302 Doug Watchbook ⑥ - Bedtime

After that, we didn't get hit by any new turbulence, and we were supposed to go to bed in each room.

"As long as you hang it, you won't even be stepped into stealing things. Spend the night without alarm."

In the four rooms, twelve companions pull into each other. On his first night outside the settlement, Limi-Luu and others looked very hazy, and Tour-Din and others had a lot of uneasy faces.

But surely fatigue in physical terms will all be the same. I was feeling daunted, too, but I'm more tired. I almost slept well tonight without dreaming.

"Asta, wait a minute."

And, after Dan-Lutim tried to enter the room, I was to be stopped by Ai-Fa.

"Before I go to sleep, I need to talk to you.... you guys, you need to rest."

Dim-Rutim looked horny, but disappeared into the room without saying anything.

All the doors are closed, and only me and Ai-Fa are left in the aisle.

The climb of the stairs and only one candlestick at the far end of the aisle, so it is quite dark around.

In that darkness, Ai-Fa quietly stared back at me.

"What's going on? Is that some kind of confirmation?

"Uhm. This room had a bunk built between the left and right walls, but is that your room as well?

"Oh, yeah, I think it's probably the same build"

"Right. Then you sleep on the bed on the right. I sleep on my left bunk."

One thing didn't make sense right now.

Each of the bunk beds is provided indoors between the left and right walls, but what does that mean for their positioning?

"... your room would be on the left, though? So if we choose that position, we can sleep in the closest place while separating one wall. In case of emergency, knock on the wall and let me know."

"Oh, you know what?"

I laughed unexpectedly.

"I have a candle, so you don't have to worry about that much, do you? Assuming someone breaks down the door and tries to break in, Ey-Fa or Dan-Rutim will notice it before I wake up."

"I know that. But not as long as there's nothing like one thing at the Sung family. I thought you were supposed to detect the anomaly sooner than I did."

Is that about a meeting of parents that took place a long time ago?

Sure, well, that's when I was able to detect the anomaly as soon as possible. but with Dan-Rutim, you won't need to worry about that either.

But also, I didn't feel like answering Ai-Fa any more.

"I get it. I'll be careful, don't worry."

"It's our job to be careful. You just need to rest your body slowly."

"Roger that. I'll see you tomorrow."

I tried to put my hand on the door while I bit the yawn to death.

But Ai-Fa will call me "wait" again.

"Asta, you look... sleepy, don't you?

"Yeah? Well, the more. If it's common, it'll fit you when you're sleeping."

"Right. Then go to sleep."

Saying it that way, Ai-Fa's lips were hanging on just a little bit.

"What's going on? If you need anything, just talk to me."

"Nothing. But before I fell asleep, it was my daily routine to exchange words with you, so I just didn't feel good enough."

Saying, Ai-Fa's lips become more and more gratifying.

"Besides, there's always room for people from morning to night, and I don't think I've had much of a conversation with you."

"... sure, you're right if you ask me"

Filled with a very warm feeling, I pulled in the hand I was slamming at the door.

"Then shall we have a little chat before we go to bed?... Isn't Ai-Fa sleepier?

"Stick, it's no different than usual"

While returning the lips that were hanging together to their constant position, Ai-Fa led them to the wall between the door and the door.

I put my back on the same way, staring at Ai-Fa, too.

"So what shall we talk about? Is this about Doug, after all?

"I don't know. As always, I can tell you what you like."

He is a very unobtrusive parent, keeping people in check.

I snuck up and laughed, but I looked for a topic in my head.

"At dinner, Ai-Fa didn't say what she thought of cooking at all, but I guess it didn't really suit her taste?

"Mm-hmm. Dan-Rutim's right, I guess the folks by the woods should eat Gibba's meat. That meat felt like it would poison my body if I ate too much"

"Oh, Karon's fat felt a little heavier than Giva's.... Speaking of which, Dan-Rutim also felt like he was holding back on eating just a little more than usual"

"It will be. And that dish was supposed to be extraordinarily delicious compared to Giva meat that didn't drain blood, but it didn't feel like it was enough for me."

Dan-Rutim looked quite satisfied, but he was clearly more dissatisfied with Ai-Fa.

Well, unlike the Kamado-numbered women, there is no reason to thank the hunters by the woods for their exotic dishes.

"Um, I'm sure Dim-Rutim feels the same way. I'm starting to feel sorry for you."

"I had predictions of such things before I came to this land, so there is nothing to say. If you're sorry, cook a delicious meal at dinner tomorrow."

"Yeah. By the time I get back to the woods, the sun will be down, but I'll have a lot of work to do."

I laughed at the side of I-Fa.

Ai-Fa will look at me once more and then look back at me in the front.

"But if the Kalon dish didn't suit your mouth, the fun of the journey would be halved."

"I am here as an escort. No fun or pain in the job."

"Really? Dan-Rutim seems to be having a lot of fun."

"That's just what Dan-Rutim is all about. Dim-Rutim, Zida, etc. will surely be in the same mood as me"

"Hmm, that's a shame to make it. I wish I-Fa had enjoyed this journey, too."

To my words, again, I - Fa gives me a horizontal gaze.

"Would this be a journey for Kamado's turn? There's no place for us as escorts to have fun."

"That may be true. Isn't it important to the people of the woods that even small trips like this are rare? I was so excited about it, I actually enjoyed it that I felt sorry for myself."

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"Well if I tried Ey-Fa, I'd have had to accompany him until he abandoned his important giva hunting job. In that sense, I'm really sorry..."

"Fun"

"Huh?"

"Fun now"

Towards me properly, I = fa shrugs away.

"It feels so much fun to be exchanging words with you like this right now because you barely exchanged words in the morning. Besides, I wonder if I'm going to have to sleep away from it again from now on, and I'm glad this time of year feels like something precious and difficult."

"Oh, really? As grumpy as it may seem."

"That's because your eyes are a pit"

Under the candlestick light, I was supposed to stare back at Ai-Fa's face.

It was after words that I said that I was in a mood, and Ai-Fa was just so faceless. Those blue eyes are very quiet, too.

"Besides, it's a deep joy for me to see you and Rimi-Lou looking to have fun again. In that sense, it was a happy day for me. So you don't have to apologize like that at all."

I was kind of stuck in my chest and all I could say was, "Well."

In the meantime, I - Fa - overlap words even more.

"More than that, Asta, I have one thing I have to tell you"

"Yeah, what?

"Before dinner, I shook your hand off. About that one."

"Was that just a surprise when they suddenly grabbed my hand from behind? You said so yourself."

"Exactly. I didn't mean to lie.... but I didn't convey all my feelings and thoughts. So I'm going to tell you that."

Saying it in a very quiet voice, I = fa just came a little closer to me.

"Perhaps if I were you before, I wouldn't have been so surprised. But... it's like a change in my mood came about because we talked about it about ten days ago."

"A change of heart... you mean it's getting painful to be in touch with me?

"I thought I said that was impossible. You doubt my words?

Saying in a slightly angry voice, Ai-Fa gently put her right hand up on my cheek.

Covering my left cheek with a warm palm, I let my heart get away.

"You're right, there's no point in getting your mind properly prepared. But when they grab an arm or something without any foretaste, they kind of feel like they've got a knife poked at them."

"Right. Then I'll be careful in the future so I don't surprise you."

"It's not. I don't want it to seem that way, so I'm explaining it this way."

With his hands on my cheek, Ai-Fa began to hold his lips together again.

"When the same thing happens, I may be in the same gesture again, but that doesn't mean I'm avoiding you. So you don't care about anything, you just have to behave the way you've always been. Just because I'm a little disturbed doesn't mean you can't behave the way you always have."

"You're exaggerating. What a change in people's feelings, so you don't have to take it that seriously?

Still, I laughed, shaking my emotions.

"How dare you beat me up when I just stroked your head? Compared to that, there's nothing like being handed over."

"Then you swear you'll behave the way you've always been?

"I swear. I'm not avoiding Ai-Fa, no matter what."

As I said, I let myself lay my hands on the hand of Ey-Fa, which was placed on my cheek.

Though tingly trembling for a moment, Ai-Fa did not try to snap her hand.

"... how about that. Keep your mind in order and you won't be disturbed in this way"

Saying so, Ai-Fa has smiled proudly.

The moment I saw that crackling smile, I almost impulsively hugged Ai-Fa's body.

But I'm sure that won't be included in "The Way It's Been".

So I managed to restrain myself and stare back at Ai-Fa's smile all at once.

"I'm sorry you lined up all these funny stories. But I didn't want to hide it from you."

"Yeah, I'm glad you're being honest with me."

"If you can say I'm happy, I'm happy too"

Ai-Fa finally lowered her right hand as she narrowed her eyes with that verbal expression.

From my left cheek, the warmth of Ey-Fa slowly disappears.

"So it's time to rest. I guess you haven't forgotten as many words as you just said, have you?

"Oh, it's the bedding on the right. Which step up and down, by the way, is I-Fa?

"Rimi-Lou chose the upper step because he was amused, so I'm on the lower side"

"Right. Then I'll be downstairs."

"Umm," Ai-Fa nods solemnly.

"Bye. Let your body rest for tomorrow."

"Neither does Ai-Fa. Good night."

The last time I burned Ey-Fa's figure in my eyes, I stepped inside the door.

Dim-Rutim's voice, "That was really late," flies in.

"What have you been talking about for so long? No way, you weren't still missing a complaint about room splitting, were you?

"It's not like that. I just had a few things to check."

The room was six tatami, which size, with bunk beds installed on the left and right walls, and all that remained was a small table and two chairs in the tiny space between them.

The front wall is provided with a large lattice door, which is now fully open. Dim-Rutim lay his back on the horizontal tree in that window, and Dan Rutim had already slept on the sleeping table on the left.

"Maybe you were monitoring what was going on outside? I don't suppose you're going to take a nap, are you?

"I'm not going that far. I was just waiting for you to come back."

Dim-Rutim went down to the floor in disgust, closing both open windows perfectly.

Since it is upstairs, I think it is okay to keep it open, but since it is a lattice door with many gaps, there is no problem with the breathability at all.

"Well, you don't have to worry about anything as long as Dan-Rutim is around, even if I'm asleep. Rest in peace, too."

"Okay. Thanks.... Dim-Rutim really trusts you about Dan Rutim"

"Naturally. I believe Dan-Rutim is the best hunter by the woods."

As I tell him to try, Dim-Rutim walks up to my front.

The fur cloak was hung on the wall, so he looked more idle than usual.

"So Fa's parental rhetoric before dinner really pissed me off. Isn't your parents insulting the power of Dan-Rutim? Even with a hand wound, it's not Dan-Rutim who's gonna be late for people in town, is it?

"I-Fa never meant to say that. Dan-Rutim should know better than anyone because he's matching forces."

"... I hear Fa's parents had a close match to each other with Dan-Rutim in comparison to that power. Unless you look at it with these eyes, it's incredible."

"I was watching with these eyes. Dim-Rutim wasn't there."

To my words, Dim-Rutim suddenly swept up his cheeks.

"I was only twelve by then, and I couldn't compete with my powers. At the next Harvest Festival, show us your shameless power as hunters of Rutim"

"Right. I know the injury has just healed and it's gonna be tough, but good luck."

Then he lowers his brow butt this time and turns his gaze towards Dan-Rutim, who is freaking out his lovely sleeping breath.

"But there is only one month left until the period of rest. Can't let go of my wand yet. Is it still hard for Dan-Rutim to regain full strength by then..."

"I don't know. Still, I can't imagine Dan-Rutim losing to a half-breed opponent."

Somehow Dim-Rutim had a completely childish look on his face.

Well, given my age of thirteen, this one is about as natural as it sounds, but I couldn't imagine it from my usual tenacious expression.

"Dan-Rutim was to suffer this kind of hand injury because of my untimely demise. That's what got me down to my parents... and I don't feel sorry for that."

"Oh, yeah? It must have been... it must have been hard."

For the first time in my life, I smile at Dim-Rutim.

"But Dan-Rutim could have let Gazran-Rutim take over the seat of his parents, and he looked so happy, didn't he? Besides, he also said that his power as a hunter and as a parent is separate. I don't suppose Dim-Rutim needs to be that sick."

"That's not true. There will be no other parent who can lead the clan with the right force than Dan-Rutim."

Dim-Rutim insisted forcefully and shook his neck flat to the side.

It is an increasingly childish trick.

"Right. But that Dan-Rutim recognized his power, so I don't think you need to worry about anything. The future of the Rutim family, which was to be followed by two generations of great parents, is cheap."

"... do you really think so?

"Yeah. I really do."

Dim-Rutim had stunned my face with a sliced face for a while, but eventually he turned to me by saying "sleep".

"Sleep, too. I guess it's early tomorrow, though? You never move on your own during the night, do you?

"Yeah, roger.... Oh, I'm sorry, but I was wondering if you could give me the lower steps?

Dim-Rutim turns his body silently and climbs up a simple wooden ladder.

I relaxed and lay down on the bed as planned.

Sleeping floor with just a few cloths on top of a solid tree, but I can't even hold dissatisfaction or anything because it was properly equipped with even a pillow. Fuzzy feathered rugs and such are prepared, I'm sure, about the castle town.

The thin blanket hangs only over my belly, and I lean on my left hand side.

Looks sturdy, it's a wall of plates.

On this other side, I guess I'm lying in the same way that I-Fa is.

I gently pressed my palm against the tree wall and then I decided to close my eyelids.

(If they grab an arm or something without any foretaste, they'll feel like they've got a knife poked at them, or...)

In a slowly distant consciousness, the words and expressions of I-Fa refrain.

As much as I want to be my daughter-in-law if I can, I am distracted by the presence of I-Fa - if they hear such words, even I-Fa will naturally be disturbed. Because even I heard Ai-Fa say how happy I would have been if my gender had been the other way around - and I'd probably been disturbed by it.

As much as we wanted to be partners, we thought you were irreplaceable.

That should have been absolutely, happily ever after.

Even if it was actually difficult to do so - no, despite the difficulty of doing so, I am not losing the same feeling. It couldn't have been unfortunate to meet someone that far away.

So no matter how uncut, painful, or troubled you are, you are getting a sense of happiness and joy that far outweighs it. I can also believe that I must be Ey-Fa as well. With that in mind, my feelings never rolled in the negative direction as much as Jake shook my hand away.

(I'm happy to meet you, Ai-Fa)

By the way, that's what I thought.

And I think I must have fallen asleep just like that.

So I didn't even know what happened at first.

The sense of time is also disappearing.

It's just that when I realized I was in the dark listening to Dan-Rutim laugh.

"Wow! If you think it's noisy, you're outlaws then! What kind of prospect did you get into our bedroom?

I cursorily woke up, wondering if I was dreaming of anything.

The candlestick fire is not out yet, and there is an unreliable orange light soaking indoors.

In it, Dan-Rutim was royal.

"Dan-Rutim...... what the hell is going on?

"Oh, you woke me up! It's nothing! Asta's asleep!

That being said, just hearing Dan-Rutim shout makes me drowsy.

Still dreaming, I was finally able to awaken clearly by turning my gaze downwards.

Dan-Lutim's fat leg was crushing a man.

You look like a rodent, and you can see ancient wounds on your cheeks. It's the little guy I've been hanging out with at that supper.

The little man had distorted his face in agony, and a dagger of extraction had rolled a little further away.

"Hey, don't get too violent. My leg hasn't healed yet, so it's hard to use force. You know, if you get too busy, you're gonna step on your spine and crush it, right?

The little man drools a cloudy groan on the floor as he moves his hands and feet apart.

As my eyes darkened further, I could find another shadow behind Dan-Rutim.

Dim-Rutim was still twisting the arms of a familiar big man and assembling them on the floor.

"Apparently, even the rope dripped from the top of the building and broke in. You can't even hang a candle in the window."

Dim-Rutim, who had a childish look before he went to bed, was also a hunter's eye-catcher.

"Damn! Get the fuck off me! I don't care what happens to the women in the other room!?

Desperate shape, the big man turns.

At the next moment, a creepy tone sounded.

It seems that Dim-Rutim removed the bone from the big man's shoulder.

The big man let go of the overheard, tall scream.

"Hey, Dim-Rutim, nothing hurts a sinner to the mumble"

"Yes, but these people have stepped into the bedroom without forgiveness, and have even pulled out their swords. Cut off your right arm and toe, you can't complain."

"This is not a woodland neighborhood, so we should make them obey the laws of the capital.... and if I hurt you with a groan, it would make you scream."

Saying so, Dan-Rutim yawned greatly, "Whoa."

They should have slept around feeling comfortable making fun of all that big booze, but it's still impossible for people in town to get out of the hunters by the woods.

"Well. These guys should have brought five of us. Do you want to see what's going on in the other room? Asta, I'm sorry, but I need you to take the leather string. There must be a couple of them in a hidden bag of hunter's clothes."

"Yes."

Even if you don't tell me, my best interest was in the safety of everyone else, too.

You won't have to worry about anything because you're protected by such comfortable hunters, but still your chest will make noise until you see you're safe.

So we took two outlaws' limbs with leather strings, and we all left the room together.

Walk down the perfectly quiet aisle and Dan-Rutim knocks on the door next door first.

"Hey, it's Ai-Fa. Is that any different?

After a lot of silence, the tone of the gutter and the unkempt sounded.

What appeared was the smile of Rimi-Lou.

"Ah, the Astas were safe too! Good! Guys, I-Fa's done it for me, too. Yo?

Let me look inside the room as I stroke Rimi-Lou's head, and it seems that Ai-Fa, who has just finished restraining the thief just like us, was about to rise gracefully.

Of course, Ai-Fa was in bed, so the hunter's clothes were not wrapped, and her golden brown hair fluttered. Confirming the same elegance and strength of its appearance, I was finally able to breathe relief.

"What, all the rest of them were pushing into this room?"

Dan-Rutim laughed and said, "Hmm?," he tilted his neck. In disdain, three outlaws had been rolled under the feet of Ai-Fa.

"We've got two thieves pushing us here. If we don't have any other people, we're all here."

"Oh, you mean that.... you guys don't have to worry anymore."

That being said, Ai-Fa nods in the direction of not being there. Seeing it, Mime and Tour-Din, down from the bedroom, stood perfectly together as if they were sisters, shaking their shoulders small.

"But it doesn't necessarily mean you don't have any other people. I'll pass on the rope and check on the building."

If you proclaim it that way, Dim-Rutim moves closer across the room to the open window.

"Well, I'll see what's going on in the other room. We need to talk to Zashma about how we should treat them."

Dan-Rutim tried to close the door, so I say, "Um".

"Can I stay here? I'm worried about Tour-Din and the others."

"Mm-hmm. So you're not leaving by the Ey-Fa, are you?

Dan-Rutim walked down the aisle with his cane, and I tried to step indoors.

but by eye-fa stopping at foot speed, they push it back down the aisle.

"Wait. You don't have a hand wound or anything, do you, Asta?

"Oh, sure. By the time I woke up, Dan-Rutim and the others had taken control of the thieves."

"Well," he nodded, then Ai-Fa pounded Limi-Luu's head, which was by his side.

"Rimi-Lou, I need to talk to Asta a little. You're never gonna get close to the window until Dim-Rutim gets back, are you?

"Yeah, okay -!

Limi-Lu returns to Tul-din and the others.

The three thieves, all of them apparently completely unconscious, do not move ticklishly with their hands and feet wrapped. After checking the condition again, Ai-Fa came out of the room.

In exchange, Dan-Rutim disappears into Zashma's room, and again, only me and Ai-Fa are left in the aisle.

With only half the door shut, Ai-Fa drove me to the wall side to escape the sight of the Limi-Lu's men.

"What's going on? Maybe you're mad that I couldn't give you a signal of urgency? Not long after I slammed the wall, the thief was overrun."

"It's not like that. If there were only two thieves, they'd get rid of you sooner than you woke up."

Then why are you looking at me like that?

Ey-fa bit his lips off all the time, and then he came into my front.

"Asta, keep your mind in order. I'm neat."

"Huh? What is that?"

Before I finished saying it, Ey-Fa's arms were cuddling my body.

I'm so surprised my consciousness seems to fly for a moment, then I grab both shoulders of I-Fa.

"Duh, what's going on? He said it wasn't dangerous."

"I know. Still, I was worried sick to death."

Saying in a whispering voice, Ai-Fa comes with even more strength.

The temperature and sweet fragrance of Ey-Fa filled my heart with momentum.

so much of a sense of happiness that it seems to clog my breath.

"I'm glad you're okay. I'm not insulting the power of Dan-Rutim and others, but when danger approaches you out of my sight after all, you're going to suffer to be torn apart."

"Nothing dangerous happened. But thanks for worrying so much."

As I said, I moved only one hand I had placed on Ai-Fa's shoulder to his head.

Place your hands on the soft golden brown hair and attract just a few EY-FA heads.

Indeed, Ai-Fa has brought "Ugh" breath and thrust my body away.

"And anyway, I'm glad you're okay. We're not going to be in danger this night, but we're going to sleep in peace, okay?

"Don't be alarmed, it's a little difficult for me to be a geisha."

"Obnoxious. Difficult, fulfilling."

That's how I say it, and I-Fa punctuates my face at the top of my head.

Half-hidden with long hair, that surface seemed to be dyed somewhat bright red as unusual for Ey-Fa these days.

And of course, it was clear to me that I was in the same condition without having to look in the mirror.

It was like that that the night of Doug passed solemnly as it was hit by a slight wave of turmoil.