City of Backstreet Nymphs - Chapter 4



4 – 004 – Nymph Oinoi # 4

004 – Nymph Oinoi # 4

Barr, Barr-.

Even when wearing the padding I gave him, Oinoi shuddered tremendously.

From what I heard, it seems that he is weak against the cold.

“This oinoi…. In fact, in winter, I had a hobby of hibernating like a squirrel or a raccoon… ! Because Oinoi is a nymph born in a hot summer like honey-colored hair… !”

I don’t know what it has to do with being born in the summer and going into hibernation.

However, if you roughly predict it, it felt like being born in the summer and being strong against the heat, but rather weak against the cold, so it hibernates and spends the winter.

“As expected, the owner of the house is quick to understand… !”

Easy to understand─.

It was a compliment I often heard in the past.

No matter what challenge I take on, I quickly got used to it. Of course, I haven’t even tried it in many ways now.

Barr, Barr-.

Anyway, Oinoi shuddered tremendously.

If I had known this would happen, would it have been better to leave it on a warm electric pad?

No.

How do you know what this guy will do if you leave him alone at home?

This oi noi is good for cleaning with water—it was something that might splash water on my computer while screaming.

Because the culture is different in many ways.

“Culture….”

I suddenly remembered that this guy is the only nymph who fell in the 21st century. It is a rare species that is the only one in the world.

Perhaps because it was Christmas weekend, there were a lot of people in the city who looked like they were on a family outing. Looking at the family, I thought of my mom and dad, and I wondered what Oinoi would be like.

Wouldn’t it be lonely or forlorn in the 21st century that has suddenly fallen away? I hear it’s fashionable for elves to have ‘meetings’ with each other to overcome homesickness.

The nymph was alone in Oinoi, so she couldn’t even hold a meeting.

“Oinoi, do you have a family like your mother or father?”

“I don’t know… ! Nymphs are largely without mothers and fathers… ! But Oi Noi, his friends were full… ! The forest where Oinoi lived had many ditches and streams… !”

That’s right.

It’s just my opinion, but this guy didn’t look very lonely even though he was alone in this world.

It was rather distracting.

Ohinoi was busy looking at the cars, shiny signs, shop windows, and the faces of the people walking around the streets.

He looked like a child on a picnic.

More than that, how old is this guy?

At first glance, it looks like an upper grade elementary school student.

“Oinoi, how old are you?”

I asked.

Then Oinoi shouted cheerfully, not taking his eyes off the people sitting in the cafe and sipping something.

“This oinoi is as old as a small ditch… ! So he is the nymph of the ditch water…. If you grow old like water in a stream… That he becomes a nymph of the stream… !”

The more I hear the story, the more I don’t know. Elves are a long-lived race, so they say they live to be 300 years old.

Since nymphs are also fairies, they must be similar.

With that thought in mind, I entered the cafe.

I couldn’t buy Oinoi winter clothes because I didn’t have money, but I could buy him some hot coffee or tea.

“Do you want something to drink?”

I asked without expecting much.

You must have been to a cafe for the first time, but how do you know what is what?

Soon, Oinoi looked around at the menu board.

Can you recognize the letters?

I heard that elves use ‘translation magic’.

“I have no idea what it says… !”

“Really? Then Americano from above. Cafe Latte. Caramel Macchiato—”

I recited the menu board.

Then Oinoi shouted as if he had decided something.

“This oinoi wants to drink mint chocolate latte… !”

“Really?”

Why?

I tend to drink just about anything, but… Aren’t mints a bit disliked?

When I was curious, Oinoi immediately told me the reason.

“This Oinoi had a friend named Mentenoi… ! As an adult, Mentenoi was killed by the fearsome goddess Persephone… It is still alive in the heart of this Oinoi… !”

It must have been the menu that reminded me of a dead friend.

I finished the order lightly.

Before that, I showed Oinoi buying and paying for things.

“When you buy something, you have to pay for it. If you don’t pay, the cops will come.”

“This oinoi hates the police… ! Where this Oinoi lived, there were nymph hunters who hunted nymphs, and the police resembled them… !”

What else is a nymph hunter?

Anyway, the nymphs must have been quite smart, so Oinoi quickly figured out about bartering. He also seemed to realize that it was wrong for him to arbitrarily try to eat the fruit from the shelf.

I guess I will quickly adapt to the 21st century.

Finally a drink.

Oinoi gulped down the hot drink and looked very surprised.

“Ah! This chocolate is very sweet and delicious… ! This oinoi, this sweet and delicious thing is the first time I’ve ever eaten it… !”

“Really?”

“This oinoi and his nymph sisters… I thought lily flower nectar was the sweetest and most delicious, but that’s not the case anymore… ! It is certain that no nymph has ever drank something as delicious as an oinoi… !”

Is that enough?

Soon, Oinoi added a few words of strange exclamation.

“Also, it smells like Mentenoi, Oinoi’s friend… ! It makes me think that there might be mentenoi in this world… ! This may be the proof… !”

Is mint chocolate proof that Oinoi’s friend exists in this world? The flow of logic was faster and bigger than I thought.

Are all nymphs like this? Or, I asked, wondering if Oinoi was unusual.

“I heard that Mentenoi was killed by a scary goddess?”

“Actually, he may not be dead… ! Maybe, everyone thought they were dead, but in fact, like Oinoi, they might be alive in this strange world… !”

I thought it couldn’t be.

That’s because nothing came up when I searched for ‘nymph’ on hunters’ SNS. In my opinion, Oinoi was the first nymph to come to this world.

“Like these long-eared fairies, this oi-noi also puts her face on what’s called a ‘billboard’… ! Then, it is certain that nymphs who may exist in this world will come to see Oinoi’s face… !”

Oinoi’s expression was very encouraging and her eyes were shining.

Are you so happy that a friend might be in the world?

I thought this guy didn’t look lonely on my own, but in fact, I don’t know if he’s very lonely.

So I couldn’t bear to say to this guy, “As far as I know, you’re the only nymph.”

What… , The details will be known somehow after tomorrow’s holiday ends and the person in charge is dispatched from the government agency.

# # #

The house was as cold as ever.

The boiler is broken, so the room temperature is 15 degrees.

Not having money was sad in many ways.

“But, if this goes well….”

Charleureu-.

I turned on the water in the sink.

It was to wash the “Hyacinth flowers” That cost 50,000 won.

When I turned on the faucet in the sink, Oinoi, who was watching this, reacted loudly with “Ohhh!”. What else is so surprising?

“The water just flows… ! This oinoi also wants to turn on the water and lock it… !”

Is the tap water in the sink strange?

When I moved away, Oinoi turned on and off the water in the sink and made a fuss. He seemed to be very fond of water.

It would be very eye-watering if you took it to a swimming pool or a bathhouse.

Charlereureu-.

Soon, Oinoi was washing the hyacinth flowers at the sink with his skillful hands.

Pouring the washed water into a cup, spraying it on my red leather shoes and rubbing it with my hand, doesn’t it really wash away the dried yellow ooze?

“Oh!”

I was really surprised.

I never thought the sap from the Queen Bashkir bees would clean up so well! In many ways, it can be processed so easily without complicated chemical treatment?

“Why didn’t anyone know that it was so easy?”

It was really amazing.

Well, I’m going to wash a hyacinth flower that is said to have bloomed because a man with nothing to do in the 21st century was in love with each other, and I’m going to sprinkle it on the sap-stained area.

But I did.

Originally, ‘discovery’ must be like that.

Anyway, it was as Oinoi said.

Although he was an eccentric guy, Oinoi seemed to be a trustworthy person in his own way.

Then….

… Then, is the ‘curse’ that Oinoi was talking about really true?

According to Oinoi, it seemed that I was under a curse.

Curse.

Did I get caught up in that?

When?

Is it because of the curse that I, who achieved D-level faster than anyone else, have been unable to raise my skills and grades since then?

Is it possible that I get the lottery numbers wrong every week?

Could it be because of the curse that my computer started stuttering?

The moment I thought I was cursed, it seemed that all the misfortunes that befell me were because of the curse. So I asked.

“You can lift the curse on me with this hyacinth flower oil?”

I asked with a slightly expectant heart. Then, Oinoi, who had been repeatedly turning on and off the water in the sink, nodded.

“That’s it… ! Of course, not only flower oil, but also squirrel’s tail hair, cat’s eyebrows, and witch’s hair… !”

It’s a cat’s eyebrows. Even so, what are the dog squirrel’s tail hairs?

Is it some kind of squirrel?

As I was perplexed, Oinoi said.

“Muhuh, the tail hairs of the dog squirrels are easily obtainable by this Oinoi…. The important thing is the cat’s eyebrows and ‘witch’s hair’… !”

They were like fairy tale stories.

Oinoi immediately spoke.

“However, witches’ hair is particularly difficult to obtain…. Witches, like the terrifying Medusa and Medea, are cruel and terrify the nymphs… !”

Ohinoi shuddered as if she was really scared and pointed her finger at the shoes displayed in the shoe rack.

Then he shouted.

“They know it because they wiped off the sap of the Bashikir queen bee… ! Those shoes are definitely the shoes of a terrifying witch… ! If you get that witch’s hair, you can break her curse… !”