I Ran Away And The Reverse Harem Started

Chapter 37 I think I came to my senses because of Rosieta, who swept me away in an instant. Daniel sat on the sofa blankly for a moment, then turned his attention to the alcohol on the table. He clenched his chin as he looked at the clear orange liquor. And I imagined what Rosieta would have said if she hadn’t sneezed. “I almost got stupidly serious.” Was he going to lighten the mood, tell her he’d never thought of her as a friend in his life? Tsk, tsk, you haven’t had enough of Rosieta Jensen yet. If he had said what he was going to say to Rosieta, she would have snorted and said, ‘I don’t make friends with stubborn people like you! And I’ve never been friends with you, don’t get me wrong!’ In other words, I would have been trying to be serious with an idiot. “If I’m trying to be serious with an idiot… then I’m an idiot.” Daniel frowned in embarrassment and then groaned.I don’t know how that ticklish sound managed to come out of my mouth. Alcohol is so scary. Daniel glared at his half-finished drink, then crawled into bed and tried to get some sleep. Not forget to kick the blanket off every now and then. * * * In the dream, Daniel was 13 years old. The orphanage where he lived was desperately poor. Even though donations came in intermittently, it only landed on the chief’s stomach, and the children in the orphanage were often fed with strange-smelling food or survived on a single potato. No one wanted to adopt these dirty children, and since the village was poor to begin with, everyone in the village was more concerned with keeping their own mouths full than the orphans’ needs. Perhaps because of this, the older children in the orphanage quickly developed negative attitudes or learned to pickpocket early on to pay for their own meals. There were children who left the orphanage and joined delinquent gangs or disappeared without a trace. No one ever looked for them. They were quickly erased from memory. Still, Daniel thought life in the orphanage was bearable. He had friends to keep him company. Near the orphanage was a Baron’s mansion. It wasn’t much compared to the capital’s nobility, but the children at the orphanage always dropped their jaws when they saw the sight of the mansion. Daniel’s eyes were especially drawn to the Baron’s white roses, which bloomed in the summer. While the orphanage children were starving for days and could not sleep well, the Baron’s garden was full of fresh white roses grown with high-quality fertilizer.It must have been a few weeks ago. Daniel was so hungry that he was wandering around the Baron’s mansion.When he was unlucky enough to run into the Baroness as she was exiting the mansion, she screamed as if she’d found a rat. “Some kind of rascal is snooping around in front of my house! Get him out now!” Slap! Before young Daniel had time to escape, the Baroness slapped him on the cheek. Daniel, who had been slapped, continued to run away. It felt like if I stayed still like a fool, I would get a few more hits from the Baroness. In fact, getting hit a few times by an adult wouldn’t have hurt much. I thought I was just a little unlucky. As long as I could get some bread, I didn’t mind getting hit as many times as I could. When he returned to the orphanage with a swollen face, he encountered a girl. A girl with hair as red as a crimson rose. When she saw him, she exclaimed in contemplation. “My God, what happened to your cheeks!” Daniel lived in poverty in the orphanage, with nothing to eat and nothing to wear. Despite this, she was always full of life. The child was just like the white rose growing in the bushes of the Baron’s mansion. No, actually, that girl was more amazing than the rose. Unlike the rose, which grew up precisely by eating good food, the child was brave even on her own. So, although Daniel didn’t hate her, he tried his best to pretend to be indifferent and avoid her. When she found out he’d been beaten by someone else, he was embarrassed. Young Rosieta dropped the basket of potatoes she was carrying and ran towards him. “Who on earth did this! Who!” Daniel suddenly grabbed both cheeks and told her what happened with the Baroness. Then Rosieta grimaced as if she had been slapped, as if she were feeling heartbreaking pain. “How can she hit a child? There is nowhere to hit… How can people be so mean? How dare you hit a child!” Daniel thought that was really funny. The way she talks to a subject who is the same age as me as if she is an adult and not a child. It was Rosietta’s habit to talk like a grown-up. Daniel frowned in overwhelming concern and yanked her hand away, shouting. “Don’t be weird. Does it matter if an adult hit a child or a child hit an adult? It really… didn’t hurt that much.” Rosieta pursed her lips tightly at the tone of voice that said it was natural for a child to be hit by an adult, and then she managed to find her voice. “You’re not supposed to hit people, Daniel.” “…….” “No one should do that. No one should do that to you.” The sight of the girl who usually behaved bravely while listening to the sound of the street leader, looking like she was about to cry at any moment remained in Daniel’s mind for a long time. So Daniel visited the Baron’s residence again. To be exact, he found a pure white rose bush. “Hmph, it’s not like I’m giving it to her because she’s pretty….” It was an unremarkable Baron’s residence, but the white roses were a famous sight in the village. As soon as Daniel saw the pure white rose, he thought it would go well with her bright red hair. I feel sorry seeing her being upset because of me for no reason. ‘… I’m sure she’ll like it.’ A white rose on top of her flowing red hair would definitely look great. And then she wouldn’t be so upset anymore. The thought made me giggle. Daniel pressed his flushed cheek and walked towards the orphanage with a rose he had secretly picked. My steps were lighter than usual. I felt like I could see her happy face after receiving a rose as a gift. But unfortunately, the rose couldn’t be given as a gift. When he arrived, the orphanage was on fire. “……!” Daniel froze in surprise. The fire engulfed the wooden building at an extremely fast speed. The rose fell to the ground. Colin and Lucas were in front of the burning orphanage. Lucas, who was sitting on the ground, cried and shouted as soon as he saw Daniel. “Brother Daniel, sister Rosie…!” In an instant, Daniel felt his heart drop to the bottom of the earth. A roaring, raging fire engulfed the building. It seemed impossible for anyone to come out of the flames alive.  * * * “Uhm…” The stinging sunlight seeped under my eyelids. Perhaps because I slept with my body crumpled up, I felt soggy and the aftereffects of drinking late at night. Daniel rolled out of bed with a groan. The sun was already mid-morning outside the window, and the late spring sunlight was flooding the room. “Is it lunch…?” Daniel mumbled in a sleepy voice, apparently falling asleep in his party clothes without changing. For someone who had never slept more than four hours a day since he started his business, it was quite surprising that he woke up with the sun rising so high. Daniel unconsciously turned his gaze toward the couch. Of course, she wasn’t here. “Well, she went back a long time ago.” Rosieta stormed out yesterday looking sulky, but seems to have returned home safely. She’s always whining about how she doesn’t want other employees to know about our relationship. When we were younger, I remember her still taking care of me and my siblings, but Rosieta, who I hadn’t seen in ten years, was busy drawing the line at my brothers. “You’re so good, you don’t realize I’ve spent years trying to find you…” As I was staring at the edge of the table with an unhappy face, there was a knock on the door. “Count, it is me.” It was Mrs. Rosa, the head maid. Daniel raised his head at the soft and gentle voice. When I told her to come in, a middle-aged woman with gray hair visible through her brown hair came in. “Count, I see you’ve skipped breakfast, I have prepared lunch for you to eat separately.” “This… You didn’t wake me up on purpose?” Daniel, who had just received his title, often used honorifics as a habit to address her, who was twice his age. It may be true if the other person was a noble, but the habit of treating older people with respect even though they were commoners was not something that could be corrected overnight. Mrs. Rosa burst out laughing. “Yes, you’ve been sleeping this late for a long time, I can’t wake you up from your sweet sleep.” “Sweet sleep…? It’s not like that.” Daniel narrowed his eyes in shame. Mrs. Rosa took something out from the bottom of a small tray. “What is it?” “I brought you a sandwich to have a quick meal. The other masters have already eaten.” “Ah…” Daniel nodded. Mrs. Rosa soon put a plate of sandwiches on the table. It was then that Daniel’s eyes widened. “What is this?” It was natural for Daniel to be puzzled. Mrs. Rosa often made him a sandwich when he was busy with work.But it was just like any other sandwich at the store: a couple slices of ham, cheese, and lettuce, that you could eat in a few bites. But what was placed in front of Daniel was a huge sandwich filled with dozens of slices of thinly sliced ham, topped with lettuce, red mustard, tomatoes, and a fried egg. Would I be able to take a bite? “Why is this different from what you usually give me?” “Ah, that’s….” Mrs. Rosa smiled, as if she knew I was going to ask. “Rosieta, that kid, made it.” “… Her?”