Chapter 43 – Festival

Should I say a date with a warrior..?

It was an act called dating in the world I lived in, but it felt embarrassing and strange to say it with my own mouth. It would be more comfortable and better to just say that we hung out together.

The day was enjoyable enough.

Regardless of man or woman, the time I played with this guy was short-lived, but I forgot everything and had fun playing like a friend. To say it was an improvised festival, there were more things to do and eat than expected, so the sun was slowly setting as we walked while filling our stomachs with this and that.

In the meantime, after hearing the words of the man who told us the place was very pretty if we went there at sunset, the warrior asked us to go with him, so we agreed.

I heard it, but from Hero’s point of view, I didn’t. Maybe he wanted to show me a pretty place, so he didn’t tell me about the destination and asked me to follow him.

Because I decided to go with the warrior today…

Just in case it’s a problem…

“Haha..”

It’s hard to fall behind.

Trying to get a sweet taste out of your mouth.

No, that’s unbelievable, really..

It’s not a very steep hill, but it’s hard to walk a little..?

“It’s hard?”

The warrior asked with a worried expression.

To be honest, it’s a bit difficult.

Even so, since Rumia is a wizard, she is physically weak, but in the midst of that, she didn’t have enough to walk all day, so even though the road was made, she was climbing up a pretty high hill, so she couldn’t help but struggle.

So… She was like giving a poor person who was not used to physical strength an arduous march. Of course, she didn’t walk with dozens of kg of clothing on, so it wasn’t that hard, but she walked all day and walking up the hill was an act that consumed her stamina more than I imagined.

How does she not have a hard time when she usually travels?

Was she even using magic?

When traveling, if you want to go a little farther, you might have to cast a light weight magic on your body.

Ooh.. I really feel like dying..

Seeing that I was gasping for breath and even coughing, a warrior came over and helped me.

I’ve felt it before, but rather than not having a voice at all, it seems like I can make the sound of the wind. I deliberately tried to be as quiet as possible, but it was so hard that I couldn’t control it, so I coughed without realizing it.

The coughing sound was very strange.

Well, if you can’t breathe at all, you won’t be able to breathe.

It’s because I blocked it with magic, but as far as I know, Rumia has been unable to speak due to the demon lord’s curse, so she can’t speak, so she must be right. It was clear that she didn’t think the hero was too strange.

Are you thinking about not being noticed even in this situation?

I thought I would change my mind and act a little more like myself, but it wasn’t that easy to immediately change what I’ve done so far.

I felt embarrassed because the things I thought about today seemed to have lost their meaning.

A guy like me is like that..

As I was walking while blaming myself like that, the hero suddenly stepped forward and bent down.

And,

“Come on, get up.”

“…”

What else did you bring up?!

I looked around in bewilderment.

However, as the uncle said, people did not wander around because it was a hidden spot.

In other words, it meant that there was only the warrior and me in this place.

Then, for a moment, the confused head cooled down again.

Even though I said that, I honestly wanted to carry it on my back.

I am tired from walking any more than this, and my legs are shaking.

In fact, I’ve come this far while enduring the pain.

I don’t know if it’s because I walked for a long time, but my feet started to hurt.

If Cecilia was by her side, she would have been cured by a miracle, but since she was not there now, she had to endure it. In the end, while weighing comfort and pride, I suddenly decided to choose comfort because I wanted to know where my remaining pride was.

While making up his mind to come down right away if the hero is having a hard time.

Approaching the hero, I carefully put my body on the hero’s back and wrapped my arms around his neck. As soon as I approached and put him on my back, he wove his arms around my legs and lifted me up. When the legs that supported my body were finally able to rest, I laughed inwardly, intoxicated with the comfort that came up from my toes.

But boy…

It’s a lot wider than I thought.

I’ve felt it before, but it felt like my father’s back, so I felt a sense of security.

As if possessed, he leaned his face and body against his back and closed his eyes.

Need to rest for a while…

“Does your foot hurt?”

…

When did you find out about that?

It was impossible to deceive someone who might not be a hero.

I tried to ask how he knew, but the hero seemed to have already figured out what I was going to ask, and he seemed to be limping from earlier.

Did you check it in the meantime?

“You should have said it when it was difficult.”

“…”

After thinking about how to answer for a while, I suddenly came up with a good method. I stood up again and began to write something on the hero’s back. The direction they were looking at was the same anyway, so a warrior would be able to understand them.

Therefore..

– I didn’t want to worry you.

Would this be enough?

I thought about how to write for a while, but when I tried to write something, my body automatically wrote it in the common language of the continent. I can hear everything the hero and the other kids say in Korean, and if you look at the text, it’s clearly written in something I don’t know, but I tried it because I figured out what it was about, and it worked well.

Noticing that I had written something on my back, the hero sighed and laughed.

“I didn’t think of that.. Keuk keuk..”

In a relaxed time like this, it might not be as bad as I thought.

“It’s hard for me to notice everything you’re struggling with.”

That’s right.

– Still..

“If something happens between colleagues, you should tell them. That way we can help.”

Uhm…

In this part, the hero was strong.

From now on, I was talking seriously.

Probably, if it was the usual Rumia… No, I decided to put this thought aside. I wanted to talk about the emotions I feel right now. About myself, who is sincerely happy and grateful to him who speaks while worrying about me.

A smile broke out.

– Yea, I got it.

“Do I have to tell you?”

Because I knew.

How long must it have been since I wrote it down and had a conversation like that? It was too much for me and the warrior, who couldn’t speak, to have a conversation without looking at each other, and time passed for a long time.

At least, he is a warrior with sensitive senses, so if you focus on your back while walking and compare the letters, you will be able to figure out what it is about. It didn’t seem like we had a lot of conversation, but the hill was showing its end before we knew it.

“It has arrived.”

Twilight greets us.

The village seen under the red sunset slowly sinking toward the mountain, and the numerous mountains surrounding it, were a natural sight. Even though time was late enough to set the sunset, people were still continuing the festival.

In the distance, the forest road we entered to catch the necromancer is also visible.

A huge village surrounded by forests and mountains, a small but built wall, guards roaming around and people roaming the streets. Although it was small, it was the appearance of a clearly visible village. Dusk

“They said it was a panoramic view of the town seen during [Time Between Dog and Wolf].. He told me a really good place, too.”

The warrior said that and smiled.

We were busy looking around the village as if we had become one body.

“It’s okay Rumia.”

– Why?

“What do you think of me?”

Normally, listening to the hero’s words, I would wonder what kind of bullshit he was talking about, but I didn’t think it was because of the current atmosphere. Rather, can’t you see me listening to the warrior’s words and thinking seriously?

I pondered for a while.

Honestly… I don’t know.

What do you think of the warrior…

The object I should love, I thought so, but so far there was no way to explain him other than the word warrior.

But now… I felt like I could say what I thought of him for now.

…

…

After thinking for a while, I finally answered.

The answer was long, but the hero sat still and listened to all my answers.

There is a sense of gibberish somewhere, but the hero’s answer after hearing my answer was just a smile. On the other hand, he seemed to be putting on a satisfied expression.

“Shall we go back?”

– Huh.

While saying that, we couldn’t take our eyes off the village, so we finally went down the hill only when the sun had completely set and night came.