98 – Desert Shark
You took my hand and sent back the child who swore to become a priest.
Now, that child will be treated as a prospective priest of the Hellenic Order, not an illegal alien or an intruder.
My choice will change that child’s life.
I still don’t know exactly whether that will be a good direction or a bad direction, but at least I want to have the belief that it will be a good direction.
“Good job.”
“Umm… I’m even more worried when you say that.”
“hahahahaha, if you put it in the knights, you wouldn’t have to worry about it. If you’re a priest, whatever you do will be fine.”
Yes.
I made the road, so it’s up to that child how to walk that road.
Since he is still only seven years old, he should be able to walk slowly with the help of people around him.
Let’s not think too deeply.
“So, get in the carriage soon.”
“Haa… I’ll stay a little longer. I was moved by being able to feel phytoncide in a desert like this.”
Who would have imagined that you would smell the grass in the desert.
The weather is very cold, but I want to breathe this fresh air even longer.
***
The next morning.
When I woke up in the morning, I was a bit taken aback to find myself sleeping in Stella’s bed in Stella’s arms, but
Stella laughed a lot, saying that it was rather good.
It seemed like she was sleeping comfortably because she acted like a doll that I could hold.
I don’t know if it’s because I slept with Stella in my arms, but I recovered from fatigue similar to when I slept at her house.
It’s not that I’m tired outside, it’s to the extent that I wonder if my fatigue has recovered from sleeping with Stella at home.
“Oh… The wagon is bigger than I thought.”
“It’s about twice as wide as the wagon I broke before.”
When I came out of the carriage, I didn’t know if it was hot because of the large carriage that had been delivered to the door.
As for how big it was, I wondered if 10 people could fit in and lay down to sleep.
As I and Stella were talking like that from the side, Brother Ashut came to the side.
Then he tapped the standard part of the wagon with his hand to make sure it was well made.
“It won’t be that wide because you’ll have to carry a lot of stuff.”
“Is that so? It must be a pity for the knights who will ride this.”
“Well, shouldn’t we be grateful to be able to pass through the desert in a cool and pleasant way?”
I heard that if you weren’t going with us, you would walk from morning to evening.
It is said that when he slept, he would have undergone a living hell-like training of moving in a wagon.
There must be a reason why the members of the Knights, who normally had no contact with each other, took good care of our maids and priests.
“Not only that, but the maids and attendant priests are so kind.”
“Yes… It is.”
Among the only four male knights, all of our maids and priests are female except for Dave.
On top of that, they all look the same, and in the case of Etheria and Eri, they have Stella-level looks.
“Then I’ll go get ready for roll call.”
“Good work brother.”
Ashut-hyung walks slowly after receiving Stella’s greeting.
We also need to get inside the wagon and get ready to depart.
Even if you say we’re ready to depart, we don’t have much to do.
“Then may I go see the child whom the West made as a priest yesterday?”
“Are you curious?”
“Yeah, I’m curious about what kind of kid he is… And I want to use him as a helper fuse if he gets along well with me.”
I’ve been having trouble finding a decent person since one of them left last time for personal reasons.
So, if the child seems to be a decent child, he seems to be thinking of hiring him.
“I was a bit sharp at first, but after realizing that my sister was a saint, I bowed down.”
“Looks like a well-educated kid.”
“What did they say? I think they said she was the daughter of a desert chief.”
Not too long ago, she said that a desert tribe had been annihilated by a large monster.
It was a tribe of nearly 5,000 people.
“Looks like you met a desert shark.”
“A shark? A shark in the sea?”
“Yes, they are more ferocious and cruel than the sharks living in the sea. The monster-fighting magic in front of the city is installed to avoid them.”
It seems that sharks live in this world, even in deserts.
In addition, a 20m shark that enjoys cannibalism.
It is said that he is so rare that he is known as a phantom monster, but people who have seen him say that it is because he died without a single person left in the world.
Doesn’t that mean that the child is the only human to survive a desert shark?
“That’s why I’m more curious.”
“Sister.. She’s only seven years old, so be delicate…”
“I…I’m not asking if I’ve seen a shark either!”
Stella began desperately pleading, saying no.
Still, I couldn’t shake my doubtful eyes, so I pursed my lips and turned my head away with a ‘huh’ sound.
*
“Sister.”
“Huh!”
“Are you mad?”
“I’m not pouting! Hmm!”
Anyone can see that Stella is sulking.
She is trying to calm her down by crawling into the bed where she is lying under the covers and gently stroking her bottom.
Is it impossible to change the mood just by touching her buttocks or breasts?
He’s so cute even when he’s pouting, it’s like he’s about to burst into flames.
“Sister, I suddenly thought of you.”
“Huh!”
“What if we run into a desert shark on our way?”
“What’s going on! We’re all going to be shark food!”
It’s quite serious, but I almost laughed when I said it was shark food.
When I laughed, I got angry because I laughed again and tried not to show my cute face to me, so I held back.
“No matter how unlucky I am, the shark won’t come out, right?”
“I don’t know! I wonder if he smells the West!”
“I’m really scared…”
My body trembles at the thought of a 20-meter shark.
It’s not like a joke, it seems like your body is sending you something like an abnormal signal.
Honestly, would you have imagined that there was such a thing in the desert?
Aren’t we crossing such a ridiculous desert of fear?
“Seobang? Are you really scared?”
“Yes… I’m really scared.”
Stella noticed that I was shaking all over.
The face he had been hiding until recently turned around and looked at me.
The fear I am feeling right now is real.
Even if you wear an amulet that blocks the approach of monsters, isn’t there a case?
“Seobang-nim is more timid than I thought.”
“Then give me a hug.”
She spread her arms while lying down.
It may seem like a simple childish thing to other people, but I wanted to rely on Stella, whom I sincerely believe in.
As if Stella was well aware of that feeling, she took me in her arms and started stroking her hair.
My heart, which had been trembling at her gentle touch, gradually began to find peace.
Don’t people call this dramatic change a miracle?
Stella is a saint who brings me miracles.
“I’ll hug you anytime.”
“Yes…Thank you.”
“And don’t worry, desert sharks will never appear. My protection also has the power to protect against disaster-class monsters.”
“Yes…”
Who would believe in such a religion if the saintess of the Goddess were eaten by monsters?
For some reason, she almost laughed at the obvious action, but she held it back as she buried her face in her chest.
“Seobang, are you afraid of common sharks?”
“No. I didn’t even know there was such a thing, but should I say it’s a sudden feeling of fear?”
She is swimming at the beach, and it is said that a 20m man-eating shark may appear at the beach.
By the way, the 5,000 people who were swimming in the beach not too long ago were all eaten by sharks.
Isn’t it normal to be scared when you hear these words?
I think what I was afraid of was, in a way, a natural fear that stimulated people’s unconscious fear.
“If you’re that scared, would you like to bring Perry, Yongyong, and Yuri to cuddle and sleep?”
“That…Is it so…”
That’s right.
With my daughters, the monsters are a piece of sh*t.
Even if the monster grandfathers come, they won’t come close.
In that case, it might be liberated from the subconscious feeling of fear.
“Hmm…But, it might be a bit dangerous to stop the carriage now.”
“Ugh…Then do I have to stay trembling until evening?”
“hehehe, looking at it like this, Seobang-nim is cute like a hamster.”
I usually say Stella is cute like a hamster…
I was reversed.
By the way, what does that have to do with me and the hamster?
I’m not puffing out my cheeks like Stella.
“hehehe, golden hamsters are very timid and run away.”
“…”
So you’re not afraid?
Anyway, in Stella’s mind, I’m already marked as a coward.