50 – Mann age
“Excuse me. Is there any low-ranking priest Elvin here?”
I was playing peacefully with my little spirit friends today, but a stranger came into the spirit shelter.
Of course, since no one can enter the place where the spirit inside is, he stood still behind the bars.
“Yes? I am Alvin, but…”
What is it that a tall, slim-looking man of about 30 is looking for me?
I wiped off the apron I was wearing, got up from my seat, and slowly approached him.
The clothes he was wearing were pretty fancy knight armor.
A soldier or a 3rd class knight wouldn’t be able to wear something like this, so at least a 2nd class knight or a 1st class knight…Or maybe a knight commander.
“Ohh… Are you Alvin!”
It was nice to see you, put your hand on my shoulder, patted it down, and smiled brightly.
Usually, it would make you feel bad when you see someone for the first time like this.
For some reason, I didn’t feel bad, and all of a sudden I automatically tilted my head in question as to why I was doing this.
Seeing me like that, he put his hand on my shoulder and realized that he was hitting it with a crackling sound.
Then he started scratching his head and laughing cheerfully.
“It was so nice to meet you, so I couldn’t introduce myself and be polite.”
“No, that’s fine.”
“hahahahaha, as expected, he is a man with a broad heart like Zenith Sea.”
The Zenith Sea is a large sea between the large Central Continent where the Church is located and the Tyler Continent.
In terms of Earth, it’s easier to think of it as the size of the Pacific Ocean.
“Nice to meet you, I am the commander of the northern town garrison of the Holy Knights.”
“Huh…? Apparently, the northern town garrison leader is…”
I heard from Stella before.
What their older brothers are doing within the church.
“That’s right, I am Ksut, the first brother of the Holy Lady and the eldest son of the Holy Father.”
He was like an elder brother to me.
By the way, brother…
There are two other people besides this one.
As I stand still, the spirits come and cling to my legs, ride on my shoulders and head, and so on.
I started acting foolishly.
Especially, Kaengkaengi, the rabbit spirit, and Yuri, the Sungyeon, really like sitting on my head.
They sat together on the cramped head and started staring at Ksut-hyung, who was standing in front of them.
“Oh, isn’t it Sungyeon who lived in Stella’s room! It’s been a while.”
“Quack.”
I think he reached out to stroke her hair.
Is it because our Yuri isn’t a rabbit who allows other people’s hands?
Kshut’s hand was floating in the air, not Yuri’s head.
“Yuri. Allow me to pet you just once.”
“Quack…”
“Hate it?”
When I asked if I didn’t like it, Yuri shook her head.
The way she doesn’t refuse when I ask to be petted is so cute.
“It seems that Seongyeon doesn’t like it, then she won’t force herself to touch it.”
“Is that so?”
“Because spirits are originally like that.”
Ah, I definitely want to touch it, but it seems that he refuses to touch it because of his pride and bravado.
I try not to touch it with my actions, but my eyes keep looking at Yuri’s cheeks and head.
“Kuhmm… And today, the main purpose is to see the brother-in-law.”
“That’s right. I heard that you were on a business trip outside.”
“…….”
“Brother?”
Brother suddenly froze.
As I tilted my head, he thought for a while about what had happened before he came to his senses.
“Kuhmm… Excuse me… By any chance, how old is your younger brother this year?”
“I’m the same age as Stella. I’m twenty this year… Oh, I’m only 19 years old.”
I thought I was the same age as Stella until now, but now that I think about it again, I’m a year younger.
This is all because I was brainwashed at the Korean age.
This will cause problems…
No, they said that in this world, adults start at 15 and get married at 15.
Stella almost missed the right time for her wedding, so I was summoned.
I forgot.
“Hmm? How old are you?”
“Where I was, the time I was in the stomach was counted as age.”
“I see, in that case you’re 19 years old.”
Oh my God.
The wife, who thought she was the same age as her, turned out to be older.
That’s shocking.
Should I call Stella my sister from now on?
“But why is my age all of a sudden?”
“No. It’s just because I’m happy to have a cute little sister.”
I didn’t expect you to say that in front of me.
Still, I don’t feel bad for this older brother either.
On the contrary, you seem to have a sense of humor and fun, so you think we can get along well?
“Then I’ll be on my way. Work hard.”
“Hyung-nim, be careful going in too.”
“hahahahaha, it feels good to have your brother worry about you.”
I went inside after seeing my brother walking away while waving his hand nicely without looking back.
I’ve been feeling a bit heavy since before, but apart from the two rabbits on his head, there are ratter pandas attached to both sides of his legs, so his feet couldn’t come off easily.
“Oh, it’s lunch time already.”
I thought I was sticking to him because he liked me, but he was sticking to me asking for water.
*
“Brother Ksut?”
“Yes. They came all the way to the spirit sanctuary to see me.”
I dipped a fork in the Gyodanguk-style egg roll and put it in my mouth.
She told Stella what happened before she had lunch today, and she was smiling with a bright smile for some reason.
“You seem to like Seo-Bang.”
“I definitely felt that way.”
“Brother Ksut is sure to express his emotions. If he doesn’t like it, he doesn’t like it, and if he likes it, his good will show through.”
So, it seems that he had a lot of good feelings when he came to the spirit sanctuary to look for me.
I’m sure that’s all you heard from Stella in a letter?
But, since I think of her as Stella’s older brother, it’s not bad, even if it’s a good feeling that can’t be found at the root.
“That’s right, I forgot to tell you something.”
“What is it?”
“Didn’t I tell you I’m 20 years old?”
“Yes, you’re the same age as me, right?”
“Thinking about it again, 20 years old is the country’s own age calculation method, and to be precise, I am 19 years old this year…”
Coming to think of it, I’m not 19 years old because my birthday hasn’t passed yet.
My birthday is in December.
“It’s not even past my birthday… I’m turning 18 this year.”
“Yes?! Really?!”
When I told her I was 18 years old, Stella looked very surprised.
By the way, she is stroking my head with one hand.
“Wow..I never imagined Seobangnim would be younger than me.”
“Hmm…”
“I felt like he was a younger brother, but he was really a younger brother.”
“My husband.”
When I pouted my lips, he started to laugh out loud ‘hehehe’.
Anyway, it’s good that we’re the same age, but it’s better that I’m younger.
“Shall I call you Stella noona?”
I wanted to see Stella’s reaction, so I threw in a word to have fun.
It’s a bit embarrassing to call her older sister now.
However, Stella’s reaction was unexpectedly dramatic.
It was a little different from the reaction I expected.
“Really!? I wanted to call her older sister just once.”
“Uh…But I’ve been calling them by their first names…”
“No! Seobang-nim is two years younger than me, so you shouldn’t call me by name, you should call me sister!”
No…
In this world, we’re only two years apart
I already know that I don’t call you unnie, oppa, hyung, or noona.
I know for sure…
“Ugh…”
Looking at Stella’s expression, I can’t help but do it.
How can you not do that even after seeing that expression?
Yes, didn’t Stella agree to do everything she wanted?
It’s true that I’m two years younger anyway, and I don’t have any objection because I had older brothers and sisters at the orphanage in Earth.
Just call me.
“Sister Stella…”
“Kyaaak!”
Seeing Stella, who suddenly hugged me and started rubbing her own cheek against mine, she let out a sigh.
This is what Yongyong, Perry, and Yuri often do.
Stella, whose eyes are blinded by cute things, is in a state of runaway…
I’m calling this Stellar Berserker Mode.
“Seobang, do you know how cute you are?”
“I…I told you that you shouldn’t call a guy cute?!”
After giving a little loud warning, I grabbed a sandwich Stella had prepared for lunch and popped it into my mouth.
Now that the vegetables have been reduced a bit, it has become a perfect sandwich to eat.
“Then, will you really call me sister from now on?”
“Yes! I will continue to call you Seobangnim, so please call Seobangnim sister!”
Stella nodded and her eyes lit up.
I don’t think the titles Seobangnim and older sister are compatible.
“……Something is strange…”
“It’s not strange!”
“Okay. Then I’ll call you sister. Stella.”
As if it was so good, he twisted his body like a twist, put a sandwich in his mouth, and started eating.
In an instant, I went from being a husband of the same age to a husband like a younger, cute younger brother.
I have trouble knowing what to say to people around me.