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Since I’m with Yui, even if they still show interest in my hidden appearance, they don’t bother with married men. I was able to comfortably arrive at a city near the Magic Forest and check into a high-class inn.

“Yes…? Ma, Ma’s Forest?“

“You know?“

“Of course… It’s the devil’s territory! But. Uh, you’re going there?“

“I can’t help it. I have to go there.“

It was the most ideal place in my opinion.

Of course, it was understandable that I was shocked by the fact that my destination was none other than the Magic Forest.

“You can go back now if you don’t like it. I can give you one gold coin. I won’t take the clothes I bought you.“

“No. I don’t like it.“

Yui thought.

Shit. I’m not crazy. Why would I go back now?

Honestly, if I could just get this expensive outfit and a single gold coin, it would be worth it to turn around and head to the Magic Forest.

No, it would be wise to return it even if you don’t receive the clothes or money.

It wasn’t something Yui should have said, but she couldn’t send such a frail and fragile man to the Magic Forest alone as a woman.

Above all, Yui is now… that man. She has become a body that can no longer live without Sia.

It was an undeniable fact that I didn’t even think about the handsome man passing by occasionally.

“Are you okay?“

“Yes. Let’s go together. Ha, let’s live together.“

“That’s amazing. Our Yui.“

Yui, who roughly looks to be around 10 years old, or at most 11 or 12, was so cute that she showed a firm will to follow me even though she knew what kind of place the Magic Forest was.

This is something I absolutely cannot help but praise. I hugged Yui’s body, which was smaller than mine, and caressed her head.

“Yuiya. What’s wrong?“

As I was thinking about how nice it would be if I could call her daddy and hold her in my arms, Yui in my arms didn’t show much movement, but her face was full of discomfort.

“No… It’s nothing, Sia-nim.“

“Really? Hmm… Yui. Isn’t Sia-sama too stiff?“

While in her arms, Yui tilted her head.

“shi, sia…..?“

“No. Not that.“

Suddenly, his eyes sparkled and he carefully opened his mouth, but where did he hear that informal speech!

I immediately shook my head.

Then Yui’s expression darkened slightly.

“Sia… Oppa?“

“No.“

His lips stuck out like an octopus.

“Brother……“

“Not that.“

“Brother?“

“Oh no…! That’s absolutely not possible! I’d rather have my brother.“

“Then oppa.“

“No! Not you, oppa!“

Oh. Is this kid really out of options for a father? I lamented.

“No. Let’s decide on a title later. Call me whatever you want.“

“Brother Sia!“

“……“

“Sia… sir.“

“Haa……“

I think you’re asking for too much.

Because there was an age difference of several hundred years, I felt guilty about calling him oppa.

Of course, I felt guilty for asking her to call me dad, the fundamental reason her parents died, but I could bear it.

If only I could be called daddy by this cute little kid!

“I’ll call you Siya. For now.”

“Huh? What did you say?”

“No, I didn’t say anything.”

I think Yui said something more. Am I mistaken? Anyway,

“Wait here for a moment.“

“Where are you going?“

“Real Estate. Honestly, I have a romantic desire to build a house… but it’s not enough for me. It’s the same even with you.“

“Is there a house in the magic forest?“

“I don’t know. I’ll just go and see. If it doesn’t exist, I’ll have to build a new one or something. What.“

If you include the cost of materials, labor, and even life allowance for the most dangerous forest, it was clear that an enormous amount of money would be broken.

It is said that there are countless wedding rings that can ward off evil spirits. Just imagining the annoyance that would come the moment the existence of these rings is revealed to the world is terrifying.

So now, it’s about 100 gold, which is a lot if you really want to be precise, but if you were to live in the Demon Forest for the rest of your life with that amount of money, you had to save and save the very little money you had left.

“Can I come with you?“

“Why? Just rest here. I’m just going out for a bit.“

“No. I want to go with you.“

Oh my. How cute. With that adorable face and body, it’s crazy how stubborn she is, even though she’s not my biological daughter.

“Instead, you have to stay still. Okay?“

“Yes!“

“Okay. Then let’s go.“

Yui is fine with just being like this, but I have such a noticeable hair color and appearance that I have to hide it carefully.

“I can’t see any!“

“So?“

“Yes! I really can’t see it!“

Since Yui says so, this should be enough. I held Yui’s hand as if I was holding the hand of my beloved daughter, and left the inn and headed to the real estate.

“Huh? The Forest of the Devil…? Hmm… But it’s been a while since I’ve seen someone who wants to live.“

“Was there anyone else besides me?“

“That’s right. There was. About 20 years ago. Maybe that idiot… no, that guy bought a house in the forest of demons and lived there, but then he passed away… right? “

I could have just sworn or used violent language, but the CEO was careful about what he said because of Yui sitting next to me.

“Then can I see that house?“

“Ah, that won’t do.“

“Why?“

“That’s right. The person I was talking about was at home and died in a monster attack. Then what happened to the house?“

“Is it broken?“

“That’s right~! That one was shattered too! It was probably beyond repair?“

“……“

In the end, I had no choice but to hire people to build the house.

“By any chance… is there a construction company that you can trust?“

“Huh… You’re building a house in the Demon Forest?“

“Yes. I want to build a house and live there if possible.“

“Why the devil’s forest? There are other places too, right?“

“That’s…my dream…? That’s why.“

“Hehehe. Send all the weird people away.“

I’ve met all kinds of people over the decades I’ve been in real estate.

There were people like Sia now who wore oversized clothes that covered their faces and bodies, and there was also a woman who was so obsessed with her second year of middle school 20 years ago that she bought a house in the forest of demons and lived there until she died.

But it is absurd that a married man with a child says that his dream is to live with his child in the Magic Forest.

He’s not alone, but he’s trying to die with his daughter. Well. I was just curious about what kind of face he had when he said that.

However, as a salesperson, it was impossible for me to look at the customer’s face out of curiosity, so I had to try hard to push away my curiosity.

“How big of a house do you want to build?“

“Umm… If possible, I’d like to build a two-story house with 50 pyeong each.“

“Second floor? Second floor?“

“Yes. Is it a bit… difficult?“

“No. It’s not impossible. It’s possible if you give me money, but it’ll cost a lot of money.“

“How much exactly…..?“

“I don’t know, but I just know that it breaks a lot.“

The boss took a piece of paper and started writing something.

“But since you are a guest at my house, I will write a letter to a construction company I know. Then I may be able to give you a discount, but don’t trust me completely.“

“Ah. Thank you.“

“No, no. But… what about the kid’s mother?“

The president stopped writing and asked me while looking at my expression.

“Not my daughter… Huh?!“

I covered Yui’s mouth, who was sure to say something useless.

“I’m dead.“

“Ah… Sorry about that.“

“No, it’s okay.“

“So you’re alone now?“

“But… why?“

The president’s eyes lit up.

“The romance of wanting to live in the magic forest seems like a lie, doesn’t it?“

“……“

“Are you running away? That’s why you covered your face.“

I guess the excuse of romance wasn’t enough.

How should I get out of here? If I didn’t make a sufficiently understandable excuse, I could be sent to the police for a background check.

Even though the setting is medieval, in a world where magic is more advanced than science, being able to quickly check identity at the same speed as the Internet was a huge obstacle for me.

At this rate, there is no point in sticking a gold coin in.

“It’s okay. It’s okay. I won’t report you. Even if I were a citizen living anywhere in the kingdom, I wouldn’t have any patriotism. People are not fools who lose valuable customers because of pointless patriotism and justice when they could just have a lot of money. But you know.“

The boss quietly reached out and grabbed my hand that was on the desk.

And then he touched it, touched it, touched it as if it were his own.

“shi, shi…..?!“

Yui, who had been quietly watching the scene, got angry, and I shook my head and stopped the boss with the hand that wasn’t touching him.

“Your voice is really pretty. Your hands are pretty too.“

The president, who judged that he had risen to the top by exploiting a weakness, said:

“How about marrying me?“

“What?! What the…! What the heck?!“

“The daughter really cherishes her father. She’s so smart. Anyway, customer. The Magic Forest is too dangerous. And I’m a single man who runs two stores in addition to real estate?“

Suddenly he started to appeal to himself.

“You have a lot of money, and you’re somewhat close to the local lord. Don’t you think you’d be a good bride? So marry me. I don’t know who you’re running away to, but I’ll protect you and hide you. What do you think?“

“It’s okay.“

“No. This chance. It won’t come again.“

“That’s really okay.“

Am I crazy?

Do you really think that the only reason he ran away from Dragon Village was to marry a rich woman in her mid-40s?

Shit. If that was the case, I would have just married all 300 dragons: my sisters, my sisters’ friends, my mom, my mom’s friends, my grandmother, my grandmother’s friends, my grandmother’s ancestors, my grandmother’s ancestors’ friends, etc.

“That’s really okay.“

“Really?“

“Yes. And I am not a fugitive.“

“Why?“

What the heck. Why? This is like asking a victim who was accused of sexual harassment in her past life to find evidence without even knowing it.

Excuses… Excuses……

If there was something I could do roughly, I would have done it when I first heard people suspecting that I was hiding my face and running away.

Ugh. I couldn’t remember.

So there’s no choice.

“I… swore to love only my dead wife. That’s why I walk around with my face covered.“

“Ha…..?“

“I can’t say my looks are ‘great’, but I cover them up just in case.“

“Does that mean you won’t be held in the arms of any other woman besides your dead wife?“

“Yes, that’s right. Sorry.“

Sorry! My nonexistent wife! No, I don’t think there’s any need to feel sorry since there are many dragons who claim to be my wife.

Because I want to search through everything as much as possible.

“Okay? Okay. Okay.“

The boss handed me the paper with a dubious expression.

“Are you going right away?“

“Yes. I plan to go right away.“

“Then go. The location is, go out from here, go right, and when you reach a big road, exit there and go straight. You will come out. “

“Yes, thank you.“

Fortunately, it seemed to have passed.

I nodded and left the real estate with Yui.

“Sia… Are you married?“

“Huh? No.“

“You’ve never had a wife, right?“

“No? Why all of a sudden?“

“No… nothing……“

It seemed like a smile spread across Yui’s lips. This time, too, it was an illusion.

I walked along the path the real estate agent had told me to take, found a construction company, and went inside.

So I met the president of the construction company and had a conversation.

“Yes…? 5, 80 gold?“

Shit. They want 80 gold, 8 billion won, including materials, labor, and life allowance.

Aren’t these guys total scammers? I trusted you, real estate agent!

“There are a lot, right? But there’s nothing we can do about it. Even if you include materials, labor, and life allowance, it won’t be set at a high level. However, since our employees are ordinary people, even if they receive life allowance, if a monster appears, the construction speed will be significantly delayed. After all, the monsters of the Demon Forest have a habit of hunting when there are a lot of people. I guess they haven’t been in this city for long. It’s common sense here. That’s why more people than necessary gather and go into the forest to catch monsters. “

I understand it when you explain it in detail, but it’s too expensive.

“You might think that it’s expensive. Let me explain why. The monsters in the Magic Forest are much stronger than the monsters in other places. If someone dies during construction, it’s all over. So what should we do? The answer is simple. Hire adventurers to catch strong monsters. One B-rank will do. If you form three teams like this, you’ll get 80 gold. “

“……“

Oh my. Shit. I definitely get it.

The price was set at 80 gold.

My current budget is around 100 gold, so if I build a house, I’ll have 20 gold left.

If you take care of your hobbies and food issues, it would take 10 years at the shortest, or 30 years at the longest. It’s a really long time for a human, but for me, a dragon living a life close to immortality, it’s incredibly short.

“I can give you a discount. Try another construction company and come back. And it’s not too late to decide.“

Yes. I nodded, thinking that it might be because they only set the prices here so high. I took Yui to find another construction company.