Thank you.
I placed the broom down. I looked to Ying and smiled: Its all right. I woke you up last night, causing you to wake up relatively late, didnt I? Thats why I swept the courtyard in your place.
Ying walked up to and shook her head: It wasnt because of you. I also had a nightmare last night. It appears that the wyrm has beco more active. That ans theres sobody approaching this region of the ocean. I think theyre here to rescue you, so I must go out to protect them.
Tone serious, I said: Ill go with you.
Ying shook her head in response: No. You havent recuperated; you want be able to handle the sea and fight. Moreover, you cant fight, can you? Youre just an ordinary man. Dont put yourself in danger. If I need to protect you on top of performing my duty, how am I going to fight with the wyrm?
Yings comnt hurt. She completely neglected my feelings. Most upsetting was that she was right. I would just be dead weight to her if I went with her. I couldnt fight or use magic. I could only provide her with a useless buff.
I hopelessly turned around with the intention of continuing to sweeping the courtyard. However, she extended her hand forth to stop : Go and have breakfast, and then head into the village to buy so food. Also, inform the harbour I will be heading out, so have them prepare a boat.
Didnt you say you couldnt leave the shrine?
Am I going to fight the wyrm from within the shrine?
Ying took the broom from . It didnt look as though she would accept a rebuff. She wouldnt change her mind once she settled on sothing. I had nothing else I could say. She was the professional at combatting the wyrm. I, consequently, didnt need to worry about her. If my conjecture was correct, neither she nor the wyrm could kill each other.
I went into the building and slowly sat down. Breakfast was porridge and a small dried fish. The shrine certainly needed replenish its food supplies. I slowly ate breakfast while watching Ying slowly sweep the ground. Her long hair swayed with the branches. The gentle morning breeze brought with it so of the warmth of the morning sun. It was a particularly warm scene. It was as warm and harmonious as a husband and wife.
Wait, wait. What sort of weird feeling is this? I asked myself.
After finishing breakfast, I stood up and stretched my neck. I felt much better. My chest wasnt in pain anymore. It just felt a little heavy. As for my back, it was fine, other than the cracking sounds it made when I moved. Ying placed the basket for shopping next to the tray already. I placed my plate onto the tray; then, picked up the small basket.
I bid Ying goodbye, and then left the courtyard for the first ti. I learnt the shrine was actually built on a small hill. It wasnt a tall hill. I, in fact, wouldnt even consider it a hill. Id just consider it a tall slope. At the door were small stone steps. Underneath the small hill were fires. A small village beyond the small trees and shrubs was visible below. There werent many buildings. The village probably number around just over a dozen people. I went down the steps and headed to the village.
I saw a fair few farrs dressed in short clothing, carrying farming equipnt. There were lush fields on the side of the road. Green seedlings grew inside them. The people I passed by were startled to see . I could understand how they felt, since I was the only one dressed drastically differently to them, and they were sensitive about foreigners. I didnt intend to say anything. I just headed into the village.
There were a few tables by the entrance. Children and adults crowded around the tables to eat breakfast. I never saw such a scene before. They all froze when they sluggishly watched enter the village. The kids stopped laughing and running around. They were afraid Id draw a weapon to attack them, inducing an awkward feeling.
I revealed a friendly smile. The adults dawdled before responding with their own awkward smiles. Then, they turned back to continue eating their food. The kids seed to want to approach , but a few won ran over and carried them off, vigilantly watching . It was sort of upsetting, but there was nothing I could do; I was a stranger to them.
I had a question I wanted to ask: You saved ; arent you going to ask anything or even ask about how Im feeling?
I shook my head and entered the village. I looked up at the simply constructed buildings made with hay and wood. I finally saw the store with the lantern with the word rice on it. I knocked on the tattered door then entered.
The interior wasnt large by any ans. A few cloth bags with their mouths open were placed inside. Inside of the bags was a bowl. The owner was lying down on the counter to the side. He had yet to completely wake up. He completely froze when he saw enter. He slowly moved his lips the sa way a student, who was sleeping, would look at his teacher when they woke him up.
I said, Ah, hello. I was sent by Ying from the shrine. I ca to pick up rice for the shrine.
Ah. He finally got a grasp of the situation. He stood up and picked up a bowl by the side, So youre from the shrine. Our village enjoys peace thanks to Yings protection. Here. Here is her rice. Send her my thank you when you return. I was planning to send rice to her today, but you happened to co.
The bag contained only two bowls of rice. I hesitated for a mont before asking, How long is this to last?
One month.
The boss seed to be very confused. In truth, I was even more confused. Two bowls. Three als a day. That wasnt even enough for one person, let alone a month.
How could this possibly be enough?! You people want her to protect you, so the least you could do is let her eat enough, I thought. I thundered, Is this enough?!
The owner spaced out. He then sighed: Thats the sa amount as always. We dont have spare food for her. We wouldnt be sending food to the shrine if she wasnt protecting us. Thats enough. This is food were setting aside. Its a blessing we can provide her with food. Its not as if she can leave She can only stay here We dont have enough food to feed you, too
*Bang!*
I slamd the table: You sell food, correct? All right, then. I have gold coins on . Its not the currency you use here, but this is authentic gold. Ill exchange my gold for your food! You dont need to deliver it. You just sell food to !
I tossed down three gold coins. He looked at the rolling gold coins with a dumbstruck look. He fearfully looked up at . I leaned onto the counter and placed the basket on top: Please give three gold coins worth of rice. Ying isnt protecting you because she cant leave. She can leave whenever she pleases! The reason she hasnt left is because she just happens to worry for your safety. Do you people not understand that?!
She cant leave We arent feeding her, alone
What did you say?
Nothing Here. Here is your rice. You can go now, right? You can go now, right?He pushed the basket to . Although he was slightly afraid of , he quickly swept the three gold coins into this drawer.
I coldly snorted, and then turned to leave. I suddenly realised, What sort of life did Ying lead, before I ca? Wait If theres only this much food, she definitely wouldve calculated her daily consumption Ive been here for the last few days. If she had to split the food between two people every day, the food wouldnt last for a month. We ran out of food two days ago. I couldnt move at the ti; anwhile, she couldnt leave, since she had to wait for food to be delivered That ans She gave all of her food for the last few days
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