## Chapter 1370 – Friends

“I used to think of you as a girl, but you’re all grown up now. You’re over twenty, aren’t you?”
“…”
“It’s just that you’re younger than me. I’m just having those feelings relatively. Elise, no matter what, if someone is younger than you, they feel younger.”
“Then…”
“Still, you are mature. So, it’s not like I really think of you as a girl, or young. I don’t think that way about you, Elise.”

Right. If you’ve just become an adult, you might hate being treated like a girl. I was like that too. When I turned twenty, I thought I was a full-fledged adult and hated being treated like a kid. This Kim Kat went through all that too.

“Really?”
“Yeah. Why would I lie?”
“I understand.”

Elise nodded as if she understood.

“Anyway… Elise, everyone has their worries. Of course, there are many cases where the worry gets worse because you think, ‘This is a bad thing. This is wrong. I shouldn’t do this right now.’ I grew up going through that process too.”
“Even you, Seongdo-nim…?”
“Yeah.”

Elise asked as if she was very surprised, and I nodded.

“Even Seongdo-nim had those worries?”
“I may be a demigod and a hero now, but since I was born as a human, it’s only natural. Do you think I wouldn’t have those worries?”
“Ah… Because Seongdo-nim is so cheerful and bizarre, I thought you would solve any worries quickly.”
“It’s not always like that.”
“I’m getting very interested.”

—Slide.

Elise, who was sitting next to me, scooted her butt a little closer to me.

“What kind of worries did you have? Would you tell me?”
“Hey, Elise? You’re not telling me yours, but you want me to tell you mine? Elise? Is that the best you can do?”

What is this!

“Seongdo-nim, the worries I have now are ongoing, but from what I hear, Seongdo-nim’s worries seem to be over. So, it’s different. It’s hard to reveal current worries, but if it’s something from the past, it would be okay to talk about, wouldn’t it?”

What is this logical persuasion?

Thinking about it, she was right, so I admitted defeat.

“Hmm, well, that’s true. Elise is right. It’s definitely a bit difficult to talk about the worries I have now. But things from the past are okay.”
“Yes. That’s exactly it. So, please tell me. What kind of worries made you so troubled?”

It feels like I’m a priest giving advice. I leaned back on the bench and crossed my arms. And I looked up at the sky.

Blue sky.

The sky, so blue, seemed to have no worries, so could that be said to be the current Kim Kat?

“First of all, as Elise knows, I have a lot of wives.”
“I know that very well. Aren’t there eight of them?”
“Correct.”
“I still don’t think it’s good to be too immersed in women… I’ll ask again. Is that your worry?”
“No, well. It’s not a worry now. It’s an old worry. An old worry. It’s obvious, but in the past, I used to have inhuman worries every time I gained a new wife.”
“Worries.”

Worries.

“Yeah. Worries. I wondered how things had gotten this way. There were various factors, but I worried a lot about whether I should accept a new woman.”
“…”

Elise became quiet.

Did she want to focus on what I was saying? Anyway, looking back, I worried a lot. It started with Claudie’s prodding after catching the ogre and meeting Winia.

At the time, Claudie took pity on the crying Winia and sent me to Winia. At the time, I couldn’t understand it. It was quite hurtful. I even felt betrayed for a moment.

I was angry that Claudie, who was so lovely to me and the only one who embraced me in this other world, would say such a thing.

So, in a fit of anger, I ended up doing that with Winia… But I talked to Claudie seriously about this later and resolved it.

Claudie, a half-elf who grew up in the desert, had completely different common sense than me. Claudie, who had fallen for me, thought that if she gave me more women, I would like it, with the unique way of thinking in the desert. Of course, she also thought that I should have more wives and children, just like the powerful warrior desert lords. Even then, Claudie was reading my potential.

Well… I reconciled by telling that story, but that didn’t erase the fact that I gave Winia her due pounding and mating press. That snowball rolled and has come to this point.

I worried a lot about this issue at the time, but not anymore. For me, who has accepted everything, this is no longer a worry.

“You worried a lot about whether to accept a new wife…?”

Elise, who asked that, looked very serious.

“That’s right. I worried a lot about that.”
“Then…”
“Even so.”
“…”
“Elise, I made a choice that I wouldn’t regret.”

There is no regret.
Looking at it now, it was a good thing.

“…Regret.”

Elise repeated my words softly.

“Yeah. A choice you won’t regret. If you think you’ll regret it later, like, ‘I should have done that back then,’ then I do it. That’s who this Kim Kat is.”

I don’t think I thought that way at the time, but anyway, I have no regrets about my choice. Rather, it’s good. I shout ‘hurray’ three times for making that choice back then.

As a result of the choice, I ended up surrounded by eight inhumanly beautiful women.

“So, Seongdo-nim. You ended up having so many wives because you made a choice you wouldn’t regret, and you’re feeling happiness as a result?”

Elise asked, staring intently at my face.

“Yeah.”

Of course, it might seem a bit like that to others, but I don’t think so, so I don’t care. Other people’s thoughts are just other people’s thoughts. What’s important is my thoughts.

“That’s really amazing. That the conclusion of your worries was something like that.”
“Well, it is amazing. But I’ve already decided since a long time ago.”

I said, looking at Elise.

“It is truly a natural thing for me to have so many women. So, it is also natural to live while receiving their infinite love.”
“…”
“So, I’m happy. The fact that I have eight wives. That makes me happy. If I had made a choice that I would regret back then, I wouldn’t have this happiness now.”

As Claudie said, as my women increased, I became more generous and grew.

“This is all the conclusion of me making a choice that I don’t regret.”

When you think about it, there were many who were tied together by strange relationships, and I vehemently refused at the time, but looking back now, I made choices that I don’t regret.

I have too many women.
I like that so much.

“So, Elise. This example is a bit funny, but this is the part that I worried about the most in my life.”
“…Is that so.”

Elise averted her gaze from me again.

“Anyway, to tell you with the lesson I learned, Elise.”
“…”
“After careful consideration. Make a choice that you won’t regret.”

I’m a bit embarrassed to be saying this so seriously, but if it’s Elise’s worry, I can be serious too.

“This is the affectionate advice of this Kim Kat, who is an adult, a demigod, and a hero.”
“…Advice.”

I gave Elise, who was quietly listening to my words, a low-voiced piece of advice.

“Not many people can receive my advice. If it’s you, Elise, I can definitely give it to you.”

Seeing her listening to my advice so seriously, she must have a lot of worries. And she trusts me that much. Well, I’m a Divine Friend, so we’re connected by trust.

“…”

Elise was silent as if she was trying to think for a moment.

She stroked her lips with her hand, sitting next to me and just looking straight ahead.

—Flap flap.

An unknown flock of birds flew over and walked around Elise’s feet. The birds, which had been walking around, flew away again without any warning, just as they had when they had just landed.

—Flap!

“I see. A choice you won’t regret…”
“Yeah.”
“Seongdo-nim chose to have more wives after worrying, and you’re feeling happiness as a result.”
“You summarized it well.”

Elise understood my words very well.

“It was a happy choice now. Of course, I worried a lot back then. How about it, Elise? Do you have a sense of how to solve your worries now?”
“…”

Elise closes her mouth again.
And as if thinking alone.

Soon.

“Hoo.”

She breathed out.

“Seongdo-nim.”

And then she looked at me with a relieved face. There was a faint smile on her face, and she seemed to be in a pretty good mood now.

Anyway, she seems to have realized something from my advice.

It’s a big celebration.

“What’s wrong, Elise.”

When I answered with a grin, Elise smiled back and said.

“Thanks to you, I feel a little… no. I feel very relieved. I feel like the burden is being lifted, but I guess it actually has been lifted. Yes. Seongdo-nim. Whenever I’m talking to Seongdo-nim like this.”

It’s so bright.

“I feel really good.”
“Me too.”
“I’m always just receiving help.”
“It’s not always just that. I’ve received a lot of help from you too. Anyway, I’m glad to hear that you feel much better, Elise.”
“Yes. That’s really true.”

It was as if flowers had bloomed around Elise. Elise shook her body gently from side to side in her seat with a smiling face. Like a metronome.

Is this such a good thing?

“So. Has the decision been made?”
“Decision… Hmm.”

What.

Still worrying?

“But still, I don’t think I can face it head-on yet, but.”

Elise continued.

“Thanks to Seongdo-nim’s words, I feel like I’ve finally opened my eyes. Yes. The conclusion has already been decided. Then I have to prepare again from now on.”
“Hoo. Good.”

Preparation.

“Have you already made up your mind?”
“Yes. I finally know what to do. There was no need to feel burdened. I was secretly anxious about that… but Seongdo-nim’s advice completely resolved it.”

Certainly, this Kim Kat’s life density is high.

I am an adult who has grown up living a fierce life. And now that I’m even a demigod. There is nothing as bone and flesh as my advice.

That must have blown away Elise’s worries.

“So, what I have to do from now on is. To prepare so that I don’t have any regrets.”
“Good, Elise!!! You’re so cool and dazzling!!! That appearance of facing it head-on! It looks so good to me!”

Preparation to solve worries!

You can go straight ahead, but preparation is also important!

“Yes. Thank you for your support. I will try to become a slightly better version of myself from today.”
“Woo-hoo-hoo-hoo!”
“So… please wait.”
“For what!”
“For the day I face this worry head-on.”

If we part ways right away, we’ll see each other later.

If I hear Elise’s good news at that time.

There’s nothing that feels better than that.

“Yeah. Elise. I’m waiting for your confident choice. I’ll be leaving for now, but I’ll be happy if I hear about it when we meet next time.”
“Hmm… Ah. Yes. I think it will be resolved by the time I meet Seongdo-nim next time.”

Elise said with a confident face!

“Okay! People grow while solving their worries! I’ll wait for Elise, who has grown even more than now!!!”
“Yes! Seongdo-nim! Then let’s shout ‘hurray’ together!”

—Suddenly!

“Hurray!!!”
“Hurray for Seongdo-nim!!!”
“Hurray for Divine Friend!!!”
“Hurray!!!”

I shouted ‘hurray’ with Elise. It’s almost a tearfully touching day. It’s been a while since we met, so we’re sharing such deep stories.

Good…!

Now that I’ve confirmed that Elise has become this strong, I can leave with peace of mind.

“Then Elise! See you next time!”
“Yes! Please look forward to that time! I will work hard to prepare to surprise Seongdo-nim!”

Elise, who clenched her fist tightly, said that.

I’m curious about what kind of preparation that is.

But let’s accept the greeting now.

“Okay!!! Then goodbye!”
“I’ll be waiting for the day we meet again! Seongdo-nim!”

I kicked off the ground and flew away, looking at Elise’s face, who was smiling happily. I’m looking forward to the day we reunite.

That’s how I parted ways with Elise.