152 – Reunion (2)
At the center of the square-shaped corridor, there is a small garden only for the saintess…
-Jul jul jul jul jul…
The bright moonlight was breaking on the surface of the water.
And the fountain soaked in moonlight scatters a curtain of water toward the night sky again.
The series of processes felt quite mysterious and pretty.
It wasn’t just because this place was considered sacred.
-……
With Aria, a girl who might have gotten used to a bit of sadness
Maybe it’s because a little fox who subtly stimulates her heart is exchanging her gaze.
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-Arr…
When the gray fox cried lightly as if it were okay to come closer, Arya slowly approached him.
“… How did you get in here?”
With a faint smile on his cute figure, the fox cried once more as if in reply.
– Kreung!
That was the moment Arya tried to embrace him.
The voice of the maid Sophia came from behind.
“Holy Lady! Where have you been… !”
“I’m sorry. Sophie. She heard that her cadets had come… !”
“!”
Saint Psyche has returned.
Immediately, Edwin and Yeriel also bowed politely.
Psyche slowly walked towards Arya.
“Aria, my voice… Do you remember?”
Whenever Aria was having a hard time, her voice came to her and warmly comforted her.
She couldn’t forget the sound that cheered her up.
“Yes, I… I was saved by a saintess… “
“Thank you.”
– Imprisoned.
-!
Psyche hugged Arya without saying anything.
“For staying safe… “
Because she knew herself too well.
The fact that she awakens as a saint is neither of her own will nor of her own will… Because it’s common to be accompanied by quite painful things.
‘… What a relief.’
In fact, 99% of them feel that way.
About 1% had other reasons.
Arya’s eyes were on her, the fox cub at her feet.
“Saintess, besides me… There must be a child who has lost her way.”
“Oh, no. This is the child I brought.”
“Ah… “
Psyche bent down and lifted her gray fox lightly.
That’s right, this gray-colored fox…
‘Though it’s wrong to think of the person who saved me like this.’
First of all, an extramarital man of the same age as Aria… In addition,
-Saintess, this way.
-Give me your hand. I’ll see you
When he is a human, he is good at handling women without hesitation, as if he represents her appearance.
It’s not like a bully, it’s because the saintess has to maintain her single life.
‘I’m sorry. Aria… ‘
If she had a pure heart like Arya, she might end up being dragged around by him.
‘Like me… ‘
Therefore, she had to be prevented.
At that time, Sophie, who had been checking her mood, cautiously intervened.
“That, saintess? I mean this kid… “
“Yes? Any problem?”
“That… Since the saintess has to be away from tomorrow morning for a sacrament, I think she will have to look for someone she can entrust until then.”
“Ah… “
In the private temple where Psyche is located, the place where servants and trainers live is quite far away.
And the reality of this fox is not an animal, but a human.
‘When the blessing is over, he might be in danger.’
It’s true that I’m worried that something will happen if we’re apart.
While Psyche was pondering, Aria stepped out.
“Psyche, if you don’t mind, can I take you?”
“Aria…?”
As Arya strokes his head, the fox closes her eyes and surrenders as if in a good mood.
‘Ah… !’
Psyche quickly recalled the schedule.
“That, that’s not okay. Tomorrow Aria has a place to go with me… “
“Okay. All right… “
Arya put on a sad expression for a moment, but she smiled as if she understood.
– Trude.
Instead, Psyche approached the man with light green hair.
“That… Did you say Edwin Gwynns?”
“Yes! It is an honor that the saintess remembers my name.”
A good-looking impression with clear features.
It’s not as strong as the sword master I’ve met a few times for baptism, but… I feel a divine aura that cannot be ignored.
‘Maybe it’s okay with this person.’
From now on, they all have to go to the sanctuary together for ceremonies, so they will be staying in the annex today.
If something goes wrong, it’s close to the sanctuary, so you’ll know right away.
“Could this child… “
So Psyche carefully grabbed the fox by the waist and pushed it lightly.
“Echwi… !”
He turned his head to the side and coughed hard.
“Sorry… I have a hypersensitivity reaction to my hair… “
“…… “
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* * *
-Saintess, I’ll take care of it… !
In the end, it was Yeriel, a pure white girl, who was entrusted with the baby fox.
After the schedule at the sanctuary ended, it was late at night,
She brought him to her private room in her own annex.
-If there is a name the saintess calls this child, could you tell me… ?
-Eh, it’s been a while since we met, so I’m still thinking about it… And Joe, you better be careful…
– Yes?
-That’s… Oh, no. Is it really okay if I take care of it?
The saintess showed a concerned look until the end, but Yeriel readily accepted her request because she originally likes to interact with animals.
‘Yes! Because it’s the saintess’s pet… Dearly… Carefully… !’
Affectionate, she placed her fox on her chair, made eye contact with her, and attempted a conversation in a soft voice.
“Are you afraid of me?”
-Ar.
The fox pretended to shake her head as if she understood what Yeriel was saying.
-!
Soon, as if it was a coincidence, she started to smoke.
Looking cute, Yeriel tickled her fox’s cheeks with her knuckles.
“…… You are so cute… “
How long has it been since I felt like this?
After Lev disappeared, one side of her heart continued to hurt.
Even though she promises not to forget him, when she thinks of his face, tears well up in her eyes.
Like this, it was not easy for her to control her mind because of the waves of emotions she didn’t know what to do with.
“You’re such a fox… “
But maybe it was because I saw such a small and cute animal…
At this moment, it seemed like I could endure it quite a bit.
After patting the fox’s head and back for a long time, Yeriel got up slowly and began to take off his coat.
– Squeeze.
-Arr?
Every time Yeriel’s clothes were removed layer by layer for her bath and hung on her hanger, the fox’s cries grew louder.
“Yeah, why is that… ? Where are you sick?”
As she approached, with her upper body almost completely removed and only her pure white underwear remaining,
– Kreung!
The fox groaned, and soon began to stiffen.
Yariel carefully lifted the fox and checked every inch of her body.
She didn’t look particularly hurt.
Maybe it was because it was near the fountain.
The area where the hair is clumped feels a bit tangled.
“I need to wash a little… “
-Areung?
The stiff body of the fox freezes once again.
Yeriel dipped her little finger in the water in her water cup, tickled the fox’s neck, and hands.
“Are you afraid of water?”
-…
There doesn’t seem to be much reaction other than a little trembling whenever I touch it…
Still, since he’s a baby, he needs to be careful.
“Do you want to take a bath with me, my cute baby?”
So when Yeriel got up with her fox in her arms, it began to struggle weakly.
-Arr… ! Beautiful… !
“Yeah, it’s okay. You’ll feel better soon.”
Yeriel calmed her fox and headed for her bathroom.
* * *
‘It might cross the line.’
The scent of lavender-scented bath bombs fills the bathroom subtly.
In front of her eyes, Yeriel busily prepares her something to wash me…
‘Ah.’
A little while ago, it was difficult to withstand the tactile, visual, and auditory attacks, but the sense of smell has been added to this.
A familiar and longing scent.
The thing that blows reason away, which I was able to take on every time I had skinship with Yeriel.
I didn’t want to cross the line.
I have always thought of myself as a stranger, an outsider, and whether this world was created or in another dimension, someday… Because I thought I had to go back to Korea.
So let me be blankly thinking about something else,
A small bathtub that probably belonged to mine, and Yeriel, who was filling her tub with water, asked me affectionately.
“It is very inconvenient… ? Do you want to go out?”
Before she knew it, her tone had become that of a baby-watcher.
-Kreung…
And still in my neck, gurgling, gurgling.
With a little more, only words like Ah-reung come out.
If you insist, you can pay for other things,
Anything other than this belongs to the funny side, like the familiar cry of a fox.
– Sweep.
At that time, with a gurgling sound from Yeriel’s mouth,
“My dear, come here.”
Opening her arms, I heard a soft call to me.
I’m half lost and I start walking.
Her beautiful hands once again wrapped around my waist.
It was a form of facing each other.
For some reason, it felt so good that I could feel the gap between my knuckles.
“He is a good boy… Because it’s not too hot… Shall I go in?”
– Eureung…
-Pong…
A pleasant lukewarm welcomes me from the hind feet.
Yeriel sees through the eyes of a fox…
‘Is it more because I haven’t seen you in a while… ‘
Or maybe it’s because you look a little sad,
It was pretty.
There is no need to describe it in other words.
‘Something, I want to hug you tight… ‘
That’s when I was drunk with happiness.
-!
An ominous feeling always comes without a rumor.
– Belt ring.
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[Until the transformation is canceled… : 116 hours 01 minutes]
[Until the blessing is released… : 1 hour 00 minutes]
[Undetectable by search magic due to the blessing of Saint-Psyche]
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