episode_0106

“Oh, it hurts… … .”

My wrist, which had been dragged around by Amy, felt quite stiff. I also felt a little pain.

When I said this while twirling my wrist as if to appeal, Amy lowered her head as if she was embarrassed. At the same time, he wiggled his lowered hand and pursed his lips.

“Yes, I didn’t know you were close to the bride… … .”

“Amy. You have a somewhat foolish side.”

“What a fool! I still do that, okay? It’s not enough to make me sound like an idiot, is it? It’s all because I thought of you.”

Amy, who was instantly offended by being called an idiot, lowered her head as she watched me turn my wrist again. Whatever the reason, it was true that Amy tried to drag me away without understanding the situation.

“Think about it. Why would I let you build a temple in my territory? Since everyone knows him and we don’t have a bad relationship, he’s letting me build a temple.”

“… … ah! That’s right.”

Amy seemed to have forgotten that I was a lord again, and only then did she realize it. It was clear that he did not think that I had given permission for the temple to be built.

“Wow.”

“Ah, ah… … !”

It’s a bit hard to call it cute, but it felt cute in its own way, so I grabbed Amy’s cheek and stretched it out. Amy complained that she was in pain, but she didn’t shake my hand away, probably because she knew it was her fault.

I pulled on Amy’s calm cheek until it was red and left an imprint of my finger on it, and then let go. The plump cheeks returned to their original position in an instant, and Amy rubbed her cheeks. After rubbing a few times, the slightly red marks from my fingers disappeared.

“You pull even though it hurts, isn’t that too much?”

“Ah, my wrist… … .”

” Mr. Lee… … ! Give me your hand!”

Amy seemed to feel a bit unfair about having her cheek pulled, and showed a slight pout. But then I lifted my wrist and twirled it around, and Amy looked angry.

Still, Amy knew it was her fault, so she grabbed my wrist and started massaging it gently. The touch felt like a light massage, and I no longer felt pain. Of course, even if that wasn’t the case, it hardly hurt anymore.

“Lord. What this woman said earlier… … ?”

“Ah, yes. That’s right.”

I don’t know if it was because they seemed to be getting along well, but Father Thomas quickly figured out that the woman I was talking about was Amy. I nodded lightly, and Father Thomas also nodded lightly.

“What, what is it? Are you talking about me?”

Of course, Amy, who saw us like that, looked at me quizzically. He gave a simple answer to those eyes that seemed to be asking what on earth he was talking about.

“You said you would stay by my side even if you become a Death Knight.”

“Kya! Well, what should I do if I say that! What can you do if you speak so lightly?”

Amy, who understood what I had shared with Father Thomas, held on tightly to my clothes while looking at Father Thomas. Thanks to this, my body felt a little stuffy, but I gently stroked the head of Amy, who looked shy and nervous.

“Did I tell you to listen to bad things about me? I did it because it was all a necessary procedure. If you say there is no way to extend your lifespan no matter what you do, then you have to leave me or become undead. First of all, we need to make sure there are no problems in that case. The denomination manages that part, so I asked Father Thomas.”

“It just doesn’t work, right?”

“Did you want to see him get fired as a certified warlock?”

“Even if the person involved wants to, it seems like it’s not possible to just make them undead.”

“That’s right. If that’s the case, just kill him and turn him into an undead, and that’s what he wanted.”

“That’s true too,” Amy nodded slightly, letting go of the clothes she was holding on to.

Amy let go of the clothes she was holding on to and lightly patted the wrinkled parts to straighten them out, then immediately turned her attention to Father Thomas.

“Father. I’m sorry for the misunderstanding just now.”

“Yes? no. People who are close to warlocks often do this, so I am somewhat familiar with it. About two or three years ago, a member of the group who became a certified warlock ran away as soon as they saw me.”

Amy smiled awkwardly and nodded at Father Thomas’ words. As soon as he saw Father Thomas, he tried to run away with me.

However, he soon erased his awkward appearance and bowed his head to Father Thomas.

“I don’t think I will live longer than Andrew. But I want to be with Andrew forever. So, I hope being undead isn’t a problem. I want to be with Andrew, but I don’t want to lead him down the wrong path.”

I don’t know if it was because it wasn’t just possible for me to turn myself into an undead, and the church was in charge of that, but Amy seemed to be asking Father Thomas for a favor.

Father Thomas reacted as if he realized that Amy’s appearance was not really the result of a curse or brainwashing. He watched Amy carefully and smiled softly.

“You don’t have to worry. If both the lord and the lady say they are sincere, there will be no problem. Since I am only a priest, I cannot give a definite answer, but I will try my best.”

“Thank you!”

Amy smiled brightly at the sight of Father Thomas giving a positive answer, and then hugged me. No problem now! I gave Amy a gentle pat as she was hugged with an expression on her face.

But at that moment, someone hurriedly ran to where we were. I thought it was someone, but it was one of the priests who moved their base from the Viscounty of Tar to my territory.

“Father Thomas!”

“Has something happened?”

Father Thomas looked at the priest who rushed over to see if something had happened, and confirmed that there had been some problems during the construction of the temple.

“Ah… … . My lord. I think I should go first.”

“There was a problem while building the temple, so you should hurry up and visit. Don’t worry about it, just focus on building the temple.”

“Thank you. Then, let’s go first.”

Father Thomas seemed to think that building a temple was very important, and immediately ran out to follow the priest who came to visit him.

As I watched the back of Father Thomas leaving, Amy, who was close to me, tapped my shoulder.

“Andrew. But, when will the mansion be completed?”

“Okay. I heard it will be completed within two or three weeks.”

“Then… … . I’m going in with you then, right?”

“Why did I suddenly hate you?”

“That can’t be possible!”

I burst out laughing lightly at the sight of Amy making a loud noise as if asking what she was talking about. There is a woman who insists that she likes me, and as a man, I couldn’t hate this.

However, as I was laughing lightly with Amy, a loud rattling noise began to be heard.

It was the sound of a moving skeletal horse that was in charge of the movement of people and goods within the city, continuously moving along a set route. Because it was a plaza located where three districts met, skeletal horses frequented this area the most.

“Andrew, but don’t you decide on a separate name for that? Does everyone call it different things? Some have skeleton carriages, some have skeleton carts, and some have unmanned carriages… … . I really don’t know what to call it. When mercenaries complete a quest and go to find a client, it’s the most convenient to ride, so I tried to recommend it, but it’s ambiguous because everyone calls it differently.”

“Oh, didn’t I tell you? You can call that a bus. At first, we named it Bus Skeleton, but since the part where people ride is not a skeleton, we decided to just call it a bus.”

At first, I thought about giving it a different name, but perhaps because of memories from my past life, the name Bus stuck in my mind, so I couldn’t help it.

“Bus… … . Yeah, it’s easy to remember something. I’ll tell the other mercenaries to call me that.”

“Do whatever is comfortable for you. Oh, that’s right. Since we’ve come all the way here, why don’t we put up a notice and go. From now on, the official name has been decided to be bus.”

While I was talking, I immediately posted another notice on the bulletin board. Since I didn’t have any paper with me right now, I flipped over the useless notices that were already attached.

Anyway, after posting that notice, I decided to go back to the store. The staff had not been rescued yet, and it was obvious that Jiena would be busy looking at the store alone, so I had no choice but to go back.

“Amy, there’s nothing to do now, right?”

“Uh… … . That’s right. It’s not like there’s a big problem if I’m not at the office. Why?”

“Good. Then please help me.”

“Do you want help? What?”

“Please help me manage the store. Right now, we’re just growing the store, so there’s a shortage of workers. Please just help me until I find someone to work.”

Amy showed some reluctance when asked to help manage the store. It was my long-awaited break, and I thought it was because I had to manage the store and it was obvious that Jiena would be by my side.

“You’re not saying you won’t help, right? Didn’t you want to be Amy Steele? You wouldn’t say that someone from the Steele family doesn’t help with Smith Skeleton’s work, right?”

“… … !”

Amy Steele. I gave my family’s last name to Amy, a commoner who originally had no surname. Since Amy didn’t know what that meant, her expression completely changed.

And then, while holding my hand, he began to stride towards the store.

I smiled at that sight and headed to the store with Amy. At this point, I was hoping to become closer to Jiena. We would have to live together for hundreds of years, and I had no intention of watching them bicker and fight forever. Well, it was fun in its own way when we were caught in the middle.

However, when I actually went to the store, I couldn’t see the two women getting along well. No, it wasn’t even a fight. Because they were so busy with the sudden influx of customers, Gienna and Amy didn’t have time to fight with each other.

I don’t know where it came from, but there were many merchants coming to the store and purchasing various products, so there was no time to fight. After one guest is sent away, another guest takes his place.

Moreover, there was even a customer who came to see me in that situation. Count Carbon, who seemed to have come without any pressure, perhaps because he was located not far away, had asked to talk to me.

If I had helped them a little, I would have been able to free up some space, but since I had to leave to talk to Count Carbon, the two women couldn’t even fight with their eyes.

Of course, since we headed to the parlor to talk to Count Carbon, it is unknown whether a war of nerves ensued after that.

“Count. Are you visiting often these days?”

“Hahaha! Isn’t this all thanks to you? By arming the soldiers with the weapons I purchased from you, they are now safer from threats from nearby territories and from monsters. Since the time spent in meetings with vassals to find a solution to the problem is reduced, it is possible to go abroad like this.”

I shrugged my shoulders when Count Carbone said that he was able to come here thanks to me. I didn’t provide them with items so that I could visit them often, but I couldn’t say no to it because it was thanks to me.

“So you just came here to have fun today?”

“Ah, that’s not it. I came here because the royal family asked me to convey something to you.”

Count Carbone looked around the living room to check whether any sound was leaking outside, and then opened his mouth.