking when you sent me only one body?

I let out a small sigh.

“It might be a little big, but I’ll give you my clothes. They’ll be comfortable to move around in at home.”

After sending her to the bathroom to shower and getting ready to change clothes, I suddenly had this thought.

What about his underwear?

—

Wheeeing-

“Heh heh~.”

“Isn’t the wind hot?”

“Just right.”

How did I end up being this guy’s servant?

After showering for over 30 minutes, enjoying the hot water provided by modern civilization, Prislet’s long hair was wet and matted.

If it were another world, Arian would have dried it with magic, but here there was a hair dryer.

Since she didn’t know how to use it, I was drying her hair for her to demonstrate.

“Ahem ahem ahem~.”

As if feeling good in the warm breeze, Prislet’s two legs were crossing and moving back and forth on the chair.

Her long brown hair, which reached down to her waist, had such a nice texture that even when it was wet, I could run my hands through it without any snags.

“Are you doing well?”

“Thank goodness.”

“Are you familiar with it? You’ve done it for other women too?”

“… Me?”

“Or else.”

When he asked back, taken aback by the strangely sharp tone, Prislet quickly calmed down.

“This is a really convenient and new place. The clothes are comfortable and not too tight.”

These are my clothes.

Now that we’re on the subject, I decided to ask outright.

“If you’re going to stay here for at least a few days, what are you going to do with cosmetics, clothes, and things like that?”

“The Goddess said that if you come this way, Jinhyeon will take care of it.”

Of course.

I had expected it to some extent.

Financially, I’m fine, as I’m not short on money, but other things are difficult.

For example, women’s products including underwear.

Do I really have to tell you this?

As I was thinking about it, my hair had already dried and it was past 3 AM.

Let’s go to sleep first.

I have to go to work tomorrow too.

“You use the bedroom. I’ll sleep in the living room with a blanket spread out.”

It was a two-room apartment, so one was used as a living room and the other as a bedroom.

Although he gave up his precious bed, Prislet hesitated as he looked at the dark room without turning on the light.

“I… I can’t sleep alone in the dark.”

“… Then I’ll sleep in the bed and you’ll sleep in the living room. I’ll make you a blanket. If you turn on the TV, there’ll be light, so you won’t be scared. ”

We laid down a thick mat and placed pillows and a blanket on top of it.

It was fortunate that I bought several pillows to keep them from drying out.

I said good night to Prislet, who kept admiring the comfort of the Matrix’s cushions and blankets, then turned off the lights, turned on the TV, and went to the bedroom to lie down.

“I’m so tired… .”

But I can’t sleep.

I was the type of person who had trouble sleeping normally.

But times have improved, so if I put on a sleep-inducing ASMR video, I can fall asleep in about an hour.

I put the Bluetooth earphones on one side and threw myself onto the bed.

With a deep sigh, I prepared to let the day’s hardships slip away.

“… Jinhyeon-ah.”

“Yeah, why?”

A very small voice can be heard.

The voice was a little relieved when I, who tend to sleep lightly, responded right away.

“It’s hard to fall asleep because of the TV noise… .”

Eventually, I took the blanket and pillow and went to Prislet’s side.

“Turn off the TV?”

“Yeah.”

Since there was only one matrix, I laid a blanket on the bare ground and lay down on it.

It’s quite fluffy.

Even though my back hurts while I’m sleeping, I can’t tell Prislet to hand over the Matrix.

I guess I was pretty tired today.

After lying down and concentrating on the sound of Prisrat’s breathing, I felt like I fell asleep pretty quickly.

“Jinhyeon-ah.”

“Yeah… .”

I think it was probably just before I fell asleep at this point.

“Sorry to bother you.”

So I must have said such indiscriminate things too.

“No, it felt good to feel like someone was living in this house for the first time.”

Since there was no answer, I closed my eyes and began to sink into the depths of consciousness.

Just before I completely fell asleep, I heard a word that I couldn’t tell was a dream.

“I really missed you.”

It must have been a dream, no doubt.

Because there’s no one who would say that to me.