Absolutely Do Not Touch Eldmia Egga - Chapter 10

“I’m up by 6 a.m. tomorrow and getting ready. If I knock on the door three times and it doesn’t come out, or if it pops up unready, it puts me to sleep forever.”

I don’t know if it’s been a long time since I’ve had a full meal or if Alicia’s stew tasted good, but I was able to return to Jans’ blacksmith’s forge where I had tied my horses until I put the kids in their respective rooms.

Jans, who didn’t really raise horses, grinned at what he liked so much and gave me food, then pretended to be angry when I came and made a frown.

“You bastard. Is my house a stable? After wandering around all day, come back now!”

“By the way. I’ll just give you this as an apology, so show me a good practice longsword. I’ll buy a new one.”

“What is this? Where did you put it between the wheels of the wagon?

“How come?”

“Somehow, I didn’t sell anything that would end up like this…”

Scratching his shiny hair without a single strand of hair, Jans, flustered, brought out a product that was suitable for my height. However, it was a real longsword, not a metal sword made for practice.

“Huh? This only crushed me. It’s just a longsword, right?”

Jans said with a grin at my rather flustered appearance.

“If you’re big enough, it’s better to get used to things like this. The muscles have taken shape to some extent. I’ll get used to it, and on the day Asilie-san gives permission, I’ll grind it as it is and take care of it a little.”

“No, but the price…?”

“Don’t worry, I’ll make it cheaper. Just give me 20 fairy tales. When I sharpen my sword later, I’ll just give you 5 more.”

“Just count all 25 now.”

Before he could say anything, he handed over the silver coin. Even if my eyes were still lacking, I knew that it would cost twice as much to buy a longsword like this. Suddenly, people make impulse purchases.

“Anyway, your eyes are good and your calculations are fast. Mr. Asilier taught me very well.”

“Isn’t it my pride that I learned all of that again?”

Of course, I didn’t learn everything because I was good at it.

After that, I just returned home as always. It took longer than expected, but I was still satisfied that I was able to return before evening.

“I’m back, sister.”

When I reached the cabin along the forest road, Asilie, who milked the goats, greeted me.

“It took longer than I thought. Did you organize it well?”

“There’s nothing to be bothered about now, but I’m still cleaning up.”

While tying the horse and feeding it, Asilie, who was entering the house with a milk jug, hesitated for a moment before asking.

“…Ha. It’s really strange to ask such a question. Didn’t he kill anyone?”

“About five kids with broken legs? And one. Their leader. I killed him.”

“…why?”

“He threatened me with my sister. So I killed him.”

“Couldn’t you have killed him?”

“Because I thought it would be better to kill the leader and take the initiative rather than live halfway and have a faction fight and leave room for bother later. In that sense… Yes. I couldn’t not kill him.”

It was possible that he was trying to set an example for the guy who turned the first person into an idiot in order to rise up and have a greater influence when the first person was half an idiot.

However, if the first person, who was the cause, is killed, the second person will be able to take control and exert influence without difficulty based on the premise that only the cause should be careful. Later, you may become greedy and cause problems again, but it will be a story after a long time rather than neglecting the former case.

With that thought in mind, I started killing it. It was unexpected that the effect worked so well and that no second-in-command was left behind.

After answering like that, as I tried to enter the house, Asilie seemed very confused.

“I’ve killed a lot of people in my life too. That’s what being an adventurer is like. Sometimes I fight more people than monsters. Even so, originally it was a child, and even a child who is only 11 years old, kills people out of necessity. If I had seen it, I would have tried to stop it somehow.”

Assilie, who put down the milk jug and twisted her hair with her fingers, had a messy look on her face.

“Even if he threatened me as an excuse, I think it’s right not to let you kill him even if I kill him… I don’t know. I can only hear the story that a colleague killed a thief.”

“So you want to believe that there’s nothing wrong with you, but you want to say that, since I’m young, you’re worried that when I grow up I’ll simply become a murderer?”

Somehow, it was such a nuance, so when I asked, I opened my eyes wide for a moment, and then burst into laughter and agreed.

“You… are really amazing every time. That’s right. To be honest.”

“Even if I told you not to worry, it’s meaningless… If something like this happens again in the future, I’ll tell my sister. Then let’s talk together.”

“conversation?”

“Yes. I think I should kill him for this and that. Or I think I need to fix this and that. I’ll tell you all of that, so please listen and judge. I wonder if I’m just resorting to violence and murder to solve the problem? .Do you think and act?”

Obviously, Asilier’s senses were sharp. My actions and thoughts eventually belonged to a 30-year-old man who was poisoned by overflowing irrationality, so it can be said that the example of a fellow adventurer fits almost perfectly. However, my appearance was a child after all, and I can’t help but feel anxious in the position of a guardian who taught and raised me as a child.

And I had no taste for making lifesavers uneasy by neglecting sufficiently solvable problems.

“If my sister thinks my judgment is not reasonable, I will just follow her words.

Then, at least, I think there will be less things to worry about about my mental state.

Asilie responded with a hug. Once again, I felt grateful and sorry for her who cared so much for someone who didn’t have a drop of blood mixed with her.

To be honest, I just expected that I would live a life like a master and disciple or maintain an awkward relationship for 8 years. Even I couldn’t do that.

“Yes. My brother is kind and smart. Thank you for understanding.”

“Thank you too.”

As bright as possible, we wrapped up the day and moved on to dinner.

The meat stew made with freshly squeezed milk was delicious as always.

“But what do you mean they’re still tidying up?”

“Ah, most of the kids who killed the captain and acted like gang members were runaway teenagers as I thought, so I sent them all back, but five of them really had nowhere to go. One of them was a real orphan.”

“A runaway request…? Anyway, so?”

“To introduce them to work and to help them get started so they can make a living. Today, I just booked a room at Alicia’s inn. But it will take time to settle down, so I go to the city more often than before…

” You should have said it first!”

As he savored the flavor of the stew, he jumped up and hugged him so much that the chair fell backwards, almost spilling the stew. However, I didn’t care about my embarrassment, and Asilie continued to stroke my hair.

“Yes! Killing people just because my brother made a mistake is not a common murder mile! How good he is at doing extraordinary things!”

“No, what a big deal? I didn’t do it with my money. I killed the captain and paid for it? Oh, that’s right, here’s the money left over. Three silver coins and a little copper.”

“Good job, good job! Then there’s no way my younger brother’s heart, which hates seeing slavery, will go anywhere!”

“No, why did that story come out so suddenly…”

I didn’t know why, but I decided to be satisfied because it seemed to be true that Asilie’s worries had eased a little.

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The next morning, I woke up at dawn and skipped breakfast and headed to Ogwen.

Even if I arranged a job anyway, it would be less than 7 o’clock, so it was not too late to come back and have a meal with Asilie at that time.

Although I belatedly realized that I had become a madman who openly tried to kill people in the village, I fell into trouble, but it was already in the past, so I decided not to care. Even if you barely die, there are too many waves in your life to wander around with the cheap one killed.

It was still less than six o’clock, but there were already many people on the move in Ogwen. They are busy preparing to open not only inns and restaurants, but also grocery stores that deal with them.

These were all changes after the adventurer’s guild was established.

While many things have changed in just one year, more things have changed quickly.

“Sister Milena! Are you busy?”

Among such a crowd, he greeted a woman with a virtuous appearance in her 40s, waving her arm. The food store run by Milena supplies ingredients to quite a few restaurants and is always busy.

“No, it’s not Eldmia. What are you doing at this time? Are you going to work again after being away for a while?”

“I’m trying to introduce you to someone other than me.”

“Another child?”

“Yeah. Yesterday I picked up the vagabonds, but I didn’t want to look at them, so I’m going to give them some work.”

“Hey. It’s a house that handles ingredients, but I’m a vagabond…”

“I’m Eldmia Egaya sister. I already washed up yesterday and bought a fancy dress from Uncle Tex’s store. You wouldn’t know I’m a tramp.”

“Anyway, you’re smart. But why are you suddenly a vagabond? Did you get a job at church this time?”

In the minds of these grown-ups, how much of an all-around worker is a guy like me? Do you get a job at church? It is difficult even for the most adventurous.

“It’s just. They’re kids similar to me. My eyes went blind thinking about what I would have done if I didn’t have Ashley noona.”

“Somehow…he’s kind. Yes, but these days, construction workers are also busy with some street vendors, and they’ve started waiting for goods. How many are there?”

“Three boys and two girls. Boys are over 14 years old, so if you teach them, they’ll soon become useful. Three fairy tales per day on the first day. If you’re satisfied, four fairy tales from the next day. What do you think?”

“If you do a good job, I can give you five fairy tales. But since it’s hard work, boys are better. I think I can read up to two.”

“I’ll be back soon~”

He smiled kindly and brushed his lips at the familiar merchants he could see even after breaking up with Milena. In fact, it was a good story for them if the conditions were right. If you do something exceptionally well, you can use it as an apprentice, and even if you are ordinary, it is easy to teach. Since I do not have a house, it is a bonus to always work hard even for living expenses. Lastly, it is possible to work on the reputation of a ‘personality person who tells street children what to do and give them jobs’ in the village, so there is no harm unless you hire an advisor.

Even if it’s not right now, it was enough to throw out a story in the form of thinking about it later if you hear something useful around you. Anyway, now I’m going to focus on the shops that are busy from dawn to noon. Once you get used to it, you’ll be able to save money doing other things in the afternoon.

When I arrived with such greetings, five children were waiting for me in front of the inn, ready to go. that was a bit peculiar. If you don’t look particularly tired, you must have slept well.

“If you get up early, you have more things to do. Workers who work all day pay a lot, and if you work half a day, you can do other things the other half. That’s what I will tell you.”

Leaving the horse at the inn, we were walking down the street together and giving a rough explanation.

“…why…”

one of the girls opened her mouth. She was the only orphan like me, a 13-year-old girl.

She has red hair cut short to her shoulders and has sharp eyes with a few freckles, but she is quite pretty and confident. If it wasn’t for the war, I wonder if I would have grown up happily enjoying the days when I was praised as a beauty in the neighborhood and boys clung to me. Well, it can be said that it is an appearance that may have suffered from being caught by the lord unluckily.

“Why are you helping us?”

“Short words? Are you climbing because I said I was 11 yesterday?”

“…are you?”

There was strangely no anxiety in the complexion that flinched and changed words. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is terribly brave, considering that he witnessed a person being kicked to death right next to him and even talking to the person who caused it. I liked the curiosity, so I stopped and said.

“I am a monumental war orphan when I was 8 years old when my village was burned down, my friends and acquaintances were killed, and even my parents were sent away in the first raid of the demon king army, which was the starting point of all these divisions. After all, I am your senior.”

Not only the girl, but the rest of the kids’ expressions all hardened. Still, it’s good to know that you understand how fucked up the situation is. I can count on one hand the number of flaws in my work as much as my lack of empathy.

“The elf your captain investigated behind is my benefactor. Without him, I would either look like you or die. She was my chance.”

After checking the reaction, I move on. It’s all in the past now, so there’s nothing to worry about. Because 3 years is not short.

“You, Asillie…so I thought it was because I hadn’t met someone like my benefactor, the elf. I just didn’t get a chance. So I’m just giving it a chance.”

It’s subtle to say that it helps. I am not a saintly man, nor am I zealous for good deeds.

“That’s also an opportunity to throw away because I have room in my hand. I’m just giving it to you that I can take away at any time. Helping out would be your feeling, but for me, it’s not that much… that level.”

More than just what the eye sees.

“Of course, the people of this village are closer and more precious to me than you are.

I felt like I had to do it this far to feel relieved without any regrets.