episode_0128

I missed all public lectures for a while. It was only possible because it was a gap period. This would not have been possible if it were a regular period.

Of course, even during the gap period, there will be many difficulties and very small setbacks in growth… but that is a problem I can handle.

It’s not like I just left in silence.

I submitted a written explanation to each professor saying it was personal training, and responded similarly when people around me asked with concern if something was going on.

Permission was surprisingly easy to obtain.

The timing was right, and it was also thanks to the sincere image I had built up.

Also, it is not the case that there are cadets who miss the gap period for this reason.

Of course, it was only private training.

[Seoul? I have to eat now]

“Rice? rice! Peck!”

[Right]

[Come this way]

In fact, I spent time with my baby, Seoyul, in the dormitory.

I was already a poor guardian who would wander around during vacation, but I didn’t want to become a piece of trash who would leave Seoyul alone during the leisurely time off.

I picked up Seoyul with a movement that I was now quite used to.

“Jjup… Jjuup…”

[No need to rush]

[I won’t take your food away, so take it slow…]

He stroked the head of Seoyul, who was quietly sucking the powdered milk from the baby bottle in his arms.

Pure white hair wrapped between my fingers, giving me a soft touch that felt like it wasn’t from this world.

‘……’

I was reminded once again that Seoyul was like an angel.

This does not mean that they are angels in terms of race, but in terms of disposition, there are no other angels.

Although I have no experience raising children, I have knowledge and stories I have heard in my life.

Parenting is a nightmare.

Raising a baby is fucking hard. Even if you don’t experience it yourself, you hear it all around you.

Babies have weak immune systems, so they need to be careful about cleanliness. You need to consider what you feed them, and if they have sensitive skin, you also need to consider what clothes they wear.

The skin is weak and the bones are soft. Because your body is so weak, you have to check if everything around you is dangerous.

You have to keep a close eye on any unexpected behavior your baby may make, and you have to soothe and care for the baby who cries at any time, morning, night, day, or early morning…

If you think about it for a moment, a lot comes out like this.

Taking care of a baby is fucking hard. Because I knew him, I was determined to keep vigil during my gap year.

“Ugh… Ugh…”

[I feel sleepy? Do you want to take a nap?]

“Ugh…”

Seoyul had nothing like that.

Seoyul, who had completely emptied the baby bottle, was rubbing in her arms. When I patted his back and asked if he was trying to fall asleep, he shook his head.

Based on the information from the past few days, it is an expression that he will not fall asleep and enjoy the current languor.

Enjoying languor presupposes that you enjoy it in your arms.

If you put it down, Seoyul makes a rare noise.

That’s why I held Seoyul in my arms for a while. As I sat on the sofa next to the window, just the right amount of sunlight poured in.

“Ehe…”

Seoyul laughed at that. The wings fluttered gently along with a bright smile. Fine sparkles arose along the wings’ trajectory.

Not a human, but a fairy. Therefore, it was expected that parenting styles would be different.

I was surprised because it was more comfortable and quiet than I expected.

Seoyul rarely cried.

It was partly because I was awake 24 hours a day in the first place, and when he wanted to, he still called me in a mumbled tone or crawled up to me and knocked on me.

Besides that…

Even though I didn’t teach Seoyul the language, she understood what I said and acted accordingly.

There is almost no urination or defecation. The diaper was filled, but he never had a bowel movement. Urine only came out in trickles.

I was worried, so I examined the body through observation… but all I found was that the nutrients were almost completely absorbed, leaving no residue behind.

“……”

When I remembered him, my expression suddenly became strange.

Even though the language was not taught, he understood and acted.

Even though I did not learn any language, I immediately understood what my parents said.

There is almost no urination or defecation. This is because most of the nutrients are absorbed.

So did I. The only reason I go to the bathroom is to relieve weak urine and clean myself.

– I thought Cadet Lee Ha-yul was not a human, but a fairy.

Not a human, but a fairy. It was such a strange thing to say. I couldn’t help but feel embarrassed because my race was suddenly denied.

At the time, I didn’t think much about it because my head was dizzy… but when things in common between Seoyul and I started to appear one by one, my mind became confused in many ways.

‘…Let’s think about it later.’

Of course, I still felt dizzy and busy. It was a very important story… but it is too early to give a definite answer right now. As usual, the confirmation has been postponed.

– Ding dong~

At that moment, the doorbell rang.

“Profit…”

I, who knew from observation even before the doorbell rang, stood up, and Seoyul, who had been lying comfortably, wrinkled her face in an uncharacteristic way.

Even that face was so cute that I almost burst out laughing.

Of course, it was obvious that if I did that, Seoyul would get angry, so I suppressed my laughter and knocked on the hologram printed on the wall.

– Tiriring… rattle

The remotely operated front door opened.

“Good morning today!”

[Good morning]

A lively morning greeting. I responded to the morning greetings I’ve been hearing consistently for the past few days.

[Elia]

A woman taking off her shoes at the entrance. Elia smiled brightly and waved his hand. In her hand was a plastic bag, as if she had bought groceries at the supermarket.

The first day of the gap period. Elia accepted the request and has been visiting my dormitory regularly since that day.

[Is there anything else left to buy besides what I bought yesterday?]

“No. I only bought some snacks and jelly in case you got bored.”

He approached closer and accepted the plastic bag with one of his heavenly feathers.

“Ah, thank you”

Elia, who felt comfortable with her hands, quickly took off her shoes and came inside.

And when he saw the object placed in one corner of the living room, he made a strange expression.

“…something else happened overnight.”

Although he had expected it, he seemed surprised.

I took a quick look at the dormitory.

Originally, my dorm was described as being bleak.

The structure was unchanged from when I entered, and no other furniture was brought in like other cadets, and there was no additional decoration.

This is because the dormitory was not used much in the first place.

It’s quite crowded now.

The smooth and hard floor tiles are covered with a soft mat, hiding most of the sight.

The living room, which had only a table and a sofa, was filled with furniture equipped with corner protectors.

The kitchen, where all cooking utensils had been put away in the cupboard, now has quite a bit of supplies.

Also, as we moved a lot of furniture into the empty rooms, there was a lively atmosphere in the bleak dormitory.

“This is… a cradle? No way, this too…”

Elia was stroking the furniture that had just been made yesterday and looked in this direction as if wondering.

I nodded indifferently.

[yes]

[I made it]

Several bookshelves placed in what used to be an empty room, a small dining table and furniture tailored to Seoyul’s body size, and various toys made of wood…

I made the cradle that Elia is touching and the clothes that Seoyul is wearing right now.

The furniture was made in the room used as a studio, and Seoyul’s clothes were knitted by herself, using her previous sewing experience and additional skills she had learned.

The skill of the all-rounder has increased significantly. I also practiced a lot of skills such as dexterity, woodworking, and manufacturing.

It’s not superhuman weapons or complicated mechanical devices, and I can make furniture and toys myself.

In particular, a lot of attention was paid to clothes. Because I had grown more than the enemy who made Scarlet Lotus’s scarf, I was able to engrave all kinds of convenience magic and protection magic.

Unlike before, it was a bit cumbersome because I only had one hand, but the results came out pretty good.

“Well… I have nothing to say.”

After hearing my explanation, Elia shook her head as if she had nothing to say, stretched out both hands, put them between Seoyul’s armpits, and lifted her up.

Seoyul trembled and responded by snuggling deeper into my arms.

“Profit…”

“Seoul~ Let’s come see your sister? Huh?”

The brief power struggle did not last long. Finally, Seoyul, whose strength was exhausted, was lifted up by Elia and placed in his arms.

“Profit…!”

“Seoul, can you please let Dad rest for a moment?”

“ing…”

“That’s right. Our Seoyul is kind~”

Seoyul’s struggles, which continued even after being buried in her voluptuous chest, gradually stopped when she told me to let her rest.

Elia smiled brightly and stroked Seoyul’s head.

Seoyul puffed up her cheeks but did not resist the touch even though she was making an effort to do so.

It was a huge step forward.

On the first day, Seoyul refused to be touched by professors Elia and Liana.

This was the reason why Elia constantly visited my dormitory.

As I continued to come and see Seoyul face to face and got used to it, I could clearly feel that Seoyul’s resistance was fading away.

Of course, I think it may be because Seoyul feels that Elia truly cares for her.

“What is Seoyul’s status?”

After a while.

Elia, who was eating the simple breakfast I prepared, tilted her head and asked.

Currently, Seoyul has no identity. To be exact, it hasn’t been reported yet.

I answered while stroking Seoyul, who had managed to return to my arms and was satisfied.

[I was already planning to say this today]

[Please take care of Seoyul for a little while in the afternoon]

[I have someone to talk to about identity issues]

There was a way about it.

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A few hours later.

I opened the door of a cafe and entered.

It was one of the cafes located in a corner somewhere, not in the city’s commercial district.

The bell on the glass door jingled. A refreshing sound reached my ears.

The interior was spacious and well-equipped, but there were no customers.

“Cadet Lee Ha-yul, you have a reservation on the second floor of the main building.”

The only employee waiting at the counter recognized my face and spoke to me.

I nodded and went up the stairs installed next to the second floor.

I climbed the creaky wooden stairs and stepped onto the second floor, which was just as spacious as the first floor.

The sunlight pouring in from the window next to me was shining on my body.

I felt popular.

Like the first floor, there was only one person on the second floor.

Hair neatly combed.

Wearing a black and white suit set at an angle and a luxuriously designed wristwatch on one wrist.

He is a typically well-dressed office worker.

He, who had his eyes closed with his hands clasped on the table, gently raised his eyelids.

Black eyes. Soon, he stood up with a neat, business-like smile.

I pushed the chair carefully, but even though it was faint, I could still hear the sound of the chair being dragged.

He took steps and approached the man’s nose.

The man maintained a businesslike smile and carefully extended one hand.

“It is an honor to meet a hero. This is Maxwell from the Disaster Management Department under the Association.”

‘Maxwell.’

As I thought over that name in my mind, I sharpened my senses even more.

The sense of touch and hearing became more sensitive to detecting presence.

The feeling of clothes brushing against your skin, the wind and vibration hitting your skin.

Even the faintly shaking leaves in a distant place and the cries of dozens of birds were captured individually.

and. The popularity felt by men has also increased.

The sound of the heart beating, the sound of breathing in and out, etc. A pretense of popularity that people cannot help but create.

There is nothing particularly strange. The technology, loosely called echolocation, was unable to detect any sense of incongruity between this man and the space.

That was quite creepy.

I ignored the man’s outstretched hand and walked on. Soon we arrived at the wall between the windows.

Likewise, there was nothing strange about the presence felt. The sound of the wind hitting the wall outside is realistic.

However, the flow of magical power is strangely strange.

I reached out my hand and pulled the wall to the right.

– Drurk!

The flow of magical power fluctuated. Soon, the information conveyed through the senses changed completely.

The presence of a man standing behind him disappeared. The overall appearance of the second floor also changed.

The ‘door’ that was clearly felt only through the power of observation was opened.

The second floor has actually been opened. In the center, the man from earlier was sipping coffee.

At the sound of the door opening, he turned his eyes and looked at me standing in front of the open door.

The man stood up with a businesslike smile.

I pushed the chair carefully, but even though it was faint, I could still hear the sound of the chair being dragged.

He took steps and approached the man’s nose.

The man maintained a businesslike smile and carefully extended one hand.

“It is an honor to meet a hero. This is Maxwell, a member of the executive department directly under the president of the association.”

The meeting with the association, which had been postponed due to lack of time after the Sifnaha incident, was held.

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[Unique ability “Magic affinity” grows]

[Unique ability ‘All-rounder’ grows]

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