Overpowered Reincarnation Perks! - Chapter 3.1 - 3. I Want to Know You
“Phew, that was a good bath!”
“!”
A flat piece of cloth slapped against my lips with a splat.
It was the cloth used as a screen.
“…?”
Callion, who had been pressed against me until just now, was gone.
Startled by the sound of Senes entering, he quickly dashed out.
The cloth fluttering and hitting my face as the screen was hastily lowered was just an added bonus.
“……”
It didn’t hurt, but it was enough to break the heated atmosphere.
Is that jerk so clueless? Why is he coming in at this time!
He should have read the room and stayed away!
Sure enough, the tactless jerk pried into the situation without any sense.
“Callion. What’s wrong with your face?”
“I just finished bathing, and it’s hot… Ah, brother. Don’t go that way. Ju-in is still bathing.”
“How slow can you be to be still not done washing? Hey, you lump of baggage. If you stay in the water any longer, you’ll swell up and burst.”
I’m done washing, you damned jerk!
I barely suppressed the anger about to explode. The thread-thin reason only works at times like this. I clenched my trembling hands into fists to calm myself, took a deep breath, and then pulled back the screen.
“Good heavens. What’s with that appearance?”
“What about it?”
“You’ve unbuttoned everything in front. Are you trying to seduce someone, walking around like that? Seems like you washed away your senses along with your body.”
Is there no cancel function for this party? I desperately want to kick out that jerk.
I gritted my teeth. Responding would be a losing battle.
While buttoning up my shirt, suppressing my heavy breathing, I made eye contact with Callion, who was looking at me with uneasy eyes.
“Ahem. I’ll stand guard.”
Callion quickly turned and went towards the entrance.
‘It’s not like monsters will attack inside the camp anyway.’
Should I explain the skill?
In front of Senes, if I explain it wrong, I’ll probably just get an earful of insults again.
‘I guess there’s no choice.’
I gave up and returned to the bed Callion had made for me.
Burying myself in the soft fur cloak, my mood, which had been ruined midway through, calmed down just a tiny bit.
‘It smells nice.’
A soft and cool fragrance.
As a monster hunter, he probably doesn’t use perfume, so is this refreshing scent Callion’s natural scent?
‘Can a person’s scent be this fragrant?’
While I didn’t quite understand it, good is good. Rubbing my face against the soft fur improved my mood.
I could hear Senes saying something in his still tactless tone, but this wasn’t the time to pay close attention to such things.
As I lay buried in Callion’s cozy cloak, I started to feel more stable, and at the same time, something began to soften.
‘Earlier, we touched slightly……’
Impatient and tantalized, I couldn’t help but stick out my tongue and lick Callion’s lips.
It was unbelievably soft.
It was the first time a man’s lips felt so sweet. It’s just like whipped cream.
‘I should have just grabbed his collar and pulled him in for a kiss.’
Opportunities should be seized when they come!
I missed the chance to suck on his lips because I was too busy admiring Callion’s moist eyes.
This is the sorrow of losing a country. The despair of a raccoon that washed its cotton candy. The agony of a writer who lost their manuscript right before the deadline…
If I hadn’t tried at all, I wouldn’t feel this regretful, but having just tasted it with the tip of my tongue before parting, I felt like crying from frustration.
I wonder if this will turn into a lifelong regret.
‘Maybe something could happen after Senes falls asleep?’
I rolled my eyes slightly to look at Callion by the entrance.
As if Callion was also looking at me, our eyes met.
Suddenly feeling like a fireball had settled in my chest, I quickly lowered my head.
Thump thump thump.
My heartbeat was so loud, I felt like it could be heard outside.
I curled up more as if to suppress my foolishly beating heart. My ears tingled.
‘It’s okay. Opportunities will come again!’
As Koreans say, the third time’s the charm.
The first was the treatment guide, and the second was the dud just now, so that means there’s still one last chance left.
‘Callion didn’t reject me either. Next time, surely……’
I was confident that he would accept more actively.
It wasn’t without reason.
When I kissed the back of his hand, I thought maybe Callion was just particularly shy.
But when we met just after finishing the bath, his reaction was different.
He couldn’t take his eyes off me, and I could clearly see his face gradually turning red.
‘Honestly, he was incredibly cute.’
He’s much bigger than me and strong enough to cut down monsters in one strike.
Isn’t it game over when you start thinking such a person is cute?
“What are you grinning about all by yourself instead of sleeping? Are you sleepwalking or something?”
Yeah, I’m going to sleep, you blockhead.
I rolled up Callion’s cloak and lay down on the rock.
It wasn’t as comfortable as a bed, but thanks to Callion’s fresh scent and the cozy feel of the cloak, I quickly fell asleep.
***
We arrived at the village a little past noon the next day.
I thought it might feel like a rural village since it was close to the mountains, but it was more urban-like than I expected.
The wide palisade and watchtowers seemed to be for guarding against monster attacks, with people taking shifts, and the roads were wide with neatly organized districts.
There were clusters of houses on the outskirts, and the center had two to three-story commercial buildings lined up, selling not just food and basic necessities, but also what appeared to be weapon shops and magic tool stores.
I approached to look at the strange-colored glass bottles displayed on a stand, but after seeing the warning sign [Caution! It may cause poisoning if it comes into contact with the skin.] I stepped back three paces.
“Ju-in, this way.”
The place Callion guided me to was an inn located on the large southwest street.
It was a neat three-story building, and like typical lodgings for travelers, it seemed to have a restaurant-c*m-bar attached on the first floor.
The front desk clerk greeted us warmly.
It wasn’t the standard business mindset of kindly responding to any traveler… seeing how she blushed at the sight of Callion and Senes, she must have a weakness for handsome men.
I understand.
After seeing all these faces that look like half-eaten Hotteoks strewn about, seeing such handsome men would naturally make your cheeks rise.
Even if a scammer came to sell jade floor tiles, you’d easily buy ten, so it’s only natural to want to kneel before such guests.
Of course, I would never kneel before the tactless Senes.
“Two rooms. One should be a double. Preferably somewhere quiet.”
“Yes, yes. A single room is 2 silver per night, and a double is 3 silver.”
The clerk handed over the keys, unable to hide her flushed face and grinning broadly.
“They’re at the end of the right corridor on the third floor.”
“Thank you.”
“It’s nothing. Hohoho.”
They say smiling makes you happy, and handsome men just make you smile by looking at them.
The inn clerk looked truly happy.
