Chapter 14
Translator: True Detective
Chapter 14
Actually, Arin wasn't the type to enjoy alcohol that much.
Her body didn't get drunk easily even if she drank, and she didn't know the taste of alcohol well.
When she drank alcohol, it was only to swallow lonely memories together with the bitter alcohol.
It was just to press down the memories accompanied by scent with the smell of alcohol; there was no meaning beyond that.
Until just now.
In front of the table with simple snacks, Ryuo smiled and poured alcohol.
“This disciple offers a glass, Master!”
“Fufu, right.”
Arin, smiling broadly, received the alcohol, then brought the bottle and poured into Ryuo's glass.
The dark-colored alcohol making a clear sound through the narrow opening filled the white glass.
—Glug glug glug
“Oh...”
Whatever was so fascinating, Ryuo couldn't take his eyes off the glass.
“Fufu, what is so fascinating?”
“It's my first time seeing black alcohol. The scent is very complex too...”
At Ryuo's pure appearance, laughter leaked out from Arin as she held out her glass.
“Kuku, doing that, you'll get it all over your nose. You can only properly feel the scent of alcohol by drinking it. Come, let's drink.”
“Yep!”
Ryuo bowed his head, touched the bottom of his glass, and drank it all at once.
—Gulp
Perhaps because it was expensive alcohol, Ryuo, who shook out every last drop, stuck out his tongue slightly and blinked.
“Oh... Ugh... The scent is extremely strong.”
“Kukukukuku...”
When Arin laughed, the embarrassed Ryuo glared as if asking why she was laughing.
But can she help it? It's been a long time since she saw such an innocent reaction.
Instead of explaining, Arin drank the alcohol, which smelled particularly good today, all at once.
The alcohol she thought would only be bitter felt sweet today.
“It will get better as you drink. Take one more glass.”
“Yep!”
After exchanging glasses with each other like that, Ryuo spoke with a face as if he remembered something.
“Ah! Master, I received something while buying this alcohol.”
“Hm?”
Ryuo took out a blue coin from his pouch.
‘This is...’
The coin is a kind of pass engraved with the crest of the Blue Magic Tower Master.
When she asked where he got it, Ryuo started explaining.
“I stopped by Maehyanggak to buy alcohol...”
Hearing the explanation, Arin nodded.
“It is correct that it's someone I had a connection with in the past. To say she is waiting... My, really. You obtained a fortuitous encounter, disciple.”
Sorry to the Blue Tower Master, but now is the moment to protect something more precious.
But a bothering sound was heard from that precious disciple's mouth.
“As expected! She told me to marry her granddaughter out of the blue, so I thought she was a matchmaking grandma...”
“What...?”
“Though I had no intention to marry.”
“R... Really?”
“Living relying on Master like this, what marriage... First I must stand proudly on my own two feet!”
At Ryuo's bold remark, Arin felt a sense of relief.
The déjà vu rushing in afterwards.
‘Why relief... He is a child I must send away someday... When this child stands on his own two feet, he will marry someone...’
“This is all thanks to Master. Always thank you Master!”
“Uh?”
When Arin raised her head, she saw Ryuo smiling brightly and holding out his glass.
Arin, reflecting slightly, smiled back and clinked glasses.
“Rather, I am thankful. For becoming my disciple.”
—Clink!
The two drank happily, taking each other as side dishes.
“Hmm... Master...”
“Right...”
“Master...”
“What is it?”
“Zzz...”
If he called her name he should say the reason, but Ryuo is sprawled on the table only making even breathing sounds.
Arin picked up the disciple who had become rice cake (drunk) and left the kitchen.
“I must teach him how to expel alcohol too.”
Being pure is fine, but being this innocent...
A fully grown man being held by a woman with such disheveled clothes, worry is endless.
Someday as a man he must marry a woman...
Marriage...
Arin felt like she was stuck in mud thinking of her disciple marrying.
Leaving her embrace, loving someone passionately, whispering love, having children, and growing old together—her disciple.
In a place without me, the disciple will be happy.
The child will resemble the disciple and be extremely pretty.
That b*tch will eat, sleep, and wash while looking at the disciple every day, being very happy, right?
What I used to do, someone...
The space for me to stand in the picture of the two people...
What broke Arin's dark thoughts was a huge stick lifting under her chest.
—Press
“Oh... Oh my god! Child... What are you going to do... hm?”
Arin's worry for her disciple only deepened.
Every single action stimulates a woman's lust like this; if a woman who misunderstood acts on it and harms him...
Arin, blushing, gently placed Ryuo on the blanket.
Ryuo's stick, which was pressed under her chest, pulled the dobok (martial arts uniform) down and displayed its majesty to the outside.
—Slither!
“?!?!?!??!!?”
The shape, size, color, and scent stuck right into Arin's mind.
The male scent that suppressed the strong alcohol scent lingering in her mouth and nose ravaged Arin's brain wildly.
Arin couldn't say anything and just moved her lips.
“What... on earth...”
As reason faded and her lower abdomen tightened, inner demons began to spring up wildly in Arin's head.
I fed him, raised him, put him to sleep, shouldn't he repay the grace properly?
If he seduced me like this every day, didn't the disciple want this too?
If I do it while he's sleeping, the disciple might live without knowing...
—Slap!
Arin, who slapped her own cheek, breathed heavily.
“Haa... Haa... What was I thinking... Ugh!”
Though she didn't think the disciple's scent would enter even stronger through the heavy breathing.
“Hau... Even just that... must pull up...”
Contrary to her words, Arin's hand headed towards her own lower body.
“Absolutely... won't touch... Hng!”
Arin let out a heated breath.
“Still... this much... this much is okay right...? Right, child?”
In the room, a question not hoping for an answer and wet sounds rang out.
In the yard where refreshing morning air brushed past, the cheerful sound of wooden swords clashing rang out.
—Tak! Tak! Tak!
“That’s it... Doing well.”
Master looks low on energy today.
Master with dark circles full under her eyes and no strength in her voice, perhaps having slept fitfully last night.
With a worried heart, I thrust the sword and asked Master.
—Tak!
“Master, did something happen last nig...”
In an instant, Master's attack flew at fierce speed, and matching that, I spun my wrist and applied force.
—Swish! Whirrr! Crack!
As the two swords tangled, my sword broke, but the impact was dispersed.
Startled for a moment, Master blushed and apologized to me.
“Oh, oh my! I couldn't control my strength well. Sorry child.”
At Master's rare mistake, I started worrying even more.
“Master, by any chance did the alcohol we drank yesterday cause problems?”
“Not at all! No way! Alcohol has nothing to do with it, I just thought of something else!”
Worry grew a bit bigger at the intense reaction, but I nodded for now.
“Understood Master. Still, if you have worries, please tell me anytime. I might be able to help.”
Master smiled and nodded.
“Right... You are this kind of child...”
“Master?”
“Wait.”
Master went straight into the house, then came out holding a bracelet.
“Bracelet?”
Master approached me and put the bracelet on my wrist.
Master, who was looking at my wrist with a pleased smile, said.
“Try imagining putting the wooden sword handle held in your hand inside this bracelet.”
Inside the bracelet... Don't tell me?
“Master!”
“Fufu, try it I said?”
Doing as Master ordered, the wooden sword with only the handle remaining disappeared into the bracelet in an instant.
“Wow!”
“This time think about taking it out.”
“Yep!”
This time the handle returned as if sticking chak to my hand.
As my eyes sparkled, Master stood on her tiptoes and stroked my head.
“It is a gift.”
Touched and touched again. Unable to hold back, I hugged Master vigorously.
“Master! Thank you!”
“Hng! What to do if a fully grown man hugs so suddenly?”
“We are master and disciple so what about it! Ah I don't know!”
“Th... This kid?”
With Master's strength, shaking me off would have been easy, but she chuckled and patted my back.
“It will be okay for you to go to the labyrinth.”
“!!!”
Permission finally granted. It seems she thinks I won't die easily at this level.
I separated from Master and tried to bow right on the spot...
“Where! I said that's okay!”
I couldn't do it.
To Master holding my shoulders, I smiled and said.
“Thank you for believing in me Master! This bracelet too... I will definitely repay you!”
Master squeezed her eyes shut for a moment then said in a small voice.
“I am the one... thankful that you believed in me...”
This is a master and disciple relationship become right!
Since I received permission, what remains is preparation and wrapping up what I was doing.
“Then I will go to Chwihyangru just until today. I must say directly that I am quitting.”
“Fufu, do so.”
“So it turned out like that, and I intend to quit work as of today...”
“Noooooooooooooooo!!!!!!”
Sa Mayeon's scream rang out in Chwihyangru.