chapter 14
Episode 14: Vacation.
“Haaa…”
At present, I sighed languidly and sat as if I were lying down in a chair.
I turned my head and looked at the sky, which was so blue and clear.
The clouds floating in the air were as relaxed and relaxed as I am now..
..That’s a bit fast.
The clouds were moving at near-running speed.
It wasn’t very windy.
Today, the hot sun was beating down like summer, but it was such weather that many people resented the harsh wind that did not blow.
I got up from my seat with a small moan.
Rumble. Rattle.
I took my eyes off the window and looked to the side.
“It’s delicious…”
Haein and Xiao sat in the seats across from each other, looking out the window with small ice creams in their hands.
Haein kept admiring the cool, sweet, and luxurious taste of the expensive ice cream.
I was admiring the trees, rivers, and various scenery running at full speed outside the window.
“…Hmm? Did you cough, lord?”
Xiao seemed to have noticed that I had risen by feeling a presence next to her, so she immediately turned her head and said hello.
“…Uh. I’m sorry. I must have been tired from a lot of work lately.”
“No. Listening to what Crow said, he did amazing things in a week. He is also my lord.”
Xiao looked at me with a somewhat proud expression.
…This is burdensome.
I straightened my posture and looked around.
I can’t believe we’re the only ones in this big room…
As expected, there is nothing that cannot be done with money.
I think I did really well by embracing Crow first.
Every plan needs financial support to make it work.
While I was thinking and worrying about this and that.
“Boss. Even though it’s a vacation, isn’t it too comfortable?”
Crow quickly came over and sat down next to me.
Crow, wearing a see-through black shirt, not knowing where to direct his eyes because it was showing through, grinned and then slightly lowered the sunglasses on his nose.
“You have to keep your body like a boss, right?”
“What is the chetong…”
I desperately looked away from the inside of Crow’s clothes, who had been eyeing me since earlier.
Crow let out a low laugh at my appearance, put his hand on his chin and said.
“Anyway, that’s surprising. I thought you were a workaholic because you’ve been so busy for a week. I never thought you’d propose a vacation first…”
“I’m not a workaholic. I had to do that because my schedule overlapped for the past week.”
“Hmm~?”
Crow looked at me with a sly expression and said.
“Then why are you in Busan?”
“..There’s a beach. On a hot day like this, sometimes you need to cool off.”
“Hmm~. Is that so~?”
I struggled to make excuses with my mouth, but with my brain I searched for something to divert Crow’s attention to.
It was a little awkward because it felt like the brain and mouth were playing separately.
“…By the way. Is the store okay?”
“Oh? Is it okay to leave it empty during vacation? Of course~. The crows will take care of the guests who come.”
“Then I’m glad…”
I turned my head to Xiao and Haein again.
“..Um?”
Shoo and Haein, who had come closer before I knew it, were sticking close to me.
“We want to sit here too!”
Xiao sat in front of me in a dignified posture, and Haein sat next to him clinging to Xiao’s arm.
When did you become close like that again?
Am I the only one not friendly here?
I saw Xiao putting a snack in Haein’s mouth with a small smile.
..Originally, Xiao would have died there.
No. Let’s correct.
He survived the baptism of bullets.
But in the process, Xiao used something he shouldn’t have used.
I survived the barrage of bullets.
I couldn’t survive the magical girl’s attack.
I looked at the happy scenery I had created and smiled slightly.
To enjoy comparing works that change the dull and dark colors of misfortune and death with bright and distinct colors of happiness and hope.
Isn’t this the privilege of those who know the future?
“..Ho. You look so happy?”
Crow studied my expression and said.
“Is it a vacation?”
“..Hmm. I can’t help but agree with that. It’s been a while since I’ve been on vacation.”
Crow let out a happy sigh after saying that.
A sigh filled with happiness.
Something was strange, but at least it was a sigh that I felt.
“Then should I close my eyes?”
Crow said that and leaned his cheek over my left shoulder.
I looked at Crow in surprise.
Crow had such a happy smile that he felt guilty for saying something out of the way.
Because he usually works hard for me… Let’s just look at this.
I’ve been using Crow’s abilities a lot lately.
It will be used a lot in the future.
I looked out the window without a word.
…?
Am I wrong?
I turned my head out the window and rolled my eyes to glance at Xiao and Haein.
“…..”
Xiao was staring blankly at the shoulder opposite me with blank eyes.
“…Profit…”
Haein was looking at my shoulder, where Crow had landed, as if indignant.
Since when did kids change like this..
…Let’s go back to sleep.
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A salty wind blew from somewhere and ran through my hair.
Splash. Slam.
I could also hear the sound of the waves crashing down on the sandy beach.
The parasol covered the scorching sunlight and thanks to that, the temperature was perfect for sleeping.
It is peaceful.
It is so peaceful.
How long has it been since you felt this peace?
I was currently enjoying summer sitting under a parasol.
Those who live only daily life don’t know the value of everyday life.
Those who have lived only in the light do not know the value of light.
A sense of accomplishment that I had regained my daily life that had been deprived for a week and a sense of liberation that I came out of the darkness and into the golden light surrounded me.
..Not a bad feeling.
“Wow!! It’s the sea!!!”
Away from the sea, I saw Haein playing with the sea wearing only a thin T-shirt.
..Yes. For Haein, the sea must have been a long time coming.
“..Crow…”
I turned my head while talking to myself.
I see Crow in the distance.
Crow is sitting on a rock and is a black seagull…A crow.
Anyway. I was talking to the crows about something.
.. For conversation, the crow sits on Crow’s arm, and Crow occasionally nods his head.
I stared at Crow for a moment.
..The sea has been prepared in earnest like that.
The black bikini that covered Crow’s white skin drew more attention as it contrasted with Crow’s white skin.
As evidence of that, the gazes of the men passing by naturally turned to Crow, who was sitting on a rock.
..But what can I say?
There was no one who bet on Crow like the cliché of cartoons.
Should I say that Crow has a unique feeling?
A sharp dagger that will cut you if you approach it.
Well, because of that feeling, people naturally didn’t approach Crow.
Human beings have intelligence… I wouldn’t be like a moth jumping into a fire.
“My lord, do you not go into the sea?”
“..Xiao?”
I cast my eyes to where Xiao’s voice came from.
“…?”
A mixture of apricot and red filled my vision.
Two huge mountain ranges that should not be visible from the sea were located in front of my eyes.
..Did you come dressed like Crow too? Xiaoya.
I tried my best to stay calm and pull myself back naturally.
“The sea was content to look at.”
“..I see. Then I’ll excuse myself.”
Xiao nodded and sat down in the empty seat to my right.
So for a while, Xiao and I looked at the sea in silence.
Looking over the horizon gives me a sense of relief.
“Thank you.”
Xiao suddenly thanked me.
“For being my land. Had the lord not come to help. I would have died there.”
“…”
Xiao was looking at the same horizon as me.
“..Excuse me for a second.”
Xiao leaned his head on my shoulder.
Then he looked up at the sky and said.
“..It’s cozy. It’s warm.. It’s something you’ve never felt in the sky.”
Xiao looked away, this time looking over the horizon.
Xiao, who was looking beyond the sky where the earth meets, soon turned his gaze to the sandy beach right in front of him.
He started looking at the ground, not at the sky.
It seems that he has completely finished his worries.
Looking at the ground, Xiao immediately closed his eyes and began to breathe normally.
A hot exhalation touched my neck and shoulders and I shivered slightly.
…?
Are you asleep?
“..Ehhyo.”
I let out a short sigh, closed my eyes like Xiao, and started to think of a plan.
I came all the way to Busan, but I can’t go back without getting something.
..Again, I’m not a workaholic.
I just act like a Korean who values efficiency.
Because I have to survive.
Yes. Because you have to survive.