◈ 092. [Side Story] Take off the pretense
“Tell me. don’t hide Why did you save me?”
“… … .”
God Hand, who had been silent for a long time at Lily’s questioning, let out a low sigh.
“Can I be honest with you?”
“of course. I won’t forgive you if you’re not honest.”
“… … .”
After a long hesitation, God Hand opened his mouth.
“For no great reason. I just remembered my mother the moment the gargoyle chieftain charged at you.”
It was a random answer. Lily frowned.
“A mother?”
“My mother too… … Like you, I have no legs.”
Lily’s body trembled.
“Because I cut the tendon in my leg when I was caught by a slave hunter. You’ve spent your whole life sitting in your seat.”
God Hand’s eyes scanned the empty space.
“I couldn’t even stand up, and when my human master tried to beat me, he would hug me and take me back with his body instead.”
“… … .”
“For some reason, I suddenly remembered. I saw the image of my mother in you standing in front of the Gargoyle Chieftain.”
Lily, whose mouth was slightly open, pointed at her leg annoyedly.
“Because of this leg, I overlapped with that mother. Is that the story?”
“Are you in a bad mood?”
“Not good.”
“Isn’t it Lily-sama who told me to be honest?”
“That is that, and this is this.”
Lily let out a sigh.
“Is that why you lost both arms?”
“In terms of reason, the tactical reason I mentioned earlier. And emotionally, it reminded me of her mother. I think this is enough to explain why I kept in front of you.”
“… … .”
Lily, who was resting her forehead, shook her head.
“I thought you were the more rational type.”
“I thought Lily-sama was the more emotional type.”
Other people risked their lives to save themselves, but I never thought I’d doubt the intention behind it.
Lily was a more sober person than I thought.
“Lily.”
God Hand quietly opened his mouth.
“We cannot understand each other. The wounds each other’s species gave each other must be… … It is so deep that it cannot be filled.”
“… … .”
“But even if you don’t understand… … .”
God Hand smiled vaguely and chined out the window.
“Can’t we celebrate the fact that we survived together?”
A loud singing voice came from outside the window.
At the victory banquet, the heavily drunk soldiers would wear a shoulder strap and sing.
The tongue-twisted military song disturbed both of their ears. ‘Comrades, together, back to back, we will ride through waves of enemies… … .’
“… … .”
“… … .”
After an awkward silence, Lily spat out.
“I hate you.”
It was full of sincerity.
“The ulterior motive of putting me in debt is annoying.”
“Isn’t that too cold to say to someone who lost both arms while defending that side… … ?”
“Okay, get yourself up.”
Bringing the food tray back, Lily shrugged.
“Eat something. Isn’t it sad to starve alone while others are having a banquet?”
“I think it would be nice to just rest. I have no appetite… … .”
“So, it’s a bit far fetched. Wouldn’t it make you feel better if you eat it? Sleep, I’ll pick you up.”
Lily whimpered and grabbed God Hand by the upper body and raised it up.
After putting the tray of food on the bedside table, I placed two cups. Then, a different liquid was poured into each cup.
God Hand frowned as he watched the clear liquid being poured into his cup.
“Is this just plain water?”
“Then the man who cut off his arm today tried to drink?”
“It’s the day I lost my arm, so can’t I have a drink?”
“You’re surprisingly capable of joking around, aren’t you?”
After pouring water into God Hand’s cup, Lily filled her own cup with alcohol.
“what… … Shall we have a toast?”
“I can’t hold a glass because I have no arms.”
“I’ll do that for you.”
Lily held the two cups in both hands in place of God Hand and made a salty sound.
Then, he brought the cup filled with water to God Hand’s mouth.
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God Hand emptied a glass cleanly. Her hum, snorting, Lily gulped down her own glass.
“It’s funny. A human woman without legs, an elf man without arms, and being unable to attend a banquet and languishing in a hospital room.”
“But it will remain in my memory.”
God Hand looked out the window.
“If it was an ordinary banquet, it would be easily forgotten, but today’s scenery will remain for a long time.”
“… … .”
Moonlight streamed in through the window. The sky was so clear that the cloudiness of the past few days seemed like a lie.
God Hand’s voice was heard by Lily, who was drinking while looking up at the moon blankly.
“It’s ridiculous to say things like this now.”
“… … ?”
“Can I say that I will take good care of you in the future, Lily-sama?”
Lily stared at God Hand silently,
“Get your body back. God Hand. Hurry up and make a prosthetic and attach it.”
With a snort, he looked out the window again.
“If you are fine, I will be able to doubt you, hate you, and treat you badly.”
God Hand laughed.
“Then I guess I won’t be fine for a while.”
“No, I mean, don’t say such nonsense with a distant face… … .”
After that, the two didn’t talk anymore.
Lily put the cold vegetable dishes in God Hand’s mouth one by one. God Hand accepted without saying anything.
A drunken military song continued to be heard in the distance.
Victory night… … It was going deep.
***
tweet. tweet.
… … I hear the banal bird chirping that announces the morning.
“Ugh, uhhh.”
A zombie-like scream leaks out of my mouth.
My head is heavy and dizzy. roaring speed These are typical hangover symptoms.
“Aigoo, aigoo, douya… … .”
I guess I drank quite a bit. Ugh, I think I’m going to die.
As I struggled to open my eyelids, something was still blurry in my vision… … It looked fleshy.
Someone was lying next to me with their shirt off.
‘Huh, what?!’
Could it be that it is a classic cliché plot of waking up after drinking alcohol and seeing a woman I’ve never seen next to me?!
I rubbed my eyes and looked at the other person with half worry and half anticipation(?). who is this!
And next to me… … The old man with a stomach was dozing off.
The old man met my eyes and yawned.
“ah. Are you awake, Your Highness the Prince?”
“Who are you?!”
Frightened, I jumped up and looked around.
It was a spacious room, but everyone was a man and a grandfather exuding a profound middle-aged beauty. What’s this?!
“It is us, us. The Twilight Corps.”
Grandpa, who was spread out beside me on the other side, yawned profusely and spoke to me.
Looking closely, it was the grandfather of the Twilight Corps leader.
“Are you all right, Your Highness? You drank a lot yesterday.”
“No, uh, well, that’s fine. Can I ask you one question?”
In a trembling voice, I asked a fundamental question about this situation.
“Why is everyone taking off their shirts while lying down… … ?”
“Your Highness ordered it, right? Let’s take off the pretense and drink man to man. Take off your clothes and scream! He did so and everyone took it off.”
Did I do that?! I have a bad drinking habit of ordering exposure when I’m drunk?!
Frightened, I groped my body, and I was also in a state of topless.
What are you really doing? Ash Kim! You crazy drunkard!
As I was struggling to restore the broken film, the soldiers of the Twilight Corps surrounding me threw out one word at a time.
“Prince, yesterday was really… … It was amazing.”
“I’ve never been to a drinking party like this in my life.”
“I will never forget, the precious memory of last night… … .”
“No, I’m offended, so can you stop saying it with such a subtle nuance?”
Muscular men with thick beards are not seven lines! Rather, what exactly happened! When did my film stop?
“Oh, you are awake. Lord.”
Then a refreshing voice came to my rescue.
“Lucas!”
The main character of this game and my escort knight! After all, you are the only one who can save me! I looked over with a smile on my face.
Lucas had taken off his shirt and pants and was walking into the room wearing only his trunks.
“No, why did you take off your bottoms too!”
I screamed while tearing my hair, and Lucas scratched the back of his head shyly.
“Uh, the lord told me to take off my pants for the main party members, but… … .”
“I did that?!”
Frightened, I groped my leg and found that I was also without pants.
is wearing panties The real Kim Ash, this crazy guy is so different!
“Ooh, it’s cold… … .”
I hear a faint sound of pain coming from the corner of the room, so I look, and I see Damian, as expected, squatting in only his underpants and trembling… … .
“… … I’m sorry. I don’t know what happened, but I’m sorry anyway.”
What kind of crazy banquet was held last night?
I gave up restoring the film, as it would be more painful if I remembered it.
I sat down on the floor, covered my face with both hands and mumbled.
“It is said that a bathhouse is enough to see men naked… … .”
“I was going to tell you that anyway.”
Lucas gestured out of the room.
“Let’s go, lord.”
“huh? Where?”
“Didn’t your lord just tell you?”
Lucas smiled brightly. I just look like a pervert because I wear only panties and smile so refreshingly.
“It is a public bath. It is right next door.”
I widened my eyes.
“A public bath?”
***
The place where I stayed was the imperial army barracks.
Originally, it was a facility used by corps belonging to the Imperial Army, but currently there is almost no manpower there.
Instead, it serves as a quarter for mercenaries.
“Soldiers are covered in the blood of monsters every day, so shouldn’t there be facilities to wash them off?”
Lucas said, guiding me to the public bath. Fortunately, I have something on top now.
“So there is a public bath in Crossroads. Originally, it was a facility only used by soldiers.”
“As the size of the city grew, it became a space that citizens also use. What is it?”
“You are correct, lord. As the city grew, the facilities of public baths were also expanded, and now they are quite large facilities.”
Shaking my head, I looked back.
Damian is following me trembling. I must have caught a cold.
“Let’s go and take a dip in the hot water, Damian. It will get better.”
“Yes, Prince… … .”
Sniffling his nose, Damian answered in a voice the size of a mosquito. What did you do to the child yesterday… … ?
The public bath was a short walk from the barracks. Arriving at the entrance, I exclaimed a little.
“It’s pretty big?!”
“It is big. We need to accommodate as many soldiers as possible.”
The entrance to the public bath was quite large, and judging by the size of the building, the inside seemed quite spacious.
“There was such a facility. I didn’t come and didn’t know.”
Come to think of it, even in the game, I used to press the bathroom upgrade to keep the city clean.
I never thought I would go in.
“It is said that His Majesty the emperors of the past often visited the public baths of the imperial capital. To meet the citizens and understand the atmosphere of the country.”
Lucas calmly guided.
“Your Highness, as the lord of this place, if you follow the example of His Majesty’s ancestors and visit the public bath often, it will help you understand the current issues in the city.”
That’s really helpful advice.
“By the way, if the emperor visits the bathhouse often, it must be difficult for the escorts to miss each time? You are my escort, so be careful.”
“It’s already difficult, but… … .”
“What did you say?!”
“No, I didn’t say anything.”
Lucas turned his head. I coughed in vain. Does this kid’s tongue grow a little longer if he only drinks alcohol?
Upon entering the public bathhouse, the entrance was divided into men’s and women’s baths.
Even though I fell into a different world for some reason, the public bath feels much the same.
‘No, mankind’s public bathhouse culture could be universal anytime, anywhere?’
It is said that the earth has developed a bathhouse culture since ancient times. Either Roman or Muslim.
In a world with such a magical civilization, it might not be strange to have such a high-end public bathhouse.
stop.
I stopped at the entrance that divided into men’s and women’s baths.
Lucas and Damian, who were heading to the men’s bath first, saw me wondering.
“Lord?”
“Prince? Why are you like that?”
“that… … .”
After hesitating for a moment, I spoke frankly.
“When it comes to baths, originally, that… … With girls… … Isn’t there an event like that?!”
No, honestly, I think it’s something to look forward to?!
