Episode 224 I love the sea! (5)
After training, I followed the man to his house.
Contrary to the gloomy and hideous appearance of the man, the house is indeed tidy.
It is a two-story house where you can feel the sea breeze, and even the scenery is considerable, so the more you look at it, the more you like it.
“Do you live in a nice house?”
“I bought everything I had. If it’s not good, will it be worth living because it’s unfair?”
It must have been quite a lot of money saved up for talking with a tearful face.
Few people can earn money working at sea.
Among them, the job as a boatman will be even more difficult.
It is undeniable that the man was able to earn money not only because of his own ability, but also because his money has risen to the limit.
‘Because Dondok has risen like that, I can’t get my head around four gold coins.’
A man stepped inside and knocked on the door.
Knock- Knock-
“Mayna’s dad is here.”
Then the door opens and a woman with her hair tied up walks out.
“Did you finish very early today? Did you even bring a guest… huh?”
pause while talking
A young man and a woman with unusual looks are standing next to the father who looks like a bandit.
The white hair soaked in the seawater and the blue eyes glimpsed through it are truly fantastic.
And what about the woman next to you?
The slender shoulders with holy blond hair and the benevolent smile that bloomed all over her face made me think that if there was a saintess in the kingdom of Frias, it would be like this.
I couldn’t say anything and just stared blankly at him, and the man cleared his throat.
“Hmmmm… Isn’t that rude to Meina’s guests?”
“Oh, I’m sorry. ha ha ha.”
“I’ll ask you to prepare the meal.”
“…”
Instead of answering, he stares at the two again.
Iriel greeted him with an awkward smile.
“nice to see you. My name is Iriel.”
Not only her looks, but her voice is also superb.
“Oh hello. This is Mayna.”
“I’m sorry for coming suddenly today.”
“no. You can be comfortable.”
After the two of them greeted each other, Ray also greeted them.
“nice to meet you. I am Ray.”
“…”
“I’ll take care of you today.”
“As much as you want…”
As the three of them were talking like that, the man called him out.
“Come over here little boy.”
“why?”
“Don’t talk nonsense, if you come, come. I have something to give you.”
Ray, who was ready to leave anywhere in terms of freebies and gifts, came running in a month.
Following the man up the stairs to the second floor and entering a corner room, the elegant scent of old books wafts in.
“library? What kind of book is it that you don’t fit in with?”
“You don’t get along with me. ha ha ha. This is not my study.”
I carefully sweep down the small book on the dusty desk.
As if it had never been cleaned in my life, there were many books on the floor.
Ray took a look around and sighed.
“…Is that your wife’s study?”
“You managed to figure it out.”
“I usually know. Even if it seems like it was simply neglected, it feels like it was treated with care.”
“Thank you very much for that. Ha ha ha ha ha.”
He looked at the book with a dark smile, then turned his gaze to the man.
“…is he dead?”
At that one word, the man paused for a moment before nodding his head.
“I let him die because of my mistake. They wanted to go out to sea, so they gave me a ride. And I met a pretty big wave. It was a time when I didn’t have any skills, so I panicked and ended up capsizing the boat.”
“That’s sad.”
“After that, I promised myself that I would never use furnace again, but this was the only thing I could use. You can’t starve your daughter, can you?”
“….”
“The horse is always a sea man, but in reality it is just a boatman…. The boatman killed the passengers on the boat.”
Talking and giving a self-deprecating snort.
“Khehehe. The sea man must be someone who is not qualified to hold an oar.”
He looked at the window sill with unfocused eyes, perhaps recalling memories for a while, then spoke as if muttering.
“They say that the sea is the tears people shed. Just as one or two drops of those sad tears gather to form the sea and the creatures live, this is also like that.”
“That is another strange word.”
“Originally, living things feed on sadness. There are people who don’t know the joys in life, but there are people who don’t know the sorrows.”
Unleashed to the fullest, he looked straight at Ray.
“My story is over. now tell me What are you trying to learn nojil for?”
A serious expression can be seen in the deep eyes.
“There are people to find.”
“Hmm… you mean you live on an island? Then you don’t need to learn rowing yourself. Wouldn’t it be better to hire a boatman?”
“That doesn’t happen again.”
He takes a map out of his pocket and spreads it out on the dusty table.
He raised his finger on a detailed map of the western continent and continued.
“We are at this point. The place I’m going is past this sea…”
The man who followed his finger was startled.
“Crayan Offshore!”
“that’s right. No matter how many times I searched for a boatman trying to get to this shore, I couldn’t find one.”
At Ray’s words, the man furrowed his brow.
‘Of course there is no choice!’
The front coast of Crayan is famous for its boatmen’s limbs.
If you go inside, you can’t get out of the road, and if you go only nearby, the weather will be inclement, so there’s no way you can row.
Besides, the current is so violent that when the triangular waves crash, the boat splits.
The boatman who wants to go to such a place will only be a scammer trying to get money or a suicide attempt.
He sighs and speaks as if admonishing.
“Whoa… you mean there are people you’re looking for? I’m sorry, but either they’re already dead or you misplaced them. First of all, this is not an island. What kind of person do you mean in a place where all four sides are the sea?”
“I think so too. But I can’t stay still.”
There can’t be people living in this crazy sea.
Who would live in the sea, where there is no place to even step on, let alone land to support a huge group?
However, it is unlikely that the security guards would have recommended this place to eat taffy.
So, I was willing to check it out.
Ray picked up the map.
Only the man became impatient with his attitude, which seemed unlikely to change his mind.
“You goddamn little boy! If you go, you will die!”
“are you okay. That’s why I put an insurance on it.”
An insurance that can save you even if your heart explodes.
Iriel, who has quickly become a cost-effective life insurance policy, calls the two at the right time.
“The meal is ready. Come down.”
At her words, the man looked at Ray once and shook his head.
It’s obviously crazy.
There is no other place to go, so why do you want to go there on your own!
‘It was serious to say that it was something I came up with when I was young. What can I do, I wonder if I just wanted to die…’
* * *
After eating, I was outside getting some fresh air when Iriel came up to me and started talking to me.
“Is it over tomorrow? Are you planning to leave right away?”
“It should be. I don’t know what will happen if it’s too late.”
If the road is closed, you will be in a situation where you can’t even come.
I wanted to avoid such a situation on the sea.
“I’ll tell you what you have to do tomorrow.”
“What is it?”
“As soon as the morning is bright, get water and food. As for food, avoid greasy food as much as possible and buy mainly dry food that will last for a long time.”
“Should jerky or dried fruit be enough?”
“okay. Bring as many as you can.”
“all right. Anything else?”
“A leather large enough to not leak out and a blanket to sleep on. You will also need a clean cloth if possible. Since the boat is small, get this much first.”
At his instruction, Iriel covered her mouth and smiled a little.
“Whoop whoop. It’s my first trip like this, so I’m a little excited.”
“Enjoy yourself. If you go out to sea there, you will only be impressed with every wave.”
“I don’t really have any romance like this.”
If you can think of romance while being swept away by a super-large wave, that is commendable.
He talked about the schedule, letting Iriel’s useless noise go through one ear.
“Tomorrow, I will prepare and start at the same time. Bring me the items you need while I’m in my final training. So that we can set off right away when we are ready.”
“It’s nothing. Leave it to me.”
He beats his chest with a dignified expression and speaks, but why is there no trust in him?
‘I ordered the receiving committee to investigate the sea. I’d better explain the schedule and listen to the story of the two of you tonight.’
The two, given the mission of protecting the saint from Hongyeong, cannot move beyond a certain distance.
It means that it is not the end of simple information procurement, but that the receptionists also have to get on board.
So it was necessary to tell them the schedule as well.
A look of tension was reflected in Ray’s eyes as he slowly began to plan.
* * *
The morning is bright and we learn the last row.
They replayed the things they had learned, made them completely their own, and heard explanations about the waterways.
“If you really want to go, take this guy with you.”
The man handed me a small book.
“What’s this?”
“It is a picture book about the sea. It will definitely help.”
When I opened the book, there was a map-like picture drawn on it, which felt similar to a schematic diagram of ocean currents.
“He’s a guy who’s been drawing for over thirty years. There is something I drew in a book for practice, but it happened to be in my pocket, so I’ll give it to you.”
He clears his throat while talking, but it looks like he’s taking care of it awkwardly.
Admiration leaked out without even realizing that he had drawn the waterways by himself on a boat.
“Wow, that’s great.”
“If you are a boatman, you probably have at least one or two written down. Of course, it would be about the sea offshore. Keep it as a memento of learning how to row with me.”
“Thank you, uncle. I will use it carefully.”
It’s not in his temper for the other person to come this far and not do anything in return.
He took out a leather pouch from his bosom and held it up.
It was the same pocket he had taken out before to make a bet.
As soon as he saw it, the man shook his head.
“It’s not like I was trying to get money. It’s true that I coveted money at first, but now what… I’m done.”
“Don’t do that, take it. You will always need something.”
“It’s okay, kid.”
Ray nodded at his continued refusal.
“If you don’t accept it, I don’t need it, so I’ll just throw it into the sea.”
Saying so, he really throws his pockets into the sea.
Fondant-
As the bag containing the gold coins fell into the sea with small ripples, the man jumped out of nowhere.
After not coming out of the water for a while, he took a deep breath and poked his head out of the water.
“Hey you bastard! But what if you really throw it! Aren’t gold coins funny?!”
“I have no hesitation in throwing my body differently than I said.”
“What a madman!”
Contrary to the harsh words, smiles spread across their lips.
It was the last appearance before spitting out curses and resenting the sea.
