episode_0024

At 2 a.m. I ask myself:

Why do I have to come home from work and sit down at the dining table and be interrogated?

In fact, this was also a blessing.

Before I could even take off my shoes after entering the house, Yeonseo was glaring at me with her arms crossed, emitting cold air.

Since I didn’t know English, I asked Yeonseo cautiously.

“What happened?”

“Hey.”

… Hey? Judging from the way you spoke, it seemed like you were angry at me.

Didn’t you see us off warmly during the day, Yeonseo?

I already had a hard time today, and now you’re like this… .

“Do you like it when oppa oppa does it for you?”

With those words, the game was over.

I straightened my back from the awkward position where I had been taking off my shoes and spoke to Yeonseo very seriously.

Don’t be scared, Jinhyeon.

You are the landlord.

This house is registered in your name.

If this is your house, and you create an atmosphere where you feel like you’re being kicked out from the front door, is that right? Is that right? Is that right?

Speak confidently, like a landlord and a head of household!

ruler!

“Can’t you give me a chance to explain?”

Okay, I think you said it in a soft tone without making Yeonseo feel bad.

So I was barely able to sit down at the dining table.

Yeonseo still has her arms crossed and is glaring at me.

As I said before, he’s so focused on those big eyes, it’s so scary.

The head automatically turns downwards.

Don’t be scared, Jinhyeon. You’re the landlord… Hey, just don’t be scared. You’re going to cry.

As the silence continued, Yeonseo spoke first.

“Try it, explain.”

“First of all, I didn’t like it when you said “oppa oppa”.”

“Oh, really? Our warrior brother didn’t respond at all to my voice?”

“Yes, my lady. You are very correct.”

“How can someone who has no reaction give such sincere advice? Not “It’ll be okay” but “You’re doing well”?”

I quickly confirmed the fact that there was no response, but Yeonseo’s rebuke that came next was extremely tricky.

I don’t know how you know all the advice I gave you, but it’s a bit of a pain in the ass.

But thanks to you telling me everything in person, I could understand why you were angry.

Okay, it’s time to put an end to all the laughter and get this straight.

“The child wants to get a proper job instead of this part-time job, but he keeps failing. That’s why I thought of him when I was having a hard time, so I just gave him some words of encouragement.”

“Really?”

“Yeah, really.”

“Okay, I understand.”

Although she was innocent and pure, Yeonseo was a very rational type when it came to these issues.

Normally, I would have kept nagging at the other person until they got annoyed, but Yeonseo gave in to my explanation.

“But you said you weren’t close with the part-time girls? Why do you leave work together?”

Oh no. You just folded the topic about not responding to your brother’s voice.

There’s a mountain beyond the mountain?

Besides, if I wanted to explain how they ended up leaving work together, I would have to go into detail about Se-yeon and Yoon-kang, so it was daunting.

If I tell you what happened this afternoon, won’t Yeonseo turn over in shame?

I don’t know why it flipped over, but I had a feeling it would happen.

I was nervous because I thought I might be told not to go to work.

My speech was cut off for a moment as I tried to figure out how to begin.

Yeonseo’s eyes, which were glaring at me, slowly began to turn red, wondering what kind of feeling that blank space gave her.

“Yeonseo. Why, why are you like that? Why are you trying to cry?”

“Don’t cry.”

Even though he says he’s not crying, the tip of his nose quickly turns red and his lips tremble.

Anyone who saw it could tell that she was desperately holding back tears.

The gaze he took away from me was deliberately looking up at the ceiling, trying to cool his tears without blinking.

“Hehehe… .”

But, as she pursed her lips, her breathing finally broke down and a single tear rolled down.

Yeonseo turned her face away as she burst into tears.

Something has happened. Our saint is crying.

If the people in the church saw this, I would definitely be crucified and burned at the stake.

“Yeonseo, Yeonseo, Yeonseo.”

“I don’t want to talk.”

“Why, why, is there something that’s upsetting you? Tell me, okay?”

“Let go… .”

He quickly went forward, knelt down, and examined the letter.

He cupped Yeonseo’s cheek with his hand, who was closing her eyes in a hurry, and wiped away her tears with his thumb.

He tried to throw a dart, but his strength was weak.

“Look at me.”

“I hate it….”

“Are you okay? Just look at me once.”

After several rounds of coaxing, Yeonseo finally opens her eyes, sniffling.

When he glared at me like a wounded cat, I couldn’t help but feel heartbroken.

He lowered his voice calmly, looked into Yeonseo’s eyes, and asked slowly.

“Can you tell me what upset you, Yeonseo?”

You should never ask if I’m angry here.

For some reason, when I said that to the nobles in Askria, they got even angrier, saying that they all thought I was some kind of idiot.

On the other hand, if you say, “Are you offended?” or “I’m sorry for making you feel bad,” they will show a much more tolerant attitude.

Fortunately, the tears stopped quickly.

Yeonseo, who had been hesitating while looking into my eyes, took a breath and opened her mouth.

“You’ve been traveling with me for two years, and have you ever told me anything good or had a serious conversation with me?”

When I heard this, I felt dizzy.

Of course, Yeonseo’s words are correct.

If we just list the facts, that is.

But this is only true if you look at the results.

“Yeonseo, we talked a lot when we were on night watch, right?”

“We only talked about food and playing. What kind of food is delicious, and what kind of festivals there are, and all that stuff!”

I tried to avoid the question by talking indirectly as much as possible, but Yeonseo kept digging into it.

“You always say things like, “I’ll solve it if something happens.” Or, “I’ll solve it.” Have you ever had a person-to-person conversation with me? ”

As he spoke, his emotions welled up and tears welled up again.

“You’re really too much.”

But I can say this with certainty here.

This situation really makes me feel wronged.

I wanted to brush it off as just a bother, but I couldn’t help it when he was this upset.

“Yeonseo.”

“Let go, I said I wouldn’t talk!”

“Yeonseo?”

“I’ll just cut it.”

“Yeonseo, can you just listen to this?”

“What! What is it!”

“You really hated it when people asked you personal things back then.”

“Huh…?”

Yeonseo, or rather Prislet, grew up as a greenhouse flower, but because she grew up under the strict discipline of the religious order, she always kept her feelings to herself and never expressed them.

Prislet, who grew up being scolded for being a saint and being more empathetic and listening to the pain of others even when she was sick and having a hard time, would completely shut her mouth when the witty Zenk asked her about her while talking about this and that.

Thanks to this, in the early days of the warrior party, people including myself spent a lot of time trying to open Prislet’s heart.

“Back then, you were carrying too much burden in your young mind.”

As I wiped away her tears, Yeonseo slowly closed her eyes and leaned her cheek against my hand.

“That’s why it was difficult to solve it all at once.”

“Ah….”

Yeonseo bit her lip and felt embarrassed as if she had just remembered something.

“And you, you made me feel so uncomfortable, so why are you saying this now?”

“Ugh… Ugh… It wasn’t like that in the end….”

Yeonseo, who had been mumbling, slowly noticed me.

“Jinhyeon-ah.”

“Why.”

“I’m sorry for getting angry and complaining on my own.”

Oh my, even though she was angry, our saint, who has a very kind personality, immediately apologized honestly.

The absurdity and resentment from before disappeared like melting snow at the sight of Yeonseo asking for my forgiveness in a hoarse voice.

Still, I have to make it clear to you.

I smiled faintly and slowly stroked Yeonseo’s head.

“If you don’t do that in the future, it doesn’t matter.”

“Yeah….”

“Are you hungry after crying?”

“Don’t cry~.”

The sound of a tearful voice is still coming out because the crying has not subsided.

Still, I can’t deny that I’m hungry.

Uhm, honestly, I was so tired today that I didn’t feel like cooking.

After thinking for a moment, I asked Yeonseo.

“Shall we order some chicken?”

“Chicken? Is that good?”

Yeonseo frowned slightly.

Of course, Askria also had fried chicken.

The problem was that it was soaked in oil and gave off an extreme greasiness.

It was better to invest in equipment maintenance than to buy good oil, so I couldn’t do it in this world, and when I really ran out of money, I was eating high-calorie foods, so it couldn’t have been remembered favorably in Yeonseo’s mind.

But Korean chicken is different.

“Yeah, it’s delicious.”

“Jinhyeon said it was delicious, so I’ll trust him and eat it.”

Strangely enough, he trusts me a lot when it comes to food.

I usually order from the local chicken place, but it was 2 AM so they were probably closed, so I turned on the delivery app.

Let’s have half fried and half seasoned.

The first chicken must be like this. It must be like this.

After ordering chicken through a delivery app, Yeonseo grabbed my sleeve as I was naturally going to go wash up.

“Where?”

“To wash.”

“Why? The story isn’t over.”

“Yes… ?”

As I rolled my eyes without understanding what she was saying, Yeonseo’s gaze became fierce again.

“So why did you leave work with that girl?”

“… … .”

Today is really not an easy day.