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Hassan, the Morning Star of Sodomora
050 ? Sodomora’s Morning Star Hassan #1
When I came to my senses, I saw a pitch-black landscape. What the heck? I was supposed to be in bed with Luna just a moment ago.
Looking around, I saw that neither the bed nor the inn room, much less Luna’s warm skin, was anywhere to be seen, and there was only cold, dark darkness.
Fortunately, there was a round object floating in the sky and glowing softly, so I could vaguely see my body and the surrounding scenery.
Clank-.
Me, naked in the darkness. My ankles are gently swaying in what may be shallow water or something else.
Is this a dream? My mind is too clear to be a dream.
What the heck?
At that time, I was feeling embarrassed by this unexpected situation.
In the darkness, something appeared right in front of my nose. It was, it was in the shape of something I couldn’t describe.
No, maybe it would be better to call it a shape? A shape that looks curved yet straight, soft yet hard.
And it’s so incomprehensible that it’s like a monster wriggling around. But rather than being scary, I’m more confused and wonder what the hell is going on.
Little night.
little moon.
Little Knox.
We made contact.
Worship him.
Praise him.
Your destiny.
It opened its mouths, which seemed to be at least ten, at the same time. Soon, the languages that had been chattering noisily together came together to form a single sentence.
Worship me, little one. Bow down and worship me, and I will give you all these things.
Shiva, what are you suddenly asking me to worship? What are you giving me?
As I was feeling so puzzled, a small platform-like thing rose above the dark water surface with a bubbling sound.
There were three fruits placed on top of it. Each one was shaped like a pomegranate, an apple, or grapes.
house.
uh.
la.
At the overbearing voice, I picked up the most ordinary-looking apple.
Swish-.
I felt the cool texture of the apple, as if it had been stored in the refrigerator, and at the same time I heard a crunching sound.
《Red jade covered in deep night dew》
『The primordial night Nox, who is called the mother of all things along with the Earth Mother Gaia. This is an apple that she has grown in secret, not giving it to anyone, even fearing Jupiter, the king of the sky. It is said to have been grown using her own special secret recipe. Of course, no one has ever tasted it, so I can’t guarantee the taste.』
『When consumed, you can consume karma to strengthen the 『Grace Night Veil』 you have.』
Would you like to spend 1 point of Strength to upgrade the 『Night’s Veil』 to 『Night’s Cloak』?
『Caution: 20% chance of developing night blindness』.
You can use karma to strengthen your grace. These were also letters of a type I had never seen before.
If it had been something like, “Use the task numbers to do something,” as usual, it wouldn’t have been so surprising.
I never thought there would be something like this that would directly reduce my own abilities and strengthen them. This is a bit surprising, and the word caution makes me feel a bit creepy.
What should I be careful about? Risk?
Eat it.
Accept it.
A small being.
Before my eyes, something strangely shaped kept urging me to eat the apple. But my mind was not so confused as to swallow it straight away.
I carefully placed the apple back on the table, then picked up the half-ripened pomegranate next to it. It felt warm, like a hand warmer.
Deering-.
Delphic pomegranate soaked in sunlight》
『A pomegranate that the priestesses of Delphi had carefully cultivated in the garden of the Great Temple. However, it was so ripe that it split open so that the insides could be seen. Pomegranates are generally known to be good for women, but the Delphic pomegranate is, on the contrary, good for men.』
『When consumed, you can consume karma to strengthen the 『Grace of Clumsy Dexterity』 you have.』
Would you like to spend 1 stamina point to upgrade your “Clumsy Dexterity” to “Warm Hands”?
『Caution: 90% chance of weakening the hair root』.
What the hell, weakening of the hair roots!!! This is something you really need to avoid. Even in a world where science is advanced, hair loss is like a permanent, incurable disease.
No wonder the scientist who eradicated hair loss said that he would be innocent even if he slapped all the Nobel Prize winners in a row.
Anyway, I put down the pomegranate as if I had touched something dirty and picked up the last grape next to it. It was a purple grape with lots of seeds.
Deering-.
Diana’s Secret Grapes》
『Artenes, the city of philosophy and politics, is famous for its high-quality grapes that are abundantly harvested every year. The most desirable and beautiful bunch of grapes is said to be offered to Minerva, the goddess of wisdom and the city’s mistress. This is what Diana, the goddess of the moon, tried to steal and eat secretly.』
『When consumed, you can consume karma to strengthen the 『Grace of Clumsy Dexterity』 you have.』
Would you like to spend 1 point of Agility to upgrade your skill from “Clumsy Dexterity” to “Neat Hand Movement”?
『Caution: 80% chance of developing hydrocephalus.』
Overall, it seems like an opportunity to strengthen the grace I have. However, it was difficult to make a quick choice. I think it would be good if there was a more friendly explanation.
“Is this the end?”
… .
The being that was making a lot of noise saying, “Worship me-whatever-what” just a moment ago is now keeping its mouth shut.
I didn’t expect it anyway.
Anyway, if we infer from the words, I think “warm hands” literally means that the palms become warm. The “agile hand movements” underneath also seem to mean that the hands become faster.
The only thing I can’t figure out at all is the 《Night Cloak》 that appears when I touch an apple? Still, this has the lowest probability of risk occurring.
I’m having a hard time deciding, Sval. Do I have to choose just one?
So I rolled my eyes and looked at the strange thing in front of me.
Thump thump.
… .
No matter how I look at it, it looks so freaking weird that I’m starting to get goosebumps. It’s also really horrible to have to stay here with such a monstrous thing.
I feel like if I don’t choose one of these, I might not be able to get out of here.
So I picked up the apple in front of me. I don’t know what the Night’s Cloak is, but since it has the lowest risk of occurrence, I thought I should play it safe for now.
Knox’s apple.
Eat it.
The power of the protogenoi.
I took a bite of the apple, mindful of the babbling monster.
Crunchy-.
Then, contrary to my worries, the refreshing and firm flesh spread in my mouth and shook my head. As a result, it was so delicious that I stuffed it into my stomach in one bite.
Come again.
It’s a small thing.
* * *
When I opened my eyes, I saw a ceiling made of tightly packed wooden planks and yellow wallpaper.
A very familiar ceiling.
It was the intermission room of the Nymph Wings Inn where I was staying. The wide-open windows were filled with sunlight and the chirping of birds.
When did morning come? It was a really strange dream. What is the interpretation of the dream of eating an apple?
My father would occasionally interpret dreams and read fortunes for the elderly who came to visit him, but no matter how I looked at it, dream interpretation and fortune telling seemed like nonsense to me, so I never even thought about learning them.
So I don’t know. Shit, I’ll just think it was a dream and move on.
According to what I learned in liberal arts class, dreams are just an expression of the unconscious mind, so it could be that my subconscious mind that wanted to eat the fruit was showing me that.
But just in case, I mutter.
“Long live chaos….”
Then, with a clicking sound, letters appeared before my eyes.
『Name: Hassan Lv. 9 8
Strength: 4 3
Agility: 2
Stamina: 3
Task: 37
Grace: Blessing of Chaos》Clumsy Handicraft》Cloak of Night》
Shit, it wasn’t a dream, it was real.
The strength value decreased by 1. The level also decreased by 1 as a result. And then I frowned at the newly created item called “Night’s Cloak”.
《Night’s Cloak》
『It adjusts the probability of not being detected in stealthy actions in dark places with little light.』
Oh-.
What, there is also a description of the contents of grace. So I looked to see if there was an explanation of other graces, but nothing came up.
Anyway, when I was about to get up from my seat, I noticed that the seat next to me was completely empty. Could it be Luna who got up first and left the seat?
Sleeping alone in a large double bed is particularly lonely. Where did Luna go? Did she go out to eat? Why didn’t she wake me up?
When you are lost in all kinds of thoughts.
Bam-.
The door to the room I was staying in opened and a familiar pink-haired girl appeared in the room I was in.
“Ha, Hassan, you’re awake…!”
Luna spoke shyly, as if she was very embarrassed. Her once pale face turned bright red as soon as she saw me.
Of course, I was embarrassed too. Thinking back to what happened yesterday, my whole body felt hot and my penis became hard again. How did lovers endure such embarrassment every morning?
Anyway, I pretended to bring up the story first to divert the awkward and embarrassing situation.
“Where have you been? I thought you were gone.”
“Ha, Hassan, you’re sleeping so soundly that it’s hard to wake you up… For a moment, I went out to get some fresh air. You feel really light, don’t you? Well, of course the space between your legs is a little sore… .”
Luna stopped talking again. Maybe the pain between her legs reminded her of what happened yesterday.
“Oh, anyway, take this.”
Luna, who had come to her senses, hands me a wooden cup.
I took it and looked inside to see what it was, and there was something like a golden drink inside. Barley tea? No, it was a little brighter and had a sweeter smell.
“What is this?”
“This? Honey water. I brought some from the Bashkir beehive. Hassan, you look very tired….”
It really was honey water. Anyway, my throat was parched and I didn’t want to sit still, so I gulped it down. A sweeter taste than I had imagined shook my head.
The sweetness was so intense that it made my mouth tingle, and the fatigue and sleepiness that had been half-melting into my body seemed to disappear.
“It tastes good.”
It actually tasted good. In this world, sweetness is a rare luxury. When was the last time I had something this sweet?
Anyway, after a long time, I feel energized after replenishing my sugar intake.
“it’s good.”
“Oh, really? That’s good. Anyway, the sun is already high up. It’s lunchtime.”
It’s already lunchtime? How long has it been since I’ve fallen into such a deep sleep? Maybe it’s because I’m tired from the expedition and the night shift.
Anyway, Luna and I went down to the first floor of the inn and had a simple breakfast/lunch.
It was just so-so because it had things like sausages and corn porridge in it, but to be honest, I didn’t know where the food went because I was more concerned about the awkward silence with Luna than the taste.
Shall we talk about what happened yesterday?
Me, who was staring at Luna like that. The way Luna pursed her lips as she sipped the hot soup to cool it down looked very strange.
Could it be that those thin, shiny lips were the ones I kissed yesterday?
When Luna’s tiny mouth bites the thick sausage, my juice expands so much that it feels painful.
I felt like I knew why so many men put so much effort into having girlfriends or lovers.
It feels like the world has changed. Are all the couples in this hotel feeling this way?
What is my relationship with Luna? A couple? A girlfriend?
I don’t know.
Anyway, I want to do it again. But when I listen to Luna’s story, it seems like she only gave me permission for that one day… . But didn’t she say that breaking the vow of chastity would put my life in danger?
It was when I was feeling so anxious and hesitant on my own.
“…Hassan, what are you going to do today?”
“Today? Today… .”
What should I do today? Should I give you a massage in the hotel room today? Damn, my head is full of those thoughts and I’m out of my mind!
They say that there are people who have never done it, but there is no one who has only done it once. Now I understand why.
after-.
I let out a small sigh, took a deep breath and thought, then said.
“I have to go to the guild and get the money.”
“I have to go to the guild too. Let’s go together!”
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