episode_0040

‘The end of the world’.

The scenery that comes to mind when you hear the explanation is literally a huge cliff and a distant horizon stretching out in front of it.

Given the times, it is possible that they gave the area the somewhat scandalous name of ‘the end of the world’ after seeing such a landscape.

If you think rationally, this would be correct.

but.

Think about it carefully?

Isn’t this a fantasy world?

If you think too rationally, there is a possibility that your thoughts are wrong.

It’s about putting a little bit of emotion into your thoughts.

For example… yeah.

It literally means ‘the end of the world’.

I closed my eyes for a moment and imagined my own ‘end of the world’.

Not a huge cliff that fell as if it were cut off, and a horizon stretching beyond it, but pitch-black darkness.

And I, Cheonharang, am standing before him with a confident expression, holding a wooden sword in my hand.

My heart starts pounding just thinking about it.

The breath came out with a “ssaeuk-ssaeuk-” sound, and the corners of the mouth went up as if twitching.

If you looked into my eyes, wouldn’t they sparkle?

I wanted to hear Lily explain in detail what kind of place it was right now… .

I resisted the urge to ask, because if Lily were just a horizon, I doubted I would have any desire to go there.

I am a patient adult.

As I was lost in my romantic imagination, Lily looked at me with slightly weary eyes.

Although I was a little offended by that, I was a patient adult, so I decided to listen to Lily’s story.

“Why are you looking at me like that?”

Contrary to my expectations, which were that she would be discouraged if I said that, Lily raised her voice.

“No… How many years have you lived to expect something like that?!”

Oh, this isn’t it… .

No, more than that.

“What?”

How old am I?

I’m not sure if this is the right thing to say, but isn’t there a saying that even when a man grows up, he is still a child?

It was a long time ago, but there was a time when I was a man.

Then, isn’t it okay for me to act a little like a child?

Of course, now I am a woman… .

Well, then another excuse is that I have been so busy cultivating that I have not been able to see the outside world at all.

In short, it can’t be helped that I look somewhat young for my age.

He tilted his head, raising the corners of his lips in a crooked manner.

Truly invincible.

Clearly, Myeong-un must have thought the same as me, so I couldn’t control my excitement and roughly tousled Myeong-un’s hair.

“Nameless! I have to go there!”

“Yes, that’s right.”

Since Myeong was lying down leaning against my arms, I could see his expression clearly, and he answered with a pleased expression, as if he was looking forward to it just like I was.

I felt better and smiled back at him.

“No… You don’t even know that?”

I could hear Lily’s mumbling, but I pretended not to hear it because it wasn’t anything important.

Right now, I want to fill my heart with only round excitement, not sharp emotions.

…

“I’ll go! I hope there’s one more person next time I come!”

“… What are you saying, go quickly.”

Although he said something strange in the middle….

After finishing her business, Lily left the inn right away, wondering if it wasn’t a lie that she was busy.

Hmm, maybe it was because Lily said something weird?

Leaning on my lap, the nameless neck in my arms turned noticeably red.

…are you angry?

Hmm, that sure is annoying.

If I were you, I would get angry like a fool if I got involved with someone who is 300 years older than me.

still.

Somehow, I felt annoyed by that, so I grabbed the nameless ball and pulled it here and there.

“Eight, eight.”

“… Master, it hurts.”

It was strangely funny that the ball was caught and the pronunciation was slurred, so I smiled broadly.

He stopped pulling and slowly stroked the nameless cheek that must have been sore.

Unlike me, his skin was rough, so it didn’t feel that good.

“Hmm, this feels good in its own way.”

“Huh? What are you talking about?”

“You don’t have to know.”

He moved his hand slightly from his cheek and pinched the anonymous nose.

“Eight.”

“Oh no! Master, this really hurts!”

Are you saying that you weren’t sick earlier?

As I took my hand off my nose at the nameless scream, the nameless kept touching his nose with my hand.

The sight was so cute that it brought a smile to his voice.

“Does it hurt that much?”

“Yes… I just thought my nose was falling off.”

Perhaps not liking the fact that I was making fun of him, Myeong-un pouted his lips and grumbled that it hurt as he pulled his head away from my lap.

Well, I’m not the type of person to just let it go.

When Myeong-i bent down to get up, he put his arms around her neck and held her in his arms again.

Hehehe, I can’t go.

“Where are you going?”

“… Now that we have our next destination, shouldn’t we at least look for a carriage?”

“Hmm, a carriage?”

Already? Why is it so urgent?

Do you want to get a scabbard as soon as possible?

Thinking about it, I don’t know why, but I felt strangely bad and acted stubbornly in a way that was not typical of me.

“Ugh… Can’t you take a break today?”

The anonymous man paused for a moment.

He grabbed my arm around his neck, created some space, then raised his head and looked at me intently.

Hmm, are you saying we should have a snowball fight?

I too looked at the nameless face and touched the nameless cheek, which was highly addictive.

… How much time has passed?

After looking into each other’s eyes for a moment, Myeong smiled faintly and nodded.

“Yes, I feel tired today, so I think it would be good to rest for a day or so.”

“Hmm, good.”

I really liked Anonymous’s answer, and I smiled back.

…

Even though I said I would rest all day today with Anonymous, I really couldn’t just stay at the inn.

Unlike me, Myeong has to eat regularly… .

Since the Demonic Land, which is called the ‘end of the world’, is located at the northernmost end as its name suggests, the distance from this place, which is somewhat to the south, is considerable, so they had to buy food to eat along the way and clothes to wear in preparation for the increasingly cold weather.

Well, to be honest, even if you leave everything to Anonymous, he’ll probably do a good job.

Lately I’ve been feeling like I’ve been pushing my work onto anonymous people, so I’m going to go with you today.

Suddenly, the thought ‘Isn’t this resting?’ lingered in my head… .

Since Myeong-i had been wanting to walk down the street with me for the first time in a while, I couldn’t help but nod my head.

As a teacher, how could I refuse the earnest request of my disciple?

I’m not such a bad teacher. I plan to continue granting anonymous requests in the future.

For that reason, Myeong and I walk down the street holding hands so as not to get lost.

You might say, ‘Why are we holding hands when we’re lost in broad daylight?’, but the road that Moo-myeong and I are walking on now is a market place.

In a word, it means that there are a lot of people.

If you don’t hold hands in a place like that, you’ll get lost in the crowd.

Won’t it be hard to find?

In fact, if I think about it a little more calmly, I know the presence of the nameless person, and although it feels a little strange, the nameless person knows my scent, so even if we lose each other, we can find each other.

But, since it wasn’t that important of a fact, I shook my head and quickly erased it from my mind.

Hmm, should I look for another excuse?

… Honestly, I don’t know who I’m making excuses to, but for some reason I felt like I had to do it, so I closed my eyes and thought about it seriously.

For a strong relationship between teacher and student…?

Hmm, this isn’t too bad.

‘It’s perfect.’

I really liked it and nodded my head.

While I was having a heated discussion with my other self, Myeong grabbed my hand.

“Why are you doing that?”

“The wind in the north is going to be cold, so shouldn’t we buy some clothes for the teacher?”

“Clothes… .”

I don’t think it will be necessary.

Ever since I was living in the cabin, I’ve worn the same clothes in all four seasons.

I felt hot and cold, but it didn’t stimulate me enough to make me uncomfortable.

Rather, clothes are a nuisance to me.

But I’m not a prostitute like Lily, and I can’t run around naked.

Even now, I am wearing only the bare minimum of clothes.

… Of course, since it exposes a little bit, Myeong-un doesn’t like my outfit like this, but for me, wearing more clothes makes me feel mentally confined and uncomfortable.

In the first place, doesn’t it make sense that I, who usually listens to anonymous people’s words, have been walking around wearing clothes that anonymous people hate?

I really don’t want to wear any more clothes here.

As I shook my head from side to side with that meaning, Myeongdo nodded as if he had no intention of making further suggestions.

Well, if you really ask me earnestly, I might be able to grant it… .

I guess anonymity isn’t that bad.

We leisurely passed a store selling clothes.

Afterwards, we walked around the market, buying preserved foods and simple daily necessities.

Since I had some money to spare, I bought everything I thought I might need.

Because of that, the bag on the anonymous person’s back was so bulged that it looked like it was going to burst, which made it look funny.

After purchasing all the necessary items, on the way back to the inn, Myeong grabbed my hand again and called me.

Hmm, what’s going on this time?

“What is it?”

“Master, I heard there are candied strawberries.”

“Um, you even pickle sweet foods in sugar… .”

My mouth is watering already.

“Tsup, buy one and come and see.”

“Yes.”