episode_0021

‘What is a teacher?’

I thought as I watched the nameless man tidying up the inn room in front of me.

“Teacher, what do you mean you didn’t wash for two days because you thought the store owner would be annoyed?”

The nameless words flew like a knife and stabbed my chest.

I shivered and lay on the bed, staring at the ceiling.

‘The teacher I know is not someone who is constantly being persecuted by his students.’

“…”

I couldn’t bring myself to say it out loud because I was worried about the unknown.

“Yes, I know that what you say is not false, since you are a selfless teacher.”

If you know, shouldn’t you just ignore it?

“But clearly, if you only care about others, you won’t be able to take care of yourself.”

“Okay, stop nagging and sit down and rest.”

“Aren’t you being considerate of me as I clean my room right now?”

Moo-myeong, who had been picking up strawberry tops that had fallen to the ground, turned his head and looked at me.

“I like the selfless side of the teacher, but sometimes I want to see his shameless side too.”

After finishing speaking, the anonymous person looked into my eyes for a while, then turned around and started to organize the room again.

‘Shamelessness… .’

I bit my lips for no reason.

It’s not that I’ve never thought about something like that,

I also know that I worry too much.

‘But it’s not working well…’

I’ve lived my whole life like this,

It also didn’t make sense for it to be changed to anonymity in an instant.

But wouldn’t it be okay if things changed little by little like the anonymous person said?

‘There is no shame in learning something from your disciple.’

Even if you see a passing dog, there is something to learn.

‘good.’

I decided to act shamelessly once, following anonymous advice.

“Give me the strawberries!”

“… Yes?”

I sat up from where I was lying and straightened my shoulders proudly.

“Aren’t there any strawberries I took earlier! Give them back!”

“Master, that… shamelessness isn’t something like this.”

Of course, when I first brought it up,

I was blushing because I felt something was wrong.

but,

“Profit! Give it to me!”

If you stop here in shame, that is defeat.

I learned shamelessness today!

He jumped out of bed and ran straight to the nameless person.

“Aaah! Master! There are no strawberries in my body!”

“Give me the strawberries!”

“Isn’t this your usual teacher!”

As a result of this physical struggle, we ended up not getting the strawberries, and it took two hours to clean up the room.

It was a fight that ended in defeat.

Come to think of it, did Moo-myeong eat his meal?

He must have been busy looking for me, so he might not have eaten it yet.

Hmm, that’s difficult.

I sat on the floor and looked at the nameless man who was cleaning my favorite wooden sword.

Obviously, once you reach the level of anonymity, you won’t have any problems if you don’t eat for a few days. In other words, it’s not a problem, but you will definitely benefit from eating.

Men continue to grow in height and muscle mass even after they become adults, so judging by the fact that Moo-myeong is still 19 years old, it would be good for his health to eat properly without skipping meals.

“Anonymous, have you eaten?”

“I haven’t eaten, but it’s late now because I’m cleaning the hotel room.”

Hmm, when you say it like that, it makes me feel a little hurt.

Well, now that the sun has completely set, it is definitely too late to eat, as Anonymous said.

But my conscience aches if I skip meals.

“Hmm, I think I’m a little hungry. Do you want to eat something?”

It was obvious that if you asked an anonymous person to eat, he would refuse, so he offered me food using me as an excuse.

After hearing what I said, Anumyeong smiled faintly and nodded.

“Yes, if you are going out, I think it would be okay for me to go get something to eat.”

“Hmm, how about having a meal at the pub downstairs?”

There was a restaurant right below without having to go far, so I wondered if there was really a need to go somewhere else, but since it was polite to ask, I asked the anonymous person for his opinion.

Anonymous also nodded immediately, as if he had thought about eating somewhere else.

“Then I will go down and bring you some food.”

“Please do so.”

Anonymous carefully put down his wooden sword, slowly got up from his seat, walked towards the door, and then looked back.

“How would you like to order?”

Since I’m ordering, I don’t even know what’s on the menu here.

He waved his hand, telling the anonymous person to do whatever he wanted.

“I’ll be back.”

With those words, Myeong-un bowed his head to me once, opened the door, and left.

After confirming that Anonymous had completely left the room, I let out a hollow laugh.

“Oh, right.”

It seems like I naturally induced him to eat anonymously, but somehow, judging by the guy’s aura, he seemed to have figured out my true intentions.

Could it be that the six years we lived together were for nothing?

Anonymous is really good at reading my mind.

Of course, it is a good thing for me as a teacher and student, but somehow, the relationship between me and the nameless person is not the type of teacher-student relationship I had imagined, and even that kind of relationship makes me feel uneasy.

If I ever have to hide something later, will I be able to deceive Anonymity?

I don’t know.

I quietly closed my eyes and waited for the unknown person to come to me.

After about ten minutes, Moo-myeong returned to the room, holding two plates in different hands.

Maybe you didn’t bring alcohol separately?

Although I had expected it to some extent, I still felt a little disappointed.

When I looked at the nameless person with eyes filled with my heart, he just quietly avoided my gaze.

‘Then that’s right.’

He let out a small sigh and took one of the plates in the anonymous hands, placed the food on the table in the room, and sat down.

“Come and sit down.”

“Yes, Master.”

Perhaps because it was a side dish eaten with alcohol, the presentation of the food was not that great.

A rather small roast chicken, a soup with floating meat and vegetables, and finally, bread, the staple food here.

I started eating the food first, without expecting much.

Anonymous also started eating after making sure that food was in my mouth.

As expected, the taste was as ordinary as the appearance.

After finishing my meal and cleaning up, I quietly looked out the window.

The high moon and stars let you know that it is night without having to look at the clock.

I guess Myeongdo is tired too, so he should go to sleep soon.

I looked at the nameless man who was hunched over in a corner of the room, his appearance not fitting his personality.

“Nameless, it’s time to go to sleep.”

“… Yes, Master, but is there only one bed?”

It’s not like Anonymous doesn’t have eyes, so why would he ask such a thing?

As I looked at the nameless man with a puzzled look, his face quickly turned pale.

“What kind of grown man reacts like a country girl? Lie down.”

“… Yes.”

Nameless and I lay down side by side on the same bed.

I turned my head and saw the nameless man lying next to me in an awkward position.

He is lying on his side, not in a comfortable position, without even covering himself with a blanket. The pillow is not high enough compared to his broad shoulders, so it looks like he is in an uncomfortable position.

‘If you sleep like that, your shoulders will be stiff the next day.’

He called out to Anonymous in a worried tone.

“Anonymous, your posture seems uncomfortable”

“No, it’s okay.”

He still answers without even looking at me.

It certainly wasn’t like this when he was young, but Myeong is strangely shy in some ways.

I guess it would be really embarrassing for her to sleep in the same bed as me, a grown-up girl at her age.

I can understand.

But didn’t Anonymous say so?

“Anonymous, you can be a little shameless.”

He pressed the nameless man’s back with one hand.

“There are no eyes watching here, so don’t be shy.”

He slowly rubbed her back as a gesture of comfort.

“Be as spoiled as you want.”

He slowly swept up the spine from the bottom and lightly tapped the shoulder at the end.

Tsk, I’m not going anywhere to spread rumors, so why should I be embarrassed about sleeping with my teacher?

He shook his head and tried to lie down and close his eyes.

“Master.”

“Hmm?”

Let’s turn over again and face the anonymous side.

‘Hmm, this time we’re facing each other.’

Unlike before, I saw a nameless man looking at me with glaring eyes.

For some reason, that sight made me smile.

“Why are you doing that?”

“… I think what the teacher just said is somewhat misleading.”

Hmm, what does this mean?

‘Did I say something that could be interpreted differently?’

No, it isn’t.

I tilted my head because I didn’t understand what the anonymous person was saying.

“Hmm, I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

“… Nothing.”

Myeong-i, who had her eyes tightly shut as if enduring something, lay down in a comfortable position, unlike before.

‘You’re going to listen to me, so why are you rejecting me?’

I ruffled the guy’s hair because I found that anonymous appearance cute.

“It’s bland.”