episode_0124

It felt like Jenna’s cold face was digging into my lungs.

The nun covered the children’s eyes with her skillful hands. But he didn’t forget to smile and look at me.

Even the most clueless person can tell. That laugh is not a normal laugh.

Only Vivian did not let go of the day she was holding and smiled brightly.

With that smile, she opened her mouth so quietly that no one could hear it except me.

“Our magpie’s acquaintances have increased significantly while we haven’t seen each other~.”

“…I think there are various misunderstandings.”

“Is it just a coincidence that only a certain gender appears so strangely? Magpie, do you want to be a bird with its wings torn off?”

“……”

“Do you want to live your whole life trapped in a nest, receiving only food?”

Then, secretly, he strongly pinched my side. I felt like I wanted to faint.

I’m already in a bad state because I absorbed Behemoth.

The noisy situation was properly resolved and the guests took their seats.

I had saved up quite a bit of money by selling food stalls, so I moved to a place where I could afford to live. Thanks to this, there was no shortage of seats.

“……”

There were various foods, desserts, snacks, and fruits on the table, but no one touched them. The children at the orphanage, who were always full of energy, were only watching and sucking their fingers.

That awkward time continued.

“It’s been a while, Dyers. I came here because I was worried because I heard that someone had broken through a very dangerous dungeon. The kids also want to see you a lot.”

“Is the ghost Opinyu at the orphanage?”

“Yes. I need someone to watch over the children who couldn’t come.”

The first to break the silence was Trezia, a nun with light pink hair who loved money and children.

As soon as she finished speaking, the children gathered around me and opened their mouths, as if they had been waiting.

“That’s right, Dyers oppa! I wanted to see my brother, so I walked all the way from the stream.”

“I came because I was worried that my brother was hurt. I’m really glad you look fine.”

“Brother!”

“Oppa!”

I patted their heads and said,

“There is plenty of food, so you can eat as much as you want. Don’t eat to the point where your stomach hurts.”

Then, as if they had been waiting, the children got their hands on the snacks and cheered.

“Yeah! Dyers oppa is the best! All the strawberry cookies are mine!!”

“I was going to eat that too…! If you get greedy, this will all rot!”

“I’m really happy to eat this snack.”

The nun and I looked happy at the same time as we watched the children stuffing snacks into their mouths as if their cheeks were bursting. A truly friendly atmosphere ensued.

done. If things continue like this, the unfortunate incident from earlier will soon be buried. I have come close to death several times in the 13th floor dungeon.

Avoiding a threat of this magnitude is not a task.

I, who was so confident, could not help but be taken aback by the unexpected surprise attack.

“Mama didn’t let me eat all the sweet things! After all, there is only Papa..!”

Papa.

Mama and Papa. Usually, the title means ‘couple’.

“Pa..”

“Papa..?”

“Dyers is Papa, and Sister is Mama?”

Jenna’s face, which had relaxed a little, turned cold again. Pur looked tearful and asked me for an explanation.

Vivian, who was clinging to my side, put her hand on my thigh and returned with an expressionless expression, her smile gone.

“Ahaha. We’re not a real couple, so please don’t misunderstand.”

Only the nuns caress the children with a leisurely smile.

“Do you think people get this kind of misunderstanding every time the kids call Mr. Dyers Papa? So now I’m used to it.”

“……”

“Well, other than that, I’ve often heard people say that they look really good together and that they’re jealous of them being newlyweds, but I feel embarrassed every time I hear it.”

He answers questions that no one has asked. Trezia touched her light pink hair as if she was embarrassed.

I couldn’t help but be embarrassed. It is true that she heard such things, but every time it happened, Trezia did not show much signs of being embarrassed.

Rather, we often acted proudly, pretending to be a real newlywed couple, and cut down on the cost of food ingredients. So market traders still think of us as newlyweds or engaged couples.

The problem is, why are you saying something like that at this time? If someone is in trouble, you should think about helping them.

After Trezia finished speaking, silence continued for a while. This time it was Vivian who broke the silence.

“It’s definitely embarrassing. They’re not a ‘real couple’, but it’s a bit weird to hear that. Judging from his attire, he seems to be serving a god.”

A deaf nun interprets words by looking at the shape of the mouth. Trezia, who later interpreted Vivian’s words, opened her mouth.

“Yes. As someone who serves God, marriage is definitely a bit burdensome. Still, people around me say that we look good together, so I’m always grateful. In fact, there have been more than one or two times when they looked like a couple to me.”

“Haha.”

“Hehe.”

The two women exchanged well-wishes and smiled warmly.

Pur sweatdropped as he looked at Trezia and Vivian. Jenna coolly picked up the fruit and just looked at me, as if she wasn’t really interested in what the two people were saying.

“As someone who believes in the Lord, I am also a little curious. Aren’t people there a little sensitive about ‘marriage’ and ‘dating’?”

A fairly straightforward question was asked. Pur closed his eyes tightly, perhaps thinking that this time the real thing had come.

“There are many people who have a slightly old-fashioned way of thinking. However, these days, the trend is to allow a lot more and change. Whether it’s marriage or love…what can’t you do if you have the right person? That’s not a crime.”

“Ahang, I see~. He is a person who believes in God, so just hearing him say it makes me believe in him.”

“Rather, if there is a sin, ‘greed’ is a major sin. The doctrine says that those who covet what belongs to others will definitely be punished.”

Trezia put her chin down and covered her expression with her sleeves, as if she was telling someone to listen.

This woman, who clung to me and wouldn’t let me go, replied slyly.

“Hmm~ That’s a doctrine I really like. I also almost had my favorite treasure stolen recently. The criminals should quickly admit their mistake and be punished.”

The two people’s smiles crossed in the air. Pur looked at me, sweating profusely as if he was very afraid. It was an unspoken request to end this strange atmosphere quickly.

In the end, I had no choice but to open my mouth.

“I think we talked a fair bit, but how about we play a game since we’re all together like this?”

“Game..?”

“Dyers, I think that’s a great idea..!”

“Oh. Did the magpie like the game too? So what should we do?”

I threw it out once, and surprisingly there were reactions from many places. Only Jenna kept her mouth shut and looked at me steadily.

Ignoring those sharp gazes, I stood up to pick up the cup.

If awkward people want to become friends, it’s definitely a drinking game.

.

My drinking capacity is two and a half bottles of soju. I’ve never had beer until I was drunk, so I’m not sure.

What I felt while going out to drink and drinking soju that was so bad was that such an atmosphere was very helpful in helping adult men and women become friends.

People who were awkward at first and couldn’t even talk to each other, but when they left, they put their arms around each other’s shoulders and blew on their bottles.

“..I have kids, but I need to drink a little.”

“Don’t worry. Just eat enough to not get drunk. It can be sufficiently restrained.”

“….Then, shall we eat a little bit?”

Surprisingly, Trezia did not dislike alcohol very much. I’m just being careful because I have to look after the children.

With her consent, the drinking game began. The outdated games Bani Bani and I’m Ground were not even mentioned. That’s a really shitty game.

“But what game should we play?”

“That’s a lot. Well, there’s Son Byung-ho, or…ah.”

“..What?”

Now that I think about it, they probably don’t know almost everything.

“…You just decided to play a game without even thinking about what to do?”

“No, it’s not like that..”

How should I explain this?

Vivian looked at me as if I was embarrassed and opened her mouth.

“Let’s just start with what I know. How about talking about people’s characteristics? The person who nominates one person and tells the story about that person to the end wins!”

“That sounds fun.”

“..Yes. That might be kind of fun.”

“I like everything..!”

Vivian, who received consent from everyone except me, passed around the bottle. Unfortunately, I was the one who won.

“Let’s talk about Dyers~ Me first! He actually had black hair. Wow, everyone applauds!”

No one applauded.

“…Is that true?”

“That’s right.”

I think the game will be long.

.

The game where I talked about my characteristics ended up with Vivian beating everyone. She won almost all other drinking games.

Fur was already exhausted and lying down, and Trezia was blushing and could barely maintain her senses. At some point, Jenna put her head down on the table and mumbled something, and the sight was subtly creepy.

Saying that you have to drink to become friends is a cancellation. Alcohol should be consumed with close friends.

“…Ugh, see..”

“You all have a hard time drinking~.”

“..Oh, I didn’t get drunk..?”

“Ah, your face tells you what.”

In the end, even the nun who had been holding on became one with the table.

Vivian leaned against my shoulder with an easy, winning smile.

“I defeated all the evil enemies, magpie! Now I will take you as a reward.”

Vivian picked up a grape and put it to my mouth.

“Eat your food, magpie. Ah~”

“…What are you doing?”

“Hurry! Ah~”

She whined, rubbing her face against her shoulder as if she was in a hurry. I had no choice but to take the grapes and eat them.

As the moderately sweet taste spread in her mouth, she smiled in satisfaction.

“Heeheeheehee.”

One more thing I learned was that Vivian was surprisingly weak at drinking. I am secretly drunk on the subject that I drank the least amount of.

She was drunk and hugged me tightly.

“Mr..”

The sound of Jenna’s teeth grinding could be heard as if she had seen the scene. She stood up unsteadily with a very red face.

“Dyers.. Senior..!”

She tried to say something to me and Vivian, but then turned away, as if she had given up.

“I.. I’ll go out for a moment and come back..”

“…Okay.”

I’m going to go to the bathroom.

I let Jenna go without much notice.

After that, Jenna was not seen even after 30 minutes.

I got worried and went out to look for her.