ACIEL'S DIARY : INDIGO
SHEET 3.3: A DIFFERENCE

"Pwahh—!! Juice after training is indeed the best!!"

Since the Master decided to finish the exercises we did today, all the rest needed to do was rest with one bottle of juice I had prepared and a few biscuits.

Together with the two at the side, I filled the stomach with maximum speed.

On the other hand—

"Bwuuhh—!! After work, wine is the best! This Bakpao is also quite tasty, although it still tastes below what you gave it before."

The master with a bottle of wine and a meat Bakpao on his elongated tail, lay limp while several times letting out hiccups. We enjoyed the afternoon breeze to the maximum, looking at the sky that was slowly losing its light.

"Master, don't drink too much and lose consciousness. The night is coming soon so it will be bad if Master brings me back drunk. What if we would instead fall at a dangerous height or collide with another Spirit while flying later?"

"Huh?! Don't equate this great me with that lump of iron called the car. If you are afraid to ride on my back then there is no need to climb on it and walk!! Besides, this square isn't too far from your house, is it?"

"The distance back to the house is not too far but quite scary walking alone when dark. What if a ghost comes out? I'll pass out if it happens—Ouh!! What are you doing, Master?! Don't throw an empty wine bottle at someone else!!"

The master only snorted and took the other bottle and drank it.

"People who can see spirits like you are afraid of ghosts?! Fool, what humans call ghosts is us!! Although they could not see us but gave such a stupid name. I'll eradicate everything!!"

With the form of his little cat, Master jumped up and down on the yellowish grass plains and clawed at whatever was around him. It seems like this cat has started hallucinating.

Free, he's too drunk. There was no choice but to bring it home on foot, although it was a bit of a hassle.

I immediately cleaned everything up and stored it in the bag, then placed the fainted Master on my shoulder. Each of his black feathers gave off an extremely strong pungent aroma. I really hope Master can hold back.

"Ehmm .. human fucker ... I'll exterminate you all ... Cower and cry ... This is the consequence if you oppose my great self ... And has killed ... Emier ... I swear ... Will not forgive you all ... Uhm ..."

What is this cat muttering, right?

"Master, let's go home soon. I'll buy you some meat bakpaos."

"Ehmc ... Basic man ... lowly ..."

The master wrapped his tail gently around my neck and finally snored softly. His face really looks good.

"Geez, really a very troublesome cat. Shouldn't the one guarding and taking me home be Master? Why did we both turn around?"

I yawned slowly, making a few tears come out at the end of my eyes.

"Well, stop. I just need to save it all and charge it later."

Walking among the bushes on a leafy path collapsed, accompanied by the noise of the wind with some squeals from squirrels running up trees.

Along with the black cat on my right shoulder, as well as the small bag on my back with a body drenched in sticky sweat, I steeled my steps to walk forward.

—Thirty minutes later

We finally came out of the mountains and forests. For the time being it is better that I rest first in the seat of the nearest road.

Putting Master slowly on the seat, I immediately rested my butt and straightened my legs, looking towards the sky that was already dominated by the darkness of night.

"Because I've asked An's aunt for permission before to come out, so there's no need to worry about being punished for now. Even so, it doesn't mean I can relax here."

On the streets there are only a few lights with dim lighting, without anyone passing, leaving a silence filled by some crickets on the bush.

From the beginning of this road only used the loggers to go to the mountain anyway, so very few people passed through it. Especially at night, I was lucky not to encounter one strange Spirit.

"Hm? Hwahh—!! My head hurts, where are we?"

The master who was starting to wake up yawned and turned his head around with his narrowed eyes. A hint of wild dew from his mouth as he spoke.

"Journey home, we're halfway there. Does Master want my juice? At least this can reduce the sense of dizziness after drinking wine."

I opened the bottle and drank it to Master slowly.

"Apple Juice, huh? Not bad." said the Master as he licked his wet lips.

The wind gusts strengthened slightly, making my skin shiver a little. But there was something that came to my head back then, so suddenly that it made me quite surprised.

"Master, I know absolutely nothing about my father and mother. Even when I asked about the two, the relatives who were standing by me immediately snapped at me and pretended not to know anything."

I drank the juice and swallowed it, taking my breath once more.

"Then none of the relics of the two reached me until now, not even a single photo of their faces existed. I wonder what they've done that they all hate them so much."

"Hate, huh? Rather than hate, I think it refers to fear. Fear of the unknown is natural, so is human nature. Then people like you who can see the unknown are also one of the objects of their fear."

"Fear me, huh? Just like me who gets scared when people look at me sharply. People are also afraid of me when I see something they don't see. In the end it's just a matter of understanding, huh?"

The master snorted and jumped on my thigh and climbed over my shoulder and wrapped his tail between the necks. The fur provides a warm and comfortable sensation.

"Didn't human problems always come from there? Differences of opinion result in debate, debates produce hostility, hostility results in bloodshed. And bloodshed creates an excuse, then an excuse creates a hatred, then it clashes with each other and creates another difference and repeats the same cycle."

"In other words, it's an unavoidable thing, is that it?"

"Yes, maybe so ... Putting that aside, we have already missed far from the initial topic. On this beautiful night you better spend some time having fun. Tonight the sky will give blessings through the shooting stars. The spirits will throw a party to celebrate, will you come?"

"Eh? Master will attend the banquet? But the last time I entered the banquet, everything did not go smoothly and my disguise was also almost revealed in front of the God who was the organizer."

The cold sweat actually descended heavily on my back then. Especially now that Ebi is not around so I can't hide myself properly while disguising myself as a Spirit.

"Calm down, after all, the banquet I'm going to this time is a party that your followers are holding in the forest west of that small mountain."

"Followers ... Frouya Society? Didn't they just throw a party to celebrate the return of their forest this morning? What if their supplies run out?"

"Bas stupid, do not equate the rules of the human world with the rules of the Spirit World. Even though there are thousands of humans living in that forest, all the fruits will never run out."

The master jumped up and turned his form into a black-haired tiger.

"Alright, hurry up."

"Ah? Ah, yeah."

Actually I'm still a little worried about coming home too late but I don't think there will be any serious problems.

Besides, I've got permission, maybe the punishment is just not giving dinner with a few slaps on the cheek. That's not a big deal.