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

Ruth and the others went through the square from the butcher shop and decided to return to the inn.

The color of the sky gradually added blue to the red and the surroundings were dim. There is a warm smell from the houses throughout the village and the sound of the children closing the doors of the houses.

"... you're really not what I thought you were going to be."

"Am I right, so different?

"I thought you were a more delicate and weak person, but you're smart enough, you're a pretty daring addition, you're thicker neurography, you're dull like Abao."

"Abo, say that much?

When Ruth flattered his face, Alec's face, which looked boring, soothed just a little. I feel the depths of my heart bubble on the soft face I haven't seen in a long time.

"Give me that."

"Huh."

"One, I'll take it"

So Alec took one of the bags he was holding from Ruth's arm. But the moment I lift it, I smile.

"…… This is very heavy."

"It's all about sausage and 28 meals. Alec has eaten at our house, remember?

"No..."

"Oh well... but it's delicious, the one at Daniel's! It's a little expensive, but it's packed with amazing flavors. I want to eat soon, too. I wonder which one your mother will bake today or put in the soup?

I also hunt at Ruth's house and have meat, but when it comes to processed foods such as intestinal stuffing, I don't do it because of the hassle. At best, it's about the dried meat that Rossa is obsessed with. Because of this, I often go to Daniel's butcher shop to buy it. Just because you can hunt doesn't mean you're self-sufficient, but the butcher takes good care of you. The Blau family, which consumes a lot due to its customers, is rather good at it.

But the answer Alec asked Ruth wasn't. I laughed with my nose when I saw Ruth mouthing the delicacy of the sausage.

"What is it?

"Really, you..."

But the moment Alec was about to say something, he heard people running from afar.

"Mr. Ruth!

"Ruth!"

"Ah, Mr. Karen, Mr. Yuan! Welcome home!

It was Karen and Yuan who headed to the village chief's house this morning who came running from the inn.

Karen was as lightly dressed as she came out this morning, but for some reason Yuan was wearing a weapon and tight as she did when she first came to the village.

"I was waiting - wondering what I would do if I hadn't come back in a few moments"

"Is something wrong?

"Yuan is leaving this village in a hurry, so say hello."

"Mr. Yuan?

Apparently daytime discussions have determined the future policy of the people of the village of Micana.

Looks like we're going to wait for the carriage we were calling as the thieves demanded for our young daughters, who are physically and mentally exhausted in this incident, and go home as a group. But I hear the carriage's arrival is delayed. In the view of the village chief in Hashi village, he is probably lost on the mountain road. As a result, Yuan left Hashi village to see how things were going. When he discovered the carriage, he told me the correct directions and went straight back to Micana village to let him know the safety of his village daughters.

Karen, on the other hand, was supposed to stay alone until her sister Grace woke up and recovered.

"After a day like this, alone, sir?

"I'm worried about the carriage that won't arrive again because the sun is setting. It would be tough if you were in an accident. Yuan thinks it's safer to be alone because his eyes work at night and he's sharp."

This seems to mean that Yuan alone is more likely to behave unscrupulously than to take a person who becomes a foot wrapper.

"But isn't it physically painful, Mr. Yuan? It was yesterday today, wasn't it?

"I took a lot of rest. The general even gave me lunch. I don't have a health problem."

Yuan ran out of words to be nothing. They really don't have any physical problems.

But still a little worried, Ruth leaned her neck as she frowned, softening her gaze. Yuan had a strong, wild appearance, but I learned that that would relieve my impression considerably.

"Ah, so, Mr. Ruth..."

"- Ruth, I need to talk to you for a second, okay?

Yuan called out to Ruth to block Karen's words. When Ruth nodded in confusion at the serious appearance, Karen slapped Yuan's back hard. "Go to the entrance, not here," he adds.

"So, brother, uh, rumored brave Alec, right? You take the eagle and your luggage home."

"Huh? Oh, I am…………………………."

"Mr. Ruth, get your stuff. Oh, that's a little heavy. Alec, can I have some more?

"Ha, ha"

"Yeah, well, you haven't introduced yourself yet, eagle, and I'd say Karen with a dwarf and an elf half, thank you."

"Yes, thank you very much……"

"Alec, you go straight back to the inn after this, okay? Yeah, yeah, fellow chivalrous, can I introduce you? It's a little good for you."

"Eh... Is it Garcia?

"Oh, you say Mr. Garcia, lovely! Hey, how old is he?

Karen pulled a slightly confused Alec toward the inn with the same talking skills. Alec seemed to care more about Ruth and the others, but in that state of skinning a good young man, it would be difficult to shake Karen off.

When Yuan invited Ruth to the entrance to the village, he looked back at the burning gate. Around here, the noise of nocturnal animals can be heard from afar because there is no home and therefore it is not popular. It's completely dark around here.

"I'm sorry I've come this far."

"No."

"When I get back to the village, I will rebuild my broken house because it is left to me as a workforce. I can't move for a while."

"Mr. Yuan is counting on you."

Gerald, Karen's father and village chief, always called his name first, not his son, but Yuan. It also shows how important Yuan is to the village of Mikana. I'm sure he's like Alec to Hashi village.

"… naturally, I won't be able to come to this village for a while, and unfortunately I won't be able to see you either"

I thought Yuan was just telling me about the future. But that look looks so serious that Ruth can't hit the light gavel.

"I thought I didn't like not seeing you. Did you say Alec, the man? Since he arrived, I've seen you upset, and it's gotten stronger. When I left like this, I knew I would regret it."

"Do you regret it?

When Ruth repeats Yuan's words in confusion, he is inadvertently grabbed by his hand. Yuan squeezed Ruth's fist in surprise with both hands as he lowered his hips slightly and glanced at him.

Ruth, come to my wife.

A sharp eye like a wild creature appeals to Ruth not to turn a blind eye.

"……… Huh?

"I know you're going to have to take over that inn one day. But I can't leave the village right away either. So I took a moment and spent some time in my village, and I thought that if your parents couldn't keep the inn together, they would both be fine in the form of going back to Hashi village. In those days, even if I leave the village, it won't be a problem because the younger generation is around."

"- Hey, wait a minute!

Like the first time he tried to dictate Ruth, he was connected to the words without even breathing, and rushed to hope that Ruth would stop holding his hand in front of Yuan's eyes without being grabbed.

"What is it?"

"Let me confirm one thing before I tell you so much more!

"Confirm?"

"Yuan likes me? In a romantic way? Like at first, not a mistake or something?

Yuan looked a little dissatisfied when he was told so. I feel uncomfortable with a man with very few facial changes, and I feel unexpectedly dull. It's another little different scare than Alec staring at me.

"Does Ruth doubt my feelings?

"No, I'm not. 'Cause it's not sudden, I didn't have that bare gesture at all until yesterday!

"That's not true"

"No, but..."

"None"

Yuan clearly put his face a little closer to Ruth.

"Seeing you naked in the bathroom, I got an erection"

"Eh?"

"So look at your nipples, your waist thinness, your genitals, and my groin penis is bulging up -"

"- Fine, fine! You don't have to say any more! 'Cause I understand!

Ruth blocked the conversation by shouting louder than ever before at Yuan's too direct a statement as usual. Having said that, I thought about the first oral complaint with Karen and fixed it, but I haven't taught her anything about it, such as application. It was only natural that Yuan, who had attacked him in a direct ball for more than twenty years, could not be different from nature.

(… more importantly, Yuan, are you serious about me?

Ruth raised her fearful gaze once she dropped it. Yuan was just staring at Ruth with a serious look. A woman had such strength that it was not strange to fall with these eyes. It just stinks, albeit same-sex.

To be honest, it was an incredible story from Ruth. Yuan seemed to treat Gezizi only in his village, but was usually popular in Hashi village. If you lose that word, you are more of a person in this face with the grandeur to rely on, the ability to act first to try to be dangerous, the breadth of your mind accepting Karen a little personalized from a young age, the purity to accept even the remarks of younger Ruth. If you go out to a little big city, you'll soon find out if you're a lover, if you're married. That's why I want to suspect it's a mistake.

(But that's exactly what they say...)

It's hard to say, however, that 'I saw Ruth naked and got an erection' or something like that is just inconceivable. If this is touched or something, it happens to be a physiological phenomenon, or something like that, but it's Ruth's "Just Seeing a Man's Body". Even Ruth is a man. So I know you don't react like that when you see a body that isn't the subject of lust. So I thought there would be no lies or falsehoods in Yuan's words that women originally liked. Yuan is not such a liar in the first place. He's the kind of honest guy who tells you straight balls like this.

(I'm...)

Ruth looked up, staring into Yuan's eyes. I think the eyes that glow red like flames are cool. I can count on you, you're sweet, and I like purity very much.

(But that's all)

Even though I was surprised to be confessed, I had no desire to get lost in Ruth.

I can't have any emotions other than admiring him as an older friend.

"- I'm sorry, Mr. Yuan. I can't go to the village with you."

I heard Yuan's breath small, but his expression didn't change.

"Can't I stay in this village?

"Not really… I can't live up to your feelings."

"............... right"

Yuan sighed deeply, gently releasing Ruth's hand. And wake yourself up, who was standing still. There was a face higher than Ruth's, and his expression could not be seen because he was standing in front of the temper.

"Thank you Ruth, it's refreshing to have a clear answer"

"……… Excuse me."

"Don't apologize. It's not like you did anything wrong. Rather glad you answered without taking my word for it."

I saw the light slightly hitting Yuan's face and his mouth laughing.

"Well, I'm out of heartache, and suppose it's time to go"

"……… Yes, be careful"

Yuan lightly begins his preparatory exercise when he turns his back on Ruth. As I watched how it was, I looked back unexpectedly and laughed uncommonly kushanly.

"Don't make such a spicy face"

"……… Excuse me."

I knew I wasn't laughing well, but apparently my feelings appeared on my face with the intention of keeping it down.

(This kind of thing is kind of hard)

For the first time in his life, he said no to the confession. Its weight is hard.

(This is exactly who Yuan is...)

Ruth knows best that it's hard for the person you confess to to to tell you to stay friends. So even if my mouth was torn, I couldn't say that. I mean, it's just like this with Yuan, and I'm sure we'll never see each other again, I was sad to think so.

(We could have been friends around the corner...)

A friend who lives in a distant village and in his normal life, he can never do it. It's painful to think that would disappear in Ruth's words. All the more so because I like Yuan as a person and as a friend.

But Ruth put his hand on his head as he endured the pain. Slowly raising his face, there was Yuan in front of him who softened and loosened the man.

"One day again, Karen will come and see me too. Let's go hunting together then and take our prey. It's gonna be fun."

Ruth felt her chest get hot for this limited occasion and the look on her face that she could tell she was telling me that from the bottom of her heart, not from a fix.

"... eh, yes! You're waiting!

When Ruth replies well, Yuan can pull his hand in as if relieved. And I turn my back and walk outside the gate.

"See you later."

"Yes, again!

The light of the lamp, which Yuan was lowering to his hip in the dark, dissolves, its back disappears from his sight, and his footsteps drift away. Eventually, as the air returned to the entrance to the original quiet village, Ruth took a breath before turning his legs toward the centre of the village.

(Mr. Yuan...... he's cool in front of me, and he's too good......!

Such a dialogue, if Ruth was in a position to be shaken, he would never be able to say. Yuan told me with a smile, knowing that Ruth was sad about it. I even remembered how big the vessel is as a person. When you come to see me, I would like to welcome you very much.

(To Yuan, I hope good people show up......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

As Ruth walked down a dark road thinking about it, a little before leaving for Central Square, she noticed someone standing along the road. I know there's someone in the light from the square, but Ruth doesn't have a lamp, so I can't see his face in the backlight. But that stand...

"……… Could it be, Alec?

When Ruth shrugged, even though she didn't think that was possible, the shadow approached her as if she had reacted to her voice.

First flashy clothes, and blonde hair, what I eventually saw were green eyes.

(I knew it was Alec)

It was Alec, as expected, who approached Ruth from behind.

"What's wrong, here?"

"Karen told me to wait around for a little while to pick you up after dinner because you'll be back..."

"……… Karen."

Karen must have imagined what Ruth and the others were going to talk about because she was slapping Yuan on the back.

(Still, you said to Alec, 'Pick him up because he's coming back'...)

Karen knew how Ruth would react to Yuan. I didn't ask you out, I knew you'd come back here. I guess that's why you sent Alec over. Karen knew everything, maybe Yuan knew what Ruth would answer. That made me feel complicated.

"Have you finished your errands with that bastard?

"Oh, yeah. Finished. So I'm going back. I'm so worried that Karen's picking me up. I'm fine."

While Ruth felt a little mocked remembering Yuan's serious words and the self he replied to them, he was grabbed by the arm as he tried to pass next to Alec with a face that had nothing. Of course it was Alec who grabbed it.

"Something happened with that bastard?

"Why?"

"…… you look weird."

In such a dim place, and even though I forgot about Ruth, I was impressed that you didn't know very well. But I can't even talk to Yuan, so I'm going to fix the look.

"Nothing, it's just that Yuan seems unlikely to be able to come to Hashi village for a while, so I thought I'd get a little lonely"

When Ruth told me that it wasn't even a lie, Alec convinced me - but it clouded my expression extra.

"…… Is it true?

"It's true. 'Cause you naturally miss breaking up with your friends, don't you?

"Really?

Ruth decided to use a last resort even though she knew that Alec was forbidden for some reason.

"That's true. When Alec left the village, he missed me, cried and told me."

When Ruth told Ruth exaggerated the story at the time quite kidding, Alec frowned like he had done earlier. The serial air disappears all at once because of it.

I don't think it's a topic to tear up like this when I think of how serious it was at the time, but if Alec has even forgotten that he stormed out afterwards, then it should be good to say that Ruth made it a story for a bit. I am angry at how much Alec has nothing to do in the first place, and even though everything is the work of the Spirit King, how much Ruth is unilaterally forgotten.

"…… I didn't tell you. It"

"I said," And I don't want to be a brave man. He said he wanted to be in the village. "

"I didn't think you said that."

"You really don't remember, I miss you. You cried and told me you didn't want to break up with Ruth."

"... I didn't do that, it should be."

"Alec at that time, he was so cute"

"Engage!?

I can't seem to say for sure because I don't remember, but Alec, who still manages to disagree with Ruth's voice, completely forgot to talk to Yuan earlier.

As I smiled at it, I had a muddled look at Alec. Apparently, he found out that he was stuck. Much different from the cold eyes I had when I first met him, as I turned to some obstinate jito eye, I let go of the hand that was grabbing Ruth's arm.

"... you were really close to 'me'"

"What, you suspected? That's terrible."

"I wasn't suspicious...... but I thought, 'Why is this guy and Garcia up to the point where they say'"

After all, Alec seemed to have some doubts about Ruth. But Alec can't help but think so, because Ruth is a normal young man with no special powers. In contrast, Alec is a brave man, naturally wondering why he was so obsessed.

(Well, I thought so.)

While I knew that, when Ruth looked dissatisfied, for some reason, Alec laughed a little.

"But I know that you're not the same person around you who tries to take care of me without admiring me or treating me special or hostile."

I felt the green eyes, which were in a cool color, lit up the warmth and were brilliant.

"'Me' is with you, I guess I enjoyed every day"

The word spreads deep into my chest.

(Alec………)

I'm happy that they thought so, and I'm about to even spill tears.

But at the same time, I feel like being told that I don't remember anything, and it hurts and my voice is about to leak. I lay down my face to hide it from nature.

"- What is it now?...... that, what is this!?

But Alec's surprised voice raised his face forgetting the pain.

(Around Alec... just a little, glowing golden...)

There was only a slight glimmer of that golden light I had seen before around Alec, who had a surprised look as he saw the void.