It's Been A While

In the morning, Miguel woke up from his peaceful slumber. It was the most peaceful sleep he had ever since he transmigrated in this newfound world.

Since he is the sole male member of the new batch of Shaman Apprentice, he was isolated in a separate room away from the others and received his own room.

The room had a similar resemblance to his previous room from the Saman's Kanya.

Walking outside the room, he is greeted by one of his fellow Shaman Apprentice who chose to stay at the shrine.

"Good Morning!" But Miguel had an indifferent look, he simply nodded and closed his room's door.

"Where is Elder Shana?" He asked the seemingly irked Apprentice. Which at first seemed hesitant to answer him.

"She is outside sitting near the tree." And as if to remember something "She said that you should come to find her after taking a bath. At the furthest corner at your left, are some spare clothes."

With that, since Miguel displayed an indifferent expression, the Apprentice left him alone.

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Miguel found his way at the farthest corner of the shrine where a waterfall could be seen.

"Woah... This is beautiful." He can't help but utter these words upon seeing the gigantic waterfall.

The waters cascaded from atop the boulders, drizzling onto the rocks. Like the soft downpour of rain, some of its droplets splashed on his face.

Wrapped in a thin white linen cloth that hanged in his waist, he halted his steps as he admired the view.

A picturesque view, like something drawn in a painting. He felt the cold whiz of the wind from the morning breeze as the grasses beneath his feet was combed by the surge of this breeze. It is very peaceful, even the yellow flowers beside the boulders nodded at him gently.

But as he came close to where the water fell, he heard some screams followed by giggling laughter and noisy mumbles.

"You! What are you doing here?!"

"It's a boy!"

"Didn't the shrine only had women in it how come there's a boy?!"

And Miguel remembered that his fellow apprentices must be taking their baths at the waterfall. But he simply didn't mind, despite the ongoing and increasingly loud screams he still went to take a dip at the waterfall.

Some of the Apprentices could not take it anymore and decided to leave while those who are more daring decided to stay as they quietly observed Miguel.

Miguel, however, had an indifferent calm temperament as he soaks himself with the water that pounded his shoulders. Eventually, the noisy mutters of the ladies were replaced with a calming downpour of the waterfall.

He thought about what he learned yesternight from the Elder and he has been waiting for a chance to test it with Argus. Maybe he can find a way to communicate with him and not just through that empty void-like space.

Miguel starts to empty his mind and focus on himself. Reaching a trance-like state.

But at that moment, some of the ladies who had been curious about him suddenly approached him. Two beautiful tanned skin women with developed bodies came in contact with him as he tried to imagine Argus.

"Hey, kid... You seemed lost or are you that famous kid who recently joined us... I think his name was Argus?"

Hearing a melodic voice that tickled his ears, Miguel quickly opened his eyes. And when he turned to look behind, what greeted him were two... No, it was four pairs of soft meatballs dangling from a lady's chest.

Miguel immediately looked away upon seeing them. "What the heck are they doing? I have repeatedly ignored them. Won't that give them some clue to fuck off?" Quite a bit tempted, Miguel tried to calm himself but realized that it was useless. Steadying his gaze, he shifted his gaze towards the two ladies.

"What about it? what do the two of you need?" With an arrogant, commanding tone Miguel stared at their chest with a serious expression. He thought, "I have seen a more beautiful pair of those. Why should I be embarrassed?"

But this action of his was misunderstood by the two ladies. "Quite a naughty kid are you? So, how long are you going to stare at them?" smacking her lips, the lady at his right raised her hands as she gathered a small puddle of water from the waterfall.

"Lady, you are utterly displaying them right in my face. And for the record, I have seen a more beautiful pair of that so this is nothing." And as Miguel said so, he decided to leave before trouble comes banging his head hard. He felt his junior trying to stand, naturally he had to walk away.

"Where are you going? Just when the fun is about to begin you will leave just like that? Aren't you shy?" And the other lady chimed in as if bullying Miguel with their provocative words.

"And that's why I have to leave. There are things more important to do than seeing a pair of breasts!" Turning away from the two ladies, Miguel's heart was resolute. Truthfully, he stood firm with his heart that is dead set on his wife from his previous world.

But just when he remembered his wife, he also recalled a passing image of the Dayang which made him curse himself due to the previous incident where he acted brashly in front of the Dayang.

"Adelina, don't worry... Yours is better, they are pink..." He softly muttered as he left behind the two ladies who felt insulted by the way Miguel have treated them.

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After drying himself and changing his clothes as instructed, he went outside the Shrine in the yard where Elder Shana is seen breathing a dense smoke into the air from her mouth, and in her left hand was a wooden pipe.

When Miguel saw this, he became excited. It had been a long time since the last time he saw someone smoking and he himself is a hardcore smoker in his previous world.

Maintaining a straight posture as he unhurriedly walked towards the Elder, Miguel greeted Elder Shana with a smile. "Goodmorning Elder." As he said so, he directly sat beside her without waiting for her permission to sit down.

Elder Shana is a bit taken aback, she thought that Argus is acting weird again. As if this Argus in front of him is treating her like that of his own age and not an Elder.

"Are you that usually rude? I don't remember you behaving like this..." Elder Shana voiced out a complaint and as she said those, she joked at Miguel "Do you want to take some?"

Since the Argus in front of him suddenly started acting old, she thought of teasing him. But out from her expectation, Miguel simply nodded and took away the wooden pipe as he himself started inhaling the smoke.

"Hmm calming... Good stuff you have here. It's been a while." Standing behind the Elder, Miguel deeply breathed and exhaled, even closing his eyes.

"So, why did you called me out here?" Miguel asked, forgetting that he was supposed to act like Argus as he nonchalantly asked. The smoking seemed so natural at him that the Elder tried to repeatedly blink her eyes in wonder.