Living as an Unemployed in Another World

89 – 4. Silences in Helms (5)

5.

I left the bathroom with a reddened face. I had adapted to Mira’s rather raunchy antics to some extent, so I thought of staying by her side until she finished her bath, but when I found out I was reacting to her defenseless appearance, I was more embarrassed than I expected. When Mira also saw my things, she suddenly became speechless. In the end, before it got even more awkward, Nara came out dressed up too.

I was in a place where steam was rising, and when I came out, it felt like I had walked into some kind of freezer. It’s even colder because my body is heating up. Still, other adventurers other than me who secretly came to wash her body might accidentally see her taking a bath, so I should at least keep a lookout nearby. I leaned against the roofed wall and rubbed my arms. Anyway, she’s like a girl who needs a lot of hands.

I was watching my steamy breath spread in the air, when I suddenly heard a rustling sound nearby. Who really came? I deliberately told you until the time, but anyway, all adventurers are like that. By the way, I quit, so I’m no longer an adventurer. I squinted my eyes and tried to confirm the identity of the figure coming around the corner, but before long, I found the paladin armed with full body armor wandering around the inn as if taking a walk.

Why are you like that? They don’t look particularly urgent, they just look around and they seem to be looking for someone…… Maybe me That’s right, I don’t have any close adventurers, so even if I have business at the inn, I’ll find myself easy enough. I caught Mira still being alone in the bathroom, but I still couldn’t turn away from him who was selling his feet in the cold weather, so I raised my voice and announced his location.

“Here, Knight.”

He jerked his head around like a ghost with his neck turned, then pulled his chin and came over to me in an instant. Beog beok beok beok! I didn’t really jump, but that speed. His overwhelming inaction at the mansion is reminded of him, and his shoulders hunch for no reason.

“What are you doing? Were you looking for me?”

Iron gruck. He stood still and nodded his head. It’s cold standing there like that. There doesn’t seem to be any enchantment on that old armor that makes it evade the cold. If you touch it, your palms will stick and you will get frostbite. I slipped aside to make room for him to lean on.

“It’s cold. Come over here and let’s talk. I can’t see inside, but it’s close to the kitchen.”

Iron gruck. He nodded his head again this time——but nodded. That’s because it’s burdensome. Of course, I couldn’t have the courage to say that myself, so I just smiled awkwardly at the helmet.

If you go this far, the general flow of conversation would be for the person who came to bring up business, but I already know that this article suffers from a curse about speaking out, and there are various restrictions in daily life. Even if you have a hard time raising your voice, you can only spit out a few words in a cave-like deep, cracked, inorganic voice. It is impossible to have a natural conversation. So, I spoke first.

“Why did you look for me? For meals?”

Cheolgeureok Cheolgreuk. He shook his head.

“Then…… ?”

As soon as it started, the conversation stopped. I’m sorry at this point, but I need to tell you about my business first. Even if you ask 20 questions, you might not find the answer you want. Soon he spoke to me in a cracked voice I hadn’t heard in a long time.

“…… Is that all?”

I asked with an absurd expression, and the knight stammered his helmet half a beat late, as if somewhat embarrassed. No, there are all such sincere people. Didn’t that story just end? As I gazed over the helm, he quickly turned his head and spoke again.

“And, it’s embarrassing, but anyone is fine, so I want to talk.”

“… ….”

I thought about the trouble he would normally go through because of the curse. He is a person who can get sick inside even if he lives doing what he wants to say, but what kind of life is it to be unable to even say a few words a day. It would be a different level of frustration and pain than a child who lacks knowledge cannot connect words into sentences. If I hadn’t been picked up by the witch and hadn’t learned some archaic vocabulary, she probably would have had similar difficulties. Ironically, I sympathized with his feelings a little.

“Yes, what. But right now I have no paper and no pen.”

“… ….”

“I want to go to my room, but actually Mira is washing in the bathroom right now. I was watching the net until he came out. Ah, this is a secret from the others.”

I laughed a little mischievously. The reason why I do not hesitate to reveal such an important fact to him is because I have faith that he will somehow transcend such desires and thoroughly protect ethics. Is not it? It is hard to imagine the sight of a holy knight suffering from s*xual desire, but anyway, he is a strong man like me, and if Mi is a man, she is a beauty that everyone has delusions about. I don’t know, she already said what.

As expected, he didn’t seem particularly agitated after hearing my words…… You’ll have to take off the helmet to understand this part. In any case, he quietly nodded his head.

“I’ll go up to my room with a meal later and listen to you, so go back to your room for now. I will wait for you to come out.”

“… ….”

When I readily suggested it, he just stood there in silence. Why? I’m not sure why it’s still there. I’ve probably already used up all the words and phrases allowed for the day in my memory. If you want to have a conversation, you have no choice but to do it on paper.

Breaking my thoughts, he remained silent for a while, then took off one of his gloves and held out his white hand to me. I was a little surprised to see the hand. Indeed, it had calluses and firm energy like a knight’s hand, but the long, white fingers were somewhat feminine. Isn’t that what i’m talking about? I am also a person who is far from physical labor. I was embarrassed, but I lowered my stance and took his hand. And.

『Can you hear me?』

Soon, a clear message rings in my ears. I was startled and almost let go of that hand.

What is this? Is it a telepathic (chlorine) type of spell? No, then there’s no need to hold hands. Before long, I felt the sleeping slot react near my heart.

This is a warm sign, probably a Bless (Blessing) type of spell. It is said that he had accumulated knowledge of all magic under the witch, but he had only learned the theory to the end unless he was interested in the school, so he did not know what specific application was possible through basic spells. Through the divinity of the god of order, it seems to write spells in a different way than arcane magic (arcane magic) in a slot-based system. Seeing this, it’s pretty convenient. No memorization was necessary.

By the way…… If there was a spell like this, I wish I had used it before. It’s not that I’m complaining, but there was no reason for me to go through the difficult conversation several times. With that meaning in mind, I stared at him with a slight sting, and he finally spoke the words in his head.

『Hands…… 』

“Yes?”

『We had to hold hands』

What are you talking about again? So, you’ve been reluctant to hold hands, so you’ve been doing such troublesome things? Between men? I tried to keep my thoughts out of my face as much as possible. After all, you can’t be rude to a knight.

“Me, maybe.”

『Tell me』

“That, s*xual orientation, likes men. Isn’t it like that? Although I am not prejudiced. Just curious. hahahaha.”

I said with a smile that was as innocuous as possible. Of course, I know that even if he did, he wouldn’t take action, but this would explain how he hadn’t paid attention to the exceptional beauties of our inn, which he couldn’t normally meet in a remote area like this. Maybe that’s why he was bored with the bath story. As I made my own guesses and came to a conclusion, he let out a deep sigh. He paused so long that his steamy breath came out of the helm and made him look like a steaming robot.

I felt that the hand holding me was getting a little weak. If you give me a little more, I think the bones in your hand will come out. I didn’t want to taste the paladin’s wrath on a day like this. It took him a while to finally calm himself down. Dead and alive

『Now that I have a means, I’m sorry, but would you mind hanging out for a bit?』

“Oh, yes. Anything.”

I don’t care what to say when Mira comes out and sees the two of us holding hands, but I can’t put it into my mouth. I quietly prayed that this ability would not allow each other’s inner feelings to be transmitted to both sides. Eventually, the knight spoke slowly.

『Father…… 』

The first sentence he took out was this.

『My father will die in a few days』