Become a Storyteller

Night.

Lighting a candle, the small house was lit by the weak light of a candle.

At first, the house was only suitable for one person, now there were two additional people, namely Ars and Est. As a result, the only bed occupied by Areishia who was still sleeping.

"Don't just stand, sit down."

Ars placed the rich chair in front of Est, and sat down on the other.

In his free time, he would make furniture such as tables and chairs from trees he cut down in the forest.

Seeing Ars with no expression on her face, Est sat down on the chair.

The atmosphere was so quiet and only heard the sound of goats not far from there.

(According to Dracunia, a High-Ranked Spirit can take human form... That means, Est is a High-Ranked Spirit, huh.) Ars thought as he eyed the silver-haired little girl in front of him.

Est was wearing a shirt that was too big for her.

(Uh, if I look closely, she probably isn't wearing anything!)

Only now did Ars notice Est was only wearing a white shirt that covered her body, and her lower half was showing.

What he saw at first glance was probably without panties. No, she was definitely not wearing panties.

"Ahem... Est, why aren't you wearing panties?" Ars averted his gaze so as not to see a sight he shouldn't see.

"Is that necessary?" Est tilted her head, looking clueless.

"Of course. Women should value themselves properly. Don't be a woman who shows off her private parts in front of random men for free. Don't make yourself a cheap woman like a sale item at the market, but be a high-class item at the mall, so people don't look down on her."

Looking at her innocent face, Ars felt that this girl was like a white canvas that had not been colored. So he taught her common sense.

"I understand." Est nodded while silently muttering an incantation in spirit language.

In the next second, a pair of pure white panties appeared in her hands. Then got off the chair and put on her panties, producing a temporary rustle of cloth.

Luckily, Ars acted fast and closed his eyes.

(Does this little girl have no shame? She wears panties in front of men without hesitation. Looks like I'll have to teach her more common sense in the future. Don't let her be taken in by uncles offering sweets.)

Since Est was Areishia's contracted spirit, Ars treated her as his little sister.

"It's finished."

Opening his eyes, he saw that she was still pantsless, but Est herself didn't seem to care.

"Umh..."

Before Ars spoke, Areishia opened her eyes.

"You finally woke up, Areishia."

"Big brother Ars... And Est?"

"Don't push yourself, just keep lying down."

"Big brother Ars is worrying too much, I'm fine."

Areishia got up from the bed, aside from tiredness, she was unharmed.

"This is the first time Milady has used divine power, your body is not used to it yet." Est explained the reason behind Areishia suddenly fainting.

"Thank you, Est. Thanks to you, I was able to save everyone."

"Mliady, please don't do that."

Despite protesting at having her head rubbed, Est did not refuse.

"There are many things I want to talk about, before that, let's have dinner first."

"Ah, I haven't cooked yet."

"No need, I've already bought food."

"Big brother Ars is the best."

Ars smiled at the compliment, then he took the bread and the birthday cake.

"This...?"

"Happy 14th birthday, Areishia. May you always live a healthy life and be given 'long life'."

"This must be expensive, right? I told you, big brother Ars doesn't need to celebrate my birthday. Better save your money for other important matters."

It was the second time someone was celebrating her birthday, Areishia felt warm in her heart. However, she didn't want Ars to spend a fortune on her.

In response to that, Ars flicked her forehead and said while patting her head: "Don't say that. Even if I were offered all the gold in the entire world or you, I would choose you without hesitation, Areishia."

For him, gold is nothing more than a sparkling stone. After living for a long time, money is not true happiness, but precious people.

It's a student thing Ars after living for a millennium.

"Big brother Ars!"

Touched by those sincere words, Areishia threw herself into Ars' embrace.

"Don't cry on your happy day."

"These are tears of joy."

Beside her, Est watched the interaction between the two of them and there were ripples in her emotionless eyes.

After that touching moment, Areishia blew out the candles on the cake, then fed Ars the first piece of cake.

Est was no exception, she initially refused, but she ended up eating the cake too after being coaxed.

"So what exactly happened when I wasn't around?"

After everyone had their fill, Ars asked about the attack by the Revolting Spirit group.

Areishia didn't hide anything and told everything that happened that she went through.

Starting from climbing the mountain to look for firewood, entering the ancestral hall for the sake of hiding from the pack of wild wolves, then upon returning, the village had been attacked by many Revolting Spirits.

With the desire to save the villagers, Est responded to Areishia's feelings and transferred the swordsmanship directly into her mind.

Relying on her newly acquired powers, Areishia fought dozens of Revolting Spirits unscathed.

It was an unprecedented feat, considering she was previously only a shepherd girl and had never practiced any martial arts. Changing from amateur to expert in such a short amount of time, it could be seen that Est was no ordinary Spirit.

"Okay, it's late. You must be tired after experiencing so much, have a good sleep."

Seeing Areishia cover her yawning mouth, Ars stopped asking her.

"Then I'm back. You call me if you need me."

After saying that, Est was enveloped in light and entered into the Spirit Seal in Areishia's hands.

"It all still doesn't feel real."

Areishia touched the back of her hand which contained the Spirit Seal.

"Do not worry about it. Rest well, no matter what happens, I will protect you."

"Um, I believe big brother Ars."

Lying on the bed, Areishia looked at Ars with a brilliant smile.

When Ars wanted to stand up, his hand was held.

"Areishia?"

"Big brother Ars... Can you stay with me until I fall asleep?"

With a blush on her cheeks, Areishia said shyly.

"Okay." Ars immediately agreed and sat back down.

"Big brother Ars, tell me a story."

"What kind of story?"

"It's up to big brother Ars."

Hearing the word 'Up to you', Ars eyes twitched.

If women in modern civilization say 'Up to you', it will make men go awry. But Ars knew Areishia wasn't that kind of selfish woman.

"Hmmm... How about the story of Buto Ijo and Golden cucumber?"

"Yes, I want to hear it."

Areishia nodded in anticipation.

"In a small village, there lived a smart and agile young girl. Her name is Golden cucumber. She lives with her grandma, Sri's grandma, an old widow who has been abandoned by her husband for a long time."

Then Ars began to tell one of the Indonesian folk tales from his life before he was reincarnated.

The content of the story is simple, Buto Ijo is a giant and has magical abilities equivalent to the Holy Grail that can grant any wish.

There was an old woman named grandma Sri who lived alone and really wanted to have grandchildren. As a result, she made a pact with Buto Ijo to give her a grandaughter.

Of course, allying with magical forces comes with consequences. Buto Ijo made a condition that when her granddaughter, named Golden cucumber, was 6 years old, he would take her to eat! And grandma Sri agrees.

When the agreement arrived, Sri's grandma repeatedly broke her promise. When Golden cucumber was 9 years old, she was 'surrendered'.

Unfortunately, Buto Ijo was framed and tricked, and then died horribly because he drowned in a sea of mud.

"Well, what is the moral lesson from this story?" Ask Ars.

"Golden cucumber was successfully rescued from Buto Ijo and lived happily with grandma Sri forever!" Areishia answered after pondering.

Ars shook his head and replied: "Wrong, Buto Ijo is the real victim. Not only did Sri's grandma not pay her debt, she even killed Buto Ijo who gave her Golden cucumber."

Areishia thought about it carefully and felt that it made sense. Even though Buto Ijo's aim was unjustifiable, grandma Sri's behavior was also wrong.

"Don't think about it too much, it's just a story. Go to sleep immediately."

"Um, good night, big brother Ars."

"Good night, Areishia."