[TS] Became a Peach Saint – Chapter 217

“Does it suit your taste?”

“Mmm!”

Everyone eating the food, without exception, gives a thumbs up.

“Oio aao oaeo aao…”

“Huh?”

“Ah, seriously. Bro, swallow before you speak. They say you’re good at cooking and singing.”

Even for me, who can interpret most languages, this part is hard to understand. But I guess after spending a lot of time together, even things like this start to make sense.

“Thank goodness.”

[The room master’s singing and cooking are appreciated]

[Please sing more often]

Munch, gulp.

Uncle Gwak Jin, who had just swallowed a mouthful of food, glances at his phone and then looks at me.

“Kuh! This is the most delicious Kimchi Stew I’ve ever had in my life. But, does Ga-eul sing often?”

[E]

[Yyyyyy]

[Yes!!!!!]

[Looks deliciousㅠㅠ]

[E]

[E]

“She sings often.”

[Sing every day!!]

[Woo woo]

I thought I sang often enough, but it seems it wasn’t enough for the viewers.

“With that nightingale-like voice, she sings fantastically. It’s the end.”

[LOL]

“If only her temper could be fixed.”

“Hahaha.”

Gulp.

While the uncles are talking about me, I pour beer into a glass, and their attention shifts again.

The golden waves of barley beer rise with white foam bubbling up.

“Uncle, would you like some beer?”

“Me!”

“Me too!”

“Ah, since my temper is bad, I should drink it.”

“Oh my, our Ga-eul is an angel.”

“There’s no other angel. She even pours beer for the uncles. Right?”

“Hehe, right?”

As I hand the beer glasses to the uncles, they take them with big smiles.

“Should Baekseol eat too?”

“Eat!”

Ding!

As Baekseol slides down from above, I hand her a flower, and she starts nibbling on it after settling at the corner of the table.

“Where does that flower keep coming from?”

“Eat a lot.”

“Okay!”

I have no appetite, probably because I’ve been smelling the food while cooking.

As I get up from the table, the laughing and chatting people look at me.

“Where are you going without eating?”

“I have no appetite. Please enjoy your meal. I’ll just have this.”

I pick up a raw carrot from the table and wave it, and Uncle Woo-hyuk nods.

“Alright, get some fresh air and come back when your appetite returns.”

“Okay.”

Stepping away from the noisy table, I sit on a bumpy rock, and a cool breeze blows.

─Chik, chik.

“Phew─”

The cigarette smoke drifts away with the desolate western wind.

The Grand Canyon lives up to its name, with rocks all around. I don’t know what they were thinking choosing Arizona as a travel destination, wanting to show things others haven’t.

“Sigh─”

While I keep smoking, I sense someone nearby.

Turning my head, I see the camera director filming me.

“Camera director, you should fix that and eat. It won’t taste good when it’s cold.”

“I have to work.”

“Pfft. Why are you filming me smoking? You should film the chatter over there.”

Click. Click.

Chatting with the camera director…

While we were sharing, I felt another presence.

The sound of something hard stepping on a stone was heard.

“Huh?”

Ding!

───

[Mule Deer]

Male

146Kg

───

It’s a deer with huge antlers.

The lodge owner kept warning us to be careful of wild animals, and now I see why.

“G-Ga-eul, slowly back away.”

“Huh? It’s okay. It’s just a deer.”

“No, I heard that a lot of people die because of these palm deer. Be careful when you get up.”

Rustle.

This guy, supposedly an animal, is acting all tough.

The lodge owner said the wild animals here aren’t afraid of people, and he wasn’t wrong.

It’s just sitting there, not even thinking of running away, and instead slowly approaches.

“Wow, your antlers are really cool. Want a carrot?”

Munch!

“Here.”

As I offer the carrot to the approaching deer, it pouts its lips.

Despite its size, it’s quite cute when it plays.

Munch! Munch!

The deer, avoiding my hand, lightly bites the end of the carrot and starts munching away.

“It’s so well-behaved, not even biting my hand.”

Amidst this, the uncles who were having a drinking party on the table all come over, sensing the commotion.

“Oh my! Ga-eul, what are you doing? It’s dangerous!”

“It’s okay. This guy won’t sell his life for a carrot. Right?”

Rustle, rustle.

“Huh…”

As I pet the deer’s head a bit more, it seems to enjoy it, rubbing its head against my hand.

Up close, the deer’s size is enormous.

It seems to be an adult.

“Eat this and go back, this is where people live, you might get shot wandering around.”

Did the deer understand what I said?

I’m not sure, but it seems to nod its head.

“Good boy.”

I feed the remaining carrot to the deer, and it obediently turns its head and disappears.

What a cool friend with those antlers.

“Phew— It’s nothing, let’s go back and eat.”

“My heart almost dropped.”

“Geez, that rascal.”

The people who were frozen stiff finally relax and return to the table.

Thud thud.

Amidst the crowd returning, a white fluffball approaches like a beam of light.

“Did you finish your meal?”

Baekseol climbs up my body without answering, sniffing eagerly.

“Smelly!”

“Huh? It’s because I’m smoking. Want to go in my pocket?”

“Smelly!”

Usually, when I smoke, it runs into my pocket on its own, but I don’t know why it’s acting like this now.

“Do I smell?”

Baekseol persistently sniffs towards my left hand.

“Smell!”

“Maybe it’s because it’s hot. Does it smell a lot? Should we wash together?”

Baekseol seems to give up on sniffing and starts rubbing its body on my left palm.

“Why is it doing this?”

“Smell!”

It keeps rubbing its body and sniffing repeatedly.

It seems like it’s trying to cover itself with my scent.

“Maybe it’s because I petted the deer?”

Now it’s twisting its whole body on my palm.

“Phew— Alright, do as you please until you’re satisfied.”

“Yes!”

Rolling around in place without falling off, impressive.

As expected of a brave rabbit who eats well, rides well, and even climbs palm trees skillfully.

Last time I saw it, it seemed to dig tunnels pretty well too.

“Phew─”

My palm feels itchy.

Seeing Baekseol suddenly reminds me of how the angel kept marking its territory in strange ways.

“Smell!”

“Still not gone?”

“Yes!”

“I’ll go in and wash up properly. Sorry.”

Just because I petted a deer once, this white cotton ball drill won’t stop.

“Ong nong nong.”

“It tickles!”

Baekseol, who was sniffing and squirming around, suddenly plopped down and showed its belly.

“You little rascal. I said I’ll wash it.”

“Yes!”

Still, as if unable to let go, it rubs its head against my palm.

“Done now?”

“Yes!”

Despite the answer, it keeps rubbing its head.

“Phew─ I give up. Do whatever you want.”

“Smell!”

There’s no smell at all, but Baekseol’s sensitive nose seems to catch something.

Even though it usually listens to me well, this time it seems impossible to stop.

Thump.

While smoking a cigarette and watching Baekseol wriggle around, I feel a big thump near my heart.

“What now.”

Thump.

It’s clearly something happening inside my body.

Thump! Thump!!

The thumping gets faster.

“Baekseol, let’s sleep…!”

Suddenly, my vision turns black, and a familiar massive figure starts to blur into view.

“…..”

Thump! Thump!! Thump!!!

My heart pounds like a drum, wildly.

Amidst this, the figure becomes clearer, slowly moving its blood-red pupils to meet my eyes.

Out of habit, I try to grab the Ruyi Jingu Bang, but nothing comes to hand.

Grrr─

A low growl from the monster pierces my ears.

The creature, which had been staring at me, suddenly melts like sludge and gets sucked into my mouth.

The black liquid that enters my mouth slides down my throat, and I feel a burning pain in my esophagus.

“Guh…..”

The black liquid ravages my body and slowly gathers around my chest.

Thump! Thump!!

As time passes, the creature coils around my heart and settles there.

As the once menacing creature disappears, a desolate rock appears before my eyes, as if it were a lie.

“Gasp─!”

Seeing Baekseol still squirming, it doesn’t seem like much time has passed.

It seems the dragon’s heart given by the angel has finally been digested.

“Phew!”

Exhaling the air deep in my lungs, the space distorts.

There doesn’t seem to be anything wrong with my body.

“Hmm. Baekseol, do I look any different?”

“Smell!”

“Anyone hearing this would think I haven’t washed in days. There’s no smell, right?”

“Smell!”

Rubbing my whole body, I end up scratching my palm with a soft fist.

It’s so fluffy and ticklish.

“Ugh, okay, I’m sorry. I’ll be careful next time.”

“Yep!”

But I keep rubbing anyway.

As expected, the rabbit is the best at giving answers.

When I’m half-giving up and blankly staring at Baekseol, suddenly she springs up on my palm and goes into meerkat mode.

Baekseol, who had been twitching her ears, turns her head.

Looking over there, the deer that had turned its back and disappeared earlier is now looking this way.

“That’s a cool-horned friend. If you come over, it’ll just get more tiring.”

“Go!”

Seeing my hand waving, the deer nods slightly and gracefully disappears.

“Now, is that enough?”

“Yep!”

Picking up Baekseol with my other hand, she clings to the hand that was petting the deer, kicking her short legs.

If I pet her one more time, all the wrinkles on my palm might disappear.

“Whew—”

After flicking off the cigarette ash and returning to the table, the uncles’ drinking party is still going strong.

『Who will listen to my lament—』

“What are you guys doing?”

“Oh, Autumn. I was listening to the song you sang.”

Seeing them both holding their phones and tilting their glasses, I wondered what they were up to. Turns out, it was the song I sang, probably “Okjoongga.”

“I thought you had some hundred-year promise that broke and you were singing out of sorrow. What kind of pain does this child have to cry out so sadly?”

“Haha…”

“Seriously, no joke. This isn’t something you can just sing well. Autumn, you really should become a celebrity. When you get home, make sure to contact your uncle. Got it?”

“Yep. If I feel like it, I’ll contact you.”

“Good. Never go to some shady guy you don’t know.”

“Yep. I won’t.”

The two uncles keep glancing at me.

“With this level of emotional depth, you’d do well in acting. Listening to the song, tears are welling up.”

“Ah! Bro!”

“What, kid?”

“Ah, bro. You shouldn’t swear.”

As the beer glasses tilt, the noisy night at the Grand Canyon also fades away.

***

[Baekseol’s Dream]

“Is our Pposiraegi dreaming?”

What kind of dream is she having, swimming on the bed?

“Jo…ah.”