Chapter 85 – Chapter 3: Boy at the General Store – 1
Bandits rush in with shouts, and Uncle Joseph swings a sword.
The memory illusion dispersed.
There was no need to see what happened after that.
When I remembered my uncle entering our village with a bright smile, I could easily guess the fate of those bandits.
That’s how it was.
Tia brought in Uncle Joseph to settle what was happening in Deseo.
That’s right.
No matter how much I think about it, there is only my uncle.
Although he left Brisden due to a disagreement with the village chief, he was a person who loved this village more than anyone else.
Because she loved it so much, she said let’s open the village and make it prosper.
Moreover, Uncle Joseph was a war mercenary who roamed the battlefields of old.
The mere fact that he survived to the end in those numerous wars made him no different from a walking weapon.
It’s amazing.
Tia believed that her uncle would solve everything.
And it actually happened.
“…”
She looked down at the ruby ring placed on her palm.
The moment I saw the red gem, I got goosebumps.
Then…
Little Vincent and the bar lady.
Elite soldiers of the royal palace, Uncle Joseph.
The lord of Teilden and the lord of Gordburg.
Even King Deseo and the nobles.
… Are you saying everyone was fooled by Tia?
Her astonishment covered her mouth.
Big and pitch black, at the center of all this evil conspiracy.
There was a red-haired girl from a humble mountain village.
The person who created a huge fog that could overturn an entire country… It was none other than Tia.
I don’t understand.
By doing such a great thing, whether intentionally or not.
Now that I’m bold enough to take control of the situation…
Why can’t I do anything in Brisden?
Did she live like she was holding her breath, like an eternal sinner?
Kkeikik-.
I opened the door and left Tia’s house.
The cold winter wind welcomes me.
I looked up at the village on the hill.
Tia would have seen the quiet and peaceful scenery of Brisden from here every day.
I gently knelt down on her knees.
When I met the gaze of a guy who was shorter than I.
Only then could I see it.
Between the wooden huts stacked on top of each other.
Far away, at the very end of the village, is a chimney house.
It is… It was my drugstore.
A thought suddenly occurred to me.
Maybe Tia did it all for ‘me’.
If only to save me…
No matter how big and scary the conspiracy is created.
Even if she finds herself at the center of it.
Maybe she thought it was okay?
“… Haha.”
But still, the day Ruyev disappeared.
You locked Tia in the room and yelled at her.
You loved me like this.
I loved him enough to throw away everything.
“Tia.”
Then there must have been only one person here you could rely on.
Jeez. Jeopuk.
Instead of going up the hill, I headed down the bush road that goes off to the side.
This road is a secret passage that leads to the general store in Posao.
As I walked down the road overgrown with yellow weeds, I could see bits and pieces of the past.
The illusions of Tia and Posao are walking in front of me.
I hear a familiar voice.
“… That’s enough. “I think it’s all over.”
“W-what happened…?” ?”
“…”
Ruby-like eyes look up at the sky.
“The soldiers who chased him were found dead in the forest near Tailden.”
“Really? How?”
“I think my uncle probably took care of it…”
Tia, who had a lonely expression on her face, returned to her lively voice.
“Anyway, that’s not the problem! Congratulations on coming back to the general store. Uncle.”
“Naaah-! Hehe. Hehe… Oh, thank you…”
“Come on in! “We have a lot to talk about, right?”
Lightly.
With a girl with red hair running around full of life.
A pig-like man clumsily waddling along.
As I look at that, my heart cracks more and more.
Arriving in the backyard, Posao noticed that his general store had looked a little different.
“Wow, the door is all broken…” …”
Tia crossed her arms and sighed.
“I guess the soldiers did that. Well, how about it? “What’s broken can be fixed again.”
While going down to the backyard, something caught on her toe.
It was one of the many miscellaneous items piled up.
“Really – you do some cleaning for a living too! This means there are no customers. Women don’t even come…”
“Naaah…”
“Because the uncle is back too. Let’s finish the repair together today. I am opening a general store with a new mindset. How do you feel?”
“I guess so…”
“That’s right! Follow me!”
Dragging Posao, who lacked confidence, Tia went up to the general store.
The door was already broken so badly that there was no need to look for the key.
The illusion of two people disappears inside the general store.
I followed them up to the general store.
The door in the illusion was completely broken.
It has now been neatly renovated.
Also, seeing that the lock was locked tightly, it seemed that Posao was currently away.
“…”
I saw.
Where did Posao keep the key?
As Tia did, she bent down and put her hands into the old flower pot next to her.
Jinglang.
The key was caught.
I picked the lock with it and went inside.
Ugh. A musty smell stings her nose.
No matter how much I smell it, I can’t get used to this smell.
My whole body flinched in rejection.
At that time, what did Tia talk about with Posao here?
What did you do?
She slowly stretched out her hand and stroked Po Sao’s table.
Then a vision of her memory popped out.
“How does it feel to really come home?”
Tia walked around the general store and asked.
It was truly an awkward appearance.
It gives me a strange feeling to see a guy as bright as the sun walking around in this gloomy general store.
“Joe, okay. I also went to Tia’s house. Hee hee-.”
“… You can’t answer like that.”
Her sullen face also looks like a pure white angel.
So pure, like a young angel joking with the devil without the slightest doubt.
Tia shows Posao a bright smile.
“Anyway, I’m glad. We all came back safely.”
“Yes, that’s right! Hehe…”
“Ha-. Anyway, not much has changed here. “All the items are still the same.”
Tia jumped between her display cases like a mischievous child.
“Oh! This is paint! “When I was young, I used this to secretly scribble on Ritz’s face while she was sleeping.”
“Yes, that’s right. Hehe… I see you remember… At that time, I couldn’t stop Tia-.”
“You were there too at that time! Why are you pretending you’re not alone!”
“You guys also scribbled on my face and made fun of me by calling me an ugly ghost…”
“Oh, right! It was like that! I remember! Push-! Ahahaha-!”
I wasn’t saying anything.
Her heart was pounding.
Tia holding her stomach and giggling, and Uncle Posao sweating as if he was upset. I was watching the two people.
… It’s like I went back to my childhood.
We often got along so harmoniously.
But their eyes only reflect each other’s faces.
I wasn’t there.
They looked back on their memories and laughed for a while.
“Hmm, shall we organize the general store now? Fix what’s broken. Clean up the dirty places.”
“Hey, I don’t like things being difficult…”
“Come out here! “Once it’s clean, it looks good!”
“Neaaaaa-.”
Tia went out into the yard and diligently pulled out the weeds.
It seemed like he was helping her more thoroughly than taking care of her own garden.
She pretended to help bring the fossa, but when Tia wasn’t looking, she made a groaning sound and didn’t move.
In the end, most of the yard cleaning ended up being done by Tia alone.
He also noticed that Posao was lounging around and not working, but he didn’t say anything.
“Nana… In the village below for a moment… “Go, I’ll come back.”
“Yes-.”
Even if you make an excuse and leave the general store.
Tia just wiped her sweat, worked hard to clear away the clutter, and carefully set up the site.
For a long time, Tia cleaned by herself without stopping.
How much time has passed?
“Phew – the end!”
The red-haired girl stretched her legs.
Then, he glances around the neatly transformed yard and smiles with satisfaction.
Just then, Posao, who had gone down to the village below, came up.
He was holding a bundle in his hand.
“Mister! It’s almost over. Welcome! Well, how do you feel?”
“Oh, oh…”
Posao’s eyes widened.
That’s right, the general store has never had such a beautiful garden before, except for the first time.
“Amazing… Oh, of course it’s Tia!”
“Hehe, please praise me more. “It was really hard to organize.”
“Well, then how about this… ?”
Posao rummaged through the bag and caught a biscuit in his hand.
As soon as she saw that, Tia’s eyes widened.
“Ginger biscuits!”
“I bought this tea for Tia. “Would you like to take a break and eat something?”
“Hurray-! Good!”
Tia entered the general store and excitedly ate her biscuit.
On the other hand, Posao did not touch the ginger biscuit at all.
The guy started talking as if he was in a better mood.
“Ah. It reminds me of the old days. When I was young, my uncle read books to me, right? After reading it all, I got a pleasant massage while eating ginger biscuits.”
“Well, it was…”
“But you were packing ginger biscuits back then. Why do you hate eating?”
“It doesn’t suit my taste…”
“Hey-. “This is delicious.”
Posao looked away.
“Well, then… Like the old days. Oh, would you like a massage? Tia, you went through a lot today.”
“Uhm- I like it!”
Tia sat down obediently in her chair, putting her ginger biscuit in her mouth.
Begin massaging her carefully, starting from her shoulders.
Before long, Tia’s face looked like it was about to melt.
“Ha… Good…”
Posao’s hand gradually moves down to his back.
It was pressed tightly, almost as if to envelop Tia’s tiny body.
Then at some point.
Swoosh-.
She casually slid down her side and groped Tia’s lower breasts.
“…”
The guy looked a little surprised.
She misread the biscuit without saying anything.
Fetish. Casting.
Her large, jet-black fingers that traced the outline of her breasts became increasingly bold in their movements.
He grabbed Tia’s entire chest.
At that time.
Tak.
Posao’s hand stopped.
On top of that hairy and sinister hand was a pure white hand.
Tia closed her legs.
“I- uncle… No more…”
“Why, what’s wrong, Tia? You’ve done it before… ?”
“But… From now on, this… Not me…”
In a delicate voice, he hints at his refusal.
“Please do it for the person who will become your wife.”
“…”
“Anyway! Thanks to you, I feel like my shoulders have relaxed. Thank you.”
“Burn, finish it already?”
To Po Sao, who was embarrassed, Tia shrugged her shoulders as if she was okay.
Not knowing that that’s his way of politely refusing without making the other person feel bad.
Posao just blinks.
Tia lightly got down from her chair.
“It’s very late. Ritz is probably looking for me. “I think she needs to go up now.”
“… Yes, yes.”
“And uncle. “Can you help me save Mushurin?”
“Mushurin?”
“I need it to make a recovery medicine for Ritz.”
The guy laughed heartily.
“Uh-uh. Of course, we should help! “Of course!”
The answer was fine.
Yes, that was just the answer.
“Thank you!”
The moment Tia turns around after saying thank you.
Posao’s expression was distorted with obvious anger.
I was so angry that my fleshy cheeks were shaking.
It turns into an ugly face.
But that’s only for a moment.
When the angel-like Tia turned her head again, she returned with a warm expression as if she had never seen it before.
“Go back carefully. T, Tia.”
“Yes!”