episode_0007

“Haa… Haa…..“

“Are you okay?“

I was able to escape safely thanks to the kid who looked like a beggar.

But this damn body was panting as if it was dying just from jumping.

The child cautiously asked me questions about this.

“Thank you……“

After calming down a little, I said thank you.

“Oh, no! I just did what was supposed to be done……“

My voice fits my body type so some might think I’m a woman, but the women of this world could tell that my voice was definitely a man’s.

It’s really strange. When I look at it, I think I’m mistaken…

Anyway, the child blushed and waved his hand at the fact that I was a boy.

Well… if it weren’t for the hair covering the face, I guess I could probably guess the gender.

I couldn’t just ask to see your face.

I did get help, but it was rude.

“Are you alone?“

“Yes…? Oh, yes……“

“What about your parents?“

“Got back to the dragon.“

“……“

Uh… So, is this kid an orphan because of me? Shit. I’m so sorry about that.

“Sorry…..“

“No! You don’t have to be sorry. It’s all the dragon’s fault!“

Although I couldn’t see the pupils, I could see the vengeance burning in the child’s eyes.

“No. I’m sorry.“

It’s my fault. I’m a dragon and this whole thing happened because of me.

“It’s okay.“

The child answered as brightly as possible.

“Do you have a place to go?“

“No……“

“Nowhere? Any relatives?“

“None.“

“Then… do you want to go with me?“

I felt so sorry for the child who lost someone precious to him because of me and was having a hard time living alone.

He had nowhere to go, and his guilt grew even more as he appeared to be around 10 years older.

A child this size might not see me as a potential partner now, and for me, who had always wanted to have a child, the desire to become a father, despite my considerable size, clouded my vision.

“Ah……“

*

Yui. That was her name.

It was a name given to her by her loving parents, and it was pretty, so Yui had no complaints about the name.

But for the first time, I started to resent my parents.

The only fault is that the dragon attacked the city for no reason, and yet his parents went to heaven before him, leaving him behind when he was 14 years old.

I was constantly resentful.

Why did you leave me alone? Why didn’t you take me with you?

For a while, Yui decided that she couldn’t continue living like this, so she decided to live a successful life and take revenge on her parents who had left her first.

However, no place would hire her because her voice and appearance did not match her age of 14.

After living like that for several days, starving and struggling, he even lost his home.

However, Yui did not give up and tried her best to survive by stealing, and unfortunately, she ended up losing her hair while trying to take money from an adventurer with a dirty personality.

I burst into tears at the sight of her hair cut so short that I thought she was a man.

From that day on, Yui gave up stealing and went back to looking for work.

As expected, because of her young appearance and figure, it was not easy to get a job, and she eventually came to hate her young-looking face, so she ended up covering the front with her hair.

“That’s……“

One day, while Yui was wandering through an alley, she discovered a person whose body and face were tightly covered, as if they were someone widely known.

At first I wasn’t interested.

Even though she seemed to be carrying a lot of money, she was not interested in it since she had stopped stealing.

“Adventurer……“

A while later, we met again.

But this time, I wasn’t alone.

The adventurer who had cut Yui’s hair followed the man, then soon crossed in front of him and began to say something.

If it had been someone else, I would have just let it go, thinking something would have happened. That adventurer was a piece of trash with a reputation for being so bad that he was really bad. I hid myself and eavesdropped on the conversation, just in case.

As expected, it wasn’t that there was friction, but that he unilaterally told me to show my face for no reason.

‘Yuiya. You must become a good person.’

My father always had this saying on his lips.

Even though I was already a bad person because of stealing, I wanted to become a good person even now.

So, although Yui was scared, she grabbed a random rock rolling on the ground.

now!

As soon as I saw the hand reaching out, I thought that this was my only chance and threw the stone with all my might.

The stone flew through the wind and hit the adventurer’s forehead with a deadly strike.

Yui didn’t even have time to rejoice as she quickly grabbed the next rock and threw it at her colleague standing next to her, hitting him as well.

“Run away!“

While he was sitting down, complaining of pain, and busy searching for the being that had attacked him with a rock, Yui grabbed the hand of a person whose gender and appearance she did not even know and started running without thinking.

“Haa… Haa…..“

“Are you okay?“

I stopped walking, thinking that this was enough.

I heard the heavy breathing of a 14-year-old girl next to me, which shook my heart, but I pretended not to hear her and asked the person who looked obviously tired.

“Thank you……“

Me, man……

Anyone who heard the voice could tell it was a man.

And what a pretty voice she had. I couldn’t see her face, but she must have had a crazy appearance.

“Oh, no! I just did what was supposed to be done……“

Even though it was an urgent situation, my face turned red quickly at the thought of holding her hand.

First time holding a man’s hand.

Hehe. Now that I think about it, it was so gentle that I want to hold your hand again.

“Are you alone?“

“Yes…? Oh, yes……“

“What about your parents?“

“Got back to the dragon.“

“……“

The good feeling suddenly became bad.

Even though I asked that question without knowing, I never felt bad about the fact that the person who asked it was a man.

“Sorry…..“

“No! You don’t have to be sorry. It’s all the dragon’s fault!“

Let’s apologize right away since the tea is all gone. Yui shouted that it was all the fault of the evil dragon. However.

“No. I’m sorry.“

He apologized again as if he were a dragon.

“It’s okay.“

So I just smiled as if it was really okay.

Even if your bangs block your eyes, your lips will still be visible.

“Do you have a place to go?“

Why are you suddenly asking that?

“No……“

“Nowhere? Any relatives?“

“None.“

There was no such thing as relatives in the first place.

Yes. Yui had no family by blood in this world.

“Then… do you want to go with me?“

He held out his hand and asked without any reason.

I couldn’t see his face, but for some reason I felt he was sympathizing with me.

“Ah……“

Tears streamed down my cheeks.

Even though she has a pretty appearance, she is a woman, not a man, and she looks young for her age. Although there were people who felt sorry for Yui because of her pitiful appearance, not a single person said that she should go with her.

But today, when someone she saw for the first time said the words Yui had been hoping for, tears poured down her face without stopping.

“But… is that okay?“

“Yeah. If you don’t mind.“

“I… don’t know how to do anything.“

“Me too.“

“I… People call me a useless bitch.“

“It’s okay. To be honest, I’m a useless person too.“

“I’m a girl with no family… no relatives… no friends… no money.“

“It’s okay.”

Even though I threw away all the negative words, the words that came back were positive.

Now, a warm feeling that I had slowly forgotten and could barely remember began to seep into my cold heart.

I promised myself that I wouldn’t cry anymore and that I would live a really good life as revenge on my parents who left me first. But now…. Isn’t it okay to cry a little now?

“Ugh… ugh… huh.“

Tears that I had held back for a long time burst out.

He gently hugged Sia’s body like this and let her bury her face in his chest.

“You can cry as much as you want.“

Swish swish.

Even though Yui’s hair was dirty, unwashed and full of dust, he stroked it without caring.

It was soft.

So much so that it reminds me of my late father…

*

Swish.

After deciding to do it together, Yui immediately introduced Sia to an inn where she could wash up.

And Yui, whose body was quite dirty, was told to wash first, so she went into the shower room and started showering with warm water for the first time.

“It’s warm……”

I suggested we go to an expensive inn, so I guided them there, and it was a good thing I did.

He must really have a lot of money to be able to afford to pay one silver coin, which is equivalent to one third of an average person’s monthly salary, for a two-day stay.

Could it be that an angel has descended upon me, who has been living a difficult life?

Sigh.

Yui laughed, turned off the water, and dried herself with a towel.

“Gyaaaah!“

Yui came out of the shower room and entered the locker room and immediately screamed.

Of course, that was because the man was clearly standing in front of Sia, even though his face was still covered.

“Ah… Why are you yelling like that?“

“Hey, what are you doing here?“

For her, who was bullied because of her relatively young appearance, men were a very distant existence.

And I couldn’t help but feel embarrassed when I showed my weak body, which was also my complex, to a man.

“Are you a girl?“

“Yes…? Yes. I’m a girl.“

“Hmm… I see.“

When Yui’s tone seemed slightly unpleasant, her expression darkened suddenly.

“It’s okay. I’m not going to throw it away now or anything. It’s just… um. No. First, come out quickly. I’ll wash up too. I ran a lot today so I’m covered in sweat. “

“……“

Ugh.

He said it as if he was displeased.

Yui’s face turned red when she thought of the sweaty man inside his shabby clothes, and she began to fantasize about having children, living a happy old age, and even going to the cemetery.

“Hey, kid? No. What’s your name? I didn’t ask that. You were so dirty that I was only thinking about washing you first, so I didn’t ask the important question. Like an idiot.“

“Yui… It’s Yui.“

“Yui? That’s a pretty name? Anyway, Yui. I’m going to wash up now, so will you come out?“

“Yes, yes yes……“

Gulp.

Oh, you’re washing up. The thought of a man other than my father washing up in the shower I used made all sorts of thoughts come to mind.

As I scrub off the dirt from my body, won’t the stench fill the shower room?

Wouldn’t there be traces of me just letting the golden stream of water flow away because I didn’t want to go to the bathroom?

All kinds of anxious thoughts were running through my head.

“Yuiyi?“

“Yes, yes!“

“Wear these clothes. I bought some while you were washing up, but if they don’t fit, let’s go out and buy some more.“

“Yes……“

Yui made a dumbfounded expression when she saw the clothes he had bought.

Because expensive and high-quality clothes that only nobles would wear were placed on the bed.

“By the way. You look cute after washing. Yui.“

He came over and placed his hand gently on her freshly washed cheek before entering the shower room.

“Ears, so cute… so cute……“

I was trying hard to cover my frail body with a towel, but the words “cute” hit me hard, so my hands that were holding the towel loosened and the towel fell down.

It’s a good thing there was no one there, but if there had been someone, they might have cursed and said it was dirty.

“Heh, hehehe……“

Now, Yui, who didn’t know what his face looked like, was smiling brightly as if she was in love, and grabbed the luxurious clothes on the bed.

“Should I tell you that you look cuter if you wear this?“

I was confident that I could love you even though you were so ugly.

Of course, I was confident that I would love him even more if he was handsome.

Yui changed into the clothes he had bought her.

“Oh, soft.”

I liked it because it fit me perfectly and was soft, so I was sure I had bought it correctly.

Even if I hadn’t seen the price tag here, I would have been happy to have received expensive clothes, not to mention feeling burdened. Why did I have to see the price tag?

“Ah, Yui. Are you all dressed?“

He came out of the shower and stood in front of the mirror, asking Yui, who was hosting the fashion show.

“Yes… I really like it……“

Just as she was about to turn her head to express her gratitude, Yui saw it.

Short white hair, white eyes, and pure white skin. This is his perfectly tailored appearance.

Originally, Yui’s taste in men was for men who were not handsome but had a solid build like her father, but the man in front of her looked completely different from her taste.

But today, no, just now, Yui’s tastes have changed.

He has a body that is too thin for a man and a face that is more pretty than handsome, so I want to protect him.

From this time on, Yui’s love began.

“Cute.”

As a final blow, Sia smiled and said.