episode_0031
by fnovelpiaIn the middle of the slums.
A crudely set up stall.
“I came here because I heard you were selling pestora treatment.”
“Welcome! The cure costs 5 gold!”
“The effect is certain, so you don’t have to worry. If you need detailed explanation, I will guide you accordingly.”
A swordsman received a yellow vial and handed over five gold coins.
The gang member who received the gold coins put the money in the box next to Ronica, and I, who was lying on my side with my legs crossed in front of him, lifted my hand and smelled it.
“Sniff.”
A shiny gold coin.
This smells great.
I feel like gold is filling up my back.
Like this, it’s already been 3 days.
The box was filled with quite a few gold coins. It was empty on the first day, but now word has spread that 10 people came on the second day and 30 yesterday.
And more will come today.
Fluffy~
I put my hand into the box and stirred it.
Hundreds of brilliant gold flashed happily.
‘With this money, I could buy several luxurious houses.’
Hehehe.
A smile naturally blooms.
I’m not a snob, but I also don’t intend to shy away from money.
You can waste this life as much as you want and enjoy it.
There’s no way I can bear it.
Therefore, the price of tomorrow’s cure is 10 gold.
At that time, more word of mouth will spread, so those who need it will have no choice but to cry and eat mustard.
“Hehe. Nigga feel good? Should I make a necklace with this money? A nigger can spend a lot of money. It’s all money earned thanks to black people!”
At that moment, Ronica gently massaged the back of my neck while saying sweet words.
“Purring~”
iced coffee.
There is no other paradise.
But even for a moment.
Ronica brought her face closer to me and whispered.
“Negro. So… Can I secretly distribute the remaining pestora cure to the poor?”
“Sniff?”
“It’s good to make money, but I’m also really concerned about people who suffer because they don’t have money. So I thought it would be great if I could use it secretly… .”
The guy gave me a moist look with as pitiful an expression as possible, as if he was asking for my permission. Looking at those eyes, I felt like a piece of trash, having been smelling money just now.
This is true.
How much does this cost?
You’re giving it away for free.
Is this guy really not greedy?
Why is this student so kind-hearted? You know very well that the world is not good for sharing.
however… .
You did that to me too.
The day you saved him from the orcs and gave him his share of bread, you said you were already full.
As well as.
◎︎ Solidarity is strongly activated.
I think I know how this guy feels.
Ronika was seeing her own past in those affected by the disease.
His past, where he had no choice but to suffer helplessly alone from the huge discord that was his father.
If it’s to shake off the past… .
okay.
I allow it.
“Kuhung.”
“Really? Black guy~♡ Thank you so much!”
With my permission, Ronica sold pestora medicine and set up a plan to share the medicine for free.
The plan is roughly like this.
Select patients.
He secretly hides his identity on the streets at night and gives him medicine.
It was a useless plan, but when I saw Ronika’s smiling face, I couldn’t say anything.
“I’ll leave the selling of the cure to you!”
“Of course. Leave this to us.”
Afterwards, Ronica took paper and pen, drew a crude map, and walked around the area.
I quietly watched something.
“Chlokkolok… What’s this?… … .”
“If you come to the place written on this note at 9pm tonight, an angel might give you a gift. Must you come?”
“… yes. Good sister.”
It was a screening process for infected people.
*
dark night.
Two people wearing black robes walked down the street.
Holding a package of medicine bottles in my arms.
“The captain really can’t stop me. How much is this medicine worth, and are you willing to give it away? .”
“You’re not easy either! Who suggested selling it for 10 silver?”
“That’s… I didn’t know it would sell this well… .”
Rowen joined Ronica’s wild plan.
Because I gestured for him to come.
Of course, the quick-witted guy even secretly wore a real sword and volunteered to join Ronica.
In other words, he is Ronica’s bodyguard.
If something happens like this, I won’t have to step forward.
“How are you going to find sick patients and distribute treatments?
“Heh. I have a plan. Because I knew this would happen, I gave an indirect message to the sick in advance! He’s probably waiting for us in that alley by now.”
“So, instead of just selling cures, you kept wandering around? But what if the wrong people come together?”
“Don’t worry. I remembered all the sick people snooping around in front of the stall!”
“… Is that possible?”
“Even after seeing this, my memory is good!”
Ronica looked confident and entered the alley she had pointed out to Rowen.
Then he deliberately spoke in a thinner voice.
“Everyone. I brought a gift, so everyone please stand in a line in front of me!”
The goal is to imitate an angelic voice as much as possible.
what… It doesn’t seem to be particularly hidden.
It was a voice that conveyed a desire to quickly heal the sick.
but.
“Yes. Good sister.”
“Gift… Do you have it?”
Phew~
There were only two children in the alley.
“Oh… Are you two everything?”
““… Yes.””
Actually, it’s a given.
It’s like casting ‘I’ll give you candy, follow me.’ in that dangerous slum. There were not many people who would blindly gather here.
Ronica, who was in a better position, said this too, so even a young girl like this was hooked.
Two orphans with nothing to lose.
“What… It was worth remembering the face. Because there are only two people.”
“Ugh. This is not it! I really have it all memorized. Exactly 14 people! 14 recipes! Ahhh!!!… .”
At Rowen’s sarcasm, Ronica put her head in both hands with a devastated face. Then the little boy who was quietly watching spoke to me as if he was worried.
“… sister. are you okay?
With that one word, Ronica quickly recovered her expression and smiled brightly, reassuring the child.
“Huh? huh! of course. I don’t mind. Oh, it’s not like this. Take this. If you eat this, all your pain will go away.”
“Kk!… Cough… … me too… .”
“Yes, yes. Now, take one of these. By the way, I brought some bread, so eat that too if you’re hungry.”
““Thank you.””
Afterwards, Ronica petted both children once and sent them away, telling them to come find Venus if they were really tired and had nowhere to go.
It was a very different scene from what was planned, but this alone made Ronica smile comfortably.
What’s so happy about something like this?
◎︎ Target Ronica will grow significantly mentally.
◎︎ The bond of contract is strengthened.
◎︎ The burden of skill possession is reduced.
It’s just amazing how something so trivial can grow.
Maybe he could shake off his past with his father.
however… .
How did I survive my childhood?
All I can think of are red memories.
Shaking my head.
Let’s quit.
*
The two walked towards Venus while listening to the sound of insects hiding in the night shadows.
“The medicine bottle you brought with you is still your luggage? Give it to me. It may be heavy, but I will lift it.”
“Keu… it’s okay. I will lift it.”
“I asked because I knew that would be the case. Listen hard.”
“What!?”
Ronica and Rowen, who had developed into close friends, walked down the street bickering with each other.
At first, Rowen would look at me while he was speaking, but since I didn’t react much, he now had no hesitation in joking around.
I didn’t really care either.
Ronica, who grew up lonely, needed someone she could prank on like that.
That way, you’ll be less likely to prank me.
Unless Rowen harbors dark or dangerous feelings toward Ronica, I have no intention of getting involved.
But if you cross that line… .
Startle.
“Huh? What’s wrong?”
“No, the black guy just said… Did I see it wrong?”
Okay.
A quick-witted guy wouldn’t do that.
Just be friends like now.
forever.
“Andro!! Are you okay!! please… ”
Suddenly, an urgent cry was heard in the distance.
Rowen and Ronica stopped and looked at the source of the voice. In the distance, a sturdy, white-haired grandfather was holding a girl about Ronica’s age like a princess.
A pale, tired child.
A grandfather shedding tears.
It was a scene that showed at a glance how much the old man cared for his child.
‘Something looks familiar…’ .’
On the other hand, he tilted his head.
Because I felt like I had seen that white-haired old man somewhere.
“What’s going on? Let’s go once.”
In a situation that seemed very urgent, Ronica ran there without me having time to stop her.
“Let’s go together!”
Rowen also followed.
In the meantime, the white-haired old man held the child tightly and sobbed, asking him to come to his senses.
“Hey! What’s going on?”
“Who are you…? Yeah, yeah. Please help me!! I heard that there is a place here that sells pestora treatment. Guide me to them!!”
I felt very intimidated as the sturdy old man approached me with his large size.
But was Ronika just an ordinary child?
The guy spread his palms out and calmed the old man down.
“First, calm down. Need a pestora remedy? Is the child sick?”
“More than two weeks have already passed. The blood is gradually drying up!! As it is… please help me Please take me to where the pestora cure is!! I will do whatever it takes to compensate!!-”
“Calm down!! If you apply that much force, the child will be in pain.”
“Ah… .”
“Where are you looking? If there is a cure, I have it.”
“… What, what? Is there a cure? Is that really true!!”
The old man shouted in surprise, but Ronica just ignored it and looked at Rowen and said,
“Can you bring me some water? Because I will be giving you the cure.”
“Just wait 3 minutes.”
Pot!!
Rowen, with auras on his feet, disappeared nearby in an instant.
“What!?”
The old man looked surprised, but Ronica scolded him and gave instructions.
“No matter how urgent it is, what should you do if you just leave without a sick child? What will you do if it gets infected again? Go ahead and lay it down on the ground carefully. The condition is very serious. I’ll give you the cure now. Come on!!”
“Ah, I understand.”
The old man, overwhelmed by the spirit of Ronica, who was much younger than himself, gently placed the child on the ground as if he were laying down the only treasure in the world.
Lifeless orange hair.
Lips that seem to be burning.
Ronika immediately took out a bottle of medicine from the package she was carrying and opened the cap.
“Is that really a pesto treatment? If something goes wrong after eating… .”
“Is it time to consider that in this situation?”
“Kuhm… Still, it might be dangerous… .”
“Just stay still! Because I will take responsibility.”
“Ah… … .”
Ronica left the fidgeting old man alone and gently lifted the neck of the girl named Andro to open her airway and let some of the medicine flow out.
Even though it wasn’t his job, the old man couldn’t help but be so sincere.
Ronica then spoke in a subdued voice.
“I saw how the grandfather truly loved this child. It’s a feeling I can’t feel, but my hope is that that image will not be broken.”
“… … ?”
“So, the reason I am helping this child is because of the sincere love that the grandfather just showed me.”
An action without the slightest hesitation.
Ronica helped the two with the goal of not simply breaking up a harmonious family.
For the harmonious family he couldn’t have.
What a guy you can’t stop.
There’s a good chance you’ll get jealous.
On the contrary, the guy smiled faintly.
“What is that… .”
Even though the old man looked at her in confusion, Ronica didn’t care and poured the medicine down her mouth.
“I hope you wake up and smile with a warm smile.”
Gulp.
The pestora treatment went down my uvula.
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