Chapter 1284 – 1284. Maehwa Swordsman Reincarnated in the Count Family
I went into Seely’s house.
It was quite spacious for a shack. There were no objects inside the house, so it felt more spacious.
Inside were two women. One was a woman in her early to mid-thirties, and the other was a little girl less than half my height. Silly’s mother and younger sister. Both of them were good looking, befitting Seeley’s family. Seeley’s mother, in particular, had as much breasts as Seeley.
“Silly. Who is he?”
“Sister. Who is that person?”
“Ah. This person is….”
Silly looks at me. I stepped forward and proudly introduced myself.
“I am Count Eugene Prouckus. Excuse me until your clothes are dry.”
“Bae, Count?!”
Surprised, they immediately kneel on the floor. I shook her hand and dried them.
“I know I am an uninvited guest. Don’t look at me and make it comfortable.”
“Ah yes. Count.”
Seely’s mother and sister hesitate. Even if you tell them to be comfortable, they are not really comfortable. It was natural. Because their lives could be ruined by a single word I threw out.
I sat down on the chair in front of the table and looked around. There were no windows, so the house was dark and damp. Although light and wind came in through the door, it was not at a satisfactory level.
Vegetables and meat are placed on the table. This is the food I brought to this village.
“Did I interrupt your meal?”
“No. We eat food in the evening. Count. Thank you for your food support. Thanks to you, I think I can eat well today.”
Seeley’s mother said.
“You must have heard from Tom. By the way, there is no fire pit in this house? Could it be that you just eat it without cooking it?”
“The fire pit is outside the house. It is used in common with others.”
“It must be inconvenient.”
“Once you get used to it, it’s fine. Count, please wait a moment. I will bring you some water.”
“Done. As an uninvited guest, you can’t ask for much.”
I brought out a glass bottle of orange juice on the table. I took out four glasses, including mine, and poured orange juice into them.
“It’s orange juice. This is a drink that is not often available here. Have one drink at a time.”
They couldn’t reach out.
“We are fine. I can’t afford something so precious.”
“Are you saying you can’t drink the drink I give you?”
“No, not at all!”
Seely’s mother stretched out her hand in embarrassment. She also glanced at her daughters. Her daughters also caught my attention and grabbed a cup of orange juice. I drank the orange juice first, and they also drank it in one gulp.
“Wow! Tasty!!”
Seely’s brother opened her eyes wide in admiration. All the other women were surprised by the taste of the orange juice.
“I’ve never had such a delicious drink! Thank you for letting me taste it, Count!”
“I said orange juice, right? I wonder if there is such a food in the world…. That’s amazing.”
Their mood became more relaxed. But he’s still looking at me too much.
“Looks like I’m a burden.”
“Oh no!”
“Okay. I understand. The sudden appearance of the Count must be very embarrassing.”
I looked around and lowered my voice once and spoke to them.
“Tell me honestly. I am your…. I came to this refuge in search of the Jeffnick family. I was lucky enough to meet Seeley Jeffnick at the well. Well, getting hit by her lightning was unexpected.”
“I’m sorry.”
“It’s a joke, Seeley. No need to bow your head. Oh, keep this story a secret from others. It wouldn’t be good for you to gossip about it.”
“That Count.”
Seely’s mother called me. Looking at her stiff face, it seems that she has made up her mind.
“Ask a question.”
“… May I ask why you came to visit my family?”
“It’s not a bad thing, don’t worry. I simply want to pay off the debt I owe to Alphonse.”
“Alphonse…. Do you know him?”
Alphonse Jefnick.
Silly’s father
Alphonse Jefnick, like in the original, was killed in action. He has already completed his investigation.
“Everyone knows. He is my comrade I owed my life to Alphonse on the battlefield. Alphonse’s wife…. Martina. I know your name. Her first daughter is Seeley, and her second daughter is Elsie. Alphonse always told me he wanted to see his family.”
It was a lie.
I’ve never met an Alphonse or anything like that. Alphonse is already dead, so I can’t even meet him.
Martina was moved to tears by her husband’s story.
“Huh…. Like. Do you know what happened to him?”
“I know you are on the northern front. They will come back when the war is over.”
“You are alive. Thank god… I’m so glad….”
Martina wiped the tears with the back of her hand while making her face more comfortable as if relieved. I handed her her white handkerchief.
“Wipe it with this.”
“… I can’t defile such a precious thing.”
“Does not matter. This is yours now, Martina.”
I handed her her handkerchief with her force. She hesitantly accepted her handkerchief.
“… Thank you.”
When things had calmed down, I handed Martina her proposal.
“Martina. I’ll take care of the convenience, so why don’t you come and work at the mansion? It breaks my heart to see Alphonse’s family having a hard time here.”
“… Thanks for the offer, but we’re not formal enough to work in the Count’s mansion. And when he comes back, I want to leave the city and go back to my hometown.”
Martina refused.
Her refusal was predictable. Martina was once a maid who worked in an aristocratic mansion, and she was accused of being a thief and had all her property taken away and kicked out. Her bad experiences back then are holding her back.
“If it’s your opinion, there’s nothing you can do about it. But I will help you.”
“We are really fine.”
“It is about my honor. You’re not trying to turn me into an ungrateful bastard, are you?”
“Ah, I see. Then I will get a little help from the Count.”
Martina said with a look that she would die of burden.
“Then let’s move from where we live first.”
“Yes?”
“I can’t let my benefactors stay in such a poor place. There are quite a few empty houses nearby. I’ll lend one of them to you for free. The rental period is until Alphonse returns.”
“That….”
“Martina. Please do not ignore my goodwill.”
“…… Yes.”
They looked at each other with anxious faces.
After the wet clothes were dry, he left the refugee camp with them. Even if he said he had left, it was actually not too far away. It is about 15 minutes on foot. However, the house introduced to them is a two-story house that is embarrassing compared to a shack.
It is a house used by the middle class in the city.
“Can we really use this amazing house?”
“Of course, Martina. A house like this is nothing to me. And I’ll have to call the doctor.”
“You mean the doctor?”
“He limped his left leg from earlier. You cannot fool my eyes.”
“This… It’s because I fell at work the other day. There is not much pain either. There are no problems in life.”
“It’s the doctor’s job to judge that, not you. I’m going to get the doctor, so go in and unpack.”
I brought in an old doctor to examine Martina.
The old doctor who examined Martina’s left knee said with a serious face and voice.
“Her kneecap is weakened. I’m really glad I found it early. If you found out a little later… I would have had to amputate her leg.”
Everyone’s faces hardened. In particular, Martina’s daughters, Seely and Elsie, looked shocked.
Of course, everything the doctor says is a lie. Martina’s left knee is just a bruise. She will get better with a few days of rest. The doctor just said what I had told him to do beforehand.
“Ma’am. If you don’t want to lose your leg forever, you must rest.”
“Yeah, it can be. I have to work! We have to feed our children!”
Martina said in an exasperated tone. The doctor turns to me.
“I will take care of that matter. Doctor, take action.”
With a serious face, he rubbed Martina’s left leg with her herbs and bandaged her.
“I will come back in a week to check on the progress, so please rest in peace until then. I definitely warned you.”
The old doctor has left.
Martina bowed her head with her devastated face. She stared blankly at her own left leg.
“Martina. Do not worry. For now, I’ll take care of you.”
“… Count.”
“Don’t refuse. I have to think about my children and the future.”
This world was a difficult world to live in even if all limbs were intact. What’s more, you don’t have a pair of legs? It’s just a burden to the family. Because of this, abandoning a disabled family member was common and common in this world.
“Thank you…. Thank you very much, Count….”
Said Martina through tears. I silently patted her on the shoulder and left her room.
“Mother! Stay still. I will do all the housework.”
“Mom. Don’t lose your leg Are you okay?”
“Sili, it’s so nice to have you. Elsie, mom is fine.”
As I was sitting blankly on the chair in the living room, after a while, Seely came out of the bedroom. As soon as she saw me, she bowed her waist and said hello.
“Count! Thank you so much! Thanks to the Count, my mother doesn’t have to lose her leg. How should I repay this favor….”
“Never mind. Because it’s me who is repaying the favor. Your father…. Alphonse saved my life. It’s not enough to say that he barely repaid the favor this much.”
I approached her Seeley had tears in her eyes. I casually ran the palm of her hand across her sily’s back. Her silly flinched at her body and slightly blushed her cheeks.
“Still… Thank you very much. But there… I’ll go out for a while.”
“Well? Do you have any promises?”
“Starting today, I decided to help the volcanic group prepare dinner. I’ll be back before sunset. Volcanic waves….”
“Know. The owner of it is my brother. If you go alone, I will go with you.”
“It’s okay. It’s not the way Volcanic waves are not in a dangerous place.”
“Hmm. Okay. Wait until evening.”
“Are you waiting?”
“I don’t have anything to do right now… That’s what you’re worried about Is it a waste?”
“Absolutely not! Would you like to go have dinner too? It’s not enough, but I really want to treat the count to dinner!”
“Hoo. Do you have any confidence in cooking?”
“I learned from my mother. Her mother used to work in her aristocratic mansion. So, she is confident when it comes to cooking.”
“I’ll be back as soon as possible!”
Seely ran out of the house. I leisurely admired her swaying breasts.
Profit.
I felt a presence along with the sound of the door opening. Elsie is staring at me from the stairs on the second floor. It was cute, resembling Martina and Seely. In roughly five years, she will become a beauty comparable to Silly.
I waved her hand at Elsie.
“Elsie. If you’re bored, won’t you play with me?”
“Yeah, I will. Count!”
