[Episode 33]
“Why all of a sudden…?”
A small child who wouldn’t even come to my waist opened his mouth with eyes that had no expectations at all.
The child didn’t even look away while looking straight into the eyes.
It was the same from the first time we met.
Despite being terrified, he never averted his eyes. Still not averting his eyes, the child stuttered open his mouth.
Even the best soldier would avoid looking at him if he looked at him.
However, this child always made eye contact when talking.
Did you have any expectations?
no.
The child has no expectations. He smiled brightly and spoke with poor pronunciation like a child, but there was no anticipation in his eyes.
amazingly.
“You are the benefactor of our Colin family. And my son seems to like you very much. Need another reason?”
“…”
At my words, the child kept his mouth shut.
Then, very slowly, he shook his head. Like I wouldn’t ask anything, no matter what I was thinking.
“What color scales do lizards have?”
“White, tarnished silver… with a little bit of pink mixed in there.”
“…Right.”
Since Duke Colin had active exchanges with the Southern Continent, he knew quite a bit about the beastman ecosystem.
However, I have never heard of a lizard with scales of this color.
‘Is it a mutation?’
I have heard that sometimes lizards are born with pale white scales and bloody red eyes.
It is said that there are places where such mutants are treated as messengers of God, and there are places where they treat them as servants of the devil.
“You are my lifelong benefactor. I can’t send my benefactor back to the orphanage.”
“…Let me think about it.”
The child responded with a wide smile.
At first glance, what was reflected in the shaking eyes was a small regret and hesitation.
“By the way, who is that kid? There was one other person besides you and Richard.”
“Ah…”
The child frowned and pondered as if embarrassed, then scratched his cheek and laughed awkwardly.
“A pet…an animal…?”
“….”
Is that a trend among kids these days?
The words he wanted to ask again rose to the tip of his chin, but he managed to suppress them.
‘…I shouldn’t be out of fashion.’
Duke Colin, who didn’t want to hear “I don’t even know this” from his son he barely met, thought.
* * *
“BamBam!”
“I don’t want you to be hugged by the owner.”
“I’m going to be hugged by my BamBam, but what does that have to do with you? Are you really not leaving my house right now?”
“They said they didn’t need anything but the owner, so it seems that it became ‘my house’ in just a week, right? There is no fidelity.”
I sprawled out on the bed and watched the two children fight.
‘They say that the clothes are wings…’
Since both of them are dressed in decent clothes, there is no such thing as a nobleman. Shall we say that it feels like a raw stone that originally shines has been reborn as a jewel through the hands of an artisan?
Anyway, why are these two always fighting?
And…
‘When will he really return to the temple?’
It’s been a week since I came here.
‘There is no news about the reduction of Albion…’
Is the original work in progress?
‘Was the auction in full swing by now?’
Underground Auction.
It is the largest underworld auction house in the empire run by the information guild ‘Myeongwol’ that dominates the underworld.
It was also a place where the imperial family knew but tolerated it because the connections behind it were so great.
‘As the heroine is kidnapped, the Etam family is going to have a big upturn…’
I calmly traced the contents of the novel.
‘Will there be an epidemic after that?’
Apparently, Duke Mirelle had contracted this disease.
As he gradually steps down from the dukedom, he is trying to hand over power to Erno Etam
… I don’t.”
It was a cold rejection, as if there was nothing to think about.
“What do you mean by not doing something? Would you be stubborn like that even if your father ended up like this?”
“As soon as I inherit power, the Etam family will be ruined, so know that. If you want to grow old, find another successor and hand it over to him.”
“Erno etham. I know you’re living like an asshole. But… this time, I don’t feel so good.”
There was a deep gap between Erno Etam’s forehead. He didn’t say anything for a while, then got up from his seat.
“Look for another hukou? I don’t do such troublesome things, so please know that.”]
I remembered that I had refused quite ruthlessly.
In the original work, Erno Etham did nothing until the death of Duke Mirelle.
‘Ah…’
I remembered.
The biggest victim of this epidemic is Duke Mirel.
He suffered from this disease and slowed down the progression of the disease with the heroine’s awakening ability, but that was all.
Years later, he gathers his last strength to fight a villain who is aiming for the heroine, and closes his eyes with the tip of his sword pointed at himself just before going berserk.
At that time, as the dragon’s blood inherent in the heroine blooms, she unlocks the power of ‘purification’.
It was the power to more perfectly suppress berserk fire and purify poison.
‘That plague…’
In fact, it was something that could be prevented. It’s not even an epidemic. Treatment was also very simple.
It was like a biochemical weapon that someone artificially created.
‘Anti-aristocrats’ who cursed nobles hid as servants and maids of each noble family, and spread the plague by spreading germs at the same time.
The damage to the aristocratic family was great because of this. Many nobles died, and others lost eyes or limbs.
Not only that, many attendants also died because they were infected with saliva.
Tiny, invisible worms coil themselves around the body and climb up the host’s body to settle in the brain.
Some nobles became mad and bit people, and some nobles could not stand the boiling heat and died screaming.
Insects can enter anywhere there is a hole. So, at the earliest, it had an incubation period of up to 10 days at the latest.
When it penetrates the farthest leg from the brain, it takes about ten days to reach the brain.
In the meantime, some who noticed that my body was strange had ignorantly dug or stabbed the area with a sword to take out the bug.
As mentioned, these bioweapons could be easily prevented and dealt with.
‘I just need to take an insect repellent.’
The point is that it was a disease that would disappear if the bugs were removed.
After it is revealed that the cause of the situation is an insect, the heroine notices a clue to the cure and makes her name known to the imperial family and society.
It was too late to treat Duke Mirel, the first infected person.
‘Why didn’t I think of repelling insects?’
In the Duke of Etham, where all kinds of geniuses are gathered!
There were times when I thought … but
in the setting of [mouth.yang.gak], there are no repellents in this era.
And in order for Yeoju to stand out, something great must have been solved.
‘…I enjoyed that scene too.’
At that time, I felt a sense of pleasure and thought that I was going through the process of being loved
.
I know, but I’ve already seen them live and breathe to pretend I don’t know for the sake of the original work.
Aaaaaa!
‘Should I write a letter to be careful?’
Thinking about it, when I put the ‘balance fragment’ given by Lucillion and the balance fragment given by Richard together, it became the same size as Erno Etam’s lost one.
This should also be passed on.
‘The problem is how to deliver it.’
The risk is too great to go on your own.
“master?”
A face popped up in front of me.
When I opened my eyes wide in surprise, Lucillion smiled with her eyes wide open.
‘I thought my heart was falling.’
I sighed lightly.
“why?”
“What do you think?”
“I’m thinking of giving it to someone, but it’s dangerous for me to stay.”
At those words, Lucillion opened her eyes wide, and then the corners of her mouth curled up.
“I’ll be there.”
“…huh?”
“I can do it. Please let me do those chores.”
I couldn’t believe that they were human. I looked at the clear blue eyes.
“Then thank you.”
Now the problem is…
my handwriting is very crooked.
And it doesn’t scale well. Five-year-old hands are so uncomfortable.
“Bambam, let’s go for a walk.”
Richard crawled over and grabbed my hand and said,
“Trains….”
“No, I have to take a walk once a day.”
I hurriedly grabbed my stomach and lowered my head at the rumbling sound of the boat horn
.
“BamBam, are you hungry?”
“…”
I couldn’t answer in embarrassment.
That’s because he had just eaten enough to make his stomach swell two hours ago!
“BamBam?”
“…”
“Snake-snake.”
I’m embarrassed, so why don’t you call me?
“Eirin.”
Before I knew it, Richard was lying on his stomach with his chin resting in front of his nose. Unbeknownst to me, my face turned red.
“Should I ask for more rice?”
Richard tilted his head. Why is the appearance of an eight-year-old so dazzling?
I finally nodded.
It was because I was really hungry.
‘I should eat and go buy stationery.’
It’s kind of frustrating, though.
* * *
[Director, if we don’t come back, please come to Duke Colin’s house. Richard… I’m going to find Richt’s parents.]
Albion returned after a week and saw the crooked letters neatly placed on the table.
‘…The grammar is perfect.’
Albion’s eyes narrowed as he noticed something strange in the short note.
