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Never touch Eldmia Egga - Episode 9

"There was no reason why I left you behind. If I leave here, it'll be the same anywhere else, so I'm just giving it a chance.."

If you can't return home anyway, leaving Ogwen will only result in you becoming a vagabond or a bully in another city. Ogwen, which is experiencing a boom with plenty of jobs, can be seen as better environmentally..

For the past three years, I haven't just been stuck at home training and studying..

The three years I spent making decisions and even splitting my time off was not a short period of time. If you avoid discipline that hinders your growth, you will have some spare time to do this and that. If you hate studying, can't concentrate, or don't understand, even that will disappear, but that didn't happen as long as the direction set by a person with a mental age of over 30 and a head that hasn't yet matured met. As if to prove that the saying that education is important when you are young is not nonsense, learning was extremely easy..

Inevitably, I spent my spare time getting to know the city. Not only the guards but also some merchants remember my face..

There are many things you can do, even if you don't have to learn them, if you do a little bit of research. It's just that I don't trust foreigners that much, so I'm just being quiet..

"If you want to find a job worth 4 dong with a minimum daily wage, there's nothing you can't find. With 4 Dongwha, you can still sleep in a decent accommodation and eat two meals a day. Sometimes, if you earn extra income, you can wash cleanly in the bathroom, and as you get used to it, you can earn more money by increasing your workload. Then, your credit will build up, your daily wage will rise, and you will have some money to spare.."

Even though the average age of the remaining children is 14, they are children who spend most of their lives in the village doing housework or helping. Since there is no such thing as compulsory education, in most cases, even the concept of day labor or economic activities is vague, so running away and doing it at best becomes the behavior of a pariah and a brat with no future. I guess I'm at an age where I just want to live my life doing only what I want to do..

"Don't force it. If you don't want to, you can just remember the name Eldmia Egar and run away. Of course, if you see me again, your leg will be broken. But if I stay, I won't pay you directly, but I will give you a job that doesn't make money. decide."

Ogwen is not just a land of opportunity for gangsters. As the influx of outsiders increases and the city develops rapidly, you can quickly become a part of the city as long as you work diligently at a young age. It won't be easy, but even if they run out right away, the only future they will get is at best, women will be prostitutes, and boys will be gangsters..

If they had written a more heroic epic, they would have already written it and never met me..

He said that and stood still, but no one moved. Maybe it's because they're kids who really have nowhere to go, but they seem to have some ideas..

"Follow."

When I searched the dead captain's chest, I found 20 fairy tales. For a moment, the crumpled practice long sword passed through my mind and my expression crumpled, but thanks to the tips from the remaining guys, I was able to find the hidden money. When I opened the box that was used as a chair, there were 4 silver coins and 40 copper coins in a small pouch, and I smiled brightly..

It wasn't enough to be considered compensation for Asilier's insults, but it wasn't bad as a side income..

I was planning to keep 4 silver coins and spend the rest on these guys. So, leaving the corpses and the warehouse behind, we crawled out of the alley and went to the clothing store in the market..

It was an extremely cheap used clothing store that repaired and sold clothes that ordinary people used to wear at home but no longer wore..

"Uncle Tex! Long time no see!"

When I was doing various odd jobs to keep track of prices, I was familiar with the owner as I was delivering clothes that were sold cheaply to private homes..

"uh? Isn’t it Eldmia? You seem to grow bigger every time I see something.?"

"Because I'm at the age of growing up. It's nothing else, I'm just trying to buy some more decent clothes than the rags they're wearing right now. Is there anything right??"

When I pointed to the scoundrels who followed behind me, Uncle Tex made his already thick chin look triple and started drawing a cross between his eyebrows..

"There is, but isn’t he a tramp? What to use it for?"

"That's right, bum. It doesn't look like it, so I'm going to give it to you to do some work.."

"Anyway, you are a different species. Girls wear skirts? one piece?"

"Since I have to run and get my feet sweaty, I wear pants.."

"Hehehe. okay. wait and see."

As Tex had already been doing this for a long time, he rummaged through the stall and the box to see if he could get an estimate right away, and quickly pulled out five pairs of clothes. There are also items that are handmade at home, and it was really a feat to find them in the right order..

6 dong just for the top and bottom and shoes for one person. Still, they took care of me and selected decent clothes, so I lost the ability to bargain over quality, so I had to desperately think about it..

"uncle Uncle."

"Oh, why this guy? You know this because you have worked there too. 6 fairy tales are cheap."

"Hey, I do this because I know that. Listen. Anyway, I'm going to take care of them for a while and have them do chores.?"

"however?"

"But I don't have money right now, so I can buy them clothes, wash them, and send them to sleep at Aunt Alicia's inn so that they can work from tomorrow, and I can even pay for their meals.."

"Alicia? Well, for that price, it's the best. But that's not why I do charity work?"

"I know, I know. But what else is there for kids to do? All is well, right? No matter how careful I am, my clothes get dirty quickly, so I have to get by with this one set for now. Of course, they will wear what they are wearing now, but no matter how many times they wash it, how can they go to work wearing that? Of course not. But their average age is fourteen. There are still a few more years to grow."

"Phew. So, every time they end up becoming my customers, please make it cheaper just this time.?"

I spread my arms out to Tex, who was smiling while resting his chin on the stall, and spoke as if I was acting grandiosely. As long as this guy smiles like that, I'll give him a discount..

"That's it! Investment for the future! The virtues of a merchant! Children's clothes don't sell well anyway. Besides, who am I? Isn't it Eldmia Ega? I don't expect much. If you give me just one dong, I will tell the women raising children that my uncle took pity on the increasing number of outcasts in the village and helped them find proper employment. I can tell right away what it is.?"

Just having kids isn't enough. Regardless of whether they die in the middle, leave the city, or whatever form it takes, in the end, if the children disappear, it becomes a waste of money and becomes meaningless. However, being able to spread a positive image with just five fairy tales is a different story. Tex's clothing store started with clothes sold cheaply by the villagers..

Even children who were outcasts work hard and settle down, and for a while, they have no choice but to buy clothes here due to the kindness and cheap prices that were shown at first, so you can see a definite effect. It's a business where you won't lose even if you don't do it well..

"Anyway, the young guy is a mess. Are you trying to open a service business? How long are you going to watch me??"

"I told you this every day. When I turn 16, I head out into the world. I can look after you for the next five years, but honestly, if you look after me for just one year, I shouldn't be able to figure out my future path.?"

"what? Are you still 11 years old??"

"He's reliable and smart, but he's still 11 years old. The warranty period is no joke.?"

"Really, I'm a bastard. Just give me 23 fairy tales."

"I don't know what to do! This is why I like you. Did you see it? Uncle Tex has cut out two more fairy tales for you that don't break the ground.."

"Go, thank you!"

"thank you!"

Still, it wasn't like they were being rude at all, and it was quite worth seeing five people bowing and bowing almost at the same time without even asking them to do so..

"Won, oh my god. What is that damn war really?."

Tex looked at the kids with a sad expression and clicked his tongue as he received the fairy tale I gave him. He was also a father of three children, and in my opinion, he was a very, very fatherly man..

Even though there was only one of them who was truly a victim of the war, I didn't bother to point it out..

"Still, since there is someone like you, I can come up with an estimate to save them. If you look at it like that, it's not a world worth living in yet.?"

"In terms of what you really say, you are better than my son. You just...no. I tried to talk nonsense because I was getting older. Don't worry."

Maybe he just wanted to say something like, “Live in the village,” or, as a joke, “Hae My Son.” However, the family circumstances of Eldmia Egar, the only survivor, are a story that no villager knows. I guess they thought it wasn't a topic to bring up as a joke..

I smiled gratefully for the favor..

When I took the clothes I had packed and dropped them into the bathhouse and came out, it was already 4 PM. Anyway, those dirty bastards would have to wash for an hour to wash properly, so I just went to my destination, an inn, and fawned over Alicia, the owner..

"sister! I'm here!"

"Who is your sister, you rude bastard?!"

As I cheerfully opened the door and entered the first floor, Alicia, who was cooking alone in a place where the kitchen and hall were integrated, rolled her eyes and shouted..

The cursing woman, over 50 years old, seemed angry as she waved the kitchen knife she was holding..

"Asili is also an older sister, but Alicia is just as big of an older sister. is not it?"

"It was so damn bad. The little bastard is already thinking about hitting on a girl, so it's the end of the world. Why did you come!"

"I have a room?"

"Don't fucking go home. That's why Asilier didn't take the beating. It's already a night out."

Yes. No matter where she was placed, she was a constant cursing woman. However, no matter how loud her voice is or how many words she uses, deep consideration is at the root of it all. The attention to detail extends from the building to the food, providing the best facilities and meals among the two-story inns in town..

"no. Not me, but five tramps. I'm currently washing up so I can get to work starting tomorrow.."

"...Oh shit. There was someone who went out today, so there was only one left, so I could bring them in or not. The meal?"

"I have to buy it here. Oh, I'm going to go home and eat.."

"I'm already so busy, but I'm even busier and damn it.!"

At the same time, the hands are busy preparing additional ingredients. By the time I took the guys, who had paid the inn fee in advance and washed up, they had already set the table and were waiting. No matter how I looked at it, I made a stern declaration as the kids sat drooling over the solid ingredients that couldn't be called a stew worth just one dong..

"This is Lady Alicia, the owner and chef of the inn where you will be staying from now on. If she has a head for you, she will easily be able to feel her kindness overflowing between the lady's high-pitched voice and her abusive language, so she should always be grateful.."

"Don't be damned, eat it quickly! food gets cold!"

If the hot stew had been boiled together, there would have been no trace of meat in it, little by little, but evenly distributed throughout the five bowls..