episode_0079

“Thank you, teacher.”

“Yes. Please take a look.”

“Goodbye….!”

“….Okay. Take care of yourself too.”

This concludes the last consultation today. The last customer left the counseling center smiling at Calea, who mustered up the courage to say hello.

I’m so glad. Because of my consultation and protests, I could see that the indiscriminate hatred of prisoners that had spread in the upper class was gradually decreasing.

At first, most people hated the sight of a beastman and just looked at them with fear, but now more and more people are giving them ordinary looks as if they are looking at someone a little unusual.

“Is this the end for today?”

“Keuuu… Uh. I think so. Let’s go back home.”

“Go back home…!”

Pisik-

“Okay, let’s go.”

We pack up the counseling center and head to our home. ‘We’ were, of course, me, Carly, and sister Calea.

After the day I saved Calea. The distance between me and Sister Kali has become considerably closer. Now we had nothing to hide from each other, and we were really friendly. It feels like family now.

Passing by Raoul’s mansion. Carly and Calea, who briefly looked at Raoul’s mansion, which is now only used as an office and not a home, looked at each other and smiled.

“Teacher… It’s been a while.”

“….Oh. Long time no see. How have you been?”

“Yes. Thanks to you… I was reborn. Thank you so much.”

By chance, while passing through the plaza on the upper floor, I encountered the man with whom I had given the first consultation.

After the death of his wife, the head of a family became estranged from his child due to poor judgment. There was no longer any feeling of depth on his face.

“This is a teacher who really helped my dad. Say hello.”

“”Hello…””

“Nice to meet you. You need to listen to your father and get along well, right?”

“Yes~”

The man gave the siblings a gentle smile, thanked me again, and left, holding the children’s hands.

From then on, whenever I walked down the street, people who had received counseling from me would say hello to me. It was fortunate that everyone had bright, shining expressions rather than dark expressions.

“If I keep doing this, will I become friends with everyone?”

“Ah, no way.”

“From what I can see, it’s not far away…!”

“….Really? That might not be a bad idea.”

I didn’t give counseling to get to know them, but as long as it was a relationship where we got to know each other and said good things to each other.

“Isn’t it? Master?”

“I told you not to do that!”

“Giggle. Because your reactions are funny, I keep teasing you.”

“…heehee.”

I remembered the stares and words poured at me when sisters Kali and Kalea committed the atrocity of loudly calling me their master, and with my whole body trembling, I asked Kali for a favor.

Carly giggles but says she understands, and goes ahead to the lower level. Calea also covers her mouth and laughs.

Yeah… if you guys had fun, it’s okay, okay.

As I walked and talked to the sisters and joked around, I had already arrived at the lower level. A friendly smell and an inexplicably cozy atmosphere.

Now the lower level seemed more familiar and comfortable than the upper level.

I enter the lower level with the prisoner sisters and start walking down the street. The noisy lower level streets suddenly became quiet, but as soon as they looked at my face, they became noisy again.

-Oh, you’re from Venice?! How are you?

-You owed me a lot last time too! Thank you!

-You look good today too, better!

They cling to me and say thank you, or they tell me silly jokes.

I face them, greet them, and crack jokes.

An alien human. The reason they treated me so kindly, even though I was a resident of the upper class, was because of something that happened during the last distribution time.

As usual, Hoodie and Rania began distributing rations in the lower plaza, and Kalea also cheerfully helped out. Kali and I were looking at this with satisfaction.

“Chet… Why does that human bastard keep coming and watching? Aren’t you going to take me as a slave then?”

One of the prisoners standing in line to receive rations spoke so loudly that even I, who was standing far away, could hear.

Even to me, an ordinary, or slightly weak, human, it was audible, but to beasts with well-developed five senses, it must have been so terrible.

Hoody and Rania had left for a while to distribute additional rations, and Calea, who had been staying there, looked restlessly at me and the prisoners in turns.

“…Sure. It’s a little uncomfortable.”

“Fuck, now that I think about it, that’s right?”

“I was a little suspicious from the moment that bastard appeared. Anyone can see that your face is up to something!”

The prisoners in line all looked at me and started chattering because of that one word.

I was a little embarrassed, but I tried to leave because I thought they might make them feel uncomfortable.

…although it was a little sad. It was okay. If only they could have a happy day.

“…Wait. Why are you running away?”

“Huh? Ah… just. I think people might feel uncomfortable. That could be possible…”

“You make such a pitiful face and you want me to believe that?”

“That can’t be…”

“I guess you don’t know, but your expression is scary. Right now, just looking at him, he looks like a baby puppy getting wet in the rain!”

What on earth does a baby puppy get wet in the rain mean? My face won’t look like that at all…?

-Just wait a moment. These bastards don’t even know their benefactor!

Kali said that and began to walk to the front of the line where the prisoners were standing.

“Hey, you bastards!!”

-conflict!!

Carly shouted so loudly that it reached beyond the square where we were now and even reached the gangster in the back alley.

The prisoners were startled and each covered their ears or started swearing and yelling at Kali.

Many versus just one. The difference was clear. For most people, if they are attacked in a concentrated manner, some will panic or leave the scene in tears.

“Shut up, fuck you!”

However, Kali was no ordinary person. Carly, who was not swayed by the indiscriminate swearing, began swearing even louder.

Due to the overwhelming madness, the voices of the prisoners began to grow quieter, and soon the square became as quiet as ever. Carly looked around for a moment, then started talking.

“Hey, you ungrateful bastards! Even animals recognize their benefactors, but you guys can’t even do that?!”

“No, what kind of bullshit are you suddenly saying-”

A prisoner who was shocked by the sudden accusation tried to refute something, but Carly, who did not give him time to do so, pointed at me, who was standing despondently behind him, and spoke loudly enough for everyone to hear.

“The food you guys are receiving every day is all given by that person! You idiots!! Then who are you criticizing?!”

“”……..””

As soon as Kali’s shout ends, the square becomes quiet, as if it were a library. At the same time, I feel eyes and emotions directed at me.

“What kind of fuss is this?”

“What does this mean!”

At that time, Hoody and Rania, carrying numerous boxes, arrived at the square.

Hoodie and Rania, who heard the whole story from Kali, stood in front of the prisoners. The beastmen also looked at Hoody and Rania quietly as if they wanted an answer.

Hoody’s calm expression begins to crack, and turns vicious.

“You rotten bastards! That person is a saint who gives to bastards like you for no reason! Don’t you even recognize that?! You damn bastards!”

“These bad people…! Mr. Venice is giving it to you at his own expense! And every day!”

“”…….””

“You bastards! Just kick that ass…”

With Hoody and Rania’s shouts putting an end to the situation, the square became quiet once again. Hoodie’s swearing never stopped.

I felt this again, but there were a lot of new swear words that I had never imagined.

Kali, who was looking at that scene, approached me with a triumphant expression and posture.

“What do you think, did you do well?”

“The reason I wanted to be known…”

“No! It’s okay for you to be known for what you do! You bastard! Just shut up and pet me!”

“Okay… thank you Carly…”

Looking at the gazes flying towards me, I stroked Carly’s teasing head.

After that day, Kali, who had previously seen her stroking Calea’s head, came up to her and asked her to pet him once. This is because Carly constantly forced him to pet her.

anyway. After that day, the lower-class residents’ gaze toward me began to change rapidly.

Birds listen to day words, and mice listen to night words. And the beastmen are always in the lower class, and they have five senses better than birds and mice.

And rumors travel a hundred times faster than foot traffic. In the end, every time I passed through the lower level, there were more and more prisoners greeting me or making fun of me.

Yes… good things are good things. Anyway, I greeted everyone and headed to my house.

The cleanest and best house in the lower level, with a panoramic view of the square and a Hoody convenience store located very close by.

We enter the space that has now become our home. The well-maintained house is filled with cozy furniture.

“Really… I never get tired of watching it.”

“Yes…yes! It’s all thanks to the owner…!”

“I told you not to do that…”

“”Giggle…””

The reason Sister Carly and I came to live together was the day we rescued Calea. I followed Carly’s invitation to come to her house and headed to their house.

An old house infested with cockroaches, covered in mold and spider webs. The house was in disarray, as if someone had stolen while they were away.

“…This is our house. A little… shabby, isn’t it?”

“Please don’t look at me negatively… It’s our house…!”

Cough-cough.

As I heard from Carly, Calea continued to cough, probably because she wasn’t feeling well.

“Hmm… Do you just want to come to my house?”

“….What?”

“Yes?!”

“No. I don’t really have any other thoughts. Anyway, I live alone in my house, so I think it’s too big.”

It was a suggestion for Sister Carly, who lives in a bad environment, and because my house was so large that I couldn’t use it all.

Carly looked at her sister and spoke to me with a sad smile.

“….Thank you so much for the suggestion. I really…thank you…but…we can’t live in the upper crust. And we are already comfortable in the lower class.”

I felt like I knew what she was thinking. The indiscriminate gaze and words are uncomfortable, and the lower class that continues to live must be more comfortable.

“Really? Then should I buy a house on the lower floor?”

“….Huh?”

Then why not buy a house in the lower level? In fact, I was more comfortable in a cozy place like the lower level than in a clean and angular place like the upper level.

There is a saying that you should remove the horns of an ox as soon as possible. I went to the real estate agent that day and purchased the most expensive building in the lower level. The housing price was too high for a lower-class building, and it was a building that was only maintained and no one lived there.

“Good. Now this is your home.”

“Why on earth… are you doing this to us?”

“Why? You… are my friend.”

“………….”

Carly’s eyes waver. Then he lowers his head, and his body begins to tremble.

Tadadadadak-! Wow!

Carly ran over to me in an instant, hugged me carefully, and started talking. I’m crying again.

Carly seemed to cry more than I thought. I just patted her on the back and told her that she did a good job.

“Okay then, I’ll just go. See you tomorrow.”

Kali’s crying also stopped. Time passed quickly and night fell and it was time to go home, so I decided to go home.

“Now…wait!”

“Huh? What’s going on?”

“That…that…”

Kali’s eyes are spinning. Her cheeks turn bright red. Calea looked at me with a meaningful smile.

“Well…you just live here too!”

“….Yes?”

To the sudden remark, I of course refused.

But Carly was so persistent in clinging to me and declaring that she would leave the house if I didn’t live with her, so I had no choice but to say yes.

“Hiya…. Now, if I don’t have a bed like this, I don’t think I can sleep.”

I look at Carly, who is lying comfortably on the bed and smiling. After seeming to think for a moment, Carly looked at me and smiled.

That smile…is it the smile right before a prank?

‘come…’

I was ready to take on any joke. However, Carly’s playful smile soon turned into a sincere smile.

“All of this… is thanks to you.”

“…You don’t have to think like that.”

“No. I will never forget it for the rest of my life. Because you are the savior of our lives. Master.”

Kali’s smile as she said that seemed so reassuring.