episode_0056
by fnovelpiaAfter many twists and turns, I returned to the inn, but my condition was dire.
One side of the inn was torn apart like a nicely cut fruit cube due to the messenger’s rampage. It was a very windy day, so it was just total chaos.
The innkeeper, a rhinoceros beast, woke up to the commotion and was sitting on the floor with a bewildered expression.
Then, when I entered the inn and their eyes met, he ran towards me, stomping on the ground, and threatened me with his horns. He said that this was his fault and that I should pay for the repairs.
‘This is unfair.’
If something happens to my slave, I will take responsibility for it. That is the role of a master.
But Mirabelle is no longer my slave? You should either ask Mirabelle or ask her guardian, Naredi. Why ask me?
Besides, the owner who showed up late wouldn’t know that the messenger had appeared. It was something I couldn’t be held solely responsible for.
I had a rough idea.
‘You can tell just by looking at it that it’s racial discrimination.’
He was like that from the beginning. He didn’t want to accept me and Hong Hoinlin because he was a human, so he just suppressed it with money.
Since there has been financial loss, it is clear that I should be held responsible.
Of course, the owner didn’t understand my grievance. When I thought I had no choice but to pay the repair costs, it was Seira who stepped in.
“This is Seira, the team leader of the Immigration Office. For today’s work, you can receive financial support from the Disaster Management Office, so please visit them when the sun rises. I will do my best to help you.”
“Hmm, if you say so, Seira… .”
It was a rhinoceros man who reluctantly passed over.
Thanks to this, we avoided financial loss, but it was impossible to sleep in the damaged inn. We had to find a place to avoid the rain.
It’s hard to find an inn that will accept Rin, the pink fox, so she’s wandering around in the wind and rain… .
“Please come to my house as soon as possible. ”
This time again it was Seira who extended a helping hand.
“Thank you, but is that okay with you?”
“If there’s a problem, I can just charge you. It doesn’t seem like you should be worrying about my situation in the first place.”
Seira glanced at Rin, who was trembling in her arms.
Lin, who was in my arms, was shivering even though I covered her with a coat. It was because she was already soaked in the rain. She also had a wound that needed to be treated.
It was not a situation where one could be picky.
“Then I will not decline.”
***
Seira’s house was located on the outskirts of the city. It took quite a while to get there.
A small two-story house.
The furniture inside was of poor quality, and, if anything, its most characteristic feature was its messiness.
It was hard to find a place to put one’s feet, so this was more like a pigsty than a wolf’s den.
Every room reflects the owner’s inner self. You can know the other person by how they decorate their home. In short, you can say that Seira is lazy.
“I couldn’t help it because I was busy. Because of you, I’m working overtime every day.”
“I didn’t say anything.”
Sayra kept making excuses, throwing things with her hands and pushing them with her feet to places she couldn’t see.
The house looked neat on the outside. I lit a fire in the fireplace and laid Lin down nearby.
First, I wiped off the moisture. I wiped the wet parts with a towel, and carefully squeezed out the tail hairs that were soaked with rainwater so as not to hurt them.
‘Why are you so obedient?’
Even though I didn’t give her a separate order, Lin didn’t refuse and just stared at my hand. Well, since she ran away like that, she probably didn’t have the strength to fight back.
It wasn’t bad because I could continue working comfortably. I finished the first aid by applying medicine to the wound and wrapping it with a bandage.
“I will go to the higher-ups to report the abnormal situation. You may use it freely as long as you do not go up to the second floor.”
“Thank you.”
After getting Seira’s permission, I searched the house and brought out the necessary items. I folded several layers of dry blankets and placed Rin on top of them. I even covered her with a fluffy blanket.
After I finished taking care of Lin to some extent, I laid down on the sofa to take a breather. There was something I had to think about.
‘That thing from earlier….’
It was Mirabelle’s messenger. That was for sure.
Why did it appear here?
There are no restrictions on the movement of the messenger. When he was avenging Harold, he would go back and forth between cities in an instant.
The fact that such a messenger appeared in Vestia… .
‘Are you trying to get revenge on me after all?’
It’s clear that he’s seeking revenge for being treated like a slave.
I hugged her a bit, rubbed her belly a bit, squeezed her cheek a bit, and even smelled her hair a bit!
It’s not like I’d send a messenger to kill you!
What would have happened if something had happened to Lin if she hadn’t run away that morning? Gosh, it’s horrible to even think about.
Repaying kindness with enmity. No matter how well you raise her, she’s useless. I have to raise Lin well so that she never becomes like that.
“Haaaam.”
I can’t help but yawn. I’m even more tired now that I woke up and ran around.
I’m so sleepy, but I can’t sleep tonight. Even if the Grim Reaper retreats once, he might still appear again.
Let’s just endure it for today.
***
Tiddik, tiddik.
The living room was filled with the charming sound of sparks flying. After some time had passed, Lin poked her head out from where she had been burying her head.
Karami must have been extremely tired from waking up in the middle of the night and running around, because her determination to never sleep was crushed by the wind. Karami was sleeping soundly, snoring loudly.
Lin closed and opened her eyes several times to look at the bandages and blankets wrapped around her body, then turned her gaze back to Karami.
“… … .”
Lin got up cautiously. She walked lightly to the sofa on all fours, then jumped up onto it.
Rin stares at Karami’s sleeping face right in front of her nose. There is a small scratch on her cheek. It is a wound that was caused when she rolled over while holding Rin.
Lin licked the wound with her tongue, then took it out when her face was covered in saliva.
Lin took a seat on Karami’s stomach. She curled up and lay down.
Sniff, sniff. The refreshing scent of the forest. But the scent of Karami that I could feel among them was, as expected, a comforting scent.
Lin buried her head further inside and soon closed her eyes.
***
“Ouch!”
Karami’s eyes shot open. It was an action taken unconsciously as the thought of ‘I’m sleeping’ occurred to him.
I warned myself not to sleep at all today, but when I came to, I was sleeping soundly. I could see the sunlight streaming through the window, indicating that it was morning.
Karami, who had come to his senses in a hurry, checked to see if Lin was okay. Fortunately, the house was in the same condition as yesterday, but Lin was nowhere to be seen by the fireplace.
‘Did you run away?’
Karamida did not issue a separate order because it would be troublesome if a messenger of death appeared and he was unable to move.
I didn’t even bother to put a chain on it. It wasn’t necessary because I assumed that he would be awake in the first place, and it was also difficult to get a chain in the middle of the night.
This is not the time to be doing this.
We need to find Lin as soon as possible. With the help of the cat people scattered throughout the city, finding Lin’s pink color isn’t that difficult.
“Are you up?”
“Ms. Seira?”
Seira came out of the kitchen holding a mug of hot coffee. She was wearing the same office look as yesterday, and there were dark circles under her eyes.
It was evidence of working all night.
“When did you come?”
“It hasn’t been that long since I got here. Why do you look so in a hurry?”
“Lin is gone.”
Seira took a sip of coffee with a blank expression. She licked the coffee off her lips with her tongue and then opened her mouth indifferently.
“What’s that above you?”
“Yes?”
After Sayra finished speaking, Karami lowered her head and discovered Rin curled up on her stomach. She was fast asleep, like a little fox cub.
As I became aware of Lin’s presence, I felt a small weight that I hadn’t felt before.
“Why is she here…?”
Even when tempted to get on the bed, Rin stubbornly insisted on the hard floor. Karami did not force her because she was particularly wary of humans.
It’s ironic to Karami that Lin, who is like that, climbed onto my stomach with her own feet.
“I guess there has been a change of heart.”
Change of heart.
Karami looked at Rin, chewing on Seira’s words.
Was the meat I had fed him finally worth it? Maybe his [Generous Master] skill had shined. He stroked his head gently so as not to break it.
“There’s something more important than that. It’s about the messenger.”
“Was there any damage elsewhere?”
“Yes. I thought he left quietly, but he went on a rampage. But… the person he was talking to was a bit strange.”
What does it mean that the other person is strange? Karami remained silent and waited for Seira to speak next. Seira brought out the information she had found out during the early morning.
“The only ones attacked were street cat people.”
“If you are a street cat people… .”
Seira nodded as if Karami’s prediction was correct.
“All of them are those who entered into a slave contract with you. Fortunately, none of them died.”
“No one died?”
“According to the testimony, he was hit by the Grim Reaper’s sickle and fell down, but he woke up fine a while later. He said he didn’t feel any aftereffects. But… .”
Seira’s words became blurred.
“Why is your expression like that?”
Because Karami’s expression was strange. His eyes were as wide as they could get, as if he had encountered a ghost.
Even though she didn’t spend much time with Karami, it was the first time she had seen him so surprised.
“You…?”
Karami stared into space without responding even when called. Was he possessed by a god of death? Sayra also began to feel uneasy for no reason.
Karami couldn’t take his eyes off the empty space. No, from the perspective of others, it was the empty space. In Karami’s field of vision, he could see things that others couldn’t see.
A system window that can also be called a status window.
It was floating before my eyes.
[Free the main slaves completely. Current number is 2/5]
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