"Aldis. I'll call you a little Ted, can you wait here?"
"Oh, ok ..."
That means that they should be on the lookout for doing something weird.
Aldis looks away from Norris, running to another carriage, and observes the two girls. About seven or eight in the year. Kanto-gai As you can see, she was dressed poorly and shook with each other, fearing Aldis was afraid. In his eyes, there is a clear color of vigilance and fear.
If you look closely, they look exactly the same. He may be a younger sister, but probably a twin.
Aldis initially guessed they were relatives of the merchant, but quickly shook away the idea. The clothes they wear were too shabby for the relatives of the merchant, and their thin cheeks made it easy to imagine that they weren't getting enough food.
"Is there a child?"
Ted and Orphelia came shortly after being taken by Norris. They turned over the carriage and looked into the inside, and raised their eyebrows, saying, "Wow, seriously ..." and "I'm in trouble ..."
Aldis asks three people holding their heads.
"What do you do, those children? Even if you take them to town, you have to walk ..."
Man "Wait wait, I'm thinking a bit.
Ted sighs while holding his head.
The person "?"
"Yes. Look at the limbs. There will be bangles and ankles.
As Ted says, the two girls have identically shaped rings on their limbs. But Aldis's question is not about it.
"What is a person?"
"Huh?"
Not only Ted, but also Orphelia and Norris see Aldis with incredible eyes.
"You, are you really saying that?"
"Ah, Aldis has changed after all."
"Well, I thought I was naive, but ... I didn't really think so far."
As terribly said by the three, Aldis is indeed grumpy.
"So, what is a man after all?"
It is inevitable that the thorns will appear in the words.
"I'm sorry. Don't get angry. I'll explain properly."
Norris is soothing.
"As I said earlier, isn't that very good?"
Seeing Aldis nodding silently, Norris begins talking about the man.
"A person is a person who is bought and sold in money. What should I say ... it's like a brand name used by a merchant? A child sold to a parent or a debt People who have lost their lives, lost their lives, sinned, or taken prisoners of war, are bought and sold as persons, who have no property and have no freedom of movement. I don't even get the protection of anything.
"Is it like a slave?"
"Well, it's closer. But slaves are a little better. They have the status of a slave, albeit at the lowest level, so they can be treated as humans. No, they have very few social rights, but depending on their husbands' policies, they may be allowed to own property or have a family. "
"Is the person different?"
"Those are not treated as humans. Killing slaves will result in murder, but killing them will only result in punishment for property damage. Abusing slaves is notorious, but hurt them. Even if you don't feed, it's just a poorly managed product. It's notorious as a merchant, but that's all. That's just a treat, as they're still dressed. "
"..."
Ted takes over.
"If a buyer buys you, you'll be a slave at that point, and you'll be no longer a man. Become a slave and be treated as a human to the extent your master allows. I'm not happy, but I'm still better than the guys, but they're twins ... "
"Is there a problem with twins?"
Anniversary, "What do you know? Do you know neither the man nor the child, what kind of country you grew up in?"
"I know. I've never heard of a man or a twin who managed to be where I was."
"Hey Aldis. Have you ever seen twins in this country?"
Orphea suddenly asks a question from the side.
"Twins ...?"
Aldis digs up memories. This country-No, remember the one year since you came to this world.
"That's why I've never seen twins ... but not yet? Twins won't be born so much."
"Well, it might not be a countryside with a population of about 100 people. Did not it seem strange that you couldn't see it in a city as big as Tria?"
"..."
"Twins are abominable. They are said to be apostles of evil gods against the goddess."
As soon as I heard the goddess, Aldis's eyes were killing.
"Hey, I'm so scared. I really hate you goddess."
Ted speaks hesitantly to Aldis's unusual appearance.
"It's good because we are only around us, but be careful in the city."
"Oh, oh ... sorry."
"Especially if you're seen by church officials? You're watching the church because you said something like criticizing the goddess in front of the Father?"
"As Norris says, you may have something to think of the goddess, but it's better not to criticize openly in the daytime."
"I understand ... keep in mind."
Orphelia heard Aldis's reply and, after breathing in relief, began talking about the abomination.
Sentry "In the past, the goddess Grace was the last tormented goddess in the War of the Gods. The twin devils seemed to have suffered the goddess as the evil god and hurt him."
Aldis's fist is squeezed when he hears that he is a twin demon.
"In the church, twins are born with unforgivable sins in connection with the devil that has hurt the goddess."
"Orphelia ... do you think it's true?"
Aldis asks a squeezing voice.
"I don't know if it's true or not.
"However?"
"This world is too harsh for twins to survive, that's true."
Contempt "In fact, it is common for twins to be born and disposed of immediately. It seems that there are places in the area where only one child can be raised. The blessings in the church, the doctors don't treat me if I get sick, of course I can't get a decent job, and my parents seem to be more likely to come in than my own. Those kids are probably the bets, whether they lost their parents or were sold ... "
Sad Ted's eyes were faint.
"Either way, most twins die when they are children. Even if they are fortunate enough to survive, they will end up with a good person or a good slave. Otherwise they would have to be outlaws."
"Well, what do you do, Ted? Can't you stay here forever?"
It was exactly what Norris said. No matter how hard the Ardis are, no one can prove it. With the corpses everywhere, it's no wonder Aldis and others are mistaken for robbery from the edge.
"Shane, do you want to relocate anyway?"
Aldis and others dispose of the corpses for the time being, and carry out as many items as possible.
"Norris. Did you know anything?"
"Well, it looks like a merchant who has a store in the royal capital. It seems he was on the way to deliver to a trading company in Tria."
Norris, who had checked the documents left on the merchant's pocket and carriage, concludes that.
"Well then, wouldn't it make sense to bring the belongings back? ... Orfelia?"
Bulk "I almost like textiles and clothes. Only a part can be taken out. It's too much."
"Hey, don't keep up. If the horse is safe, you can take it with you!"
That night, the Ardis and others set off a fire in a depression a little off the road, and turned on the night. Fortunately, the carriage was loaded with firewood and tools, so there was no problem with unplanned camps. Looking up at the sky, the night has already begun to spread.
Surrounding the fire are Aldis, Ted, Orphelia and Norris. And two people who crouch in a place where the light reaches slightly.
"Is it brought after all ...?"
Ted sighs, alternating between the man and Aldis.
"I can't afford to leave it."
Ted responds to Aldis, frowning with a frown.
"It would be awkward to leave it for sure, but it's twins. I'm twins. If you're an ordinary person, you can sell it in Tria, but twins won't have a buyer."
"What happens if there is no buyer?"
Ted, unusually vocal about Aldis's question, grumbled.
"Products that can't be sold ... will be disposed of."
"Do you want to kill?"
"... I wouldn't kill, but ... well, it's the same thing. The only thing I can say for sure is that it's not going to be bad."
"For example?"
Orphelia caught his mouth from the side in pursuit of Aldis.
"It's better not to ask. It's not pleasant."
Despite Aldis's dismay, Norris says to Ted.
"So, take it after all? Isn't it honest and sloppy? Even though children are troublesome, it's a physical person and it's hard to walk.
That is, of course, what Ted knows. Children and twins. Even if sold, the amount of money that can be obtained seems to be insignificant. It would be more profitable to bring home even the clothes of the product. In fact, as Norris says, it's definitely a step.
"Would you like to go to Tria alone with food and water?"
But it didn't seem to be as cool as Norris claims. Ted utters silence with a face that looks like a bitter bug.
Probably both Ted and Orphelia have pity on the girls. If they weren't even twins, they might have taken them to Tria as a matter of course.
"They take me together."
Hands scratching Ted's head, fingers rubbing Orphelia's eyebrows, and Norris' hands, trying to put new firewood, stop as if frozen by Aldis's words.
"Oh, Aldis."
"I abandon the share of the goods I got from the carriage. I will carry it if it causes delays.
Blocking Ted's words halfway, Aldis said.
"That's right ..."
There is no doubt in the proposal itself. If the share does not diminish and there is no effect on the course, there are almost no reasons to disagree.
"So what are the benefits to you? You're a stranger, and you're twins. You can't afford to take any lucky money. I don't know if you'll be able to get into town at all."
"There is no merit. If what Orphelia said was true-"
I mumbled in my heart that it was too irresponsible to abandon them. Orferia asks Aldis, who closes her eyes and silences.
"If true?"
"No, nothing. It's just a whim."
Ted seems to have given up to Aldis who spoke muddy words.
"Ok, I like it. I don't mean I like it and want to abandon them."
"Bad, Ted"
"But even if you take him to town, you don't know if he'll get in as Ted says?"
"Sneak into the night then"
"Ahaha. Aldis is really interesting! Then I'll help you!"
In contrast to Norris, who smiles happily, Ted and Orphelia don't even try to hide her face. In other words, it's the spirit of giving up.
The twins did not react at all to the stories of the Aldis, but only hugged each other and looked at them. Eventually, when the night spread over more than half of the sky, the two were beginning to sleep quietly together, as if their tiredness had not been exhausted.