Chapter 46 – Chapter 3: Rotten Barn – 1
I headed east again.
Charrak was truly a village located deep in the mountains.
It was easy to get from Brisden to the village below by running, but Charrak said it would take an entire day to walk to the nearest village, Rottenbahn.
Looking back now, I am amazed at how we discovered that hidden village.
All I could say was that heavenly luck followed.
“Whoa.”
I have to walk for a day from now.
However, it was not an arduous march like the last time.
I had enough stamina because I had a long rest.
Thanks to the lunch box that Chii brought me – it contained a large loaf of bread, two water bags, vegetables, and a few apples – I didn’t have to worry about food.
And the newly purchased bag was full of daily necessities.
There were large and wide cloth ware, kindling, and camping supplies.
It was sufficient for travel.
Uncle Posao knew the way.
Once I had a clear direction, my steps became lighter.
“Isn’t the bag heavy?”
“Nehihihi. This much is okay…”
“If you’re having a hard time, tell me. “You have to listen in turns, so it doesn’t spread later.”
“Ah Okay. Thank you, Tia.”
“You’re welcome.”
Uncle Posao asked.
“How are your legs?”
“I’m fine. “Your massage skills are still excellent.”
“Heehee. That’s right… T, I practiced for Tia.”
“… ‘For me’? “What are those unpleasant words?”
“Naaah-! That’s not what I meant.”
The man was embarrassed and waved his hand.
“When Tia was young… Because I often get sick. Also, I wanted to help, so I practiced her massage consistently.”
It wasn’t wrong.
In the past, the body was not as strong as it is now.
Her feet were often swollen because she was running around.
At that time, when I visited the man, she gave me a massage pleasantly.
“Who did you learn it from?”
“At Taildon… To prostitutes.”
“… ?!”
I was a little surprised because the answer was unexpected.
“I learned a lot from that pimp over there… However… Because people hate me… I’ve never given a massage to anyone else. Real T, only for Tia… I tried it…”
“Is it so? Hmm-.”
Since I have experienced it myself, I can at least guarantee your skills.
Since it looks like it might suddenly do something strange while giving a massage, I thought no one would willingly entrust it to the massage therapist.
In fact, he even did something sneaky to me.
Well, I guess it’s good to be self-employed.
… For your information, I have no intention of forgiving ‘that incident’.
Yesterday, I felt like I was grasping at straws because I really had no choice but to get a massage from the man!
As we climbed up the hill, we came across a sunny field.
Uncle Posao suggested.
“Should we rest now?”
“Good.”
We chatted for a while eating lunch.
I mainly listened to the man’s past.
There were many stories I heard for the first time.
It is said that when Uncle Posao was young, Uncle Marvin was his younger brother by 10 years, so he raised him on his back.
And my peers were Aunt Sherry, who was a year older than me, and my mom, who was five years younger than me.
“Your mom… “Well, Helina was called ‘Lina.'”
“I know. I heard it sometimes. “The elders called her mother Lina.”
“Lina is gorgeous… She was nice. As you…”
“…”
It’s been a long time since I heard about my mother’s past from someone else’s mouth.
The villagers tried not to talk about their mother as much as possible.
It seemed like he did it because he thought I would be sad.
But the more it happened, the more I wanted to hear it.
What can I say… It seemed like the existence of ‘mother’ who lived in Brisden was gradually being erased.
I was afraid that no one would find out.
That was the reason she moved to the house where her mother and father lived.
Because I also have to remember my parents.
This is to continue the name ‘Encier’.
“Did everyone get along well?”
“Uh, it was okay when I was young… It became a little awkward.”
Uncle Po Sao said in a voice steeped in her memories.
“I-I…” Stuttering… Because it’s ugly… The kids… I hated it. But Lee, Lee… “He took care of me until the end.”
The man looked up at the sky.
“When I was twenty-three… Lina met Albert and left town… Because Lina left… There was no one by my side. Well, that’s why I left the village and lived alone…”
When Mr. Posao was discriminated against and ignored.
It seems that the person who protected him was her mother.
But when her mother met her father and went on a trip together, Uncle Po Sao was left alone in the village…
The story goes that she eventually left Brisden because she couldn’t stand the pressure from people.
“But your general store is ‘close’, right? “I didn’t think she left town.”
“That… “The story after Lina returned from her trip.”
When her mother returned to Brisden after her three-year trip.
When her mother found out that people had kicked out Uncle Po Sao, she was very angry.
It is said that her anger was so great that even the village chief could not stop her.
Her mother found the uncle who was hiding in Tail Dun and asked him to come back to her village.
She was so heartbroken that she refused to go back, but her repeated requests moved the man’s heart.
Settlement near Brisden.
With the help of her mom and dad, she set up a store.
That was the beginning of ‘Modales General Store’.
“I still remember… January 15th… I opened a store just in time for my birthday…”
“January 15th? “It’s close to my birthday?”
“Yeah, really? Hee hee.”
“Amazing…”
It was so fun to hear stories I didn’t know.
To think that my mother even had a hand in the history of the general store…
It felt like something different.
Uncle Posao smiled at me.
“Every time I look into Tia’s eyes… I think of Lina. Lina also had red eyes.”
“Hehe-.”
I heard that she inherited her red hair from her father.
The eyes were my mother’s.
“That’s interesting. A story about an uncle.”
“Oh, no-. There’s nothing fun anymore… After that, I lived alone in her shop…”
“Then let’s just make fun stories from now on! Even now, I’m not ‘alone’.”
“Naaah-. Yeah, I see! Because there is Tia… I’m not alone…”
The man scratched his head as if embarrassed.
“Well, now… Shall we leave?”
“Good!”
* * *
I started hiking again.
Crossing the peak, running through the stream, and slowly coming down the mountain… It’s already sunset.
I was able to arrive at another village before the sun set.
I read the large sign erected at the entrance.
“Rotton Barn.”
A large mining town located north of Deseo.
I came to Rotten Barn.
It was as planned.
Reaching Rotenban within today was the ‘primary goal’ that Chief Charrak and Uncle Posao put their heads together.
Fortunately, it was successful without any problems.
If you spend the night here today, find a carriage tomorrow morning and go to Deseo, you will achieve the ‘secondary goal’.
It’s smoother than you think.
Purr-.
Haha-!
Sneezing of horses in the stable.
The voices of people laughing noisily.
I feel like I’m getting closer to the city.
Rotten Barn had many similarities to Taildon.
There are numerous houses built on both sides of the street.
In every bar, you could see people drinking and chatting excitedly.
It’s incredibly lively.
As soon as I entered the entrance, Mr. Posao asked me to wait a moment and disappeared.
After a while, what the man brought was a large coin pouch.
“Hehe. I brought money…”
And as if showing off, he opened his pocket in front of me.
“… Wow!”
He was startled and covered his mouth.
The pocket was full of gold and silver coins.
All in all, it looked like about 100 gold coins.
The man put his hand in her pocket, looked around, and took out ten gold coins.
“Here, take it.”
“… Yes?”
“Tia uses this to find accommodation and carriage tickets…”
“What about you, uncle?”
“I am… Tuesday, I received the accommodation while making the money… All you have to do is get a carriage ticket.”
I glanced at Uncle Posao’s herb bag.
It was seen that the size had clearly decreased.
Maybe… Of the two remaining treasures, one must have been sold to raise travel expenses.
But you just handed me 10 of those gold coins.
I was mesmerized by the golden coin placed in my hand, but quickly came to my senses.
“No, but this is too much?!”
“What’s left… Yo, use it as pocket money. Even if you go to Deseo, there will be a lot of work to do.”
“…”
After thinking about it for a while.
I closed my eyes and treasured the gold coin.
“… Thank you.”
“Well, you’re welcome! Nehihi-.”
In fact, I was broke from the moment I left my luggage at the public deposit box.
I was so anxious to survive that I forgot about it, but in this condition, even arriving at Deseo would have been a problem.
Since I didn’t have a single penny, it could have been difficult to even see the Dien Booth.
If I had to, I was planning on working to quickly get money to buy a carriage ticket.
Such concerns were resolved in the simplest way: receiving money from the man.
Uncle Po Sao waved his hand.
“I am, then…” “I’ll go in first.”
“Yes. “Go in carefully.”
I watched the man waddling back to his dorm.
I guess I’ll take a quick walk around now.
First, I went to the stable to find a carriage.
Unfortunately, it was late.
They told me it was closed for business now and didn’t let me in.
I decided to turn around and find accommodation first.
The lodging where Mr. Posao was staying seemed a bit expensive, so we decided on a slightly shabby place.
I booked a room and went out again.
There was no need to walk hard because starting tomorrow we would take a carriage to Deseo all day.
I had to take care of food and snacks to eat during that time.
I stopped by the bakery first.
“Uh.”
A package of biscuits was displayed in front of the store.
Suddenly, I remembered Robert’s words that there is no snack as good as this.
Now that I think about it, what happened to the public offering?
Suddenly, I became very curious about the news from there.
I went into the store with biscuits.
“Hello. “I want to buy this.”
“Hmm. It’s 5 silver.”
I asked a little while paying.
“I-perhaps… “Have you heard anything about ‘public donations’?”
“A tribute?”
The bakery owner stroked his chin.
“I didn’t hear anything? “In the first place, the public service trucks don’t pass through our village.”
“Ah…”
“We have probably arrived in Deseo by now. Why are you on your way to Deseo to see the tribute stand? But! “That is truly a sight!”
“Ahaha…”
“If you’re really curious, go to the Le Quiera pub over there. The people gathered there are all businessmen who came to get a share in the public offering ceremony. “You probably know better than me.”
“Thank you!”
Has the news of the public offering not reached here yet?
I will go to the place recommended by the bakery owner and find out more.
It was time to enter the alley to go to the area where bars were gathered.
“… “That wasn’t normal.”
“Well, how much is it?”
I heard someone talking in a low voice beyond the fence.
I tried to just pass by, but a ‘word’ I accidentally heard stopped me.
“100 gold in a hurry. It’s called a ‘cup carved from ivory.'”
“Is it real?”
“I don’t know where he came from, but he went to the union president as soon as he got there and took it from him.”
“Oh, oh…”
“But that pig, the bag was very big. It seemed like it was worth a lot of money for its size.”
“What about the other guy?”
“Doesn’t exist. I was alone. He also seemed like a slightly clueless idiot.”
Hehe… It was true that the public donations were asking for hukou.”
I held my breath and held my breath against the fence.
It’s definitely true. They were talking about Uncle Posao.
The man asked in a gloomy voice.
“… What do you want to do?”
“Of course I have to shake it off. “It’s an opportunity given by heaven.”
“Take all the kids and come to the back door. It is the last room on the 3rd floor of the Hilton. Let’s finish it in an instant.”
“Sure.”
After finishing their conversation, they dispersed.
Excited. Excited.
My heart is beating fast.
… Are you planning to raid his room, steal his money and treasures, and run away?
And right now?
“It’s dangerous.”
Uncle Posao is dangerous.
