episode_0383

‘It’s all because of that face.’

The harmless smiling face keeps shaking my heart.

‘What if my prediction is correct?’

If this woman is really Fran’s biological mother.

‘Weren’t you locked up in prison?’

This part was lacking in my consideration.

I knew I was in prison, but I didn’t tell Franc that or find out about it.

I never even asked Fran what she thought about her birth mother.

‘I feel sorry.’

It was late, but I had to confirm that this woman was Fran’s biological mother.

‘The more I look, the more there are similarities, right? ‘Not only do we have similar faces, but we also have similar voices.’

This kind of coincidence doesn’t happen often.

“Is there something on my face…” ?”

“no. no.”

I was so busy thinking about Franc for a moment that I couldn’t even process my gaze properly.

The woman seemed to have a different intention when she was staring at her face.

“Is there anything you want from me?”

“yes?”

“I am like this, but I don’t sell my body.”

“… … .”

“I’m sorry for saying this after taking it all, but I will definitely repay the favor I received today. So please… .”

“No, no!”

Sounds like big trouble!

“I did something that caused misunderstanding, but that’s not why they stared at me.”

“sorry.”

The woman lowered her head.

If you even receive an apology here, it is certain that it will be trash.

I quickly told him what I had suspected all along.

“The reason I looked at his face closely was because he looked so much like someone I know.”

“!!!”

The woman is extremely shocked by what I say.

“Oh, you know that face?”

I just poked it, but the reaction was amazing.

As I found myself stammering and contemplating my words, it was natural that I wanted to probe further.

“yes. “I was an academy student and a regular at the general store.”

“… … .”

Although they rarely buy anything at the general store, it wouldn’t be a lie to say that they are regulars if you check the number of times they visit.

“The more I look at it, the more similarities I see.”

“Wow, what an honor! If you are a student, you are an awakened person. “I’m a commoner, so I don’t know what to do when people say I look like such a great person.”

With a pale complexion, I tried to pretend that I had nothing to do with Fran.

‘Would you run away if I told you that I found out your identity?’

Considering that he came here, it doesn’t seem like he has any lingering feelings about Fran, but it doesn’t seem like he wants to reveal his identity.

If they wanted to publicize their relationship with Franc, they should have gone to the front line instead of here.

“Maybe that’s why. “It’s something I just couldn’t pass up.”

Considering that they asked if they needed staff, it was clear that they had nowhere to go.

‘If you just let that face out on the street, something bad will happen. It’s better if I’m protecting it.’

Since he didn’t seem to have any intention of going to the front lines, I thought it would be a good idea to have Fran’s biological mother work here and watch over him.

If I stay here, I will be able to reunite with Fran someday.

Even though I don’t know what the two of them think of each other, I think they need to meet again and talk about it at least once.

“I asked you earlier if you were looking for an employee. Can I change my answer?”

“… “I really have nothing to give.”

The woman made a stern expression and tried to get up.

“I’ll say it again, I’m not interested in that. “I also have a separate lover.”

“!!”

“Actually, when I said earlier that I had no intention of saving people, it was a lie. This time, our store underwent expansion construction. I don’t know if you’ve seen it, but they built another building next to it. So, I thought it would be difficult for me to take on the task alone.”

“ah… I understand. “You might be reluctant to entrust your work to someone who suddenly shows up.”

“After chatting, I thought it would be a good choice if you communicated well and, as I said, you have experience in everything from checkout to customer service. To be honest, appearance also influenced my decision.”

As if she knew that she was beautiful, she calmly nodded her head when I told her.

“How is it? For reference, you can use the building next door to stay. We’ll have to discuss the salary, but I’ll give it to you so you won’t be disappointed. However, I hope that you will keep it as strictly confidential as you give it to me.”

“I am… .”

“Didn’t you come all the way here to look for work? “It looks like I’m not the only one stopping by here.”

A criminal who went to prison and then came out.

Who on earth would hire her as an employee?

There is no reason to do that unless you are a selfish person.

I wonder if the woman knows that, so she has been on guard since a while ago.

“that’s right. “It’s shameless, but I don’t have anywhere to go.”

“Then work for us as an employee.”

“… I can’t refuse because my situation is not good. But before that, there’s something you need to know about me.”

“You need to know?”

I wondered what he was trying to say, but he confessed something that could easily be hidden.

“I’m in prison… “I made a living.”

“ah.”

“You haven’t decided yet, so it’s okay to decline. “Even the people who offered to hire me refused after hearing this.”

“hmm.”

What a foolish person.

And because of this behavior, I became convinced that this woman was Fran’s biological mother.

‘It’s exactly what Fran would do.’

What does it mean that they are not only similar in face and voice, but also in their foolish personalities?

I haven’t heard a definite answer yet, but seeing two people who looked so similar, I couldn’t stay still.

“Are you leaving because you killed someone?”

“yes?! Oh no. No, never!”

“Then that’s it. “You are an employee.”

“Is it this easy?”

“All you have to do is not kill people. “I haven’t lived that morally either.”

I know very well why she ended up in prison.

It’s definitely not her fault.

‘The nobleman was irresponsible.’

Does it make sense to be imprisoned for having a nobleman’s child?

Having a child cannot be a sin.

‘Trying to protect that child cannot be a crime.’

When she simply brushes aside the issue she was most worried about, she becomes embarrassed and turns silent.

What’s more important than that is getting her to sit here.

‘If you say you’re suspecting Fran’s birth mother, there’s a high probability he’ll leave here. Even when I briefly mentioned it earlier, he seemed surprised.’

You must protect your mother-in-law safely by seating her here.

My body stiffened from the cold tension, and my back became stiff.

‘Living with your future mother-in-law?’

The weight of the name mother-in-law naturally makes me humble.

Before Fran and her biological mother were reunited, we realized that we needed to build up goodwill.

It was clear that whatever I did to her would come back to me later.

※ ※ ※

As soon as I signed the contract, I handed Negi the money bag.

“Why are you giving me this?”

“It’s difficult because we don’t have the things we need to live right now. Yes?”

“Actually, I had to ask for advance payment.”

Mr. Negi confessed honestly, as if he was embarrassed.

“Would you like me to follow you?”

“no! It’s okay, boss. “I can do it alone.”

“hmm… Then Damon!”

After thinking about it for a while, I decided to call Damon and tag her.

“When you go to the market, take this guy with you.”

Damon shrunk down and sat on Negi’s shoulder.

“oh! Oh my gosh, you could get smaller! So cool. “Do you really want to come with me?”

Piyo-!

Negi, entranced by the melancholy voice, smiles brightly and says she is pretty.

‘A sad beauty and a black bird.’

It’s a combination that goes surprisingly well together.

It seems like Damon doesn’t hate Negi either.

Damon, who had nowhere to turn after finding out his true identity from Erintina, seemed to be interested in Negi, who called him pretty.

I thought that if I kept Damon by my side, at least nothing major would happen, so I let Damon show his curiosity towards Mr. Negi.

‘We brought in an unplanned employee, so we have to ask them to do whatever it takes… .’

The reason I didn’t have a separate employee at the general store so far was because I didn’t want to let others into my personal space.

So, even though the building was expanded, no actions were taken to add more items to the general store.

There weren’t that many customers to begin with.

However, in order to retain Franc’s biological mother as an employee, the general store needed to be properly renovated.

I would have been in trouble if I hadn’t had to do it, but I was fortunate.

In addition, we had to put new proper furniture into her space.

“I told him to tell me if he was doing the heavy lifting, but you were already moving it by yourself?”

“This is easy!”

Mr. Negi, who went to the market with Damon, began working in earnest as an employee at a general store.

“Damon.”

Damon, who was sitting on Mr. Negi’s shoulder and joking around, grew bigger and grabbed the luggage.

“oh! thank you.”

Mr. Negi, who was hired as an employee, was courageous.

Instead of just doing my job, I tried to find and do it on my own.

Even though I didn’t need to, I walked around without stopping from the moment I got to work.

Moreover, he was so good at his work that it was difficult to find even a speck of dust in the general store.

I went to great lengths to impress my mother-in-law (presumably), but it was completely useless.

As much as I cared for them, I tried to repay them with labor.

I called out to her, her eyes sparkling as she tried to find something else to do.

“Mr. Negi.”

“Okay, what should we do now?”

“It’s time to eat. “If you work hard, you have to have time to rest.”

“Oh, already?”

“It’s not already, it’s too late. “Aren’t you hungry?”

“ah… Now that I think about it, I think I’m hungry.”

It’s because you’re so insensitive to your own body condition.

It didn’t matter because the delivery workers took care of arranging the large pieces of furniture, but moving small items was surprisingly labor intensive.

Still, the reason I was able to fill the entire building in just three days was thanks to my ability and Mr. Negi’s diligent cooperation.

“Let’s go. “The meal is ready.”

“yes!”