... live free!

After a while, the village chief opened his mouth.

"... I want to ask you how you ended up in an orphanage after your parents died." Can you tell me? "

“Yes, well, after my mom and dad died, I spent some time eating things at home, but I ran out of food and went to my neighbor's aunt.”

"Is that Bianca's place?"

Then, when the village mayor who was listening to Yua said so, Yua had a troubled face.

"Well, I don't even remember that name. But I remember going to the nearest house.”

"... it's Bianca's house."

There must have been only Bianca's house near that house. It should have been a little farther away. And, thinking that, Yua proceeded with an ambiguous smile.

"I-I see..." Well, if I asked the person to share the food, I said it was okay to barter, and I took the wheat I had at home. Then they said, "How much is there?" So they said, "Show me how much there is in the house." They took me to the warehouse where the wheat was stored, and told me that they would exchange it for a bag of bread. "

"How big did you get a bag of bread in one bag?"

Uh, two-handed loaf of bread in a bag like this.

Yua said that the size was about ten kilos of rice. On the other hand, is it just two-handed bread or something?

"It's a new scam."

When I said that, Yua nodded with a bitter smile.

Thinking about it now, right? At that time, I didn't know how much bread I could make from a bag of wheat, so I didn't mind. "

Perhaps Bianca saw the amount of wheat that Yua's house had, and said so with the intention of rolling it up. Besides, if you were a five-year-old at the time, you wouldn't know much about it. Because I was having trouble with the rice, I might be convinced that it was such a thing. That's what I thought.

After all, they've been crazy for a long time.

I was convinced. Isn't there someone who can do that right from the start? and urged Yua to continue.

"Well, after exchanging the wheat for the bread, I went on until the wheat was gone, and when it was gone, I was picked up at the orphanage."

"... they're terrible."

When I muttered so, the village chief agreed while twisting his cheeks.

"Oh, that's right." For now, I knew exactly what kind of life Yua was living while she was in the village. Is there anything you want to ask me? "

"I want to see the house where I lived."

"I don't mind that much, but I want you to understand that the person who caused you to go to the orphanage may be changing because they were managing the house."

"... I see."

"Do you want me to take you?"

"I'm sorry, can you ask for it?" I have a little work to do. "

That's what the village chief said, but the second half of the line contained a bit of anger. I nodded thinking that I was probably angry about Bianca's actions and various issues.

Well then, may I ask you to come back after you've checked the house?

Got it.

Having said that, we left the village chief's house behind.