[TS] Became a Peach Saint – Chapter 67

Rolling around on the bed, I petted Baekseol and buried my face in her soft belly.

“So soft. Baekseol, you smell just like me.”

“Ticklish.”

“Pfft.”

I still don’t know what Baekseol really is, but she felt like a sudden gift to me.

A pure white snowflake that brings joy like the first snow.

“Baekseol, thank you.”

“I’m hungry.”

“…Uh.”

[Ding!]

Baekseol, completely shattering the emotional moment. If viewers saw this, they’d probably say, “Like owner, like pet.”

Just as I was about to feed Baekseol—

*Knock, knock.*

“Yes, come in.”

Hearing the knock, I headed to the entrance with the sofa, and three men came bustling in.

“Hello. I’m Esteban, the captain of this plane.”

“Co-pilot, Sulayman.”

The captain, who looked Latin, and the co-pilot, who seemed Arab. Plus the guy who was supposed to be my dedicated attendant earlier.

Compared to the captain, the co-pilot’s Korean seemed a bit awkward.

“Hello.”

“Nice to meet you, young lady.”

‘…Seriously, what did they introduce me as for “young lady” to keep popping up?’

I struggled to straighten my twisted face. While I was busy managing my expression, the captain started rambling.

“Our flight will cover 6,700 km, with an estimated arrival time of 5 PM, about 10 hours from now.”

“Wow, that’s far. But 5 PM?”

Grandfather Kamar definitely said it was a 12 PM flight.

“Yes, there’s a 5-hour time difference between Korea and Dubai.”

“Ah, the time difference. Got it. Thank you.”

The captain’s explanation continued.

“Thank you once again for choosing our Black Diamond Class. We hope you have a pleasant journey.”

“Thank you for the explanation.”

The two left after their explanation, but the guy I thought would leave stayed behind.

“It’s lunchtime now. Shall I prepare a meal for you?”

“Yes, what do you have?”

In response to my question, the man handed me a fancy menu with gold trim.

“Everything here is available for you.”

“Wow…”

I never dreamed I’d be sleeping in a bed on a plane, let alone choosing food from a menu. It felt surreal.

“Then, I’ll have this.”

I chose the rib steak. There was everything from ramen to fancy dishes, but rib steak was the only meat dish I vaguely recognized.

“Of course. What wine would you like?”

“Wine? Hmm…”

I’ve only had wine once in my life. And that was the glass Grandfather Kamar gave me today.

“Um… Do you have Château Latour?”

“Yes, we do.”

It was the only wine name I knew, and they had it. Guess the wine Grandfather prepared was pretty famous.

“Okay, then I’ll have the 1982 vintage.”

“…”

He paused at my words. I thought I might’ve said something wrong and earned a laugh, but his face turned pale, so that wasn’t it.

“I’m sorry, ma’am. We don’t have that vintage.”

He apologized way too much.

“No, no. It’s okay. I only know that wine name, so I just mentioned it. Just give me anything.”

“I’ll prepare it right away.”

As if to prove his words, within a few minutes, the man brought a steak and a glass of wine, then left the room again.

Listening to the explanation, it seems like it’s a very old vintage, a rare wine that’s hard to find even at auctions unless it’s a private sale.

“Baekseol, come here and eat with me.”

At my words, Baekseol, holding a bellflower, ran over, and I picked her up, placing her on the table to start eating together.

Taking a bite of the meat, a rich juice overflowed in my mouth.

“It’s really delicious. The beef I’ve had before was really not good, so it must have been tasteless.”

“It’s delicious.”

“Eat a lot.”

Baekseol diligently dipping flower petals into the steak sauce.

While eating the meat, I remembered the strange thing that happened earlier.

“Baekseol, when I mentioned the wine name earlier, did a strange building-like thing pop up in your head?”

“I don’t know.”

“Hmm… It seems like it’s because of a skill, but I’m not sure either.”

After finishing the meal with Baekseol and taking a shower.

“Baekseol, if you climb on my head while I’m washing my hair, I’ll have to wash it twice, you know?”

“Okay.”

Watching a movie with Baekseol.

“The protagonist’s friend will die soon.”

─Squeeze, squeeze.

As if telling me not to spoil, Baekseol, who was diligently watching the movie, poked my cheek with her tiny front paws.

“Pfft.”

Eating snacks with Baekseol.

“Baekseol, try some dried banana.”

─Crunch, crunch.

“Is it good?”

“It’s good.”

Falling asleep with Baekseol.

“…Baek…seol… Don’t sleep on my face.”

“…I’m…hungry.”

***

“Young lady.”

“──”

“Young lady, we’re almost there.”

“Huh?”

“Young lady, it’s the butler. We’ll be arriving in Dubai soon.”

“Oh, already?”

“Yes, it’s 10 PM Korean time.”

“Okay, okay. What should I do?”

“Just wait.”

“Ah…”

Still dazed, I answered Grandfather Kamar, and a laughter-filled reply came back.

Probably because of the glass of wine I drank earlier, I must have fallen into a deep sleep.

“Baekseol. We’ll have to get off soon.”

After spending the whole day playing together, I must have been tired. She doesn’t seem to want to get up, showing her white belly and just wiggling her front paws.

“What kind of rabbit sleeps lying down like a person?”

After waiting a bit, Grandfather Kamar said he had to get off first, so we needed to leave early.

“Baekseol.”

Finally, picking up Baekseol, who didn’t seem to want to get up, I followed Grandfather outside the plane.

As we walked along the long boarding bridge, the small sounds gradually grew louder.

“Wow, it’s a foreign country.”

“Hoho.”

The noisy airport interior. It was much bigger than I thought.

“Ooh.”

“So many people.”

“Are you awake?”

“Yes.”

Maybe because of the noise, Baekseol woke up and scurried up to my head.

“Grandfather Kamar, the airport…”

“Can I look around a bit?”

“Sure.”

As I wandered around the airport with Baekseol, I spotted a place selling fruit juice.

“Uh, what was it again?”

As I got closer to greet them, I felt my head turning pitch black. I couldn’t remember a single word of the greeting the chairman had taught me.

“May peace be upon you.”

“Huh? Yes. May peace be upon you.”

“Thank you for responding with a greeting filled with divine will. Are you a tourist? Your Arabic is very fluent.”

“Yes, I’m a tourist.”

My native language flows in my head, but after passing through an invisible filter, strange words come out of my mouth.

It feels like my brain is twisting and turning.

“I feel dizzy.”

“What do you mean?”

“Ah, sorry. I didn’t mean to talk to myself. Can I have an orange one? What about you, Grandfather?”

“I’ll have an apple.”

I thought Grandfather Kamar wouldn’t eat anything, but he chose a drink without hesitation, maybe to match me.

“Whew.”

As I catch my breath, the sense of dissonance between the outside and inside slowly fades. As always, the skill is a skill, and its effect is outstanding. I already feel familiar even though we haven’t exchanged many words.

“Grandfather, here you go.”

“Thank you, young lady. But your Arabic is very fluent. I was surprised because there’s no sense of foreignness at all.”

“Is that so?”

I was about to brush it off since I had nothing to say, but Grandfather, being wise, sensed my discomfort and didn’t ask further.

“Let me help with the payment.”

“Young lady, I’ll take care of it.”

“No, it’s finally time to use this.”

I dramatically pulled out my Master Card.

It’s a card I maintained with annual fees just to make cheap overseas payments, obsessed with gaming.

“Please use this…!! to complete the payment.”

The merchant, sensing my determination, carefully took the card with a changed expression.

“I will definitely complete the payment.”

“Please… do.”

“Just trust me.”

After exchanging nonsense with the merchant, the payment was completed.

“It’s really delicious. Baekseol, want to try?”

After sipping the drink, I poured a little into my palm, and Baekseol came down to my wrist, licking it with a tiny tongue that’s hard to see.

“It’s tasty.”

“Right? It tastes better because it’s a warm country.”

After having a conversation and buying drinks in a foreign country, I finally felt like I was really in Dubai.

“Grandfather, I’ll look around a bit more.”

“Yes, young lady. We have plenty of time.”

I explored the lavishly decorated Dubai airport here and there.

“Young lady, if you want to use your mobile phone easily abroad, you should use a time-limited chip.”

“Really?”

There were surprisingly many interesting things. Later, as I wandered around, I noticed a place where a lot of people were gathered and buzzing.

“Grandfather, why are so many people gathered over there?”

“I’m not sure. Should we find out?”

“No, let’s go take a look while we’re sightseeing.”

As I approached the crowd, I saw a person holding a microphone and shouting.

“Just a little more! There’s only 10 seconds left!”

Next to the shouting host was a muscular…

A man was sticking his hand into something.

As I got closer, I saw him putting his hand into a round hole next to a large acrylic box, pulling out something inside.

“It seems like the Gold Bar Challenge that’s been getting popular in Dubai lately.”

“What’s that?”

“They make a hole in a transparent acrylic box, put a gold bar inside, and it’s a simple game where you can take the gold bar if you manage to pull it out.”

“Wow… Dubai, huh? Just throwing gold around like that.”

Seizing the moment, I quickly took out the mount and stuck my phone in it.

<Lady Han Ga-eul has started broadcasting>

[LOL]

[Bangjang!!!!!!! Why are you so late?]

[I thought I was gonna die waiting for you]

“I missed you too. Guys, is this Dubai Airport?”

[LOL, you really went]

[Our Bangjang is making it big, even going to Dubai LOL]

“Guys, look at that. They put gold bars in a box, and if you pull it out, they give it to you. Dubai’s crazy, right?”

I didn’t hear if it was real gold or just gold-shaped toys, but I spiced it up a bit for the viewers.

[It’s not Dubai that’s crazy, you just can’t pull it out LOL]

[Our Bangjang is so naive, we gotta protect her…]

Grandfather Kamar, who was listening to me, chimed in.

“Young lady, those gold bars are made really heavy so they’re hard to pull out.”

“They’re that heavy?”

[What?]

[LOL, look at that buff guy struggling. You think they’d give that away for free?]

Listening to him, it made sense. I guess I was too caught up in the image of Dubai being all about luxury.

“The person who just spoke is Grandfather Kamar. He’s the butler I mentioned before. Everyone, say hi. Is it okay if you’re on the broadcast, Grandfather?”

“Yes, it’s fine.”

At Grandfather Kamar’s words, I subtly turned the phone.

[Wow, look at that awesome beard]

[Hello, Butler-nim]

[Hi]

“Hoho, hello. I’m Kamar, currently assisting the young lady.”

[Wow, she called her “young lady,” that’s hilarious LOL]

[Bangjang… how far are you gonna grow without us?]

[That beard is seriously cool, for real]

“Young lady, would you like to try it for fun?”

“If I succeed, how much do I get?”

At my words, Grandfather Kamar looked at the description next to the host and spoke up.

“Young lady, it says if you pull out a 20KG gold bar, they’ll give it to you as is.”

“What, why is my gold bar here?”

[OMG LOL]

[CEO Han, bite it, is it real?]