15 – Episode 13: Peace for a while

I remember hearing something like this one day.

Temporary peace is happiness, lasting peace is boredom.

Boredom, he said, craved stimulation, and eventually the peace was shattered.

Actually, as we all know, that’s bullshit.

Even though living in the empty countryside tending a small garden is a bit boring, it is better than continuing to experience the tingling sensation of bullets stuck in a bulletproof helmet on a battlefield.

If you have the courage to say that you are proud to say that, your social life will be chewy, but at least you can be as confident as you!

***

It seems that a lot has happened in the meantime.

No, it was true that a lot of things had happened compared to the amount of time that had passed since I was summoned to this world.

Still, I’m glad it all worked out somehow.

In particular, if the case of the Dark Barbarian Bandits had failed this time, I probably wouldn’t have remained in this world anymore.

In many ways, it will be one of the most unforgettable and terrible memories.

“… huh!”

After I woke up and roughly washed my face, I was on my way back to the inn room when I met Kyoko’s eyes as she came down the stairs.

Kyoko turned her head away and passed me coldly.

The reason was me, who, a few days ago, mercilessly threw honey chestnuts into Kyoko’s head and made her cry.

It’s true that I did something wrong, but I have to choose the time and place for pranks. Who is there who plays pranks that cause PTSD without even noticing a person who has just faced a terrible situation?

I really didn’t notice that it was a joke.

Of course, I thought the curse was on me and I was thinking of somehow bringing her back to her senses.

I can assure you that I never had any bad thoughts.

“No, Kyoko, I’m sorry… Can I cool off?”

“Why are you still alive? Kimoihan quickly die!”

Kyoko seemed to be very angry.

No matter how much I apologized since yesterday, they wouldn’t accept it, so I was in trouble.

“It is a very cute sight. It looks like two shrew rats arguing, so it makes me happy in the morning.”

“What bullshit. Rin: Don’t make weird noises. Please convince Kyoko. It’s already been three days since I’ve been upset like that… I have to start traveling again tomorrow…”

When Rin saw me and Kyoko in the morning, she put on a cute expression. Staring at her with eager eyes, I replied.

After dealing with the case of the Dark Barbarian Bandits, I seriously thought about how to become stronger and reach the Demon King more quickly.

When I couldn’t come up with an answer, I asked Kevin about how to become stronger, and Kevin opened his mouth saying that if that’s the case, he recommends an adventurer.

“In order to become strong, only experience matters. Beyond the beasts, even humans have to experience more battles, but that experience is accumulated in the body to create strength.

Oh, of course Mr. Ju-hyeok is much stronger than me, but I wonder if he tried to teach me too presumptuously.”

“no…! I think you are overestimating me too much.. It’s because Adari got hit by chance.

“There are many paths to pursue nothingness, but the most accessible ones can be narrowed down to two: adventurers or mercenaries.”

To briefly summarize Kevin’s explanation afterwards, adventurers are operated in such a way that one guild has branches in several regions to solve requests received from the central branch or requests from residents in each region.

It is usually the role of subjugating demons or taking care of various tasks in exchange for money.

It is said that mercenaries do not belong to anywhere and work as individuals or groups.

The work they usually do is not much different from adventurers, but mercenaries have a slightly more elite and professional image than adventurers, so they are hired for security missions or wartime situations.

To sum up the two jobs in one word.

Adventurers can be called ordinary slaves, and mercenaries are elite slaves.

However, for mercenaries, the system for receiving requests is poor, and the majority of requests are received through personal connections. For this reason, it is said that people with rich personal connections or those whose identity should not be exposed become mercenaries mainly for a large reward.

“Then it would be nice to be an adventurer. First, let’s discuss with our colleagues. Thanks for the advice. Mr. Kevin.”

“Nothing. Oh, by the way, this town is small and there is no adventurer’s guild, so you have to go to a small town and go through the registration process. If you decide to leave this town, we will guide you. Coincidentally, we also received a request from that village.”

It was already tomorrow when the Dell Crown mercenaries decided to leave.

However, Kyoko never calmed down. I had to ask for your opinion somehow until today, but there was nothing I could do because I didn’t want to make eye contact, let alone answer.

Time passed helplessly, and it was almost noon.

“Rin, is there any good way to relieve Kyoko’s anger?”

“Joo Hyuk, why are you asking me something you don’t know?”

“No, I don’t think there is anything that women can communicate with each other. Something to relieve anger or something like that.”

“Well, speaking of my own experience, when I was about 10 years old, I had an experience where I got really angry when a friend pranked me. However, a few days later, when that friend gave me a book as a gift, my anger melted away. It was a book called ‘The Power of China that Changed My Life’…”

“f*ck…my fault for expecting it…gifts seem fine..”

It was also a useless word.

However, the method of giving gifts was not bad.

Yes, I can’t do anything to relieve my mood somehow.

left the inn.

After that, we headed to the shop of Raylen, who gave us the thieves’ request.

“hello…”

When I carefully opened the door and entered, I saw the Raylen couple organizing their belongings. They greeted me with a big smile when I entered.

“welcome! Joo Hyuk!”

“Because he’s going to get rid of him…”

“No, me and my son… no, how can we not use honorific words for the one who saved our family’s future!”

Raylen’s husband, Carl, shook his head with a serious expression at my words. To be honest, it was a little burdensome for someone older than me to do that.

“So what are you doing today…?”

“That’s to buy some presents…”

“Who is this gift for?”

“Oh, one of my co-workers is very angry with me right now… I want to lighten up a bit, but is there anything good…?”

I asked Carl with a worried expression.

Carl stroked his overgrown beard and then opened his mouth.

“There’s nothing like a sculpture made from this thousand-year-old tree from Great Forest to relieve a woman’s mood!”

“Wow! What a…”

Carl rummaged through the chest of drawers, took out a golem-shaped sculpture and said. It was the time when I, stunned by the majestic golem’s appearance, inadvertently fiddled with my money bag to purchase it.

“What are you talking about!”

“Ahh!”

Reilen-san, who had been listening to our conversation, struck the sword hard on the back. A scream escaped Carl’s mouth.

“I’m sorry. Yii is still immature… Are you looking for something to soothe your love fight? Then, I would appreciate it if you could take a look here.”

“No, it’s not a love fight…”

“You don’t have to be shy. Take your time and look around.”

Raylenn dragged Carl by the ear and let out a tremendous nag. To be honest, I was fascinated by the golem… but it would be better to listen to the same woman, Raylen-san.

I struggled in front of him for a while before picking up a necklace.

“Are you going to do that?”

“Yes, I think this will be good.”

“Yes, I will pack it for you. please wait for a moment.”

I handed over the selected items to Mr. Raylen.

Then she put it in wrapping paper and started wrapping it.

Waiting for the packaging to finish, I inadvertently looked down again.

Seeing a shiny object, I picked it up.

“Ah, please wrap this one separately.”

***

After dinner, Kyoko buried her face in her bed and continued tossing and turning.

“Obviously not angry… but why…”

Obviously, the anger should have been resolved long ago, but when I ran into Ju-hyeok, I felt something strange. Even I was frustrated because I didn’t know what the hell this was like.

smart tock-

At that moment, a knock was heard.

“Can I go in, Kyoko?”

When I heard Joo Hyuk’s voice, I felt strange again.

Still, I couldn’t complain any more. Then Rin and Joo-hyeok might leave.

“Nice to come in…”

Kyoko barely answered with a voice.

When the door opened and he came in, he inadvertently glared at him again and turned his head away.

“Kyoko, take this.”

“What is this…?”

“It’s a gift I’m giving you because I’m sorry. I hope you get this and relax.”

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Joo-hyeok handed the wrapped item to Kyoko.

Receiving it with a bewildered expression, Kyoko asked with an incomprehensible face. Then Joo-hyeok urged Kyoko to open it.

“This, this…”

What was inside the wrapping paper was a thin gold necklace.

“Eh…chap…is this really for me…?”

“yes. It’s a gift from Kyoko. So, I want you to stop being angry now. Will you accept it?”

Kyoko looked up at Joo Hyuk with an expression of disbelief.

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Joo Hyuk nodded and smiled brightly.

At that moment, a post that Kyoko had read on the Internet last month popped into her mind.

【 The real reason men give women necklaces! 】

「The act of giving a necklace as a gift is so meaningful that it even existed in ancient times! The meaning gradually changed as we came to modern times, and the present meaning of a necklace as a gift from a man to a woman!

Wow, I want to have you by my side! means wwww

Wow! so romantic!!! If you receive a necklace as a gift even though you are not dating, I have a crush on you unconditionally! Can evolve into Myakuari! 』

At that time, Kyoko plastered the comments saying, “Really, I’m dying.”

“Kyoko, are you okay?”

When Joo-hyeok tilted his head and asked Kyoko, who seemed to be in a strange state, Kyoko shouted, dyeing her face red like a carrot.

“Cho, Cheeks on the subject! ! I’ll take this for now, but I won’t give you my heart yet!!”

“Suddenly, what a bullshit…”

“If you’re done with business, leave immediately!”

Kyoko pushed Joo Hyuk out of the room as if he were kicking him out.

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Joo-hyeok, who did not know why Kyoko was doing this, made an absurd expression.

So Kyoko closed the door and went back to bed.

Seeing the necklace on the futon, Kyoko’s face heated up again. Kyoko, who was the only one who misunderstood the meaning, lay down on the bed, pulled the blanket over her head, and kicked off the blanket.

***

“No f*ck, why did that all of a sudden…”

Being kicked out of the room abruptly, I was stunned.

It seemed that her anger had been relieved by the middle, but after looking at the necklace for a while, Kyoko kicked me out with a tantrum.

Are you multipersonal?

While looking at Kyoko and having reasonable doubts, someone spoke next to me.

“Looks like it worked out well.”

“Rin, were you listening?”

“On the way to the room, I heard a conversation. I listened for a while, but Kyoko seems to have calmed down.”

“Are you angry with me? Are you rather angry?”

“Joo-hyeok, you tend to look at the situation too externally. It would be good to look at the inner part from time to time.”

The person who spoke was none other than Rin.

I sighed and lamented at her.

Then, she shook her head and said something incomprehensible.

I didn’t know what she was talking about, but on my way back to my room as I passed her, I realized something I had forgotten.

“Ah, Rin, take this.”

“What is this, Joo Hyuk?”

“It is a gift. Rin has worked hard up until now. Giving to someone and not giving to someone doesn’t suit my personality… just accept it.”

Having said that, I yawned and went back to my room.

After I disappeared, Rin carefully opened the wrapping paper on the spot. The paper was ripped off, and inside was a small bracelet.

“You’re a man who can’t figure out what he’s thinking.”

A gem the size of a speck of dust in the middle of a bracelet.

Looking at the jewel shining red like the background color of the five-star red flag, Rin smiled happily.

The momentary peace passed quickly.