episode_0009

“What?!”

Tristan’s voice was agitated.

Because of the news that two people who were thought to be dead have returned.

“That···is true. Tristan.”

The voice of my colleague answering again was trembling.

I couldn’t dare play a joke.

The glaring eyes looked like they were going to devour someone at any moment.

“That handyman guy and···is it true that the nun came back alive?”

“I heard you even reported it to the guild.”

“I didn’t see it wrong?”

“···I don’t think the receptionist was mistaken. Someone else said they saw it too.”

This is absolutely unbelievable.

It is a dungeon where even the so-called warrior retreated for a moment.

It was impossible for a weak adventurer and a nun to survive in such a dungeon.

“There’s no way that’s possible!”

The fist slammed on the table.

The loud noise made his colleagues cower in fear.

“That, that··· I think it’s true that it came back.”

“What on earth··· have you done. No way···”

“Tristan, do you have any idea?”

“···No. None.”

It was an answer that anyone would doubt.

A few seconds of silence, as if he was thinking for a moment, only added to the suspicion.

But we were not allowed to delve deeper.

“Anyone know more?”

“Um···I don’t know anyone···”

“But since that guy came back alive, he must have asked me about this and that!”

It seemed like he was treating me more like a servant than a colleague.

Instead of protesting, the two colleagues quickly moved their bodies.

“Mu, I’ll ask!”

“Me, me too···!”

All that remained at the sumptuous dinner table was Tristan.

Left alone, he suppressed his anger.

“That can’t be… I guess I just got lucky…”

Tristan grabbed his glass and drank it in gulps.

As if trying to erase what I just heard.

But even after I drank the entire glass, I still felt thirsty.

“Keukk··· Today··· I have to call a woman.”

I couldn’t stay still.

He got up, leaving behind the remaining food.

“The woman I met on my last adventure should be fine.”

The target is a female adventurer who I recently became friends with.

But we weren’t close enough to be physically involved yet.

He was planning to force himself to get drunk tonight.

If you have trouble with impatience, that’s okay.

Because it had enough covering power.

*****

“I’m glad it ended well.”

“Did the receptionist see how surprised we were when we came back?”

The first receptionist’s expression was wonderful.

I ended up laughing along with him because of his expression that seemed like he had suddenly returned as a corpse.

“I said he died and was left in a dungeon that didn’t fit his level, so it’s natural that he wouldn’t understand right away. It was a bit funny though.”

“When I spoke to him, he seemed scared.”

“Rather, I think it was good to explain it to him because he couldn’t even speak properly.”

I am grateful to the receptionist.

Thanks to that, the silent atmosphere was broken.

If it weren’t for that, we wouldn’t be having such a friendly conversation as we are now.

“It took a while to report··· Now I should go and find a place to stay.”

“Ah, that’s right···!”

For a moment, I could catch a glimpse of a subtle expression.

It means that a man and a woman are going to their accommodation.

You must care what it means.

Of course I care too.

Unlike before, tension slowly crept into my face.

“Isn’t there a suitable place?”

“Because I don’t have much money···”

“The places that are not so good are a little bit like that··· Ah! That place seems okay···!”

It’s a neat looking inn.

It was a good choice for adventurers and travelers.

Of course, for a guy like me, it was a bit of a luxury.

Still, I couldn’t tell him to go somewhere a little more shabby.

Because I don’t know what will happen at this inn tonight.

“Go in and ask if there’s a room available.”

The inn we entered was rather quiet.

It’s not that there are no guests, it’s just that everyone is sleeping.

“Come on in! Dinner is… late. Are you here to find a room?”

“Yes. Can I rent just one room?”

“One room?”

The expected situation occurred.

The eyes of the innkeeper, a rather elderly woman, move busily.

Naturally, the target was the two of us.

“Would you like to use it together?”

It’s a question that has many meanings in many ways.

“Yes···”

“···”

The pupils that used to move left and right change.

This time it moved up and down.

I looked at each of Nabi’s outfits calmly.

The nun shares a room with a man.

It wasn’t strange that there were all kinds of misunderstandings.

In fact, some of these misconceptions may actually be true.

“Haha··· That, that··· Ma’am, we’re a little short on money···”

“What the hell is going on···”

“I failed the quest. So I had no choice···”

Nabi’s desperate explanation.

Honestly, it seemed like an excuse to me.

In fact, it was a situation where I didn’t really have to worry about getting what I paid for.

“That’s right··· The nun has had a hard time.”

“It’s all our fault because we’re immature···”

“Okay. I’d give you two for the price of one, but… there’s only one left today.”

I guess hearts are connected.

Being a nun may not have necessarily been a disadvantage.

They seemed to trust me because I was a nun.

Would you ever think that a nun would do something lewd in her room?

The warm hostess was the one who understood the awkward situation.

“If you need anything, I’ll provide it cheaply… or even for free.”

“Okay, it’s okay···!”

“Here’s the key to the room in the innermost part. ”

Nabija took the key with a bright red face.

It’s a sight that could easily be misunderstood.

“You don’t have to be so embarrassed about not having money.”

You mistook me for a good thing.

The cause of the redness is completely different.

It would be correct to say that she blushed at the thought that she might get caught.

While turning around and going up the stairs.

I could see the nun’s cute reaction.

“Thank goodness.”

“Yes, yes···?!”

Nabija was greatly taken aback by the casual remark.

Fortunately, the innkeeper was looking elsewhere.

If I had seen it, my consideration might have turned to suspicion.

“If the owner was like that, there wouldn’t be any strange rumors.”

“That’s right···! But still, you never know who might see you, so get in quickly!”

The moment I let my guard down, he grabbed my hand.

It’s a face that doesn’t even think about holding hands.

Rather, I was embarrassed.

Composure is only maintained on the surface.

The hands of the nun who guided us were warm and gentle.

“Ahem···”

Being dragged away by a nun isn’t a bad thing.

Especially if the destination is a room with only two people.

The moment I entered the room, I naturally closed the door.

“으···”

Nabia, who had been urging her steps, stopped.

Once we got to the room, there was nowhere else to go.

He just turned around and looked at me.

Of course, their hands were still held.

“Ah··· That, that···”

It was an impromptu action.

You must have been so embarrassed that you dragged me here.

“Shall I let go?”

“Ugh··· Yes, yes···!”

Inside a room with a closed door.

A subtle current was felt between us.

The friendly atmosphere turned into an awkward silence.

“Ugh··· I’m sorry for suddenly grabbing your hand.”

“No, it’s okay. Rather··· it was good.”

“Jo, was it good···?”

Well, maybe I answered wrong.

I was too honest.

“No, that’s… I mean it was nice because your hands were soft.”

Even I thought it was an absurd explanation.

Even his facial expression felt strange.

It would be funny if I looked at myself in the mirror.

“Phew··· Glut··· Your expression is weird.”

“Ah···”

“Still··· I’m a little happy because Glutton praised me···♥”

Is this really an appropriate statement for a nun to make?

Honestly, I don’t know.

There’s only one thing I know.

The face of the joyful Nabi is insanely pretty.

“···”

I felt more nervous than awkward.

It was like the silence before something happened.

“But what is Glut going to do starting tomorrow?”

“As I said···I plan to start getting quests starting tomorrow. Since I don’t have enough money, I have to work.”

“Is that so? If so, can I go with you?”

If you look at it separately, it’s not a strange recommendation.

Even Nabija doesn’t have much money.

But when you talk in a room with just the two of you, it feels completely different.

“Of course you are welcome. But··· is it okay if I come with you···”

“Rather, I think it would be difficult to adapt if it were someone else. In Tristan’s case too···”

“Oh, that could be possible.”

“Other priests often receive church work, but I don’t care because my divine power is so poor.”

Were you in a similar situation?

I was ignored in the guild, and Navia was ignored in the church.

“I think you might feel uncomfortable if you go with me.”

“Of course, in the cave··· ugh··· something like that happened···”

I didn’t really mean to say that.

I just said it instinctively.

I ended up accidentally bringing back embarrassing memories.

You can tell by the wavering eyes.

Nabiah speaks with an embarrassed expression.

But I didn’t feel any discomfort at all.

“shi, I didn’t hate it··· ”

“Yes···?”

“Oh, no··· I mean, it’s not that I don’t like Glut!”

It’s a statement that could easily be misunderstood.

The words that followed only gave him more strength.

“Then··· is it good?”

I said it, but it was unclear what I was asking.

He may have been deliberately vague in his words.

To hear Navia’s answer.

“Uuuuu··· That’s··· right···”

An answer as vague as a question.

But in reality, it was almost positive.