episode_0013

“Have a nice trip!”

In the blink of an eye, the last day of work on Monday passed and it was Tuesday afternoon.

After waking up without any particular incident and eating breakfast and lunch prepared by Jinhyeon, Yeonseo came out to the front door to see him off as he was leaving for his part-time job.

“I prepared the rice and side dishes, so eat when you’re hungry. You don’t have to do the dishes, but just put some water in the bowls.”

“Oh, nagging, nagging. You can do it yourself, warrior.”

“I’ll be back.”

“Yeah!”

Yeonseo waved at Jinhyeon, who looked back several times as he left the front door.

As soon as the door closed, a sense of silence fell over the house.

I was immediately overcome by loneliness, but it was better than when I was in Askria.

It would take some time, but I had faith that Jinhyeon would return with time.

Yeonseo was okay because she wasn’t left alone in the room like before.

And indeed, Yeonseo forgot her loneliness for a few hours.

I openly lay on Jinhyeon’s bed and listened to music and watched YouTube videos.

A variety of songs please Yeonseo’s ears, and if she comes across something she doesn’t know while watching a video, she searches for it and watches related videos.

Yeonseo lost track of time as she continued exploring the online world.

Later, I found myself blankly staring at the shorts, my eyes tired.

After Jinhyeon left, a long time later, Yeonseo got up from bed.

While I was coming out of the bathroom, I realized I had received a KakaoTalk message from Jinhyeon.

I checked urgently and it said that they had arrived at the store a little over 10 minutes after departure.

And right below that, a photo of the store sign was sent.

[I took a picture of this and got scolded by my boss, who said he thought it was from a blogger or a competitor.]

It was so cute that it made me laugh.

My heart feels warm.

At the end, I received a KakaoTalk message saying that I was starting work now and it would be difficult to contact me until I finished.

“Um… .”

I didn’t know I would have to report everything like this.

In Askria, there were many complaints about how he would always deal with things alone and silently, then drag the party around, saying that everything was resolved, so this was a completely unexpected sight.

Is this because the target is Yeonseo or is it because this is a normal daily life here?

I’m curious.

I want to ask.

I wanted to know the answer.

And I hoped that the answer would be you, Yeonseo.

I sent a reply to KakaoTalk.

[Sorry for the late reply. Thanks for letting me know.]

After thinking for a moment, he added a word.

[Come home right after work.]

I slightly regretted sending it.

She was like a wife who was holding me back as soon as she finished.

Somehow I felt like I was losing.

Still, I couldn’t hold back the urge to see you soon.

When I thought of Jinhyeon, for some reason my heart didn’t calm down.

Yeonseo, who had a hard time staying still, changed into a tracksuit.

Even if I lay down again, I knew I’d just watch YouTube like an idiot.

After taking her smartphone, Yeonseo searched her memory and went to the stream where she had run with Jinhyeon yesterday.

It wasn’t that far, so I got there right away without getting lost.

Maybe because it was afternoon, there were quite a lot of people.

Among them, there were couples or couples walking while holding hands.

However, Yeonseo, who witnessed men getting scolded by women while looking at her, immediately started warming up.

I realized anew that I am the type that attracts people’s attention.

After stretching slowly, Yeonseo began to run at a comfortable pace.

Running had a strange side.

There comes a point where you can run with a clear mind or full concentration on one thought, while sweating and breathing heavily.

“Hoo… Hoo… .”

The speed was getting faster and faster.

The new scenery passed by in a flash without her even having time to enjoy it, and Yeonseo’s mind was filled with memories of her life in Askria before coming here.

“Sorry! It’s been a while, huh? Jenk has some business to attend to, so he’ll be back a little later.”

The wise Bargan was so busy with his political activities that he had never seen his face even once.

Zenk and Arian visited Prisrat’s place every other week.

Even though we weren’t that close, the reason we’re doing this is probably because of what Jinhyeon told us before leaving Ascraia.

After the war, Prislet began to secretly look forward to and await the visit of Jenk and Arian.

But it was difficult to open up to the newlyweds and confess his true feelings.

I’m just jealous.

I was so envious of this couple who bickered but ended up living together.

Still, Prislet was grateful for their visit.

After defeating the Demon King, the presence of the saint was like a burden.

A being that has symbolic significance but is difficult to give political power to.

At first, he was busy being invited to various events of the church, but as the Pope began to gain more power, he stopped participating in events except for really big ones, and his days continued to be spent alone in his room.

“The war is over. The saintess was originally meant to fight against the demons. Now, she will step down from her position as a saint and return to being a commoner in the secular world.”

Unable to bear the loneliness, he went to the Pope and offered to give up all his positions.

However, while the Pope was relieved that Prislet had shown that she had no lust for power, he gave a negative answer to her request.

“You are a saint and a war hero. It is not only wrong to neglect a hero who sacrificed himself and achieved great things for the world, but it also sets a bad precedent for future generations.”

The Pope, knowing that the saint was suffering from loneliness, began to arrange for her to find a good marriage partner instead.

However, he ended up rolling Prisrat according to the list of blind dates he had selected for political cooperation with himself.

A middle-aged man, either a pot-bellied old man or a skinny man, sat across the table from Prislat and muttered.

I can understand how they plan on having children, but they started by saying things like “You have a butt that looks like you’ll be good at giving birth to children” and “You produce a lot of milk,” and they even asked if I’d ever slept with a man in the party while on my journey to defeat the Demon King.

Even though Prislett was at an age where she knew everything, this was more than just rude; it was an insult.

It was not something a mere nobleman could say to a noble saint.

One time, a child who hadn’t even had a voice change came out and got angry at the still Prislet, throwing a tantrum for no reason.

The embarrassed saint ended up apologizing in a daze.

Prislet, who was so embarrassed, burst into tears that she had been holding back when Jenk and Arian, who visited next, playfully asked if there was a good person there.

The two heroes who heard the whole story turned the Vatican upside down.

When the wise man Bargan heard the news, he rushed to investigate the truth of Prislet’s humiliation. He even went to the king to apologize to the saint and promise that something like this would never happen again.

However, the king and the pope urged Prislet not to make things worse.

The saint was already terrified when the incident escalated with the intervention of Zenk, Arian, and Bargan.

Although he was okay with it, Prislett accepted the apology and covered it up, thinking that if the three people living in aristocratic society were to be hated by the other nobles because of this incident, their future lives would be difficult.

Arian could not accept this decision and went on a rampage demanding that one of the opponents be punished as an example, but Prislett begged and pleaded for them to end it here, and they were barely able to finish it.

Fortunately, the prospective blind dates heard rumors that the saintess had desperately tried to dissuade him, so they sent him gifts of apology and stopped pursuing him.

From then on, Arian began meeting blind dates that he had personally chosen.

They were all handsome and young, but to Prislet, they were no different from their previous opponents, except that they were younger.

Rather, he acted confidently because he knew he was handsome and talented.

Some even boasted to the person who defeated the Demon King that they had even commanded a single platoon in the war against the Demon Clan.

Prislett’s expression gradually became more and more expressionless.

He smiled and responded like a machine.

Later on, Aryan must have felt frustrated, because he even tried to console her by saying that this is usually how noble marriages are, and that things can change as they live together.

It turned out to be untrue later, but the people Aryan chose were children of influential and prestigious families.

It was true that the wizard had been very considerate, but Ariane had also acted arbitrarily without asking Prislat what kind of man she liked.

Prislet, who was delicate, couldn’t say much to Arian because she was struggling for her own sake.

However, the saint simply could not picture her married life with those people.

There was no need for fancy clothes or a palace-like house.

All she needed was a man who would not let her be lonely, who would recognize her small changes, and with whom she could live her life.

As the number of blind dates passed 30, the Pope, Zenk, and Aryan all secretly pressured her to quickly choose a marriage partner, saying that there were no more candidates.

I still vividly remember the slightly annoyed looks on their faces as they handed me the list of blind dates they had carefully selected.

Because she hated those faces, Yeonseo ran and ran along the stream without stopping.

Then one day, Prislett thought that she wanted to see Jinhyeon.

That man who always has a big smile on his face but makes you feel out of place.

A man who seemed to be reckless, but who led the way and did only what was necessary.

The man who enjoyed the strange distance and showed his back alone in a lonely manner.

The man who would ask what was uncomfortable whenever Prislet tossed and turned even a little.

So I came here and prayed to the goddess without thinking.

And then I met him.

I almost cried.

Still, there was a long way to go to reach him.

“I miss Jinhyeon.”

With those words, Yeonseo finally stopped running.

It was already dark around here.

However, Yeonseo, who had been hesitating, was greatly embarrassed.

“Where is this?”