Chapter 2. Pouring water into the hole. (3)
It was surprisingly accurate pronunciation. Rather than being drunk, he just sounded exhausted.
The girl brought the handkerchief to her eyes and rubbed it. It didn’t take long for the light blue handkerchief to turn dark.
‘Is just one piece going to be enough?’
It was amazing where such moisture was pouring from that small face. But there was no time to be more amazed.
“Uhm….”
The girl’s body swayed slightly from side to side, and then she fell to the side.
“this.”
I let out an embarrassed sigh while holding on to the girl’s shoulders.
“Uweeeek.”
Yellow water poured out of the girl’s mouth. Exactly over my shoes.
“ah.”
While I was frozen by the unexpected disaster, the girl now leaned heavily on me. And then he started snoring loudly.
Afterwards, a mixture of sour and alcoholic smells came from the water on my shoes.
“under.”
The hand holding my shoulder suddenly gained strength.
‘Be patient, be patient.’
I closed my eyes tightly and suppressed the anger that was boiling over.
It was especially difficult to control my anger after becoming Abel. Even small things like this would cause me to have this terrible urge to kill the other person.
‘You have to endure it.’
I managed to calm down my boiling anger. When I opened my closed eyes, I saw people watching me in contemplation.
“Hi.”
“Uh, that girl…”
“The master’s clothes… Oh, my God.”
The people around were already in shock. Everyone looked at my shit-chewed face and clothes one after another, not knowing what to do.
“Tsk.”
I clicked my tongue briefly and erased the emotions from my face. And then he stood up, still holding the girl.
Since the girl was very light, it wasn’t that difficult.
“Ugh.”
“omg.”
Youngjimin’s eyes, who were watching us, got so big that they felt like they were going to explode. I approached one of the men and asked.
“Does this girl know where her house is?”
“Do, do, master.”
The man, startled, started talking gibberish.
“Well, I mean, her house, that is.”
As if he couldn’t see it, the person next to him intervened.
“Master, please forgive me.”
“It’s because that child has been having such a hard time mentally these days.”
“Yes, that’s right. The mother of that house is also out of her mind these days.”
Other people gathered courage and helped.
‘It’s obvious what everyone is thinking.’
It was clear that they had already imagined me going to Melina’s house and causing a ruckus. That must be why you are trying so desperately to stop me.
“Just answer the question.”
The first man rolled his eyes. He looked around and at me, then stammered.
“Yes, yes. I know it’s on 3rd Avenue, south on Central Road.”
“If it’s 3rd Street, where are the blacksmiths living?”
“Yes, that’s right.”
Thanks to the man, I received confirmation of something I was uncertain about. The address he gave matched Alessia’s house, which I knew.
‘This girl must be Alessia’s daughter.’
then… … .
“I get it.”
I nodded and turned around. A man from behind shouted, “Uh-uh.”
“Well, master. Now…?”
“why.”
I twisted the corner of my mouth.
“Now that I know the house, I have to take it there.”
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Picking up Melina was something that could have been done by having servants do it. But I decided to shake them off and go directly to Melina’s village.
While traveling in the carriage, Melina did not wake up even once. She was just sleeping soundly as if she were dead.
“You’re sure he’s not dead, right?”
He put his hand under Melina’s nose. She felt relieved after feeling her light breath brush the back of her hand.
“You’re really drunk.”
I stepped away from Melina and leaned back comfortably in the seat. And with my arms crossed, I remembered what Young Jimin said earlier.
‘Even the mother of that house is out of her mind these days.’
Six months have passed since Alessia lost her husband. Looking at Melina’s appearance, she thought that Alessia’s situation would not be very good either.
‘As expected.’
Afterwards, in the original work, she left the Ovest estate with her daughter to recuperate. And thanks to that, I was able to survive the disaster called Requiem.
And she cooperates with Cain to retrieve her husband’s grave, Magna Morten.
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‘It was that kind of procedure. Anyway, if it continues like this, it will be difficult.’
She had to make me some armor right now.
I stared at my shoes, lost in thought.
The decision was made amid the clatter of horses’ hooves, the clatter of carriage wheels, and the sound of Melina snoring.
‘I can’t help it.’
If that’s not the case, the only option is to force them to do it.
The carriage stopped with a screeching sound.
“Im here.”
At the front of the carriage, the driver knocked on the shutters.
I took Melina into my arms again. After looking down at her sorrow-stained face, he kicked open the door of her carriage.
“Do you, master?”
The coachman who was standing to open the door looked like he was about to faint.
“Stay quiet until I get back.”
“Yes, yes.”
The southern village of the territory is where engineers gather. Among them, 3rd Street was concentrated with blacksmiths who worked on weapons and armor.
I found Alessia’s blacksmith shop without difficulty.
“Alessia, are you really going to do it this way?”
“What do you think I did?”
This is because I heard a man and a woman arguing from around the corner.
‘It looks like it’s over there.’
I headed that way, carrying the limp Melina on my back.
“I can’t continue to live like this without working! I have to think about my daughter too. Melina, that child is still growing up.”
I saw a man and a woman standing in front of a brazier. A man with a bushy beard and a woman with a hood over her head.
The woman leaned against the wall and shook her head.
“It’s okay. I said I don’t get any work.”
“Alessia!”
The man pounded his chest as if he was frustrated. I looked at the woman who turned her face away, pretending not to hear me.
‘That woman is Alessia.’
The flaming red-brown hair, just like the description in the novel, was impressive. Curly hair hung down from the tightly tied ends.
His wide shoulders had developed trapezius muscles, and his thick forearms were tanned to a nice bronze color. In particular, there were burns all over his arms.
‘I know he’s in his 40s, but he looks older than that.’
The heat emitted from the metal damages the skin quickly and evaporates the moisture inside, making it dry. That’s why people who work in fire-related jobs age faster than their peers.
“Hmm.”
I frowned slightly. This is because Alessia’s face looked much worse than described in the novel.
A swarthy complexion, deep dark circles below the eyes, and even dry lips.
‘It’s definitely not in good condition.’
I expected it, but when it came true, it left a bitter taste in my mouth.
“Don’t scream, my head hurts.”
Alessia frowned and growled. The man seemed shocked, let out a noise, and raised his voice even louder.
“So, I told you to drink a little. That’s right. Did you hear the news that the border wall collapsed this time?”
Ah, that.
I was able to recall the memories of that day without difficulty.
‘The castle wall was brought down first. There are quite a few soldiers trapped underneath. The survivors are doing their best to stop it.’
An urgent report delivered by a knight. This incident was also recorded in the original work.
Just as the flapping of a butterfly’s wings creates a storm, this small hole eventually became the axis that brought down the Ovest Knights.
“It will take a lot of materials to build it. It will be very simple. Things like nails or iron ingots. You can supply them.”
The man approached Alessia, waving his hands enthusiastically. He seemed full of her will to persuade her.
“Thank you for the offer,”
Alessia didn’t seem to be affected by that passion at all, and touched her forehead with a tired look.
“I won’t. No, I can’t.”
“what?”
“I can’t do it.”
She spoke as if cutting it off and added in a calm voice.
“It’s not that I’m lazy. It’s just… I can’t control it. Things that used to be easy, like handling my own body, can’t be controlled anymore.”
The man opened his mouth as if speechless.
“If I grab the metal while I’m sober, I keep hearing hallucinations of my husband. If I drink to avoid hearing them, my body won’t listen to me.”
Alessia’s voice gradually became wet.
“What can I do?”
“…….”
“I can’t do that. Find someone else.”
After finishing speaking, Alessia completely turned her body away from the man. An indication that you don’t want to talk anymore.
The man, who was standing stiffly, slowly raised his hand and then lowered it again. He turned and trudged away.
I shifted my gaze from the disappearing man’s back to the blacksmith shop.
The furnace, where sparks were supposed to crackle, was cold, and the anvil, which was supposed to make a constant sound of pounding, was as quiet as death.
As Alessia said, it seemed like she really couldn’t work with metal. And she seemed to have no will or opportunity to get out of there.
‘A hard line will be needed.’
I clicked my tongue as I looked at Alessia’s drooping back.
‘Anyway, you don’t look much like your daughter.’
With that thought in mind, I looked down at Melina. And when she raised her head again,
“…….”
I found Alessia looking this way with a frown.
Ah, there were some similarities.
Alessia’s eyes, narrowed with suspicion, looked exactly like Melina’s.
“……Melina?”
The lips that had been moving unconsciously suddenly stopped. Alessia’s gaze went up and looked at my hair and eyes.
Eventually, Alessia stiffened her body.
“You are Master Abel.”
Alessia looked back and forth between me and Melina and pursed her lips nervously.
“Why is my daughter…?”
My face, which was already pale, was now turning pale.
There are probably all kinds of rumors following me around in her head right now.
A bastard who changes prostitutes every day, a light-hearted guy.
“I know what you’re thinking.”
I stopped her before she reached an irreversible conclusion.
“It’s not like that, so don’t misunderstand.”
“yes?”
“I met this guy at Magna Morten.”
“ah.”
Alessia’s face suddenly brightened, but then darkened.
“That kid again….”
“Yeah. I was drinking fire brandy like it was water.”
Alessia’s face turned red as she looked at Melina. If it weren’t for me, I think I could have hit her daughter’s back with a hand the size of a pot lid.
I shrugged and approached her. Holding out her Melina towards Alessia, Alessia supported her daughter and placed her in her chair next to her.
“This kid is really….”
Alessia frowned at the smell of alcohol emanating from Melina’s mouth.
“You secretly stole my dad’s alcohol again.”
“I guess that drinking quantity was hereditary.”
“It was his favorite drink when he was alive.”
While making a disapproving face, Alessia brushed away Melina’s flowing hair.
“I thought it was a bit better recently, but it seems like it’s still difficult.”
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