The Traveling Hero Won’t Let the Innkeeper’s Son Escape

Ruth woke up the next morning at her usual time. I enjoyed a slow awakening in the futon for a while and after some time I left the still sleeping oculus and went to the kitchen. The family had already moved out in the kitchen and had almost finished preparing breakfast.

"Ruth, then bring you all in."

"Yes."

Ruth goes in front of each room and tells them that breakfast is ready with Knock. This is always Celine's role, but Ruth was a little nervous about her first job because she's taking turns today.

Wonok, who was in the biggest room on the ground floor, apparently eager to eat, walked out of the room and headed to the dining room as soon as he heard Ruth's voice. Although Julia upstairs was still a little unwell in her voice, she was willing to get breakfast and received a reply immediately. Seju, who was next to two of Julia's, calmly replied that Ruth would continue a strange silence for a while when he spoke and would go later. I had a weird voice somewhere, but when Ruth came in front of the room at Two Coras, he just came out and looked at me. But I didn't react as I did yesterday when I played the card game, and I thought it was oddly eye-catching, as if I were being stared at. Ruth tilted her neck, saying maybe she's the type of person in a bad mood in the morning.

"Mr. Nicolas, breakfast is ready. Warm soup is delicious today."

I'm in the room next to Seju, and I tell Nikola that she likes soup, that word goes through the door. But I waited awhile and didn't hear back from Two Coras. I knocked again and rang, but still no reply. Bicora was surprising because she doesn't have a small number of words, but basically she doesn't look the type to ignore on her voice.

Although there was no reply, Ruth had no choice but to leave the room behind, wondering if it would be a problem to speak too persistently.

"Mr. Nikola, you're not coming down..."

"Ruth, you spoke up, didn't you?

"I knocked twice and rang...... never heard back......"

"... no reply..., there was something about yesterday and don't worry about it"

In the end, the two colas didn't show up after the other guests had finished their meals. I heard Rossa visited the room and opened the room with a spare key while she spoke.

"Shit, Mr. Nicolas isn't in his room."

"He said he's not in his room... where?

"I don't know, I'm just gonna look for it"

The Blau family split up and searched the inn. Including the unused rooms, the range of guests' actions such as toilets, storage, bathrooms, etc. was not wide, but was thoroughly searched, and other guests were asked if they had seen Nicola. But still, I didn't find the two colas.

"No way, you went outside?

"Not with this blizzard, there's generally no sign of the plate being removed, and how"

"Then you go to the motherhouse? No way. Warehouse room? Why not?"

"I'll leave you to it. Let's go."

The Blau family hurried to the warehouse room where Ruth slept yesterday. And when I opened the door, I turned on a lamp that matched my side.

The room where the objects are placed in a mess is illuminated by dim lights to improve vision. The warehouse room didn't look unusual at first sight, and the windows were never broken. But...

"Wow!

"Gee!

"Become."

The face of the Blau family, who saw the couch Ruth was using yesterday, speaks up.

(Why? -)

There, in the form of a depression on the couch, the two colas I was looking for fell down.