The Traveling Hero Won’t Let the Innkeeper’s Son Escape

Ruth returns to his inn and tells him about Wonok, walking straight down the snow path to the church. The church had aspiring adults, planking the windows, and it seemed already ready from tomorrow. Ruth called out when she found a priest moving a planting pot in front of the church.

"Hello, Father"

"Yeah, hello, Ruth."

"Here, use it tomorrow"

The priest narrows his eyes when Ruth offers him such preserved food as he has for a few days given to him by Celine. The church will of course remain closed for five days of disconnection. In the meantime, with orphans, priests are always on the lookout this season. They talked about Rossa not leaning on the innkeeper once before, but she didn't seem to intend to get that much treatment because it wouldn't be for the orphans' future once they got used to living comfortably.

(Speaking of which, Alec always looked lonely this time of year)

When he knew when the five days of disconnection would come, Alec the day before carried more and more clouds than ever before. And even though I've been through this many times already, I was worried about Ruth when I did it. To forgive Alec like that, Ruth was always speaking out to do this when the fifth day opened. It's strange because watching Alec get in a good mood gradually with that makes him look even cute. But I still didn't know the sincerity of the "knee pillow first when I opened it", which had been soothed every year. Why it was Ruth's knee pillow.

"I will always really take care of the Blau family"

"No, I'm fine. Is there anything more troubling than that, I'll do it instead of Alec?

"Oh, but in Ruth...... oh, no. Let them do it. Can I ask you to come inside?

"Yes."

The priest asked me to finish blocking things like moving luggage and where the gap wind was concerned, and when I returned to the reception room, he served warm tea.

"Thanks to you, I was able to repair the part I was wondering about, thank you. Ruth."

"No."

After one of those demon pruning cases, it seemed to have received a lot of trust from the priest, and he was often entrusted with chores that Alec would have done before. This change was a great pleasure for Ruth, considering he never asked for it until then. It doesn't have to replace Alec, who is omnipotent and capable of anything, but he is proud to be their help at all.

"Father -... Ah, it's Ruth! Long time no see!"

"Hello, Bird"

Coming to the reception room was Bird, an orphan looking after him in church. It seems that Bird had been told by the priest to study because of his five days of disconnection, he had been softening and restless.

Bird, who sat next to Ruth with Father's permission, began asking questions quickly when he spread out the textbooks he had.

(I miss this textbook, you studied me too)

Textbooks describing human history are church-owned and are not popular with the general family. Therefore, when studying the basics, you will ask for a loan. Paper in this world is not so precious that a book cannot be bought in each household, but it is also not cheap enough to be easily discarded. That's why Ruth and Alec read a book over and over again.

As I was immersed in such memories, I heard unexpected questions.

"Hey, Father. What was it like back in the day more than this textbook? What country was strong?

"What, a thousand years ago……………"

To Bird's question, the priest looks a little like he's had a bite to eat. It's a rare reaction for a knowledgeable priest who answers everything calmly. Unexpectedly Ruth was also concerned and asked the priest a question.

"Speaking of which, this textbook starts where all of a sudden we had a human village, and I was a little concerned, wasn't I? What was it like before that?

The textbook only describes the millennial history that follows from the birth of the village that formed the foundation of the Wang capital. However, it was said that the world also exists a subpeople of the Dragon Nation who have lived for more than a thousand years as a longevity species, and the existence of monuments and artifacts such as those that cannot be made by humans today was confirmed. Based on that, Ruth thought it would be more than a thousand years old.

But when Ruth asked the question more than a thousand years ago, the priest laughed a little bitterly.

"I can't believe it was more than a thousand years ago. The history of human life begins only a thousand years ago, when a village became the foundation of the King's capital."

"Huh... So until then, what about humans?

"Until then??... There was no life on the star. It was just a wilderness. Humans were conceived from the Four Gods at the same time as other races, and they set their feet on the earth and created villages."

"What…………?

Ruth felt uncomfortable with the words, but the priest was serious about being there, and he didn't think he was saying anything wrong. Instead he seemed to wonder about Ruth asking such a question.

(... hmm I mean, is that what “this star” is all about?

Nor is Ruth familiar with this world. Nor can we be certain that this world is of exactly the same nature as the human beings of the previous world. Maybe, as the priest says, this world is a shallow world of history where those who are called gods have created and prospered as they are.

I'm sure that's the kind of person that people in this world are.

Either way, there's no way to see if it's true, and there's nothing useful about it because I'm not planning to leave the village because I found out.

Ruth decided to convince me that's what it is. I didn't even feel the need to make a scene because it was common sense for people in this world because I had memories of previous life that I had doubts in the first place.

"Heh yeah. That's amazing - human."

"Yes, that's why brave men are born regularly to keep history alive, and they refuse to let the calamity begin."

"Brave!? What's that!?

"Speaking of which, you didn't even tell Ruth about the brave man."

"Uh, ah, yes. Tell me."

The priest then told me the story of a brave man who I'm sure he would have told Alec as well. Bird, listening to the story, seemed excited and entertaining, but Ruth felt a little restless remembering Alec because of the brave tale. I almost remember that time once again and I desperately scratch my neck.

(Oh, forget it, I am!

Next to Bird and Father's story showing a buzz, as Ruth was making an odd move, a knock sounded between the reception rooms.

"Mr. Ruth, you're waiting outside, Daniel, aren't you?

"Oh, I forgot............!

Ruth finally remembered her plans for the afternoon in the words of a church help peeking in worried. I made a promise to Daniel, the butcher's son, this afternoon.

"Father, I'm sorry. Me. Excuse me here. Be careful for five days."

"The Blau family, too, be careful"

"Play again! Ruth!"

"Take care of Bird, too. I asked for a priest. Bye."

Thanking her helper, Ruth went out of church early enough.