Chapter 37 – Does the hero like the saint?
Chapter 37
“Hero! That looks delicious too!”
“Really. Shall we eat?”
“Yes!”
It’s been an hour since I started exploring the city with Chloe. Chloe and I were on a food tour.
The streets of downtown Athens were lined with delicious street food, and I ate such delicious food while looking around the streets.
There were also private performances on the street, and there were also musicians playing musical instruments that felt like busking in this era, pleasing the eyes and ears.
Even though she’s been around a lot already, Chloe’s expression didn’t get tired and looked very good. I’m glad you enjoyed it.
Because you’re doing this, it feels like you’ve traveled to the Middle Ages. Chloe bought the lamb skewers she found earlier and ate them while asking where to go.
“Chloe, isn’t there a place you want to go to?”
“Um… Shall we go to the fountain? There is a large fountain in Athens Square. Water comes out of a very well-made statue, which is famous as a tourist attraction in Athens.”
“Good idea.”
A fountain. If it’s a medieval fountain, wouldn’t it feel like the Trevi Fountain, a famous fountain in Rome?
Since there is also a statue, it seems to be almost the same. Could it be that the writer took it from the Trevi Fountain?
I followed Chloe’s guidance and headed to the plaza with the fountain. The more I went to the square, the more people I could see. With such a large crowd, you could really end up lost.
When I arrived at the plaza, I realized that I had been studying medicine a while ago. Real people were buzzing.
“Wow…There are so many people.”
“I told you that it is a famous tourist attraction. The saintess asked the warrior to be careful not to lose her child, so I will be careful!”
“…Shouldn’t Chloe be more careful than me? I don’t think I’ll be able to see it well because I’m short…”
“Ugh, don’t make fun of me!!”
I got caught.
“I also have a complex about being short.”
“Really? I think it’s special. Some people like that.”
In fact, the reason why the Lori character often appears in subculture works is because there is a demand for it, isn’t it?
“…What’s the use if the hero doesn’t like it?”
“…Kuhm, anyway.”
Suddenly, they come in with a hook.
“Chloe, there are a lot of people anyway, so be careful…”
“Wow!?”
Someone in her shoved her as if she hadn’t seen Chloe, so she lost her balance and tried to be swept into her crowd.
…Look at this.
He held Chloe’s hand when she was about to be swept through the crowd. Thanks to this, she was able to balance her body again and stand up.
“Are you okay?”
“Ah…Sss…Yes…”
Why is the reaction… Ah.
A small white hand was in my hand. It wasn’t an illusion that Chloe’s cheeks were slightly flushed.
After grasping the situation, I hurriedly let go. It would have been a big deal. I was just on the verge of being arrested by the Ah-cheong method.
Letting go of her hand, Chloe expressed regret.
“…Hero. I might get swept away again.”
“Umm…”
It’s true. Chloe was as small as her stature, so it was easy to get swept away by her crowd.
“If my hands are not working, let me hold my wrists.”
“…Okay.”
Chloe smiled brightly.
…Do you feel good? I’m glad you look good.
Her soft hand touched her wrist. It’s like a real baby’s hand. How can a hand that is much smaller than mine have five fingers gathered together like that?
Still, after Chloe grabbed her by the wrist, she didn’t get swept away by her crowd. Thanks to her, she was able to safely carry Chloe to her fountain.
…So this isn’t selfish.
A lot of people were already gathered at the fountain. Some were sitting in their seats, and some were having a good time chatting around the statues.
If there was something very unusual, it was that most of them were a group of male and female couples. And that…
“…So are we.”
“Yes? What?”
“No. More than that, the depiction of the statue is very delicate. It must have been made by someone famous, right?”
“Oh, who made these statues? It’s famous now. However, they say he was an unknown artist at the time he made it.”
That’s often the case. Especially artists are more like that.
“I see.”
…But how long are you going to hold on to, Chloe?
“By the way, Chloe, when will you let go of your wrist?”
“…Hero.”
“Yes?”
Chloe asked me, gently releasing her wrist.
“Does the hero like the saintess?”
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Abel widened her eyes. Her eyes didn’t ask what the hell she was talking about. Her eyes are so bewildered. Chloe took that as an affirmative answer, but Abel was taken aback in a different way.
When he heard Chloe’s words, Abel’s memory of seeing the saintess’ bare skin flashed in Abel’s mind.
‘…Am I trash?’
Abel sighed as she wrapped her hand between her forehead.
“…Is that the case?”
“…I think you misunderstood something, Chloe.”
“Yes?”
“I have never liked the saintess!!! Why do I like the saintess in the first place! The saintess always says strange things to me.”
Chloe widened her eyes. Abel’s answer was very surprising. She seemed pretty close, so I thought she was likeable, wasn’t it?
Then I didn’t understand. She doesn’t even like Estelle, so why is Chloe pushing herself away?
“…Then why are you pushing me away? If you don’t like someone, I’m fine too.”
Chloe said, placing her hand on her chest.
“As expected, my heart…”
“No, it’s not like that!?”
“…Then what is the reason? To be honest, I think I’m pretty.”
Chloe’s height and breasts are small, but she is definitely a beautiful girl. Her purple hair was silky and beautiful, and her amethyst eyes looked like jewels. Plus her sharp nose and pretty pink lips. If it weren’t for her childlike physique, it would be safe to say that she had no flaws.
However, Abel did not take issue with such external reasons. Every day, she makes excuses to herself that she shouldn’t because it’s a crime, but in fact, she had other reasons than that.
In the first place, there is only a one year age difference, so what kind of crime is that? No matter which country they went to, the two were considered adults.
“…Whoa.”
Abel sighed. Abel could no longer respond with a joke to Chloe’s serious attitude.
She should confess her feelings seriously, that Chloe would also be able to understand and accept. Thinking so, Abel cautiously opened his mouth.
“You know that I have just become a hero, right?”
“…Yes.”
“So there are still a lot of things that are confusing.”
Of course, she couldn’t be honest about everything. It was clear that she would treat me like a madman if I told her that she actually came from another world and that this was the world in the novel, but she possessed it.
“I still lack a lot, and I think it’s time to focus on improving my skills. That’s why I don’t think it’s time to be honest with my feelings. So… I’m hesitant to accept it. Even if it is not Chloe, my answer will probably be the same.”
“…….”
Abel didn’t even have a clear grasp of this world yet. She thought it was absurd for her to have a relationship with someone from another world under such circumstances.
Chloe was speechless. However, while her expression was very regretful, she seemed to understand Abel.
“…Then there is still a chance? It’s because the hero can’t afford it right now.”
“…Yes?”
Abel looked at Chloe with an expression that said, “Is that so?” Chloe smiled at Abel who made that expression. It wasn’t a sad smile somewhere, it was a bright smile.
“Let’s see. After I graduate, they will definitely make me accept them. Instead, should I leave it in place until then?”
When told to leave her seat, Abel tilted her head. It was a nuance as if there were multiple seats next to me. Abel, not understanding, asked Chloe.
“What do you mean by that? Are you leaving your seat?”
“Yes?…The Mars Empire is polygamous, so can you leave at least one seat for me?”
“……Polygamy?”
Polygamy. Abel’s head throbbed at the word that seemed like a fantasy to a Korean man. Polygamy, she was an Abel who did not expect to hear a word in the world of fiction that would be heard anywhere in the Middle East.
As Abel gets dizzy at the word polygamy, Chloe puffs out her cheeks slightly.
“Why can’t you answer me? Are you sure you won’t even leave me a seat?”
“…Oh, no. It’s not…”
Abel sighed heavily. She’s polygamous, she never imagined she’d have such a system.
‘…This must have been a harem.’
Feeling skeptical that the author she liked wrote a harem, Abel said to Chloe.
“…Let’s start by graduating. Things may change in the meantime. People’s minds change often…”
“I will only look at the warrior!”
“…I really appreciate that, but wouldn’t it be better to keep the possibility open?”
“No, I won’t even look at other men.”
Abel was a bit surprised by Chloe’s determined words, but she was also grateful. She was all gone and it was a pleasure to have others like her like this.
“Then see you then. As Chloe said, the seats are…Probably enough. I don’t think there will be another unique person who would like me.”
Chloe tilted her head at Abel’s self-deprecating tone. It was as if he didn’t understand Abel’s words.
“I think there are a lot of people who will like you, Hero.”
“…Really?”
“Yes. He’s kind-hearted, he’s always like a warrior, so he’s cool…”
“But I am a bit ugly.”
“……Yes?”
Chloe’s expression has become the strangest one I’ve ever seen. Seeing her reaction, Abel asked why.
“Why is that?”
“…Oh, no. Does the hero think that his face is ugly?”
“Isn’t it?”
It’s a face that always teases Estelle for looking like a goblin. Then, at best, she must have a face that is about the size of a human. She was the Abel who thought so.
“…Hero, at the fountain in the back. Your face will be reflected in the water, so why don’t you take a peek and think again?”
‘Is that so?’
It was Abel who couldn’t check his face because he didn’t have a mirror. Unlike the bathtub, the water in the fountain doesn’t contain steam, so her face should be reflected well.
Abel stuck her face out over the pool of water in the fountain. And Abel…
“… Huh?”
She was very upset. She had obviously teased Estelle for looking like a goblin, because Abel’s face reflected in her water was like a handsome boy even to her own eyes.
Fair white hair and reddish eyes. Distinct features and sharp jawline. Indeed, she was a pretty young girl.
Chloe asked Abel, who looked at her face and said goodbye.
“Do you still think you are ugly, hero?”
“…That… The saintess always made fun of me for being like a goblin…”
“Of course you are making fun of it. Don’t you know that we don’t tease really ugly people like that? Because it really hurts.”
Thin people sometimes call each other pigs, but if you call a fat person a pig, it’s rude, Chloe said.
Realizing the truth about her, Abel spat out a dejected word from her.
“…… Huh.”
“Looking at that reaction, it seems that the hero really lived without looking at my face…”
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“I didn’t have a chance to look in the mirror…”
“I understand. I’m also a commoner, so I didn’t have to look in the mirror before entering the military academy. I could see my face only by the creek.”
Abel touched his forehead at the word “Streamside.”
‘I’ll check that out too.’
It was Abel who realized that Estelle’s saying that she was ugly wasn’t based on fact, she was just making fun of her.
And she could understand why Chloe had fallen for her. With a face like this, she would be liked by a girl her age.
‘…Crazy probability.’
Then I had an idea. Then why did she, the saintess, never tell herself that she was good-looking? No matter how fun she was to tease, she could have told me at least once.
“Chloe.”
“Yes?”
“Why did the saint always tell me that I am ugly?”
“…Wasn’t he just teasing you?”
“Um.”
Abel thought of Estelle’s reactions in her past. Estelle’s reactions to her when he suddenly hooked her, and some of her previous actions that seemed to show off.
“…Hmm?”
She was Abel, who was in a hopeless mood.