There Was a Porter Who Would One Day Be Called a Prophet

157 – Someone’s son-in-law, someone’s brother-in-law

The hero’s wish was to visit the orphanage where he grew up.

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Tommy was the guy who stole my bouquet yesterday. Then, did the older sister you talked about mean a warrior?

Then it makes sense that he stole the bouquet.

‘A child of a bastard has eyes to see gifts.’

He said he rescued a boy who was like his younger brother, but the director there might want to treat him to a meal. However.

“Is this all you have?”

I let out a sigh of relief as I watched the warrior in agony while holding the few clothes I had on my body.

“I’m just going to eat at the orphanage, can’t I just dress like I normally do?”

Then the hero opened his eyes and shot at him, saying, “What are you talking about?”

“I’m on my way to see the director, do you think that makes sense?”

The hero brings the clothes he saw earlier and tries again.

“This is not a meeting ceremony…”

At the disgruntled muttering, the hero’s hand stood tall and stopped.

“Sah, meeting ceremony…”

It was only after I saw that my ears were burning and the distinction between them and the orange hair was blurry that I felt sorry for myself.

Because it was a remark enough to cause displeasure from the perspective of a hero who plays a man.

I hurriedly picked up the words.

“As expected, men talk like this, right?”

“That’s right… I’m… A man…”

At those words, the hero who stretched his shoulders looked somewhat sullen.

In a rapidly awkward atmosphere, we were held for another hour before leaving the mansion.

When he came out, the hero continued to walk while looking at the ground as if he was very worried.

-What? Are you a warrior?

Is a warrior a warrior after all? Even when he was walking down the street, people recognized him everywhere.

-Who is the person next to you?

-I don’t know. By the way, was the warrior originally that short?

-Shh! What if the hero listens!

As she walked side by side, the height difference between her and I made my heart flutter.

The hero is not short.

In terms of women, it’s rather large.

But she is currently playing a man. If others saw it, they might misunderstand that being short is a complex.

‘How would you feel if you heard that?’

Perhaps feeling my gaze, the hero lifted her head and glanced at me.

“…Why are you staring at people?”

“Nothing.”

Compared to the first time I saw it, I have a feeling that the manly feeling has faded a bit. Now, if someone I don’t know sees it, wouldn’t it be possible to say it’s a woman?

Still, she’s a warrior who hid the fact that she was a woman until the ending, but it’s been a while that I wonder if there’s anything special going on with her.

No, in case you don’t know. After all, the main stem of the story has changed.

Now that the world tree and the village of the elves, which should have disappeared, remain intact, it is questionable how the demons will emerge.

Of course, it would be much better in terms of difficulty, but should I say that the future is not predictable?

I knew I would succeed in escaping in the first place, and since then I haven’t paid attention to it, so it’s been a pain in the ass.

As I walked with different thoughts, I arrived at my destination before I knew it.

“Here.”

When I looked up, I saw a sign that said Celestial Orphanage.

‘It’s an orphanage….’

Why do I feel a familiar nostalgia in an unfamiliar building?

As I stared blankly at the building, soaked in nostalgia, the hero grabbed my hand and pulled it.

“What are you doing? Don’t come in soon.”

Looking at the hand he was holding as if it were natural, he erased his worries.

Yes, well, it will work somehow.

I entered the orphanage following the hero.

***

“Hey, Tommy.”

“Why?”

Yurika didn’t like Tommy.

I didn’t like it at first, but now it’s even worse.

I went out to buy a present yesterday and I ate something wrong, so I stared at the distant mountains alone and lost myself in contemplation several times.

“Why do you keep pretending to be an adult?”

Yurika couldn’t stand her discomfort and she asked.

“Does it look like that?”

Tommy put his hand on his head and shook his head.

“I’ve realized what a real man is. I can’t remain a child any longer.”

Yurika frowns at the sight of her talking to a 10-year-old as if she had lived her entire life.

“I feel bad…”

It was then that she glared at Tommy with her cold eyes.

– Knocked up.

The front door of the orphanage opened, revealing her familiar face.

‘Isn’t that your sister?’

It wasn’t common for a hero to visit an orphanage for two days in a row, so I was happy to raise my head, but before that, I had something to check.

“Brother, did you buy a present today?”

She probably thought that she was Yurika, but this time she came alone.

“Yes, I bought it.”

Unlike usual, a hero who opens his mouth with a stiff expression.

Yurika, who swallowed back her title as her older sister at that appearance, hurriedly followed her hero with her eyes.

There was a man wearing a hat coming in after him.

It’s a man.

Her sister brought a man.

You can say what a big deal it was to bring a man, but today’s sister did something strange.

A tense expression and way of speaking, and squirming fingers.

Aha.

Yurika, who is quick-witted, quickly grasped the situation.

Judging from her answer just now, it seems she hasn’t told her gender yet.

I was about to ask what their relationship was when I heard a stupid sound from behind.

“Mister…? How is Mister…?”

As Tommy muttered, his eyes wide open, Ian strode past the hero.

-f*ck!

“Oops!”

The warrior and Yurika were surprised to see them feeding honey chestnuts without even having to say anything.

“I told you to call me hyung, right?”

“uuu…”

Even if she’s wrong, it’s been a while since she corrected the wrong title.

“Oops, it looks like our Tommy made a mistake.”

An old man with gray hair and a thick beard appeared from inside, smiling.

‘… Did you see it?’

According to the circumstances, that person seems to be the director of this place, but he couldn’t just ignore it after seeing the child he was in charge of.

The old man laughed and opened his mouth as he was nervous because he thought he had messed up since the first meeting.

“I’ve heard a lot from Durandal. I’m DiMario, and I’m the director of the Celestial Orphanage here.”

What is it? Tommy Why are you treating this guy like this?

Looking at that expression of rejuvenation, it seems that the director was eager to hit him as well.

Anyway, this is how you get to know a person who was only mentioned as a hero’s ambassador. Feelings are new

I also took off my hat and introduced myself.

“My name is Ian. Thanks for inviting me to dinner today. Feel free to talk to me.”

“If that’s convenient for you. I’ve heard that you saved Tommy. It seems that Durandal is also taken care of.”

The director looked at my hair and said something, but he didn’t mind at all.

“I lost quite a bit.”

“What are you talking about! When did I say that!”

“Isn’t it?”

“….”

“You seem to be getting along better than I thought. Durandal.”

“…Does it look like that?”

Maybe it was a good look, the director smiled and guided us inside.

“Don’t stand like this, take a seat and wait. We’ll serve you a meal soon.”

“Oh, I’ll help too.”

“It’s okay. Aren’t you a guest?”

“The kids will eat together, but at least one more person has to help.”

“I really can’t stop it. Then I’d like some tableware.”

The meal prepared by the director was not that grandiose.

It was a normal diet that prioritized nutrition: mashed potatoes, bread, and stir-fried vegetables with a bit of meat, served with soup.

Still, if this kind of meal was served at every meal in this era, it would be a top-notch orphanage.

As for the health status of the children, I could get a glimpse of the fact that they are eating well on a daily basis, seeing that their breasts have grown plump.

“I hope the food will suit your taste.”

“It’s delicious. To be honest, I was a bit surprised.”

“Is that so? I’m glad then.”

But apart from the taste, I felt like I would be a bit sick. That would be too.

Keep an eye on it.

Because I’m monopolizing all the children’s eyes.

This feels like being an idol.

As soon as I finished praying to the goddess, questions bombarded me.

“What’s your relationship with my brother?”

“Have you ever seen a fight?”

“Why is your hair so black?

Because they are kids, there are a lot of things I wonder about.

When I tried to answer, another question was immediately thrown, so when I couldn’t do this or that, the hero stepped forward and stopped the children.

“You have to be quiet when you eat. What are you doing with the food carefully prepared by the director? If you keep doing that, I get angry.”

Sad.

After the hero scolded them, the children started playing with tableware. Still, she plays the role of unnie Wang.

After we finished our meal safely thanks to the hero.

“Let’s go out and play oppa~”

Originally, it was time to take a nap, but Nara, who came with the hero, must have been excited by the appearance of a new face, and the children refused to go to bed and stood up.

“No. Do you know how cold it is outside? Then, if you catch a cold, we all suffer together.”

“But oh!”

He was a warrior who stopped children because he was concerned about their health, but he caused a strong backlash recently, probably because he had neglected to play with them.

“I can’t do it. It’s no use trying so hard.”

“Hey.”

Maybe I judged that the hero was wrong, but this time the children clung to me.

“Brother. Tell him to go outside and play.”

“Yurika! Your brother is in trouble.”

I stopped the warrior who was trying to say something.

“It’s okay. They’re kids. What?”

“But…”

I lowered my head and looked around at the children who were sending bright eyes.

The expectations placed on me for this are no joke. Is it time for me to step out here?

“It doesn’t matter if we play inside, right?”

“Yes…?”

***

“You’ve been hiding here!”

“Kyaaa!”

It was nothing to him to play with the children as a shining stagnant water at the orphanage for 18 years.

A bad Santa who walks around with a sack and catches the noisy ones. Because I was completely absorbed in hide-and-seek with Krampus.

Like a fish out of water, Ian captured the hearts of the orphanage students.

Some older children said they wouldn’t do it, saying it was childish, but the thrill they felt whenever the blindfolded Ian passed in front of them involuntarily covered their mouths and held their breath.

“Whoa.”

Dimario, who watched the scene, exclaimed in admiration.

‘I’m old so I can’t play around like that anymore.’

It’s been a while since I’ve seen children play together like that.

Seeing the children enjoying themselves without being left out by anyone made me feel proud.

From what I’ve seen so far, Durandal was also a young man who was open-minded and extremely polite.

But you also like kids?

“Where did you get such a young man from?”

It couldn’t have been better for DiMario.

While Ian was accumulating points without realizing it. The hero was sitting with his knees wrapped under the table with a sullen expression on his face.

“….”

In fact, she was looking forward to it.

Maybe she wondered if she could tell that she was a woman on this occasion.

“There you are!”

“Aagh!”

However, what can I say about the current situation? She was very different from the picture she had envisioned.

I never expected him to come out to play with the kids.

“Haa…”

That’s when she sighed and buried her head.

Sure.

“Heeep!”

A warrior who was startled by the hand caressing his side.

As he turned his head, Ian, who was blindfolded, was groping his waist.

“What are you doing!”

Ian slipped the cloth over her eyes as she removed her hands from her flushed face.

“You must be a warrior. Somehow, I thought he was a bit big for a kid.”

I felt really nasty when he appealed that he couldn’t see.

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“…You are quite good at playing with children.”

“That’s because I played like this often.”

“Come to think of it, you said you were also in an orphanage, right?”

“Where is that again… Reina-san again this time…?”

Nodding.

Anyway, the demon wears this lightly.

Of course, Rayna couldn’t resist Talia’s provocation and boasted about the fact that she said that to herself, so she was like that.

All the other children were captured and the hero was the only one left, so he sat down next to her.

The warrior with a sullen expression said.

“I’m a bit surprised. I didn’t expect you to come out like this.”

“Doesn’t that hero care about children too?”

“Of course. They are precious younger siblings.”

“I know that feeling.”

A warrior who felt like he had a tickling feeling as if he had a common denominator.

“You seem to have a good relationship with that Sonia…”

I decided to ask something I’ve always been curious about.

“Oh, he confessed to me.”

I just asked.

I just thought we were on good terms, but to confess.

I struggled to move my lips at the news like a thunderbolt.

“So, then the two of you are dating…”

“That’s not it again.”

When I asked what that meant, Ian replied scratching her head.

“How should I explain it? I’m still not sure what to do. I decided to think about it some more.”

“Is that so…”

It’s not, but she went to such a relationship without her knowledge.

She hadn’t even started yet, so for her, her nervousness was inevitable.

‘I can’t go on like this… !’

The warrior who finally made up her mind opened her mouth.

“Hey, Mr. Ian. Actually, I’m…!”

“You were caught off guard!”

“Whoa?!”

Ian suddenly pulls her out of her table.

“Wait a minute! Don’t do it! I…!”

The hero tried to resist, but he couldn’t stop at Ian’s words.

“You don’t want to use your power to play with the kids, do you? Surely, the hero doesn’t notice that much.”

“….”

A warrior who saw his humorous expression and realized that the timing to confess had already flown.

If not now, when will you beat the warrior trapped in the rules? That was Ian’s heart.

“I’ll go on my own at least…”

“No doubt! There is no mercy for bad boys!”

Ignoring the warrior’s suggestion, I picked up the warrior and put it on his shoulder.

It’s prepared in a kid’s size, so it doesn’t all fit in the bag.

“What are you doing?! Get down! This posture is a bit…!”

Ian arrives at the room where the children are confined, carrying the wriggling hero on his back.

“hehehehe. I caught all the bad boys with this.”

As soon as Ian went outside, the children immediately flocked to the hero.

“Sister, do you have any presents?”

“A present…?”

Suddenly, before Ian started playing, he remembered that there was an object that had been handed to him.

A warrior with a dagger named Excalibur.

One of the kids who saw it excitedly explained it.

“That’s that! If you put a present in the stocking hanging over the living room fireplace, Krampus will realize he’s come to the wrong house for a good boy and run away down the chimney!”

Ian prepared a revival match so that the eliminated children would not get bored.

The children were waiting for the person with the gift to be caught.

“Then one of us has to go…”

“Someone with quick feet has to go! That way Krampus won’t get caught!”

After numerous opinions came and went, the children stared at the hero.

“Huh? Me…?”

***

“….”

Ian sighed at the sound coming from the room where the dropouts were gathered.

Like the blind children of victory. No matter how much you want to win, that’s the case, send out a hero?

Ian, who was about to lose while creating a moderate crisis, changed her mind.

Because his creed was that there should be at least one thing to be learned in play.

Adversity and hardship.

Crisis and trials.

Isn’t it the true taste of play to experience the absurdity and bitterness of society at a young age?

Ian approaches the hero on that road.

As Ian approached him, the hero, who didn’t want to suffer the same fate as before, tried to run straight to the fireplace.

“Brother! Don’t step on the carpet!”

Stand tall.

I stopped at the cries of the children huddled on the door to watch.

There were several rules in the game Ian prepared.

A rule that you must not step on the carpet placed in the middle and you must not be more than 1m away from the object unconditionally.

To get to the fireplace, you have to go around, but Ian blocked one side of the way, so I had no choice but to run into him in the end.

When the hero was in trouble, Ian opened his mouth.

“Now that I see you, you’re a particularly bad boy. Then I have no choice but to deal with you sincerely.”

– Seruk.

I unwrapped the cloth that had been covering my eyes all this time.

“What can I do! Krampus has regained his sight!”

Children are astonished at the appearance of a stronger villain. And it’s not just a problem for kids.

“Isn’t it against the law to do that now?!”

A hero who sincerely protests when he sees Ian committing obscene things without hesitation, saying he will try to win somehow.

Toward such a hero, Ian said lightly.

“I’m even more ruthless with bad boys.”

“That kind of nonsense…”

He told me not to use force on himself, and he was dumbfounded to see me throw away the penalty.

But the hero could not back down.

“Hyung, you must win!”

“Cheer up! Don’t lose, sister!”

“Who is the person who just called you sister!”

Because I can’t show myself being beaten by a villain in front of the kids who cheer me on like that.

A situation where two grown adults and a man and a woman are doing their best in a place set up for children to play, while only the children watching are excited.

Ian thought. If it’s a condition that doesn’t use strength, it’s worth trying at least a hero who gave in to a woman.

Ian, who hadn’t forgotten the first time he had been slammed into the ground by her hands, exclaimed triumphantly that the time for revenge had come.

“Come to bed!”

However, Ian’s wish was overshadowed by the fact that the match ended so easily that it was futile.

The hero slipped between his legs and the dagger slipped through his sock, and the winner of the game went to the hero and the children.

-Wow!

Then the children escaped from the room and flocked to the hero.

It was futile, but seeing all of them with satisfied faces made me feel proud.

Anyway, this game seems to be popular for a while.

Among those kids were Yurika and Tommy.

“hahahaha, it was fun. He seems like a good person.”

“Of course. What kind of person is that man?”

“What? Why are you so proud?”

“That’s the guy I targeted.”

“…You?”

Yurika, who looked at her dream as if it were clear, remembered the fact that she had forgotten for a while while playing.

“By the way, what should I do? It seems that my sister likes that brother.”

The fact that Tommy likes heroes was a fact known to all the students at his orphanage.

However, Tommy answered as if it was surprisingly insignificant.

“It doesn’t matter.”

“Really…?”

To be honest, she was aware of the fact that it was difficult because of the age difference, so she decided to accept it neatly.

Above all, if my sister and that uncle get married, wouldn’t I have a brother-in-law?

‘Rather good.’

Seeing Tommy’s expression as if he had compromised somewhere, Yurika said.

“I feel bad…”

***

After eating an unexpected dinner, it was already dark outside.

“You’re spending a lot of valuable time today.”

“No, the kids had a great time thanks to you.”

We hurriedly got ready to go back and stood up.

“Then let’s go, Director.”

That was when the hero turned around and grabbed the doorknob.

“Wait.”

DiMario summoned such a hero.

“Do you have anything to say?”

He looked straight at me, not the hero, and opened his mouth.

“It’s late. Why don’t we stay overnight?”