Chapter 342 – 342. Maehwa Swordsman Reincarnated in the Count Family
342. Maehwa Swordsman reincarnated in the count family
I pointed to the clothes hanging on the wall. It wasn’t the fancy and nice clothes we were originally wearing. It was old, shabby clothes that peasants would wear.
“… I can’t help it. I have to wear that.”
“Can I wear it by myself? Can I help?”
“You are ignoring me too much. I can wear clothes by myself.”
I handed what appeared to be women’s clothes to Elaine, and I also put on clothes. There were more clothes to wear than I thought. No, it should be said that there are a lot of cloths to wear on the body.
First put on underwear, then thin clothes, then thick clothes. I put on a leather gear-like coat and put on shoes that were damp and damp and unpleasant to the touch.
Quickly getting all dressed up, I looked at Elaine. She was getting lost in the next level of her underwear. She was born as the daughter of a nobleman, and always dressed with the help of her ladies-in-waiting, she did not know how to dress as a peasant.
“We are here to help. Mother.”
“…… Thank you.”
“Ruler. Now all I have to do is tighten the strings.”
“Was it not your first time to wear peasant clothes? You know how to dress like a peasant.”
“Since I was little, I have been curious about many things. I learned about clothes from farmers in the past.”
I lied casually.
I know how to dress peasants because I have taken them off myself a few times. It was because among the peasants there were beauties who met my standards once washed.
‘Because if you do the opposite of taking it off, you’re putting it on.’
In the case of men’s clothes, it’s all there.
“Mother. What do you think about this job? I’d like to hear your mage’s opinion. Are we kidnapped? If not….”
“There is little chance of kidnapping. If we had been kidnapped, there was no way we would have been left so free. Eugene. Can you use mana?”
I tried to use mana once. However, I can’t feel the mana.
“… No. I don’t feel any mana. Mana seems to be gone….”
“Me too. Let’s think about it calmly. While we were walking around town, we were attacked by a giant wild boar emitting black energy that seemed to be a monster.”
“Yes. It was the first monster I had ever seen. And there were wounds on the body of the monster boar. Three knights used their auras, but they couldn’t block it and instead flew away.”
“Even my magic couldn’t stop the wild boar. It’s a monster that can easily wipe out a village. Aside from why the monster was injured…. The monster got caught in the leg while charging at us and fell over.”
“It was an amazing sight. I could never have imagined that such a gigantic monster would rise high into the sky.”
“The important thing is what comes next.”
“The boar fell headfirst to the floor. And there was a wooden doll on the boar’s head. I didn’t look closely, but it seems to be in the shape of a farmer. As the wooden doll shattered, light came out…. I lost my mind. Oh, on the way I tried to avoid it by hugging her mother.”
“The wooden doll is probably an ancient artifact. If it was magic, there’s no way I wouldn’t notice….”
“But why did the boar have an ancient artifact stuck in its head?”
“There are two hypotheses. One is that the boar accidentally got an ancient artifact stuck in its head while fighting another monster, or someone put an ancient artifact into the boar’s head.”
Elaine opened the wooden window and checked outside. The eyes of her looking out the window were cold. Ahead of us was a farm we had never seen before, and in the distance we could see a small stone town. It wasn’t the Erenchir village we knew.
“Which do you think your mother is?”
“The latter. Someone wounded the boar and made it go after us. That is most likely.”
“Then the culprit… ?”
“… I don’t know. There are quite a few aristocrats who have ties to our family, but none of them would do anything so boldly. And if you’re skilled enough to control the monster wild boar to your will, it would be more certain to kill us directly….”
“After. Anyway, where is this place? It would be nice if it was near Erenchir Village….”
“If what swallowed us was the power of an ancient artifact…. We could be on opposite sides of the continent, or we could be in a completely different space, like a dungeon.”
“It’s certain that either side will suffer.”
It was when we were having a conversation.
A man’s loud voice echoed with a knock on the front door from outside.
“Hey! Told! After the sun rises, are you still sleeping?! You were supposed to help harvest the potatoes today!”
Elaine and I looked at each other. I put a cloth over her head. Because she thought that trouble could happen because of her beauty.
“I’ll be leaving now, so wait!”
I cried out.
First, I had to figure out the situation.
‘Well, everything was planned by me.’
•••
A wooden peasant doll.
As Elaine said, it was an ancient artifact. It also appears in the original. However, the effect is not as great as expected.
The farmer doll is disposable and invites people into a virtual world. Even if you die or get hurt in this virtual world, you will be fine when you return to the original world.
‘If you look at the description of the farmer doll from the original work…. It’s something that a certain noble made in the past to teach his children who looked down on commoners and farmers.’
In short, it is a farmer’s experience for about ten days. Ten days here, but only about three hours in the outside world.
‘If I just endure for ten days, I can return to reality. But Elaine doesn’t know that.’
In the case of the wild boar, it is Yuria’s strength. I don’t know, but I used magic to control the wild boar. Because she was also an Archmage.
The reason why mana is not felt in this world is because of the ancient artifact maker’s intention to live a steady life as a farmer.
For reference, Elaine and I were set up as a poor farmer couple. My name in this world was Told, and Elaine’s name was Thiel.
We went out to work in the field, led by the farmer next door, Pan Les, who came to our house in the morning. Of course, I was going to refuse, but I followed Elaine’s opinion to follow the situation, and I ended up working in the field.
“Told. Why can’t your wife work like that?!”
Panless was annoyed and glared at Elaine.
We were squatting in the field, digging and harvesting potatoes. It was my first time digging potatoes, but my physical abilities minus mana were the same as in real life, so it wasn’t difficult at all.
On the other hand, Elaine, who was a magician, had no mana, so she was like a normal person. An aristocrat by birth, she did not do her field work properly.
“She grew up very dear.”
“Grow up precious? She grew up with me in this town since she was a kid, what bullshit.”
“It’s a joke, and it’s because I’m not feeling well. I didn’t sleep last night.”
As she said that, she laughed slyly, and Pan Less swallowed her saliva. Panless was still a bachelor.
“Ha, well, if a woman as beautiful as Thiel is my wife, then me too….”
Even in the eyes of Panless, Elaine seems to be a beauty. She did, but she looked at her face up close and what kind of man wouldn’t think she was a beauty.
‘The main character of the original work said that the farmer’s work was interesting and enjoyed it, but…. What’s funny about this I want….’
While working in the field, I sneakily checked Elaine. She let out a sigh of relief from her field work.
•••
Afternoon.
We entered the small town carrying the potatoes we had harvested from the fields. People could not live on potatoes alone, so they had to sell them.
“Buy potatoes! Potato! The potatoes are freshly picked, so they are fresh!”
Panless shouted at the market. He wanted to sell potatoes at a high price. Elaine looked around her as she pretended to help us.
The sun went down after that. We got our share from Panless.
“Told. Let’s go to the tavern and have a drink.”
“Oh sorry. Let’s do it next time. Because her wife doesn’t seem well.”
“Shit…. I can’t help it. Don’t forget that you decided to help me tomorrow too.”
I went back to the shabby farmhouse with Elaine.
On the way, Elaine stumbled over her body. She seemed very tired from the hard labor she was doing for the first time in her life. I hugged Elaine like her princess.
“Wh-what are you doing?!”
“You seem to be having a hard time, so I’ll take you there.”
“I can walk. Come on, put it down.”
“I don’t like it.”
“What….”
Elaine struggled to get out of my arms. She did, but when I tried to force her not to let go, she soon gave up. She couldn’t beat me on her own.
“…… Do as you please.”
“Yes. I’ll do it my way.
The fact that Elaine’s cheeks turned slightly red was probably not because of her mood.
Back at home, we cooked potatoes and talked about the current situation.
“This is a completely different world from where we were. I asked the merchant about the date and country, and he said an unfamiliar date and country.”
“…… How can I go back?”
“… Well. It’s hard to guess because there’s so little information. Worst case… You may not be able to go back.”
“…….”
The atmosphere became gloomy.
Elaine stretched out her own hands and examined them. Her fair, pale hands were scarred from the field work she had done during the day.
“Mother. You look tired. It’s late today, so let’s go to sleep. I will sleep outside.”
“… I know there’s nowhere else to sleep. Let’s sleep together Aren’t you and I mother and son anyway?”
“If my mother says so….”
Elaine and I lay on a hard bed wearing only thin clothes. Despite the sound of bugs outside the window, Elaine quickly fell asleep. She must have been extremely tired from her first manual labor.
I waited until Elaine fell asleep. Then, he carefully pulled Elaine into her arms.
A few hours later.
Elaine opened her eyes in my arms. I desperately pretended to be asleep. My right hand was touching her ass, and her crotch was erect, so I might not end up listening to her nagging.
“…….”
Elaine let out a small sigh, removed her right hand from touching her hip, and woke me up.
“It is morning. Wake up.”
•••
The second day was the same as the first day. This time, after finishing work, I looked around the city with Elaine. I was hoping there might be some clues. But there were no clues.
Third day. I worked in the fields in the morning, but went to the square in the afternoon. A family of peasants was executed in the square. The crime is contempt of nobility. According to the stories of the commoners nearby, they say that they fought against the nobles.
Elaine doesn’t speak to her, but she looks depressed. Maybe she couldn’t go back, she thought. Her iron heart began to shake. Maybe it’s because she can’t use mana.
A wizard who cannot use mana. It’s a terrible nightmare.
Fourth day. It was a holiday. Elaine and I stared blankly in the house. We did not know how the peasants spend their holidays. So we spent our time talking to each other in fruitless conversation. All I could do was chatter.
I felt that we were very close. Perhaps it is because in this world, the only things we can rely on are each other.
Fifth day. In the morning, a moneylender came and threatened to pay me back.
“If you borrow money, isn’t it your duty to pay it back?! Uh?! 340 Nelphi! Pay it off right away! Pay me back!”
“The 100 Nelphie I borrowed a month ago turned into 340 Nelphie?! Are you kidding me?!”
“Look carefully at this contract! Told! It’s the contract you signed! Pay me back now! If you have no money, sell your wife!”
“This bastard!”
I fought fist-fighting with a group of usurers, and lay sick in bed. Elaine took care of me and took care of me.
Of course, it was the smoke that made me sick. I can’t be beaten by those guys.
“Why did you fight so hard for the next day?”
“Mother. They crossed the line first. They tell me to sell my mother, but how can I stand it?”
“Thank you. I’m glad you’re together. If I were alone…….”
“I am thinking the same way. I can endure like this because I am with my mother.”
Elaine stroked my hair. I purposely dug into Elaine’s arms as if I was fooling around. Elaine didn’t push me away.
Sixth day. He raises his body, which is not accustomed to the life of a farmer, and works in the field. As I swung the pitchfork across the field, the thought of farming and stealing passed through my head.
‘I’ve grown close to Elaine, but she still thinks of me more as a son than a man. Still, if there is a decisive factor….’
It was afternoon.
The usurer who was beaten by me yesterday came to visit with a nobleman. The ugly aristocrat, his face dripping with greasiness, raised his head and asked me smirkingly.
“Where is the woman named Thiel?”
