I Can’t Run Away From the Girl Who Saved Me

6 – Ready to break up (2)

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Walking through these ruins, where the only traces of human life were moss-covered and crumbling wooden houses, I felt anew how fleeting and frail human civilization was.

This village, which would have been built by people in groups of threes and threes in this remote area where there was nothing, has now collapsed with all kinds of trees, grass, and moss remaining.

I couldn’t help but be reminded of my situation of going from a commoner to an aristocrat and then losing all my family members, so I swallowed a bit of bittersweet feeling and headed towards a wooden house with many remaining parts relatively intact.

It was too difficult for me, who had just recovered, to go into the forest and cut trees myself, so I was trying to find a tree that could be used as a grave marker for my brother from these run-down houses.

Anyway, from the perspective of the tree, wouldn’t it be better to become Layla’s tombstone rather than just being in ruins like this?

Just in case, I got permission from Mr. Millwood in advance.

I approached looking for the most intact house on the outside.

Then, he brought a knife to the log that served as the wall and scraped off the thick layer of moss.

I don’t know since when this place was in ruins, but the condition of the trees is quite good.

“Okay, I’ll do it with this tree.”

I cut as many logs as I needed with my saw, laid them down on the ground, and rolled them slowly toward Mr. Millwood’s cabin.

Mr. Millwood gladly lends us a handful of tools, including the saw we have just used, and gives us a small yard at the back of the cabin.

There was a small table and various tools placed there, and it was said that it was a kind of workshop where you can make things quickly when you have things you need on a daily basis.

‘I don’t have much manual dexterity, so at most making tables and chairs is all I can do.’

She said that, but if the tables and chairs in the cabin were her work, it was a skill that could be used.

It’s rough and rugged, but the center of gravity is well set and it’s strong without any shaking.

“It’s okay.”

Arriving in the backyard, I placed the logs I had brought with me and sat down on the table, wiping the sweat from my forehead with my sleeve.

I haven’t even started working on it yet, but I’m already exhausted.

Even just rolling and bringing a log the size of which he could have lifted before he was injured already made the muscles of his whole body tremble and sweat dripped down like rain.

Even if I could get out of the forest safely with a body like this, I was at a loss as to what to do after that.

The family must have already fallen into the hands of the one who killed my parents.

The count family, who were close to my parents, might have taken some action,

Even after becoming friends with the hero and the demon king, society was greatly confused as the damage caused by the monster did not decrease, and the count family, who invested heavily in the hero, was also in a difficult situation, so it was difficult to expect much.

The killing of my parents was the work of my uncle who was aiming for the family head’s name.

There is no way he would have made this plan to kill his brother, sister-in-law, and even their children all by himself.

The situation of the count and the countess was also in danger.

The reason why the circumstances of the count family became difficult in the first place was because they trusted my sister and invested in the warrior party.

I sincerely hoped that there would be no major damage to the people of the count family, who were like benefactors to my family.

“What should I do…”

What should I do after leaving this forest?

In this physical state, revenge was not easy.

If my uncle found out that I was alive, he would surely try to kill me, so I would have to live quietly somewhere hiding my identity, but I don’t know if I have the ability to live on my own.

I have studied magic theory diligently, so I have some knowledge to be confident in, but jobs that work sitting in front of a desk cannot hire suspicious people who hide their identities.

He had an older sister who was a great wizard, but his real-life magic skills were remarkably low, and his body was also in a state of disrepair, so it was unreasonable for him to become an adventurer.

There is no family or family to help.

“…under,”

I sighed and looked up at the sky, but I still couldn’t see anything sharp.

The road ahead is daunting.

It was then.

Something cold enough to make me feel cold touched my sweat-drenched cheek.

“Oh Chaga!”

“What are you doing? Stupid.”

“…Mr. Millwood.”

Mr. Millwood held a bronze goblet in each hand.

She handed me the cup she had brought to my cheek and spoke.

“If you are resting, drink this. It is hot today.”

“what it this?”

“A drink made with water, lemon juice and honey. I also put ice in it.”

“It was kind of cold.”

“lol,”

She was so friendly that she let out a bright laugh in front of me.

It was a pity that the face was still hidden, but it used to make me imagine the face under the cloth to be that cute laugh.

I wouldn’t be particularly disappointed if Mr. Millwood wasn’t pretty, but somehow I was convinced that there must be a beautiful face hidden under that cloth.

With Mr. Millwood’s innocent laughter behind me, I took my glass and slowly moistened my lips.

The sweet and sour liquid flowed through her mouth and slowly passed down her throat.

I felt that the sweet taste invigorated me, and the sour taste cleared my mind.

“…it’s good.”

“Oh, really? I made it roughly, but I’m glad I did.”

“Where did you get the ice again?”

“With magic.”

it’s magic

Using a sword, using some divine power, and even using magic?

My God, how versatile he is.

I stared at her with a puzzled face.

“why?”

“Do you know how to use magic?”

“huh. But it was very little, not enough to be called a wizard, because I know how to use some basic magic.”

basic Magic,

It was definitely the word that meant the lowest level of magic for each attribute.

This expression is usually used by students learning at the academy, but she may be a child of an aristocratic family who graduated from the academy.

I looked at her with slightly envious eyes.

A swordsman who can handle basic magic and some divine power.

It is easy to predict how valuable a companion such a companion will be to adventurers who cross life and death in an instant.

Obviously, in her adventurer days, she must have been a very capable person.

different from me now.

I lifted the glass and poured the drink into my mouth to calm my stuffy stomach.

I swallowed the drink with a cool throat and chewed the remaining ice in my mouth, and she also handed me the drink she was holding in her other hand.

“Don’t you like Mr. Millwood?”

“You know. That I won’t drink in front of you.”

“…Yes.”

Even though she prepared the dishes at best, she always went to her room and ate them separately.

If you want to eat something, you have no choice but to expose your face naturally.

“Did you bring two glasses for elimination from the beginning?”

I took the glass and asked her.

She smiled at me and slowly shook her head to the side.

“No, I brought it because I wanted to drink with you. When I brought it, I remembered that I couldn’t do that.”

“…Are you stupid?”

“Ooh, look at this guy.”

“I was wrong.”

She put her hand to her mouth and giggled.

When she said that she wanted to drink with me, I was a little excited and my face turned red.

“…can’t you just eat it?”

“no.”

“…we’re breaking up soon anyway.”

“Then it’s even worse.”

She didn’t spout out the murder like she used to, but her attitude was resolute.

After sighing, I drank the remaining drink at once.

It must have been a hot day, and the ice in the second glass had already melted.

“Whoa, I’m excited. Now I have to start working again soon.”

“They say they’re leaving soon, but with that physical condition and that kind of hand movement, it will take a while,”

“…hmm,”

“They said it would take three days.”

“It’s still the first day.”

“Can you do it all in the remaining two days?”

“…we have to try.”

Mr. Millwood chuckled at my words.

I didn’t say anything funny, but I don’t know what’s so funny about it.

Of course, if I can’t complete it within 3 days, she won’t kick me out by force.

But I really wanted to keep the promise I made to her benefactor.

Besides, I wanted to free her from the inconvenience of covering her face with a cloth like that every time, regardless of whether I wanted to see her or not.

I took out a carving knife from the toolbox next to the table and stood up.

“Let’s try, somehow within three days,”

I approached the log I had brought and brought the carving knife to it.

Ting!

The carving knife was broken powerlessly.

“…”

“…”

“Don’t laugh.”

“…foot,”

“Oh, don’t laugh.”

“Puhahahahaha! fool.”

“…”

Mr. Millwood rocked back and forth and chuckled.

I felt my face turn red.

As soon as I said that I would do something cool, the tool broke with a ting, so it was definitely a funny situation.

At the same time, the problem was that it was also an ignorantly embarrassing situation.

“Ah~ It’s so funny. I don’t know how many times I’ve laughed like this.”

“…”

“Ash, you really… giggle,”

“Oh, stop laughing. I’m sorry I broke the tool.”

“It’s okay, I wrote it for a long time. I don’t even use a carving knife these days anyway.”

Mr. Millwood took a small dagger from his waistband and handed it to me.

“It’s annoying these days, so I just use a dagger instead of a carving knife, so use this.”

“Ah, yes… thank you.”

“Don’t break it, it’s precious.”

“I’m sorry! It’s because that carving knife is rusted in the first place.”

“hmm? Then, if you break the dagger now, you won’t have anything to say?”

“…then I’ll work like a dog and somehow pay for the dagger and leave.”

“Puhuh, how can I use you, even though my body is weak. it’s okay,”

I took the dagger with a flushed face and pulled out the dagger blade wrapped in a leather scabbard.

It didn’t have fancy decorations, but it was a dagger that looked like a great luxury product at first glance, with a neat and luxurious handle and a very sharp blade.

Can I use a dagger like this as a carving knife? It was a good sword enough to make me feel guilty.

I didn’t know much about weapons, but nevertheless, a faint admiration leaked out of my mouth without even knowing it.

“…wow, this…”

“Whoops, it’s sharp, so be careful not to cut your hand.”

I brought the dagger to the cross section of the log.

The dagger pierced the tree as gently as cutting through butter.

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