Chapter 12 – 7. Chloe
A country located in the central part of the continent with active trade.
A small inn inside.
The deep dawn of the first month of the journey of a lover and a one-armed man fleeing from love.
A single room where a one-armed person is sleeping.
A white-haired, red-eyed woman with a small body and shabby robes appeared in that room.
“…”
She made no sign of affection and approached her sleeping one-armed person.
Then he sat down next to her and stroked her red bob.
Then suddenly something shining appeared above the one-armed man’s head.
The woman scribbled something with her hands and soon turned it into a chart full of indecipherable graphs.
“… He’s an amazing kid.”
The woman who read the diagram was impressed.
『Autonomic nerve activity: 60 very bad.
Autonomic balance: 105 Very unbalanced
Stress Index: 135 Very Bad.
Fatigue: 136 bad.』
Bad.
Bad.
Bad.
Most indicators are heading towards minus.
And.
『Stress Resistance: 90 Very Good
Adaptability: 87 Very Good 』
The two indicators that are uniquely positive are supporting many other negatives.
If you were a normal person, it wouldn’t be strange at all for you to break down and lock yourself in a corner of your room, or to grab a person passing by and beg them to hug you.
Nevertheless, she survives with only her mental strength and plays a lively and bright woman with maximum social life mode.
She was indeed a woman who lived as a spy in the army of a powerful country.
But that is that and this is this.
The white-haired, red-eyed woman was too strong for the desired heroine.
Of course, even if you leave it like this, by the time you get to Camp Kela, you will eventually break down and cry into the arms of some sadistic perverted man. Because that’s the fate.
But I didn’t like the speed.
The woman wanted a faster development.
So, the woman lowered the ‘stress resistance’ and ‘adaptability’ gauges, which were almost all the way to the right, to the left.
『Stress Resistance: 25 Poor.
Adaptability: 20 Very poor.』
If you put it down too much, it may break completely and cause infantile regression, so make it soft enough so that you can put it back on.
Ah, if you only give me the main menu, there will be no affection. I need to provide some service to the lower level items.
『Jealousy: 69 -〉92
Sexual desire: 58-〉96』
Hehe…”
After making her adjustments, the woman turned her diagram back into something glowing and placed it inside her one-armed man’s head.
Then, she stroked his red short hair again, hugged his head tightly, and whispered.
“Suffer a little, poor child? Then, you will be able to feel the happiness of being a female, a happiness that is much greater than the misfortune that came with it.”
With those words, the woman quickly disappeared.
…
…
One night.
A country located in the central part of the continent with active trade.
A small single room in a small inn.
“Haa… Haa… Ugh…?! Wow…!!”
The sound of her one-armed hand holding the toilet and emptying her stomach was a sad sound.
* * *
Approximately a month has passed since we left the Kingdom of Osiris and headed to the Parian Continent.
During the day, we travel by carriage and eat together.
At night, I spend my days staying at an inn in the village or occasionally parking a carriage on the side of the road and sleeping out in the open.
Meanwhile, Bibina and Chloe, who had been awkward around each other, became quite friendly.
First of all, Chloe has a sweet personality, and Vivina has become weak and timid now, but her fundamentals of being a gentle and kind person have not changed, so there is no reason why she can’t get along.
The model of a high-class younger brother is that he is polite and always uses polite words while saying “Sister~ Sister~”.
Even Vivina, who still hides behind me whenever she encounters people due to social phobia that developed after that day, somehow managed to talk well with Chloe.
And of course I’m doing well.
Chloe, who I thought was naturally younger than me, is surprisingly the same age as me, so we talk to each other and get along comfortably.
Above all, I love my sister so much that I think Jack and the beanstalk will grow beyond the fact that the bean pods do not fall off.
And would there be a man who would harm the mood by staying with a cheerful, short-haired girl of the same age who heard that she might be my woman?
On the contrary, there are more people who will be arrogant because the corners of their mouths are caught in their ears. Yes, yes.
Well, I’ll stop talking about human relationships, which I wasn’t particularly worried about in the first place.
There were no problems at all with realistic issues such as money or thieves’ attacks, which I was really worried about.
To be precise, it was resolved every time I visited the Osiris Kingdom embassy in each country I stopped by on my way.
The moment Chloe showed the letter with Princess Arwen’s seal, they treated her regardless of which embassy, gave her money, repaired her carriage, and provided her with an escort if there was a risk of thieves appearing in front of this place.
I was curious about what the order was for if they didn’t treat us well, but I didn’t bother to find out because I thought it would hurt me if I found out.
I didn’t even know if I was going on a getaway or sightseeing, so it was such a comfortable trip that I had to tell Chloe to rest once a day and drive the carriage to ease the guilt.
Maybe it wouldn’t be so bad to live a wandering life like this…? It was a peaceful day that I thought about.
The story … Was true until yesterday.
Because there was a problem this morning.
On top of the carriage.
While holding the reins in the driver’s seat, I turned my head and looked at the luggage compartment.
Bibina sitting in the corner closest to the driver’s seat.
And Chloe was lying down next to Bibina, covering her head with a blanket, and pressing her face to the floor as if telling her not to touch her.
“…”
“…”
After talking with Bibina through her eyes, I sighed and moved her head forward again.
‘You won’t tell me the truth, so…’
This morning.
As always, I waited for Chloe on the first floor of the inn to depart for the day.
However, Chloe did not come out even after the hour she was supposed to come out.
I wondered why a child who had never been like this before was like this, and together with Bibina, I wondered, ‘People can sleep in a little late. ‘Yes, yes.’ I waited.
But that’s only for a moment.
He didn’t come down even after 30 minutes, so I eventually went upstairs and knocked on the door.
“Chloe? There is? Chloe?”
Knock and wait for a moment.
Just when I was thinking that there was a real problem and that I should get the key from the owner, I heard a crunching sound and the door opened.
“Ah… Uh… I’m sorry…! I overslept… Ha, ha ha…”
Chloe, with messy hair and bloodshot eyes, greeted us.
The blank woman standing against the background of the dark room with the curtains drawn gave off a strangely eerie aura.
I intuitively felt something was wrong and asked right away.
“What’s the matter? “Where does it hurt?”
“Oh, no?! It’s just… Come on, I had a bit of trouble sleeping! Ahaha…”
“… Then let’s just take a day off in this town today. It’s not like anyone is urging you.”
“W-what are you talking about! Just a little tired. “Don’t make a fuss.”
“…”
“Okay, Chloe… If you’re having a hard time today…”
“Why are you doing this to my sister? Sorry for oversleeping! Ruler. “Both of you, don’t make a fuss and go quickly.”
Chloe cut off Vivina’s words and walked ahead, squeezing between us as if to shake us off.
Vivina and I looked at each other and shared the thought, ‘I don’t think it’s okay…’, But we couldn’t stop Chloe from walking down the stairs in stride.
Well, you say you’re fine, so what can you do? Just leave it alone.
…
…
My thought was withdrawn just a few hours after the carriage departed and before lunchtime.
I was even more worried when I saw Chloe unnaturally refusing to let me drive.
Still, looking at the back of the horse driving the carriage in a fairly normal way, I thought, ‘Was I oversensitive?’
Sure enough, just by looking at her, her whole body was twisting as if she was struggling. The moment she pulled the reins and stopped the carriage, I couldn’t bear it anymore and hit her on the back.
“Hey. You can rest in the luggage compartment.”
“Well, what are you talking about…”
“Oh, don’t make a fuss.”
Feeling frustrated, I immediately hugged Chloe’s thin waist.
Chloe was surprised and said, “Huh?!”, But she didn’t care. She lifted it up and carried it into the luggage compartment, then set it down in front of where Vivina and I were sitting. And she insisted.
“Do you think I saw someone sick? I was a pharmacy officer. My job was to work with a military doctor to check on sick people and find people who were hiding their illness. And my sister was the boss to whom I reported the work. Are you saying it’s not you? I’m pretty good at noticing when I’m in pain. “I don’t know what happened overnight, but if you don’t want to talk, just stay quiet.”
“Huh, nonsense…!”
Chloe blinking her eyes and licking her mouth.
“…”
But in the end, I couldn’t say anything and just looked down.
“K-Chloe… Fe, let’s do as Perry says… Huh…?
Bibina helps.
Chloe hesitated a little longer and eventually lowered her head.
“Who wants to lie down…?”
Vivina’s next question.
Chloe nodded her head.
Bibina immediately took out the blankets and pillows from the wooden bucket and laid them down.
In the meantime, I saw that the horse was trying to run wild without the reins, so I hurried over to the driver’s seat.
After a few minutes.
Only after seeing Chloe lay down his body and cover him with a blanket did I swing the reins and start the carriage.
And then we reach now.
‘It is destined to become a nest where wounded birds gather.’
‘Is that yours? Treat them well and eat well.’
‘If you refuse to receive it, all the birds will die.’
While driving the carriage, the words of the white-haired, red-eyed fortune-teller kept coming to mind.
Even though I brushed it off and said, ‘No way,’ it didn’t go away and just kept lingering around.
‘If you look at her behavior, I see something similar to Vivi and me, whom I met a month ago… I feel like her mind is in pain rather than her body…’
Is it possible for Chloe, who was so bright and cheerful until yesterday, to suddenly act like that?
I don’t know. Really.
“Tsk.”
I clicked my tongue and waved the reins for no reason.
* * *
A quiet rural village located earlier than the original destination city.
When we arrived there, we immediately found an inn.
As it was a quiet neighborhood, there was only one inn, so I was able to find it quickly.
And at the counter of the only inn, we ran into a minor problem.
“There is only one room?”
“It’s usually quiet… But there are a lot of tourists today. I’m sorry.”
“… No.”
I habitually wondered what to do with this.
But soon I thought it was better now.
While sharing the same room, you can naturally check on Chloe, and if you feel like the atmosphere is getting better, you can ask her why.
It is absolutely correct that the three of us are gathered in one room now.
I’ve been so happy lately that I’ve lost my mind.
Come to your senses. Yes.
‘Is that yours? Treat them well and eat well.’
… Don’t think nonsense.
“Are you both okay?”
I asked the two people behind me.
They both paused for a moment, but Bibina nodded her head, and then Chloe also nodded.
I immediately told the owner, my grandfather.
“Please give me the one remaining room. “There are two beds, right?”
“Then. “I’m sorry, so I’ll just take the price for two people.”
“Ugh. Thank you.”
We climbed the stairs to the room.
