[TS] Became a Peach Saint – Chapter 75

“Help, help. Dad can’t swim, ugh.”

At Isabel’s sobbing words, I looked out at the sea. A ship was passing by, and the waves it created were overwhelming, leaving us completely unprepared.

To make matters worse, the massive cruise ship seemed to be on a collision course.

In this nail-biting moment, a decision had to be made.

“Denis!”

“What the…?”

Arthur and Herman, who followed shortly after, were also at a loss for words, seemingly speechless.

“Ugh, this is insane.”

In the urgency of the situation, as I tried to step outside the railing, I felt a hand grabbing me from behind.

“Young lady, you can’t do that.”

“What do you mean I can’t?”

It was the head of the security team, who had been secretly following me.

“I’ve just contacted the crew on board. Let’s leave the rest to them.”

Glancing over the railing, I saw a man in the dark sea below, gradually losing strength and swallowing water, his appearance becoming increasingly disheveled.

“Damn it, why did they make the ship so ridiculously big?”

“Young lady!”

Breaking free from the strong grip of the security team leader, I quickly moved outside the railing.

[Hey, you crazy girl, get back in here!]

[What’s wrong with the room master?]

[Autumn, this isn’t right. Get back over here quickly!]

In terms of distance, it was just a step away. But the inside and outside of the railing felt like heaven and hell, like the red-taped people screaming on the subway.

“By the way, why did you guys come? Oh! You came to save me!”

[No, we got caught too.]

[Ah, room master, don’t joke around in this situation, lol.]

[Don’t accept it, lol.]

Habitually clutching the phone mount in my left hand, I heard people shouting at me from behind.

Looking back, Baekseol, who was on Arthur’s shoulder, was about to jump towards me.

“Baekseol, stop.”

—Hop.

Despite seeing her ears perk up at my voice, she ignored me and climbed onto my shoulder.

“Our Pposiraegi, it’s dangerous.”

“Let’s go together.”

“No.”

“Let’s stay together.”

“No.”

At my firm refusal, Baekseol, uncharacteristically angry, pressed her short front paws against my cheek.

“Team leader, please take a good shot.”

“…Yes?”

I handed Baekseol, who was struggling not to fall, and the phone mount to the bewildered security team leader.

“I’m a streamer. I can’t hide when I’m doing something good.”

[Room master, you’re going too far. Hurry up and come back in, it’s dangerous.]

[Damn it, I told you to get back in!]

“Guys, if I die, make sure to come to my funeral. I’ll play the video.”

[Are you really crazy?]

[If you come back in 10 seconds, I’ll give you 100,000 won, please.]

Isabel, who had asked for help, was staring at me in a daze, while Herman, who had been sharing a cigarette, and Arthur, who loved cute things, looked at me with complicated eyes.

I was watching.

“Come and see. The legendary play footage of the deceased.”

[Damn, damn, damn, she’s really crazy.]

After Isabel asked for help, a short time passed. I kept mumbling to myself, trying to calm my mind.

“Let’s f***ing go!”

As I shifted my weight, my body slowly began to fall.

The sharp sea breeze, carrying salt, hit my entire body.

From the dizzying height, the outline of a person, who looked like a dot, gradually became visible. In a hurry, I pushed off the ship’s wall and accelerated even more.

As I fell, I heightened my combat senses.

At that moment, I realized.

“F***, I can’t swim. My condition…”

—Splash!!!

Thanks to the rapid fall, I heard the sound of the water surface breaking, and my body began to sink deep into the sea.

I regained my senses and slightly opened my eyes. Above the water, one leg was sticking out, flailing like a swan, creating bubbles.

Ding! Ding! Ding!…

[Swimming…]

Seeing the desperate struggle, I quickly moved my fingers, and my body began to rise rapidly.

My body quickly adapted to the water, and the surface got closer. Even then, I thought the sunlight reflecting off the water was beautiful.

“Phew! Hoo, hoo… I thought I was gonna die.”

After quickly rising to the surface, I caught my breath and approached the uncle who was causing a ruckus beside me.

“Hey, did you come to save me?”

Suddenly, he grabbed my hair.

“Hey, if you don’t wanna die, let go.”

“Gasp, save, save me…”

The man, panicking, couldn’t regain his senses.

This must be why it’s dangerous to approach someone drowning.

While I was pondering what to do, cheers from the ship reached my sensitive ears.

“Calm down, patient!”

—Whack!

I slapped the back of his head hard, and his face plunged into the water. With a gurgling sound, he quieted down.

“Whew! Problem solved. Hmm…”

Suddenly, I remembered that Isabel had called him “dad” earlier.

“…”

I glanced up and saw a lifeboat descending from the cruise ship’s crane. The faces of onlookers peeked out from the railing.

“I’m screwed.”

I waited for the lifeboat to approach, with my arm around the uncle’s neck, his face still in the water.

The people on the boat all had dazed expressions.

“Pull us up.”

“Ah! Yes, yes.”

After pulling the uncle onto the boat, I dragged my tired body and lay down. The ridiculously clear sky came into view.

I rummaged through my pocket and pulled out a soaked cigarette pack.

“Can anyone spare a cigarette?”

My voice…

A flight attendant approached.

“Here you go, sir.”

“Oh, thank you.”

—Click, click.

“Phew— life.”

As I lit a cigarette and blew out smoke, the sky blurred.

The sky, always hazy from the smoke I’m used to, felt even more comforting.

Leaning against the lifeboat, puffing on my cigarette, the crane cable creaked and slowly rose.

For safety, it was slow, painfully slow.

By the time the cigarette was almost burnt out and a new one was halfway gone, people on the deck finally started to appear.

“Phew— we made it.”

—Whoa!!!!!

—Clap clap clap!

Cheers and applause.

“Damn, this is the taste. Give me a round of applause!”

[LOL, this crazy girlㅋㅋㅋㅋ]

[OMG, I fainted twice, no, three timesㅋㅋㅋ]

[The room master is so coolㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]

[Ga-eul! Ga-eul! Ga-eul!]

[Clap for her, what a messㅋㅋㅋ]

“Dad! Dad!”

The boat landed on the deck, and people swarmed in.

“Isabel, it’s okay. He swallowed some water, but he’s breathing fine, so calm down.”

The unconscious uncle wasn’t hurt and was breathing normally.

“Herman, I couldn’t finish the cigarette you gave me earlier.”

“Huh··· Haha, thank you for saving my friend. I’ll give you enough cigarettes to build a tower.”

“No, no. That’s too much. One is enough.”

While talking to Herman, Baekseol flew onto my face, and Isabel hugged me.

“Why were you alone!”

“Sorry.”

As I tried to calm the angry Baekseol, Isabel started freaking out.

“Ga-eul, thank you, thank you!”

“Yes, be very thankful.”

“Yep!”

With one hand, I petted Baekseol, and with the other, I patted Isabel, who was dripping with tears.

“If you keep crying like this, Isabel’s clothes will get wet too.”

“It’s fine.”

As I tried to comfort Isabel, who hugged me tighter, Arthur’s voice chimed in.

“But that guy was conscious until he fell in, so why did he suddenly faint? Exhaustion?”

As I peeled Baekseol off my face, I saw Isabel’s father being carried on a stretcher.

“When I went to save him, he grabbed my head and wouldn’t let go.”

“Right, that’s why it’s dangerous to get close to someone drowning.”

“Yeah, so I had to calm him down a bit.”

“Calm him down? Interesting. How’d you do that?”

“Well, I kinda… hit the back of his head···.”

“····.”

[LOL, this crazy girlㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]

[LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL]

I felt Isabel flinch in my arms.

“Uh, Isabel. This is like North Korean CPR, okay? If I hadn’t done it, we’d both be in danger.”

“North Korean···.”

“Hmm.”

“It’s a dangerous country, huh.”

“I think so too.”

Isabel, who had been holding on for a while, followed her father being carried away on a stretcher.

“Miss Autumn needs to change her clothes.”

“That’s true, but this is all I have.”

“Later, when Isabel comes, she’ll help sort it out.”

As things seemed to be settling down a bit, I picked up the phone from the team leader and moved back to the table where I had been smoking earlier.

“Phew— This cigar is so good. That heavy, cool sensation.”

[The room master seems completely out of it no matter how you look at it.]

[LOL, for real.]

“What’s up, kids? Didn’t you see my play earlier?”

[That play was insane, I saw it.]

“Master, I’m hungry.”

Baekseol, who had been poking around angrily, finally spoke up.

Ding!

“Here, eat.”

[Where does that keep popping out from, LOL.]

As I was about to hand it to Baekseol, I felt an intense gaze.

“Arthur, will you feed Baekseol?”

“Sure, why not?”

Arthur, as if he had been waiting, took the flower.

[Clink!]

[Shop Owner of Autumn Bear Soup donated 5,000 won.]

[Autumn, stop it now.]

[The sweet broth kid won’t even have bones left.]

“Why are you freaking out over our kid? It’s tasty, so we’ll keep brewing it.”

[LOL, we’ve all been brewed so much, there’s no bones left now.]

[For real, only the smoke remains.]

[Clink!]

[Military Secret1q2w3e donated 10,000 won.]

[Smoked, huh?;;]

While smoking and chatting with the viewers, I felt someone approaching our table.

“Young lady.”

“Oh, Grandfather Kamar.”

Next to Grandfather Kamar was a well-built man with black hair.

“Room master… Stop causing trouble.”

“Who?”

With an exotic appearance and fluent Korean, and the fact that he came with Grandfather Kamar.

A figure flashed through my mind.

“Ah, Chulbong, welcome.”

[LOLOLOLOL.]

[Mr. Go Chulbong, welcome.]

[The chairman finally arrived.]