Chapter 168 – Chapter 5: Saint – 2
After the tax collector came, Tia’s complexion darkened.
I became nervous.
I don’t know what punishment will be imposed if I don’t raise 400 gold when the deadline approaches. However, it was as obvious as hell that I would be kicked out of the new home I had barely managed to find.
Where is that? The moment she is labeled a sinner, the honor that Tia has worked so hard to build is destroyed in an instant.
I hated that much. Tia had already been expelled from Brisden once. She settled down with a new dream. In Gordburg, she must survive.
Crash.
Posao came back that night too.
“Hihi- I’m out.”
I finally made up my mind after seeing his grinning face, not knowing Tia’s insides were burning black.
For ‘this family’. For the future of the three of us. What needs to be said must be said.
“Mister.”
Posao flinched at the calm voice, which was different from usual.
“Huh?”
“Today… “Where have you been?”
The guy noticed quickly. In that short period of time, he seemed to have glimpsed the memories preserved here.
The fact that Tia already knew that the tax collector had been there and that he had been to the gambling house during the day.
“Well, I went to the gambling house…”
Posao had the ability to see the past, but he didn’t have the guts to say something else in front of Tia.
And he knew that even if he lied, he would only be betraying Tia’s trust.
The current Tia is.
No, Tia, who had become a mother of one child, was very sensitive.
“Didn’t you tell me you were going to look for a job?”
“Well, that…” .”
“Truth be told. Please speak clearly.”
“I was going to tell you later… “Please look at this first.”
Slam!
Posao suddenly took out his money bag and put it down in front of Tia.
As I could guess from the sound, I felt the dullness of a pocket full of coins.
In fact, the pocket was very large and large, like Posao’s hand.
Tia looked at her blankly, then she slowly reached out and unwrapped the money bag.
Churrrr-.
It was full of gold coins. If all the coins were gold, the amount was about 150 gold.
Where, and how did they get this money? Tia couldn’t believe what she saw. The guy was so shocked that he couldn’t say anything.
Posao looked at me and stuttered to explain.
“I’m sorry I couldn’t tell you… Actually, I went to a gambling house with the money Tia earned and won a little bit.”
Tia would have never guessed it. I could see how he made this money.
This ability to see the past with a simple touch.
If you want to make money from this… ‘Gambling’ was the best.
There are many types of gambling, but it is different if it is a game where you can know what the opponent is holding, rather than a game where you have to rely purely on luck.
For example, if it is a gamble where each person holds a card and forms a hand. Posao is able to enjoy the game by fully knowing what the opponent’s hand is.
… They probably got the money that way.
Posao looked expectant, saying, ‘Are you thrilled that you earned this much money?’
Funny enough, Tia’s worries did not ease at all.
“… It can’t be done like this.”
“Huh?”
“This is not the money you earned through hard work.”
Tia lowered her head and spoke the cold reality.
“Look around, uncle. “Everyone is doing the right thing.”
“…”
“The Lord of Gordburg said he was watching us. This isn’t Brisden. This is the lord’s land. So if you want to live here in peace… We also need to make more efforts to revive this land. But if you don’t do anything and just win a lot of money at a gambling house, what will everyone think?”
Posao was just clever.
I didn’t even think about the aftereffects of gambling.
For the people here, gambling was nothing more than entertainment.
In the first place, if you work well, you have something to eat and your life becomes richer. Why on earth would you be so sorry that you would do something reckless to Goddess Luck?
It’s not fun to just play, so to enjoy more excitement, you kill time by drinking a bottle of alcohol and gambling.
However, Posao came with the sole purpose of making money, and ruined the gambling game that everyone was enjoying with a smile. I greedily scooped up a bunch of gold coins and put them in this money bag.
There wasn’t a single person who looked favorably on that kind of thing. After glaring at Posao with irritated eyes, he will go home and tell his wife about him.
All of this comes back to the reputation of Posao.
Tia said.
“You have to pay 400 gold by five days.”
“All, five days?”
Even if I gambled again with the money I won through gambling, I couldn’t earn 400 gold in a short period of time.
Even in Deseo, a city completely crazy about money, the two had to run around for almost a week to earn 500 gold. How can they collect 400 gold in this huge farmland where wheat and salt are traded instead of coins?
It was impossible.
“You can’t postpone it, can you?”
“Yes.”
“Uh, what should I do…”
“…”
There was nothing to do.
All Posao had to do was pray to the lord to somehow get his job back, restore his reputation, and turn his reputation around within five days.
However, the very obvious ‘answer’ that Tia came up with ultimately depended on that bastard’s will.
* * *
From the next day, Tia decided to temporarily quit her job as a teacher.
She apologized repeatedly, saying she felt sorry for the village people, and went around the market and outskirts alone, visiting various places.
“Hello – Do you need any help?”
“Is there anything I can help you with?”
“I have a long experience in the business, so it will be helpful! I even ran a small business in Deseo!”
Blacksmith shop, general store, warehouse, livestock shed, stable. I went directly to any place and asked if there were any jobs.
“Uh, I just need some help. But it’s not your job. It’s rough and difficult.”
“Actually, it’s not me, there’s another man who will do the work.”
“Huh? “What is your name?”
But most people asked for their name first.
This is because the people here have been living there for so long that they are reluctant to meet strangers and prefer the names of trustworthy residents.
“Posao… It is said that.”
“Ah-. “That pig?”
And ironically, everyone on the market floor knew his name.
As soon as she heard his name, she scrunched up her face as if she didn’t want to even think about it, using the derogatory term ‘pig’.
“I won’t have to worry about money anymore because I just earned money every day. Are you suddenly sick of gambling? Why are you looking for a job?”
“That is…”
As expected, this side’s reputation was already heading towards its worst.
Everyone had a negative view of him, and they nailed it, saying that even if they gave the job to a passing beggar, they would not give it to Posao.
“But what is your relationship with that pig?”
“Ah…”
“There’s a rumor going around that that guy has a real lover. Is it really that way?”
“S-sorry. “I’ll just go now.”
“Hey, what’s wrong! Answer me! Why on earth is it a waste for such a pretty girl to live with a pig? Huh? Is his dick as big as a horse’s dick?”
“Puhahaha!”
The people around burst into laughter.
Tia ran out of the market floor as if running away. She went into her shadowy back alley, retched a few times, and took a deep breath.
“…”
Tia, who had calmed down a little, looked really exhausted.
Trudging.
In the end, she found no income and had no choice but to return to Dongmen Village. It was the first time since she came to Gordburg that her steps had seemed so heavy and difficult.
What is she thinking?
Do you think it’s all over?
If we continue the day like this, the deadline is now four days. The helpless passage of time continued to tighten Tia’s neck.
It was at that time that she walked down the street with blank eyes and was about to enter the house.
“Get out of the way! Get out of the way!”
It’s not even time to finish work yet, but people suddenly run across the village in a hurry.
There was a child on the man’s back.
“Again?”
“Why is it like this all of a sudden… Awfully…”
The women who were doing housework stuck their heads out the door. It was a look in his eyes that indicated something unusual was happening.
Tia asked.
“What’s going on?”
“No- well. The kids must have eaten something wrong this morning, when they suddenly developed a fever and collapsed. I don’t think we’re the only ones now…”
“Yes?”
“There’s chaos right now. You keep being carried to the castle. Like that. “Ayu-.”
Tia’s red eyes turned to Gordburg Castle.
There was a ‘treatment room’ there that had a similar function to a ‘pharmacist’, and the villagers were said to go to the lord’s castle when they were seriously injured or sick.
But this time, the situation seemed to be quite serious. All the children were carrying each other on their backs and passing through the gate.
“…”
Tia turned her steps and headed towards the lord’s castle.
The woman next door asked.
“Oh? Where to go?”
“I have a favor to ask. When Mr. Posao returns, please tell him that I have entered the castle.”
“Huh? Ah, Okay!. “I’ll tell you that.”
She ran straight to the castle and told the soldier guarding the castle gate that she had come to take care of the sick children.
After struggling with her, I finally got permission and entered the treatment room.
An even more horrific scene appeared before her eyes.
The children were lying on the cold stone floor, suffering.
“Ah…”
Contrary to Tia’s expectations, the ‘treatment room’ was a very narrow and cold room.
It was a remodeled dormitory for old knights, and it was a really poor place with no medicine-making equipment, medical books, warm stoves, or soft beds.
Moreover, the doctor who was supposed to be there for her was away for a while, so the lord’s servants were busy watching her children.
There was no separate father-in-law.
“Fist! Pay attention!”
Tia screamed without realizing it.
She silenced all the commotion, when the lord’s servants turned to look at the red-haired girl.
It seemed like he realized what he had to do now.
Tia, who was taught pharmaceutical knowledge under me, read countless books, created new medicines, and conducted research on her own in order to revive me from my collapse.
Her skills are already… It was comparable to the prestigious doctor of Deseo.
Like the royal doctor who suddenly visited the humble mountain village of Brisden and gave strict instructions.
Tia gave a heavy command.
“From now on, please follow my instructions.”
