I've always felt sorry for letting Nate go home.

”Why don't you go there while we're gone? It's free anyway, and the building is very beautiful."

School: Pradest

It seems that if you just study there, you can enter it for free.

After hearing the announcement from the castle, Dad and Mom were surprised and told me about it with a bright face as soon as they returned.

I'm not interested in studying. They're all stupider than I am, and no matter how much I study, I don't think it's going to help me live. Knowing the law doesn't necessarily help me, and I still make money selling my invention to my uncle.... I don't know how much you're making.

But I'm the only inventor, and I'm a genius, and I have special abilities. Then maybe we need to learn something else. That's why I was told that I could study for free, but honestly I wasn't as interested as my father and mother. If I had time to study, I wanted to work on my invention a little early, and my uncle would beat me up again if I missed the deadline.

"If it's so good, Dad and Mom should go." I'm not interested in studying. "

It might come in handy someday, right? You might find something interesting besides the invention. ”

Besides, Dad and Mom can't do it. I have a job, and I have it. "

Without stopping my hand from inventing, I turned my back and said, "My dad and my mom both ate down."

My dad worried I'd just be out of town by myself, and my mom, who was angry that I'd never leave home with my invention, wanted me to go to school alone. I'm tired from work, so I don't care if you go to bed early, but I tried to listen to your mother.

Because only 18-year-olds or younger can go to school.

18 years or younger.

That word dazzled me more than anything. After that, I barely heard the words of Mom and Dad, who continued to say, "That's why it's an opportunity to corner." "Let me know what kind of place it is." "It will definitely be a good experience." Only the sound of the heart echoed in my ears from the inside.

My hands stopped while I was inventing and I thought about something else even though my eyes were supposed to be open. I don't know what a school building is. But it's a big building built by the state. Durable, unbreakable, not easy to get in.

Eighteen years old or younger...? And when she asked me late, my mom explained it to me again.

Schools can only be attended by people under the age of eighteen. Only people other than those related to the school can enter the school after completing the admission process and becoming [students]. It is not normally permissible to enter ahead of the school gate unless you are a student, even if you are a relative. Highly secure building with guards and no easy entry for bad guys.... 18 years old or younger.

In other words, my uncle won't let me in. Even if they are relatives, they are not allowed in the building. I mean, if I go to that school,

You can escape from your uncle.

I went and screamed at it as soon as I understood.

I'm not going to stop doing business with my uncle, and I'm going to make sure that the invention is delivered on time. I just wanted a place where I could escape from my uncle's eyes and never get caught or beaten. I wanted a place where I could feel at ease for a second.

Daddy and Mom were also happy, and Mom took a day off from school on the day of the admissions process. My uncle knew about it later, but he didn't stop me from enrolling because it's a secret that my father and mother are selling their invention. "Don't delay the delivery." "Don't let anyone see the invention. Don't tell me." I was beaten up at that time, but I was more happy that I couldn't stop it.

However, my uncle said that he would not allow me to stop by, so he came to my house at the same time as I was going home from school. Once the bowls were together, and said, "I have learned the time to return," I started to beat more than ten minutes late from that time. It was to see if I was showing off my invention outside again.

However, if you didn't delay the delivery date and the time to return home, you wouldn't be beaten even if your uncle came home, and the school teacher wasn't as scared as your uncle.

If you just show your face in the morning and on your way home, you'll be able to prove that you're at school.

Even if my uncle and dad and mom know that I am absent from class, they can make any excuse if they prove that I am in school every day. I wish I could have invented it, escaped from my uncle, and not let him hit me for that.

If I chose an empty classroom, no one would find it, and I had the inventions to escape from my uncle, so I had the confidence to hide it. Since I was able to lock one empty classroom after another, it was harder to find if I invented my own [key]. I was lucky to have a lock on the inside, but the watch teacher didn't even check if it was properly locked in a locked room, and I was able to invent it without any problems.... until a brain muscle knight found me.

I've been caught over and over again since I was found, and I can't get away with it. At first, I got annoyed. Thanks to you, I have less time to invent, and I can't concentrate on the invention anymore.... but...

It's Jeanne Berners two years ago. I'm sorry it got rough.... can I talk to you for a second? ”

At last, I felt like I'd found a way out.

You can escape. This time, you can escape from your uncle for the rest of your life. As long as you pay back your debts, your father and mother won't have to work so much every day. I can invent whatever I want when I want, and I don't need to feel pain.

Moreover, the "merchant" who introduced me to Jeanne buys it expensively, depending on the negotiation of the price. The Knights were listening to you too, so at least you're not a bad guy. She also said that she would sign a contract with me on a regular basis if she liked it. If you like the merchant, not your uncle, you can repay the debt without selling it to your uncle anymore. You won't get beaten up by an invention reminder. If you sell your invention to a merchant and sneak up on it, you might be able to pay your debt in full someday.

Compared to the days when I couldn't see the exit, I felt like I was peeking into heaven. All you have to do is not even notice Jeanne's dealings with the merchants. If you don't delay the delivery to your uncle, and if you make an invention that merchants will love,

"Son of a bitch. You made such a mess."

... my uncle is right in front of me.

Ignoring me rolling in the corner of the room, I'm hunting down a backpack. Don't look at the backpack again and again. My uncle is a fool and he won't listen to me. Even today, yesterday, it is not the delivery date yet.

My dad and mom are both away, as if they were my own house, and they take them out of my backpack one by one and roll them to the floor.

Even though I can hear my ears, my whole body hurts and I breathe, so I'm doing my best. The more you tried to protect the backpack, the more persistently your uncle tried to inspect it. I was wondering why you suddenly care so much about backpacks.

"Don't say cheeky words to me." I thought there was definitely something. "

... the day before yesterday, I told my uncle for the first time.

I was in a good mood thinking I'd be free soon enough to reveal my nose. I can't make the invention yet, but I've peeled my teeth at my uncle, who yelled at me that I can't even add interest to it. "I will definitely repay my debt without telling you." "There are still days until the delivery date, right?" When I yelled,... it was a long time ago.

Who are you talking to? Who do you think you are, if I don't open my mouth, I won't be able to pay for your junk. It was a miracle that my uncle, who had blood on his head, remembered that he would not hurt his hands because of the invention.

I was upstairs yesterday, and as soon as I opened the front door, I was pulled in and beaten.

My uncle, who knew that his dad was not at work because of yesterday's lingering upset, locked the door and punched me all night. "You're hiding something, aren't you?" I kept saying that I didn't have everything, and finally I was backpack.

I haven't drunk water since yesterday, and I couldn't move while my uncle was asleep because I was beaten all night, and I could hardly afford to resist even if my uncle had woken up and was aiming at my backpack. I wanted to fight back with my invention, but I could only grab it by the backpack.

He was beaten, kicked, and rolled over again. There was an invention in there that Jeanne had promised her.... finally found.

"Hey, Nate! How the hell are you going to use this?" If you think you can use it, I'll sell it to you. "

Fucking idiot. I'm still working on it, and I can't use it. I'm not selling it to you.

I can't speak even if I want to tell my uncle. Even if you want to spin your tongue, it's trembling and stopping. My mouth just moves so small that I can't reply. When my uncle tongues me, he bumps me with a jug of water on the table. When I was told to wake up, I thought I wasn't going to sleep. Even though my eyes are open, I'm still stupid to think I'm sleeping.

However, thanks to the water, the inside of the dry mouth became a little better. At the same time, the peeling wound hurts, but now I'm going to say it out loud.

"... that's... for me... and not for sale..."

I manage to say the words with a rubbed voice.

Still, my uncle roared and said, "I'm asking you how to use it." The wound is crushed with dirty leather shoes, and a voice is heard on the boulder. That was the only rattling voice that hurt my throat.

"It's up to Teme to decide whether or not to sell it to the debtor side, right?...... Huh, Nate? You remember what I said before, don't you think I'm going to do a decent business instead of this crap?"

After yelling, you can stroke it with a disgustingly gentle voice.... I really hate my uncle at this time.

I remember what my uncle said long before he went to school. And after I said no, I got beat up. I said, "I can't make it," but my stupid uncle forgot about it. But even if I die, I'll never do it. No matter how much money is piled up, push it through with "I can't make it". Because I invented it.

"Just make one for me." Hey, even if it's a weapon, you're not really looking for it. If it's full of special abilities, it doesn't matter if it's a knife or an amateur bomb. "

"...... I can't make it"

"Do it without saying so." There were customers who wanted to buy weapons at a high price. Maybe we can pay our debts sooner, instead of the interest? You can make smoke bombs, can't you? "

"I can't make it."

"So... I told you to make it first..."

I was kicked in the stomach this time.

With a shallow breath, I managed to breathe out all the oxygen I had inhaled. I didn't have the strength to hold my stomach, and my back hit the wall.

Sometimes my uncle asks me to make a weapon to hit him with. But I definitely don't want to make that much. It's not something you can make. I don't want to make things that hurt people. Even the flashlight bullets were originally built to escape from your uncle. You didn't mean to sell it, but you found it on your own and sold it on your own. I just wanted to get away from my uncle. I don't think I'm going to sell it to anyone. What if I die from a bad hit? I don't know, idiots use it in weird places, and if somebody dies, it's like I killed them. I made it. Dad and Mom praised it.

I don't want to kill people.

"...... nnhh!"

The emotions I thought came to my mind.

I could not reach my uncle because I was tied up in a cannibalism. Instead, the other things get caught up in it and want to die again. Even though it seemed to be weak, my whole body trembled and I bit inside my mouth. I don't have to make weapons anymore. Partner with Jeanne, sell your inventions, and make some money so you don't have to suffer anymore. You don't have to cry. Don't run away.

I repeat it with my head, as I desperately say, and only think about enduring this moment. Uncle leaves home once before his father and mother return. To pretend I don't even know when I'm in a mess. Meanwhile, I used all the adhesive plaster to work on my invention with the room basket. I'll make sure to keep my promise to Jeanne. Don't let this opportunity pass you by. Definitely complete it overnight or dead. Definitely make it in time.

"You're right, I've allowed you to go to school with such a wide feeling." But hey, it's the school's fault that you got so cheeky, right? After all, you can only invent things, so it's a waste of time to go to school, right? "

Uncle's creepy voice resounded quietly.

Slowly step forward in front of me who kicked me, and my head is ready to kick again. My hands, feet and body work only for breathing. At least don't step on your hands. Just look up and stare. We'll definitely have to finish it next week. I'll definitely be back at school tomorrow.

"You can't really walk forever. Let's put it on your foot."

Sure, sure.

His whole body stood up against the pleasant voice.

My uncle hangs dirty leather shoes on my feet without saying a word. With the familiar feeling of being stepped on, the muscles in my body only became stronger now. If your feet tremble, you will feel the back of your shoes again and again. The shallow breathing became unbelievably rough, and it became unbelievably sticky from face to under clothes. I already know that my uncle in such a tone is serious.

"Tell Anja and the others you fell down the stairs."

When you say my name, you can slowly put pressure on your legs while saying, "You can't do this."

More than twice as much as me, I know what happens if my thick-legged uncle seriously stepped on me. I rushed to escape, but the tip of the glove could only scratch the floor. Shit, shit, I'm gonna die, I'm not gonna die, but I'm gonna get killed! My leg! My leg will be broken!! Instead of school, you can't even leave your home. You can't meet Jeanne, you can't sell your invention, you can't do anything.

"My uncle is going to sell it instead of you?" You don't have to think about it, you just have to invent it in your lifetime. "

No, no, no, no, no, no, no...

I can't hear you.

Your mouth only moves and you can only wiggle on the floor like a caterpillar. Without listening to what the body says, you can't get up or crawl rather than run away. My uncle's trampling power is getting stronger and I don't feel it even though it is supposed to hurt. Rather than that, I was scared to death that the feeling of something echoing in my bones echoed inward. I couldn't tell whether it was water or sweat that made me sweaty and painted the floor. I don't know where to run, and I don't know why. Why, why, why, what, why can't I walk for the rest of my life?

"No," he cried, his throat ripping with fear at last. I'm an idiot, and I'm screaming in vain when there's no one left in the house. Once he screams, he doesn't stop and screams like a seizure over and over again, “I don't want to.” I knew in the corner of my head that if I didn't scream, I would go crazy first due to fear. I'm not stupid, I know. Even if my uncle said this, he never stopped me. My dad and mom would come home conveniently, and no one would help me. The more you scream, the more your uncle will step on you, and the more you can feel your bones twitching, and the more you can hear them in your head, the more painful you'll be, and the more crazy you'll be.

─Bakkin.

... my breath stopped.

My vision turned white and I couldn't hear my voice screaming so much. The sound of my heart was just annoying, and I looked at it with a messy face.

I moved my neck and eyes alone, and looked horrified at the direction in which the sound was heard. That's my foot. I can't even imagine the sound I heard from there anymore. Without knowing when the blink was last seen, I saw it with my broken eyelids.

A broken door.

"Enate..."

At the same time as the sound of the door opening with the door knob completely gone, a high-pitched voice leaped in.

I've heard voices before, but I know very well in the light that you're not my mother. The locks and windows were closed, but I think it was so bright outside.

As the uncle shouted, two shadows rushed into the house without hesitation. Even though my big uncle was yelling, the shadow that came straight to me like he couldn't see it, woke me up with both arms and clutched me tightly.

The nearby purple eyes were moist, and when I noticed it, my body trembled again. My chest was stuffed with the feeling of being cold, warm, and breathing back without a reason.

I don't know what happened or why I'm here.

My sight was permeated by the fear I remembered and the feeling of relief I was holding.