The boy Aldis rescues from Lactor's demon, revealing his weakness weakly.
"I don't have any money ..."
"What?"
"I have no more money to hire an escort"
Aldis glanced at the unexpected response.
"Did you ever lose money by escorts?"
That's not a forgiving story. Rather than abandon escort, he is a robber who speaks of a mercenary. You will need to find it early and stick it out on the patrol.
"No, not really ..."
I had a bad feeling about the reaction of the boy who was muddy.
"I guess it's true ... you didn't pay the full amount in advance, right?"
"Eh? That's right ... isn't it usually?"
That noh weather seems to sigh Aldis.
"Well, if you only pay a part in advance, but if you pay all the money up front, you won't know if you will be responsible for the job."
It was troublesome, Aldis raises his eyebrows. Apparently, this boy was a mercenary for the escort's request, but he paid off all his money and was left behind in the forest.
"But otherwise, there is no one to take care of the escort ..."
The boy claims that it was unavoidable.
"And what do you want to do?
Return to the beginning, frowning at the boy's ecstasy.
"Thank you ..... but I can't go home."
"Huh? Have you forgotten about where you were just dying? This is a place where skilled mercenaries can be annihilated even if they form a party and fight? Alone and unfamiliar human Then it's a good idea to get cold in less than an hour. ''
"That's ... I know, but I have to go."
Aldis felt strong intent, albeit in a quiet tone. He gets interested and prompts him to talk to a fallen tree.
According to the story of the boy, the purpose is to search for a certain archeological site. The target location is clear, and the purpose of the search is clear: to obtain a sword that remains in the archeological site.
The only problem was the location of the archeological site. If Aldis's memory is certain, it's the area that Whips is territorial. A half-hearted escort would be too dangerous.
"How many people did the escort hire?"
"I asked the four mercenaries for one gold coin."
One gold coin with four people is two silver coins and five copper coins. It would be the last line to enter the Caucasus Forest. And that's about a shallow area in the forest, and it wouldn't be worth the job if you were to escort such a backcountry.
At first, Aldis heard that he had fled the request and ran away, and was angry with his selfishness. However, as far as the rewards are concerned, it seems that he did not seem to be a skilled mercenary, and if a mid-level mercenary would escort deep into the forest, it would obviously be a heavy burden.
In addition, the boy was so stubborn that he would go further, even without an escort. Perhaps the only option was to leave the boy who couldn't listen even if he advised to withdraw.
"Then it's the best of the shallow forests. If you want to get here, you need to hire five or six skilled mercenaries. You need a minimum of five gold coins."
"Is that so……"
It must have been turned down by many mercenaries in the royal capital. The boy had a mixed expression of consent and disappointment.
"Are you sure you want to go deeper? I mean, the monster here is so strong that it's incomparable to the big snake. There's only one chance to come alive."
In other words, if a miracle does not occur, the boy's life will end up as manure for the trees.
"But ... but there's only one possibility, right?"
Is it boyish shallow or is there any reason to make it so? The boy's intention seemed unwavering. Aldis sighs deeply and says, "Tell me the situation," and asks the boy why he got here.
The boy was called Cyril. He grew up in an orphanage of the Union of Urban States located west of the Nagras Kingdom.
When he was ten years old, he joined a middle-ranked firm as a servant, and it has been two years since this year. Originally, being a servant at the Shokai is a fairly fortunate treatment for orphans. In addition, Cyrill, who has a good head rotation and is dexterous, seems to be liked by the owner of the firm.
The problem occurred about six months ago. The owner of the firm had made a huge mistake and had considerable debt. Naturally, the master struggled with money everywhere, but did not get any tangible results. One of the leading firms in the city offered support.
My concubine, but the condition was to send my sister to Julis.
"Sister" seems to be the only daughter of her husband. He is not a real sister of Kirill and blood, but he seems to have taken care of himself since he came to service, and was as affectionate as his brother. It is said that they have a good personality that they can contact without being divided, regardless of the difference between the rich and poor of the other party, and that they are popular with children who serve as children and employees of employees.
A man named Julis, the president of a large firm, seemed to have offered to his master for a long time that he wanted his sister to be his concubine. However, it is the only daughter who is important to the master, and it is a trace of the company. Giving it out is effectively equivalent to being under the umbrella of the opponent. In terms of his father's feelings, a true wife would not be able to forgive a concubine anyway.
The story changes, however, if a business fails to pay a large debt and it is probably impossible to repay it on its own. The only way for the company to survive was to send her daughter. The crying master accepted Julis's offer, and her daughter agreed.
In conclusion, it's a common story. You won't be killed. Oten Although the husband is nourished by the concubine, it will not be a terrible life. Rather, they may be able to live a more luxurious life.
It is painful to lose a trace of the future even at the firm where Kirill is serving, but at least the Ichirou party can be avoided getting lost in the streets. Asylum In addition, being able to do business in response to a large store may be an advantage. Aldis did not know why it would lead to Cyril's status quo.
"My sister is ..."
"Thinned out? What is it?"
Aldis asks the meaning of words he has never heard.
"Thinned out is the one who was born as a twin and was" permitted to live. "
According to Kirill's explanation, in the city where he was born and raised, when twins were born, it was customary to kill later born children as "dirty children." He seems to think that if one person carries two sins and dies, the other sin will be purified. Therefore, after disposing of the "dirty child", it is possible to raise the twins normally.
"It seems that there is a place where you can raise only one of them depending on the area."
Suddenly, Ted's words come to mind in Aldis's mind. Insect acid At that time, I heard it without any hesitation, but it was a running story to ask again.
One of the twins is thinned out as a "dirty child", so the surviving one is called "thinned out". However, having such a name in itself means that it is easy to imagine what kind of treatment a half of a grown twin will receive from the surroundings.
"Juris has always had bad rumors. He seems to have had orphans and daughters of poor households in the past, but all have died in a few years and their appearance has been almost witnessed. No, I've heard from people that there are countless bruises on the body of the deceased concubine. "
I can't tell if you don't know the actual situation, but there is a strong doubt that Julis is abusing his concubine.
"What kind of treatment would be done if the sister of" Decimation "was taken to such a person ..."
Cyril's expression, which had sunk in the dark, became bright as she found faint hope.
"But this month another big firm has said it's okay to lend conditionally."
"Is that the condition of bringing back the archeological sword?"
"Yes"
Adviser We finally understood why Kirill decided to go through the forest without his own danger.
But understanding the situation is still dangerous. If you really want to go deep into the forest, you should hire an escort for the right amount, or if you can't, give up. If you put Cyril's life on the betting table, there is no prospect of winning.
But ...
A false evil Aldis smiles at him and says to Cyril.
"I understand, but why don't you need to do that? You're a stranger who doesn't have blood, and most of all, twins. Twins are cursed."
Cyril ate the word.
"My sister is not a cursed child! My sister is amazing! I read a lot of books and get to know it, the letters to write in the books are beautiful, the calculations for transactions are the best in the trading company! Even if you fall asleep, it's gentle enough to take care of you all the time! I don't know anything else! Just because you're twins doesn't matter! "
"But twins are demons that avenge the goddess? In fact, they're the enemy of the eyes from the church. Nobody will blame you for forsaken."
Gaze Kirill looks at Aldis with her dark blue eyes.
"I can't forgive myself. If I could be helped, but I would be a person who would hold my finger and abandon my benefactor ..."
After biting his lips, he corrects his posture and says.
"I'm really grateful for your help. But I'm going. If there's any chance I can help my sister."
I guess he won't wait for a reply from Aldis. Cyrill turned his back to the back of the forest.
Aldis asks the last question from behind.
"Even if it is against the goddess?"
"Of course. It's wrong that people like twins will be unhappy just because they're twins. If that's the teaching of the goddess, it's not such a god!"
Cyril, who answered without looking back, finally angered her and denied the goddess, and disappeared in front of Aldis.
Aldis, sitting still, stared in the direction of Cyril's progress for a while, but eventually turned his face to the sky and closed his eyelids.
Cyrill's thinning practice was a painful story. It is a terrible story, such as being killed at the moment of birth, but its ridiculous custom may be the result of the suffering of the ancestors to save just one twin.
Restraining his renewed anger, Aldis thinks of a boy named Cyrill. A rampant child, who is not an adult, walks alone in a forest with demons. Some are not accustomed to the year, such as paying their escorts all the money upfront. But considering the age of twelve, it would be a good child to be intelligent.
He was receiving good teaching from the company he was serving, and his response was solid, and his head seemed to rotate quickly. The courage to bet on his life for his bloodless sister, the ability to come to a distant Nagras, and the strength to never give up.
The value of trying to face the anti-twist tide, most of all, seems very favorable for Aldis, who protects Filia and Liana. It was a regrettable person to let him die in such a place.
"It is wrong that people like sisters become unhappy just because they are twins. If that's the goddess' teaching, it's not such a god! 』
"that's true"
When Cyril repeated the last words left behind, she muttered up in a convinced tone.
"Is that kind of a god?"