find what i need (4)
George was puzzled by the baron’s call to him.
The reason was simple.
There was also the fact that he had never been called to anything other than education until now, but it was crucially because of the fact that it was now midnight.
In particular, recently, the baron had often been considerate of his time as he had been ordered by the first prince and started an investigation, so this situation made George more questionable.
‘what? The atmosphere… … .’
And the moment I got dressed and arrived in front of Prince 1’s office.
The puzzlement was further amplified.
“Did you call, Baron?”
“… … ah. George, are you here?”
“What’s wrong?”
The baron’s expression was as serious as ever. It was to the point of misunderstanding that something had really happened.
However, the baron shook his head slightly and glanced at the door of the office.
“His Highness the First Prince is waiting for you.”
“yes?”
“You’d better hear the details from Her Highness, not from me.”
“… … .”
… … All right.
There was no other way to answer that right now.
The emotions revealed in that expression were probably too complex and looked painful.
“I will go in.”
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Eventually, when I opened the door and went in, I saw the first prince turning the pages of books under the moonlight.
The silvery hair glowed brilliantly in the moonlight, and the bloody eyes that followed were only sunk in the shadows as if they were vague.
The moment when George, who was caught up in such an unknown sense, opened his mouth.
A characteristic insensitive voice flowed from the mouth of the first prince who put the book down on the desk in the office.
“George Hegmes.”
“yes.”
“A lot of time has passed since you came. Is the job of an aide good for your temper?”
“… … .”
Those eyes weren’t looking at him.
Did he call himself just to talk about it? Even in the middle of the night like this?
George’s eyebrows quivered, but only for a moment.
“That’s right.”
As I heard from someone someday. he was a scammer
He always spoke lies to hide his disgrace, and his own actions were also not true.
It wasn’t even against his conscience to tell lies to get out of the situation.
Therefore, he was only acting for the purpose again.
For the sake of the determination to grasp the true meaning of the absurd promises he said.
Towards the blind destination of finding out the truth of the cure.
however.
Conversely, the eyes of the man facing each other were seeing the truth even in the moonlight that illuminated the illusion.
“… … Right.”
1 The prince rose from his seat.
It was the first time that gaze was directed at him.
“Then it seems the time has come to give the promise.”
“If it’s a promise.”
“It is a remedy that will cure your mother’s illness.”
“… … !”
The nonchalant voice caused a stir on George’s face that had never been seen before.
“Chi, a cure… … .”
It was a sense of embarrassment that seemed even clearer than when the fact of embezzlement was discovered.
But then, George’s face lit up with an inconceivable rage.
“What do you mean? For what purpose are you telling me that?”
“It is literally. It means that I will fulfill my obligations stipulated in the contract.”
“… … Yes, you certainly said so. My mother suffers from an incurable disease.”
In an instant, George’s eyes flashed and he began to stare at Prince 1.
“However, Your Highness seems to be taking my mother’s illness too lightly.”
“What are you talking about?”
“Your Highness is concerned about my mother’s condition… … . Or, how much more do you know anything about the disease he suffers from?”
It was a very sharp tone to say to a prince of a country before he was his boss.
But it was natural.
“It must be someone else’s business for you. But the disease is not like a cold. It means that it is not a disease so simple that you can easily put a cure in your mouth.”
okay.
Wasn’t it Prince 1 who promised a cure saying he needed his ability?
However, the first prince was taking his mother’s work lightly, as if he were offering cold medicine.
A cure that not only the healing priests, but also the doctors in the big cities don’t know about… … .
Ridiculously, he said that he had been saved within a month.
The way he tried to trust and endure such a person was so stupid and pitiful.
“Next time, show me at least a little bit of effort. So that I can count on you.”
“… … ”
“… … If that’s all, let’s go.”
George shook his head coldly and turned around.
That was the moment.
“George Hegmes.”
Prince 1, who had been quietly listening to the story, approached him.
Then, with an expression that didn’t change from the first time.
that there is no change and.
“From now on, take this and go to the place I tell you to collect the cure.”
… … I was so sure.
“And heal your mother and come back.”
“… … .”
“This is an order.”
remedy.
Are you really saying that such a thing exists?
George’s eyes began to twitch unbelievably.
* * *
The capital’s downtown where darkness has fallen.
George’s head, moving to the location indicated by Prince 1, was full of confusion.
At first, I thought he was just someone who had found himself after hearing strange rumors.
To be precise, I was convinced that he was close to a thoughtless idiot.
After all, who said that someone was crazy and took out criminals working at rural trading houses?
At best, they used me for a cheap image that even commoners were hired without discrimination.
So I thought I could run away anytime.
… … okay. I thought ‘I did’.
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However, the appearance of Prince 1 giving orders was different from what he had imagined.
Even when he said he would entrust him with collecting information, his confidence had not changed much, but his expression and eyes from just now were more upright than anything else.
‘I couldn’t read the inside.’
And when the situation came, he tied himself up as if he had waited.
As if to say that even rebelling was in the plan.
Maybe I didn’t even know that this was supposed to happen.
back-
George bit his dry lips and nodded.
‘Let’s watch a little longer.’
The reason for that foolish confidence must be right in front of you. It is not too late to leave in disappointment.
It was the moment when George thought so and arrived at his destination.
“… … that one.”
George could find something lying on the corner of the alley. It was a black bag with an ominous and dangerous smell.
But George, as if possessed, moved closer and examined it. Surprisingly, what was wrapped in the bundle was a known item.
“This.”
… … The fruit of the Eleira flower?
However, this is because of its toxicity and strong function as a drug, so at best… … .
“!?”
Suddenly, something passed through George’s mind.
… … The pouch the prince gave you before leaving.
George hastily opened it. And I went to check the note that was in it.
“… … !”
At that moment, a puzzle slowly began to fit in my head.
Fragmentary information from old books and records that I had read for years to treat my mother’s illness, and various medical knowledge that I had been researching in my spare time.
Unbelievably, the moment I saw this, I started to find my place as if I had found the correct answer.
‘This is really… … .’
My first thought was the possibility.
The method he wrote was so clear that I wondered why I hadn’t thought of it until now.
The next thing I heard was concern.
These fruits are the raw material for narcotic hallucinogens, but is it really okay to use these for my mother? Is there anything that has not been proven in academia?
And the last thing I heard was a question.
Where did the prince get this information from?
And how did you get this thing that even production is strictly forbidden and give it like this casually?
… … What is this impatient feeling that has engulfed my heart right now?
George’s body was running through the dark streets of the slums before he knew it.
The fact that he cherished the revealed fruit in his bosom was not noticed by himself.
But was this also his arrangement? Fortunately, the destination was not too far away.
Clap-!
when everyone is asleep.
George went inside the humble but familiar shack.
In order to get away from the prince at any time, it was a place he had prepared himself, refusing even a place to apply.
kiik-
Next, in the room she entered cautiously, her pale-skinned mother was lying there.
George hurriedly took out the fruit he had put in his bosom.
Then, with trembling hands, he grabbed the fruit and brought it to his mouth.
Before long, the other hand held the white leaf that had been with the note in the pocket.
A word written on the note.
– Feeding the juice of the fruit through the leaves of calthus, which has a purifying effect, will alleviate the symptoms.
His hands trembled.
‘If this fruit is not a cure… … .’
A lot of things that happened in the past run through my mind.
Scammers who demanded astronomical amounts of money whispering that they could cure her mother’s illness.
The gangsters who tried to plunder themselves while searching for the elixir.
Even irresponsible doctors who ran away with only money.
If the conviction that pierces your head is a simple illusion.
What the hell is going to happen then?
1 Prince, what if he is no different from those guys?
… … no.
There was no point in thinking like that.
‘please… … .’
George eagerly began to put strength into the hand holding the fruit.
* * *
“… … majesty.”
I felt the baron’s gaze and turned my head.
The baron’s expression had been hardened as if he had been distraught ever since George left.
“what?”
“Your Highness, do you think George will return?”
“Are you going to come back?”
“… … yes.”
The baron let out a small sigh and said.
“As Her Highness said, the reason the child said she would serve as an aide is only because of her family. It was a short time, but I could feel the fact that I hadn’t been sincere until now.”
“yes.”
“However, Your Highness handed the medicine directly to the child.”
It wasn’t that I didn’t believe in George, but there must have been a better way.
For example, treatment is given in advance, but the story is told after the relationship is established.
“… … I am afraid that Mr. George, who has lost even his immediate purpose, will leave like this.”
The baron felt so sorry.
But my thoughts were different.
“So I handed him the medicine.”
“yes?”
“Because a relationship once established will be difficult to move any more.”
It was very simple to color the white cloth.
However, after the paint had already been painted, it was a very difficult process to create the desired color.
Also, the colors created that way would be far from pure.
I am. I don’t want that.
So, if there is a moment when you can only wear the color you want. Right now, this moment only.
Red eyes reflected in the window flashed.
“I want someone who can be loyal to me.”
Unlike my previous life, I needed someone who could jump into the flames for me.
I needed someone like that who could walk the battlefield with me and devote himself to me.
All other emotions are just unnecessary.
So I was sure
“He’s coming back.”
In order to save the holy water, he volunteered to become a criminal himself even at a young age.
Even in the midst of that, I read countless books and records to find out the cause of the incurable disease.
In the end, he had to sprinkle the cure he had discovered over the decades over his mother’s grave.
“Because for a human named George, that’s what family means.”
from scratch. From the moment he was brought in, all the plans had already been completed.
It was then.
kiik-
The door to the office opened, and the figure of a dwarf man entered.
Despite the cool northern spring weather, the man must have come all the way to this place, his whole body drenched in sweat.
It was George Hegmes.
“Come on, come on… … .”
“… … .”
The baron’s startled voice echoed throughout the office.
However, George and I didn’t say anything as we stared into each other’s eyes.
Feelings of loyalty. Not even a word of thanks.
It was just the reflection of the moonlight and the fluttering eyes focused on me.
… … That was enough.
“It’s late.”
I put down the book I was holding the whole time and stood up.
Then I walked past George who was blocking the door.
“I’ll give you a day’s rest.”
“… … .”
“After that, you will have to be faithful to the mission given to you again.”
That moment when I took another step.
The boy’s voice came from behind.
“Don’t expect condescension from me. Don’t even ask for pretense.”
… … It meant that he would no longer treat me with lies.
yes, that was enough
The boy got his mother’s life as he longed for, and I got someone who can be loyal to me.
A start to change the future is enough.
So I said with a smile.
“Do whatever you want.”
Even if it doesn’t change as much as the attitude towards me.
The sincerity of the swindler, who will help me more than anyone else in the future, will not change either.
“Welcome to my person.”
I left the office behind George, who was in tears.