Chapter 112 – [Hero] Journey
“If you say no, won’t you watch it?”
At Arin’s words, I was stabbed to the point and shut my mouth.
I looked away in bewilderment as she tugged at the hem of her dress.
“The warrior… Do you hate this?”
As I avoided her, Arin spoke in her slightly downcast voice.
“Oh, no, that… That…”
What should I say?
If I say I like it, I think I’ll become a person who enjoys vulgar things like strip shows, and if I say no, I feel like Arin will be sad.
No, why?
Does Arin have reason to be sad about something like that?
My intuition told me not to do that, but as I racked her brain hard, she said that Arin didn’t like this.
Isn’t she a priest
A priest with a more upright and upright mind than anyone else.
“… Rice, I don’t like it very much.”
It must be her prank anyway.
Since I keep sending her obscene eyes to her, I guess I’m saying this as a warning to her.
“… Okay.”
It wasn’t long before Arin’s answer came back.
When she opened her mouth again in case she didn’t hear me, she muttered in a low voice.
“Scale?”
Her tone was very low.
A reaction as if the expected answer was not heard.
So, is it correct to say yes there?
“Yes. After all, that would be normal.”
“… Ah, no, that’s what it is, but I don’t think it’s particularly strange. Yes, people can do that, yes.”
Ugh, I got entangled in changing her words hastily.
Rather, what does this situation mean?
This feeling, as if Arin subtly revealed her own hidden sexuality, and then I vehemently denied it?
There’s no way Arin has such a strange taste.
Of course it is.
That’s what it should be.
Otherwise, at that time, she said that the woman she saw at Aseela might be Arin… Because I can’t get rid of those anxious thoughts.
“… Yes.”
At any rate, it seemed clear to her that my answer did not bring her any consolation.
She returned the answer, which was apparently her pretense, and looked at her campfire in silence.
I was thinking hard about whether it would be right for me to talk first in this situation.
If you talk What should I do?
Actually, I also like someone taking off their clothes in front of me?
No matter how you think about this
What the hell was this she said in the first place?
Undressing in front of me? Or is it referring to the broader sexual activity in general?
“We don’t specifically deny or deny sexual activity.”
Arin quietly opened her mouth.
It was sudden, but I listened to her words.
“People wanting to start a family, have children and raise them is a natural desire that He gave us while creating us. That in itself is not wrong.”
What are you talking about?
Maybe he’s not talking to me.
Could it be that she was speaking while organizing her thoughts on her own?
Arin was squatting next to me, staring at her bonfire and opening her mouth.
Right next to her I was looking at her, but she wasn’t looking at me.
“However… How far did he allow us to desire?”
Arin continued with a somewhat lonely voice.
“Three months ago, a northern lord was punished for raping children. It is also a crime based on sexual desire. But wasn’t this sexual desire also given to us by him? Is this the wrong person or the wrong desire?”
Well… At least, wouldn’t Arin know better than me?
As always, this was in the realm of religion, and people other than her who had little contact with religion had never thought deeply about it.
Maybe she would have thought about it if it was Seria. Because she has her brain too.
To a stupid guy like me, it’s just a buzzword.
“This doesn’t happen once or twice… Among the nobles, all sorts of immoral things are happening in the name of desires granted by the goddess. Sometimes we know this and yet remain silent. The church would not work without their support.”
Is it?
I don’t know of such an ecology.
“When I was young, I challenged the nuns about this, but no one gave me a clear answer. Warrior. Could the hero give you an answer?”
“…”
Of course you can’t.
Still, she racked her brains to answer somehow, but nothing came to her mind.
“… Sorry. I asked something You shouldn’t even talk like this.”
“No, that… If you don’t tell your worries, they will rot in your heart.”
At that, Arin laughed.
“Who did you hear that from?”
“Cho, was it the village chief…”
In fact, maybe she was right.
I think I heard it while passing by.
“Yes. Nothing can be solved by struggling alone.”
Saying that, Arin finally took her eyes off the bonfire and looked up at her sky.
“It wasn’t even a question I asked because I really didn’t know.”
“… Okay?”
“When I was young, I believed that all grown-ups had sincere beliefs.”
The last words were not spoken to me.
But for some reason, I wanted to tell Arin about this.
“Yeah, but… I’ve never seen anyone as strong in her beliefs as Arin.”
At those words, Arin’s hand stopped abruptly.
I thought it was an opportunity and talked a little more.
“Ah, doesn’t Arin always live according to the doctrine? As well as taking care of her hair at all times… She’s not doing anything bad… Oh, I’m not saying the other co-workers are doing bad things, but anyway…”
Jump up.
When the topic of hair came up, Arin, who had been gently combing her hair, suddenly stood up before I could finish my words.
“… I’ll go for a little walk.”
“This time?”
“Yes.”
But it would be dangerous…
But she was adamant.
She said she would be back soon, and she didn’t listen to me properly. Arin, who was heading into the darkness, suddenly stopped in place and said this.
“You know what, hero?”
“What?”
She stood still and continued talking without showing me her face.
“The year before last, eight men and women who went naked on the street were punished for being excessive.”
“… Huh?”
“I am a liar.”
The last words were small, but I listened to the words that I was a liar.
She disappeared into the darkness without waiting for my answer.
What do you mean?
No, more than that, what mistake did I make?
From her reaction, it was clear that I had made a mistake.
However, what is it? After all, was it the problem that you said you didn’t like that kind of thing at first?
As I was thinking about wrapping my hair, I suddenly had an uneasy imagination.
… Are you all sleeping well?
Thinking of her alone in her darkness brings up bad imaginations.
No, I guess that’s why I offended her with strange words.
Doubting her relationship even under these circumstances?
But I do care.
She can’t go after her, so she can’t…
I quietly got up and secretly checked the tents.
No one got up
Everyone is sleeping.
It was also a bit suspicious.
I’m sorry that you doubted Arin.
Thinking so, I was about to return to my seat, but I ran into Arin, who was looking at me with her strange eyes.
Uh, when did you get back?
“… Ah, Arin…”
“Why is our tent… ?”
Of course, it was caught immediately after checking the tent where they sleep.
In fact, I only need to confirm that Mr. Jeren is sleeping, but for some reason, it is because Seria is caught in her heart.
I don’t know why either.
For some reason, I had a vague feeling that Seria might play her strange prank, but now that I think about it, I’m not sure why I thought that.
“Whoops… Is sneak peeking your hobby?”
“Oh no!”
Arin looked at me and smiled meaningfully.
She felt a little unfair that she was treated as a peeping criminal, but on the part of her, she was also glad that she seemed to have regained her energy.
“If you want to see Jung, I will…”
“Oh, no!”
Oops.
It was a bit loud.
I hurriedly covered my mouth and looked around.
Who wakes up… Didn’t it come out?
Seeing her unresponsiveness, I turned her head again to see her, her expression of bewilderment evident.
“Mi, I’m sorry… I made the same mistake again without even noticing…”
“Uh? Oh no! Not that, I…”
When Arin made a drooping expression, I was taken aback and tried to clear up her misunderstanding.
“No. I am… I will be a little more careful.”
“That, not that…”
“Isn’t it shift time soon?”
Arin said so without listening to my excuses.
“I will continue, so go in now and rest.”
“Wait a minute, Arin…”
Arin said that and turned his back on me.
Her back looked much darker as she sat staring at her campfire.
“…”
She said nothing more.
I tried to add something more, but finally trudged back to my tent.
***
“Did you sleep well, Eric?”
“Ah, yes…”
I woke up in the morning and immediately checked Arin’s condition.
Her expression is dark
You must be worrying about yesterday.
I sneaked up to her and tried to put her words to work.
“Eric! Can you come over here for a minute?”
“Uh? Ah Okay!”
All of a sudden, the timing overlaps with Seria.
I decided to talk to her again a little later.
However, I kept having strange coincidences around her, so I couldn’t find time to be alone with her until the end of the afternoon.
