Chapter 54 – Karshilla’S Diary (2)

Papa and Unni fell.
Into a really, really dark hole with no end in sight.

“Papa…”
“It’s okay, Karshilla. Papa’s okay, so shall we go find them?”
“Uh-huh.”

But Mom looked uneasy too. More than anything, even though she went down into the hole, when the path was blocked, Mom didn’t know what to do either.
We walked and walked and walked for a long time, and when I got tired, Mom carried me on her back.
Even on Mom’s back, we had to wander for a long time. Then we found a strange room.

“Is this… the destination that Yurian was thinking of?”
“Papa’s?”
“Ah, yes. That’s right. I think this is probably it.”
“……Will Papa be okay?”
“Of course. He’ll be fine, so don’t worry, Karshilla.”
“……Liar. You’re anxious.”
“Ah. That’s… because Papa is with Ian-kyung….”

Ah. Come to think of it, did that red-haired Unni’s panties… did she kiss Papa?
I should tell them… but I won’t. I’ll sleep with Papa alone.
Still, Papa said he’s okay, so I feel relieved.
Mom seems very worried that Papa might kiss Unni, and even though she’s looking at the things in front of her, her mind seems to be elsewhere.
…Huh? What is this?

“Put me down.”
“…Ah. You were tired. Let’s rest for a bit.”

Even while saying that, she’s fidgeting and spinning in place. …Is Papa really okay?
On the table full of strange objects, I see something that catches my eye. What is this? It looks like something you wear on your hand.

“Karshilla? What’s that?”
“Um… something you wear on your hand.”
“Is that… a knuckle?”
“Knuckle?”
“Yes. If you wear it like this, it’s more effective when you punch.”
“Ooh.”
“Ha… This isn’t the time for this. Let’s just rest for a bit. Over here.”

I sat down with my back against the wall in the corner, following Mom. She still seems worried about the red-haired Unni.

“There’s no way they’d do anything at a time like this. No way. …No, if it’s Yurian…”

I put this on my fist like this. Hmm… it’s too big.
I clenched my fist and hit the wall. Since the knuckle is too big anyway, my fist won’t even reach… huh?

Thud!

The moment the knuckle hit the wall, a loud sound echoed. ……Wow. This is a knuckle? Mom was right. When I wear the knuckle, my punches get stronger!

“Karshilla? What on earth…?”
“Knuckle!”

I tried punching the wall again to show Mom, and her eyes widened.

“Give it to me for a second.”
“……Knuckle?”
“Yes, just for a second.”

……I shouldn’t have shown her.
Mom put on the knuckle and lightly swung it against the wall.

Wham!

…Ooh. It is a knuckle after all.

“……Yurian. I’m so worried… they’re not really playing around together, are they? You lecherous bastard!!”

Wham!!

The moment she punched with a scary expression, the wall caved in.

“…….”
“……It’s a secret.”
“……Okay.”
“……And the swearing too.”
“A wish ticket.”
“…I’ll give you one.”

Ah, that’s too little. I wanted to get more, but Mom’s expression was scary, so I decided to hold back. There will be plenty of chances to get them anyway, so I’ll get them later.
Mom went to where she found the knuckle and looked at the objects. Oh, something’s written on it.

“I see. A demon king from another world… these are defective products of the weapons that were made to stop it.”
“Defective products?”
“Yes. It’s a place where defective products are collected. Hmm… should we erase the explanation, just in case?”
“Why?”
“So Papa won’t be embarrassed.”
“……?”

A wind blew around Mom, and in an instant, the large room became a mess. Then she stomped on the floor where the explanation was written and broke it.

“This knuckle… it’s definitely only effective on walls. Shall we use this?”

Mom cast a buff on herself, then punched the wall and broke it. Ooh, it is a knuckle after all! Amazing.
After breaking the wall for a while, Mom said she felt Papa and Unni’s divine power and punched the wall even harder. Ooh, amazing. After a while, thankfully, we met Papa.

Mom and I were worried, but Papa didn’t seem worried at all. I got annoyed and headbutted him.

“Cough, it’s, it’s a relief. You’re safe.”

Yeah. Papa’s smell. …Smell?

“Your clothes are clean.”
“Diana? Wh, what are you doing?”
“Sniff sniff.”
“Um… you guys?”
“……Smell.”
“What? Do I smell like something?”
“There’s no smell.”
“Is it Diana?”
“Why isn’t there a smell? Did you wash?”

That’s weird. There really isn’t any smell. Suspicious. Unni is looking vaguely in another direction and avoiding eye contact. …Yeah. They kissed.
Papa is trying hard to make excuses. …He’s going to get caught like this. Mom doesn’t seem sure yet.
…Yeah. Mom is annoying, so let’s help Papa this time.

“I found treasure!”
“Treasure? What treasure?”
“Yeah. Treasure.”
“……Diana. Explain it to me.”

Hmph. She only gave me one wish ticket, and she’s sleeping with Papa alone. I’m not going to tell her.
While Papa and Mom were talking about what happened, I clung to Papa’s waist. I’m going to sleep with Papa today.

“……Rather, I was worried about Karshilla.”
“Our little one?”

That’s right. I almost got left alone again. I was so surprised when Papa disappeared.

“Dangerous.”

I patted his stomach as a warning. Papa patted my butt, so he deserves to be hit like this.

“Sorry, I’ll be careful from now on.”

After that, I was talking about the strange room and the things we found there, and then I realized that Mom was hurt. That must hurt. I didn’t even know Mom was hurt like that.
…I’m sorry, so I should tell her. Then Papa and Unni will get scolded again.

Oh, it’s a knuckle.

The knuckle that Papa is looking at… I want it. If I have that, I can become strong too. Then I can protect Papa, Mom, and Unni. I want it.

“Do you want it?”
“Yes!”
“Diana. Is it okay to give it to the kid?”
“Of course.”
“…Ooh.”

Yay! It’s a knuckle! I can become strong too! And Papa explained about the things Mom brought.

Oh. Ooh. Oooooh.
That’s weird. It’s completely different from what was written there. It’s all wrong, Papa. None of it matches.

“Papa. Papa.”
“Yeah?”
“Necklace. Right?”
“I think she’s asking if the explanation is accurate.”
“Karshilla. As you know, your dad is quite knowledgeable. He knows so much, so things like this are very, very easy. Understand?”

……Idiot.
Mom knows Papa well after all. I’m jealous.

“More than that, Diana. How did you know that this knuckle has the ability to break walls?”
“……Ah. That’s right. Uh, how did I know?”

Ah. This is my chance!
I went next to Papa and stared at Mom.
Wish ticket. Not enough. Mom was flustered for a moment, then she winked at me. Ooh, three tickets!
I’ll help Mom this time.

“Papa. Piggyback.”
“Piggyback what? You want me to carry you?”
“Yeah.”
“You were just struggling and saying you didn’t want one, and now you want one?”
“Yeah.”

We arrived at the large room where we found the objects. Papa looked around here and there and found the place where Mom punched in a fit of anger and the place where the explanation was written, but thankfully, Mom must have covered it up well.
Why is Papa walking around like that? Is there something there? After looking around for a while, Papa picked up a strange bottle and put it in his pocket. …What is it?

* * *

We left the temple and wandered for a long time. Papa seems to be lost again.

“Guys. We… should camp.”

……Yeah. We need to prepare for camping.

“Yeah. Okay.”
“We need to find a campsite first.”

Mom and Unni must have known too.
Papa looked tired, probably because he failed to find the way again. Mom went up to him and lightly touched his shoulder, then went ahead and winked at Papa.
Oh. Papa feels better. Mom knows Papa well after all.

Next, Unni went up to him and subtly held Papa’s hand and left. ……Dangerous. Mom will find out.
Ah. Papa made eye contact with me.

“…….”
“……Why?”
“Nothing.”

Hmm. I should go to Mom so that Papa can have fun with Unni. If they kiss, he’ll feel better.

“Ka, Karshilla!”
“Why?”
“Come to Papa for a second.”

What is it? Isn’t he going to kiss Unni?

“You know, Karshilla. Did you… see it?”
“I saw it.”
“…….”

Papa seems anxious. Is it because he’s worried that Mom will find out?
……Wish ticket. I should get one from Papa too.

“It’s a secret?”
“Yeah. Secret.”

Then he’s just trying to pat my head. Not enough. Papa doesn’t know about deals. A head pat isn’t enough.

“Wish ticket.”
“……What?”
“One wish ticket.”
“…What is that?”
“Wish ticket.”

Does he not know what a wish ticket is? What should I do? There are so many things I need to teach Papa, it’s a big problem.

“Karshilla. It’s natural for family members to keep each other’s secrets. You shouldn’t try to take advantage of that for your own gain.”

……You shouldn’t try to get things for free. You’ll get scolded.
I need to teach Papa about ‘deals.’

“Wish ticket.”
“Uh-uh.”
“Two tickets.”
“…….”
“Three tickets.”
“One ticket.”
“Two tickets.”

Ooh! I got a wish ticket! From Papa and Mom! I need to get one from Unni too.
I was practicing happily, but Papa kept interrupting me.

“Karshilla. Stop that and come sit down.”

Tch.

“Do you like that so much?”
“Yeah.”

Of course. I need to become strong too, so I can protect everyone. When it gets dark, I get held by the sparkly purple Unni. So I have to protect them. I don’t want to be alone.
Papa suddenly said he wanted to tell a scary story. Then he just kept talking. I guess he wanted to tell a scary story. ……It’s not scary at all.

But Papa seemed happy.
Today, the four of us decided to sleep together in the tent.
Papa and Mom went in first, and Unni and I were left behind.

“I need to pee.”
“Okay, let’s go.”

Hmm. They can’t hear us now, right?

“Didn’t you get scolded?”
“Huh? Scolded? Me? By who? Who dares to scold me?”

Then she smirked. …I feel bad, should I let her get scolded?

“I’m going to tell them that you kissed Papa and held his hand secretly.”
“Wait! You, you, you, you saw, saw it?”
“Yeah. I saw it.”
“……So. That… Karshilla. That was just… yeah. Just comfort, comfort. Comfort between comrades! You know?”

I’m not stupid.

“Panties too?”
“Pa, panties? Hey! We agreed to keep the Saintess’s panties a secret!”
“No. You were with Papa alone. And panties…”
“Yo, you, you’re crazy!!”

Whoa. I was surprised because she suddenly shouted. She must be very flustered. Her hair, eyes, and face are all red.

“She’s saying all sorts of things. Karshilla. You shouldn’t do that.”
“Is it a secret?”
“Y, yeah! Secret! Let’s promise, Unni, no, Oppa. It’s a secret? Okay?”
“Wish ticket.”
“…What is that?”
“Wish ticket.”
“……Okay. Is that enough?”
“Three tickets.”
“……You’re a cunning one. But it’s a real secret.”
“Yeah.”

Oh. Unni doesn’t know how to make deals. I got three tickets! …But Unni’s are useless.

* * *

When I returned to the tent, Papa seemed to be already asleep. What a sleepyhead.
It’s dark, so I can’t see. Where’s my spot?
I barely found my spot and lay down, but the knuckle was gone. Huh? Where did it go?

“Huh? Karshilla, what are you doing?”
“Light.”
“Light? Do you want me to turn on the light?”
“Yeah.”

Mom turned on the light with her divine power, and I found it right away. I must have dropped it while bending down to find my spot. It’s on top of Papa’s weak spot.
Oh… it’s on the handle! Ooh, it fits perfectly on the handle! Wow, it’s moving!
But this is mine.

I tried to take the knuckle off Papa’s weak spot, but something sticky got on my hand. What is this? Huh? Papa’s pants?
Sniff sniff.
A strange smell.
Sniff sniff.
It’s the smell that sometimes comes from Papa.

“Karshilla, what are you… you shouldn’t do that.”

Mom woke up too.

“Yeah. But it’s weird.”
“Yeah?”
“Uh… this is… thaa…….”

The red-haired Unni must have woken up because it was noisy, and she was staring at us. What should we do about Papa?

“What is this? Did Papa wet himself?”
“……No, he didn’t.”

He didn’t? Well, it’s the smell that sometimes comes from Papa. Papa is an adult, so he wouldn’t wet himself, right?

“Th, this is that. That… Karshilla. Men, you see. If it builds up for a long time, thaa~ it’s called, mo, nocturnal emission.”

Nocturnal emission? What is that?

“Ian. Karshilla is still a child.”

I’m not a child! …I’m only a child sometimes.

“Saintess. Shouldn’t she know at least this much? She, she saw everything, and it’s not good for education to just let it go.”
“Nocturnal emission? Papa’s nocturnal emission?”

What is nocturnal emission?