Absolutely Do Not Touch Eldmia Egga - Chapter 9

“There’s no particular reason why I left you guys. If you leave here, it’ll be the same anywhere else, so I’m just giving you a chance.”

If you can’t go back home anyway, leaving Ogwen will only make you an outcast or a bully in another city. Rather, it can be said that Ogwen, which is experiencing a boom with a lot of work, is better environmentally.

For the past three years, I did not simply stay at home and train and study.

The three-year period, which was consumed by deciding and splitting even the break time, was by no means a short time. If you avoid training to the extent that it hinders your growth, you will have a little bit of time to spare even if you do this or that. If you don’t like studying, can’t concentrate, or don’t understand it, even that will disappear, but since the direction that a mental age of 30 or older has set and a head that hasn’t matured yet has met, that won’t happen. As if to prove that the saying that education is important when you are young is not bullshit, learning was so easy.

Inevitably, I split the remaining time to figure out the city. To the extent that not only the guards but also some merchants remember my face.

If you look for a little bit, there are many things you can do even if you haven’t learned it. I just keep quiet because I don’t trust outsiders very much.

“If you want to find a job worth 4 fairy tales for a minimum daily wage, there is nothing more difficult than the number of your heads. With 4 fairy tales, you can still sleep in a decent accommodation and eat two meals a day. If you get used to it, you will be able to earn more money by increasing your work. Then, your credit will build up, your daily wage will rise, and you will be able to afford it.”

Even though the remaining guys are 14 years old on average, they spend most of their lives in the village doing housework and helping out. Since there is no such thing as compulsory education, most of the cases even the concept of daily employment or economic activities are halfway, so jumping out at the best becomes a tramp and a bully with no future. You must be at an age where you want to live doing only what you want to do.

“I won’t force you. If you don’t want to, all you have to do is remember the name Eldmia Ega and run away. Of course, if you see me again, you’ll break your leg. I’ll give you a job that doesn’t work. Decide.”

Ogwen isn’t just a land of opportunity for bullies. As the influx of outsiders increases and develops rapidly, if you work diligently when you are young, you can quickly establish yourself as a member of the city. It will never be easy, but even so, if you run out right away, the future they get is that women are at best prostitutes and boys are bullies.

If they were to write a more heroic epic, they would have already written it and never met me.

I said that and stood still, but no one moved. Maybe it’s because they’re really lost, but they seem to have some thoughts.

“Follow me.”

After searching the arms of the dead captain, 20 fairy tales came out. At the moment, the crumpled practice longsword passed through my mind and my impression was crumpled, but I was able to find the hidden money with the tips of the remaining guys. When I opened the box used as a chair, there were 4 silver coins and 40 coins in a small pocket, and I was able to smile brightly.

It wasn’t enough to be called alimony for Asilier’s insult, but it wasn’t bad for a side income.

I was going to keep the 4 silver coins and spend the rest on these guys. Leaving the corpse and warehouse behind, we crawled out of the alley and went to a clothing store in the market.

It was an extremely cheap second-hand clothing store that repaired and sold clothes that were worn at home and no longer worn.

“Mister Tex! Long time no see!”

In the midst of doing chores to figure out the price, he delivered clothes that were sold cheaply at home and was familiar with the owner.

“Huh? Isn’t that Eldmia. You seem to grow bigger every time I see you?”

“Because I’m in the middle of a big age. It’s nothing else, but I’m trying to buy some clothes that look better than the ragpickers they’re wearing now. Are there any that fit?”

When I pointed at the scolders who followed one after another, Mr. Tex began to draw a line between his eyebrows while making his already thick chin triple.

“There is, but…isn’t he an outcast? What are you going to use it for?”

“That’s right, vagabond. I’m going to make you work because you don’t look like you.”

“Anyway, you’re a different kind, too. Do girls wear skirts or dresses?”

“You have to sweat your feet, so wear pants.”

“Heh heh. Yes. Wait and see.”

Like Tex, who has already been doing this for a long time, he rummaged through the stalls and boxes to see if he could get an estimate right away, and then took out five pairs of clothes in an instant. There are also handmade items at home, but it was really skillful to find them by matching them like that.

Six fairy tales for the price of the top and bottom and shoes for one person. Still, because they took care of me and picked out decent clothes, I lost the point of bargaining for quality, so I desperately had to roll my head.

“uncle Uncle.”

“Oh, why, you bastard. You know it because you’ve worked. Six fairy tales are cheap.”

“Ah, I know that, so I’m like this. Listen to me. I’m going to take care of them for a while anyway and let them do chores, right?”

“however?”

“But right now, I don’t have money, so if I buy them clothes, wash them, and put them to work tomorrow, I’ll sleep at Aunt Alicia’s inn, and I’ll be able to pay for them.”

“Alichan? Well, for that price, it’s the best. But isn’t that why I do charity work?”

“I know, I know. But what can the kids do? Aren’t they all so stubborn? How would you spend your days wearing that? Of course not. But the average age of these guys is 14. They’re still a few years older.”

“Phehe. So, each time, the kids are supposed to be my customers, so can you make it cheaper this time?”

To Tex, who smiled while resting her chin on the stall, I spread my arms and said grandiosely. As long as this man smiles like that, he should cut it off.

“That’s it! Investment for the future! Merchant’s virtue! Children’s clothes don’t go out well anyway. Besides, who am I? Am I not in Eldmia? I feel sorry for the homeless children, so I will tell the mothers who raise children that they have helped me a lot to find a proper job. You can immediately sense what it is, right?”

Simply having children is not enough. Whether it’s dying in the middle or leaving the city, no matter what form it takes, if the kids disappear in the end, it’s an investment and nothing. However, being able to spread a positive image with 5 fairy tales is a different story. Tex’s clothing store starts with clothes that the villagers sell cheaply.

Even if the children who were homeless really work hard and settle down, they will have no choice but to buy clothes here because of the kindness and cheap taste they gave them at the beginning. It is a business that does not see any loss even if it fails.

“Anyway, the young guy is full of energy. Are you trying to set up a service agency? How long are you going to look after him?”

“I’ve always said it. When I turn 16, I’ll go to the world. I can look after you for the next 5 years, but honestly, if you look after me for 1 year, shouldn’t I take care of my future path?”

“What? Are you still 11?”

“He’s reliable and smart, but he’s still 11 years old. Isn’t the warranty period a joke?”

“I’m really a bastard. Just give me 23 fairy tales.”

“I don’t know what to do! This is why I like you. Have you seen it? Mr. Tex cut two more fairy tales for you guys.”

“Go, thank you!”

“thank you!”

Still, I didn’t even ask if it wasn’t polite at all, but it was quite worth seeing the five people bowing at the same time.

“Won, my God. What that war is for real.”

Tex, who looked at the children with a pitiful expression while receiving the fairy tale I gave her, clicked her tongue. He was also the father of three children and, in my opinion, a very, very fatherly man.

Although there was only one child among them who really suffered from the war, he didn’t bother pointing it out.

“Still, there are people like you, so you can get an estimate to save them.

“You’re better than my son when it comes to what you’re really talking about. You’re just… no. I’m getting old, so I’m going to talk nonsense. Never mind.”

Maybe he just wanted to talk about living in the village or, jokingly, doing something like my son. However, the family situation of Eldmia Ega, the only survivor, is a story that everyone in the village does not know. He must have thought it was not a topic to joke about.

I was grateful for the favor, so I smiled.

It was already 4:00 PM when I went outside after dropping the clothes in the bath. Anyway, those dirty bastards would have to wash for an hour to wash properly, so they went to their destination, the inn, and flattered Alicia, the owner.

“Sister! I’m here!”

“Who’s your sister, you rude bastard!”

As I opened the door cheerfully and entered the first floor, Alicia, who was cooking alone in the kitchen and hall integrated, shouted with her eyes wide open.

The swearing woman, over 50 years old, seemed to be furious, waving the kitchen knife she was holding.

“Asilie is also an older sister, but Alicia is an older sister, isn’t it?”

“It’s so damn good. The young bastard is already thinking about the perfect thing to do with a girl, so it’s the end of the world. Why are you here!”

“Do you have a room?”

“Don’t say shit and go home. That’s because Asilie didn’t lift the hawk. I’m already sleeping out.”

Yes. She was a constant swearing lady no matter where she was presented. However, no matter how high the voice is and the nutmeg character is contained, deep consideration is contained at the foundation. From the building to the food, the consideration is complete, providing the best facilities and meals among the two fairy tale inns in the village.

“No. There are 5 other tramps besides me. I’m washing now so I can start working tomorrow.”

“…Oh shit. There’s someone who just went out today, so I’m just going to bring it or not. Meal?”

“I’ll buy it from here. Oh, I’ll go home and eat it.”

“I’m already busy, but I’m going to make it even busier and damn it!”

Even so, the hands are busy moving to trim the material additionally. After handing over the inn fee in advance, they were already waiting for the tables to be set when they were all washed up. No matter how you look at it, I sternly declared that the children were sitting there drooling over the solid ingredients that could not be called a fairy tale stew.

“This is Ms. Alicia, the owner and chef of the inn you will be staying in. If you have a head, you will easily feel the overflowing kindness between her lofty voice and abusive language, so always be grateful.”

“Don’t fuck, eat it quickly! The food gets cold!”

In the hot stew, meat that would have been impossible to find if it had been boiled together, was put into the five bowls little by little, but evenly.